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Independent Practitioner’s Assurance
Omron believes the independent assurance process is important to improve the accuracy and objectivity of its Integrated
Report 2015. The following information contained in the Integrated Report was reviewed by an independent third party*1.
The process leading to issuance of the Independent Practitioner’s Assurance Report was as follows.
Scope of Independent Practitioner’s Assurance Report
● Number of employees (P. 18–19)
● Ratio of overseas employees to total employees
( P. 18–19)
● Ratio of non-Japanese in managerial positions
overseas (P. 16)
● Ratio of women in managerial roles (Japan)
( P. 16)
● Ratio of employees with disabilities (P. 17)
● Number of TOGA entries and participants (P. 16)
● Number of patents held (P. 18–19, 56)
● CO2 emissions of global production sites
( P. 17 , 18–
19)
● Global net sales to CO2 emissions (P. 17)
● Environmental contribution (P. 17, 18–19)
*1 Deloitte Tohmatsu Evaluation and Certification Organization Co., Ltd.: A related company of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC, a member firm of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited.
Determine scope,
categories, proce-
dures, and schedule
Planning
Perform procedures at
Omron headquarters and
other offices (site visit,
analytical procedures,
vouching, document
reviews, inquiries, etc.)
Perform
Procedures
Report the results of
procedures, including
identified issues
Reporting
Follow up on issues
identified in Step 3
Check
Final
Report
A professional separate
from the assurance
team performs a quality
control check
Quality
Assurance
Obtain management
representation letter, and
issue the independent
practitioner’s assurance report
Issue
Assurance
Report
Independent Practitioner’s Assurance Process
STEP 1STEP 2STEP 3STEP 4STEP 5STEP 6
Omron Integrated Report 2014: Awarded for Excellence
Omron Integrated Report 2014 was selected winner of the Award for Excellence in Integrated
Reporting from the World Intellectual Capital Initiative Japan. Our integrated reporting has also
been recognized by Nikkei Inc., as the winner of the Nikkei Annual Report Awards 2014 Grand
Prix, as well as most outstanding in the integrated reporting category.
Omron began planning for integrated reporting during
fiscal 2011, issuing our first Integrated Report in 2012,
combining our financial and non-financial CSR report.
In both 2013 and 2014, we received the Award
for Excellence in Integrated Reporting from the
World Intellectual Capital Initiative Japan, a partner
with the International Integrated Reporting Council
(IIRC). Nikkei Inc., publisher of the Nikkei Shimbun,
likewise honored Omron as the 2014 winner of the
Nikkei Annual Report Awards Grand Prix, as well
as the most outstanding company in the integrated
reporting category. The Tokyo Stock Exchange
singled out Omron from among 3,400 publicly
traded firms to receive their highest recognition, the
Corporate Value Improvement Award. The award has
recognized Omron for our earnings capacity, made
possible through our management professionalism
and information disclosure practices.
We believe that issuing integrated reports over
the past three years has led us to better practice our
management philosophy: Provide the products and
services that society requires, thereby contributing
to the development of global society while growing
as a company.
At the same time, writing these reports has
helped deepen our critical integrated thinking. It has
helped us manage with an eye fixed on long-term,
sustainable corporate value improvement.
Our Integrated Report 2015 conforms to the
integrated reporting framework recommended
by the IIRC and the World Intellectual Capital
Initiative. At the same time, we worked harder on
our coverage of materiality (important management
issues) and connectivity (between financial and
non-financial information). Specifically, we have
described our process for selecting material
information to disclose, as well as visualizing our
business model. Now, we can tell a much more
effective story of how Omron keeps creating unique
corporate value.
We have also taken steps to improve reliability by
contracting an independent assurance to prove how
important management indicators are related to non-
financial information. This is in answer to the call of
the IIRC for providing more assurance in this area.
As the editor-in-chief of this Integrated Report,
I can assure the reader of the validity of the process
by which it was created, as well as the accuracy of
the content herein.
At Omron, we will continue to lead the way
in integrated reporting in Japan. I encourage you
to help us in this endeavor by sharing your frank
opinions and ideas with us.
Satoshi Ando
Managing Executive Officer
Senior General Manager
Global Investor Relations &
Corporate Communications HQ
July 2015
From the Editor-in-Chief
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