Bangkok--6 Aug--Weber Shandwick
Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (Thailand) Ltd recently secured top honors in the Factory category of the 9th Thailand Energy Awards 2008. Picture shows the company’s general manager Kazuya Takeda (far left) receiving the Award from Lieutenant-General Poonpirom Liptapanlop, Minister of Energy, at the award ceremony held at the Chulabhorn Research Institute in Bangkok.
The Thailand Energy Award was established in 2000 to recognize organizations and individuals with outstanding performance records in energy saving and efficiency as well as alternative energy development.
Hard disk drive manufacturer Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (Hitachi GST) recently secured top honors at the 9th Thailand Energy Awards 2008.
The awards, organized by the Department of Alternative Energy Development and Efficiency (DEDE), Ministry of Energy, are divided into three categories: Factory, Building and Personnel. Hitachi GST was one of only 12 manufacturers — from an initial field of 58 nominees — recognized in the Factory category and is one of the few companies to have been recognized twice.
The key component contributing to Hitachi GST winning this award was the company’s GREEN 21 evaluation system. GREEN 21 ensures continual improvements in environmental activities to improve both corporate responsibility and profitability.
“Our GREEN 21 evaluation system not only promotes energy security but is also essential in the fight against climate change,” said Kazuya Takeda, General Manager, Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (Thailand). “This award is the result of a concerted effort by all the staff at our Prachinburi factory.”
The GREEN 21 system evaluates the company’s performance over eight environmental categories: Eco-Management, Eco-Mind, Eco-Products (Manufacturing), Eco-Products (Green Procurement), Next-Generation Product/Service Strategy, Eco-Factories (Reduce Global Warming), Eco-Factories (Resource Recycling) and Worldwide Environmental Partnerships. To ensure continual improvement and raise the level of environmental awareness, Hitachi has implemented the GREEN 21 evaluation system across all its operations.
“The Hitachi Group will continue to contribute to a sustainable, recycling-oriented society by offering products and services that reduce the impact on the environment, by conserving energy and natural resources, by reducing global warming and the use of hazardous chemicals,” said Mr. Takeda.
The Thailand Energy Award was established in 2000 to recognize organizations and individuals with outstanding performance records in energy saving and efficiency as well as alternative energy development. Judges include industry experts and representatives from related associations and educational institutions. Minister of Energy, Lieutenant-General Poonpirom Liptapanlop, presided over this year’s awards, which were held at the Chulabhorn Research Institute in Bangkok on June 30, 2008.
Learn more about Hitachi’s GREEN 21 at http://greenweb.hitachi.co.jp/en/csr/ecomind/green21/index.html.
About Hitachi Global Storage Technologies
Hitachi Global Storage Technologies develops advanced hard disk drives to store and preserve the world’s valued data. Founded by the pioneers of hard drives, Hitachi GST enables users to fully engage in the digital lifestyle by providing high-value, high-capacity storage in formats suitable for the office, in the home or on the road. With vertically integrated research, design and manufacturing capabilities, Hitachi GST delivers leadership technology and quality to its global customer base.
With approximately 33,000 employees worldwide, Hitachi GST offers a comprehensive range of hard drive products for desktop computers, high-performance storage systems and servers, notebooks and consumer devices. For more information, please visit the company’s website at www.hitachigst.com.
About Hitachi, Ltd.
Hitachi, Ltd., (NYSE: HIT / TSE: 6501), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a leading global electronics company with approximately 390,000 employees worldwide. Fiscal 2007 (ended March 31, 2008) consolidated revenues totaled 11,226 billion yen ($112.2 billion). The company offers a wide range of systems, products and services in market sectors including information systems, electronic devices, power and industrial systems, consumer products, logistics, materials and financial services. For more information on Hitachi, please visit the company's website at http://www.hitachi.com .