This is Sony Corporation's technical standard for managing controlled environmental substances contained in parts and materials. The standard defines “environmentally related substances” and establishes standards for managing “environmentally related substances” in parts and materials.
The standard defines the purpose, scope and terminology for controlling environment‑related substances in Sony electronic products. It clarifies which substances are banned, phased out, or exempted, and sets targets for parts, materials, and products.
It provides detailed management standards, tables of controlled substances (e.g., cadmium, lead, mercury, hexavalent chromium, PCBs, PBDEs, etc.), effective ban dates, and measurement methods such as ICP‑AES, AAS and ICP‑MS for compliance verification.