Introduction of Toshiba
Toshiba corporation is a Japanese
multinational company, headquartered located in Tokyo, Japan. Toshiba
was founded in July 1875 (144 years ago) by Tanaka Seisakusho having a net income
of ¥1.01 trillion in the year 2019.
Toshiba is listed in Tokyo Stock Exchange.
Toshiba Corporation is manufacturer of
computers and electronic devices for consumers and industry.
Toshiba is organized into four
groupings that is the Digital Products Group, the Electronic Devices
Group, the Home Appliances Group and the Social Infrastructure Group. Midea
Group, a Chinese company, bought a controlling 80.1%
stake in the Toshiba Home Appliances Group of Toshiba.
Toshiba is the ninth
largest semi-conductor manufacturer company in the world. Semi-conductor
means a
material that in some cases will conduct electricity. Good electrical
conductors, like copper or silver, easily allow electricity to flow through
them.
From the point of view of environmental audit
Toshiba corporation conducting environmental audits for the
first time in 1989, as it deals with
electronic items. So, there is maximum chances of pollution. Toshiba Group
developed a full environmental audit system and has been using the system since
Financial Year 1993 to conduct audits
based on standards established by the group. From
1989 to 2019, Toshiba Group conduct environment audit in different
areas. The audit system originally developed was composed of four
categories:
(1) Management
system audits (environmental promotion systems)
(2) On-Site
audits (levels of compliance with rules
regarding environmental facilities)
(3) Virtual
provider edge (VPE) audits (levels of
achievement of goals set in the voluntary plan)
(4) Technology
audits (product environment management system,
environmental performance)
Toshiba Environmental
Audits were conducted over two days to check these items during first
time. The most unique approach of these categories was on-site audits,
reflecting the shop-floor approach.
On-Site Audit means
meeting of the team with the appropriate personnel of the unit to record and
documentation review, interview with staff and physical inspection of the
facilities.
Specific areas where Toshiba doing Environmental Auditing
The chairman and president of
Toshiba conducted the Environment Auditing in Key
group companies (Subsidiaries)
having 40 divisions and 80 sites, sites consist of factories and
building.
Toshiba Group’s Environment Audit
System dividing into three types.
1.) Environmental Management Audit which covering
Key group companies.
2.) Environmental Technology Audit of Products
which covering of 40 division of Toshiba.
3.) Environmental Audit of sites which covering of
80 sites consist of factory and buildings. Also, Production sites and
Non-Production sites that consume large amounts of power.
During Financial Year 2012 to Financial Year 2016, Toshiba evaluated the level of
environmental management based on
audit items linked to the goals of the Fifth Environmental Action Plan. The Fifth Environmental Action Plan consist of
a) To
maintain the overall quality of life
b) To
maintain continuing access to natural resources
c) To
avoid lasting environmental damage
d) To
consider as sustainable a development which meets the needs of the present
without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs
e) Legislation
to set environmental standards for company.
Toshiba Group’s do Environmental Management Audit as a part of Environment Audit in
key group companies (Subsidiaries) respectively as follow sector
I.
Environmental policies and systems
II.
Legal compliance and risk management
III.
Business processes
IV.
Products and services
V.
Information disclosure and communication
Toshiba Group’s do Environmental
Technology Audit of Products as a part of Environment
Audit in 40 division respectively as follow sector
I.
Energy Systems
II.
Infrastructure Systems
III.
Storage & Electronic Devices Solutions IV. Retail & Printing Solutions
Objectives to Environmental Auditing in Toshiba
As Toshiba Corporation is manufacturer of computers and electronic devices for consumers
and industry. In order to manufacture electronic items, there is lot of uses of
plastic and toxic material. So, there is maximum chances of pollution. For
following directions Toshiba Corporation do Environmental Auditing.
1.) Toshiba
Corporation do all kinds of environmental audit
programmed which is properly designed and implemented in the
organization to improve environmental performance.
2.) Toshiba
corporation is regularly monitoring the optimum
utilization of the resources to achieve its organization goals and
evaluating the Toshiba corporation at national and international level.
3.) Toshiba
corporation as a manufacture of solar panel
also using alternative energy with the name of
private use solar power demonstration facility.
Conclusion
Thus, I would like to
conclude that Environment audit is provide suggestion to company
management about how environmental organization
system and equipment are performing. Toshiba is the world top leading
semi-conductor manufacturer company which release many toxic and harmful material in the environment while
manufacturing. So, in order to check the environmental condition in the
surrounding, Toshiba do repeatedly
Environmental audit and adopting the method to control the pollution in
the environment whether it can be air
pollution, water pollution, soil
pollution and noise pollution.
In the last I would like to says that it is not the responsibility of companies or government
to check the pollution in the cities. It is the responsibilities of every citizens to control the pollution for
better future.
India is the first country
in the world to make environmental audits compulsory. The government of India,
show its gazette notification on 13 March 1992, made
it mandatory for all industries to provide annual environmental audit
reports.
