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Efforts in Business Operations

List of ISO 14001 - Certified Facilities

Brother sites obtaining ISO 14001 certification

Making continuous improvements by administering the environment management system

All of the Brother Group's manufacturing facilities as well as the sales facilities listed in the table below have acquired ISO 14001 certification (an international standard for environmental management systems) in accordance with the Environmental Action Plan. Environmental conservation activities have been designed in line with the requirements of respective facilities, based on the Global Environmental Policy. When a new business site is established, ISO 14001 certification is immediately obtained after completion and commencement of operations, in order to maximize the effectiveness of environmental conservation activities.

This below listed Brother Group sites have obtained ISO 14001 certification.

Name of site Date of certification
Brother Industries (U.K.) Ltd. December 1996
Brother Industries, Ltd. Kariya Manufacturing Facility February 1997
Brother Industries (Johor) Sdn. Bhd.*1
(Currently: Brother Industries Technology (M) Sdn. Bhd.)
December 1997
Brother Industries Technology (M) Sdn. Bhd. March 1998
Brother Industries, Ltd. Mizuho Manufacturing Facility August 1998
Buji Nanling Factory, Brother Corporation (Asia) Ltd.
(Currently: Brother Technology (Shenzhen) Ltd.)
October 1999
Brother Industries, Ltd. Hoshizaki Manufacturing Facility November 1999
Brother Industries, Ltd. Minato Manufacturing Facility
Xian Typical Brother Industries, Co., Ltd.*2
(Currently: Brother Machinery Xian Co., Ltd.)
Taiwan Brother Industries, Ltd. October 2000
Brother Industries, Ltd. Momozono Manufacturing Facility December 2000
Brother Industries, Ltd. Headquarters/ Research & Development Center March 2001
Zhuhai Brother Industries, Co., Ltd. July 2001
Brother Industries, Ltd. Acquired integrated certification for the headquarters and manufacturing facilities in Japan November 2002
Brother Tennessee* * Registered facility name when ISO 14001 certification was acquired
(Brother Industries (U.S.A.) Inc.)
December 2002
Mie Brother Precision Industries, Ltd. December 2003
Brother Industries(Shenzhen), Ltd. June 2004
Brother U.K. Ltd. February 2005
Brother Sewing Machine (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.*3 December 2005
Brother International (Nederland) B.V. March 2006
Brother Logitec Ltd. May 2006
Brother Sewing Machine Xian Co., Ltd.*2
(Currently: Brother Machinery Xian Co., Ltd.)
June 2006
Brother International Corporation (Canada) Ltd.
Brother International Europe Ltd. March 2007
Brother International (NZ) Ltd. July 2007
Brother Italia S.p.A. January 2008
Brother International GmbH March 2008
Brother International Corporation (U.S.A.) NJ office MA office CA office IL office and MIM
Brother Iberia, S.L.U.
Brother Finland Oy
(Currently: Brother Finland, Brother Nordic A/S Denmark, branch in Finland)
April 2008
Brother International (Aust.) Pty. Ltd. May 2008
Brother France SAS June 2008
Brother Norge A.S.
(Currently: Brother Norway, branch of Brother Nordic A/S)
July 2008
Brother International (Sweden) A.B.
(Currently: Brother Sweden, branch of Brother Nordic A/S, Denmark)
Brother International Singapore Pte. Ltd. August 2008
Brother International Corporation (Ireland) Ltd.
Brother International (Danmark) A/S
(Currently: Brother Nordic A/S)
Brother (Schweiz) AG September 2008
Brother Industries (Slovakia) s.r.o. October 2008
Brother Sales, Ltd.
Brother International Corporation
Two companies acquired integrated certification with Brother Industries, Ltd. November 2008
Brother (China) Ltd. December 2008
Brother Industries (Vietnam) Ltd. March 2009
Brother International (Belgium) NV/SA
Brother Internationale Industriemaschinen GmbH April 2009
Brother International Austria GmbH
(Currently: Brother International GmbH (Austrian Branch))
Brother International Corporation (U.S.A.)
(Four companies listed on the right acquired integrated certification with Brother International Corporation (U.S.A.))
Brother International de Mexico, S.A. de C.V.
Brother International Corporation do Brasil, Ltda.
Brother International de Chile, Ltda.
Brother International Corporation de Argentina S.R.L.
Brother International (Gulf) FZE May 2010
Brother International (HK) Ltd. February 2011
Brother International Corporation (U.S.A.)
(Two facilities listed on the right additionally acquired integrated certification with Brother International Corporation (U.S.A.))
Brother Industries (U.S.A.) Inc. March 2011
Brother International del Peru S.A.C.
Brother Nordic A/S Acquired integrated certification for Brother Nordic A/S and Finland, Norway, and Sweden branches April 2011
  • *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.
  • *3: Brother Sewing Machine (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. transferred its business to Brother Machinery Xian Co., Ltd. in 2010.

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