ISO14001 Environmental Policy
Environmental Policy
Based on the corporate philosophy Everything begins with trust and integrity. We create value acknowledged by the society., Graphtec aims to be a trusted company by maintaining close relationships with our customers and providing environmentally friendly products to satisfy them.
Guiding Principle for Operations
It is up to each and every one of us to respond to environmental issues such as global warming.
Graphtec recognizes that extreme weather conditions caused by climate change is one of the biggest issues that companies need to address.
In the midst of a rapidly changing business environment, Graphtec has established an environmental management system and are taking the change of market needs and revisions to environmental laws into consideration as organizational and strategic risks.
All employees will work together to continuously reduce environmental impact through our business activities in the development, production, and sales of input/output equipment, scanners, printers, and other related products in the information and measurement fields.
We set the following environmental objectives and targets, review them periodically, and continuously improve our environmental management system to enhance our performance.
- We comply with environmental laws and regulations and other requirements to which the company agrees.
- We manage hazardous chemical substances and strive to provide products with minimal environmental impact to our customers.
- We strive to reduce waste, recycle, conserve resources, and save energy at every stage of our business activities.
- We communicate with internal and external stakeholders and engage in social conservation activities.
- We conduct environmental education to raise environmental awareness and ensure that each and every employee acts in an environmentally conscious manner.
July 1st, 2021
Graphtec Corporation
Acquired ISO14001 certification
As part of our corporate social responsibility (CSR), Graphtec actively participates in environmental preservation activities, and on August 18, 2004, we obtained ISO14001 certification for our head office.
We will continue to comply with our environmental policy and make further efforts to live up to your expectations as a company that aims to contribute to society through the concerted efforts of the entire company.
Summary of the Certification
As of : August 21st, 2018
| Certification Standard | JIS Q 14001 : 2015 (ISO14001 : 2015) |
| Certification authority | ASR Co. , Ltd. |
| Registration number | E1512 |
| Date of registration | August 18th, 2004 |
| Registered scope of Activities | Computer peripheral devices, Design of instrument products, Sales of environmental testing equipment and Production management and maintenance services |
Graphtec provides environmentally friendly products
Graphtec regards environmental preservation activities as one of the most important management issues.
We recognize that providing environmentally friendly products is a corporate responsibility and is working on and promoting product development.
- Development of products that do not contain hazardous substances regulated by the European RoHS Directive, REACH Regulation, etc.
- Promotion of paperless operation by expanding sales of paperless recorders and converting instruction manuals to data format, etc.
| Paperless recorder | |
|---|---|
| Recorder | GL7000 |
| GL2000 | |
| GL980 | |
| GL840-M | |
| GL840-SDM | |
| GL840-WV | |
| GL840-SDWV | |
| GL240 | |
| GL240-SD | |
| MT1000 | |
- Our scanner is the world’s first large format color scanner to be registered under the International ENERGY STAR Program and also to be certified as a specified procurement item under the Act on Promoting Green Procurement (Green Purchasing Principles of Japan).
| Act on Promoting Green Procurement applicable products ( As of June, 2020 ) | |
|---|---|
| Scanners | CSX550-09AP |
| CSX550-09-STD | |
| CSX530-09-STD | |
We continue to offer environmentally friendly products.
The International ENERGY STAR Program is an energy conservation standard for OA equipment based on an agreement between Japan and the US governments, which has been implemented since October 1995 considering global warming and other environmental issues.
Products are also compliant with the specified procurement items of the Act on Promoting Green Procurement.
For more information on Specified Procurement Items, please visit the website of Green Purchasing Network (GPN).
Initiatives for WEEE and RoHS Directives
In the EU area, responsibility for the collection and recycling of waste products since the WEEE Directive (August 13rd, 2005) came into effect, requiring the affixing of the WEEE symbol.
In addition, with the implementation of the RoHS Directive (July 1, 2006), products containing hazardous substances exceeding the specified values can no longer be exported from Japan.
In China, the China RoHS Directive has been enforced since March 1st, 2007, and J-MOSS has been enforced in Japan.
Thus, in terms of preservation of the global environment, there is a growing interest in a recycling-oriented society.
In accordance with our Environmental Policy and Green Procurement Guidelines, Graphtec is actively working to provide products and supplies that are free from hazardous substances.
As for supply items, we are actively working on development and improvement to provide products that do not contain hazardous substances, which are not subject to RoHS directive.
Products and supply items compliant with the RoHS Directive will be updated sequentially.
Identification of RoHS compliant products
Products containing hazardous substances less than or equal to the RoHS regulation values are marked with the RoHS compliance mark on the outside of the packing box.
RoHS Directive
This law restricts the use of 10 hazardous substances.
Graphtec products that comply with the RoHS Directive are produced with hazardous substances below the specified thresholds.
| NO | Substances | Thresholds |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cadmium and its compounds | below 100ppm |
| 2 | Hexavalent chromium compounds | below 1,000ppm |
| 3 | Lead and its compounds | below 1,000ppm |
| 4 | Mercury and its compounds | below 1,000ppm |
| 5 | Polybrominated Biphenyls | belwo 1,000ppm |
| 6 | Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers | below 1,000ppm |
| 7 | Bis(2-Ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) | below 1,000ppm |
| 8 | Benzyl butyl phthalate (BBP) | below 1,000 ppm |
| 9 | Dibutyl phthalate (DBP) | below 1,000ppm |
| 10 | Diisobutyl phthalate (DIBP) | below 1,000ppm |
- Excludes applications exempted by the European RoHS Directive (2011/65/EU).
RoHS compliant product list ( As of February 14th, 2024 )
| Category | Model name | Europe RoHS compliance status （2011/65/EU） | China RoHS compliance status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labels | LCX603-SPR | Y | |
| LCX603-01-SPR | Y | ||
| LCX603-02-SPR | Y | ||
| DLC1000 | Y | Y | |
| Scanners | CSX530-09 | Y | Y |
| CSX550-09 | Y | Y | |
| CSX550-09AP（*1） | Y | Y | |
| Cutters | CE7000-40 | Y | Y |
| CE7000-60 | Y | Y | |
| CE7000-130 | Y | Y | |
| CE7000-160 | Y | Y | |
| CE7000-130AP | Y | Y | |
| FCX2000-60VC | Y | Y | |
| FCX2000-120VC | Y | Y | |
| FCX2000-180VC | Y | Y | |
| FCX2000-120PV | Y | Y | |
| FCX2000-120ES | Y | Y | |
| FCX4000-50ES | Y | Y | |
| FCX4000-60ES | Y | Y | |
| FC9000-75 | Y | Y | |
| FC9000-100 | Y | Y | |
| FC9000-140 | Y | Y | |
| FC9000-160 | Y | Y | |
| Instruments | GL7000（*2） | Y | Y |
| GL2000 | Y | Y | |
| GL980 | Y | Y | |
| GL840-M | Y | Y | |
| GL840-SDM | Y | Y | |
| GL840-WV | Y | Y | |
| GL840-SDWV | Y | Y | |
| GL240 | Y | Y | |
| GL240-SD | Y | Y | |
| GL100-WL | Y | Y | |
| GL100-N | Y | Y | |
| GL10-TH（*1） | Y | ||
| GL10-TK（*1） | Y | ||
| MT1000 | Y | ||
| DP-581H | Y | Y |
- Only available in Japan.
- Apply for the main unit and all modules.
How to check China RoHS compliant products
Environmental Protection Use Period mark (10 years)
Attached to the product itself.
Recycle mark
Printed on the packing box pasted as a sticker.
If you wish to purchase China RoHS compliant products, please contact our distributors to inform them that China RoHS compliant products are required and place an order.