GREEN GUIDE PART ONE
Implementing environmental change
Ian Carroll, chief operating officer, Fujitsu General Air Conditioning UK talks about the steps the business has taken to make itself more environmentally friendly.
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ujitsu General Group is committed to a 30% reduction in CO2 emissions associated with its global business activities by 2030, compared to 2013. The group’s most recent Environmental Report stated, “As a manufacturer since our founding, we have always grown with technological advances and innovation, having put many world’s and industry first technologies into practical use and created many advanced projects. Fujitsu believes projects like the development of the Airstage JIII-L series illustrate its commitment to achieving the highest possible environmental standards. The Environmental Management System (EMS) established by the Fujitsu General Group to achieve targets concerned with environmental impact, consists of internal certification processes implemented across its subsidiaries worldwide and the well known ISO 14001 certification. ‘Green procurement’ has been introduced
to promote the procurement from suppliers expecting
similar standards to those set by Fujitsu regarding CO2 emissions, water resource and biodiversity conservation. They insist that each supplier has an EMS in place ranging from voluntary activities to the acquisition of standards such as ISO14001. An environmental assessment takes place using a model to cover the whole chain of a product’s life. After initial design, a product environmental assessment is carried out evaluating the stages of environmental management, its operation and chemical substance control. A product Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) also takes into account the environmental impact of each stage of a product’s life: parts procurement, production, transportation, use and disposal. Green procurement processes are then applied to start the manufacture of the new product. By implementing the EMS, results have been achieved
30 June 2020
www.acr-news.com
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