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Principles and Organization |
Action |
| 1976 |
April |
Environmental Conference formed, chaired by the President. |
Prevention of hazardous materials use and occupational health and safety promoted in Sony Group operations in Japan. |
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May |
Environmental Science Center established. |
Hazardous waste materials and working environments of Group operations in Japan evaluated. |
| 1985 |
April |
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Sony Corporation of America begins environmental audits. |
| 1989 |
March |
Special committee convened to study measures to eliminate CFC use |
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| 1990 |
August |
President's Policy on the Environment disseminated among Sony Corporation staff. |
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October |
Sony Environmental Conservation Committee organized. |
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| 1991 |
October |
Policy for product assessment formulated. |
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November |
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Sony signs the business charter for sustainable development of the international chamber of commerce. |
| 1992 |
December |
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Policy on environmental management established. |
| 1993 |
January |
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Environmental Fund System, a program supporting development of environmental protection technologies, inaugurated. |
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March |
Sony Global Environmental Policy and Environmental Action Program formulated. |
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April |
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Center for Environmental Technologies (CET) established at the Sony Research Center. |
| 1994 |
February |
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Sony Environmental Award program launched. |
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April |
Center for Environmental Technologies (CET) established at the Sony Research Center. |
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May |
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Greenplus Project to promote environmental consideration with respect to products launched. |
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July |
Guidelines for acquiring ISO environmental certification established and introduced. |
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| 1995 |
May |
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Sony Kohda Corporation becomes the first Sony company in Japan to acquire ISO14001 certification. |
| 1996 |
July |
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Sony Deutschland Service Division becomes the first non-manufacturing site in the Sony Group to acquire ISO14001 certification. |
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October |
Sony Environmental Action Program revised. Green Management 2000 formulated. |
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| 1997 |
October |
Operation of Recycle Research Center in Ichinomiya initiated. |
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December |
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Four sites in Singapore become the first non-manufacturing sites in Asia to acquire ISO14001 certification. |
| 1998 |
April |
Composition of Sony Environmental Conservation Committee revised to give each member a specific responsibility. |
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September |
Environmental R&D laboratory established at Environmental Center Europe, Germany. |
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November |
Sony Environmental Action Program implemented uniformly across the Sony Group worldwide. "Green Management 2002" introduced. |
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| 1999 |
February |
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Sony completes the process of acquiring ISO14001 certification at all 38 manufacturing sites in Japan. |
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May |
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The Sony Eco Plaza environmental exhibition room is opened at Sony Headquarters. |
| 2000 |
April |
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Environmental factors incorporated into Network Companies' evaluations. Guideline for the Environmental Risk Management. A fire risk survey program launched for European and Asian operations. |
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September |
Sony China Environmental Conservation Committee established. |
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October |
Periodic environmental information disclosure involving advertising and publicity introduced. "eco info" mark introduced |
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December |
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Periodic environmental information disclosure involving advertising and publicity introduced. "eco info" mark introduced |
| 2001 |
March |
Sony Mid-Term Environmental Action Program revised. Green Management 2005 formulated. |
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April |
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- Japan's Home Appliance Recycling Law became effective and the 14-plant recycling network of Green Cycle Corporation, where Sony is the principal shareholder, began processing four types of appliances.
- Environmental evaluation standards extended from Electronics to Game, Music and Pictures businesses. |
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September |
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Sony began using the Green Power Certification System. |
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October |
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PS one game console shipments temporarily halted in the Netherlands due to containing cadmium above the limit. |
| 2002 |
March |
Sony Technical Standards, SS-00259 "Management Regulations for the Environment-related Substances to be Controlled which are included in Parts and Materials" formulated. |
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April |
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ISO 14001 certification process completed at all manufacturing sites worldwide. |
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June |
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1st "Sony Group Environmental Month" initiated. |
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July |
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"Green Partner Environmental Quality Approval Program" introduced. |
| 2003 |
March |
A new system was introduced to increase the efficiency of Sony's environmental management through a high level of expertise in environmental issues concerning products and sites. The Institute for Environmental Research has also been established to develop medium- and long-term environmental management visions. |
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July |
Sony Mid-Term Environmental Targets "Green Management 2005" revised. |
|
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November |
Revised the Sony Environmental Vision
to the Sony Group Environmental Vision |
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| 2004 |
June |
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Acquisition of ISO14001 for the headquarters functions of Sony Group environmental management
Commencement of a globally integrated environmental management system |
| 2006 |
March |
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Completion of sift to the globally integrated environmental management system, based on ISO14001 |
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April |
Establishment of Green Management 2010 |
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July |
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Sony's participation in the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)'s Climate Savers Programme starts |
