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By: Endozo, Adiecel Marie

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 Every day, decisions are made at the local, state and
national levels that affect the health and safety of the
water we drink, the food we eat and the air we breathe.
The Conservancy works with government officials and
partners to support public policies that protect our
lands and waters so the next generations of Americans
can build secure and rewarding lives.
 You can help the Conservancy by taking action in
support of conservation-based legislation and policies
that affect all of our lives, not just today, but for
generations to come.

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 Global environmental conservation is an
important issue shared by all humanity, and
the HCM Group is working on the actualization
of a sustainable society which exists in
harmony with the environment as a top
management priority. Following legal
regulations goes without saying, but we also
consider communication with our stockholders
to be crucial, and take part in regular
disclosure of information and active
communication.
 The HCM Group shares the basic principles and
action guidelines of Hitachi factories as a
member of the Hitachi Group, adheres to these
in placing the group’s standards for behavior
as the basic policy for environmental activities.

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 The HCM Group, in addition to constructing a structure which
allows environmental management strategies to be promptly
and carefully carried out with success, launched the
Environment Policy Div. in 1991 as a horizontally-based
organization, with the aim of promoting organizational
environmental conservation activities within the group as a
whole. Through the environmental management structure
that forms the core of the Environment Policy Div., it
strengthens linkages within the HCM Group’s environmental
conservation activities, and is promoting more appropriate
activities. Twice yearly meetings of the Environment Policy
Div. are comprised of responsible executives, persons in
charge in the related divisions, and presidents of individual
group companies. The roles of these meetings include
discussions and decisions of the environmental policies and
environmental activity plans of our group (including
responses to climate change), and reviews of the results of
activities. The content of deliberations in the Environment
Policy Div. meetings are reported at Management Committee
meetings attended by directors.

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 With respect to environmental risks, we
recognize risks relating to climate change in
particular as crucial management issues, and
so to minimize effects on climate change, we
are systematically working to increase the
popularization of even more improved energy-
saving functionality as well as low-carbon
products (hybrids/electric motors/batteries)
and IoT technology as a means to effectively
restrict CO2 during product use, which makes
up 90% of a product life-cycle.
Furthermore, on the matter of environmental
burden, we regularly carry out inspections,
monitoring and restrictions on effects to the
environment which arise from business
activities.

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1. Global environmental conservation is a critical challenge
shared by all humans. We are committed, therefore, to
fulfilling our responsibilities by assisting in the realization of
an environmentally harmonious and sustainable society as one
of our management priorities.
2. We will make efforts to contribute to society by developing
highly reliable technologies and production processes while
accurately understanding the needs related to the prevention
of global warming, conservation of resources, and preservation
of the ecosystem.
3. Members of the board in charge of environmental conservation
are responsible for facilitating appropriate environmental
conservation activities. Departments responsible for
environmental conservation should endeavor to promote and
ensure environmental conservation activities, including
improving environment related rules and regulations and
setting goals for environmental burden reduction. These
departments should also confirm that their environmental
conservation activities are conducted in a proper manner and
ensure that these activities are maintained and improved.

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4. We will promote globally applicable business activities
with the aim of understanding and reducing
environmental burdens at every stage, including product
research and development, design, production,
distribution, usage, and final disposal.
5. We will investigate and review the environmental impact
caused in the course of our business processes. We will
also introduce excellent technologies and materials
useful to safeguard the environment, in other words, to
reduce environmental burdens through energy and
resource saving, recycling, chemical substance
management, consideration for the ecosystem, and
other measures.
6. Our environmental conservation efforts are not only to
be focused on observing international environmental
regulations and those of national and local governments,
but also on conserving the environment by
implementing voluntary environmental standards when
necessary.

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7. Regarding globally-applicable business activities, impact on
the local environment and community are to be considered.
In addition, measures that meet local communities’ requests
should be implemented.
8. We will educate our employees to take action in order to
obey environment-related laws, raise their global
environmental awareness, look upon society from a wide
point of view, and from a broad vantage point encourage
their interest in environmental conservation.
9. We will evaluate potential environmental problems and
prevent them from occurring. In the event that any
environmental problem occurs, we will take appropriate
measures to minimize the environmental burden.
10. We will make efforts to disclose information on our
environmental conservation activities to our relevant
stakeholders. We will also actively communicate with these
stakeholders so as to strengthen mutual understanding and
forge cooperative relationships with them.

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In order to achieve the "harmony with the environment" referred
to in the basic philosophy of the Hitachi High-Technologies
Corporation Standards of Corporate Conduct and the
Corporate Vision, we have established the Hitachi High-
Technologies Corporation Guidelines for Environmental
Action, which comprise our medium to long-term vision, and
the entire Group is promoting environmental management
accordingly.

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At Hitachi High-Technologies, we aim to be a
company that is trusted by all of our stakeholders,
and to contribute to the progress of society
through business activities based around value
creation through high-tech solutions. Our
management is trusted as fair and transparent, and
in addition to continual growth, we value "harmony
with the environment," and endeavor to create a
vibrant society as a corporate citizen that fulfills its
social responsibilities with enthusiasm and pride.

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The basic philosophy of the Guidelines is based
on the "Hitachi High-Technologies
Corporation Standards of Corporate Conduct"
(Established on Aug. 21, 1984). The
Guidelines are intended to guide Hitachi
High-Technologies Corporation’s actions for
addressing environmental conservation in
relation to its business activities

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In order to realize an environmentally harmonious
and sustainable society through products and
services, Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation is
committed to meeting its social responsibilities by
promoting globally-applicable "MONOZUKURI"
(designing, manufacturing or repairing of
products), which is aimed at reducing
environmental burdens of products throughout
their entire life cycles, ensuring global
environmental conservation.

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 Direct financial contributions
Tourism can contribute directly to the conservation of
sensitive areas and habitat. Revenue from park-entrance fees
and similar sources can be allocated specifically to pay for the
protection and management of environmentally sensitive
areas. Special fees for park operations or conservation
activities can be collected from tourists or tour operators.
The tour operator Discovery Initiatives, which is a member of the Tour Operators Initiative for
Sustainable Tourism Development, makes an annual financial contribution to the Orangutan
Foundation of some US$ 45,000. The money is earned from only 5 tour groups of 10 people
each visiting the Tanjing Putting National Park in Central Kalimantan. The park is under huge
pressures from deforestation and river pollution from unrestricted gold mining. This money
directly funds park staff and rangers, rehabilitation efforts for young orangutans, and the care
center. It provides almost the only economic support for saving this park, where the park fees
are officially only the equivalent of 12 pence a day.

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 Contributions to government revenues
Some governments collect money in more far-reaching and
indirect ways that are not linked to specific parks or
conservation areas. User fees, income taxes, taxes on sales or
rental of recreation equipment, and license fees for activities
such as hunting and fishing can provide governments with
the funds needed to manage natural resources. Such funds
can be used for overall conservation programs and activities,
such as park ranger salaries and park maintenance.
The Seychelles in the Indian Ocean is introducing a US$ 90 tax on travelers entering the Seychelles. Revenue will be
used to preserve the environment and improve tourism facilities. (UNEP, report to the CSD, 1999)
In West Virginia (US) a whitewater rafting tax is collected from everyone who participates in a commercial rafting
trip. The fee goes toward studying the environmental impacts of rafting. In addition, the rafting companies
participate in several river cleanup days each year. (EPA)
In Belize, a US$ 3.75 departure tax goes directly to the Protected Area Conservation Trust, a Belizean fund dedicated
to the conservation of the barrier reef and rainforest. (The International Ecotourism Society)
For Costa Rica, for example, tourism represents 72% of national
monetary reserves, generates 140,000 jobs and produces
8.4% of the gross domestic product. The country has 25% of
its territory classified under some category of conservation
management. In 1999, protected areas welcomed 866,083
national and foreign tourists, who generated about US$ 2.5
million in admission fees and payment of services.

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 Improved environmental management and planning
Sound environmental management of tourism facilities and
especially hotels can increase the benefits to natural areas.
But this requires careful planning for controlled development,
based on analysis of the environmental resources of the area.
Planning helps to make choices between conflicting uses, or
to find ways to make them compatible. By planning early for
tourism development, damaging and expensive mistakes can
be prevented, avoiding the gradual deterioration of
environmental assets significant to tourism.
Cleaner production techniques can be important tools for
planning and operating tourism facilities in a way that
minimizes their environmental impacts. For example, green
building (using energy-efficient and non-polluting
construction materials, sewage systems and energy sources)
is an increasingly important way for the tourism industry to
decrease its impact on the environment. And because waste
treatment and disposal are often major, long-term
environmental problems in the tourism industry, pollution
prevention and waste minimization techniques are especially
important for the tourism industry. A guide to sources of
information on cleaner production (free) is available here.

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 Environmental awareness raising
Tourism has the potential to increase public appreciation of the
environment and to spread awareness of environmental problems
when it brings people into closer contact with nature and the
environment. This confrontation may heighten awareness of the
value of nature and lead to environmentally conscious behavior and
activities to preserve the environment. For instance, Honduran
schoolchildren from the capital city of Tegucigalpa are routinely
taken to visit La Tigra cloud forest visitor center, funded in part by
eco-tourist dollars, to learn about the intricacies of the rainforest.
If it is to be sustainable in the long run, tourism must incorporate the
principles and practices of sustainable consumption. Sustainable
consumption includes building consumer demand for products that
have been made using cleaner production techniques, and for
services - including tourism services - that are provided in a way
that minimizes environmental impacts. The tourism industry can
play a key role in providing environmental information and raising
awareness among tourists of the environmental consequences of
their actions. Tourists and tourism-related businesses consume an
enormous quantity of goods and services; moving them toward
using those that are produced and provided in an environmentally
sustainable way, from cradle to grave, could have an enormous
positive impact on the planet's environment.

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 Protection and preservation
Tourism can significantly contribute to environmental
protection, conservation and restoration of biological
diversity and sustainable use of natural resources.
Because of their attractiveness, pristine sites and
natural areas are identified as valuable and the need to
keep the attraction alive can lead to creation of national
parks and wildlife parks.
In Hawaii, new laws and regulations have been enacted to
preserve the Hawaiian rainforest and to protect native
species. The coral reefs around the islands and the
marine life that depend on them for survival are also
protected. Hawaii now has become an international
center for research on ecological systems - and the
promotion and preservation of the islands' tourism
industry was the main motivation for these actions.
(Source: Mundus)

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Grupo Punta Cana, a resort in the Dominican Republic, offers an
example of how luxury tourism development and conservation can
be combined. The high-end resort was established with the goal of
catering to luxury-class tourists while respecting the natural habitat
of Punta Cana. The developers have set aside 10,000 hectares
(24,700 acres) of land as a nature reserve and native fruit tree
garden. The Punta Cana Nature Reserve includes 11 fresh water
springs surrounded by a subtropical forest where many species of
unusual Caribbean flora and fauna live in their natural state. Guests
can explore a "nature path" leading from the beach through
mangroves, lagoons of fresh water springs and dozens of species of
Caribbean bird and plant life. The Punta Cana Ecological Foundation
has begun reforesting some parts of the reserve that had been
stripped of their native mahogany and other trees in the past. Other
environmentally protective policies have been put into effect at the
resort, such as programs to protect the offshore barrier reefs and
the recycling of wastewater for use in irrigating the grounds. The
fairways of the resort's new golf course were planted with a hybrid
grass that can be irrigated with sea water The grass also requires
less than half the usual amounts of fertilizer and pesticides. The
resort has also established a biodiversity laboratory run by Cornell
University.

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Tourism has had a positive effect on wildlife preservation and protection
efforts, notably in Africa but also in South America, Asia, Australia, and
the South Pacific. Numerous animal and plant species have already
become extinct or may become extinct soon. Many countries have
therefore established wildlife reserves and enacted strict laws protecting
the animals that draw nature-loving tourists. As a result of these
measures, several endangered species have begun to thrive again.
In the Great Lakes region of Africa, mountain gorillas, one of the world's most endangered great apes, play
a critical ecological, economic and political role. Their habitat lies on the borders of northwestern
Rwanda, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and southwestern Uganda. Despite 10 years of political
crisis and civil war in the region, the need for revenue from ape-related tourism has led all sides in the
conflict to cooperate in protecting the apes and their habitat.
Establishment of a gorilla tracking permit, which costs US$ 250 plus park fees, means that just three
habituated gorilla groups of about 38 individuals in total can generate over US$ 3 million in revenue
per year, making each individual worth nearly US$ 90,000 a year to Uganda. Tourism funds have
contributed to development at the local, national and regional level. The presence of such a valuable
tourism revenue source in the fragile afromontane forests ensures that these critical habitats are
protected, thus fulfilling their valuable ecological function including local climate regulation, water
catchment,and natural resources for local communities.

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 Alternative employment
Tourism can provide an alternative to development scenarios
that may have greater environmental impacts. The Eco-
escuela de Español, a Spanish language school created in
1996 as part of a Conservation International project in the
Guatemalan village of San Andres, is an example. The
community-owned school, located in the Maya Biosphere
Reserve, combines individual language courses with home
stay opportunities and community-led eco-tours. It
receives around 1,800 tourists yearly, mostly from the US
and Europe, and employs almost 100 residents, of whom
around 60% were previously engaged in mostly illegal
timber extraction, hunting and milpas, or slash-and-burn
agriculture. Careful monitoring in 2000 has shown that,
among the families benefiting from the business, the
majority has significantly reduced hunting practices, and
the number and extension of "slash-and-burn"
agricultural plots. Furthermore, as most families in the
village benefit directly or indirectly from the school,
community-managed private reserves have been
established, and social pressure against hunting has
increased.

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 Awareness raising and alternative employment:
the orangutan viewing centre at Bohorok,
Indonesia
Observing wild and semi-wild orangutans in their
natural habitat is a significant environmental education
opportunity for large numbers of domestic visitors. To
enhance this education experience, the existing station
at Bohorok, North Sumatra is to be transformed from a
rehabilitation center into an orangutan viewing center,
thus offering another, crucial contribution to the
sustainable conservation of the rainforest ecosystem. By
developing ecotourism for orangutan viewing under the
new project, all visitors will gain a rewarding personal
experience from orangutans, wildlife and the rainforest
ecosystem in general. This will increase their awareness
of the importance of rainforest conservation. Moreover,
tourism will continue to provide a major source of
income for the local population, thus promoting
sustainable forest utilization as a genuine alternative to
timber exploitation and the poaching and trade of
wildlife.

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 Regulatory measures
Regulatory measures help offset negative impacts; for
instance, controls on the number of tourist activities
and movement of visitors within protected areas can
limit impacts on the ecosystem and help maintain the
integrity and vitality of the site. Such limits can also
reduce the negative impacts on resources.
Limits should be established after an in-depth analysis of
the maximum sustainable visitor capacity. This strategy
is being used in the Galapagos Islands, where the
number of ships allowed to cruise this remote
archipelago is limited, and only designated islands can
be visited, ensuring visitors have little impact on the
sensitive environment and animal habitats.

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