JEOL Group Environmental Activities
2017 Report

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2017 Report01

A Letter from Our CEO

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Protecting the environment through business activities

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Outline of JGMS

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Management of Chemical Substances

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Compliance Measures

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Contributions to Society

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Environmental Protection through Products

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Local Community

Company Outline

Report scope

Company name : JEOL Ltd.

Subject organization : JEOL Ltd.

Establishment : May 30, 1949

JEOL Technics Co. Ltd.

Main office :JEOL Yamagata Co., Ltd.

Employees :3-1-2 Musashino, Akishima,
Tokyo 〒 196-8558 JAPAN

3,008 (As of end March 2018)

Cover
Droplets exuded from the back of a Pachira leaf observedwith an optical camera and scanning electron microscope
JSM-IT500. The electron microscope image was acquired
using the Aqua Cover method, and the colors were addedby referring to the color information obtained with theoptical camera.

Original SEM image

JEOL RESONANCE
Target period :April 1, 2017 to March 31, 2018

Field :

Matters related to environmental protection

Target audience :Everyone

2017

A Letter from Our CEO
The JEOL Group management philosophy is to “On thebasis of “Creativity” and ”Research and Development”, JEOL
positively challenges the world’s highest technology, thus
forever contributing to progress in both science and society
through its products.” That is, there can be no progress ofsociety if there is no advancement in science. This expresses
the passionate belief held at the time that JEOL was founded
in 1949 to produce and sell electron microscopes. Under
this philosophy, throughout the years the JEOL Group has
continued to develop and provide scientific metrologicalIn order to implement the JEOL Group philosophy, and to

instruments that contribute to cutting-edge research, likepromote the development of science and technology in Japan,

Electron Microscopes and Nuclear Magnetic Resonnance;

we believe it is important to foster the development of theMedical Equipment that supports the preservation of humanpersonnel. As a part of the effort to achieve this, we support

health, like biochemical analyzers; and high-efficiency, energy-

young researchers through the operation of the Kazatoconserving industrial equipment.

Research Foundation, as well as working to support scienceAs a part of the philosophy of “sustainable society”, there

through activities like special classes at elementary and junior

has been a world-wide focus on the issues of energy resourcehigh schools utilizing electron microscopes, to help reverse thedepletion and the destruction of the natural environment.

trend of children moving away from interest in science.

Science and technology is challenged with the important

We also regard contribution to our local community as beingrole of research and development of technologies such asvery important. We continue to actively participate in the

more efficient solar power generation, high-efficiency power

Akishima Evironment Consideration Enterprise Network in atransmission technology, and technologies for utilizing

vice-executive role. Through this network, in collaboration withbiomass. In addition, as a part of the current generation

the city of Akishima and local enterprises, we contribute to the

responsible for preserving and passing on a beautiful

improvement of the local environment.

environment to future mankind, the power of science has

Since starting as a company that developed electron

become very important in terms of finding solutions against

microscopes shortly after the end of the war in May 1949, theenvironmental pollution, the decommissioning of nuclear

JEOL Group has received warm local support, and has grownpower plants and so on. We are confident that the scientific/

into a company that is expected to meet the needs of themetrology instruments that we develop can make a large

world. Making use of our world- leading technologies, the JEOL

contribution to addressing these issues. At the same time, theGroup will continue to provide products quickly and flexibly to

growing speed of semiconductors, development of industrial

meet the ever-changing needs from around the world.

technology, as well as the remarkable progress in medical
technology are all contributing to the further enrichment ofsociety. In keeping with the JEOL corporate message of“Solutions for Innovation”, we will continue to work hard toprovide the optimal solutions.

Gon-emon Kurihara
President & Representative Director

JEOL Group Environmental Activities 2017 Report｜ 01Compliance Measures
Environmental Protection through Products▶ Outline of JGMSManagement of Chemical Substances
Contributions to Society
Local Community

Protecting the environment through business activities

Outline of JGMS (JEOL Group Management System)
OutlineEnvironmental policy

In 2015, the international standards on
Environment Management Systems andQuality Management Systems were revised(ISO14001:2015, ISO9001:2015). The JEOL
Group also undertook a comprehensive
review of the Integrated Management System(IMS), and established the JEOL GroupManagement System (JGMS) as the new
integrated management system in conformancewith the revised ISO standards. JGMS has
been operating since March 2016. In therevised points of the new ISO standards,
the involvement of the top executives in the
integration of the operations of management
systems received greater emphasis. It is
important to understand the circumstances,both internal and external, identify the issues
and evaluate the risks; and, this must be
properly communicated to responsible people
in each division. Plans are made in each division
based on these instructions, and continuous
improvements are achieved through appropriate
development, implementation and assessment,
creating a PDCA cycle throughout the company
as a whole. Such instructions from top
management are implemented through JGMS
and disseminated to all divisions and levels.
As a result of the construction of JGMS, in
October 2016 the JEOL Group was recognizedby certification authorities as being compliant
with ISO14001:2015 and ISO9001:2015, andthe certifications under the new ISO standards
were issued.

• Product development and process control
in an environmentally friendly manner, withconsideration of the entire product life-cycle.
• Continuous setting of goals and efforts
to improve environmental quality at every
step of our business from development toproduction to service.
• Compliance with applicable laws andregulations as a socially responsible global
corporation.
• P ro m o t e e n v i ro n m e n t a l p re s e r v a t i o ninitiatives through execution and continuous
improvement of our environment
management system in compliance withinternational standards.

PolicyJGMS Outline

The quality and environmental policies
are clearly communicated both internally andexternally through media such as the web site.

As part of their corporate activities,
it is natural for companies to comply
withenvironment laws and regulations as wellas to monitor and reduce wastes that create anenvironmental burden. ISO14001 is a systemproviding verification by an external agency
that such activities are conducted properly andcontinuously. The JEOL Groupfirst received
ISO14001 certification in December 2002. Fromthat time a comprehensive management system
was constructed, also incorporating ISO9001 of
the quality management system that had beenpreviously certified for product quality control,
and the Group activities were conductedin accordance with this comprehensive
management system.
In 2015, both ISO14001 and ISO9001 wererevised, and a new management system[JGMS] was developed, and has been in
operation since FY2016. This JEOL GroupManagement System covers the revised points
in the new ISO standards, and establishes the
structure for properly conveying instructions
to the responsible parties in each department
with strong management leadership. This is

Basic policy

Based on our Corporate Philosophy, The
JEOL Group offers advanced products
and services to the users of scientific andmetrology instruments, semiconductor
equipment, industrial and medical equipment,
thereby contributing to the development of asustainable, recycling-based society.

Quality policy• As a total solution provider, provide highquality products and well-organizedservices to best serve our clients.
• C o n t i n u o u s l y i m p ro v e p ro d u c t s a n dservices by establishing goals through across-departmental approach.
• Promote quality control initiatives throughexecution and continuous improvementof our quality management system incompliance to international standards.

based onassessments of the risks, andopportunities and issues identified fromanunderstanding of the circumstances
both inside and outside the company, inorder toimprove customer satisfaction byemphasizing quality and managing theenvironmental aspects. Each department
establishes a plan based on the instructions,and performs the appropriate deployment,
operation and evaluation for continuous
improvement. It is implemented as an
PDCA cycle throughout the entire JEOL
Group. In this way, the instructions from top
management are delivered to all levels, andactivities are conducted through JGMS as asingle integrated system to achieve abetterglobal environment and better products.

JEOL Group
Environmental Management /Promotion System

AuditsExternal Audits

The activities of the JEOL Group are
regularly audited by an external audit
company, and the audit company provides
an evaluation of the continuing certification,
including assessment of the effectivenessand conformance to international standards
and JGMS. The issues that are pointed out
in the audits are regarded as opportunities
for improvement, and we make a full useof them as a tool for improving business
operations.

The improvements of environmental
aspects within the JEOL Group are includedin the implementation of the JGMS (JEOL
Group Management System), which is acomprehensive management system for both
environment and quality, so that there is single
management system being implemented ateach of the JEOL Group companies. Basedon the environmental policy, in addition tostrict compliance with the law, we also work
to identify the unique environmental aspects
related to each area of operation, and conduct
environmental improvement activities.

JEOL Group Environmental Activities 2017 Report

Internal Audits

Regular, voluntary audit activities forenvironment and quality in accordancewith the JGMS are performed by internal
auditors for the entire JEOL Group. Theinternal audits are conducted objectively
and without bias by internal auditors who
have received the appropriate educationand training, fulfilled the standards andhave earned the necessary certifications.
These audits are regarded as a tool forbusiness operation improvement. The
points identified as areas of improvement
for a specific group are also disseminatedthroughout the entire JEOL Group.

Second party Audits

Second party Audits In order to maintainand improve the JEOL Brand that is
expected by our customers and the market,
a relationship of trust with our business
partners is essential.
Second-party auditors perform audits ofour vendor companies. This creates a WinWin situation between the JEOL Group andour vendor partners, as we work together,with a common goal of creating the best
possible products.

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Environmental Protection through Products▶ Outline of JGMS ▶ Compliance Measures
Management of Chemical Substances
Contributions to Society
Local Community

Protecting the environment through business activities

Outline of JGMS (JEOL Group Management System)
Publication of International
Certification
Not only the JEOL headquarters in Japan,
but the entire JEOL Group received ISO9001
certification in December 1995, and ISO14001
certification in December 2002. Since then,the ISO standards have been revised to
ISO14001:2015 and ISO9001:2015, and the
JEOL Group has remained certified under the
new standards without interruption. Detailsof the certification related to JGMS is shown
below. The latest certification information canalways be viewed on the JEOL website.

≫ Certification authority:

Bureau Veritas Certification Holding SAS UK Branch

Registration numbers ISO14001: 3673646 1.0
		ISO9001: 3253537 1.0

Compliance Measures
CSR Committee

Recently corporations are being required
to comply with regulations concerning"Pollution Control, Chemical Reduction,
Quality/Environmental Control" as part of their
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).
JEOL organized a committee to address thisissue in 2006. The CSR Committee, headed by
the president and advised by JEOL's attorney,meets quarterly. The committee’s purpose isto promote JEOL's activities to continuously
improve and reinforce compliance, quality
control, social contribution, corporate ethics,
and risk management.

Quality Assurance

Environmental Regulations Committees

Electro-Magnetic Compatibility

Environmental Regulations
Committees

Low Voltage Directive

The Environmental Regulations Committees
have been established to handle issues ofenvironmental regulations that apply to JEOL
products, starting with the RoHS directive.

Machinery Directive
SEMI Standards

Technical Regulation Committees
Our Engineering Division organized anumber of committees to study and comply
with regulations and directives worldwide.
All departments related to products, including
sales, development, design, procurement,
manufacturing and service, participate and areworking on legal compliance
Laws and regulations change over time.
Any provisions affecting the JEOL Group are
discussed in the committee specializing in thatarea, and a review is quickly distributed among
all concerned through the 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, andensuring complance with the various rules andregulations throughout the world.

Radiation Regulatory
Product Liability Act
Electromagnetic Field

Medical Equipment Business
Operations

Medical Device Manufacturing Control Committee
Pharmaceutical Affairs Law Safety ManagementCommittee
Quality Assurance And Regulatory Affairs Department

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Outline of JGMS
Compliance Measures ▶ Environmental Protection through ProductsManagement of Chemical Substances
Contributions to Society
Local Community

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Environmental Protection through Products
Measures to decrease theburden on the environment

The JEOL Group contributes to improving
the global climate by developing andmarketing environmentally-conscious andenvironmentally-contributing products inaccordance with the company mission
statement “Contribute to the advancement inscience and society through our products”.

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 product development
project.
Recently, there has been progress inmodularization in the production of electron
microscopes, and for several of our current
models a 20% reduction in the construction
time compared to previous models has beenachieved.
The field emission transmission electronm i c ro s c o p e J E M - F 2 0 0 w a s d e v e l o p e dbased on a concept of energy conservation
and CO 2 reduction, and is the first model
to be equipped with an ECO mode in thestandard configuration. This ECO mode is asystem for maintaining the instrument in an
optimal standby state while reducing energy
consumption to the minimum during periods
when the instrument is not being used. In
the ECO mode status, energy consumption
is reduced to about 1/5 the level usedduring instrument operation. There is also ascheduling function, which allows users tospecify the date and time for restoring the
instrument to a normal operating status fromthe ECO mode state.
In addition, the compact, fast JCABM6010G automated biochemical analyzer
not only offers the most compact footprint in
its class, but is also equpped with a reagent
management function, shorter cleaning cycle,
and the ability to analyze micro-volume 1 μL
samples. Blood tests can be performed on
extremely small specimen volumes with aminimal amount of reagent, contributing tosociety through better health and protection of
the environment.

≫ Environmentally-conscious products：

Products designed to reduce the burden on the environment at each step of
the product cycle, from materials purchase, production, distribution , throughoperation, disposal and recycling.

≫ Environmentally-contributing products：

Products used by customers that are useful for the analysis and evaluation inareas of environmental protection and pollution control.

Scope of JEOL product assessment
Recycle information

RecycleReduceReuse

Design anddevelopment

Environmentalfriendly
design standard /elementtechnology

Purchase andprocurement

Production

Use

Collection /disposalGreenprocurement

Energy saving
Waste reduction
Chemicals
reduction
PRTRs
Package reduction

Energy saving
MaintenanceParts
replacement

3R Concepts:
RecycleReduceReuse

Environmentally-Conscious Products

JEM-F200

ECO mode provided in the standard configuration

JCA−BM6010G

An easy-to-use, space-savingmodel packed withfunctions.able to handle micro-volume 1μL samples,and features a shorter cleaning time

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Compliance Measures ▶ Environmental Protection through ProductsManagement of Chemical Substances
Contributions to Society
Local Community

Environmentally-contributing
Products

JEOL is a supplier of research tools such as
electron microscopes and NMR systems thatare essential for research and developmentof green devices such as LED, solar battery,organic EL, etc. We also provide components
needed for green device manufacturing
equipment, including electron guns for
LED electrode fabrication. In addition to
the products supporting the green device
industry, we manufacture and distribute
various instruments directly contributing toenvironmental improvement including 1) Dioxin
Analysis Mass Spectrometer, JMS-800D, a
total solution for dioxin analysis; 2) Portable
Gas Chromatography: GC-8610T, enabling
analysis in the field for the Type 1 hazardous
substances (11 substances) specified in the
Soil Contamination Countermeasures Law, andequipped with dry purge and trap functions
to support analysis of chloroethylene, which
was added in April 2017.; 3) Quadrupole
Mass Spectrometer (QMS), JMS-Q1500GC,
capable of qualitative and quantitative
analysis with high accuracy and sensitivity
for various isomers, such as brominatedflame retardants like PBB and PBDE, 4) X-ray
Fluorescence Spectrometer, JSX-1000S,
which can be used to easily measure harmful
substances that are subject to regulation,such as for soil contamination measures, 5)Transmission Electron Microscope JEM1400Flash, which is widely used for asbestos
testing in Europe, and 6) Electron Probe
Microanalyzer JXA-8530FPlus, used instudies for the decommissioning of nuclear
reactors, as well as PM2.5 component analysis
surveys and environmental surveys, such as ofsoil pollution.

Green Procurement measures

The JEOL Group communicates ourenvironmental policies to our clientsand business partners and asks for theircooperation in complying with environmentally
preferable (green) purchasing requirements.
JEOL Group companies promote thedevelopment 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 theirbusiness partner companies, and make efforts
to assist in achieving the targets, by working
with their partners, and helping with analysisof the chemical substance content.
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Protecting the environment through business activities

Environmentally-contributing Products

1) Dioxin Analysis Mass Spectrometer: JMS-800D

2) Portable Gas Chromatography: GC-8610T

3) Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer (QMS): JMS-Q1500GC

4) X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometer: JSX-1000S

5) Transmission Electron Microscope: JEM-1400Flash

6) Electron Probe Microanalyzer: JXA-8530FPlus

RoHS Compliant Products

There are a variety of regulations on thesubstances contained in products being
enforced, such as the RoHS directive inEurope, and similar regulations are becoming
adopted throughout the world.
A system has been built to maintain andcontinuously improve RoHS compliance efforts
by incorporating RoHS-related mechanisms
into the integrated quality and environment
management system, JGMS, in order toprovide products that conform to the RoHS
directive, and RoHS compliant products arebeing delivered.
We are committed to the development,
production, and distribution of environmentallycontributing products and environmentallyconscious products to comply with thesestandards throughout the entire productlifecycle, from procurement to final disposal.※2

JEOL Group

Green Purchasing Requirements[excerpts] ※1
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.

l Only available in JapaneseVisit JEOL site for the entire document
https://www.jeol.co.jp/corporate/envi/activity/
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https://www.jeol.co.jp/en/corporate/envi/report/

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Outline of JGMS
Compliance Measures
Environmental Protection through Products ▶ Protecting the environment through business activities
Management of Chemical Substances
Contributions to Society
Local Community

Protecting the environment through business activities
Reducing Greenhouse EffectGases

The JEOL Group, in compliance with the
Global Warming Policy promoted by the
Tokyo Metropolitan Government, implemented
various measures through the Energy Saving
Committee to reduce the amount of CO 2
emissions.

Enhancing Energy Efficiency

We are proactively working to improveenergy efficiency of electricity, fossil fuels,and other resources. Specific measures
include phased conversion of the lighting toLED, the introduction of ice thermal-storage
air conditioning to make effective use ofelectricity during the night, the installation of
shading sheets and thermal barrier coatingson buildings to reduce the cooling load during
the summer.
Furthermore, as a company-wide activity,
efforts are being made to reduce energy
consumption, including the promotion of theCool Biz and Warm Biz initiatives, and thecontrol of electricity consumption for eachbuilding.

Storage and Disposal of
PCB Waste

Transition of CO2 Emission
CO2 emission (t-CO2)

35,00030,000■ Electricity / heavy oil / gas ■ SF6

25,00020,00015,00010,000
5000
0

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

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 isstill used as a lighting equipment stabilizer.
However, it is being replaced according to asystematic plan.
In 2001, two acts concerning PCB became
effective: Act on Special Measures concerning
Promotion of Proper Treatment of PCB
Wastes and Tokyo Metropolitan Government's
Guidelines for Proper Management of PCB.
We comply with these regulations, filingvarious documentation including the annual
Storage/Disposal of PCB Wastes report for the
Tokyo Metropolitan Government.

Main office & factry

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Outline of JGMS
Compliance Measures
Environmental Protection through Products
Contributions to Society
Local Community▶ Management of Chemical Substances

Protecting the environment through business activities

Management of Chemical Substances• Materials used in the manufacturing processes
that are handled as toxic substances are
subject to special 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 aretaken 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 aremaintained at each storage site 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
substances that are subject to reportingis made by 2 companies within the JEOL
Group, which have received environmental
certification. These materials are carefully
managed, even at JEOL Group companies
that do not handle reportable quantities, sothat the quantities at each business location
can be continuously monitored.

Waste materials

For waste materials, the issue is to improve therate of recycling, and efforts continue to achieve
this goal. Through measures such as completely
separating waste products by the type ofmaterial, improving the rate of recycling of waste
plastics, and adopting reusable packing crates
and materials, we are currently recycling morethan 86% of all the materials being used (mainoffice, Akishima factory) In addition, at JEOL
Yamagata Co., Ltd, a recycling rate of 84% has
been achieved.

Reporting to the national government
Reporting business locations of the certified company: 2 companies (1 substance)
Substance name......Dichloropentafluoropropane

unit: tons/year

Fiscal Year Output destination

EmissionsamountTransferred
amountFY 2014

FY 2015

FY 2016

To the atmosphere1.1/1.2

0/0.650/0.14

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

Into the sewer system

0/0

0/0

0/0

0/1.0

0/0.850/0.29Transferred externally

Reporting to the City of Tokyo
Reporting business locations of the certified company: 1 company (2 substances): JEOL

Unit: kg/year

Substance ＼ Year (amount used)

FY 2014

FY 2015

FY 2016

1) Methanol

160.0

137.0

123.0

2) Acetone

110.0

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Waste material processing /Verification of processing results

For the disposal of waste materials, we makethe 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 for industrial waste. Waste
materials disposal managers ensure compliancewith the stipulations of Japan’s Wastes Disposal
and Public Cleansing Act, as well as thoseof local regulations. We also perform on-sitechecks to confirm that the disposal of wastematerials is being conducted properly.

Measures at JEOL Yamagata Co., Ltd.
Employees of multiple enterprises on the same
premises perform all the production tasks, fromparts assembly to production completion, as partof an effort to develop ennvironmentally-friendly
manufacturing processes, by reducing andeliminating the need for packaging materials totransfer parts and materials between companies,
as well as the fuel consumption and exhaustgases usually associated with transportation.

JEOL Yamagata Co., Ltd.

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Environmental Protection through ProductsManagement of Chemical Substances ▶ Contributions to Society
Local Community

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Contributions to Society
Science Class Support and Mathand Science Special Programs

The Science Class Support Project
was started in Octber 2007 as part of thecommemoration of the 60th anniversary of
the JEOL Group. Initially, the activities were
held at nearby elementary schools, but waslater expanded to include teachers, and is
now being conducted at a variety of sites, notjust elementary schools. Through FY2016, a
total of 353 demonstrations on 207 days havebeen performed. The Science Class Support
programs are mainly conducted in classrooms
by demonstrators sent from the JEOL Group
using benchtop scanning electron microscope(NeoScopeTM). 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 andthe different pollen shapes”, and “I really liked
being able to see what goes on inside thehuman body in the micro world.” By actively
participating in local community events andworkshops for elementary and junior highschool teachers we hope to provide a chance
for many people to become more familiar withthe microscopic world.
Examples of activities include:1) “73th Annual Meeting of the Japan Society ofMicroscopy and Public Lectures” (Sapporo
Convention Center)2) “JAIMA Science Summer School:
Experiements with Analytic Instruments for
Junior High-School/ High-School Students”

Science Class Support activities

National Museum of Emerging Science andInnovation)3) “2017 Youngsters’ National Science Festival”(Science Museum)4) “Suginami City Future Science Club for
Junior High School Students” (Suginami City
Koenji Junior High School)5) “Institut Culturel Franco-Japonais . Ecole
Japonaise de Paris” (Paris, France)
6) Tsuchiura City Tsuwa Elementary School
Nakamura Elementary School Science
Special Class (Tsuchiura City)of JEOL Ltd. The purpose of the organization
is to promote the research and developmentof electron microscopes and other related
devices, as well as application researchusing 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 thefoundation activities with annual donations.
(http://www.kazato.org/english/)
The young researchers below received
awards in FY2017.

In 2017, there were also visits to 2
elementary schools in the city of Ishinomaki, 2
in Kesennuma city, and 1 in Taga Castle city
to work with some of the children affected by
the Great Eastern Japan Earthquake.
In the future, we hope that the everyone,
including teachers, students, and the generalpublic will be interested in science.
Additionally, the JEOL Group worked incollaboration with universities and otherbusinesses to increase the number of children
with an interest in math and sciences, througha 2-year special support program organizedby the Tokyo Board of Education startingin FY2015. After the end of Tokyo Board of
Education program in 2017, JEOL activities
have continued through a Math & Science
Special Support Program organized in Hino
City. JEOL Group instructors utilize benchtop
scanning electron microscopes (NeoScopeTM)
to conduct the science support classes. In
2017, 3 elementary schools and 2 junior highschools in Hino city were visited (total of 20classes with 710 students) giving the children
a chance to experience the micro-world using
an electron microscope.

Kazato Prize

Yoshihiko Togawa Associate Professor(Department of Physics and Electronics, Osaka Prefecture
University)"Demonstration and Exploring Functionality ofMacroscopic Spin Phase order Using Transmission
Electron Microscopy"
Kenjiro Ono Professor(Department of Neurology, Showa University School of Medicine)"Elucidation of thee Alzheimer’s disease
pathogenesis by using electron and atomic force
microscopies"

Kazato Research Encouragement Prize
Motomichi Koyama Associate Professor(Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty ofEngineering, Kyushu University)"In situ characterization of dislocation motion using
electron channeling contrast imaging"
Takanori Onouchi Senior Assistant Professor(Center for Research Promotion and Support, Fujita Health
University)"Correlative Light and electron microscopic studies
on novel functions of APC protein in the intestinal
epithelium cells"

Support of the Kazato
Research Foundation

The Kazato Research Foundation wasestablished in 1969, in commemoration of
the 20th anniversary of JEOL Ltd. funded bya contribution from Kenji Kazato, the founder

The winners are expected to continue to be
active in the fields of life science and materials
research.

11th Kazato Prize and Kazato Research Encouragement Prizeawards ceremony
The awards ceremony was held at the Keidanren Hall in March 2018.

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Local Community“Don’t Litter” Campaign

the local community”.

(Commute Route Clean-up Action)

Participation in the Akishima
Evironment-Consideration
Enterprise Network

The “Don’t Litter” campaign is a volunteer
community service activity that JEOL
employees have been performing since
1994, and it has become a regular part of
the routine. About once every 2 months,
employees engage in these clean-up activities
during their morning commute.
Employees will continue these activities,
never forgetting the original spirit andenthusiasm that prompted the start of the
Don’t Litter campaign.

“ It was depressing to see cigarette butts

and other trash littering the sidewalks
around the company,
and along the paths to the train station.
Believing that 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]”

Activities at
JEOL Yamagata Co., Ltd.

JEOL Yamagata Co., Ltd. is a production
base of the JEOL group located in Tendo City,
Yamagata prefecture. In order to be able tocontinue working for many years to come, andearn the goodwill of everyone in the region,
the following efforts are being made.
1) We are accepting on-the job trainees fromhigh schools and colleges every year andprovide factory and carrier experiences toassist the development of human resources
and professional awareness.
2) Factory tours are offered to provide
opportunities to see the products being
produced. In FY 2017, 189 visitors from 15
organizations visited our site.
3) Crossing guards and patrols are provided
on the roads around the company during
the traffic safety campaigns in the spring
and autumn. The goal is not only to prevent
traffic accidents during the commute toschool by the young students, but also to
improve the traffic manners and practicesof the employees.
4) Active participation in local festivals, social
gatherings and events. In particular, for the
local Autumn Festival, a benchtop scanningelectron microscope was prepared at thefestival site to allow visitors to see magnified
images of insects and other objects.
5) The company parking areas were used forthe “Summer Nights” festival to provide
support the local community and invite
greater interaction with local residents.

The activities of the Akishima Evironment
Consideration Enterprise Network were started
in April 2005, with 16 member organizations.
By the end of FY2016, the organization had
grown to 38 member enterprises.
JEOL has been involved in the activities as
an executive member since the inception of
the network. During the major revision of theorganization between FY2009 and FY2010,
JEOL filled the role of chairman of the network,
continued in the role of vice for FY2011 andFY2012, and as executive secretary in 2015,
continuing to promote environmentally friendly
activities and practices in collaboration with
the network members.
Exhibits were halted and many otheractivities were limited in FY2011 due to theGreat East Earthquake and Disaster, but theactivities 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

Don’t Litter” Campaign Action

Activities at JEOL Yamagata Creative Co. Ltd.

Traffic safety on school commuting routes

Students from Yamagata city elementary school

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