New eyes for industry

CSR Report
Corporate Social Responsibility Report2011Message from the President
Recognizing Anew the Importance of Our Brand Message
New eyes for industry
On November 1, 2010, we celebrated the 60th anniversary of our founding thanks entirely
to the patronage of our customers. Throughout our company history, we have worked
hard to develop and deliver quality optical products, guided by our corporate message:
Contributing to Society by Creating New Eyes for Industry. The B008 photographic zoom
lens that we launched in 2010 as our 60th anniversary model1 is one example of sucheyes. The new light-weight model presented high optical performance, compactness and a
resource saving design; we reduced its cubic capacity by 24 percent compared to theconventional model. In developing the zoom lens, we also pursued convenience and easeof use to deliver a product that would enable many more people to enjoy photography.
We will continue to work on contributing to photographic culture by developing anddelivering products that enable more people to enjoy photography more easily andcomfortably. In industrial optics, we have always been at the forefront, developing lenses
that capture visible light. Now we are also developing lenses capable of capturing invisible
light in the far infrared range for handling images invisible to human eyes.

Morio Ono

President & CEO
Tamron Co.,Ltd

For Global Management
We work to deploy global business operations in product development, human resource
management and services by dispatching our employees to advanced and developing
countries including the BRICs2. In manufacturing, we start by eliminating problems related
to mass-production at the prototyping stage at our domestic mother factory before
transferring mass production to our factory in China where we can produce quality
products as reasonable costs. Our output capacity has been increasing as we pursue
global operations, but our group CO₂ emissions in 2010 decreased 6% compared to2009. In 2011, we will move toward a further 10% reduction.
Improving after-service is very important for being a reliable manufacturer and providing
support for customers using our products. We currently complete repair services to ourdomestic customers of our consumer products within seven days including delivery. We
will work to provide the same after-services to customers abroad.

Management Always Values Employees Who Support
Our Business Operations
We at Tamron contribute to society while responding to customer needs by implementing
corporate management that always highly values our employees. We pay attention tocontinuing to improve the work environment and work balance by strictly enforcing twodays a week without overtime. Many companies now address improving the work
environment for women. At Tamron, we have been working in the same direction bycreating a work environment that welcomes women after marriage or child birth andpromotes them too. We are conﬁdent that changes in perception in a comfortable work
environment will become the driving force behind the Tamron of tomorrow.

Participation in the United Nations Global Compact 3
In 2007, Tamron joined the Global Compact of the United Nations3. Since then, we havecontinued to support the ten principles of the Global Compact initiative that serves as thebasic code of conduct for all global companies. Strengthening our consciousness of humanrights is particularly important when we deploy our business operations around the globe.
We have therefore included the ten principles in our Codes of Conduct and have been
1 AF18-270 mm F3.5-6.3 high-power zoom lenslaunched in December 2010 for DSLR cameras. See
page 6 for additional information.
2 Collective name for the four emerging countries ofBrazil, Russia, India and China
3 Please refer to page 3 of this report for additional
information on participation in the United Nations
Global Compact.

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focusing on education in our organization following the ten principles. We have also
continued to assert the importance of CSR procurement to our business partners.
In compiling this CSR Report, we focused on communicating with our stakeholders. We
would greatly appreciate your comments and suggestions for how we can further improve
our CSR management.

Tamron's CSR Management
We have established twelve themes for being a company
acknowledged by stakeholders. Through addressing these
themes, we are discharging compliance responsibility, economic
responsibility, and responsibility to contribute to social issues.
The themes of compliance, corporate governance, risk
management, and information disclosure are essential for
conducting sound business operations while discharging
compliance and economic responsibility.
The remaining themes are occupational safety, employment andhuman resources, human rights, information security and private
information protection. We will continue to address these
themes to discharge our social responsibility while working on
quality
improvement,
product
qualityandsafety,resource-saving designs, environmental protection and more.
We will work to continue to be a company our customers
select as a reliable supplier1.

Perspectives from Stakeholders Divided into Five Categories
From the customer
perspective

From the employee
perspective

From the society
perspective

1 This is one of our corporate themes.

Relationships with
Employees

From the business partner
perspective

Relationships with
Business Partners●Twelve Themes for Enhancing CSR Management

Tamron's CSR management is conducted under our basic
corporate philosophy of contributing to the economy,society and environment by supplying customers with quality
products that serve as eyes for industry. Our basic corporate
philosophy advocates performing all of our primary business
operations based on The Action Declarations, deﬁning the
stance the company should take toward stakeholders
divided into ﬁve categories, and The Action Codes, showing
how all Tamron employees should act while dialoguing with
our stakeholders.

Relationships with
Customers●For Enhancing Corporate Value

From the shareholder/investor perspective

All ﬁve perspectives interlink with our environment.

●From the employee perspective

In order to become self-reliant, each employee at Tamron
works with a spirit of challenging diﬃculties, maintains goodcommunications with fellow workers for creating a lively
work environment, and strives to yield the best possible
results at all times while observing the laws and regulations.
Each and every employee at Tamron respects human rights
to support a good society as a good corporate citizen.

●From the shareholders/investor perspective●From the business partner perspective

All of us working at Tamron observe the laws andregulations, aiming to establish relationships that
ensure receiving a supply of quality materials andservices from our partners through transparent
transactions, working to grow and contribute to society
together with our partners.
Maintaining good communications with local communities,
we will strive to contribute to their growth while upholding
their tradition and culture as a good corporate citizen.
We will observe the laws and regulations, aiming at earning
conﬁdence from society as a good corporate citizen.
We will be up against all social anti-society forces andorganizations that pose threats to the public order and safetyof our civil society.
We will work hard in NGO and NPO projects to establish agood society.

Social Contribution
Information Security

Society

Occupational Safety & Health

Human Rights

Private Information Protection

Environment

EconomyCompliance

Information Disclosure
Risk Management

Corporate Governance

Economic Responsibility
Twelve Themes for Enhancing CSR Management●CSR Committee

Relationships withSociety●From the society perspective

Employment/Human Resources

Environment

For Protecting
Our Environment

All of us working at Tamron strive to enhance Tamron’s
corporate value through faithful management, maintain goodcommunications with our stakeholders, and work onenhancing stakeholder conﬁdence to be a company worthyof stable investments.

Quality Products/Safety

Relationships with
Shareholders and Investors●From the customer perspective
Recognizing that customer satisfaction is of the highest
importance, we will contribute to society by supplying
safe, high-quality original products and services.

Responsibility to Contribute toSocial and Environmental Issues

The Action Declarations of Tamron

Our CSR Committee meets monthly to closely watch theprogress of activities for pursuing the twelve themes. The
committee is an organization under the direct command of
our president. Representatives from all divisions at the headoﬃce and factories at home and abroad meet monthly
through videoconferencing.

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Participation in the UN Global Compact
Tamron operates around the world, including a production
base in China and subsidiary sales companies in Europe andA m e r i c a . A g r e e i n g t o t h e G l o b a l C o m p a c t （ G C ）, t h einternational initiative proposed by the United Nations to
support the Ten Principles related to human rights, labor,
environmental protection and preventing corruption,
Tamron became a supporter of the initiative in August
2007. The Ten GC Principles became pillars for establishing
our CSR promotion structure. We will continue to conduct
our business following The Ten Principles, fulﬁlling oursocial responsibility.

●COP Report（Communication on Progress）

For further details on the initiative, please
visit the United Nation website at
WEB http://www.unglobalcompact.org/

The COP Program of the Global Compact requires participants submit Communication on Progress Reports （COP
Reports） describing their work to follow the Ten Principles. The following table describes our accomplishments andwork at Tamron during 2010 in line with the Ten Principles.

Principle

Actions taken, implementation processes

Relevant
page

We instituted Regulations for Protecting Human Rights and Supervising Labor Standards,
enforcing them in Japan in 2010. In 2011 and beyond, we will deploy global operationsin accordance with the regulations. As for the principles from No.1 through 5 andNo.10, we laid down our policies as stated below, deploying our activities accordingly.

Human Rights
LabourEnvironment

Principle 1: Business should supportand respect the protection ofinternationally proclaimed human rights

As members of society, we at Tamron respect human rights and establish and support
good society （Good citizens）（Quoted from our Action Declaration: Employeesʼ viewpoint）
We could promote the awareness of the importance of respecting human rights among our
employees by clearly stating it in our policy platform as stated above.

P2

Principle 2: Business should ensure thatthey are not complicit in human rights
abuses

We at Tamron will always work on maintaining sound working environment andrespecting human rights of all people, and will not conduct any deed that may lead todiscrimination. （Quoted from the Compliance Regulations of our company）

P2,11

Principle 3: Business should upholdthe freedom of association and theeffective recognition of the right tocollective bargaining

The labor union of our company shall aim at conducting activities and operations
that are necessary to attain its objectives through solidarity and cooperation of its
members.（Quoted From Objective of the labor union bylaw.
Labor management negotiation meetings are held regularly between representatives
from the company and the labor union to discuss labor conditions.

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Principle 4: Business should support
the elimination of all forms of forced
and compulsory labour

Our company will comply with labor-related laws and regulations in order tomaintain sound workplaces where employees are comfortable to work.
（Quoted From the Compliance Regulations）

P9,11

Principle 5: Business should support
the effective abolition of child labour

Our company will not employ persons under full 15 years of age.
（Quoted From the Rules of Employment of our company）

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Principle 6: Business should support
the elimination of discrimination in
respect of employment and occupation

Our company advocates equality in employment and sets our target ratios of
employment of handicapped persons and female managers, and we are deploying
business operations aimed at establishing workplaces valuing diversity.

P10

Principle 7: Business should support aprecautionary approach toenvironmental challenges

In our Company-wide Environment Management Policy, we address the following four
actions as preventive measures against environment contamination:（ i ）Reducing CO₂ emissions,（ⅱ）Reducing Waste（iii）Alternating and reducing the harmful substances（ⅳ）Conservation of biodiversity.
Environmental contamination accident : ZeroHarmful chemical substance discharge accident : Zero

Principle 8: Business should
undertake initiatives to promote
greater environmental responsibility

Our company set the environmental objectives and targets.
（ i ）Reduction of CO₂ emissions;（ⅱ）Reduction of waste;（iii）Promotion of DfE（ Designs for Environment ）（Product development based on the DfE concept）;

Principle 9: Business should encourage
the development and diffusion ofenvironmentally friendly technologies

AntiCorruption

3

Principle 10: Businesses should work
against c orruption in all its
forms,including extortion and bribery

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P13〜18We integrated our domestic management systems for grasping environmental load as a whole andpromoting reduction of the load.

Regulations regarding endowments, political contribution and brushing oﬀ relations
with antisocial organizations（Stipulated in the Compliance Regulations）

P11

Table of Contents
Relationships with
Customers

Message from the President・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・1
Tamron’s CSR Management・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・2
Participation in the UN Global Compact・・・・・・・・・３
Table of Contents, Company Outline・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・４
Relationships with Customers・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・５
Relationships with Business Partners・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・8
Relationships with Employees・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・9
Relationships with Shareholders and Investors・・・・・１１
Management System・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・１2

Relationships with the Environment /Environmental Loads・・・１3
Environmental Management Structure, Compliance, Education, and Accounting・・・１4
Environmental Objectives and Targets Achieved・・・１5
Reducing CO₂ Emissions and Energy Consumption・・・１6
Reducing Waste and Water Consumption・・・・・・・・・１7Work at Three Aomori Factories and Tamron Optical（Foshan）
・・・18
Relationships with Society・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・１9
Activities at Subsidiary Companies Overseas・・・・・21
Independent Third Party Opinions・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・22

Relationships with
Business Partners

E d i t o r i a l P o l i c y
1. This report is issued to inform our customers, employees, shareholders, investors, business partners, communities and other bodies (local communities,
public bodies,NGOs and NPOs being our stakeholders) about Tamron s work and progress on environmental conservation and social responsibility.
2. This report covers the whole Tamron group including Tamron Co., Ltd and Tamron Optical (Foshan) Co., Ltd. and subsidiary sales companies overseas(except for some environmental data).
3. The guidelines referred to are the Environmental Report Guidelines (2007 Version),Greenhouse Eﬀect Gas Assessment & Reporting Manual (Ver. 2.4
2009) and Environmental Accounting Guidelines (2005), issued by the Ministry for the Environment.
4. The needs for disclosing information to stakeholders were determined in accordance with GRI Sustainability Reporting Guidelines.
5. We strive to disclose information from the perspective of stakeholders by referring to the warranty processes in AA1000 Warranty Standards.

Relationships with
Employees＊About the front cover design
We tried to express how our company works with lenses to contribute to the earth, the environment and harmony with people.

Company Outline
Representative Director: Morio Ono
Employees Consolidated: 7,198（excluding 355 temporary
employees）
Total Sales Consolidated: 56,650 billion yen（2010）
Stock Exchange: 1st Section, Tokyo Stock Exchange
Domestic Factories: Hirosaki, Namioka, Owani
Aﬃliated Companies: The United States, Germany, France,
Hong Kong, China（ Shanghai, Foshan）●Summary of Business

Head Oﬃce（Saitama）

Net Sales（billion
yen）

700

Net Sales Consolidated

636

682

600

Photographic lenses
60.2%

625

566
498

500

Industrial-use
optics15.1%

400

For Protecting
Our Environment

Opticalcomponents
24.7%

Relationships with
Shareholders and Investors

Trade Name: Tamron Co., Ltd.
Head Oﬃce: 1385 Hasunuma, Minuma-ku,
Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture
337-8556 Japan
Tel: +81-48-694-9111
Founded: November 1, 1950
Established: October 27, 1952
Capital Amount: 6.923 billion yen

300

By-Category
Sales Composition（2010 consolidated）

200
100
Europe（Germany/France）
Asia（Hong Kong, China）

15.4%

North America（United States）
By-area Sales Composition is based on sales tocustomers in Japan and areas where Tamron's
subsidiary companies exist.
Sales ﬁgures in overseas markets are primarily
sales of interchangeable lenses for SLR cameras.

By-area
Sales
Composition

2007

2008

2009

2010

Numbers of Employees（person）
8,000

Consolidated employees

7,000
6,000

518

470

temporary employees

355

572

450

5,571

5,472

2008

2009

5,000
4,000
3,000
2,000

Domestic
69.5%

2006

Relationships withSociety

6.6%

8.5%

0

7,198
5,024

5,064

2006

2007

1,000
0

2010

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Relationships with Customers
Tamron is committed to contributing to society by supplying customers with safe, unique andquality products and services, putting the highest priority on satisfying customers,dealers andOEM customers.

Major accomplishments in 2010

Tasks for 2011

●We worked on developing products for new ﬁelds.

●Creating unique products selected by customers●We started selling products using recycled materials.

●Global deployment of our after-service systems●Continuing
Improvement
andGlobalDeployment of Efficient After-service throughEffectively Using Customer Feedback
We work hard to improve our after-service through eﬀectively
using customer feedback in our product planning and design
departments in order to continue to deliver products andservices that satisfy customers. In 2010, we created a special
section to listen to the opinions and suggestions of ourcustomers, compile them and use the feedback in our productdevelopment divisions. We also worked on improving andupdating our website to provide useful information to ourcustomers in twelve languages and to respond to inquiries from
customers all over the world.
We have been asking users of our photographic interchangeable
lenses for feedback for a number of years, working withquestionnaires included in our product display boxes and inboxes of repaired lenses to understand the customer perspective
on our products and repair services. Our ﬁrst survey four years
ago told us that customers wanted faster repair service. We
worked hard to improve our repair service structure for thedomestic market. Our goal was to complete repairs within threedays after receiving a product at one of our repair service points;
we met our target by 100% for three years in a row in thedomestic market. We are now working to provide the same level●Evaluation by Dealers and OEM Customers
In addition to including questionnaires in display boxes tounderstand how users feel about our consumer products soldunder our own brand, we also sent questionnaires to all our OEM
customers. We asked about delivery, price, communications,development strength, technical capability, quality, response tocomplaints and handling repairs. To understand their evaluation
more precisely, we improved the questionnaires by adding one
more rating level to our conventional rating system. As a result of
this operation, we found that we could improve our overallcapability by 0.2 points. As for repair handling, we could improve
our evaluation score by 0.6 points. As for delivery capability, ourimprovement was conﬁned to a 0.1 percentage point. This wasdue to problems with product supply shortage when launching a
new photographic lens under our own brand. We were obliged tokeep our customers waiting for delivery. The remaining issue tosolve in the future is establishing a more ﬂexible production
structure for responding to demand exceeding our expectations
in earlier stages.
We will continue to work on enhancing customer satisfaction bylistening to our customers.

Results of Customer Satisfaction Survey（Annual average points in 2008, 2009 and 2010 Dealers & OEM customers）
Overallof service overseas by 2012 and have established a milestone
goal of completing all repairs at our service points overseas
within ﬁve days by December 2011.

6
5

Handling repairs

2008

Delivery

2009

4

2010

3
2
1

Response tocomplaints

Price

0

QualityCommunications

Technical capability

1.Greatly dissatisfied
4.Slighly satisfied

Development strength

2.Dissatisfied
5.Satisfied

3.Slightly dissatisfied
6.Greatly satisfied

Technical
Response to Handling
Overall Delivery Price Communications Development
strength capability Quality complaints repairs

Free maintenance service at CP +（CP + is a photographic equipment exhibition held annually）

2008

4.4

4.4

4.0

4.7

4.6

4.6

4.4

4.1

4.1

2009

4.6

4.9

4.0

5.1

4.7

4.7

4.5

4.5

4.4

2010

4.8

4.8

4.1

5.3

4.9

4.9

4.8

4.8

5.0

*We used a 5-stage evaluation method through 2009. In 2010,
we started to use a 6-stage evaluation method as above.

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（Photographic Lenses）

As an interchangeable lens maker who values customer
perspectives, we have continuously worked to develop
high-power zoom lenses. At Tamron, we enable users to
enjoy

photography

withoutchanging

lensesas

weintroduce a stream of unique products for our customers.
shown on the right below）that we developed by combining
our miniaturizing technologies and launched in December
2010 as the 60th anniversary commemorative model was
one such unique product. We reduced the cubic capacityof the lens by 24% compared with our equivalent lens in
our product range at that time. We also reduced theoperation-dependent lens noise by using a new PZD
actuator（piezo drive actuator）1 in its AF drive motor.
We will continue to work on development, reﬂecting●Tamron's DfE（Designs for Environment）
In order to continue to develop products with designs forthe environment, Tamron enacted product assessment
regulations based on the DfE philosophy several years ago.
Based on the regulations, we continued to assess productdesigns.

B008

18−270mm
F3.5−6.3

Aperture

Results−−

501.44cm³

382.40cm³

Down 24%2

Weight560g

450g

Down 20%2

Number of Parts

533

666

Down 25%2

38db

Down 24%3

Noise Level

50db

rapid

progressofchanged the deﬁnition to readThe deviation of the lens'

focal length, maximum aperture, zoom ratio and eﬀective
image circle must be within 10% of the standard value ,and implemented DfE assessment based on the new
deﬁnition. We also added use of recycled material as anadditional

assessment

factortoenhancetheappropriateness and accuracy of our DfE assessment.

Product Assessment Factors
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.

Factors
Product durability/serviceability
Weight reduction
Compactness
Product's energy saving
Use of recycled materials
Teardown ease
Compactness of packaging materials
Use of recycled packaging materials
Management of harmful chemical substances

Relationships with
Shareholders and Investors

CubagetheRelationships with
Employees

B003
Focal Length

following

conventional assessment deﬁnition. In 2010, we therefore

customer needs and desires in our product development.

Speciﬁcations Compared

However,functionalities in recent years, we had to review theRelationships with
Business Partners

The 18-270 mm F/3.5-6.3 Di-II VC PZD （Model B008 as

Relationships with
Customers●Product
Development
Valuing
andUnderstanding Customer Perspectives

As a result of this product assessment, we could specify 62
photographic lens models and 35 lens series for industrial
applications as DfE-products. We plan to provide further
information through our website and product brochures.
Products satisfying the standards set for the evaluation
items are eligible for Tamron Eco-labels.

Cubage down

24％

For Protecting
Our Environment

B003

B008

1 PZD = Piezoelectric drive actuator that works as a standing wave linear actuator
for ultrasonic motors
In principle, the PDZ actuator applies high frequency voltage to its piezoelectric
ceramic element to drive the device as a whole in standing wave linear directions.
When high frequency voltage is applied, the metal tip mounted on the front endof the actuator moves elliptically, creating friction between the rotor and the tip.
2 In case of Canon-mounted lenses
3 When compared at wide ends

Tamron Eco Label design:
The label symbolizes an eye gently looking at our economy,society and environment. The eyebrow symbolizes a ﬂowing
stream of air and water, the pupil the earth in green, and thetree in the pu pil our work for the three Rʼs of reduce, reuse
and recycle.

Relationships withSociety

As part of our resource saving eﬀorts, we also worked onrecycling plastic parts. Plastic parts thus recycled are used tomake rear caps for lenses. For further information on such work,
please see page 18.

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●Product Development Valuing andUnderstanding Customer Perspective（Surveillance/Security Camera Lenses）

Following the increased security consciousness in recent years,
demand for high-performance surveillance and security camera
lenses that record accidents and crimes has been rapidly
increasing. Simultaneously, more and more surveillance camera
manufacturers are shifting to new semiconductors with higher
image processing performance. Following the market needs,
requirements for camera lenses have been becoming moredemanding than ever.

●Creating New Eyes for Industry
Tamron works to meet the challenges in developing optical devices for
new ﬁelds with our command of existing technology and adding to it. In
2010, our engineers went beyond conventional optical devices forhandling visible light, worked to develop IR-compatible cameras forindustrial applications and arrived at the prototyping stage. Prototype
IR cameras thus developed are capable of capturing objects invisible tothe human eye if they have energy or temperature above absolute
zero3. They are expected to be appropriate for surveillance at night andin inaccessible premises, early detection of ﬁres and other disasters,
application as vehicle built-in cameras and factory automation, to namejust a few of many uses. In 2011, we plan to launch a new far-IR4

In direct response to these growing demands, Tamron launched
the Model 12VG308ASIRII 1/3-inch format

near-IR-compatible1

vari-focal lens2 in July 2010, as a new improved model. In
developing the lens, we reviewed the lens design from groundzero and pursued enhancing horizontal resolution performanceand reducing color blur as desired by customers. The new productthus developed is highly evaluated by our customers as anext-generation lens capable of utilizing the high performance ofthe latest surveillance/security cameras to the maximum possible.
We also realized the same compactness as the conventionalmodel, yet reduced the number of parts by 15 percent.

camera model and a series of zoom lenses dedicated for the camera.
Tamron also makes lenses for vehicle built-in cameras based on ISO/TS
16949. The ISO/TS 16949 certiﬁcation system applies only to theautomotive industry supply chain.
As a lens maker aspiring to contribute to society by creating new eyes
for industry, Tamron is committed to meeting the challenges indeveloping new optical devices.
3 Absolute zero is equivalent to -273.15 degrees centigrade.
4 Far-IR is light existing in the longest wavelength range among the IR range. Pleaserefer to the chart on the left.

1 Lens capable of handling from visible light to light in the near infrared range andinvisible to human eyes. Twenty-four hour surveillance becomes possible by using
such lenses on IR-compatible surveillance cameras.
2 Lens capable of changing focal lengths for diﬀerent coverage

Image we captured

with our far-IR camera.
It is diﬃcult to capture imagesof human beings in darkness
with ordinary cameras, but
our far-IR camera can capture
images like this way.

Model 13VG308ASIRII

Diﬀerent wavelength ranges and our products

Mid-IR light

Far-IR light10

launching any new products. In 2010, we worked especially hard on shortening
lead-time of lens units for compact digital cameras, focusing on three aspects. To
begin with, we reviewed the component compositions of representative products
and established a new method for centering and cementing5 lens elements. This

10

Lenses for far-IR-compatible cameras

Lenses for near-IR-compatible surveillance/security cameras

Photographic lenses, video camera lenses

Tamron products※Except invisible light are colored for better understandability.

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We listen to customers, start product development by valuing what customers
tell us, and proceed with designing, prototyping and mass-production before

Microwave

Near IR light

Visible light

Ultraviolet

Wavelen［μm］

1Infrared●Shortening Lead-time4

approach enabled us to simplify the compositions of peripheral parts of thoselens models, reducing parts. We reduced assembly line processes for those lensmodels by 5-10%. As the next step, we worked on shortening the standard timerequired for metal mold designing by including technical requirements for metal
mold fabrication in the design stage for the plastic component. As the third step,
we established methods for forecasting and introducing counter measuresagainst problems anticipated at the time of injection molding already on thestage of metal mold designing by simulating resin ﬂow rates with analysis
software. We were thus able to ensure component precision and quality withsmaller adjustments compared to conventional methods, which lead toshortening lead-time.
We will continue to analyze the relationship between pro- and post processes so
we can shorten product delivery lead-time further for more customer satisfaction.
5 Centering is a process to ﬁx the center of a lens element for a precise focal point.
At Tamron, lens element center positions are adjusted in microns（0.001 mm）.

Relationships with Business Partners
Major accomplishments in 2010

Tasks for 2011

●All of our suppliers agreed to meet our Supplier Code of
Conduct, based on our emphasizing the importance ofbetter environmental quality management.

●Global deployment of CSR procurement
operations together with our business partners●For Maintaining Environmental Quality Objectives

We established the Tamron Supplier Codes of Conduct, asked all

We have been closely watching harmful chemical substances to prevent using them

suppliers to follow the codes and started CSR procurement based on

in our products. In 2010, we altered our conventional method for managing

them. In 2009, we asked all suppliers to self-assess their adherence toenvironmental quality objectives2 in relation with our products. Speciﬁcally, we

the codes and submit voluntary evaluation reports.

thoroughly reviewed the scope of materials we specify in our drawings. We also

ProtectionLaw）, risk

management

andenvironmental

quality

management for all employees handling procurement so they could learn
human rights and information security to all our business partners to
improve their understanding of those aspects, asking them to work on

reviewed our judging conditions for conforming to environmental quality objectives
as well as warranty terms for data on chemical substances to increase datacollection frequency. We reviewed the items we check when ascertaining
compliance with our environmental and quality requirements at our suppliers inorder to improve our audit system.
As for chemical substances to be controlled under the RoHS Initiative, we continued

risk reduction and enhance their corporate values. We will continue toto internally implement analytical work with advanced equipment including ICP-AES

work on CSR procurement operations by holding in-house educational（Inductivity Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectrometry） and GC-MS （Gasseminars and conducting surveys with our business partners.

Chromatography Mass Spectrometry）to deliver safe products to our customers.

In order to respond to customer requests for information disclosure

We will continue to comply with regulations including the RoHS Initiative

based on the REACH initiative, an international initiative proposed by theEuropean Chemical Agency for harmful chemical substance management,
our products. Simultaneously, we asked all our suppliers to submit
reports to us on chemical substances used in the products they supply tous. We will continue to work hard together with our suppliers to deliversafe products to our customers by strictly managing Substances of VeryHigh Concern（SVHC）1 as regulated by the REACH Initiative.
1 SVHC stands for Substances of Very High Concern and includes suspected endocrine
disrupting chemicals. Forty-six kinds of substances are suspected. As many as 1,500 kindsof chemical substances may be speciﬁed as SVHCs in the future.

Procedures to Select Suppliers

2 Objectives to control and restrain the use of speciﬁed chemical substances tolevels below our standard values.

Interview with Business Partner

i n t e r v i e w

For Protecting
Our EnvironmentLü

Pursuing customer satisfaction is an important theme for Tamron
management philosophy. To suﬃciently respond to customer
requirements in environmental quality management, our company
bolstered our management structure with IEC-QC0800003 certiﬁcation,
while introducing XRF（X-Ray Fluorescent）analysis instruments in orderto improve our incoming material and outgoing product inspections.
At JCD, we are working hard on CSR tasks including product quality
management, occupational safety and enhancing employee living
standards. For example, we created a fund called Love & Heart byvoluntarily setting aside a portion of the salary of each employee aswell as part of the company proﬁt in order to support employees facing
diﬃculties.

Relationships withSocietyNG

Periodical evaluation

Product quality, environment quality andprocess audits, documentary examination

Implementation of CSR management by business partners
following the Tamron Supplier Codes of Conduct

requirements.

Ms. Airong

Submission of reports by candidate business partners
describing results of voluntary evaluation ofwork to follow the Tamron Supplier Codes of Conduct

Appointment as selected business partners

measures to comply with the REACH Initiative in order to respond to customer

Accounting Section, Sales Dept.,
JCD Corporation

Request suppliers follow Tamron Supplier Codes ofConduct covering aspects including labor safety,
sanitation, environment protection, administration
systems and ethical management in addition topromoting environment quality assurance systems

OK

together with our suppliers and work hard to prepare for and implement

Relationships with
Shareholders and Investors

we continued to accumulate data on chemical substances included in

Relationships with
Employees

more about CSR. We also provided information on occupational safety,

Relationships with
Business Partners●Partnership through CSR Procurement Operations

In 2010, we provided seminars on fair transactions （Subcontractor

Relationships with
Customers

Tamron respects human rights, ensures compliance with laws and regulations,and establishes good relationships with business partners to grow and contribute tosociety together.

We will continue to work on enhancing customer satisfaction bycomplying with regulations including REACH, while pursuing further
growth of our company.
3 Harmful substance process management system standard establishedby the IEC（International Electrotechnical Commission）

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Relationships with Employees
Tamron fosters self-disciplined employees with the spirit of rising to the challenge of creating new ideas
in a climate emphasizing ethics. Tamron strives to create a safe work environment that encourages work,
based on fair evaluations, respect for human rights and mutual understanding.

Major tasks in 2010

Tasks for 2011

●Continued to work on creating a comfortable and healthy work environment●Strengthening educational programs for engineers●Held seminars●Continued efforts to create a comfortable work environment●For Strengthening Educational Programs for Engineers
To quickly respond to customers who continuously require increasing

engineers with work experience of less than ﬁve years after joining thequality of products and services, we must nurture new employees andcompany. In 2010, the seminars were held eleven times for them to learn

help them to continue to enhance their technical capabilities. For that

advanced technical aspects from fully experienced designers because theend, we hold professional training seminars for engineers every year. In

new engineers are expected to play important roles in the near future.

2010, we provided newly employed engineers with ﬁeld training at work

We also held seminars on metal mold fabrication six times for thosesites while holding seminars on technical fundamentals for young
engineers with limited experience.

interested. Employees from marketing, procurement and engineering

The former is an educational program implemented annually to train allon quality control fundamentals; employees including young engineers

newly recruited optical and mechanical designers to work at workplaces

learned about quality control methods.

learned the basics about metal molds. Seminars were held several times

in factories to experience ﬁeld operations for several months. They can

We plan to enrich our engineer educational programs so we can foster

make good use of the experience when they engage in design andcompetent engineers for the future of our company.

development work later. The latter educational program is for young

Seminars & Workshops Held in 2010 for Engineers

Engineer Training

Seminar Name

Targeted to

Field Training

Engineers newly employed in 2010（Those assigned to
optical and mechanical design, technology development
and manufacturing engineering departments）

Period/Number of Times

Content

Fundamental
Technology Seminar

Designers and manufacturing engineers
with work experience of less than 5 years

11 times

Compendium, optics, lens element processing, metal molds, machinery,assembling, CAE, quality control, cost management and so on

Metal Mold
Fabrication Seminar

Those who were interested

6 times

Fundamental knowledge on metal molds（gates1, resin materials,
undercuts2, processing machine

QC Seminar

Those who were interested

4 times

7 basic methods to solve quality- and eﬃciency-related problems

May-August Fieldwork at production and metal mold fabrication sites where（4 months） participants are expected to work at engineering jobs later

1 The term gate means an inlet to pour resin materials.
2 Undercuts ̶ Ideally, the mold tool should open parallel to the machine platen movement. Undercuts should be avoided if possible through part redesign, but are sometimes unavoidable for some complex parts.

●For Creating a Safe and Comfortable Work Environment
Tamron works hard to ensure safety and enhance the psychological andphysical health of employees and create a comfortable work environment. In
2010, recognizing the importance of administrating occupational safety, we
enacted Labor Safety & Sanitation Regulations, organized the Tamron Labor
Safety & Sanitation Committee and started patrolling employee work sites
with administrators. They focus on the shop-ﬂoor to observe the ﬁve basic
conditions of orderly disposition, appropriate storage, cleanliness, cleaning
and lesson of warning to prevent occupational accidents. As a result, wereduced the number of occupational accidents from six cases to ﬁve. To ourregret, the number of accidents when commuting increased from four to ﬁve.
Since the numbers of minor traﬃc accidents during commuting by bicycle
and minor external injuries at production points were large, we implementedroute cause analysis on each case and called employee attention to prevent
similar cases. To be prepared for worse cases, we continued to hold

Labor safety patrol

seminars including emergency treatment seminars on cardiopulmonary
resuscitation as we had since 2002. As many as 29 employees participatedin the emergency treatment seminars; they learned how to use AEDs
（automated external deﬁbrillators）to minimize risks3.

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3 AED is a portable electronic device that can diagnose and correct arrhythmia of
the heart.

Interest

in

good

life-workbalancehas

been

Relationships with
Customers●For Maintaining Life-Work BalanceMaternity Leave
growing

internationally. In Japan, the problem of the declining birthrate
and growing elderly population has been rapidly increasing.
Firms must work hard to support employees who take maternity
leave or live with elders to care for. Under this social situation,

The number of employees who take maternity leave at Tamron
grows with each passing year. About 90% of female employees
who gave birth during the ﬁve years from 2006 to 2010 tookmaternity leave, which is twelve months in principle.

Tamron has been working on improving support for employees

We expect that the number of employees who take maternity or

for good work-life balance.

paternity leave will continue to increase regardless of gender inthe future, which is a welcome tendency for maintaining a good
leave system further by introducing additional measures including

Overtime-free Work Days
Since

2004,

we

have

Relationships with
Business Partners

work-life balance. We plan to reﬁne our maternity and paternity
regular employment with shorter work days for those who comecontinued

tocurtailovertimebyback to work after maternity or paternity leave.

implementing our overtime-free campaign. In 2010, we speciﬁed
all Mondays and Wednesdays as overtime-free days as we havesince 2007. Almost all employees participated in the campaign.
All the lights are switched oﬀ at a ﬁxed time throughout ourcompounds; only those who must work at jobs such as serving
customers and equipment maintenance work in speciﬁeddedicated rooms. Patrolling by employees in administrative
important after all is the consciousness of each employee toenhance productivity. We are conﬁdent that the overtime-freecampaign works as conductive to a habit of leaving at closing
time. We will continue to reﬁne the system to enhance
productivity and maintain a good work-life balance.

Mental Health Care

10
8

Number

6
4
2
0

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

年度

Interview with Employee Who Took Maternity Leave

Relationships with
Shareholders and Investors

We attach the same importance to mental health diagnosis as to

人数
12

Relationships with
Employees

positions and periodical reminders are given, but what is

Number of employees who took maternity or paternity leave

physical examinations. In 2009, we provided our employees
working at the head oﬃce and three factories in Aomori with theopportunity for mental health diagnoses by outside experts. In
2010 we expanded the area to all domestic work sites; the ratioofemployees

who

underwent

diagnosis

exceeded90%.

Employees can have their mental health diagnosed withoutworrying about their private information since the results andother related information are sent directly to them. If any
indications are found, the employee can undergo counseling withexperts. We also provided opportunities to ensure early
by industrial physicians and absentee interviews by humanresource department personnel. We also held internal seminars
on mental health care so employees may voluntarily participate
in our mental health care program to prevent future issues. As
many as 84 employees participated in the program, learning
about self-care through self-analysis. As a result of thesemeasures, the number of employees who needed long-term
therapy due to mental health problems declined in 2010.

Feedback of pre-clinical diagnosis

When follow-up diagnosis byan expert physician is necessary（1）
Online consultation（2）
In person consultation（with a counselor or a doctor）（3）
Telephone consultation（4）
Other services as necessary
such as introducing medical
institutions

Yukimi Inoue

I took maternity leave twice. When I decided to do sofor the ﬁrst time, I dwelled upon my decision because
the number of those who returned to work without
taking maternity leave was substantial at that time, but
decided to use the system thanks to the encouragementof my colleagues.
During my leave, I could complete all necessary
procedures during my leave as I could make good
contact with personnel department staﬀs. As I was
unable to ﬁnd a day care center vacancy for my daughterat the end of the initial maternity leave period, I did
appreciate the six-month extension permission grantedby the company at that time.
Even after returning to work, I was concerned about
striking a balance between work and childcare. During
the initial stage, my baby sobbed bitterly when I left the
daycare center, so I was conﬂict-torn each time. Also,
even now I am sometimes obliged to take a day-oﬀ when
one of my children looks sick, despite having work to do.
But the number of those who take leave is on the rise at
Tamron. It is encouraging to know that I have colleagues
who share the same concerns as I do; I hope there will
be many more moms working at Tamron.

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Relationships withSociety

Mental health diagnosis

Technology Development
Strategic Planning Board

For Protecting
Our Environment

detection of any mental health issues through medical checkups

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10Relationships with Shareholders and Investors
We strive to enhance the corporate value of our company by pursuing faithfulmanagement and maintaining communications with our stakeholders including
shareholders and investors.

Major accomplishments in 2010

Tasks for 2011

●Implemented our internal management system●To implant thorough governance of everyday issues●Held brieﬁng sessions to inform shareholders and investors●Corporate Governance●Communications with Shareholders and Investors

Corporate GovernanceWe continued to disclose information at appropriate times and incompliance with related laws and regulations, while paying due
attention to fairness. We are working to ensure soundGeneral Meeting of Shareholders
Election/dismissal

Election/dismissal

Accounting Auditor
Audit

management and transparency, and to obtain understanding andElection/dismissal

Coordination

credence of all stakeholders. As part of our IR2 work, we held

Accounting Auditor

Coordination

explanatory meetings on our ﬁnancial statements during 2010 at
the end of the second quarter and the ﬁscal year for institutional

Audit
Coordination

Board of Directors
CSR Promotion Board

President

CSR Committee

Management Meeting（MAC）

Compliance Committee

Executive Oﬃcers

investors and securities analysts, in addition to individualinterviews with them from time to time.
We also simultaneously post our ﬁnancial statements, press

Internal Audit Board

releases and other information on our website in Japanese andEnglish whenever possible to keep our shareholders andInternal audid

investors informed. We are working hard to eliminate information
disclosure imparity.
To keep as many private investors informed of our business

Each department/Subsidiaries

operations and management philosophy, we participate in
We at Tamron constantly pursue fair and highly transparent management.
1. Separation of Daily Business Execution and Overall Management
Tamron introduced an executive oﬃcer system. Directors focus
on management decisions, working with strategies on a
mid/long-term basis as well as ideas for evolving new business,while executives ﬂexibly and promptly superintend and carry out
daily business.
2. Organization Structure for Internal Control
Tamron has internal and external auditors. They regularly audit
decisions made by the board of directors as well as theoutside IR events. For example, in 2010, we participated in
brieﬁng sessions securities companies held for private investors,
providing information on our business operations leveraging our
optical technology as well as our management philosophy. We
also provided information on our environmental protection andsocial contribution when possible during those opportunities. We
will continue to focus on improving our IR work.
Please visit our IR page at
http://www.tamron.co.jp/investors/top/index.html
for further information.

execution of the decisions. Tamron also has an Internal Audit
Board. The board audits our business operations based on ourinternal

audit

regulations,

independently

reportingthe●Ensuring Compliancecompliance with internal regulations to our president. The board

At Tamron, a Compliance Committee Meeting attended byalso implements follow-up audits after the initial audit torepresentatives from Tamron departments is held monthly toascertain that improvements have been made and ensure

promote compliance on a company-wide basis. In 2010, we

compliance with internal regulations.

also held a workshop on insider transaction regulations,

3. Internal Control through Committee Meetings

inviting a lecturer from the Tokyo Stock Exchange. We held

We regularly hold monthly business discussion meetings （MAC

study

meetings）attended by all directors, full-time corporate auditors andcompliance-related regulations and approximately 20 laws

executives to discuss management issues and respond to the fastand regulations including the Subcontracting Law, Security

changing management environment. Each meeting of our CSR

andCommittee also discusses aspects related to CSR management with

Competition Prevention Law as well as other laws related toan eye toward all divisions concerned at home and abroad;

copyright and rights of likeness.

resolutions adopted are brought up for discussion at MAC meetings.
4. Compliance, Accuracy in Financial Reports and Internal Control
In order to ensure compliance with the Financial Instruments
Transaction Law1 requiring reporting on the state of compliancewith internal control regulations accuracy in ﬁnancial statements,
we re-evaluated our internal control system and improved it tofurther enhance the reliability of our ﬁnancial statements fordischarging our social responsibility.

11 Tamron CSR Report 2011sessions

Exportfor

Tradelearning

Controlmore

Ordinance,

about

and

our

Unfair

1 The Financial Instruments Transaction Law requires reﬁning corporate frameworks
to secure accuracy in ﬁnancial statements and information disclosed as well as
creating and reporting internal control reports evaluating the eﬀectiveness of theframeworks.
2 IR stands for investor relations and means providing shareholders and investors
with information such as ﬁnancial standing that is necessary for investors to makeinvesting decisions.

Management System●Integrated Management System

Triple Audit Systems for Surveillance and Finding Problems

In 2010, we obtained uniﬁed certiﬁcation applicable to the

We annually audit the implementation of the integrated management system at the Omiya

Tamron Group including our overseas production base of
Tamron Optical（Foshan）, in addition to all our domestic sites:
Head Oﬃce, Hirosaki Factory, Namioka Factory and Owani
Factory. Our management system has completely integrated
ISO 9001 （quality） and ISO 14001 （environment）. We will
satisfyourcustomers,

while

payingattentiontoenvironment, under our integrated management system.

the

Head Oﬃce and the three Aomori factories to check the eﬀectiveness of the system andcontinually improve it, which are our internal quality and environment audits. From theauditing, internal auditors found some nonconformity cases and suggested improvements at
the Omiya Head Oﬃce and three Aomori factories. In addition to the internal audit, theOmiya Head Oﬃce and three Aomori factories audit each other to check their systems andmanufacturing processes. We periodically audit with contracted external audit organizations

Relationships with
Business Partners

continue to produce high quality products that are safe andRelationships with
Customers

We strive to enhance our product and service quality while reducing environmental loads through our consolidated
management system. Also, we avoid various management risks based upon our risk management system.

to maintain certiﬁcations while continually improving the integrated management system at
Tamron. As a result of external audits implemented in 2010, the eﬀectiveness of our policy
management processes adopted at our domestic sites was assessed at level-3 on the wholeon a scale of one to ﬁve, while the eﬀectiveness of processes used at our production base in

Integrated Management Policies●Risk Management
In January 2008, we assessed all risks in our business operations and established our risk
management policies. Since then, we have been operating our risk management framework
under the ten themes of compliance, corporate governance, information disclosure, labor
safety and sanitation, employment, human resources, human rights, social contribution,
information security, private information protection, environment and quality assurance. We
manage important risks involved in our business with our Business Continuity Plan（BCP）,
which was formulated for ensuring smooth business recovery after natural disasters such aslarge-scale earthquakes. Under the BCP, we will organize a control committee chaired by ourrepresentative director to promptly respond to problems if any emergency arises.

Tamron’s Risk Management Policy
At Tamron, recognizing all possible risks that may aﬀect our business,
we are committed to all possible damage prevention in order tominimize damage to the economy, our society and our environment.
In emergencies, we work to minimize damage and promptly recoverby acting responsibly, providing continuous services to our customers
for continuing growth. We aim for safety and ease of mind for all
stakeholders including our employees, shareholders, customers andbusiness partners. We will continue to provide opportunities for

For Protecting
Our Environment

December 7, 2009
Morio Ono, President & CEO

horizontally among our group companies.

Relationships with
Shareholders and Investors

1.We will supply our customers with high quality andreliable products by using our originality, ingenuity andtechnology, pursuing sustainable growth with proﬁts
arising out of delighting and satisfying our customers.
2.In running our business, we will comply with all relatedlaws, standards and treaties at home and abroad,respecting the requests and demands postulated byour customers and the local community.
3.We
will
work
on
preventing
environmental
contamination through reducing CO₂, waste emissions
and harmful chemicals while seeking alternatives andkeeping biodiversity intact.
4.We will continue to work on improving theeﬀectiveness of our integrated management system.
5.To achieve this management policy, we will speciﬁcallyset up our objectives and targets, periodicallyevaluating our achievement level.
6.To enhance recognizing the importance of ourintegrated management, we will maintain goodcommunications while providing suﬃcient educationand training to all people working for Tamron.
7.We will closely cooperate with society in all countries
and regions where we work and disclose information
as necessary on our quality assurance and environment
conservation.

promptly improved, and we are working on further improvements by deploying activities

Relationships with
Employees

As a member of the optical industry of the world, we willcontinue to manufacture products meeting customer
satisfaction and our goal of being Tamron Contributing toSociety by Creating Eyes for Industry, while paying
attention to environmental conservation.

China was rated at level-4. Points at issue as results of the triple audit systems have beenlearning about risk management to all employees so that they may
work on risk management from a CSR perspective built on properly
recognizing the importance of the policy and their missions.

Consolidated Management

September 30, 2009
Morio Ono, Representative Director & President（CEO）

Representative（President）
Quality/Environment Committee
Consolidated Administration Manager
Secretarial Oﬃce（CSR Promotion Board）

Relationships withSociety

Aomori Consolidated Administration Manager

Emergency Situations
We conduct emergency evacuation and ﬁre ﬁghting drills every year

Omiya Consolidated
Administration Manager（representing consolidated administration
managers of three Aomori factories）

Tamron Optical（Foshan）
Consolidated Administration

Secretarial Oﬃce（CSR Promotion Board）

Secretarial Oﬃce（Operation Promotion Section）

Secretarial Oﬃce（ISO Promotion Board）

Omiya Head Oﬃce

Hirosaki Namioka Owani
Factory Factory Factory

Tamron Optical（Foshan）Co., Ltd.

at the Omiya head oﬃce, three factories in Aomori and Tamron
Optical（Foshan）in China. All employees and executives participate.
We held a ﬁre and evacuation drill in 2010 for all employees withthe assistance of the ﬁre department of Saitama City. Our employees
learned about initial stage ﬁre ﬁghting and using ﬁre extinguishers.
We also held an initial stage drill for earthquakes, using thegovernmentʼs preliminary earthquake ﬂash announcement program.

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Relationships with the Environment
We pay attention to protecting the environment in deploying our business operations,working to be a company pursuing harmony with the environment.

Major accomplishments in 2010

Tasks for 2011

●Implemented new measures that successfully reduced CO₂ emissions●Implementing CO₂ emissions reduction measures on a company-wide basis to achieve our group target●Introduced new measures that successfully reduced waste emissions●Studying water usage reduction measures●Environmental Loads
Products are designed, prototypes made and metal molds
fabricated at the Omiya head oﬃce. In Japan, we also
operateour

Namioka

Factoryfor

manufacturing

lenselements, Owani Factory for injection-molding plastic
components and Hirosaki Factory for assembling ﬁnal
products. We also operate Tamron Optical （Foshan） in
China as our manufacturing base abroad. The factory in
China is an integrated factory performing all operations
ranging from component production to assembly.
We use electricity, heavy oil, kerosene and other energy
sourcesfordeveloping,

designingandmanufacturing,emitting CO₂. Our factories in Namioka and Foshan use

generating polluted sludge and waste liquid containing meltchemicals.

Ourfactories

in

Owani

and

Foshanalso

generate plastic runner materials 1 while manufacturing
plastic components used in peripheral lens parts, inaddition to waste liquid.
For transporting parts and products among the factories inJapan and China, trucks are mainly used, emitting CO₂.
Energy consumption and CO₂ emissions following logistic
operations are on the rise.
1 Materials left in portions equivalent to paths to route resin for making plastic
components

much water for polishing and cleaning lens elements,

INPUT
EnergyElectric power 78,006,000kWh
225kℓ
Crude oil
13kℓ
Kerosene oil
10 kℓ
Diesel oil
2 kℓGasoline
2,000㎥
LPG
105,000㎥
Natural gas
716,000GJ

Total

Paper

Copy paper

19t

Manufacturing raw materials/
parts at suppliers

Water

Transportation energy2

Clean water
498,000㎥
Sewage water 129000㎥

Diesel oil
Gasoline

370kℓ
80kℓ

Total

Total

450kℓ

722,000㎥

Raw/auxiliary materials

2

Metal（brass, aluminum）
Glass
Plastic
Chemicals（drugs, solvents, cleaners）
Gas（nitrogen, oxygen, argon）
Electrical components
Cardboard

Development, design andproduction at Tamron

Recycled

Electric power 31,623t-CO2
Crude oil
609t-CO2
Kerosene oil
40t-CO2
Diesel oil
27t-CO2
Gasoline
4t-CO2LPG
14t-CO2Natural gas
220t-CO2

Paper
Cardboard
Metal
Plastic
Grinding sludge
Waste ﬂuid
Others

33t
81t
21t
114t
16t
164t
59t

Total

Total

488t

32,537t-CO2

Waste entrusted for intermediate treatment

Industrial waste
General waste

393t
119t

Total

512t

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Total

Products

4,083t

The energy consumption data fortransportation cover energy used bytrucks for transporting parts and ﬁnal
products and commercial vehicles
connecting ﬁve sales oﬃces in Japan.
The Tamron Optical （Foshan）, China
data covers company cars only.

Sites covered: 98%（based on the total number of employees）

Transportation between factories
and delivery to stores

Customers（logistics/business vehicles）

OUTPUT
CO2 Emissions

Scope of INPUT Items：
Omiya head oﬃce（including Tokyo/Osakasales
oﬃces）,
three
factoriesin
Aomori,Tamron Optical （Foshan）, China（excluding Tamron Optical（Foshan）as for
waste entrusted for intermediate treatment）

CO2 Emissions during Transportation2

We report amount of waste which was
entrusted for intermediate treatment in Tamron
Optical（Foshan）, China below for reference.

1,157t-CO2

Tamron Optical（Foshan）,China（estimated amount）
475t
Industrial waste
790t
General waste

Diesel oil
Gasoline
Total

972t-CO2
185t-CO2

Total

1,265tReference Guideline
Greenhouse Eﬀect Gas Calculation/
Reporting Manual（Ver. 2.4）issued
by The Ministry for the Environment

●Environmental Management Education

At Tamron we have been enhancing product quality while paying attention

In 2010, we held three environmental management education seminars as part ofto the environmental impact from our oﬃces and factories with ourour CSR education program. The 1st seminar was for risk management, humanmanagement system integrating quality assurance and environmental

rights protection and biodiversity. It was targeted at all employees at domestic

management.

sites, and Tamron Optical （Foshan） in China and subsidiary sales companies

At Tamron, our CSR committee holds a monthly quality/environment

abroad; approximately 1,000 employees participated in the e-learning seminar. As

management sub-committee meeting to discuss issues related to ourfor biodiversity, its importance and relationships with the environment were taught.

environmental objectives including means to reduce fraction defectives andCO₂ emissions. Other topics include measures to address changes in the
representative attends the meeting. For discussing matters requiring
inter-department activities and cooperation without sectoral barriers, wehave specialized committees: the Tamron Integrated Specialty Committees
responsible for reducing waste, promoting integrated designing andmanufacturing technology and CSR procurement, and related departments at
the Omiya head oﬃce, factories in Japan and China and at subsidiary sales
companies abroad act, adopting advice by the committees.

sites; the objective was to learn more about waste sorting, energy saving and green
procurement. The committee members then educated their colleagues in the sameway, leading energy saving implementation including air-conditioning management.
The 3rd seminar was for managerial employees including section managers wholearned about the twelve CSR themes and tasks involved. The same education wasprovided for managerial employees at the three Aomori factories and Tamron

We will continue to regularly provide similar opportunities to our employees;
individual employee awareness is important.

Relationships with
Employees

Internal Quality/Environment Auditor

Committee who serve as environmental protection leaders at their respective work

Optical（Foshan）in China via TV conferencing.

Organizational Structure for Promoting Environment Management
Integrated Management Representative

The 2nd seminar was for the members of our Integrated Management Promotion

Relationships with
Business Partners

environment, related laws and regulations; our consolidated management

Relationships with
Customers●Environment Management Structure

Waste Reduction Sub-committee
Specialty Committee

Design/ Technology /Production Sub-committee

Quality/Environment Committee

CSR Procurement Sub-committee

Integrated Administration Manager

Each division（Member of Integrated
Management Promotion Committee）●Environmental Accounting
The total investment for environmental protection in 2010 was 10.85 million
yen while total environmental expenses reached 244.57 million yen.
Investment increased 3.85 million yen from 2009. The investment was
primarily for installing LED lighting equipment at the Omiya head oﬃce and●Complianceenvironmental expenses in 2010 increased about 12 million yen. They were

Tamron regularly checks compliance with laws and regulations related
to quality assurance and environmental protection in order to ensure thecompliance of the entire group. Major issues and compliance at Tamron

mainly for installing outdoor equipment for the air-conditioning system at theOmiya head oﬃce for suppressing noise to new residential houses built
nearby and for cleaning wells at the Namioka factory.

are as shown in the table below. For the soil and ground watercontamination found at the Omiya head oﬃce in 2003, we immediately

Category

took measures to prevent contamination diﬀusion and to purify thecontaminatedsoil.

Relationships with
Shareholders and Investors

constant pressure feed pumps for ground water at the Namioka factory. Our

Themeasuresdemonstrably

prevented

contamination diﬀusion. Since then, we have been ensuring compliancewith other related laws and regulations as well.

with in― Not regulated（Not applicable）

・Installation of constant pressure
900 12,618 feed pumps（Namioka）―
・Cleaning of new wells（Namioka）

Earth environment
conservation cost・Changeover to LED lighting systems
・Preventing harmful chemical
P8,
9,953 26,506 （Head Oﬃce）
19,075 substances use in products
・Reducing energy consumption P16
・Analyzing environment-related substances

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1 Laws related to managing and investigating chemical substances apply todomestic sites; international directives including RoHS and REACH apply to theentire group.
2 Values exceeded standard values at some points of measurement, but ourmeasures securely prevented contamination diﬀusion outside our facilities.
3 Compliance with related laws and regulations enforced in China as well asinternational regulations such as the RoHS and REACH initiatives

Resource
cycling cost

0 18,162

Reducing andrecycling waste

Sub-total 10,853 57,286―

・Promoting recycling

830 of general waste
・Enhancing recycling ratios P17of industrial waste
19,905

6,811 Green procurement―

Implementing audits
at business partners

・Maintenance and operation ofenvironmental management
systems・Environmental education―

A c h i e v i n g
P14
environmental
objectives and targets 〜15―

Enhancing product P6,
performance through DfE P18―

Reducing disposed of garbage P19―

Contamination accident free P14

Upstream anddownstream costs

0Management
activity cost

0 50,881

R&D cost

0 141,514 Eﬀorts for DfE

Social activity cost0

Cost to prevent Environmental damage

0

Total

Ensuring environmental
standards

688 Cleaning neighboring areas
0

10,853 257,180―

19,905

P8

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Aomori Factories
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Economic EnvironmentalPage
eﬀect conservation eﬀect

For Protecting
Our Environment

Head oﬃce
Energy saving（revised law）○
CO₂ emissions reduction○
Chemical substance management 1○
Air○
Water quality
○2
Soil
○
Noise
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Vibration○
Odor○
Occupational safety○area

Main work

Pollution
prevention costbusiness

Compliance at Respective Sites○Satisfactory △ Insufficient

Cost

Environmental costinvested Expense―（unit : thousand yen）
＊Scope of Environmental Accounting
Period: From January 1 through December 31, 2010
Premises covered: Omiya headquarters （including sales oﬃces in Tokyo and Osaka）
and three Aomori factories.
＊Labor costs are calculated based on the average wage.
＊The economic eﬀect in comparison with Earth environment conservation costs is calculated
by comparing power consumption ﬁgures in 2009 and 2010, while the economic eﬀect incomparisonwith resource recycling costs is represented by a gain from metal waste sales.
＊Depreciation allowance is not calculated as an expense.

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Environmental Objectives and Targets Achieved
In 2010, we worked on achieving the environmental objectives and targets for the ﬁrst yearof our phase-four environmental protection program. We achieved our CO₂ reduction targets.
In 2011, we will continue to reduce CO₂ emissions more.
●Achievement of Environmental Objectives
and Targets in 2010

As for environmental loads other than CO₂ emissions, our respective

In 2010, we focused on reducing CO₂ emissions as the most importantand the products they handle diﬀer. Our factory in Hirosaki was unable

environmental objective of the Tamron group, deploying activities andmanaging reduction in terms of basic unit per sales. Our objective for2010 was reducing CO₂ emissions by 5% in terms of our per-sales basic
unit. We achieved the target by reducing emissions by 6% although ourgroup CO₂ emissions increased by 7% compared to 2009 as a result ofour production volume growth. Emissions were reduced in terms of thebasic unit as total sales grew 14%.

work sites established their own reduction targets as their operations
to achieve its industrial waste reduction target because of the obligation
to discard an unexpectedly large quantity of trays used for transporting
materials and products between Tamron Optical in Foshan（TOF）andthe factory. The factory achieved other targets. The issue of industrial
waste reduction was pursued by the waste reduction sub-committee,
reviewing work at respective sites including TOF, and measures weretaken for tasks requiring inter-site cooperation. DfE was promoted by
the integrated design and manufacturing sub-committee to eﬀectively
use resources, reducing waste and protecting our environment.

CO₂ reduction targets Achieved and Three-year Plan
Target in 2010
CO₂reduction per net sales unit,
compared to 2009−5%

A : Satisfactory B : Unsatisfactory

Result in 2010 Achievement−６％

Target in 2011

Target in 2012

−10％

−15%

A

CO₂ reduction targets Achieved in 2010
Targets in 2010
Head Oﬃce
Reducing
industrial waste

Hirosaki Factory
Namioka Factory
Owani Factory
TOF in China
Head Oﬃce

Zero industrial
waste emissions2

Growth rate:

A
B
A

Reduction rate: 5%A

1% reduction from the emissions volume in 2009（per net sales unit） Reduction rate:20%

Continuation of zero emissions
Hirosaki Factory
Namioka Factory （Conﬁning the simple reclamation ratio at ﬁnal
disposition to 2% or less）
Owani Factory

ﬁnal disposition rate : 0.7%A

ﬁnal disposition rate : 0%
ﬁnal disposition rate : 0%A

ﬁnal disposition rate : 0%
ﬁnal disposition rate : 0%

（1）
For resource saving designs:●Use of recycled materials in ﬁnal products,
All sites

26％

Achievment

5% reduction from the emissions volume in 2009（in absolute value） Reduction rate: 9%

TOF in China

Promotion of
DfE3

Results in 2010

5% reduction from the average emissions volume in 2007, 2008 and 2009（in absolute value） Reduction rate: 6%●Introduction of Tamron Eco-Label system,●Review of assessment methods（2）
Elimination of harmful chemical substances in ﬁnal products: Zero non-conformity incidence

Used recycled materials,
gave Eco-label accreditations to more products andrevised our environmental
assessment method

A

Zero non-conformity incidenceA

Environmental Targets in 2011
Targets in 2011
Head Oﬃce（3D Techno Center）

Reducing
industrial waste

Hirosaki Factory
Namioka Factory
Owani Factory

2% reduction from the emissions volume in 2009（per net sales unit）

Head Oﬃce

Continuing zero-emissions（To lower the ﬁnal processing ratio of industrial waste to 2% or less）

All sites

Preventing environmental contamination Three Aomori factories

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1% reduction from the emissions volume in 2010（in absolute value）

TOF in China
Zero industrial
waste emissions TOF in China
Promotion of DfE

3% reduction of waste at time of mold fabrication compared to 2010

Continuing zero-emissions●Sales of Tamron Eco-Label products●Promotion of DfE●No environmental contamination accidents
No environmental contamination accidents

1 Basic unit per sales:
Total CO₂ emissions（t-CO₂）
Consolidated sales（million yen）
2 Deﬁnition of zero emissions: The volume ofwaste eventually sent to simple reclamation
disposition becomes 2% or less of the total
volume of industrial waste （i.e., recycling
ratio of 98% or more）
3 Work to pursue light weight, compactness
and the use of recycled materials in line with
our product assessment regulations

Reducing CO₂ Emissions and Energy Consumption●By-source CO₂ Emissions●CO₂ Emissions

Looking at sources of CO₂ emissions from the Omiya head oﬃce,

The total volume of CO₂ emissions during the past ﬁve years from ourthree Aomori factories and Tamron Optical（Foshan）in China,

Omiya head oﬃce, three Aomori factories and Tamron Optical（Foshan）,

electric power accounts for 97%, crude oil 2% and natural

our production base in China, has been increasing.

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Customers

Tamron strives to reduce CO₂ emissions and water consumption at factories based on our
integrated management.

gas/kerosene/diesel oil/LPG/gasoline 1% altogether. Reducing
power consumption is the key to reduce CO₂ emissions.

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Business Partners

In 2010, emissions from our domestic sites declined by 2% compared to2009. Looking at sites, emissions from the Omiya head oﬃce increased byElectric power
Diesel oil

Crude oil
LPG

Natural gas
Gasoline

Kerosene 0.1%

Kerosene

0.7%

declined 7% and 4% as a result of energy saving measures. Emissions fromour production base in China increased 10% in 2010. The increase was

0.04%

Gasoline

mainly due to installing 70 additional polishing and resin forming machines

0.01%

Crude oil

Hirosaki factory rose 14% because of installation of a new prototype
assembling line. Emissions from our factories in Namioka and Owani

Diesel oil 0.1%
LPG

Natural gas

6% due to additional equipment installation while emissions from ourand the growth of production volume by 21% compared to 2009.

1.9%

Head Office

Hirosaki

Namioka

Owani

Basic Unit

Foshan35,000Electric power

29,99730,00097.2%●For Reducing Electric Power Consumption

t-CO2/
sales（million yen）

0.57

0.60

22,86023,69720,0000.36

0.37

15,00014,504

14,690

897

842

919

4,802
588
2,069

5,001
987
2,177

20061

2007

5,000

fraction defectives and enhance productivity at the Omiya head oﬃce,

0

focused on utilities to reduce energy consumption. We reviewed the

20,5550.50
21,947

24,212

0.40
0.30
0.20

5,501
987
2,035

620
5,013
891
1,956

593
4,639
1,012
2,081

2008

2009

2010

0.10

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Shareholders and Investors

We worked on energy saving mainly through measures to reduce
three Aomori factories and Tamron Optical（Foshan）in China. We also

0.50

25,00010,00030,4270.61

Relationships with
Employees

32,537（t-CO2）

1 The data includes only Electric Power Consumption.

maintenance and operations of equipment and facilities at each site, andadjusted the outside air indraft volume at the 3D Techno Center byexamining the air conditioning systems. As a result of these measures,
we reduced power consumption by an estimated 300,000 kWh per
year. In addition, we changed the lighting at the Omiya head oﬃce to
OED lighting, replaced the boilers at our Hirosaki factory with energy
saving boilers, and changed the test equipment for quality assurance toenergy saving equipment. At Tamron Optical（Foshan）, where electric
consumption with measures including reviewing temperature setting
standards for air conditioning systems and controlling standards for air

i n t e r v i e w
Sub-committee Member and General Manager of
Personnel/General Aﬀairs Management Headquarters

For Protecting
Our Environment

power is consumed in quantity, we worked on reducing power

Interview with a Member of the Energy Saving Law Study Sub-committee

Hiroshi Kawanabe

compressors. We will continue to work on energy saving.
Our Energy Saving Law Study Sub-committee was organized in February 2010
Head Office

Hirosaki

Namioka

Owani

Foshan（thousand kWh）

70,00059,90760,00046,491

46,27040,00026,133

26,16830,00020,00010,000061,557

sub-committee by appointing representatives from 12 departments. Tamron isdesignated as a speciﬁc business owner because our annual energy
consumption exceeds 5,000 kilo-liters when converted to crude oil. The
Revised Energy Saving Law requires all designated business owners to reduce

38,41643,181
38,924energy consumption by 1% on an average per year in terms of the basic unit3.
Since establishing management methods and countermeasures matchingactual situations is important to eﬀectively save energy consumption, we work

1,818

1,987

1,316

1,255

10,8891,332
6,102

10,974
1,255
6,055

12,012
1,500
5,992

10,8701,224
5,748

10,028
1,315
5,778

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2,035

the issue of energy saving from multiple perspectives, we organized theRelationships withSociety

50,00058,082to respond to the Revised Energy Saving Law2. Since it is necessary to address

hard in this direction, focusing our attention on work sites.
2 The formal name is the Law on Rationalization of Energy Consumption revised and enforced in 2010.
3 The Revised Energy Saving Law requires all designated business owners to manage energy saving according
to the basic unit（standard denominator）. Energy consumption can be calculated using several diﬀerent
types of ratios. Every ratio has an input and an output. The basic unit is the denominator used in the ratio.
For example, a plant might use 1000 kWh of electricity per $100 of sales, or 5000 kWh per employee per
year, or 20 kWh per square meter of ﬂoor space per month. Tamron uses labor hours and person-hours.

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Reducing Waste and Water Consumption
We are working on reducing waste by enhancing production eﬃciency and improving
business operations.

●Reducing Waste●Water Consumption

Industrial Waste

The total water consumption volume of our group has been

has been declining and decreased by 5% year-on-year in 2010 following therate rose 32% in 2010 compared to 2009. Water consumption at

The total volume of industrial waste from our domestic business operations
decline of our total domestic production volume. Our factory in Namioka,
which generates considerable waste, reduced waste by about 10% althoughwaste from the Omiya head oﬃce and the Owani factory grew. The Namioka
factory s performance was particularly noteworthy. The factory inevitablyemits waste oil from its lens element manufacturing processes but reduced
the volume of waste oil by 71% compared to 2009. The factory accomplishedrising, following the output growth of our factory in China. The
our domestic sites increased slightly, while consumption at ourfactory in China, which is our mass production base, rose 40%. In
2010, 33 lens polishing machines were newly installed at thefactory in China, which resulted in increased water consumption.
We plan to introduce additional means to reduce water
consumption.

this by asking contracted outside processors to distill waste oil including IPA,
methanol and xylene and re-deliver the recycled oil for re-using. In addition,
since IPA waste solvent can be used as fuel for some heaters, the factory soldsome of the solvent to other companies as recycled fuel.
Head Office

Hirosaki

（t）

700

557

623
123

98.8

164

200
100
0

309
85.6
61
23
2006

100％
99.8

134
83.8
33
2007

318

88

397
70

232

210
74

40

61
37

2008

2009

2010

85

90％

Hirosaki

Namioka

Owani

600
500
400

636
529

10.7

525

12.7

549

8.3

357

342

0.6

1

100

155

0

88
2006

thousand ㎥ /sales（million yen）

12
10

11.0
8.3

200

Basic Unit

Foshan

722

700

300
95％

418
333

99.9

155

400
300

Owani

598

600
500

Namioka（Domestic data）
Recycling ratio

Head Office（thousand ㎥）

8

456
386

546

0.6

0.4

0.4

169

166

149

161

76
2007

76
2008

86
2009

96
2010

6
4
2

85％

43

Interview with Integrated Management Representative at Namioka Factory

General Waste from Businessi n t e r v i e w

The total volume of general waste from our domestic business
operations had been declining up to 2009, but increased by 7%

Section Manager,
Quality Assurance Department

in 2010. Looking at sites, waste from the Omiya head oﬃce andthe Namioka and Owani factories declined but waste from theMotonari Saito

Hirosaki factory grew 18%. The volume of cardboard boxes used
for transporting products and parts from Tamron Optical（Foshan） to the Hirosaki factory grew following the output
growth of the factory in China. We need to study additional
means to reduce waste.
Head Office

Hirosaki2009 by improving our manufacturing processes. We use
Namioka

Owani（Domestic data）
Recycling ratio

（t）

200

150

100％

187
13

159
4

73
68

100

77.4
65

50

0

76.6
53

166

50
82.7
78

90％
110
4
16
78.0

118
4
14

80％

33

30

29

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

those processes. In 2009, together with our major contractor,
we started to work on reducing the waste cleaning ﬂuid withmeans to reduce the water content by using waste water
puriﬁcation appliances and membrane separation devices
In 2010, we tested an alternative method to vaporize watercontent

70％

34

elements; waste solvent and oil are inevitably generated fromcommercially available, but this approach failed.

71

60

chemicals including cleaning ﬂuid in processing lensa water content ratio of up to 93%. We repeatedly tested

91.3

5

36

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In 2010, we reduced industrial waste by 10% compared to

by

using

singledrum

dryers

that

a

dryer

manufacturer suggested as experimental equipment. We
found that the experimental equipment worked; we plan to
introduce the equipment in 2011 to reduce waste cleaning
ﬂuid by more than 50%.

Work at Three Aomori Factories and Tamron Optical（Foshan）●Work to Reduce CO₂ Emissions from
Namioka Factory
At our factory in Namioka, we took measures to reduceenergy consumption of manufacturing facilities and lighting
ﬁxtures while improving operation utilization time. On all
equipment including two compressors with standby power
requirements. We reduced power consumption by 40,000
kWh per year and CO₂ emissions by 18 tons. We added
pull-switches to ﬂuorescent lamps installed at 170 locations
where automatically turning on following the master electrical●Energy Saving at Tamron Optical（Foshan）
Tamron Optical（Foshan）（TOF）, our production base in China,
established a target of 5% reduction of CO₂ emissions in thebasic unit per factory sales amount compared to 2009,
worked on energy saving, and achieved the target by reducing
CO₂ emissions by 24%. In 2010, TOF s factory sales grew 44%
year-on-year

while

production

volumeincreased

Relationships with
Business Partners

nonwork days, we completely cut the power supply to

Relationships with
Customers

Our factories are striving to reduce CO₂ emissions, energy consumption and industrial waste.

21%

compared to 2009. TOF successfully conﬁned the growth rateof power consumption to about 10% by introducing energy
savingmeasuresasdescribed

below

and

enhancingproductivity.

switch is unnecessary. We reduced the number of ﬂuorescentlamps at work sites as much as possible without creatingproblems. As a result of these low-key steps taken by all
employees, we reduced power consumption by 67,120 KWh
In 2011, we plan to test LED ﬂuorescent lamps, sendquestionnaires to relevant worksites and study changing over
to LED after consulting with our employees.

1.Stricter temperature setting control of air-conditioners for
reducing power consumption

Relationships with
Employees

per year and CO₂ emissions equivalent to 30 tons.

Measures taken:

2.Air pressure adjustment by controlling compressors withinverters for reducing power consumption
3.Reusing waste heat from compressors at dormitories
andcompany

cafeteriasforreducing

dieseloil

consumption●Reducing Waste Plastic Components
Tamron makes plastic components for lenses at the Owani
factory and Tamron Optical（Foshan）in China. Up to 2009,
worked on reducing waste plastic generated from injection
molds as runner materials. In 2010, we closely checkedstrength, durability and environmental loads of rear caps for
SLR camera lenses and started mass-production using 100
percent recycled materials. The total volume of materials werecycled in 2010 in this way reached 14 tons. We are now
working closely with outside institutions on technology forblending crushed or re-pelletized virgin resin with recycledmaterials for saving resources and using materials thus madefor other components.
We will continue to work on saving resources and expanding
downsizing and manufacturing technology improvement.

TOF had not tracked industrial waste from its operations up
to 2007, except for waste solvent weighed by contracted
waste disposers, but started to see the picture of waste oil,metal scraps and waste solvent in 2008. In 2010, we started
to introduce several industrial waste reduction measures,
including reusing chemical agents such as solvent cleaner aswell as waste oﬃce paper as stain-proof paper when
applying protection ink on lens elements, holding seminars
on these measures. Our target for 2010 was 1 percent
reduction compared to 2009 in the basic unit, but we

For Protecting
Our Environment

the scope of using recycled plastic materials through product●Efforts to Reduce Industrial Waste from
TOF

Relationships with
Shareholders and Investors

our metal mold center and 3D Techno Center in Omiya had

reduced waste emissions by 20% as a result of our measuresand partly due to reducing the defect percentage. We willcontinue to work on industrial waste reduction.

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Rear cap
Rear cap made fromrecycled materials

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Relationships with Society
To grow together with society and continue to be supported and patronized,
Tamron also works to support social events and cultural activities so photography and imaging
culture can develop and evolve.

Major accomplishments in 2010

Tasks for 2011

●Continued photo contests●Continuing participation in events for social contribution●Continued social contributions including teaching elementary school children●For Growing Together with Local Communities
Class for Children

Tamron employees contribute to the local communities where
our business sites are. At the Head oﬃce, we continue to haveclasses at elementary schools from 2008. In 2009 we added aclass to teach children about environmental conservation, and in
2010, we taught at four elementary schools and ﬁve community
events at public halls. In total, 495 children participated in our
educational classes. Our employees work out the educational
programs and four to ﬁve employees serve as a lecture team. We
always think the most about whether the children can enjoy andlearn. We are pleased to know from our questionnaires afterclasses that our classes were enjoyable. We will continue towork on the educational program to contribute to society.

Social Contributions at Three Aomori Factories
Our three factories in Aomori have continued to work on social
contribution through several programs including our plastic bottle
cap collection campaign. The campaign was started in 2005. The
caps collected at the Owani factory weighed 37 kg, which were
donated to the Owani Town social welfare council; the money fromselling the metal in the caps helped its welfare projects. Each factoryalso continued to clean neighboring areas regularly from April
through November. In April when snow melts, empty bottles and
caps

are

large

quantities.

Our

factory

also

Hirosakicollected

inoﬀered its compound as apractice ﬁeld for local
children's baseball teams.
We will continue to workonsocialcontribution

through these programs.

Donation from Three Aomori Factories

Car-free Day/Eco life Day（Head Office）
In October 2008, we introduced our own program to suggest ouremployees refrain from using their cars for commuting on the third
Friday of every month as a car-free day. In 2010, as a result of thisA science classprogram, we reduced CO₂ equivalent to 12 tons1 compared to CO₂that would have been emitted otherwise.
We also participated in the Eco-life Day campaign held by Saitama（Class Content）

Huge soap bubbles, bubbles that don't pop
Class where children experience how the nature of soap
bubbles changes depending upon diﬀerencesin chemical substances
Vitamin C checker
Class where children examine if cookies and juicecontain Vitamin - C with test ﬂuidmadeby
attenuating commercially available mouthwash
Paper dragonﬂy

Prefecture. The campaign was designed to suggest checking
air-conditioning system settings, switching oﬀ unnecessary lamps andsaving water consumption at oﬃces and households on speciﬁc daysin summer and winter, providing opportunities to think about
eco-life. In 2010, 1,317 Tamron employees participated in the
campaign, reducing 1 ton CO₂.
1 We obtained this ﬁgure by assuming that the average distance driven by our 169
employees commuting by car is 30 km round trip with an average fuel consumption of 12 km per liter. The volume of reduction of CO₂ emissions on car-free andeco-life days（12 tons）is equal to the gross volume of CO₂ emitted from a typicalhousehold during a period of two years and six months.

Class where children make eco paper dragonﬂies from milk

Plastic Bottle Collection

packages and straws

We have continued to collect empty plastic bottles for donating theEnvironmental guessing gameGame designed to teach children about global warming andCO₂ emissions through questions and answers

19 Tamron CSR Report 2011

money received from selling them for procuring polio vaccine. The
total volume of plastic bottles we donated since 2008 was equivalent
to polio vaccinations for 325 children. We will continue to collectplastic bottles to protect children in developing countries from polio.

Relationships with
Customers●Contributing to Developing Photographic Culture
The 3rd Railroad Scenery Photo Contest

We hosted the Railroad Scenery Photo Contest again in 2009 tocontribute to revitalizing our local community and developing
photographic culture as a company with our head oﬃce inOmiya, a city known as The Railroad Town.We held a photo
exhibition for showing the award winning photos as well asworks of honorable mention at Omiya Sogo Department Store,

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Business Partners

working together with Saitama City, the Chamber of Commerceand Industry of Saitama City and the Educational Commission of
Saitama City to make the exhibition an event rooted in the local
community. To make the contest an event enjoyable for railroad
photo enthusiasts and photographers in general, photographic
equipment was unrestricted. All photographic entries were
accepted as long as they were related to the railroad. The
contest was open to as many people as possible with two
divisions: one for students from elementary school to high school
and one for adults. In 2010, we received 4,879 works altogether,up 22% from 2009, from photographers ranging from entry-level

Hello There, Mr. Conductor! by Shunsuke Shimizu

I took this picture, using a mirror, to express our ties with our friendly
conductor of a one-man control train in our community .

Humorous Photo Contest Award

I took this picture to express the world of enjoyable memories in my

I took this candid shot as I noticed the changing destination boards

childhood and children's songs such as Choo Choo Train .

several times .

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Grand Prize（For adults; Saitama City Mayor Prize）

Train at Dawn by Yasuo Takeo

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Employees

to advanced amateurs and railroad photo enthusiasts.

Grand Prize（For students; Saitama City Education Board Superintendent Prize）

Collaborative Work by Kouji Takahashi

For Protecting
Our Environment

7th Macro Lens Photo Contest
A macro lens is a lens that can take close-up pictures of small
subjects such as ﬂowers and insects with a blurred background toemphasize the main subject. Tamron is known as a manufacturer ofquality macro lenses. For popularizing macro lenses further, Tamron
has hosted the Macro Lens Photo Contest annually since 2004 formacro pictures alone. The Macro Lens Photo Contest 2010 was open
to enthusiasts of nature photography that is associated withRelationships withSociety

biodiversity and photographers in general including entry-level DSL
camera users, in addition to those who love portrait and table-top
object photography as well as pet shots. In 2010, we received 4,408
works, up 6.5% from 2009.

Grand Prize（Macro Lens Photo Contest）
Feel of Spring by Keiichi Shibaoku

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Activities at Subsidiary Companies Overseas
Tamron's subsidiaries abroad continued to work to strengthen their relationships with theircommunities in the year marking Tamron's 60th anniversary.

●Tamron Optical（Shanghai）Ltd.

●Tamron USA

In April 2010, Tamron Optical（Shanghai）supported the National

Tamron USA has continued donating to A Chance to Grow , anModern Photography Contest held by the Shanghai Youtheducational project funded by The Minnesota Learning Resource

Newspaper and Society of Chinese Artists to popularize

Center. The project promotes the maximum development of thephotographic culture among university students. About 11,000

whole child through innovative, individualized and comprehensive

students from 328 universities and colleges in 107 cities all overbrain-centered

China entered the contest, and a commendation ceremony was

educational, therapeutic and rehabilitative in nature. Since its

held on occasion of the P&E（China International Photography &foundation in 1982, the center has helped physically and mentally

Electrical Imaging Machinery & Technology）Fair. As a member ofhandicapped children reach their maximum potential throughthe Tamron group, we also support photographic contests held

their unique programs.

by universities in 20 major cities in China by sending our sales

We will continue our social contributions as a good corporate

representatives to lecture at photographic seminars held at thecitizen in America.

programs

andservices.

The

servicesaresame time. Our sales representatives who lecture said that they
understoodtheenthusiasm

of

the

participants

towardphotography through students who attentively listened to theirlectures. They said the experience taught them our mission
anew: delivering quality lenses to respond to the patronage ofour customers.
We will continue to help to popularize photographic culture in
China.

A Chance to Grow

●Tamron Europe GmbH（TEG）
TEG participated in the Photokina, an international exhibition ofphotographic equipment and other consumer electronic devices
held biannually in Cologne, Germany, and held events to convey
A photographic seminar held at a university

the joy of photography. We invited visitors to our booth forhands-on testing of our products at our demonstration counters,
while holding workshops at our macro lens corner and portrait
photography seminars by asking pro photographers to lecture

Seminar Content:
1. History of Digital Cameras
2. How Do They Work?
3. Basic Knowledge of Lenses

and visitors to model. We also made special arrangements to letparticipants bring home prints of pictures they took.
We will continue our work to enable as many people as possible
to know the joy of photography.

4. Tips on Photography
5. Frame Composition

Impressions of Participants:
I didn't know how lenses work. The seminar was very
interesting .
I found the seminar very informative. I learned about
important aspects for selecting equipment and basic
photographic techniques .
Portrait photography experimental corner at
Photokina

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Independent Third Party Opinions
Relationships with
Customers

Independent Third Party Opinions

Masahiko Kawamura（Current Position）
Senior Researcher, Insurance/Pension Research Division, NLI Res earch Institute（Academic Background）
Completed his masterʼs in engineering at the graduate school of Kyushu University in 1976 and entered MODEC（Mitsui Ocean
Development & Engineering Co., Ltd）.
Entered NFL Research Institute in 1988 and working at his curre nt position after engaging in projects for researching environ - mental
management, environmental rating, corporate SRI（Social Responsibility Investment）and environmental business operations in the Urban
Development Department and Social Study Department.

Relationships with
Business Partners（Academic Societies）
Organizer of the Network for Sustainability Communications（NSC ）, Director of the Sustainable Management Forum of Japan.
（Oﬃces Committee Members Held）
Advisor to the secretariat oﬃce of Japan Environmental Management Grand Prize Award Committee（Mie Prefecture）, a WG
member of the Environmental Communications Grand Prize Assessment Committee of Japanʼs Ministry for the Environment.

As last year, I visited Tamron's head oﬃce in Omiya to listen to explanations on

Tamron celebrated its 60th anniversary in 2010, posted anprogress on projects to pursue quality assurance, CSR management,

increased group proﬁt on increased sales and marked its 1st year

environmental protection and human rights during the past year. Listening toof real globalization following the opening of its oﬃces in India

employees, I was impressed by their adherence to quality and pride as

and Russia in 2009. Consolidated sales and the ratio of

employees working at a lens manufacturer with advanced technologies. My

employees working abroad are expected to rise further in 2011

understanding after interviews with Tamron employees and oﬃcers is thatand beyond. Tamron now has more than 4,000 employees

environmental management based on ISO 14001 is ﬁrmly rooted at domestic

working at the factory in China. So far, Tamron has primarily

Tamron sites. However, CO₂ emissions and water consumption at Tamron

focused on environmental and CSR management in Japan. Now

Optical（Foshan）, the mass-production base overseas, have been on the rise andis the time to conduct similar operations abroad based on

further improvement is essential.

Tamron accomplishments in the domestic market.

As for relationships with suppliers, Tamron established the Tamron Supplier

Historical, religious, cultural and social backgrounds diﬀer in

Codes of Conduct and stipulates compliance with the Codes as an essential

regions overseas. When we go abroad with our domestic values,

provision of the contract. Tamron needs to closely watch supplier compliance

we often fail to understand life abroad and the risks. Tamron

with the Codes in order to enhance their eﬀectiveness. In my report for 2010, I

should implement thorough risk management, setting out on thismentioned some aspects to be improved in reporting relationships withnew journey with sails full of wind.

employees. Some improvements were certainly made, but more quantitativedescriptions and further improvements are necessary.

Tamron precisely described its work in line with the ten

As for human rights, consciousness has been growing at Tamron as mentioned inwork in that direction was unfortunately limited to the domestic

the message from the president and as symbolized by seminars held on humansphere. Tamron needs to continue to work on CSR management

rights, but I was unable to ﬁnd even a brief overview of the content. Japaneseeven more globally. Tamron should also study more eﬀective use

are apt to remember the issue of discrimination from the term human rights ,of its website because CSR reports will be insuﬃcient to report all

but ISO 26000（guidance to social responsibility）requires businesses to review

the information in the future as CSR diversiﬁes further.

Relationships with
Shareholders and Investors●Establishing Global CSR Management Is thePrime Task

Relationships with
Employees●Domestic Framework and CSR Management Steadily
Improvedprinciples of the United Nations' Global Compact, but Tamron's

For Protecting
Our Environment

their frameworks by seeing human rights from a broader perspective.

Editors' Postscript
In compiling this report, we tried to report our accomplishments,
focusing on communications with our stakeholders. We allocated apage to each stakeholder segment, reporting our accomplishmentsof important themes. In this report for 2011, we added a page tointroduce some technical background developments and theWe will continue to work on social issues including CO₂ emissions
on a global basis, listening to independent third parties. We would
greatly appreciate your comments and suggestions for how we canfurther improve our CSR reports.

Editors at head oﬃce

Relationships withSocietyenvironment that supports our engineers' work.

Editors at three Aomori factories

Editors at Tamron Optical（Foshan）

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CSR Implementation & Administration Board
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Issued date: March 2011
Responsible publisher: General manager of CSR Implementation & Administration Board, Haruhisa Ikemura
Responsible planner／editor:
Head oﬃce: CSR Implementation & Administration Board, Yoshie Usui
Factories in Aomori: Section Manager of Operations & Administration Section, Factory Management Dept., Koyonori Imai
Tamron Oprical（Foshan）: Deputy Managing Director, Zhang Kai
Issued unit: CSR Implementation & Administration Board