Green Procurement

1. To give priority to the purchase of items that have been produced by taking environmental issues into consideration.
2. To give priority to suppliers who are proactive in conserving the environment.

The Nikon Group will procure products based on the "Nikon Basic Policy for Green Procurement." In particular, with respect to suppliers, for example, of new products and technology, we wish to develop broad-based relationships with suppliers capable of meeting Nikon requirements. Additionally, it is our wish to implement wide-ranging reinforcement of cooperative relationships with suppliers who meet all of Nikon requirements in terms of QCDE (Quality, Cost, Delivery, Environment), covering such areas as information sharing as well as support for the improvement of technology and environment.

Based on the "Nikon Green Procurement Standards", Nikon has annually conducted the "Environmental Conservation Survey" for its business partners four times since 1999. In 2006, the questionnaires of the Survey were revised not focusing on maintenance of pollution prevention system but on establishment/improvement of hazardous chemical substances management system during procurement. Using these renewed questionnaires, the 5th Environmental Conservation Survey was conducted and around 320 business partners participated in it in the year ended March 2007. In order to ascertain the environmental conservation structures of our business partners more precisely, the Environmental Conservation Checkup has also started to conduct for them. Based on the both evaluation results of the Survey and the Checkup, Nikon Group has certified the business partners which are particularly excellent in the viewpoint of environmental conservation as "Nikon Environmental Partners" since the year ended March 2007.