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into effect in July 2006, we obtained information regarding
the amount of regulated chemical compounds present in
about 170,000 purchased parts, materials, and products,
and discontinued the use of banned substances in about
30% of our products by replacing parts and materials.
In the future, we will further raise our goals under
Green Omron 21 and work towards new targets to be
attained by 2010. Regarding CO2emissions in particular,
we intend to reduce energy use by all of the companies in
the group in accordance with the reduction goals set under
the Kyoto Protocol. Therefore, as well as continuing and
strengthening our in-house energy-saving policy, we will
add to our options the introduction of clean energy gener-
ated from wind power and biomass energy and the use of
Kyoto mechanisms, such as the purchase of emissions
credits, and work towards the attainment of our goals.
ENVIRONMENTAL DECLARATION
We pledge to aspire to harmonize with nature and work for
a better environment through activities showing a strong
sense of public responsibility.
Topics
Dealing with RoHS: Plan to Finish in Fiscal 2005
Europe has issued the RoHS (Restriction of Haz-
ardous Substances) directive, which bans the use of
six hazardous materials used in electronic equip-
ment, including lead and mercury. This directive will
go into effect in July 2006. The Omron Group is
actively responding to the issue of these regulated
chemical compounds, eliminating hazardous sub-
stances not only in the parts we purchase but also
in our manufacturing processes, and working
towards the building of environmental security sys-
tems at the developmental and design stages. In
fiscal 2005, we will make great efforts to remove all
of these regulated chemical substances from our
products using this framework. Our goal is to elimi-
nate the use of these substances in all products by
the end of March 2006.
For more details, please see The Company’s Sustainability Report 2005
We believe it is important that we fulfill our responsibility of creating dialog with more of our stakeholders, explaining our
thoughts regarding the expectations people hold for us, and having everyone understand our position. Thus, we started, in
2004, to issue The Company’s Sustainability Report, which adds a social report to the environmental report we were issuing
previously, and are now making it available on our website. For more details regarding Omron’s CSR ideas, plans, and activity
report, please refer to The Company’s Sustainability Report 2005. We would be happy to hear everyone’s frank opinions.
http://www.omron.com/corporate/csr/
Environmental Vision “Green Omron 21”
Development of society
Contributing to the sustainable
development of society
Creating a 21st Century Company
Eco-Mind
High environmental awareness
of all empoloyees
Eco-
Management
Eco-Logistics
Eco-
Factories/
Laboratories/
Offices
Eco-Products
Eco-
Communication
Maximizing Omron
value on a long-term basis
Environmentally-friendly
logistics
Disclosure of environmental
information and environmental
contribution activities
Creating environmentally-
friendly products,
environmentally-
conscious products
Environmental efforts in
corporate management
Environmentally-friendly
business activities