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Nikon’s Sustainability

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Society/Labor> Creating Social Value through Core Technologies

Materiality 1

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Creating Social Value Through Core Technologies
Reason for Priority
Companies are considered public institutions and have a responsibility to contribute to the sustainable development of society
through transparent and fair business activities.
Moreover, in recent years, amidst the emergence of social issues of global importance, companies are required to innovate inways that will transform social systems and lifestyles, and to contribute to solving these issues through their businesses.

Nikon's Approach
Imagine society in 2030, it is likely that not only will people's values, lifestyles, and outlooks on life shift, but so too will social
frameworks on topics like climate change and resource scarcity shift. Furthermore, there will likely be an accelerated shift intechnologies, such as with the advent of Industry 5.0. In the midst of this mega-shift, we believe that people will focus moreon creative, self-fulfilling work and value-driven consumption, and that there will be greater co-creation between humans andmachines.
In April 2022, Nikon announced a new Medium-Term Management Plan in which its Vision 2030 (for the year 2030) is tobecome "a key technology solutions company in a global society where humans and machines co-create seamlessly.”
Over its 105 years of history, Nikon has cultivated ultra-precise Monodzukuri (manufacturing) capabilities, eminently present
in its lithography systems. It has also cultivated a brand that has popularized digital cameras worldwide and greater trust
among its stakeholders. Leveraging these strengths, we will provide solutions closely tied to customer experience value andthe generation of innovation, and expand possibilities for people in a world where humans and machines co-create moreseamlessly. We will also contribute to the realization of a prosperous and sustainable society by providing innovative value thatwill help address societal and industrial challenges, including those presented in the SDGs.

Goals for the Fiscal Year Ending March
2031 (What Nikon Intends to Achieve)

Creation of social value through coretechnologies and contribution to thesustainable development of society, as aleading company in precision and optics

What Nikon Needs to Do
Aim to help build a prosperous, safe society bycreating social value through the strengthening andeffective utilization of opto-electronics technology
and precision technology, which are Nikon’s coretechnologies

Contribute to resolving social issues through Nikon’s
products and services

Related
SDGs

Targets for the Fiscal Year Ended March 2022

Scope

Results

Start research that integrates Nikon’s microscope
solutions with Oxford Nanopore Technologies Limited’s
DNA and RNA sequencing technology

Nikon

Launched joint research combining the technologies of Nikon andOxford Nanopore Technologies Limited

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Completed initial trial calculations of power generation efficiency
improvements and CO2 reduction impact using riblet processing
technology. Also, submitted a paper on riblet processing effects to
the Gas Turbine Society of Japan and the U.S.-based SciTech Forum

9.4
9.5
Complete initial trial calculations of anticipated power
generation equipment efficiency improvements
and CO2 reduction impact using riblet processing
technology from Nikon’s Material Processing Business

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Nikon’s Social Value Creation
Approach and Policy
Contributing to Society
through Business Activities

The Nikon Group aspires to be a company that contributes
to the sustainable development of society through thecreativity of new value through its businesses, based on its
Corporate Philosophy of Trustworthiness and Creativity. In
its Sustainability Policy, We are committed to helping solve
environmental and social challenges and achieve Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs) through our business activities by
delivering unique Nikon products and services. In addition,
we have selected “Creating Social Value through CoreTechnologies” as a materiality. To put this into practice, in
April 2022, Nikon announced a Medium-Term Management
Plan with sustainability strategy as one of its managementfoundations.
Under this plan, our Vision 2030 is to become “a key
technology solutions company in a global society where
humans and machines co-create seamlessly.” With this, wewill focus our efforts on building industries that will expand
possibilities for people and quality of life (QOL) that will
make lives better in the fields of Factory, Energy, Healthcare,and Life & Entertainment.
Specifically, in the Factory area, we will become a leadplayer in flexible manufacturing systems with Robot
Vision and Material Processing. We will also contributeto the diversification and sophistication of devices withdigital lithography. In the Energy area, we will leverage
optical processing machines to promote energy efficiency
improvements with fine processing and re-use with additive
processing. In the Healthcare area, we will support drug
discovery that lightens the burden on doctors and patients,
aiming to achieve regenerative medicine for everyone. In theLife & Entertainment area, we will support a society where
people are connected in ways that transcend time and spaceand virtual and reality with image infrastructure production
technologies.
In a world where humans and machines co-create moreseamlessly, we will use these efforts to contribute to

the achievement of the SDGs and the realization of asustainable society, especially in the areas of safety and work
environment, decarbonization, circular systems for resources,
health, and enriched spirit.

● Contributions to Society Through Creativity

Vision 2030

A Key Technology Solutions Company in a Global Society Where Humans and Machines Co-Create Seamlessly
Sustainable Society
Comfortable Society

Healthy Environment

Mental and Physical Well-being

Areas Where Nikon Contributes
Safety and Work Environment(Reduce human work/automate and customize )Decarbonization

Circular Systems for Resources

HealthEnriched Spirit(More precise and individualized treatment)(Education x Digital)

Contribute to Society through Creativity

Expand Possibilities for People

Materiality 1

Make Lives Better

Industry

Creating Social Value
Through Core Technologies

Quality of Life

Factory

EnergyHealthcare

Life & Entertainment

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Areas and Businesses of Contribution in theMedium-Term Management Plan
In its Medium-Term Management Plan, Nikon aims touse its Components, Digital Manufacturing, and Precision
Equipment businesses to provide value in the area of Industry.
Likewise, we aim to use our Imaging Products and Healthcare
businesses to provide value in the Quality of Life area. By
doing so, we will also contribute to a sustainable society.

GovernanceCorporate Citizenship Activities> Ensuring Trustworthiness by Maintaining and Increasing Quality● Areas and Businesses where Nikon Provides Value
Value
Provision
Areas

Industry

Factory

Focus Areas

Business
Activities

Precision Equipment

Quality of Life

EnergyComponents

Life & Entertainment

Healthcare

Imaging

Healthcare

Digital Manufacturing● Contributions Through Business Activities
Areas Where Nikon
Contributes

Safety and Work
Environment(Reduce human work/
automate and customize)

Decarbonization

Precision Equipment

Components

Digital Manufacturing

Imaging

Healthcare

・Contribute to work environments and public transportation infrastructure through sensing, imaging and displays, etc.
・Contribute to urban planning and resilient social infrastructure with image analysis and optical telecommunications technology
・Contribute to space industry and technology by providing satellite modules, etc.
・Increase energy efficiency in society with additive and fine processing using optics
・Enhance manufacturing efficiency in robots with sophisticated hands and eyes and device manufacturing processes
・Contribute to a society where people connect transcending time and space and real and virtual leveraging image production technologies
・Contribute to a healthy global environment with longer lasting light sources and more durability in our products
・Reduce the burden of waste and promote re-use among our customers through turbine repairs and ultra-precision processing,

Circular Systems for controls and measurement, etc.
・Aim to achieve a recycling society by strengthening equipment re-use and refurbished systems sales
Resources
・Leverage digitalization to help reduce needs

Health・Reduce the burden on doctors and patients and support drug discovery with early and high-precision evaluation of ailments(More precise medicine and ・Achieve regenerative medicine for everyone with Contract Cell Manufacturing solutionsindividualized treatment) ・Support medicine with high-precision robot modules

Enriched spirit(Education x Digital)

・Contribute to rich and creative visual expression and culture with imaging equipment and 3D and 4D technology, etc.
・Leverage cameras, microscopes and telescopes to stimulate interest in outer space and the natural sciences and contribute tolearning and cultivating the next generation
・Education and training that transcends time and space and real and virtual

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Research andDevelopment

System and Framework

In Nikon, Technology Strategy Committee, chaired by the
President, utilizes analyses of macro social issue trends toanalyze business environments and study and evaluate
markets, developing new areas where Nikon should focus
its efforts. For example, the Next Generation Project Divisionand the Digital Solutions Business Unit have been working
together since the previous Medium-Term Management
Plan's period to expand business for optical and EUV-related
components, a short-term growth driver in the Medium-Term
Management Plan, and materials processing and robot vision,
a medium-term growth driver in this plan. Their cooperation
has made steady progress in these areas.
The Technology Strategy Committee also formulates
technology strategies and R&D plans for existing businesses.
These serve as the foundation for the Advanced Technology
Research & Development Division's duties for R&D oftechnologies shared by business units and R&D of futuretechnologies.

Open Innovation

System and Framework

Nikon has adopted open innovation, which actively
utilizes external resources, as a means of accelerating thedevelopment of new products and services and the launchof businesses that will lead to solutions for expanding
and intensifying social issues. Specifically, this includes not
only corporate venture capital investment, but also direct
investment in start-up firms through the establishment of a
private fund, as well as arrangements for providing supportand incubation for start-ups and employees that havedeveloped technologies or ideas with strong potential. As of
March 31, 2022, we are providing investment support to 15
venture companies and 13 venture capital firms.

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Digital Transformation(DX)

System and Framework

In the new normal after the emergence of COVID-19,
companies have been using digital technologies to transformbusiness models and digital transformation (DX) to leverage
establish competitive advantage. This DX has accelerated
and become essential, to improve customer experience andsatisfaction and to innovate to meet future needs. Knowing
this, Nikon intends to strengthen DX as one of its managementfoundations in its Medium-Term Management Plan.
Specifically, we will enhance the value we provide to customers
by expanding our e-commerce and digital services centered on
the Imaging Products business, as well as strengthening digitalmarketing by sharing and harnessing customer data internally to
improve planning accuracy and to make dynamic sales proposals.
We will also enhance this value by developing remote supportand service platforms in the Precision Equipment business.
In addition, to support these DX initiatives, we will work to
overhaul the Group's IT infrastructure systems, improve its IT
literacy, and develop strong cyber security and data governance.
● Customer-Oriented DX

Customer Experience and Satisfaction
Customer Relations

Idea

Nikon can see the customer

Convert ideas into value anddeliver to the customer quickly

The customer can see Nikon
AR・MR

Expansion of e-commerce

IoT

Cloud

Expansion of digital services

Stronger digital marketing
Building remote support and service platforms

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time needed for a single exposure while maintaining
high resolution, improving takt time and contributing
to improved energy efficiency during customer
manufacturing.
In semiconductor lithography systems, Nikon will
respond to technological innovations in circuit patternminiaturization and three-dimensional semiconductor
device structures, and will use its technologicalcapabilities to support a digital society that combines
convenience with greatly reduced energy consumption.

Value Provided Through Business
Activities
Areas where Nikon contributes: Safety and Work Environment

Encouraging a Society of Collaboration with
RobotsWith the evolution of robots and the progression
toward places where people can work safely alongsiderobots, robots will be able to fill manpower shortages
and perform dangerous tasks for humans.
In March 2022, Nikon announced the expansion ofits lineup of C3 eMotion intelligent actuator units, ajoint unit for collaborative robots. C3 eMotion units
combine vital robotic-joint components including
a motor, speed reducer, motor driver, brake, andencoders together into one package. These units
help robots to achieve high precision in stopping andmachining. When used together with robotic arms,
even engineers without knowledge of robot design
can build robot systems easily and freely. Furthermore,
the C3 eMotion incorporates Nikon's double-encoder
structure (containing two encoders), enabling detectionof external force and safe stoppage by the robot in
response. Among the many other functions it offers
robots, it also incorporates direct teaching, in which ahuman user can directly manipulate a robot so as toteach it movements.
Nikon will continue to develop and manufacture
key parts for collaborative robots and encourage thecreation of a society where people and robots can work
together.

GovernanceLeft: C3 eMotion (IAU-30); Right: C3 eMotion (IAU-300)*LTPO: An abbreviation for low-temperature polycrystalline oxide. Use of
LTPO technology can optimize display refresh rates, therefore enabling highdefinition and reduced power consumption in OLED and LCD panels.

Areas where Nikon contributes ; Decarbonization

Supporting a Digital Society of Convenienceand Decarbonization
With the acceleration of DX and the growing
convenience and prosperity of society, displays usedin smart devices and VR/AR equipment are becoming
more sophisticated, not only in their greater resolution
but in their thinness and flexibility. Amid this, LTPO*
technology is attracting attention, since it enables
higher resolution in OLED and LCD panels while also
reducing power consumption.
For this technology, it is critical that panels have thinner
circuit patterns and uniform line width. The FX-6AS,
Nikon's sixth-generation FPD lithography system which
supports plates and launched in November 2021, meetsthese needs. Furthermore, with the introduction of a
newly developed projection lens, an improved stage,and enhanced illumination power, it shortens the

FX-6AS
Areas where Nikon contributes ; Circular systems for resources

Leading Monodzukuri (Manufacturing) that
Harnesses Resource Circulation
Monodzukuri (manufacturing) sites are in need of
automation and mass customization. Nikon provides
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revolutionize industries.
The Lasemeister series of optical processing machines
are unique devices capable of metal processing from
Nikon. Their lasers easily handle a range of metal
processing functions with high precision, from core
metal 3D printer functions like molding and additive
manufacturing to laser marking and welding.
Compared to the conventional method of shaving andcasting lumps of metal, Lasermeister devices easily moldcomplex parts, meeting the diverse metal processing
needs of our customers while significantly reducing
shavings and other waste. In addition, cracks and otherdamage in existing metal parts can be directly filled in
via molding, enabling repair without discarding parts.
In April 2021, Nikon introduced the Lasermeister
102A, an optical processing machine capable of usingtitanium alloy for metal molding. Titanium alloy islighter than steel, has better corrosion resistance thanstainless steel and aluminum, and retains its strength
even at high temperatures. These material properties
make titanium alloy favored in various sectors, fromaerospace to automobiles and medical care, including
applications in jet engines, turbine blades, vehicle
exhaust pipes, and artificial bones. This has expanded
the breadth of applications for Nikon’s resourceefficient metal molding. The Lasermeister 102A also
allows the use of recycled powders with virtually no lossof manufacturing quality.
With its processing solutions, Nikon will lead the way in
Monodzukuri (manufacturing) that harnesses resource
circulation.

The Lasermeister 102A (in white and black)

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companies and biotechnology venture companies.
This lab is equipped with state-of-the-art equipmentuseful for drug discovery research and offers a series ofexperiment options for testing cell cultures and assays*.
Lab users can go hands-on with its equipment to verify
cell culture conditions, screen candidate compounds,
and more. In this process, Nikon’s engineers use
dialogue with users to propose optimal solutions
meeting their needs. In addition to providing handson opportunities with Nikon products and educational
programs on cell-related image analysis, this open
facility is accessible to a wide range of users, facilitatinginteraction between researchers.
Going forward, Nikon will offer its state-of-the-art
equipment and community venue to help users solve
problems in drug discovery research from multiple
perspectives.
*Assay: A method for qualitatively evaluating or quantitatively measuring thepresence, quantity, or functional activity or response of a sample.

Areas where Nikon contributes ; HealthSupporting Drug Discovery Research
In recent years, a wide range of cell-based R&D has
been ongoing in the drug discovery area. As cells
have many different applications, such as valuation ofcompound efficacy and toxicity and reproduction ofphenomena in vivo, there is significant need for cell
quality control and evaluation. On the other hand,
Nikon provides optimal solutions addressing users'
issues by utilizing its own cell cultures, observations,evaluations, and image analysis technologies.
Furthermore, in July 2021, Nikon opened the “Nikon
BioImaging Lab,”an open facility for pharmaceutical

Nikon BioImaging Lab

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Areas where Nikon contributes ; Enriched spirit

Reaching Greater Heights in Visual Expression
An image can be a record of a moment in history
for the rest of humanity, or it can be a work of art,
expressing people's joy, sadness, anger, and many
more emotions, serving to move its viewers and spark
empathy. For decades, Nikon has been a powerhousedriving advancement in visual culture, offering stalwart
cameras anyone can rely on to capture an important
memory, whether they be a professional photographer
or hobbyist.
In October 2021, Nikon released the Z 9, the firstflagship model of its Nikon Z series. This full-size
mirrorless camera is the synthesis of Nikon's most
cutting-edge technologies, offering best-everperformance in both still images and video capture. The
Z 9's functionality and performance exceed not only
its mirrorless predecessors but also Nikon's SLR camera
offerings, giving users the ability to reliably capture
decisive moments even in the harshest conditions andto shoot without interruption. We support achieve peak
performance for professional photographers and video
creators at the forefront of a wide range of genres,
including sports, journalism, fashion, commercials, etc.
In June 2021, Nikon also announced the “Z fc,” a modeltargeting younger generations, especially those alreadyfamiliar with capturing and sharing photos. This camera
is designed to help them capture more beautiful images
and bring a sense of fun in carrying around a camera.
We have also been building out our lens lineup to meetthe diverse needs of our users. In the fiscal year ended

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March 2022, we launched more than 10 new lenses
compatible with the Nikon Z mount system.
At Nikon, we will continue to strive toward greater
heights in visual expression.

Mirrorless camera, the “Z 9”

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