On July 1st, Toshiba Corporation's Semiconductor Company and Storage Products Company consolidated to form Semiconductor & Storage Products Company.This page describes previous Semiconductor Company's environmental activities.

Reduction of Environmental Impact of Business Activities

Toshiba Semiconductor Company Group strives to reduce the impact of its business activities on the global environment.

The Fourth Assessment Report on climate change by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) issued in 2007 indicated that increased greenhouse gas emissions would have a significant impact on the future global climate system, and also indicated that global warming may result in rising ocean levels and extinction of biological species.

According to the UN, the world's population is expected to reach 9 billion in 2050, and in addition to various other problems, mineral resources, fossil fuels, and food supplies may run short.

Toshiba Group is promoting reduction of environmental impact within our entire business processes in an attempt to contribute to the prevention of such global risks. For example, Toshiba Group has defined its greenhouse gases emission volume in FY 2007 as the peak of the most recent year, meaning that Toshiba Group has set a target to maintain its future annual greenhouse gas emission volume totals below the FY 2007 amount, even given future expected increases in production levels. Semiconductor Company Group is also endeavoring to contribute to the achievement of the target of Toshiba Group by introducing various energy conservation measures horizontally across the organization, in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions at the manufacturing stage of our products. In this chapter, we will explain our efforts to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases at the manufacturing stage, activities to reduce emissions of chemical substances, and actions to utilize resources effectively, including specific examples.