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ACHIEVING ISO 14001 CERTIFICATION
• Recognizing that achieving ISO 14001 certification is a passport to becoming a global and
“green” corporation, OMRON sees the certification as a manifestation of its environmental
management attitude toward promoting continuous reductions in environmental burden.
• Domestically, OMRON established its promotion system in 1995 and acquired ISO 14001
certification in November 1996 and December 1996 for its Ayabe Factory and OMRON
Ichinomiya, respectively, while overseas, OMRON Manufacturing of the Netherlands B.V.
(OMN), a Dutch manufacturing company, achieved ISO 14001 certification around the same
time. In addition, to date, ISO 14001 certification has been achieved at all of OMRON’s 30
sites worldwide: 16 sites in Japan and 14 sites overseas.
• By further strengthening its efforts Groupwide, the OMRON Group is striving to introduce
many innovative ecological products, while working globally to achieve truly environment-
friendly offices and factories.
• The OMRON Group’s major environmental activities include the reduction of factory waste,
the restricted use of harmful substances, and the establishment of a product assessment
system. Such efforts have benefited the Company in a number of ways, including greater
production efficiency and an improved image among our customers.
OMRON’S ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES
16
NUFRINGEN
DEN BOSCH
TELFORD
TAIPEI
SHANGHAI (3 sites)
(Feb. ’98) (Apr. ’99)
(Nov. ’96)
(Nov., Dec. ’98 and Feb. 99)
(Nov., ’96 to Jan. 99)
(Dec. ’98)
(Mar. ’99)
(Feb. ’99)
(Dec. ’98)
(Aug. ’97)
KUALA LUMPUR
JAKARTA
ASIA/PACIFIC
Japan
(16 sites)
China
Europe
SEOUL
DALIAN