May 27

Electronics maker Kyocera Corp. is launching its latest "environment and safety promotion plan" that includes greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals.

The company wants to reduce such emissions by 44 percent per unit by fiscal year 2010 when compared to 1990 levels. That figure jumps to 50 percent by fiscal year 2012 and 65 percent by fiscal year 2017, the Kyoto, Japan-based company said.

To help meet those goals, the company will implement energy saving measures for production equipment and use solar power generation systems and high efficiency refrigerators, for example.

The plan also is being expanded beyond operations in Japan to include the company’s overseas operations.

"As part of its environmental protection activities, Kyocera is developing a number of approaches for all regions focusing on the locales of its plants and business premises," said Hisashi Sakumi, general manager of Kyocera Corporate Environment and Education Group.

Contact Waste News senior reporter Jim Johnson at (937) 964-1289 or jpjohnson@crain.com

 

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