In response to the EU Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment or RoHS Directive, marketing of electrical and electronic equipment, which contains certain hazardous substances such as lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyl or PBB, and polybrominated diphenyl ether or PBDE, is prohibited in EU Member States.
The TOSHIBA TEC Group has configured a system to further ensure no certain hazardous substances are contained in products. In terms of components and raw materials, the TOSHIBA TEC Group defines voluntary standards and performs inspections through simple analyzers at production sites in and outside Japan, while obtaining pledge forms from its suppliers.
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Green Procurement
The environmental protection assessment on suppliers and the environmental performance survey on procured products are conducted. Relevant data is utilized in the design, production and procurement divisions.
Green Procurement
To provide ECPs, TOSHIBA TEC Corporation aims to procure items with lower environmental impacts from suppliers, who actively promote environmental protection, while implementing green procurement at the procurement stage of raw materials related to products. The "Guidelines for Green Procurement" have been formulated in cooperation with TOSHIBA Corporation.
Promotion of Environmental Protection at Suppliers
TOSHIBA TEC Corporation gives precedence to suppliers, who are actively promoting environmental protection, for procurement.
Environmental Protection
- Set up an environment policy.
- Maintain the environmental protection system.
- Establish systems for education and to check whether education is provided.
Control on Whether Environment-Related Substances are Contained in Delivered Items
We request suppliers to provide items with lower environmental impacts in compliance with environment-related laws, regulations and standards.
Control on Whether Environment-Related Substances are Contained
- Thoroughly make control on whether environment-related substances are contained in delivered items known to relevant divisions and suppliers.
- Satisfy requirements for management environment-related substances.
- Respond to the survey whether environment-related substances are used.
- Obtain information required to respond to the above survey.
- Perform analysis and measurement, and obtain analysis results from suppliers (when necessary).
- Investigate and understand suppliers' control system.
Data Utilization
Environmental performance information data is provided from the green procurement support system to various in-house systems via the global component database, and utilized in the design, production and procurement divisions.
Component Database and Design Support System
EU WEEE Directive
In response to the EU Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment or WEEE Directive, duty is imposed on manufacturers to recycle electrical and electronic equipment in EU Member States. The TOSHIBA TEC Group complies with the WEEE Directive while registering manufacturers and taking part in the recycling scheme through its affiliates outside Japan.
RoHS Directive
Inspection through the simple analyzer at Ohito Business Center
EU Regulation concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals or REACH Regulation
The REACH Regulation, which was effective in June 2007, is a new regulation concerning the registration, evaluation, authorization and restriction of chemicals. It requires firms to register and report molded products, which contain chemical substances, as well as chemical substances when manufactured or imported, depending on the quantity. TOSHIBA TEC Corporation currently prepares for the registration and reporting to be required in the future.
