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Basic Approach

Nikon, as a global company, is committed to actively addressing social issues such as human rights, work environments, health and safety, and the environment in our supply chain, including among our procurement partners, through CSR procurement activities to meet society's expectations with trust and to realize a sustainable society. With this in mind, the Nikon Group has established the Nikon CSR Procurement Standards in accordance with the Responsible Business Alliance (RBA) Code of Conduct. We have published these standards in Japanese, English, and Chinese.

We also review these codes of conduct and standards on a regular basis to ensure our own procurement activities are consistent.

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Learn more about our CSR procurement standards and responsible procurement initiatives.

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Contact us here with complaints or inquiries regarding human rights violations in the supply chain, conflict minerals, and related issues.

Compliance Requests

The Nikon Group incorporates compliance with the Nikon CSR Procurement Standards in our master agreements, and we ask all our procurement partners and their suppliers to act responsibly in accordance with these standards.

Procurement Partner Assessments

We conduct assessments of critical procurement partners in three-year cycles from fiscal year 2023 to 2025, and from fiscal year 2026 to 2028.

We conduct the Nikon CSR Self-Assessment Survey for suppliers identified as Nikon Group critical procurement partners. These assessments ask partners to self-assess their implementation of the Nikon CSR Procurement Standards. The CSR Self-Assessment questionnaire is based on the RBA questionnaire and is conducted as an assessment of items related to human rights and human life, such as forced labor and child labor, with its own weighting. If the survey results do not meet the target standards, improvements are requested.

Furthermore, we conduct CSR audits (second-party audits*) of procurement partners that are particularly critical to our business or that we judge to be high-risk. We ask for improvements and provide assistance to address issues identified through the Nikon CSR Self-Assessment Survey and CSR audits, confirming that improvements have been completed. In principle, we confirm that improvement have been completed in the year following the year of the improvement request.

If a serious violation of the Nikon CSR Procurement Standards is confirmed, or if a procurement partner does not cooperate sufficiently in a survey or audit or make any improvements to address issues, we will review our business relationship with the partner. Reviews may end in suspension of transactions or termination of contracts. In addition, we always conduct the Nikon CSR Self-Assessment Survey for new suppliers before entering into business contracts after confirming that they meet our standards.

• *Nikon CSR audit: An audit conducted by a commissioned consultant in accordance with RBA auditing standards.

Support for Responsible Minerals Sourcing

Certain minerals contained in Nikon products may involve mining processes that pose risks of human rights violations, including child labor and forced labor, as well as environmental destruction, conflict, and social injustice. The Nikon Group established the Responsible Minerals Sourcing Policy, and we strive to procure mineral resources responsibly. The Nikon Group incorporates compliance with this policy into master agreements, and we ask all procurement partners and their suppliers to act responsibly in accordance with this policy.

• Responsible Minerals Sourcing Policy (PDF:270KB)
• Report on the Responsible Minerals Sourcing Inquiry Briefings 2025
• Responsible Minerals Sourcing Report 2026 (Results of the 2025 Survey) (PDF:628KB)
• List of 3TG Smelters and Cobalt Refiners (Conformant and Active as of January 31, 2026) Identified by the 2025 Survey (PDF:593KB)

Green Procurement

Environmental regulations like the EU RoHS^*1 Directive and REACH^*2 Regulations have even become more widespread in countries outside the EU, and Japan has also established similar laws and regulations. Moreover, efforts aimed at reducing CO₂ are rapidly growing around the world.

The Nikon Group has been aware of the social issues behind these social trends for some time. Based on the Nikon Green Procurement Policy, we conduct honest and fair materials procurement, aiming to continue providing products answering the expectations of our customers and to foster better society, a cleaner global environment, and sustainable corporate growth. Based on this philosophy, the Nikon Group created the Nikon Green Procurement Standards, prioritizing the procurement of goods that give consideration to environmental impact, and we have made active involvement in environmental conservation a condition of doing business with our procurement partners.

1. *1EU RoHS Directive: RoHS stands for "Restriction of Hazardous Substances." This directive restricts use of specified hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment.
2. *2REACH Regulations: An EU regulation on chemical substances that came into effect in 2007. REACH stands for Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals. Under this regulation, manufacturers, and importers of chemical substances are required to register information on the safety and use of these substances.

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Learn more about our green procurement policies and standards and our approach to chemical substance management.

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Featured Highlights

This section details the unique Nikon approach toward creating a sustainable society.