Nikon has been establishing annual "Environmental Targets" and medium-term targets under the Nikon Environmental Action Plan since the year ended March 2001. With the integration of the environmental management systems (EMS) in the Group, the scope of subjects covered under the Action Plan and Environmental Targets has been expanded.
Nikon Environmental Action Plan 2008
Product Environment
| Theme |
Mid-term environmental targets |
Energy conservation(prevention of global warming)
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[Energy efficiency]
- 30% or more improvement in overall energy efficiency of new products released between
the years ending March 31, 2009-2011, compared to similar existing products
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Reduction in use of hazardous chemical substances, etc.
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[Eco-glass usage]
- Maintain 100% use of Eco-glass in new optical designs for consumer products and at least
98% for industrial products; at least 98% (by mass) of material shipped by optical glass division
[Lead-free solder]
- 100% for all new electronic circuit boards for small products (cameras, microscopes, surveying
instruments, etc.), and at least 90% for large products (steppers, scanners, etc.)
[Hexavalent chromium, lead, cadmium, mercury, PBB, PBDE, PVC]
- Continue compliance with RoHS Directive; maintain & improve management system
- Ensure thorough process control for hexavalent chromium surface-treatment processes in consumer
fields; continue total elimination policy for newly designed components in the industrial field
[Ozone layer-depleting substances]
- Continue to eliminate HCFC as refrigerant in all IC/LCD steppers & scanners shipped from
year ending March 31, 2009
|
Control of chemical substances
|
[Control of chemical substances in products]
- Create & operate management system
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Green procurement
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[Reduction in use of hazardous chemical substances]
- Maintain & update green procurement in consumer fields, expand use in industrial field
[Application of Nikon Green Procurement Standards (procured goods)]
- Maintain & update application of Nikon Green Procurement Standards
- Continue survey & audit of environmental conservation systems
|
Distribution
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[Reduction of CO2 emissions in domestic physical distribution]
- Reduce CO2 emissions per net sales by 19% or more compared to year ending March 31, 2007
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Workplace Environment
| Theme |
Mid-term environmental targets |
Energy conservation (prevention of global warming)
|
[Reduction in greenhouse gas (energy-based CO2) emissions]
- Reduce total CO2 emissions by Nikon and domestic manufacturing subsidiaries in Japan to 126,000
tons or less (93% compared to year ending March 31, 2006)
- Reduce emissions by 15% per net sales (compared to year ending March 31, 2006) at 2 Asian manufacturing
subsidiaries(total emissions: 87,000 tons of CO2)
|
Waste reduction
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[Zero-emission system]
- Maintain system at Nikon and major domestic manufacturing subsidiaries; establish system
at 2 Asian manufacturing subsidiaries
[Reduction of mass-volume waste]
- Achieve 30% reduction (compared to year ending March 31, 2006) at 12 business establishments
in Japan, 2 Asian manufacturing subsidiaries
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Others
| Theme |
Mid-term environmental targets |
Environmental Management System (EMS)
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[ISO 14001 integrated certification]
- Expand/maintain integrated certification
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Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
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[Gauge environmental burden using LCA]
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