Targets and Achievements

With a view to reducing the environmental impact of its business activities, Clarion has established specific goals and targets and is advancing efforts toward the achievement of these goals and targets.

Product

Eco-Friendly products

Issues and Items Mid Term Environmental Plan (fiscal 2007-fiscal 2009) Fiscal 2006 Targets Fiscal 2006 Achievements Assessments
Development of product lifecycle assessment Reduction of environment impact through promotion of design aimed at saving resources and improved recyclability, and controlling and reducing harmful substances in products under development Reduction of the use of parts with environmentally harmful substances
Study/ adoption of alternative components based on the self-imposed standards in compliance with the ELV (End of Life Vehicles) Directive and VOC (Volatile Organic Compounds) regulations

Promotion of low environmental impact design
Promotion of design based on environmental assessments (Lighter weight, recyclability, easy disassembly, energy-saving, environment-preserving, longer life, easy disposal, etc.)		 Completion of replacement to alternative components within fiscal year

Summary, assessment and implementation of requests from each OEM customer

Set up environmental mark (labels) Type II		 ○
Use of lead-free solder in products Implementation of lead-free soldering in the manufacturing processes for OEM products in response to customer requests

Verify the state of implementation for 2008 models of aftermarket products		 OEM products: Transition to mass-production responding to each customer's requirements

Aftermarket products: Promotion of lead-free production for 2007 models		 Implementation of lead-free production for OEM models and Europe-designated aftermarket models

Lead-free compatibility for all aftermarket products		 ○
Promotion of Green Purchasing Reduction of environmental impact by controlling and reducing harmful substances contained in products

Development of control system for substances subject to environmental regulations		 Compliance with the ELV Directive, the RoHS Directive, the WEEE Directive and other laws

Introduction of environmentally harmful substance inspection devices and establishment of an inspection system		 Revision of the Green Procurement Guideline

Addition of new fluorescent X-ray spectrographic analyzers, enhancement of current implementation		 ○

Business activities

Prevention of global warming

 Issues and Items  Mid Term Environmental Plan (fiscal 2007-fiscal 2009)  Fiscal 2006 Targets  Fiscal 2006 Achievements  Assessments
 Energy-saving activities  Reduction in energy usage of 4% by March 2010 from the fiscal 2004 level  (Compared to Fiscal 2004 achievement)
Reduction in energy usage of 3%		  (Compared to Fiscal 2004 achievement)
Energy usage 0.3% overrun		  △

Continuation of zero waste output

 Issues and Items  Mid Term Environmental Plan (fiscal 2007-fiscal 2009)  Fiscal 2006 Targets  Fiscal 2006 Achievements  Assessments
 Reduction of waste output

 Promotion of recycling		  Reduction of waste output and expansion of recycling

Promotion and continuation of zero waste output		  Promotion and continuation of zero waste output
 Recycling rate 99% or more		  Continuation of zero waste output
 Recycling rate 99.6%		  ○

Conservation of resources

 Issues and Items  Mid Term Environmental Plan (fiscal 2007-fiscal 2009)  Fiscal 2006 Targets  Fiscal 2006 Achievements  Assessments
 Reduction in usage of office paper  Reduction in use of copy and EDP paper to 8.7 million sheets or less by March 2010  Copy and EDP papers usage: 10.2 million sheets or less  Copy and EDP paper purchasing: 8.1 million sheets  ○

Social activities

Environmental Communication

 Issues and Items  Mid Term Environmental Plan (fiscal 2007-fiscal 2009)  Fiscal 2006 Targets  Fiscal 2006 Achievements  Assessments
 Environmental activities in local communities  Implementing afforestation (tree planting) activities

Cleaning up areas surrounding sites

Promotion of better communication with local residents

Volunteer activities in Japan and overseas

Cooperation with education programs at schools, etc		  Afforestation (tree planting)  Planted trees at the Fukushima site  ○
 Cleaning up areas surrounding sites  Held regular cleanups around the four sites  ○
 Cooperation with local residents  Cooperation with facilities for people with disabilities  ○

Administration Activities

Continuation of Environmental Management System

 Issues and Items  Mid Term Environmental Plan (fiscal 2007-fiscal 2009)  Fiscal 2006 Targets  Fiscal 2006 Achievements  Assessments
 Acquisition of certification after ISO 14001 regular audit  Acquisition of certification after regular and renewal audits  Passage of 2007 regular audits at all four domestic sites  Regular audit conducted in February 2007; passed the audit for continuing certification  ○
 Compilation of environmental accounting and publication of CSR report  Publication of "Clarion Report" and improvement in quality and enhancement of its contents year by year  Publication of "Clarion Report 2006" in Japanese and English  Published the domestic version of "Clarion Report 2006" in August and the English translation version in October  ○

    Self assesments (achievement ratio) consist of evaluations converted into numerical values.

    ○・・・100%

    △・・・70% or more

    ×・・・less than 70%

Efforts and Achievements

Clarion affects society and the environment in a variety of ways through its business activities. In order to reduce the burden we impose on the environment as much as possible, we conduct an assessment of the achievements of our environmental protection activities every year and work on a review of the Mid Term Environmental Plan we set forth in the previous fiscal year. In fiscal 2006, we formulated a new three-year management plan running to 2009. The entire company is committed to achieving the targets set out in the new plan.

Self Assessment for Fiscal 2006

We are working on environmental protection activities at four sites including Clarion and its domestic affiliates and subsidiaries. In fiscal 2006 we were not able to meet our annual target for energy-saving activities. This was because of the increase in the number of sites included in the calculation and the increased usage of electricity due to increased production volume as well as increased usage of kerosene air-conditioning. As for the other items, the targets were all achieved. Clarion is determined to further promote environmental protection activities under the new mid term management plan.

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