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Olympus clearly communicates its environmental concepts to all suppliers (parts suppliers etc.) with which it has transactions by means of the Olympus Environmental Charter, Environmental Protection Declaration and Environmental Action Guideline for Environmental Protection Declaration. Olympus also works with its suppliers to expand environmental initiatives by conducting surveys of environment-related substances and environmental management systems.

• Olympus Group Green Procurement Standard [version 1]
  (Japanese, English and Chinese versions)
• Japanese  [PDF: 163KB]
• English  [PDF: 134KB]
• Chinese  [PDF: 173KB]

In recent years, governments worldwide have tightened regulations relating to reduction or control of chemical substances that affect human health or the environment. In 2003, Olympus established the Control Rules for Environment-related Substances Used in Product^*1. We rigorously control chemical substances according to control levels based on local regulatory requirements, such as the RoHS Directive and the REACH and CLP regulations in Europe, and the Law concerning Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (Kakanho) and the Environment and Promotion of Improvements to the Management Thereof (Kakanho) in Japan, as well as other criteria, such as social trends. In addition, we have established the Environmental Regulation Liaison Committee as an internal forum for the sharing of information on environmental regulations, and for deliberations on related measures.

*1 The content of these rules is the same, though the titles differ between companies and business units.

• Olympus Group Control Rules for Environment-related Substances Used in Product [version 4]
• Japanese  [PDF: 546KB]
• English  [PDF: 561KB]
• Chinese  [PDF: 485KB]

Olympus conducts surveys of environment-related substances contained in materials and parts used for products according to the list of environmental-related substances. The substances examined are those identified in the Japan Green Procurement Survey Standardization Initiative (JGPSSI)^*2 and the decision of the Joint Article Management Promotion-consortium (JAMP)^*3. We ask suppliers to analyze environment-related substances in their materials and parts, and to provide information. We also conduct in-house analyses when necessary.

These surveys produce information on procured materials, which is stored in a dedicated database. After verification by design, development and purchasing staff, the information is used to select or change materials, parts and suppliers as part of our efforts to ensure that our products do not contain environment-related substances.

*2 The Japan Green Procurement Survey Standardization Initiative (JGPSSI) is an organization that many major Japanese manufacturers established for the purpose of standardizing green procurement surveys.

*3 The Joint Article Management Promotion-consortium (JAMP) is an organization established to support compliance with international substance management systems by promoting the establishment of mechanisms to ensure the appropriate management of information about chemical substances contained in articles, and the efficient dissemination of that information through supply chains.

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