Environmental Board

JVC KENWOOD Environment Meeting Organization System

The environmental management activities promotion system comprises environmental conferences by each operating company, manufacturing sites, and production company, who send environment conference members that have the responsibility for environmental affairs as well as specialized committee members from throughout the companies, under the umbrella of the “JVC Kenwood Environment Board,” which is the highest decision-making body. The policies and measures decided by the “JVC Kenwood Environment Board” are implemented through environment conferences throughout the group.

Maintaining ISO14001 Certification

Update inspection

Inspection by JACO

The JVC Kenwood Group has acquired and is maintaining ISO14001 certification in all manufacturing sites and manufacturing companies both in Japan and other countries, and the main Japanese affiliated companies, to specifically promote environmental management based on our environmental vision and environmental policies.

Further, to maintain the ISO14001 system, audits are implemented by the Japan Audit and Certification Organization for Environment and Quality (JACO) every year, and in FY2010, our environmental management system was verified as functioning effectively.

Also, internal audits by internal auditors trained by internal and external training programs also are implemented carefully every year.

So that internal audits are implemented fairly and objectively, audits are composed of internal auditors from departments other than those being audited. These internal auditors verify compliance with environmental laws and regulations and conformance with in-house environmental standards. We continue to improve on any issues found by checking even the effectiveness of their countermeasures.

Environmental Training

As a group of companies that develop, produce, and sell environmentally conscious products, the JVC Kenwood Group understands how important it is that all our employees are aware of the effect their work has on the environment and take positive steps everyday to reduce that effect. Every year, we train our employees according to detailed plans. This training includes general training, hierarchy based training, specialist education, training for internal auditors of environment management systems, and training to prepare for emergency situations.

General Training, Hierarchy-based Training

Environmental training for designers

Acting on enhancing motivation for environmental conservation and promoting environmental education, all our employees (including new employees, temps, and parttimers) receive environmental education. They learn about the role and responsibility of each individual, workplace activities and other information for achieving our environmental policies.

Specialist Training

Certification for employees who inspect chemicals

Employees engaged in work (e.g. design related to facilities and environmental design) that has the potential of significantly affecting the environment receive training to provide them with the required competence.

Employees who pass the course are presented with a certificate.

1. Promotion of energy conservation

• Development of energy-saving products through reduction in size and weight, (to save transportation energy) and energy reduction during standby and use
• Active promotion of energy-saving activities in offices and manufacturing sites

2. 3R activities(3R: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle)

• Developing products that consider the resource cycle, such as improved biodegradability and energy conservation
• Supporting recycling based society by promoting zeroemission waste products

3. Appropriate management of chemicals

• Active promotion of reduction and prohibition of environmental pollutants in cooperation with suppliers to prevent chemical pollution
• Promoting the replacement of parts with REACH-approved materials
• Actively promoting the reduction of materials that impact the environment

4. Maintenance of biodiversity

Promoting the comprehensive reduction of environmental impact through an awareness of the effect on biodiversity of all business activities, product development, and services