| 1997 |
Safety & Environment Office set up |
| ISO 14001 certification obtained by Mikumagawa Plant, first in TDK Group |
| 1998 |
ISO 14001 certification obtained by all TDK parent facilities |
| Elimination of trichloroethylene and tetrachloroethylene completed |
| 1999 |
Product assessment launched in domestic facilities |
| Green purchasing launched in domestic facilities |
| Lead-free Project inaugurated |
| First TDK Environmental Report issued |
| 2000 |
Zero Emission Project launched |
| Acquisition of ISO 14001 certification by all production and R&D bases in the domestic TDK Group completed |
| In-house environmental newsletter TDK ECOPLUS launched |
| 2001 |
Feb.: Incinerators eliminated at domestic manufacturing plants |
| Mar.: TDK Green Purchasing Guide (Office Edition) published |
| Mar.: Technical development completed for lead-free soldering |
| Apr.: Trial introduction of environment accounting started |
| Jul.: Co-generation system introduced at the Chikumagawa 2nd Technical Center |
| Aug.: TDK Recording Media Europe S.A. (TRE) in Luxembourg becomes the first member of the TDK Group to achieve zero emissions |
| Oct.: The "Environmental Activities" section of TDK Web site established |
| 2002 |
Feb.: ISO 14001 certification obtained by four service subsidiaries (plants) |
| Apr.: Technology enabling mass production of electronic parts incorporating lead-free soldering established |
| Apr.: EMS Integration Preparation Committee inaugurated (committee name changed to EMS Integration Promotion Committee in April 2003) |
| May: Product Environment Committee inaugurated |
| Oct.: Seminar on achieving zero emissions held at Mikumagawa Plant, which was the first domestic plant to achieve zero emissions |
| Oct.: Fundamental environmental plan, TDK Environmental Action 2010, drafted |
| 2003 |
Apr.: TDK Environment Charter revised |
| Sept.: Safety & Environment Office obtains ISO 14001 certification (as a first step toward companywide EMS integration) |
| Oct.: Zero emissions achieved at all TDK domestic plants |
| 2004 |
Feb.: Green Purchasing Standards revised |
| Mar.: Product Assessments revised |
| Mar.: Zero emissions achieved at four overseas plants |
| Jul.: Efforts to achieve zero emissions started in China |
| Oct.: Environmental risk management activities (for soil contamination) started at all domestic sites |
| 2005 |
Jan.: Product environmental management system established and implementation of the system commenced |
