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Reducing Toxic Substances in Thailand
Mercury usage around the globe is major hazard—toxic
to both humans and the environment. The government
of Thailand has announced a plan to make that nation
mercury-free within 10 years; however, many hospitals
still rely heavily on mercury-based blood pressure
monitors. Here, Omron Healthcare (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
has started a digital blood pressure monitor program to
solve this social issue. During fiscal 2014, we replaced
1,000 old mercury-based monitors with new digital
ones. Moving forward, we have set a goal of replacing
more than 10,000 monitors by fiscal 2018.
Blood pressure monitors installed at a Thai hospital
To understand the global volume of greenhouse gas emissions from Omron businesses, Omron
management began using the Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHG Protocol) during fiscal 2013. The GHG
Protocol is an international standard for calculating the generation of gases designated as having a
greenhouse effect.
We hired an independent assurance organization to confirm the accuracy of our data and calculations
for the following categories of emissions.
Independent Assurance of Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Note: See the Omron website for more about the independent assurance report. The major categories of greenhouse gas emissions have been presented above.
http://www.omron.com/about/csr/environ/eco_fac_off_lab/co2_discharge/
*1 5 Gas: Methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), and sulfur hexafluoride (SF6)
Scope Calculation Fiscal 2014
Emissions
(ton-CO2)
Scope 1Direct combustion emissions and
5-gas*1 emissions
Volume used for combustion, 5-gas emissions, each
multiplied by a CO2 emission factor for production 62,636
Scope 2Emissions from electricity usage Multiply electricity usage by the CO2 emission factor for
production of the electricity 213,912
Scope 3Other indirect emissions
Category 1Purchased goods and services
Multiply purchase amount of product and services
components by the CO2 emission factor for production
of those components
1,067,140
Category 2Capital goods Multiply the total investment in capital goods by the CO2
emission factor for production of those goods 117,859
Category 3Fuel/energy-related activities Multiply the fuel / energy usage by the CO2 emission
factor for production for each energy type 197,558
Category 6Business travel Multiply total employee business travel costs by the CO2
emission factor for the method of travel 39,173
Category 7Employee commuting Multiply total employee commuting costs paid by the CO2
emission factor for the method of travel 1,329
In June 2015, we established the
Omron
Corporate Governance Policies
—Seeking
Sustainable Enhancement of Our Corporate
Value. These policies reflect the spirit of the
Omron Principles, revised in May 2015. They
define our attitude and beliefs of how we put
the Omron Principles into practice through
our business activities.
In
1996, we established the Management
Personnel Advisory Committee (presently the
Personnel Advisory Committee) as our first
major step toward improving management
transparency and fairness. Since then, we have
The Omron Corporate Governance Policies*
continued to improve on these important
principles at the core of management
accountability. We brought in outside directors,
separated the duties of chairman of the board
and corporate CEO, established the CEO
Selection Advisory Committee, and set
up other committees and systems that make
Omron a leading example of governance among
Japanese companies. Our Corporate
Governance Policies formalize the framework
we have developed over the past 20 years,
and we intend to pursue the path of ongoing
corporate governance improvement.
■ Corporate Governance Initiatives
1999 2003 2011
1987: Yoshio Tateishi
1996: Management Personnel
Advisory Committee
1990: Omron
Principles 1998: Revised 2006: Revised 2015: Revised
2000: Personnel Advisory Committee
2003: Compensation Advisory Committee
2006: CEO Selection Advisory Committee
2008: Corporate Governance Committee
2003: Two outside directors
(seven directors)
2003: Hisao Sakuta 2011: Yoshihito Yamada
Chair of the Board
of Directors / CEO President served as both
Separation of
management
oversight
and business
execution
30 directors
1999: Revised articles of incorporation, setting number of board members to 10 or fewer
1999: Adopted executive officer system
Advisory Board 1999: Advisory Board
1998: One
member 1999: Two members
2001: One
outside
director
2015: Three outside
directors (eight directors)
2011: Two members
(four auditors)
2003: Three members
(four auditors)
Outside Directors
Audit & Supervisory
Board
(Outside Members)
Advisory and Other
Committees
Corporate
Philosophy
1959:
Corporate
Motto
President
Chairman serves as chair of the Board of Directors;
president serves as CEO
Omron Continually Reviews and Improves Our Corporate Governance
Structures Supporting Sustainable Value Creation
*http://www.omron.com/ir/management/pdfs/20150623_governance_policies_e.pdf
Corporate Governance
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