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What We Believe: For the Sustainable Environment
Sony acknowledges that our businesses have an impact on the environment; we aim to provide more environmentally friendly products and services to our customers by using our superior technology and innovation to reduce harmful effects on the environment.
To Help Maintain a Sustainable Environment for the Next Generation, Sony Continues to Minimize our Environmental Impact
The environment is one of the most critical aspects of corporate social responsibility. Climate change, in particular, has received a great deal of attention in recent years. Sony recognizes that addressing this issue is a task of paramount importance to ensure the sustainability of society as well as of Sony’s business. In order to minimize our own impact on the environment, Sony acts responsibly in all areas and strives to resolve environmental issues together with our peers and business partners while taking full advantage of Sony’s unique capabilities. Helping to preserve the natural environment for future generations is one of Sony’s core beliefs. We also recognize that we may face reinforcement of laws and regulations that could have an impact on our business, while the market and consumer preferences are also changing and that if we do not take the appropriate measures or environmental actions, it would become a potential risk for our businesses.
Global Environmental Management System Introduced to Realize the Sony Group Environmental Vision
Having long recognized the importance of environmental issues in our corporate activities, Sony has been active in this area for many years. In 1990, Sony announced its policy on environmental conservation and established the Sony Environmental Conservation Committee. Then three years later in 1993, Sony enacted the Sony Environmental Policy and the Environmental Action Plan. These led to the formulation of the Sony Group Environmental Vision in 2000. The Vision states that “Sony recognizes the importance of preserving the natural environment that sustains life on earth for future generations and helps humanity to attain the dream of a healthy and happy life. Sony is committed to achieving this goal by seeking to combine ongoing innovation in environmental technology with environmentally sound business practices.”
To realize the above Vision, Sony introduced five-year mid-term environmental targets in 2001and in 2006. The latter, Green Management 2010, sets both environmental indicators and individual targets as a means of addressing diverse and complex environmental issues such as global warming, resource conservation, and the management of chemical substances.
We are implementing and continuously improving our globally integrated environmental management system with the aim of realizing these targets. Since the beginning of the 1990s, Sony sites throughout the world have sought certification under ISO 14001, an environmental management system. Today, we have acquired integrated certification for Sony Group headquarters, regional environmental offices, business units and sites.
Each business unit and site formulates its own annual business plan incorporating relevant environmental considerations and the targets of Green Management 2010. The implementation of these plans is reviewed regularly and is included as part of performance evaluations. In addition to regular meetings held on a regional basis, Sony’s Annual Environment Summit,attended by managers from around the world and Sony top management, provides an opportunity to share information on progress, problems and targets associated with environmental policies and measures. We provide a broad environmental education program tailored to specific objectives and types of work to enable each employee to promote effective environmental activities in his or her workplace.
