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Items of GRI	Contents	Corresponding Section in Olympus CSR Report	Corresponding Page
1.Vision and Strategy
1.1	Statement of the organisation's vision and strategy regarding its contribution to sustainable development.	Message from the President	P3
		Olympus' CSR	P4-6
		Formulating a Basic Environmental Plan toward an Environmentally Advanced Company	P45-46
1.2	Statement from the CEO (or equivalent senior manager) describing key elements of the report.	Message from the President	P3
2.Profile
Organisational Profile
2.1	Name of reporting organisation.	Back Cover	Back Cover
2.2	Major products and/or services, including brands if appropriate.	Business Summary of the Olympus Group	P7-8
2.3	Operational structure of the organisation.	Business Summary of the Olympus Group	P7-8
2.4	Description of major divisions, operating companies, subsidiaries, and joint ventures.	Business Summary of the Olympus Group	P7-8
2.5	Countries in which the organisation's operations are located.	Business Summary of the Olympus Group	P7-8
2.6	Nature of ownership; legal form.	Business Summary of the Olympus Group	P7-8
2.7	Nature of markets served.	Business Summary of the Olympus Group	P7-8
2.8	Scale of the reporting organisation:	Business Summary of the Olympus Group	P7-8
2.9	List of stakeholders, key attributes of each, and relationship to the reporting organisation.	Main Scope of the CSR Report	P1
Report Scope
2.1	Contact person(s) for the report, including e-mail and web addresses.	Back Cover	Back Cover
2.11	Reporting period (e.g., fiscal/calendar year) for information provided.	Main Scope of the CSR Report	P1
2.12	Date of most recent previous report (if any).	×	-
2.13	Boundaries of report (countries/regions, products/services, divisions/facilities/joint ventures/subsidiaries) and any specific limitations on the scope.	Main Scope of the CSR Report	P1
2.14	Significant changes in size, structure, ownership, or products/services that have occurred since the previous report.	Business Summary of the Olympus Group	P7-8
			P10-11
2.15	Basis for reporting on joint ventures, partially owned subsidiaries, leased facilities, outsourced operations, and other situations that can significantly affect comparability from period to period and/or between reporting organisations.	Business Summary of the Olympus Group	P7-8
2.16	Explanation of the nature and effect of any re-statements of information provided in earlier reports, and the reasons for such re-statement (e.g., mergers/acquisitions, change of base years/periods, nature of business, measurement methods).	Overview of the CSR Report	P1
		Main Scope of the CSR Report	P1
Report Profile
2.17	Decisions not to apply GRI principles or protocols in the preparation of the report.	Overview of the CSR Report	P1
2.18	Criteria/definitions used in any accounting for economic, environmental, and social costs and benefits.	Quantitative Appreciation of Influences of Business Activities and Environmental Preservation Activities	P31-32
2.19	Significant changes from previous years in the measurement methods applied to key economic, environmental, and social information.	Overview of the CSR Report	P1
2.2	Policies and internal practices to enhance and provide assurance about the accuracy, completeness, and reliability that can be placed on the sustainability report.	Third-Party Verification Report	P58
2.21	Policy and current practice with regard to providing independent assurance for the full report.	Third-Party Verification Report	P58
2.22	Means by which report users can obtain additional information and reports about economic, environmental, and social aspects of the organisation's activities, including facility-specific information (if available).	Symbols used in the Report	P2
		Business Summary of the Olympus Group	P7-8
		(Information for Investors' Relation)
3. Governance Structure and Management Systems
3.1	Governance structure of the organisation, including major committees under the board of directors that are responsible for setting strategy and for oversight of the organisation.	Creating an Efficient and Sound Management System	P19-20
3.2	Percentage of the board of directors that are independent, non-executive directors.	Creating an Efficient and Sound Management System (No. of directors is indicated)	P19-20
3.3	Process for determining the expertise board members need to guide the strategic direction of the organisation, including issues related to environmental and social risks and opportunities.	×	-
3.4	Board-level processes for overseeing the organisation's identification and management of economic, environmental, and social risks and opportunities.	Creating an Efficient and Sound Management System	P19-20
3.5	Linkage between executive compensation and achievement of the organisation's financial and non-financial goals (e.g., environmental performance, labor practices).	×	-
3.6	Organisational structure and key individuals responsible for oversight, implementation, and audit of economic, environmental, social, and related policies.	Creating an Efficient and Sound Management System	P19-20
		Act on Behalf of the Customer: Developing Stronger Ties with Customers, and Providing Top-Quality Products and Services	P21-22
		Involvement with People: Respect for Human Rights and Compliance with the Law	P23-24
		Strengthening Environmental Management	P27-30
3.7	Mission and values statements, internally developed codes of conduct or principles, and polices relevant to economic, environmental, and social performance and the status of implementation.	Olympus' CSR	P4-6
3.8	Mechanisms for shareholders to provide recommendations or direction to the board of directors.	×	-
Stakeholder Engagement
3.9	Basis for identification and selection of major stakeholders.	×	-
3.1	Approaches to stakeholder consultation reported in terms of frequency of consultations by type and by stakeholder group.	Act on Behalf of the Customer: Developing Stronger Ties with Customers, and Providing Top-Quality Products and Services	P21-22
3.11	Type of information generated by stakeholder consultations.	Act on Behalf of the Customer: Developing Stronger Ties with Customers, and Providing Top-Quality Products and Services	P21-22
3.12	Use of information resulting from stakeholder engagements.	Act on Behalf of the Customer: Developing Stronger Ties with Customers, and Providing Top-Quality Products and Services	P21-22
		Working Environments with Vitality: Creating Worthwhile Workplaces	P25-26
		Promoting Information Disclosure and Interactive Communication	P47-48
Overarching Policies and Management Systems
3.13	Explanation of whether and how the precautionary approach or principle is addressed by the organisation.	Creating an Efficient and Sound Management System	P19-20
3.14	Externally developed, voluntary economic, environmental, and social charters, sets of principles, or other initiatives to which the organisation subscribes or which it endorses.	Olympus' CSR	P4-6
3.15	Principal memberships in industry and business associations, and/or national/international advocacy organisations.	Promoting Environmentally-Conscious Activities in Our Business	P37-38
3.16	Policies and/or systems for managing upstream and downstream impacts, including:	Promoting Environmentally-Conscious Activities in Our Business	P37-38
3.17	Reporting organisation's approach to managing indirect economic, environmental, and social impacts resulting from its activities.	Olympus' CSR	P4-6
		Strengthening Environmental Management	P27-30
3.18	Major decisions during the reporting period regarding the location of, or changes in, operations.	×	-
3.19	Programmes and procedures pertaining to economic, environmental, and social performance. Include discussion of:	Formulating a Basic Environmental Plan toward an Environmental-Advanced Company	P45-46
3.20	Status of certification pertaining to economic, environmental, and social management systems.	Strengthening Environmental Management	P27-30
4.GRI Content Index
4.1	A table identifying location of each element of the GRI Report Content, by section and indicator.	GRI Guidelines Comparative Table
5.Performance Indicators Integrated Indicators Systemic indicators
	Systemic indicators relate the activity of an organisation to the larger economic, environmental, and social systems of which it is a part.	Quantitative Appreciation of Influences of Business Activities and Environmental Preservation Activities	P31-32
Cross-cutting indicators
	Cross-cutting indicators directly relate two or more dimensions of economic, environmental, and social performance as a ratio.Eco-efficiency measures (e.g., the amount of emissions per unit of output or per monetary unit of turnover)	Global Warming Prevention Measures
		Reducing Discharged Waste and Recovering Resources
Economic Performance Indicators Direct Economic Impacts Core Indicators
Customers
EC1	Monetary flow indicator: Net sales.	Business Summary of the Olympus Group	P7-8
EC2	Geographic breakdown of markets.	Business Summary of the Olympus Group(Only the regional sales ratio is indicated.)	P7-8
Suppliers
EC3	Monetary flow indicator: Cost of all goods, materials, and services purchased.	×	-
EC4	Percentage of contracts that were paid in accordance with agreed terms, excluding agreed penalty arrangements.	×	-
Employees
EC5	Monetary flow indicator: Total payroll and benefits (including wages, pension, other benefits, and redundancy payments) broken down by country or region.	×	-
Providers of Capital
EC6	Monetary flow indicator: Distributions to providers of capital broken down by interest on debt and borrowings, and dividends on all classes of shares, with any arrears of preferred dividends to be disclosed.	×	-
EC7	Increase/decrease in retained earnings at end of period.	No data is indicated in CSR Report (Investor Relations on the web site)
Public Sector
EC8	Monetary flow indicators: Total sum of taxes of all types paid broken down by country.	×	-
EC9	Subsidies received broken down by country or region.	×	-
EC10	Donations to community, civil society, and other groups broken down in terms of cash and in-kind donations per type of group.	×	-
Additional Indicators
Suppliers
EC11	Supplier breakdown by organisation and country	×	-
Public Sector
EC12	Total spent on non-core business infrastructure development. This is infrastructure built outside the main business activities of the reporting entity such as a school, or hospital for employees and their families.	×	-
Indirect Economic Impacts
Public Sector
EC13	The organisation's indirect economic impacts.	×	-
Environmental Performance Indicators
Core Indicators
Materials
EN1	Total materials use other than water, by type.	×	-
EN2	Percentage of materials used that are wastes (processed or unprocessed) from sources external to the reporting organisation.	×	-
Energy
EN3	Direct energy use segmented by primary source.	Quantitative Appreciation of Influences of Business Activities and Environmental Preservation Activities	P31-32
EN4	Indirect energy use.	×	-
Water
EN5	Total water use.	Quantitative Appreciation of Influences of Business Activities and Environmental Preservation Activities	P31-32
Biodiversity
EN6	Location and size of land owned, leased, or managed in biodiversity-rich habitats.	×	-
EN7	Description of the major impacts on biodiversity associated with activities and/or products and services in terrestrial, freshwater, and marine environments.	×	-
Emissions, Effluents, and Waste
EN8	Greenhouse gas emissions.(CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6).	Global Warming Prevention Measures
		Quantitative Appreciation of Influences of Business Activities and Environmental Preservation Activities	P31-32
EN9	Use and emissions of ozone-depleting substances.	Global Warming Prevention Measures
		Quantitative Appreciation of Influences of Business Activities and Environmental Preservation Activities	P31-32
EN10	NOx, SOx, and other significant air emissions by type.	Quantitative Appreciation of Influences of Business Activities and Environmental Preservation Activities	P31-32
EN11	Total amount of waste by type and destination.	Reducing Discharged Waste and Recovering Resources
		Quantitative Appreciation of Influences of Business Activities and Environmental Preservation Activities	P31-32
EN12	Significant discharges to water by type. See GRI Water Protocol.	Quantitative Appreciation of Influences of Business Activities and Environmental Preservation Activities	P31-32
EN13	Significant spills of chemicals, oils, and fuels in terms of total number and total volume.	Safety and Management of Chemical Substances
		Quantitative Appreciation of Influences of Business Activities and Environmental Preservation Activities	P31-32
Products and Services
EN14	Significant environmental impacts of principal products and services.	Promoting Environmentally-Conscious Activities in Our Business	P33-34
EN15	Percentage of the weight of products sold that is reclaimable at the end of the products' useful life and percentage that is actually reclaimed.	×	-
Compliance
EN16	Incidents of and fines for non-compliance with all applicable international declarations/conventions/treaties, and national, sub-national, regional, and local regulations associated with environmental issues.	×	-
Additional Indicators
Energy
EN17	Initiatives to use renewable energy sources and to increase energy efficiency.	Global Warming Prevention Measures
EN18	Energy consumption footprint (i.e., annualised lifetime energy requirements) of major	×	-
EN19	Other indirect (upstream/downstream) energy use and implications, such as organisational travel, product lifecycle management, and use of energy-intensive materials.	Promoting Environmentally-Conscious Activities in Our Business	P33-34
Water
EN20	Water sources and related ecosystems/habitats significantly affected by use of water.	×	-
EN21	Annual withdrawals of ground and surface water as a percent of annual renewable quantity of water available from the sources.	Quantitative Appreciation of Influences of Business Activities and Environmental Preservation Activities	P31-32
EN22	Total recycling and reuse of water.	×	-
Biodiversity
EN23	Total amount of land owned, leased, or managed for production activities or extractive use.	×	-
EN24	Amount of impermeable surface as a percentage of land purchased or leased.	×	-
EN25	Impacts of activities and operations on protected and sensitive areas.	×	-
EN26	Changes to natural habitats resulting from activities and operations and percentage of habitat protected or restored.	×	-
EN27	Objectives, programmes, and targets for protecting and restoring native ecosystems and species in degraded areas.	×	-
EN28	Number of IUCN Red List species with habitats in areas affected by operations.	×	-
EN29	Business units currently operating or planning operations in or around protected or sensitive areas.	×	-
Emissions, Effluents, and Waste
EN30	Other relevant indirect greenhouse gas emissions. (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6).	Global Warming Prevention Measures
	Other relevant indirect greenhouse gas emissions. (CO2, CH4, N2, HFCs, PFC, SF6). Refers to emissions that are a consequence of the activities of the reporting entity, but occur from sources owned or controlled by another entity. Report in tonnes of gas and tonnes of CO2 equivalent.	Quantitative Appreciation of Influences of Business Activities and Environmental Preservation Activities	P31-32
EN31	All production, transport, import, or export of any waste deemed "hazardous" under the terms of the Basel Convention Annex I, II, III, and VIII.	×	-
EN32	Water sources and related ecosystems/habitats significantly affected by discharges of water and runoff.	×	-
Suppliers
EN33	Performance of suppliers relative to environmental components of programmes and procedures described in response to Governance Structure and Management Systems section (Section 3.16).	Promoting Environmentally-Conscious Activities in Our Business	P37-38
Tansport
EN34	Significant environmental impacts of transportation used for logistical purposes.	Promoting Environmentally-Conscious Activities in Our Business	P41
Overall
EN35	Total environmental expenditures by type.	Quantitative Appreciation of Influences of Business Activities and Environmental Preservation Activities	P31-32
Social Performance Indicators
[labor Practices and Decent Work]
Core Indicators
Employment
LA1	Breakdown of workforce, where possible, by region/country, status (employee/non-employee), employment type (full time/part time), and by employment contract (indefinite or permanent/fixed term or temporary). Also identify workforce retained in conjunction with other employers (temporary agency workers or workers in co-employment relationships), segmented by region/country.	×	-
LA2	Net employment creation and average turnover segmented by region/country.	×	-
LA3	Percentage of employees represented by independent trade union organisations or other bona fide employee representatives broken down geographically OR percentage of employees covered by collective bargaining agreements broken down by region/country.	×	-
LA4	Policy and procedures involving information, consultation, and negotiation with employees over changes in the reporting organisation's operations (e.g., restructuring).	×	-
Safety and Health
LA5	Practices on recording and notification of occupational accidents and diseases, and how they relate to the ILO Code of Practice on Recording and Notification of Occupational Accidents and Diseases.	Working Environments with Vitality: Creating Worthwhile Workplaces(Only the data on changes in the number of occupational incidents is indicated.)	P25-26
LA6	Description of formal joint health and safety committees comprising management and worker representatives and proportion of workforce covered by any such committees.	Working Environments with Vitality: Creating Worthwhile Workplaces(No data is indicated on the ratio of subject employees.)	P25-26
LA7	Standard injury, lost day, and absentee rates and number of work-related fatalities (including subcontracted wo	×	-
LA8	Description of policies or programmes (for the workplace and beyond) on HIV/AIDS.	×	-
Training and Education
LA9	Average hours of training per year per employee by category of employee.	×	-
Diversity and Opportunity
LA10	Description of equal opportunity policies or programmes, as well as monitoring systems to ensure compliance and results of monitoring.	Involvement with People: Respect for Human Rights and Compliance with the Law (No data is indicated on the monitoring system and the results.)	P23-24
LA11	Composition of senior management and corporate governance bodies (including the board of directors), including female/male ratio and other indicators of diversity as culturally appropriate.	Involvement with People: Respect for Human Rights and Compliance with the Law	P23-24
Additional Indicators
Employment
LA12	Employee benefits beyond those legally mandated.	Working Environments with Vitality: Creating Worthwhile Workplaces	P25-26
labor/Management Relations
LA13	Provision for formal worker representation in decisionmaking or management, including corporate governance.	×	-
Health and Safety
LA14	Evidence of substantial compliance with the ILO Guidelines for Occupational Health Management Systems.	×	-
LA15	Description of formal agreements with trade unions or other bona fide employee representatives covering health and safety at work and proportion of the workforce covered by any such agreements.	×	-
Training and Education
LA16	Description of programmes to support the continued employability of employees and to manage career endings.	Working Environments with Vitality: Creating Worthwhile Workplaces	P25-26
LA17	Specific policies and programmes for skills management or for lifelong learning.	Working Environments with Vitality: Creating Worthwhile Workplaces	P25-26
[Human Rights]
Core Indicators
Strategy and Management
HR1	Description of policies, guidelines, corporate structure, and procedures to deal with all aspects of human rights relevant to operations, including monitoring mechanisms and results.	Involvement with People: Respect for Human Rights and Compliance with the Law (No data is indicated on the monitoring system and the results.)	P23-24
		Olympus Group Code of Conduct
HR2	Evidence of consideration of human rights impacts as part of investment and procurement decisions, including selection of suppliers/contractors.	Involvement with People: Respect for Human Rights and Compliance with the Law (The policy expecting our business partners to support respect for human rights is indicated.)	P23-24
HR3	Description of policies and procedures to evaluate and address human rights performance within the supply chain and contractors, including monitoring systems and results of monitoring.	×	-
Non-discrimination
HR4	Description of global policy and procedures/programmes preventing all forms of discrimination in operations, including monitoring systems and results of monitoring.	Olympus' CSR (The policy alone is indicated.)	P4-6
		Olympus Group Code of Conduct
Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining
HR5	Description of freedom of association policy and extent to which this policy is universally applied independent of local laws, as well as description of procedures/programmes to address this issue.	Human Rights and Labor Policy
Child labor
HR6	Description of policy excluding child labor as defined by the ILO Convention 138 and extent to which this policy is visibly stated and applied, as well as description of procedures/programmes to address this issue, including monitoring systems and results of monitoring.	Human Rights and Labor Policy (The policy alone is indicated.)
		Olympus Group Code of Conduct
Forced and Compulsory labor
HR7	Description of policy to prevent forced and compulsory labor and extent to which this policy is visibly stated and applied as well as description of procedures/programmes to address this issue, including monitoring systems and results of monitoring.See ILO Convention No. 29, Article 2.	Human Rights and Labor Policy
		Olympus Group Code of Conduct
Additional Indicators
Strategy and Management
HR8	Employee training on policies and practices concerning all aspects of human rights relevant to operations. Include type of training, number of employees trained, and average training duration.	×	-
Disciplinary Practices
HR9	Description of appeal practices, including, but not limited to, human rights issues.	Involvement with People: Respect for Human Rights and Compliance with the Law	P23-24
HR10	Description of non-retaliation policy and effective, confidential employee grievance system (including, but not limited to, its impact on human rights).	Involvement with People: Respect for Human Rights and Compliance with the Law	P23-24
		Olympus Group Code of Conduct
Security Practices
HR11	Human rights training for security personnel. Include type of training, number of persons trained, and average training duration.	×	-
Indigenous Rights
HR12	Description of policies, guidelines, and procedures to address the needs of indigenous people.	×	-
HR13	Description of jointly managed community grievance mechanisms/authority.	×	-
HR14	Share of operating revenues from the area of operations that are redistributed to local communities.	×	-
[Society]
Core Indicators
Community
SO1	Description of policies to manage impacts on communities in areas affected by activities, as well as description of procedures/programmes to address this issue, including monitoring systems and results of monitoring.	×	-
Bribery and Corruption
SO2	Description of the policy, procedures/management systems, and compliance mechanisms for organisations and employees addressing bribery and corruption.	Olympus Group Code of Conduct
Political Contributions
SO3	Description of policy, procedures/management systems, and compliance mechanisms for managing political lobbying and contributions.	Olympus Group Code of Conduct
Additional Indicators
Community
SO4	Awards received relevant to social, ethical, and environmental performance.	×	-
Political Contributions
SO5	Amount of money paid to political parties and institutions whose prime function is to fund political parties or their candidates.	×	-
Competition and Pricing
SO6	Court decisions regarding cases pertaining to anti-trust and monopoly regulations.	×	-
SO7	Description of policy, procedures/management systems, and compliance mechanisms for preventing anti-competitive behaviour.	Creating an Efficient and Sound Management System	P19-20
		Promoting Environmentally-Conscious Activities in Our Business	P37-38
		Olympus Group Code of Conduct
[Product Responsibility]
Core Indicators
Customer Health and Safety
PR1	Description of policy for preserving customer health and safety during use of products and services, and extent to which this policy is visibly stated and applied, as well as description of procedures/programmes to address this issue, including monitoring systems and results of monitoring.	Creating an Efficient and Sound Management System	P19-20
		Act on Behalf of the Customer: Developing Stronger Ties with Customers, and Providing Top-Quality Products and Services (No monitoring results are indicated.)	P21-22
Products and Services
PR2	Description of policy, procedures/management systems, and compliance mechanisms related to product information and labelling.	×	-
Respect for Privacy
PR3	Description of policy, procedures/management systems, and compliance mechanisms for consumer privacy.	Creating an Efficient and Sound Management System	P19-20
		Personal Information Protection Policy
Additional Indicators
Customer Health and Safety
PR4	Number and type of instances of non-compliance with regulations concerning customer health and safety, including the penalties and fines assessed for these breaches.	×	-
PR5	Number of complaints upheld by regulatory or similar official bodies to oversee or regulate the health and safety of products and services.	×	-
PR6	Voluntary code compliance, product labels or awards with respect to social and/or environmental responsibility that the reporter is qualified to use or has received.	Promoting Environmentally-Conscious Activities in Our Business	P33-34
Products and Services
PR7	Number and type of instances of non-compliance with regulations concerning product information and labelling, including any penalties or fines assessed for these breaches.	×	-
PR8	Description of policy, procedures/management systems, and compliance mechanisms related to customer satisfaction, including results of surveys measuring customer satisfaction. Identify geographic areas covered by policy.	Act on Behalf of the Customer: Developing Stronger Ties with Customers, and Providing Top-Quality Products and Services (No customer satisfaction survey results are indicated.)	P12
Advertising
PR9	Description of policies, procedures/management systems, and compliance mechanisms for adherence to standards and voluntary codes related to advertising.	Olympus Group Code of Conduct
PR10	Number and types of breaches of advertising and marketing regulations.	×	-
Respect for Privacy
PR11	Number of substantiated complaints regarding breaches of consumer privacy.	×	-

* X is indicated for items that have no publications applicable in the Olympus CSR Report 2006.

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