Information Transmission

  We have been introducing our environmental conservation activities on a yearly basis, in environmental reports from fiscal 2000 to 2004 and in CSR reports since fiscal 2005. Previous environmental conservation activities are detailed in past reports which appear in Japanese and English in our website. In Nikkei Ecology magazine, which specializes in environmental and related matters, we introduced activities such as globalization of EMS, manufacturing of environmentally conscious products and the business of refurbishing used products for reuse after calibration.

  At an exhibition for Anritsu Corporation's 110th anniversary, we introduced our environmental management activities, including those promoting energy and resource conservation, cleaner performance and environmentally conscious product development. We also displayed Excellent Eco Products and printed circuit boards using lead-free soldering.

Environmental Auditing

  In fiscal 2005, an external ISO 14001 certifying agency gave Anritsu environmental examinations including a regular examination and an examination for transition to ISO 14001: 2004.

  Although we received no instructions for improvement as a result, we took the opportunity to improve on 14 items. We also checked the adequacy, effectiveness and environmental performance of our environmental management system in our internal environmental auditing. For legal compliance, apart from our internal environmental audit, we carried out an internal compliance audit to confirm that this system complies with relevant environmental laws. In fiscal 2005, Tohoku Anritsu Co., Ltd. was subjected to an environmental audit, conducted mutually by NEC-related companies, from a perspective different to that of an ISO certifying agency. Anritsu is making efforts to build an efficient environmental management system by dealing with any issues that surface through such auditing.

Legal Compliance

  Anritsu observes rules of law and ordinances by setting its own standards that are stricter than legally required.
  In fiscal 2005, the Atsugi, Tanasawa and Tohoku sites all cleared these self-regulation standards and complied with all laws regulating matters such as water quality, air quality and noise. We will continue to not only observe laws, but also reduce environmental load through environment conservation activities. We were not subject to any environment-related lawsuit nor complaint by our neighbors for the fiscal year.

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Internal Education and Awareness

  To encourage its employees in all types of classes and job categories to be environmentally conscious and knowledgeable, Anritsu provides an environmental education for employees to nurture enhanced awareness of and acquire expertise in environmental matters. In addition to the regular education that we provide every year, we conducted environmental education for managers of business departments and business centers, and an environmental seminar for Anritsu's vice presidents in fiscal 2005. For business departments, we provided education on the outline of the RoHS Directive, measures to cope with the Directive and our customers' green procurement status. We also held seminars on the status of green procurement in Japan and activities for environment conservation promotion by the Anritsu Group in Japan, for the benefit of people responsible for and in charge of environmental matters at our Group Companies in the United States and the United Kingdom. Anritsu will continue improving its education program to raise consciousness about the ecology.