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The History of Fujitsu's Environmental Activities

The History of Fujitsu's Environmental Activities

1935	Park-style design adopted for new Kawasaki Plant at the suggestion of Fujitsu's founder, Manjiro Yoshimura.
1938	Kawaski Plant completed.
1972	Environmental control sections established at each plant.
1987	Ozone Layer Protection Committee established.
1989	Environmental Committee established.
1990	Environmental management evaluation system implemented.
1991	Environmental Engineering Promotion Center established.
1992	Fujitsu's Commitment to the Environment formulated. Use of CFCs and carbon tetrachloride for cleaning eliminated. Energy Saving Committee established.
1993	Product Recycling Committee established. Waste Control Committee established. Fujitsu Environmental Protection Program (Stage I) formulated. Product Environmental Assessment Guidelines formulated. Domestic Affiliated Companies' Environmental Protection Council established. Environmental Information Service (FJ-CUG) inaugurated.
1994	First issue of Eco-Plaza environmental bulletin published. Use of 1,1,1-trichloroethane eliminated. 1st Fujitsu Group Environmental Technology Exhibition held. Fujitsu Environmental Emblem designed. Overseas Environmental Information Network begins operation.
1995	Environmental Management System Committee established. Recycling system established and implemented. Fujitsu Group Worldwide Environmental Protection Council established.
1996	Fujitsu Environmental Protection Program (Stage II) formulated. Environmental Engineering Center homepage placed on intranet. Chemical Emissions Reduction Committee established. First Environmental Report published.
1997	Environmental homepage established on Fujitsu website. All domestic manufacturing sites certified ISO14001 compliant.
1998	Reforestation activities conducted in Thailand. Green Product program launched.
1999	Environmental accounting introduced. Reforestation activities conducted in Vietnam.
2000	Four development and service sites in Japan certified ISO14001 compliant. Corporate Environmental Affairs Unit established. Desktop PC awarded Eco-mark for first time.
2001	Fujitsu Environmental Protection Program (Stage III) formulated. Calendar using paper from sustainable forest published. Reforestation activities conducted in Malaysia.
2002	A world's first: Tin-zinc-aluminum lead-free solder developed. A world's first: Biodegradable plastic parts with lower environmental load employed in notebook computers. Fujitsu Group Environmental Policy established. A world's first: Magnesium alloy recycled in-house applied in notebook computers.
2003	Support for reforestation activities employing Rhythm Forest reforestation network game initiated. Zero waste emission achieved by all 13 plants in Japan.
2004	ISO14001 integrated certification acquired by all Fujitsu Limited sites, among largest systems in Japan. 100% Green Product ratio achieved for all newly developed products. Fujitsu Group Environmental Protection Program (Stage IV) formulated.
2005	ISO14001 certification acquired by all Group companies in Japan. Supply of Super Green Products begins.
2006	ISO14001 globally integrated certification acquired, including overseas Group companies. Establishes global environmental management framework for the Group as a whole.
2007	Fujitsu Group Environmental Protection Program (Stage V) formulated. Green Policy Innovation project, which reduces our customers' environmental load through green IT, started.
2008	Green Policy 2020 medium-term environmental vision formulated.
2009	2009 Biodiversity Action Principles formulated.
2010	Fujitsu Group Environmental Protection Program (Stage VI) formulated.

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