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Toshiba Group is promoting the development of ECPsNote, which involves environmentally conscious product design, the assessment of environmental impact of products and disclosure of the environmental performance of products. Products in compliance with the Voluntary Environmental Standards for Products established in 1999 are certified as ECPs. Having introduced “Factor T”, Toshiba’s original eco-efficiecy indicator, in fiscal 2003, we are also working to improve product eco-efficiency.
Toshiba Group, introducing the “Factor” (degree of improvement for the product eco-efficiency; for details see page 29) as an important indicator, is promoting activities to create ECPs. The goal is to increase the product eco-efficiency by 2.55 times as compared to FY2000, the base year, by FY2012. At the end of FY2008, the Factor for 80% of Toshiba Group’s entire product lineup was calculated. By working to enhance the value of products and reduce environmental impact, Toshiba Group was able to achieve a factor of 2.05, much higher than the goal of 1.88.
The basic principle of ECP creation is to take three aspects of environmental needs into consideration: mitigation of global warming, efficient use of resources, and management of chemicals. It is important to work on eco design from the perspective of the 5R’s: 3R (reduce, reuse, and recycle) plus 2 “Reduce” factors (energy conservation and clean). Toshiba Group is advancing ECP creation by developing internal regulations and guidelines from the perspective of the 5R’s.
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