Environmental Sustainability Report 2005 Respect Nature, and Strive to Protect and Improve the Global Environment
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For further information, please contact Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Corporate Environmental Sustainability Group, 2-2-3 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 100-8310, Japan Tel: +81-3-3218-9024 Fax: +81-3-3218-2465 E-mail: [email protected] Please note our new address, effective November 7, 2005 (telephone and fax will not change). Tokyo Building, 2-7-3 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 100-8310, Japan E-mail: [email protected] This brochure is made of 100% recycled paper. Contents printed using soy ink. Mitsubishi Electric Group Environmental Action Logo Printed September 2005 ECO-E05 Corporate Mission & Guiding Principles Pioneer new markets by promoting Mitsubishi Electric Group research and development, and fostering technological innovation. Environmental Sustainability Report 2005 Respect nature, and strive to protect and improve the global environment. Economy Technology Growth Environment Corporate Mission & Guiding Principles • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 2 Environment Corporate Mission Report Coverage • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 2 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • The Mitsubishi Electric Group will continually Assure fair earnings to build Contents/Editorial Policy 3 improve its technologies and services by a foundation for future growth. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • applying creativity to all aspects of our Message from the President 4 business. By doing so, we enhance the Environmental Management Vision • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 6 Ethics quality of life in our society. To this end, Quality all members of the Group will pursue the following Seven Guiding Principles. Provide the best products Initiatives in Overseas Factories • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 8 Honor high ethical Trust and services with ●China: MDI/MGC standards in all endeavors. Citizenship unsurpassed quality. Special Report: ●Thailand: MCP CSR in Action! ● As a global player, contribute to Europe: MEAC/MEU the development of communities Society ●United States: MEAF/MEAA • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Establish relationships with all Tackling Climate Change 13 stakeholders based on strong Green Strategy for Home Appliances • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 16 mutual trust and respect. Protecting the Environment through Product Recycling • • • • • 18 Editorial Policy This is the eighth year that we have 4th Environmental Plan: Progress Report • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 20 published this annual report. We have gradu- Environmental Management & 4th Environmental Plan • • • • • • 22 ally increased its coverage of corporate social responsibility. In the fiscal 2005 report, we ●Target period: April 1, 2004 – March 31, 2005 Environmental Risk Management & expanded our provision of information on the ●Target companies: Mitsubishi Electric Corp. and 86 affiliates (62 in Japan, 24 overseas) Environmental Auditing • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 23 Environment social aspect by adding pages that include Report Coverage ●Companies shown in blue are covered by the environmental accounting system. Environmental Accounting • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 24 topics such as quality assurance, customer satisfaction, and information security. These Fiscal 2004 Business Activities & Material Balance • • • • • • • • 25 In Japan additions reflect our policy of conveying to a Inaryo Technica Co.,Ltd. Choryo Media Inc.✽1 Mitsubishi Electric System & Service Co.,Ltd. Melco Air-Tech Co.,Ltd. Reducing Environmental Impacts at broad range of readers in easy-to-understand Uemori Denki Co.,Ltd. Turyo Technica Co.,Ltd. Mitsubishi Electric Lighting Corp. Melco Techno-Rex Co.,Ltd. the Procurement Stage • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 26 terms the CSR efforts that Mitsubishi Electric Group is routinely practicing at the global Osram Melco Ltd. Debi Seikou Co.,Ltd. Mitsubishi Electric Documentex Ltd. Melco Mechatronic System Engineering Corporation • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Eco Products & Design for Environment 27 level. We also made various improvements to Kita Kodensya Co.,Ltd. Toyo Engineering Co.,Ltd. Mitsubishi Electric TOKKI Systems Corporation Rakuryo Technica Co.,Ltd. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • improve the ease of reading, such as font Koshin Electric Co.,Ltd. Toyo Electric Co.,Ltd. Mitsubishi Electric Building Techno-Service Co.,Ltd. Ryoei Technica Co.,Ltd. Approaches to Create Eco Products 28 size, word volume, and layout. In this report The Kodensha Co.,Ltd. TOKAN Co.,Ltd. Mitsubishi Electric Home Appliance Co.,Ltd. Ryosai Technica Co.,Ltd. Factor X • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 29 we also created special feature pages, to Koryo Electric Co.,Ltd. Nagasaki Ryoden Technica Co.,Ltd. Ryosan Industry Co.,Ltd. Mitsubishi Electric Micro-Computer Products & Business Development • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 30 convey to a broad range of readers the Sanryo Technica Co.,Ltd. Nakayama Kikai Co.,Ltd. Application Software Co.,Ltd. Ryoshin Kosan Co.,Ltd. The “3Rs” (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 31 message that we are fulfilling our corporate Sanwa Electric Co.,Ltd. Nihon Kentetsu Co.,Ltd. Mitsubishi Electric Mechatronics Software Corp. Ryoden Asahi Technica Co.,Ltd. social responsibility by practicing environmen- • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • SPC Electronics Corp. Hyper Cycle Systems Co.,Ltd. Mitsubishi Electric Metecs Co.,Ltd. Ryoden Kasei Co.,Ltd. Energy Conservation 32 tal management (i.e., our contributions Seiryo Technica Co.,Ltd. BCC Co.,Ltd. Mitsubishi Electric Life Service Corporation Ryoden Kouki Engineering Co.,Ltd. Chemical Management & Reduction • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 33 through products and activities). In short, the Seturyo Technica Co., Ltd. Himeryo Technica Co.,Ltd. Mitsubishi Electric Logistics Corp. Ryoden Syonan Electronics Corporation three editorial policies we used in preparation Eco-Logistics • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 34 Soryo Densi Kagaku Co.,Ltd. Fukuryo Semiconductor Engineering Co.,Ltd. Mitsubishi Precision Co.,Ltd. Ryohoku Electronics Co.,Ltd. of this report are an emphasis on CSR, Sowa Technica Ink. Mitsubishi Space Software Co.,Ltd. Miyoshi Electronics Corp. Ryoma Technica Co.,Ltd. Environmental Communication • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 35 readability, and a global perspective. Tada Electric Co., Ltd. Mitsubishi Eiectric Engineering Co.,Ltd. Meiryo Technica Co.,Ltd. Waryo Technica Co.,Ltd. Churyo Technica Co.,Ltd. Mitsubishi Electric Control Software Corp. Melco Display Technology Inc. ✽1: Name changed to Choryo Inc. on April 1, 2005. Corporate Governance • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 36 Corporate Ethics, Legal Compliance & Overseas References Information Security • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 37 Electric Powersteering Components Europe s.r.o. Mitsubishi Electric Automotive Czech s.r.o. Mitsubishi Soyea Mobile Communication Equipment Co., Ltd. Society • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • “Environmental Report Guideline” (2003 Edition) Laguna Auto-Parts Manufacturing Corporation Mitsubishi Electric Automotive Europe B.V. Mitsubishi Electric (Guangzhou) Compressor Co., Ltd. Personnel System 38 — Ministry of the Environment Melco de Mexico S.A. de C.V. Mitsubishi Electric Automotive India Pvt. Ltd. Mitsubishi Electric (Dalian) Industrial Products Co., Ltd. Safety, Hygiene, and Education • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 39 • “Business Owner Environmental Performance Meltonic Co.,Ltd.✽2 Mitsubishi Electric Consumer Products (Thailand) Co., Ltd. Shanghai Mitsubishi Electric & Shangling Air-Conditioner and Quality Assurance & Customer Satisfaction • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 40 Indicator Guideline” (2002 Edition) Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America, Inc. Mitsubishi Electric Power Products, Inc. Electric Appliance Co., Ltd. — Ministry of the Environment Mitsubishi Electric (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. Mitsubishi Electric Thai Auto-Parts Co., Ltd. XD Mitsubishi Electric Swichgear Co., Ltd. Philanthropy • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 41 • “Environmental Reporting Guidelines Mitsubishi Electric Air Conditioning Systems Europe Ltd. Mitsubishi Elevator Asia Co., Ltd. China Ryoden Co., Ltd. Emphasizing Stakeholders 2001” ✽3 Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc. Oriental Electric