Toshiba is a world leader and innovator in pioneering high technology, a diversified manufacturer and marketer of advanced electronic and electrical products spanning information & communications systems; digital consumer products; electronic devices and components; power systems, including nuclear energy; industrial and social infrastructure systems; and home appliances. Toshiba was founded in 1875, and today operates a global network of more than 740 companies, with 204,000 employees worldwide and annual sales surpassing 6.3 trillion yen (US$68 billion)-

Toshiba Group practices environmental management that promotes harmony with the Earth, contributing to the creation of a richer lifestyle for society. Based on the Basic Policy for the Environment, Toshiba Group is working to systematically promote environmental initiatives in accordance with the Environmental Vision which sets numerical targets to be achieved as well as establishes voluntary environmental plans. Voluntary environmental plans are action plans for achieving the numerical targets.