Nikon and the Environment

A corporation is like a living organism, functioning within the global environment. As it grows, it provides products and services to society and continues to grow, and during this time it consumes various resources and energy, and generates numerous types of waste.
As society moves towards a recycling-oriented society that promotes energy efficiency, the efficient use of resources and a near-zero level of waste, there is an imminent need for companies to accurately identify their environmental impact and develop a higher level of eco-management.
The Nikon Group has countless ongoing activities that fulfill this need, including reducing all types of waste and is also actively implementing proprietary initiatives, like the development of Eco-glass, which has a very low environmental impact. Nikon is currently putting particular focus on reducing CO₂ emissions and combating soil pollution. Nikon is known for "Trustworthiness and Creativity" and it uses the experience and technology gained from its long history in becoming an environmentally harmonious corporation.

Relationship with the Environment in Business Operations

Nikon Group's principal environmental loading (for year ended March 31, 2009)

Input		Nikon Plants	Manufacturing Subsidiaries	Unit
Energy	Electricity	174,375	102,367	MWh
	Gas	6,194	2,965	(thousand) m³
	Heavy oil	322	1,029	Kl
	Kerosene	0	40	Kl
	Water	1,331	820	(thousand) m³
PRTR substance	Xylene	0	2.431	t
	Hexavalent-chromium	0	0.506	t
	Dichloropentafluoropropane	0	3.546	t
	Toluene	0	5.618	t
	Nickel compounds	0	0.617	t
	Barium and its water-soluble compounds	0	43.079	t
	Hydrogen fluoride and its water-soluble salts	0	30.727	t
	Boron and its compounds	1.356	17.526	t

Output		Nikon	Subsidiaries	Unit
CO₂ emissions	Electricity	74,109	45,143	t - CO₂
	Gas	13,393	13,665	t - CO₂
	Heavy oil	363	2,787	t - CO₂
	Kerosene	0	99	t - CO₂
PRTR substance emissions	Xylene	0	0.972	t
	Hexavalent-chromium	0	0	t
	Dichloropentafluoropropane	0	3.329	t
	Toluene	0	3.860	t
	Nickel compounds	0	0	t
	Barium and its water-soluble compounds	0	0.030	t
	Hydrogen fluoride and its water-soluble salts	0	0.006	t
	Boron and its compounds	0.002	0.024	t
Disposal	Amount of waste generated	3,716	2,438	t
	Amount recycled	3,673	1,644	t
	Amount of landfill	11	685	t

Scope of Data
Nikon Plants: Ohi, Yokohama, Sagamihara, Kumagaya and Mito
Manufacturing Subsidiaries: Tochigi Nikon, Tochigi Nikon Precision, Mito Nikon Precision, Sendai Nikon, Sendai Nikon Precision, Zao Nikon, and Kurobane Nikon, Hikari Glass (In this report these 8 subsidiaries are referred to the "major manufacturing subsidiaries in Japan".)

Note:: For electricity figures, Nikon Plants Include Nikon Corporation head office.
For the PRTR substance figures, Manufacturing Subsidiaries include TNI Industry Nagai Factory.