The Kyocera Group handles many kinds of chemical substances in its production processes, including raw materials for fine ceramics and chemicals. When performing effluent treatment at our plants, we must purify discharge water to a state cleaner than that of the destination rivers before releasing it. Kazuo Inamori, founder of Kyocera (presently Chairman Emeritus), tells us that such water must be rendered as harmless as possible using the latest technology available.
Since our founding, we have practiced complete control according to the "Kyocera Environmental Management Standard" we established based on the above policy, which is stricter than legal and public regulations.
The company-wide environmental management promotion system was organized in 1990 when the Kyocera Green Committee was set up. In 1991, the Kyocera Group Green Committee was launched by organizing domestic and overseas group companies. We started implementing environmental protection activities by unifying all the group companies based on the Kyocera Environmental Charter established on October 1, 1991.
Since then, all group companies have been working on "Sustainable Management" and aiming for sustainable development while achieving a good balance between ecology and economy. |
