Environmental Policy

Through its evolution as an environmentally harmonious corporation, Nikon seeks to spread its Basic Environmental Management Policy throughout the entire Nikon Group in order to promote the build-up of a recycling-oriented society through all of its business activities.

The Nikon Basic Environmental Management Policy

Purpose of the Policy

Nikon enacted the "Nikon Basic Environmental Management Policy" in 1992 in order to express its commitment to improvements in its local environment as well as globally, and to act as the foundation for its environmental management activities. Nikon believes that pollution prevention measures and the efficient use of resources are vital steps that must be taken, in order to be able to hand on to the next generation a healthy environment that is capable of supporting the continued development of society. In the year ended March 2002, the Nikon policy underwent a major revision in response to the anticipated needs of the coming recycling society. An outline of our action guidelines is presented below.

Action Guidelines

We will make every effort to promote waste reduction, reuse and recycling, while encouraging energy and resource conservation, waste reduction and conscientious waste processing, with the goal of creating an environment-conscious recycling society.
We will perform environmental and safety reviews at every stage of planning, development and design, in order to provide products that fully comply with environmental protection aims.
At every stage of production, distribution, use and disposal, we will actively introduce materials and equipment that are effective in protecting the environment, strive to develop and improve technologies in this area, and work to minimize environmental burdens.
We will meet targets for reduction of environmental burdens and use of harmful substances, and continue to improve our environmental management system through environmental audits and other means.
We will develop and follow a rigorous code of standards, in addition to observing all environmental conservation treaties, national and regional laws and regulations.
We will conduct ongoing education programmes to further employee knowledge of environmental issues and promote employee involvement in environmental activities.
We will provide suppliers with guidance and information to promote optimal environmental protection activities.
We will participate actively in the environmental protection programs of society at large, and implement information disclosure.