Performance Evaluation and Awards

Performance Evaluation

Based on the Toshiba Group’s environmental audit system, we evaluate the level of environmental management of all in-house companies and key group companies (10 companies). We numerically evaluate their (1) environmental policies and systems, (2) legal compliance and risk management, (3) business processes, (4) products and services, and (5) information disclosure and communication, and provide feedback. The results are reflected in the performance evaluation of these companies and serve as incentives.

Toshiba Group Environmental Awards

In FY2003, Toshiba Group organized the Environmental Award Program in order to award the 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 33 groups carefully selected from among in-house companies and key group companies, 1 group won the Highest Performance Award and 3 groups won Outstanding Performance Awards at the Toshiba Group CSR Conference in December. For this year’s official awards, we adopted a quantitative point of view regarding the identification of issues to be addressed and the measurement of the effects of environmental activities, examining initiative processes, cost reduction effects, and so forth in addition to the results obtained. In the future, we will continue to strive to improve the level of environmental management measures through the environmental award system.

Award winners in FY2010

Projects chosen for Outstanding Performance Awards in FY2010

Highest Performance Award	Toshiba LSI Package Solutions Corporation Project team turns silicon sludge into valuables “Advanced recycling of silicon sludge”
	The team launched an industry-academia-government joint research project to develop technologies to collect and recycle silicon sludge, thus reducing waste disposal costs. The team also contributed to the effective use of resources by turning the sludge into valuables and profiting from the sale of such valuables.
Outstanding Performance Award	TOSHIBA AMERICA,INC. “Toshiba Earth Day 2010 (United States)”
	Toshiba America worked with its group companies to participate in an event held in New York to commemorate the 40th anniversary of Earth Day. Such participation contributed to the enhancement of Toshiba Group’s environmental brand through cross-media emphasis on the Group’s environmental initiatives, such as its effective use of signboards in Times Square.
Outstanding Performance Award	Toshiba Power System Company Keihin Product Operations, High-efficiency turbine generator development team “Development of a hydrogen-cooled, high-efficiency turbine generator with the world’s largest capacity”
	The project team successfully increased turbine generator capacity using the indirect hydrogen cooling method to achieve the world’s highest level of generator efficiency. Through these and other accomplishments, the team contributed to the improvement of Toshiba Group’s environmental technology and the mitigation of climate change.
Outstanding Performance Award	Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation Ultrasound Systems Division “Diagnostic Ultrasound System Aplio™ MX”
	By developing a diagnostic ultrasound system with substantially enhanced functionality that uses the latest imaging technology and promotes environmentally conscious designs such as those for reduced power consumption and chemicals as well as for resource saving, the division contributed to the creation of eco products and the improvement of environmental technology.

Projects receiving Toshiba Group Environmental Awards

Environmental management	Promotion of environmental management in coordination with the Environmental Vision, environmental actions and business activities
Environmentally conscious products	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
Communication	Promotion of measures designed to raise environmental awareness inside and outside the company

Evaluation process

• Past Toshiba Group Environmental Awards Winners