Toshiba Hokuto Electronics Corporation

1. Objectives
Toshiba Hokuto Electronics Corporation, based on the idea of "passing this invaluable global environment down to future generations in a sound state", promotes the procurement of products, components and materials that place less burden on the environment in order to manufacture products that are in harmony with it (hereinafter called "green procurement"). To promote green procurement, the following are implemented:
(1)	Buy from suppliers that promote environmental conservation activities
(2)	Procure products, components and materials whose environmental burden over their life cycle (material procurement, manufacture, distribution, consumption and disposal stages) is minimal

2. Efforts made at Toshiba Hokuto Electronics Corporation
(1)	Buy from suppliers that promote environmental conservation activities
	Although environmental conservation activities by suppliers are generally implemented on voluntary basis, we support their improvement activities as appropriate. Through our green procurement program, we promote purchases from suppliers that pursue environmentally friendly activities, such as the acquisition of ISO 14001 Certification.
(2)	Procure products, parts and materials whose environmental burden over their life cycle is minimal
	As shown in the graph on the right, Toshiba Hokuto Electronics Corporation classifies procured goods into three categories based on their characteristics: procured goods related to products such as materials, procured goods related to production activities, and office supplies such as stationery.
	1)	Efforts related to procured goods related to products such as materials
		"Procured goods related to products such as materials" collectively refers to "all procured goods that constitute products sold by Toshiba Hokuto Electronics Corporation (e.g., finished products and parts)". We promote the purchase of goods with small environmental burdens by specifically setting item related to reduction in environmental burden of procured goods and investigating them.
	2)	Efforts in relation to procured goods related to production activities
		"Procured goods related to production activities" collectively refers to facilities and tools, and sub-materials such as paints, plating liquid and detergents. The company's "Environmental Pre-evaluation" system ensures the procurement of goods with lower environmental burden.
	3)	Efforts in relation to office supplies such as stationery
		Since writing utensils, stationery, filing materials, notebooks, etc., are used by everyone in the company, we recognize the promotion of office supplies that take the environment into consideration as an important activity in terms of raising environmental awareness among our employees. Therefore, we promote the procurement of office supplies that do so by designating EcoMark-certified products, goods made from recycled materials, sortable and collectable goods, and those that do not use polyvinyl chloride as environmentally recommended goods.