Worldwide Environmental Partnerships

Hitachi Plasma Display Ltd.,which produces panels for plasma TVs,invited people from the local community to a production site for an informal exchange. The company outlined energy-saving innovations introduced into the production process and the rigorous standards applied to water management. Questions and comments from the invitees about environmental activities followed. The local community admired the environmental concern and action,but requested that more information be made available to the public. Factory tours,such as this one,and other events have been featured on Hitachi' s Web site in a series entitled 'From the Forefront of Eco-Friendly Production' to promote public awareness about how we are reducing the environmental impact of our factories,as well as the ecofriendly features built into Hitachi home appliances.

Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems was pleased to receive 25 trainees from Thailand visiting Japan under the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) overseas technical scholarship program. The trainees were briefed on energysaving measures used at plants,and were trained to use the energy-saving inverters that Hitachi makes. Coming from the Thailand government,universities,and companies,the trainees are using the knowledge gained to promote energy saving throughout Thailand.

Outside of Japan,Hitachi showcased 15 products,including home appliances and industrial machinery,at the International Eco-Products Exhibition in Hanoi,Vietnam.
Hitachi demonstrated innovative communication methods as well,such as having visitors write messages about the global environment and Hitachi' s environmental activities on cards,which were then pinned on a board to form an 'eco tree.'