Environmental Management Organization
Four Elements for Promotion of Environmental Management
As with Toshiba Group, the environmental management of the Semiconductor & Storage Products Company Group comprises four elements: 1) improvement of the environmental management system, 2) evaluation through life cycle assessment (LCA) of the environmental impact of certain products, 3) business activities designed to reduce environmental impact and risks, and 4) environmental communication. Under these elements of environmental management, the Semiconductor & Storage Products Company Group has been promoting proactive environmental activities.
Environmental Management Organization
- * The system chart above shows the environmental management system of the former Semiconductor Company.
Environmental Management Committee
The Environmental Management Committee is chaired by the Environmental Officer of the Semiconductor & Storage Products Company (Semiconductor & Storage Products Company President) and consists of executives, factory general managers, presidents of domestic manufacturing companies, and other functionaries. The committee handles diverse environmental issues, including reporting activities of business operations, confirming priority measures and ensuring that employees are aware of the Statement of Environmental Philosophy of the Semiconductor & Storage Products Company.
Acquisition of ISO14001 Certification
The Semiconductor & Storage Products Company Group has ensured all its manufacturing sites in Japan and overseas have obtained ISO14001 certification and hopes that our environmental management projects will continue to bear fruit.
The Semiconductor & Storage Products Company Group is proceeding progressively with the acquisition of integrated certification for all its global business processes, and has already obtained integrated certification (at 18 domestic company sites and seven international ones (Note)) at the indicated divisions of semiconductor products during this fiscal year. The Semiconductor & Storage Products Company Group will proceed with the integration of the worksites of the former Storage Products Company and develop effective environmental activities using the PDCA cycle based on a globally structured environment management system.
For details, such as the certificate numbers of each site, please refer to “Acquisition of ISO 14001 Certification”.
- (Note) The scope extends to the main company and all consolidated companies (manufacturing and non-manufacturing) and overseas consolidated companies (manufacturing and nonmanufacturing) with more than 100 employees of former Semiconductor Company.
Compliance with Laws and Risk Management
Toshiba Semiconductor & Storage Products Company Group has established self-regulation values which are stricter than applicable laws for chemical discharges to water bodies and emissions to the air and is striving to follow its self-imposed rules through individual approaches at each factory. The efforts of each factory also include improvement of environmental risk management through various measures such as installation of double containment systems applied to facilities including storage tanks and pipes for chemical agents.
During fiscal 2010, no member of the Semiconductor & Storage Products Company Group was in breach of any law nor subject to any fine or other penalty related to the environment.
Environmental Training According to Employee Job Functions and Specialties
To achieve higher levels of environmental activities, environmental training is provided to all employees.
The Semiconductor & Storage Products Company Group uses e-learning software for general environmental training of its employees. For new employees, engineers, and sales representatives, face-to-face training is also provided. The training through e-learning is designed for all employees, resulting in improved understanding of the environmental management system of Toshiba Semiconductor & Storage Products Company Group.
We also train auditors for Toshiba Group Environmental Audit System based on the internal auditor training program of the Toshiba Group. Potential candidates for the training program for site environment auditors must be above the rank of section manager. They sit written tests and undergo plant training on the applicable environmental laws, ISO environmental management systems, internally structured policy, rules, and other key areas. In FY 2010, 15 trainees in the Semiconductor & Storage Products Company Group passed those tests and were registered as new auditors.
We will keep focusing on the continued provision of training to all employees that centers on higher quality and the utilization of IT tools in various areas.