Developing Eco-products (Casio Green Star Products)
In order to minimize the environmental impact of its products, Casio is promoting the development of environmentally friendly products in every aspect of planning and design. In 1993, Casio began product assessment in order to systematize and promote its development of eco products. New products had to undergo a preliminary assessment for their environmental impact and meet certain criteria in order to be certified as Casio Green Products. Casio has developed many environmentally friendly products.
Since fiscal 2010, Casio has offered products that achieved outstanding evaluations under more rigorous assessments of environmental performance as Casio Green Star Products. In fiscal 2017, the Group started offering Casio Super Green Star Products, which have even greater environmental performance. Since then, Casio has been working to develop even better environmentally friendly products.
Casio Green Star Products System and Assessment Items
| Casio Super Green Star Products | Products that have higher environmental performance |
| Casio Green Star Products | Products with a particularly good assessment |
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Product environmental assessment items |
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| 1．Promotes recycling | 7．Recyclability of batteries |
| 2．Designed for recycling | 8．Recycling label on batteries |
| 3．Components of products can be separated, disassembled | 9．Regulatory compliance |
| 4．Improved recycling | 10．Components of packaging can be separated, disassembled |
| 5．Improved energy effeciency | 11．Regulated use of packaging materials |
| 6．Regulated use of chemical substances | 12．Preserves the natural environment |
Casio Green Star Product Sales Ratio
Casio is accelerating the development of environmentally friendly products, aiming to see Casio Green Star Products make up 90% of total sales by fiscal 2026. Their share of sales reached 74% in fiscal 2020, achieving the target for that year of 74% or higher. Additionally, four new models were certified as Casio Super Green Star Products, the highest rank of environmental products. Going forward, Casio will continue to develop products that are even more environmentally friendly.
Casio Green Products and Casio Green Star Products
FY2020
Data projector XJ-F211WN
Environmental Features
• Light flux of 14.8 lm/w
• Does not use a mercury light source
Data projector XJ-S400U
Environmental Features
• Light flux of 15.7 lm/w
• Does not use a mercury light source
Data projector XJ-UT352WN
Environmental Features
• Light flux of 13.2 lm/w
• Does not use a mercury light source
Scientific calculator fx-9860GⅢ
Environmental Features
• Energy consumption during use reduced by 50%
• Product size (volume) reduced by 23%
(compared to Casio’s fx-9860GII model)
FY2019
Scientific Calculator * Energy consumption during use reduced by 50%
FY2017
Calculator * Contains at least 70% recycled plastic (percentage of gross weight of plastic)
Projector * Light flux of at least 12 lm/w
Calculator JS-20WK
Environmental Features
• Solar battery powered
• Contains at least 40% recycled plastic
(gross weight ratio of plastic)
Electronic dictionary XD-SX4800
Environmental Features
• Transport efficiency increased by 91% by reducing packaging
(compared to Casio’s XD-SP6600 model)
Scientific Calculator FX-JP900
Environmental Features
• Solar battery powered
• Transport efficiency increased by 34% by reducing packaging
(compared to Casio’s FX-375ES model)
Label printer EC-K10(Lateco)
Environmental Features
• Blank space at the beginning and end of the tape reduced by 76% compared to the conventional model
(compared to Casio’s KL-G2 model)
• Reduced plastic waste from cartridge disposal by using a tape refill method
Electronic musical instrument PX-S3000
Environmental Features
• Energy consumption during use reduced by 36%
(compared to Casio’s PX-320 model)
• Loading efficiency increased by 52% in a 40 feet container
Watch OCW-P2000/GWF-A1000
Environmental Features
• Solar battery powered
• Shock-resistant structure
Handheld terminal DT-X400
Environmental Features
• Energy consumption during use reduced by 47%
(compared to Casio’s IT-G400 model)