Environmental Management Systems

Group targets were unified and Environmental management systems (EMS) originally developed by Group companies were integrated. These changes were made to more efficiently promote environmental protection activities throughout the Group. Such activities include energy conservation for telecommunications equipment and collection of used handsets. The new system acquired ISO14001 certification, the international standard for environmental management systems.
The EMS is administered by a number of organizational units. The Eco Activity Committee is the highest decision-making body related to the EMS and is chaired by the President and Chief Executive Officer. Expert committees of the Group set common environmental targets for the Group as a whole and the Environmental Managers' Council is involved in administration of the EMS. Progress toward environmental goals is reviewed and debate is conducted on solving environmental issues.
The Eco Activity Committee, Expert Committees of the Group and Environmental Managers' Council all met twice in fiscal 2010 to formulate concrete actions plans for achieving the goals of "SMART for GREEN 2020," our new environmental vision for fiscal 2020.

• Eco Activity Committee: Group's highest EMS decision-making body
• Expert Committees of the Group: Advisory bodies to Eco Activity Committee
• Environmental Managers' Council: Advisory body for Eco Activity Committee and comprised of regional Environmental Managers
• Internal Environmental Auditing Team: Internal environmental auditing team that conducts audits in accordance with the auditing program and is comprised primarily of administrative secretariats at Group companies

DOCOMO is working to reduce environmental impact in accordance with guidelines it has established for product procurement, research and development, and building construction and operations.

For procurement of products and materials that take environmental consideration into account

For concrete actions to reduce environmental impacts in research and development of services, systems and products

For curbing energy consumption and waste generation in building construction and management

Well trained internal environmental auditors conduct strict, impartial audits to ensure the EMS is functioning appropriately. Audit findings are used to revise the system and make improvements on an ongoing basis.
Internal environmental audits were conducted at 27 Group companies in fiscal 2010. The audits involved interviews based on checklists and inspections of documents and the actual business sites, with an emphasis on training attendance, regulatory compliance and environmental activities by various departments. The audits found that every company was in compliance with the requirements of ISO 14001 and that activities were generally being conducted appropriately in conformance with environmental procedures manuals and other guidelines.
We also conducted an internal auditor training for environmental auditors in order to continue to improve the EMS, which is now in its fourth year.
In fiscal 2011 we intend to review auditing methods and conduct efficient, effective audits.