Green Policy

Aiming for high environmental quality as a Group

The Fujifilm Group Green Policy was issued in April 2002, and it has been applied across the entire Group as the Group's Medium-term Environmental Policy in a three-stage structure—Basic Policy, Action Guidelines, and Nine Priority Targets. From fiscal 2009 onward, we will continue to pursue even higher environmental quality based on the Fujifilm Group Green Policy as a united effort.

[pic] FUJIFILM group Green Policy logo

Fujifilm Group Green Policy

Basic Policy

“Sustainable development” is the most important issue for our planet, the human race, and all business entities in the 21st century.
The Fujifilm Group companies around the world aim to stay at the forefront of efforts to attain this goal in terms of environmental, economic, and social aspects. We will strive for customer satisfaction as well as our contribution to “sustainable development” by achieving high “environmental quality” in products, services, and corporate activities.

Action Guidelines

  1. 1. We will promote environmental burden reduction and product safety assurance with the following three items in mind:
    (1) Our efforts are pursued throughout all corporate activities.
    (2) Our efforts are pursued throughout the entire product life cycle.
    (3) We give overall consideration to economic and social implications.
  2. 2. We will improve our management of chemical substances and the chemical content of products to reduce environmental risks.
  3. 3. We will comply with legal regulations as well as Fujifilm Group regulations, standards, and requirements that are individually agreed on.
  4. 4. We will strengthen partnerships with our business partners, collaborate in government and industrial activities, and actively participate in community activities.
  5. 5. We will actively give full disclosure of the information regarding our involvement in and accomplishment of various environmental activities to all associated individuals, including local communities, governments, and Fujifilm Group company employees, to facilitate open communication.
  6. 6. We will heighten the environmental awareness of every Fujifilm Group employee through employee education, so that we can fortify our infrastructure to face the challenges posed by environmental issues in the future.

Fujifilm Priority Targets (Revised April 2009)

1. Countermeasures against global warming

[Six main production sites in Japan] (*1)
30% improvement in energy intensity in FY 2012 (vs. FY1990)
40% improvement in CO2 emissions intensity in FY 2012 (vs. FY1990)
[Other Group member companies] Establishment of individual targets

Specific Activities
  1. 1. Promoting energy conservation, efficiency improvements, transition to use of natural gas as fuel, development of new technologies, etc.
  2. 2. Promoting measures and technological development that help reduce CO2 emissions at various stages, including raw material procurement, distribution, and disposal
  3. 3. Enhancing the deployment of activities to educate employees and their families on reducing CO2 emissions (ICE Project)

⟨Efforts within the Global Warming Prevention Committee⟩

  • *1 Six main sites in Japan: Kanagawa (Ashigara, Odawara), Fujinomiya, Yoshida-Minami, FOM, FFQ

2. Efficient use of resources

2-1. Promoting environmentally-conscious product design

Specific Activities
  1. 1. Thorough adherence to the three R's (reduce, reuse, recycle) in the design of new and improved products
  2. 2. Identifying major factors generating environmental burden in product life cycles and reducing such load

2-2. Doubling Eco-Efficiency(*2) in FY 2010 (vs.FY2000)

Specific Activities

Waste Generation: Reducing waste through increased yields, reuse of loss portions, and conversion of loss portions into valuables
Consumed Natural Resources: Reducing consumed natural resources through promotion of recovery and reuse
Reducing consumed natural resources through promotion of recovery and reuse: Reducing VOC(*3) emissions from the filmmaking process
Water Consumption: Reducing water volumes used through promotion of reuse; for example, coolant water
Consumed Packaging Materials: Sustained efforts to reduce the size of packaging and switch to packaging materials of lower environmental burden

  • *2 Eco-Efficiency (environmental efficiency) = revenue divided by environmental burden
  • *3 VOC: Volatile Organic Compounds

3. Improving the chemical substance control

Specific Activities
  1. 1. Developing a structure (including the supply chain) for management of chemical substances contained in products
  2. 2. Enhancing global governance to comply with product-related laws and regulations
  3. 3. Update current risk assessment systems

4. Environmental protection at production sites

Specific Activities
  1. 1. Steadfastly maintaining a system of compliance with legal requirements and self-directed control objectives
    Enhance the current system of compliance with legal requirements and company objectives
  2. 2. Improving systems and processes to ensure proper management of wastes
  3. 3. Companies inside Japan: Maintaining “Zero Emissions” (Zero Waste Disposal) and improving quality of resource recycling
  4. 4. Companies outside Japan: Sustained efforts to achieve “Zero Emissions” (Zero Waste Disposal)

5. Enhancing the infrastructure for achieving environmental targets

5-1. Risk management through management systems

Specific Activities
  1. 1. Adherence to IMS and EMS and effective use of IMS and EMS
  2. 2. Expanding IMS adoption at production facilities
  3. 3. Enhancing product-safety risk management

5-2. Information disclosure, provision of information, communication

Specific Activities
  1. 1. Proactively disclosing information in various ways (e.g., sustainability reports, websites)
  2. 2. Appropriate consideration of outside views through dialogue with stakeholders

5-3. Employee education

Specific Activities
  1. 1. Education and training related to the environment, quality, and safety

Eco-efficiency from fiscal 2004 to fiscal 2008

yellow barOn target (above scheduled target guideline)
blue barAdditional effort required to meet target (below scheduled target guideline)
brown dotTarget

A. Greenhouse gas emissions (consolidated)

[fig] Greenhouse gas emissions

B. Consumed natural resources (consolidated)

[fig] Consumed natural resources

C. Atmospheric emissions of VOCs (consolidated)

[fig] Atmospheric emissions of VOCs

D. Consumed packing materials (non-consolidated)

[fig] Consumed packing materials

E. Waste generation (consolidated)

[fig] Waste generation

F. Water consumption (consolidated)

[fig] Water consumption

Affected by the scale of global economic decline that surpassed expectations, total sales declined rapidly in fiscal 2008, resulting in a drop in the year-on-year eco-efficiency rate for all items.

  • Greenhouse gas emission level: Activity is underway to reduce CO2 emissions, include the promotion of natural gas use, under the in-house global warming prevention project.
  • Consumed natural resources: In-house aluminum recycling (PS to PS) activity is underway.
  • Waste generation: Conversion to valuable resources has been implemented especially in domestic factories.