KME Environmental Policies

Kyocera is today one of the world’s leading manufacturers of environmental friendly high-tech ceramics, electronic components, solar cells, cellular phones and electronic office equipment. These corporate resources are devoted to three key areas; information and communications; environmental preservation and lifestyle enhancement.

Protection of the environment plays an integral role in Kyocera Mita’s day-to-day work. Research over the last few decades has been focused, not only in developing the most advanced document management devices, but also doing so in harmony with the environment.
Kyocera Mita Europe (KME) is responsible for the sales of printers, multi-functional copiers and related products and services. Important environmental issues for KME are: use of energy, air pollution (use of coolants) and environmental aspects associated of goods.

1. Kyocera Mita Europe is committed to protecting the environment, conserving natural resources and striving to be an exemplary corporate company. 
2. We will comply with applicable Local, Provincial and Governmental environmental regulatory requirements. 
3. We are committed to continual improvement in environmental performance and prevent pollution at its source whenever possible. 
4. We will accomplish this through efforts to reduce our consumption of energy and material, re-use items when possible and by recycling discarded material instead of disposal wherever possible to minimize adverse environmental impacts associated with our products and activities. 
5. We will communicate with and train our employees to make environmental protection every employee’s responsibility. 
6. KME will reduce adverse effect on the environment by complete control of the environmental facilities and environmental substances, and reduction of harmful chemical substances. 
7. KME will promote corporate energy conservation activities, such as effective use or consumption efficiency improvement of electricity and fuel as well as global warming prevention

This Environmental Policy of Kyocera Mita Europe B.V. is available to the public.

Being aware of the impact on the environment in business activities, KME will define and review environmental objectives and targets within the technically and economically available range. In the coming period KME will focus on complete compliance with legislation and other requirements, to reduce energy use.

September 1, 2006

T. Kuki
Environment officer, KME