Environmental Performance Indicators Analysis
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therefore, it is clear that effects on environmental protection performance in 2009. The company conserves the largest energy and improves efficiency almost happened in year
2009, not only in energy conservation but also in efficiency of environmental load reduction. Hitachi contributes to environmental conservation through business. In fiscal 2009, Hitachi
generates electricity by nuclear results in far fewer CO2 emissions than burning fossil fuels at thermal power plants and Wind power generates electricity being a system integrator, to use
these in products and service. Hitachi have developed a modular data center that optimizes the layout of air condition and IT equipment for both cooling efficiency and space savings. Power
use by air conditioners that cool serves is cut by to 67 percent and CO2 emissions are reduces. Hitachi development of eco-products to decrease emission, for example refrigerator-freezers
with vastly improved energy saving which boasts an energy efficiency standard achievement rate of 256 percent 2010 standard conservation, and another wind turbine generating system with
reduce environmental burden which help to reduce the environmental burden throughout the life cycle form manufacturing to operation and disposal. At the same time, Hitachi produces some
products helping to reduce CO2 emission by improving the environmental efficiency of products. There are three main products contributing to CO2 emission reductions in 2012, for
example high-efficiency gas turbine generators power station, the new plant will contribute to an annual reduction in CO2 emissions 37,000 tonnes. Hitachi will continue to develop green
products to reduce CO2 emissions, and prevention of global warming. Third, achievement of production indicators analysis. There are three items including research
and development, social activity and environmental damage. The ratio of Hitachi invested the highest number of research and development expenses in 2012. In addition to the highest costs of
social activity and environmental damage expense were invested in fiscal 2011. Therefore, form production indicators and environmental efficiency index tables are summarizes the results of the
survey, it seems to get positive performance in 2012. In respect of research and development expense, this requires some further explanation. The
Hitachi Group invested 670 billion yen, approximately 60 percent of the total RD expenditure of 1,100 billion for fiscal year 2010 to 2012, in Social innovation business areas to accelerate
RD that promotes growth in the global market for this business area. In fiscal 2013, 89 percent of basic and platform research will be invested in social innovation business research, and the
remaining 11 percent in platform research. Technology developments supporting global social innovation business will increase the efficiency of RD, as well as developing recycling
technologies and creating and operating systems for the recycling products.
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