Outline of actual results in FY2006

Eco-products

I.Creating sophisticated environment-friendly products
Increasing sales of Environmentally-conscious products	○	So far inIn the current business year, we have certified 44 items as Olympus eco-products, bringing the cumulative total to 78. Global sales have reached approximately2,740,971 units worth a total of ¥91,863 million.
Developing environmental technical information management system		We are designing and implementing management systems for controlled chemical substances in each product category.
Practicing green purchasing		We are also using centralized purchasing and working to apply green purchasing practices to all operations. Another goal is an increase in the percentage of eco-cars used.

Eco-facility

II. Implementing Eco-efficient Management

Preventing Global Warming

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[CO₂ Emissions from Energy-System]
36.6% reduction per sales unit compared to FY1990
Olympus Group businesses in Japan have worked consistently to reduce energy consumption. These efforts have been reflected in a year-on-year reduction of approximately 200 tons. New environmental systems were introduced when operations started at the Mishima Plant.
Emissions from overseas operations increased by approximately 7,000 tons as a result of increased production volume at our factories in China.

Olympus Group businesses in Japan have worked consistently to reduce energy consumption. These efforts have been were reflected in a year-on-year reduction of approximately 200 tons. New environmental systems were introduced when operations started at the Mishima Plant.
Emissions from overseas operations increased by approximately 7,000 tons. as a result of This resulted from increased production volumes at our factories sites in China.

[CO₂ Emissions from Non-Energy-System]
8.2% year-on-year increase to 5,958 tons- of CO₂
An increase in emissions has resulted from the integration of business sites. We are developing new technology with the aim of reducing emissions in the long run through the use of alternative substances and other methods.
Non-Energy CO₂ Emissions
8.2% year-on-year increase to 5,958 tons of CO₂

Effective use of resources and reducing the amount of waste

[Waste Generation]
32% reduction per sales unit (compared to the FY2000)
The amount of waste from our Japan-based operations was lower than in the previous FY year. Reasons for this reduction included the recovery of valuable resources through effective sorting, and the benefits of business site integration. The amount of waste generated from our overseas operations increased due to the expansion of experimental facilities in Europe and North America.

Eco-management

III.Practicing Global Environmental Management

Improving the system for complying with environmental laws and regulations

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Olympus has expanded information-sharing activities and completed preparations for compliance with China's Administration on the Control of Pollution Caused by Electronic Information Products. We have begun implementing trials of an information-sharing database relating to environmental laws and regulations.

Strengthening environmental risk management

Soil tests were carried out at the site of the former Sakaki Plant of Olympus Opto-Technology Co., Ltd. and soil treatment was appropriately implemented.

We conducted an audit to ascertain whether any construction materials containing asbestos had been used in our facilities in Japan. The audit covered 71 sites, including business offices, facilities operated by affiliated companies, and employee hostels and housing. Work was carried out in accordance with Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare preventive regulations at five sites containing asbestos where there was a potential for the asbestos to become airborne. Priority was given to the removal of asbestos, and depending on the circumstances, steps were taken to enclose and contain the affected areas.

Eco-Communication

IV.Enriching Environmental Communication

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Olympus has provided environmental education to our employees. We are also enhancing our communication tools, including the CSR Report and the creation of English-language websites. Recognition for these efforts, Olympus CSR and environmental activity internet site won the Corporate Division Excellent Award of the "Environment goo"(Only in Japanese) that one of the major environmental portal site in Japan.
Our products were exhibited in the Eco-Products 2006 Exhibition and we continued hosting the "Global Warming Witness" website, featuring photography by Mr. Mitsuaki Iwago. We also staged a number of events, including corporate eco-forums.