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Using its sensing and control technologies, Omron contributes to environmental protection through development of
products and systems that reduce environmental impact. Major environmental activities during the year ended
March 31, 2003 are as follows:
Environmental Activities
Theme Results of Activities
Environmental education
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Conducted training for internal environmental auditors and
environmental education for new employees (total of 3 times).
Promotion of environmental awareness
•
Invited and awarded employee suggestions (592 entries submitted).
•
NE-U22 nebulizer received Environmental Grand Prize.
Environmental accounting
•
Expanded scope of data gathering to 24 sites: 15 domestic production
sites and 9 domestic non-production sites.
Pollution control/
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No instances of law infringement, environmental accidents, claims or complaints.
Environmental risk management
ISO 14001 certification
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OMRON Field Engineering Co., Ltd. received ISO 14001 certification.
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48 sites received or maintained certification from outside audit organization.
Development and marketing of eco-products
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Launched 26 Eco-Products and 21 products with the Eco label
(cumulative total of 119 products).
Creation of products with less or
•
Launched 26 products for lead-free soldering.
no regulated chemical substances
Promotion of green procurement
•
Evaluated 527 major domestic suppliers and certified 502 as green procurement
suppliers.
Product recycling and reuse
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Conducted ATM recycling in western Japan.
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Achieved recycling rate of more than 98 percent (over 1,400 units recycled).
Promotion of CO2emissions reduction
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Reduced CO2emissions from energy usage to 42,486 tons-CO2
(11% reduction compared to FY 1995).
Promotion of waste recycling
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Waste recycling rate of 95.1%, final disposal rate of 2.0%.
•
Zero emissions achieved at 10 domestic production sites; achieved at 12
of 15 sites to date.
Promotion of green procurement
•
Operated Strategic Linkage for Intelligent Procurement Management (SLIM) system and
(indirect materials) promoted purchasing of green products (green product purchasing rate: 82%).
Reduction of environmental impact •Reduced CO2emissions 18.6% (828 tons-CO2) from fiscal 2001 by introducing rail shipping
in distribution from Kyushu to Nagoya, and from Kyushu to Tokyo, and by adjusting distribution routes.
Promotion of resource conservation
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Implemented container returnable system at 140 key domestic distributors
in distribution (cardboard boxes for product packing reduced 30%).
Promotion of environmental communication
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Issued environmental report (10,000 in Japanese, 1,000 in English).
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Posted site reports of major production bases on Omron Web site (30 sites).
•
Participated in environmental exhibitions (Lake Biwa Environmental Business Messe and
Eco-Products exhibit).
•
Carried out Omron Day activities at all sites. Performed volunteer forest preservation
activities at Kyoto Office.
Note: In the year ended March 31, 2003, the unit for CO2emission volume was changed from tons-C to tons-CO2.
Eco-Mind
Eco-Management
Eco-Products
Eco-Factories/
Laboratories/
Offices
Eco-Communication
Eco-Logistics
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