Promoting Green Products

We focus on expanding sales of products with high environmental performance that are certified as “Green Products” according to our independent evaluation standards, so as to contribute to GHG emission reductions on our clients’ side.
We evaluate each product in terms of energy saving, resource conservation, degree of disassembly, recycling, environmental protection and safety, and information availability on a scale of one to five, while seeking to minimize energy consumption associated with the product. We also added to our evaluation criteria the power consumption equivalent of exhaust, as well as ultrapure water, nitrogen and other utilities, reflecting the SEMI S231^*1 definition of “equivalent energy.” 
Moreover, to further accelerate the reduction of GHG emissions from the use of sold products, we introduced a Super Green Product certification system for products with even better energy saving performance. And we are focusing on developing products that meet this standard.

*1 Guide for Conservation of Energy, Utilities and Materials Used by Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment. The basic procedure is to convert the electricity, ultrapure water, exhaust and other utility use into an energy equivalent (kWh) to enable the calculation of the total energy use. Each utility is assigned a priority in the effort to reduce total energy use.

■Green Products as a Percentage of Sales

● Green Products as a Percentage of Sales/Number of Certified Products

Certification Standards

■ Green Product

We evaluate the environmental performance of newly developed products against benchmark products.^*2 A decrease of 25% or more is used as the reference for energy usage.
*2  Conventional products used as standards for environmental assessments

● Requirements
Evaluate on a scale of 1 to 5 the six aspects of (i) energy saving, (ii) resource conservation, (iii) ease of disassembly, (iv) reuse of resources, (v) environmental protection and safety, and (vi) information availability.

● Certification standards
Must score 2 (on par with a baseline product) or higher for all aspects, and satisfy at least one of the following criteria:

1. Average score 3 or higher for all six aspects
2. Score 4 or higher for at least one of the following: “energy saving,” “resource conservation” or “environmental protection and safety
3. Achieve one of the following:
     - Energy Consumption reduced 25% or more
     - Material input cut 25% or more
     - 100% green procurement rate

■ Super Green Product

The proportion of sales from Super Green Products is designated as one of the outcome KPIs of the Management Grand Design, a 10-year vision which extends through the fiscal year ending March 31, 2033. During the period of the new medium-term plan, in addition to the Group’s independent efforts, we will collaborate with industry organizations to adapt flagship products in each business.

● Certification standards
In addition to the green product certification standards, ｗith the energy consumption of products sold in FY2019 as a baseline, we set a reduction of 40% or more per unit of processing area as a standard for certifying Super Green Products.

Initiatives in Individual Business Fields

Semiconductor Production Equipment Business

Graphic Arts Equipment Business

Display Production Equipment and Coater Business

PCB-related Equipment Business