Structure and operation of the environment management system

After acquiring external ISO14001 certification for its environment management system, Toyo Seikan continued constructing an ISO14001-compliant system to carry out activities based on a common integrated system for the entire company and started a full-scale operation of this system in January 2007. Each of the Toyo Seikan Group companies establishes environmental policies and conducts its corporate activities in accordance with the following basic philosophy.

Basic Philosophy

Toyo Seikan clearly recognizes that protection of the global environment and further improvement of the global environment are the most important shared tasks facing the human race and, as a total packaging manufacturer, is committed to contributing to the betterment of human life and culture while continuing to give careful consideration to the environment in all aspects of its corporate activities.

Basic Policy for the Environment

In an effort to prevent environmental pollution and to reduce the environmental impact, Toyo Seikan, as a total packaging manufacturer, is committed at all times to environmental vigilance with regards to its corporate activities, products, and services. We are also committed to establishing an organization required to construct an environment management system, lay down and achieve environmental objectives and targets, periodically review these targets and, if required, revise them in order to achieve continuous improvement of the environment management system.

1. With regards to the environmental aspects of the company, the company will observe all environment-related laws and regulations applicable to either the entire company or each individual plant, along with any other requirements that the entire company or each plant have agreed to meet, and we will continue our efforts to improve environmental management.
2. With regards to the environmental aspects related to the company's activities, products and services, the company will consider the following items as priority targets in the environmental management strategy for the entire company.
   1. In consideration of the need to reduce environmental impact throughout the lifecycles of all packaging produced, the company will promote the development, sale and technical development of eco-friendly products.
   2. Throughout its corporate activities, the company will work towards energy and resource conservation and promote the reduction of waste creation and　the reusal of any waste that it generates.
   3. With regards to environmental pollutants, the company will promote the switchover to substitute substances and adopt substitute technologies wherever possible.
   4. The company will actively participate in social activities such as the recycling of used containers.
   5. The company will promote green purchasing in order to reduce the environmental impact.
3. These environment management activities will be promoted by the employees of both the company and the affiliated companies included in this management system.
4. Education, training and PR activities will be conducted for all staff who participate in these management activities in order to raise their environmental awareness.
5. These environmental policies will be notified to all staff who participate in these environment management activities. Furthermore, these environmental policies will also be disclosed to the public.

June 25, 2009

Shunji Kaneko, President
Toyo Seikan Kaisha, Ltd.

Nobuyuki Hayashi, Executive Officer,
Director of the Material Purchase & Environment Division