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We Take Full
Responsibility
— For Protecting the Environment —
Like you, Yamaha employees around the world
want to live in an environment with clean air and
water. So we created a wide range of initiatives
that embrace our corporate responsibility and
address vital issues, like global warming and
biodiversity. For instance, we recycle and reuse
factory waste water, plant trees in growing forests,
build instruments from eco-friendly materials,
cut emissions of greenhouse gases from
manufacturing and shipping, and employ
ISO 14001 environmental management systems
worldwide. We thought you’d like to know because
we don’t just work together, we all live together.
Planting new trees is one of many Yamaha eco initiatives.
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