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.
(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.
(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. |
December 2005 |
| Brother International (Nederland) B.V. |
March 2006 |
| Brother Logitec Ltd. |
May 2006 |
Brother Sewing Machine Xian Co., Ltd.
(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 |
Addresses of facilities are available here.