[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]Toshiba Corporation (http://goo.gl/p8j1Ek) (TOKYO:6502) today announced that it has published the English-language edition of Toshiba Semiconductor & Storage Products Company Environmental Report 2013.

The Environmental Report covers environmental activities in fiscal 2012, including cases where our efforts to reduce environmental impact and greenhouse gas emission in the certain production processes of the semiconductor and storage products, as aspects of environmental management towards establishing a sustainable society. The report also includes community-based activities such as conservation of biodiversity and environmental communication.

The report’s “Introduction” provides a simple explanation of the company’s products, introduces semiconductor and storage products that contribute to the realization of smart communities, automotive products that are accelerating the computerization of automobiles, and enterprise SSDs (solid state drives) that contribute to energy saving in storage systems in the era of big data. This section also carries a conversation on the importance of environmental technologies and expectations for semiconductor and storage products between professors at Tokyo City University and the Chief Technology Executive of Toshiba Semiconductor & Storage Products Company, which will inform stakeholders of the future prospects of semiconductor and storage products and how they will contribute to society.