|
|
|
|
|
Toshiba Group Environmental Report Reveals Company Is On Course To Meet Eco-Targets
Published Jul 6, 2009
|
Toshiba Corporation has outlined ambitious eco-targets which will allow the Toshiba Group’s businesses to reduce greenhouse gas* emissions by approximately 120 million tons per year in 2025 – the equivalent of two years’ worth of the city of Tokyo’s emissions.
The 2008 Group Environmental Report outlines Toshiba Group’s current environmental impact as well as its progress against key eco-efficiency targets and goals for further improvement. Guided by the Toshiba Group Environmental Vision 2050, which aims to allow people to “lead rich lifestyles in harmony with the Earth”, the company has developed a mathematical benchmark to measure its environmental impact and efficiency along with a target to improve eco-efficiency by a factor of 10**.
Toshiba Group’s Factor indicator comprehensively evaluates not only greenhouse gases, such as CO2, but also the environmental impact of other aspects of its business such as the use of raw materials in the manufacturing process and waste disposal throughout the life cycle of these products.
“Laying out a vision nearly 40 years from now may appear unrealistic,” said Pieter Paul Ickx, Vice President, Emerging Markets EMEA, Toshiba Computer Systems Division.
“However, environmental change won’t happen overnight and it will take ongoing, daily action to resolve the problem. Toshiba has outlined its commitment to focus on the future through its Environmental Vision 2050 and we are delighted to see the progress already made in 2008.”
The Group has already made significant progress in boosting the eco-efficiency of its products and business processes. One area of Toshiba’s business which has received external recognition for advances in ecologically aware products is the computing products division and has achieved the ENERGY STAR*** qualification for many of its laptop products.
To receive this qualification, Toshiba’s laptop products have employed a range of energy-saving technologies and settings. For example, low power LCD screens, LED backlights which can be controlled manually and SSD memory rather than traditional HDD, have all made an impact to lower overall energy consumption and boost efficiency.
Toshiba has also implemented a new power management utility offering four power saving modes which optimise the performance of its laptops for use with AC power, processor performance in battery mode, normal and long-life battery situations.
Posted by
VMD - [Virtual Marketing Department]
|
|
|
