Environmental Vision and Green 21
As a member of the Hitachi Group, Hitachi Global Storage Technologies is committed to working globally to help create a corporate community in balance with nature and to act as a good corporate citizen. As such, Hitachi GST strives to use products, services, and technologies to propose innovative new business models to society while taking action in four major areas, as developed by Hitachi Ltd.

N = Nature-friendly Products & Eco-factories

• Improve resource productivity
• Promote sustainable use of energy and resources

S = Sustainable Business Models

• Expand sustainable business models
• Promote the spread of business operations with a reduced environmental impact

E = Eco-mind & Management

• Strengthen management systems that promote sustainable business activities
• Foster advanced eco-minds among employees and their families

W = Worldwide Stakeholder Collaboration

• Proactive information disclosure
• Proactive collaboration with stakeholders

Green 21 measures continual improvement and environmental activity levels in these four areas.  Green 21’s “sustainability indicators” are designed to quantify tangible environmental improvements through the year 2010. Green 21 is unique in that the evaluation method and activity period are standardized for domestic and overseas operations.  

Learn more about Green 21 at Hitachi Ltd.’s Greenweb site.