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Environmental Assessment in Product Development (Details) |
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Environmental Assessment in Product Development (Details) |
Kyocera has established and operates an internal system and certification program for supplying top-class, environmentally friendly products with a focus on environmental consciousness that begins at the R&D stage.
The Kyocera Group strives for all of its products to be "Kyocera Global Environmental-friendly Products".In FY2007, Kyocera launched and applied the "Environmental Consciousness Evaluation System" at all divisions and research groups in order to facilitate the manufacture of environmental-friendly products.
For new products and technology, this system is designed to conduct an evaluation of environmental consciousness at three stages of the product development cycle: planning, prototype creation, and mass production. Products that meet the internal criteria at the fi nal stage will be certified as "Kyocera Global Environmental-friendly Products." |
| Concept of Environmental Consciousness |
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| Kyocera considers the three themes of "Global Warming Prevention and Energy Conservation," "Resource Recycling" and "Environmental Preservation and Safety" as high-priority issues. For each of these, we have established clear guidelines for focusing on environmental protection at the product development stage. |
 Concept of Lowering Environmental Impact |
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| These products minimize environmental impact at all stages of the product life cycle, including manufacturing, sales,
distribution, use and disposal. |
| Concept of Contributing to Environmental Protection |
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| These products allow customers and end-users to contribute to the
reduction of environmental impact through use of our products. |
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Global Warming Prevention
and Energy Conservation
To help prevent global warming, considerations
is given to CO2 emission reduction
and to strategies for saving energy. Kyocera
has set the following concepts for product
development.
<Concept of Lowering Environmental Impact>
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"CO2 emission reduction and energy saving
during manufacturing"
···Improvement of yield, process changes,
standardization (facility consolidation, etc.) |
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"CO2 emission reduction and energy saving
during use"
···Reduction of power consumption,
reduction of standby electricity, increasing
the availability of energy-saving functions |
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"CO2 reduction throughout the entire life cycle" |
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"Provision of information on energy saving and use" |
<Concept of Contributing to Environmental Protection>
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"Contributing to the prevention of global
warming and energy saving"
···Commercialization and efficiency
improvement of new energy creation products |
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"Awareness for the prevention of global
warming and energy saving"
···Development of products that through their use
raise awareness of environmental conservation |
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Resource Recycling
To consider resource recycling, we established
the following concepts to promote
activities for the 3Rs (Reduce, Reuse and
Recycle) in product development.
<Concept of Lowering Environmental Impact>
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"Downsizing, lightweight and reduction of parts" |
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"Reduction of resources used during production"
···Improvement of yield, process changes, etc. |
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"Reduction of packing materials"
···Simplification, lightweight and recycling |
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"Improvement of long usability of products"
···Making operating life longer, durability
enhancement, etc. |
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"Improvement of resource recycling throughout
the entire life cycle" |
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"Use of recycled resources" |
<Concept of Contributing to Environmental Protection>
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"Contributing to resource recycling"
···New development and efficiency improvement
of products promoting resource recycling |
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"Awareness for resources recycling"
···Development of products that through use
raise awareness of environmental conservation |
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Environmental Conservation
and Product Safety
To pay attention to humankind and the
environment, Kyocera promotes the reduction
of hazardous chemical substances
contained in products and reduction of
emissions.
<Concept of Lowering Environmental Impact>
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"Elimination or reduction of Kyocera-controlled
substances contained in product components" |
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"Elimination or reduction of Kyocera-controlled
substances contained in packaging materials" |
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"Elimination or reduction of emissions during
product's use"
···Reduction of exhaust air and drainage,
noise and vibration |
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"Ease of product disposal"
···Use of biodegradable materials |
<Concept of Contributing to Environmental Protection>
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"Contributing to conservation and product safety"
···New development and efficiency improvement
of products eliminating environmental load
substances |
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"Contributing to conservation and product safety"
···Development of products that through their
use raise awareness of environmental
conservation |
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| Environmental Assessment Steps |
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| For research and development of new products and technology, environmental consciousness is evaluated in the following three steps: the planning stage, the stage where manufacturing specifications are made clear, and the stage where mass production is established. |
| STEP1:Target-setting |
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| Identify desirable concepts to incorporate into the product
and set specific targets before beginning the stages of
research, development and design. To set targets accurately,
select existing products which are to be compared with new
product specifications, perform LCA*, and use the results. |
| STEP2:Estimate and Verify |
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| After clarifying production specifications, estimate energy
consumption and execute LCA to assess whether the target
will be achieved. |
| STEP3:Measurement and Verification |
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| In the mass production stage, perform LCA for verification
based on actual measurement data such as yield and energy
consumed and assess (grade) the environmental consciousness
of the product. |
*LCA
LCA stands for Life-Cycle Assessment.This is a technique to quantitatively
evaluate environmental impact through all stages of a product, including
material procurement, production, distribution, use and disposal.
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| Kyocera Global Environmentally Friendly Products |
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| Certification System for "Kyocera Global Environmentally Friendly Products" |
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In the final stage of the environmental assessment, products are graded according to their environmental improvement contribution. After this calculation, products that meet a certain level will be certified as Kyocera Global Environmentally Friendly Products with Kyocera Eco-Labels attached.
·Kyocera Global Environmentally Friendly Products—Total Number of Certified Products
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| Increasing Sales of Kyocera Global
Environmentally Friendly Products |
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Kyocera not only seeks to develop Kyocera Global Environmentally Friendly Products but also to promote their sales.
We will continue to work hard on the development and sale of Kyocera Global Environmentally Friendly Products.
·Kyocera Global Environmentally Friendly Products—Sales Amount*
*Sale amount of Kyocera Global Environmentally Friendly Products
among consumer products |
| Kyocera Global Environmentally Friendly Products Certified Products |
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