ISO 14001: 2004 certifications

Brother Canada’s Montreal facilities has been certified to the exacting ISO 14001: 2004 standard by Management Certification of North America (MCNA), one of the world’s leading system registrars.

Stepping up efforts to obtain ISO 14001 certification everywhere at brother We believe that environmentally-conscious activities constitute an integral part of business operations from a CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) viewpoint. Within the worldwide Brother Group, we have stepped up efforts to obtain ISO 14001 certification at both manufacturing and sales facilities, based on a belief that the establishment of an ISO 14001-based environmental management system is a highly effective means for building environmental awareness into every aspect of business operations.

In FY2008 (April 1, 2008-March 31, 2009), all of Brother's major sales facilities across the globe obtained the certification (please refer to the list of companies that obtained ISO 14001 certification).

Full commitment to environmental risk management
In recent years, there has been growing environmental awareness amongst consumers and local residents, with environmental laws put in place in different countries. In the meantime, expansion of corporate activities has brought with it an ever-broader scope and an ever-greater magnitude of environmental responsibility for companies.

The systems incorporated into daily operations to enhance product features are the Green Procurement Management System, which prioritizes the purchase of parts and materials free of hazardous chemical substances, Product Assessments of Environmental Impact, which evaluates and improves a product's impact on the environment in design stage (prior to production), the Brother Green Label System, which encourages the design of products with high environmental performance, and Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), which evaluates a product's environmental load throughout the product life cycle. Moreover, we have incorporated risk management systems conforming to ISO 14001 within our daily operations at our manufacturing facilities. Such systems prevent environmental accidents and prepare for emergency situations.

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