Timelines

1988	Dec.	Established the “Fluorocarbon Countermeasure Promotion Committee”
1992	Aug.	Abolished the use of CFCs at Japan sites.
	Dec.	Established Environmental Administration Office (currently Corporate Environmental Administration Department).
1993	Apr.	Established the “Green Plan” environmental protection plan.
	Aug.	Introduced the “Clean Arrow” used-paper collection truck.
	Nov.	Abolished the use of trichloroethane at Japan and overseas sites. Abolished the use of CFCs at overseas sites.
1994	Apr.	Began monthly management of energy, paper use, and waste.
1995	Aug.	Executive council kicked off the Environmental Management System
1996	Aug.	Started publication of our annual environmental report.
	Nov.	The Takatsuka Unit became the first SII Group business unit which obtained ISO14001.
1997	Dec.	Launched our “Idling Stop” promotion. ,
1998	Feb.	Published the SII Chemical Management Guide.
1999	Mar.	Completed ISO14001 certification for all of our major business units in Japan Major business units in Japan abolished the use of chlorine solvents, including trichloroethylene and methylene chloride..
	Oct.	Issued the SII Group Green Purchasing Standards.
2000	Feb.	Introduced environmental accounting.
	Nov.	Ohno Unit became the first SII Group business unit which achieved Zero Emissions.
2001	Oct.	Makuhari Head Office became the first SII Group non-production site which obtained ISO14001.
	Dec.	Introduced the SII Green Products labeling system.
2004	Mar.	Major Japan sites achieved Zero Emissions.
	Aug.	Started to report social activities in our environmental report.
	Oct.	Lead solder was completely abolished.
2005	Jul.	Our environmental report changed its title to SII Social and Environmental Report.
2006	Oct.	Introduced the SII High Grade Green Products labeling system.
	Nov.	Received the Development Bank of Japan’s Highest Rank Award for Promoting Environmentally Conscious Management.
2007	May.	“SII Green Products” achieved 90% of sales.
2009	Feb.	Abolished the use of methylene chloride at overseas sites.

 

Environmental Awards

Oct. 1996	6 Chiba Keiyo business units received Recycling Promotion Committee’s Chairman’s Award for paper recycling activities.
Jun. 1998	SII Microtechno Inc. received Akita Prefecture’s “Best Environment Activities” award.
Jun. 1998	Morioka Seiko Instruments Inc. received Iwate Prefecture’s award for “Excellence in Environmental Protection.”
May 2000	Makuhari head office received the Chairman’s Award from the Chiba City Building Conference.
Feb. 2005	Tochigi Unit received the Chairman’s Prize for Excellence from the Kanto Region Electric Power Rationalization Committee. Morioka Seiko Instruments Inc. received the Chairman’s Award from the Tohoku Seven-Prefecture Electric Power Promotion Committee.
Feb. 2006	Tochigi Unit received the Kanto Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry’s Excellent Energy Conservation Factory, Director General Prize.
Feb. 2007	Morioka Seiko Instruments Inc. received the Tohoku Regional Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry’s Excellent Energy Conservation Factory, Director General Prize.
Feb. 2008	The Sendai Unit received the Prize for Outstanding Performance as part of the Outstanding Energy Conservation Equipment Awards sponsored by the Japan Association of Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Contractors (JARAC).