Environmental Protection Activities

The Hitachi Koki Group has long recognized the importance of the environment and has been proactively promoting environmental protection activities. In recent years, we have further stepped up these activities as we move closer to the realization of a recycling-based society.
The Environmental Committee, which is headed by the General Manager of the Corporate Environmental Policy Division, deliberates and makes decisions on environmental guidelines and targets. In addition to members from manufacturing units, Environmental Committee participants include representatives from sales units such as Japanese branch stores, and Group companies such as Hitachi Koki Sales Co., Ltd., Sankyo Diamond Industrial Co., Ltd. and Nikko Tanaka Engineering Co., Ltd. Overseas manufacturing affiliates have made progress in acquiring ISO 14001 certification, with five companies now certified. Manufacturing and sales units are thus working as one, and all Group companies are promoting environmental activities.
In fiscal 2008, the Company promoted vigorous environmental activities at all levels, including "Eco-products" with design for the environment, "Eco factories & offices,�h which help in areas such as prevention of global warming, and "Environmental partnerships" with stakeholders in areas such as communication. Through these efforts, we achieved our overall targets, with particularly notable results in reducing CO₂ emissions, electricity consumption and water usage. Hitachi Koki considers environmental protection activities to be among its most important management responsibilities. We will continue promoting these activities across the Hitachi Koki Group and are confident of further improvements.

ISO14001 Certification

• The Hitachi Koki Group's environmental management system acquired ISO14001 certification in 1996. The overseas affiliated manufacturing companies also acquired ISO14001 certification as listed in the table below. Even after acquiring certification, we have continued to improve our environmental management systems for more effective use in the area of environmental management and to reduce environmental risk. In fiscal 2007, Fujian Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd., one of our overseas affiliated manufacturing companies, acquired ISO14001 certification.
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