Editorial Policy
Editorial Policy
The Olympus Group's Sustainability information is reported on the Sustainability page.
In addition to annual updates in August, the Sustainability page is updated as needed to ensure timely information disclosure.
We also publish the information on our Sustainability page in September each year as our Sustainability Report. The Sustainability Report and Archives are available in the Sustainability Library.
Organizations Covered by the Report
This report describes the sustainability initiatives of the Olympus Group. Parts falling under a differing reporting scope are identified separately.
Period Covered by the Report
Latest annual update: FY2024 (April 1, 2023–March 31, 2024)
The report contains some information outside this period.
Reporting Cycle, Date of Most Recent Report
Latest annual update: August 20, 2024 (in Japanese and English)
Previous annual update: August 21, 2023 (in Japanese and English)
Reference Guidelines
- GRI, Sustainability Reporting Standard
- Environmental Reporting Guidelines (2018) of the Ministry of the Environment, Japan
- Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD)
The ISO 26000 guidelines and the 10 Principles of the United Nations Global Compact were also used as reference when selecting items for inclusion in the report.
External Assurance
Environmental Data
- Scope of external assurance
The amounts of GHG emissions in Scope 1, Scope 2 (location based and market-based methods), and Scope 3: Categories 1 to 7, 11, 12; and energy consumption, water usage, and waste discharged. - External Assurance Organization
SOCOTEC Certification JAPAN
Occupational Safety and Health Data
- Scope of external assurance
Number of Lost Time Injuries , Lost Time Injuries (of one day or more) Frequency Rate (LTIFR), Number of Fatalities - External Assurance Organization
SOCOTEC Certification JAPAN