Environmental Management System
Environmental management organization
The Nikon Group established an environmental management organization based on the Nikon Basic Environmental Management Policy, and is implementing a group-wide environmental management system under the leadership of the Environmental & Technical Administration Department. Through this organization, we constantly monitor the enactment and enforcement of the relevant regulations, treaties, and standards both within and outside Japan, as well as social needs that are taking shapes so that we can respond to them proactively.
Utilization of ISO 14001 certification
The Nikon Group conducts environmental management activities based on ISO 14001. We are currently expanding the scope of certification of our globally integrated environmental management system in and outside Japan with the goal of boosting the efficiency of our business operations and spreading our Environmental Action Plan through the entire Group, which is our medium-term goal for environmental activities. In the year ended March 31, 2012, two Group companies in Japan were certified as a single site within Nikon Corporation facilities.
One non-manufacturing overseas Group company also obtained independent certification.
We are also promoting the introduction of the Nikon Simplified Environmental Management System (simplified EMS) to facilities in Japan and overseas which have low environmental impacts. The simplified EMS consists of the key elements from ISO 14001. During the year ended March 31, 2012, the simplified EMS was introduced at the facilities of two Group companies in Japan.
Acquisition of ISO 14001 Certification
| Scope of certification | |
|---|---|
| Integrated certification | Nikon Corporation |
| Sendai Nikon Corporation | |
| Miyagi Nikon Precision Co., Ltd. | |
| Tochigi Nikon Corporation Tochigi Nikon Precision Co., Ltd. |
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| Kurobane Nikon Co., Ltd. | |
| Hikari Glass Co., Ltd. | |
| Nikon Instech Co., Ltd. | |
| Nikon TEC Corporation | |
| TNI Industry Co., Ltd. Nagai Factory | |
| Nikon Vision Co., Ltd. | |
| Nikon Imaging (China) Co., Ltd. | |
| Nikon (Thailand) Co., Ltd. | |
| Hikari Glass (Changzhou) Optics Co., Ltd. | |
| Nanjing Nikon Jiangnan Optical Instrument Co., Ltd. | |
| Independent certification | Nasu Nikon Co., Ltd. |
| Aichi Nikon Co., Ltd. | |
| Nikon U.K. Ltd. |
Performing internal audits
We conduct internal audits at least once a year to verify the compatibility of auditees' environmental management systems with ISO 14001, to see whether they are complying and adhering strictly to their environmental manuals, and to check how they have set and implemented their environmental targets and how they are performing. During the year ended March 31, 2012, one of the main points in the audits was whether specific statements had been included in the control ledger which would allow users to easily check the status of compliance with environmental laws and regulations.