CSR Achievements for the Year Ended March 31, 2012 and Future Targets
The Nikon Group evaluates the results of its CSR activities every fiscal year, in order to ensure efficiency and effectiveness, and sets targets for the next year that reflect both the achievements made and problems identified with existing activities. We conduct these activities in communication with our stakeholders.
Priority Issues and Targets and Results for the Year Ended March 31, 2012 (April 1, 2011 to March 31, 2012)
We will strive to develop our business globally while constantly maintaining a strong awareness of CSR. We will enhance trust by encouraging and supporting communication with stakeholders, and responding sincerely to stakeholder expectations.
◯: Achieved △: Measures started but not yet achieved X: Not started
| Priority issue | Target | Results | Self evaluation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Development of a CSR infrastructure | Reflect on responses to the Great East Japan Earthquake, revise BCPs to prepare for an earthquake in the Tokyo region, improve crisis management abilities through drills | Reviewed damage predictions for the Tokyo region, and revised initial responses and BCPs; conducted training and exercises for executives of the facilities to enhance crisis management capabilities | ◯ |
| Thorough conservation of electricity (strengthen policies and monitoring, respond to requests from the Government of Japan) | Strengthened monitoring and power-saving measures; satisfied government requests faithfully (15% year-on-year reduction) | ◯ | |
| Establish CSR coordinating functions at the regional headquarters in China and Asia by the end of this fiscal year; create a CSR promotion organization in China | Established a CSR promotion organization within the regional headquarters, and held the first meeting of the Chinese CSR Committee; implemented compliance education for employees | ◯ | |
| Implement education for all Nikon Corporation employees to create continual and consistent awareness of export control of technical information | Conducted e-learning on the provision of technical information for all employees (attendance rate: 87.6%); conducted two briefing sessions for priority divisions | ◯ | |
| Thorough export control at overseas Group companies | Formulated and began to implement rules on the re-exportation of products that are exported by Nikon Corporation and imported by an overseas Group company | ◯ | |
| Continual countermeasures against highly pathogenic influenza strains (information gathering, desktop exercises, sufficient emergency stores, etc.) | Revised action plan, and continued to gather information, conduct desktop exercises and replenish and increase medical and emergency stockpiles | ◯ | |
| Maintain an environment to provide latest risk information for employees on overseas business travel, create a centralized Group management system for business traveler information | Commenced operation of the System for Checking the Safety of People on Overseas Business Travel at Group companies in Japan; actually used the system during the restoration work following the floods in Thailand | ◯ | |
| Expansion and promotion of environmental management | For targets and results related to the environment, please refer to "Environmental Action Plan". | — | |
| Implementation of compliance activities | Improve Nikon Group employee awareness of compliance by making all employees thoroughly informed of the revised version of the Nikon Code of Conduct, which is consistent for the entire Group | Steadily implemented education on the revised Nikon Code of Conduct at 51 Group companies in Japan and overseas | ◯ |
| Implement awareness surveys of Group employees in Japan, giving feedback about results, supporting the activities of departments with weak scores | Provided feedback on the results of the awareness surveys to all surveyed departments and companies; also provided individual briefings to departments with weak scores | ◯ | |
| Make employees thoroughly aware of the in-house reporting/consulting system, as well as its sound operation | Gained a full understanding of the performance of consultation hotlines in Japan and overseas; established a new unified external point of contact in Japan, and renewed awareness by distributing a new handy card | ◯ | |
| Respect for human rights and work environments, and promoting diversity in workforce | Expand implementation of diversity training for managers, with a target of five training sessions each year attended by 100 managers (in Japan) | Conducted training sessions five times throughout the year, attended by 118 managers; also held a study meeting for directors, attended by 11 people | ◯ |
| Implement proactive employment activities (raise the percentage of women employed to at least 10% by March 2013) | Conducted recruitment events and so forth; 9.4% as of March 31, 2012 (612 of 6,531 employees) | ◯ | |
| Conduct Group surveys on human rights and labor, identify problems, and draft policies | Completed survey on human rights and labor for 59 Nikon Group companies; no material problems discovered | ◯ | |
| Collect basic health and safety data of the Group, and provide necessary assistance | Focused efforts on recovery after the Thai floods; published a Hygiene Measures Manual and provided health and safety guidance based on on-site reviews | ◯ | |
| Enhance training programs and expand target countries to develop global human resources for emerging economies | Enhanced foreign language training programs for the languages of developing countries, and added new countries where employees are going to study abroad | ◯ | |
| Co-existence with society and the natural environment | Carry out support activities for the victims and areas affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake | Under the slogan "Assisting Reconstruction through Photography," commenced long-term activities for the victims and affected communities | ◯ |
| Organize issues and propose promotion plans for Group companies which have not yet implemented social contribution activities | Improved results by presenting examples of support and donations to Group companies which had not yet implemented social contribution activities | ◯ | |
| Promotion of CSR activities in the supply chain | Revise the Green Procurement Standard; begin examining the integration of Nikon Procurement Partners' CSR Guidelines and Nikon Green Procurement Standards | Revised the Nikon Green Procurement Standards and the Nikon Procurement Partners' CSR Guidelines; after consideration, decided to shelve the integration of the two | ◯ |
| Clarify confirmation standards, and consider an implementation system to confirm the activities of procurement partners through visits (including overseas) | Prepared a check sheet for on-site inspections, and established a system for conducting on-site inspections | ◯ | |
| Conduct audits of procurement partners' environmental management system | Audited procurement partners' environmental management systems (66 in Japan, 11 overseas, and mock audits for three overseas Group companies) | ◯ | |