The Mitsubishi Electric Group has carried out voluntary environmental initiatives systematized under our Environmental Plan since fiscal 1994. The Environmental Plan consists of a Core Environmental Policy, an Environmental Code of Conduct, an Environmental Management System to carry them out, and environmental targets centering on Materials, Energy and Toxicity, which we refer to as "MET."
Under the 1st Environmental Plan (FY1994-1996), we carried out environmental measures at production plants.
The focus of the 2nd Environmental Plan (FY1997-2000) was instituting an ISO 14001 management system and applying environmental measures for products.
Our 3rd Environmental Plan (FY2001-2003) was based on the preceding two plans and promoted initiatives for strengthening management foundations, reinforcing legal compliance systems and facilitating disclosure of environmental information.
Under the 4th Environmental Plan (FY2004-2006), we aimed at environmental management that would contribute to the formation of a recycling-based society and conducted initiatives to integrate environmental considerations into all corporate activities, not just factories and products, expand the scope of corporate information disclosure and assessment, reinforce legal compliance and discover and prevent potential risks.
Our 5th Environmental Plan (FY2007-2009) has expanded on this approach. Under it we are working to integrate environmental management with corporate management based on a concept of sustainable development that is brought about by management that balances thoroughgoing defense (soundness), defensive and proactive measures (profitability and efficiency) and developing new proactive initiatives (growth).
