Shown below is the current status of the costs of environmental conservation activities performed at Hitachi
Cable Group's domestic sites as well as the economic and environmental conservation effects. The Company calculates
the economic effects of its environmental conservation activities to use them as indicators for its environmental
activities.
Overall environmental conservation cost in FY2010 slightly
increased compared with that in FY2009. This increase
was due to the inclusion of Hitachi Cable Film Device,
Ltd. in the scope of calculation, despite a decrease in
costs within the works site. By category, R&D costs, particularly
for environment-friendly products, are growing
every year, with the FY2010 figure showing a 13%
increase compared with the FY2009 figure. On the other
hand, the overall investment amount continued to decline
substantially compared with FY2008 and FY2009.
FY2010 was the final year of the Company's investment
plan for fuel conversion. In fact, the final construction
project in connection with fuel conversion was implemented
during FY2010. The Company slowed down its
environmental investments in other areas during the period
under review.
| Scope of calculation : Hitachi Cable and production bases of domestic Group companies (including Hitachi
Cable Film Device, Ltd. but excluding the Yonezawa factory of Hitachi Cable Precision Co., Ltd.)
|
| Period : April 1, 2009 to March 31, 2010 |
|
Environmental Conservation Cost
(Unit : Millions of yen)
| Category |
Major Activities |
Investment
Amount |
Cost |
Cost at works area
|
Pollution prevention, energy saving, resource saving, waste processing, monitoring
of and measurement at environmental facilities |
504 |
3,866 |
| Breakdown |
Pollution prevention cost |
Facility investment and maintenance for removal of air pollutants and wastewater treatment |
65 |
1,323 |
| Global environmental
conservation cost |
Facility investment and maintenance for energy saving and CO2 emission
reduction |
420 |
544 |
| Resource recycling cost |
Waste processing operations
Facility investment and maintenance for waste recycling and reduction |
19 |
1,999 |
| Upstream/downstream cost |
Collection and reuse of drums, bobbins, reels, pallets and containers |
0 |
471 |
| Management activity cost |
Administration and maintenance of environmental management systems
Cost of environmental education for employees and labor costs of environmental
management organizations |
0 |
511 |
| R&D cost |
R&D of environmental-friendly products |
0 |
1,263 |
| Social activity cost |
Greening, beautification, landscaping and other environmental improvements |
0 |
5 |
| Environmental damage compensation
cost |
Environment-related donation and surcharges |
0 |
3 |
Total |
504 |
6,119 |
|
Environmental Conservation Effect
| Environmental Performance Index (unit) |
Comparison with FY2009
(reduction) |
| Total energy input (TJ) |
143 |
| CO2 emissions (t) |
7,395 |
| Waste/recyclable waste generated (t) |
3,267 |
| Final disposal of waste (t) |
65 |
| VOC emission into atmosphere (t) |
131 |
|
* Hitachi Cable Film Device, Ltd. excluded for comparison
purposes
Economic effects generated from
(Unit: Millions of yen)
| Description of Cost Reduction |
Amount |
| Energy cost reduction through energy saving |
316 |
| Cost reduction through reuse of drums, bobbins
and pallets |
439 |
|
Environmental Conservation Cost/Investment
|
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