Environmental Report

Environmentally-Friendly Manufacturing


Addressing Global Warming

The SII Group addresses global warming throughout the course of our business, including energy savings in the production process and in offices, as well as providing energy-saving products.

FY2010 Overview

CO2 Emissions width(Japan Sites)

CO2 Emissions (Japan Sites): 67,264 tons-CO2
(4,083 tons-CO2 increase, or +6.5% from FY2009)
  • MSI: Morioka Seiko Instruments Inc.

CO2 Emissions (Overseas Sites)

CO2 Emissions (Overseas Sites): 47,810 tons-CO2
(5,375 tons-CO2 increase, or +12.7% from FY2009)

  • Overseas bases
    • SIH: Seiko Instruments (H.K.) Ltd.
      GSW: Guangzhou SII Watch Co., Ltd.
      INTECH: Instruments Technology (Johor) Sdn.Bhd
      DSI: Dalian Seiko Instruments Inc.
      GSI: Guangzhou Seiko Instruments Ltd.
      SIS: Seiko Instruments Singapore Pte. Ltd.
      SIT: Seiko Instruments (Thailand) Ltd.

Our Concepts and Current Status

SII Group’s Japan sites achieved the FY2010 target for CO2 emissions arose from energy consumption. The emissions increased compared to FY2009, but the cause is production increase. FY2010 was the final fiscal year of the mid-term plan. From now on, we will strive to achieve new goal; reduce energy-related CO2 emissions by 25% from FY1990 by the end of FY2020. On the other hand,overseas sites failed to achieve the target goal. The cause is significant production increase in some sites.

The world’s energy policy is about to shift, in part due to the experience of the devastating Tohoku earthquake and tsunami. In addition to our continuous efforts in CO2 emissions reduction, SII will explore possibilities of utilizing renewable energy.

SII Site Case Study

  • Dalian Seiko Instruments Inc. (DSI) performs energy-saving activities to detail not only at manufacturing facilities but also in daily life such as at washrooms and cafeteria. The heat source was changed in FY2010; solar-powered water heaters were introduced at some washrooms.

    Dalian Seiko Instruments Inc. (DSI)
  • Seiko Instruments (Thailand) Ltd. (SIT) has established an energy-specific management system and has subsequently been enhancing energy-saving activities. SIT is subject to the energy saving law in Thailand and its CO2 emissions are the second highest among SII group sites. In operating the management system, they implemented energy-saving education using a visiting lecturer and an inspection to check the operational status of existing energy facilities, leading to improvements.Maintenance of air-conditioning equipment and cooling systems was also carried out. SIT will make continued efforts to reduce CO2 emissions by making effective use of this system.

    Inspection in the manufacturing process
  • Twenty-four employees at our Sendai Unit checked air leakage from machines and facilities during a shutdown to count inventory. As a result, 298 cases of air leakage were discovered and they were all subsequently fixed.