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Environmental Assessment in Product Development
Environmental Efficiency and Factor
Environmentally Friendly Products
Green Procurement

 Environmental Assessment in Product Development
The Kyocera Group strives for all of its products to be "Kyocera Environmentally Friendly Products." Starting in FY2007, Kyocera launched and applied the "Environmental Consciousness Evaluation System" by which environmental consiousness of developing products and technologies is evaluated at all divisions and research groups in order to facilitate the manufacture of Environmentally Friendly Products.  

Environmental Assessment in Product Development
· Concept of Environmental Consciousness
· Environmental Assessment Steps

Kyocera Environmentally Friendly Products

Environmental Assessment in Product Development


 Environmental Efficiency and Factor
Calculating environmental efficiency and factors enables us to evaluate how much value was created while curbing the burden on the environment.
Kyocera calculates environmental efficiency and factors for each of the themes: "Climate Change Prevention and Energy Conservation," "Resource Recycling" and "Environmental Preservation and Safety" and uses them as indexes in product development.

Environmental Efficiency and Factor
Environmental Efficiency and Factor


 Environmentally Friendly Products
The Kyocera Group develops environmentally friendly products in a variety of areas, such as fine ceramics products and solar photovoltaic systems.

Environmentally Friendly Products
· Fine Ceramic Components
· Fuel Cells
· LED Lighting
· Solar Power Generating Systems
· Cutting Tools
· Printers and Multi-Functional Products
· Organic Materials
· Sheet-Type Resin
· Connectors
Fuel Cells


 Green Procurement
To deal with increasing environmental problems, it is important that not only our Group companies but also the entire supply chain including suppliers take appropriate actions.
Kyocera established its Green Procurement Standard to purchase products and services with low environmental impact from suppliers proactively promoting environmental preservation activities. In this way, we are actively promoting green procurement activities.

Green Procurement (pdf/159KB) CSR Report 2011 PDF

Guidelines for Green Procurement
Figure:Green Procurement

 
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