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2. 2007 Fundamental ideas about corporate
3. LINE BACK Q Utility Connected Photovoltaic Inverter ECO CERA II Ceramic metal halide lamp Sales by business area Sales by region Other regions MM Europe and Lighting America equipment 8596 Batteries and Supply system Business companies GS Yuasa Power Supply Ltd Manufacturin
4. amp 4 Thorough risk management and crisis management system Our Group has established risk management rules to reduce various risks related to corporate activities and to minimize any losses for the company Based on these rules a Group Risk Management Committee chaired by the President has been established to promote thorough risk management of our Group and share necessary information Along with the establishment of risk management committees in each division and affiliat
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11. i Keep children away Read the manual carefully Before handling this battery read the handling instructions carefully in order to use the battery correctly and safely Wear safety glasses Wear protective safety glasses when handling the battery to protect yourself in case of an explosion or a sulfuric acid leak Do not let children or other individuals who do not fully understand how to handle batteries and the dangers involved touch the battery Sulfuric acid warning Batteries contain sulfuric acid which can cause blindness and severe burns if it comes into contact with eyes skin or clothing Burning prohibited Do not burn the battery or cause shorting or sparking These actions could cause the battery to catch fire or explode Explosion danger The battery generates hydrogen gas and mishandling can cause the battery to catch fire or exp
12. 109 29 CO2 2 K4 Fuel efficiency improvement mechanism A km h Electric current A car velocity km h g m um um um um Em Uum wm am um GM GM SG m am um um um um Environmental Report Examples of the use of design for environment Effective automotive battery technologies for reducing the amount of CO2 emissions and improving fuel efficiency Our Group regards global warming as one of the largest problems facing the environment and we focus on the development of batteries with the goal of reducing greenhouse
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15. ISO9001 Establishment of quality management systems At our Group we always want to provide products that exceed customer expectations for performance and quality and maintain our reputation as the most reliable manufacturer For this reason
16. E ELLAS E Internal training 2006 Fiscal 2006 target CO2 2006 Fiscal 2006 results Assessment Kyoto office Our Kyoto office is the largest site in our Group and conducts environmental management efforts across many divisions many of which are manufacturing divisions We recognize that these facilities consume large amounts of resources energy and have a significant impact on the environment In our Kyoto office an environmental management committee leads our resource saving and energy conservation efforts with environmental management systems and in fiscal 2006 we had superb results for reducing the amount of water and paper used In addition our Kyoto office uses research and development and head office functions to set targets for the development of energy conservation products and green procurement Date of ISO 14001 certification Dec 24 1997 certification number EC97J1151 Main business efforts extent of certified activities
17. Environmental Report E gt Management of industrial waste Thorough proper and effective management of waste Our Group regards the problem of industrial waste as a management risk and conducts thorough risk management Furthermore in order to proactively fulfill our responsibilities as a company by contributing to the creation of a sound material cycle society we issued GS Yuasa Group Proper Treatment and Recycling Guidelines for Industrial Waste on March 30 2007 These guidelines outline detailed methods to recognize the breadth of the management risk and the importance of conducting 3R again and to realize proper and effective industrial waste management when our Group promotes proper treatment and recycling of industrial waste While our Group conducts industrial waste management in each of our offices and affiliated companies we also strive to improve our management level using these guidelines EL rIA 179 GS Yuasa Group Proper Treatment and
18. ISO14001 OMFS IIB 2003 601 8520 1 e 620 0853 1 37 e 250 0001 4 5 1 e 370 0111 671 ISO14001 4
19. 2007 GS Yuasa Group fundamental environmental policies Fundamental philosophy At the GS Yuasa Group we set protection of the global environment as one of our most important tasks and we contribute to the creation of a sustainable society through the development manufacture and sale of batteries which are a form of clean energy power supply systems and lighting equipment Action agenda We carefully evaluate the environmental impacts of our business activities products and services and we are working to reduce environmental burdens and to prevent pollution Through energy and resource conservation waste reduction and recycling we will continuously improve our results We promote the development and design of products that protect the environment throughout product life cycles We seek to reduce environmental impacts from the product development and design stages to manufacture use and disposal We work to decrease environmental burdens with our business partners throughout our entire supply chain including materials procurement and distribution EJ we have created environmental management systems
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21. II Social Responsibility Report Equal opportunity employment In compliance with the Equal Employment Opportunity Law we treat men and women the same in all aspects of hiring including explanatory meetings provision of materials and other information and interviews After hiring we also treat men and women equally in determining positions personnel evaluations promotion
22. Md Generated lead oxide residue ratio to the amount of used lead 8 95 7 01 6 5 90 4 2 27 2 2003 2004 2005 2006 Fiscal year 2004 2006 Visualization of waste collection with different color bags
23. E mail FAX 075 312 0719 601 8520 1 TEL 075 312 0716 URL http www gs yuasa com jp Questionnaire about our 2007 Environmental amp Social Report Thank you for reading the entire report Please give us your thoughts and opinions about this report so that we can use them to improve our efforts in the future Kindly fill out the following items and return this survey to us at the FAX number below Q1 Q2 Q3 Please tell us a little about yourself Please select one of the numbers below and write it in the strongest impression Select up to 5 items parentheses to the right Age 1 Overview of the GS Yuasa Group 1 10 19 2 20 29 3 30 39 4 40 49 2 Commitment from the top 9 50 59 6 60 69 7 70 7
24. Fundamental approach to green procurement At our Group we believe that our environmental management efforts must include the supplier enterprises that provide the parts and materials we use in our products so we are practicing green procurement with our supplier businesses In accordance with our GS Yuasa Green Procurement Standards we require our suppliers establish and maintain environmental management systems and examine chemicals contained in the products and materials they Supply to our Group We are attempting to reduce our burden on the environment by including the supply chain by preferentially dealing with suppliers who proactively and continuously work on environmental conservation and which can supply products meeting our green procurement standards D 3 ISO14001 ISO14001 1 KES 2
25. 1 1 ISO14001 3 PDCA 2006 5 4 Environmental Report Environmental education Our Group provides the following training so that every employee understa
26. 2007 Mix 4 d 2007 The GS Yuasa Group is an enterprise that supports the social infrastructure by providing batteries power supply systems lighting equipment and other electrical device products and services for these products In order to realize our corporate philosophy of Innovation and growth we have established an extremely efficient global R amp D production and distribution system to provide customer oriented products and services Examples of our Group products in use can be found in various fields related to next generation technologies such as electric automobiles satellites various kinds of mobile devices and power supply syst
27. DfE guidelines The products of our Group can have an impact on the environment during one or all stages of the product life cycles manutacturing transport use and disposal In order to enhance designs suitable for the environment our Group designs products according to our Design for the Environment Guidelines which provide direction on how to consider the environment in the product design phase including what materials to be used the compatibility with the 3R goals ease of disassembly labeling energy conservation and packaging materials In environmental assessments under these guidelines the technology division designs products according to environmental assessment standards and conducts environmental impact assessments on the environmental aspects of products throughout their lite cycles During design review DR meetings we evaluate the environmental suitability of products Then we follow up on completed products by taking requests and complaints from customers as an important source of information that can be used to improve current and future products M Environmental assessment implementation Y Y
28. 2006 CO2 1990 3 8 2010 CO2 1990 10 CO2 M COz Change in the amount of energy used and the amount of CO2 emissions Energy Gasoline kL kL 1990 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 13 1 1 1 0 1 Environmental Report E gt Efforts to reduce the amount of CO2 emissions Change in the amount of CO2 emissions for manufacturing activities Not only do we manufacture lead acid batteries which are the main products of our Group but we also manufacture power supply system and lighting equipment which require large amounts of energy from electric power gas heavy oil and other sources In our Group all of four of
29. Efforts related to investigating chemicals contained in products The management of specified chemicals included in products is regarded as increasingly important in Japan and around the world as exermplified by the European RoHS Directive We must respond to the great variety of customer green procurement requirements and demands including non use guarantees oaths related to green procurement submission of chemical investigation data use of official corporate seals and statements from officers In order to work on chemical management included in products throughout the entire supply chain our Group issued the GS Yuasa Group Green Procurement Standards in December 2004 and the GS Yuasa Group Chemical Guidelines in April 2005 to ensure hazardous chemicals included in all parts and raw materials in Our products are managed Asbestos related investigations We have established the GS Yuasa Asbestos Problem Investiga tion Committee a specialist committee and are actively working to counter the health threats caused by asbestos 1 Goals of the Asbestos Problem Investigation Committee Investigate the status of asbestos use Consider countermeasures to deal with the problem of disease caused by asbestos Handle investigations consultations inquiries and othe
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31. E Reduction of energy use electricity gas and heavy oil We will reduce the amount of CO2 emissions by fiscal 2010 to 10 less than the fiscal 1990 level in compliance with the Kyoto Protocol and the Law Concerning the Rational Use of Energy Reduction of waste We will reduce the rate of production errors and defective products established as an item in common with ISO 9001 By the end of fiscal 2008 we will reduce our landfill disposal rate for lead waste products to less than 3 By fiscal 2008 we will also reduce our wastewater from industrial processes to one half the amount produced in fiscal 2003 Provision of products designed in consideration of the environment We will develop and design batteries power supply systems lighting equipment and other products with consideration for the environment Promotion of green procurement We will conduct environmental auditing on 100 of our major suppliers by the end of fiscal 2009 Management of chemicals Based on chemical management guidelines established in April 2005 we will monitor the material flow of chemica
32. 2006 9 2 WET 2005 4 Certification rate 93 296 certified companies Environmental audits for suppliers second party audits We conduct second party envir
33. 18ton COz CO2 1 132ton CO2 CO2 Decentralized small boiler EK ES 200m3 E
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35. Social Responsibility Report Considerations for customer safety A battery contains substances that can cause harm to humans In addition to lead in the plates lead acid batteries use sulfuric acid Furthermore highly flammable hydrogen gas is generated during charging Mishandling of batteries may result in harm to customers or damage to vehicles or other property In order to make customers understand these dangers and use products safely each battery is labeled directly with graphic symbols or similar warnings In addition we provide detailed instructions and precautions to be taken during battery use in catalogs service manuals and handling instructions Furthermore we use graphic symbols to encourage recycling of lead acid batteries at AAS RA aa FRE BHO DRAB RECT BRL C 60
36. 1 1SO14001 EMS ISO14001 ISO14001 ISO14001 ISO14001 X2 KES 21 KES
37. 103 530 CO2 1 CO2 1 1 1 hd Flow of cargo transportation In the revised Law Concerning the Rational Use of Energy implemented on April 1 2006 it is regulated that from the 2007 fiscal year specified shippers contracted shippers who distribute 30 000 000 ton kilos or more should make regul
38. LE lcs li t T bas AN at ac i Soil purification of our former Takatsuki office Kosobe district Environmental Report The GS Yuasa Group chemical management guidelines Recently society s expectations for products have been changing greatly and regulations related to hazardous substances contained in products are increasing This trend is exemplified by Europe s ROHS Directive which restricts the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment Even in the Japanese market customer demand for green procurement products that do not contain regulated substances is growing In consideration of this situation we have developed Chemical Management Guidelines to identify and manage chemical Substances for the entire Group These guidelines are now included in the GS Yuasa Green Procurement Standards Using these guidelines we are able to classify chemicals contained in the main materials sub materials parts and other elements in all products our Group manufactures and sells as either prohibited substances or managed substances We also work with our suppliers to identify and thoroughly manage these substances in order to raise the environmental quality of our products Soil pollution countermeasures Our Group i
39. 1 6 2 7 3 8 4 9 5 10 Design for the Environment Guidelines Environmental assessment standards technology division design standards etc y No V Go Environmental impact assessment environmental impact assessment sheet LCA etc Design review DR v Product creation Follow up market evaluation complaints customer satisfaction etc Environmental assessment items 1 Energy conservation 6 Safety and environmental 2 Volume reduction conservation 3 Recyclability 7 Selection of materials 4 Ease of disassembly 8 Ease of maintenance 5 Ease of separation and 9 Energy efficiency disposal 10 Reuse lifecycle extension 2007 CO2 CO2
40. Change in electric power consumption rate Gunma office kWh ton 274 Production weight 270 260 249 249 250 240 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Fiscal year BE Target B Actual result TE EH SOUS BUR AN 02 RU RB 2006 20 2007 30 2007 Efforts to conserve energy In our Gunma office we set a goal to reduce the amount of electric power and LPG gas energy used and we will endeavor to conserve energy in our environmental manage
41. 99 ISO14001 1998 12 25 EC98J1133 amp E Site confirmation by the expert committee 2006 Fiscal 2006 target 249kWhiton Reduce the amount of electricity consumed to 249 kWh ton the amount of lead consumed or less 2006 Fiscal 2006 results Assessment 249kWh ton lead consumption Environmental Report Gunma office Our Gunma office made a large investment in equipment in fiscal 2006 and major production enforcement was implemented so that the production of automotive batteries increased from 320 000batteries month to 400 000batteries month At that time the facilities were reviewed from the environmental aspect and energy conservation facilities such as top runner sub transformer stations and environmentally considered lighting facilities etc were installed as part of our environmental management system activities In our efforts to
42. 2006 4 1 2007 3 31 2007 7 2008 7 TEL 075 312 0716 FAX 075 312 0719 http www gs yuasa com jp 2007 GS Yuasa Group fundamental environmental philosophy At the GS Yuasa Group we set protection of the global environment as one of our most important tasks and we contribute to the creation of a sustainable society through the development manufacture and sale of batteries which are a form of clean energy power supply systems and lighting equipment Regarding the preparation of this report We sought to prepare this 2007 Environmental amp Social Report in a format that is easy to understand for our diverse stakeholders with the goal of presenting the efforts of the GS Yuasa Group to contribute to the creation of a sustainable society In addition to reporting on our efforts of reducing environmental burdens at each of our offices in Japan we have added information on the amount of CO2 generated by manufacturing activities and distribution system in our report for this fiscal year We have also added information on our guidelines to illustrate the fundamental idea behind building and operating waste recy
43. RoHS LCA 2007
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45. 54 Employee education system At levels Cafeteria method New department manager training New section manager training New employee training Workplace Selection Development of activities to improve worksite performance Our Group launched activities to Improve worksite performance trom 2007 in order to ensure a smooth first termed transition among different generations due to the retirement of the first termed baby boomer generation to deal with rapidly changing market customer needs and to accomplish Innovation and growth which is our Group philosophy These activities aim for the development of autonomous human resources who can think by themselves act for themselves create results and pursue the creation of a powerful workplace where employees have strong customer oriented mindsets do what they have to do set challenges by themselves and carry them out autonomously Contents to be implemented to create a powerful worksite by each division Show vision Clarify what needs to be done Set personal development targets and organize job duties from the point of view of human resource development Trust the worksite and leave things up to the worksite Strengthen communication and motivate staff Development of autonomous human resources Our Group believes
46. Regular testing of emergency situation response procedures 2007 Policy In order to prevent environmental pollution each of our Group offices has set voluntary management standards that are stricter than the regulation standards of national environmental laws and regulations and regional ordinances and agreements and has established procedures for their observance In addition we conduct daily and regular inspections and other monitoring efforts of dust collection equipment wastewater treatment equipment and other special facilities that could cause air pollution water quality contamination or soil pollution We maintain and manage these inspection systems that we have created for rapid identification and response to environmental risks Emergency situation preparation and response Through environmental impact assessments at every our Group office we have identified the following potential emergency situations that could have adverse environmental impacts Leakage or discharge of sulfuric acid alkalines wastewater or other substances that exceed environmental standards from tanks pipelines and other equipment Release of exhaust gas soot dust and other polluted air that exceeds emission standards from dust collection equipment melting furnaces dryers and other equipment We regularly hold training simulations for responsible personnel i
47. 2006 2001 3 1 1995 1 5 ISO14001 1998 6 12 JQA EM01737 V3 Waste reduction efforts small group activities 2006 Fiscal 2006 target 20 7kg ton Reduce the product failure of plates and batteries to 20 7 kg ton the amount of lead consumed or less 2006 Fiscal 2006 results Assessment 17 1k
48. 20 2007 787 CO2 For use in hybrid electric vehicles under development For use in electric vehicles Environmental Report Developing the use of large sized lithium ion batteries and business expansion overseas In the Overseas Business Division of our Group overseas sales of lead acid batteries for use in automobiles and indust
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50. 85 806 16 606 27 405 5 305 135 122 2 1 261 0 1 138 0 1 399 3 2 SO14001 11 116 2 283 1 398 637 15 434 4 2 727 296 394 260 449 111 0 3 570 667 5 224 155 180 60 619 6 3 1 109 090 920 11 157 O 1 121 167 at 4 226 093 546 221 548 765 46 089 5 367 168 Md BH 44 9 4 LNG LPG 19994 0 2 4 156 8 4 1 297 977 m3 276 661 m3 4 COs 6 044 ton CO2 4 ton 121 ton 4
51. Social Responsibility Report Beautification association for the neighborhood of Nishioji Station Our Kyoto office is located next to JR Nishioji Station in Minami ku Kyoto and in this area companies plants and homes are mixed together We have had concerns regarding illegal dumping and illegal bicycle parking around the area near the station With the purpose of environmental maintenance and providing a healthy environment for local elementary school students the beautification association for the neighborhood of Nishioji Station consisting of local residents government and companies was established in 1997 Our Group has participated in the following activities since its establishment and we have developed a friendly partnership with the community e Cleaning the neighborhood around the station removal of illegal leaflets and neglected bicycles Every Wednesday e Beautification activities in the neighborhood around the station Every August and November e Challenge experiment class of local junior high school students Kyoto office plant tour Every September e Supporting flower planting by local elementary students in a park Every June and November EI Beautification association activity for the neighborhood around Nishioji Station Plant tour by local residents Our Kyoto office holds a plant tour to our offic
52. 2001 5 El GS Yuasa Green Procurement Standards Requirements for supplier enterprises from the GS Yuasa Green Procurement Standards Environmental management system should meet one of the following three conditions ISO 14001 certification acquired Self declaration of practices equivalent to ISO 14001 requirements 1 KES environmental management system standards certification acquired 2 Chemical investigations should be conducted for supplies of products parts components and raw materials 1 Self declaration of practices equivalent to ISO 14001 requirements The ISO 14001 guidelines preface and section on application extent which are the international standards for environmental management systems EMS refer to the possibility of self declaration of compliance with ISO 14001 requirements At the GS Yuasa Group we encourage suppliers to either acquire ISO 14001 certification or self declare compliance because these standards are a tool for realizing environmental management activity results Self declaration is a statement of autonomous commitment to the continuous promotion of efforts to reduce environment burdens without confirmation by an external organization We provide the support our suppliers need when they seek to self declare complian
53. Estimated value calculated on the revised Law Concerning the Rational Use of Energy 2006 OUTPUT 4 707 UE other Methylene chloride 25 23 Lead and its compounds 1 363 890 A DA eavy oil type A heavy oi i 828 22 627 UI LPG CO2 City gas 4 20 059 keine ad ton CO2 gasoline 94 317 Bu 633 522 Public waters 1 122 679 Sewage disposal Wastewat CO E 14 121 ton CO2
54. 19 4kg ton Reduce the product failure of plates and batteries to 19 4 kg ton the amount of lead consumed or less 5 842m3 Improve the reduction of the amount of gas used to 5 842 m3 month or more 7 200m3 H 7 200m3 month 24 948kWh Improve the reduction of the amount of electricity used to 24 948 kWh month or more Reduce the amount of burnable waste to 2 30 tons month or less 2 25tons month 15kg BRE g 68Kg Reduce processing failures per sales to net des Reduce processing failures per sales to 15 kg ten million yen or less 6 8 kg ten million yen or less 2 30ton 2 25ton E 2 23ton Reduce the amount of burnable waste to 2 23 tons month or less 6 3 Make the ratio of railway container transportation to truck transportation to 6 3 or more 8 0 4 38
55. TATA Green Let s Add Life TGY MIDC Maharashtra Industrial Development Area TGY TGY
56. 10 lt gt 12 Odawara office Improvement opportunities 10 Regular inspection Improvement opportunities 12 2 4 lt gt 6 Gunma office Minor nonconformities 2 Items under observation 4 Regular inspection Items under observation 6 2007 Environmental amp Social Report IN c YING USUN qti 12 13 Environmental risk management Striving to maximize our ability to detect environmental risks early and respond to them quickly
57. I 200W 680W 2006 8 II 680W 680W II 680W 700W HI 680W 1 1 CO2 3 I 680W 1 000W CO2 2 Q 700W
58. Photovoltaic generation system lesson 2007 Environmental study projects for elementary school student In cooperation with the Kyoto Chamber of Commerce and Industry the GS Yuasa Group is continuing to conduct study programs for elementary school students on environmental themes In fiscal 2006 we conducted the following environmental study classes to two elementary schools Photovoltaic generation system lesson Date and targeted elementary school students October 4 2006 4th 5th 6th grade students of Besyo Elementary School Kyoto O Lesson contents We outlined the history of energy consumption by humans and environmental problems such as global warming etc in an easy to understand manner and we introduced the structure and usage of photovoltaic generation systems manufactured by our Group In the latter half of the lesson photovoltaic batteries were actually used in experiments to study the characteristics of photovoltaic batteries and to power a fan We provided a lesson in which children could deepen their understanding of the environment and science technologies through various experiences Fuel cell lesson Date and targeted elementary school students November 29 2006 6th grade students of Shoran Elementary School Kyoto Lesson contents Various experiments were used in this lesson about fuel cells which are an effective solution for global warming
59. 1 TEL 075 312 1211 105 0011 2 11 1 TEL 03 5402 5800 http www gs yuasa com jp GS Yuasa Corporation KYOTO Head office 1 Inobanba cho Nishinosho Kisshoin Minami ku Kyoto 601 8520 Japan TEL 81 75 312 1211 TOKYO Head office Shiba Koen Tower 2 11 1 Shiba Koen Minato ku Tokyo 105 0011 Japan TEL 81 3 5402 5800 http www gs yuasa com us ge 9a TOS lining Talore gt e jewel m SOYINK ire 10096 post consumer waste recycled paper X al Rt
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61. PT GS Battery Yuasa Battery Thailand Pub Co Ltd 23 Mi Overseas companies Consolidated subsidiaries e Yuasa Battery Europe Ltd GS Battery U S A Inc Yuasa Battery Inc e GS Battery Vietnam Co Ltd Century Yuasa Batteries Pty Ltd Tianjin Tong Yee Industrial Co Ltd Yuasa Battery Guangdong Co Ltd Yuasa Battery Shunde Co Ltd e Ztong Yee Industrial Co Ltd 16 other companies Affiliated companies PT GS Battery Inc e Yuasa Battery Thailand Pub Co Ltd 23 other companies 2007 Environmental amp Social Report 4 Commitment from the top
62. 1 00 Reduce the amount of lead emitted by 1 00 or more of the amount of lead emitted in the previous year 111 EH 1 00 Reduce the amount of lead emitted by 1 00 or more of the amount of lead emitted in the previous year 0 05 mg L or less 99 396ton Make the recycling rate of waste at 99 or more 99 Make the amount of waste 396 tons year or less 0 05mg 0 05mg L Make the lead concentration of treated water 0 003mg L E Make the lead concentration of treated water 0 05 mg L or less B Target easily surpassed Target achieved Did not achieve target 2007 Environmental amp Social Report IN c SE 34 O SAER 36 Corporate governance Legal compliance Social Responsibility Report Making efficient enterprise administration and fair business activities possible s 37
63. Terminal stations Distribution section in plant amma amma Terminal stations Product center Sales office agent mass retailer Customers Terminal ports Terminal ports 4 CO2 The amount of energy used and the amount of CO2 emissions by means of transportation specified shippers company GS Yuasa Power Supply Ltd The O Transported amount of cargo IG peed Means of transportation CO2 ton CO2 GJ GJ Amount of CO2 emissions Amount of energy used GJ 1 000 ton kilos ton CO2 Cargo trucks 64 911 155 707 10 677 Railways 15 898 7 806 348 15 1 Ships 27 GJ 10 2007 GJ Giga Joule Giga is the base unit times 10 Joule is a unit for energy work amount of heat and the amount of electricity CO2
64. 32 Efforts at each office IN Seg 34 S Sa HON 33 2006 ISO14001 1997 12 24 EC97J1151
65. PEKARE m 274 163 m 4 ton 9 900 ton 96 5 88 kg 21 kg kg 202 kg 1 2 SO14001 3 4 2005 5 x100 2007 Environmental Report Costs and effects of our environmental conservation efforts lt Extent of environmental accounting information totals gt Organizations covered four Japanese offices Kyoto Osadano Odawara Gunma However the business area costs of environmental equipment do not include those of onsite affiliated enterprises April 1 2006 March 31 2007 We used the Environmental Accounting Guidelines 2005 edition Ministry of the Environment in preparation of this tab
66. Beginning our efforts to preserve the environment at the product design stage 3R DR
67. 10kWX23 Line Back plus installation of 10kWX23 Environmental Report Photovoltaic generation system Photovoltaic generation is an environmentally considered energy source since it directly changes sunlight to electricity and does not generate any CO2 which is a cause of global warming Our Group has worked on environmental problems through the manufacturing and sales of utility connected inverters which are necessary for photovoltaic generation and the design and installation of photovoltaic generation systems Recently large systems of greater than several hundred kW are increasingly being installed in addition to systems for housing which are becoming popular In order to achieve a reduction in system cost and an improvement of flexibility for system design new Line Back plus 10kW was released into the market in 2006 This product was designed to be environmentally considered by adopting lead free print wiring boards etc In addition an improved system with a battery is being promoted as well for use in disaster prevention and reducing the burden on electric power systems Utility connected inverter Inverter which changes direct current power generated by the photovoltaic generation module into alternating current power used in housing Photovoltaic generation system introduction example 2007 Environmental amp Social Report IN
68. CO2 Suppress the generation of CO2 by making the ratio of using 4 ton or smaller trucks 38 or less to the weight of shipped items B Target easily surpassed Target achieved 2 Did not achieve target 2007 Environmental amp Social Report IN c PA O SAER 34 Efforts at each office IN Seg 38 S SEE 35 2006 228 2 ISO14001 1999 9 10 JQA EM0516
69. i e II III erre ARBITR e of every GS Yuasa division and subsidiary is reported at the board dias M dcos ei M edd A5 lle of directors 4 4 Moreover GS Yuasa uses auditors and holds auditor meetings GS Yuasa Corporation holding company and each auditor expresses their opinion on business affairs at the Hi eis ums bound board of directors and other important group meetings At te A v gs fr CJ EUPIBSEEIUEU IAS Es CRS MCHA CU E same time through information exchange and discussion at 7 auditor meetings and coordination with the GS Yuasa Business Auditing Office and accounting auditors we have established a structure that allows the rapid gathering of important information G 2 and efficient auditing M Compliance structure including the risk management structure 7 0 Compliance activities E 2007 4 e
70. 30 Reduce the amount of waste paper generated by 5 l Reduce the amount of waste paper generated by 30 or more compared to actual 2005 results or more compared to actual 2005 results 2005 2 44 59 2005 159 Reduce the amount of paper used for offices by 2 dd Reduce the amount of paper used for offices by 1596 or more compared to actual 2005 results or more compared to actual 2005 results 509 90 93 B Conduct environmental audits on 50 of our major suppliers E Target easily surpassed Target achieved E Did not achieve target 2007
71. gt S 11 Environmental management systems Striving to continuously improve our environmental management systems and environmental performance ISO14001 ISO14001 PDCA gt Setting of Setting of Preparation of environmental objectives and the plan to policies targets be carried out implementation Promotion methods All of our Group offices in Japan have already acquired ISO 14001 certification which is an international standard for environmental management and are building environmental management systems that conform to these standards Each of our offices strives to continuously improve their environmental performance using a PDCA plan do check act
72. The better the charge acceptance performance is the greater the electrical charge becomes Y Y e The amount of electrical discharge when a constant voltage is discharged has increased e The charge acceptance performance is improved By adopting the new plate technology gt O 2 CO2 2 The amount of discharged electricity increases O Increase in the electrical charge were achieved compared with our conventional batteries As a result an average CO2 reduction of about two percent and fuel efficiency improvement of about two percent 2007 Environmental amp Social Report IN s 30 IN 31 Introduction of products in consideration of the environment I ECO CERA I Ceramic metal halide lamp II 680W
73. 105 Im W 1 000W I 680W 20 30 COz X Im 700W 12 000 A ECO CERA II Series 680W Ceramic metal halide lamp Our Group developed the world s first 680W ceramic metal halide lamp in the 200W or higher market and released it as the new ECO CERA II series from August 2006 The 680W ECO CERA II is a ceramic metal halide lamp which was developed for the high watt market in plants gymnasiums warehouses and concourses etc A new design with a single arc tube optimized for high watts was adopted and our original mass production technology achieved a maximum output of 680W in ceramic metal halide lamps In the ECO CERA II 680W the installed ballast does not need to be changed and the mercury lamp etc is easily replaced in this product For example by replacing a 7OOW m
74. In internal environmental auditing certified internal environmental auditors who have received both internal and external training use a checklist prepared according to requirements stipulated in ISO 14001 standards to audit compliance with laws system maintenance management status and degree of achieving targets etc to verify the conformity and effectiveness of the environmental management Systems In external inspections we receive assessments regarding our system maintenance management status and PDCA cycle performance status by a third party and we strive to improve items in our environmental management systems which need improvement In the 2006 fiscal year we conducted five internal environmental audits and received four external inspections for all offices M Results of internal environmental auditing and external inspections Office Internal environmental auditing External inspections Osadano office Improvement opportunities 39 10 21 gt 4 Kyoto office Minor nonconformities 10 Items under observation 21 Renew inspection Items under observation 4 39 See 2 eee Strong points 2 Regular inspection Improvement opportunities 11
75. Research development design manufacturing and sales activities related to all types of batteries power supply systems lighting equipment and other electrical equipment handled by all parts of the certified organization Affiliated enterprises on site SANYO GS Soft Energy Co Ltd GS Environmental Science Laboratory Ltd GS Engineering Ltd GS Yuasa Power Electronics Ltd GS Insurance Service Ltd GS Logitec Ltd 2007 FEHR Fiscal 2007 target CO2 Achieve a 90 or more environmental management system certification acquisition rate 2004 11 09 13 6 2004 14 4 Reduce the amount of CO2 emissions Der sales by 11 0 te Reduce the amount of CO2 emissions per sales by 14 496 or more compared to actual 2004 results or more compared to actual 2004 results 2004 10 0 28 39 E 2004 28 6 Reduce the amount of sewage drainage per sales by 10 0 didi Reduce the amount of sewage drainage per sales by 28 696 or more compared to actual 2004 results or more compared to actual 2004 results 2005 5 20 1 2005
76. we keep the perspective of customers in mind as we pursue our manufacturing work and strive constantly to achieve the best product and service quality possible To help us realize this goal we have established the GS Yuasa Quality Management System based on ISO 9001 standards and we are undertaking activities to raise the quality of both our processes and results under the guidance of our top management Moreover every one of our employees is striving constantly to make improvements and create new value At our Group we believe that as a result of these efforts we can satisfy our customers by providing reliable confidence inspiring products and services Through these types of activities we will also continue to contribute to the welfare of society K4 KJ Quality management system Behavior guidelines for customer satisfaction e AEs AE Ba AA 3 Work every day to improve products and services e Communicate with customers as part
77. CO2 Tata AutoComp GY Batteries Pvt Ltd 2005 10 10 4 25 11 50 Tata AutoComp Systems Ltd 50 2007 30 2010 110 200 60 000m2 13 000m2 A Ts i7 iP eo LL EL JE Overall image of the plant 2007 Efforts for the environment in India Tata AutoComp GY Batteries Pvt Ltd hereinafter TGY js our first overseas joint venture company since our Group has been established TGY designated the brand name of their batteries as TATA Green and from February 2007 began sales in the market for automotive replacement batteries in India The concept of TATA Green is Let s Add Life Based on this concept TGY is working on efforts to contribute to the environment not only through the development of long lasting batteries but also throughout the life of the product trom purchasing materials manufacturing and selling batteries to collecting used batteries for recycling India continu
78. IN c Suit Xx gscsg s mpm 22 IN s 23 Efforts to reduce environmental burdens PRTR 1ton 8 PRTR PRTR Chemical man
79. cycle based on ISO 14001 standards se M Z aa E gt D gt Process Monitoring Management measurement review and results reporting ISO14001 M Organizational structure Organizational structure The organizational structure of our Group Is composed of an organizational structure for the entire Group and an organizational structure
80. Environmental Report Reduction of lead residue Our Osadano office recycles lead oxide residue generated in the manufacturing of lead acid batteries as lead bullion Minimizing the amount of lead oxide residue generated in the manufacturing of lead acid batteries is beneficial for energy conservation and reducing the amount of purchased lead By abolishing the method to circulate molten lead back to the furnace as a measure to suppress the oxide of lead the generation of lead oxide residue is reduced to approximately 50 In addition by collecting lead oxide residue as metallic lead in a high temperature furnace the amount of lead oxide residue for disposal is further reduced This office will continue to strengthen their efforts to remove waste from lead sources in the future Efforts to reduce the amount of burnable waste Our Osadano office is working to reduce paper based resources as one of our office targets in this region Through activities such as restricting the amount of copying using the backside of used paper and used envelopes recycling cardboard boxes and newspaper positive results were steadily seen However since 2004 a large difference has not been noticeable As a result from fiscal 2006 the separation of paper was made stricter and a collection system that ranked the quality of the paper and the purpose for recycling was developed and is currently in operation In addition to prevent mistakes during the se
81. Environmental Report These pages show the material flows for our 2006 fiscal year business activities In our Group we consider these types of input and output data to be important indices of our environmental conservation efforts and we put them to use We should note that lead the main material in lead acid batteries is highly suited to recycling but it is also a substance that can have a high impact on the environment At our Group we are fully aware of this fact and we are striving to minimize the number of waste batteries waste plates and other defective products generated in our production processes We are also endeavoring to reduce environmental impacts by working to recycle used lead acid batteries 505 314 Metal scraps Waste plastic 524 Waste acids alkalines and other wastes 146 Other 7 800 528 ES Waste plates batteries Vile Sludge and lead paste 532 Wood scraps 866 ME EZA X Waste paper and garbage R zx 218 0 Waste plastic 207 297 S ER TES amp X Ei Iron scraps Metal scraps 115 Other Waste paper 7 800 56 Waste plates and batteries 26 AU m7 W
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83. HJ 2006 3 2006 2 9ton 4 2ton 309 Environmental Report Efforts to recycle products Our Group is a member of the Battery Association of Japan an organization of battery and battery apparatus manufacturers Along with the BAJ we are promoting various measures for environmental conservation recycling quality performance and product safety Furthermore we are also working to recycle all types of batteries especially automotive batteries We recycle lids containers and vent caps collected from used batteries as plas
84. Innovation and growth We are committed to the people society and global environment through innovation and growth of our employees and business entities We are committed to delivering security and comfort to our customers around the globe through advanced technologies developed in the field of stored energy solutions Management policy 1 GS Yuasa will become First call company based on our Customer First policy N GS Yuasa considers Quality and Safety as most important and supply environmental friendly product all over the word UJ GS Yuasa will comply with all laws and operate by clear and fair management 3 2007 Group organization 2007 3 31 as of March 31 2007 601 8520 1 TEL 075 312 1211 105 0011 2 11 1 TEL 03 5402 5800 Holding company GS Yuasa Corporation Purpose Form the management plan
85. Using hydrogen which js the fuel in fuel cells the lesson was conducted as if the students were participating in a magic show so they could both learn and have fun at the same time Our Group continues to improve children s interest in science technologies and to implement educational activities for children who will play a central role in the future Fuel cell lesson JR 1997 8 11 gt
86. batteries and the design and development of advanced batteries E EAR Fiscal 2007 target E 16 1ton Increase the amount of paper recycling for domestic waste to 16 1 tons year or more 0 70 Reduce the product failure of automotive batteries and plates to 0 7 or less 0 85 is 0 63 Reduce the product failure of automotive batteries and plates to 0 63 or less 2 4 25 333 Produce 25 333 or fewer rechargeable batteries per month for 2 wheel and 4 wheel vehicles 19 107 E 19 107batteries month 2 4 31 916 Produce the number of rechargeable batteries for 2 wheel and 4 wheel vehicles at 31 916batteries month or less Maintain and reduce the planned amount of production 0 200kL Reduce the amount of heat consumed to 0 200 kL million yen production amount or less 0 156kL 0 156 kL million yen production amount E 0 159kL Reduce the amount of h
87. for each office For the organizational structure of the entire Group our Chairman and the President of our Board of Directors bear final responsibility for environmental management They oversee the efforts of all our Group companies through a directly supervised environmental officer Issues related to the environmental management of all Group companies including fundamental environmental policies are deliberated and decisions are made On the other hand for the organizational structure of each office every office has an established environmental management system and executes environmental management efforts based on ISO 14001 standards under environmental management oversight representatives environmental committee chairs and environmental management representatives Board of directors Chairman President Management meeting sm Environmental Officer Corporate Environmental Management Division Ve Gop Bl alae GS Yuasa Corporation Regional environmental management oversight representative Office Kyoto Osadano Odawara and Gunma Regional environmental management representative Regional companies and affiliated companies 2007
88. gas CO2 Most new cars sold recently are charge control cars charge control cars control the generation of electricity charged voltage according to the type of driving and state of charge with the goal of improving fuel efficiency to decrease the burden on the engine To be compatible with charge control cars which will increase in the future we have developed precise battery technology in which the charge acceptance performance is improved by 10 as compared to our conventional batteries When batteries using this technology were installed in charge control cars an average reduction of two percent in the amount of CO2 emitted and a two percent improvement in fuel efficiency compared to our conventional batteries were verified V Terminal voltage p om om um O Time zo LUUD EE Burden on the engine is decreased by electricity from batteries not electricity generated from the alternator P Fuel injection stops when the accelerator is released to slow down Charging voltage increases and becomes closer to a regenerative charge
89. of a team Provide quality and service that exceed customer expectations GS Yuasa Corporation Business company Corporate wide quality oversight councils and quality committees Three year quality improvement plan Quality management policies Important quality matters management Product safety matters management Quality information Quality education GS Yuasa Quality Management System ISO 9001 Improvement team efforts 2007
90. that the worksite is an engine to create corporate value and the main characters are employees working at the site In addition sites where employees work daily are positioned as the best place to develop human resources and we work on the development of autonomous human resources with a high sense of ownership and motivation through active OJT sessions Furthermore we believe that a basic part of development in human resources is Tor each employee to feel motivated to improve and to be provided with appropriate opportunities to improve by Supervisors We support this thorough enriched systems and training such as our self declaration system career development training and cafeteria method training in which employees can select necessary training on their own We ensure employees are aware of career development in which their motivation is valued and we are creating a system that can be used by employees who are working hard autonomously Overseas human resource development Training for employees prior to their overseas transfers Candidate training BLU X X 3e NL REN X Ei N iui NC 1 EI 1 Improvement of worksite performance X2 Next generation business leader development 3 Rotation plan 2007
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92. 0 a 6 5 m 0 0 4 700 0 I 0 0 z 0 0 830 0 eo 37 0 0 0 4 6 7 100 0 Sere BED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Aimar did its compounds 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Testis corpo 27 0 18 0 0 400 0 REIG and is CompouTid 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Omer BE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 Nickel compounds 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 up Der eM 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 E ni i N 28 0 2 6 m 0 2 H3 45 0 004 E59 0 9 0 5 0 0 Gunma office Arsenic and its compounds A Ghani E 0 9 0 5 zu 0 0 K4 Amounts of chemical release kg PRTR amp b lated bv the PRTR L Release to the Release to Transferred to Transferred out Total substances regulated by the an atmosphere ublic waters drainage of the office as waste ga wheal 202 0 4 4 16 6 25 500 2 25 723 2 ead and its compounds 0 0 0 0 0 0 140 0 140 0 Manganese and its compounds i i i i i 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 24 Nickel compounds i i i l Te Cay Osa DES 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 4 Cadmium and its compounds i i i i 1 2 0 5 0 3 26 4 6 Arsenic and its compounds i i i WO Eds d 0504551 WS 0 5 0 3 23 6 32 0 Antimony and its compounds i i i i i Methylene chloride 6 9 0 0 0 0 4 700 0 4 06 5 st Aa A 0 0 0 0 0 0 830 0 830 0 4 4 isopropylidenedi
93. 20 Environmental Report ISO 14001 or KES certification acquisition support for self declaration of ISO 14001 requirements Our Kyoto office includes Green procurement promotion activities for suppliers in our environmental management program and proactive promotion of green procurement has been established These efforts were led by our green procurement promotion committee We have been holding training sessions for our suppliers including meetings to detail green procurement systems KES study seminars and classes for self declaration efforts for ISO 14001 requirements Through these efforts we have been assisting our suppliers in their efforts to establish environmental management systems and to continue to implement greater environmental conservation as quickly as possible As a result 296 of 320 our supplier companies have achieved certification meaning that we have realized a certified supplier rate of 93 as of the end of March 2007 93 296 ISO14001 ISO14001
94. 2007 Energy efficiency review of heat sources Among our Group manufacturing sites our Kyoto office has the longest history From the perspective of energy conservation if reviewing the steam supply system with a centralized boiler which was widely used and practical when the office was first established a lot of wasted energy can be found everywhere Since steam is supplied from only one location it is unable to react quickly to any increase or decrease in the amount of steam required in locations where the steam is actually consumed Additionally due to the length of the supply pipes the amount of heat released until the steam reaches its destination is too large to be ignored In this office to deal with this waste we are promoting a decentralized setup with small boilers in various locations In this way operational control according to the amount of heat consumed is achieved since the heat source is directly connected to the location where consumption occurs and the release of heat is prevented by the shorter pipe length This improvement has made it possible to reduce the amount of CO2 emissions by 18 tons CO2 per year and we expect a 1 132 tons CO2 per year reduction in the next few years when a decentralized setup with small boilers is completed Environmental risk reduction regarding wastewater treatment Since our Group manufactures products centered on lead acid batteries the use of lead
95. 7 7 a Community cleaning 2006 Fiscal 2006 target 12 8ton Reduce the amount of domestic waste to 12 8 tons month or less 2006 Fiscal 2006 results Assessment 8 3ton 8 3tons month Odawara office Our Odawara office sets targets to conserve energy save resources and reduce waste in the environmental management systems and implement an environmental management program to improve transportation efficiency decrease failure and reduce domestic waste In fiscal 2006 a reduction in the amount of domestic waste was achieved by recycling used pallets and composting plants and trees at the office which led to a domestic waste treatment cost reduction of 2 280 000 yen per year In addition we regularly conduct community cleaning twice a year with the purpose of community environment beautification Date of ISO 14001 certification September 10 1999 certification number JQA EM0516 Main business efforts extent of certified activities Design development and manufacture of automotive lead acid batteries electric vehicle lead acid batteries and alkaline
96. 9 8 80 or older 3 Business activities and the environment Sex 4 Fundamental policies and a Medium Term Plan for 1 Male 2 Female environmental conservation 5 Environmental management systems 6 Environmental risk management Please write the name of your country of residence 7 Environmental accounting What was your perspective when you read this report 8 Efforts to reduce environmental burdens 1 Customer 2 Citizen who lives near a GS Yuasa office 10 Green procurement 3 Business partner 4 Stockholder investor 11 Product design for the environment DfE 5 Agent shop affiliated company 6 Student 12 Introduction of products in consideration of the environment 7 Govemment public administration 13 Efforts at each office 8 Environmental staff of a business or group 14 Corporate governance Legal compliamce 9 Environmental NGO NPO 10 Press 15 Risk management 16 Customer relations 11 Research agency 12 GS Yuasa Group employee 17 Employee relations 18 Local community relations 13 Other Q5 How did you learn of the existence of this report 1 GS Yuasa Group employee 2 Newspaper magazine 3 GS Yuasa website 4 Other you would like to know more about Please give us your evaluation of this report Was the writing easy to understand 1 Very easy to understand 2 Easy to understand 3 Average 4 Difficult to understand 5 Very difficult to understand Q6 Please give y
97. 96 recycled amount industrial waste products amount x100 2007 Environmental amp Social Report IN a 16 IN 17 Efforts to reduce environmental burdens 3R Striving to protect the global environment by preventing pollution reducing the amounts of resources we use and recycling and reusing those resources
98. E 7 p a From April 2007 Compliance Promotion Committee Group Risk Management Committee Risk Management Promotion Officers Council Secretariat Corporate Human Resources and General Affairs Division Risk Management Committee of Subsidiaries 2007 Environmental amp Social Report si amp 38 si amp Ha TRY N 39 Risk management Efforts to reduce risks
99. Recycling Guidelines for Industrial Waste 3 7 These guidelines consist of three chapters targeting management persons generally responsible for waste management and persons in charge of waste management at each of our sites respectively These guidelines cover everything trom the importance of waste management and the recognition of risk for corporate management hiding in waste treatment to basic ideas and practical methods including internal and external systems and communication establishing operational rules selection of waste treatment companies and outsourcing contracts methods of educatio
100. a Group s fundamental policies and a Medium Term Plan for environmental conservation The ISO 14001 standards call for the establishment of fundamental environmental policies as guidelines for enterprise environmental management efforts and regular examination and revision of these policies to reflect changes in the status of the enterprise We worked on the creation of fundamental environmental policies since the day our Group was formed on April 1 2004 On May 25 we created the GS Yuasa Group Fundamental Environmental Policies Following this in keeping with our corporate vision of Innovation and Growth we created a Medium Term Plan for important issues related to our fundamental environmental policies in order to contribute to the realization of a sustainable society Sides
101. according to ISO14001 standards and have enacted environmental policies at each of our offices based on these fundamental policies We also advance our environmental protection activities by setting related goals and targets We abide by all laws ordinances agreements and regulations related to the environment as well as other requirements agreed on by the Group We also make voluntary management standards according to these as necessary to promote environmental protection 3 We steadily execute revisions based on environmental audits and management reviews to maintain and improve our environmental management systems continuously Through education training and other environmental awareness efforts we promote the environmental awareness of all group employees and we contribute to society through our environmental preservation activities EJ We seek to achieve good communications with our stakeholders and with society as whole by providing information related to the environment including our fundamental environmental policies Environmental Report safe 2010 COz 1990 1096 1 ISO9001 2008
102. agement At present among the chemicals used at our Group offices we have eight substances that are regulated by the PRTR Law and are subject to reporting because we use them in amounts greater than 1 ton per year As part of our environmental management efforts every Group office works to manage these chemical substances and we regularly monitor measure and evaluate them in accordance with related laws regulations and other rules In addition we will strictly monitor the use of these chemicals to minimize any impact on the environment PRTR Pollution release and transfer register The PRTR Law is one concerning reporting etc of releases to the environment of specific chemical substances and promoting improvements in their management This law requires businesses to collect total and disclose data related to diverse chemical substances that are harmful including what sources they are generated from and how much they are emitted to the environment and how much is transferred out of the office including as waste 4 PRTR Status of release and transfer of substances regulated by the PRTR Law at each office kg e Ne M Office by the PRTR Law atmosphere public waters drainage of the office as waste eee es 110 0 12 0 18 000 0 SNS 0 0 0 0 140 0 jene ied 0 3 0 3 2 3 IN Aun ae te conus 6 7 0 3 23
103. and strategy for GS Yuasa Group and administrate the group companies to enhance the total value of the group KYOTO HEAD Office 1 Inobanba cho Nishinosho Kisshoin Minami ku Kyoto 601 8520 Japan TEL 81 75 312 1211 TOKYO HEAD Office Shiba koen Tower 2 11 1 Shiba koen Minato ku Tokyo 105 0011 Japan TEL 81 3 5402 5800 Listed securities exchanges Tokyo Stock Exchange Osaka Stock Exchange BE Main products LIM LIM Series Large Sized Lithium ion Battery NEW ECO R NEW ECO R Series Automotive Battery Consolidated sales PAN EIS Number of employees in consolidated businesses 100 million yen Persons 3 000 15000 12 916 2 661 2 607 Daley o LOREM 235312 3971 2434 11 710 11 805 2 000 10 000 1 000 000 0 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Fiscal year 0 200292003 20042005 2006 Fiscal year
104. and sulfuric acid cannot be avoided In the areas surrounding our lead and sulfuric related facilities in our Kyoto office we introduced a system that continuously collects and processes drain water including rain from roads outside the facilities in addition to interior water runoff from buildings through treatment equipment In this system even if lead or sulfuric spills occur on roads within the plant drainage processing IS possible with the treatment equipment In addition in heavy downpours rain water is stored initially in a large 200m3 tank and later pumped out with powerful pumps In the future we will continue to anticipate various situations and we will strive to decrease any risks to the environment Drainage water storage tank MAAR tg OO BI T 50
105. ar reports annually regarding the amount of energy used in the distribution of goods and the amount of generated CO2 Our Group examined the amount of transported cargo ton kilos related to the distribution of goods by each of our companies in the 2006 fiscal year and among the companies within our Group GS Yuasa Power Supply Ltd with 80 836 000 ton kilos was the only company that fell under the specific shippers regulated in this law Total amount transported by our Group was 103 530 000 ton kilos In addition since it is necessary for specific shippers to submit reports regulated by the revised Law Concerting the Rational Use of Energy we examined the transported amount of cargo according to the type of transportation the amount of energy used and the amount of CO2 emissions Refer to the table below In the future based on our President s Streamlining and cost reduction policy we will set a target to reduce specific consumption by an average of 196 per year we will work on building a modal shift and logistics system which contributes to energy conservation we will work on the improvement of transportation efficiency by improving the loading ratio and shortening transportation distances and we will conduct activities to reduce the amount of CO2 emissions and logistics costs Ton kilo Expresses the domestic amount of transported cargo 1 ton kilo equals transporting 1 ton of cargo 1 kilometer
106. aste alkalines aste plastic 123 A Wood scraps 192 Sludge 348 Waste paper and garbage 2007 Environmental amp Social Report 8 IN c E o SP ort tS n 9 Fundamental policies and a Medium Term Plan for environmental conservation Working to achieve simultaneous environmental conservation and economic development ISO14001 2004 4 1 5 25 Setting the GS Yuas
107. ce with ISO 14001 requirements 2 KES environmental management system standards The Kyoto Environmental Management System Standards KES were created at the Miyako Agenda 21 Forum to encourage small and medium sized enterprises in Kyoto to advance their environmental efforts Inspection and certification for the KES Standards which are easy to understand and inexpensive to implement began in May 2001 2007 ISO14001 KES ISO14001 KES ISO14001 2007 3 296 93 3
108. cling governance to reinforce the proper processing and recycling of industrial waste by the GS Yuasa Group In addition we consistently use the exact same Chinese character for compliance in this report that appears in the ISO 14001 standards to reinforce our commitment to these standards In preparation of this report we referred to the Environmental Reporting Guidelines 2003 edition published by the Japanese Ministry of the Environment Organizations covered in this report e Kyoto office 1 Inobanba cho Nishinosho Kisshoin Minami ku Kyoto Prefecture 601 8520 Japan e Osadano office 1 37 Osadano cho Fukuchiyama shi Kyoto Prefecture 620 0853 Japan e Odawara office 4 5 1 Ogicho Odawara shi Kanagawa Prefecture 250 0001 Japan e Gunma office 671 Sakai Kami Yajima Isesaki shi Gunma Prefecture 370 0111 Japan The organizations mainly covered in this report are the four offices in Japan listed above that are implementing environmental management efforts and that have received ISO 14001 certification A few other Group companies and affiliated enterprises are also covered in addition to these offices Business activities covered by this report The focus of this report is the research development design and manufacture conducted at our main Japanese offices listed above Period of report coverage April 1 2006 March 31 2007 Publication date July 2007 next publication planned for July 2008 Please direct inquiri
109. conserve energy the amount of electricity consumed improved by five percent due to the new introduction of low temperature molds in the molding process and failure in the manufacturing process were reduced by 20 As a result of these effects the amount of electricity consumed per amount of lead consumed improved by one percent compared to actual results over the previous year In addition for the reduction of waste a recycling rate of 9996 was achieved and zero emissions were maintained Date of ISO 14001 certification December 25 1998 certification number EC98J1133 Main business efforts extent of certified activities Manufacture of automotive batteries and forklift batteries and other equipment handled by all parts of the certified organization a Community cleaning 2007 Fiscal 2007 target E 247kWhiton Reduce the amount of electricity consumed to 247 kWh ton the amount of lead consumed or less CO2 121kg COz ton Reduce the amount of CO2 emissions to 121 kg CO2 ton the amount of lead consumed or less 114kg COz ton lead consumption CO2 E 113kg COz ton Reduce the amount of CO2 emissions to 113 kg CO2 ton the amount of lead consumed or less
110. e for local residents In this visit following an explanation on our efforts regarding the environment they tour the lead acid battery plant and power supply system plant In fiscal 2006 we held a plant tour on December 6 for 19 people trom the Shoho school district self government association In the future we will continue these activities so that local residents can deepen their understanding of our Group business activities Comments from visitors who participated in the plant tour e am relieved to see you have made great efforts for the environment including the reduction of CO2 emissions and sewage treatment facilities e Thank you very much for holding the plant tour We would like to make progress while valuing coexistence with society 2007 Environmental amp Social Report 46 200718 v Cs Q1 OF ft 10 2
111. e our defect rate by 3096 in the manufacturing process and we will continue carrying out further improvement activities to achieve our goal tt CUS oe Md Battery assembly diagram and names of parts Lids are recycled into plastic resin Droducts Negative plates are recycled as lead Positive plates are recycled as lead 075 JER sg OO
112. eat consumed to 0 159 kL million yen production amount or less 0756 BESE tm 4 2ton Reduce the amount of lead waste sludge to 4 2 tons month or less 2 9ton H 2 9 tons month 175 Jb BE 3E St E 2 9ton Reduce the amount of lead waste sludge to 2 9 tons month or less E Target easily surpassed Target achieved E Did not achieve target 2007 2006 32 40 59 209 1
113. ed company we have implemented risk management In addition we ensure that we are compliant with laws and regulations company articles of association and company policies in our operations and that a proactive prevision of risk in our operations avoidance and reduction of risk and necessary advanced measures to minimize company losses are conducted For emergency responses if an accident should occur Crisis management rules have been established In these rules it is set that a risk management response task force comprised of group risk management members shall organized when the president of our Group determines the situation may have a large adverse effect on the management of our Group Group risk management committee system crisis management response task force in emergencies Committee chair URAR Vice committee chair lt EA nH A f OK A 1 Corporate Strategic Planning Division 3 Corporate Finance and Accounting Division 4 Public Relations Office 5 Corporate Procurement Division ZHE 2 Corporate Human Resources and General Affairs Division Note For the risk management system refer to the Compliance structure chart on the previous page 2007 4 After April 2007 President R
114. eduction for the treatment of industrial waste 0 2 x4 Resource conservation effects Profit from sales of waste products that have market value 156 8 M Environmental conservation effectiveness 1 297 977 m Environmental conservation effectiveness Amount of recycled water use related to resources used in business activities Amount of water use reduction 276 661 m 4 Amount of reduction of CO2 discharged 6 044 ton CO2 4 Amount of reduction of industrial waste output final disposal amount 121ton 4 Amount of wastewater reduction 274 163 m 4 Environmental conservation effectiveness related to environmental load from business RS Amount of waste recycled and recycling rate 96 5 9 900 ton 88 Water quality Amount of lead discharged kg 21 kg Air Amount of lead emitted kg 202 kg Upstream and downstream costs are totals of expenses for contracts to create new products in accordance with the Law for Promotion of Sorted Collection and Recycling of Containers and Packaging 2 n addition to employee education and ISO 14001 maintenance and management effort costs include expenses related to information disclosure Information disclosure expenses are handled by and totaled at our Kyoto office 3 Costs related to the purification of the former Takatsuki office site are included in the Kyoto office 4 This figure was calculated as a comparison with the 2005 fiscal year 5 Recycling rate
115. elivered samples of our batteries to automobile related manufacturers in Europe and North America and we have been examining the possibility of mass production In the future we will continuously endeavor to contribute to environmental conservation by reducing the amount of fuel consumed and CO2 emissions due to the worldwide expansion of aircraft and low emission vehicles where our products have been installed PRATER For use in satellites 2007 Environmental amp Social Report 26 27 Green procurement Cooperating with our suppliers to reduce environmental burdens
116. ems etc For these fields in particular it is necessary to consider the global environment and the characteristics of batteries which are originally clean energy and widely used We believe this is the reason why we have obtained a high level of trust from our customers On the other hand we consume large amounts of resources and energy during product production and we fully understand the impact we have on the global environment through the discharge of industrial waste and the generation of CO2 We recognize the environmental impact caused by our manufacturing activities and all our offices in Japan and around the world have established their own environmental policies based on the fundamental policies of our Group and are conducting environmental management efforts to seek the establishment execution maintenance and continuous improvement of environmental management systems that are based on ISO 14001 standards In recent years customer demands concerning not only environmental management efforts related to manufacturing activities but also the global environmental impact of products continue to grow both inside and outside Japan This current situation is represented by regulations regarding chemical substances included in products in the RoHS Directive The idea behind these regulations is to evaluate the impact on the human and global environment before manufacturing any products Our Group introduced life cycle assessments LCA and sim
117. ercury lamp in the ECO CERA II 680W a three percent reduction in the amount of CO2 per light in one year is achieved In addition the ECO CERA II 680W can achieve brightness greater than a 1 000W mercury lamp and can contribute to both energy conservation and a reduction in the amount of CO2 emissions Feature Q Highly effective The highest standard of lamp efficiency in the 700W class white light source 105 Im W was achieved By replacing a 1 000W mercury lamp with the ECO CERATI 680W an increase of illuminance by a maximum of 2096 a 3096 reduction in energy reduction of electricity cost and a reduction in the amount of CO2 emissions can be achieved when using the same number of lights Im lumen Psychophysical quantity which expresses brightness of the light Longevity In the 700W white light source class the highest longevity standard of 12 000 hours was achieved This contributes to a reduction in maintenance costs due to a reduction in the frequency of changing burned out lights Usage Lights for plants gymnasiums warehouses concourses etc WN IL 680W ECO CERA II 680W Ceramic metal halide lamp Outer tube Left Transparent type Right Diffusion type 2007 Photovoltaic generation system
118. ernance Legal compliance 39 39 Risk management 41 41 Customer relations 43 43 Employee relations 45 45 Local community relations separate sheet 2007 Questionnaire about our 2007 Environmental amp Social Report Feature Introduction 14p ERR niae S T 19p NE s 2007 Environmental amp Social Report 2 Overview of the GS Yuasa Group GS YUASA I GS YUASA 1 GS YUASA GS YUASA GS YUASA NO CO Philosophy
119. es related to this report to the division responsible for its preparation GS Yuasa Corporation Corporate Environmental Management Division TEL 81 75 312 0716 Fax 81 75 312 0719 Website http Awww gs yuasa com us CONTENTS 3 3 Overview of the GS Yuasa Group 5 5 Commitment from the top RERE Environmental Report 7 7 Business activities and the environment 9 9 Fundamental policies and a Medium Term Plan 11 for environmental conservation 13 11 Environmental management systems 15 13 Environmental risk management 17 15 Environmental accounting 25 17 Efforts to reduce environmental burdens 27 25 Environmental management at affiliated 29 DIE overseas companies 31 27 Green procurement 33 29 Product design for the environment DfE 31 Introduction of products in consideration of the environment 33 Efforts at each office Social Responsibility Report 37 37 Corporate gov
120. es to experience a persistent shortage of electricity and as a result the MIDC Maharashtra Industrial Develooment Center where TGY is based designates Thursdays are power stoppage days and TGY takes every Thursday off Due to the electricity shortage the government of India has been taking measures to promote capital investment in electric power companies and has been subsidizing wind power generation companies in particular When wind power generation companies sell their electricity they are able to sell directly to companies without going through electric power public corporations and as a result their electricity is much cheaper than the electricity provided by traditional public corporations This kind of favorable treatment toward wind power generation by the government of India is believed to be in response to future emissions trading and TGY continuously promotes procedures to purchase electricity from wind power generation companies and seeks to contribute to a reduction in the amount of CO2 emissions as well as a reduction in electricity costs Tata AutoComp GY Batteries Pvt Ltd Location Pune Maharashtra India Established October 10 2005 Business areas manufacture and sales of automotive lead acid batteries Capital 425 million rupees approximately 1 1 billion yen GS Yuasa International Ltd 5096 Tata AutoComp Systems Ltd 5096 Sales Projected 3 billion yen for fiscal 2007 11 billion yen for fiscal 2010 Numbe
121. g of automotive battery Assistance for overseas manufacturing bases Sales of automotive battery for OEM Manufacturing amp sales of industrial battery power supply system traction battery switch gear specialty equipment large sized Lithium ion battery remote monitoring system and lease of real estate etc GS Yuasa Battery Ltd Sales of automotive battery for replacement market sales of automobile related products GS Yuasa Technology Ltd Manufacturing amp sales of other batteries GS Yuasa Lighting Ltd Manufacturing amp sales of lighting equipment and ultraviolet system GS Yuasa International Ltd Export import business Overseas business management Manufacturing amp sales of Nickel Metal Hydride battery and Comprehensive development enterprise GS Yuasa Business Support Ltd General affairs office work information system accounting business GS Yuasa Accounting Service Ltd Affiliated company finance i cu Yuasa Battery Europe Ltd e GS Battery U S A Inc Yuasa Battery Inc e GS Battery Vietnam Co Ltd e Century Yuasa Batteries Pty Ltd 16
122. g ton lead consumption Environmental Report Osadano office Affiliated companies which manufacture automotive batteries and lead acid batteries for industrial use and membrane systems and fuel batteries divisions which develop and manufacture environmentally considered products are located in our Osadano office The environmental management committee in this office leads our efforts to reduce our burden on the environment and the burden of our customers on the environment In fiscal 2006 due to waste reduction efforts the target of reducing lead acid batteries waste to one third the amount in fiscal 2001 was achieved In addition the demand for environmental improvement by using membrane has expanded by approximately 1 5 times the sales in fiscal 1995 and we are contributing to water purification in each field Date of ISO 14001 certification June 12 1998 certification number JQA EMO173 Main business efforts extent of certified activities Manufacture of automotive batteries and industrial lead acid batteries research and development for batteries and filtration equipment and development and manufacture of battery production facilities Affiliated enterprises on site Yuasa Engineering Ltd battery production facility development and manufacture Yuasa Membrane Systems Ltd membrane manufacture and sales and systems development 2007 45E E HS Fiscal 2007 target
123. ghting equipment and provides related services that are important to many aspects of production activities and people s lifestyles In the process of our business activities raw materials energy water and resources are input and wastewater the greenhouse gas CO2 waste products and other materials are output We are thoroughly aware of the impacts of our business activities on the environment in our Group and we are promoting efforts to reduce reuse and recycle resources beginning at the product design stage as well as to reduce CO2 emissions and other environmental impacts Business activities PFE Development and design Procurement Production Transportation 0 OOQ 20 667 P24 An EHE n xt acid xx Chemicals m irgin lead 57 970 e lead 507 464 A Heavy oil type A heavy oil x 11 537 d J Energy poa Kerosene and ga kof crudefoil 43 713 Electricity 138 710 Public water supply 488 397 1 353 776 Water for Water industrial uga Underground water 1 297 977 Recycled water 5 404 kL of crude oil LNG Liquefied natural gas LPG Liquefied petroleum gas 7 2007
124. governance We are endeavoring to build unity among our Group employees for concretely stated business vision goals based on the GS Yuasa Group business principles of innovation and growth Our goals are to be committed to people society and the global environment and committed to delivering security and comfort technologies developed in the field of stored energy solutions Furthermore we have reorganized our Group business and divided the company into business subsidiaries in order to improve the maneuverability and transparency of management We are striving to transfer authority and clarify responsibility and as a holding company GS Yuasa Corporation has established group management systems that control and manage the subsidiaries At our Group we believe that our continuous efforts related to corporate governance contribute to the maximization of our value as business and we consider these efforts to be one important administration task GS Yuasa governance structure At GS Yuasa we are strengthening the functions of our board of directors to increase management efficiency and to promote appropriate administrative decisions for the Group as a whole For At our Group we promote compliance activities based on our Compliance Promotion Rules in order to ensure that our measures for legal compliance are even more thorough Each division of our Group regularly checks their compliance status with a Compliance Manageme
125. ilar techniques for evaluating products at the design stage and we develop products that reflect our concern for the environment Furthermore in addition to environmental efforts we are taking a proactive approach to activities which are in compliance with the law to fulfill our corporate responsibilities in our relationship with our customers employees and communities from the perspective of emphasizing the role of corporations as a part of society This 2007 Environmental amp Social Report was created with both Japanese and English together in the same report in order to convey our environmental management efforts and our work on behalf of society to the communities where we are active as well as to our domestic and overseas partners stockholders and investors This year in consideration of China which is our most important overseas manufacturing base we will also create a 2007 Environmental amp Social Report Digest with English and Chinese together in the same report Our Group through the disclosure of information on environmental management efforts and our work on behalf of society will secure transparency and reliability of our business and endeavor to decrease our burden on the environment in the Group as a whole and will seek to realize a sustainable society GS Yuasa Corporation President 2007 Environmental amp Social Report Business activities and the e
126. ion efforts in the environmental policy objectives goals and execution plans of our offices and we will continue to promote environmental management efforts in our environmental management system LPG Liquefied petroleum gas LNG Liquefied natural gas KL Kerosene kL 10 9 21 7 20 13 A kL Heavy oil type A heavy oil kL 2 292 1 614 1 113 611 503 LPG ton 242 201 294 311 276 LNG ton 0 513 529 368 422 330 Nm City 9as thousands of Nm3 7 662 6 291 6 150 5 856 7 344 7 204 kWh Electricity tens of thousands of kWh COON G0 e M I Sareiaarejuia memes 16 211 17 090 16 183 16 045 14 798 14 237 th 4 2006 2005 The actual value is calculated using a carbon dioxide conversion factor and total of four offices excluding SANYO GS Soft Energy Co Ltd The carbon dioxide conversion factor for fiscal 2006 had not yet been di
127. isk management officers 6 Corporate Quality Assurance Division 7 Corporate Environmental Management Division 8 Corporate R amp D Center 9 Business Auditing Office 10 Subsidiary Presidents 2007 Social Responsibility Report Providing product safety assurance RoHS 2004 12 2005 4
128. le Period covered Md Environmental protection costs categorized by business activity Thousands of yen Business area costs total 378 106 148 603 85 781 45 392 657 882 Pollution prevention costs Efforts to prevent air water and soil pollution 260 701 131 566 58 376 39 524 490 167 n me Efforts to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases 31 599 431 0 563 32 593 Resource circulation costs Efforts for suitable disposal of waste products 85 806 16 606 27 405 5 305 135 122 Upstream and downstream costs 1 Supplemental efforts to reduce environmental impacts 261 0 1 138 0 1 399 Administration costs 2 DO COH CIO ae 11 116 2 283 1 398 637 15 434 ISO 14001 maintenance and management Research and development efforts Research and development costs in consideration of the environment 2 121 296 394 260 449 111 0 3 570 667 Social activity costs Environmental volunteer efforts 224 155 180 60 619 Environmental remediation costs 3 Efforts for soil pollution measures 1 109 090 920 11 157 O 1 121 167 Total 4 226 093 546 221 548 765 46 089 5 367 168 M Economic effects that accompany environmental conservation countermeasures Economic effects that accompany water use efficiency Millions of yen Monetary amount Water use and wastewater cost reduction 44 9 4 Energy conservation effects Cost reduction of electricity heavy oil and gas city gas LNG LPG use 19 9 4 Waste product reduction effects Cost r
129. lode Disposal with ordinary garbage is prohibited Batteries should be recycled in accordance with local laws and regulations Recycling promotion The materials used in this battery can be recycled 313 0120 43 1211 9 5 30 Attention This toll free number below is valid only in Japan Also the response is in Japanese only Communicating with customers At GS Yuasa we have established a Customer Consultation Office for direct communication with customers Here we respond directly to all types of inquires related to
130. ls regulated by these guidelines Operation and maintenance of environmental management systems Compliance with laws We will continuously improve our environmental management systems in our four offices of Kyoto Osadano Odawara and Gunma We will set voluntary management standards that exceed the requirements of municipal and national government environmental regulations and pursue the improvement of our environmental management technologies Maintenance and continuous improvement of environmental management systems We will conduct internal environmental auditing and undertake continuous improvement of our environmental management efforts We will receive environmental auditing trom external inspection agencies and seek to raise the level of our environmental management efforts Contributions to society We will actively and continuously participate in environmental conservation efforts and community beautification activities We will also conduct continuous environmental education and training for our employees Communication about the environment KE EE E E ee Ni We will continuously provide information about our activities and the environment through Environmental amp Social Reports and other means and we will receive evaluations of our environmental management efforts from society 2007 Environmental amp Social Report A t ii 10 e a
131. ment system activities The amount of electric power used was reduced by the introduction of energy conservation equipment and improvements in our manufacturing process We plan to reduce the amount of LPG gas used and are reviewing the gas oven temperatures We achieved a 1 296 reduction in the amount of consumed electric power compared to actual results of the previous fiscal year by implementing the use of low temperature metallic molds in the molding process A further reduction in power consumption came as we achieved a significant reduction in the defect ratio in the manufacturing process We plan on additional improvements in energy conservation in fiscal 2007 as additional improvement of the manufacturing process and facilities are carried out We will continue to work on reducing the amount of energy used by one percent or more compared to actual results of the previous fiscal year Efforts to reduce the amount of lead emissions Our Gunma office is striving to continue improving the manufacturing process in order to reduce the amount of lead emitted through defects and errors In fiscal 2006 the defect rate in the manufacturing process was reduced by more than 2096 and we reached our reduction target for the amount of lead emissions by using small group activities and quality patrols For the lead parts generated by errors we promote recycling by re melting these parts and reusing the lead Our goal in fiscal 2007 is to reduc
132. n methods for handling danger etc In addition seven tools are prepared which can be used including checklists for use in internal audits and for selecting waste treatment companies 2007 Environmental amp Social Report BE m m 14 IN 15 Environmental accounting gt 4 2006 4 1 2007 3 31 2005 M FA 5 1 378 106 148 603 85 781 45 392 657 882 1 1 260 701 131 566 58 376 39 524 490 167 d 1 2 31 599 431 0 563 32 593 1 3
133. n order to minimize environmental damage should any mishaps occur Through these simulations we build and improve employee response procedure skills In fiscal 2006 training simulations in preparation for the following emergencies were held Kyoto Office Release of dust due to filter bag breaks in dust collectors Osadano Office Sulfuric acid leaks from tank trucks during delivery etc Odawara Office Heavy oil leaks from tank trucks during delivery etc Gunma Office Release of dust in the air from dust collectors exceeding environmental standards etc 2007 3 30 3R
134. nds the importance of environmental conservation and continuously maintaining and improving our environmental conservation efforts General environmental education Education for employees Each office provides education based on an education plan regarding general environmental knowledge and an environmental management system for everyone working at each of our offices Education for newly hired employees As part of the training for newly hired employees we include training on the efforts of our Group to protect the environment Specialized environmental education O Internal environmental auditor training In each office with the goal of maintaining and continuously improving our environmental management systems we are increasing the number of internal environmental auditors and providing training to raise their skill level Q Risk management education For employees who engage in operations which may have a significant impact on the environment each division provides regular education and response drills in order to anticipate emergencies and the impact on the environment Additionally for waste treatment which is a management risk we provide study sessions on the proper treatment of waste in all our offices and affiliated companies Environmental auditing Each one of our offices conducts internal environmental auditing at least once a year and is inspected by an external environmental certification agency annually
135. nt Sheet created by each division of the Group to extract and evaluate the compliance risk for their divisions Furthermore if a problem regarding compliance occurs we establish systems to take all necessary measures quickly We have also established the GS Yuasa Group Corporate Ethical Standards and Corporate Ethical Behavior Guidelines that every single employee can use to judge what they should or should not do Moreover we have established a corporate ethics hotline as contact point inside and outside the company for reporting on activities and we strive to collect information regarding compliance early M Governance structure Coordination oO gt EB Auditing Shareholder s meeting sear E Accounting auditor EER 6 Auditors red Auditor meetings Board of directors Overall management Election and supervision S rs Reporting Overall management fe HET Representative director President Management meeting ux Affiliated companies Business Auditing Office Operating officers example the status of business progress and important concerns
136. nvironment We seek to reduce environmental impacts not only during manufacturing but also in every aspect of our business activities CO 3R CO gt M Material flows INPUT 15 173 851 Plastic Other chemicals Our Group manufactures and sells batteries power supply systems and li
137. onmental audits on suppliers which have acquired ISO14001 certification or which have self declared compliance with the requirements of ISO14001 in order to confirm the effectiveness and results of environmental management efforts conducted by our suppliers and our Group These audits are also used to improve the respective environmental management systems of suppliers and our Group In fiscal 2006 we conducted environmental audits on two Suppliers which acquired external certification or self declared in September and we contirmed that environmental management systems were properly implemented from the environmental aspect of products supplied to our Group Examination of chemicals included in supplied products Our Group purchases large amounts of chemicals which can have a significant Impact on the environment trom the manufacturing of products These chemicals are purchased from suppliers and we believe we can achieve superior results in environmental conservation through cooperation with the management of our suppliers and our Group In order to identify and manage the chemicals concretely we examine the chemicals contained in the products we purchase based on our GS Yuasa Group Chemical Management Guidelines issued in April 2005 2007 Environmental amp Social Report 28 29 DfE Product design for the environment DfE
138. our Group products and services We consider customer opinions requests proposals and other communications to be valuable information for our business and we transmit such information to the relevant internal departments and divisions to improve our business activities 2007 Environmental amp Social Report t rr 42 Z 4 TST OM MAK lt w 43 Employee relations Cultivate the best in employees and create environments where they can work comfortably to maximize their abilities 2007
139. our domestic offices fall under the Type one Designated Energy Management Factory and we compile regular reports annually regarding the amount of energy used and the amount of CO2 emissions in manufacturing In addition through environmental conservation efforts in the environmental management system of each office we have established a reduction plan for greenhouse gas emissions such as CO2 which is the main cause of global warming and we proactively work on energy conservation efforts For reducing the amount of electric power used we are working on the reduction of CO2 emissions by using measures such as introducing energy conservation equipment and improving the operational efficiency of manufacturing equipment converting compressors to inverters maintenance of air leaks in pipes and reducing processing defects In addition with regard to reducing the amount of gas used we are promoting a switch from heavy oil boilers to gas boilers maintenance of steam leaks in boilers and the use of smaller boilers and the improvement of operational efficiency As a result the amount of CO2 emissions caused by the use of energy in manufacturing for fiscal 2006 decreased by 3 896 compared to fiscal 1990 In the future in order to achieve a 1096 reduction in the amount of CO2 emissions in fiscal 2010 in comparison to 1990 which is a medium term plan of our Group we will handle the reduction of the amount of CO2 emissions through energy conservat
140. our evaluation of our efforts 1 They are very good 2 They are good Were the tables graphs and other visual presentations of 3 They are not very good 4 They are poor information easy to understand 1 Very easy to understand 2 Easy to understand 3 Average 4 Difficult to understand 5 Very difficult to understand Q7 What do you expect of our efforts Do you feel that the contents are thorough 1 Very thorough 2 Thorough 3 Average 4 A little insufficient 5 Information insufficient in many areas Please provide the following information optional Name Telephone Profession E mail Address We will use personal information given by customers only for the following purposes e To send future reports to those who wish to receive them e To respond to questions and manage correspondence records GS Yuasa Corporation Corporate Environmental Management Division Fax 81 75 312 0719 1 Inobanba cho Nishinosho Kisshoin Minami ku Kyoto 601 8520 Japan TEL 81 75 312 0716 http www gs yuasa com us Q4 Please tell us which sections of this report had the 9 Environmental management at affiliated overseas companies Please tell us about parts of the report that were incomplete or need improvement as well as points that Thank you for your cooperation Gs YOASA 601 8520
141. paration of waste different color collection bags were setup to help visualize the separation of waste Md Amount of burnable waste per Derson Der year kg kg person year 60 40 20 2003 2004 2005 2006 Fiscal year 2007 Environmental amp Social Report IN s c 18 e C O 2 Bl d 19 Efforts to reduce environmental burdens E gt Efforts to reduce the amount of CO2 emissions CO2 emissions in logistics CO2 CO2 18 4 1 3 000 19 CO2 2006 80 836
142. phenol at Total 217 3 55 17 2 31 198 8 31 438 8 2007 RoHS LE
143. provement in the work environment We also conduct special health checkups to monitor the influences on employees who handle hazardous materials and confirm the wearing of protective gear and use of facilities and provide instruction Development of safety trainers For foremen group leaders of manufacturing sites we name safety activity trainers as zero accident trainer and conduct training education Under the zero accident policy practical safety management activities of each workplace are promoted Occupational health and safety patrol 2007 Environmental amp Social Report T amp IN oN FST OM MK lt nn 44 T amp 45 Local community relations Filling our role as a member of the community by contributing to people and community activities 2006 2 2006 10 4 4 5 6
144. r matters related to asbestos problems from both inside and outside the company 2 Status of efforts 1 Investigation of use conditions We are conducting the following types of investigations into the past and present exposure of employees to asbestos and applying our findings to future measures for resolving the problem of disease from asbestos 2 Physical examinations related to work with asbestos Currently no our Group employees handle asbestos directly but we conduct physical examinations related to asbestos twice per year M Investigation of asbestos related use status Subject of Investigation details Manufacturing period asbestos type use amount HOUSES substitution status etc Work content work period work environment Work uum physical examination results etc Facilities and Presence of parts that use asbestos asbestos type etc machinery Verification of locations where it has been sprayed in Buildings our plants and offices in Japan Degree of dispersibility of asbestos from other building materials etc 2007 Environmental amp Social Report T amp Ha TRY N 40 si E ICI uu Sneaker 41 Customer relations Increasing customer satisfaction and safety
145. r of employees 200 Site area about 60 000 m Built area about 13 000 m2 TGY TGY s automotive batteries eae te 2005 6 787
146. ry are the pillar of our business We are also working on the development of large lithium ion batteries and activities to expand our sales Since lithium ion batteries are expected to be smaller and lighter due to their high energy density as compared to other storage batteries the use of lithium ion batteries in various purposes related to environmental conservation has been examined and are actually in use An example of the use of our lithium ion batteries is an order we received from Thales Company France in June 2005 for the installation of our batteries in next generation Boeing 787 aircraft by the Boeing Company U S A and the signing of a long term supply contract with Thales This battery will be used to start the auxiliary power unit for Starting the engines and as a backup in emergencies It has been highly rated since it only weighs about half that of existing nickel cadmium batteries which allows the aircraft body to be lighter and can lead to a possible 20 reduction in the amount of jet fuel consumed operating cost reduction for airlines For large sized lithium ion batteries currently under development mass production will begin in Japan trom fiscal 2007 and are scheduled to be continuously installed in 787s On the other hand the expansion of sales of lithium ion batteries is also being conducted in low emission vehicles such as hybrid and electric vehicles As the power source of low emission vehicles we have already d
147. s and other employment matters Prevention of industrial accidents At our Group the occupational health and safety committees of each office backed by the united support of labor and management lead our efforts to assure employee occupational health and safety in the creation of comfortable proactive workplace environments Specifically we are making the following efforts for occupational health and safety Prevention of similar industrial accidents Investigate the cause of industrial accidents when they occur and ensure countermeasures are taken to prevent recurrence when industrial accidents occur In addition use a industrial accidents bulletin board to share examples of accident among our companies and offices to prevent similar accident Workplace patrol Members of labor and management of occupational health and safety committee conduct safety health patrols and promote the improvement of worksites regarding safety and health aspects Additionally our monthly industrial physical patrols from a more expert point of view provide instructions on the work environment work method 5S activities Sort Set in place Shine Standardize and Sustain etc to promote the creation of a comfortable workplace Work environment management health management We conduct work environment measurements and improvements for a work environment administrative classification I M workplace and we confirm the results and promote im
148. s now working to clean the sites of our former Yuasa Corporation Takatsuki offices Kosobe and Hakubai districts In the Kosobe district we began excavating soil for removal from May 2006 as a soil contamination countermeasure and we will complete the removal in April 2007 Onsite cleaning as a countermeasure against volatile organic chemicals by iron powder mixing was completed in March 2007 and we are in continual discussions with the city of Takatsuki to lift a designated zone in the site regulated by the Soil Contamination Countermeasures Law in the future In the Hakubai district we completed surface and in depth studies as well as additional studies of the groundwater based on discussions with the city of Takatsuki Our studies have been completed however we sold this district as of February 28 2007 and therefore the new owner will take over remediation as the business owner 2007 Environmental amp Social Report IN c 24 25 Environmental management at affiliated overseas companies Tata AutoComp GY Batteries Pvt Ltd TGY TGY TATA Green 2007 2
149. sclosed for calculations in this table and therefore the carbon dioxide conversion factor of electric power for fiscal 2005 is being used 2007 Environmental amp Social Report n C O 2 EH al 20 IN 21 Efforts to reduce environmental burdens LPG LPG 1 2 2007 19
150. tic resin products and we recycle lead to a high degree of purity through re refining in which it is melted once to remove impurities For our packaging materials and operation manuals we use recycled paper and printing methods with water soluble inks that allow easier recycling Terminals are recycled as lead Containers are recycled into plastic resin Droducts nimp Vent caps are recycled into plastic resin products Reduction in the amount of lead waste sludge Our Odawara office set a goal to reduce the amount of lead waste sludge by three percent compared to fiscal 2006 results in the environmental management system We will achieve our goal by conducting operational management audits monitoring and measuring critical functions and maintaining regular maintenance checks in our waste treatment facilities and on the operational efficiency of our lead sludge dehydrators As a result of our efforts in 2006 the amount of lead waste sludge generated was reduced to 2 9 tons month target value 4 2 tons month and an approximately 30 reduction in waste was achieved compared to the fiscal 2005 In the future we will continue to reduce lead waste sludge by using manufacturing process improvement activities and thorough waste management in all of our environmental management system activities 2007 Environmental amp Social Report

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