Environmental Management System
The Fujitsu Group has created an environmental management system (EMS) based on the ISO14001 standard. With this system, the group is moving forward with unified efforts to promote environmental improvement activities.
Organization for Fujitsu Group Activities
EMS Implementation and Operational Status
We obtained integrated ISO14001 certification, which is an international EMS standard, covering our domestic consolidated subsidiaries at the end of fiscal 2004. In fiscal 2005, we expanded our EMS coverage to include certain overseas Group companies. By the end of fiscal 2006, we had acquired globally integrated ISO14001 certification covering 88 domestic Group companies and 11 overseas Group companies.
Furthermore, 33 of our non-manufacturing overseas consolidated subsidiaries have implemented and are operating environmental management systems based on common standards derived from the Fujitsu Group Environmental Policy. In this way, we have established a framework for environmental management of the entire Group.
Environmental Promotion Structure
In order to carry out management decisions quickly, the Fujitsu Group environmental management system has been developed in accordance with our business organization, that is, our business group structure. In particular, we have constructed a matrix structure that combines both line activities that promote environmental efforts according to the characteristics of each business group and site activities that deal with common themes at each factory or business site.
The Management Council makes decisions on EMS activities, and those decisions are transmitted to each business group. For each environmental activity theme, an issuespecific committee, consisting of concerned parties that transcends the business group/unit organizational structure, discusses the establishment of concrete environmental action plans and improvements to the EMS. The Environmental Committee manages and oversees these efforts and provides feedback to the Management Council, which is later reflected in the activities in each of the business groups.
To strengthen communication with Group companies, we hold meetings of the Domestic Affiliated Companies’ Supervisory Environmental Council, comprising the heads of our domestic Group companies, and of the EMS Managers Council, for managers in charge of actual EMS operations. With respect to our overseas operations, we hold global EMS conferences in each of our four key geographies, Asia-Pacific, China, North America, and Europe, where we provide information on the direction of environmental activities for the Group as a whole and the results of management reviews.
The Line / Site Matrix Organization
The Fujitsu Group carries out its environmental management along the same framework lines as its corporate management. To
this end, we are pursuing environmental management within a matrix organization combining (1) "line activities" directly
tied to the business operations of various divisions and companies (including Super Green Product development and the development
and sales expansion of Environmentally Conscious Solutions) and (2) "site activities" to tackle common themes affecting
each factory or business location (such as energy conservation and waste reduction).
In this way, we seek to bolster our efforts to reduce the environmental burden of our business activities with further reductions
of that burden implemented in our sales of products and services.
Strengthening Worldwide Environmental Activities
In fiscal 2006 we held a global EMS conference in Singapore to which we invited Group companies from the Asia region. We presented the results of the Stage IV Environmental Protection Program and an overview of Stage V, exchanged opinions on environmental efforts starting in fiscal 2007, including items requested by local companies, and deepened understanding of the Group’s overall direction in this area. We also held a similar conference in China and plan on holding conferences in North America and Europe in fiscal 2007.
At the same time as the EMS meeting in Singapore, we took the opportunity to exhibit at the Eco-Products International Fair 2006 in Singapore for the first time as the Fujitsu Group, and also held the Fujitsu Environmental Forum outside Japan for the first time. These efforts have increased our local customers’ understanding of Fujitsu’s environmental activities.
Implementing Management Reviews
Through deliberations of the Environmental Committee and Management Council, we carry out management reviews to evaluate the effectiveness of our domestic and international environmental activities and discuss the future direction of such activities. In fiscal 2006 we decided to promote the following key initiatives going forward.
- Provision of customer-centric products and solutions differentiated by superior characteristics in areas such as handling of risk, energy savings and resource savings.
- Full-fledged implementation of global warming countermeasures
- Implementation of governance that considers the global supply chain
- Promoting environmental consciousness-raising activities for all employees
We have incorporated these initiatives into the Stage V Environmental Protection Program that starts in fiscal 2007, announced them to the Fujitsu Group, and will work to give concrete shape to them in the actions of each and every employee.
ISO14001 Certification Acquisition Results
Fujitsu Group has received Worldwide Integrated ISO14001 Certification
- Fujitsu Receives Worldwide Integrated ISO 14001 Certification [PRESS RELEASE]
- Scope of Certification：
Manufacture and Sales of Telecommunication System, Information Processing System and Electronic Devices, and their Related Services. - Certified Organization：FUJITSU GROUP WORLD-WIDE
- Certificate Date：23 March 2006
- Certification Organization：Japan Audit and Certification Organization for Environmental Quality(JACO).Det Norske Veritas(DNV)
- Certification No.：EC98J2005
- PDF The scope of FUJITSU GROUP WORLD-WIDE ISO14001 certification [18KB]
The scope of ISO14001 certification (before FY2003)
Some Fujitsu Activities with Worldwide Integrated Certification
- Strengthening environmental risk responsiveness in the supply-chain platform
- Strengthening groupwide governance
- Setting environmental targets for our main operations
- Providing e-learning programs for all group employees
- Carrying out independent internal audits through audit divisions
Note: ISO14001 is an international standard for environmental management systems defined by the International Organization for Standardization. ISO14001 certification is given to organizations that consider the environment in their activities and create systems to reduce the environmental impact of their operations on an ongoing basis.
