SS-00259 第11 版 - Sony

SS-00259 (11th Edition) for General Use
5. REPLACEMENT OF CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES CONTAINED IN PARTS OF SPECIFIC
PRODUCT CATEGORIES
Sony declares in "Sony Group Environmental Mid-Term Target" that:
Sony analyzes the use of chemical substances and the contents in parts and products.
Based on the risk evaluation, Sony identifies and discontinues high-risk uses of these substances.
Polyvinyl chloride (PVC)
PVC may pose a risk to the environment if disposed of improperly. Another concern is that PVC might
contain various other chemical substances, including plasticizers and stabilizers, which could pose risks to
the environment and human health.
Sony is concerned with the possibility that in particular its small electronics products in developing
countries could be collected for obtaining valuable materials, and then the unwanted parts could be
improperly incinerated and disposed of in landfills. Considering the impact of these activities on the
environment, Sony will replace PVC with alternative substances for the product categories or models as
listed at below web site link.
Brominated Flame Retardants (BFR)
Some BFRs are harmful to human health and tend to remain in the environment and accumulate in living
organisms. As in the case of PVC, improper incineration of BFRs carries a risk of releasing harmful
substances into the environment. Considering the impact of these activities on the environment, Sony will
replace BFR with alternative substances for the product categories or models as listed at below web site
link.
Parts to be replaced: A product specified at below web site link and newly released at least after April 1st,
2011:
http://www.sony.net/SonyInfo/csr/environment/chemical/products/index.html#hyo
(This does not apply to accessories and products designed for professional use.)
Parts including PVC to be replaced: casing and cables for internal wiring (intentional use of Polyvinyl
chloride (PVC) and PVC blends)
Parts including BFR to be replaced: Resins of casing (concentration of BFR is more than 1000 ppm) and
main printed wiring boards (PWB) (concentration of bromine (Br) is more than 900 ppm)
Note: This does not apply to items in "exemption" in "Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and PVC blends". This
except in cases where doing so would negatively affect product quality or cause technical problems.
Detailed instructions should be given to business partners separately with the specifications of the
parts used for target products.
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