Environmental Report 2010

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1 Environmental Report 2010 < April/1/2009 ~ March/31/2010 > PIONEER MICRO TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION PIONEER CORPORATION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT DIVISION

2 Contents Contents 2 History of Environmental Activities 3 Environmental Policies 4 Environmental Management 5 Material Balance 6 Environmental Laws and Regulations 15 Activity Topics Local Community 16, 17 Communication 18 Risk management 19 Promotion activity 20 Mid-term Environmental Activities 7 Environmental Conservation Activities Energy Saving 8 Reduction of Chemical Substances 9, 10 Reduction of Waste Materials 11 Product Development 12 Environmental Education 13 Environmental Audit Results 14 2

3 History of Environmental Activities 1977/October : Semiconductor Labo, Pioneer(co.) established. 1981/April : Started developing semiconductors only for internal (Pioneer) products. 1985/October : The semiconductor business was moved to Pioneer Video (co.). Started selling semiconductors to external customers. 1994/January : ISO9001 certified. /April : Tokyo Sales office opened. 1998/July : ISO14001 certified. /November : Joint recycle of garbage started. 1999/September : Started exchanging information with other certified companies. 2001/January : Six inch line was added to the production line. 2002/October : Achieved Zero Emission (recycling rate over 99%) 2003/March : Became SONY s green partner. /April : PIONEER MICRO TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION established. 2004/August : Boiler fuel changed from heavy oil to gas. 2007/February : Introduced Photovoltaic Power Generation System (Solar Energy) 2009/May : Introduced NAS battery Solar-power generating system (factory roof) 3

4 Environmental Policies Philosophy of Environmental Preservation The Pioneer Group will make efforts to always contribute to maintaining and realizing the rich and safe global environment through our corporate activities, based on the general understanding that it is one of our corporate missions to maintain, improve, and hand over the global environment to the next generation. Basic Policies of Environmental Preservation 1. Compliance with Laws and Regulations The Pioneer Group will comply with all applicable laws and regulations, and agreed requirement items in connection with environmental protection, and when necessary, establish voluntary control standards to reduce the negative impact of its activities on the environment. 2. Preservation of Environment Ozone depleting substances and hazardous substances of environmental concern should be banned from use, switched with a substitute substance, and it's discharge restrained. Business activities should consider effects on the ecosystem to reduce such environmental impact, and prevent contamination at the same time. 3. Eco Design Product Development From the designing stage of products, reduction of hazardous chemicals containment, as well as in parts, materials procurement stage, and until the disposal of the product on a total life cycle basis, attention to environmental evaluation and promotions in saving resources, energy, and recycling points for the "product assessment" should be made. Efforts to develop new eco-friendly technologies shall also be implemented. 4. Objectives Management The Pioneer Group will set goals with subjects and targets to reduce environmental impact by saving resources, energy and recycling, making best efforts to achieve these targets. 5. System Promoting Environmental Protection An All-Pioneer system that contributes to the promotion of environmental protection will be established under the leadership of the officer in charge of the Environmental Management Group of Pioneer Group Headquarters. For such purpose, each division will establish corresponding organizations and optimize the environmental management system. 6. Educational Training The Pioneer Group will promote to cultivate environmental protection and it's policies to all its employees, including specialized education when necessary. 7. Continuous Improvement The Pioneer Group will continuously maintain and improve its environmental management system and protection activities performance, by understanding its activities and conducting appropriate measures in accordance with the environmental audits and others. 8. Disclosure and Communications The Pioneer Group will continuously disclose environmental information actively, in every field of its products and corporate activities, to improve environmental activities communicating with the stakeholders. 4

5 Environmental Management Environmental Management Organization Certificate Environmental Supervisor (Manager) Planning, Progress Practice Audit Environmental preservation promotion committee Environmental manager Internal audit group Sectional meetings Green procurement meetings Waste meetings Energy saving meetings Each departments Pioneer Micro Technology Pioneer Kofu Internal environmental auditors 5

6 Material Balance FY2010 Actual result *FY: Financial Year In put Out put Energy input Electricity, Gas 8,057 kl (Crude oil conversion) Water Groundwater, Tap water 485,000m 3 Exhaust gas Boiler Sox 0 kg Nox 452kg Mist g/m3 > (under measure limit) Semiconductor Product Resource input Resin 0.2 ton Packages 39.1 ton (mainly carton boxes) Chemical Substances 2,386 ton PRTR materials 12.5 ton Poisonous substances ton (include for drainage treatment) Organic solvent 20.3 ton Perils 25.3 ton PFC, CFC, Halon 1.0 ton High pressure gas 2,189 ton and others Commenced operation: April, 2003 Ground area: 40,000m2 (Kokubo) Number of employees: 416 (March, 2010) Products: Semiconductors (development, production) Optical discs (development) Drainage River, Sewage 480,000m3 Industrial waste Total waste ton (within, Recycle ton Recycling rate:99.9% ) 6

7 Mid-term Environmental Activities Energy Saving (Reduction of energy use): We continue energy saving activities aimed at reduction of energy use per product. The average global land temperature is rising at a rate of approximately 0.74 per century from 1906 to It is generally agreed that global warming is caused by the increasing concentration of CO2. The resulting imbalance has wide-ranging impacts, damaging the ecosystem, bringing extreme weather conditions and causing the loss of low-lying land through rising sea levels. We are making effort to reduce energy use for reducing CO2 emissions. Reduction of Chemical substances: For reduction of pollution by environmentally hazardous substances, we continue reduction activities. Air pollution, ozone depletion, water pollution, soil contamination, erosion of biodiversity and health damage are just some of the problems caused by the effects of environmentally hazardous substances used by man, such as cadmium and chlorofluorocarbons. In the natural world, animals, water and air form a complex and mutually supportive ecological network. There is a need for appropriate worldwide management of chemical substances that do not degrade easily. We are making effort to reduce the environmental impact by the reduction and proper management of the chemical substances. Reduction of Waste Materials: We continues to promote zero emission of waste and 3R activity Today, the waste is not only regional disposal problem, but also important problem: Reconsideration of the structure for economy and society that dispose many waste, Establishing a social economy system of resource recycling. We are making effort to reduce waste: continuance of zero emission, promotion of 3R activity. 7

8 Energy Saving We are working on energy saving activities in the whole company because we use energy for many production facilities and the office equipment. In the power plant, energy use has been reduced by introducing of the top runner equipment and highly effective equipments. In the production, energy use has been reduced by introducing of a yield improvement, a productivity improving, and an efficient device. We save electricity in the place where usually many person doesn t exist. Turning off the lights during lunchtime, power saving of OA equipments, energy saving education, educational campaigns, and the setting up the motion sensor lighting in the passage etc. The photovoltaic power generation was introduced in 2007, and energy of nature is used for a part of the power that our company uses. In FY2010, we reduced the CO2 emissions in about 250ton as an effect of the energy saving activities. (kl) Energy use and CO2 emissions Energy use CO2 emissions FY2004 FY2006 FY2008 FY2010 (ton-co2) *FY: Financial Year 8

9 Reduction of Chemical Substances In the production and engineering division, the poisonous and deleterious substances for washing have been reduced by the process improvement because the poisonous and deleterious substances have heavy impact to the environment such as air pollution, water pollution, and the soil contaminations. The deleterious substance used in the waste water treatment facilities has been reduced by improving the facility management. The amount of use of the poisonous and deleterious substances in the production process declined from 96ton in FY2006 to 34ton in FY2010 with the effects of the reduction activity by the production and engineering division. (t/y) Amount of use in production process (t/y) Amount of poisonous and deleterious substances FY2004 FY2006 FY2008 FY FY2006 FY2007 FY2008 FY2009 FY2010 *FY: Financial Year 9

10 Reduction of Chemical Substances Greenhouse gas is not easily resolved when emitted to the atmosphere, has the gas that Global Warming Potential (GWP) is several thousand times higher than CO2, and the reduction of emissions is an important problem. To reduce greenhouse gas, We continues to promote reduction of amount use by improving the production process and productivity to reduce the greenhouse gas. PRTR substances are various chemical substances with hazardousness, and its exhaust has heavy environmental impact. The production and engineering division is improving the production process and productivity to reduce these chemical substances because it has high hazardousness. (t/y) Amount of PRTR use (t/y) Amount of PFC use FY2004 FY2006 FY2008 FY FY2004 FY2006 FY2008 FY2010 *FY: Financial Year 10

11 Reduction of Waste Materials We continue to promote Zero Emission (recycling rate 99% or more) to reduce waste materials, and Zero Emission has been achieved since FY2005. Amount of waste materials had been reduced by consolidating the production line and improving the waste water treatment facilities in FY2007. We are promoting the strict separation of waste materials, and the education about reduction of waste materials at the whole company. Amount of office paper purchases has been reduced in the use of both sides of paper, Amount of waste materials and the promote of electronic document. ton/year (1,000 sheets) Office paper purchases Amount of waste (Result) Recycling rate (Result) Recycling rate(%) FY2004 FY2006 FY2008 FY FY2004 FY2006 FY2008 FY *FY: Financial Year 11

12 Product Development Design Eco Products Reduction of Energy Consumption Reduction of Chemical Substances Downsizing Densification Power consumption and chemical substances have been reduced by chip downsizing and the package miniaturization of IC. System LSI is developing the products that consume a little power, and selecting the eco materials. Downsizing and densification are achieved by chip downsizing and wiring refinement of the products, and environmental impacts are reduced. Eco Research and Development Reduction of Waste Materials Reduction of Chemical Substances Disc densification In the research and development division, new disc system and new disc production process are developing to reduce the waste resin materials at the production process of the high capacity optical disc. Optical disc production process that use less environmentally hazardous substances has been researching. 12

13 Environmental Education We regularly conduct the necessary environmental education to all employees to act with environmental awareness. General education We educate all employees about ISO14001 and our environmental activities to improve environmental awareness among employees. And we educate about energy saving, waste materials management and green procurement for environmental activities. Emergency drill The emergency drills against a fire, disaster, and accidents are carried out regularly to prevent the environmental pollution in times of emergency. Energy saving education Internal environmental auditors education We regularly conduct the education to train the internal environmental auditors. The all organizations are audited regularly by the internal environmental auditors. The internal environmental auditors are appointed from among the person who has been trained. Specialty education Fire drill The specialty education is conducted to acquire the necessary knowledge and skills for the operation that impacts to environment. 13

14 Environmental Audit Results Environmental audit has an important role in effectively utilizing the environmental management system and making improvements upon it. There are eight internal environmental auditors who audit the observance of laws and regulations, the environmental management records, the progress of environmental education and effectiveness of the environmental management system. And once a year, we are investigated objectively and specially by the third party on our efforts toward protecting the environment. Internal Environmental Audit Subject: 6 departments, including environmental management supervisor Date of audit: once a year (Jan Feb. 25, 2010) Result: 0 case of incompatibility All incompatibility has been corrected Investigation by the third party The certification was obtained in integrated pioneer environmental management system group Date of audit : July 15 July 16, 2009 Outcome: Passed Observation 4 14

15 Environmental Laws and Regulations Laws and Regulations Subject Main requirements Air pollution control law Boiler Notification, comliance with emission standard, measure, record Water pollution control law Water discharge into the river Notification, comliance with emission standard, measure, record Sewerage law Sewage dischare from a cirtain facility Notification, comliance with emission standard, measure, record Industrial Water law Ground water Notification, measure the usage of water, record Factory location law Production factory Notification when it changes, compliance with general standard Energy saving law The first category of energy management designated plant Selection & notification of a manager, periodic report Waste disposal law Industrial waste, industrial waste to special control Compliance with storage standard and, making the account ledgers Pollution control organization law Notification and selection of Pollution prevention manager Electric appliances recycle law Five appliance items being used in the work shop Proper disposal of waste Freon collection destruction law Kokubo works Proper disposal of waste Construction materials recycling law Kokubo works Mandatory recycling, scrapping segregation Soil pollution control law Kokubo works Soil investigation when plant is closed Food recycling law Company cafeteria in the work shop Emission amount management, promotion of recycling Law to promote global warming countermeasures Kokubo works Emission limitation, manifest, disclosure of work performed Poisons law Usage of poisonous material (sulfer acid, ammonia) Handling, displaying and accident measures PRTR law The first class designated chemical substance handler Understanding of the emission amount, notification Occupational health and safety law Organic solvent, specified chemical substance Sellection of operation chief, preventative measures Fire protection law Usage of dangerous object warehouse and the fourth grade dangerous objects Management within the assigned number High pressure gas safety law High pressure gas, specified high pressure gas Selection of chief engineer, compliance with the plant standard Electric Utility Industry Law, Treatment of PCB waste materials Usage of low concentration PCB Nortification RoHS directive IC used for the specific products Restriction on hazardous substances ELV directive IC used for cars Prohibition from hazardous substances WEEE directive IC used for the specific products Reduction of waste eletric products Yamanashi Livelihood protection regulation All employees Training, education Green purchasing law Duty for companies and people Green procurement, promotion REACH restriction IC used for the specific products Inform of hazardous substances There has never been a violation of these regulations, or a court case. 15

16 Activity Topics Local Community Tree Planting Volunteer Forest of Yamanashi electric corporation union planted trees with Hokuto city, Yamanashi. Forest maintenance (cleaning of underbrush, etc.) is conducted every year. We participate in the local community activities with the labor union. Employees and their family have an opportunity to think about the living in harmony with nature through these activities. Yamanashi electric corporation union 20 years anniversary event, Tree planting activity 16

17 Activity Topics Local Community Cleanup Activities We clean the streets around company and the route to the closest station as a community contribution activity in May and November every year. Through these activities, we contribute to regional environment. Cleanup Activity in May Cleanup volunteer in November 17

18 Activity Topics Communication ISO14001 companies communication We communicate with companies that has been certified ISO Host company conducts their environmental facilities tour and opinions exchange. Companies of various type of business get together and exchange their environmental preservation activities. ISO14001 companies communication 18

19 Activity Topics Risk Management Premises patrol Top managers, facility management section and environmental management section patrol the facilities related to environment. Fire Drill Top Managers Patrol The emergency drills against Tokai earthquake are carried out. The drill and training are evaluated by firemen. They told about the attention in emergency and the importance of initial fire extinguishing. Fire drill 19

20 Activity Topics Promotion activity At our cafeteria, Local production for local consumption We cooperate with local producers to provide local vegetable, tofu, egg and so on for cafeteria menu Green purchase activity (at cafeteria) 20

21 PIONEER MICRO TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 465 Osato-cho, Kofu-shi, Yamanashi Japan URL Management Support Office TEL: FAX: June, 2010