Paper manufacturing

• Intend to reduce the unit requirement of energy purchased to 10% of the 1990 level by the year 2010 (1973->1994: reduced 40%)
• Strive to support planting operations inside and outside Japan to expand owned or managed tree planting areas to 550,000 ha by the year 2010

Measures

• Positive introduction of energy-saving production facilities and systems
• Strive for improvement of energy conversion efficiency and economic efficiency
• Promotion of utilization of fossil fuel substitute energy
• Effective use of combustible waste

• Achieve a waste paper utilization rate of 56% by the year 2000
• Reduce the amount of final disposal of industrial waste per product to 60% of the 1990 level by the year 2010

Measures

• Strive to expand the grades of recycled paper
• Promote the R&D of products that use waste paper and the application technology for waste paper
• Promote cooperation between industries to expand recycling
• Promote research for the development of new applications
• Proceed with countermeasures against environmental risk problems caused by microchemical substances

• Rather than just observing environmental restrictions, create, execute and supervise an environmental management plan to improve the effect on the environment of each stage of production, usage and disposal
• Give consideration to the environment in management decisions and play a positive role concerning environmental issues

• In overseas business development, observe the "10 Environmental Concerns in Overseas Business Development" in the Keidanren Global Environment Charter and give further positive consideration to environmental concerns

• Strive to conserve forest resources and promote the shift to "cultivated raw materials"
• Respond to environmental risks caused by microchemical substances
• Cooperate with environmental conservation movements in the local community