March 7, 2008 - Toshiba plans to boost its emissions-reduction target and add new goals for water efficiency and green-product manufacture under the company's current environmental plan, originally slated to run through 2010. The plan has been extended through 2012, the year the Kyoto Protocol is set to expire.

Toshiba says it will "revise up" its original targets to mitigate global warming and other environmental impacts, and will set a new goal to reduce water consumption. The company has also pledged to introduce more products that meet its "Excellent ECP" standards for environmentally conscious products. Toshiba will debut an Excellent ECP logo this year, aiming to launch 25 ECP-marked products by 2012.

Toshiba calls its Excellent ECP program "one of the core targets" of its extended environmental plan. The company has pledged a 7.3 million ton reduction in CO2 emissions from its products by 2012.