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Message from the President＞ Environmental Strategy

Nikon Group Profile

Nikon’s Sustainability＞ Environmental Management Promotion System

Business Activity

Environment＞ Promoting a Decarbonized Society

Society/Labor

Governance＞ Promoting Resource Circulation

Corporate Citizenship Activities＞ Preventing Pollution and Conserving Ecosystems

Materiality 5

Preventing Pollution and Conserving Ecosystems● Environmental Action Plan Fiscal Year 2022 Results [Overview]
Targets for Fiscal Year 2030

What Nikon Needs to Do

RelatedSDGs• Zero usage of hazardous chemical substances inmanufacturing processes• Zero hazardous chemical substances containedin products• Continue activities to preserve the environment
in the vicinity of company facilities that
contribute to the prevention of marine plastic
pollution• Comply with the laws, ordinances andregulations of the countries and regions
where we operate and also manage the use ofchemical substances appropriately based on
more rigorous voluntary targets• Product catalogs: Electronic data or FSC-certified • Conduct ecosystem conservation activities
paper
100%
• Quantify and minimize impact and dependence• Instruction manuals: Electronic data or FSCon ecosystems
certified paper/recycled paper (80% or morerecycled pulp content)
100%• Packing boxes: FSC certified paper or recycled
paper
100%

Self-evaluation ○ : Achieved △ : Measures started but not yet achieved
Scope

Targets for Fiscal Year 2022

Results for Fiscal Year 2022

SelfEvaluation

Nikon andGroup
manufacturing
companies• Abolish the use of prohibited level hazardous chemical substances based on
the Hazardous Chemical Substances Guideline• Create a roadmap for measures, such as the selection of alternative
substances and hermetic sealing by the end of fiscal year 2024

• Completed identification of residual prohibited level substances; discussing
individual measures• On track to eliminate approximately 65% of the hazardous chemical
substances in question○

Nikon Group• Comply with the hazardous chemical substances laws and regulations of each
• Zero violations of laws and regulations
country• Strengthened the management framework for hazardous chemical• Strengthen the management system for hazardous chemical substances
substances contained in products
contained in products

Nikon Group• Perform local contribution activities of marine plastic pollution issues at least
once a year in each business facility

・Regional contribution activities for marine plastic pollution prevention: 29

Nikon Group• Pursue paperless business operations• Promote the use of FSC-certified paper for paper items bearing the Nikon
logo• Digitized product catalogs and instruction manuals• Newly ordered product catalogs: Around 93% for use in Japan, North America
and Europe are printed on FSC-certified paper, excluding special paper types

6,11,
12,14,
15

activities; 1,028 participants (across 20 sites in total)

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Society/Labor

Governance＞ Promoting Resource Circulation

Corporate Citizenship Activities＞ Preventing Pollution and Conserving Ecosystems

Management and Reduction of Hazardous Chemical Substances in Products
Responding to Regulations on
Hazardous Chemical Substances
To safeguard human health and reduce environmental risks,
the Nikon Group strives to implement rigorous chemical
substance management that adheres to international
regulatory frameworks. More specifically, we established
our own Nikon Group standards (Nikon Green Procurement
Standards) to ensure compliance with international
environmental laws and regulations, including the EU RoHS
directive*1 and REACH regulation*2. Nikon products are madefrom a very large number of materials and components. For
this reason, we work closely with our procurement partners

Main Measures for Chemical SubstanceManagement
1. Researching recent global trends in related laws
and regulations● Collecting information from external committees,etc.
2. Implementing surveys of hazardous chemical
substances in products● Conducting surveys via the supply chain● Making effective use of IT to realize efficient data
management● Implementing chemical analysis, etc.
3. Discussing countermeasures of the Nikon Group● Utilizing the relevant internal environmentrelated systems (committees, etc.)

to conduct surveys using chemSHERPA*3, a scheme thatfacilitates sharing information on chemical substances in
products. Based on information gathered from these surveys,
we confirm whether Nikon products comply with Nikon
Green Procurement Standards, striving to manage and reduce
hazardous chemical substances in our supply chain.
Promoting Green Procurement（➡ p.105）*1 EU RoHS Directive: RoHS stands for “Restriction of Hazardous Substances.” This directive
restricts use of specified hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment.
*2 REACH Regulations: An EU regulation on chemical substances that came into effect in 2007.
REACH stands for "Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals."
Under this regulation, manufacturers and importers of chemical substances are required toregister information on the safety and use of these substances.
*3 chemSHERPA: A shared scheme for communicating information on chemical substances
contained in products in the supply chain.

Abolition of All Ozone-Depleting
Substances
As of fiscal year 2008, the Nikon Group has abolished theuse of substances that contribute to the depletion of theozone layer (HCFCs). These substances had previously beenused as refrigerants needed to regulate the temperature in
FPD lithography systems and semiconductor lithographysystems. For devices previously sold that used HCFCs as theirrefrigerant, the Nikon Group is developing new types of
air-cooling units that do not use HCFCs, and which can beinstalled in these older devices.
With this modification, the Nikon Group is helping to not
only reduce the use of HCFCs, but also to extend the productlifespan of older devices.

4. Communicating countermeasures, both internallyand externally, in a timely manner● Reduction of hazardous chemical substances,alternative instructions, etc.
● Formulating and updating the Nikon Green
Procurement Standards
5. Confirming compliance with laws and regulations● Implementing product/packaging assessments
6. Confirming how procurement partners manage
chemicals and helping to upgrade their processes● Implementing Chemical substances
Management System assessments for
procurement partners● Providing support to procurement partners forbuilding Chemical Substances Management
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Technology Without
Hazardous Substances
The Nikon Group works to develop technologies that do not
employ hazardous substances.

Use of Lead- and Arsenic-Free Technology
In the 1990s the Nikon Group adopted the use of leadand arsenic-free glass*, in the recognition that the lead andarsenic used in most optical glass at that time had a serious
environmental impact. We are also thoroughly utilizing leadfree solder. Today, with the exception of certain products withspecial specifications for industrial use, the utilization rate oflead-free solder in new designs is 100%.

Business Activity

Environment＞ Promoting a Decarbonized Society

Society/Labor

Governance＞ Promoting Resource Circulation

Corporate Citizenship Activities＞ Preventing Pollution and Conserving Ecosystems

Management and Reduction ofOrganofluorine Compounds
In June 2022, the Stockholm Convention listed theorganofluorine compound PFHxS as a substance to beeliminated. Prior to this, the Nikon Group designated theorganofluorine compound PFHxS as a prohibited substancein the Nikon Green Procurement Standards in November
2022. We are making progress in replacing parts whichcontain this substance.
In addition, we designated all organofluorine compounds(PFAS), including PFHxS and PFOA, as controlled substances.
We are monitoring the inclusion status of these substancesand considering alternatives.

*Lead- and arsenic-free glass: Nikon has developed a new type of glass that contains
absolutely no lead or arsenic for the optical glass used in the lenses and prisms
built into optical instruments. Nearly all of Nikon's product lines have a 100%
utilization rate of lead- and arsenic-free glass.

Adoption of Hexavalent Chromium-Free
Technology for Surface Treatment Processes
Nikon has formulated rigorous technical standards in order todiscontinue the use of heavy metals (hexavalent chromium,lead, cadmium, and mercury) in all surface treatment
processes, including plating. We provide separate technicalsupport to the procurement partners to which we outsource
surface treatment processes, and use chemical analysis tocheck actual products delivered.

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Corporate Citizenship Activities＞ Preventing Pollution and Conserving Ecosystems

Management and Reduction of Hazardous Chemical Substances
Policy and System for Management ofChemical Substances

Control and Reduction of Chemical
Substances in Manufacturing

The Nikon Group has established and enforces the Hazardous
Chemical Substances Guideline, which is stricter than therelevant statutory requirements, as a self-directed chemical
substances management measure. Management standards
have been established in relation to chemical substancesused in the production process and contained in products,
according to the risks to the environment and to health.
These substances are classified as "Prohibited," "Reduced,""Controlled," or other. In particular, we have set deadlines forterminating the use of "Prohibited" substances as we work
toward eliminating these substances altogether.
We eliminated nearly all HCFCs, and we are taking
measures against HFCs, which are greenhouse gases, anddichloromethane, which is believed to be carcinogenic. We
replaced dichloromethane partially with alternatives, andrecovery equipment should be in operation by the end of
fiscal year 2023 for processes difficult to handle throughalternatives. These measures will allowed us to reduce
dichloromethane emissions by more than 65% comparedwith for fiscal year 2022. For HFCs, our reductions are
significantly ahead of the Montreal Protocol, which targets
reduction of at least 85% by 2036.

The Nikon Group implements measures aimed at preventing
the incidence of environmental pollution. In concrete terms,
the Nikon Group continues to strive to reduce the risk ofenvironmental pollution to as close to zero as possible byimplementing environmentally-friendly management ofchemical substances, from purchase to use to disposal.
When purchasing a new chemical substance, a system
has been established whereby a safety data sheet (SDS)*
is obtained and a risk assessment is conducted. Measures
based on the results of the assessment are then checked andconfirmed by the environment department and the healthand safety department from an expertʼs point of view. In
addition, the Chemical Substance Risk Control Team, which isa working group spanning each business unit, sets common
targets for the Group in order to reduce hazardous chemical
substances used in the production process.
Since fiscal year 2018, we have been working to terminate theuse of 1-bromopropane. As of fiscal year 2022, we eliminatedthe use of this substance.

● Amount of 1-Bromopropane Handled at the Nikon Group(tons)
60
40

35.0
19.0

20

6.3
0

FY2018FY2019FY20200.025

TerminatedFY2021

FY2022* Safety data sheet (SDS): To promote improvements in the appropriate management of chemical
substances by business enterprises, when a chemical substance specified by the Chemical
Substances Control Law (CSCL), or a product containing such a substance, is transferred or
supplied from one enterprise to another, the transferring or supplying enterprise is required toprovide, in advance, a safety data sheet (SDS) noting information about the characteristics ofthe chemical substance and how it should be handled.

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Business Activity

Environment＞ Promoting a Decarbonized Society● VOC Emissions of the Nikon Group in Japan and GroupAt the Nikon Group in Japan and Group manufacturing
companies outside Japan, we use the Hazardous Chemical
Substances Guideline to reduce the use of and manage
chemical substances subject to inclusion in a pollutant
release and transfer register (PRTR)*, and also carry out safetycontrols on the handling and disposal of these substances
based on the safety data sheets (SDS). In addition, the Nikon
Group carries out environmental information surveys twicea year to compile data on uses, disposals, transfers, etc. We
implement internal management that is more rigorous than
the PRTR, conducting surveys for all substances of which 100g
or more are handled per year, based on our own standards, ascompared to Japanʼs PRTR system which only requires reportingfor substances of which 0.5 tons or more (or 1 ton or more,
depending on the substance) are handled per year.
We established reduction targets for our efforts to reduce theamount of volatile organic compounds (VOC) *2 emitted into
the atmosphere, implementing measures to make cleaning
equipment more airtight, improve the rate of reuse, andotherwise reduce atmospheric emissions. For fiscal year 2022,
VOC emissions totaled 122 tons from the Nikon Group in
Japan and 309 tons from Group manufacturing companies
outside Japan. Emissions were higher year on year due
to increased production activities in connection with the
emergence from the COVID-19 pandemic.

(tons)
800

Manufacturing Companies Outside Japan

Group manufacturing companies outside Japan

600
◆

400

475

413
384

200
0

309
257

145

132

69

60

122

FY2018FY2019FY2020

FY2021

FY2022◆：Values in Data Index assured by third party

Governance＞ Promoting Resource Circulation

Nikon Group's PRTR and VOCs

Nikon Group in Japan

Society/Labor

Corporate Citizenship Activities＞ Preventing Pollution and Conserving Ecosystems

Control and Disposal of
Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB) Waste
With regard to waste and in-use electrical equipment
containing polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB), which canbe harmful to living organisms and the environment, the
Nikon Group conducts surveys of all Group companies toconfirm whether they possess any such equipment, observes
stringent safekeeping practices in compliance with relevantlaws and regulations, and submits all required notifications to
the relevant governmental authorities.
In fiscal year 2019, Nikon completed treatment of all highdensity PCB waste in the Nikon Group. As of March 2023,
one Group business facility in Japan possesses transformers
which create low-density PCB waste. After consultation witha government-certified waste disposal operator for industrial
waste, we intend to carry out treatment of this low-density
PCB waste, completing treatment within the deadline ofMarch 31, 2027 specified in the Act on Special Measuresconcerning Promotion of Proper Treatment of PCB Wastes(PCB Special Measures Law)*.
* The Act on Special Measures concerning Promotion of Proper Treatment of PCB Wastes: A
special measures law aimed at promoting the appropriate processing of polychlorinatedbiphenyl (PCB) waste.

*1 PRTR → p.058*2 VOCs mentioned here mean the 100 major VOCs as indicated by the Ministry of theEnvironment

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Society/Labor

Governance＞ Promoting Resource Circulation

Corporate Citizenship Activities＞ Preventing Pollution and Conserving Ecosystems

Prevention of Air, Water andSoil Pollution
The Nikon Group not only complies with laws, regulations,ordinances, and other rules for the prevention of air, water,and soil contamination from emission of hazardous chemical
substances, but also promotes initiatives such as concluding
agreements with local organizations and setting voluntarystandard values in this area.
Continuing from the previous fiscal year, neither Nikon
nor any Group manufacturing company in Japan emitted
regulated substances into the air or into wastewater at levels
exceeding those permitted by the relevant standards in fiscal
year 2022.

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Society/Labor

Governance＞ Promoting Resource Circulation

Corporate Citizenship Activities＞ Preventing Pollution and Conserving Ecosystems

Biodiversity Conservation
Basic Approach

Risks and Opportunities

Biodiversity is the foundation of society, and conserving
biodiversity is extremely important for companies to continue
business activities.
The Nikon Group engages in biodiversity conservation for“realizing a healthy and environmentally safe society”, apart of the Nikon Long-Term Environmental Vision, and is
implementing related activities to this end.
The loss of nature over that past several years has accelerated
climate change. And the world is realizing that climatechange is a cause of nature loss. The Nikon Group recognizes
this relationship with climate change and is committed toconserving biodiversity.

In December 2022, the second part of the 15th Conference of
the Parties (COP15) to the Convention on Biological Diversity
was held in Montreal, Canada. During the convention,
representatives adopted a new international goal, theKunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF). This
framework established a 2030 Mission to take urgent action
to halt and reverse biodiversity loss and put nature on a path
toward recovery. The framework includes 23 new targets withrelated business goals under each.
Companies will have to accelerate biodiversity efforts if they
are to achieve these targets. The Nikon Group recognizes therisks and opportunities related to biodiversity in light of thissocial context and our own business characteristics.

● Nikon Group Risks and Opportunities Related to Biodiversity
Risks/
Opportunities

Details

Climate change
measuresPrinciple Risks

Legal
compliance

Resources

Principle
Opportunities

Related GBF Target No.

・Increased costs for balancing climate change measures and biodiversity conservation (e.g. renewable energy procurement that avoids negative impacts on biodiversity)

8

・Environmental assessment incorporating biodiversity and related information disclosures

14, 15・Strengthened laws and regulations regarding pollution prevention, including the use and handling of chemical substances and related information disclosures; switch to alternative

products

7, 11

・Mandates to reduce the use of plastics and replace with materials having less environmental impact

7・Stronger supplier management for sustainable resource procurement

9・Information disclosures related to resources and shift of raw materials to recycled and recyclable materials

16・Expanded sales of technologies and products that improve energy efficiency and contribute to decarbonization

8・Expanded sales of technologies and products that reduce resource use and waste

16

・More opportunities to use products and technologies in biodiversity research and conservation activities

20, 21・More opportunities to use products in biodiversity education

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Relationship Between Ecosystem Services,
Business Activities and Environmental Activities
Corporate activities are profoundly linked to biodiversity.
We obtain resources needed in our business activities fromecosystems, while causing impacts on ecosystems, such as
the emission of chemical substances and greenhouse gases,from our business activities.
At the Nikon Group, we conducted analysis and assessmentof dependence and impact on biodiversity in our businessBusiness Activity

Environment＞ Promoting a Decarbonized Society

activities, led by the relevant corporate departments.
We also conducted hearings for business units, and ananalysis and evaluation using the specialist standpoint ofeach department revealed high levels of dependence andimpact within ecosystem services, specifically provisioning
services, regulating services, and cultural services. We
strive to minimize our burden on ecosystem services byreducing greenhouse gas emissions, reducing hazardous
chemical substances as typified by compliance with the
EU RoHS Directive*1, reducing waste (zero emissions, etc.),

Provisioning
services

Wood materials andfibersMajor Initiatives

Reducing the Amount of Paper Used for Userʼs Manuals（➡ p.078）
Paper Usage with Consideration for Biodiversity（➡ p.091）
Paper Resource Initiatives（➡ p.080）

Use of water in business activities

Protection of Water Resources（➡ p.081）

Emissions of chemical substances in businessactivities

Management and Reduction of Hazardous Chemical Substances（➡ p.085）
Management and Reduction of Hazardous Chemical Substances（➡ p.087）
Promoting Green Procurement（➡ p.105）

Regulation of climate

Greenhouse gas emissions in business activities

Reduction of Greenhouse Gases in the Supply Chain（➡ p.063）
Initiatives to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Products（➡ p.065）
Initiatives to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions at Business Facilities（➡
p.066）
Initiatives to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Distribution（➡ p.070）

Water purification andwaste treatment

Generation of waste, including water discharge, inbusiness activities

Initiatives Aimed at Reducing Waste, Etc.（➡ p.079）
Protection of Water Resources（➡ p.081）
Management and Reduction of Hazardous Chemical Substances（➡ p.087）

Ethical values

Use of products for nature appreciation, education,and research
Corporate Citizenship Activities

Maintenance of air
quality

Cultural services

Use of paper as product materials (operation
manuals, catalogs, packaging materials, etc.)
Use of paper in business activities (copy paper, etc.)

Fresh water

Regulating
services

Specific Examples

Governance＞ Promoting Resource Circulation● Main Nikon Group Activities Relevant to Ecosystem Services
Ecosystem Services with a High Level of
Dependence/Impact

Society/Labor

Corporate Citizenship Activities＞ Preventing Pollution and Conserving Ecosystems

reducing paper consumption, and using FSC-certified
paper*2 on an active basis. At the same time, we contributeto mainstreaming biodiversity by providing products foreducation and research and through corporate citizenshipactivities. In addition, we believe in the importance ofcontributing to biodiversity conservation through our corebusinesses, providing products and services that improveenergy efficiency, reduce waste, and recycle resources.
*1 See p.085 for EU RoHS Directive*2 FSC-certified paper
Paper certified as made from wood harvested from appropriately managed forests.

Various methods for evaluating the relationships between
business and biodiversity are under consideration.
And as we adopt these evaluation methods moving forward,
the Nikon Group continues to contribute to the conservationof biodiversity by assessing the relationship between
ourselves and nature, setting targets, and implementing
effective measures.

Support for Biodiversity Conservation and Restoration（➡ p.093）
Encouraging Future Generations to Appreciate Global Environmental Issues（➡ p.150）

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Paper Usage with Considerationfor Biodiversity
Paper, a forest resource, is one of the resources that the Nikon
Group benefits from ecosystem services. The Nikon Group strives
to reduce paper consumption as a part of the conservationof biodiversity and forest resources. These efforts include thedigitization of product catalogs and instruction manuals.
In addition, under our Paper Procurement Policy, we haverecommended conversion to paper use that is mindful of thesustainable use of forest resources.
In product development, we verify the environmental
sustainability of the paper resources that we use byimplementing the Nikon Product Assessment and Nikon
Packaging Assessment at the planning and design stage
as well as at the prototyping and production stage, as
we promote the utilization of biodiversity-friendly paper
resources.
Reducing Resource Usage in Packaging and Instruction Manuals（➡ p.077）

Nikon Product/Packaging Assessment（➡ p.059）
Paper Procurement Policy
https://www.nikon.com/company/sustainability/
environment/safety/Paper_Procurement_Policy.pdf

Conversion to Using FSC-certified Paper
The Nikon Group is, in accordance with its Paper Procurement
Policy, switching over to the use of FSC-certified paper. In
initial conversions, we are prioritizing high-quantity paper use
cases with a major impact on society.
In Japan, we are using FSC-certified paper for productBusiness Activity

Environment＞ Promoting a Decarbonized Society

Governance＞ Promoting Resource Circulation

catalogs and for printed materials, corporate envelopes,
name-cards, and other items issued or used by Nikonʼsadministration departments. We have been implementing
measures to promote the shift to FSC-certified paper forthe paper used by our business units; with the exception of
specialty paper, we used FSC-certified paper for 93% of all
product catalogs issued in Japan, North America, and Europe
in fiscal year 2022. We have also nearly completed shiftingover to FSC-certified paper for instruction manuals, such as
those for microscopes and measuring instruments.
* See P85 for FSC-certified paper → p.090

Society/Labor

Corporate Citizenship Activities＞ Preventing Pollution and Conserving Ecosystems

Activities in Industry Groups
Nikon participates in the Environmental Strategy Liaison
Committee Biodiversity Working Group (WG) formed by thefour leading Japanese electric and electronic (E&E) industrial
associations*, and works to promote biodiversity conservation
and restoration activities alongside the associationsʼmember companies. This working group undertakes a wide
variety of activities, including the publication of biodiversity
awareness-raising materials and handbooks for activity
implementation, the conduction of surveys on biodiversityrelated trends, the organization of training activities, andthe creation and publication of a public database of casestudies on biodiversity conservation work undertaken by
the associationsʻ member companies.
During fiscal year 2022, we focused on increasingly importantbiodiversity trends, including the Kunming-Montreal Global
Biodiversity Framework adopted at the second part ofthe 15th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on
Biological Diversity (COP15) in December 2022, the Taskforce
on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) launched inJune 2021, and the Science-Based Targets for Nature (SBTN),
for which initial guidance was released in September 2020.
Through engagement with government agencies, NGOs, andother organizations, we gathered and reviewed informationnecessary for association member companies.
Nature-positive, a posture to return biodiversity loss to arecovery trajectory, has become a major issue for internationalsociety like carbon neutrality in climate change. Given this, wewill continue to deepen our partnerships and consider ways
in which the industry as a whole and our Group can respond
appropriately in fiscal year 2023.
* The four leading Japanese electric and electronic (E&E) industrial associations are as follows.
These associations are collaborating on biodiversity initiatives.
The Japan Electrical Manufacturers' Association (JEMA), The Japan Electronics and Information
Technology Industries Association (JEITA), Communications and Information Network
Association of Japan (CIAJ), Japan Business Machine and Information System Industries
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Initiatives at Each Business Facility
The Nikon Group contributes towards the conservation of
biodiversity and the protection of the natural environment inlocal communities.
In addition, having become aware that around 80% of ocean
waste was originally urban waste that was washed into thesea, we are making a serious effort to keep the areas aroundour facilities clean, as well as working to beautify nearby
footpaths and flowerbeds, etc. We also actively participate
in and collaborate on environmental conservation activities
organized by local communities to protect rare plant andanimal species, etc., as well as other activities undertaken torevitalize the local community.
A total of 1,028 employees participated in community
contribution activities during fiscal year 2022.

Business Activity

Environment＞ Promoting a Decarbonized Society

Society/Labor

Governance＞ Promoting Resource Circulation

around the plant; planted and managed flower seedlings inroadside planting strips (flower beds)● Nikon Mito Plant: Became a registered business under the
Hinuma Watershed Clean Operation, Hinuma Watershed
Clean-up Activities, and Ishigawa River Clean-up Activities

Corporate Citizenship Activities＞ Preventing Pollution and Conserving Ecosystems

Tochigi Nikon Corporation, Tochigi Nikon
Precision Co., Ltd., and TNI Industry Corporation
These organizations undertake clean-up activities in thevicinity of each facility, and collaborated with a Tochigi
Prefecture government-sponsored association for cleaning up
the Naka River in line with the goal of "Realizing Zero Plastic
Waste in our Forests, Countryside, Rivers and Lakes."

Cleanup near plant grounds (Nikon Oi Plant)

Cleaning Up the Banks of the Naka River (Tochigi Nikon Corp., Tochigi Nikon Precision Co., Ltd.)

Nikon Corporation, Sendai Nikon Corporation, Miyagi
Nikon Precision Co., Ltd., Hikari Glass Co., Ltd., Nikon

Optos, Inc., Optos Plc

Engineering Co., Ltd., Nikon Solutions Co., Ltd., Nikon

These companies conducted cleanup activities at Worcester
Park in Massachusetts, U.S.A., and grassland cleanup and local
ecosystem protection activities at Fife Coast and Countryside
Trust in the U.K.

Systems Inc., Nikon Business Service Co., Ltd., Nikon
Product Support Corporation

With the collaboration of local government authorities, these
Nikon organizations implemented clean-up activities for
garbage, fallen leaves, and other debris from parks, roads, andfootpaths in the vicinity of the respective site.
● Nikon Yokosuka Plant: Became registered businessendorsing the Declaration of Action against Marine Plastic
Waste; joined beach cleanup activities at the Yuigahama
Beach in Kamakura, etc.
● Nikon Yokohama Plant: Became a registered business asa Hama Road Supporter; engaged in cleanup activities

Tulips planted and cultivated by Yokohama Plant employees

Park cleanup activity (Optos, Inc.)

Grassland cleanup and ecosystem
protection activity (Optos Plc)

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Nikon Vision Co., Ltd.
In collaboration with a nature conservation group, Nikon
Vision provides children with the experience of observing
wild birds and other animals in forests and waterside areasusing binoculars and actual microscopes made by thecompany.
Column: Helping Children Experience Forest and Waterside
Creature Watching（➡ p.150）

Nikon (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (Thailand), Nikon Lao
Co., Ltd. (Laos)
Nikon (Thailand) and Nikon Lao conducted cleanup activities
around their plants on World Environment Day, June 5, 2022.
World Environment Day was established by the United
Nations in 1973. Nikon (Thailand) distributed 200 zamioculcas
saplings to employees and encouraged them to plant andgrow trees around their homes.
Cleanup activities aroundthe plant (Nikon Lao Co.,
Ltd.)

No.1 : World Environment From Home with NTC and with Me Zanzibar Gem

Nikon’s Sustainability

Business Activity

Environment＞ Promoting a Decarbonized Society

Society/Labor

Governance＞ Promoting Resource Circulation

Corporate Citizenship Activities＞ Preventing Pollution and Conserving Ecosystems

Support for Biodiversity
Conservation and Restoration
Nikon has been supporting the AKAYA Project of the Nature
Conservation Society of Japan (NACS-J) since 2006. This
project involves research and verification testing aimed atconservation and restoration of biodiversity in the Akaya
Forest, which is centered in an around 10,000 hectare areaof national forest in the north of Minakami Town in Gunma
Prefecture, and which has been designated by UNESCO
as the Minakami Biosphere Reserve, as well as promoting
sustainable community development that makes effective
use of forest resources. In addition to providing our digital
cameras and binoculars to support research activities, Nikon
also encourages employees of the Nikon Group in Japanto participate in volunteer activities to help regenerate thenatural forests.
Furthermore, Nikon helped to plan and create a booklet,
AKAYA NOTE , in cooperation with people involved in the
Akaya Project, and has been distributing it to the peopleof Minakami every year since 2019. In Minakami Town, thisbooklet is utilized in environmental education at schools,
where UNESCO biosphere reserve classes are taught byvisiting teachers.

Employees and families planting
zanzibar gem (Nikon (Thailand)Co., Ltd.)

Nikon Group employees participate in volunteering activities that seek to accelerate
the regeneration of natural forest by removing trees and plants that retard thegrowth of young trees.
The effectiveness of these activities has been verified by periodic monitoring surveys.

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