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The Fujifilm Group  become a global enterprise, trusted by society and customers, by making broad contributions to the advancement of culture, science, technology and industry. The Fujifilm Group says they will contribute to the improvement of quality of life and conserve global resources, while making further contributions to society through active business operations in the Imaging Solutions Segment, Information Solutions Segment and Document Solutions Segment.

Strategy

Response to Climate Change (Global Warming Prevention)

Implementing Versatile Anti-Global Warming Measures Globally - Achievements up to fiscal 2008

The Fujifilm Group has been implementing anti-global warming measures intensively at its six factories in Japan,  whose CO2 emissions account for about 60% of the total CO2 emissions of the Group, and has set challenging targets for each of the factories. In 2003, they started to convert their fuel to natural gas and have been implementing a range of other measures, including improving the energy efficiency of their factories.

In fiscal 2006, two factories started to manufacture flat panel displays and the total CO2 emissions from the six factories, including these two, was 900,000 tons. Both in fiscal 2007 and 2008, however, emissions decreased as a result of measures such as installing energy safety equipment and converting fuel to natural gas. Of the six factories in Japan, the total CO2 emissions for the existing four factories (the Ashigara and Odawara Sites of the Kanagawa Factory, the Fujinomiya Factory, and the Yoshida-Minami Factory) have decreased to less than the 1990 level. On the other hand, as a result of the substantial decrease in production following the slump in the global economy, production efficiency declined. As a result, both the energy consumption and CO2 emissions increased in fiscal 2008 from the previous fiscal year.

The future

Fujifilm plans to convert all the fuel used at the Kanagawa Factory's Ashigara Site to natural gas by September 2009, thereby reducing CO2 emissions from the site by 56,000 tons a year. They expect that total CO2 emissions from the six factories in Japan will reduce by at least 160,000 tons as a result of converting the fuel to natural gas in fiscal 2010.

They will further reduce total CO2 emissions from the six factories by making investments in energy-saving equipment and implementing measures to increase efficiency. However, if it becomes difficult to achieve this target by fiscal 2012, they may need to examine using their emission rights (obtained by participating in the Community Development Carbon Fund of the World Bank). Also, each operating company in the Fujifilm Group will set its CO2 emission reduction target for around 2020 and will make a concerted effort to prevent global warming.

CO2 emissions at the six major factories in Japan

Receiving Company	Details	Awarding Organization
FUJIFILM Holdings	Ranked as No. 1 in the chemical industry in the Survey on Corporate Action and Management Systems for Climate Change (targeting 700 listed companies)	Integrex Inc.
FUJIFILM Holdings	Included in the Japanese CDLI 2008(with a score of 88 points, the third highest among 149 Japanese companies)	Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP)

Response to Climate Change (Global Warming Prevention): Initiatives in Fiscal 2008

Example in Japan

First example in Japan: Energy conservation at the Kanagawa Factory's Ashigara Site

To manufacture cellulose triacetate (TAC) film, it is necessary to keep the supplementary machines, including the compressors, operating even when the film-casting machine itself is not in operation. The Ashigara Site has taken on the challenge of reducing power consumption while the machinery is not in full operation and has introduced energy conservation measures for the supplementary machines, including minimizing the number of compressors actually in operation.

Activity and results (estimates for fiscal 2009)

 Second example in Japan: Visualizing the power consumption at the Kanagawa Factory's Odawara Site

The Odawara Site introduced a method to ‘visualize’ the power consumption at the beginning of 2008. At present, 80 per cent of the origin of consumption is identified to the building level, and 40 per cent to the individual equipment level.

Hourly power consumption before and after introducing the visualization system

Activity and results (estimates for fiscal 2009)
 

CO2 emission reduction	4,522 tons
Cost reduction	121 million yen

Fourth example in Japan: Measures taken in offices and at home (Fujifilm and its affiliates)

The ICE Project

The ‘Ideas for Cool Earth (ICE) Project,’ which is a team activity to reduce CO2 emissions, was started in the spring of 2008, targeting a total of about 20 000 employees of Fujifilm and its affiliates.
Under this project, employees are encouraged to turn off lights, encourage eco-driving habits, and follow the ‘Cool Biz’ and ‘Warm Biz’ dress codes to conserve energy in the workplace, while at home with their families they are taking on the ‘ICE challenge’ of leading more environmentally friendly lives in order to reduce their CO2 emissions by one kilogram per person per day, which is the target set by Team Minus 6 per cent supported by the Japanese Ministry of the Environment. Employees are also participating in the Candle Night project, encouraging eco-driving habits, and supporting ‘No Car Day’ campaigns in their private lives.

Number of participants of the ICE Challenge 2008 and the result

Participants	12,355
CO2 emission reduction	559 tons

* The campaign to reduce CO2 emissions from households was implemented in the winter of 2008 (for three months from October to December).

Example outside Japan

Measures taken at production, distribution, and sales sites (More than 100 bases of Fujifilm Group companies in the United States)

Implementing ‘FUJIFILM unplugged’

At the beginning of 2009, the Fujifilm Group started its ‘FUJIFILM unplugged’ energy conservation activity targeting more than 100 production, warehouse and distribution, and sales offices of Fujifilm Group companies in the United States with the participation of all employees (about 6 000), in order to prepare for the regulations to be imposed on CO2 emissions from business activities. At the bases, energy managers are assigned to visualize the energy consumption. A website on which the bases can share relevant information has been opened to promote good competition among the bases in reducing energy use and CO2 emissions.

Measures

• Replacing lights with more efficient fluorescent lamps
• Introducing more efficient air-conditioning equipment
• Raising awareness
• Introducing motion and temperature sensors
• Turning off unnecessary lights

Effects expected in three years (in 2012)

Annual CO2 reduction

29 350 tons (Equivalent to a 15 per cent  reduction)

Activity and results (actual results for Fiscal 2007)

TOPIC - Representative efforts at production sites

FUJIFILM Manufacturing U.S.A., Inc.

Efforts to reduce greenhouse gases

FUJIFILM Manufacturing U.S.A., Inc. in Greenwood, South Carolina, USA, is implementing a broad range of efforts to reduce greenhouse gases. Its factories are expected to cut CO2 emissions by 15 000 tons per year as a direct result of efforts, including Project (A) outlined below. This represents approximately 13 per cent of all factory CO2 emissions; the CO2 price is approximately €330 000 per year(*).
* Calculated based on the EU-ETS price as of March 20, 2008: €21.9 / CO2 (tons)

Case Study: Project (A), using methane gas from landfills more efficiently

Approximately 30 per cent of natural gas will be replaced by methane (to be completed by April 2009). This project affords three major advantages:

1.    Reducing the bad odor associated with landfill emissions
2.    Reducing the volume of smog generated in the region and alleviating the impact on climate change associated with methane gas (the impact of methane on global warming is 21times greater than CO2)
3.    Reducing the use of natural gas (more efficient use of methane gas released from a landfill.)

Before the Project

After the Project

	Project (A): Project to use landfill methane gas efficiently	Project (B): Project to improve boiler energy usage through such steps as changing control systems	Total of (A) + (B)
CO2 reductions	About 10 000 tons / year (Total GHG that would otherwise be released into the atmosphere: about 90 000 tons / year of CO2)	About 5 000 tons / year	About 15 000 tons / year
Investment	About US$280 000	About US$340 000	About US$620 000
Cost efficiency of CO2 reduction(*)	About €220 000 / year	About €110 000 / year	About €330 000 / year

 * Calculated based on the EU-ETS price as of March 20, 2008: €21.9 / CO2 (tons)

12 capital investments to achieve energy savings (Advanced Research Laboratories)

1. Effective use of nighttime power by introducing water thermal storage system
2. Introduction and optimal control operations of high-efficiency turbo refrigeration equipment
3. Use of nighttime power by introducing NAS batteries
4. Introduction of photovoltaic electricity generation (70kWh)
5. Across-the-board introduction of city gas
6. Improvement of thermal insulation properties by installing rooftop gardens
7. Introduction of reflective glass and insulating film
8. Lighting control (introduction of people sensors and high-frequency fluorescent lamps)
9. Introduction of ultra-high-efficiency transformers
10. Introduction of high-temperature-chilled water system
11. Energy management through central monitoring
12. Substantial water conservation by introducing circulation system of cooling water used for experiments

Activities at offices

The Fujifilm Group joined Team Minus 6 per cent and is developing a variety of activities to increase awareness (Cool Biz, Black Illumination and others). These efforts include turning off lights during lunch breaks and powering off PCs when leaving desks. In terms of facilities, the Head Office at Tokyo Midtown is striving to avoid using any more electricity than necessary through such measures as introducing automatic lights-out during lunch breaks and motion sensors. And, the Head Office at Nishiazabu reduced CO2 emissions by 128 tons annually (valued at \ 440 000(*)) by adopting inverter controls for cooling water pumps and heat exchangers, controlling the number of cooling fans, and introducing water-saving toilets, energy-saving elevators and a Building Energy Management System (BEMS).
* Calculated based on the EU-ETS price as of March 20, 2008: €21.9 / CO2 (tons)

Activities within distribution

FUJIFILM Holdings implemented the following four crosssectional initiatives associated with distribution across the entire Group, producing outstanding results in such areas as cost-cutting as well as reducing CO2 emissions to alleviate environmental burdens.
Fujifilm and its affiliates reduced CO2 by 848 tons in fiscal 2007 (a 2.7 per cent improvement over the previous year). On the other hand, Fuji Xerox faced a significant traffic volume challenge, since the company delivers copy machines and supplies to customers in all parts of the country. In fiscal 2007, however, the company worked aggressively to lower CO2 emissions, leading to a reduction of 2,799 tons for the year (an 8.6 per cent improvement from the previous year). Fuji Xerox will further integrate its hub warehouses and joint delivery from its hubs and engage in collaborative distribution in air transportation, while implementing a variety of actions across the globe, such as shifting from air transportation to marine transportation and improving the carrying efficiency of the latter. Distribution initiatives implemented by the Fujifilm Group in fiscal 2007 are summarized below.

Distribution initiatives

Voluntary reduction projects
Compliance with revised Energy Saving Law

Content	Effects	CO2 reduction
Integrating export warehouses	Reduced warehouse area Consolidated delivery	2 368.17 tons
Eco Drive	Control of CO2 emission during driving and waiting	561.36 tons
Improved carrying efficiency	Improved truck loading ratio	117.73 tons
Changing transportationmode (modal shift, etc.) and improving distribution efficiency	Reduction in number of trucks	693.42 tons

Since 2005, Fujifilm has been a member of the World Bank's Community Development Carbon Fund (CDCF); Fujifilm plans to contribute a total of US$9 million. The fund applies the Kyoto Mechanism established under the Kyoto Protocol to implement a large number of small-to-medium scale CO2 reduction projects, mainly in developing countries in Asia, Africa and South America. Operation of the fund for these activities is based on the philosophy of simultaneously contributing to the environment and society with due consideration to local benefits in each region by developing infrastructures and ensuring employment opportunities.

Fujifilm's contributions were made in support of the philosophy of CDCF. Nine governmental institutions (primarily in Europe) and 16 private enterprises (including 5 Japanese companies) have contributed to the fund and the operational policy of the fund is determined through mutual consultation between these members. Fujifilm is expected to obtain emissions credits through this fund of about 0.5 million tons by 2012 and is planning to obtain additional credits beyond 2012. Fujifilm may exercise its rights to use these credits to complement self-sustaining efforts for voluntary CO2 reduction targets in Japan.

Fuji Xerox joined to the Japan GHG Reduction Fund (JGRF) since 2004 and plans to invest a total of US$0.5 million. JGRF is the first full-fledged carbon fund in Japan with contributions from 33 domestic organizations (31 private enterprises and 2 public sector financial institutions). The fund has already started to obtain emission credits from a wind power generation project in Argentina.

Activities related to our products

Reduction of environmental burden associated with digital color multifunction devices and printers (energy-saving designs)

Fuji Xerox had been operating its business with the goal of decreasing average power consumption per unit by half in 2005 against 1997 levels. The efforts for reducing power consumption are still ongoing following the end of the targeted fiscal year, and Fuji Xerox began applying in 1999 for the Energy Conservation Prize sponsored by the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (initially sponsored by the Energy Conservation Center, Japan). Since receiving the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy Director-General's Award in 1999, Fuji Xerox has received awards for nine consecutive years, an unprecedented achievement in the industry.


In fiscal 2007, color copy machines and digital color multifunction devices, ApeosPort-III C3300 / C2200 and Docu Centre-III C3300 / C2200, and the DocuPrint C2250 color printer were awarded the Minister's Prize from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, under the 4th Eco Products Awards. In particular, ApeosPort-III C3300 achieves impressive energy savings of more than 70 per cent (*1) compared to its predecessor, the ApeosPort-IIC3300. The dramatic improvement in energy conservation was made possible through such efforts as the development of a standby controller to reduce power consumption in sleep mode under 2W even when connected to a network. Moreover, the use of biomass plastic, more than 30 per cent of which is comprised of plant-derived constituents, for the resin components reduces CO2 emissions by approximately 16 per cent compared to conventional plastics (ABS resin).
*1 Comparison based on TEC value, simulated value of one week of standard electricity consumption as applied in the International Energy Star Program.
ApeosPort-III C3300: 2.6kW / week
ApeosPort-IIC3300: 10.1kW / week

	Power consumption / year	Electricity cost / year(*)
ApeosPort-II C3300	525kWh	\ 10,500
ApeosPort-III C3300	135kWh	\ 2,700

* Calculated as \ 20 / kWh