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Nikkei Ecology |
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August 2007Cover Story - Part 1 Environmental scandals, barrier of business, and low awareness - How to optimize ISO to solve the three big issues! Identifying the real cause of issues: Certification bodies vs. certified companies/Scandals undermine ISO credibility Scandal prevention at Sony Corporation, Toshiba Corporation, and Teijin Limited/Ensure to share the regulation information ISO activities interlocked with business at Yamaha Corporation, Toyota Industries Corporation, and Tungaloy Corporation/Focus on reducing the environmental impact of their products Efforts to raise awareness at Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., and Tostem Corporation/Set up an award system that draws employees’ attention Results of survey with 3000 companies – Part 1/Toyota Motor Corporation selected as No. 1 company in achieving results Results of survey with 3000 companies – Part 2/ISO personnel are suffering from their limited authority Cover Story - Part 2 Eco Brand Survey 2007 Major convenience store chains made a breakthrough while Sharp Corporation is ranked top in the electric industry Learn about Technologies First Step in Technology [Organic EL (Electro Luminescence)] New light for energy saving and resource saving is soon to be commercialized for use in TV sets and lighting equipment Natural Energy [Small-sized windmills] A new windmill consisting of highly efficient duct-shaped blades of 5 meter diameter can generate as much power as windmill with conventional blades of 6.5 meter diameter Energy saving [Cooling system using waste heat] A cooling system that converts low-temperature waste heat to sound energy achieves -30 degrees C Learn about Environmental Laws Re-introduction: Easy-to-Understand Environmental Law [Energy Saving Law Part 2: Housing and transportation] The law expands the targets to include housing and transportation, the two sectors that have been slow to reduce CO2 emissions How to Read the Environmental Ordinance – Part 7 Ordinances for air pollution control Many prefectures have imposed more stringent standard or own regulations while new regulation standards have been enforced for VOC Waste Management and Public Cleansing Law Q & A Are wastes not deemed wastes if handed over free of charge? This Month’s Environmental Law The results of the consumer electronic recycling pursuant to the Law for the Recycling of Specified Kinds of Home Appliances reveals over 70% recycling rates in all product categories Report Soil Contamination Tsukiji Market relocation issue may need open discussion Trend and News Preventing Global Warming Interview: Seko, Special Advisor to the Prime Minister: Support from Air Pollution Preventing Global Warming Tokyo Metropolitan Government’s target to control CO2 emissions, which include “total emission reduction” and “emissions trading,” is likely to bring objections Preventing Global Warming The move to mandate the airline industry participation in the emissions trading scheme prompts JAL and ANA to take an action Recycling The environmental book that has sold 250,000 copies raises questions, stirring controversy over the amount of recycled plastic bottles Marketing Behind the success of Inconvenient Truth in Environmental Regulations WHO’s first recommendation against electromagnetic waves has prompted METI to develop domestic standards Energy Saving As heat “home delivery” services attract greater attention, a heat storage and transportation system has received safety endorsement in June CSR Frontline Rapidly expanding UK-based Tesco has become the focus of criticism while people immediately associate CSR with retailers Citigroup invests 50 billion dollars in environmental projects including natural energy Climate Change Policies Q & A to understand climate change policies Q: Is it possible to purchase a small amount of emission rights? A: Not only it has become possible, but also it is now available via trust companies This month’s emission rights prices Learn about Environmental Issues Truth and False of Environmental Science [Nanotech] Are nanotech materials really harmful to the environment and human? Junko Edahiro’s Eye-opening Facts on Environmental Terms in English [SPM] Threats Waiting around the Corner Are whales resources or protected species? Column Hideo Higashikokubaru, governor of Challenge the Environmental Policies! - Part 7 Absence of unique strategy Contemplating with Environmental Thought — Part 2 Kukai was the master of “deep ecologist” Cuisines of How long will THE ROOTS - [eneloop (secondary batteries)] After 15 years of charging time, secondary batteries moved into the limelight with the success of eneloop Report Inside-Out [ WorldWatch Institute South American Ecovillage has taken on a challenge to reforestate tropical wasteland From BusinessWeek An energy company that has changed the strict environmental regulations to an opportunity Itaru Yasui’s “Eco Michelin” Are mini vehicles as fuel-efficient as we imagine them to be? ECO Seminar Cure for the Headache of ISO Officers How can we obtain support from people in the front line? Suggesting Eco-management Strategies to the Top Management – Part 7 Mother factories and incentive tours New Environmental Study [EU’s another environmental liability regulation] Purification and recovery cost sharing becomes mandatory under the EU ELD Key Word Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) / rare metals World Trend From EU While renewable energy business expands, private investment funds into the business are a mixture of wheat and chaff From What are the requirements for future framework? Fate of the emissions trading market may rely on the moves of the From From Financial information business in the global warming age needs to introduce new standards for rating and performance forecast From While |
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