Environmental Health and Safety Policy

All our activities are based on our corporate philosophy, "Making people's lives healthier, safer and more fulfilling." Following this philosophy, the Olympus Group respects people’s security and health and the natural mechanisms that realize this. We will contribute to the realization of a sustainable society by working to harmony with the environment and keep employees’ security and health.

1. Continual Improvement of Environmental Health and Safety Activities

We will maintain the environmental health and safety management system and mechanism on a global scale and monitor the progress of environmental health and safety activities regularly so that we can continuously improve our environmental health and safety performance.

2. Compliance with Laws, Regulations, and Social Norms

We will fully comply with the laws and regulations, agreements with our stakeholders, and our voluntary standards in respect to the environment, health and safety.

3. Reduction of Environmental Impact

Toward the solution of environmental issues, prevention of pollution, sustainable resource use, climate change mitigation and adaptation, and protection of biodiversity, we will reduce environmental impact through all business activities from research, development, design, procurement, production, logistics, sales and repair.

4. Keeping safety and health

We will keep a safe and hygienic work environment by taking measures to eliminate and reduce safety and health risk factors based on the risk assessments.

5. Attributing Importance to Communication

We will ensure transparency and reliability in dispatch of information about environmental safety and health activities, deepen mutual understanding with our stakeholders, and promote activities for solving environmental safety and health issues in cooperation with each other.