Environmental Activities

Environmental Management Program

1. Performing LCA

Performing Seven LCA Input Items

Roland carefully evaluates the long-term impact of its products on the environment during their development/design stages to determine whether they are environment-conscious. A company-wide "LCA Design Introduction Procedure" is in place to provide users with products that support environmental conservation. Seven LCA input items will be implemented for new products developed in 2007.

[ LCA procedure: Integrates the product assessment into the product development system ]

Implementing Green Procurement

In order for a product to be recognized as ecologically friendly, it must be manufactured with eco-friendly parts and without the use of hazardous chemical substances. For green procurement of material and components, Roland is involved in the Japan Green Procurement Survey Standardization Initiative (JGPSSI). The company's green procurement working group has conducted a variety of research and promoted the adoption of data verification tools and the development of a components database. The Green Procurement Guidelines was published in December 2006 and, with the cooperation of our customers, green procurement was begun in January 2007. In the future, we plan on expanding the number of target items as we continue to reduce the environmental burden.

European RoHS Directive and China RoHS Directive Support

Support for the European RoHS*¹ Directive, which took effect on July 1, 2007, and the China RoHS*¹ Directive, which took effect on March 1, 2007, has ended for the products and supplies that we are manufacturing and selling.

*1: RoHS: Directives of European Parliament and Council regarding restrictions on the use of specified hazardous substances contained in electrical and electric equipment (inhibits use of six specified hazardous substances).