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Financial Section
Environmental Initiatives
Our efforts to supply environment-friendly products include
the establishment of the Olympus Eco-Products Standards.
These environmental design standards are used to assess
products, packaging, manufacturing, and logistics processes
from the four perspectives of environmental protection and
safety, energy conservation, resource conservation, and
information disclosure. In fi scal 2011, Olympus added new
environmentally responsible design standards that are even
more rigorous than the Eco-Products Standards. Under these
new standards, products that make signifi cant contributions
to the reduction of environmental loads are classifi ed as
“Super Eco-Products.” In fi scal 2013, 49 products were
added to the list of Olympus Eco-Products, bringing the
cumulative total to 467, including 9 Super Eco-Products.
Noticing that the number of shuttle trips between the Tokyo
Center and the Nagano Facility was increasing, Olympus
Logistics Corporation, the Company’s logistics subsidiary,
decided to investigate the cause of this phenomenon.
Olympus Logistics discovered that the use of non-stackable
packaging was responsible for the increase, and it solved
this problem by introducing Wacopon returnable containers
for the shuttle service. These containers are now helping to
reduce the Company’s logistics loads throughout Japan.
Olympus monitors and works to reduce environmental loads at
all stages of product life cycles, including resource procurement,
production, distribution, waste disposal, and recycling.
CO2 Emissions Generated/Not Generated from Energy
While CO2 emission volumes decreased 4% year on year, we still
managed to realize a 15% reduction in comparison with fi scal
2008. In addition to pursuing electricity savings at all operating
bases, we took advantage of the consolidation of production
sites in Nagano to demolish the heavy fuel oil tank of the former
Ina Plant and shift the plant’s fuel source from heavy fuel oil to
liquefi ed natural gas (LNG), which emits very low volumes of
CO2. Further, we have been actively utilizing renewable energy in
Japan and overseas by installing solar power systems at
operating sites and purchasing electricity that has been deemed
green energy. Another focus is the development technologies
that can eliminate the need for emitting non-energy greenhouse
gases, such as HFC, PFC,
and SF6, which are used for cleaning, semiconductor etching,
and other processes. We are now working to accelerate the
implementation of initiatives to reduce the environmental impact
of our manufacturing operations. The majority of the energy
consumed by Olympus is in the form of electricity. In order to
reduce electricity usage, we are promoting energy-saving activities
in daily operations, introducing renewable energy, tracking
energy losses through electricity monitors, and developing
manufacturing technologies that use less energy and resources.
Waste Emissions
Water, which we use to wash products and in various other
areas of our business activities, is an indispensable resource
for our operations. Preserving water is also important from
the perspective of protecting biodiversity. For this reason,
the Company is continually developing production methods
that require less water and inspecting equipment to prevent
leakage. We are also working to minimize environmental
impacts by monitoring wastewater treatment facilities and
conducting appropriate maintenance and by managing the
quality of wastewater.
Product-Related Initiatives
Logistics-Related Initiatives
Manufacturing-Related Initiatives
0
140,000
120,000
100,000
80,000
60,000
40,000
20,000
95,212
33
101,166
67
1,354
1,428
2,235
3,918
105,851
98,908
106,009
110,085
115,097
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2015
(Target)
(FY)
0
2,500
2,000
1,500
1,000
500
1,890
1,240
1,510
1,720
1,900
2,160
2,360
(FY) 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2015
(Target)
Cumulative Total of Olympus Eco-Products
(Products)
Fiscal 2014 target: 20% reduction from the fi scal 2008 level
Fiscal 2014 target: 20% reduction from the fi scal 2008 level
Energy-Related and Non-Energy-Related CO2 Emissions
(t-CO2)
Waste Usage
(Thousand m3)
CO2 generated from energy CO2 not generated from energy
Olympus CSR
(FY) 0
200
100
300
400
500
37
40
92
130
190
286
349
418
467
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