Toshiba America, Inc. hosts annual North American Corporate Social Responsibility Meeting

CSR Communications Meeting
New York City - Toshiba America Headquarters
July 15, 2008

CSR Representatives from Toshiba America Companies, Toshiba of Canada, Ltd., Toshiba Corporation's CSR Division, as well as the CEO of Toshiba America, Inc. (TAI), gathered to review FY2007 CSR activities and to discuss Toshiba Group's CSR for FY2008. This year's focus was Environmental Communication presented by TAI.

For more information on Toshbia Group's CSR for FY 2008:www.toshiba.co.jp/csr/en/index.htm

Toshiba CSR staff convene to discuss Corporate Social Responsibility activities

Toshiba America, Inc. convenes its 13th Environmental Issues Committee (EIC) Meeting

July 8-9, 2008
Hosted by Westinghouse Electric
Ogden, Utah

The 13th Toshiba America Environmental Issues Committee Meeting was held July 8-9, 2008 in Ogden, UT.  A representative from the Corporate Environmental Management Division from Japan reviewed Toshiba's FY2007 environmental performance, outlined Environmental Vision 2050 and explained Toshiba's environmental outlook and goals for FY2008.

For more information on Toshiba's Environmental Vision 2050:www.toshiba.co.jp/env/en/management/vision2050.htm

Toshiba Corporate Environmental representative presents    Environmental Vision 2050

Toshiba hosts Arbor Day Foundation for Check Handover Ceremony in recent sponsorship for replanting of 80,000 trees in Southern California

Check Handover Ceremony
Washington, DC - National Press Club
June 6, 2008

On June 6, 2008, Toshiba America, Inc.'s Chairman and CEO, Toru Uchiike, presented a check to John Rosenow, Founder and Chief Executive of the Arbor Day Foundation, at the National Press Club in Washington, DC.  The donation to the Arbor Day Foundation will help to plant 80,000 trees in Southern California National Forest areas damaged by wildfires last October. For more information, please click  Toshiba's Tree Planting .

Mr. Uchiike, exchanges Toshiba donation to Arbor Day Foundation founder, John Rosenow

Toshiba displays its cutting edge, environmentally sophisticated consumer electronics at the Green Products Expo in New York City

Green Products Expo
New York City - Marriott Marquis
February 28, 2008

Toshiba is committed to creating innovative, cutting-edge technology that is environmentally conscious and of good value to our customers. It is the company's global corporate social responsibility (CSR) objective to achieve a leading role in establishing a sustainable society. We promote the 3R's (reduce, reuse, recycle) in an effort to contribute to the establishment of a recycling based society.

During the Expo, Toshiba's environmental specialist, Mr. Navid Ahdieh, introduced the media to several of our products, including the

  Toshiba Portege R500 (Portege Panel)

• Mercury free LED backlit display - longer battery life
• Smaller footprint - less parts to recycle - weighs 1.72- to 2.4-pounds

  Toshiba Regza 37HL67 (Regza 37HL 67 Panel)

• Disassembly time reduced by 42%, 42% fewer screws used, and overall product weight reduced by 29% as compared to prior generation of model
• Results in efficient recycling at the end of life of the product

For additional information, please see our online press kit

  Toshiba Online Press Kit www.toshibadirect.com/greenpress

Green Products Expo	Toshiba Exhibiting Portege R500

February 20-21, 2008
Hosted by Toshiba America Electronics Components
Irvine, California

The 12th Toshiba America Environmental Issues Committee Meeting was held February 20-21, 2008 in Irvine, CA. A representative from the Corporate Environmental Management Division (CEMD) from Japan explained expansions to Toshiba's Global Environmental Policy and the action items in America for this year. American-based Toshiba Group companies presented environment related action results.

The Environmental Audit System in Toshiba on the basis of ECO Responsibility (or EASTER) is Toshiba's internal environmental audit system.  It is a robust, comprehensive tool that is used to evaluate the environmental performances of Toshiba's various sites.  EASTER provides a measure that allows auditors to ensure safety and compliance with Toshiba's stringent internal environmental standards, in addition to adherence to various state, national, and international standards and regulations.  It is a unique system that has been in place since 1993, and has been continuously updated and improved to meet the increasing challenges to protect the natural environments of Toshiba's various locations.

Safety demostration	Storage monitoring	New recycling area check

For more information, please visit: http://www.toshiba.co.jp/env/en/management/audit.htm

Consumer Electronics Show 2008 – Toshiba’s Environmental Booth

For the second year in a row Toshiba featured an environmental booth at the Consumer Electronics Show, held in Las Vegas from January 7 – 10, 2008.  The environmental booth was located within the larger Toshiba booth and highlighted Toshiba’s environmental efforts and products designed for sustainability.

Below, please find a few items we discussed with attendees at our environmental booth.

• Toshiba’s unique Factor T eco-efficiency measure (Panel 1 ).
• Environmental Vision 2010 and Environmental Vision 2050 (Panel 2 ).
• Toshiba’s waste management goals: Reducing total generated waste, Increasing reuse of resources, and Increasing recycling rates for products.
• Electronic Manufacturers Recycling Management Company, LLC (MRM ) (Panel 4 ).
• Toshiba’s Trade-In and Recycling Program .
• The highest-rated EPEAT^TM notebook PC currently on the market, the Portege R500  (as of January 2008) (Panel 6 ).
• Toshiba produces more EPEAT^TM Gold-rated notebook PCs than any other manufacturer  (as of January 2008).
• The lighter and more energy efficient HD-DVD player, the HD-A35  (Panel 8 ).
• The lighter, more energy efficient, and more easily recyclable LCD HDTV, the 37HL67  (Panel 9 ).

We also displayed a few of our latest awards for our environmental efforts…

• White House Council on Environmental Quality commendation for having  EPEAT^TM  Registered Products available to Federal purchasers.
• US Environmental Protection Agency's commendation for participating in the  Plug-In to eCycling Program .

White House Council on Environmental Quality commendation	Plug-In to eCycling Program