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• Evaluation items and indicators for CF accreditation

Under our CF Accreditation System, we evaluate each factory's efforts in terms of the three mandatory items of global warming prevention, reduction of total waste arising, and reduction in chemical substances release/transfer. We also incorporate a voluntary item measuring the effective use of water resources. In addition, any site-specific CF initiatives, such as greening of factory premises or the introduction of renewable energy sources, are also evaluated as merits. Further, we recognize any awards and commendations from external organizations. The same indicators as those in the Three-Year CF Plan and Performance Evaluation for Environmental Sustainability Management are applied in this system so as to simultaneously promote these plans. Accreditation is only valid for a single year, to encourage factories to make continuous efforts to reduce their environmental impact.
   The CF Accreditation System was first introduced in fiscal 2006, and during the year its scope was limited to factories in Japan. In fiscal 2007, the scope of the system was expanded to cover overseas factories. 250 out of the 319 factories were accredited and the CF Accreditation Rate was 78%.

	Items	Indicators	Definition
Mandatory	Prevention of global warming	Energy-conservation rate	Reduction in energy consumption (converted to CO2) attributable to energy conservation measures for the current fiscal year Gross energy consumption (converted to CO2) in the previous fiscal year
	Reduction of total waste arisings	Total waste arisings reduction rate	Reduction in total waste arisings (including revenuegenerating waste) attributable to waste reduction measures for the current fiscal year Gross waste arisings (including revenue-generating waste) in previous fiscal year
		Recycling rate	Recycled amount Recycled amount + final disposal amount
	Reduction in chemical substances release/ transfer	Reduction rate of release/ transfer of Key Reduction-target Substances*	1 - (Released/transferred amount of Key Reduction-target Substances in current fiscal year Released/transferred amount of Key Reduction-target Substances in the base year )
Voluntary	Effective use of water	Reduction rate of water consumption	Reduction in water consumption attributable to water consumption reduction measures for the current fiscal year Gross water consumption in previous fiscal year

• * See Definition of Key Reduction-target Substances .

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