Reducing Chemical Substances in Products

Policy of Management for Chemical substances
-Statement of Precautionary

Fujitsu group are committed to eliminating the use of harmful and potentially harmful substances in its products and production processes in order to minimize risk to end users and to the environment. This strategy of environmental care is captured in Fujitsu Group Environmental Policy and Green Procurement Direction, and forms the basis on which all Fujitsu products are designed.

• Fujitsu Group Environmental Policy

Fujitsu group defines the substances which are harmful to human health and the environment as "Fujitsu Group specified Banned Substances". We have been offering the products which don't contain them by working on the strict elimination through our green procurement activity.
Furthermore, Fujitsu group sets the criteria of "Fujitsu Group Specified Control Substances" and tries to avoid the use of substances that may be harmful even when their harmfulness has not yet been fully demonstrated.

In making its assessments, a dedicated team of Fujitsu environmental experts collect and analyze a wide range of information, including scientific reports, legislation and customer-sourced data. As a result of this intelligence, ongoing changes are made to the Green Procurement Direction. All suppliers of Fujitsu group are contractually obliged to adhere to our Green Procurement Direction. To ensure compliance, we randomly test purchased components in addition to encourage suppliers to strengthen their chemical substances management systems (CMS).

• Please refer to the following document for "Fujitsu Group Green Procurement Direction"
  Fujitsu Group Green Procurement Direction [800KB]

Internally, the company trains and re-trains all employees involved in its environmental design, production and testing processes. In addition, regular internal audits adhering to the ISO 14001 standard for environmental management systems or original EMS activity based on Fujitsu Group Environmental Protection Programme to ensure that the whole Fujitsu group continuously fulfils its environmental commitments.

Fujitsu is also a member of the United Nations Global Compact, which promotes responsible corporate citizenship so that business can be part of the solution to global challenges including sustainability.

• Fujitsu Joins United Nations Global Compact [Press Release]

Activities on compliance of Fujitsu Group specified Banned substances

"Fujitsu Group specified Banned Substances" consists of global common core banned substances and regional specific banned substances. Target substances are as follows.

Table 1. Fujitsu Group specified Global Common Core Banned Substances

No	Substance Name
001	Asbestos
002	Certain Azo colorants and Azo dyes, which form certain aromatic amines
003	Cadmium/Cadmium Compounds
004	Hexavalent Chromium Compounds
005	Lead/Lead Compounds
006	Mercury/Mercury Compounds
007	Ozone Depleting Substances (CFCs, HCFCs, HBFCs, Carbon tetrachloride, etc.)
008	PFOS/PFOS-related substances
009	Polybrominated Biphenyls (PBBs)
010	Polybrominated Diphenylethers (PBDEs)
011	Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) & specific sustitutes
012	Polychlorinated Terphenyls (PCTs)
013	Shortchain Chlorinated Paraffins (C10-C13)
014	Tri-substituted organostannic compounds (except for TBTO)
015	Tributyl Tin Oxide (TBTO)
016	Dimethylfumarate (DMF)
017	Dibutyltin compounds (DBT) (Banned from January 1, 2012.)
018	Dioctyltin compounds (DOT) (Banned from January 1, 2012.)
019	Fluorinated greenhouse gases (HFC, PFC, SF6)
020	Formaldehyde
021	Tris(2,3-dibromopropyl)phosphate (TRIS)
022	Tris（1-aziridinyl）phosphine oxide (TEPA)

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Fujitsu Group encourages suppliers to carry out strict management of substances contained in their products by constructing chemical substances management systems (CMS). We promote rigorous management of chemical substances with a strong emphasis on source management.

Please refer to the following link for the details of the CMS promotion.

As well as the thoroughgoing management of chemical substances in all processes from design to delivery as a response to the RoHS^*1 Directive, we are also moving forward with our response to the European REACH regulation^*2. We regard the REACH obligation of information communication on the specific substances contained in products as an issue for the whole supply chain, we are participating in activities of industry associations such as JAMP^*3 and JGPSSI^*4, and we are studying the implementation of an efficient scheme.

*1 Restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electric equipment

*2 Regulation concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorization, and Restriction of Chemicals.

*3 Japan Article Management Promotion Consortium

*4 Japan Green Procurement Survey Standardization Initiative

Management of substances that may be harmful

Fujitsu group defines "the candidate substances of Authorization of REACH regulation" as the "Fujitsu Group specified Reportable Substances" .In addition, we have been listed substances that may be harmful as "Control Substances", and manage their content weight in our products. They can be customized by each our group company, taking product specification, local conditions and stakeholders' opinion into consideration. Target substances are as follows.

We consider shifting those of both substances to our specified Banned Substances based on the precautional principle and work with our suppliers to suggest substituting them with acceptable alternatives.

Table 2. Fujitsu Group specified Global Common Core Reportable Substances

No	Substance Name
001	Anthracene
002	4,4'-Diaminodiphenylmethane (4,4'-MDA)
003	Dibutyl phthalate (DBP)
004	Cobalt dichloride
005	Diarsenic pentaoxide
006	Diarsenic trioxide
008	5-tert-butyl-2,4,6-trinitro-m-xylene (musk xylene)
009	Bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP)
010	Hexabromocyclododecane(HBCDD) and all major diastereoisomers identified (α-HBCDD, β-HBCDD, γ-HBCDD)
011	Lead hydrogen arsenate
012	Benzyl butyl phthalate (BBP)
013	Triethyl arsenate
014	Anthracene oil
015	Anthracene oil, anthracene paste, distn. Lights
016	Anthracene oil, anthracene paste, anthracene fraction
017	Anthracene oil, anthracene-low
018	Anthracene oil, anthracene paste
019	Coal tar pitch, high temperature
020	Aluminosilicate, Refractory Ceramic Fibres
021	Zirconia Aluminosilicate, Refractory Ceramic Fibres
022	2,4-Dinitrotoluene
023	Diisobutyl phthalate (DIBP)
027	Tris(2-chloroethyl)phosphate (TCEP)
028	Acrylamide
029	Trichloroethylene
030	Boric acid
031	Disodium tetraborate, anhydrous
032	Tetraboron disodium heptaoxide, hydrate
037	Cobalt(II) sulphate
038	Cobalt(II) dinitrate
039	Cobalt(II) carbonate
040	Cobalt(II) diacetate
041	2-Methoxyethanol
042	2-Ethoxyethanol
043	2-ethoxyethyl acetate
044	1,2-Benzenedicarboxylic acid, di-C7-11-branched and linear alkyl esters (DHNUP)
045	Hydrazine
046	1-methyl-2-pyrrolidone
047	1,2,3-trichloropropane
048	1,2-Benzenedicarboxylic acid; di-C6-8-branched alkylesters, C7-rich (DIHP)
049	Calcium arsenate
050	Bis (2-methoxyethyl) ether
051	Lead dipicrate
052	N,N-dimethylacetamide (DMAC)
053	Arsenic acid
054	2-Methoxyaniline (o-Anisidine)
055	Trilead diarsenate
056	1,2-Dichloroethane
057	4-(1,1,3,3-tetramethybutyl) phenol (4-tert-Octylphenol)
058	Formaldehyde, oligomeric reaction products with aniline (technical MDA)
059	Bis (2-methoxyethyl) phthalate
060	Lead diazide
061	Lead styphnate
062	2,2'-dichloro-4,4'-methylenedianiline (MOCA)
063	Phenolphthalein

Table 3. Fujitsu Group specified Control Substance

No	Substance Name
001	Beryllium Oxide (BeO)
002	Brominated flame retardants (other than PBBs, PBDEs)
005	Nickel
006	Perchlorates
007	Phthalates (DINP, DIDP, DNOP)
008	Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC)
009	Radioactive substances

(Fujitsu Group companies in Japan)

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We collect the comprehensive data on certain chemical substances in parts and materials purchased from suppliers through the supply chain, in order to figure out inclusion of them in our products. As information-gathering tool, we use JAMP survey format which are industrial common in Japan and requires reporting the inclusion of the following substances;

• around 950 substances which are carcinogenic, mutagenic & toxic to reproduction.
  (Category 1 & 2 of carcinogenic, mutagenic & toxic to reproduction in CLP regulation Table 3.2 of Annex VI)
• around 20 substances which are persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic.
  (substances fulfilling the PBT criteria in ESIS (European Chemical Substances Information System)) etc.

We compile the data of these chemical substances and utilize them for the development of eco-conscious products so that we ensure customer safety and protect the environment. Wherever possible, our intent is to replace dangerous substances with harmless substitutes. In the product development stage, environmental compliance and eco-consciousness are double-checked through a recycling analysis too.

Also, we require our suppliers not to use PVC as much as possible, and limit the use of PVC except for cable coverings and electronic component insulators such as heat-shrink sheets.

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