Released on August 5, 2009

We started releasing the CSR Activity News from September 2008. The following are the reports on the major CSR activities before the commencement of the CSR Activity News and other activities carried out throughout the fiscal year of 2008.

Released on June 22, 2009 in Japanese site

1. Promoting CSR activities with the PDCA cycle in the entire group
2. Employment of people with disabilities
3. FY 2008 achievements and FY 2009 targets of environmental conservation activities
4. Zero emission achievements
5. Reduction in final waste disposal
6. Reduction in the final waste disposal by careful sorting
7. Management of substances subject to the PRTR Act
8. Reduction in the use of substances having a negative impact on the environment
9. Soil contamination survey

Released on June 22, 2009 in Japanese site

1. Development of a hybrid large wheel loader, L130 (TCM)
2. An EX30, mini excavator, with specifications for spinach, at work in Holland (Hitachi Construction Machinery Tierra)
3. Increase in reuse of construction machinery (Hitachi Construction Machinery Trading)
4. Requesting transportation company contractors to fit digital tachometers to trailers and trucks (Hitachi Kenki Logistics Technology)
5. Opening of the Atsugi office (Hitachi Kenki Business Frontier)
6. Compliance training at premises (Hitachi Construction Machinery Operators Training Center)
7. Creating "Kenkijin spirit" as a teaching "Kenkijin" (Hitachi Construction Machinery Operators Training Center)
8. Contributing to local communities by carrying out a wide range of activities (Hitachi Construction Machinery Indonesia)
9. Creating corporate code of conduct, and starting training (Hexindo Adiperkasa)
10. Acquisition of quality management system ISO9001: 2008 (Hexindo Adiperkasa)
11. Conducting the employees satisfaction survey (Hitachi Construction Machinery (Australia))
12. Running Hitachi Technical School (Hitachi Construction Machinery (China))

1. Extending cooperation in the startup of a recycling system for rubber crawlers, etc
2. Development of battery excavators
3. Cooperating with Spring Science Camp 2009
4. The group companies in Japan support the incorporated NPO, Good Earth Japan

Released on June 12, 2009 in Japanese site

1. Summer party at Osaka factory (Hitachi Construction Machinery Tierra)
2. Summer festival at the Shiga factory (Hitachi Construction Machinery Tierra)
3. Accepting trainees from Indonesia (Hitachi Construction Machinery Camino)
4. Recycling of forging scale and shot blast slag (Niigata Material)
5. Cleaning and weeding of the road that schoolchildren use in front of the main gate (Niigata Material)
6. Completion of CSR training at offices and factories (Hitachi Sumitomo Heavy Industries Construction Crane)
7. Increase in hiring of people with physical disabilities (Hitachi Sumitomo Heavy Industries Construction Crane)
8. Physical and mental health support for the employees (Tadakiko)
9. Conducting compliance training including group companies in Japan (TCM)
10. Increase in sales of energy saving devices (Hitachi Construction Machinery Trading)
11. Participation in various events of Tsuchiura Works (Hitachi Construction Machinery Comec)
12. Reading "Kenkijin Spirit" in chorus at morning assemblies (Hitachi Construction Machinery Comec)
13. Contributing to local communities by carrying out a wide range of activities (Okinawa Hitachi Construction Machinery)
14. Holding yearly merit at all premises as an annual event of new year (Hitachi Construction Machinery (Thailand))

Released on June 5, 2009 in Japanese site

1. Participating in "Plant for Planet -- the billion tree planting campaign -- in Thailand" (Hitachi Construction Machinery (Thailand))
2. Introducing sales management systems to the markets outside Japan
3. Inputs and Emissions Accompanying Business Operations
4. Energy saving in transportation of products, etc.
5. Continuous trial use of BDF forklifts (Hitachi Construction Machinery Tierra)
6. Increase in use of battery forklifts (Hitachi Kenki Logistics Technology)
7. Sales increase of battery forklifts (TCM)
8. Component recycling business
9. Recycling counterweights
10. Promotion of eco-product development
11. Development of a mining truck with an electrical drive system, the EH3500ACII
12. Environmental accounting for fiscal 2008

Released on June 2, 2009 in Japanese site

1. State of establishing environmental management systems
2. Providing environmental training
3. Conducting environmental audits
4. GREEN 21 Activity
5. Efforts to reduce CO₂ emission during manufacture
6. Participation in CO₂ emissions trading
7. Revisions of regulations to prevent technical information outflow
8. Revising the program to develop new service staff in Japan
9. Conducting information security self-check
10. Continuous provision of information security training
11. VEC for models complying with Tier 4 exhaust emission regulations
12. Developing the abilities of employees for international business
13. Developing the abilities of employees for the leasing business
14. Developing the abilities of employees at group companies
15. Enhancement of human rights education in the hierarchal training sessions
16. Conducting a cleanup activity as part of training
17. Commencement of safety and health inspections at sales and service premises