Toray Group is pursuing systematic efforts to reduce its environmental footprint by setting a basic environmental policy for the medium-term.
The Second Three-Year Environmental Plan ended in FY 2006 after guiding dramatic progress in reducing emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG), chemical substances, SOx, NOx, and dust. Overseas subsidiaries and affiliates could not achieve the plan's targets due to production increases, although they made efforts to reduce atmospheric emissions of chemical substances and total waste.
*1 Type 1 energy control designated plants
The Third Three-Year Environmental Plan that took effect in FY 2007 articulates Toray Group's overall approach to environmental issues by establishing Group-wide targets.We are committed to reducing the environmental effect of our operations and pursuing steps to achieve a recycling-based society even as we plan for increased production by implementing environmental countermeasures on an ongoing basis.
*2 Percentage of waste not put to effective use (i.e., waste disposed of in landfills, by simple incineration, etc.).
*3 Recycling rate (%) = (recycled wastes + valuable resources) + (total waste generated + valuable resources) x 100
