Compliance with Environmental Laws and Regulations

Controls and collaboration, undertaken at both the global and local levels, are essential for the company in promoting environmental activities and addressing related laws and regulations worldwide. At the Fujifilm Group, we implement group-wide efforts that include overseas subsidiaries to advance key initiatives under the Fujifilm Group Green Policy, our medium-term environmental policy.
Specifically, we have been holding Fujifilm Group International Environment Meetings since 1991 to share information on environmental policy initiatives and responses to regulations in each country. The planning and promotion of global environmental initiatives are also an important part of the meeting.
The 12th meeting was held over four days from November 5 to 8, 2007, with 18 environmental representatives from 15 overseas subsidiaries and a total of 70 environmental representatives from FUJIFILM Corporation and Fujifilm Group companies in Japan participating. At this year's meeting, participants discussed a number of environmental issues, such as improvements in eco-efficiency, the REACH(*1) Regulation, which was enforced in Europe in June 2007, and the GHS(*2) system, which is increasingly being adopted in many countries around the world. Regarding REACH, in particular, participants shared the most recent details about the regulation and specific areas requiring clarification, such as the definition of “articles” (products). They also reviewed the type and status of surveys underway in Europe and Japan.
We will continue to enforce our governance over environmental initiatives by sharing information and strengthening mutual communication, both globally and locally, and promote environmental activities across the entire Group.