(Environmental Data)Yamaha Group(2)

  The Yamaha Group in Japan generated 6,900 tons of waste in fiscal 2011, a 2,600 ton decrease compared with the previous fiscal year. Of that amount, 1,500 tons was recycled inside the factories. The calculation method was changed in fiscal 2011 and the amount recycled is no longer recorded as waste. Others were largely attributable to efforts to promote the in-house treatment of such waste materials as sludge acid and waste alkali utilizing internal effluent treatment facilities as well as valuable wastes through thoroughgoing sorting activities, measures aimed at reducing waste by enhancing extraction rates and the drop in production volume due to the sale of certain businesses and deterioration in the economic environment. The overall landfill rate was 0.07%, thanks in part to the ongoing implementation of the Zero Emissions^*2 initiative by Yamaha Corporation and Group manufacturing companies in Japan.

• *1 The weight of waste generated includes industrial waste, non-industrial wastes (excluding outsourcing from the government) and valuable wastes.
• *2 Zero Emissions is defined by the Yamaha Group as limiting the weight of final waste sent to landfill to less than 1% of waste generated

Amount of Waste Generated/Landfill Rate

  Domestic water use in fiscal 2011 was 1.32 million cubic meters, a reduction of approximately 0.04 million cubic meters compared with the previous fiscal year. This reduction was mainly attributable to a water recycling process at Yamaha Kagoshima Semiconductor Inc.

Water Consumption

  Yamaha Corporation used 2,816 tons of containers and packaging materials in fiscal 2011, remains unchanged from the previous year.

Containers and Packaging Material Used

  Water discharged into public water by the Yamaha Group in Japan contained 3.6 tons of BOD in fiscal 2011, which represents a 0.6 ton increase compared with the previous fiscal year.

BOD (Biochemical Oxygen Demand) Emissions

  In fiscal 2011, transportation volume for the Yamaha Group in Japan was down 0.6% compared with the previous fiscal year to 19.34 million tons-kilometers. CO₂ emissions in fiscal 2011 amounted to 3,093 tons of CO₂, a 1.3% decrease compared with the previous fiscal year.

  *Figures for truck transportation were recalculated for fiscal 2010. The graph shows the adjusted figure.

Transport Volume (Total)

Transportation Volume (Short- and medium-distance) Breakdown:Road

Transportation Volume (Long-distance) Breakdown:Rail

Transportation Volume (Long-distance) Breakdown:Sea

Transportation Volume (Long-distance) Breakdown:Air

Logistics-related CO₂ Emissions (Total)

Logistics-related CO₂ Emissions (Short- and medium-distance) Breakdown:Road

Logistics-related CO₂ Emissions (Long-distance) Breakdown:Rail

Logistics-related CO₂ Emissions (Long-distance) Breakdown:Sea

Logistics-related CO₂ Emissions (Long-distance) Breakdown:Air