Summary of Environmental Preservation Activities・Material Balance

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Environmental Preservation Activities/Material Balance

Environmental Preservation Activities in FY 2008

SMK sets targets for environmental preservation activities and promotes programs for improvement aimed at reaching these targets by all members of the Group, including overseas sites. The table below presents the actual results of the major activities in fiscal 2008.

• Reduction of CO₂ Emissions
We were unable to attain the target for CO₂ emissions per unit of production value, due to the influence of a decline in the production volume of overseas works deriving from the simultaneous shrinkage of production worldwide and the yen’s appreciation. We managed to decrease the total CO₂ emissions by replacing facilities with more energy efficient ones and revising modes of energy utilization, but nevertheless failed to attain the reduction target.

• Reduction of Waste
For the reasons noted above, industrial waste discharge per unit of production value also increased, but we were able to reduce the overall industrial waste discharge amount and the landfill waste amount, thanks to improvement of production processes and promotion of sorting and recycling.

• Control of Environmentally Hazardous Substances Contained in Products
We completed compiling basic information on purchased parts and materials (data on constituents etc.). Our next task is to build an in-house system enabling adaptation to the EU REACH Regulation.

• Strengthening of Environmentally Friendly Design
Activities for product assessment took root and were reflected in an increase in the implementation rate. In fiscal 2009, we intend to introduce life cycle assessment (LCA).

Self-assessment A: attained B: insufficiently-attained C: not attained

Task items	Target for FY 2009	FY2008		Self- assessment
Task items	Target for FY 2009	Target	Achievement	Self- assessment
CO₂Reduction of CO₂ emissions	CO₂ emissions per unit of production value*1: The same level as FY2008 Target: 0.44 tons-CO₂/million yen	18% reduction relative to FY2007 Target: 0.30 tons-CO₂/million yen	19% increase 0.44 tons-CO₂/million yen	C
CO₂Reduction of CO₂ emissions	Total CO₂ emissions: 1% reduction relative to FY2008 Target: 32,961 tons-CO₂	10% reduction relative to FY2007 Target: 30,927 tons-CO₂	3% reduction 33,241 tons-CO₂	B
Reduction of waste	Industrial waste discharge per unit of production value*2: 1% reduction relative to FY2008 Target: 0.0254 tons/million yen	9% reduction relative to FY2007 Target: 0.0215 tons/million yen	8% increase 0.0256 tons/million yen	C
	Total industrial waste discharge amount: 2% reduction relative to FY2008 Target: 1,880 tons	19% reduction relative to FY2007 Target: 1,784 tons	13% reduction 1,913 tons	B
	Landfill waste amount: 18% increase relative to FY2005 Target: 90 tons	14% reduction relative to FY2007 Target: 111 tons	41% reduction 76 tons	A
Control of environmentally hazardous substances contained in products	Establishment of a system to respond to the EU REACH Regulation	Compilation of basic information guaranteeing absence of environmentally hazardous substances (data on the constituents of parts and materials)	Compilation of basic information on each purchased parts and materials completed	A
Strengthening of environmentally friendly design	Trial life cycle assessment	Rooting of product assessment	Improvement of assessment implementation rate	B

*1: CO₂ emissions per unit of production value = CO₂ emissions divided by production value
*2: Industrial waste discharge per unit of production value = industrial waste discharge divided by production value

Material Balance

SMK strives to reduce environmental burden in each process from design, development production to sales by identifying and analyzing the material balance of the entire Group.

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