September 5, 2008
Fuji Electric Holdings Co., Ltd.
Fuji Electric Group Publishes Sustainability Report 2008
The Fuji Electric Group, as good corporate citizen, is aiming to realize the mission of deepening relationships of trust with global society, customers and business partners.
The Fuji Electric Group is pleased to announce today that it has published Fuji Electric Group Sustainability Report 2008. The Sustainability Report is published every year to report to stakeholders its initiatives directed toward achieving a sustainable society from the perspective of society and the environment. In the 2008 version, both groupwide and segmentwide activities are presented. In particular in environmental activities, we set a new group target of a 6% reduction in total CO2 emission volume compared with 2006 levels by 2010, in addition to reducing CO2 output per unit of production.
The Fuji Electric Group will continue to report its activities to stakeholders on a regular basis to earn higher trust and understanding from society.
Highlights of Fuji Electric Sustainability Report 2008
●Groupwide Initiatives
- We set a new target of a 6% reduction in total CO2 emission volume compared with 2006 levels by 2010 (reducing approximately 10,000 tons of CO2 between 2008 and 2006) .
- In the section “Interplay between Business Activities and Environmental Impact”, each segment’s environmental impact characteristics, measures, and any major successes in reducing its environmental impact are presented.
●Initiatives of Individual Groups
- Initiatives for quality assurance and environmental protection of each segment are presented.
Reducing End User Environmental Impact
- Fuel Cell Power Generation Systems
- Geothermal Power Generation Equipment
- IGBTs for Hybrid Vehicles
- Ultra-Energy-Efficient Heat-Pump Vending Machine
Reducing Environmental Impact in Factories
- Environmental Protection Efforts at Production Plants in Japan
- Promoting Energy Conservation on Production Lines with a Power Monitoring System
- Advancing Technical Development to Expand the Scope of Lead-Free Solder Applications
Contributing to Improved Customer Safety
- Radiation Control Systems
- Comprehensive Store Management and Control Systems That Support Food Freshness
- Research toward Commercialization of Very-High-Temperature Reactors
Product Quality Assurance
- Circuit Breaker Traceability System
- Safety Promotion Project for Each Type of Equipment
- Holding a Worldwide IQC Conference to Improve Quality Assurance Activities
Fuji Electric Sustainability Report 2008 is available on our website:
