Global Environmental Action 2024

SDS management

Toshiba Tec Shizuoka Business Center (Mishima, Ohito) (Shizuoka, Japan)

  • Theme: Chemical Substances
  • Period: Year-round
  • Participants: 20

We regularly review SDS, which list the ingredients of chemical substances used in our business activities, to ensure that the latest information is always available. Management status is also checked in annual site environmental audits.

Promoting energy saving activities by holding various environmental conferences

Toshiba Tec Shizuoka Business Center (Mishima, Ohito) (Shizuoka, Japan)

  • Theme: Energy
  • Period: (Mishima) Energy and Recycling Promotion Committee: Year-round
    (Ohito) Environmental Promotion Committee: Year-round
  • Participants: 120

We regularly hold "Energy and Recycling Promotion Committee" at Mishima in Japan and "Environmental Promotion Committee" at Ohito in Japan, and promote various environmental activities, including energy saving activities. In addition, we regularly publish energy saving topics in our monthly Environmental News to raise awareness of energy saving among our employees and their families.

Promoting energy saving activities by holding various environmental conferences

Promoting energy saving activities by holding various environmental conferences

Collection and donation of pull-tabs and plastic bottle caps

Toshiba Tec Shizuoka Business Center (Mishima, Ohito) (Shizuoka, Japan)

  • Theme: Resources
  • Period: June, December
  • Participants: Approximately 2,000

In FY2024, we continued to collect pull-tabs and plastic bottle caps from vending machines in our offices and from employees' homes, and donate them to employment support centers for people with disabilities on World Environment Day in June and International Volunteer Day in December, to help support those who attend the centers.

Collection and donation of pull-tabs and plastic bottle caps

Collection and donation of pull-tabs and plastic bottle caps

Collection and donation of pull-tabs and plastic bottle caps

Industrial waste treatment process inspection

Toshiba Tec Shizuoka Business Center (Ohito) (Shizuoka, Japan)

  • Theme: Resources
  • Period: September 19 to January 15
  • Participants: Total 22

We conducted on‑site inspections of 11 industrial waste treatment contractors with whom we maintain consignment agreements, for the purpose of verifying their compliance with applicable laws and the proper execution of contracted waste treatment. The inspections confirmed that all 11 contractors were performing appropriately and in full conformity with the relevant requirements. Furthermore, we reaffirmed the continuity of our trusted working relationships with each of them.

Industrial waste treatment process inspection

Industrial waste treatment process inspection

Environmental education for canteen vendor

Toshiba Tec Shizuoka Business Center (Ohito) (Shizuoka, Japan)

  • Theme: Water
  • Period: January 14
  • Participants: 9

As part of our overall environmental conservation initiatives, we provided environmental risk education to canteen vendor, who is an integral member of our facility, to ensure proper operation of the canteen.

Environmental education for canteen vendor

Clean-up around the business center

Toshiba Tec Shizuoka Business Center (Ohito) (Shizuoka, Japan)

  • Theme: Water, Nature
  • Period: December 5
  • Participants: 47

Except during the period of the COVID‑19 pandemic, we have carried out annual cleanup activities in the areas surrounding our facility as part of our environmental conservation efforts.

Clean-up around the business center

Clean-up around the business center

Toshiba Tec Shizuoka Business Center (Mishima) (Shizuoka, Japan)

  • Theme: Water, Nature
  • Period: October 19
  • Participants: 4

Except during the period of the COVID‑19 pandemic, we have carried out annual cleanup activities in the areas surrounding our facility as part of our environmental conservation efforts.

Clean-up around the business center

Collection and donation of pop-tabs

Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions, Inc. (North Carolina, United States)

  • Theme: Resources
  • Period: Year-round
  • Participants: Approximately 300

We collect aluminum pop-tabs from canned drinks consumed by employees and donate them to recycling venders, and the revenue generated is donated to charitable organizations to help with various activities.

Collection and donation of pop-tabs

Collection and donation of pop-tabs

Office Greening

Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions, Inc. (North Carolina, United States)

  • Theme: Others
  • Period: April 18
  • Participants: 100

We distributed small plants to employees that can be placed on office cabinets or individual desks. These additions are expected to create a calmer office atmosphere and contribute to improved employee productivity.

Office Greening

Office Greening

Support and participation in local event

Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions, Inc. (North Carolina, United States)

  • Theme: Nature
  • Period: November 1
  • Participants: 12

We participated as volunteers in a fundraising event event held at the JC Rolleston Botanical Gardens, which is under North Carolina State University, and provided support for the event, including setting up trash cans.

Support and participation in local event

Support and participation in local event

Specialized education for chemical substance handlers

Toshiba Tec Singapore Pte Ltd (Singapore)

  • Theme: Chemical Substances
  • Period: December 12
  • Participants: 10

We provide regular specialized education to chemical substance handlers to ensure thorough daily chemical substance management and to confirm response methods in preparation for unforeseen circumstances. In addition, we conduct training to emergency response members to confirm procedures in the event of accident.

Specialized education for chemical substance handlers

Specialized education for chemical substance handlers

Costal Cleanup

Toshiba Tec Singapore Pte Ltd (Singapore)

  • Theme: Water, Nature
  • Period: December 11
  • Participants: 11

A total of 11 participants, including our management, employees and their family members, took part in a coastal cleanup activity at Pasir Ris.

Coastal Cleanup

Coastal Cleanup

Tree planting

Toshiba Tec Singapore Pte Ltd (Singapore)

  • Theme: Nature
  • Period: November 30
  • Participants: 29

We participated in the “Plant‑A‑Program” tree‑planting event held at the Ulu Pandan Park Connector, organized with the support of the National Parks Board and the Garden City Fund, and planted eight trees.

Tree planting

Tree planting

Environmental education for employees (e-learning)

Toshiba Tec Singapore Pte Ltd (Singapore) / PT TEC INDONESIA (Indonesia)

  • Theme: Overall environmental activities
  • Period: February 24
  • Participants: (Singapore) 370, (Indonesia) 1,331

Our manufacturing sites in Singapore and Indonesia jointly plan and implement environmental education for employees by e-learning on topics such as environmental improvement measures and environmental compliance. We educated participants on IMS (Integrated Management System) procedures and environmental improvement measures.

Specialized education for chemical substance handlers

PT TEC INDONESIA (Indonesia)

  • Theme: Chemical Substances
  • Period: January 15
  • Participants: 15

We provide regular specialized education to chemical substance handlers to ensure thorough daily chemical substance management and to confirm response methods in preparation for unforeseen circumstances. In addition, we conducted emergency response training to chemical substances spill response members to confirm procedures to confirm procedures in the event of accident.

Specialized education for chemical substance handlers

Specialized education for chemical substance handlers

Strengthening chemical substance management

Toshiba Tec Singapore Pte Ltd (Singapore) / PT TEC INDONESIA (Indonesia)

  • Theme: Chemical Substances
  • Period: April 1 to October 31 (Singapore), Year-round (Indonesia)
  • Participants: 3 (Singapore), 8 (Indonesia)

We check the storage status of chemical substances warehouses as company and chemical substances warehouses at each workplace, as well as the contents of SDS every month. The management status is also checked in annual environmental audit of site conducted by environmental auditors from the head office.

Strengthening chemical substance management

E-Waste collection and recycling promotion

PT TEC INDONESIA (Indonesia)

  • Theme: Resources
  • Period: July 12
  • Participants: 15

We collect E-waste from employee dormitories, as well as PCs no longer in use within company, and promote recycling activities. In FY2024, we collected 76 kg of E-waste and handed them over to recycling vender for proper disposal, thereby contributing to the effective use of resources.

E-Waste collection and recycling promotion

Tree planting

PT TEC INDONESIA (Indonesia)

  • Theme: Nature
  • Period: September 24
  • Participants: 128

As part of our CSR activities, a total of 128 people - students, teachers, local residents, and employees - worked together at nearby school to plant 43 fruit trees and other trees.

Tree planting

Tree planting

Water leakage patrol

PT TEC INDONESIA (Indonesia)

  • Theme: Water
  • Period: October 1
  • Participants: 6

We conducted patrol to ensure that facilities such as restrooms, water pipes, and faucets had no water leaks. At the same time, we carried out cleaning activities to maintain the cleanliness of these facilities and contributed to the conservation of water resources.

Water leakage patrol

Water resource saving

PT TEC INDONESIA (Indonesia)

  • Theme: Water
  • Period: Year-round
  • Participants:

We collect rainwater in storage tanks and use it for gardening and cleaning canteen floor, thereby contributing to water conservation.

Water resource saving

Water resource saving

Water resource saving

Coastal clean-up

PT TEC INDONESIA (Indonesia)

  • Theme: Water, Nature
  • Period: December 14
  • Participants: 128

A total of 128 participants, including management, employees and their family members, took part in a coastal cleanup activity at Kalat Beach. A total of 487 kg rubbish are collected.

Coastal clean-up

Coastal clean-up

Reduction of plastic waste

PT TEC INDONESIA (Indonesia)

  • Theme: Resources
  • Period: October 7
  • Participants: 1,312

We repurpose unused plastic tray & bottles on our site as plant pots, making effective use of limited resources.

Reduction of plastic waste

Reduction of plastic waste

Environmental awareness-raising

PT TEC INDONESIA (Indonesia)

  • Theme: Resources
  • Period: October 2
  • Participants: 1,312

We posted information about waste generated from the facility, working conditions, and other relevant matters in the office lobby to raise employees’ awareness of environmental, health, and safety issues.

Environmental awareness-raising

Environmental Conference

Toshiba Tec Corporation (Head Office) (Tokyo, Japan)

  • Theme: Overall environmental activities
  • Period: September to January (At the time of environmental audit of each manufacturing site)
  • Participants: 10 to 20 at each manufacturing site

We held environmental conference at each manufacturing site, and we provided to management and environmental members various infomation such as global environmental trends, trends in environmental regulations for products, trends in biodiversity conservation activities, and other topics, and held discussions. This information is used to promote activities for the current fiscal year and as the basis for planning activities for the next fiscal year, for each manufacturing site.

Environmental Conference

Environmental Conference

Environmental Conference