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.
Physical Distribution
Further Environmental Consideration in Physical Distribution
Toshiba Semiconductor Company Group also takes various measures to promote environmental management in the packaging and physical distribution stages.
Environmental Efforts Relating to Physical Distribution
Pursuant to Japan's Law Concerning the Rational Use of Energy revised in April 2006, Toshiba Semiconductor Company Group endeavors to reduce CO2 emissions from all distribution phases including distribution during manufacturing of products (such as transportation between production sites of semi-finished products), transportation of waste generated from the manufacturing process, and product delivery to customers.
The total logistical volume in the Semiconductor Company Group, excluding overseas subsidiaries, in FY 2009 amounted to 20.5 million ton-kilometers(*1).
The table below shows the actual CO2 emissions of Semiconductor Company Groupa's physical distribution in Japan.
In FY 2009, we employed a transportation method of joint loading with other companies in the transportation routes for the products that had previously been carried by chartered trucks in order to improve the load percentage per freight, and we succeeded in reducing the CO2 emission per unit of production output, as shown in the chart below.
| FY 2007 | FY 2008 | FY 2009 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CO2 emissions associated with logistics (Unit: ton) |
7,500 | 6,000 | 5,400 |
| Rate of CO2 emission with reference to FY 2005 (*2) (per production unit) |
72％ | 63％ | 54％ |
- (*1) The “ton-kilometer” is a measurement of weight in tons of material transported multiplied by the number of kilometers driven. The “total logistical volume” measures Semiconductor Company Group's totals of inter-production physical distribution (transportation of semi-finished products between production sites), physical distribution of products (product shipment and transportation) and physical distribution of wastes (transportation of wastes to disposers or recyclers) in Japan.
- (*2)"Improvement rate of CO2 emissions with reference to FY 2005" indicates the ratio of CO2 emissions associated with transportation per unit of output each year compared with FY 2005, expressed as a percentage. (Baseline FY 2005: 100%)
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.