Aiming to achieve the highest level of environmental performance for all products

Toshiba Group is making every effort to achieve the highest level of performance for all products that it develops and is promoting “Greening of Products” initiatives aimed at minimizing the environmental impact of its products throughout their entire life cycles. To do so, we operate in accordance with the following procedures. In the business strategy formulation and product planning stages, we set “eco-targets” to develop products with the highest level of environmental performance. Then, in the product development and design stages, we make environmental assessments of the products to ensure that they meet the Toshiba environmental standards. During the environmental assessments, we check whether the products comply with laws and regulations as well as meet the ECP^*1 standards (the Toshiba environmental standards) in all three aspects^*2 throughout all stages of their life cycles. In the product approval stage, we check the level of achievement of the eco-targets and whether the products are in compliance with the ECP standards, certifying those products with the highest level of environmental performance.

Basic Policy for the Greening of Products

System for the Greening of Products

Aiming to increase product eco-efficiency by 3.4 times in FY2015

Viewing the product eco-efficiency as an important indicator, Toshiba Group is promoting activities to create ECPs.

Results of FY2011

By the end of FY2011, we calculated the Factor values (degree of improvement in eco-efficiency) for 92% of all Toshiba Group products. By enhancing the value of products and by reducing their environmental impact, Toshiba Group was able to achieve a Factor of 2.79, which far exceeded the goal of 2.38.

Future initiatives

Under the Fifth Environmental Action Plan, we aim to increase the product eco-efficiency to 2.80 times the level of the base year (FY2000) in FY2012 and 3.40 times the level of the base year in FY2015.