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As a manufacturer, Olympus is working to provide more environmentally harmonious products. To achieve this, it has established its own Olympus Eco-Products Standards, based on the characteristics of the Olympus Group's business activities and products, to guide the design of environmentally-conscious products.

Human health and safety and the workings of nature are precious and irreplaceable. As a manufacturer, Olympus is contributing to the creation of a sustainable society by supplying more products that are in harmony with nature.

As the percentage of environmentally-conscious products increases, there will be a corresponding reduction in the environmental loads caused by the processing of raw materials and the assembly and shipment of products. The environmental impacts resulting from the use and disposal of products will also be reduced. Olympus is working to create a sustainable society by manufacturing, selling and buying environmentallyconscious products.

Under the Eco-Products Administration Rules, which it formulated in 2003, Olympus certifies products that meet its own standards for environmentally-conscious products as Olympus Eco-Products. In developing these standards, Olympus referred to the Type II environmental labeling requirements stipulated in the international standard, ISO14021. Through this approach, Olympus is seeking to minimize environmental loads across entire product life cycles. The scope of the standards has been expanded to include not only products and their packaging, but also production and logistics processes. Assessments are based on four items: safety/environmental protection, energy conservation, resource conservation, and environmental disclosure.

In fiscal 2010, Olympus added new environmentally responsible design standards that are even more rigorous than the Eco-Products Standards. Under these new standards, products that make significant contributions to the reduction of environmental loads are classified as "Super Eco-Products."

In fiscal 2010, 63 products were added to the list of Olympus Eco-Products, bringing the cumulative total to 349, including seven Super Eco-Products. Sales of Eco-Products now account for 55% of total sales.

Olympus will continue these efforts to reduce the environmental impact of every product that it manufactures and sells. As a manufacturer, we are determined to contribute to the creation of a sustainable society by supplying more environmentally harmonious product.

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