Murata and the Environment

    Environmental contribution through our products

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    At Murata, we manufacture environmentally-friendly products by thoroughly focusing on the environmental burden throughout their entire life cycle, including parts and materials procurement, design and development, production, use, recycling, and disposal.

    Assessment of Murata Products

    The product assessment process evaluates energy and resource usage, waste reduction, and proper management of chemical substances based on product life cycles. As its evaluation criteria, company standards are enacted based on laws and regulations as well as demands of society. We are capable of providing safe and secure products as well as environmentally-friendly products through product assessment.

    Murata’s thoughts about eco-products

    Evaluation criteria of product assessment

    Product assessment evaluates products as well as the manufacturing process design using the items mentioned below, and promotes designs that focus on minimizing effects on the environment.

    Evaluation item Perspectives of product assessment Evaluation criteria
    Compliance Provision of safe products that satisfy laws and regulations as well as customer standards Select materials that do not include substances prohibited by laws and regulations as well as customer standards.
    Material Contribution to the environment through selection of environmentally-friendly materials Prioritize selection of materials with low environmental impact.
    Production process Contribution to the environment through resource saving, energy conservation, and waste reduction Minimize resource use quantity as well as sewage, exhaust, exhaust gas, and waste.
    Logistics Provision of products that contribute to environmental impact reduction Minimize use of resources by simplifying packaging.
    Waste Consider recycling and make efficient resource reuse possible.
    Miniaturization Reduced use of parts and materials.
    Energy conservation Reduce product energy consumption.
    Durability Improve product reliability.

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