Eco-Conscious Products

Basic approach

Under the "TOYOBO Group Fundamental Policy on the Global Environment," the Toyobo group promotes the development of technologies friendly to both people and the environment. At every stage, from product development through to design, manufacture, sale, disposal, and collection, we are forecasting, evaluating, and reducing their impact on the environment, and working towards its protection.

• TOYOBO Group Fundamental Policy on the Global Environment

Mechanism for certification of eco-conscious products

Since 1998, the Toyobo group has operated the "Eco-Review System" as a system for evaluating the environmental impact of our products.

This system evaluates the following aspects at every stage in the product life cycle: preventing climate change, reduction of chemical substance use, resource conservation, waste reduction, and other environmental contributions. Products that meet these standards are certified as ECO-PARTNER SYSTEM^® products. Since the Eco-Review is carried out at every product life cycle — from R&D to commercialization — issues that require improvement from an environmental protection perspective are identified and improved at an early R&D stage prior to the subsequent review. As products and technologies are developed, they are improved to reduce their environmental impact and contribute to the environment.

ECO-PARTNER SYSTEM^®

Products that meet or exceed certain standards in the Eco-Review System are designated as "ECO-PARTNER SYSTEM^®" products which are friendly to people and the global environment with reduced environmental impact.

Evaluation standards for the ECO-PARTNER SYSTEM^® comprise five categories, including items such as “resource conservation.”

The life cycle of products are divided into six stages from raw materials through to disposal, and the environmental impact at each stage is evaluated and certified.

Targets and results

In fiscal 2022, we raised the sales ratio target for "ECO-PARTNER SYSTEM^®" products and set a new target of 40% of total sales by fiscal 2031. We have also set a long-term target of 60% by fiscal 2051.

In fiscal 2022, sales of ECO-PARTNER SYSTEM^® products accounted for 33.8% of the company's total sales. Going forward, we will continue to create eco-conscious products.

In addition, we are considering expanding the scope of application of the certification system to include group companies, and have begun to identify issues in order to calculate the sales ratio held by ECO-PARTNER SYSTEM^® products for the entire group.

Sales by Evaluation Standard of ECO-PARTNER SYSTEM^® Products

Major ECO-PARTNER SYSTEM^® Products