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Advantest Receives "Excellence in Environmental Management" Prize at 8th Japan Sustainable Management Awards
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TOKYO, Japan, March 26, 2010 - Advantest Corporation (TSE: 6857, NYSE: ATE) today announced that it has received the "Excellence in Environmental Management" prize in the 8th Japan Sustainable Management Awards, sponsored by the Japan Sustainable Management Awards committee and Mie Prefecture to promote a sustainable balance between the economy and the environment. Advantest becomes one of just four companies nationwide to receive this honor in fiscal 2009.
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Green Products, CSR Leadership Recognized
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Since 2002, the Mie Prefecture local government has spearheaded Japanese regional efforts to encourage sustainability, environmentally friendly development, and ecological awareness. The Japan Sustainable Management Awards committee has recognized a total of 120 organizations to date for their initiative in leading Japan's shift to sustainable development.
Naming Advantest the recipient of the "Excellence in Environmental Management" prize, judges cited the following: |
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Advantest has achieved ISO140001 certification at seven major facilities in Japan and a further seven key facilities outside Japan |
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Green products developed to tough internal standards now making a significant contribution to revenues |
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Stringent recycling, packaging reduction, and waste disposal policies contributed to a 55% reduction in waste in fiscal 2008 compared to fiscal 2005 |
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All information supplied in this release is correct at the time of publication, but may be subject to change without warning. |
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Advantest Corporation is the world's leading automatic test equipment supplier to the semiconductor industry, and also produces electronic instruments and systems. A global company, Advantest has long offered total ATE solutions, and serves the industry in every component of semiconductor test: tester, handler, mechanical and electrical interfaces, and software. Its logic, memory, mixed-signal and RF testers and device handlers are integrated into the most advanced semiconductor production lines in the world. Founded in Tokyo in 1954, Advantest established its first subsidiary in 1982, in the USA, and now has subsidiaries worldwide. Among them, Advantest America, Inc. is based in Santa Clara, CA., Advantest Europe GmbH is based in Munich, Germany, and Advantest Taiwan Inc. is based in Hsinchu, Taiwan.
More information is available at http://www.advantest.co.jp/en-index.shtml |
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