Environmental Management
Basic Policy
With "the ADVANTEST Way" as the foundation, we aim to achieve sustainable growth and increase our corporate value over the medium and long term by promoting ESG management under our corporate mission.
We will also respect our stakeholders, promote harmony with society, and contribute to the SDGs in order to achieve a sustainable society.
In environmental management, we believe that it is important to mitigate climate change and achieve a low-carbon society; recycle and use resources sustainably; conserve biodiversity; and provide green products.
Under the Advantest Group Environmental Policy, we will work towards environmental conservation and the reduction of environmental impacts and promote global activities for the sustainable development of society.
Advantest Group Environmental Policy
We share our Environmental Policy with all those who engage in the business activities of Advantest Group, and apply it to our entire value chain.
In addition, we disclose our environmental approaches and strive to promote our communication with society.
- 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 while considering the life cycle of our products from material procurement to waste disposal. - Better Workplace Procedures
We reform work procedures to continually improve our environmental performance by creating environmentally friendly products. - Environmental Protection and Sustainable Use of Resources
By being alert to the environmental impact of our business activities, we strive to protect the environment from measures against climate change to the conservation of biodiversity, as well as sustainable use of resources such as energy and water. - 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 caused by chemical substances, waste and other contaminations.
Promotional System
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 the integrated ISO14001 certification for its offices, as well as its research, development, and production facilities in Japan. The Group has acquired ISO14001:2015 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 ISO14001:2015, we are promoting initiatives to reduce energy use, control waste generation, develop and provide environmentally friendly products (green products), and reduce the environmental impact of our business activities.
Acquisition of ISO14001 certification
| Company | (Base) | First acquisition of ISO14001 certification |
|---|---|---|
| ADVANTEST CORPORATION (Including business affiliates) | Aug. 2000 (Integrated certification) | |
| Head Office | 2009/11 | |
| Advantest Laboratories Ltd./Sendai Factory | 2000/2 | |
| Gunma R&D Center | 2002/4 | |
| Saitama R&D Center | 2003/10 | |
| Kitakyushu R&D Center | 2003/3 | |
| Gunma Factory | 1998/4 | |
| Advantest America, Inc. | 2008/10 | |
| San Jose, U.S.A. | ||
| Advantest Europe GmbH | 2008/4 | |
| Munich, Germany | ||
| Amerang, Germany | ||
| Boeblingen, Germany | ||
| Advantest (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. | 2008/6 | |
| Advantest (M) Sdn. Bhd. (Penang - Malaysia) | 2008/9 | |
| Advantest Korea Co., Ltd. | 2008/7 | |
| Advantest Taiwan Inc. | 2006/12 | |
| Advantest (China) Co., Ltd. (Certification includes the following subsidiaries) | 2008/5 | |
| Advantest (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. | ||
| Advantest Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. | ||
Bureau Veritas Certification (copy)
| Applicable standards | ISO14001:2015 |
|---|---|
| Certification number | 4468578 |
| Certification scope | Research, development, design, manufacture and services of semiconductor and component test systems and mechatronics systems |
| Certifying body | Bureau Veritas Certification Holding SAS |
| Date of first certification | December 8, 2000 (Acquisition of ISO14001:1996 certification at the Gunma Factory on April 21, 1998) |
| Date of integrated certification | Integrated as Advantest Group as of December 8, 2000. |
| Applicable business locations | Gunma R&D Center, Head Office, Saitama R&D Center, Gunma Factory, Kitakyushu R&D Center, Advantest Research Institute, Sendai Factory (Including each business affiliate) |
Implementation of Internal Environmental Audits
The Advantest Group is always implementing regular internal 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). We have been striving to build an efficient system by training internal auditors in some sections of the company since fiscal 2018. Corrective measures are being executed for all items toward any issues raised by regular internal audits and no serious defects were found in the operation of the environmental management system. In the future, we will continue to make ongoing efforts to improve our environmental management system, and will focus on improving our environmental performance.