Sustainability | Environment | Environmental Goals and Achievements FY2020 Achievements of the TDK Environment, Health and Safety Action 2025

Tasks			Fiscal Year 2020		Achievements	Status
Tasks			Objectives	Practical Activities	Achievements	Status
【1】	TDK Environment Activity:　improve CO₂ emissions basic-unit in a lifecycle perspective 50% by 2035, compared with Fiscal Year 2014 Assess our entire value chain emissions impact including environmental contribution, and improve the sales based basic units
Promotion as an in-house activity		(1) Reduce CO₂ emissions from production activities	Improve CO₂ emissions basic-unit from energy use by 1.8% compared with the previous FY	Implement energy-saving activities at each manufacturing site equivalent to 2.0% of the previous FY's CO₂ emissions Set voluntary CO₂ emissions targets Consider introduction of renewable energy	Worsened by 4.6% compared with the previous FY	Not achieved
		(2) Expand renewable energy usage	Promote renewable energy introduction/purchase	Research of renewable energy purchasing sources Considering target and plans of renewable energy introduction /purchase by GHQ/RHQ bases	Introduced 100% renewable energy at 16 sites The global renewable energy (electric power only) usage rate is 23.9%	Achieved
		(3) Reduce incoming water	Improve water (= incoming water) basic unit 1.5% of the previous FY	Improve water usage basic-unit 1.5% compared with the previous FY at each manufacturing site Improve the recycling ratio of water	Worsened by 0.31% compared with the previous FY	Not achieved
		(4) Efficient use of resources	Improve waste amount basic-unit 1.5% of the previous FY	Research of renewable energy purchasing sources Considering target and plans of renewable energy introduction /purchase by GHQ/RHQ bases	Worsened by 14.2% compared with the previous FY	Not achieved
Contribution to society		(5) Reduce CO₂ emissions from a life cycle perspective	Reduce the environmental load by reducing procure resources Reduce the amount of CO₂ emissions in logistics by 3.0% of FY 2014	Effective use of input resource materials (improvement of 　resource efficiency) Review the international shipping of products and materials	Reduced by 1.5% compared with FY2014	Not achieved
		(6) Expand environmental contribution of products	Improve product-based CO₂ reduction contributions basic-unit by 2.7% compared with the previous FY	Calculate product contributions amounts of new products Review of product contribution calculation guidelines	Improved by 7.1% compared with the previous FY	Achieved
		(7) Expand renewable energy business	Develop and expand sales of products for the renewable energy market	Expand sales into the renewable energy market by using SSRS (Sustainable Strategy Review Sheet)	Promoted activities to expand sales into the renewable energy market by using SSRS (Sustainable Strategy Review Sheet)	-
		(8) Reduce risks of chemicals use	Reduce influence of chemicals to the human and environment	Promote the substitution and reduce usage of hazardous chemicals Review and revise of the 《Chemical Substance Control Detailed Rules》 for Japan sites	Promote compliance with China's VOC Regulations and compliance with regulations for the use of hazardous chemical substances as per customer requirements	Achieved
		(9) Contribute to environmental society	Preserve the environment and biodiversity	Promote forest protection activity Promote environmental education and awareness activity	No. of trees planted outside company: 940 Aggregate no. of employees participating in volunteer activities: 1,073	Achieved
【2】	TDK Health and Safety Activity Take actions to achieve "Zero labor accident", our ultimate goal
		Activity for health and safety	Achieve the "ZERO significant labor accident *"	Mitigate the significant safety risks and promote the safety patrol by site top manager thoroughly	Achieved the "ZERO significant labor accident"	Achieved
	* Significant labor accident: an accident with remaining disability, required long-term nursing, or fatality

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