Environmental Data

In fiscal 2010 USHIO’s environmental investments were focused on immediate and ongoing results. Examples include wastewater flow meter equipment for preventing environmental pollution, installation of gas heat pumps and heat insulation for roofs and windows, while in R&D we invested in equipment for developing environmentally conscious products. USHIO achieved integrated ISO certification of quality and environmental performance, and is now working to integrate its management system throughout the entire Company from the top down. By integrating ISO certification, we aimed to improve efficiency and cut management costs. Looking ahead, we will turn our attention to further cost reduction by streamlining our operations.

Category	Major Costs and Activities, , ,Benefits	Costs	Investment in Environmental Equipment	Actual	Estimated
Pollution prevention	Sewerage bills Wastewater processing facility maintenance and management	58.7	2.2	0.6	21.9
Global environmental conservation	Gas heat pump air conditioner installation Roof and window heat insulation installation Video conferencing system upgrade	41.2	34.1	8.4	2.2
Reuse of resources	Industrial waste processing and transportation Recycling	51.6	0.1	7.1	4.3
Upstream / downstream activities	Inspection equipment maintenance costs Chemical substance regulation survey	17.9	0.9	0.1	6.7
Management activities	Environmental management system maintenance and management Environmental management information system maintenance Disclosure of environmental information (reports, corporate website)	231.2	7.6	0.1	18.7
R&D	Development costs for environmentally conscious products	61.3	24.9	0.0	12.7
Social contributions	The USHIO FOUNDATION Support for environmental activities of educational institutions	24.1	0.0	0.0	1.4
Response to environmental degradation	-	-	-	-	-
Fiscal 2010 total		486.0	69.7	16.3	67.8
Fiscal 2009 total		449.7	166.3	78.2	84.3

• Reduction in CO2 emissions = (reduction in electricity use) x (number of units shipped in fiscal 2008) x (CO2 conversion factor)
• Evaluated based on reduction in CO2 emissions when using energy-saving products representative of the USHIO Group, such as high-speed fuser roller heaters for office equipment, and halogen lamps for general and commercial lighting, lamps for attracting fish and LEDs.

• Period: April 1, 2010 - March 31, 2011
• Scope: Companies subject to consolidated environmental management (sites and Group companies marked with a star *)
• Environmental conservation costs baseline:
  1. Costs include personnel costs and depreciation of investments.
  2. A five-year straight-line depreciation method is used to calculate depreciation of investments.
  3. When environmental conservation costs were incurred along with other costs, only the amount directly related to environmental conservation was used in the calculations.
• Benefits: Actual benefits are calculated directly from financial data, while estimated benefits are calculated according to estimates.

 Each year we numerically determine the environmental load of the entire USHIO Group, and these figures are used to reduce environmental load, and check the effectiveness of environmental management. Load information for each site is constantly tabulated and monitored using ECO-SYS (Environmental Management Information System), and this aids reduction of loads through real-time collaboration with each site. Going forward, the Group will work to better understand environmental burden not only in terms of business activities, but also from a carbon management perspective. In fiscal 2010 the Group’s overall absolute values for environmental performance including CO2 emissions, water usage and waste substance emissions, increased compared to fiscal 2009, driven mainly by growth in production activity. With respect to reducing energy input we carried out measures such as installation of energy-saving equipment and analysis via electricity monitoring. We also took steps to reduce our use of water resources by enhancing our recycling equipment, and revising our program for water sprinkling to respond to atmospheric conditions, among other measures. In reducing total waste emissions, we applied material flow cost accounting across a wider scope, and worked to reduce the volume of resource inputs as a way of reducing waste output. We expect production activity to remain strong in fiscal 2011, but will work to achieve an overall reduction in environmental performance amounts by applying the analysis results from fiscal 2010 in our fiscal 2011 initiatives.

			FY2009	FY2010
Manufacturing	Energy	Energy (GJ)	576,924	645,457
		Electric power(10,000 kWh)	5,318	6,033
		Town gas (m3)	520,409	589,215
		LPG (kg)	47,679	54,589
		LNG (kg)	120,882	112,360
	Water (m3)		406,860	448,190
	Chemicals (t)		9	9
Transportation	Fuel (L)		206,928	191,166

			FY2009	FY2010
Manufacturing	AtmosphericEmissions	CO2(t-CO2)	23,953	26,837
		Nox(kg)	-	-
		Sox(kg)	-	-
	Waste	Total output (t)	1,283	1,301
		Thermal recycling volume (t)	0	0
		Material recycling volume (t)	0	0
		Final disposal volume (t)	352	253
	Sewage	Sewage (m3)	393,468	425,040
		BOD(kg)	7,099	6,765
		COD(kg)	3,495	3,338
	Chemicals (t)		7	8
Transportation	Atmospheric emissions (t-CO2)		655	675

• Period: April 1, 2010 - March 31, 2011 
• Scope: Companies covered by consolidated environmental management
• Chemicals (PRTR): Total volume of chemicals emitted or moved

*Electric power to CO2 conversion factor: In Japan: Applied separately for each electricity provider by the Japanese Ministry of the Environment; Overseas: emissions factors supplied by the electricity provider for each site. (Factors as of April 2010 used for all fiscal years).
*No greenhouse gases other than CO2 were emitted.
*Fuel is used to transport products (by truck) and by people using commercial vehicles (company cars) etc.,