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In FY2003, Toshiba Group organized the Toshiba Group Environmental Award Program in order to award President's awards to individuals, groups and offices that have delivered outstanding performance regarding environmental management or development of environmentally conscious products, business processes and communication.
Out of 25 groups carefully selected from among in-house companies and key group companies, 4 groups won Outstanding Performance Awards and received awards at the award ceremony held at the Toshiba Group CSR Conference (December). Two of the five groups chosen from overseas companies received Outstanding Performance Awards, which indicates the effects of Toshiba Group's global environment activities.
No group was chosen for the Highest Performance Award in FY2008. Public standards for environmental management are becoming stricter every year. We need to step up our group-wide efforts so that we will be able to carry out projects worthy of the award in FY2009.
| Promotion of Environmental Business Strategies through Shifting to High-efficiency Lighting, by the High-efficiency Lighting Promotion Team, Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation |
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| The team formulated environmental business strategies through shifting to high-efficiency lighting and increased the value of Toshiba as an environmental brand by announcing the termination of the manufacture of incandescent lights before any other company, contributing to the popularization of high-efficiency lighting. |
| Creation of Environmental Flagship PCs and Development of Elemental Technologies, by the Environmentally Conscious PC Development Project Team, Personal Computer & Network Company |
| The team developed a flagship PC with high environmental performance, which was highly evaluated inside and outside the company, and contributed to the development of eco products and the improvement of environmental technologies by applying elemental technologies to a wide range of products. |
| Promotion of Top-level Environmental Management in the Philippines, by Toshiba Information Equipment (Philippines), Inc. |
| The company is working to promote top-level environmental management in the Philippines through its initiatives aimed at reducing the environmental impact of manufacturing and establishing collaboration with local communities, and received an award from the government, increasing the value of Toshiba as an environmental brand. |
| Achievement of Zero Waste by Establishing a System for the Recycling of Molding Sand, by the Environmental Project Promotion Team, Toshiba Hydro Power (Hangzhou) Co., Ltd. |
| The team provided guidance for recycling companies in China for several years to establish a system for the recycling of molding sand, thereby achieving zero waste and greatly contributing to the effective use of resources. |
2008 award winners
| Environmental management (development of structures and systems, etc.) | Promotion of environmental management in coordination with the Environmental Vision, voluntary plans and business activities |
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| Environmentally conscious products, technologies and services | Design and development of environmentally conscious products, development of environmental technologies and solutions |
| Business processes | Activities aimed at reducing the environmental impact regarding all business processes, including research and development, design, procurement, manufacture, sale, distribution, services and recovery of products |
| Environmental communication | Promotion of measures designed to raise environmental awareness inside and outside the company group |
Based on the EASTER system (Environmental Audit System in TOSHIBA on the basis of Eco-Responsibility), we evaluate the level of environmental management of all in-house companies and key group companies (14 companies). We numerically evaluate their (1) environmental policies and systems, (2) levels of legal compliance and risk management, (3) business processes, (4) products and services, and (5) approaches to information disclosure and communication, and provide feedback. The results of environmental management evaluation are reflected in the performance evaluation of these companies and serve as incentives.
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