JEOL Group

Environmental Activities
2012 ReportINDEX2

JEOL Group Environmental Activities – 2012 Report		

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Outline of IMS (Integrated Management System)

5Compliance Measures

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Environmental Protection through Products

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Protecting the environment through business activities

10 Management of Chemical Substances
11 Contributions to Society
13 Local Communication

Company Outline
Company name: JEOL Ltd.
Establishment: May 30, 1949
Main office: 3-1-2 Musashino, Akishima, Tokyo 〒 196-8558 JAPAN
Employees: 2,742 (As of end March 2013)

Report scope
Subject organization: JEOL Ltd.
JEOL Technics Co. Ltd.
Yamagata Creative Co. Ltd.
Target period:

April 1, 2012 ～ March 31, 2013

Field:

Matters related to environmental protection

Target audience:

EveryoneJEOL Group Environmental Activities – 2012 Report│1

JEOL Group Environmental Activities– 2012 Report
The nuclear accident that occurred after the Great
East Japan Earthquake of March 2011 remined usof the need to properly prepare for natural disasters,
and forced us to recognize the danger of the energy
base that supports our society. This has provided
an opportunity to reaffirm our commitment tobuilding a sustainable society that carefully manages
our limited resources, a goal that should be at theroot of our company activities. The management
philosophy of the JEOL Group is “On the Basis ofCreativity and Research and Development, JEOL
positively challenges the world’s highest technology,
thus forever contributing to the progress in both
Science and Human Society through its products.”
Science and technology, however, can be a doubleedged sword, depending on how it is used. There are
the serious problems caused by the recent nuclear
accident, but it is also the advances of science andtechnology that will make it possible to greatly
improve environmental problems, such as more
efficient solar power cells and the technologies toutilize biomass. The JEOL Group strives to extend
the positive benefits of science and technology andcontribute to achieving a sustainable society. To dothis, we offer scientific analysis and measurement
instruments, such as electron microscopes, tosupport cutting-edge research, medical equipment,such as automatic biochemical analyzers, to protect
the health of people, and industrial equipment toconserve resources and improve efficiency.
In recent years, the speed of technological innovationin various fields has accelerated, and we are actively
moving forward toward the realization of a safe
and sustainable society. The new corporate messageof the JEOL Group is "Solutions for Innovation",
representing our pledge to contribute to the realization
an energy & environmentally-advanced society and isvibrant and rich by continuing to offer solutions thatcan only be provided by the JEOL Group.
In order to implement the JEOL Group philosophy,
we believe it is necessary to nurture the developmentof the people to continue the work in science andtechnology in the future. We support efforts toheighten the interest and curiosity of elementaryand high school students in the sciences, including

Science Camp and the Science Class Support Project.
We have also been supporting the work of young
researchers through our support of the Kazato
Research Foundation.
We are also working to contribute to improving theenvironment in the local area around the company,
including active participation as an executive
enterprise of the Network of Enterprises that
Consider the Environment in Akishima City. This
organization is an alliance of businesses in the areas
near Akishima City, working together to improve ourown local environment. JEOL also continues efforts
on its own initiatives, including the long-standing
activities to preserve good communications between
our employees and the local community, such as“Don’t Litter” Campaign (Campaign for cleaning up
commuting routes) which is a voluntary movementof the employees.
The JEOL Group has received warm local support,
and has grown into an company that is expected
to meet the needs of the world. Making use of ourworld-leading technologies, the JEOL Group aims tocontiue to contribute to environmental protection,
solving environmental problems and achieving asustainable society.

Gon-emon Kurihara
President, JEOL Ltd
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Outline of IMS(Integrated Management System)《 JEOL Group IMS Objectives 》
By providing products and services, such as analytic
equipment and instruments for cutting-edge research& development, as well as test equipment, based on
our management philosophy, the JEOL Group aims
to become a sucessful company that is loved locallyand able to meet the expectations of the world.
Offer products and solutions globally, making use of
the world’s No. 1 technologies, in order to contributeto the realization of a recycling society capable ofsustainable development.
The JEOL Group has integrated the management
systems for product quality and the environment,in accordance with international standards,
and continues to utilize these as the Integrated
Management System (herafter, IMS). JEOL uses thisIMS as a business improvement tool and continues towork toward achieving the goals of the business plan.
Furthermore, for the adoption of new international
standards and regulations related to businessactivities, the corresponding group will be identified
and the appropriate operation and management will
be performed.
1. Consistently implement the mid-term businessplan Dynamic Vision, and grow to become the
Only One Company offering a line-up of high-end
scientific instruments.
2. Promote the [R&D Power UP], [Manufacturing
Power UP], and [JEOL Brand UP] strategies,
which are linked to increased profitability (ProfitUP), and foster a corporate culture to satisfy thehigh level of trust from the market.
3. Continue to promote [Customer-driven productdevelopment], based on the results of the JEOL
Group V-shaped recovery, in order to further
strengthen the focus on quality and increasecustomer satisfaction.
4. Perform environmental assessments as part ofthe development of environmentally-conscious /environmentally-friendly products, and aggressively
work to reduce the burden on the environment.
5. Continuously work to improve the processes
related to manufacturing, and strive to prevent

environmental pollution through measures toconserve energy and natural resources, and to
reduce waste.
6. Implement CSR activities and measures to improve
corporate value, through activities that contributeto local society, and education support activities
for the development of the personnel to handle thescientific technology of the future.
7. The JEOL Group will strictly comply with theapplicable laws, regulations and agreements
both domestically and abroad. The IMS chief
executive will perform reviews to ensure that
the IMS purposes and goals are properly
implemented based on the IMS objectives, andare continuously improved. To achieve this, inaddition to implementing the IMS objectives aspart of the business plan, all levels of the hierarchy
will be informed about IMS, and the objectives
and reports will be disclosed both internally andpublically.

《JEOL Group IMS Goals》
1. Provide solutions that achieve the innovation thatis demanded by customers and the market.
2. Promote quality improvement activities based onan even stronger customer-oriented approach.
3. Promote environmental improvement activities
designed to reduce the burden on the environment
and prevent pollution.
4. Promote activities to make a contribution tosociety, making use of JEOL Group personnel.
5. Strict compliance with the applicable laws andregulations both inside and outside Japan
6. Continue the activities to make effective use of
IMS as a business improvement tool

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《JEOL Group Environmental Management/Promotion System》

The areas of improvement identified in the internal
audits are not applied only to specific departments
and groups; the entire JEOL Group uses theinformation to improve the quality of operations.

The JEOL Group Environment Management System
has established the IMS, and each company of the
JEOL Group performs activities based on this single(integrated) management system. The instructions
from the IMS Management Committee are
implemented through the IMS Managers assigned
at each company and department. The management
system is illustrated below.

○ Second party Audits
In order to maintain and improve the JEOL Brand that is
expected by our customers and the market, a relationshipof trust with our business partners is essential.
Second-party auditors perform audits of our vendor
companies. This creates a Win-Win situation between
the JEOL Group and our vendor partners, as wework together, with a common goal of creating thebest possible products.

《Audits》○ External Audits
The activities of the JEOL Group are regularly auditedby an external audit company, and the audit company
provides us an evaluation of the effectiveness of the
IMS and the on-going improvement activities. The
issues that are pointed out in the audits are regarded asopportunities for improvement, and we make a full useof them as a tool for improving business operations.
T h e “o b s e r va t i o n s” a n d “o p p o r t u n i t i e s f o r
improvement” from the July 2012 audit were used tofurther improve activities.
The follow-up audit in July 2013 revealed one“minor nonconformity”, and we implemented
corrective actions, including activities to address the“observations” and “opportunities for improvement.”【Certification】
Not only the JEOL headquarters in Japan, but theentire JEOL Group received ISO14001 certification
for the Environmental Management System in
December 2002. The quality management system
received ISO9001 certification in December 1995,
and we were quick to comply with the additional
supplemental amendment ISO9001-2008.
Currently, an Integrated Management System that
includes both product quality and environment isbeing operated as the IMS.
In July 2007, JEOL also received certification for
ISO 13485 for the Quality Management System for
Medical Equipment.

○ Internal Audits
Internal auditors, chosen from within the JEOL
Group itself, perform regular audits for both quality
and the environment throughout the entire JEOL
Group. These audits are regarded as a tool forbusiness operation improvements, and a priority isplaced on making effective use of the internal audits.

Certification authority: DNV Japan branch
Certification authority: RvA (Netherlands)
Registration numbers: ISO14001: 00612-2002-AE-KOB-RvA
ISO9001： 4290-1995-AQ-KOB-RvA
ISO13485： 6254-2007-AQ-JPN-NA
Company and Div.Manegement

JEOL Group Manageme n t
JEOL Group IMS Top Representative
JEOL Group IMS Representative
JEOL Group IMR

Company IMS Top Representative

IMS Top Representatives (Div Managers)

Company IMS Representatives
Company IMRsIMS Management Committee
IMS Secretariat

Dep Managers

IMS Managers
IMS Managers Meeting
TC/WG for themes

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Compliance Measures《CSR Committee》
Recently corporations are being required to comply
with regulations concerning "Pollution Control,
Chemical Reduction, Quality/Environmental
Control" as par t of their Corporate Social
Responsibility (CSR).
JEOL organized a committee to address this issue in2006. The CSR Committee, headed by the president
and advised by JEOL's attorney, meets quarterly. The
committee’s purpose is to promote JEOL's activities
to continuously improve and reinforce compliance,
quality control, social contribution, corporate ethics,
and risk management.

《Technical Regulation Committees》
In the 1980s, our Engineering Division organized
a number of committees to study and comply withregulations and directives worldwide. In 1996
when the Quality Control Office was established,
a committee dedicated to technical regulations
was organized, and a series of sub committees haveemerged over time.
The committee members are responsible for issuingannual activity plans and activity reports, and forreviewing the latest trends in regulations that concern
our products.
Laws and regulations change over time. Any
provisions affecting the JEOL Group are discussed in
the committee specializing in that area, and a review
is quickly distributed among all concerned throughthe Quality Control Office.
For medical equipment, RA (Regulatory Affairs),
along with QA (Quality Assurance) is responsible
for the ME quality assurance within the Medical
Equipment Division, and ensuring complancewith the various rules and regulations throughout
the world.

Quality
Assurance

Electro-Magnetic Compatibility
Low Voltage Directive
Machinery Directive
SEMI Standards
Radiation Regulatory
Poisonous and Deleterious
Substances Control Acr
Product Liability Act
Electromagnetic Field

Medical Equipment
Business Operations
Medical Device Manufacturing
Control Committee
Pharmaceutical Aﬀairs Law Safety
Management Committee
Quality Assurance And Regulatory
Aﬀairs Department

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Environmental Protection
through Products《Measures to decrease the burden
on the environment》○ Environmentally-conscious products:
Products designed to reduce the burden on theenvironment at each step of the product cycle,
from materials purchase,
production, distribution, through operation,
disposal and recycling.

The JEOL Group contributes to improving the global
climate by developing and marketing environmentallyconscious and environmentally-contributing products
in accordance with the company mission statement“Contribute to the advancement in science and society
through our products”.

○ Environmentally-contributing products:
Products used by customers that are usefulfor the analysis and evaluation in areasof environmental protection and pollution
control.

【Development & Distribution ofEnvironmentally-Conscious Products】
Since 2002 it has been a company rule to perform
product assessment, focusing on saving of energy,
resources, and space, as part of every new productdevelopment project.

Scope of JEOL product assessment
RecycleRecycle information

Reduce【Image diagram】

Reuse

Design anddevelopment

Purchase andprocurement

Production

Use

Collection / disposal

Environmental-friendly
design standard /element technology

Greenprocurement

Energy saving
Waste reduction
Chemicals reduction
PRTRs
Package reduction

Energy saving
MaintenanceParts
replacement

3R Concepts:
RecycleReduceReuse

Recently, significant reductions have been achievedin the energy required for operation (compared toexisting products) of the field emission scanningelectron microscope JSM-7800F incorporating thesuper-hybrid lens, one of the company’s top models.
For the production energy, a reduction of 38% wasachieved (CO2 conversion); the energy during use by
the customer is reduced by about 30% during normal
operation, and up to 40% during standby when the

JSM-7800F

35% energy savings(Compared to existing JEOL products)

energy-saving mode is used. The usage energy has
been reduced by about 35% (CO2 conversion).
In addition, the installation footprint of the auto
biochemical analyzer, JCA-BM6070, has been
decreased by about 23%. This system featuresa minimum reagent volume of 60 μL for blood
analysis, contributing to human wellness andenvironmental protection.

JCA-BM6070

Footprint reduced by 23%(Compared to existing JEOL products)

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【Environmentally-contributing products】
JEOL is a supplier of research tools such as electron
microscopes and NMR systems that are essential
for research and development of green devices
such as LED, solar battery, organic EL, etc. We
also provide components needed for green device
manufacturing equipment, including electron gunsfor LED electrode fabrication. In addition to the
products supporting the green device industry, we
manufacture and distribute various instruments
directly contributing to environmental improvement
including

1) Dioxin Analysis Mass Spectrometer, JMS-800D, a
total solution for dioxin analysis;
2) Portable Gas Chromatography, GC-310, capableof on-site sampling and real time data acquisition;3) Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer (QMS), JMSQ1050GC, a desktop system capable of highresolution/high sensitivity qualitative/quantitative
analysis of brominated flame retardants such as
PBB and PBED;
4) X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometer, JSX-3400RII,
which can be used to easily measure harmful
substances that are subject to regulation, such as
for soil contamination measures.

1) JMS-800D
2) GC-310

3) JMS-Q1050GC

4) JSX-3400R Ⅱ

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《Green Procurement measures》
The JEOL Group communicates our environmental
policies to our clients and business partners andasks for their cooperation in complying withenvironmentally preferable (green) purchasing
requirements.
JEOL Group companies promote the development
and design of products that do not contain certain
chemical substances. Our suppliers, provide services
without adding specified chemicals, and deliver goods
that do not contain the specified chemical substances,in accordance with the terms of their contracts with us.
JEOL Group companies provide information related
to chemical regulations to their business partnercompanies, and make efforts to assist in achieving thetargets, by working with their partners, and helping
with analysis of the chemical substance content.

JEOL Group

Green Purchasing Requirements[excerpts]
Version 5 (June 2010)

The JEOL Group is committed to activities
to encourage environmental protection
throughout the business cycle from materialpurchasing, product delivery, service,
maintenance, and disposal.
We form an alliance with our clients, vendors,
and partners to establish environmentally
preferable purchasing worldwide. To insure
green purchasing from our supply chain,
we have defined a set of rules as the JEOL
Group Green Purchasing Requirements.

Visit the JEOL site for the entire document(http://www.jeol.co.jp/envi/activity/activity002.htm).

《RoHS Compliant Products》
To provide products compliant with the RoHS
directive, many projects have been implemented,
including chemical property analysis of materials
used, systems to manage chemical properties of our
products, and lead free soldering.
Since 2008, we have been working on a RoHs
compliant production cycle, from purchasing to
distribution, for selected products.
Regulations on chemical composition, like the
RoHS directive in Europe, are becoming increasingly
common worldwide.

We are committed to the development, production,and distribution of environmentally-contributing
products and environmentally-conscious products tocomply with these standards throughout the entire
product lifecycle, from procurement to final disposal.
Visit the JEOL site for more details on our environmental
projects（http://www.jeol.com/corporate/envi/report）

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Protecting the environment
through business activities《Reducing Greenhouse Effect Gases》
The JEOL Group, in compliance with the Global
Warming Policy promoted by the Tokyo Metropolitan
Government, implemented various measures throughthe Energy Saving Committee to reduce the amount of
CO2 emissions.
As a result of the efforts CO2 emissions were reduced by
74.8% by 2009, relative to the average volume between
2002 and 2004. JEOL was selected as a “Excellent
Contributor to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government
Plan to Counter Global Warming” and received anaward from the Governor of Tokyo on March 10, 2011.
Currently, measures are being implemented forthe total reduction obligations and emissions
trading system, based on the revised environmental
preservation regulations of Tokyo.
【Measures to suppress the emission of SF6 gas】
SF6 gas is used in products produced by the JEOL
Group including electron microscopes. The SF6 gas
discharged into atmosphere during the manufacturing
process accounted for a large portion of our total CO2
emissions. We stepped up our effort in 2007 to achieve
substantial reductions in the amount of SF6 emissions.
Currently, the SF6 gas emissions have been reducedby more than 95% compared to the base level (average
from FY2002 – 2004).
〔Details of current measures〕
1.Installation of SF6 gas collection devices
Devices designed to collect the SF6 gas emitted
from the products are installed.
2.Production of SF6 gas collecting jig designed in-house
Jigs to collect the SF6 gas from the products andtransfer it to SF6 gas cylinders were designed.
3.Development of a collection cycle from the production
department to disposal of the SF6 gas Making useof the collecting jigs, a collection and disposal cycle
was designed and implemented for the SF6 gascollected from the production department, throughto the disposal, not only in Akishima, but also at
Group companies in other areas.

*SF6 (sulfur hexaflouride):
Gaseous substance with a greenhouse effect coefficient of 23,900
times that of CO2; identified as one of the 6 greenhouse gases by
the Kyoto Accord; used mostly in the semiconductor process steps
and as an insulator for high-voltage electric equipment.

Awards ceremony Photo courtesy of：City of Tokyo【Enhancing Energy Efficiency】
The JEOL Group is proactively working to improveenergy efficiency of electricity, fossil fuels, and otherresources. Specific measures include phased conversionof the lighting to LED, the introduction of ice thermalstorage air conditioning to make effective use of electricity
during the night, and the installation of shading sheets onbuilding to reduce the cooling load during the summer.
Furthermore, as a company-wide activity efforts arebeing made to reduce energy consumption, including
the promotion of the Cool Biz and Warm Biz initiatives,
and the creation of energy conservation plans for eachwork site in order to achieve the targets for electricity
consumption.

《Storage and Disposal of PCB Waste》
We store the PCB waste used in high voltage capacitors,
transformers, and stabilizers. We have continued the storage
for over 30 years since 1972. In some older buildings, PCB
is still used as a lighting equipment stabilizer. However, it isbeing replaced according to a systematic plan.
In 2001, two acts concerning PCB became effective: Act on
Special Measures concerning Promotion of Proper Treatmentof PCB Wastes and Tokyo Metropolitan Government's
Guidelines for Proper Management of PCB. We comply
with these regulations, filing various documentation
including the annual Storage/Disposal of PCB Wastes reportfor the Tokyo Metropolitan Government.

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Management ofChemical Substances○ Materials used in the manufacturing processes
that are handled as toxic substances are subject tospecial measures, including limiting the handling to
specified personnel only, management of the storage
locations and amounts, as well as training for the
management personnel. These measures are taken
to protect employees and to prevent inappropriate
circulation or leakage of the toxic substances.
Records of the amounts of toxic substances received
and the amounts used are maintained at each storagesite for the toxic substances, and all these records aremaintained in a company-wide database.
○ PRTR Law (Pollutant Release and Transfer Register)and Tokyo Metropolitan Environmental Preservation CodeThe reporting on the specified chemical substancesthat are subject to reporting is made by 2 companies
within the JEOL Group, which have received
environmental certification. These materials arecarefully managed, even at JEOL Group companies
that do not handle reportable quantities, so thatthe quantities at each business location can becontinuously monitored.

【Reporting to the national government】
・・・Reporting business locations of the certified company:
2 companies (1 substance)
Substance name・・・Dichloropentafluoropropane
Fiscal Year Output destination

FY 2010

FY 2011

FY 2012

EmissionsamountTo the atmosphere1.6/1.3

1.3/1.0

1.6/1.1

To public waterways

0/0

0/0

0/0

Into the ground

0/0

0/0

0/0

Reclamation processing

0/0

0/0

0/0

Transferred
amountInto the sewer system

0/0

0/0

0/0

Transferred externally

0/0.2

0/0.2

0/0.37

unit: tons/year【Reporting to the City of Tokyo】
・・・Reporting business locations of the certified company:
1 companies (4 substances)
Substance＼Year (amount used)

FY 2010

FY 20111) Isopropyl alcohol

220.0

120.0

FY 2012−2) Methanol

145.0

123.0

173.0

3) Acetone

121.0

104.0

106.0

4) Sulfuric acid

116.0

135.0

−

unit: kg/year《Waste materials》
For waste materials, the issue is to improve the rateof recycling, and efforts continue to achieve this goal.
Through measures such as completely separating
waste products by the type of material, improving
the rate of recycling of waste plastics, and adopting
reusable packing crates and materials, we are currently
recycling more than 85% of all the materials being
used (main office, Akishima factory) In addition,at the Tendo Facotry of Yamagata Creative Co., a
recycling rate of more than 78% has been achieved.

Wastes Disposal and Public Cleansing Act, as well as
those of local regulations. We also perform on-sitechecks to confirm that the disposal of waste materials
is being conducted properly.

Site inspection of waste treatment facilities【Waste material processing / Verification ofprocessing results】《Measures at Yamagata Creative Co. Ltd.》For the disposal of waste materials, we make the effort
to monitor the final disposal method, even for those
items that are handled outside the company grounds.
We do not rely solely on the control manifests forindustrial waste. Waste materials disposal managers
ensure compliance with the stipulations of Japan’sBringing together the employees of several
cooperating companies to perform the production at
one site (production center system) helped to reduce
fuel consumption and exhausted gases through thesimplification of the logisitcs and centralization of
the management of waste materials.

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Contributions to Society《Science Class Support and Science Camp》
The Science Class Support Project was started in
Octber 2007 as part of the commemoration of the60th anniversary of the JEOL Group. Initially, theactivities were held at nearby elementary schools,
but was later expanded to include teachers, and is
now being conducted at a variety of sites, not justelementary schools. Through FY2012 a total of 160
demonstrations on 91 days have been performed. The
Science Class Support programs are mainly conductedin classrooms by demonstrators sent from the JEOL
Group using desktop scanning electron microscopes(NeoScope). Students are able to observe pollen,
insects and various mechanisms of the body in detail.
Students seeing electron microsope images for the
first time display a lot of interest, making comments
like “It was so interesting to see the bugs so clearly
and the different pollen shapes”, and “I really liked
being able to see what goes on inside the human bodyin the micro world.” By actively participating in local
community events and workshops for elementaryand junior high school teachers we hope to provide
a chance for many people to become more familiar
with the microscopic world.
Specific examples of activities include:
1) "RIKEN Open House" (RIKEN Wako Center, Saitama)
2) "68th Annual Meeting of the Japan Society ofMicroscopy and Public Lectures "(Tsukuba International Congress Center)3) "JAIMA Science Summer School: Experiementswith Analytic Instruments for High-SchoolStudents"(National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation)4) "Summer Science Hiroba"(Tachikawa Municipal Elementary School No.4)－ Science Class Support activities －5) “Techno-Science Café”(School of Engineering The University of Tokyo)
6) "118th Annual Meeting of the Japan Associationof Anatomists and Public Lectures "(Kagawa Sunport Hall Takamatsu)
In 2012, there were also visits to 5 elementary
schools in the City of Ishinomaki to work with someof the children affected by the Great Eastern Japan
Earthquake.
In the future, we hope that the everyone, including
teachers, students, and the general public will be able
to be interested in science.
The JEOL group has been participating in the
Science Camps since March 2004, an activity thatis sponsored by the Japan Science and Technology
Agency. At these camps, the JEOL Group teachers
campers how to use state-of-the-art equipment
focusing on "Using electrons to observe thenanometer world" The Science Camp session for FY
was in March 2013, we will continue to support thisprogram in the future.

《NeoScope donation to the Akishima
City Board of Education》
JEOL has donated a desktop scanning electron
microscope NeoScope™ (JCM-5000) to the Akishima
City Board of Education. Founded in 1964, the
JEOL headquarters and factory have been part of
Akishima City for more than 50 years. We have beenable to grow with the support of everyone in theregion. We were delighted to comply with a requestfrom the Akishima City Board of Education to help
with enhancement of the school science education.

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《Support of the Kazato Research Foundation》
In order to ensure that the donatedelectron microscope can be effectively
used, JEOL will continue to provide
support by organizing training sessions
for teachers in the future.
By providing teachers with the means
to conduct classes using an electron
microscope, we hope to enable morechildren the opportunity to enjoy the
microscopic world.

The Kazato Research Foundation was established in 1969, incommemoration of the 20th anniversary of JEOL Ltd. funded
by a contribution from Kenji Kazato, the founder of JEOL
Ltd. The purpose of the organization is to promote the researchand development of electron microscopes and other related
devices, as well as application research using these instruments(medical science, biology, physics, chemistry, materials science,nanotechnology, and others). The foundation has helped many
young researchers over the years, and JEOL continues to support
the foundation activities with annual donations.
(http://www.kazato.org/)
The young researchers below received awards in 2012
Kazato Prize
Kiminori Toyooka, Senior Research Scientist(RIKEN Plant Science Center R&D Programs)“Study of Novel Intracellular Transport Pathways by Electron Microscope”
Naoya Shibata, Associate Professor(The University of Tokyo Institute of Engineering Innovation)“Atomic-scale characterization of material interfaces by annular bright-fieldand differential phase contrast scanning transmission electron microscopy”

Kazato Research Encouragement Prize
Tomoko Kamasaki, Postdoctoral Fellow(Nagoya University, Graduate School of Science, Division of Biological Science)“Ultrastructural analysis of the mitotic spindle formation by 3-D electron tomography”
A presentation ceremony and science class

Masaki Tanaka, Associate Professor

support session was held on February 21, 2013

（Kyushu University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Materials Science and Engineering）

at the Akishima City Seirin Elementary School“Direct analysis of atomic strain using aberration corrected HRTEM”

The winners are expected
to continue to be activein the fields of life scienceand materials research.

6th (2012) Kazato Prize and Kazato Research Encouragement Prize awards ceremony

The awards ceremony washeld at the Keidanren Hallin February 2013.

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Local Communication《"Don't Litter”Campaign（Commute Route Clean-up Action）》
The “Don’t Litter” campaign is a volunteer
community service activity that JEOL employees
have been performing since 1994, and it has becomea regular part of the routine. About once every 2months, employees engage in these clean-up activities
during their morning commute.
Employees will continue these activities, neverforgetting the original spirit and enthusiasm that
prompted the start of the Don’t Litter campaign.

It was depressing to see cigarette butts and othertrash littering the sidewalks around the company,
and along the paths to the train station Believingthat there must be something that we could do,something that we should do, we began to regularly
clean the commuting routes.
The name given to this clean-up activity is the[ Don't Litter Campaign ]“Don't Litter”Campaign Action《Participation in the Akishima Evironment-Consideration Enterprise Network》
The activities of the Akishima Evironment
Consideration Enterprise Network were started in
April 2005, with 16 member organizations. By theend of FY2012, the organization had grown to 42
member enterprises.
JEOL has been involved in the activities as an
executive member since the inception of the network.
During the major revision of the organization
between 2009 and 2010, JEOL filled the role ofchairman of the network, and continued in the role ofvice-chair for 2011 and 2012, continuing to promote
environmentally friendly activities and practices incollaboration with the network members.
Exhibits were halted and many other activities werelimited in 2011 due to the Great East Earthquake andDisaster, but the activities were revived in FY 2012.
The activities are low-profile but we intend tocontinue to make steady dedicated efforts to “Promote
environmentally-friendly practices in the local
community”.

Summary of FY 2012 activity report
1) April 29, 2012
2) May 11, 20123) June 3, 20124) June 7 to 15, 2012

Green Environment Flower Festival
General Assembly
Exhibit at a Consumer Exhibition
Exhibit at the 2012 Environment
Panel Exhibit5) July 17, 2012
FY2012 General Meeting 1st session
Lecture on Material Flow Cost Accounting6) September 28, 2012 SDS Production & Management lecture7) October 30, 2012
FY2012 General Meeting 2nd session
Introduction of activities by members
8) November 10 to 11, 2012 Exhibit booth at the business-sponsoredAkishima City Festival
On-site tour: Beverage container recycling
9) January 31, 2013
facility10) March 1, 2013
FY2012 General Meeting 3rd session
Lecture on recent developments in
waste management

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《Activities at Yamagata Creative Co. Ltd.》
Yamagata Creative Co., Ltd. is a production base of
the JEOL group located in Tendo City, Yamagata
prefecture. In order to be able to continue working formany years to come, and earn the goodwill of everyonein the region, the following efforts are being made.
1) Two open houses have been held to invite the public
to come see the production lines and products. In
this way, the local residents have been able to become
more familiar with our work, and understand the
production activities being performed.
2) Every year, high-school and junior college students
are invited to participate in factory tours and jobexperience programs, to help train the work forceof the future and foster a professional work ethic.
3) Factory tours are offered to provide opportunities
to see the products being produced. In FY 2012,302 visitors from 12 organizations visited our site.
4) Crossing guards and patrols are provided on theroads around the company during the traffic safety
campaigns in the spring and autumn. The goal is not
only to prevent traffic accidents during the commuteto school by the young students, but also to improve
the traffic manners and practices of the employees.
5) Active participation in local festivals, social
gatherings and events. In particular, for theAutumn Festival, a desktop scanning electron
microscope was prepared to allow visitors to see
magnified images of insects and other objects.

Topics《DBJ Environmental Responsibility Rating》
The Development Bank of Japan awards the DBJ
Environmental Responsibility Ratings based on
proactive measures to reduce greenhouse gases inorder to achieve a low-carbon society. JEOL makes
use of the Integrated Management System (IMS),
which is related to both quality (ISO9001) and theenvironment (ISO14001) to perform environmental
management with a high level of technology, andreceived recognition for “advanced efforts to consider
the environment”.

《Events For Families(Participation in Family Day)》
On 17 August 2013 (Saturday), a Family Day washeld to provide a chance for the families of JEOL
employees to visit the workplace. A total of 97
visitors attended the event, mainly the children of
JEOL employees. Activities included a company
introduction, tours of the work place, chances tooperate some of the JEOL products, and physics
experiments. The planning and implementationof the workplace visits was accomplished mainly
through the efforts of the KF Committee, which iscomposed of young employees who are working toenhance the JEOL corporate culture.

Scene from the Autumn Festival

Family Day 2013

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