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NIKON CORPORATION ANNUAL REPORT 2012
Risk Management
To ensure the sustainable development of the Nikon
Group, Nikon established the Risk Management Committee
and takes steps to manage and address risks in a
comprehensive manner. The committee identifies risks,
formulates countermeasures, implements a range of
measures to minimize damage that could be caused if a
risk emerges, performs constant monitoring and manages
the risks by implementing a PDCA cycle. In April 2012
the Risk Management Committee was launched under a
new framework independent from the CSR Committee.
As a result, the issues the committee handles have
been expanded from a previously scope to overall risk in
general, and the committee has been given new functions,
including detecting latent risks and conducting risk
assessments (prioritizing).
We consider business continuity to be fundamental
to social responsibility, and have formulated Business
Continuity Plans (BCPs) assuming large-scale disasters or
other disruptions. During the fiscal year ended March 2012,
in light of the Great East Japan Earthquake we revised our
BCPs to include preparations for an earthquake directly
under Tokyo. We conduct training and drills to enhance our
risk management capabilities, and are building a business
continuity management (BCM) framework to improve
our BCPs.
Environmental Conservation
The Nikon Group formulated its Nikon Basic Environmental
Management Policy in 1992, and enacted a major revision
in 2002. This policy is designed to help the Group achieve
its goal of becoming an environment-friendly company
that is able to achieve business growth while preserving
the environment. Under this policy, Nikon carries out
effective environmental conservation activities through
its environmental management system. Specifically, we
formulated the three-year Nikon Environmental Action Plan
and set environmental targets that are being implemented
throughout the Group.
Respect for Human Rights and Work Environments,
and Promoting Diversity in the Workforce
The Nikon Group has begun building a global management
structure for such issues of high social concern as human
rights and work environments, and continually conducts
monitoring to understand the current situation and issues
faced throughout the Group. Our basic stance is to respect
the diversity and human rights of employees with different
backgrounds and treat them fairly, so that they can apply
themselves to their work, utilize their abilities, and produce
results as a team. Our current efforts for diversity promotion
are focused on activities in Japan, such as supporting the
progress of women in the workplace and on assisting people
with disabilities.
Coexistence with Society and the Natural
Environment (Social Contribution Programs)
The Nikon Group’s business activities extend to a wide range
of countries and regions, and through our social contribution
programs we are working to maintain communication with
these local communities.
In the fiscal year ended March 2012, as part of a long-
term effort to provide aid and assist with the recovery from
the Great East Japan Earthquake, we adopted the slogan
“Assisting Reconstruction through Photography.” One of the
measures implemented under this slogan was the photo
book project for junior high school students. Nikon provided
digital cameras to three junior high schools in the disaster
area. Photo books were made for each school, using photos
taken and selected by the students, and finally presented
to them. By expanding the program to other junior high
schools, we will continue this project to support students
who are heading for recovery.
Nikon is also continuing existing social contribution
programs, including co-sponsoring the UN International
Children’s Painting Competition on the Environment, the
Nikon scholarship programs in Thailand, and the Mt. Fuji
reforestation project.
CSR in the Supply Chain
The Nikon Group, in accordance with the Nikon Basic
Procurement Policy, has formulated the Nikon Procurement
Partners’ CSR Guidelines to promote CSR in the supply
chain overall, as well as the Nikon Basic Green Procurement
Policy to procure environment-friendly parts and materials.
In the fiscal year ended March 2012, to address the issue
of conflict minerals, we revised the Nikon Procurement
Partners’ CSR Guidelines to incorporate measures in
response to the issue, and conducted a survey of 1,243
procurement partners in Japan regarding their use of
conflict minerals.
For more information on the Nikon Group’s corporate governance and CSR activities, please visit www.nikon.com/about/csr/.
For Nikon’s most recent CSR report, please go to www.nikon.com/about/csr/report/.
External Evaluation
SRI Index Listings
(As of March 31, 2012)
Nikon has been selected for inclusion in the following SRI indices,
which represents high evaluation by these ratings institutions.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND CSR INITIATIVES