Environmental Policies

Basic Management Philosophy

By supplying a diversity of light-controlling components, Polatechno Co., Ltd. is committed to becoming an enterprise that can provide customers with “Satisfaction” and contribute to people’s cultural life with our products and technology.
In developing our business activities, we will base our corporate behavior on the principle of “Creating the foundation for harmonious symbiosis with the environment.” We will accordingly act in an “eco-friendly” manner and, as a “respectable corporate citizen” deserving trust by the international community, will strive to hand down a sound global environment to the next generation.

Polatechno Environmental Policies

We will maintain and promote environmental conservation measures including activities to prevent pollution in all of our business activities ranging from the development and design through production of polarizing films and retardation films for LCDs and related products.

1. We will strive to prevent environmental pollution, properly recognizing potential impacts our business activities and products may have on the environment.
2. We will comply with environment-related laws, regulations and agreements as well as requirements our company decides to accept. We will also formulate our own environmental criteria to the extent technologically and economically possible so that each and every one of our employees can play their roles to improve environmental conservation activities and the environmental management system on an ongoing basis.
3. With regard to items in which our business activities and products may significantly impact the environment, we will address the following items as “Priority Themes for Environmental Management” for the purpose of preventing environmental pollution.
   1）To strive to prevent pollution by thorough management of hazardous materials, while seeking environmental betterment and conservation for the local communities where our company maintains a presence.
   2）To promote operational efficiency through improvement of our production systems, while also striving to eliminate wasteful factors in all aspects (materials, products, manufacturing processes, etc.) of our manufacturing activities.
   3）To promote saving of energy resources with a view to prevent global warming.
   4）To minimize the generation of industrial wastes such as waste liquids and waste plastics, while also promoting recycling and effective use of such materials under proper management.
   5）To promote such as digitalization of documents, in addition to efforts for effective utilization and recycling of paper and other resources.
4. In promoting environmental management activities, we will formulate and implement our own “Environmental Objectives” and review them periodically.
5. With regard to the "Polatechno Environmental Policies," our President will promote better understanding of the policies and awareness among all executives and employees, thereby encouraging them to practice environmental improvement and conservation. Our President will also request subsidiaries, affiliates and suppliers to understand these policies and cooperate with them.
   The Polatechno Environmental Policies will be announced in and outside of the company.

Established on April 1, 2000
Amended on May 1, 2012
Makoto Ando, President & COO
Polatechno Co., Ltd.