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Year
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Company milestones
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World milestones
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1965
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Began development of ICs
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1967
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Basic Law for Environmental Pollution Control promulgated
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1970
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Appointed a director in charge of environmental issues and established a pollution prevention management division
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1971
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Established environmental management regulations
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Environmental Agency established
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1972
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- The Club of Rome released "The Limits to Growth"
- The United Nations Conference on the Human Environment held
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1973
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Began environmental auditing
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1974
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Professor Frank S. Rowland's paper on ozonelayer depletion announced
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1983
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Results of national groundwater pollution survey released
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1985
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Began zero waste activities
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1987
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Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer adopted
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1989
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Eliminated use of organic chloride-based detergents(trichloroethylene, etc.)
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Use of trichloroethylene regulated by law
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1991
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-Recycling Law enacted
-Japan Federation of Economic Organizations released Keidanren Global Environment Charter
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1992
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Establishment of NEC Environment Charter
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Earth Summit held; agenda 21 adopted
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1993
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Basic Environment Law established
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1994
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Phased out specified chlorofluorocarbon gases(cleaners)*
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1996
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Phased out ethylene glycol-based solvents
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Official issuance of ISO 14001
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1997
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COP3 Kyoto Conference held
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1998
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Established Semiconductor Envionmental Management Center to manage environmental matters related to semiconductors and electronic components
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Electric Household Appliance Recycling Law established
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1999
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Green Purchasing Declaration
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Law of PRTR(Pollutant Release and Transfer Register) and Promotion of Chemical Management established
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2000
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-Established the Environmental Management Conference
-Achieved "zero emission" operation
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-Fundamental Law for Establishing a Sound Material-Cycle Society established
-Law on Promoting Green Purchasing established
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2002
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NEC Electronics Corporation established
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Soil Contamination Countermeasures Law established
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2003
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NEC Electronics Corporation listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange
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2004
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-Acquired ISO 14001 certification for all semiconductor manufacturing sites in and outside Japan
-Achieved 100% green procurement of direct materials
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2005
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Acquired ISO 14001 certification for all consolidated subsidiaries in and outside Japan
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Kyoto Protocol takes effect
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2006
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Compliance with RoHS Directive completed
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-European Union's RoHS Directive takes effect
-China's RoHS takes effect (March 2007)
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* Specified chlorofluorocarbon, a refrigerant, is scheduled to be completely phased out by fiscal 2010.
