Environmental Management
Basic Policy
Through its business activities, the Advantest Group contributes to the sustainable development of society.
Building on its basic stance of “Caring for our planet,” Advantest strives to be an enterprise that deserves society’s trust, and all Advantest employees participate actively in environmental protection activities.
Advantest Group Environmental Policy
- Promoting Environmental Management
By maintaining our environmental management system, we promote global environmental conservation efforts that achieve a balance between business activities and environmental concerns. - Reduction of Customers' Environmental Burden
We promote energy conservation, improved recyclability, and the elimination of hazardous substances to provide environmentally-friendly products and services that contribute to our customers' reduction of their environmental burdens, giving consideration to the life cycle of our products: from materials procurement to waste disposal. - Better Workplace Procedures
We constantly strive to reevaluate and reform work procedures to help preserve the environment. - Conservation of Biodiversity
By being alert to the impact of our business activities on biodiversity, we strive for the conservation of biodiversity and the sustainable use of biological resources. - Complying with Environmental Laws and Regulations and Preventing Pollution
Upholding all environmental laws and regulations and voluntary standards, we protect nature and shield our neighbors from environmental pollution and health hazards.
Updated 1st April 2015
Framework to Promote Environmental Management
The Advantest Group is building a framework to better promote our global environmental initiatives.
Framework to promote environmental management
Acquisition of ISO14001 Certification
The Advantest Group has acquired integrated ISO14001 certification for its offices, as well as its research, development, and production facilities in Japan. In addition, the Group has acquired ISO14001 certification for its environmental management system, which is based on relevant laws and regulations in each country where it operates. Under the uniform standards provided by ISO14001, we are promoting initiatives to reduce energy use, hold down waste generation, develop and provide environmentally friendly products (green products), and reduce the environmental impact of our business activities.
Starting from fiscal 2015, we have been promoting measures to facilitate the transition to ISO14001:2015 at all business locations, and we plan to complete this process by 2018.
Acquisition of ISO14001 certification
As of March 31, 2016
| Company | (Base) | Certification acquired |
|---|---|---|
| ADVANTEST CORPORATION | Aug. 2000 (Integrated certification) | |
| Head Office | (Nov. 2009) | |
| Advantest Laboratories Ltd./Sendai Factory | (Feb. 2000) | |
| Gunma R&D Center | (Apr. 2002) | |
| Saitama R&D Center | (Oct. 2003) | |
| Kitakyushu R&D Center | (Mar. 2003) | |
| Gunma Factory | (Apr. 1998) | |
| Advantest America, Inc. | Oct. 2008 | |
| San Jose, U.S.A. | ||
| Advantest Europe GmbH | Apr.2008 | |
| Munich, Germany | ||
| Amerang, Germany | ||
| Boeblingen, Germany | ||
| Advantest (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. | June 2008 | |
| Advantest (M) Sdn. Bhd. (Penang - Malaysia) | Sept. 2008 | |
| Advantest Korea Co., Ltd. | July 2008 | |
| Advantest Taiwan Inc. | Dec. 2006 | |
| Advantest (China) Co., Ltd. | May 2008 | |
| Advantest (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. | ||
| Advantest Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. | ||
Bureau Veritas certification (copy)
As the preparatory stage for the transition to ISO14001:2015, starting from fiscal 2015 all business bases have been gradually shifting their ISO registration to Bureau Veritas.
Implementation of Internal Environmental Audits
At Advantest Group we have always implemented regular internal environmental audits on environmental burden reduction activities at each business location in order to confirm internal and external compliance with the operation of the environmental management system (EMS). The regular internal environmental audit that we implemented in fiscal 2015 found no serious defects in regard to the implementation of the EMS. The number of issues noted also fell by half compared to the previous year. In the future we will continue to make ongoing efforts to improve our environmental management system, and will focus on improving our environmental performance.
Basic Policy on Environmental Education
In order to promote environmental protection, each and every employee needs to always feel that the environment is a problem close to their heart, be thinking about what they can and should do both at work and in the home, and transform these ideas into action. Based on this policy, Advantest is implementing environmental education aimed at developing awareness of the environment and the ability to think and take action appropriately.
Overview of Environmental Education Program
- Training for new employees
- Education for internal environmental auditors
- Education on chemical substances
- Seeking proposals on environmental VE
- Activities to protect forests
| Target employees | Number of participants | Participation ratio (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 2,685 | 2,685 | 100 |
| Overseas | 2,065 | 2,022 | 97.9 |
| Overall | 4,750 | 4,707 | 99.1 |
Introduction of e-learning
e-learning system screenshot
At Advantest, we have introduced an e-learning education system. We have been able to create a system that is both time- and location-independent, allows repetition of learning, and enables more efficient management of e-learning status and results.
In fiscal 2015’s ISO14001general training, we implemented e-learning both in Japan and overseas.