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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 />

3


<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 />

See Pages<br />

11<br />

18, 19, 35<br />

12<br />

16, 17<br />

13<br />

11, 17, 18<br />

18, 19<br />

20, 21<br />

22, 23<br />

18, 35<br />

35, 36


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 />

34<br />

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

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