History of Environmental Activities

Year	Month	Main Environmental activities
1991	September	Company-wide environmental organization is established for each product division.
1993	May	Brother's First Environmental Action Plan (Voluntary Plan) is formulated. Use of CFC 113 and trichloroethane in the production processes of Brother Industries, Ltd. (BIL) facilities and wholly-owned subsidiaries' facilities are completely banned (incl. total abolishment of all chlorinated solvents).
1994	February	Brother's first white paper on the environment is issued (issued annually until 1999).
1995	February	A new environmental management organization is started at BIL with the Facility Manager and Secretariat of the Environmental Management Committee of Facility spearheading the initiative.
1996	July	Brother's Second Environmental Action Plan (Voluntary Plan) is formulated.
1996	December	Brother Industries (U.K.) Ltd. obtains ISO 14001 certification.
1997	February	Kariya Manufacturing Facility of BIL obtains ISO 14001 certification.
1997	December	Brother Industries (Johor) Sdn. Bhd.^*1 obtains ISO 14001 certification. (Currently: Brother Industries Technology (M) Sdn. Bhd.)
1998	March	Brother Industries Technology (M) Sdn. Bhd. obtains ISO 14001 certification.
1998	August	Mizuho Manufacturing Facility of BIL obtains ISO 14001 certification.
1999	September	Environmental Report is issued for the first time. (Environmental Report 1999)
	October	Buji Nanling Factory, Brother Corporation (Asia) Ltd. obtains ISO 14001 certification. (Currently: Brother Technology (Shenzhen) Ltd.)
	November	Hoshizaki Manufacturing Facility of BIL obtains ISO 14001 certification. Minato Manufacturing Facility of BIL obtains ISO 14001 certification. Xian Typical Brother Industries, Co., Ltd.^*2 obtains ISO 14001 certification. (Currently: Brother Machinery Xian Co., Ltd.)
	December	Brother's Third Environmental Action Plan (Voluntary Plan) is formulated.
2000	September	Environmental Report 2000 is issued.
	October	Taiwan Brother Industries, Ltd. obtains ISO 14001 certification.
	December	Momozono Manufacturing Facility of BIL obtains ISO 14001 certification.
2001	March	Headquarters/Research & Development Center of BIL obtains ISO 14001 certification.
	July	Zhuhai Brother Industries, Co., Ltd. obtains ISO 14001 certification.
	August	Environmental Report 2001 is issued.
	September	HL-2460/2460N Laser Printer HL-2460/2460N is awarded the Blue Angel Label of Germany.
	December	Participates as exhibitor in Eco-Products 2001.
2002	April	Zero emission is achieved at major facilities in Japan.
	August	Environmental Report 2002 is issued.
	September	HL-7050 Laser Printer HL-7050 becomes the world's first printer awarded the TCO '99, an international environmental label.
	November	Headquarters and sites in Japan obtain the multiple site ISO 14001 certification.
	December	Brother Group Fourth Environmental Action Plan is formulated and announced at the Brother Global Conference. Brother Tennessee^* (Brother Industries (U.S.A.) Inc.) obtains ISO 14001 certification. * Registered facility name when ISO 14001 certification was acquired Participates as exhibitor in Eco-Products 2002.
2003	April	FAX-1100CL Personal Facsimile FAX-1100CL becomes first in the home-use facsimile industry to be awarded the EcoLeaf label managed by JEMAI.
	July	Environmental Report 2003 is issued.
	December	Participates as exhibitor in Eco-Products 2003. Mie Brother Precision Industries, Ltd. obtains ISO 14001 certification.
2004	April	Brother Green Procurement Management System starts operation. BIL starts company-wide environmental education by e-learning.
	May	BIL becomes the first in the facsimile business to obtain the System Certification of the EcoLeaf.
	June	Brother Industries(Shenzhen), Ltd. obtains ISO 14001 certification.
	July	2004 Environmental & Social Report is issued.
	November	MFC-620CLN Brother issues its first self-certification of the EcoLeaf label to the MFC-620CLN.
	December	Participates as exhibitor in Eco-Products 2004.
2005	February	Brother U.K. Ltd. obtains ISO 14001 certification.
	July	4 3 Registers in Team -6% membership^3. Takes part in EPOC "ECO talk session" at citizen's pavilion of 2005 World Exposition Aichi, Japan^4. 2005 Brother Group Social & Environmental Report is issued.
	December	5 Participates as exhibitor in Eco-Products 2005^5 Brother Sewing Machine (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.^*6 obtains ISO 14001 certification.
2006	March	Brother International (Nederland) B.V. obtains ISO 14001 certification.
	April	Brother Group Fifth Environmental Action Plan is formulated.
	May	Brother Logitec Ltd. obtains ISO 14001 certification.
	June	Brother Sewing Machine Xian Co., Ltd.^*2 obtains ISO 14001 certification. (Currently: Brother Machinery Xian Co., Ltd.) Brother International Corporation (Canada) Ltd. obtains ISO 14001 certification.
	July	Corporate Social Responsibility Report 2006 is issued. Eco Report 2006 is issued.
	October	Participates as exhibitor in MESSE NAGOYA 2006.
	December	Participates as exhibitor in Eco-Products 2006.
2007	March	Brother International Europe Ltd. obtains ISO 14001 certification.
	June	Corporate Social Responsibility Report 2007 is issued.
	July	Brother International (NZ) Ltd. obtains ISO 14001 certification.
	December	Receives System Certification in the printer and facsimile business under the EcoLeaf eco-label Participates as exhibitor in Eco-Products 2007.
2008	January	Brother Italia S.p.A. obtains ISO 14001 certification.
	March	Brother International GmbH obtains ISO 14001 certification. Brother International Corporation (U.S.A.) obtains ISO 14001 certification. Brother Iberia, S.L.U. obtains ISO 14001 certification.
	April	Brother Group 2010 Midterm Environmental Action Plan (2008-2010) is formulated. Brother Finland Oy obtains ISO 14001 certification. (Currently Brother Finland, Brother Nordic A/S Denmark, branch in Finland)
	May	Brother International (Aust.) Pty. Ltd. obtains ISO 14001 certification.
	June	Brother France SAS obtains ISO 14001 certification. Participates as exhibitor in Integrated Exhibition of the Environment in Celebration of the Hokkaido Toyako Summit in 2008. Brother Group Corporate Social Responsibility Report 2008 is issued.
	July	Brother Norge A.S. obtains ISO 14001 certification. (Currently: Brother Norway, branch of Brother Nordic A/S) Brother International (Sweden) A.B. obtains ISO 14001 certification. (Currently: Brother Sweden, branch of Brother Nordic A/S, Denmark)
	August	Brother International Singapore Pte. Ltd. obtains ISO 14001 certification. Brother International Corporation (Ireland) Ltd. obtains ISO 14001 certification. Brother International (Danmark) A/S obtains ISO 14001 certification. (Currently: Brother Nordic A/S)
	September	Brother (Schweiz) AG obtains ISO 14001 certification. Participated as exhibitor in MESSE NAGOYA 2008.
	October	Brother Industries (Slovakia) s.r.o. obtains ISO 14001 certification.
	November	Brother Sales, Ltd. & Brother International Corporation obtain ISO 14001 certification. (Two companies acquired integrated authentication with Brother Industries, Ltd.)
	December	Brother (China) Ltd. obtains ISO 14001 certification. Participates as exhibitor in Eco-Products 2008.
2009
	March	Brother Industries (Vietnam) Ltd. obtains ISO 14001 certification. Brother International (Belgium) NV/SA obtains ISO 14001 certification. A solar power generation system (100 kWh) is introduced at the Kariya Manufacturing Facility.
	April	Brother Internationale Industriemaschinen GmbH obtains ISO 14001 certification. Brother International Austria GmbH obtains ISO 14001 certification. (Currently: Brother International GmbH (Austrian Branch)) Brother International de Mexico, S.A. de C.V., Brother International Corporation do Brasil, Ltda., Brother International de Chile, Ltda., and Brother International Corporation de Argentina S.R.L. acquire integrated certification of ISO 14001 with Brother International Corporation (U.S.A.).
	June	Brother Corporate Profile 2009 is issued. The CO₂ reduction target for FY2020 is added to the Brother Group 2010 Midterm Environmental Action Plan (2008-2010), and activities are launched.
	December	Participates as exhibitor in Eco-Products 2009. Five models of printers (including HL-5350DN) and seven models of multi-function centers (including MFC-8380DN) obtain Nordic Swan eco label certification.
2010	January	Registers as a member of the Challenge 25 Campaign (switching from "Team Minus 6%").
	May	"Brother Earth," a logo and slogan symbolizing the Brother Group's environmental activities, is created. Brother International (Gulf) FZE obtains ISO 14001 certification.
	July	HL-5340D, HL-5350DN, HL-5380DN, MFC-8880DN, and MFC-8890DW become the first Brother products to obtain Environmental Choice New Zealand certification.
	October	MFC-J6510DW, MFC-J6710DW, and MFC-J6910DW become the world's first inkjet printers to obtain Nordic Swan eco label certification. Participates as exhibitor in MESSE NAGOYA 2010. Brother exhibits its products at the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 10) as a company taking part in the Ink Cartridge Return Project.
	November	GT-541 and GT-782 (garment printers) obtain Oeko-Tex Standard 100 certification.
	December	Participates as exhibitor in Eco-Products 2010.
2011	March	Brother Industries (U.S.A.) Inc. and Brother International del Peru S.A.C. acquire integrated certification of ISO 14001 with Brother International Corporation (U.S.A.).
2011	April	Brother Group 2015 Midterm Environmental Action Plan (2011-2015) is formulated. Brother Nordic A/S acquires integrated certification of ISO 14001 with Finland, Norway, and Sweden branches.

*1: Brother Industries (Johor) Sdn. Bhd. was integrated into Brother Industries Technology (M) Sdn. Bhd. in 2004.
*2: Xian Typical Brother Industries, Co., Ltd. merged with Brother Sewing Machine Xian Co., Ltd. in 2010. The new company is named Brother Machinery Xian Co., Ltd.
*6: Brother Sewing Machine (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. transferred its business to Brother Machinery Xian Co., Ltd. in 2010.