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Environmental Activities

As issues on the global environment have recently been highlighted, companies are subject to take their social responsibility.

JAGUAR INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION GROUP (JIC GROUP) , which deals in manufacture/sales of home-use sewing machines, has positively defined a philosophy and basic policies on the environment while looking ahead to the future and developed business operations to achieve an environmentally?sound and recycling?oriented society based on the environmental philosophy and policies.

In order to enrich such activities, it is necessary to strengthen environmental conservation activities by cooperating with business partners and to reduce burdens on the environment and avoid environmental risks by procuring components with a low impact on the environment.
Especially in EU (European Union), in addition to the “ROHS directives” that came into effect in July, 2006, the “REACH regulations” were established in December, 2006. Laws and regulations on environmental impact substances contained in a product have been strictly enforced.

Considering the abovementioned background, JIC GROUP decided to update the “Green Procurement Standard”.
JIC GROUP will promote manufacturing of environmentally?friendly products and development of business activities with emphasis on the environment by cooperating with business partners. Therefore, your understanding on importance of efforts to conserve the environment and cooperation will be appreciated.

1. Environmental Philosophy

　　　JIC GROUP will aim at a company coexisting with the environment of the irreplaceable earth.

2. Basic Policy on the Environment

　　　JIC GROUP will promote environmental conservation activities based on the following policies because the company is
　　　involved in development, design and sales of sewing machines:

1. JIC GROUP will understand environmental effects related to the business activities, define and regularly review as
　　many environmental purposes and goals as possible from economical and technical standpoints and conduct
　　environmental conservation activities to achieve the purposes and goals;
　　① Will promote environmentally?friendly product designs.
　　② Will reduce and manage environmental impact substances.
2. JIC GROUP will comply with regulations, ordinances, agreements and other agreed requirements on environmental
　　conservation.
3. JIC GROUP will prevent environmental destruction by conducting an environmental assessment, internal audit related
　　to the environment and so on and continuously improving the environmental management system.
4. Through environment education and communication at workplace, JIC GROUP will keep everyone engaged in
　　business operations informed about the environmental policies and enhance awareness on environmental issues.
5. JIC GROUP’s basic policy on the environment will be disclosed externally.