Kyocera receives environment minister's award in Japan for record 5th consecutive year

Kyocera Corp said Friday its Kagoshima Kokubu manufacturing plant has received the 2014 Environment Minister’s Award for Global Warming Prevention Activity (implementation of countermeasures/dissemination category) in recognition of its environmental protection activities. This is a record fifth consecutive year that Kyocera has been a recipient of the award.

This latest one adds to many other environmental awards the Kyocera Group has received worldwide, including the Blue Angel Award 2014 awarded to Kyocera Document Solutions Deutschland GmbH in Germany, and the fourteenth consecutive annual recycling award received by Kyocera Communications, Inc from the city of San Diego (U.S.A.).

The award was established in 1998 by Japan’s Ministry of the Environment. It is presented every year in December to coincide with Global Warming Prevention Month, and is given to individuals and groups that have shown remarkable achievements in the prevention of climate change. For this year’s award, Kyocera’s Kagoshima Kokubu Plant was nominated by the local township. In addition to measures such as improving the energy consumption basic unit, alleviating electricity demand and reducing CO2 emissions in transportation, the plant was recognized for community-based efforts such as offering “Eco-Lessons” at local schools and carrying out biodiversity conservation programs.

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