Year	OKI's efforts	World movement
1970s	Nov. 1970: Environmental pollution PT measures established at Head Office Oct. 1971: Pollution control regulations established Sept. 1973: Environmental conservation special section established in OKI Engineering Standard (OES) deliberation committee June 1979: Environment audit began at Head Office	1967: Anti Pollution Basic Measures Law 1968: Air Pollution Control Law 1970: Water Pollution Control Law 1971: Environment Agency established
1980s	May 1981: Environmental audit begun at affiliated companies April 1983: Environment management rules established April 1984: OKI Pollution and Environment Standards (OPES) established Aug. 1988: Designated freon reduction activity began	1988: Montreal Protocol in effect
1990s	Sept. 1990: 1,1,1-trichloroethane, trichloroethylene, and dichloromethane reduction activity began March 1993: OKI Electric environmental protection activity plan decided on March 1993: Specific freon totally abolished Sept. 1993: 1,1,1-trichloroethane totally abolished May 1995: Preevaluation system for environmental influence of product design and packaging established Dec. 1995: ISO 14001 authorization acquisition plan announced to media Aug. 1996: Basic environmental policies and new environmental protection activity plan decided on Feb. 1997: Miyazaki Oki Electric Co.,Ltd acquired ISO 14001 authorization March 1997: Trichloroethlene and dichloromethane totally abolished July 1997: Hachioji district acquired ISO 14001 authorization March 1998: Major production bases of OKI acquired ISO 14001 authorization Dec. 1998: Major production bases of OKI Group acquired ISO 14001 authorization Feb. 1999: Miyagi Oki Electric Co.,Ltd received Energy Agency Director General Award as top rated resource energy management factory March 1999: Company standard for "Green procurement guidelines" established	1991: Federation of Economic Organizations decides on global environment charter 1991: Recycle law 1992: Global summit 1993: Basic environment law 1994: Treaty of framework convention on climate change in effect 1994: Basic environment plan 1995: Container package recycle law 1996: Environmental appeal of Federal of Economic Organizations decided on 1996: ISO 14001 in effect 1997: Environment Assessment Law 1997: Amendment of Environmental assessment law 1997: Third session of Conference of Parties to UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP3) 1998: Home electric appliance recycle law 1999: Amendment of Energy conservation law

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