The FUJIFILM Environmental Report/2001 Edition
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<strong>The</strong> <strong>FUJIFILM</strong> <strong>Environmental</strong> <strong>Report</strong>/<strong>2001</strong> <strong>Edition</strong><br />
In order to protect and preserve the beauty of nature and her valuable<br />
resources so that they can be passed on to future generations,<br />
Fujifilm continually intensifies its earnest involvement in the resolution<br />
of environmental issues.
CONCERNING THE DRAFTING OF THIS ENVIRONMENTAL REPORT<br />
<strong>The</strong> purpose of this report is to identify the environmental impact of Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.<br />
(Fujifilm)’s activities and products and to communicate the measures which it is taking to reduce<br />
this impact. This report covers chiefly the Company’s activities between April 1, 2000 and<br />
March 31, <strong>2001</strong>. However, some earlier activity information is also provided as background,<br />
along with our vision for the future and a range of consolidated information.<br />
To align this report with global guidelines, it has been compiled with reference to the<br />
Sustainability <strong>Report</strong>ing Guidelines published in June 2000 by the GRI (Global <strong>Report</strong>ing<br />
Initiative).<br />
Index<br />
Opening Remarks ............................................................................................................... 1<br />
Corporate Overview ............................................................................................................ 2<br />
Outline of <strong>Environmental</strong> Activities...................................................................................... 3<br />
Fujifilm Responsible Care Activities and Achievements...................................................... 4<br />
<strong>Environmental</strong> Impact of Fujifilm’s Corporate Activities ...................................................... 5<br />
Current Status of Measures and Future Vision ................................................................... 6<br />
Responsible Care Policies, Organization, and Management .............................................. 7<br />
What is Responsible Care?............................................................................................. 7<br />
Responsible Care and ISO 14001................................................................................... 7<br />
<strong>The</strong> Fujifilm Responsible Care Policy for Fiscal <strong>2001</strong> ..................................................... 8<br />
Fujifilm Responsible Care Organizations and Management ............................................... 9<br />
Current Status of Acquisition of ISO 14001 Certification..................................................... 10<br />
Assessment of the Safety of Chemical Substances............................................................ 11<br />
Green Purchasing and Green Procurement........................................................................ 12<br />
Environment-Friendly Containers and Packaging ............................................................... 13<br />
Environment-Friendly Design and LCA ............................................................................... 14<br />
<strong>Environmental</strong> Education and Awareness-Raising Activities .............................................. 15<br />
<strong>Environmental</strong> Accounting for Fiscal 2000 .......................................................................... 16<br />
Reducing <strong>Environmental</strong> Impact ......................................................................................... 18<br />
Reduction of VOC Emissions and Results of PRTR Survey ........................................... 18<br />
Zero Emissions................................................................................................................ 20<br />
Energy Saving and Curbing Global Warming.................................................................. 22<br />
<strong>Environmental</strong> Monitoring.................................................................................................... 24<br />
On-the-Job Safety ............................................................................................................... 26<br />
Complaints .......................................................................................................................... 26<br />
Fujifilm Products and the Environment................................................................................ 27<br />
Single-Use Cameras (Fujicolor QuickSnap).................................................................... 28<br />
Printing Systems ............................................................................................................. 30<br />
Imaging Systems............................................................................................................. 32<br />
Other Environment-Friendly Products ............................................................................. 33<br />
Communication Activities .................................................................................................... 35<br />
Social Contribution Activities ............................................................................................... 37<br />
Environment-Related Awards.............................................................................................. 38<br />
Groupwide <strong>Environmental</strong> Efforts........................................................................................ 39<br />
Glossary .............................................................................................................................. 40<br />
Independent Review <strong>Report</strong>................................................................................................ 41
OPENING REMARKS<br />
Minoru Ohnishi<br />
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer<br />
Masayuki Muneyuki<br />
Vice Chairman<br />
As we enter the 21st century, the population of the world<br />
continues to grow at an explosive rate. <strong>The</strong> current population of<br />
more than 6 billion is expected to rise to 8 billion by 2020 and<br />
exceed 10 billion by 2050. Population growth and lifestyle<br />
changes spotlight the importance of the preservation and<br />
protection of our natural resources, safely disposing of industrial<br />
and household waste, and combating pollution caused by<br />
chemical substances. As a global company, Fujifilm regards<br />
resource preservation and protection to be the highest priority.<br />
We believe it is essential to develop new energy- and resourcesaving<br />
technologies and to adopt progressive resource policies<br />
at a global level. For Fujifilm, the biggest concerns of the 21st<br />
century are, without a doubt, environmental awareness and<br />
protection.<br />
In the past, Fujifilm has centered its environmental policies on<br />
three basic pillars: constantly giving due consideration to the<br />
natural environment, ensuring safety with regard to chemicals,<br />
and preventing the wasteful use of resources (source reduction).<br />
To meet these obligations, Fujifilm follows a Responsible Care<br />
program. Under Responsible Care, companies independently<br />
set and pursue their own policies, targets, and standards for<br />
environmental protection across the full spectrum of their<br />
activities—from product development through manufacturing,<br />
distribution, use, and waste disposal. Responsible Care is an<br />
international protocol, and chemical companies across the world<br />
have committed themselves to meeting its goals. Fujifilm<br />
became a member of the Japan Responsible Care Council at<br />
the time of the council’s establishment in 1995 and began to<br />
publicize its Responsible Care activities. To support an<br />
integrated environmental management system, Fujifilm began<br />
obtaining ISO 14001 certification prior to Japan’s formal<br />
adoption of the <strong>Environmental</strong> Management Standard in fiscal<br />
1996. All of our main Japanese plants had obtained certification<br />
before 1996.<br />
Recently, Fujifilm has initiated additional action programs to<br />
identify risks and hazards associated with chemicals, as part of<br />
Shigetaka Komori<br />
President<br />
efforts to avoid or modify the use of chemicals identified in specific<br />
classes. Risk management programs are regularly updated.<br />
Our basic identification-awareness tool is our proprietary<br />
Chemical and <strong>Environmental</strong> Safety Information Database.<br />
Through our in-house network, such information is available to all<br />
Company employees.<br />
All our policies for reducing the environmental impact of our<br />
activities are based on the following source-reduction measures:<br />
◆ Designing products with low energy consumption,<br />
◆ Reducing energy loss during product manufacturing,<br />
◆ Reducing environmental impact arising from the use of<br />
products, and<br />
◆ Recovering parts for reuse and repair while creating wastefree<br />
production cycles.<br />
A very high level of technological expertise is needed to make<br />
products environment-friendly while maintaining and improving<br />
their quality and functionality. But Fujifilm is determined to meet<br />
this challenge. A landmark achievement in this field is our<br />
environment-friendly production process for the Fujicolor<br />
QuickSnap single-use camera, which, in November 2000, won<br />
the “Nikkei Superior Trendsetting Factories and Offices Awards<br />
Millennium Award,” sponsored by the Nihon Keizai Shimbun<br />
Company, and the “47th Okouchi Memorial Technology Prize,”<br />
sponsored by the Okouchi Memorial Committee. We aim to<br />
design all our products to make them as environment-friendly as<br />
the Fujicolor QuickSnap, as we pursue source reduction.<br />
Zero Emission initiatives also form part of our source-reduction<br />
activities. Fujifilm already recycles all waste materials generated<br />
in base-material processing at its four main Japanese plants,<br />
and plans to achieve Zero Emissions for all waste products<br />
generated by all domestic business bases, including the sales<br />
division, by the end of fiscal 2002.<br />
Under the resolute leadership of Fujifilm’s management, every<br />
employee and organization within the Group is engaged in an<br />
ongoing effort to make Fujifilm a company that works for the<br />
environment and for product safety.<br />
1
CORPORATE OVERVIEW<br />
2<br />
Name Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.<br />
Establishment January 20, 1934<br />
Head Office Nakanuma 210, Minami Ashigara-shi, Kanagawa Prefecture<br />
250-0190<br />
Tel: 0465-74-1111 (main switchboard)<br />
Tokyo Head Office 2-26-30 Nishiazabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-8620<br />
Tel: 03-3406-2111 (main switchboard)<br />
Main Factories Ashigara Factory, Odawara Factory (both in Kanagawa<br />
Prefecture)<br />
Fujinomiya Factory and Yoshida-Minami Factory (both in<br />
Shizuoka Prefecture)<br />
Capital ¥40,363 million (as of March 31, <strong>2001</strong>)<br />
Number of Employees 9,883 (parent only), 37,627 (Group) (as of March 31, <strong>2001</strong>)*<br />
Sales Volume ¥849.1 billion (parent only), ¥1,440.3 billion (Group)*<br />
(for fiscal year ended March 31, <strong>2001</strong>)<br />
Net Profit for Term Ended ¥63.1 billion (parent only), ¥102.7 billion (Group)*<br />
March 31, <strong>2001</strong><br />
Subsidiaries and Consolidated subsidiaries: 98*<br />
Affiliates Non consolidated subsidiaries: 57*<br />
Affiliates: 44*<br />
* On March 30, <strong>2001</strong>, Fuji Xerox became a consolidated subsidiary<br />
of Fujifilm, but is not included in fiscal 2000 financial statements.<br />
Overview of Fujifilm’s Businesses in Fiscal <strong>2001</strong><br />
Net sales in the period under review rose 3.9% from the previous<br />
fiscal year, to ¥849.1 billion, reflecting launches of new products,<br />
systems, services, and solutions, mainly in the digital imaging field,<br />
including e-Picture products. Of that total, ¥513.5 billion was<br />
generated by domestic sales, up 0.6%, and ¥335.6 billion was<br />
generated by exports, up 9.4%. Exports accounted for 39.5% of<br />
sales in the period under review. Recurring profit was ¥110.8<br />
billion, up 7.5%, and net income was ¥63.1 billion, up 6.8%.<br />
Performance per division was as follows.<br />
Imaging systems<br />
New product launches included the ZOOM MASTER 800 series<br />
with 4th Color Layer Technology—a unique Fujifilm color film<br />
technology—the SUPERIA 1600, and the FUJICHROME PROVIA<br />
100F and 400F series of color reversal films with the finest grain in<br />
the world.<br />
New camera launches included the NEXIA 4100ix Z, the world’s<br />
smallest and lightest APS camera with a 4x zoom lens, and the<br />
<strong>FUJIFILM</strong> KLASSE, an easy-to-use 35-mm compact camera with<br />
high image quality.<br />
In instant camera products, the Instax mini 20 and other models<br />
were added to the Cheki series.<br />
In digital cameras, such new launches as the FinePix 40 i, which<br />
can play MP3 audio, and the FinePix6800 Zoom, designed by <strong>The</strong><br />
Porsche Design Studio, were well received. Also, the FinePix<br />
“Picture the Future” system, which links digital cameras with the<br />
Internet, increased the fun and broadened the use of e-Pictures.<br />
In commercial-use videotape, Fujifilm enhanced its lineup of<br />
products with devices that are compatible with new digital formats.<br />
Sales in this division rose 9.5%, to ¥344.0 billion.<br />
Businesses<br />
Sales breakdown (parent only) for the fiscal year ended March 31, <strong>2001</strong><br />
Information systems<br />
◆Platemaking film<br />
◆PS plates<br />
◆Printing machinery<br />
◆X-ray film<br />
◆Medical imaging machinery<br />
◆Computer tape<br />
◆Electronic display materials, etc.<br />
Photofinishing systems<br />
42.5%<br />
17.0%<br />
40.5%<br />
Photofinishing systems<br />
◆Color printing paper<br />
◆Pictro-printing paper<br />
◆Developing chemicals<br />
◆Machinery<br />
◆Developing prints, etc.<br />
Imaging systems<br />
◆Color printing paper<br />
◆Motion picture film<br />
◆Cameras<br />
◆Digital cameras<br />
◆Videotape, etc.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Company enhanced its Frontier range of digital minilabs<br />
incorporating a proprietary, solid-state laser system. Using the FDi<br />
service, Fujifilm’s digital imaging service based on Frontier, the<br />
Company is expanding the on-line usage of digital image prints,<br />
enabling the creation of high-quality prints from digital film and digital<br />
cameras and the transfer of photo images onto CDs (FUJICOLOR<br />
CD). In this way, Fujifilm is facilitating the spread of e-Pictures.<br />
Net sales in this division totaled ¥144.6 billion, up 14.9% year<br />
on year.<br />
Information systems<br />
In equipment for printing and design systems, Fujifilm concentrated<br />
on computer-to-plate (CTP) systems for the digitization of printing<br />
processes. In diagnostic equipment, the Company launched its dry<br />
imager for digitizing X-ray images as well as the medical imaging<br />
network system SYNAPSE. In the mammography field, the<br />
Company launched the FCR5000MA system, which makes possible<br />
digital mammography image recording.<br />
In information system products, Fujifilm launched the Kassai<br />
series, which combines sophisticated thin-layer coating technology<br />
with fine chemical technology.<br />
In industrial materials, the Company enjoyed soaring sales of its<br />
FUJITAC, WV FILM, and TRANSER LCD materials.<br />
In data media, Fujifilm became the first company to launch<br />
Ultrium-use tape for upgrading and expanding memory volume<br />
based on Fujifilm’s proprietary Advanced Super-Thin-Layer and<br />
High-Output Metal Media (ATOMM) technology. In this field,<br />
Fujifilm has an industry-leading position. Net sales in the division<br />
totaled ¥360.5 billion, down 4.4% from the previous fiscal year.
◆ Outline of <strong>Environmental</strong> Activities<br />
1970 • Creation of Environment and Safety divisions at factories<br />
• Installation of activated sludge treatment facility at Ashigara Factory<br />
1971 • Creation of <strong>Environmental</strong> Management Department at Head Office<br />
1975 • Establishment of Fujifilm Material Safety Test Center<br />
1980<br />
1983 • Establishment of Fujifilm Green Fund Public Trust<br />
1986 • Launch of Fujicolor QuickSnap single-use camera<br />
1989 • Establishment of the <strong>Environmental</strong> Safety Countermeasures Promotion<br />
Committee<br />
• <strong>Environmental</strong> Management Division renamed the Environment and<br />
Safety Promotion Division<br />
1990<br />
Fujifilm Japan Overseas<br />
“inverse manufacturing system” for Fujicolor QuickSnap cameras<br />
2000<br />
1975 • Entry into effect of London Convention for the prevention of ocean<br />
pollution through the dumping of industrial and other waste<br />
• Entry into effect of the Washington Convention governing international<br />
trade in animals and plants considered to be in danger of extinction<br />
• Entry into effect of the Ramsar Convention for the protection of<br />
internationally important wetlands where waterfowl live<br />
• Entry into effect of the World Heritage Convention for the protection of<br />
cultural and natural heritage<br />
1989 • Exxon Valdez incident<br />
• Adoption of the Declaration of Helsinki (for the total abolition of<br />
specified CFCs)<br />
1990 • Establishment of the basic policy for environmental safety activities<br />
• Introduction of cogeneration facilities at Ashigara Factory<br />
• Fujicolor QuickSnap recycling center comes onstream (the establishment<br />
of a system for recovery)<br />
1990 • Action plan for combating global warming<br />
1991 • Compilation of guidelines for environment-friendly product development 1991 • Enactment of legislation to promote the regeneration of resources<br />
• Beginning of the mutual supply of recovered parts from single-use<br />
cameras with other companies<br />
• Introduction of cogeneration facilities at Fujinomiya Factory<br />
• Inclusion of Keidanren Global <strong>Environmental</strong> Charter<br />
1992 • Compilation of guidelines for safety, hygiene, and environmental<br />
1992 • Entry into effect of Basel Convention restricting the removal and disposal<br />
protection at Fujifilm factories<br />
of hazardous waste products beyond national borders<br />
• Launch of “inverse manufacturing system” for Fujicolor QuickSnap cameras<br />
• World Summit at Rio de Janeiro<br />
• Establishment of standards used for products with restricted substances<br />
• Amendment of Montreal Protocol<br />
1993 • Complete end of use of CFCs of any kind in manufacturing<br />
1993 • Enactment of basic environmental legislation, abolition of basic 1993 • Entry into effect of the Conventional Biological Diversity Agreement<br />
• Compilation of environment action plan<br />
legislation on pollution control<br />
• Approval of basic environmental plan<br />
1994 • Establishment of Fujifilm environmental management system standards<br />
• Establishment of Basic Policies on the Environment<br />
1995 • Entry into Japan Responsible Care Council<br />
• <strong>Environmental</strong> Protection Committee renamed Fujifilm Responsible Care<br />
Committee<br />
• Reuse and recycling of Fujicolor QuickSnap cameras begun at U.S. and<br />
European factories<br />
1970 • Enactment of water pollution legislation<br />
• Enactment of industrial waste processing and cleaning legislation<br />
1971 • Establishment of Environment Agency<br />
1995 • Enactment of Container and Packaging Recycling Law<br />
1994 • Entry into effect of the United Nations Convention to Combat<br />
Desertification (UNCCD)<br />
• Entry into effect of the Framework Convention on Climate Change<br />
1995 • First meeting of signatories to the Framework Convention on Climate<br />
Change (COP1) in Berlin, Germany<br />
1996 • Publication of Fujifilm’s first environmental report<br />
1996 • ISO international standards introduced<br />
• Second meeting of signatories to the Framework Convention on Climate<br />
Change (COP2) in Geneva, Switzerland<br />
1997 • Third meeting of signatories to the Framework Convention on Climate<br />
Change (COP3) in Kyoto, Japan<br />
1998 • Construction of “inverse manufacturing system” factory for Fujicolor 1998 • Enactment of legislation for the reuse of specified domestic appliances 1998 • Fourth meeting of signatories to the Framework Convention on Climate<br />
QuickSnap cameras<br />
• Enactment of legislation for the promotion of measures to control global<br />
Change (COP4) in Buenos Aires, Argentina<br />
• Signing of “<strong>Environmental</strong> Preservation Compliance Agreement” between<br />
Ashigara Factory and Minami-Ashigara City<br />
warming<br />
1999 • Drafting of Fujifilm’s Responsible Care management manual<br />
1999 • Enactment of special legislation for the control of dioxins<br />
1999 • Fifth meeting of signatories to the Framework Convention on Climate<br />
• Fujifilm wins the “Coexistence with the Community” prize in the<br />
• Enactment of the Chemical Substance Emission Management Promotion<br />
Change (COP5) in Bonn, Germany<br />
“Corporate Social Contribution Awards” sponsored by the Asahi<br />
Shimbun Foundation<br />
• Fujifilm wins the “Earth Environment Committee Award for Corporate<br />
Excellence” and the 8th “Global Environment Award” sponsored by the<br />
Japan Industrial Journal<br />
• Fujifilm wins the 17th “Superior Trendsetting Factories and Offices<br />
Special Award,” sponsored by the Nihon Keizai Shimbun Company, for its<br />
Law<br />
2000 • Fujifilm receives the fiscal 2000 “Excellent Consumer-Oriented Company 2000 • Full enactment of the Container and Packaging Recycling Law<br />
2000 • Sixth meeting of signatories to the Framework Convention on Climate<br />
Commendation” from the Minister of International Trade and Industry<br />
• Establishment of basic legislation to promote a recycling-oriented society<br />
Change (COP6) in the Hague, Netherlands<br />
• Introduction of cogeneration facilities at Yoshida-Minami Factory<br />
• Amendment of legislation relating to the disposal and cleansing of waste • Adoption of protocols relating to preparations of Rio+10 at the 8th<br />
• Regeneration and reuse of all waste products from raw material<br />
products (waste processing law)<br />
meeting of the U.N. Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD8)<br />
processing at the Yoshida-Minami and Fujinomiya factories and the<br />
• Amendment of legislation relating to the promotion of the reuse of • Publication of Sustainable <strong>Report</strong>ing Guidelines by the GRI<br />
Miyanodai Technology Development Center<br />
resources (recycling law)<br />
• Fujifilm wins the “Nikkei Superior Trendsetting Factories and Offices<br />
• Enactment of the law promoting the reuse of building materials<br />
Awards Millennium Award” sponsored by the Nihon Keizai Shimbun<br />
(construction recycling law)<br />
Company, for its “inverse manufacturing system” for Fujicolor QuickSnap • Enactment of the law to promote the reuse of waste food (waste food<br />
cameras<br />
reuse law)<br />
• Fujifilm wins the fiscal 2000 “Global Warming Prevention Activities<br />
• Enactment of law promoting environment-friendly procurement by public<br />
Ministerial Commendation” sponsored by the Environment<br />
bodies (Green Purchasing Law)<br />
Protection Agency<br />
• Publication by the Environment Protection Agency of guidelines for the<br />
establishment of environmental accounting systems<br />
<strong>2001</strong> • <strong>The</strong> “inverse manufacturing system” for Fujicolor QuickSnap cameras <strong>2001</strong> • Environment Protection Agency becomes Ministry of the Environment in <strong>2001</strong> • Publication of evaluation report in the IPCC Third Assessment <strong>Report</strong><br />
wins the 47th Okouchi Memorial Technology Prize sponsored by the<br />
an overhaul of Japan’s bureaucracy<br />
Okouchi Memorial Committee<br />
• Enactment of domestic appliance recycling legislation<br />
• Achievement of Zero Emissions of all waste products at Yoshida-Minami<br />
• Enactment of Green Purchasing Law<br />
Factory and Asaka Research Laboratories<br />
• Publication of environmental reporting guidelines (2000 edition) and<br />
• Yoshida-Minami Factory wins the fiscal 2000 “Prefectural Governor’s<br />
environmental performance benchmarks for businesses by the Ministry<br />
Award for Merit in Industrial Waste Disposal ”<br />
of the Environment<br />
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<strong>FUJIFILM</strong> RESPONSIBLE CARE ACTIVITIES AND ACHIEVEMENTS<br />
Main Responsible Care Priorities in<br />
Fiscal 2000<br />
Arranging and strengthening management<br />
systems based on ISO 14001<br />
Enhancing risk management systems for chemical<br />
substances<br />
Enhancing chemical management systems to comply<br />
with the PRTR Law<br />
Enhancing Green Purchasing and Green Procurement<br />
systems<br />
Establishing an environmental accounting system<br />
Setting up a system for reducing the environmental<br />
impact of packaging<br />
Improvement of environmental and safety performance<br />
Reducing use of chemicals of environmental concern,<br />
reducing emissions, developing alternatives to pollutants<br />
Reducing emissions of VOCs into the atmosphere<br />
Reduction of waste volumes, reuse, and regeneration of<br />
resources to attain Zero Emission goals<br />
Promote energy conservation measures and carbon<br />
dioxide emission reduction measures<br />
Appropriate communication with the community<br />
Setting up a system to provide necessary environmental<br />
and safety information to customers through enhanced<br />
MSDS disclosure, etc.<br />
Publicizing Fujifilm’s Responsible Care activities<br />
through a more detailed environmental report and on<br />
Fujifilm’s Web site<br />
* Self-rating: satisfactory progress, some progress, unsatisfactory progress<br />
4<br />
Progress in Fiscal 2000<br />
We linked overseas subsidiaries with our recently completed chemical safety database.<br />
We amended in-house rules to clarify the management of environmental hormones and other chemical<br />
substances with unclear legal and pollutant status but that are the object of growing social concern.<br />
We included in this report information relating to certain chemicals not subject to the PRTR Law, and<br />
which are not PRTR-designated substances, which we are treating specially on our own initiative.<br />
We have rewritten all our Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS), covering approximately 1,000 materials,<br />
to make them easier to understand, and have amended the content to bring it into conformity with PRTR<br />
and other legislation. Our MSDS can be seen on our home page: http://www.fujifilm.co.jp/msds<br />
We are working to reach our goal of 100% Green Purchasing and Green Procurement during fiscal 2003<br />
(in fiscal 2000, we achieved a Green Purchasing rate of 52% and a Green Procurement rate of 66%). We<br />
have set up a database to handle information relating to Green Purchasing, and are now able to calculate<br />
the Green Purchasing rate at seven business bases in Japan.<br />
With regard to Green Purchasing, we ask our suppliers of important base materials and parts to fill in a<br />
questionnaire, which we use as a basis for calculating Green Procurement rates.<br />
We established a new system for environmental accounting, using aggregated accounting. We included<br />
environmental accounting statistics for fiscal 2000 using this system in this report.<br />
We revised our standards in this area to bring us into clearer conformity with “reduce, reuse, and<br />
recycle” practices. In fiscal 2000, we reduced paper packaging in domestic sales 315 tons compared<br />
with fiscal 1999 and reduced the use of plastic containers and packaging 139 tons compared with fiscal<br />
1999 (based on Container and Packaging Recycling Law definition).<br />
We are working to revise standards and reduce emissions of Volatile Organic Chemicals (VOCs) into the<br />
atmosphere. Progress has also been made in reducing specified CFC use and liquid waste processing at<br />
customer sites.<br />
We are working toward a goal of reducing atmospheric emissions of VOCs by fiscal 2002 50%<br />
compared with fiscal 1996 levels. Over the last three years, we have reduced VOC emissions into the<br />
atmosphere 750 tons. Taking account of increases due to expanded production, we have brought<br />
emissions down from 3,300 tons in fiscal 1997 to 3,100 tons in fiscal 2000.<br />
Zero Emission targets have been reached for all waste products generated by the Yoshida-Minami<br />
Factory and Asaka Research Laboratories in fiscal 2000.<br />
Zero Emissions of waste products from industrial base materials have also been achieved at the<br />
Fujinomiya Factory and Miyanodai Technology Development Center.<br />
Full operation of cogeneration facilities at the Yoshida-Minami Factory from January 2000 has<br />
contributed to both energy saving and CO2 emission reduction. In fiscal 2000, our four domestic plants<br />
subject to grade one energy management guidelines of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry<br />
achieved 4.4% savings in energy cost units, far in excess of the Ministry’s recommended 1%.<br />
We linked affiliated and overseas units to our proprietary MSDS database.<br />
In response to the enactment of the PRTR Law, the amendment of labor safety and hygiene legislation,<br />
and decrees on highly toxic chemicals, we redrafted all of the approximately 1,000 items in our MSDS to<br />
make them clearer and brought their content more closely in line with the law.<br />
<strong>The</strong> MSDS are listed on our home page at: http://www/fujifilm.co.jp/msds<br />
In the Fujifilm <strong>Environmental</strong> <strong>Report</strong> (1999 Fiscal Year Data Sheet) published in September 2000, we<br />
outlined our environmental protection achievements in fiscal 1999. More information on Fujifilm’s<br />
environmental activities can be found at:<br />
http://www.fujifilm.co.jp/kankyo/index.html<br />
We also publish site reports for the Ashigara and Fujinomiya factories.<br />
*Self-<br />
Rating<br />
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ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF <strong>FUJIFILM</strong>’S CORPORATE ACTIVITIES<br />
Discharge<br />
Resources Used<br />
Silver (thousand tons per year).............................................. 1.1<br />
Gelatin (thousand tons per year) ........................................... 4.3<br />
TAC (thousand tons per year)................................................ 11.9<br />
Aluminum (thousand tons per year)....................................... 47.5<br />
Paper container and packaging materials (tons per year) .... 8,406<br />
Plastic container and packaging materials (tons per year) ... 3,843<br />
Production Operations<br />
Waste materials for incinerators/landfill sites<br />
(thousand tons per year)...................................................... 4.6<br />
Recycling rate (%).................................................................. 92.8<br />
Energy source unit index ....................................................... 84.0<br />
(fiscal 1993=100 under energy-saving law)<br />
CO2 emissions (thousand tons per year) ............................... 639.1<br />
SOx emissions (tons per year)................................................ 467<br />
NOx emissions (tons per year) ............................................... 658<br />
Soot emissions (tons per year ).............................................. 28<br />
Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) emissions<br />
(tons per year)...................................................................... 213<br />
Industrial-use water (million tons per year) ............................ 49<br />
Distribution<br />
Reductions in CO2 emissions in fiscal 1999 (tons)................. 208<br />
(based on data supplied by <strong>FUJIFILM</strong> Logistics Co., Ltd.)<br />
Products<br />
Imaging systems<br />
Color printing paper, motion picture film, cameras, digital<br />
cameras, videotape, etc.<br />
Photofinishing systems<br />
Color printing paper, Pictro-printing paper, developing chemicals,<br />
machinery, developing prints, etc.<br />
Information systems<br />
Platemaking film, presensitized plates, printing machinery, X-ray<br />
film, medical imaging machinery, computer tape, electronic<br />
display materials, etc.<br />
Waste<br />
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CURRENT STATUS OF MEASURES AND FUTURE VISION<br />
A key principle of “Our Common Future,” published in 1987 by<br />
the United Nations’ World Commission on Environment and<br />
Development, is that “states shall conserve and use the<br />
environment and natural resources for the benefit of present and<br />
future generations.” This concept of sustainable development<br />
was evolved further in 1992, which saw the adoption of a global<br />
action plan for achieving sustainable development in the 21st<br />
century—Agenda 21—at the Earth Summit held in Rio de<br />
Janeiro. In recent years, environmental initiatives around the<br />
world have generally followed Agenda 21’s lead in emphasizing<br />
sustainable development.<br />
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Fujifilm will continue to conduct its business in the interests of<br />
global sustainable development, following its three-pronged<br />
policy of constantly giving due consideration to the natural<br />
environment, ensuring safety with regard to chemicals, and<br />
preventing the wasteful use of resources (source reduction).<br />
Another key concept of the 21st century will be eco-efficiency,<br />
which can be calculated using a formula in which environmental<br />
burden is expressed as a ratio of a product’s quality, function,<br />
and the services it renders—in other words, environmental<br />
burden as measured over the product’s full life cycle. If the<br />
environmental burden is a certain fraction of the cost of product<br />
development, manufacture, and marketing, cost-efficiency is<br />
achieved. Continually raising cost-efficiency and eco-efficiency<br />
can be said to be the foundation of Fujifilm’s environmental<br />
activities in the 21st century.<br />
Our goal is to reduce the environmental burden of Fujifilm<br />
products and production activities and bring our operations in<br />
line with reduce, reuse, and recycle practices to the greatest<br />
possible extent. By continually raising the eco-efficiency of<br />
products created as part of our basic Imaging & Information<br />
philosophy, we believe we are contributing to the cause of<br />
sustainable development in the global environment. Fujifilm will<br />
continue to seek ways of raising eco-efficiency in all of its<br />
production processes, from R&D to waste disposal.<br />
Below are examples of measures taken to date to raise eco-<br />
efficiency:<br />
1) Reduction of the volume of silver used in photosensitized<br />
materials for photography<br />
Over approximately 20 years, Fujifilm has reduced the amount of<br />
silver used in color negative film by more than half, and the<br />
amount of silver used in color print paper by around two-thirds.<br />
Naturally, we continued to enhance product performance even<br />
as we reduced silver levels. Photosensitized materials for<br />
photography are the product of a reaction of silver nitrate and<br />
halogen compounds in a gelatin aqueous solution. However,<br />
very small changes in the type of halogen compound, mix of the<br />
aqueous solution, type of gelatin, or temperature can have a<br />
major impact on the quality of the photo. Only by achieving a<br />
very careful mix of these variables is it possible to create high-<br />
performing photosensitized materials for photography with very<br />
small amounts of silver.<br />
2) Reduction of the amount of developer needed for color<br />
paper print films<br />
Over approximately 10 years, Fujifilm has reduced the volume of<br />
developer needed for color negative prints by more than half,<br />
and for color paper prints by four-fifths. This too is a result of a<br />
general review and improvement of the mix of constituents of<br />
photosensitized materials as well as of the capabilities of<br />
developing equipment. <strong>The</strong>se measures have enabled us to<br />
greatly reduce the amount of liquid waste from developing<br />
processes.<br />
3) Energy-saving design for Fujicolor QuickSnap<br />
Since the launch of the Fujicolor QuickSnap, single-use camera<br />
bodies have become slimmer and smaller, and other continual<br />
design improvements have been undertaken. Current models<br />
are approximately half the weight of the first Fujicolor QuickSnap.<br />
In addition to such resource reduction policies, Fujifilm aims<br />
to create products with still higher eco-efficiency through<br />
environment-friendly designs.
RESPONSIBLE CARE POLICIES, ORGANIZATION, AND MANAGEMENT<br />
What is Responsible Care?<br />
Responsible Care is an effort to ensure “environmental<br />
preservation, safety, and health” throughout the entire life cycle<br />
of a product by means of voluntary management efforts by<br />
business operators. In more concrete terms, Responsible Care is<br />
an effort to which each country of the world is devoting itself and<br />
whose main points are: a) the making of a pledge, in one’s<br />
operational policy, to ensure environmental preservation and<br />
safety throughout the total business process, from product<br />
development through production, distribution, and use to waste<br />
disposal; b) the implementation of countermeasures; and c) the<br />
planning of improvements. <strong>The</strong> comprehensive effort, referred to<br />
Responsible Care and ISO 14001<br />
Fujifilm’s basic philosophy in its environmental stance is realizing<br />
the goals of Responsible Care through the establishment of and<br />
adherence to management norms that conform with ISO 14001<br />
standards. Fujifilm has a policy of setting even tougher targets in<br />
Fujifilm’s Responsible Care Procedures<br />
◆ Implementation of Fujifilm<br />
Responsible Care Audits<br />
◆ Review of High-Priority<br />
Implementation Items by<br />
Fujifilm Responsible Care<br />
Committee<br />
◆Taking Corrective Measures<br />
Audits and Assessments<br />
Creation of <strong>Report</strong>s<br />
◆ Creation of Responsible Care<br />
Annual <strong>Report</strong>s by Each<br />
Organization<br />
◆ Creation of Implementation<br />
<strong>Report</strong>s by the Specified Issues<br />
Promotion Committees<br />
◆ Distribution of the <strong>Environmental</strong><br />
<strong>Report</strong><br />
◆ Public Disclosure of Performance<br />
by Each Organization and<br />
Dialogues with Communities<br />
◆ Public Disclosure of Information<br />
via the Internet<br />
as Responsible Care, that comprises these main points is based<br />
on a foundation of self-determination and self-responsibility on<br />
the part of business operators.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Japan Chemical Industry Association established the<br />
Japan Responsible Care Council in 1995. Fujifilm immediately<br />
took a Japan Responsible Care Council Responsible Care<br />
Implementation Oath and became a member. In order to ensure<br />
the preservation of the beauty of nature and her valuable<br />
resources, we established a Fujifilm Responsible Care Policy<br />
and are earnestly devoting ourselves to the efforts set forth in<br />
that policy.<br />
its voluntary environmental initiatives than those required by law.<br />
We pursue continuous improvement by repeating the PDCA cycle<br />
through the effective use of ISO 14001 standards as a<br />
management tool.<br />
Company President’s Oath<br />
Establishment of Policy<br />
ACT<br />
CHECK PLAN<br />
DO<br />
Implementation<br />
Public Announcement of<br />
Results & Dialogues with<br />
Communities<br />
◆ Fujifilm Responsible Care Committee<br />
◆ Specified Issues Promotion Committees<br />
◆ Environment and Safety Divisions at<br />
Business Locations (under the Jurisdiction<br />
of the Fujifilm Responsible Care<br />
Committee)<br />
Arrangement of Systems<br />
Establishment of Implementation Plans<br />
◆Establishment of Implementation Plans by<br />
Specified Issues Promotion Committees<br />
◆Establishment of Responsible Care<br />
Measures by Each Organization<br />
◆ Execution of Implementation Plans by<br />
Specified Issues Promotion Committees<br />
◆Promotion of Responsible Care<br />
Implementation Plans by Each Organization<br />
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<strong>The</strong> Fujifilm Responsible Care Policy for Fiscal <strong>2001</strong><br />
1. Fundamental Policy<br />
Through voluntary, continuous dedication to Responsible Care<br />
efforts, each and every employee will strive to realize a “sound<br />
Fujifilm committed to environmental protection and safety.”<br />
2. Action Guidelines<br />
(A) Consider environmental, economic, and social aspects and<br />
devote ourselves to measures for ensuring sustainability.<br />
(B) Comply with the law and all other agreed-upon requirements.<br />
(C) Strive to reduce environmental impact and ensure safety by<br />
taking into consideration every stage of the product life<br />
cycle, including selection and procurement of raw materials,<br />
manufacturing, distribution, product use, and product<br />
disposal.<br />
(D) Achieve Zero Emissions.<br />
(E) Conduct operations with no accidents and no disasters.<br />
(F) Actively provide information, maintain appropriate<br />
communication, and strengthen partnerships with concerned<br />
parties outside the Company.<br />
3. Priority Implementation Items<br />
(A) Organizing and Strengthening Management Systems<br />
Based on ISO 14001 Standards<br />
(a) Continuously improve our management of chemical<br />
substances.<br />
(b) Strengthen our “Green Purchasing” and “Green<br />
Procurement” systems for raw materials, machines,<br />
fixtures, supplies, etc.<br />
(c) Construct environmental accounting systems.<br />
(d) Establish a system for reducing environmental impact<br />
related to containers and packaging.<br />
(e) Establish a management system for environment-<br />
conscious designing.<br />
(f) Establish a management system for Responsible Care<br />
education.<br />
(B) Improvement of <strong>Environmental</strong> and Safety Performance<br />
(a) Mitigate risk by reducing usage of chemical substances of<br />
concern, reducing emissions, and developing alternative<br />
substances, etc.<br />
(b) Reduce the amount of volatile organic compounds emitted<br />
into the air. *1<br />
(c) Promote the reduction of waste disposal, reuse, and<br />
recycling and achieve Zero Emissions. *2<br />
(d) Promote energy conservation and measures for reducing<br />
carbon dioxide emissions. *3<br />
(e) Strengthen environmental monitoring at manufacturing sites.<br />
Quantitative Performance Goals for Fuji Photo Film, Ltd.<br />
*1 Reduce the amount of volatile organic compounds emitted into the air 50%<br />
by the fiscal year 2002 (compared with fiscal year 1996).<br />
*2 Reduce waste material incinerated or disposed of in landfills at each site to<br />
zero by fiscal year 2002.<br />
*3 Implement measures to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by at least 51,000<br />
C tons /year, by fiscal year 2010. (This reduction amount is equivalent to<br />
26% of the amount of carbon dioxide emitted in fiscal year 1998.)<br />
(C) Ensuring Appropriate Communication and Strengthening<br />
Partnerships with Concerned Parties outside the Company<br />
(a) Establish systems for appropriately providing necessary<br />
environmental and safety information to concerned parties<br />
outside the Company, such as utilizing MSDS for<br />
information disclosure.<br />
(b) Enrich contents of environmental reports, issue site<br />
reports, utilize Fujifilm’s Web site to adequately and<br />
actively communicate the Company’s Responsible Care<br />
efforts to the public.<br />
(c) Actively cooperate with governmental and industrial<br />
activities as well as participate in community activities.
◆ Fujifilm Responsible Care Organization and Management<br />
As a manufacturer handling chemical products, Fujifilm has been<br />
involved in environmental initiatives from an early stage. In 1970, it<br />
set up environmental and safety management divisions in its<br />
factories and in its headquarters in 1971. Currently, the Company<br />
has environment and safety officers deployed in every business<br />
and research facility who are responsible for key line organizations.<br />
Furthermore, in 1989 an environment and safety committee<br />
was established as a cross-organization executive-level body to<br />
<strong>The</strong> Fujifilm Responsible Care Promotion System<br />
Linear Organization (Organization by Vertical Order)<br />
Company<br />
President<br />
Director in Charge of<br />
the Environment<br />
General Manager of<br />
Each Marketing Division<br />
General Manager of<br />
Each Factory<br />
General Manager of Each<br />
Business Location<br />
General Manager of Each<br />
Research Laboratory<br />
Committee Organization (Organization by Horizontal Order)<br />
Fujifilm Responsible Care Committee<br />
Committee Chairman Director in Charge of the<br />
Environment (Senior<br />
Vice President)<br />
Members Concerned Executive<br />
Officers<br />
Secretariat General Manager of the<br />
<strong>Environmental</strong> Protection &<br />
Products Safety Division<br />
promote environmental and safety issues across the Group. In<br />
1995, this committee became the Fujifilm Responsible Care<br />
Committee when the Company joined the Japan Responsible<br />
Care Council, and set clear Responsible Care goals for the<br />
Company. Action teams have been set up under the Fujifilm<br />
Responsible Care Committee to further Responsible Care<br />
interests across the Company.<br />
<strong>Environmental</strong> Protection<br />
& Products Safety Division<br />
Division in Charge of<br />
Environment & Safety<br />
Material Safety<br />
Test Center<br />
Person(s) in Charge of<br />
<strong>Environmental</strong> Affairs<br />
Environment &<br />
Safety Department<br />
Person(s) in Charge of<br />
<strong>Environmental</strong> Affairs<br />
Person(s) in Charge of<br />
<strong>Environmental</strong> Affairs<br />
Specified Issues Promotion Committees<br />
• Green Purchasing Promotion Committee<br />
• Committee for the Promotion of the Green<br />
Procurement of Raw Materials<br />
• Zero Emissions Promotion Committee<br />
• Energy-Saving and Carbonic Gas Reduction<br />
Promotion Committee<br />
• Packaging Responsible Care Promotion Committee<br />
• Promotion Committee for Setting Basic Principles for<br />
<strong>Environmental</strong> Accounting<br />
• Promotion Committee for Establishing Methods for<br />
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) Standards<br />
• Fujifilm Responsible Care Educational Activities<br />
Committee<br />
• Promotion Committee for Establishing<br />
<strong>Environmental</strong> Accounting Systems<br />
Fujifilm Responsible Care Audit Committee<br />
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◆ Current Status of Acquisition of ISO 14001 Certification<br />
Fujifilm has long regarded acquisition of ISO 14001 certification<br />
as a priority in its Responsible Care program and has been active<br />
in this area from an early stage. <strong>The</strong> first facility was certified in<br />
August 1996. By January 1997, all four factories in Japan had<br />
been certified, and we are now working to acquire the<br />
certification of domestic and overseas subsidiaries and affiliates.<br />
In fiscal 2000, two more business locations acquired certification,<br />
bringing the total number of certified sites to 23. ISO 14001<br />
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Current Status of Acquisition of ISO 14001 Certification<br />
◆ Certified sites in Japan: 15<br />
■ Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.<br />
Fujinomiya Factory (August 1996)<br />
<strong>The</strong> manufacture of the paper base for photographic<br />
prints, information recording paper (pressure-sensitive<br />
and thermo-sensitive paper), X-ray film, etc.<br />
■ Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.<br />
Yoshida-Minami Factory (January 1997)<br />
<strong>The</strong> research, development, and manufacture of the<br />
platemaking materials (PS plates) used in offset printing<br />
■ Fujifilm Arch Co., Ltd.<br />
Shizuoka Factory (June 1998)<br />
<strong>The</strong> manufacture and marketing of photoresists for<br />
semiconductors, color filter materials for LCDs, and<br />
other such photosensitized materials for the electronics<br />
industry<br />
■ Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.<br />
Ashigara Factory (December 1996)<br />
<strong>The</strong> manufacture of photosensitized materials for<br />
photography, such as films and print paper, as well as<br />
industrial materials<br />
■ Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.<br />
Odawara Factory (October 1996)<br />
<strong>The</strong> manufacture of recording media, silver nitrate,<br />
photographic chemicals, and film for LCDs<br />
◆ Certified sites overseas: 8<br />
■ Fuji Magnetics G.m.b.H.<br />
(Germany) (October 1999)<br />
<strong>The</strong> manufacture and marketing of recording media products<br />
■ Fuji Photo Film B.V.<br />
(Holland) (November 1997)<br />
<strong>The</strong> manufacture of films and platemaking materials (PS plates)<br />
■ Okaya Fuji Koki Co., Ltd. (March 1998)<br />
<strong>The</strong> assembly of photographic and printing equipment<br />
and the processing of precision plate metals<br />
■ Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.<br />
Miyanodai Technology Development Center (March 1998)<br />
<strong>The</strong> R&D of equipment for medical imaging diagnosis,<br />
color photos, and printing systems<br />
■ Fuji Photo Equipment Co., Ltd. (March 1998)<br />
<strong>The</strong> development of imaging systems for the medical,<br />
printing, and imaging fields as well as the manufacture<br />
of functional packaging materials for photography<br />
■ Fuji Graphic Systems Canada, Inc.<br />
(Canada) (December, 1998)<br />
<strong>The</strong> marketing of PS plates used in printing<br />
<strong>The</strong> following business locations acquired ISO 14001 certification in fiscal <strong>2001</strong><br />
certification has also been acquired by Panac Industries, Inc., a<br />
partner company that recovers and recycles film base materials<br />
and silver, and by Nankai Co., Ltd., to which we consign recovery<br />
and processing of used Fujicolor QuickSnap single-use cameras.<br />
We are preparing to obtain certification for our marketing and<br />
logistics companies, and in 2003, we plan to obtain ISO 14001<br />
certification through a single environmental management system<br />
(EMS) for the whole Group.<br />
■ Fujifilm Imaging Systems (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.<br />
(China) (October 2000)<br />
■ Fuji Photo Film da Amazonia, Ltda.<br />
(Brazil) (November 1998)<br />
<strong>The</strong> manufacture of photosensitized materials for photography<br />
(as of June 30, <strong>2001</strong>)<br />
■ Fuji Hunt Photographic Chemicals Pte. Ltd. (Singapore) (April <strong>2001</strong>)<br />
<strong>The</strong> manufacture and marketing of chemicals for photosensitized materials used in<br />
photography, etc.<br />
■ Fuji Photo Film Canada, Inc. (Canada) (June <strong>2001</strong>)<br />
<strong>The</strong> marketing of photosensitized materials for photography, etc.<br />
■ Fuji Magne-Disk Co., Ltd. (Chofu City, Tokyo) (June <strong>2001</strong>)<br />
<strong>The</strong> manufacture of floppy disks and CD-ROMs as well as computer-media user<br />
services<br />
Sites that acquired<br />
certification in fiscal 2000<br />
<strong>The</strong> dates in parentheses show<br />
when certification was acquired.<br />
■ Sano Fuji Koki Co., Ltd. (March 1998)<br />
<strong>The</strong> machine processing and assembly of precision<br />
equipment as well as the design and special processing<br />
of metal molds for various optical parts<br />
■ Fujifilm Photonix Co., Ltd. (April 1999)<br />
<strong>The</strong> manufacture of such electronic imaging equipment<br />
as digital still cameras<br />
■ Fujifilm Microdevices Co., Ltd. (March 2000)<br />
<strong>The</strong> manufacture of such large-scale integration (LSI)<br />
products as charge-coupled devices (CCDs) for digital<br />
cameras and image signal processing ICs for the<br />
construction of digital imaging and multimedia systems<br />
■ Mito Fuji Koki Co., Ltd. (January 1998)<br />
<strong>The</strong> assembly of medium-sized cameras and the<br />
processing and assembly of lenses<br />
■ Fuji Photo Optical Co., Ltd. (January 1998)<br />
<strong>The</strong> production of cameras and photographic and<br />
printing equipment as well as the production and<br />
marketing of such optical equipment as lenses<br />
and medical equipment<br />
■ Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.<br />
Asaka Research Laboratories (March 1999)<br />
<strong>The</strong> research, development, and manufacture of clinical<br />
examination systems utilizing the medical diagnostic<br />
film format<br />
■ Fuji Technics Co., Ltd. (April 2000)<br />
Processing of industrial-use light-sensitive materials,<br />
such as information processing pressure-sensitive and<br />
thermo-sensitive paper, printing-use markup film, and<br />
industrial-use X-ray film<br />
■ Fuji Hunt Photographic Chemicals, Inc.<br />
(USA) (September 1997)<br />
<strong>The</strong> production and marketing of photoprocessing chemicals<br />
■ Fuji Photo Film, Inc.<br />
(USA) (April 1999)<br />
<strong>The</strong> manufacture of films, PS plates used in offset printing, and<br />
videotape<br />
■ Fuji Photo Film do Brasil, Ltda.<br />
(Brazil) (December 1998)<br />
<strong>The</strong> manufacture of photosensitized materials for photography<br />
<strong>The</strong> increase in the number of business sites reflects a broadening of the<br />
scope of certification compared with the Fujifilm <strong>Environmental</strong> <strong>Report</strong> 2000.
ASSESSMENT OF THE SAFETY OF CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES<br />
Safety Testing at the Fujifilm Material Safety Test Center<br />
At our Material Safety Test Center, which was established in<br />
1975, diverse safety tests are carried out for all of the chemical<br />
substances in use at Fujifilm. When new chemical substances<br />
are produced, we report the appropriate safety test data, and<br />
the substances are examined and registered by the Ministry of<br />
Economy, Trade and Industry and the Ministry of Health, Labor<br />
and Welfare in accordance with the “Law Concerning the<br />
Examination and Regulation of Manufacture, etc., of Chemical<br />
substances” and by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare in<br />
accordance with the “Labor Safety and Health Law.” At our<br />
overseas business locations as well, chemical substances<br />
undergo similar statutory examinations. Our Material Safety Test<br />
Center has been certified as meeting the Good Laboratory<br />
Practice (GLP) standards of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and<br />
Industry and the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare.<br />
Safety Tests<br />
◆ Ames Test ◆ Skin Irritation Test<br />
◆ Chromosomal ◆ Skin Sensitization Test<br />
Aberration Test ◆ Biodegradation Test<br />
◆ Micronucleus Test ◆ Bioaccumulation Test<br />
◆ Acute Toxicity Test<br />
◆ Subacute Toxicity Test<br />
◆ Explosion Danger Test<br />
Risk Management Based on Our Database<br />
Safety Testing<br />
Review<br />
Examination of Hazards and<br />
Legal Aspects<br />
Risk Management<br />
Classification<br />
Risk Assessment<br />
Risk Management<br />
Fujifilm has developed a proprietary database containing<br />
information on Japanese and overseas legal provisions for more<br />
than 70,000 commonly found chemical substances. In fiscal<br />
2000, we completed our database for the safety classification of<br />
chemical substances used by Fujifilm and linked overseas<br />
subsidiaries with it. Based on this database and other resources,<br />
we carried out a four-level safety standard ranking (C1-C4) of the<br />
roughly 3,600 chemical substances in use at Fujifilm, in<br />
accordance with the “Basic Provisions for the <strong>Environmental</strong> and<br />
Safety Management of Chemical Substances” established by<br />
Fujifilm. In fiscal 2000, we revised this principle so that it not only<br />
covers the hazards and legal aspects of chemical substances<br />
but also lays down management practices for chemical<br />
substances of rising social concern, such as environmental<br />
hormones. In the case of chemicals vital to our operations, we<br />
carry out priority risk evaluations and make continual changes<br />
Biodegradation test<br />
Chromosomal aberration test<br />
Chemical and <strong>Environmental</strong> Safety<br />
Information Database<br />
Access<br />
Contents of the Chemical and <strong>Environmental</strong> Safety<br />
Information Database<br />
(1) Laws in Japan, the United States, and Europe, including<br />
ordinances in each state of the United States as well as Europe<br />
(2) Toxicity, ignitability, and other hazards<br />
(3) Physiochemical properties<br />
Database<br />
We have established<br />
a four-level safety<br />
standard ranking for<br />
chemical substances.<br />
and improvements to their management in line with ISO 14001<br />
standards. In fiscal <strong>2001</strong>, we broadened the scope of<br />
application of the “Basic Provisions for the <strong>Environmental</strong> and<br />
Safety Management of Chemical Substances” and began<br />
introducing a single unified standard for chemical substances for<br />
Fujifilm Group bases in Japan and abroad as they develop their<br />
business globally.<br />
Fujifilm Chemical Substance Risk Classification<br />
C1 C2 C3 C4<br />
Specialmanaged<br />
Prohibited Use prohibited — — —<br />
Restricted Subject to risk-avoidance directives<br />
and/or special restrictions<br />
— —<br />
Risk-managed Risk management according<br />
to established procedure<br />
—<br />
General-managed Managed according to<br />
internal-use MSDS<br />
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GREEN PURCHASING AND GREEN PROCUREMENT<br />
In February 2000, the Fujifilm Group announced the launch of<br />
Green Purchasing and Green Procurement activities. In<br />
purchasing raw materials and items for everyday operation,<br />
making the right choice of supplier and product type are<br />
important factors in environmental preservation. Among the<br />
economic activities of any company, purchasing and<br />
procurement also have environmental aspects that have to be<br />
taken into account. In light of this, we are vigorously pursuing<br />
Green Purchasing and Green Procurement.<br />
At Fujifilm, a Green Purchasing Promotion Committee and a<br />
Committee for the Promotion of the Green Procurement of Raw<br />
Materials have been set up under the Fujifilm Responsible Care<br />
Committee as Specified Issues Promotion Committees. In fiscal<br />
2000, the Committee for the Promotion of the Green Procurement<br />
of Raw Materials researched ordered materials and parts<br />
through a questionnaire sent to suppliers. <strong>The</strong> questionnaire was<br />
sent to suppliers who, altogether, accounted for 70% of the total<br />
value of all materials and parts purchased (including chemical<br />
feedstock) and 80% of packaging materials purchased.<br />
Suppliers were assessed according to 14 measurements,<br />
including the observance of environmental safety legislation and<br />
avoidance of use of specially classified chemical substances in<br />
their raw materials. <strong>The</strong> Green Procurement Rate reflects the<br />
proportion of suppliers who met these requirements; at the end<br />
of fiscal 2000 it stood at 66%. <strong>The</strong> Committee for the Promotion<br />
of the Green Procurement of Raw Materials is aiming for 100%<br />
Green Procurement in parts and materials, including chemical<br />
feedstock, and packaging materials by the end of fiscal 2003.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Green Purchasing Promotion Committee applies its Green<br />
Purchasing Rate to Fujifilm’s seven Japanese production and<br />
research locations (Fujifilm Tokyo head office, four factories, and<br />
two R&D laboratories). <strong>The</strong> rate, which is calculated by processing<br />
database information, was 52% at the end of fiscal 2000. <strong>The</strong><br />
Committee aims to achieve a Green Purchasing rate of 100% by the<br />
end of fiscal 2003. It is also encouraging the purchase of certain<br />
substances not included in the calculation of the Green Purchasing<br />
rate. Fujifilm plans to expand the Green Purchasing monitoring<br />
program to marketing businesses and affiliates in Japan.<br />
What are Green Purchasing and<br />
Green Procurement?<br />
Market<br />
Continuous improvement<br />
Company with good environmental protection record<br />
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• Products with low<br />
environmental burden<br />
• Eco-design<br />
Preferential purchase<br />
Assessment of corporate environment<br />
Green Procurement Rate<br />
<strong>The</strong> proportion of Fujifilm suppliers meeting Green Procurement<br />
standards set by the Committee for the Promotion of the Green<br />
Procurement of Raw Materials is assessed based on the results<br />
of a questionnaire. <strong>The</strong> questionnaire is sent out by Fujifilm, Fuji<br />
Photo Equipment Co., Ltd., and Fuji Photo Optical Co., Ltd.<br />
Green Purchasing Rate<br />
This rate is the proportion of funds spent on environmentally<br />
sound products compared with total purchasing expenditures.<br />
Products covered by the Green Purchasing Ratio include office<br />
equipment, printing paper, copiers, printers, fax machines, PCs,<br />
stationery, office-use materials, and everyday products.<br />
Quality/price/<br />
function/safety<br />
+<br />
Environment<br />
<strong>Environmental</strong>ly aware consumers<br />
<strong>The</strong> Fujifilm Group’s Green Purchasing and<br />
Procurement handbook<br />
Green<br />
Purchasing<br />
Green<br />
Procurement<br />
Putting priority on environmentfriendliness<br />
when buying<br />
products or services<br />
Procurement of materials<br />
and parts that have little<br />
environmental impact from<br />
suppliers who take care to<br />
respect the environment
ENVIRONMENT-FRIENDLY CONTAINERS AND PACKAGING<br />
1. <strong>The</strong> Container and Packaging Recycling Law<br />
On April 1, 2000, Japan’s Container and Packaging Recycling<br />
Law came into full effect. This law is designed to reduce the<br />
volume of container and packaging materials, which account for<br />
some 60% by volume of all household garbage, and encourage<br />
the recycling of garbage into reusable materials.<br />
Fujifilm products use large amounts of paper and plastic<br />
packaging of the type designated for compulsory recycling by<br />
the law. <strong>The</strong>refore, we have decided to assume the expenses of<br />
calculating what volume of packaging needs to be recycled<br />
under the law and of entrusting the recycling work to Japan<br />
Container and Packaging Recycling Association.<br />
2. Progress in Reducing Container and Packaging Garbage<br />
<strong>The</strong> basic policy of reducing packaging waste consists of the<br />
3Rs, reduce, reuse, and recycle. Fujifilm applies these principles<br />
as effectively as possible according to the nature of the product;<br />
however, it places priority on reduction, to keep the environmental<br />
burden to a minimum.<br />
◆ Example of reduction<br />
Fujifilm has stopped using plastic cases for APS films and has<br />
substituted them with aluminum steam-adhesive packaging to<br />
reduce the environmental burden. <strong>The</strong> changeover was<br />
completed in May <strong>2001</strong>.<br />
◆ Example of reuse<br />
We reuse cartridges (developing and fixing solution containers)<br />
for the CEPROS automatic developing system for medical-use<br />
film, after recovering them from hospitals all over the country and<br />
cleaning and inspecting them.<br />
◆ Example of recycling<br />
Plastic film cases are recovered from large laboratories,<br />
shredded, and reused as base materials for other Fujifilm<br />
products.<br />
In fiscal 2000, we reduced the volume of paper containers and<br />
packaging generated by domestic marketing activities by 315<br />
tons and the volume of plastic containers and packaging by 139<br />
tons (in both cases, compared with fiscal 1999, and based on the<br />
definitions of the Container and Packaging Recycling Law).<br />
3. Further Reducing Packaging<br />
• Standards for the assessment of the environmental impact of<br />
packaging<br />
In 1995, Fujifilm established standards for assessing the<br />
environmental burden of its packaging in semi-quantifiable<br />
terms. In <strong>2001</strong>, this standard was revised, making possible<br />
clearer comparisons of old and new products and furthering the<br />
cause of reducing the environmental burden.<br />
• Container and packaging database<br />
Before, container and packaging databases were operated<br />
separately by each department, but now a single system serving<br />
the whole Company is under development. This will make it<br />
possible to integrate packaging material purchase management<br />
systems and LCA inventory data, helping us create more<br />
environment-friendly designs for containers and packaging. <strong>The</strong><br />
system is scheduled to come on stream in 2002.<br />
Volumes of containers and packaging used in Japan<br />
(Tons)<br />
10,000<br />
8,000<br />
6,000<br />
4,000<br />
2,000<br />
0<br />
8,701<br />
4,283<br />
8,721<br />
1998 1999<br />
3,982<br />
Paper containers and packaging<br />
Plastic containers and packaging<br />
8,406<br />
3,843<br />
2000<br />
(Fiscal year)<br />
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ENVIRONMENT-FRIENDLY DESIGN AND LCA<br />
1. What is Environment-Friendly Design?<br />
Since its foundation, Fujifilm has always stressed environment-<br />
friendliness and safety in its own operations and with respect to<br />
the product user. We have also made every effort to save<br />
resources by following the 3R principle, as typified by our<br />
Fujicolor QuickSnap single-use camera. In fiscal <strong>2001</strong>, based on<br />
our experiences, we made our basic environment-friendly design<br />
principles and LCA practices still more thoroughgoing with<br />
regard to environment-friendliness, as detailed below.<br />
1) We are prioritizing and enhancing environmental quality to<br />
create even higher-quality products.<br />
2) We are working to introduce environment-friendly design<br />
based on the 3Rs, risk assessment, and LCA at all stages of a<br />
product’s life cycle, from the purchase of raw materials through<br />
manufacture, distribution, use, discarding, and final disposal. We<br />
are assessing the degree to which environment-friendly design<br />
standards are met at every stage of product development.<br />
3) We are establishing a unified LCA procedure for the whole<br />
Company, for use in evaluation purposes at every stage of<br />
product development, and whenever changes are made to<br />
production methods.<br />
2. Environment-Friendly Design over Full Life Cycle of a Product<br />
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Purchase Manufacture Packaging Distribution Use<br />
3. LCA Program (software currently under development)<br />
Reuse/Recycle Transportation<br />
Discarding Final Disposal
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND AWARENESS-RAISING ACTIVITIES<br />
Fujifilm Responsible Care Educational Activities<br />
<strong>The</strong> Fujifilm Organizing Committee for Responsible Care Education<br />
Programs, a standing committee under the Fujifilm Responsible Care<br />
Committee, plans and promotes environmental educational activities<br />
throughout the Company. It carefully monitors societal attitudes<br />
toward the environment and, each fiscal year, drafts educational<br />
programs for the whole Company. <strong>The</strong>se programs consist of an<br />
introductory course for new employees, a course for management<br />
staff, a course for EHS technical staff, and a course for regular<br />
employees. Topics covered in the introductory course are the history<br />
of Fujifilm’s Responsible Care activities and its stance toward current<br />
and future environmental issues. In the managers’ course, topics<br />
covered include overall trends inside and outside the Company<br />
relating to Responsible Care matters as well as the enactment and<br />
amendment of legislation. <strong>The</strong> course of EHS technical staff deals<br />
with Fujifilm’s rules for managing chemical substances and database<br />
operation as well as associated legal issues. In this way, Fujifilm is<br />
working to raise environmental awareness throughout the Company.<br />
<strong>The</strong>se courses are conducted every fiscal year. <strong>The</strong> results are<br />
reported to the Committee and are reflected in the programs for the<br />
following fiscal year after due deliberation.<br />
Fujifilm Responsible Care Policy Notices<br />
To ensure all employees are aware of Fujifilm Responsible Care<br />
Committee’s policies, posters displaying Responsible Care<br />
information are compiled and hung up in every office. In fiscal<br />
<strong>2001</strong>, these posters were also displayed at subsidiaries, in line<br />
with the expansion of the scope of the Fujifilm Responsible Care<br />
Committee’s policies.<br />
<strong>Environmental</strong> Educational Activities in Factories<br />
Fujifilm has developed its own educational program for raising<br />
the awareness of environmental safety in factories, where<br />
workers are confronted with many more environmental issues<br />
than elsewhere in the Company. <strong>The</strong> Ashigara Factory compiles<br />
an environmental handbook, organizes environmental protection<br />
weeks to enhance education, and publishes a quarterly<br />
newsletter, “EA Ashigara.” <strong>The</strong> Fujinomiya Factory regularly<br />
publishes an environment manual and a newsletter, “Green<br />
Fujinomiya,” and bases its environmental education activities on<br />
these publications. It also organizes an environmental protection<br />
month (June), in which priorities are established and the<br />
environmental awareness of all employees is raised through<br />
various activities.<br />
Fujifilm Responsible Care policy notices<br />
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ENVIRONMENTAL ACCOUNTING FOR FISCAL 2000<br />
Considering the balance between environmental protection and<br />
economic feasibility is extremely important for ensuring the<br />
sustainable development of society and companies. In the past,<br />
however, environmental protection was not considered within the<br />
framework of corporate accounting, as companies did not<br />
quantify the relationship between it and economic feasibility.<br />
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<strong>Environmental</strong> accounting is a new type of calculation system<br />
that transcends the limits of traditional corporate accounting,<br />
under which companies were evaluated only from an economic<br />
perspective. At present, environmental accounting aggregation<br />
methods are still in the trial phase and remain incomplete. Fujifilm<br />
commenced aggregations for environmental auditing in fiscal<br />
1998 and organized the Committee for Establishing <strong>Environmental</strong><br />
Auditing to accurately assess the actual state of that auditing. We<br />
are now progressing with Companywide activities in this area.<br />
1. <strong>Environmental</strong> accounting principles<br />
■ Purpose of environmental accounting<br />
1) <strong>Environmental</strong> accounting provides environmental information<br />
that is expressed in terms of quantitative values that assist<br />
decision making by managers.<br />
2) <strong>Environmental</strong> accounting is used to provide accurate<br />
information to related internal and external parties<br />
(stakeholders).<br />
■ Basic policies of environmental accounting<br />
We refer to the Ministry of the Environment’s Toward the<br />
Establishment of an <strong>Environmental</strong> Accounting System, Annual<br />
<strong>Report</strong> 2000.<br />
■ Scope of application of aggregation<br />
Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.<br />
■ Period covered by aggregation<br />
Fiscal 2000: April 1, 2000 to March 31, <strong>2001</strong><br />
■ Aggregation method<br />
1) Calculations for depreciation are made using the straight-line<br />
method over a three-year period.<br />
2) <strong>The</strong> effects are recorded for the depreciation period, with<br />
aggregation being made over the three-year period beginning<br />
with the introduction of facilities.<br />
3) <strong>Environmental</strong> costs contained in comprehensive costs* are<br />
aggregated by a proportional calculation as determined by the<br />
purpose of expenditures.<br />
*Comprehensive costs incorporate capital investments and necessary<br />
expenses that are made for purposes other than environmental protection.<br />
While adopting the fundamental principles embodied in<br />
guidelines issued by the Ministry of the Environment, Fujifilm’s<br />
environmental accounting for fiscal 2000, as shown below, has<br />
been broken down into even more detailed categories and<br />
incorporates the unique features of its own approach to<br />
environmental protection. This includes 1) emphasizing<br />
prevention measures rather than countermeasures for sewage<br />
and 2) placing higher priority on reduction than on reuse and<br />
recycling. As one trial measure implemented in fiscal 2000, to<br />
promote an easy understanding of the effects of our<br />
environmental protection measures, we converted into monetary<br />
values the volume of reductions in environmental burden and<br />
displayed these values.<br />
2. Considerations<br />
A notable feature of the aggregated results is that 94% of<br />
environmental expenses—excluding those made for adhering to<br />
laws and regulations—were for preventive measures. This<br />
highlights the Company’s strong emphasis on preventive<br />
measures.<br />
<strong>The</strong> ideal form of environmental accounting currently<br />
envisioned by the Company is to evaluate all effects for all<br />
environmental protection costs on a monetary basis. This will<br />
allow us to ascertain and evaluate the balance between the<br />
costs and effects of environmental protection outlays. At present,<br />
however, the number of environment burden categories that can<br />
be objectively evaluated on a monetary basis is limited. From<br />
fiscal 2000, we began converting—on a trial basis—the<br />
environmental burden into a monetary value to the greatest<br />
extent that conversion values could be obtained.<br />
Fujifilm will continue working to raise the accuracy of such<br />
information to promote an easier understanding of its<br />
environmental activities. Concurrently, we aim to provide reference<br />
materials that will assist managers with their decision making.<br />
As shown on the following page, Fujifilm’s expenses for<br />
environmental protection in fiscal 2000 amounted to ¥30.3 billion,<br />
and the economic effects of these expenditures totaled ¥29.9 bil-<br />
lion. <strong>The</strong> environmental burden reduction effects that could be<br />
converted into monetary values amounted to ¥14.0 billion.
◆ Fiscal 2000 <strong>Environmental</strong> Accounting Tabulation Aggregation Chart<br />
Value unit: ¥100 million<br />
Total Environment Protection Costs Economic Effects Environment Protection Effects<br />
Volume of<br />
reduction in Converted<br />
Amount environmental monetary<br />
Category<br />
A. Area costs within<br />
businesses<br />
1) Pollution prevention<br />
Principal approach invested Cost Principal effects Amount Principal effects burden value<br />
a) Adherence to laws Maintenance and operation of facilities 3.8 18.2 Reductions of fines for 0.1 SOx reductions 125.1 tons 0.4<br />
for treating wastewater and exhaust gas (6.0%) pollution<br />
b) Pollution prevention Reduce VOC emissions 36.9 33.0 Reduce the volume 2.4 Reduction of VOC emis- 750.2 tons 3.9<br />
Reduce volume of wastewater (10.9%) of wastewater treated *1 sions into the environment<br />
2) Protection of the Progress with energy conservation 21.1 11.1 Conservation of energy *2 8.8 Reduction in the volume 51.4 tons 4.1<br />
earth’s environment Reduce the number of devices that (3.7%) of CO2 emissions into 5.1 tons @<br />
3) Resource recycling<br />
use CFCs the environment<br />
Reduction of the volume<br />
of CFCs used<br />
a) Reduce Use energy-saving designs for reducing 29.1 32.0 Reduce raw materials used 180.5 — — —<br />
energy losses during manufacturing (10.6%) per unit and conserve<br />
and for raising production efficiency resources<br />
b) Reuse/Recycle Reuse and recycle Fujicolor QuickSnap 6.0 42.4 Reduction of volume of waste 101.1 — — —<br />
single-use cameras, silver, containers, (14.0%) materials treated through 5.9<br />
and base materials reuse and recycling<br />
B. Water and sewage costs Costs for recovery from market 0.4 4.7 — — Reduction in the volume @<br />
(1.6%) of crude oil extracted<br />
Reduction in the volume<br />
of silver extracted<br />
151.6 tons @<br />
Reduction in the volume 127.2 thousand 127.2<br />
of waste for treatment at<br />
landfill sites through<br />
reuse and recycling<br />
tons<br />
Reduction in the volume of 208.4 thousand 0.8<br />
water used by customers tons<br />
Reduction in the volume of 5.8 thousand<br />
waste liquids by customers tons<br />
C. Costs of management <strong>Environmental</strong> protection activities 0.4 20.8 — — — — —<br />
activities at production sites<br />
Costs for obtaining ISO 14001<br />
certification<br />
Costs for publicizing information<br />
(6.9%)<br />
D. Research and Development of environment- 18.9 140.2 — — — — —<br />
development costs friendly products<br />
R&D of environment-friendly facilities<br />
that reduce energy losses<br />
Testing of material safety<br />
(46.2%)<br />
E. Social-related activities Beautification and 0.1 0.2 — — — — —<br />
greenification activities (0.1%)<br />
F. <strong>Environmental</strong> damage Fines for environmental pollution — 0.6 — — — — —<br />
costs (0.2%)<br />
Total 116.7 303.2<br />
(100%)<br />
298.8 139.7<br />
*4<br />
3.3 *5<br />
113.1 thousand kl *3<br />
Categories with @ do not list monetary values because there are no indicators enabling a conversion into monetary amounts.<br />
*1 Volume reduced: 1,218,000 tons<br />
*2 Portion of reduction of heavy crude: 26.7 thousand kl<br />
*3 Portion of reduction of heavy crude: 89.1 thousand kl<br />
Portion of reduction of plastic waste materials: 24.0 thousand tons<br />
*4 Alumina waste materials: 47.5 thousand tons<br />
Plastic waste materials: 11.9 thousand tons<br />
Other waste materials: 61.9 thousand tons<br />
Volume of reductions of waste material disposed of through incineration and landfill sites: 5.9 thousand tons<br />
*5 Development liquids: 2.8 thousand tons<br />
Sticking agents: 3.0 thousand tons<br />
<strong>The</strong> bases for converting reductions in the environmental burden into monetary values are as follows:<br />
1. SOx reductions: ¥345 thousand/ton (Industrial <strong>Environmental</strong> Management Association Co., Ltd., from Fiscal 1999 <strong>Report</strong> on Survey Research (<strong>Environmental</strong> Auditing), including on Development of<br />
<strong>Environmental</strong> Business.)<br />
2. VOC reductions: ¥525 thousand/ton (Industrial <strong>Environmental</strong> Management Association Co., Ltd., from Fiscal 1999 <strong>Report</strong> on Survey Research (<strong>Environmental</strong> Auditing), including on Development of<br />
<strong>Environmental</strong> Business.)<br />
3. CO2 reductions: ¥8,000/ton (Average cost for joint implementation (AIJ) Project based on the United Nations Framework Treaty for Climate Changes)<br />
4. Landfill treatment costs for industrial waste: ¥100/kg<br />
5. Water purifying treatment costs: ¥400/ton (Calculated based on drinking water costs and sewage costs for local government authorities)<br />
6. Unit costs for the treatment of development agents: ¥65 thousand/ton<br />
Unit costs for the treatment of fixing agents: ¥50,000/ton<br />
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REDUCING ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT<br />
◆ Reduction of VOC Emissions and Results of PRTR Survey<br />
In July 1999, <strong>The</strong> Chemical Substance Emission Management<br />
Promotion Law (PRTR Law) was formulated in Japan. Under this<br />
law, the total volume of emissions and movements of chemical<br />
substances known to adversely influence human health and the<br />
ecosystem that are released into the environment is calculated,<br />
and reporting these amounts to the government is mandatory.<br />
Over a one-year period beginning in April <strong>2001</strong>, businesses<br />
covered by the PRTR Law will ascertain the volumes and<br />
movements of chemicals released into the environment and,<br />
from April 2002, report these volumes to the national government<br />
via local governments. In each subsequent year, businesses will<br />
continue to ascertain these volumes and submit reports on these<br />
substances released into the environment.<br />
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Since 1995, Fujifilm has participated in the PRTR self-<br />
management activities of the Japan Chemical Industry<br />
Association and has submitted the results of its PRTR surveys<br />
annually. In addition, in line with the PRTR Law, Fujifilm has<br />
made approximately 1,000 MSDS revisions and publicizes<br />
related information via the Internet.<br />
Among the chemical substances for which reports must be<br />
submitted under the PRTR Law are numerous VOCs. As a vital<br />
implementation category under the Fujifilm Responsible Care<br />
policy, Fujifilm is working to reduce VOC emissions and has<br />
established a target of “achieving a 50% reduction in VOC<br />
emissions into the environment by fiscal 2002 compared with<br />
fiscal 1996 levels.” Fujifilm is also voluntarily reducing VOCs not<br />
among the chemical substances for which reports must be<br />
submitted under the PRTR Law. Over the last three years, we<br />
have reduced VOC emissions into the atmosphere by 750 tons.<br />
Taking account of increases due to expanded production, we<br />
have brought emissions down from 3,300 tons in fiscal 1997 to<br />
3,100 tons in fiscal 2000. Looking ahead, we remain committed to<br />
achieving further reductions in VOC emissions through measures<br />
that include modifying manufacturing facilities, raising VOC<br />
recovery rates, and changing the solvents used for synthesis.<br />
Data on Substances Covered by PRTR Law and Substances Covered by Self-Management Data (from 6 Fujifilm business locations)<br />
Volume of VOC emissions into the environment<br />
(thousands<br />
of tons)<br />
100.0<br />
5<br />
4<br />
3<br />
2<br />
1<br />
0<br />
4.4<br />
4.3<br />
3.3<br />
75.9<br />
3.1<br />
73.2<br />
3.0<br />
70.9<br />
3.1<br />
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000<br />
Volume of emissions into the environment<br />
Index (right scale)<br />
72.1<br />
Ashigara Factory<br />
50.0<br />
Target value<br />
2.1<br />
2002<br />
(Fiscal year)<br />
(Index)<br />
100<br />
80<br />
60<br />
40<br />
20<br />
0
Substances subject to compulsory registration under the PRTR Law<br />
Substances covered by voluntary management<br />
Data on Substances Covered by PRTR and Substances Covered by Voluntary Management (fiscal 2000, from 6 Fujifilm business locations)<br />
(Unit: tons)<br />
Government Substance Amount Amount emitted Amount Amount removed Amount trans- Amount Amount<br />
ordinance no. handled consumed* by treatment ferred (Waste recycled taken to<br />
materials taken landfill<br />
Into the away from<br />
atmosphere Into water Into soil the plant)<br />
12 Acetonitrile 155.7 7.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.3 2.9 144.3 0.0<br />
24 n-Alkylbenzenesulfonic acid and its salt 25.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 25.6 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0<br />
25 Antimony and its compound 10.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 10.3 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0<br />
29 4,4-Isopropylidenediphenol 48.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 47.7 1.0 1.4 0.0 0.0<br />
43 Ethylene glycol 14,843.9 0.7 0.1 0.0 14,671.6 2.2 4.5 164.8 0.0<br />
46 Ethylene glycol 1.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0<br />
47 Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid 11.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 11.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0<br />
63 Xylene 2.4 2.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0<br />
64 Silver and its compound (water-soluble) 2,240.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 2,038.6 0.0 0.0 201.5 0.0<br />
65 Glyoxal 1.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.7 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0<br />
66 Glutaraldehyde 3.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0<br />
95 Chloroform 6.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.5 0.0 0.0<br />
102 Vinyl acetate 1.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.8 0.0 0.0 0.0<br />
134 1,3-Dichloro-2-propanol 26.8 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 26.3 0.0 0.0 0.0<br />
145 Dichloromethane 412.0 357.4 0.0 0.0 43.9 0.0 7.6 3.0 0.0<br />
172 N,N-Dimethylformamide 49.0 2.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 45.0 1.4 0.0 0.0<br />
177 Styrene 7.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0<br />
205 Terephthalic acid 37,118.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 36,958.0 54.9 0.0 105.6 0.0<br />
227 Toluene 889.3 34.3 0.0 0.0 0.4 193.3 25.0 636.3 0.0<br />
243 Barium and its water-soluble compound 12.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 8.9 2.9 0.0 0.0 0.4<br />
254 Hydroquinone 175.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 170.2 5.0 0.2 0.0 0.0<br />
259 Pyridine 5.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.1 0.0<br />
266 Phenol 1.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0<br />
270 Di-n-butyl phthalate 70.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 67.4 2.9 0.1 0.0 0.0<br />
304 Boron and its compound 2.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0<br />
309 Poly(oxyethylene) nonylphenol ether 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.6 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0<br />
310 Formaldehyde 1.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.4 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0<br />
313 Maleic anhydride 2.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.4 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.0<br />
314 Methacrylic acid 11.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.6 6.2 0.0 0.0 0.0<br />
320 Methyl methacrylate 5.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0<br />
353 Tris(dimethylphenyl) phosphate 2.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0<br />
Butyl acrylate 9.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 9.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0<br />
Acetone 1,007.7 128.7 0.0 0.0 48.3 386.6 275.1 169.1 0.0<br />
Butyl acetate 323.4 6.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 221.0 2.3 94.1 0.0<br />
Ethyl acetate 1,818.9 405.1 0.0 0.0 39.4 635.3 62.1 677.0 0.0<br />
Cyclohexane 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.7 0.3 0.0 0.0<br />
Tetrahydrofuran 39.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.7 0.0<br />
Triethylamine 21.3 1.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 19.9 0.0 0.0 0.0<br />
n-Hexane 268.1 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.3 14.5 251.3 0.0<br />
Butyl alcohol 186.2 37.6 0.0 0.0 142.7 5.9 0.0 0.0 0.0<br />
Propyl alcohol 352.1 150.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 64.6 15.9 120.8 0.0<br />
Methyl alcohol 4,377.0 1756.1 0.0 0.0 0.6 1,440.7 155.0 1,024.6 0.0<br />
Methyl butyl ketone 4.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.4 0.0 0.0 0.0<br />
Methyl ethel ketone 6,112.6 206.4 0.0 0.0 0.1 2,996.4 105.6 2,804.1 0.0<br />
Ammonia 136.6 1.4 0.0 0.0 3.4 131.1 0.6 0.0 0.0<br />
Nitric acid 2,602.6 0.4 39.7 0.0 666.2 1,892.5 3.8 0.0 0.0<br />
Sulfuric acid 1,761.3 0.0 2.2 0.0 5.3 1,693.7 0.0 60.0 0.0<br />
Hydrogen bromide 1.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.4 0.0 0.0 0.0<br />
N-Methyl pyrrolidone 31.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 19.8 11.3 0.0 0.0<br />
Aluminum and its compound (water-soluble) 48.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 17.9 30.4 0.0 0.0 0.0<br />
Triethanolamine 25.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 25.4 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0<br />
is a VOC substance subject to measurement of total amounts emitted into the atmosphere.<br />
Under the PRTR law, the handling of five tons or more of listed substances in two years at a given plant must be reported. However, in this table, we have listed<br />
substances handled in an amount of at least one ton.<br />
* "Amount consumed" is an amount contained in or associated with a product and an amount that has been treated to make it harmless.<br />
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◆ Zero Emissions<br />
Among today’s environmental issues, waste materials in<br />
particular are creating a host of serious problems, including a<br />
chronic shortage of landfill sites caused by the rising volume and<br />
increasing diversification of waste material. To respond to this<br />
situation, it will be necessary to minimize the emissions of waste<br />
material and effectively recycle and reuse waste material as a<br />
resource.<br />
Fujifilm has established a target of Zero Emissions—the total<br />
elimination of emissions of waste materials disposed of through<br />
incineration and landfill sites—by the end of fiscal 2002. As part<br />
of its vigorous approach to attain its Zero Emissions target,<br />
Fujifilm established the Zero Emissions Promotion Committee<br />
under the supervision of the Fujifilm Responsible Care<br />
Committee and is “aiming for 100% recycling of all waste<br />
material generated by its business activities into reusable<br />
resources and for the total elimination of waste materials<br />
previously disposed of through incineration and landfill treatment<br />
sites.” Four of Fujifilm’s six domestic production sites have<br />
achieved 100% recycling rates for waste from raw materials<br />
used in production. Two of these four production sites have<br />
achieved 100% recycling rates not just for waste from raw<br />
materials used in production but also for all other waste<br />
materials. Specific measures being implemented include the<br />
following:<br />
1) Thoroughly separating and recovering waste materials,<br />
including chemical products,<br />
2) Selecting an appropriate recycling company for each type of<br />
waste material, and<br />
3) Selecting the optimal recycling method at each point in time<br />
for the recycling of sludge, waste solvents, waste plastics, waste<br />
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oils, and wastepaper. This includes the recycling of waste into<br />
alumina, solvents, and cement raw materials; the chemical<br />
recycling of materials into agents for direct reduction furnaces;<br />
and the thermal recycling of waste into refuse-derived fuels and<br />
synergists.<br />
In the future, we will also carry out recycling at gasification<br />
melting furnaces. By the end of fiscal 2002, we intend to<br />
complete our Zero Emission targets at all domestic sites,<br />
including branch offices and marketing offices. We also intend<br />
to expand these activities to subsidiaries and achieve our target<br />
of Zero Emissions at all domestic subsidiaries by the end of<br />
fiscal 2003.<br />
Reducing waste materials<br />
Conserving energy<br />
Extending longevity (repair)<br />
Raw<br />
material<br />
production<br />
Using recycled products<br />
Employing Green<br />
Procurement<br />
Yoshida-Minami Factory<br />
Zero Emissions with Recycling-Oriented Production Systems<br />
Product<br />
use<br />
100% recycling of waste<br />
materials into resources<br />
Product<br />
manufacturing<br />
Creating resourceconserving<br />
designs<br />
Enabling recycling<br />
Extending longevity (repair)<br />
Product<br />
sales<br />
Conserving energy<br />
Reducing energy loss
Change in Amounts of Waste Material Disposed Of in Incinerators and Landfills<br />
(Data from 6 Fujifilm facilities)<br />
(Thousands<br />
of tons/year)<br />
100.0<br />
100.0<br />
16 15.3<br />
93.0<br />
14<br />
12<br />
10<br />
8<br />
6<br />
4<br />
2<br />
0<br />
63.6<br />
11.2<br />
79.7<br />
67.8<br />
11.6<br />
86.3<br />
Standard<br />
Fiscal Year<br />
9.6<br />
89.9<br />
8.9<br />
92.0<br />
1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2003<br />
(Fiscal Year)<br />
Amounts of Waste Materials Disposed Of in Incinerators and Landfills (left scale)<br />
Index for Amounts of Waste Materials Disposed Of in Incinerators and Landfills (right scale)<br />
Recycling Rate (right scale)<br />
* <strong>The</strong> recycling rate is calculated based on the amount of waste disposed of outside Company facilities.<br />
6.9<br />
71.9<br />
93.3<br />
6.4<br />
66.8<br />
Yoshida-Minami Factory: Zero Emissions Activities<br />
<strong>The</strong> Yoshida-Minami Factory is the largest manufacturing factory in<br />
the world for PS platemaking materials used in offset printing. This<br />
facility produces approximately 20,000 tons of waste per year.<br />
Starting in April 2000, it instituted the “Zero First Step” program in<br />
order to achieve Zero Emissions (the 100% reuse of waste<br />
materials as resources). Just six months into this program, the<br />
goal—the reuse of approximately 19,000 tons of waste—was<br />
reached. <strong>The</strong> Yoshida-Minami Factory’s slogan is “0-100,” meaning<br />
that the goal is to not dispose of any waste in landfills or by<br />
incineration, but reuse 100% of its waste. Through the application of<br />
4.6<br />
92.8<br />
47.5<br />
Target<br />
Value<br />
0.0<br />
Recycling Index<br />
Rate (%)<br />
100 100<br />
90<br />
80<br />
70<br />
60<br />
90<br />
80<br />
70<br />
60<br />
50<br />
40<br />
30<br />
20<br />
10<br />
0<br />
our “5R” philosophy (Reject, Reduce, Reuse, Repeat, Recycle), the<br />
Factory has succeeded in drastically reducing the volume of<br />
incinerated garbage. <strong>The</strong> 0-100 Committee has worked to increase<br />
workers’ awareness regarding environmental issues, and the goal of<br />
Zero Emissions was achieved in<br />
March <strong>2001</strong>. Our efforts at the<br />
Yoshida-Minami Factory were<br />
recognized, and we received the<br />
“Prefectural Governor’s Award for<br />
Merit in Industrial Waste Disposal.”<br />
Factory Target Date for Reuse of 100% of Waste from Production Materials Target Date for Reuse of 100% of All Waste<br />
Yoshida-Minami Factory September 2000 (achieved) March <strong>2001</strong> (achieved)<br />
Fujinomiya Factory September 2000 (achieved) March 2002<br />
Miyanodai Technology<br />
Development Center September 2000 (achieved) March 2003<br />
Odawara Factory September <strong>2001</strong> March 2003<br />
Asaka Research Laboratory March <strong>2001</strong> (achieved) March <strong>2001</strong> (achieved)<br />
Ashigara Factory March 2002 March 2003<br />
Zero Emissions at Recreational Facilities<br />
At the Atami Koarashi-sou Recreational Facilities opened in May<br />
2000, we are taking a wide variety of detailed measures to<br />
protect the environment. Just as at our other facilities, we aim<br />
for Zero Emissions here. A salad bar was installed and the<br />
menu was modified in order to reduce organic waste. This<br />
facility uses a waste disposal unit to break down organic waste<br />
into carbonic acid gas and<br />
water. <strong>The</strong> boiler room is<br />
equipped with a hot spring<br />
water circulation system that<br />
contributes to our Zero<br />
Emission efforts.<br />
Organic waste disposal unit<br />
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◆ Energy Saving and Curbing Global Warming<br />
Fujifilm got an early start on the introduction of energy<br />
conservation technology by installing cogeneration-type<br />
generators at the Ashigara Factory in 1990 and the Fujinomiya<br />
Factory in 1991. Consistently favorable results have been shown<br />
through the thorough streamlining of the production process and<br />
continual improvement of production technology.<br />
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<strong>The</strong> four Fujifilm facilities in Japan designated for Class 1<br />
Energy Management far exceeded the guidelines of the Ministry<br />
of Economy, Trade and Industry—a 1% improvement of energy<br />
cost units—by reducing energy use by 4.4%.<br />
With regard to the reduction of CO2 emissions, in addition to<br />
the preceding factors, it was decided to use municipal natural<br />
gas to fuel the boilers in the Ashigara and Fujinomiya factories.<br />
Natural gas emits fewer dioxins and is highly regarded as a<br />
clean energy source. <strong>The</strong> natural gas systems are scheduled to<br />
go online in February 2003 at the Fujinomiya Factory and April<br />
2004 at the Ashigara Factory. As a result of these measures,<br />
from fiscal 1999 to fiscal 2010 a 32,000-ton reduction in the<br />
output of CO2 emissions is expected to be achieved. In addition,<br />
energy conservation measures are expected to achieve a<br />
19,000-ton reduction in the output of CO2 emissions during the<br />
same period, for a total reduction of 51,000 tons.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Committee for the Promotion of Energy Conservation and<br />
the Reduction of Dioxin Gas Emissions has been established<br />
under the Fujifilm Responsible Care Committee to carry out work<br />
related to these measures.<br />
Odawara Factory
Change in Energy Cost Units (Data from Class 1 Energy Management of 4 Fujifilm facilities)<br />
(1993 fiscal year=100)<br />
100.0 99.9<br />
100<br />
95.6<br />
93.3<br />
91.0<br />
89.1<br />
87.8<br />
84.0<br />
75<br />
50<br />
1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000<br />
(Fiscal Year)<br />
Changes in CO2 Emission Amounts (Data from Class 1 Energy Management of 4 Fujifilm facilities)<br />
(Unit:<br />
1,000 tons)<br />
800<br />
700<br />
600<br />
500<br />
400<br />
300<br />
200<br />
100<br />
536.4 543.4 554.8551.3 540.5 571.3 569.4 587.4 621.1<br />
639.1<br />
595.9<br />
0<br />
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2010<br />
(Fiscal Year)<br />
Starting this fiscal year, figures for CO2 emission amounts (formerly recorded as carbon tons) are shown. Due to<br />
Fujifilm’s introduction of cogeneration-type generators, the reduction in CO2 emissions from thermal power<br />
generation by power companies (CO2 emission energy cost unit 0.612 kg/kwh) is included in these calculations (as<br />
per the Ministry of the Environment’s “Index of <strong>Environmental</strong> Performance of Companies”).<br />
Note: 0.612 kg/kwh is the average receiving-end CO2 emission energy cost unit for Tokyo Electric Power Company’s<br />
thermal power generation at power plants (for fiscal 1995).<br />
Cogeneration-Type Generators Installed at the Yoshida-Minami Factory<br />
At Fujifilm’s Yoshida-Minami Factory, starting in January 2000 we have been using<br />
cogeneration-type generators as a regular power source. <strong>The</strong>se generators use<br />
engine cooling water and heat from exhaust gas to produce steam, which is then<br />
converted into thermal<br />
energy. This has made<br />
a great contribution to<br />
energy conservation<br />
and the reduction of CO2<br />
emissions at the factory.<br />
Target Value<br />
517.0<br />
Newly installed natural gas facilities at the Fujinomiya<br />
Factory<br />
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ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING<br />
◆ Improving <strong>Environmental</strong> Monitoring<br />
Fujifilm monitors wastewater quality, groundwater quality, and the<br />
content of boiler exhaust gases. This is primarily to confirm whether<br />
contaminants are present, but Fujifilm also conducts detailed soil<br />
surveys to detect the presence of materials for which there is no<br />
record of use in the area, as per Ministry of the Environment<br />
guidelines for the improvement of environmental monitoring. It was<br />
confirmed that there is no soil contamination at the Asaka Research<br />
Laboratory, Miyanodai Technology Development Center,<br />
Fujinomiya Factory, or Yoshida-Minami Factory. Testing is currently<br />
in progress at the Odawara Factory and Ashigara Factory. We<br />
have also conducted a complete reevaluation of our observation<br />
wells and are adding wells that can be carefully monitored, as well<br />
as retesting the quality of groundwater.<br />
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In addition, in areas surrounding factories dealing with<br />
materials subject to PRTR reporting standards, monitoring of the<br />
atmospheric density of PRTR chemicals has begun. <strong>The</strong>se<br />
measurements have shown results well within acceptable<br />
environmental standards. Fujifilm will continue this monitoring of<br />
the atmospheric density of pollutants.<br />
Results of Water Quality Survey for Drainage Water (Odawara Factory)<br />
Fujifilm is also improving the environmental monitoring carried out<br />
by its affiliated companies. As a result of this monitoring, it was<br />
discovered that levels of organochlorine solvents in the groundwater<br />
on the site of Fuji Photo Optical Co., Ltd., had exceeded<br />
environmental standards. In October 2000, we made a report to the<br />
local authorities and explained the situation to the residents of the<br />
area, and purification measures are currently being undertaken.<br />
Prefectural<br />
Contaminant Unit Legal limit limit Factory value Fiscal 1998 Fiscal 1999 Fiscal 2000<br />
Hydrogen-ion concentration (H index) — 5.8-8.6 5.8-8.6 5.9-8.5 7.6-7.7 7.7-7.7 7.8-8.2<br />
Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) mg/l 160 60 50 1 Less than 1 Less than 1<br />
Chemical oxygen demand (COD) mg/l 160 60 50 1 Less than 1 Less than 1<br />
Weight of suspended solids mg/l 200 90 75 1 Less than 1 Less than 1<br />
Coliform bacteria Parts/l 3000 3000 300 10 or less 10 or less 10 or less<br />
n-Hexane extracts content (mineral oil content) mg/l 5 5 4 Less than 1 Less than 1 Less than 1<br />
Phenolic compounds content mg/l 5 0.5 0.2 Less than 0.05 Less than 0.05 Less than 0.05<br />
Copper content mg/l 3 3 1 0.07 or less Less than 0.05 Less than 0.05<br />
Zinc content mg/l 5 3 1 0.04 or less Less than 0.02 0.03 or less<br />
Soluble iron content mg/l 10 10 5 Less than 0.05 Less than 0.05 Less than 0.05<br />
Soluble manganese content mg/l 10 1 0.5 Less than 0.02 Less than 0.02 Less than 0.02<br />
Chromium content mg/l 2 2 1 Less than 0.05 Less than 0.05 Less than 0.05<br />
Nitrogen content mg/l 120 - - 1.4-2.7 1.3-2.3 1.3-2.8<br />
Phosphorus content mg/l 16 - - 0.1-0.4 0.1-0.6 0.1-0.6<br />
Chromium (VI) compounds mg/l 0.5 0.5 0.2 Less than 0.05 Less than 0.05 Less than 0.05<br />
Dichloromethane mg/l 0.2 0.2 0.1 Less than 0.002 0.003 or less Less than 0.002<br />
Cyanogen mg/l 1 1 0.8 Less than 0.05 Less than 0.05 Less than 0.05<br />
Nickel content mg/l - 1 0.5 Less than 0.05 Less than 0.05 Less than 0.05
◆ Air and Water Quality-Related Results (Data from Fujifilm’s Six Facilities)<br />
Consolidated data include data for Fuji Photo Optical Co.,<br />
Ltd., Fujifilm Celltec Co., Ltd., Fujifilm Microdevices Co., Ltd.,<br />
Fuji Photo Equipment Co., Ltd., Fujifilm Photonix Co., Ltd.,<br />
Fujicolor Service Co., Ltd., Fuji Photo Film B.V., Fuji Magnetics<br />
GmbH, Fuji Hunt Photographic Chemicals Pte. Ltd., Fuji Hunt<br />
Photographic Chemicals, Inc., Fujifilm Imaging Systems<br />
(Suzhou), and Fujifilm Imaging Systems Devices (Suzhou) in<br />
addition to data for the six Fujifilm facilities. Data for Fuji<br />
Xerox is not included in consolidated data.<br />
SOx Emissions<br />
(Tons)<br />
1,000<br />
800<br />
600<br />
400<br />
200<br />
0<br />
Soot Emissions<br />
(Tons)<br />
80<br />
60<br />
40<br />
20<br />
0<br />
753 746 752 726 684<br />
607 592<br />
1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999<br />
25<br />
31 31<br />
26<br />
28<br />
23 24 25 25<br />
1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999<br />
470 445 467 468<br />
2000 2000<br />
Consolidated<br />
28<br />
(Fiscal year)<br />
30<br />
2000 2000<br />
Consolidated<br />
(Fiscal year)<br />
NOx Emissions<br />
(Tons)<br />
1,000<br />
800<br />
600<br />
400<br />
200<br />
0<br />
COD Emissions<br />
(Tons)<br />
2,000<br />
600<br />
400<br />
200<br />
0<br />
80<br />
60<br />
40<br />
20<br />
0<br />
576 570 585 522 542 530 538 560 576<br />
1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2000<br />
Consolidated<br />
320 285<br />
219 182 215 236 189<br />
80 84<br />
1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999<br />
Industrial Wastewater Usage<br />
(Millions of<br />
tons)<br />
100<br />
55<br />
1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999<br />
658<br />
213<br />
719<br />
(Fiscal year)<br />
1,441<br />
2000 2000<br />
Consolidated<br />
(Fiscal year)<br />
51 50 49 50 48 48 47 49 49 50<br />
2000 2000<br />
Consolidated<br />
(Fiscal year)<br />
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ON-THE-JOB SAFETY (DATA FOR SIX <strong>FUJIFILM</strong> BUSINESS LOCATIONS)<br />
On-the-job safety constitutes the foundation of Fujifilm’s<br />
production activities. Despite our long-standing policy of making<br />
safety our number one priority and our consistent efforts to<br />
ensure the safety of employees at every Group business site<br />
under that policy, we regret to report that an accidental death<br />
occurred in fiscal 2000. We are investigating the cause of the<br />
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Occupational Injury Frequency Rate<br />
1.2<br />
1.0<br />
0.8<br />
0.6<br />
0.4<br />
0.2<br />
0.0<br />
0.6<br />
0.5<br />
0.4<br />
0.3<br />
0.2<br />
0.1<br />
0.0<br />
1.18<br />
0.43<br />
0.26<br />
1.10<br />
Occupational Injury Severity Rate<br />
0.48<br />
0.33<br />
1.00<br />
0.46<br />
0.20<br />
1.02 1.02<br />
0.40<br />
0.34<br />
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000<br />
(Fiscal year)<br />
0.15 0.15<br />
COMPLAINTS<br />
0.13<br />
0.09<br />
0.10<br />
0.09<br />
0.01 0.01<br />
0.01<br />
0.01<br />
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000<br />
(Fiscal year)<br />
In fiscal 2000, the Ashigara Factory received two complaints<br />
regarding fumes, the Odawara Factory received two complaints<br />
regarding noise, the Miyanodai Technology Development Center<br />
received one complaint regarding noise, and the Asaka<br />
Research Laboratories received one complaint regarding noise,<br />
for a total of six complaints. We responded to all claims promptly<br />
0.42<br />
0.12 0.12<br />
0.09<br />
0.08<br />
accident to ensure the creation of a system under which such an<br />
accident will never happen again. Using this accident as a<br />
lesson, we are also engaging in an extensive Groupwide<br />
reassessment of our safety measures with the aim of stepping up<br />
safety activities and eliminating on-the-job accidents.<br />
0.34<br />
0.53<br />
to earn the understanding of local residents, and we are<br />
endeavoring to prevent the recurrence of such complaints by<br />
carrying out thorough anticipatory management. <strong>The</strong>re were no<br />
environment-related violations or lawsuits for the Company in<br />
fiscal <strong>2001</strong>.<br />
Manufacturing industry *1<br />
Chemical industry *2<br />
Fujifilm<br />
*1 Safety Index (Labor Standards Bureau of the Ministry of Health,<br />
Labor and Welfare): Injury Frequency Rate by Industry<br />
*2 Japan Chemical Industry Association survey on workplace<br />
health and safety<br />
Occupational Injury Frequency Rate = Number of injuries from<br />
disasters and accidents/one million man-hours<br />
Occupational Injury Severity Rate= Number of days of work<br />
lost/total number of hours worked (thousands of hours)
<strong>FUJIFILM</strong> PRODUCTS AND THE ENVIRONMENT<br />
Fujifilm develops and markets a wide range of products, the core of which are such film<br />
products as instant and digital cameras, while developing a variety of services that<br />
employ network technology. To help create a better environment while providing our<br />
customers with products and services of the highest quality, we are taking advantage of<br />
our technological capabilities, not only in developing product and service functions but<br />
also in the production process, to create environmentally sound products.<br />
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◆ Single-Use Cameras (Fujicolor QuickSnap)<br />
In 1986, Fujifilm introduced the world’s first single-use camera,<br />
the Fujicolor QuickSnap, and it quickly took the market by storm.<br />
In response to rapidly expanding demand, the Company<br />
established a Fujicolor QuickSnap recycling center in 1990 and,<br />
in 1992, developed the Fujicolor QuickSnap Econoshot, taking<br />
recycling methods into consideration from the very first step of<br />
product design. Since then, the cyclical production of the<br />
Fujicolor QuickSnap has been based on the three concepts in the<br />
accompanying graph, new product development has been<br />
carried out with post-use recycling in mind, and the Company<br />
has engaged in R&D focused on more comprehensive recycling<br />
technology. Fujifilm led the world in the use of inverse<br />
manufacturing in 1998, when it opened an automated factory for<br />
the closed-loop production of the Fujicolor QuickSnap.<br />
In the Fujicolor QuickSnap Super Eye 800 Flash, the newest<br />
model in the range, which is produced at the Fujicolor<br />
QuickSnap Inverse Manufacturing Factory, a new pelletizing-less<br />
recycled plastic production technology has been adopted,<br />
further advancing Fujifilm’s efforts to reduce its impact on the<br />
environment.<br />
* Inverse Manufacturing: In the past, the life cycle of a product was limited to production,<br />
use, and waste. To circulate resources and use them efficiently, it is necessary to create<br />
a production system that employs waste products to create a new cycle of recovery,<br />
disassembly and inspection, and reuse. If the first cycle can be considered an ordered<br />
process, then the second can be called an inverse process. Inverse manufacturing is a<br />
production system that takes into account the 3R concept and is based on an inverse<br />
process from the product design stage.<br />
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Inverse Manufacturing*<br />
Reduction of the Fujicolor QuickSnap’s <strong>Environmental</strong> Impact<br />
Since recycling of the Fujicolor QuickSnap began in 1990,<br />
lighter and more compact models have aided in reduction<br />
efforts, while the use of unitization and parts standardization as<br />
well as uniform materials raised the level of reuse and<br />
recycling, resulting in a true reduction in the environmental<br />
impact of the product.<br />
(Index)<br />
100<br />
50<br />
0<br />
Standard Single-Use Camera<br />
<strong>Environmental</strong> Impact throughout Entire Life Cycle<br />
(Volume of CO2 emissions)<br />
1990 1990 1995<br />
*Assuming a 100% recovery rate<br />
Before recycling began After recycling began<br />
41% reduction 53% reduction 62% reduction<br />
2000<br />
(Fiscal year)<br />
<strong>The</strong> above data refer to the environmental impact of film<br />
production but do not include the impact of developing or prints.<br />
Adoption of New Cyclical Production Technology<br />
(Efficient Plastic Recycling)<br />
In the past, the plastic used in the Fujicolor QuickSnap was<br />
crushed, melted, and formed into pellets. To reduce the<br />
environmental impact of the melting process, Fujifilm developed a<br />
“pelletizing-less” process whereby crushed plastic can be<br />
directly molded into new plastic. <strong>The</strong> pelletizing-less method<br />
makes it possible to use the crushed pieces as raw materials by<br />
removing foreign substances and using an extremely effective<br />
boiling method. Every step of the process, from disassembly and<br />
plastic recycling to molding, is completed at the Inverse<br />
Manufacturing Factory, greatly reducing the environmental<br />
impact of the product.<br />
(Index)<br />
100<br />
50<br />
0<br />
Fujicolor QuickSnap Inverse Manufacturing Factory<br />
<strong>The</strong> Three Concepts of Cyclical Production<br />
◆ From Fujicolor QuickSnap to Fujicolor QuickSnap<br />
Reuse, cyclical recycling<br />
◆ Recycling from the Design Stage<br />
Resource saving, unitization and standardization<br />
of parts, uniform materials<br />
◆ Automatic Recycling<br />
High-quality, highly efficient recycling<br />
Plastic Recycling Effect on Reduction in <strong>Environmental</strong><br />
Impact of Fujicolor QuickSnap (CO2 emissions)<br />
Raw materials Materials used<br />
in pelletizing<br />
recycling<br />
64% reduction 90% reduction<br />
Materials used<br />
in pelletizing-less<br />
recycling<br />
Compared with the environmental impact of the production<br />
or recycling of an equal volume of plastic
<strong>Environmental</strong> Product Assessment<br />
From the start of the design process for a new Fujicolor QuickSnap<br />
product, an independent environmental product assessment is<br />
carried out to ensure that environmental awareness, reuse, and<br />
recycling are all part of the development process.<br />
<strong>The</strong> first step in carrying out an environmental assessment of<br />
a product is the creation of a cyclical production process<br />
flowchart for the life cycle of each part and unit that makes up<br />
the Fujicolor QuickSnap camera. This allows us to determine<br />
the ease of disassembly as well as where the reuse of units<br />
can be incorporated in the production process (see chart<br />
Part A<br />
Part B<br />
Part C<br />
Lens A<br />
Lens B<br />
Flash unit<br />
Battery<br />
Part F<br />
Part G<br />
Film<br />
Label<br />
Main unit<br />
below). Using the flow of this cyclical production process as a<br />
base, we carry out an assessment based on seven evaluation<br />
indexes and select design specifications.<br />
Thanks to these environment-friendly designs, we are able to<br />
reuse or recycle 99% of the components of the Fujicolor<br />
QuickSnap Super Eye 800 Flash, by volume, within the<br />
manufacturing cycle of this product. We achieve a 100%<br />
recycling rate, including the recycling of the remainder into raw<br />
materials for use outside the Fujicolor QuickSnap Super Eye<br />
800 Flash manufacturing cycle.<br />
How the QuickSnap Super Eye 800 Flash Is Made Evaluation Indices of <strong>Environmental</strong> Product Assessment<br />
Cyclical Production Process Flowchart for Fujicolor QuickSnap Super Eye 800 Flash<br />
Weight<br />
Usage rate of common parts<br />
Number of claw hooks*<br />
*Index for evaluation of disassembly<br />
Production Process<br />
Production stage Recycling stage Reuse Recycle Regenerate<br />
88.5g<br />
80%<br />
16 places<br />
Camera unit<br />
Camera form<br />
Number of parts<br />
Amount of packaging<br />
Total parts<br />
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1<br />
35<br />
1. Compliance with laws and regulations<br />
2. Reduction<br />
3. Reuse<br />
4. Recycling<br />
5. Revised design (standardization of parts)<br />
6. Proper life cycle process<br />
7. LCA<br />
Recovered<br />
product<br />
Film is<br />
returned to<br />
user<br />
Reuse and Recycling Process<br />
Disassembly<br />
Main unit<br />
Lens B<br />
Flash unit<br />
Battery<br />
Reuse<br />
(within system)<br />
Part F<br />
Part G<br />
Recycle<br />
(within system)<br />
Reuse and recycling rate within system of 99%<br />
Label<br />
Regenerate<br />
(outside system)<br />
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◆ Printing Systems—Environment-Friendly Printing-Related Products<br />
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INTEGRA Film Processing System<br />
<strong>The</strong> INTEGRA film processing system achieved the world lowest replenishing rate requirements. Replenishing rates for 20 x 24 in INTEGRA<br />
film are only 50 ml and 80 ml for developer replenisher, and fixer replenisher, respectively. This system has realized an approximate 35%<br />
reduction in the volume of waste chemicals when compared with that of the previous system, the SuperGRANDEX. In addition to liquid<br />
chemicals, a new lineup of granular chemicals has been rolled out, which is one-third the weight of liquid chemicals and features a new<br />
bellows-type flexible container that can be compacted after use, resulting in waste that occupies one-half the space of the previous system.<br />
■ Processing volume and corresponding<br />
waste volume ■ Comparison of waste solution by weight<br />
(r )<br />
(%)<br />
1,000<br />
Company B<br />
INTEGRA<br />
250<br />
Volume of waste solution<br />
500<br />
0<br />
INTEGRA<br />
Company A<br />
250 500 1,000<br />
Volume of processed film (m2 )<br />
REXER Dry Imaging System for Newspaper Production<br />
200<br />
150<br />
100<br />
50<br />
0<br />
INTEGRA Company A Company B<br />
<strong>The</strong> REXER is a completely dry processing system for newspaper plotter film and requires no processing chemicals. REXER utilizes<br />
silver-halide technology for its photosensitive agent and has superior speed and image quality compared with conventional wet<br />
processing film systems. REXER makes chemical control and waste treatment unnecessary.<br />
■ REXER dry plotter system<br />
■Conventional FAX film system<br />
Company<br />
A<br />
Company<br />
B<br />
Exposure<br />
Exposure<br />
Film<br />
<br />
<br />
Heater<br />
Heater<br />
Developer Fixer Wash Dry<br />
Processed film<br />
Processed film<br />
INTEGRA auto replenisher supply unit<br />
REXER processing unit
ECOSTABLON Presensitized (PS) Plate Processing System for Offset Printing<br />
<strong>The</strong> STABLON system reduces waste chemicals by 50% compared with conventional PS plate processing systems. Furthermore,<br />
Fujifilm has built on this achievement by further reducing waste to one-third that of STABLON systems. This has been accomplished by<br />
developing a new plate, a new developer, and a new plate processor, resulting in a significant reduction in the environmental burden<br />
of the prepress process.<br />
■Comparison of chemical waste amount<br />
Chemical waste amount (r /month)<br />
1,000<br />
500<br />
0<br />
STABLON<br />
ECOSTABLON<br />
1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000<br />
Processed plate volume (m 2 /month)<br />
IPA-Free PS Plate Dampening Solution (IF Series)<br />
Isopropyl alcohol (IPA), which is regulated by health and safety laws, is an additive in the dampening solution used in offset printing<br />
presses. IF series dampening solution additives eliminate the use of IPA in dampening water while retaining superior press<br />
performance. <strong>The</strong> product lineup includes single-solution and dual-solution products compatible with different types of press<br />
dampening systems and printing inks.<br />
IPA-free PS plate-dampening solution (IF Series)<br />
ECOSTABLON PS processor<br />
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◆ Imaging Systems—<strong>Environmental</strong>-Friendly Imaging Products<br />
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Color Negative Film<br />
Fujicolor Nexia<br />
Plastic cases for advanced photo system (APS) film have<br />
been discontinued and, by May <strong>2001</strong>, totally replaced by<br />
aluminum packages, which are more environmental-friendly.<br />
This product, which is ultrasmall and extremely convenient,<br />
features reduced packaging, sharply reducing the use of<br />
aluminum. (It was awarded the Japan Packaging Content<br />
Machinery Packaging<br />
Award, a 2000 Good<br />
Design Prize.)<br />
Color paper<br />
(silver halide)<br />
Frontier 350/370<br />
Scanner SP1500<br />
SP2000<br />
Recycling<br />
Printer LP1500SC<br />
LP2000SC<br />
Film<br />
Processor<br />
FP363SC (AL)<br />
PC563SC (AL)<br />
Color Processing Chemicals (CN-16S,<br />
CP-48S)<br />
<strong>The</strong> “Simple & Clean” System, which automatically mixes<br />
solutions and rinses the film after the cartridge is inserted,<br />
offers the following advantages:<br />
1. Low weight and compactness (half the size of other<br />
products*)<br />
2. Approximate 40% reduction in energy consumed and<br />
carbon gas emitted in manufacturing, use, and recycling*<br />
3. <strong>Environmental</strong>-friendly containers made of thin-layer, highdensity<br />
polyethylene for<br />
improved conservation of<br />
resources and recycling<br />
Fully Digital Minilab<br />
Frontier 350/370/390<br />
* Compared with Fujifilm’s previous<br />
products<br />
<strong>The</strong> Frontier lineup of products, which delivers ultrahigh<br />
quality through the use of solid-state lasers, is environmentalfriendly.<br />
1. Efficient Use of Electricity<br />
Efficiency and accuracy is enhanced by the use of a CPU,<br />
which controls the temperature of the processing solution and<br />
the dryer, which has a large capacity.<br />
2. Reduction of Processing Solution Loss<br />
Direct contact between the processing solution and the air<br />
has been reduced as much as possible, thereby reducing<br />
evaporation and oxidation.<br />
3. ISO Mark Indication Materials<br />
A breakdown of the components is listed on each product,<br />
facilitating separation at the time of recycling.<br />
4. Reduced Use of Polyvinyl Resin<br />
<strong>The</strong> processing solution tank uses NORYL resin molding.<br />
1. Used containers of processing chemicals for minilabs are collected for recycling as pellets for processing solutions or for<br />
deoxidization in blast furnaces at ironworks.<br />
2. Plastic film cases are collected from large processing labs, chipped, and recycled by the Company into machine parts and raw<br />
material. (In accordance with the Container and Packaging Recycling Law of Japan, trash separated by consumers and collected by<br />
local governments is recycled by the manufacturers at their own expense.)<br />
3. Fujifilm QuickSnap single-use cameras are collected from processing labs by the Company, and the components are reused as<br />
parts and recycled into raw material.<br />
4. After collection, equipment is divided and classified by material, with metals reused as raw material, polyethylene recycled, and<br />
resins reduced to their constituent components in blast furnaces.
◆ Other Environment-Friendly Products<br />
Environment-Friendly Digital Camera<br />
Design<br />
To achieve an environment-friendly digital camera design, an<br />
assessment sheet (consisting of nine basic items and 25<br />
sections) was used to incorporate low levels of energy use,<br />
weight reduction, and recyclability. <strong>The</strong> resulting digital<br />
camera was highly evaluated from the<br />
design stage. According to the<br />
evaluation, the new FinePix6800Z,<br />
when compared to the FinePix4700Z,<br />
uses 20% fewer parts while using<br />
electricity more efficiently,<br />
consuming 10% less.<br />
<strong>The</strong>rmo Autochrome (TA) Paper<br />
<strong>The</strong>rmo Autochrome (TA) Paper, used in the Aladdin Ace digital printer for<br />
photofinishing stores, is a heat-sensitive paper on which images can be produced in<br />
a full range of colors. Microcapsules in the paper generate different colors<br />
depending on the stage of the heating process, starting with yellow, which emerges<br />
at low temperatures. Photograph-like quality is achieved through the graduating of<br />
tonal density at the individual pixel level, making possible superior reproduction of<br />
half-tones in the manner of traditional photographic prints. TA Paper generates colors<br />
without the need for such accessories as ink cassettes, ribbons, or toner ink, and no<br />
plastic waste is produced. This makes it an extremely environment-friendly product.<br />
Fuji Medical Dry Imager FM-DP L<br />
Compact Camera/Instant Camera<br />
A certain amount of recycled plastic material is used for parts<br />
in the Instax 200 camera, and efforts are being made to<br />
reduce the number of parts. <strong>The</strong> Instax 200 uses 20% fewer<br />
parts and 5% less electricity, because of its increased<br />
efficiency, than the earlier Instax 10 model.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Fuji FM-DP L medical imager is a dry laser printer used for printing the imaging data from<br />
computerized tomography (CT), magnetic resonance (MR), and other imaging diagnostic devices. After<br />
converting the images into a size suitable for medical diagnosis, the images are recorded onto dry film<br />
having the same image quality as wet film. <strong>The</strong> FM-DP L is a totally dry processing system with no need for<br />
the disposal of waste fluid. All operations are carried out in normal lighting conditions. Darkrooms, water<br />
supply, and fluid removal are unnecessary.<br />
Fujitac, WV Film—Film for LCDs<br />
By using its proprietary film technology, the Company has reduced by half<br />
the thickness of its Fujitac polarizing board protective film for polarizing<br />
plates, from 80 microns to 40 microns. This enables the reduced use of<br />
resources and a lower impact on the environment at the manufacturing<br />
stage. WV Film, which offers expanded applications in the LCD field,<br />
combines with the Fujitac protective film for polarizing plates on the<br />
polarizing light board’s protective film, thereby reducing by one the number<br />
of sheets of Fujitac film and conserving resources.<br />
TAC<br />
PVA<br />
TAC<br />
Adhesive<br />
Adhesive<br />
TAC<br />
PVA<br />
TAC<br />
Conventional Type Direct Adhesion Type<br />
Polarizing plate<br />
WV<br />
LCD LCD<br />
WV<br />
Polarizing plate<br />
<strong>The</strong> components of WV Film<br />
Fujitac LCD-use film Use of WV Film increases the angle of vision<br />
TAC<br />
PVA<br />
Adhesive<br />
Adhesive<br />
PVA<br />
TAC<br />
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AXIA MD SlimCase<br />
Because of the increase in the number of Mini Disc (MD) users and in the number of<br />
discs owned by these users, single-disc MD holders are now not enough. <strong>The</strong> AXIA MD<br />
SlimCase, which holds five MDs, is specifically designed for both portable MD users who<br />
typically carry with them three to five discs and for users who need to store large<br />
quantities of discs at home. Compared with our original MD 5-pack, the new SlimCase is<br />
34% lighter in overall mass. Furthermore, it uses 66% less material for packaging and<br />
takes up 19% less space. <strong>The</strong>se dramatic reductions in material and spatial consumption<br />
make this item environment-friendly in every way, from manufacturing to distribution.<br />
Fujifilm Pressure-Sensitive Paper: Ecolocare100 (Uses<br />
100% Recycled Paper)<br />
To contribute to the preservation of forests and the global environment, we have<br />
developed the pressure-sensitive paper Ecolocare100, which uses 100% recycled<br />
paper. <strong>The</strong> use of proprietary homogeneous coating technology prevents any loss in<br />
coloring characteristics and enables stable production. <strong>The</strong> product has been awarded<br />
the Green Mark designation by the Recycled Paper Recovery Center for being useful in<br />
protecting the environment.<br />
Instant Color Film FP-100C Peel-Apart Film<br />
<strong>The</strong> Instant Color Film FP-100C, a peel-apart, high-resolution, regular-sized film, uses a<br />
plastic pack that does not require separation at the time of disposal. <strong>The</strong> film has a wide<br />
range of commercial uses, including at photo studios, for identification photographs, at<br />
camera shops, companies, and in the medical profession. <strong>The</strong> film’s quality and<br />
resolution are very high, while the metallic part of the film package has been eliminated<br />
and replaced by plastic. According to assessment<br />
using the life-cycle assessment (LCA) method,<br />
because plastic is used, there is a positive<br />
environmental effect, with carbon dioxide emissions<br />
reduced by 41% per pack compared with previous<br />
products. Furthermore, after separation or when the<br />
interior aluminum bag is opened, the workability and<br />
safety afforded by the product are enhanced.<br />
Five one-disk cases <strong>The</strong> SlimCase holds five disks
COMMUNICATION ACTIVITIES<br />
As part of its Responsible Care program, Fujifilm communicates with its clients and customers<br />
through a wide range of activities. Through these communication programs, the Company aims<br />
to consider environmental problems together with all its partners and, in so doing, contribute to<br />
a better environment.<br />
MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet) Issued<br />
MSDS are issued to prevent accidents involving products and ensure safety in handling chemical substances for both<br />
people and the environment. <strong>The</strong> Company formulates this MSDS information in compliance with the directives of the<br />
Japan Chemical Industry Association. With the revision of the Labor Safety and Hygiene Law in 2000 and the updating<br />
of the provisions in the Chemical Susbtances Management Promotion Law (PRTR Law) in <strong>2001</strong>, the provision of MSDS<br />
information for chemical substances and products became mandatory. Further,<br />
to ensure timely and accurate access to MSDS and MSDS revisions, the<br />
Company launched an MSDS database system in 2000, which is available at<br />
Fujifilm and related companies in Japan and overseas.<br />
MSDS information can be accessed on the Company’s Web site at<br />
http://www.fujifilm.co.jp/msds.<br />
Further, Fujifilm issues AIS (Article Information Sheets) to provide environmental<br />
and safety information for solid products that are not covered by MSDS.<br />
Ashigara and Fujinomiya Factories Issue Site <strong>Report</strong>s<br />
<strong>The</strong> Ashigara and Fujinomiya factories, both of which are key film production facilities for the Company,<br />
have compiled their own environmental reports. Both factories acquired ISO 14001 certification in 1996.<br />
Through data and illustrations, the reports cover environmental policies and the actions that have been<br />
taken to advance them as well as trends in environmental impact. <strong>The</strong> reports are distributed to central<br />
government organizations, local governments, clients, and others. In addition to advancing<br />
communication with regional and local communities on all aspects of environmental preservation, the<br />
reports also serve as useful educational tools regarding Zero Emission activities in the Company’s factories.<br />
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Observation of Fujicolor QuickSnap Manufacturing Factory<br />
<strong>The</strong> Fujicolor QuickSnap manufacturing facility, opened in 1998 at our<br />
Ashigara Factory, is the world’s first inverse manufacturing factory. This<br />
facility has a program for observers from the general public in which<br />
the Fujicolor QuickSnap process is introduced and analyzed. Visitors<br />
have commented that Fujicolor QuickSnap is a “wonderful recycling<br />
machine” and that “this process has made me aware of the importance<br />
of environmental protection and conservation.” <strong>The</strong> program has<br />
served as a means for environmental study by primary school children<br />
and as a stop on school tours by junior high school students. An<br />
average of 1,000 people a month visit the facility, both from Japan and<br />
overseas.<br />
Symposium at Keio University on Corporate Response to <strong>Environmental</strong> Problems<br />
<strong>The</strong> Keizai Koho Center (Japan Institute of Social and Economic Affairs) has sponsored a series of lectures, with<br />
speakers contributed by universities, to enhance understanding of the social and international roles of companies. In<br />
November 2000, at Keio University’s Department of Commerce, the Company’s manager responsible for the<br />
environment and product safety promotion gave such a lecture. Under the theme of “Corporate Response to<br />
<strong>Environmental</strong> Problems,” an outline of Fujifilm’s efforts on an international scale for environmental preservation,<br />
Fujicolor QuickSnap manufacturing, and other specific measures were introduced.<br />
101 Cherry Trees Planted in Minami-Ashigara<br />
To commemorate the achievements of Kiyoshi Haruki, an Honorary Citizen of Minami-<br />
Ashigara and an advisor to the Company who died at the age of 101 in 2000, the City of<br />
Minami-Ashigara and the Company planted 101 “Ashigarazakura” cherry trees on the<br />
banks of the Karigawa River, facing the Ashigara Factory. <strong>The</strong> late Mr. Haruki was<br />
appointed head of the Ashigara Factory upon its opening in 1934 and thereafter made<br />
substantial efforts to preserve the natural environment and water resources. This tree<br />
planting represents the largest number of cherry trees to be planted simultaneously in<br />
Japan, and, as a result, the riverbank has been named Haruki Michi (Haruki’s Way). This<br />
tree planting represents a milestone in the Company’s efforts to preserve the environment.<br />
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Mr. Suzuki, the mayor of Minami-Ashigara (right), and Mr.<br />
Onishi, Fujifilm’s representative director, plant cherry tree<br />
saplings.
SOCIAL CONTRIBUTION ACTIVITIES<br />
In 1983, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of its establishment, the Company contributed<br />
¥1 billion to establish the Fujifilm Greenery Fund (FGF). This organization is the first public trust<br />
established by a private company in Japan to have the preservation of nature as its theme.<br />
Every year, the fund contributes to various activities pertaining to the preservation<br />
and improvement of the environment. <strong>The</strong> fund had contributed to a total of 70 projects by<br />
fiscal 2000.<br />
Promotional Activities of the Fujifilm Greenery Fund in Fiscal 2000<br />
To Leave Greenery to Future Generations (Miyahara-Machi Dongorosu<br />
Greenery Club)<br />
<strong>The</strong> Dongorosu Greenery Club was established to cultivate greenery and further tradition and<br />
knowledge pertaining to greenery. <strong>The</strong> club’s current project is being applied to bamboo<br />
groves inside the Kumamoto Prefecture Nature Park, including the Tatsugami Gorge. In 1997,<br />
the facility was designated as a center for environmental studies by the <strong>Environmental</strong><br />
Agency and, in this capacity, conducts greenery management operations and related<br />
activities. To further expand the scope of operations, an ecological field survey will be<br />
conducted and the results compiled in a map.<br />
Observation of Marine Life through Snorkeling (Minami-Izu Oceanic Biological Club)<br />
<strong>The</strong> Minami-Izu Oceanic Biology Club has held two snorkeling outings per year since 1989 at<br />
Nakagi, Tatsugahama, Nabegahama, and other places in Minami-Izu. <strong>The</strong>se outings give<br />
participants an opportunity to see aquatic forests, thereby enhancing understanding of the<br />
importance of sea plants and raising awareness of the need for preservation of the<br />
environment. In recent years, the pollution of seawater and rising salinity levels have<br />
damaged aquatic vegetation, and the snorkeling group is developing its preservation and<br />
restoration activities to address such issues.<br />
Restoration of Aquatic Plants in Lake Nojiri and <strong>Environmental</strong> Education<br />
(Lake Nojiri Aquatic Plant Restoration Committee)<br />
In 1978, when aquatic plant life became overgrown in Lake Nojiri, herbicides were<br />
distributed in the lake, totally destroying all plant life and creating red tides. To restore Lake<br />
Nojiri, Nagano Prefecture and Shinanomachi City designated a 0.5 m2 restoration zone in<br />
1995. In 1996, researchers from other parts of Japan joined these activities and formed a<br />
research group, then designated measures to encourage the regrowth of hoshitsurimo<br />
(nitellopsis obtusa) algae as a symbol of continuing plant life regeneration efforts.<br />
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ENVIRONMENT-RELATED AWARDS<br />
<strong>The</strong> ongoing Companywide efforts to advance Responsible Care have resulted in heightened<br />
awareness among all Company employees and many other positive results. <strong>The</strong>se efforts have<br />
been highly evaluated and brought the awards described below during the year under review.<br />
Nikkei Superior Trendsetting Factories and Offices Awards Millennium Award<br />
<strong>The</strong> “Superior Trendsetting Factories and Offices Awards Millennium Award,” sponsored<br />
by the Nihon Keizai Shimbun Company, is awarded to a facility in Japan or overseas for<br />
enhanced productivity, reform of the work environment, or contribution to society. <strong>The</strong><br />
Company was awarded this prize in 2000 and was again honored in 2000 with the<br />
Millennium Commemorative Prize in recognition of the Ashigara Factory’s automated<br />
inverse manufacturing factory. This prize reflected the Company’s continuous efforts to<br />
advance Responsible Care and the high evaluation of the environment-friendly inverse<br />
manufacturing factory.<br />
2000 Minister’s Prize for Efforts to Prevent Global Warming<br />
<strong>The</strong> Company’s Ashigara Factory was awarded the <strong>Environmental</strong> Agency Minister’s Prize<br />
for efforts to prevent global warming. <strong>The</strong> prize was awarded for the sale of single-use<br />
cameras, the commonization of parts, the common use of parts and materials, and—<br />
through the design and modification of environment-friendly systems—the increase to 90%<br />
of the reuse of parts. Furthermore, the Company’s efforts to achieve Zero Emissions at its<br />
plants through the reuse of raw materials have been highly evaluated.<br />
<strong>The</strong> 47th Okouchi Memorial Technology Prize<br />
<strong>The</strong> Company was awarded the “47th Okouchi Memorial Technology Prize,” sponsored by<br />
the Okouchi Memorial Committee for its automated inverse manufacturing system. Since the<br />
Company became the world’s pioneer in developing and selling single-use cameras in 1986,<br />
the convenience of the system has increased the size of the market, and research has<br />
continued into developing single-use cameras that are environmentally and economically<br />
effective. In 1998, the world’s first environment-friendly automated manufacturing plant,<br />
combining manufacturing, processing, recycling, and product development functions, was<br />
launched at the Ashigara Factory. As a result, 220 million units were recovered in Japan in<br />
2000, a total of 3.2 billion parts were reused, and a total of 18,000 tons of materials were<br />
recycled.<br />
Award of the 2000 “Excellent Consumer-Oriented Company Commendation”<br />
Fujifilm was awarded the “Excellent Consumer-Oriented Company Commendation” from<br />
the Minister of International Trade and Industry for 2000. This prize is awarded to<br />
companies for accurate and rapid responses to consumer needs by corporate<br />
management as well as having a consumer-oriented structure that has achieved<br />
outstanding results. This prize was the result of the high evaluation of the Company’s<br />
environmental protection measures; high-quality products, developed from state-of-the-art<br />
technologies; customer support structure, centered on the Customer Communication<br />
Center; and the industry-leading Fujifilm Responsible Care Committee.<br />
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President Komori receives the “Superior Trendsetting<br />
Factories and Offices Awards Millennium Award.”<br />
Mr. Uchida, the general manager of the Ashigara Factory,<br />
receives the <strong>Environmental</strong> Agency Minister’s Prize.<br />
Company representatives receive the “47th Okouchi<br />
Memorial Technology Prize.”
GROUPWIDE ENVIRONMENTAL EFFORTS<br />
Zero Emissions Achieved at Fujifilm Arch<br />
Zero Emissions operations were launched at the Fujifilm Arch in April 2000. This was achieved<br />
through a waste management program that strictly applied the separation rules promulgated in April<br />
2000, an environmental symposium to raise employee awareness, and the publication of<br />
environmental news. Measures taken included the introduction of drying machines for abrasive<br />
plastics, a water-removal machine for processing surplus sludge, and a waste-collection facility.<br />
Fuji Technics Awarded Certificate of Merit by Kanagawa Prefecture’s<br />
Monitoring Committee for the Self-Administration of Waste Disposal<br />
On February 6, <strong>2001</strong>, Fuji Technics was awarded a Certificate of Merit by the Kanagawa Prefecture<br />
Monitoring Committee for the Self-Administration of Waste Disposal (comprising members from<br />
Kanagawa Prefecture, the City of Yokohama, the City of Kawasaki, the City of Yokosuka, and<br />
Sagamihara City). Based on the effectiveness of its waste management system, reduction of waste<br />
emissions, and conservation of resources and materials, the Company was judged the best among<br />
809 eligible companies and was thus awarded the Certificate of Merit.<br />
Fuji Photo Equipment Exhibits at Minami-Ashigara’s <strong>Environmental</strong> Fair<br />
Fuji Photo Equipment exhibited at the environmental fair held by the the City of Minami-Ashigara from<br />
June 21–24, 2000. <strong>The</strong> company’s exhibits included a panel display on environmental protection<br />
measures. Fuji Photo Equipment and five other companies, including Fujifilm (Ashigara Factory), Fuji<br />
Xerox (Takematsu Office), Panac Industries, Inc., Nankai Co., Ltd., and Nakaya Shokai have signed<br />
an environmental protection agreement with the Minami-Ashigara City government.<br />
Fuji Hunt Photographic Chemicals Contributes to NPO<br />
Fuji Hunt Photographic Chemicals Pte. Ltd. (Singapore) planned a Green Day to raise environmental<br />
awareness among employees. Money raised by the Paper Trash Weight Quiz, a total of 500 Singapore dollars,<br />
was donated to an NPO, the Singapore <strong>Environmental</strong> Council, to educate youth on the environment.<br />
Fuji Photo Film, Inc., Beautification Activities<br />
As part of their contribution to the protection of the local environment, Fuji Photo Film, Inc., employees cleaned<br />
highways within 10 kilometers of their offices.<br />
Fujifilm Group Companies in the United States<br />
Help Transport Giant Pandas to the National Zoo<br />
To celebrate Fujifilm’s 35th anniversary of doing business in the United States, U.S. Fujifilm Group companies<br />
contributed $7.8 million to bring giant pandas to the Smithsonian’s National Zoological Park in Washington, DC.<br />
Fujifilm’s contribution will help fund three key areas: (1) make it possible to bring the pandas to the National Zoo,<br />
(2) support the construction of a new state-of-the art research and habitat facility, and (3) support the<br />
development of a conservation education program designed to increase the awareness of the need for habitat<br />
protection and diversity.<br />
Equipment for processing and removing water<br />
from excess sludge<br />
Fuji Photo Equipment exhibit<br />
Mr. Watanabe, the president of<br />
Fuji Photo Film, Inc., engages in<br />
highway cleaning.<br />
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GLOSSARY<br />
■ ISO 14001<br />
This is the global standard, established in 1996 by the International<br />
Standards Organization (ISO), pertaining to environmental<br />
management systems. Certifying organizations [Japan’s organization<br />
is the Japan Accreditation Board for Conformity Assessment (JAB)]<br />
strive for constant improvement by registering and evaluating<br />
corporations on the degree of their compliance with environmental<br />
management system standards.<br />
■ AIS<br />
Photo-developing solutions and related products are referred to as<br />
non-article products, while photographic film and related products<br />
are called article products. Article Information Sheets (AISs) provide<br />
the information necessary for the safe handling of article products<br />
and indicate the presence of hazardous substances as well as<br />
proper disposal options. <strong>The</strong>se sheets are distributed upon request.<br />
■ MSDS<br />
Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) refer to the safety instructions<br />
for non-articles, such as processing chemicals, which are distributed<br />
for each product to all parties, from suppliers to end users, to<br />
prevent accidents involving the handling of chemical substances.<br />
■ LCA<br />
<strong>The</strong> Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) system provides a consolidated<br />
assessment of the necessary energy level, analysis and forecast of<br />
emissions, and impact on the environment during product life cycles,<br />
from the acquisition of raw materials to manufacturing, use, and<br />
disposal.<br />
■ <strong>Environmental</strong> Accounting<br />
<strong>Environmental</strong> accounting is a system that measures and indicates<br />
the investment and expenditures made by companies and other<br />
organizations to protect the environment as well as the effect of<br />
these contributions. <strong>The</strong> <strong>Environmental</strong> Agency released its<br />
environmental accounting guidelines in March 1999 and issued its<br />
environmental accounting guidelines for 2000 in May 2000.<br />
■ Green Purchasing/Green Procurement<br />
When products and services are purchased and procured, priority is<br />
given to the reduction of impact on the environment to the lowest<br />
level possible, in addition to such considerations as need, price, and<br />
quality. Green Purchasing encompasses office consumables, office<br />
materials, and products for everyday living, while Green<br />
Procurement includes raw materials and items used for production.<br />
■ COD (Chemical Oxygen Demand)<br />
COD is an indicator that helps determine water pollution levels. It is<br />
the measure of the amount of oxygen consumed by oxidants in<br />
wastewater.<br />
■ GRI (Global <strong>Report</strong>ing Initiative) Guidelines<br />
<strong>The</strong> GRI Guidelines are the global standards used for compiling<br />
sustainability reports encompassing the areas of the economy,<br />
society, and the environment. <strong>Report</strong>s are evaluated by the GRI<br />
under the auspices of the UNEP (United Nations <strong>Environmental</strong><br />
Project), in accordance with performance indicators released in<br />
June 2000.<br />
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■ Zero Emissions<br />
To realize a society in which resources are conserved, organizations<br />
take various measures to eliminate the generation of waste. <strong>The</strong>se<br />
measures include the use of waste products as new raw materials<br />
and the generation of energy from refuse. At Fujifilm, Zero Emissions<br />
is defined as the 100% recycling of waste generated from business<br />
operations as well as the elimination of the incineration or landfill<br />
disposal of waste.<br />
■ Source Reduction<br />
Source reduction is defined as the measures taken to reduce the<br />
generation of waste by reducing the amount of raw materials used.<br />
At the Company, this has included the reduction of silver used<br />
through the use of new photosensitive materials, the reduction of the<br />
amount of developing solution necessary for color prints, and the<br />
employment of Fujicolor QuickSnap resource conservation measures.<br />
■ Inspection <strong>Report</strong> by Third Parties<br />
To maintain the trustworthiness of environmental reports, reports by<br />
third parties are attached to the documentation. Third parties<br />
conduct inspections to evaluate the degree of information collected<br />
as well as the objectivity and accuracy of the contents.<br />
■ BOD (Biological Oxygen Demand)<br />
BOD is used as an indicator of the degree of pollution in water as<br />
measured by the degree of oxygen consumed by microbes, mostly<br />
through the consumption or breakdown of organic substances.<br />
■ PRTR Law<br />
This refers to a law promulgated in July 1997 (the Pollutant Release<br />
and Transfer Register Law). <strong>The</strong> law is aimed at reducing the amount<br />
of dangerous chemicals released into the environment and helping<br />
to assist efforts to eliminate the endangerment of the environment<br />
through the improvement of self-management by businesses that<br />
manufacture and use chemical substances. From April <strong>2001</strong>, it<br />
became mandatory for businesses that handle chemical substances<br />
to reduce the emission of applicable chemical substances. Starting<br />
in April 2002, it will become compulsory to submit activity reports to<br />
the government.<br />
■ <strong>The</strong> Container and Packaging Recycling Law<br />
<strong>The</strong> full title of this law is the “Law Concerning the Separated<br />
Collection of Containers and Packaging and the Promotion of<br />
Reuse.” <strong>The</strong> law was promulgated in April 1997 to promote the<br />
recycling of container and packaging waste. <strong>The</strong> law encompasses<br />
recycling by consumers, local governments, and businesses. In April<br />
2000, the range of applicable materials covered by the law was<br />
expanded to include paper containers and plastic products.<br />
■ Reuse<br />
Through the reuse of materials, the generation of waste is reduced<br />
and the conservation of resources is achieved.<br />
■ Recycle<br />
Waste products are not disposed of (neither incinerated nor taken to<br />
landfill sites) but are reused as resources. Material recycling involves<br />
reusing materials in their original form. Chemical recycling involves<br />
the return of plastics back to their original form through liquefaction,<br />
and thermal recycling involves reuse as fuels.
INDEPENDENT REVIEW REPORT ON “THE <strong>FUJIFILM</strong> ENVIRONMENTAL REPORT/<strong>2001</strong> EDITION” (ENGLISH TRANSLATION)<br />
To the Board of Directors of Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.<br />
1. Scope and Objectives of Review<br />
We have reviewed “<strong>The</strong> Fujifilm <strong>Environmental</strong> <strong>Report</strong> <strong>2001</strong> <strong>Edition</strong>”<br />
(“the <strong>Report</strong>”) of Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. (“the Company”), which the<br />
Company has prepared on its own responsibility.<br />
<strong>The</strong> scope of this review covers all information stated in the <strong>Report</strong>.<br />
<strong>The</strong> objective of this review is to express our independent view, to the<br />
extent that we perform review procedures, on the reliability of<br />
environmental information collection and reporting processes used to<br />
compile the <strong>Report</strong> and the accuracy of the information included in<br />
the <strong>Report</strong>. <strong>The</strong> review, however, does not guarantee the<br />
completeness of the information included in the <strong>Report</strong>.<br />
2. Basis of Opinion<br />
<strong>The</strong>re are no generally accepted standards for reporting or verifying<br />
environmental information. <strong>The</strong>refore, we have adopted a verification<br />
approach that reflects emerging practices and guidance.<br />
To reach our opinion we conducted the following verification<br />
procedures at headquarters, the Ashigara, Fujinomiya and Yoshida-<br />
Minami factories.<br />
• At the corporate level<br />
(1) Examination of various internal rules and documents related to<br />
processes to manage, collect and compile information reported from<br />
each site, and<br />
(2) Interview with the management and people responsible for<br />
environmental management.<br />
* At the site level<br />
(3) Examination of various internal rules and documents related to<br />
processes to manage, collect, compile and report data obtained<br />
from each division, and<br />
(4) Interview with people responsible for environmental management<br />
and each operation leader.<br />
3. Opinion<br />
We have reached the following opinion as a result of our<br />
comprehensive evaluation of the information obtained through our<br />
verification.<br />
(1) <strong>The</strong> Company established and used reasonable data collection<br />
and reporting processes to compile the <strong>Report</strong>.<br />
(2) <strong>The</strong> information included in the <strong>Report</strong> is consistent with the<br />
supporting documents that have been obtained during our review<br />
process. We did not find any significant matters to be addressed.<br />
(Comments)<br />
During the verification process, we made a number of<br />
recommendations and observations about the Company’s<br />
environmental management. This year, we were asked by the<br />
Company to conduct detailed verification for the reliability of information<br />
related to Zero-Emission and PRTR at selected sites. Our main<br />
observations and the results of the detailed verification were as follows.<br />
Chuo Sustainability Research Institute Corporation<br />
June 19, <strong>2001</strong><br />
1. Integration of <strong>Environmental</strong> Information System<br />
with Existing Systems<br />
<strong>The</strong> corporate environmental information system used to compile the<br />
<strong>Report</strong> provides a mechanism by which each site reports necessary<br />
data to the headquarters under the common understandings. At the<br />
site level, each site has established and operated an environmental<br />
management system (“EMS“) based on ISO 14001 and has made<br />
progress in environmental management.<br />
We recommend that the Company incorporate the environmental<br />
information system used to compile the <strong>Report</strong> into the EMS, in order<br />
to achieve more efficient environmental management.<br />
2. Progress in <strong>Environmental</strong> Accounting<br />
<strong>The</strong> environmental accounting information has been prepared<br />
basically in accordance with the guideline issued by the Ministry of<br />
the Environment of Japan. This year, the Company has disclosed the<br />
information of reduction in environmental loads, which was converted<br />
into monetary amount, as part of the information of the environmental<br />
conservation effects. We recognize that the Company, with this effort,<br />
represents the information of the environmental conservation effects<br />
to its stakeholders in a more understandable way. We recommend<br />
that the Company expand the scope of the environmental loads to be<br />
converted into monetary amount and strengthen the basis of<br />
conversion in coming years. If the Company succeeds in doing so,<br />
the quality of the data will improve significantly.<br />
3. Reliability of Information Related to Zero-Emission<br />
At the Yoshida-Minami factory, we performed our verification<br />
focussing on the reliability of the information related to Zero-Emission<br />
and the processes used to evaluate the information. All related<br />
activities at the site were included in the presented data and the<br />
data gathering process was appropriately conducted in accordance<br />
with the Company’s standardized form and reporting period, to the<br />
extent we have tested at a sampling basis.<br />
During our verification, we found some minor errors in the data.<br />
However, we confirmed that the site has achieved the Zero-Emission<br />
based on the corporate definition and the related data was reliable.<br />
We look forward to see more progress in standardization and<br />
computerization of the information system related to waste<br />
management.<br />
4. Reliability of Information Related to PRTR<br />
At the Ashigara and Fujinomiya factory, we performed our<br />
verification focussing on the reliability of the information related to<br />
PRTR and the processes to evaluate the information. <strong>The</strong> two sites<br />
have a process to identify PRTR substances and calculate the<br />
amounts of each substance in a most appropriate manner<br />
considering characteristics of each substance. <strong>The</strong> supporting data<br />
was presented and we found no inconsistency between the<br />
supporting data and the calculation, to the extent we have tested at<br />
a sampling basis.<br />
<strong>The</strong>refore, we confirmed that the information collection processes<br />
related to PRTR at both sites and the data presented by the sites were<br />
reliable. We suggest that the Company will computerize the data<br />
collection processes to achieve more efficient management in future.<br />
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Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.<br />
26-30, Nishiazabu 2-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-8620, Japan<br />
Please direct any comments or questions regarding the content of this environmental report<br />
or any area of Fujifilm’s environmental protection activities to the facsimile number below.<br />
Environment and Product Safety Promotion Division:<br />
Fax: +81-3-3406-2131<br />
<strong>The</strong> contents of this report can also be read on our Web site.<br />
URL: http://home.fujifilm.com/info/env/indexe.html<br />
http://www.fujifilm.co.jp/kankyoreport/index.html<br />
<strong>The</strong> Fujicolor QuickSnap Manufacturing factory accepts tour requests from groups.<br />
Please use the following number to arrange tours.<br />
Fax: +81-465-73-6901<br />
Please ask for the Tour Coordinator in the Factory Administration Section of the Ashigara Factory.<br />
* This report is printed on 100% recycled paper.<br />
* This report is printed with soybean ink certified as being<br />
environment-friendly by the American Soybean Association.<br />
Released in September <strong>2001</strong><br />
Next edition: expected in September 2002