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34 AKEBONO REPORT 2012 Akebono Brake Industry Co. Ltd.Sequential Renewal of ISO CertificationsIn 1999 the former Akebono Brake Miharu Manufacturing Co. Ltd.obtained ISO 14001 certification becoming the first Akebono Groupmember to garner ISO certification. Since then each Group member inJapan has obtained the certification extending the scope of coverageto include back-office sections. Group members overseas were alsocertified with ABCS in North America in the lead. All of these Groupmembers maintain their certifications through audits and renewals.The latest renewals were completed in 2011. Moreover Akebonoencourages suppliers to get involved in its environmental activities.Reflecting the Results of Audits in the Environmental Management SystemOur environmental management system receives annual externalaudits in addition to once every three year external audits for therenewal of certification. Also in-house auditors conduct internalaudits at least once a year.In the latest external audit held in fiscal 2011 observations that is items needing attention were pointed out to Akebono includingthe following: improvement of communication with internal supplierson environmental requirements and clearer identification of whichaspects of primary business benefit the environment. On the otherhand our environmental management system was evaluated asappropriately established and operated greatly contributing to themitigation of the environmental load through proactive initiatives forimprovement. Looking ahead we will develop better structures tomore clearly communicate our environmental requirements to oursuppliers and create a framework for evaluating the environmentalbenefits of our business in response to the abovementioned observationswhile pursuing initiatives designed to mitigate the environmentalload.Observations: Events identified by audits that are at present not deemed to be in“non-conformance ” that is failing to meet customer requirements and/or in-houserules but have potential to be in non-conformance in the future.Raising Environmental Awareness from the Materials PerspectiveA number of our educational programs focus on raising environmentalawareness. Beginning with freshmen all Akebono associatesreceive environmental education aimed at building their awarenessof their roles and responsibilities with regard to the environmentwhile encouraging proactive action.Our Environmental Dojo which is one the training classes overseenby the MonozukuriCenter is aimed at deepeningthe understandingof the relationshipbetween Akebono’s operationsand the environment focusing on suchtopics as rare earths.Moreover stickers areattached to all the workingmachines used in theclass indicating theirrespective CO2 emissionvolume so that traineesare always aware of CO2emissions no matter thetype of training.Major content of environmental educationClassifications ContentEducation for newrecruitsOutline of environmental issues and actions to be takenEducation forassociatesEnvironmental policies environmental aspects of worksitesand the roles and responsibilities of every associateSpecialized education Training for ISO 14001 internal auditorsNumber of Staff Holding Major Environment-Related Qualifications(as of March 31 2012)Name of qualification Number* of staffInternal environmental auditor 193Pollution control manager 39Water quality 16Atmosphere 12Noise and vibration** 11Energy manager 7Septic tank manager 55100 10 1* Total for seven operations(Yamagata Fukushima Miharu Tatebayashi Iwatsuki Sanyo and Ai-City Headquarters)** Appointed from April 2006(Internal environmental auditors are qualified and appointed in accordance with Akebono’s in-house rules.)Specially controlled industrialwaste administratorTraining session using a bulletin boardRenewal Audit (three-year cycle)CertifiedRenewal Schedule (Year)ISO 14001 CertifiedGroup Members and OperationsCompanies/OperationsYamagata ManufacturingFukushima ManufacturingIwatsuki ManufacturingAPS*Ai-City HeadquartersTatebayashi FoundryR&D Centre**Alocs ***Sanyo ManufacturingABE (U.S.)ABG (U.S.)ABCS (U.S.)ABCT (U.S.)Akebono Europe (Gonesse) (France)Akebono Europe (Arras) (France)AAIJ (Indonesia)Akebono Corporation (Suzhou) (China)AKBT (Thailand)Akebono Corporation (Guangzhou) (China)’05 ’06 ’07 ’08 ’09 ’10 ’11 ’12Certificationdate00/0300/0302/0302/0303/0310/0303/0307/0701/0501/0701/0702/0801/1004/0904/0902/0108/1109/1210/09Notes:1. 00/03 means “certified in March 2000.”2. Please see page 61 to 62 for the official names of Group members and operations.3. Operations marked by a single asterisk (*) were certified as part of Iwatsuki Manufacturing.4. Operations marked by double asterisks (**) were certified as part of Ai-City Headquarters.5. Operations marked by triple asterisks (***) were certified accompanying an expansion inthe scope of certification to encompass the Production Engineering Division in July 2007and were included in Iwatsuki Manufacturing in March 2010.6. Tatebayashi Foundry was certified accompanying an expansion in the scope ofcertification for Ai-City Headquarters.A sticker that indicates CO2emission volume attached toworking machine used atFriction Materials DojoISO Certifications Environmental Education and AuditsEnvironmental Management

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