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We implement various measures to reduce environmental impacts in the production process of our PCs.
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| Production without using hazardous substances |
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Hazardous chemical substances, if discharged, can have a serious impact on the environment, and on any people who come into contact with them. We continue to explore methods for making the use of chemical substances unnecessary in the manufacturing process.
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| Commitment for Toshiba PC |
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The amount of hazardous chemical substances used in manufacturing our PCs is negligible. However, conscious of the hazards of lead solder, we long ago developed and installed lead free solder lines our manufacturing sites. We also abolished ozone-depleting substances(ODS) and use of isopropyl alcohol(IPA) for washing.
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| Zero emission production |
 Achieving zero emissions |
Zero emissions means that the final amount of waste for disposal(reclamation) after various processes is 1% or less of the total amount of waste discharged from by-products or other items generated by the manufacturing process. We should be able to reach this ideal if recycling is advanced positively and use of materials that are difficult to recycle is reduced at the same time.
Moreover, to reduce the impact on the environment or people during the process of attaining zero emission, it is necessary to choose substances at the manufacturing stage which do not become harmful after disposal in landfill.
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| Commitment for Toshiba PC |
We embraced the goal of zero emission as a major environmental preservation activity. Zero emission was achieved at Ome Complex (Tokyo) in 2000. At Toshiba Europe GmbH Regensburg Operations (Germany) and Toshiba Hangzhou Co., Ltd. (China), our manufacturing facilities, we started to implement aggressive measures, and continue to do so, with our goal of zero emissions by 2010.
| The commitment to achieve zero emission |
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Ome Complex
acquired approval of ISO14001: 2004
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Toshiba Europe GmbH Regensburg Operations
acquired approval of ISO14001/EMAS:EU No 761/2001
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Toshiba Hangzhou Co., Ltd.
acquired approval of ISO14001: 2004
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| Prevention of global warming |
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Energy consumption during the production process produces a large amount of CO2. From now on, the effort to reduce CO2 emissions will increasingly be one of the most important measures in the prevention of global warming.
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| Commitment for Toshiba PC |
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At Ome Complex, we are sparing no effort to reduce CO2 emissions by applying multiple approaches: administrative improvement, energy-saving investment, energy saving, etc. We are also trying to reduce CO2 emissions associated with product logistics by improving transport efficiency. By implementing such measures, we aim to achieve the targets of a 25% reduction in the ratio of CO2 releases to net sales in 2010 compared with 1990.
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