JEOL Group

Environmental Activities
2015 Report

Cover micrograph

100 µm

The moss that often grows between the patches ofpavement in the city can be observed as-is with thetable-top scanning electron microscope NeoScopeTM
using the low vacuum mode. Here, the view of thesame area as seen with the optical microscope isoverlapped with the electron microscopic image. In
addition to the detailed surface information provided by
the electron microscope image, the natural colorationfrom the optical microscope image can also been seen.

JEOL Group Environmental Activities
Greeting
The JEOL Group management philosophy is

Meanwhile, the power of science has become very

“On the basis of "Creativity" and "Research andcrutial in finding solutions against the environmental

Development", JEOL positively challenges thepollution issues and nuclear decommissioning

world's highest technology, thus forever contributing

issues as a part of our generation responsibility forto the progress in both Science and Human Society

preserving and passing on a beautiful environment tothrough its products.” That is, there can be no

future mankind,. We are confident that the scientific/

progress of society without advances in science.

metrology instruments that we develop can make aThis expresses the passionate belief held at the timelarge contribution to addressing these issues. At theof JEOL foundation in 1949 to produce and sellsame time, the increasing speed of semiconductors,

electron microscopes. Under this philosophy, thedevelopment of industrial technology, as well as the

JEOL Group has continued to develop and provide

remarkable progress in medical technology are allscientific metrological instruments throughout thecontributing to the further enrichment of society.

years which contribute to the cutting-edge research,

In keeping with the JEOL corporate message oflike Electron Microscopes and Nuclear Magnetic“Solutions for Innovation”, we will continue to work

Resonnance ; Medical Equipment such as Clinicalhard to provide the optimal solutions.

Chemistry Analyzer that supports the preservation of

In order to implement the JEOL Group philosophy,

human health; and high-efficiency, energy-conserving

and to promote the development of science

industrial equipment.

technology in Japan, we believe it is important toAs part of the philosophy of “sustainable society”,

foster the development of the personnel able tothere is a world-wide focus on the issues of energy

accomplish this task. As part of the effort to achive

resource depletion and the destruction of the naturalthis, we support young researchers through theenvironment. The R&D of science technology holds

operation of the Kazato Research Foundation, as well

the important role in the events of more efficient solar

as working to support science through activities like

power generation, high-efficiency power transmission

special classes at elementary and junior high schools

technology, and technologies for utilizing biomass.

by utilizing electron microscopes, to help reversing

Index
1 JEOL Group Environmental Activities – 2015 Report
3 Outline of IMS (Integrated Management System)
5 Compliance Measures
6 Environment Protection through Products
9 Protection the environment through business activities
10 Management of Chemical Substancesa
11 Contributions to Society
13 Local Communication

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the trend of children moving away from interest inscience.
We also regard contribution to our local community
as being very important. We continue to actively
participate in the Akishima-shi Evironment
Consideration Enterprise Network assigned as a viceexecutive role. Through this network, in collaboration
with the city of Akishima and local enterprises,
we contribute to the improvement of the local
environment.
Since starting as a company that developed
electron microscopes shortly after the end of the war
in May 1949, the JEOL Group has received warm
local support, and has grown into a company that is
expected to meet the needs of the world. Making useof our world- leading technologies, the JEOL Groupwill continue to provide products quickly and flexibly
to meet the ever-changing needs from around theworld.

Gon-emon Kurihara
President & Representative Director

Company Outline

Report scope

Company name: JEOL Ltd.

Subject organization: JEOL Ltd.

Establishment: May 30, 1949

JEOL Technics Co. Ltd.

Main office:Yamagata Creative Co. Ltd.

Employees:

3-1-2 Musashino, Akishima, Tokyo
196-8558 JAPAN

Target period:

April 1, 2014 to March 31, 2015

2,963 (As of end March 2016)

Field:

Matters related toenvironmental protection

Target audience:

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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 tooffer the total solutions demanded by customers andthe marketplace.
In addition to satisfying the customer needs, we
believe that providing total solutions is an activity thathelps to achieve our company philosophy of making
contributions to realizing a recycling society that can
support sustainable development.
We continue to manage our operations using ainternationally-certified management system that
integrates product quality and environmental concerns(hereafter “IMS”, (integrated management system)).
By using this IMS as a tool for business improvement,
we are working toward achieving business growth
and realizing the goals of our business plan.
1. Further promote the YOKOGUSHI strategy tosuccessfully achieve the business plan and meetthe high expectations of the market.
2. Deliver highly-reliable products and results asa solution provider in order to further improvecustomer satisfaction.
3. Continue to promote environmental protection
through product development and process
management that considers the product life-cycle
throughout
4. Proactively engage in company internal and external
communication activities to promote contributions
to local society and to the development of scienceand technology.
5. Continue to comply with applicable laws,
ordinances, and regulations in order to fulfill our
corporate social responsibilities as a company that
operates globally.
6. Continue to make use of IMS in order tosuccessfully achieve the business plan.

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Efforts to review and revise the international
standards have been started. As we also proceedwith revisions to the JEOL Group IMS, we will pay
attention to maintaining a consistency with theexisting measures.
As the chief executive of the IMS, the continuing
improvements to the system will be reviewed,
including the proper definition of continuing
adminsitration and assignment of responsibilities,
and the appropriate implementation andachievement of the IMS policies, goals and targets.
While keeping in mind about the relations
betwenn actual business activities and IMS itself,
IMS policies shall be annouced within the businee
plan and informed to all operation levels among ourorganization. These IMS policies will be publicizedboth inside and outside the company, via the web
and other appropriate means.

JEOL Group IMS Goals
1. Successful achievement of the business plan.
2. Further activity to improve quality in order toincrease customer satisfaction.
3. Promote environmental improvement activities
designed to reduce the burden on theenvironment and prevent pollution.
4. Promote activities to make a contribution to thesociety, making use of JEOL Group personnel
and knowledge.
5. Strict compliance with the applicable laws andregulations related to our business activities,
both inside and outside Japan
6.Continue the activities to make effective use of
IMS as a business improvement tool

JEOL Group Environmental Management /Promotion System

and groups; the entire JEOL Group uses theinformation to improve the quality of operations.
n Second party Audits
A mutual trust relationship with our business
partners is essential in order to meet ourcustomers’ expectations regarding JEOL Brand
prosperity and growth.
Second-party auditors perform audits of ourvendor companies. This creates a Win-Win
situation between the JEOL Group and our vendor
partners, as we work together, with a common
goal of creating the best possible products.

The JEOL Group Environment Management Systemassociated with several JEOL Group companies is
working under the basis of this single unique IMS. 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.

Auditsn External Audits
The activities of the JEOL Group are regularly
audited by an external audit company, and theaudit 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 as opportunities for
improvement, and we make a full use of them asa tool for improving business operations.
The follow-up audit in July 2015 revealed three“minor nonconformity”, and we implemented
corrective actions.

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 Systemthat includes both product quality and environmentis being operated as the IMS.
In July 2007, JEOL also received certification for
ISO 13485 for the Quality Management System for
Medical Equipment.

n Internal Audits
Internal auditors, chosen from within the JEOL
Group itself, perform regular audits for both quality
and environment throughout the entire JEOL Group.
These audits are regarded as a tool for business
operation improvements, and a priority is placed on
making effective use of the internal audits.
The areas of improvement identified in the internal
audits are not applied only to specific departments

Certification authority: Bureau Veritas Japan Co. Ltd. / DNVCertification authority: UKAS (United Kingdom), RvA (Netherlands)
Registration numbers: ISO14001: 3253536
ISO9001: 3253537
ISO13485 : 6254-2007-AQ-JPN-NA

JEOL Group Environmental Management /Promotion System
JEOL Group Management
JEOL Group IMS Top Representative
JEOL Group IMS Representative
JEOL Group IMR

Company and Div.Manegement

Company IMS Top Representative

IMS Top Representatives(Div Managers)

Dep Managers

Company IMS Representatives
Company IMRsIMS Management Committee
IMS Secretariat

IMS Managers
IMS Managers Meeting
TC/WG for themes

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Compliance Measures
CSR Committee
Recently corporations are being required tocomply 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.

Technical Regulation Committees
In the 1980s, our Engineering Division organized
a number of committees to study and comply
with regulations and directives worldwide. In 1996
when the Quality Control Office was established, acommittee dedicated to technical regulations wasorganized, and a series of sub committees haveemerged over time.
The committee members are responsible for
issuing annual activity plans and activity reports,
and for reviewing 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 areview 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, and ensuring complance withthe various rules and regulations throughout theworld.

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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

Environment Protection through Products
Measures to decrease the burden
on the environment

Environmentally Friendly products:：

The JEOL Group contributes to improving the global
climate by developing and marketing environmentallyfriendly and environmentally-contributing products
in accordance with the company mission statement“Contribute to the advancement in science andsociety through our products”.
Development & Distributionof Environmentally-Friendly Products

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

EnvironmentallyContributing products:：
Products used by customers that are useful for the
analysis and evaluation in areas of environmental
protection and pollution control.

We have performed product assessment byconsidering energy / resources / space savings since
2002 to develop Environmentally Friendly Products.
Scope of JEOL product assessment 【Image diagram
Recycle information

RecycleReduceReuce

Design and development

Purchase and procurement

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 beenachieved in the energy required for operation(compared to existing products) of the fieldemission scanning electron microscope JSM7800F incorporating the super-hybrid lens,
one of the our high-end models.
For the production energy, a reduction of
38% was achieved (CO2 conversion); theenergy during use by the customer is reduced
by about 30% during normal operation, andup to 40% during standby when the energysaving mode is used. The usage energy has
been reduced by about 35% (CO 2 conversion).
In addition, the installation footprint of the
auto biochemical analyzer, JCA-BM6070, hasbeen decreased by about 23%. This system
features a minimum reagent volume of 60
μL for blood analysis, contributing to humanwellness and environmental protection.

JSM-7800F
35% energy savings(Compared to existing JEOL products)

JCA-BM6070
Footprint reduced by 23%(Compared to existing JEOL products)

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1) JMS-800D

Environmentally-contributing product
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 electronguns for 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 highly-reliable, real time dataacquisition; 3) Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer(QMS), JMS-Q1500GC, capable of qualitativeand quantitative analysis with high accuracy andsensitivity 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 substancesthat are subject to regulation, such as for soil
contamination measures, 5) Transmission Electron
Microscope JEM-1400Plus, which is widely used
for asbestos testing in Europe, and 6) Electron
Probe Microanalyzer JXA-8530F, used in studies
for the decommissioning of nuclear reactors, aswell as PM2.5 component analysis surveys andenvironmental surveys, such as of soil pollution.

2) GC-310

3) JMS-Q1500GC

4) JSX-1000S

5) JEM-1400Plus

6) JXA-8530F

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Green Procurement measure
The JEOL Group communicates our environmental
policies to our clients and business partners
and asks 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, anddeliver goods that do not contain the specified
chemical substances, in accordance with the termsof their contracts with us.
JEOL Group companies provide information
related to chemical regulations to their business
partner companies, and make efforts to assist inachieving the targets, by working with their partners,
and helping with analysis of the chemical substancecontent.

JEOL Group

Green Purchasing Requirements [excerpts]

Version 5 (June 2010)

The JEOL Group is committed to activities toencourage environmental protection throughout thebusiness cycle from material purchasing, productdelivery, service, maintenance, and disposal.

We form an alliance with our clients, vendors,

and partners to establish environmentally preferable
purchasing worldwide. To insure green purchasing fromour 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 ofour products, and lead free soldering.
We have been working on a RoHs compliant
production cycle, from purchasing to distribution.
Manufacturing and supply that conforms to RoHS
is being expanded.
Regulations on chemical composition, likethe RoHS directive in Europe, are becoming
increasingly common worldwide.
We are committed to the development,
production, and distribution of environmentallycontributing products and environmentallyconscious products to comply with thesestandards throughout the entire product lifecycle,
from procurement to final disposal.
Visit the JEOL site for more details on ourenvironmental projects（(http://www.jeol.com/corporate/envi/report).

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Protection the environment
through business activities
Reducing Greenhouse Effect Gases
We, in compliance with the Global Warming
Policy promoted by the Tokyo Metropolitan
Government, implemented various measuresthrough the Energy Saving Committee to reduce
the amount of CO2 emissions.

Transition of CO2Emission[ CO2 emission (t-CO2) ]70,00060,00050,00040,00030,000Enhancing Energy Efficiency
We are proactively working to improve energy
efficiency of electricity, fossil fuels, and otherresources. Specific measures include phased
conversion of the lighting to LED, the introductionof ice thermal-storage air conditioning to makeeffective use of electricity during the night, theinstallation of shading sheets and thermal barrier
coatings on 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 the Cool Biz andWarm Biz initiatives, and the control of electricity
consumption for each building.

Storage and Disposal of PCB Waste
We store the PCB waste used in high voltage
capacitors, transformers, and stabilizers. We havecontinued the storage for over 40 years since1972. In some older buildings, PCB is still used asa lighting equipment stabilizer. However, it is being
replaced according to a systematic 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 withthese regulations, filing various documentation
including the annual Storage/Disposal of PCB
Wastes report for the Tokyo Metropolitan
Government.

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20,00010,00002003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

m Electricity/heavy oil/ gas m SF6

Management of Chemical Substancesa
n 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 andamounts, as well as training for the management
personnel. These measures are taken toprotect 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 ateach storage site for the toxic substances, and allthese records are maintained in a company-wide
database.
n PRTR Law (Pollutant Release and Transfer Register)and Tokyo Metropolitan Environmental Preservation
Code
The 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
unit: tons/year

Fiscal Year
Output destination

FY 2012 FY 2013 FY 2014
1.6/1.1 1.4/1.2 1.4/1.2

To the atmosphere
Emissions To public waterways
amountInto the ground

0/0

0/0

0/0

0/0

0/0

0/0

Reclamation processing

0/0

0/0

0/0

Transferred Into the sewer systemamountTransferred externally

0/0

0/0

0/0

0/0.37

0/0.970/1.0

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

FY 2012FY 2013

FY 20141112) Methanol

173.0

186.0

160.0

3) Acetone

106.0

106.0

110.0

1

1

1

Substance
1) Isopropyl alcohol4) Sulfuric acid

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 of material,
improving the rate of recycling of waste plastics,
and adopting reusable packing crates and materials,
we are currently recycling more than 88% of all thematerials being used (main office, Akishima factory) In
addition, at the Tendo Facotry of Yamagata Creative
Co., a recycling rate of 84% has been achieved.
Enhancing Energy Efficiency
For the disposal of waste materials, we make theeffort 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 compliance with thestipulations of Japan’s Wastes Disposal and Public
Cleansing Act, as well as those of local regulations.
We also perform on-site checks to confirm thatthe disposal of waste materials is being conducted
properly.

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

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Contributions to Society
Science Class Support and Mathand Science Special Program
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. A total of 294 demonstrations
on 173 days have been performed up-to-date
FY2015. The Science Class Support programs aremainly conducted in classrooms by demonstrators
sent from the JEOL Group using bentchtop
scanning electron microscope (NeoScope).
Students are able to observe pollen, insects andvarious mechanisms of the body in detail. Students
seeing electron microsope images for the first time
display a lot of interest, making comments like “Itwas so interesting to see the bugs so clearly andthe different pollen shapes”, and “I really liked
being able to see what goes on inside the humanbody in the micro world.” By actively participatingin local community events and workshops forelementary and junior high school teachers wehope to provide a chance for many people tobecome more familiar with the microscopic world.
Examples of activities include:1) “71th Annual Meeting of the Japan Society ofMicroscopy and Public Lectures” (Uji Campus,
Kyoto University)
2) “JAIMA Science Summer School: Experiementswith Analytic Instruments for High-SchoolStudents” National Museum of Emerging
Science and Innovation)3) “2015 Youngsters’ National Science Festival”(Science Museum)4) RERF Open House 2015 (Radiation Effects
Research Foundation (RERF), Hiroshima)5) Homei Elementary School affiliated with theJapan Women’s University (Mejirodai, Bunkyo
Ward)6) Suginami Ward Koenji Junior High School

11│ JEOL Group Environmental Activities 2015 Report- Science Class Support activities In FY2015, we held special class in 3 elementary
schools in the city of Ishinomaki, and 2 in Sendai
city to encourgae 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 has been working incollaboration with universities and other businesses
to increase the number of children with an interestin mathematics, through a program organized by
the Tokyo Board of Education in FY2015. We are
the participants of Special Math Lesson Programs
to provide young students with the opportunity to
see the usefulness and appeal of mathematics.
JEOL Group instructors utilize bentchtop scanningelectron microscopes (NeoScope) to conduct
the science support classes. We have visited 5
elementary schools and 2 junior high schools in
Hino city (total of 29 classes with 938 students),
giving the children a chance to experience themicro-world during FY2015.

Support of
the Kazato Research Foundation
Kazato Research Foundation was established in
1969, in commemoration of the 20th anniversaryof JEOL Ltd. funded by a contribution from Kenji
Kazato, the founder of JEOL Ltd. The purpose of
the organization is to promote the research anddevelopment of electron microscopes and otherrelated 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, andJEOL continues to support the foundation activities
with annual donations. (http://www.kazato.org/)
The young researchers below received awards in
FY2015.giving the children a chance to experiencethe micro-world during FY2015.

9th Kazato Prize
Shigeki Kawai Senior Scientist( Department of Physics, University of Basel）)“Study of high-resolution atomic force microscopy
and molecular”
Shigeki Watanabe Assistant Professor(（School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University）)“Cellular and molecular characterizations ofsynaptic vesicle cycle”
9th Kazato Research Encouragement Prize
Koji Harano Project Associate Professor(Organization for Interdisciplinary Research
Projects，The University of Tokyo）)“Structural Study on Nucleation Mechanism of
Crystalline Molecular Assemblies by Transmission
Electron Microscopy”
Kazunori Shinomiya Research Specialist(Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Janelia
Research Campus）)“Electron-microscopy based connectomics ofcircutits in the fruit fly brain”- 9th Kazato Prize and Kazato Research Encouragement Prize awards ceremony We are expecting the the prize winners to be active in the fields of life science and materials research.
The awards ceremony was held at the Keidanren Hall in February 2016.

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Local Communication“Don’t-Throw-Away” Campaign(campaign for cleaning up commuting routes)
The “Don’t-Throw-Away‘” Campaign is avolunteer community service activity that JEOL
employees have been performing since 1994, andit has become a regular part of the routine. About
once every 2 months, employees engage in theseclean-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-Throw-Away
campaign.

It was depressing to see cigarette butts andother trash littering the sidewalks around thecompany, and along the paths to the train station.
Believing that there must be something that we
could do, something that we should do, webegan to regularly clean the commuting routes.
The name given to this clean-up activity is the[Don’t-Throw-Away-Campaign]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 40
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-executive for FY2011 and FY2012,
and as executive secretary in 2015, continuing topromote environmentally friendly activities andpractices in collaboration with the network members.
Exhibits were halted and many other activities werelimited during 2011 due to the Great East Earthquake
and Disaster, recovered in FY 2012 afterall.
The activities are consisting of the layer of steadyefforts.We intend to continue to make steadydedicated efforts to “Promote environmentallyfriendly practices in the local community”.

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Summary of FY 2015 activity report
1) May 20152) May 20153) July 20154) November 20155) November 20156) November 2015

7) February 2016

Exhibit booth at the Green
Environment Flower Festival
General Assembly
Participation in the exchange
program between Akishima
and Iwaizumi, Iwate prefecture
FY2015 1st Plenary Session
and Energy Conservation
Promotion Step-Up Seminar
Exhibit booth at the Industry
Fair hosted by the city of
AkishimaA k i s h i m a F a c i l i t y To u r,
Environment Communication
Center, Municipal Waterworks
Eastern Distribution facility
FY2015 2nd Plenary Session
and “Akishima Water Brand
Building and Promotion”
workshopActivities at Yamagata Creative Co. Ltd.
Yamagata Creative Co., Ltd. is a production baseof the JEOL group located in Tendo City, Yamagata
prefecture. In order to be able to continue working
for many years to come, and earn the goodwill of
everyone in the region, the following efforts arebeing made.
1) Factory tours are offered to provide opportunities
to see the products being produced. Initors from21 organizations visited our site.
2) 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 to school by the young
students, but also to improve the traffic manners
and practices of the employees.
3) Active participation in local festivals, social
gatherings and events. In particular, for the local
Autumn Festival, a desktop scanning electron
microscope was prepared at the festival site toallow visitors to see magnified images of insects
and other objects.
4) The company parking areas were used for the“Summer Nights” festival to provide support the
local community and invite greater interaction
with local residents.

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