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Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
FY2009 results Rating* FY2010 policy/targets
Ensuring safety and security for production sites
Promoted safety businesses (by providing various safety sensors) to maintain safety at pro-
duction sites worldwide.
• Considered expanding the machinery and equipment safety service in operation at North
American sites to the Asian and European regions.
• Assessments were conducted at pilot customer sites, but the service was not started on a
global scale.
Toward a safer, more secure society
Promoted the social sensor solutions business, which contributes to the safety and security
of society in the four domains of train stations, roads, industry and commerce.
• Commenced deliveries of the misplaced vehicle detection system.
• External factors caused the postponement of the Driving Safety Support Systems (DSSS)
demonstration tests, and results verification was not achieved.
Embedding safety and security equipment in personal computers
Implemented and organized a common platform, standardization, and options for RAS sensing
technology enhancing reliability, availability, and serviceability of industrial-use electronic
devices using computer technology; integrated into new products; and commenced marketing.
Offered globally home and professional use products and services that help in the prevention,
treatment, and management of lifestyle diseases.
• Increased the number of countries where digital blood pressure monitors are sold and
expanded annual production volume.
• Number of countries: 107 (as of February 2010)
• Annual number of blood pressure monitors produced: See link
www.healthcare.omron.co.jp/english/factory.html
Environmental solutions
Promoted the CO2reduction solutions business to help companies prevent global warming.
• Achieved average CO2emissions reduction rate of over 10% (value basis) at 10 client com-
pany sites employing Omron solutions.
• Conducted in-house verification tests for further CO2emissions reductions at four sites.
Environmental components business
• Contributed to reducing CO2by expanding the solar power conditioner (*1) business relat-
ed to new energy sources.
Year-on-year business growth: 330% (on a domestic unit sales basis)
• Particle sensors (*2) to measure environmental cleanliness of production sites: Launched
sales of two air sensor models that measure air temperature and humidity. Strong interest
for environmental management applications at rechargeable battery manufacturers, with
domestic unit sales up 126% year on year, from fiscal 2008.
• Provided electricity leakage sensors and cell monitoring units (which are used as the bat-
tery management systems for the next-generation electric vehicles) in the i-MiEV of
Mitsubishi Motors.
*1 A solar power conditioner converts DC power from solar panels to home-use AC power, and sends it to the
power supply network of a commercial electric company.
*2 A particle sensor enables high-precision monitoring of airborne particles.
Health (Products/services supporting lifestyle disease prevention/treatment)
Ensuring safety and security for production sites
Continue seeking to upgrade control systems to provide flexible
total safety control from input to output.
Develop next-generation platforms for total safety systems that
boost both capacity utilization rates and safety.
Toward safer, more secure road transportation
Introduce entry detection systems for highways and other traffic
infrastructure.
Conduct the Driving Safety Support Systems (DSSS) demon-
stration tests with automakers and verify the results.
Embedding safety and security equipment in personal
computers
Continue R&D of common platforms, standardization, and options
for RAS sensing technology and expanding the range of prod-
ucts employing the technology.
Aim to increase sales by meeting needs in emerging and growth
countries.
Environmental solutions
Formulate a business model for the advent of “the Smart
Communities Society.”
• Participate in and verify the results of the government’s
demonstration tests for a Japanese smart grid.
Environmental components business
• Advance the environmental components business by releas-
ing new solar power conditioner units and related products.
• Introduce and promote solar power generation systems through
proliferation of Anti-Islanding Control Technology (AICOT).
• Increase to five types of control products that measure and control
environmental conditions following the dual concept of “com-
plete environment visualization” and “energy conservation.”
• Develop products to support proliferation of electric vehicles.
Environment (Products/services supporting a low-carbon society)
Omron’s CSR activities have received high praise from
around the world, and the Company’s shares are included
in two major socially responsible investment (SRI) indices
(*1): the Morningstar Socially Responsible Investment
Index (*2) and the Ethibel Sustainability Index (*3). Omron
is also included in several SRI and eco funds (*4) such as
the Corporate Governance Fund set up by Japan’s Pension
Fund Association. Since fiscal 2008, Omron has also been
included in the SRI trust of ASN Bank, the largest SRI-only
bank in the Netherlands (as of March 31, 2010).
*1 SRI Index
An SRI index refers to an index for social
responsibility investment wherein a com-
pany’s corporate social responsibility (CSR)
is a key criterion for investment along with
its financial performance.
*2 Morningstar Socially Responsible
Investment Index
The Morningstar Socially Responsible
Investment Index is an SRI index com-
prised exclusively of Japanese companies.
*3 Ethibel Sustainability Index
The Ethibel Sustainability Index includes
companies evaluated for SRI by the strict
standards of Ethibel, an SRI consulting
agency in Belgium.
*4 Eco Fund
An eco fund is a type of investment trust
that focuses investment on companies
actively engaged in environmental issues.
Inclusion in International SRI Indices
CSR through Business Activities: Targets and Results
GD 3rd Stage (FY2008–10) focus activities/targets
Seeking to create products and services that contribute to solving social issues with a focus on the four areas of “safety,
security, health, and the environment.”
*Rating: Self-assessment was conducted to comprehensively evaluate the progress of activities, including the degree of achievement of the Grand Design 2010,
3rd Stage (FY2008-10) targets, degree of global progress, external evaluations, and relative comparison with other companies.
More progress than initially expected Progress Needs more effort
Safety and Security (Products/services for various sectors of society)
For more details about Omron’s CSR activities, please see our Sustainability Report 2010 (online edition).
http://www.omron.com/corporate/csr/ (Scheduled for release in October 2010)