commitment | Message from the Chief
Environmental Strategy Ofcer
The Hitachi Group, with the goal of achieving a more sustainable society, is promoting global production that reduces the environmental burden of products
Deepening environmental management through dialogue with stakeholders
This Environmental Sustainability Report is newly prepared to provide more detailed information on our environmental activities, which we have introduced in the Hitachi Group Corporate Social Responsibility Report. We believe that this will encourage deeper discussions with our stakeholders and, in turn, strengthen our environmental management. We look forward to further dialogue with you through this report. Since our long-term plan, Environmental Vision 2025, was released in December 2007, I have been explaining the philosophy behind that vision and Hitachi Group actions to a range of stakeholders around the world. In addition, we held a number of environmental forums in Tokyo, Paris, Beijing, Washington, D.C., Singapore and elsewhere in fiscal 2008 to discuss environmental conservation and technology development with stakeholders. For me, what emerged from these forums was a great sense of urgency from all concernedgovernments, companies and consumersand that concrete action must be taken as soon as possible. For global warming in particular, humankinds expertise and commitment are being challenged by the need to halt the increase in greenhouse gases for the world as a whole and change the trend of emissions into a downward
trajectory within the next ve to ten years. Water issues too are reaching a crisis point in many places around the globe. Therefore, we must face global environmental challenges with global-scale solutions. At the same time, an emerging social trend is to see environmental action as a source of economic growth and employment, making this a growing market. Given these circumstances, I believe that Hitachi must work to realize a sustainable society based on the Corporate Credo of contributing to society through the development of superior, original technology and products. I see promoting environmental management to attain this goal as the responsibility of the entire Hitachi Group.
Using the Hitachi Groups technological strength for environmental protection

Direct environmental load CO2 emissions from manufacturing CO2 emissions from waste recycling Reduced social (indirect) load Reduced CO2 emissions during product use through energy-saving products Reduced CO2 emissions in product take-back and recycling

Achieve emission neutral

Fiscal 2025 Goal: Long-Term Environmental Vision 2025
To help reduce annual CO2 emissions by 100 million tonnes by 2025 through Hitachi products and services
We have set the long-term goal of helping to reduce annual CO2 emissions by 100 million tonnes by 2025 through Hitachi products and services (base year scal 2005) by making and distributing products with less burden on the environment. If no new measures are taken (status quo), world CO2 emissions in scal 2050 are expected to be twice the scal 2005 level. To stem the increase in global warming, CO2 emissions need to be cut further compared with the status quo and we are supporting that goal by helping reduce emissions by 100 million tonnes per year by 2025. Concept behind Hitachis Fiscal 2025 CO2 Emission Reduction Goal
( 100 millions of tonnes ) Scenario assuming policies implemented to date Scenario with CO2 emissions halved back to 2005 level

100 270

CO2 emissions from material production
CO2 emissions from transportation
2025: includes a 100-million-tonne CO2 emission reduction through our products and services

Materials/ raw materials

Manufacturing

Distribution

Take-back/ recycling

( Year )

Based on Energy Technology Perspectives 2008 ( International Energy Agency )
vision | Hitachi Group Corporate Environmental Management
Achieving the Medium-Term Plan: Environmental Vision 2015
The target of our medium-term plan, Environmental Vision 2015, is to achieve emission neutral by fiscal 2015 (page 7). Drawing on the Sustainability Compass, which lays out directions for environmental activities, we have developed an Environmental Action Plan with specic action items and targets for scal 2010. Action items include expanding our Eco-Product lineup, steps to counter global warming, efcient use of resources, and proactive communication on environmental issues. The GREEN 21 evaluation system, which quanties that years Environmental Action Plan targets, is used to gauge our progress, verify the results, and ensure continual improvement. The Environmental Action Plan is also optimized by adding action items and reviewing targets in response to, for example, changes in the global environment, requests from stakeholders, or early target achievement.

Status of ISO 14001 Certications
Japan Producton Sites No. of certied sites 190 NonProduction Sites 75
tion consists of 55 items in eight categories aligned with the

Producton Sites 78

NonProduction Sites 10
four axes of the Sustainability Compass. Assessments are made for each business site, with the results reected in the performance evaluation of every business group and Group company. In this way, we identify weaknesses and show where improvements are needed for the next scal year. In scal 2008, the Group as a whole averaged 1,108 Green Points (GPs), beating the target of 1,024 by 84 points. For those companies that had low scores in scal 2007 for green procurement, we sent advisors from procurement and environmental promotion units, and offered assistance to suppliers, which resulted in better GPs.

353 (as of March 2008)

Europe 9

China 31 Asia 35

Japan 265

North America 13

At the same time, we developed the Environmental Promotion Organization EMS to strengthen the Group's overall environmental management governance and to take advantage of our combined resources. It is designed to handle the wide diversity of our business groups and Group companies and obtained ISO 14001 certication in September 2006. The Environmental Promotion Organization covers the R&D Group, 6 business groups, and 19 Group companies. We are also progressing toward the development and certification of integrated EMSs for each of our business groups and Group companies, with four more Group companies becoming certied in scal 2008. Currently, the R&D Group and 12 Group companies have been certied for an integrated EMS. Our goal is to obtain integrated EMS certication for every business group and Group company under the Environmental Promotion Organization by 2010.
List of ISO 14001-certied sites http://www.hitachi.com/environment/activities/mind_management/system/more/ iso14001.html
Green Point Average: Results and Targets
FY 2010: 1,280 GPs FY 2008: 1,108 GPs FY 2007: 966 GPs
8. Worldwide Environmental Partnerships 130 GPs
1. Eco-Management 146 GPs 160 2. Eco-Mind 151 GPs 3. Eco-Products: Manufacturing 133 GPs
7. Eco-Factories: Resource Recycling 140 GPs
6. Eco-Factories: Reducing Global Warming 123 GPs
5. Next-Generation Product / Service Strategy 138 GPs
4. Eco-Products: Green Procurement 147 GPs
Categories and Evaluation Items 1. Action plan, environmental accounting, risk management 2. Employee training and education 3. Ecodesign management system, Eco-Products, control of hazardous substances contained in products 4. Green procurement, green purchasing 5. Business and product strategy, sustainable business, publicity 6. Energy saving at production facilities, environmentally responsible distribution 7. Waste reduction, chemical substance management 8. Information disclosure, communication activities, global citizen activities

Eco-mind education (online e-learning) Eco-Product development training Education for environmentally concious factories Auditor training

Senior auditor training

Brush-up training for auditors
Company or organization training
General education Specialized education
Eco-mind education for company or organization Training for employees working in certain operations
Required and actual numbers of legally certied staff http://www.hitachi.com/environment/activities/mind_management/realize/more/ qualication.html
Life Cycle Assessment Training Pays Off
CO2 emissions from installing a new system. SI-LCA can be used for simulations during the design process and for assessing the environmental performance of system products before they ship to customers, thus supporting the development and marketing of environmentally conscious products. In fiscal 2008, 110 employees were given SI-LCA training, and feedback suggests that it succeeded in giving them an
The Information & Telecommunication Systems Group provides training using a new environmental assessment technology tailored to the systems, software, and services that make up the core businesswith benefits for both product development and marketing. The heart of the course is hands-on use of the new SI-LCA1 evaluation tool developed in-house to calculate the reduced
understanding of quantitative environmental-load reduction assessment methods and their importance.
1 SI-LCA System Integration Life Cycle Assessment
Environmental Protection Costs
Costs (Unit: billion yen) Item Expenses Business area costs Upstream/downstream costs Management activities costs Research and development costs Social activity costs Environmental damage costs Total Total investment Investment in energy-saving equipment and equipment that directly reduces environmental load Overview FY 2006 Costs of maintenance of equipment with low environmental burden, depreciation, etc. Green procurement expenses, recovery and recycling of products and packaging, recycling expenses Labor costs of environmental management, implementation and maintenance of environmental management system R&D for the reduction of environmental burden caused by products and production processes, product design expenses Environmental improvements such as afforestation and beautication, PR and publicity expenses Environment-related measures, contributions, and levies 39.24 2.89 10.31 41.66 1.20 2.89 98.18 15.48 FY 2007 39.72 2.79 11.30 46.63 0.48 0.80 101.72 15.38 FY 2008 33.31 1.97 11.20 50.25 0.35 0.99 98.06 10.17
Equipment depreciation costs are calculated using the straight-line method over ve years.

Increase in Resource Recycling from Used Products
collection. As an example, we are working to separate components from hard drives, motors and other products that contain rare metals, so that these scarce and valuable resources can be recycled. We also developed equipment that disassembles used compressors and retrieves the motors, making it possible to recover rare metals from the motors. Resource Recycling
Manufacturing Sales Products
Since fiscal 2001, the Hitachi Group has established and operated home appliance recycling companies in three locations in Japanto take the initiative in working to create a material-cycle society. In fiscal 2008, we set up a framework for effective recycling of resources across the entire life cycle of Hitachi Group products, from material procurement to manufacture and

Raw materials

Materials suppliers

Recycling

Collection

Market ( consumers )

Product
Promotion of Green Procurement
The Hitachi Group has drawn up the Green Procurement Guidelines to gain cooperation from suppliers in the development of environmentally conscious products. Encouraging environmental protection activities by suppliers, we are asking for their understanding and cooperation to develop and supply products with low environmental burdens. After identifying green suppliersthose who understand the importance of environmental protection and who voluntarily acquire environmental certificationwe look for ways of working with them to further improve their operations from an environmental standpoint. These efforts include mutual exchange of proposals aimed at beneting from energy and resource efficiency for lower costs, improved quality, and faster delivery. For developing and making products that result in a lower environmental burden, we ask suppliers to (1) conserve resources (through miniaturization, standardization, etc.), (2) conserve energy, (3) aggressively pursue the three Rs,1 (4) reduce packaging materials, (5) properly manage chemical substances used in products, and (6) provide clear information. Of these, (1) to (4) can make suppliers more competitive by lowering costs and improving product functionality. To help drive home these advantages, we present case studies and encouragement. Furthermore, we refer to the proportion of environmentally conscious ofce supplies purchased as the green purchasing rate, and we are promoting the use of the e-sourcing Mall as the ofce supply purchasing system at Hitachi Group companies. In scal 2008, the green purchasing rate reached 82 percent and we are aiming to increase it to 90 percent in scal 2010.

For the wider adoption of environmental best practices, we support international standardization. In the IEC (International
IEC TC 111 Plenary in South Korea, October 2008
Here we introduce products and services that take advantage of synergies within the Hitachi Group to make a substantial contribution to environmental protection. We are working toward a sustainable society by, for example, reducing CO2 emissions, as well as becoming market leaders. And we are expanding and strengthening this lineup even further.

Energy

Downwind Turbine Generation Systems
Power Systems, Hitachi, Ltd.
Our 2 mega-Watt downwind turbines realize high power generation efciency, capacity to cope with severe lightening and stormy or turbulent conditions, and stable output achieved by highly reliable electrical system technology, while contributing to environmental protection. With favorable uphill winds on the slopes of mountains and hills, generation efciency can be improved by around 8 percent.*1 Stable output is achieved using active power control.
*1 Comparison in uphill wind conditions with an upwind turbine based on our own simulations.

2MW downwind turbine

Supercritical Pressure Thermal Power Plant
When this plant was built for MidAmerican Energy Company in 2007, it was the rst time in 16 years that a supercritical*1 pressure thermal power plant went on line in the U.S. It uses a full array of technologies to achieve outstanding efciency and environmental performance. Selected as 2007 Plant of the Year by POWER magazine in the U.S.
*1 Steam pressure at least 22.1 MPa
Walter Scott, Jr. Energy Center of MidAmerican Energy Company

NOx Removal Catalyst

Babcock-Hitachi K.K.
By decomposing nitrogen oxides (NOx) in emissions from power plants and boilers, this catalyst prevents the generation of acid rain and photochemical smog, which are worldwide environmental concerns. First in the world to develop a titanium oxide catalyst using ammonia*1 First to deliver systems to sites in Japan, Europe, the U.S., China and elsewhere
*1 Patent granted December 1973

Catalyst unit

Nuclear Power Plants (BWRs*1)
By building nuclear power plants, which emit far less CO2 than fossil fuel-red plants, we contribute to the prevention of global warming. CO2 emissions reduced to 1/20 to 1/40 that of fossil fuel plants*2 Participating in new BWR plant construction in Japan
*1 Boiling water reactors *2 Source: Press release by The Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry (July 10, 2001)

Shimane Nuclear Power Station Unit 3, delivered to The Chugoku Electric Power Co., Inc.
Information and Telecommunications

Storage Products

Information & Telecommunication Systems, Hitachi, Ltd.
These key products in the IT power-saving plan for developing technology make IT equipment more environmentally compliant. By simplifying storage management, power consumption is being reduced. A range of power-saving features*1 Reduction in toxic chemical compounds Used products collected and recycled for effective resource use
*1 For example, adding the Massive Array of Idle Disks feature, Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 2000 reduces power consumption by about 40 percent.
Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V
Hitachi Group Next-Generation Environmentally Conscious ManufacEnvironmental Sustainability Products & Services turing and Services: More Products Report 2009 http://www.hitachi.com/environment/
Power-Saving Data Center Project
This projectbringing together the wide-ranging strengths of the Hitachi Grouppromotes power savings in all aspects of data center operation, including IT equipment, air conditioning, power supply equipment and building design. Less power consumption from power saving and ef cient operation of IT equipment and other facilities*1 Evaluation and analysis not only based on real temperature and humidity measurements but also on simulations Green IT Award 2008 (Jurys Special Award)
*1 The target is a 50-percent reduction in power use by scal 2012 (from scal 2007 levels)
Simulation of data center air conditioning environment
Agricultural Information Management System: GeoMation Farm
Hitachi Software Engineering Co., Ltd.
GeoMation Farm is a system that analyzes satellite images to determine crop growth. By optimizing the timing and sequence of crop harvesting, it reduces the environmental burden of farming. Makes harvesting and drying processes more efcient, cutting CO2 emissions by 33 percent *1 Helps assure food safety, while supporting sustainable agriculture Winner of uJapan Best Practices 2008 in the environmental category, the Green IT Promotion Council Award 2008 (Presidents Award), and the Eco-Products Award Promotion Councils President Award in the eco-services category at the 5th Eco-Products Awards 2008
*1 The effectiveness of reducing the environmental burden for the entire system life cycle was estimated using Hitachi's SI-LCA methodology. (SI-LCA is a registered trademark of Hitachi, Ltd.)
Growth forecasting and eating quality analysis system

Society and Industry

Motor Drive Energy-Saving Service: HDRIVE
Industrial Systems, Hitachi, Ltd.
HDRIVE System Overview Hitachi motor Hitachi, Ltd. Remote monitoring Operational status
In the worlds rst energy-saving service of its kind,*1 Hitachi inverters are installed in high voltage motors for fans, blowers, and pumps motors in customer plants, at no initial cost to the customer. Besides minimizing equipment spending, this service promotes energy conservation in plants. Average effective reduction in power consumption of 23 percent*2 CO2 reduction visualized to raise employee awareness

A practical monitoring system was developed for continuous monitoring of gas emissions from plants that process highly toxic and persistent PCBs. Continuously measures for one month Detects PCB at levels as low as 3 g/Nm3 Winner of Hitachi Environment Foundation Environmental Award (2006)
*1 PCBs: polychlorinated biphenyls
CP-2000P PCB monitoring system

Clean Rooms

Hitachi Plant Technologies, Ltd.
Hitachi clean rooms employ original energy-saving technology and contribute to environmental conservation with the number one market share in Japan.*1 Air conditioning optimized for each area, making use of airflow simulation and analysis techniques Localization of clean areas enabling highly advanced precision work environments, while saving energy Outside cold air use and waste heat recovery for heat source energy saving
*1 Source: Fiscal 2008 results for each vendor in May 2009 issue of Semiconductor Industry News

Fan lter unit (FFU)

Mini-environment (localized clean space)
Energy-saving large-space clean room
High Precision Roll Press Systems
Hitachi Engineering & Services Co., Ltd.
This equipment processes the electrode materials for lithium-ion rechargeable batteries, including those used for hybrid cars. Capable of high-precision, high-density processing

Roll press system

Amorphous Transformers
Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems, Co., Ltd.
Dramatically reducing CO2 emissions, Hitachi amorphous transformers are the rst in the world*1 to win United Nations recognition as a CDM (Clean Development Mechanism) for electric power transmission and distribution networks. Models available that reduce standby power by as much as 44 percent*2 Adopt amorphous metal materials in the iron core contributing to lower CO2 emissions
*1 March 2008 decision by the UN CDM Executive Board *2 Compared with JEM1482: 2005 standard for top runner transformers. Example at 50 percent three-phase kVA equivalent load (comparison with other Hitachi products).

Amorphous transformer

Total Energy-Saving Solutions for Industry

Energy-Saving Solutions

A full range of energy-saving solutions is provided specically for each region and workplace from equipment and machinery diagnosis to hardware and system provision, installation, maintenance and service. Wide array of energy-saving hardware and systems Industry-leading Factory Energy Management System (FEMS)*1
*1 Promoted by the Japan Electrical Manufacturers Association

Monitoring unit

review annuallyCO2 emission objectives for each business group and company. As well, we are obliged to meet the targets of the eight industry associations that we belong to. Group operations that do not belong to industry associations (hospitals and ofces, for instance) are working toward a 25 percent reduction in CO2 emissions per unit production. Japans amended Law Concerning the Rational Use of Energy, recently revised to strengthen energy conservation in ofces and other business operations, went into effect in April 2009. This law increases the number of Hitachi Group operations subject to regulation, and we are taking steps to ensure more meticulous management. These steps include revising our environmental load evaluation system, collecting energy-
We are working inside and outside of Japan to curb greenhouse gas emissions in every phase of the production process
Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Production Processes
In the Hitachi Group, we are helping to prevent global warming by cutting the emission of CO2 and other greenhouse gases by improving production, by adopting energy-efcient industrial equipment, and by switching to greener fuels, such as natural gas. By fiscal 2012, we will cut the use of heavy oil in the Group to one-tenth the scal 2005 level, largely by switching to natural gas for material production, where heavy oil consumption is high. Because the repeated forging and heating used in producing materials, such as special steels, consumes much energy, we are rethinking continuous production and how to conserve energy through streamlining and other process improvements. We are trying to reduce CO2 emissions by installing inverter-based equipment and other energy-efcient systemsamong the best in the industrythat are manufactured within the Hitachi Group.
use data from all business sites, and establishing common standards for operating equipment. At the same time, 16 sites of Hitachi, Ltd., and 12 companies in the Hitachi Groups electrical and electronics sectors have been participating in a Japanese program, launched in August 2008, entitled the Experimental Introduction of an Integrated Domestic Market for Emissions Trading. In this way, we are helping to formulate rules on emission reduction and technological development, as well as the design of an
Fiscal 2008 Outcome | Reducing CO2 Emissions in Japan
In scal 2008, the Hitachi Group invested 7.7 billion yen in energysaving measures throughout Japan, yielding a 50,000-tonne drop in CO2 emissions. Altogether, we have reduced CO2 emissions in Japan by 259,000 tonnes, or 86 percent of the 1990 level. Trends in CO2 Emissions in Japan
CO2 emissions Trend in CO2 emission reduction rate ( Target values are given in parentheses ) ( kt CO2 )

100 3,318

Reducing CO2 Emissions in Japan
4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 0

3,103 2,844

( 88 )
In scal 2008, we raised our CO2 emission reduction target for scal 2010 from 7 percent to 12 percent (from scal 1990). This new gure is in line with the industrial sector reduction target in the Japanese governments new Kyoto Protocol Target Achievement Plan, revised in March 2008 (11.312.1 percent). To ensure that this target is reached, we setand

Reducing CO2 Emissions from Transportation
We both manufacture and ship productsranging from semiconductors to heavy equipment. Our manufacturing and shipping operations collaborate to reduce transportationrelated emissions by cutting the weight and size of products and packaging, as well as through a modal shift to rail and oceangoing ships. We are also increasing truck loads to reduce CO2 emissions, shipping jointly with other companies, and devising new ways to ship containers of varying sizes. To promote energy efciency, Hitachi Transport System, which handles about 40 percent of shipping within the Hitachi Group, equips all vehicles with digital tachographs linked to the Truck Information Control System. This system, developed in-house, checks daily fuel efciency.
Fiscal 2008 Outcome | Reducing CO2 Emissions outside Japan
Owing to the transfer of production and the construction of new factories outside of Japan, CO2 emissions increased 7.6 percent from the previous year to reach 1,514 kilotonnes in scal 2008. At the same time, emissions per unit production fell by 3.3 percent (scal 2003). Trends in CO2 Emissions outside Japan
Europe North and South America China Asia ( excluding China ) CO2 emissions per unit production (target values are in parentheses) ( kt CO2 )
Fiscal 2008 Outcome | Reducing CO2 Emissions from Transportation

96.7 1,514

( 95 )

1,407 1,192 1,000

CO2 emissions from transportation increased 12 percent from the previous year due to an increase in shipments of basic materials, predominantly metals. However, energy used in transportation per real unit output was cut by 1 percent due to a modal shift that boosted the volume of rail and marine shipping in the Group by more than 60 percent over the previous year. In scal 2008, a Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems product earned the Eco-Rail Mark, bringing the number of Eco-Rail Marks in the Hitachi Group to ve products, two companies, and one business site. Trend in CO2 Emissions from Transportation

Fiscal 2008 Outcome | Reducing Water Use
manufacturing, and purchasing.
Comprehensive Management of Chemical Substances
CEGNET System PRTR reporting
By promoting water conservation, the Hitachi Group kept total water use in fiscal 2008 to 71.48 million m 3, 3 percent below the 2005 level. At electric appliance production plants in China and the rest of Asia, we effectively used water by reusing cooling water from manufacturing as coolant in other processes, and then we used it a third time for quality inspection. Due to these efforts, we were able to limit total water use in plants outside of Japan to 12.22 million m3, 8 percent below the 2005 level. Trends in Water Use

( million m )

Regulatory information Voluntary control information
Collection of release/ transfer data
Europe North and South America China Asia (excluding China) Japan

Risk information

Emissions data

Feedback

Evaluation by Special Committee for Chemical Substances

Handling of chemicals

Emission reduction

Reducing VOC Emissions

To prevent air pollution, we are reducing emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), while monitoring and controlling

( FY )

the amounts released and transferred. Based on a program from the Ministry of the Environment to reduce VOC emissions by 2010, our own emission reduction plan covers 41 VOCs. Within Japan, we set the goal of reducing emissions
1 Waste Includes valuable resources. 2 Resource recycling rate Calculated as (base year 3R load minus subject year 3R load) divided by base year 3R load. 3 Cascading water use System to maximize water reuse by matching the water quality to the purpose. Zero emission sites http://www.hitachi.com/environment/activities/factory/use/more/zeroemission.html
by 50 percent (from scal 2000). Outside of Japan, taking into account the effect of transferring production or a production increase, we adopt the ratio of VOC emissions to the volume used as our measure. Our target is a 10-percent reduction in the emission ratio1 by scal 2010 (from scal 2005). In scal 2008, Hitachi Displays, Ltd. installed an exhaust
Hitachi Group Super Eco-Factories Managing Chemical Substances Environmental Sustainability & Ofces http://www.hitachi.com/environment/ Report 2009

*1 Domestic patent pending
Central air conditioning system
Temperature measurement Cold water ow control Warmer section ( 15C ) Chiller Flow indicator

Air conditioner

Room interior

Variable speed pump

Heat storage tank
Controls cold water ow so that the return temperature remains constant year round

Cooler section ( 7C )

View of the factory
Hitachi Haramachi Electronics Co., Ltd. Hitachi Haramachi Electronics in Soma City, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan handles the post-processing of power semiconductors and manufactures airtight terminals from ceramics. The pure water used for dicing and cutting in the process of manufacturing high-voltage diodes has conventionally been wasted, but now it is being processed with activated carbon and reused. At the same time, waste heat is used to heat industrial-use water that in turn makes pure water. This system saves the energy equivalent of 76 kiloliters of heavy oil. Moreover, since 2005, nal waste has been reduced to less than 0.1 percent. The plant has achieved zero emissions for the seventh consecutive year. In scal 2007, Ibaraki Prefecture acknowledged the company, calling it earth friendly.
Membrane-assisted water decontamination device
Hitachi Computer Products (Europe) S.A.S. Hitachi Computer Products (Europe) S.A.S. is a manufacturing base on the outskirts of Orlans, France, that makes data storage products. More than 80 percent of the companys large (500,000 m2) and verdant site is covered with trees. Over the last three years, the company has been using a management model developed by the EFQM (European Foundation for Quality Management) on product quality, the environment and safety, to successfully reduce energy consumption, waste, VOC emissions, and water use. At the site, where VOC emissions have been cut to one-seventh of their previous levels, the scal 2010 environmental goals have already been met. This achievement shows the united commitment of employees in protecting their rich natural environment through, for example, environment patrols. The company is also an active participant in the geothermal power generation project launched by the local economic association of Orlans and its environs. The goal is to use subterranean heat from a depth of 1,000 meters to create energy. The company intends to use this geothermal energy to reduce CO2 emissions by 30 percent.

Multifunctional IC card and electronic toll collection auto card Leasing, loan guarantees, insurance services Hitachi Capital Corporation, Hitachi Insurance Services, Ltd.
Major Products & Services Major Consolidated Subsidiaries (As of March 31, 2009) The products marked with an asterisk in the above table are those of Hitachi, Ltd. (Notes) 1 Hitachi Kokusai Electric Inc. has become a consolidated subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. through a take-over bid to acquire its shares. 2 Hitachi Data Systems Corporation merged with Hitachi Data Systems Holding Corporation on March 31, 2009. 3 Hitachi Information & Telecommunication Systems Global Holding Corporation was established on April 1, 2008 to oversee Hitachi Data Systems, etc. 4 Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd. has become a consolidated subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. through a takeover bid to acquire its shares. 5 Hitachi Mobile Co., Ltd. changed its name to Hitachi Auto Parts & Service Co., Ltd. on April 1, 2009. 6 Fujitsu Hitachi Plasma Display Limited changed its name to Hitachi Plasma Display Limited on April 1, 2008.

Hitachi, Ltd.

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