Citizen's Vision for the Environment and Society,Environmental Policies
We have revised the Citizen Group Environmental Policy in line with our Vision for the Environment and Society in 2025. We have also adopted the slogan “Small is Eco” in an effort to capture the common purpose spanning all of our Group companies.
We have long since focused on improving productivity within the Citizen Group, revolving primarily around our compact precision technology. From an environmental standpoint, this is based on the equation “improving productivity = reducing environmental impact = generating profit”. Looking at it another way, you could regard this as environmental value, in terms of saving space, resources and energy. We realized that we were already implementing fairly extensive environmental activities on a daily basis as part of our manufacturing operations. By adding an environmental (ecological) dimension to our existing efforts to manufacture products that are as small as possible, we came up with the slogan “Small is Eco”, a principle that we intend to establish as a form of environmental value throughout the Citizen Group.
Citizen’s Vision for the Environment and Society in 2025
Based on our philosophy of “Contributing to and Striving to be Respected by the Citizens of the World,” we contribute to a citizen-based sustainable society in which people can enjoy life with a sense of security and fulfillment.
Citizen offers products that are always close at hand and are good for people and the world.
Enacted July 20, 2004
Revised April 1, 2007
Targets and Results for Fiscal 2009
○:Achieved ×:Not achieved
| Targets for FY2009 | Results for FY2009 | Evaluation |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Enhancing environmentally-friendly products | ||
| Maintain systems for a 100% ratio of Citizen Environmental Products among new models | Achieved in 100% of electronic products and 100% of watches | ○ |
| Develop Citizen Super Environmentally-Friendly Products | Completed assessment criteria Yet to reach planning and development stages | × |
| Prepare for compliance with EuP Directive | Continued to gather information on an ongoing basis Yet to implement specific activities | × |
| Establish management system for chemical substances contained in products in accordance with REACH regulation | Introduced management system in accordance with REACH regulation | ○ |
| 2. Environmentally-friendly business activities | ||
| Each department is to implement at least one theme (Tokyo, Tokorozawa works) | 87 themes implemented in 27 Tokyo departments/ 33 themes implemented in 9 Tokorozawa departments | ○ |
| 3. Reducing greenhouse gases | ||
| Reduce CO2 emissions at Tokyo works by 50% (11,900 tons) compared with FY1999 | Reduced CO2 emissions by 58% compared to fiscal 1999 (9,997 tons) | ○ |
| Reduce CO2 emissions at Tokorozawa works by 17% (10,080 tons) compared with FY1999 | Reduced CO2 emissions by 19% compared to fiscal 1999 (9,814 tons) | ○ |
| Reduce group-wide CO2 emissions per unit of sales by 1% compared with FY2008 | 10% compared to FY2008 (per unit of sales) | × |
| 4. Promoting waste reduction activities | ||
| Reduce and manage industrial waste at Tokyo works | Reduced 79% (116 tons) compared with FY1999 | ○ |
| Reduce and manage industrial waste at Tokorozawa works | Reduced 52% (82 tons) compared with FY1999 | ○ |
| Reduce group-wide waste output per unit of sales by 1% compared with FY2008 | 4% compared to FY2008 (per unit of sales) | × |
| Achieve a 99% group-wide recycling rate | 99% | ○ |
Citizen Group Environmental Policy
[Slogan]“Small is Eco”
1. Promoting downsizing
We will minimize environmental impact through production and technological innovation and reduce CO2 emissions whilst also generating profits.
2. Creating new environmental value through Citizen Environmental Products
We will identify new environmental possibilities through our products and components.
3. Minimizing environmental risks
We will comply with worldwide environmental legislation (REACH regulation, US regulations, Chinese regulations, etc.)
4. Enhancing communication with local communities through environmental and social contribution activities
Revised April 1, 2010