| 1960s |
1961(April) |
Completed plant (present day JAE Akishima Plant) in beautiful, green Akishima
Installed plating wastewater processing system
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| 1970s |
1970 |
Established Pollution Countermeasures HQ
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| 1973 |
Installed integrated sewage treatment system (JAE Akishima Plant)
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| 1976 |
Launched Environmental Safety Management Center (JAE Akishima Plant)
Established Environmental Safety Assessment Committee
Implemented rationalization measures for rinse water according to groundwater pumping regulations, etc. (water conservation)
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| 1980s |
1983 |
Established a register of chemical substances used in Akishima region
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| 1984 |
Commenced discharge of plating wastewater and sewage after completion of sewer system in Akishima-shi (JAE Akishima Plant)
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| 1989 |
Established CFC Countermeasure Committee
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| 1990s |
1990 |
Launched Environmental Management Division (JAE Akishima Plant)
Established Environmental Management Committee rules
Established rules for preventing and controlling air pollution
Established rules relating to preventing pollution
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| 1991 |
Started campaign to use less paper and recover used paper
Launched Environmental Measure Assembly for JAE subsidiaries
Commenced use of recycled paper companywide
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| 1993 |
Established JAE Environmental Charter (present day Environmental Policy of the JAE Group)
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| 1994 |
Established Action Plan for Environmental Management at JAE
Commenced environmental auditing
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| 1995 |
Established product assessment guidelines
Commenced control and ordering management for poisonous and deleterious chemical substances
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| 1996 |
Launched Preparatory Committee for Acquiring ISO 14001 Certification
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| 1998 |
ISO 14001 certification acquired at Akishima Plant
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| 1999 |
Commenced lead-free activities
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| 2000s |
2000 |
Completed acquisition of ISO 14001 certification at four domestic production subsidiaries
Commenced activities for reducing use of materials that cause global warming
Merged Environmental Management Division th Production Support and Environmental Planning Division
Commenced zero emissions activities
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| 2001 |
ISO 14001 certification acquired by JAE Taiwan, Ltd.
Commenced green purchasing and green procurement activities
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| 2002 |
Commenced activities for reducing paper usage
ISO 14001 certification acquired by JAE Wuxi Co., Ltd.
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| 2003 |
ISO 14001 certification acquired by JAE Philippines, Inc.
ISO 14001 certification acquired by JAE Oregon, Inc.
ISO 14001 certification acquired by JAE Wujiang Co., Ltd.
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| 2004 |
Established Environmental Advisor system
Established JAE Group Forest
ISO 14001 certification acquired by JAE Hong Kong, Ltd.
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| 2005 |
ISO 14001 certification at Japanese group companies switched to multi-site system
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| 2006 |
Completed overhaul of pipeline carrying fluorine waste fluid (JAE Akishima Plant)
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| 2008 |
Commenced REACH-Compliance WG activities in January
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