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To minimize the adverse environmental effects of our products throughout their life cycles (see right diagram), Nikon formulated its own product assessment system in 1995.
The Nikon Product Assessment system is now practiced by all product development and design departments. The resulting reductions in the environmental loads of our products have been significant.
Nikon is constantly adding new evaluation items and standards for product assessment. In the year ended March 2007 we introduced a revised system (8th update) with reinforced criteria related to hazardous substances. Our product design divisions will redouble their efforts with the goal of more favorable evaluation under assessment by the newest update.
Product Assessment Results
If a product shows improved environmental friendliness compared with the prior model, assessment points are awarded. If the environmental friendliness is about the same, no points are given. If the environmental friendliness has deteriorated, points are subtracted. The point scale ranges from -100 to +100.
Over the 13 years from the year ended March 1996 to the year ended March 2008, Nikon performed 815 assessments under this program, obtaining +26.6 points on average. The average points assessed have improved dramatically over the last four years, reaching +47.6, in spite of the enforcement of ever stricter assessment criteria.
Nikon is continuing its efforts to improve and enhance the functionality and performance of all of its products, while releasing new products to the world markets. These assessments confirm the great advances we are achieving through our environmental efforts.
