Sysmex
Sustainability Report2017Contents

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Contents2

Corporate Philosophy, Core Behaviors

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Message from the Chairman and CEO

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Sysmex and Its Relations with Society

9Highlight 1：
Resolution of Medical Issues throughProducts and Services

35 Society
35 Resolution of Medical Issues through Products andServices

48 Responsible Provision of Products and Services
70 Realization of an Attractive Workplace
98 Respect for Human Rights
102 Corporate Citizenship Activities

118 Environment
118 Environmental Consideration

149 Governance

Aiming for a Society
in Which All People Receive
Appropriate Health Care

149 Corporate Governance
150 Compliance
166 Risk Management13

17Highlight 2：
Realization of an Attractive Workplace

169 External Evaluation

Embracing Diversity andCreating a Culture of Innovation

175 Fiscal 2016 Performance Data
175 Mid-Term CSR Plan (Fiscal 2016 Results)
177 Social DataManagement and CSR

183 Environmental Data

17 Long-Term Management Targets,

195 Governance Data

Mid-Term Management Plan

197 Corporate Information/

21 CSR Management

Editorial Policy/
Information Available on the Website

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Sysmex Group Corporate Philosophy

Sysmex Way
MissionShaping the advancement of healthcare.

Value
We continue to create unique and innovative values,
while building trust and confidence.

Mind
With passion and flexibility,
we demonstrate our individual competence
and unsurpassed teamwork.

Our Core Behaviors
To our Customers
We deliver reassurance to our customers, through unmatched quality, advanced technologies,superior
support, and actions that consistently reflect the viewpoint of our customers. We constantly look out for ourcustomers’ true needs, and seek to generate new solutions to satisfy those needs.

To our Employees
We honor diversity, respect the individuality of each employee, and provide them with a workplace where
they can realize their full potential. We value the spirit of independence and challenge, provide employeeswith opportunities for self-fulfillment and growth, and reward them for their accomplishments.

To our Business Partners
We deliver commitment to our client companies through broad-ranging partnerships.
We strive to be a company that can grow in step with our trade partners, through respect and mutual trust.

To our Shareholders
Our shareholders can rest assured that we will continue to improve the soundness and transparency of ourmanagement policies, while promoting information disclosure and close communications. We commit
ourselves to a consistent yet innovative style of management, in order to achieve sustainable growth andincreased shareholder value.

To Society
We carry out our business in strict compliance with laws and regulations, as well as in adherence to highethical standards.
As a responsible member of society, we play an active role in resolving environmental issues and otherproblems that impact our society today.

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By fulfilling the “Sysmex Way,”
we are working to realize
a sustainable society.

Aiming to Resolve the
Healthcare Issues Society Faces

quality of life (QOL) among patients and other people
who wish to be healthy, and we have striven to generatetesting technologies to lighten the burden on
professionals at medical institutions. In the field of invitro diagnostics, we currently provide products, services
and support in more than 190 countries and regions
throughout the world.

In line with our mission of “shaping the advancement ofhealthcare,” which is defined in the “Sysmex Way,” thecorporate philosophy of the Sysmex Group, Sysmex works
to contribute to the development of healthcare and thehealthy lives of people.

With a view toward the realization of genomic medicine*1,
since fiscal 2016 RIKEN GENESIS CO., LTD., has been a
consolidated subsidiary which possesses advanced
technologies and expertise in areas such as the analysis ofgenetic information. We are also conducting R&D aimed at
the creation of next-generation diagnostic drugs that will
make possible the early diagnosis and selection oftreatment methods for dementia—a pressing issue inaging societies—and regular confirmation of the effects oftreatment. At the same time, we are performing R&D on
new diagnostic drugs that employ glycosylation markers*2
for the early detection and treatment monitoring of
diseases originating from chronic hepatitis. Furthermore,as a global company we are endeavoring to raise the levelof healthcare in emerging markets and developing
countries and develop technologies useful in diagnosing
malaria—one of the three most deadly infectious diseases.
We are also working on organizing the healthcare
providing structure together with international
institutions such as the World Health Organization(WHO), the Global Health Innovative Technology Fund
(GHIT Fund) and the Asian Conference on Communicable
Diseases.

In recent years, advanced countries have beencharacterized by rapidly aging populations andincreasingly diverse healthcare needs, including
personalized medicine, while emerging markets have beenmarked by medical infrastructure developments and arising quality of healthcare in line with economic
development and population growth. Meanwhile, in
addition to being affected by the three leading infectious
diseases—HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria—developing
countries have been facing various other types ofinfectious diseases, such as Ebola hemorrhagic fever. As aresult, the healthcare environment is undergoing dramaticchanges. International institutions, governments andcompanies must work together to address these issues.
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), adopted by
the United Nations in September 2015, set 17 common
goals for the international community in relation tosociety, the economy and the environment. Companies
are being asked to undertake aggressive action to reachthese goals.
Since the time of its founding, Sysmex has been involved
with testing, playing an important role in disease
prevention, early detection and determining courses oftreatment. We have created new clinical value to enhance

By resolving healthcare issues, Sysmex will continue toaddress the shared desire of all people around the world:-3-

recognize that human resources are one of the mostimportant drivers of corporate growth, so we are creating
an environment designed to maximize and proactively
develop each employee’ s capabilities.

to remain healthy.
*1 This type of medicine involves analyzing the relationship between
genetic information and disease in order to predict the onset riskof d i s e a s e s a n d a i d i n s e l e c t i n g t h e m o s t e f fe c t i ve co u r s e oftreatment.
*2 The linked monosaccharides that link to the surface of a cell orprotein in the blood

Identifying Priority Issues(Materiality)

Formulating a New Mid-Term
Management Plan Aimed
at Realizing Sustainable Growth

In addition to contributing to the development ofhealthcare, Sysmex has engaged in a variety of CSR
activities in accordance with its policy of building trustand confidence among stakeholders by fulfilling its
corporate philosophy and core behaviors. We haverecently identified priority issues aimed at realizing asustainable society and sustainable growth for Sysmex.
We have identified five priority domains through which wewill instill trust and confidence in diverse stakeholders:“resolving healthcare issues through our products andservices” as a company operating in the healthcare field;“providing responsible products and services,” which isimportant for our corporate activities; “realizing an
attractive working environment,” “taking the environment
into consideration,” and ensuring “governance.”

Testing is expected to play a growing role in responding toincreasingly diverse healthcare needs and other changes
in the healthcare environment. Among its long-term
management targets, Sysmex has set the management
vision for 2020 of being “A Unique & Global Healthcare
Testing Company” and is working toward moresophisticated and diverse testing. In recent years, we havebeen moving forward on collaborative development withresearch institutions, universities, hospitals andcompanies to create advanced and high-value testing anddiagnostic technologies with a view to realizing
personalized medicine.

Sysmex will continue taking a proactive approach toward
resolving the issues facing society through its businessactivities, aiming to contribute toward the realization of asustainable society. I would like to ask for your continued
support and understanding of our endeavors.

In May 2017, Sysmex formulated a Group mid-term
management plan concluding in the fiscal year ending
March 31, 2020, to achieve its long-term managementtargets. Under this plan, we are enhancing our productlineup, expanding our global sales and service structure,developing highly competitive products that leverage ourunique technologies, accelerating global businessdevelopment, and investing in human resources and an IT
foundation aimed at sustainable growth. Of these, weHisashi Ietsugu
Chairman and CEO-4-

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Highlight1

Resolving Healthcare
Issues throughOur Products and Services

Aiming for a Society in
Which All People Receive
Appropriate Health Care
Around the world, people are unable to receive appropriate health care for many reasons, including poverty andinsufficient healthcare environments and systems. Access to healthcare is one item targeted in the Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by the United Nations in 2015. Being a healthcare company, Sysmex considers
this an important issue. To ensure that as many people as possible have access to appropriate healthcare, we
engage in healthcare enhancement initiatives by cooperating with local governments, international institutions,medical institutions, companies and other entities, and by promoting the provision of healthcare opportunities.

Relation to the SDGs
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by the United Nations consist of 17 goals to be
met by 2030. Goal 3, to “Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages,” targets thefollowing objectives.
●Reduce maternal mortality●Reduce the mortality of children under five
years of age●Eradicate AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria andtackle other communicable diseases●Reduce premature mortality from
non-communicable diseases●Ensure access to essential healthcare services,
medicines and vaccines●Develop the skills of and conduct training for
health workers in developing countries-9-

Aiming to Improve Healthcare Levels in
Emerging Markets and Developing Countries

Case study[Republic of Namibia]

Collaborating with the Japan International Cooperation
Agency (JICA) to Promote Quality Control Support at
Clinical Laboratories to Match International Standards

Sysmex is leveraging its accumulated technologies andexpertise to provide an external quality assessment service*
aimed at delivering accurate test results. Through methods
such as these to support quality control at clinicallaboratories, we are working to enhance local levels of
healthcare.

In Africa, the Republic of Namibia faces shortages ofhealthcare personnel and healthcare infrastructure. At thesame time, ensuring the quality of healthcare is an issue.
For instance, although in vitro diagnostics involving thesampling and testing of blood and urine are essential todisease diagnosis and treatment, the environment required
to conduct such testing is not in place, hindering theprovision of appropriate test results to patients. To improve
this situation, the Namibian government is introducing
quality improvement measures based on the certification ofclinical laboratories under the ISO 15189*1 standard for
quality management systems.

* A method under which the same specimens (such as artificially produced
blood) are distributed to multiple clinical laboratories, and themeasurement results obtained are analyzed using statistical methods,
thereby allowing the accuracy of individual laboratories’ measurement
results to be evaluated. The results are provided as feedback to theselaboratories, helping to increase the quality of testing.

Under this operation, Sysmex is providing a mentorship*2
program that makes use of the Sysmex Quality Guidance
Manual—a quality control system operational manual forclinical laboratories—to facilities under the jurisdiction of the
Namibia Institute of Pathology, which is overseen by the
Namibian government.
To date in Africa, we have already been engaging in the same
type of initiatives to support increases in laboratory quality byworking with the health ministries of Zambia and Zimbabwe.
We aim to use our track record in Namibia, Zambia andZimbabwe as a steppingstone to enhance the quality of
testing in Africa and promote horizontal development into
surrounding countries.

Kick-off ceremony for a collaborative operation with JICA (Namibia)*1 An international standard that ensures clinical laboratories are operating
quality control systems, that they are technically competent and that they
have the ability to deliver technically appropriate results. The standard
requires all procedures within a laboratory related to testing and control to
be documented and calls for evaluations of efficiency and ongoing
improvements within the organization.
*2 Rather than simply managing people, mentorship is the concept of seeking
the growth and success of all people related to a business after making theorganization’s directions and values clear. This concept encompasses
management that motivates people, provides guidance on position andskills that leads toward enhanced capabilities, and provides a framework to
invigorate an organization.

Operator training at a lab (Namibia)

Comment

Comment from a Member of Staff Affiliated with the Namibia Institute of Pathology

This was an effective program for achieving improvements in laboratory quality.
Under this program, training on laboratory quality enhancement was provided to us as members of staff at the Namibia Instituteof Pathology. Our institute has been assigned by the Namibian government to control the management of clinical laboratory
operations.
We had the opportunity to learn about quality control systems for clinical laboratories that match international standards, which
was very meaningful. We also learned about accurate operations and applied knowledge, and reconfirmed the objectives andsignificance of testing, which raised the overall level of staff interest in hematology testing. I think this program will help raise thelevel of quality in clinical testing.

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Highlight1

Resolving Healthcare Issues throughOur Products and Services

Aiming for a Society in Which All People Receive Appropriate Health Care

Case study[Various Asian Countries]
Our Record ofExternal Quality
Assessment Services
in Asia(Fiscal 2016)

Conducting Scientific Support Activities toStandardize and Raise the Quality of Clinical
Testing
To date, Sysmex has entered into agreements withgovernment institutions in China, Mongolia andCambodia to conduct scientific support activities aimed
at enhancing the quality of clinical testing.

Explaining the operation of an
automated immunoassay system(Mongolia)

Mongolia

In Mongolia, we have conducted external quality
assessments on testing in the fields of hematology andclinical chemistry and supported the configuration of astandard laboratory. In addition, in March 2016, weentered a new agreement to provide the same type of
support activities on testing for infectious diseases, andas part of government-led efforts to put healthcare
infrastructure in place we are setting up standard
analyzers in national hospitals.

・Conducted external quality assessments in thehematology and clinical chemistry fields
・Conducted an external quality assessment in the
immunochemistry field

In Myanmar, we have been proposing scientific support
activities since 2014. In October 2016, we signed anagreement with the National Health Laboratory (NHL),a Myanmar government institution, to conduct
scientific support activities with the aim of enhancing
the quality of clinical testing in the country. Under theagreement, we are providing control support toenhance the reliability of measurement values on
Sysmex instruments that have already been delivered
to the NHL. At the same time, we are supporting theconfiguration and operation of a national external
quality assessment scheme for clinical laboratories
within Myanmar. We are also providing technical andscientific expertise to local healthcare professionals.
Going forward, Sysmex will continue with initiatives
aimed at standardizing and increasing the quality ofclinical testing in emerging markets and developing
countries.

Comment

Myanmar・Under the approval of Myanmar’s Ministryof Health, entered an agreement with thenational Health Laboratory to provide
external quality control support

Philippines
・Conducted an external
quality assessment in
the hematology field

Thailand・Conducted an external
quality assessment in
the hematology field

Cambodia・Conducted an external
quality assessment in
the hematology field

Comment from an Employee Involved with Scientific Support Activities

I work with local people to help improve the quality of clinical testing.
Having actually been to developing countries and seen how clinical testing is performed locally, I
was surprised by the differences compared with advanced countries. At the same time, I haveunderstood how essential it is to increase the quality of clinical testing and to boost the level ofknowledge about test reliability and the need for testing. The opportunities to meet people
engaging in initiatives to increase the level of testing has given me a great deal of courage. I feel it
is a great honor for us to support these activities, and I look forward to continuing to be involvedin efforts to increase the quality of clinical testing.

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Tetsuya Makino
Sysmex Corporation
Scientific Affairs DivisionAiming to Provide Healthcare in Regionswith Underdeveloped Infrastructure

Annual Deaths from the Three Major Infectious Diseases in 2015
HIV / AIDS

Annual deaths

Sysmex provides products and services that take into
account the world’s various healthcare environments and are
tailored to the needs of regions and their people. Throughthis approach, we endeavor to create opportunities for as
many people as possible to receive proper medical care.
Case study

Source: UNAIDS/GLOBAL AIDS UPDATE 2016

Number of patients

36.7

million people

1.1 million people

Of the number of patients and annual deaths,

84% were in
Southeast Asia and Africa.

[Kenya]Tuberculosis

Providing Healthcare Opportunities through theDonation of Mobile Laboratories

Source: WHO GLOBAL TUBERCULOSISB REPORT 2016

Annual deaths

1.4 million people

Regions lacking electrical equipment and other infrastructure
cannot make immediate use of the products and services
provided in advanced countries, pointing to the need toprovide products and services suited to the needs of thoseregions and their people. In some regions, knowledge ofhealthcare is insufficient, and there exists a lack ofunderstanding about the effects of testing and treatment.
Patient education and awareness are important issues in suchareas.

Of the number of patients and annual deaths,

Number of patients

10.0

million people

83% were in

Southeast Asia and Africa.

Malaria

Source: WHO/World Malaria Report 2016

Annual deaths

In the past, Sysmex has provided CyLab mobile laboratories
containing Sysmex instruments, primarily in Africa, andcompact, portable and inexpensive products to facilitate
testing in regions where healthcare instruments are sparse.

Number of patients

210

million people

In August 2016, at the Tokyo International Conference on
African Development (TICAD VI) in Kenya, we unveiled amobile lab developed in collaboration with Toyota Tsusho
Corporation and Hino Motors, Ltd., that contains Sysmex
instruments for diagnosing and monitoring the treatment of
infectious disease. We donated the vehicle to the Beyond Zero
Campaign*, which is working to raise awareness of maternaland child health and measures to address infectious diseases.
As part of an effort to eradicate the three leading infectious
diseases (HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria), the project
began with the concept of providing healthcare in areas where
healthcare access is difficult. We saw introducing a mobile lab
as a way to offer a regular traveling clinic, as well as to educate
and promote awareness among patients. Through initiatives
such as these, we are aiming to reduce the percentage ofdeaths from infectious diseases by contributing to their early
detection and treatment.

430,000 people
Of the number of annual deaths,

92% were in Africa

Sysmex booth at the Tokyo International
Conference on African Development

Sysmex will continue working to provide appropriate
healthcare to as many people as possible and aims to help
resolve the world’ s healthcare issues by enhancing awarenessof healthcare among patients.

Mobile laboratory
Diagnostic medical instruments
inside a mobile laboratory*This awareness campaign on maternal and child health and measures to address infectious diseases was launched by the wife of Kenya’s President Kenyatta in
January 2014. In addition to spurring government efforts and raising awareness among the people, the campaign aims to distribute mobile laboratories
throughout the country and includes such activities as a charity marathon supervised by Ms. Kenyatta.

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Realizing an
Attractive Workplace

Embracing Diversity
and Creating a Cultureof Innovation
Efforts to promote diversity and initiatives aimed at making the workplace motivating and work meaningful havedrawn increasing attention in recent years, and the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) raise
gender equality and decent work in their targets.
Sysmex considers human resources an important management resource for achieving sustainable growth, and wehave evolved from the practice of “diversity,” which simply welcomes diverse human resources, to the more
extensive practice of “diversity and inclusion.” This approach involves creating a working environment that issuitable for a wide variety of human resources. Through synergies arising from different values, perspectives,
experiences and capabilities, we are working to create a culture of innovation and generate value.

Relation to the SDGs
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by the United Nations are comprised of 17 goals to be met
by 2030. Goal 5, to “Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls,” and Goal 8, to “Promotesustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work forall,” call for the realization of the following.
●Eliminating discrimination against all women in its various forms●Ensuring women's full and effective participation and equal opportunities for leadership at all levels ofdecision-making in political, economic and public life.
●Introducing and reinforcing appropriate policies and binding rules for promoting gender equality andenhancing the capabilities of all women●Achieving full and productive employment and decent work for all people, and equal pay for work ofequal value- 13 -

Working to Achieve Diversity
and Inclusion

Ratio of Female employees(Sysmex)40.6%

Sysmex conducts its business on a global basis, and Group
employees number 7,930, more than 55% of whom areoverseas (as of March 31, 2017). To put into practice theGroup corporate philosophy, the Sysmex Way, and to instill
trust and confidence in people throughout the world, we
recognize the need to enhance individual employees’ skills
and foster communication among diverse human resources.
We believe it is important to share values, perspectives,
experiences and capabilities in order to foster flexible andinnovative concepts and ideas and generate new value.
By promoting diversity and inclusion and introducing avariety of systems, we are striving to create a working
environment that allows diverse human resources tomaximize their skills.

Percentage ofFemale Managers(Sysmex)

Percentage of New Recruits
Who Are Not Japanese Nationals(Sysmex Corporation)

16.2%

22.1%
Fiscal 2016 Results

Initiatives to Promote Diversity
Promoting the Participation and Advancement of Women /Promoting Diverse Working Styles (Parenting, Nursing Care)

Utilizing Diverse Human Resources(Non-Japanese Nationals, People with Disabilities, Seniors)- Introduction of various leave systems (parental leave,
leave for fertility treatment, etc.) and a flex-time system- Proactive recruiting of non-Japanese employees(Hiring foreign students studying in Japan and recruiting
students directly from universities overseas.)- Establishment of an in-house daycare center at Technopark,
our R&D hub- Establishment of a support desk for non-Japanese employees- Creation of round tables to improve the working environment for
non-Japanese employees- Start of introducing a working-at-home system- Formulation and announcement of action plan based on the Act
on Promotion of Women’s Participation and Advancementin the Workplace, and announcement of each year’s achievements- Provision of opportunities to listen to input from experienced
employees and consider own careers and working styles(diversity round table)- Establishment of Sysmex Harmony Co., Ltd., to further promote theemployment of people with disabilities to realize an inclusive society- The outsourcing of some work in Germany to organizations
supporting people with disabilities- The introduction of Ostomates (toilets for people who have hadcolostomies or urostomies) and other barrier-free facilities andensuring that workplaces are easily navigable by wheelchair- Ongoing re-employment

Receiving the Top-Level “Eruboshi” Mark for Promotion of Women’ s
Participation and Advancement in the Workplace
Sysmex Corporation has been an active proponent of diversity. In addition to respecting theindividuality of our employees, we strive to provide them with a workplace where they canrealize their full potential. One aspect of these activities involves establishing an in-house
daycare center, providing childcare leave that exceeds statutory requirements. Also, based on
the Act on Promotion of Women’s Participation and Advancement in the Workplace, in April
2016 we formulated the “Action Plan Under the Act on the Promotion of Women’s Active
Participation,” to cultivate female leaders and promote diverse working styles.
As a positive evaluation of such initiatives, in 2016 we satisfied all five assessment criteria set by
the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare for promoting the active involvement of women in
the workplace. Accordingly, Sysmex Corporation was certified for excellence in this area, earning
Level 3 “Eruboshi” certification—the highest level.

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an Excellent Company Basedon the Act on Promotion of Women’sParticipation and Advancementin the Workplace

Highlight2

Realizing an
Attractive Workplace

Embracing Diversity and Creating a Culture of Innovation

Case study

Case study[Japan]Empathizing and Considering at the Diversity Round Table

Understanding and Putting Diversity into Practicethrough Diversity Management Training

We conduct two diversity round tables for people at various
stages of life, providing opportunities to consider how tomake the most of capabilities, maintain the motivationnecessary to continue working enthusiastically in theircareers, and think about diverse working styles.

To promote diversity, we conducted diversity management
training five times in fiscal 2016. Participants learned about
the evolution of diversity at Sysmex Corporation and its
current status, and we promoted understanding about themeaning of encouraging diversity. Attendees gained skills incontrolling potential conflicts that could arise from greaterlevels of diversity, including women, non-Japanese nationals
and seniors. Through this training, we aim to foster greaterrespect for diverse personalities and cultivate anorganizational culture that generates ongoing innovation.
We plan to develop and expand the scope of this training.

Promotion of women’s participation and advancement in theworkplace: In this round table, guest speakers recount theirexperiences and encourage participants to engage in discussions
with each other to promote empathy and understanding,providing an excellent first step with respect to their own future
careers and working styles.
Improving the workplace environment for non-Japaneseemployees: Through this round table, we encourage exchanges of
opinion on the different worries and needs faced by people fromother cultures and identify measures for future improvement. In
addition to considering dietary restrictions on religious grounds
and promoting the translation of internal documents into English,
we provide information about living in Japan and encourage
language exchanges with Japanese employees.

Training Structure
Prior to Training:“ Kn o w”[Japan]- Read assigned materials- Consider issues ahead of time
- Diagnose interpersonal trends

Programs Implemented in Fiscal 2016 (Excerpt)
Career-Building for Women- Considerations for women aiming to be active overseas
Conversations with people who have overseas experience- What sort of career suits me?
Different working styles can successfully suit people
differently- Lectures on diversity and inclusion

Training:“ Le a r n”

- Workshops- Seven role plays(learning through confrontation)- Group discussion〈Objective〉Consider careers and working styles
Work-Life Balance / Balancing Work
with Parenting and Nursing Care

After Training:- Propose execution plans“Put into
Practiceand Verify”- Put into practice- Repeat(after two months, after six months)- It’s tough for parents with elementary school children!
A conversation with three working mothers- We welcome work and parenting!
A record of our struggles with raising children〈Objective〉Consider the balance between housework,parenting, nursing care and work

Comment

Comment from an Employee Who Participated in a Diversity Round Table

This was a good chance to re-evaluate and consider my future working style.
I took part in a round table for female employees with elementary school children. It was easy torelate to the accounts of experiences by other women working in the same company on topics suchas how to find time for communication when parents’ and children’ s lives are on different schedules,
and mental attitudes and creative twists for working parents. Also, through the program related tothe career experiences of female managers, I realized the importance to my own future career ofbeing confident in myself, taking advantage of my own strengths, and not being afraid to charge
ahead toward areas of interest even if I make mistakes. The people working in this company live inmany different circumstances, and I look forward to participating again in this round table to think
about my future working style and enjoy a situation that makes it easy to consider all sorts of things.

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Naomi Ooi
Global Support Division
Sysmex Corporation

Case study

Case study[Japan][Germany]

Establishing Sysmex Harmony to Promote Employment ofPeople with Disabilities

Subcontracting to an Organization That Supports People
with Disabilities

In April 2017, Sysmex Corporation established a newcompany in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, called Sysmex Harmony
Co., Ltd., to promote the employment of people withdisabilities with a view to realizing an inclusive society.

For the past 15 years, Sysmex Europe has worked with anorganization that endeavors to support the independence ofpeople with disabilities. The company subcontracts
packaging work at a manufacturing line of its reagent factoryin Germany to people with disabilities.

Sysmex Harmony’s main operation is support ofproduction-related functions at the Group’s instrument andreagent factories. By creating a workplace where people withvarious sorts of physical, intellectual and psychologicaldisabilities can work in keeping with their characteristics anddisabilities, we aim to foster an environment in which
everyone, regardless of disability, can work and growtogether enthusiastically and with peace of mind.

We strive to maintain high levels of motivation among theseworkers through sharing our mission, as well as throughperiodic training and support from employees.
Going forward, we aim to continue providing anenvironment in which people can work enthusiastically.

In fiscal 2017, we aim to apply for certification of the newcompany as a special subsidiary under the Act on
Employment Promotion, etc. of Persons with Disabilities.

Working on the manufacturing line

Working Structure Connectedwith the Local Community

Hyogo Prefecture

Sysmex Group
Group companies in Japan

Regional organizations- Public employment security office- Social welfare corporations, etc.

Subcontracting of production-related operation

Sysmex Harmony

Recruiting

Creation of a workplace considering disabilities

Regularfollow-up

Instrument factory

Reagent factory(Kakogawa Factory)(Seishin Factory)- Packing maintenance parts- Processing waste material within
the factory, etc.

Comment- Folding package inserts- Packaging, etc.

Comment from an Employee Involved with the Establishment of Sysmex Harmony

I aim to foster ties with the local community and create a pleasant workplace.
Sysmex Harmony was established with the aim of helping to realize an inclusive society in Hyogo
Prefecture. Creating a workplace where people with disabilities could utilize their skills has been along time issue for Sysmex Corporation. We didn’ t have the skill related to building such company,so there were many tasks to do. We had many things to consider, such as what types of work theemployees could handle and what sort of care was needed. We were able to start preparing due tosupport from related departments, the people at Hyogo Prefecture’ s public employment security
office and social welfare corporations. As we move forward, we will focus on the concept ofrealizing an environment in which everyone, regardless of disability, can work and grow together
enthusiastically and with peace of mind.

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Motohiko Nakano
Human Resources Division
Sysmex Corporation &Sysmex Harmony Co., Ltd.

Management and CSRLong-Term Management Targets,
Mid-Term Management Plan

ThecorporatephilosophyfortheSysmexGroup,the“SysmexWay,”deﬁnesits
missionas“Shapingtheadvancementofhealthcare.”Onthisbasis,wehave
establishedaLong-TermManagementTargetsandaMid-TermManagement
Planaimedatcontributingtotheadvancementofhealthcareandahealthylifeforpeoplearoundtheworld.

Long-TermManagementTargets(2020)
SysmexʼsIdealsfor2020

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Positioning
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PersonalizedMedicine
Byaugmentingvalueintesting(diagnostics)
basedonleading-edge
technologies,wewill
accelerateGroupgrowthandestablishourglobal
position.

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(1)Enhanceproﬁtabilitythroughmarketexpansioninthehematologyﬁeld
AchieveanundisputedNo.1positionintheUnitedStates(strengthensalespromotionontheWestCoast,introductionatprominentcommerciallabs)
Strengthensalestosecond-tierandlowerhospitalsinChina
Realizehighratesofgrowthinemergingmarkets(2)Expandtheurinalysistestingbusinessbyincreasingnew
productsales
Realizeaneﬃcientworkﬂowforurinalysistestingthroughanewconcept
(Urinechemistry+sediment+imaginginstrument+data
management)(3)Bolsterproﬁtabilitybyincreasingourglobalshareinthehemostasisﬁeld
AccelerateglobaldevelopmentbyleveragingouralliancewithSiemens
Accelerateintroductionofﬁbrinreagents*(China,Japan,etc.)*Usedtotestforclottingabnormalitiesandthrombosis(4)ExpandbusinessandimproveproﬁtabilityintheimmunochemistryﬁeldinJapan,ChinaandotherpartsofAsia
Expandbusinessinthehepaticdiseasedomain
LaunchuniqueparametersinChinaandotherpartsofAsia
(hepaticﬁbrosistestreagents,suchastheM2BPGiTMassaykit)
Improveproﬁtabilitybyreducingcostofsalesandexpandsales(5)EstablishafoundationfortheFCMbusiness
LaunchclinicalFCMproducts
Stepupsalespromotionforresearchandindustryuse(6)Increasethelifesciencebusiness
PromotethelabassaybusinessesofRIKENGENESISandInostics
EntertheclinicalPCRmarket,expandbusinessrelatedtogenetesting
Expandthemarketforrapiddetectionoflymphnodemetastasis
basedontheOSNATMmethod(7)Commercializebusinessinothernewﬁelds
Generatebusinessinultrahigh-sensitivityHISCLTM,cervicalcancer
screeningsystems,glucoseAUC(postprandialhyperglycemia
monitoringsystem)andothernewareas- 19 -

(8)Enhancemanufacturingspeedandquality
Strengthendevelopmentandproductioncapacitybyestablishingabio-diagnosticreagentbase
Maintaincustomertrustthroughhighlevelsofqualityandanenhancedsystemforstablesupply(9)ReinforceITplatformstooptimizeoperatingprocesses
Optimizesupplychainprocesses
Optimizeengineeringchainprocesses(10)Strengthenhumanresourcecultivationandhumanresource
managementtosupportGroupgrowth
Stepuprecruitingandcultivationofhumanresourceswhoarenextgenerationleadersandwhohaveadvancedspecialties
Fosteraworkingenvironmentthatembracesdiversehumanresources
(Promotefurtherdiversity)<Contributetoasustainablesociety>(11)Inadditiontoeﬀortstoresolvehealthcareissuesthroughour
productsandservices,wewillworktobeenvironmentallyconsiderate,
reinforcecorporategovernanceandpromotediversity,thereby
providinguniqueandnewvaluetodiversestakeholdersandcontributingtothedevelopmentofsociety.

Financialtargets(FiscalyearendingMarch31,2020)
NetSales¥350.0billion(CAGR*=11.9%)

Operatingincome¥72.0billion(CAGR*=11.7%)
(Operatingmarginof20.6%)

ROE

20%ormore

Operatingcashﬂow¥55.0billionFreecashﬂow¥30.0billion

Exchangerateassumptions:1USD=¥110,1EUR=¥115,1CNY=¥16
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CSRManagement

BasicPolicyandStructure
BasicPolicyandStructure

Sysmex'sCSRBuildsTrustandConﬁdencethroughPracticeoftheSysmexWay
Sysmex'sCSRbuildstrustandconﬁdenceamongallitsstakeholdersthroughthepracticeoftheSysmexWay,thecorporatephilosophyoftheSysmexGroup.
TheSysmexWayindicatesthewaythemostbasiccorporateactivitiesoughttobeconducted,consistingofthreeelementsnecessaryforcontinuedgrowth:Mission,Value
andMind.Themissionexpressestheexpansionofourbusinessfromactivitiescenteredontheﬁeldofdiagnostics̶afocussinceourestablishment̶tothebroaderhealthcare
domainwithitsevencloserconnectiontohumanhealth.Inthismanner,themissionasserts
ouraimofcontributingtowardtherealizationofasocietyﬁlledwithabundance,healthandjoy.
TheCoreBehaviorsclarifyprovisionofspeciﬁcvaluetocustomers,employees,business
partners,shareholders,societyandallourstakeholders.Forexample,toprovide
reassurancetoallmembersofsocietywecarryoutourbusinessinstrictcompliancewithlawsandregulations,aswellasinadherencetohighethicalstandards.Wealsoconsideritimportanttoplayanactiveroleinresolvingenvironmentalissuesandotherproblemsthat
impactoursocietytoday.
Pleaseclickhereforourcorporatephilosophyandcorebehaviors.

CSRPromotionStructure
Basedontheperspectiveoutlinedabove,wehavesetupvariouscommittees,headedbyexecutives,topromoteactivitiesaccordingtokeyCSR-relatedthemes,including
compliance,riskmanagementandtheenvironment.WehavealsoplacedamemberoftheManagingBoardinchargeofCSRandestablishedtheCSRPromotionDepartmentasthespecializeddepartmentforplanning,drawingupproposalsforandpromotingCSR
activitiesanddisseminatingCSR-relatedinformationbothinsideandoutsidetheCompany.
ImportantCSRthemes,suchasidentifyingmaterialityandformulatingmid-termCSRplans,arediscussedandreportedatmanagementmeetingsattendedbymembersoftheManagingBoard.Wealsoanalyzeexpectationsandrequestsfromsocietyandextractourtasksfromthisinformation.Relateddepartmentsthenreﬂectthetasksintheirexecutionplansandactivities,resultinginaPDCAcycle.
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CSRManagement

StakeholderRelations
SysmexʼsStakeholders

InlinewithitsbasicstanceonCSR,Sysmexundertakesavarietyofinitiativestoinstill
conﬁdenceinitsstakeholders.

CoreBehaviorsToourCustomers
Wedeliverreassurancetoourcustomers,throughunmatchedquality,advanced
technologies,superiorsupport,andactionsthatconsistentlyreﬂecttheviewpointofourcustomers.
Weconstantlylookoutforourcustomersʼtrueneeds,andseektogeneratenewsolutions
tosatisfythoseneeds.

ToourEmployeesWehonordiversity,respecttheindividualityofeachemployee,andprovidethemwithaworkplacewheretheycanrealizetheirfullpotential.
Wevaluethespiritofindependenceandchallenge,provideemployeeswithopportunities
forself-fulﬁllmentandgrowth,andrewardthemfortheiraccomplishments.

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ToourBusinessPartners
Wedelivercommitmenttoourclientcompaniesthroughbroad-rangingpartnerships.
Westrivetobeacompanythatcangrowinstepwithourtradepartners,throughrespectandmutualtrust.

ToourShareholders
Ourshareholderscanrestassuredthatwewillcontinuetoimprovethesoundnessandtransparencyofourmanagementpolicies,whilepromotinginformationdisclosureandclosecommunications.
Wecommitourselvestoaconsistentyetinnovativestyleofmanagement,inordertoachievesustainablegrowthandincreasedshareholdervalue.

ToSocietyWecarryoutourbusinessinstrictcompliancewithlawsandregulations,aswellasinadherencetohighethicalstandards.
Asaresponsiblememberofsociety,weplayanactiveroleinresolvingenvironmental
issuesandotherproblemsthatimpactoursocietytoday.

StakeholderEngagement
Throughcommunicationwithitsstakeholders,Sysmexconsiderswhetheritrespondstostakeholdersʼrequestsandexpectationsthroughitsbusinessactivities.Theresultsarereﬂectedinvariousbusinessactivities.

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MainDialogueAchievementsinFiscal2016
DialoguewithCustomers

Directorsinchargeofregional
operationsconductedopinion
exchangeswithcustomers
Conductedsurveyondegreeofcustomersatisfactionineachregion
Heldscientiﬁcseminarsineachregion
Heldusergroupmeetingstocommunicateaccurateproductknowledge
Ongoingcustomertrainingprogram
incorporatingcustomerfeedbackineachregion

DialoguewithEmployees

SysmexCorporation
SysmexCorporation
andoverseasGroup
companies
SysmexCorporation
andoverseasGroup
companies
SysmexCorporation
andoverseasGroup
companies
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andoverseasGroup
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39thSysmexScientiﬁc
Seminar(Japan)

Dialogue with Employees
Investigated desire concerning career
design, including interest in working
overseas or changing jobs through avoluntary reporting given to all

Sysmex Corporation
Training underway at

employees, with results made use of in

the Global

HR rotation

Communication Center

Conducted collective bargaining with thelabor union and held labor‒management
meetings on such topics as workplace

Sysmex Corporation

environment improvement
Held brieﬁngs on the management policy
by executives at each site

Sysmex Corporation

Sysmex Shanghai,
Jinan Sysmex,
Held dialogues with labor unions

Sysmex Wuxi,
Sysmex Vietnam,
Sysmex Thailand,
HYPHEN BioMed

Conducted employee questionnaires andinterview

Sysmex Corporationand overseas Group
companies

Dialogue with Business Partners
Held brieﬁngs with business partners
related to quality control on parts

Sysmex Corporation

Conducted meetings with distributors to
explain the Sysmex business plan,

Sysmex Middle East

among other matters

Held a business partner meeting

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Dialogue with Shareholders and Investors
Held Ordinary General Meeting andinformal meeting with shareholders
Held the Technology Presentation for
institutional investors and analysts

Sysmex Corporation

Sysmex Corporation
Informal meeting withshareholders

Held informational meetings forindividual investors
Held Company tours for individual
shareholders

Sysmex Corporation

Sysmex Corporation

Dialogue with Members of the Local Community
Held event for local community
interaction at R&D core Technopark

Sysmex Corporation

Participated in math and scienceeducation-focused "Science Fair in

Sysmex Corporation

Hyogo" event for high school students
Engaged in dialogue with community
residents through social contribution
activities around the world

Open to the public ofgardens of Technopark

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CSRManagement

Materiality
ConsideringMateriality
Sysmexhasidentiﬁedpriorityissues(materialityitems)withaviewtorealizingasustainable
societyandachievingsustainablegrowthfortheGroup.Wearecurrentlydevelopingaspeciﬁcactionplanbasedontheseidentiﬁedmaterialityitemsandaretakingactions
accordingly.

IdentifyingMateriality
TheProcessofIdentifyingMateriality
Weanalyzedsocietyʼsrequirementsbasedoninternationalguidelines,suchastheGRISustainabilityReportingGuidelines(G4),theUnitedNationsSustainabilityDevelopmentGoals(SDGs)andISO26000,aswellasscreeningcontentfromSRI
andotherassessmentbodies.WecomparedtheserequirementsagainstthecurrentstateoftheSysmexʼsCSR
activities,extractingandidentifyingrelatedaspects.
Wethenconductedanoverallassessmentoftherelated
aspectsidentiﬁedinSTEP1alongtwoaxes:thedegreeofimportanceforstakeholders(sizeofimpactondecision-making
bystakeholders)and,fromtheperspectiveofrisksandopportunities,thedegreeofimportanceforSysmex(sizeoftheCompanyʼsimpactontheeconomy,environmentandsociety).
Throughthisprocess,wediscoveredthemostimportant
aspectsrequiringpriorityinitiatives.
ThematerialityitemsorganizedasaresultofSTEP2were
approvedatamanagementmeetingchairedbythechairman
andCEO.
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SysmexʼsMaterialityMatrix

SysmexʼsMaterialityItems

Materiality
Resolutionofmedicalissues
throughproductsandservices
Resolutionofmedicalissues
throughbusinessactivities
Improvementinaccessibilitytomedicalservicesbymeanssuchasfamiliarizingproducts
Responsibleprovisionofproductsandservices
SecuringofproductqualityandsafetyAppropriatedisclosureofinformationregardingproducts
andservices.
Assessmentandmanagementofthesupplychain

G4-RelatedPerspective
Indirecteconomic
impactLocalcommunities
CustomerhealthandsafetyProductandservice
labeling
Procurementpractices
Supplierenvironmental
assessment
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SDGsTargets

Supplierhumanrights
assessment
Supplierassessmentfor
impactonsociety
Realizationofanattractive
workplace
Provisionofacomfortableworkingenvironment
Developmentofhumanresources
Promotionofdiversity

Employment
Trainingandeducation
Diversityandequal
opportunity
Equalcompensationformenandwomen

Environmentalconsideration
Environmentalconsideration
throughtheproductlifecycle
Reductioninenvironmental
burdenthroughactivitiesatbusinessoﬃces

Productsandservices
Transport
Rawmaterials
EnergyWater
EmissionintotheatmosphereEﬄuentsandwaste

GovernanceCorporateGovernanceCompliance
RiskManagement

GovernanceIndirecteconomic
impactCompliance(environment,society,responsibilityfor
products)
Anti-corruption
Anti-competitive
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RecognitionoftheIssues
Resolutionofmedicalissuesthroughproductsandservices＜RecognitionoftheIssues＞
Inrelationtoagingpopulationsinadvancedcountries,inrecentyearstheneedhasbeengrowingtoreducehealthcarecostsandextendhealthylifespans.Atthesame
time,theestablishmentofmedicalinfrastructureisunabletokeeppacewithgrowing
populationsinemergingmarketsanddevelopingcountries,andsome400million
peoplearoundtheworldarenotreceivingnecessarylevelsofhealthcare*.Boosting
accesstohealthcareservicesisthereforeanissue.
Meanwhile,theSustainableDevelopmentGoals(SDGs)adoptedbytheUnitedNations
inSeptember2015settargetsforhumanhealthandwelfare,promptinggrowing
expectationsforglobalcompaniestoundertakeinitiativestoresolvemedicalissues.
Undertheseconditions,theinvitrodiagnostics(IVD)domain,whichplaysanimportantroleindiseaseprevention,earlydetectionanddeterminingcoursesoftreatment,isexpectedtocontributetoahealthysocietybycreatingnewvalueandsolvinghealthcareissues,includingthethreemostdeadlyinfectiousdiseases(HIV/AIDS,tuberculosis,malaria).
*Source:WHO“UniversalHealthCoverage”

PleaseclickhereforinformationonSysmexʼsapproachandactivityresultsinrelationtotheresolutionofmedicalissuesthroughproductsandservices.

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Responsibleprovisionofproductsandservices＜RecognitionoftheIssues＞
Arecentspateofissuesinvolvingproductqualityandrecallshavedrawnattentiontosocietyʼsdemandsforproductandservicequalityandsafety.Furthermore,inrecent
yearsthescopeofcorporateresponsibilityhasexpandedtoencompasstheentire
supplychain,includingbusinesspartners.
Againstthisbackdrop,itisgrowingevermoreimportantforcompaniestobuildlongtermtrust-basedcustomerrelationshipsbycomplyingwithlawsandregulations,payingthoroughattentiontoproductandservicequalityandsafety,engaginginmeasurestoenhancecustomersatisfactionandensureappropriatedisclosure,andsupplyingproductsinastablemanner.Toachievetheseaims,companiesarebeing
calledupontoworkwiththeirbusinesspartnerstoprovideresponsibleproductsandservicesthatearncustomersʼtrust.
PleaseclickhereforinformationonSysmexʼsapproachandactivityresultsinrelationtotheresponsibleprovisionofproductsandservices.
Realizationofanattractiveworkplace＜RecognitionoftheIssues＞
Inordertoachievesustainablegrowth,itisconsideredimportantforcompaniestopromotediversityandcreateworkplacesthatareeasyandcomfortabletoworkin.
Also,theSustainableDevelopmentGoals(SDGs)adoptedbytheUnitedNationsin
September2015includegoalspertainingtogenderequality,decentworkandreducedinequalities.Inordertoachievethesegoals,companiesarecalledontocreateworkplacesthatpromotework-lifebalancewhilehelpingdiversehumanresourcesrealizetheirfullpotential,aswellasforsystematicandsustainablehumanresourcecultivation.
PleaseclickhereforinformationonSysmexʼsapproachandactivityresultsinrelationtotherealizationofanattractiveworkplace.

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Environmentalconsideration＜RecognitionoftheIssues＞
Globalenvironmentalproblemsareapressingissuewithrespecttorealizingasustainablesociety.TheParisAgreement,whichwasadoptedbythe21stsessionoftheConferenceofthePartiestotheUnitedNationsFrameworkConventionon
ClimateChange(COP21),callsforallcountriesandregionsoftheworldtosettargets
forreducingCO2emissionsinordertopreventglobalwarming,andmandated
measuresforreachingthesetargets.Furthermore,measurestobecomearecyclingorientedsocietyarebecominganincreasinglyimportanttopicasthedepletionofnaturalresourcesgrowsmoreserious.
Againstthisbackdrop,inSeptember2015theUnitedNationsadoptedtheSustainableDevelopmentGoals(SDGs),whichsetnumeroustargetsforaddressing
environmentalissues.TheSDGscallforcompanies,aswellasgovernments,totakeoncertainresponsibilities.
PleaseclickhereforinformationonSysmexʼsapproachandactivityresultsinrelationtoenvironmentalconsideration.
Governance＜RecognitionoftheIssues＞
Numerouscorporatescandalsrelatedtocorporategovernance,riskmanagementandcompliancehavecometolightinrecentyears,andtheirimpactonsocietyhas
increased.
Inthisenvironment,JapanʼsCorporateGovernanceCodecameintoeﬀectinJune
2015,callingoncompaniestotakegovernanceintoconsiderationinnon-ﬁnancial
areas,aswellasontheﬁnancialfront.
Inadditiontostrengtheninggovernanceandinternalcontrol,companiesarebeing
calledontobuttresstheirmanagementfoundationsforpromotingriskmanagement
andcompliance.
PleaseclickhereforinformationonSysmexʼsapproachandactivityresultsinrelationtogovernance.

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InitiativesforEnhancingEﬀectiveness
DevelopmentofanActionPlan

Fortheidentiﬁedmaterialityitems,wewillboosttheeﬀectivenessofthePDCAcyclebysettingtargetsinspeciﬁcactionplans(suchasKPIs)androllingtheseoutintothemidtermCSRplan.
Ontheenvironment-relatedfront,basedontheSysmexGroupEnvironmentalAction
Plan,”SysmexEco-Vision2020”andtheSysmexGroupmid-termenvironmentaltargets,wewillundertakeinitiativesasaGrouptoreducetheenvironmentalimpactofourbusinessactivities.
Pleaseclickherefordetailsofthemid-termCSRplan(ﬁscal2016results).
PleaseclickhereforinformationontheSysmexGroupEnvironmentalActionPlan(Sysmex
Eco-Vision2020)andtheSysmexGroupmid-termenvironmentaltargets(Fiscal2015–2017).

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ManagementandCSR

TheUNGlobalCompact
ParticipationintheUNGlobalCompact

TheSysmexGroupbeganparticipatingintheUnitedNationsGlobal
CompactinFebruary2011toproactivelypromoteitsCSR
initiatives.Sysmexreferstothe10principlesoftheGlobalCompact
andtheSustainableDevelopmentGoals(SDGs),whichtheUnited
NationsadoptedinSeptember2015inconductingourCSR
activities.
Clickhereforinformationabouttherelationshipbetweenthe
SustainableDevelopmentGoals(SDGs)andthepriorityissuestobeaddressed(materiality).
TheUNGlobalCompact's10Principles
Principle1:Businessesshouldsupportandrespecttheprotectionofinternationallyproclaimedhumanrights;andHumanRights Principle2:makesurethattheyarenotcomplicitinhumanrights
abuses.
Principle3:Businessesshouldupholdthefreedomofassociation
andtheeﬀectiverecognitionoftherighttocollective
bargaining;
Principle4:theeliminationofallformsofforcedandcompulsory
Labourlabour;Principle5:theeﬀectiveabolitionofchildlabour;andPrinciple6:theeliminationofdiscriminationinrespectofemploymentandoccupation.
Principle7:Businessesshouldsupportaprecautionaryapproachtoenvironmentalchallenges;
Environment Principle8:undertakeinitiativestopromotegreaterenvironmental
responsibility;andPrinciple9:encouragethedevelopmentanddiﬀusionofenvironmentallyfriendlytechnologies.
Anti-Corruption Principle10:Businessesshouldworkagainstcorruptioninallits
forms,includingextortionandbribery.
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In relation to aging populations in advanced countries, in recent years the need has been
growing to reduce healthcare costs and extend healthy lifespans. At the same time, theestablishment of medical infrastructure is unable to keep pace with growing populations inemerging markets and developing countries, and some 400 million people around the world
are not receiving necessary levels of healthcare*. Boosting access to healthcare services istherefore an issue.
Meanwhile, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by the United Nations in
September 2015 set targets for human health and welfare, prompting growing
expectations for global companies to undertake initiatives to resolve medical issues.
Under these conditions, the in vitro diagnostics (IVD) domain, which plays an important rolein disease prevention, early detection and determining courses of treatment, is expected tocontribute to a healthy society by creating new value and solving healthcare issues,
including the three most deadly infectious diseases (HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria).
* Source: WHO “Universal Health Coverage”

In line with our mission of “shaping the advancement of healthcare,” which is deﬁned in the“Sysmex Way,” the corporate philosophy of the Sysmex Group, we are working to create
new value in the IVD ﬁeld. We believe our mission is to address the shared desire of people
around the world to remain healthy.
In particular, resolving healthcare issues and improving access to healthcare through ourbusiness activities are linked with creating new technological and social value, thereby
contributing to a sustainable society.
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Since the time of our founding, we have expanded our product lineup and strengthened
our services and support in response to testing needs, working to provide accurate test
data swiftly. In recent years, we have been conducting research and development to create
advanced, high-value testing and diagnosis technologies with a view to realizing
personalized medicine. To boost access to healthcare in emerging markets and developing
countries, we are promoting business activities aimed at raising local levels of healthcare.
By leveraging the unique technologies we have cultivated to date, as well as our global
network, we will continue to contribute toward the development of healthcare and thehealthy lives of people.

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ResolutionofMedicalIssuesthroughProductsandServices

ResolutionofMedicalIssuesthroughBusinessActivities
InnovationManagement
Sysmexaimstoprovideadvanced,high-valuetestinganddiagnosistechnologies.Wehave
establishedanR&Dvision,policiesandpromotionstructuretofosterinnovation.

AnR&DStructureThatGeneratesCombinationsofaHostofTechnologies

Theintegrationofdiﬀerenttechnologiesemployedinourinstruments,reagentsandsoftwareenablesustoconstantlyincorporatevoiceofthecustomerintoourproductoﬀerings.AtTechnopark,ourhubforR&D,acongregationofresearchersandengineersinahostofﬁelds̶electrical,mechanical,biological,chemicalandIT,amongothers̶
encouragesinteractionanddrivesthecreationandfusionofnewtechnologies.WehavebuiltupaglobalR&DstructurecomprisingR&DfacilitiesintheUnitedStates,Germany,
Chinaandothercountries.
Inadditiontoexpandingourowntechnologyplatforms,throughopeninnovationwearepursuingcollaborationwithresearchinstitutes,universitiesandmedicalinstitutionsinJapanandoverseas.Theseeﬀortshaveledtotheintroductionofnewcandidatesfordiagnosticparametersandenableustobringadvancedandhighlyvaluablediagnostic
technologiesandreagentstofruitionmorequickly.
ClickherefordetailsontheR&Dstructure.

PromotingtheJointDevelopmentofGroundbreakingTestingandDiagnostic
TechnologiesthroughOpenInnovationInrecentyears,expectationshavegrownforpersonalizedmedicine,whichprovides
healthcareoptimizedtoindividualpatients.Torealizepersonalizedmedicine,Sysmex
CorporationispromotingjointR&D(openinnovation)aimedatcreatingnewvalue.Tothisend,wehaveestablishedtheSysmexOpenInnovationLab(SOLA)withinTechnoparktoencouragefusionbetweenourowntechnologiesandthoseofJapaneseandoverseas
researchinstitutions.
ByinvitingresearchersfromoutsidetheCompanytoSOLA,wepromotecommunication
withourresearchersandseektofostera“fusionofknowledge.”Wearealsoincreasingcollaborationwithcompaniesregardlessofindustry.
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Inoneexample,wearecollaboratingwithJVCKENWOODCorporationtodetermineatadetailedlevelthestatusofindividualpatienttissuesanddiseasestatesbymeasuringexosomes(capsule-shapedparticles)intheblood.Throughtheseeﬀorts,weareaimingforthejointdevelopmentofgroundbreakingtestinganddiagnostictechnologiesconnectedwiththeoptimaladministrationofdrugs.Itisexpectedthatthemanysubstancesexosomes
containmightbeemployedasbiomarkers*fordiseasesincludingcancerandcentral
nervoussystemdisorders.Wearealsoinvolvedinnumerousotherprojects,rangingfromthoseattheearlyresearchstagestoprojectsnearingcommercialization.
*Substancesthatactasmarkersforcertaindiseases

Clickhereforinformationonopeninnovation.

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SOLA,aPlaceforOpenInnovationToaccelerateR&Dactivitiestowardtherealizationofpersonalizedmedicine,in2015
weopenedtheSysmexOpenInnovationLab(SOLA)asaplaceforcollaborativeR&D
withresearchersoutsidetheCompany.JointR&Disunderwayonourbasic
technologyplatforms:genes,cells,andproteins.
TheInnovationArea,RepletewithState-of-the-ArtHigh-PerformanceAnalyzers

TheCommunicationArea,whichencouragesinteractionamongresearchers,has
spacesforfreediscussionandabookareatopromotechangesinperception.

TheICTAreaprovidessupercomputeraccessandcanbeusedfortheanalysisofmedicalbigdata.

EstablishingaJointResearchLabwithintheNationalCancerCenterJapan

InSeptember2013,SysmexCorporationenteredintoacomprehensivecollaborationagreementwiththeNational
CancerCenterJapantodevelopdiagnosticreagentsforcancer.Todatewehaveconductedjointresearchon10
topics.InOctober2015weopenedtheSysmexCancer
InnovationLaboratory(SCI-Lab)withintheNationalCancer
CenterJapanHospital.ThislabwillfurtheraccelerateR&D
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SysmexCancerInnovation
Laboratory（SCI-Lab）genomicmedicine*1.ThislabmeetsISO15189*2international
standardsforclinicallaboratories.
TheSCI-Labemploysnext-generationsequencerstoconductclinicalresearchinvolvingcomprehensivegenetic
testingtomeasurearound100genetypesrelatedtovarioustypesofcancer.Thisresearchisexpectedtocontributetodecisionsonappropriatetreatmentmethods
anduseofdrugs.ThislabisoperatedinalliancewithRIKEN
GENESISCo.,Ltd.,aSysmexGroupcompanywithextensive
experienceingeneanalysis.
WewillcontinuetocollaboratecloselywiththeNational
CancerCenterJapanandRIKENGENESIS,promoting
researchintheaimofrealizingnewcancerdiagnosis
methodsassoonaspossible.
*1Thistypeofmedicineinvolvesanalyzingtherelationshipbetweengenetic
informationanddiseaseinordertopredicttheonsetriskofdiseasesandaidinselectingthemosteﬀectivecourseoftreatment.
*2Thisinternationalstandardspeciﬁesrequirementsforqualityandcompetenceinmedicallaboratories.

DevelopmentwiththeNationalInstituteofAdvancedIndustrialScienceandTechnologyofaReagenttoTestforHepaticFibrosis

SysmexCorporationworkedwiththeNationalInstituteofAdvancedIndustrialScienceandTechnology(AIST)todeveloptheHISCLM2BPGi®AssayKit,areagentfortestingforhepaticﬁbrosisthroughbloodsamplingalone.Thiswastheworldʼsﬁrstpracticalapplicationoftechnologyemployingaglycosylationmarker*totesthepaticﬁbrosis.
Leftuntreated,viralhepatitis,oneofJapanʼsleadinginfectiousdiseases,canprogressfromchronichepatitisandlivercirrhosistohepatocellularcarcinoma.Totreatthisdisease,
determiningthedegreeofhepaticﬁbrosisduetothehepatitisvirusiskey.Atpresent,thetypicaltestingprocessinvolveslivingtissuediagnosis,ortakingabiopsyofthelivertissue.
Thismethodrequireshospitalization,placingasubstantialburdenonthepatientonboththephysicalandeconomicfronts.TheintroductionoftheHISCLM2BPGi®AssayKit
enablestherapidmeasurementoftheprogressionofhepaticﬁbrosissolelythroughblood
testing,reducingtheburdenonpatientsandcontributingtotestingeﬃciency.
Intheaimofprovidingnewreagentsusingglycosylationmarkers,in2016wealsobegan
workingwithAISTandGlycoBiomarkerLeadingInnovationCo.Ltd.(GL-i)onjointresearchintoreagentsasbiomarkersforbileductcancer.
*Sugarchainsarelinkedmonosaccharidesthatbindthesurfaceofacelloraproteinintheblood.Aglycosylation
markerisabiomarkerthattargetsstructuralchangesinsugarchainsarisefromdisease.

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SysmexReceivesMeritAwardfromtheMinisterofEconomy,TradeandIndustryforthePracticalRealizationofaSystemforDiagnosingHepatic
FibrosisUsingGlycosylationMarkers

InAugust2016,SysmexCorporationreceivedthe14thAnnualMeritAwardfromthe
MinisterofEconomy,TradeandIndustryforCollaborativeAchievementBetweenIndustry,
AcademiaandGovernmentforthepracticalrealizationofasystemfordiagnosinghepaticﬁbrosisusingglycosylation,developedincollaborationwithAdvancedIndustrialScienceandTechnology(AIST).
TheAnnualMeritAwardforCollaborativeAchievementbetweenIndustry,AcademiaandGovernmentwasintroducedin2003torecognizemajorsuccessinindustry–academia–
governmentcollaborationamongcompanies,universitiesandpublic-sectorresearch
institutionssuccessfullydemonstratingexamplesofsubstantialcontributionthroughleading-edgeinitiativestohelppromotefurtherindustry–academia–government
collaborationinJapan.Theawardreceivedwasoneof12awardsbestowedinthecurrent
MinisterofEconomy,TradeandIndustryAwards,includingthePrimeMinisterʼsAward.
Overviewofthe14thAnnualMeritAwardfromtheMinisterofEconomy,TradeandIndustryforCollaborativeAchievementBetweenIndustry,AcademiaandGovernment
Worldʼsﬁrstpracticalrealizationofasystemfordiagnosinghepatic
Receivedfor:ﬁbrosisusingglycosylation
AISThasagloballeadinglycosylationresearch,andcollaborationwith
Sysmexhasresultedintheworldʼsﬁrstcommercializationofthis
Reasonforaward: research.Thisdevelopmentenablesthestatusoftheentireliver(suchasoncogenicrisk)tobedeterminedthroughbloodtestingonly,
enablingsame-daytesting(within20minutes)ofchronichepatitis
patients.

ContributingtotheEarlyDetectionandTreatmentofCancer
Asof2015,thereweresome17.5millioncancerpatientsaroundtheworld,withdeathsfromcancernumberinganestimated8.7million.Between2005and2015,thenumberofcasesincreasedby33%.Ofthisﬁgure,16.4%wasattributabletosocietyʼsaging,12.6%topopulationincreasesand4.1%tochangesinage-speciﬁcratesofcancer.Althoughvarying
widelybycountryandregion,aroundtheworlditissaidthatoneinthreemenandoneinfourwomenwillcontractcanceratsomepointintheirlives,makingcanceroneofthemostprevalentdiseases*.
Throughgenetictestingandothertechnologies,SysmexCorporationisworkingtocontributetotheearlydetectionandtreatmentofcancer,helpingtoimprovethequalityoflifeofindividualpatients.
*Source:GlobalBurdenofCancer2015- 41 -

DevelopingaLabAssayServiceforResearch*1,withaViewtowardtheRealizationofPersonalizedMedicine
SysmexCorporationhasbegunalabassayserviceforresearchrelatedtogenetictesting.
In2016,theCompanybeganoﬀeringtheCurebest®95GC
Breastassayservice*2,whichprovidesresearchdatatopredictrecurrencebyanalyzingbreastcancertissue,andthenumberofinstitutionsundercontractandordershavebeenrisingsteadily.Inaddition,wearecurrentlypreparing TheSysmexIMPlab,ourbasefortolaunchalabassayserviceusingBEAMingtechnologyfor labassayservicesrelatedtogenetictesting
detectingminuteamountsofcancer-derivedDNAintheblood.
Goingforward,byprovidingassayservicesforresearchweaimtocontributetopersonalizedmedicine,whichprovides
healthcareoptimizedtoindividualpatients.
*1Provisionoflaboratorytestingresultsasservices*2Ananalysisserviceformeasuringtheexpressionamountsof95genes
relatedtobreastcancerprognosis

TheSpreadofTestingHavingaLowPhysicalandEconomic
ImpactTestingandtreatmentcanplaceasubstantialphysicalandeconomicburdenonpatients.In
somecases,patientschoosenottoundergotestingandtreatmentforthatreason.Inothers,theyfacethedilemmaofundertakingtreatmentthatcomesatareducedeconomic
costbutcarriesahigherphysicalburden.
Inaneﬀorttochangethissituation,Sysmexisworkingtodevelopandpopularizetesting
methodsthathavelowphysicalandeconomicimpact,sothatmorepatientswillundergo
testing.

- 42 -StrengtheningOurLineupofUrinalysisProducts

Throughouttheworld,demandforurinalysisisincreasing,asthistypeoftestingprovidesavarietyofphysicalinformationwhileplacingarelativelysmallphysicalandeconomicburdenonpatients.InSeptember2015,Sysmex
CorporationlauncheditsUF-5000/4000/3000fully
automatedanalyzersofformedelementsinurine.These
instrumentsoﬀerenhancedperformanceandanextended
rangeoftestingparameters,comparedwithconventionalmodels.Furthermore,inJanuary2016weintroducedtheUD-10fullyautomatedimagingunitforformedelementsinurine.ThroughabusinessalliancewithEIKENCHEMICAL
CO.,LTD.,wealsobegansellingtheUC-3500fully
automatedurinechemistryanalyzer(inoverseasmarkets),theﬁrstunderourownbrand.Theseproducts,which
employthemodularconcept,canbecombinedwithother
instrumentstomeetdiverseurinalysisneeds.

UD-10fullyautomatedimaging
unitforformedelementsinurine(left)
UF-5000fullyautomatedanalyzerofformedelementsinurine(center)
UC-3500fullyautomatedurine
chemistryanalyzer(right)

OtherProductandServiceTopics(FromSysmexCorporation'sNewsReleasesinFiscal2016)

SysmexReceivesCEMarking(EuropeanConformity)forLiquidBiopsyRASTestingforMetastaticColorectalCancer-NowAvailableforClinicalPracticesSysmexʼsAutomatedBloodCoagulationAnalyzerCertiﬁedUnderthe5thHeritage
ProgramofLegacyAnalyticalInstruments/ScientiﬁcInstruments
Sysmex,AstellasandDaiichiSankyoSignMemorandumofUnderstandingontheCreationofaMethodforAnalyzingCirculatingTumorCells-EngaginginJointResearchtoCreateNewCancerDiagnosticValueandApplyingIttoDrugResearchSysmexEntersintoResearchCollaborationAgreementinRelationtoCancerandRare
DiseaseswiththeUniversityofTokyo-AimingfortheClinicalApplicationofGenomic
MedicineCancer-RelatedGenePanelTestingSystemDesignatedUndertheMinistryofHealth,LabourandWelfareʼsSakigakeDesignationSystem
MedicaroidLaunchestheSOT-100Vercia,OperatingTablewiththeFunctiontoMove
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ResolutionofMedicalIssuesthroughProductsandServices

ImprovementinAccessibilitytoMedical
ServicesbyMeanssuchasFamiliarizing
Products
Peopleinsomepartsoftheworldhavediﬃcultyinreceivingappropriatehealthcareduetopovertyorbecausehealthcareenvironmentsandsystemsandframeworksforproviding
healthcareareunderdeveloped.
Sysmexistakingonthechallengeofmakingadvancesinthehealthcaredomainintheaimofhelpingasmanypeopleaspossibletolivelong,healthylives.Webelievethatimproving
accesstohealthcareisanimportantthemeinresolvinghealthcareissues.Forthisreason,inemergingmarketsanddevelopingcountries,wearehelpingtoraiselaboratoryandother
healthcarequality,supportingtheeducationofhealthcareprofessionalsandworkingtodevelopmoreinexpensiveproducts.Throughtheseeﬀorts,wearestrivingtoensurethatasmanypeopleaspossiblehaveaccesstoappropriatehealthcare.

InitiativesTargetingtheThreeMajorInfectiousDiseases
Knownasthethreemajorinfectiousdiseases,HIV/AIDS,tuberculosisandmalariaclaim
about3millionliveseachyear.Ofthemanyinfectiousdiseasesthatexist,thesethreehavelongexistedonaglobalscale.Inrecentyears,thespreadoftherapeuticdrugsandvaccineshashelpedtostemthescaleofinfection,buteconomic,socialandcultural
factorsalsocomeintoplay,andthemedicalservicesrequiredfortreatmenthavenotyetreachedmanypoorandsociallydisadvantagedpeople.Impairedhealthcanalsoaﬀect
economicgrowth,asitlowerslaborcapabilities,reduceslaborproductivityandleadstorisinghealthcarecosts.*
Byleveragingthedetectiontechnologiesithasaccumulatedintheareaofclinicaltesting,SysmexCorporationismovingforwardwiththedevelopmentofproductsthatassistindiagnosingdisease.Wearealsocollaboratingwithgovernmentandacademiaoninitiatives
toaddressthethreemajorinfectiousdiseases.
*Source:“KnowingtheThreeMajorInfectiousDiseases”,FriendsoftheGlobalFund,Japan- 44 -

InitiativestoEradicatingMalaria

Intestingformalaria,intermsofdiagnosisandtreatmentitisextremelyimportanttodistinguishbetweenthetypesofmalaria̶whethertropicalmalaria,whichcanbecome
severeandleadtodeath,andothertypesofmalaria.Currenttestingmethods,however,involvemicroscopetestingconductedbytrainedandexperiencedprofessionals.
Determininganddiagnosingthetypeofmalariainthiswaytakestime,leadingtocallsforthedevelopmentofnewtechnologythatcandistinguishanddiagnosethetypesofmalaria
simplyandquickly.
Usingitsexistingautomatedhematologyanalyzertechnology,SysmexCorporationhasdevelopedtheXN-30,anautomatedmultiparameterhematologyanalyzercapableofmeasuringinaroundoneminuteredbloodcellsaﬀectedbythemalariaplasmodium.This
instrumentdeterminesthequantityofredbloodcellsinfectedbymalariaplasmodiaandprovidesinformationonthetypeofmalarialinfectionquicklyandsimply.Thisproductiscurrentlylimitedtoresearchuse,butastheinstrumentneednotbeoperatedbypeople
whoareexperiencedinworkingwithmicroscopes,wehavehopesthattheinstrumentwill
ﬁndabroadrangeofuses,frombasicresearchtoclinicalapplications.
Eachyearsince2014,NikkeiInc.hassponsoredtheNikkeiAsianConferenceonCommunicableDiseases.Since2016,Sysmexhasbecomeaspecialsponsor,takingpartinamalariaworkinggrouptoformulateandimplementspeciﬁcactionplansforeradicating
malaria.Theconference,consistingofgovernmentinstitutions,otherorganizations,academiaandcompaniesaroundtheworld,isworkingoneradicatingmalariaaltogether.

ParticipatingintheGlobalHealthInnovativeTechnologyFund(GHITFund)
SysmexCorporationisworkingondevelopmentoftestingtechnologiestargetingmalaria,dengue
fever,HIVandotherdiseases,aswellasdevelopingproductstocontributetothediagnosisofinfectiousdiseasesinemergingmarketsanddevelopingcountries.Forthreeyears,since2015,
wehavealsoparticipatedintheGlobalHealthInnovativeTechnologyFund(GHITFund)whichstatesitsvisionforactionas“oneinwhichthecrushingburdenofinfectiousdiseasenolonger
preventsbillionsofpeopleinthedevelopingworld GHITFundFrameworkfromseekingthelevelofprosperityandlongevity
nowcommonintheindustrializedworld.”InJune
2017,wedecidedtocontinueourparticipationfor- 45 -

anotherﬁveyearsfrom2018,aimingtocontributetohealthcareindevelopingcountriesthroughdirectJapanesetechnologicalinnovation.

HelpingtoRaiseLocalHealthcareLevelsAsoneofitsinitiativestohelpthedevelopmentofhealthcareinfrastructureandraise
healthcarelevelsinAsia,Sysmexhassupportedeﬀortstoraisethequalityofhealthcare
testinginsixcountries:China,Mongolia,Cambodia,Myanmar,ThailandandthePhilippines.
WealsosupportlaboratoryqualitycontrolinAfrica,inNamibia,ZambiaandZimbabwe,andhavecontributedmobilelaboratoriesinKenya.
ClickhereforouractivityhighlightonAimingforaSocietyinWhichAllPeopleReceive
AppropriateHealthCare.

SupportingtheEducationofHealthcareProfessionals
Inadditiontopreparinghealthcareinfrastructureinplace,havinginplaceappropriately
trainedhealthcareprofessionalsisanessentialpartofimprovingaccesstohealthcare.To
assist,Sysmexconductsseminarsandstudysessionsforhealthcareprofessionalsanddisseminatesstate-of-theartscientiﬁcinformation.
ClickhereforinformationonCustomerRelations

PopularizingStableandInexpensiveHealthcarebyMaking
UseofiPSCells
iPScells*1,whicharecapableofdiﬀerentiationintomanytypesofcellsintissuesandorgans,playavitalroleintherealizationofregenerativemedicine,andareexpectedtoﬁnd
applicationonavarietyoffronts.Onesuchuseisinallogenictransplantation,whichuses
cellsderivedfromadonorwhomeetscertaincriteria.Bystandardizingtheprocesses,this
methodisconsideredtohavethepotentialforenablingproductioninaplannedmanner,providingcellsofhighqualityinastableandinexpensivemanner.
SysmexCorporation,HEALIOSK.K.andSumitomoDainipponPharmaCo.,Ltd.,havecommencedjointR&Donpre-transplantimmunereactiontestingforaregenerative
medicinecontainingRPEcells*2derivedfromallogeniciPScells,whichhavebeenjointly- 46 -

developedinJapanbyHealiosandSumitomoDainipponPharma,targetingage-related
maculardegeneration*3andotheroculardiseases.Sysmexwilluseitsproprietary
technologiestodevelopapre-transplantimmunereactiontestingmethod.Itisanticipatedthattestingresultscanbereﬂectedinoptimizingimmunosuppressiveagentadministration
frequencyanddosagesforpatientsfollowingallogeneiccelltransplantation.
*1Anabbreviationforinducedpluripotentstemcells,iPScellsthatareproducedfromhumanskincellsorothersbytransfectionofseveralfactorsarecapableofdiﬀerentiationintomanytypesofcellsorganizing*2Thesecellsformthetissueontheoutermostlayeroftheretina.Includingmelaninpigment,theyabsorbexcess
lightenteringtheretina,preventscatteringandperformotherfunctions.Theyalsoserveasacontrolgatetoregulatetheﬂowofsubstancesbetweentheexteriorchoroidandtheinternalretina.
*3Retinalmaculaeplayanimportantroleintheabilitytosee,butdamageduetoadvancingagecancause
degeneration,resultinginillnessinwhichtheeyesightisimpaired.Inonetypeofage-relatedmaculardegeneration,themacularstructuretakesonan“atrophicform”alongwithadvancingage.Inanother,the“exudativeform,”newvesselsformjustbelowtheretina(neovascularity),causingdamagetothemaculae.

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SocietyResponsibleProvisionofProductsandServicesArecentspateofissuesinvolvingproductqualityandrecallshavedrawnattentiontosocietyʼsdemandsforproductandservicequalityandsafety.Furthermore,inrecentyears
thescopeofcorporateresponsibilityhasexpandedtoencompasstheentiresupplychain,includingbusinesspartners.
Againstthisbackdrop,itisgrowingevermoreimportantforcompaniestobuildlong-term
trust-basedcustomerrelationshipsbycomplyingwithlawsandregulations,paying
thoroughattentiontoproductandservicequalityandsafety,engaginginmeasurestoenhancecustomersatisfactionandensureappropriatedisclosure,andsupplyingproductsinastablemanner.Toachievetheseaims,companiesarebeingcalledupontoworkwiththeirbusinesspartnerstoprovideresponsibleproductsandservicesthatearncustomersʼ
trust.
Sinceestablishment,Sysmexhasmadeitaprioritytoinstilltrustandconﬁdenceamongits
variousstakeholders,includingcustomersandbusinesspartners.Asacompanywhosebusinessisinthehealthcaresectorandisthuscloselylinkedwithhumanlifeandhealth,we
recognizethatensuringproductandservicequalityandsafetyandprovidingappropriate
disclosureareofutmostimportance.
Speciﬁcally,wehavecreatedaglobalqualitymanagementsystem,throughwhichweareconsistentlystrivingtomaintainorincreasequalitylevels.Asinitiativestoenhancecustomersatisfaction,weoﬀerservicesandsupportthatarecloselytailoredtocustomersʼ
needs,employaframeworkwecall“VoiceofCustomer(VOC)”toincorporatecustomer
inputintoourproductdevelopmentandqualityimprovements,andprovidethemostrecent
scientiﬁcinformation.Furthermore,asacompanydevelopingitsbusinessgloballywearereinforcingoursystemsfordeliveringastablesupplyofproducts,promotingCSR- 48 -considerateprocurementactivitiesandaimingtogrowinasustainablemannerintandemwithourbusinesspartners.
Goingforward,wewillcontinuestrivingtoearnthetrustofourstakeholdersandinstillingconﬁdencebyoﬀeringresponsibleproductsandservices.

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ResponsibleProvisionofProductsandServices

SecuringofProductQualityandSafety
ProductQualityandSafetyPolicies
SysmexhasconstructedasystemtoensurecompliancewithlawsandregulationsaroundtheworldbasedontheQualityPolicy,theCoreBehaviorandtheSysmexCorporation
QualityCompliancePolicy,andweactaccordingly.

QualityPolicy

Byshapingtheadvancementofhealthcare,ourglobalbusinessactivities
contributetothecreationofafulﬁllingandhealthysociety.

Corebehavior

1.Weunderstandourcustomer'sneeds,andprovideproductsandsolutionsthatmeetorexceedtheirexpectations.
2.Weactbasedonourcustomer'sviewpointsbyrealizingthat"Qualityiscustomer
satisfaction".
3.Weseektoreassureourcustomersbyestablishingthehighestqualityassurance
standardsandusingthemtoenhancethequalityofallaspectsofourbusiness.
4.Wecontinuallycreateinnovativevalueforourstakeholdersbydevelopingandapplyingnewanduniquetechnologiesandknowledge.
5.Wecomplywithallrelevantnationalorregionalregulationsandstandardstoprovide
safeproducts.
6.Wemaintainandcontinuallyimprovetheeﬀectivenessofourqualitymanagement
system.
7.Weestablishqualityobjectivesconsistentwiththisqualitypolicy,andmeasureour
performanceagainstthem.
RevisedinMay2007

QualityManagement- 50 -

QualityManagement
BuildingaGlobalQualityManagementSystem

Withregardtoourqualitymanagementsystem,atGroup
companiesallproductionsitesandnearlyalldevelopment
siteshaveputinplacemanagementsystemsfollowingeither
theISO9001orISO13485*internationalstandards.Ofour
65Groupcompanies,32haveobtainedISO9001
certiﬁcationand19havereceivedISO13485certiﬁcationin
GlobalRAQAMeetingtheaimofreinforcingtheirqualitymanagementsystems.
Sysmexalsoconductsmanagementreviewsandauditsofqualityactivitiesatitsprincipal
Groupcompaniestoconﬁrmthatthemanagementsystemisoperatingproperly.
Tosharequality-relatedinformationthroughouttheGroup,weregularlyholdtheGlobal
RAQA(regulatoryaﬀairs/qualityassurance)Meeting,atwhichQualityAssurance
DepartmentmanagersfromGroupcompaniesinJapanandoverseasgather.
*Qualitymanagementsystemforthedesignandmanufactureofmedicaldevices

SustainableImprovementPrograms
ReinforcingStructuresforMaintainingandEnhancingProductQuality

Usedinlaboratorytesting,Sysmexʼsproductsplayavitalroleinprotectingpeopleʼslives
andgoodhealth.Beingfullyawareofthisresponsibility,Sysmexismakingconstanteﬀorts
tomaintainandimproveproductqualitybybuildingvarioussystems,nottomention
complyingwithsafetystandardsaroundtheworldatthedesignanddevelopmentstages.
Intheproductdevelopmentstage,weverifyproductqualitybysettingﬁve"qualitygates"intheprocessleadinguptomarketlaunch.Also,whenwemarketproductsthataremanufacturedbyothers,weverifytheirqualitybyconductingperiodicauditsofthemanufacturersandmeticulouslyinspectingtheproducts.Aswellastheseeﬀorts,intheunlikelyeventofadefectiveproductwehavesystemsinplacetoquicklyidentifyandrespondtotheproblem.
Onfactoryﬂoors,weintroducedcleanroomsintoourﬂowcellpartsmanufacturing
processinﬁscal2016.Increasingthecleanlinessoftheworkingenvironmentledtohigher
qualityandyields.Toreinforcequalityatsuppliers,eﬀortstoimproveprocesschange
managementandfactoryauditsledtoareductionofaroundhalfintherateofnonconformingpartsyearonyear.
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Inaddition,ourglobalqualitycomplaintprocessingsystemallowsustogatherquality
informationinatimelywayfrommarketsaroundtheworld.Whenwereceiveinformation
aboutabugormalfunction,weimmediatelylookintothecauseandceasedistributionoftheproduct.Sharinginformationgloballyaboutbugsandmalfunctions,aswellascorrectiveandpreventiveactions,helpsusmaintainandenhanceproductquality.

EmployeeTraining
FocusingonSpecializedQualityTrainingInadditiontoqualitypolicytrainingforallemployees,we
conductspecializedqualityeducationtargetingspeciﬁc
departmentsandjobtypes.Beingacompanythatprovides
productsandservicesinmorethan190countriesandregionsaroundtheworld,weconducteducationonindividualcountriesʼregulatorysystemsforengineersindevelopmentdivisions,makingathorougheﬀorttodevelop Grouptraining
productsinaccordancewithlawsandregulations.
Inﬁscal2016,weconductedtrainingrelatedtoquality
systemregulationsonrequirementsforensuringthequality
andsafetyofmedicalinstrumentsintheUnitedStates.We
alsoconductedtrainingonregulationsrequiringuniquedeviceidentiﬁcationformedicalinstruments(UDI).AtourOnoFactory,weheldworkshop-stylequalitytrainingforpeopleresponsibleforGoodManufacturingPractice(GMP),
increasingqualityawarenessthroughanexchangeofopinionsbasedoncasestudies.

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ResponsibleProvisionofProductsandServices

AppropriateDisclosureofInformation
RegardingProductsandServices
QualityandSafetyInformation
SharingCustomerFeedbackonProductQualityandSafetywithintheGroup

AtSysmex,informationonproductqualityandsafetyiscentrallycontrolledattheVigilance
Division.Thisdivisioninvestigatesandanalyzessuchinformationfromcustomers,andfeedstheiranalysisresultstorelevantcustomerswhilealsosharingthemwithdesign,
manufacturingandotherrelatedfunctions,sothattheseﬁndingsmaybeappliedtoquality
improvementandproductdevelopment.
ProductQualityandVigilanceControlSystem

CollectionandRepairInformationPostedonOurWebsite

Sysmexpostsinformationaboutproductcollectionandrepaironitswebsiteunder"ImportantProductNotices".
Pleaseclickhereforimportantproductnotices.(InformationforJapanesemarket)- 53 -

WorkingAggressivelytoStampoutCounterfeitReagentsToassureaccuratetestingresults,Sysmexasksitscustomersathealthcarefacilitiestouse
Sysmexbrandedinstrumentsandreagentstogether.Inrecentyears,however,reagents
disguisedasSysmexreagentshavebeenfoundincirculationinsomeareas.Theuseofsuchcounterfeitreagentscannotguaranteethereliabilityoftestingresultsand,insome
cases,canbeharmfultopatients'health.
Sysmexcontinuouslymonitorsmarketsforcounterfeitreagents.Whentheyarediscovered,weworkwithlocalgovernmentinstitutionsandjudicialorganstoensurethoroughenforcement.Wealsocautionmedicalinstitutionsagainsttheuseofcounterfeitreagentsbyplacingadvertisementsinnewspapers.

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ResponsibleProvisionofProductsandServices

AssessmentandManagementoftheSupply
Chain
CoreBehaviors
Wedelivercommitmenttoourclientcompaniesthroughbroad-rangingpartnerships.We
strivetobeacompanythatcangrowinstepwithourtradepartners,throughrespectandmutualtrust.

SupplyChainManagement
PromotingCSRProcurementintheSupplyChain

Sysmexhasformulatedaprocurementpolicythatexpressesitsbasicconsiderationsonselectingsuppliersandconductingprocurementtransactions,andispromotingits
deploymentacrossthevaluechain.Inﬁscal2013,werevisedthepolicytopromoteCSR
throughprocurement.Wealsoaddedaclauseaboutformulatingbusinesscontinuityplans(BCP)asbeﬁtsacompanythatisdevelopingitsbusinessgloballyinthehealthcareﬁeld,
andanotheronpromotingbusinessactivitiesandCSRincompliancewiththelaws,
regulationsandsocialconventionsofhostcountries.
Atthesametime,inresponsetotheU.K.ModernSlaveryAct,Sysmexhaspublicizedits
statementontheSysmexUKwebsite.
Clickhereforinformationongreenprocurement.
ClickhereforinformationontheU.K.ModernSlaveryAct(SysmexUKwebsite).

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ProcurementPolicyIn"shapingtheadvancementofhealthcare,"theMissionsetforthintheSysmexWay
corporatephilosophy,wedelivercommitmenttoourbusinesspartnersthroughequitableandfairprocurementactivities.Wealsostrivetobeacompanythatcangrowinstepwithourtradingpartnersinaspiritofmutualtrustandencouragement.
Operatinginstrictcompliancewithlaws,regulations,andcontracts,andadheringtohighethicalstandards,wecarryoutconsistentprocurementofcomponentsandrawmaterialsthatmeetthelevelsofqualityrequiredbyhealthcareproviders.Weclosely
followthesepoliciesinourendeavorstosupplyproductsthatcustomersworldwidecanusewithconﬁdence.Similarly,wehopethatourbusinesspartnerswillcooperatewithusinthefollowingsevenareasaswecontinuetocreateandenhanceuniqueandcreativevalues.

Weaskourvaluedbusinesspartnersto:

1.Assurequalitytotherequisitedegreeforhealthcareproducts
2.Buildasystemforreliablesupply
3.Reﬁnetechnologicalcapabilitiesthatcontributetothedevelopmentofhealthcare
4.Createstablebusinessfoundationsandformulatebusinesscontinuityplans(BCP)
5.PromotebusinessactivitiesandCSRincompliancewiththelaws,regulationsandsocialconventionsofhostcountries
6.Carryoutenvironmentalmanagementtohelpconservetheglobalnaturalenvironment
7.Supplyproductsatreasonablepricesandengageinaggressivecost-reduction
programs
RevisedinMarch2014

ConductingCSRSurveys

ToconﬁrmourbusinesspartnersʼCSRactivities,weconductCSRsurveyscontainingsuch
topicsasprovidingasafeandhealthyworkplace;prohibitingforcedandchildlabor;
eliminatingdiscriminationduetogender,disability,raceorotherfactors;preventingbriberyofoﬃcialsinJapanandoverseas;andengaginginenvironmentalmanagement.Inﬁscal
2016,weconductedsuchsurveysatapproximately280existingbusinesspartners.We
haveapolicyofnotdealingwithnewbusinesspartnerswhohaveproblemswiththeirCSR
initiatives,soinﬁscal2016weconductedCSRsurveysofsevennewbusinesspartnersandinterviewedtheirmanagerstocheckthestatusoftheirCSRactivities.Ourpeopleinchargeofprocurementvisitedoverseasbusinesspartnerstoconﬁrmthestatusoftheirinitiatives
inthisregard,includingthepreventionofchildlaborandmaintainingasafeandclean- 56 -

workplace.Inaddition,inﬁscal2016westartedtoconﬁrmwhetherbusinesspartnersuse
metalsintheirproductionforusthataresubjecttoconﬂictmineraldisclosureregulations.

AimingtoImprovetheQualityofSuppliedPartsandRawMaterials

Ourabilitytoprovidehigh-qualityproductstocustomersinastablemannerdependsonmaintainingorimprovingthequalityoftherawmaterialsandpartsweprocure.We
preparedaQualityAssuranceAgreementthatdeﬁnesthequalityrequirementsin2009,
andafteralsopreparingahandbooktoimproveunderstandingofthecontentwehave
sincebeenconcludingthisagreementwithsuppliers.
Weconductqualityauditswithoutfailonnewprocurementpartnerstoensurethatquality
managementsystemsareoperatingappropriately.Forexistingprocurementpartners,we
inspectproductsforqualitywhentheyaredelivered,conductingqualityauditsifdeemednecessaryasacorrectiveorprecautionarymeasure.

RelationsintheSupplyChain

Westrivetoenhancerelationswithourbusinesspartners
sowecanconductbusinesstogetherbasedontheirunderstandingofourbusinessdirectionsandprocurement
policy.InFebruaryandMarch2016,weconductedsupplierbrieﬁngsforbusinesspartnersinJapanwhosupplyparts
processedtoSysmexspeciﬁcationsforuseintesting
Procurementpolicybrieﬁng
instruments.MembersofSysmex'squalitycontrol
departmentsalsoparticipatedinthebrieﬁngs,explainingthestandardsforprovision
inherentintheSysmexProcurementPolicyitemcallingto"assurequalitytotherequisite
degreeforhealthcareproducts."

BusinessPartnerBrieﬁngsonEnvironmentalStudies

AstheRoHSdirectivewillgointoeﬀectforinvitro
diagnostic(IVD)instrumentsinJuly2016,inJanuary2016
weheldthreebusinesspartnerbrieﬁngsonenvironmental
studies̶onceinTokyoandtwiceinKobe.Peoplefrom245
businesspartnersattendedthesesessions,wherewe
explainedtheimportanceSysmexplacesonregulatory
initiativesandenvironmentalresponse,andaskedfortheir Businesspartnerbrieﬁngsonenvironmentalstudies
cooperationincomplyingwiththeRoHSdirective.
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ExplainingPoliciesonCompliancetoDistributors

Sysmexrigorouslyensurescompliancetobuildsustainableandfruitfulpartnershipswithits
distributors.Weprohibitemployeesfromabusinganydominantbargainingposition,oﬀeringexcessiveentertainment,presentsorthelikewhendealingwithdistributors.We
assignpersonneltofull-timedutywithkeydistributors,andholdregularmeetingstofoster
mutualunderstanding.
Clickhereforinformationaboutourcompliancesystemandinitiatives.

ConductingInternalAwarenessActivitiestoEnsureCompliancewith
Procurement-RelatedLegislationWehaveinplaceanelectronicprocurementsystem(SysmexTradeMission,orSTM).In
additiontopreventingthereductionofpaymentstoinappropriatelevels,aswellasavoidingproductreturns,eachyearweconducttrainingonthissystem.
Inﬁscal2016,allmembersoftheProcurementDepartmentunderwenttrainingonthe
SubcontractLaw.Forpeoplenewlyassignedtothisdepartment,wealsoprovidedtrainingonourprocurementpolicy,CSR,greenprocurementandprocurementrisk.NewmembersofmanufacturingdivisionsandtheR&DDepartment,whichisinthepositiontoorderR&D
materials,alsoparticipatedintrainingonpointsofcautionfromthetimeanorderisplaced
throughtoacceptanceinspection,aswellasinrelationtotheSubcontractLaw.

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ResponsibleProvisionofProductsandServices

CustomerRelations
EnhancingCustomerSatisfaction
ConductingCustomerSatisfactionSurveysinJapanandOverseas

Sysmextakesadvantageofitsopportunitiestocontactcustomersinareasaroundtheworldandconductcustomersatisfactionsurveys.Theopinionsandrequestsarecommunicatedtoeachdivisionandusedforproductimprovementandothereﬀorts.
CustomerSatisfactionSurveysConductedinFiscal2016(Japan)
Peopleattendingcustomertraining
TargetNumberof294people
responses
Levelofsatisfaction
withcustomer 98.3%
training

TargetNumberofresponses

VisitorstoSysmexʼsboothwiththeJAMTCongress
1,204people

Levelofsatisfaction 98.3%
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OverseasExample(Americas):ImprovingCustomerSatisfactionbyLaunchinganEducationalSupportSite
SysmexAmericahasstrivenovermanyyearstoprovide
extensivesupporttoitscustomers.InFebruary2016,
Sysmexlaunchedaneweducationalsupportsiteforhealthcareprofessionals,providingrecentclinicalinformationtoaidinpatientdiagnosisandtreatment.
Receivinghighmarksforsuchinitiatives,Sysmexranked
topamongmanufacturersofhematologyanalyzersinan
IMVServiceTraksurvey(sponsoredbyIMV)ofcustomer
satisfactionfor17consecutiveyears.
See“Fiscal2016PerformanceData”forresultsoverthepastthreeyears.

Educationalsupportsiteforhealthcareprofessionals:Clinical
EducationforClinicians

OverseasExample(China):StrivingtoBoostCustomerSatisfactionInﬁscal2016,SysmexShanghaiconductedcustomer
satisfactionsurveysacrossChina.Morethan2,000people
tookpart,awardingthecompanyhighmarksinmultiple
categories,includingafter-salesservicequalityandresponsespeed.Throughthesurvey,welearnedthatcustomershadhighexpectationsforSysmexʼsperiodic
maintenanceandscientiﬁcsupport.Learningfromthesesurveyresults,wewillengageineﬀortstoenhancecustomersatisfactionfurther.
InMarch2016,werankedsecondinthe2015China
MedicalDevicesindustrialData&After-salesService
Investigation*,conductedbythird-partyinstitutions.

SysmexShanghaiʼscustomer
supportcenter*Theinvestigationwasconductedbysixorganizations,theMagazineofthe
ChinaMedicalDevices,theMedicalEngineeringSocietyofChineseMedical
Association,theClinicalEngineersSocietyofChineseMedicalDoctor
Association,theClinicalMedicineEngineeringbranchofChineseSociety
2015ChinaMedicalDevicesofBiomedicalEngineering,theHealthNewspaperandthePeopleʼsMedical industrialData&After-sales
PublishingHouse.
ServiceInvestigation

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After-SalesSupport
RespondingtoInquiriesRapidlyandResponsibly

InJapan,SysmexmaintainsaCustomerSupportCenter,whereexperiencedstaﬀmembers
withexpertknowledgecatertocustomers24hoursaday,365daysayear(separate
agreementrequired).Bycreatingadatabasecontainingmaintenancehistoriesandthedetailsofpastinquiriesfromcustomerstoensurequickreference,thecenterrespondstoinquiriesandrequestsbothquicklyandcarefully.
RequestsandothercommentsreceivedthroughthesupportcenterandothermeansisgatheredbytheVoiceofCustomer(VOC)Group.Afteranalyzingthisinformationfromvariousangles,itisprovidedasfeedbacktorelateddivisionssoitcanbeutilizedinnew
productdevelopmentandoperationalimprovements.Inﬁscal2016,wegatheredsome
16,000customercommentsintheJapanesemarket.WehavereceivedapositiveresponsetotheVOCmarkweuseinourproductcatalogtoindicateinstrumentswithnewfunctions
andinstrumentsthatwehaveaddedasaresultofcustomerinput.

InquiriestoCustomerSupportCenter

Respondingtoinquiriesatthe
CustomerSupportCenter

See“Fiscal2016PerformanceData”forresultsoverthepastthreeyears.

UtilizingNetworkstoProvideCustomerSupportAthospitalsandotherhealthcareinstitutions,instrumentandreagentprecisioniscontrolledtomaintainconsistenttestingdatareliability.Inmostcases,theconditionof
instrumentsandreagentsischeckedbycomparingthemeasurementresultsofmaterials
knownas“controlsubstances”withreferencevaluesandresultsonadailybasis.Sysmex- 61 -

supportscustomersʼqualitycontrolbyprovidingcontrol
substancesinvariousﬁelds.CustomerinstrumentsareconnectedtotheCustomerSupportCenterviaouronline
SysmexNetworkCommunicationSystems(SNCS).
MeasuredvaluesofcontrolsubstancessentviatheSNCS
fromcustomerinstrumentsarereceivedbytheCustomer
CustomerSupportCenter
SupportCenter,whichtalliesandcomparesthesevalues
withitsotherdataresultsonthesameinstruments,detectssignsofabnormalitiesandreturnstheanalysisresultstothecustomer.SNCSemploysaremoteservicethatenables
communicationwithcustomers.Withthissystem,wecansharedataprocessingscreensanduseWebcamerastoconﬁrmthestatusofinstruments.
Thisservicealsohelpstopreventtroublebyusinginformationfromthesensorsplacedonvariousinstruments,suchasthenumberofoperations,maintenanceperiods,andlogandtemperatureinformation.

DisseminatingInformationThatIsUsefulforCustomersAspartofourcustomersupportactivities,wedisseminate
informationonthe“SupportInformation”sectionofourwebsite.
Inadditiontoscientiﬁcandtechnicalinformationthatis
helpfulwhenusingourproducts,weprovidevideos*
coveringroutinemaintenanceandmethodsforaddressing“SupportInformation”site
errormessages.
Up-to-dateinformationissentoutusingane-mailmagazine
distributionservice.Wealsooﬀera“personalpage”functionformanagingcontentandviewinghistories.Intheseways,
weareconsistentlyenhancingfunctionalitytofacilitatecustomeruse.
*CertainvideoscanonlybeviewedbymembersthatsubscribetotheSysmexNetworkCommunicationSystems(SNCS).

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HoldingaGlobalMeetingonAfter-SalesSupport

InOctober2016,weheldaGlobalMeetingonAfter-Sales
Supporttoshareafter-salessupportissuesandperspectivesonaglobalbasis.
Themeetingwasattendedby37peopleresponsibleforpracticaloperationsinnineregions,includingregional
headquartersoverseas.Themeetingwasdividedintoascientiﬁcandatechnologysession,whichservedasvenuesforspecializedandlivelydiscussion.Atthescientiﬁcsession,wesharedinformationonrecentscientiﬁctrendsinvariousregionsandengagedinmultifacetedconsiderationoftheclinicalvalueofSysmexproductsfromascientiﬁc
perspective,discussinghowbesttoappealtocustomers.In Meetingunderway
thetechnologysession,wefocusedonthelaunchtimingfornewproductsandtookaworkshop-typediscussionapproachonrequestedthemesasservicetrainingandtrainingmaterials.Goingforward,wewillcontinuetoenhancegroupwideafter-salessupportqualitythroughclosecommunicationsbeyondregionalboundaries.

UtilizingISOtoIncreasetheQualityofClinicalTesting

Recently,theﬁeldofclinicaltestinghasmetwithstrongdemandforimprovementinthequalityoftestresults,andawarenessofinternationalstandardsisincreasingaroundtheworld.OnesuchstandardisISO15189(Medicallaboratories̶Requirementsforquality
andcompetence).Thenumberofclinicallaboratoriesthathaveobtainedthiscertiﬁcationisincreasing,withthecertiﬁcationhavingbecomeobligatoryinsomecountries.
SysmexhasreceivedcertiﬁcationundertheISO/IEC17025internationalstandardforclinicaltestingcalibrationinstitutionsandtheISO15195standard,verifyingthatSysmex
meetstheinternationalstandardsforthequalityofthecalibrationserviceitprovidesonits
automatedhematologyanalyzers.WearetheﬁrstcompanyinJapantoreceivetheaccreditationintheﬁeld.
AcalibrationcertiﬁcatethatSysmexissuesisacceptedasagloballyrecognizeddocumentthatISO15189requirestoensuretraceabilityandtraceablecalibration.AsofDecember
31,2016,Sysmexhadissuedsuchcertiﬁcatesonmorethan1,750instruments.
Furthermore,SNCS/eQAPi*1,anexternalqualityassessmentserviceSysmexprovides,istheﬁrstinJapaninanyindustrytoreceivecertiﬁcationunderISO/IEC17043*2(Conformity- 63 -

assessment̶Generalrequirementsforproﬁciencytesting).
*1Alarge-scalereal-timeexternalqualityassessmentprogram.Thisserviceinvolvesanalyzingtheresultsofmeasurementdatainrealtime,whichcontributestoimprovingtheaccuracyofeverydaytesting.
*2Internationalstandardonconformityassessment̶generalrequirementsforproﬁciencytesting.

NameofEntityISO/IEC17025:
ISO/IEC15195:
International
International
ISO/IEC17043:
standardon
standardon
International
generallaboratory
standardforrequirementsformedicine–
conformity
thecompetenceof requirementsforassessment–
testingandreferencecalibration
measurement proﬁciencytestinglaboratories
laboratories
Reference
Measurement
Laboratory,Sysmex
Corporation

Certiﬁcation February14,2014
dateCertiﬁcation RNL00440
number
M19Mass
concentration(redbloodcellcount,
Scopeof whitebloodcell
certiﬁcation count,plateletcount,hematocritvalue,
hemoglobin
concentration)
Firstaccreditationin
Remarks JapanintheareaofbloodcellcountReference
Measurement
Laboratory,Sysmex
Corporation

QualityControl
ServicesCenter,
SysmexCorporation

March17,2015

February12,2014

PTP00010

PTP00010

M51Clinicaltesting(generaltesting,hematology,clinicalchemistry,
immunology,othertesting)

M51Clinicaltesting(generaltesting,hematology,clinicalchemistry,
immunology,othertesting)FirstaccreditationinJapanintheareaofbloodcellcountFirstaccreditationinJapaninallindustries- 64 -

OverseasExample(EMEA*):ProvidingTrainingforDistributorsandEmployees
Conductinghighlyprecisetestingrequiresanappropriate
leveloftechnologicalandscientiﬁcknowledge.Tofoster
thisexpertise,SysmexEurope,theregionalheadquarters
forEMEA,hasestablishedtheSysmexAcademytoprovide
trainingforkeydistributorsandemployeesalike.The
companyhasalsosetuptrainingcentersinvariousEMEA
TrainingattheSysmexAcademy
regions,providinganeducationsystemthatoﬀers
instructionsupervisedbytheSysmexAcademy.
*EMEA:Europe,theMiddleEastandAfrica

Clickhereforinformationaboutaimingtoimprovehealthcarelevelsinemergingmarketsanddeveloping
countries

ScientiﬁcActivities
SysmexholdsseminarstargetinghealthcareprofessionalsinJapanandotherAsian
countriestoprovidethemwithmostup-to-datemedicalinformation.Wealsoworkwithvariouscountriesʼministriesofhealth,othernationalinstitutionsandmajoracademic
societiesonscientiﬁcactivitiesaimedathelpingtoincreasethelevelofhealthcare.

HoldingScientiﬁcSeminarsforClinicalProfessionals

Sysmexkeepsclinicalprofessionalsupdatedonscientiﬁc
informationbysponsoringseminarsandstudysessionsfor
doctorsandmedicaltechnologists.
InJune2016,weheldascientiﬁcseminartargeting
healthcareprofessionals(suchasdoctorsandmedical
technologists)inJapanandotherpartsofAsiathatwas
39thSysmexScientiﬁcSeminar(Japan)attendedbyapproximately1,000people.Themed“SearchingfortheRootsofDisease̶PreclinicalStage,”theseminarcoveredclinicalbasicstoapplications,providingthemostrecentinformation
usefulinclinicalsettings.
- 65 -InOctober2016,weheldaSysmexScientiﬁcSeminarinYangon,Myanmar.Some170
cliniciansandotherpeopleattendedtheseminar,whichprovidedthemostrecent
informationpertainingtourinalysisandhemostasis.Inaddition,inNovember2016weheldthe19thSysmexScientiﬁcSeminarinChina,inShanghai.Around1,500peoplefromacrossChinaattendedtheseminar,wherephysiciansactiveattheforefrontprovided
informationaboutrecenttrendsinclinicaltesting.
ScientiﬁcSeminarsforHealthcareProfessionals

Date
June2016
October
2016
November
2016

RegionTheme

Attendees

JapanandotherpartsofAsia
Myanmar(Yangon)
China(Shanghai)

SearchingfortheRootsofDisease̶PreclinicalStage

Approximately
1,000peopleThemostrecentinformation
Approximately
pertainingtourinalysisandhemostasis 170people
Approximately
Recenttrendsinclinicaltesting
1,500people

OverseasCaseStudy(AsiaPaciﬁc):ConductingSupportActivitiestoRaisethe
QualityofClinicalTesting

SysmexisworkingwithgovernmentsandacademicsocietiesinAsiaʼsemergingmarkets
anddevelopingcountriestosupportthestandardizationofthroughexternalqualitycontrol
program.Inﬁscal2016,weprovidedexternalqualitycontrolinMongolia,Thailand,thePhilippinesandCambodia.Wealsosignedanagreementrelatedtoscientiﬁcsupportin
Myanmar.Throughtheseeﬀorts,weareworkingtoraisethequalityofclinicaltestinginvariouscountries.
Clickhereforinformationonactivityhighlights.

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OverseasCaseStudy(China):CooperatingonAuthorshipofaSpecializedText
fortheChineseLaboratoryMedicine
InJune2016,aspecializedChinese-languagetextentitled“EncyclopediaofClinicalExaminationEquipment”waspublished.SysmexʼsRegulatoryAﬀairsDivisioncooperated
onthewritingoftheﬁrstchapter,“StandardizationandRegulations.”Morethan700specialistswereinvolvedincreatingthetext,whichwasproducedduringathree-year
period.Thetextearnedhighmarksfromacademicsocieties EncyclopediaofClinicalforbeingbothpracticalandforward-lookinginits
ExaminationEquipment
multifacetedcoverageofsuchthemesasbasictheory,
testingtechnologies,clinicalapplications,qualitycontrol,
recentprogressandstandardguidelines.

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ResponsibleProvisionofProductsandServices

StableSupply
EstablishingaStableSupplyStructure
Beingamanufacturerofhealthcareproducts,Sysmexseesitsmissionasprovidingastablesupplyofindisputablyhigh-qualityproductsandservices.Tofulﬁllthismission,wepaycarefulattentiontoqualitycontrolateverystage,fromrawmaterialprocurementtoﬁnalinspectionwhenproductsareshipped.
WeoperatefourinstrumentfactoriesinJapan(i-Square,KakogawaFactory,SysmexRAandSysmexMedica)andoneoverseas(SysmexPartec),aswellastwodomesticreagent
factories(OnoFactoryandSeishinFactory)andeightinothercountries(SysmexReagents
America,SysmexEurope,JinanSysmex,SysmexWuxi,SysmexBrazil,SysmexFrance,
SysmexAsiaPaciﬁcandSysmexIndia).Withthesefacilities,wehavecreatedasupply
structuretomeetcustomerneeds.Furthermore,weusemultiplebusinesspartnersfor
procurement,aproactiveapproachbothforpursuingcosteﬃcienciesandprovidingabackupsystem.

ResponseinTimesofDisaster(BCP)
Almosteveryyear,disastershitworldwideandgreatmanypeoplewerekilledandahuge
damageonthelocalandworldeconomieswereexperienced.Inthepast30years,(1984–2013),morethan247millionpeoplewerekilledandmorethanUS$2.4trillionwaslostindamages.Earthquakesandotherlarge-scalenaturaldisastersoccurfrequentlyinAsia,asituationthatcallsfordisasterpreparednessandquickresponsewhendisasterstrikes.
Ourdisasterpreparednessmeasuresrelatedtoreagentsincludesteppingupoverseas
productionandhedgingriskbydiversifyingoursuppliersofkeyrawmaterials.Wehavealsosetupamutualsupplysystembetweenourfactoriestouseintimesofemergency
andsecuredalternativetransportationroutes.WehavecreatedaninternalBCPmanualon
productsupplyandconductsimulationtraining.
JustaftertheearthquakesinKumamotooccurredinApril2016,wesetupaproductsupplycountermeasuresheadquartersthatquicklyascertainedthestatusofallsuppliers,
determinedthedegreeofimpactonourproductsuppliersandworkedrapidlytoselectalternativeproducts.Asaresult,therewasnoimpactonourproductionplan.
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*Source:MinistryoftheCabinet,websitepageon"DisasterManagementinJapan"

Clickhereforinformationondisastercountermeasures.

RespondingtoDemandIncreases
ExpandingFactoriesandInstallingEquipmentinPreparationforaRiseinGlobal
DemandSysmexworkstorespondswiftlytochangesinglobaldemandforitsinstrumentsandconsistentlyensureastablesupplyofitsproducts.Toachievethesegoals,wemaintainappropriateinventorylevelsofeachproductateachlocation,ensurethatinventoriesarelocatedneartheirmarkets,andcommunicatewithlocalsubsidiariestoaccurately
determinethedemandstatus.
Wearealsobuildingnewfactoriesandexpandingequipmentsinanticipationoffurther
demandgrowth.ThereagentfactoryintheUnitedStateswearecurrentlyexpandingisscheduledtocommencefull-scaleproductioninﬁscal2017,expandingproductioncapacity
toaround1.8timesitsformerlevel.WearealsosettingSysmexAsiaPaciﬁcasourregional
distributionhub,inafurthereﬀorttoensurestablesupply.
Wewillcontinueimprovingproductionlinesandlogisticstoensureastablesupplyofproductstomeetglobaldemand.

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SocietyRealizationofanAttractiveWorkplaceInordertoachievesustainablegrowth,itisconsideredimportantforcompaniestopromotediversityandcreateworkplacesthatareeasyandcomfortabletoworkin.Also,
theSustainableDevelopmentGoals(SDGs)adoptedbytheUnitedNationsinSeptember
2015includegoalspertainingtogenderequality,decentworkandreducedinequalities.Inordertoachievethesegoals,companiesarecalledontocreateworkplacesthatpromote
work-lifebalancewhilehelpingdiversehumanresourcesrealizetheirfullpotential,aswellasforsystematicandsustainablehumanresourcecultivation.

Sysmexrecognizeshumanresourcesasanimportantmanagementresourceinordertorealizesustainablegrowth,andthereforeencouragestherecruitingofdiversehumanresourcesandtakingadvantageoftheirabilities.
Speciﬁcally,wehaveinplaceahumanresourcedevelopmentsystemthatdevelops
capabilitiesinanongoingandsystematicmanner.Wepromotediversityandinclusionandhaveintroducedvarioussystemstocreateaworkplacethatprovidespeaceofmindandenablesdiverseemployeestomaximizetheirskills.
Aswestrivetowardsustainablegrowth,wewillcontinueinoureﬀortstobuildaworkplaceinwhichdiversehumanresourcescanmaximizetheirpotentialandprovideopportunities
fortheirindividualgrowth.

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RealizationofanAttractiveWorkplace

ProvisionofaComfortableWorking
Environment
FairEvaluationandTreatment
EquitablyEvaluatingPersonnelBasedonAbilitiesandAccomplishments

SysmexCorporationvaluesthespiritofindependenceandchallenge,providesemployees
withopportunitiesforself-fulﬁllmentandgrowth,andrewardsthemfortheiraccomplishments.Weremunerateemployeesappropriately,accordingtofactorssuchas
theiroccupationsandqualiﬁcations,andbasesalariesarethesame,regardlessofgender.
Basedontheprincipleoffairtreatment,ourbasicapproachtowardevaluationisto"reward
employeesforcapabilitiesthatcontributetotheenhancementofcorporatevalueaswellasforproducingaccomplishments."Inadditiontoevaluatingemployeesfortheirsuccesses,
weevaluatetheprocessesleadingtoemployeegrowth(competencyevaluations).To
achievefairnessandensurethatemployeesunderstandtheirevaluations,weshow
employeestheirevaluationresultsandtheirsuperiors'comments.

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BasicPrinciplesofthePersonnelManagementSystem

1.Ensuringlong-termemployment
Establishingadouble-linear-typecompetence-basedratingframethatenablesadiversityofemployeestomaximizetheirskills,andprovidingopportunitiesfor
self-realizationandgrowth
2.Promotingthedevelopmentandcultivationofdiversehumanresources
Establishingcompetence-basedratingstandardsandpromotingcultivationofhumanresourcesandnormalizationofcareeradvancementthroughclariﬁcationofpromotioncriteria
Evaluatingnotonlyaccomplishmentsbutalsotheprocessesofproducing
achievements(realizationcapability)inordertopromotehumanresource
developmentandthereformofcorporateculture
3.Rewardingemployeesforcapabilitiesthatcontributetotheenhancementofcorporatevalueaswellasforproducingaccomplishments
Simplifyingtherelationshipbetweenevaluationandreward.
Creatingaremunerationstructurethatiseasyforeveryonetounderstandandthatrewardsemployeesinaccordancewiththeircontribution,role,competency
andaccomplishments

SupportingEmployeeCareerDesign

SysmexCorporationemploysavoluntaryreportingsystemforallemployees.Underthis
system,eachyearweholdhearingsforeachemployeetolearnabouttheirmedium-tolong-termcareer,overseasworkandjobcategoryaspirations.Thesystemaﬀordseach
employeewiththeopportunitytoconsidertheirowncareerdirectionsandlifeplan,aswellastoaﬀecttheirownskillsdevelopmentandplacementaccordingtothecontentoftheirreports.
Theﬁscal2016hearingincludedreportingby90.3%ofemployees.

PromotingandImprovingtheTreatmentofContractandTemporaryEmployees

SysmexCorporationactivelyhirescontractemployeesandtemporaryemployeesasregularpersonnel.Wehaveclariﬁedourinternalregulationsforhiringpeopleworkingonlimited,
ﬁxed-termcontracts,oﬀeringthemfairopportunitiesforpromotion.Weputthis
informationonourintranettoencouragethoroughunderstandingoftheserules.When
renewingtemporaryemployeesʼcontracts,foremployeesthatmeetcertainconditionswe- 72 -

notifytemporaryplacementagenciesofthepossibilityofemployingsuchpersonnel
directly.Inadditiontotheseinitiatives,wehavesetupaspecializedhelpdesktomakeiteasyforcontractandpart-timeemployeestoconsultaboutimprovementsinbusinessadministration,andthisinformationisnotedintheircontracts.Bycontinuingwithsuch
eﬀorts,inﬁscal201611contractandtemporaryemployeeswerepromotedtofull-time
positions.
In2016,weintroducedasystemformanagingtemporaryemployees,systematizing
contractsigningandattendancemanagement.Managingconﬂictingdatesandattendance
strengthensourcompliance,andwehaveincreasedeﬃciencybymakingthestart-of-workandcontractrenewalprocedurespaperless.Coincidingwiththisintroduction,we
conductedtrainingontherevisedWorkerDispatchingactforpeopleinchargeofdivisions
andpeoplewhogiveordersandinstructionstotemporaryemployees.Thistrainingwasaimedatensuringthoroughawarenessoftherulesonbusinessexecutionbytemporary
employeesandmattersthatareprohibitedundertheircontracts.
Toprovideamorecomfortableworkingenvironment,weextendedtheﬂex-timesystemforregularemployeestoapplytocontractemployees,aswell.Thissystemenablesemployees
toeﬃcientlyarrangetheirownworkinghourstosuitindividualcircumstances,suchasvisitingthehospitalorraisingchildren.Goingforward,wewillreviseoursystemsasappropriatetoenhanceourtreatmentofemployees.
See“Fiscal2016PerformanceData”forresultsoverthepastthreeyears.

IntroducingInternalAwardsSystemstoMotivateEmployeesInﬁscal2011,SysmexintroducedtheGroupCEOAwardsystemforrecognizingindividuals,
divisionsorgroupsthatcontributemostsigniﬁcantlytotherealizationoftheSysmexWay,
ourGroupcorporatephilosophy,sharingtheseachievementsthroughouttheCompany
eachyear.Weprovideawardsforoneindividualandonegroup.
TomotivateR&Dengineersandheightenawarenessofintellectualproperty,Sysmex
Corporationhasalsointroducedthreepatentawardsystems:thePatentGrand
Prize/PatentPrizeofDistinction,thePatentMeisterandtheFilingCommemorationPrize.
WealsopresentaQualityAwardforsuccessinqualityimprovements.

OverseasExample:PersonnelSystemsatRegionalHeadquarters

OurregionalheadquartersfortheAmericas,EMEA*,ChinaandAsiaPaciﬁchaveinplacepersonnelsystemsinlinewiththelegalframeworksandculturesoftheseregions.
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Ingeneral,weusemanagementbyobjectivesapproachestoevaluatepersonnel.Tosome
degree,wealsoemploycompetencyevaluationsintheAmericas,EMEA*andAsiaPaciﬁc.
Weusetalentmanagementeducationforcultivatingpersonnelandconductlevel-based
training.Inaddition,theseheadquartershaveinplaceanemployeeexchangeprogramwith
SysmexinJapantopromoteglobalpersonnelintercourseandtraining.
*EMEA:Europe,theMiddleEastandAfrica

EﬀortstoEnhanceEmployeeSatisfaction
Sysmexconducts"corporateculturesurveys"onceeverytwoyearstargetingallemployeesoftheSysmexGroup.Employeesatisfactionisoneaspectofthesurveys.Surveyresultsarefedbacktoindividualdepartments,wheretheyserveasabasisforenhancing
satisfactionlevelsfurther.Departmentswhosesurveyscoresareﬂatreceivevisitsfromhumanresourcesdepartmentmembers,whooﬀeradviceonimprovements.Membersofhumanresourcesdepartmentsconductinterviewsattheindividualaswellasthedepartmentallevelwhenconsideringreformsrelatedtocorporatecultureandspeciﬁc
improvementmeasures.
SysmexCorporationisstrivingtoimprovetheworkingenvironmentbyproviding
opportunitiestohearrequestsfromnon-Japaneseemployees,whosesensibilitiesandculturalbackgroundsmaydiﬀerfromthoseofJapaneseemployees.Suchrequestshaveledtotheintroductionofvegetarianmenuoptionsinthecorporatecafeteriaandthetranslationofin-housebulletinsintoEnglish.Raisingemployeesatisfactionisapriority
targetwehaveidentiﬁed,soweplantoacceleratesuchinitiativesgoingforward.
OverseasGroupcompaniesarealsoconductingemployeesatisfactionsurveysandundertakinginitiativestoraisesatisfactionlevels.

Employee-RelatedData
Clickhereforemployee-relateddata.

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RealizationofanAttractiveWorkplace

DevelopmentofHumanResource
HumanResourceDevelopment
PromotingGlobalHumanResourceDevelopment

ThroughouttheGroup,Sysmexhasmorethan7,930employees(asofMarch31,2017)
buildingitsbusinessglobally,withoverseasemployeesaccountingformorethan55%ofthistotal.Inordertoputintopracticethe“SysmexWay,”ourGroupcorporatephilosophy,
underthesecircumstancesandinstillconﬁdenceinpeoplearoundtheworld,augmenting
theskillsofindividualsisimportant.Webelieveitisalsoessentialtofostercommunication
amongdiversehumanresources,encouragingthemutualsharingofvaluesandfostering
newinsightsthatwillleadtonewvaluesanddeepenculturalawarenessthroughthejoiningofcreativeforces.
Tothisend,inﬁscal2014Sysmexformulatedaglobalhumanresourcedevelopment
systemtofacilitatehumanresourcedevelopmentthroughouttheGroup.Underthis
system,wearepromotinginitiativestoenhanceasenseofunitywithintheGroup,develop
next-generationhumanresources,strengthennetworkswithintheGroup,andfoster
culturalunderstanding.

HumanResourceDevelopmentBasedonFourConcepts

Basedonitsfourconceptsforhumanresource
development,SysmexCorportationoperatesatraining
systemoﬀeringselective,rank-basedandelectivetrainingthatseekstonurturepersonnelinaplannedandgradualmanner.Inﬁscal2016,onaverageeachemployee
underwent19.4hoursoftraining,andaverageperNewemployeetraining
employeeexpenditureamountedto¥108,000*.
Furthermore,inApril2015SysmexopenedtheGlobalCommunicationCenterinOkuike,
Ashiya,HyogoPrefecture.Thisnewfacilityaimstoserveasagatheringplaceforpeopleofdiverseculturesandvalues,encouragingcommunicationinsurroundingsthatprovideabreakfromeverydayroutinesandfosterbroadernetworks.Thecenterhasadiscussionareawhoselayoutcanbeﬂexiblyarrangedtomeetuserequirements,andopenspaces
wherepeoplecansitandchat.Atthecenter,weconducttrainingfornewandother- 75 -

employeesbasedonSysmex'shumanresourcedevelopmentsystem,inadditiontocrossdivisionalstudysessionsandtrainingcampforglobalpersonnel.WealsoinvitepeoplefromoutsidetheCompanywithadiverserangeofvaluestothecenter,soastoenhancecommunicationandpromotemutualunderstanding.
*ThisﬁgureindicatestrainingprovidedbytheHumanResourcesDepartmentandexcludescertaintypesoftraining,suchasself-developmentandtrainingrelatedtospecializedworkfordivisions.

See“Fiscal2016PerformanceData”forresultsoverthepastthreeyears.
FourConceptsofHumanResourceDevelopment
1.Linktraining,evaluationandwork(showresults)
2.PromoteglobalizationoftheSysmexGroup
3.Investinongoinghumanresourcedevelopment
4.BeacompanythatcultivateshumanresourcesandpersonalgrowthThreeCoreTrainingSystems

TrainingType

Objective

Selectivetraining

Cultivategloballeaders
Cultivatefuturemanagementpersonnel

Rank-basedtraining

Acquiretheminimumlevelofunderstandingandexpertiseinmanagementandissueresolutionrequiredateachlevel
Promotecommunicationbetweendepartments

Electivetraining(SysmexCollege)

Obtainpracticalexpertise,knowledgeandskillsonbusinessexecution
Gainvarioustypesofbusinessmanagementexpertise

OutlineoftheGlobalCommunicationCenter- 76 -

OutlineoftheGlobalCommunicationCenter

Location: Ashiya,HyogoPrefecture
Sitearea: 33,399m²
Floorspace: 2,914m²
Facilities:Trainingroom,conferenceroom,
collaborationspace,theaterroom,
lodgingfacilities,cafeteria,etc.

GlobalCommunicationCenter(theaterroom)

PromotingGlobalHumanResourceDevelopmentandExchange

SysmexintroducedtheGlobalPersonnelExchangePrograminﬁscal2012topromotemutualexchangebetween
employeesinJapanandatGroupcompaniesoverseas.The
programaimstostrengthentiesthroughdeepermutual
understanding.
Inﬁscal2016,inNovember20employeesfrom11
Cross-culturalexperiencetraining
countriesintheEMEA*,AsiaPaciﬁcandChinaregionstookpartintrainingthroughthisprogram.Weheldasessionon
theSysmexWay,discussionswiththeexecutivesatourheadquartersinKobe,internships,customervisitsandotherexchangeprograms.Throughtheseprograms,attendees
coulddeepentheirunderstandingofJapanesecultureand InteractingwithemployeesinSysmexʼsvariousfunctions.InJune,Septemberandotherregionsthroughoperationalexperiences
December2016,JapaneseemployeesvisitedSysmex
America,SysmexAsiaPaciﬁcandSysmexEurope,touringfacilitiesandmeetingcustomers
there,takingpartininternshipsandexchangingperspectiveswithlocalemployees.This
exchangehelpedtheJapaneseemployeeslearnaboutthefunctionsandoperationsofoverseasregionalheadquartersandtheirunderstandingofdiﬀerentcultures.
ThroughtheGlobalApprenticeProgram,wealsosendyoungemployeestooverseas
subsidiariestogainon-the-groundexperiencethere.
Underthisprogram,wesolicitparticipationbyemployeeswhohaveaclearawarenessofissuesandwishtobeactiveintheglobalenvironment.Theprogramaimstocultivate
futureglobalhumanresourcesbyprovidingemployeeswithanopportunitytoexperience
workingoverseasearlyintheircareers.Upontheirreturn,theemployeesparticipatein- 77 -

debrieﬁngmeetings.ThisapproachhelpstoconveyinformationaboutlocalissuesandconditionstoSysmexinJapan.Atotalof35peoplehadtakenpartinthisprogramasofMarch31,2017.
*EMEA:Europe,theMiddleEastandAfrica

EnhancingtheSkillsofEmployeesinManufacturingWorkplaces

Augmentingthetechnologicalskillsofemployeeswho
engageinmanufacturingprocessesisanimportantissue.
TheMonozukuriTrainingCenterprovideshands-ontraining
throughouttheyearintheknowledgeandskillsneededtomanufactureSysmexinstruments.
Inﬁscal2016,webrokedowntrainingcontentintosmaller
segmentstohelpemployeesinmanufacturingworkplaces TrainingattheMonozukuri
TrainingCentergainaccurateknowledgeandskillsmorerapidly.This
trainingwasattendedby699employees.

R&DInnovationActivitytoPromotetheGrowthofResearchers

SysmexCorporationinauguratedtheR&DInnovation
ActivityinSeptember2013tostrengthenresearchersʼ
teambuildingandproposal-makingcapabilities.
Inadditiontoindividualgrowth,thisactivityispeoplefocused,tofosterhighlevelsoftechnicalandappliedskills
throughaself-directedR&Dorganizationinwhichpeople
Presentationofresults
independentlyconsidertheirownobjectives,resultsandroles.
Managers,teamleaders,andpeopleinchargeofprojects
helpeachotherthroughaprocessinwhichparticipants
recognizetheirownroles.Exchangemeetingsandresultspresentationswereheldattheendoftheﬁrstandsecond
halfoftheﬁscalyear,whereteamsandR&Dpersonnel
reportedtheirresults,conﬁrmingtheirmutualgrowth.
Leadersfromdivisionsthathavetakenpartintheactivity
sinceitsstartpassontheirlearningstothenextgenerationofleaders,furtherreinforcingtheR&Dinnovationactivity.

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OverseasExample(EMEA):ActivelySupportingEmployeesʼPersonalGrowthInadditiontospecializedskilldevelopmentandpersonal
developmentcoursesforemployees,SysmexEuropehasinplacelanguagetrainingprograms(EnglishandJapanese),andallemployeesundergotrainingonaregularbasis.
Forexample,SysmexEuropeconducts"SysmexAcademy"providingproduct-relatedtrainingand"HRAcademy"toTrainingunderway
enhance"softskills"liketeam-building,leadershipandlanguageproﬁciencythroughface-to-facelecturesore-learning.Italsohas"On-Boarding
Training*"tosupportemployeegrowth.
*Aninternaltrainingmethodusedtohelpnewlyhiredemployeestoﬁtinorganizationʼsenvironmentquickly

OverseasExample(AsiaPaciﬁc):ConcentratingonBoostingEmployeesʼSkills

SysmexAsiaPaciﬁccollaborateswithoutsideinstitutionstogiveallemployeesaccesstoonlinetrainingviaSysmexUniversitysuchase-learningprogram.Byintroducingemployee
skilldevelopmentprogramsandcross-trainingtoencouragemutualskill-building,thecompanyworkstohelpitsemployeesdeveloptheircapabilities.
Alongsidesystemssuchasthese,eachemployeeʼsplanforindividualgrowthissetandtheprogressischeckedeveryyear.

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PromotionofDiversity
EnsuringDiverseHumanResources
EmbracingDiversePersonnelthroughDiversityandInclusion

SysmexCorporationhasevolvedfromthepracticeof"diversity,"whichsimplywelcomes
diversehumanresources,tothemoreextensivepracticeof"diversityandinclusion."This
approachinvolvescreatingaworkingenvironmentthatisamenabletoawidevarietyofhumanresources,recruitingandstationingthemwithoutregardfornationality,race,
genderordisability.Wealsoaimtofosternewinnovationsandcreatevaluethroughthesynergisticeﬀectsofdiversevalues,perspectives,experiencesandskills.

AimingtoEqualizeEmploymentOpportunities

SysmexCorporationrecruitsnewemployeesbasedtheevaluationofindividuals,without
regardforgender,nationality,race,age,employmenthistoryordisabilitystatus.
Speciﬁcally,weinstitutedyear-roundhiringtooﬀerequalopportunitiestopeoplewhohadalreadygraduatedorhadstudiedoverseasandthereforemightbeatadisadvantage.
Toensureourabilitytorecruitpersonnelaroundtheworld,weconductCompanybrieﬁngs
andinterviewsoverseas,aswellasconductingWeb-basedbrieﬁngsandinterviews.Asinthepreviousyear,wecontinuedtohostinternsinﬁscal2016,strengtheningourmeasures
tohelpoverseashumanresourcesgainabetterknowledgeofSysmex.Duetosucheﬀorts,
foreignnationalsaccountedfor13.8%*ofnewgraduateshiredinﬁscal2016.
*ExcludingmembersoftheSysmexWomenʼsTrack&FieldTeam

PromotingEmploymentofPeoplewithDisabilities

SysmexCorporationencouragestheemploymentofpeoplewithdisabilities.Targetinglongtermemployment,wedesignworkingconditionstomaximizeindividualsʼaptitudesandskills.Inﬁscal2016,employmentofpeoplewithdisabilitiesamountedto1.94%.
Inafurthereﬀorttopromotetheemploymentofpeoplewithdisabilities,inApril2017weestablishedSysmexHarmonyCo.,Ltd.,inKobe,HyogoPrefecture,asanewcompanytorealizeaninclusivesociety.
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Inaddition,weareintroducingOstomates(toiletsforpeoplewhohavehadcolostomiesorurostomies)andotherbarrier-freefacilities,andeachmonthaSafetyandHealthCommitteemembervisitsworkplacestoconﬁrmthatfacilitiesareeasilynavigablebywheelchair.Theseareexamplesofourongoingeﬀortstocreateaworkingenvironmentthatisamenabletoemployeeswithdisabilities.
ClickhereforhighlightsofdetailedactivitiesinvolvingSysmexHarmonyCo.,Ltd.

EmployingSeniors̶SystemforReemployingPost-MandatoryRetirementAge
Workers

SysmexCorporationʼsmandatoryretirementageis60,butwehaveinplaceasystemforrehiringuntilage65peoplewhohaveretiredatthemandatoryretirementageandstillwish
towork.Inﬁscal2016,22peoplewhohadreachedthemandatoryretirementagewererehiredaccordingtointernalrules.Wehavealsobegunoﬀeringaﬂex-timesystem,
facilitatingdiversityinworkinghours.

PromotingWomenʼsCareerActivitiesOneaspectofoureﬀortstosupportthesuccessofwomenisaninitiativetocultivate
femaleleaders.Todate,wehaveputinplaceanumberofleavesystemsandestablishedanin-housedaycarecentertoprovidesupportforemployeesbalancingworkandchildrearing.Asaresultoftheseeﬀorts,thepercentageoffemaleemployeesatSysmex
Corporationhasrisenfrom19.9%inﬁscal2005to28.8%inﬁscal2016*.Thepercentage
offemalemanagershasalsoincreasedoverthatperiod,from2.4%to8.8%.Also,thepercentageoffemalemanagersfortheSysmexGroupasawholewas16.2%inﬁscal2016.
InlinewiththeApril2016enforcementoftheActonthePromotionofWomenʼsParticipationandAdvancementintheWorkplace,weplantostepupourpromotionof
womenʼscareeractivities,providinganenvironmentinwhichdiversehumanresourcescanworkwithafeelingofsatisfactionandrealizingaworkplacethatexempliﬁesdiversityandinclusion.
*Basedonthenumberofpeopleemployed.(Lastﬁscalyear,thepercentagewasbasedonthenumberofpeople
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SysmexCorporationReceivestheHighest-Level“Eruboshi”Certiﬁcationasan
ExcellentCompanyBasedontheActonPromotionofWomenʼsParticipation
andAdvancementintheWorkplace
SysmexCorporationhonorstheindividualofeachemployeeandprovidesthemwithaworkplacewheretheycanrealizetheirfull
potential.In2016,wemetallﬁvecriteriasetbytheMinistryofHealth,LabourandWelfareforthepromotionofwomenʼsparticipationandreceivedthehighestranking,Level3,asan“Eruboshi”company,
indicatingsuperiorinitiativestopromotetheactiveparticipationof
women.
“Eruboshi”mark
Clickhereforactivityhighlights,whichprovidedetailsonourActionPlanforthePromotionofWomenʼsActiveParticipationandonreceivingthe“Eruboshi”certiﬁcation.
ActonthePromotionofWomenʼsParticipationandAdvancementintheWorkplace(MinistryofHealth,LabourandWelfare)
PercentageofFemaleManagers(SysmexCorporation)

PercentageofFemaleEmployees*(SysmexCorporation)*Basedonthenumberofpeopleemployed.(Lastﬁscalyear,thepercentage
wasbasedonthenumberofpeopleregistered;resultshavebeenupdated
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DiversityRoundTable

Weconductdiversityroundtablesforpeopleatvariousstagesoflife,providing
opportunitiestoconsiderhowtorealizetheircapabilities,maintainthemotivationnecessarytocontinueworkingenthusiasticallyintheircareers,andthinkaboutdiverse
workingstyles.
Clickherefortheactivityhighlight2“EmbracingDiversityandCreatingaCultureofInnovation”

OverseasExample(Americas):FormulationandEnactmentofanAﬃrmative
ActionProgram

SysmexAmericahasdesignedandputinplaceanaﬃrmativeactionprogramaimedatencouragingdiversity.

SystemstoSupportBothWorkandChild-Rearing

ProvidingaHostofLeaveSystemsandSupportingChild-RearingwithanInHouseDaycareCenter

SysmexCorporationhascreateddiverseprogramstoprovidesupport,frompre-nataltochild-rearing.Inaddition
toleavesystemsforfertilitytreatmentsandmorning
sickness,weoﬀerchildnursingleaveuntilachildreaches
twoyearsofage,asystemforshorterworkinghoursuntilachildreachesjuniorhighschoolageandaﬂex-timesystemthatdiﬀersbytypeofwork.WhenanemployeeneedstoIn-housedaycarecenter,Sysmex
taketimeoﬀworktonurseachild,theycandosoundera KidsPark
programthatallowsthemtouseaccumulatedpaidleaveinadditiontostatutoryleave.
Inlinewiththegrowingdemandformaleemployeestoparticipateinchildcare,weareconsideringasystemthatwouldallowmentotakespecialleavepriortotheirspousegivingbirth,oﬀeringtwoadditionaldaystobetakenwithin Next-generationsupport
onemonthofthebirthtomakeanynecessarypreparations. certiﬁcationlogo(nicknamed"Kurumin")
Employeesarealsoeligiblefor"nurturingleave,"underwhichtheycantakespecialleaveofthreeconsecutivedaystocareforchildrenuptoone
yearofage.
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WehavesetupSysmexKidsPark,anin-housedaycarecenterthatacceptsbabiesandtoddlers,atTechnopark,ourcoreR&Dbase.Thecenteroﬀersshort-termaswellasfulltimedaycare,sothatemployeeswhosespousesworkonapart-timebasisorwhoﬁnditdiﬃculttotakecareoftheirchildrenduetocaretakersʼillness,bereavementorothercircumstancesmayalsotemporarilyutilizetheservice.
Furthermore,weprovideareemploymentsystemtoenableemployeeswhowereforcedtosuspendtheircareerpathsduetochild-raisingwithopportunitiestoresumetheirwork.In
recognitionofitsplannedimplementationofsuchsystems,SysmexCorporationreceived
thenext-generationsupportcertiﬁcationlogo(nicknamed"Kurumin"*)fromtheMinistryof
Health,LabourandWelfare.
*BasedontheActonAdvancementofMeasurestoSupportRaisingNext-GenerationChildren,companiesthat
formulatebusinessplansasgeneralbusinessoperators,meetthetargetsdesignatedbytheseplans,andmeetcertainstandardsmayreceive“Kurumin”certiﬁcationas“companiesthatsupportchild-rearing”bytheMinisterof
Health,LabourandWelfare.

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SystemsRelatedtoChildren

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UseofPrincipalSupportSystems(Fiscal2016)

SystemDescription

Shorterworkhour
systemforchildrearing

Untilachildcompletesthesixthyearofelementaryschool
(Statutoryrequirement:Untilthechildreaches
threeyearsofage)

Leaveofabsence
system(childcare
leave,childbearing
leave)

Childcareleave:untilthechildturnstwo(Statutoryrequirement:Inprinciple,untilthechild 59※1
reachesoneyearofage)

Accumulatedpaid
leavesystem※2

Reemployment
systemIn-housedaycare
systemUsers
47※1

Accumulatedpaidleaveforupto10daysofannualpaidvacationfrompreviousyearscanbetakenforchildnursingorshort-termnursing
purposes
78※3(Statutoryrequirement:Fivedaysperﬁscalyear,
10iftwoormorechildrenorsubjectfamily
members)
Systemtoreemploypeoplewhopreviouslyleft 5
theCompanyforchildcareornursing-related
enrollment※3
reasons
Daycarecenterprovidescareforinfantsandchildrenuptoentryintoelementaryschool,which 32※1
childrenisavailableforfull-timeortemporarychildcare.

*1Regularemployees,contractemployees,seniorcontractemployeesandpart-timeemployeesatSysmex
Corporation(excludingpeoplecontinuingfromthepreviousﬁscalyear)*2InDecember2016,wechangedtheunitofleavetimethatcouldbetakenfromonedaytohalfday,morningor
afternoon.
*3RegularemployeesatSysmexCorporation

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OtherProgramstoSupportaWork-LifeBalance
SupportingNursingCare,CorporateCitizenshipActivitiesandOthersAsoneofoursystemstorealizeawork-lifebalanceamongitsemployees,Sysmex
Corporationoﬀersshort-termnursingcareleaveifsevenormoreconsecutivedaysarerequiredfortherecoveryofafamilymemberundergoingmedicalconsultationsortoaccompanyfamilyduringhospitalstays.Thistimecanbedeductedfromaccumulated
leaveinhalf-dayincrements,upto40days.(InDecember2016,wechangedtheunitofleavetimethatcouldbetakenfromonedaytohalfday,morningorafternoon.)InApril
2014,weintroducedaunique"incomeindemnitysystem"toprovideanursingcareleavestipend,aimingtohelpoﬀsetthelossofincomefromtakingleave,aswellasunexpected
expenses,forpeopletakingonemonthormoreofnursingcareleave.Furthermore,wehaveasystemforrehiringemployeeswhosecareershavebeeninterruptedduetonursing
care.
Inadditiontothese,wehaveintroducedavolunteerleavesystem.Thisprogramenables
employeesparticipatinginsocialcontributionactivitiestotakeupto10daysofleaveina
year,twoofwhichareaccountedforaspaidleave.Otherprogramsincludedonorleave,
wherebybonemarrowandotherdonorsreceiveuptoﬁvedaysofpaidleaveeachtime.
Throughdiversesystemsofthisnature,weworktosupportawork-lifebalance.

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SystemsRelatedtoNursingCare

SupportingaReturntotheWorkplaceFollowingLeave

InFebruary2013,SysmexCorporationintroducedanewsupportsystemtofacilitatethesmoothreturntoworkofemployeeswhohavetakenchildrearingornursingcareleave,andtheemployeeisloanedatabletornotebookPCthatheorshecanusetoconnecttotheSysmexemailsystemandintranet.Threemonthspriortoreturningtoworktheemployeeonleavecanbeginviewing"in-houseonly"companyinformation.Werequire
employeestoconsultwiththeirsuperiorsbeforecommencinguseofthissystem.This- 88 -

providesanopportunitytocommunicateaboutworkingstylesafterreturningtowork
beforethattimeisactuallyreached.
Beingcutoﬀfromtheworkplacecanbeanobstacletoalatersmoothreturn.However,this
set-upallowstheemployeetoaccessCompanyinformationathomeinreal-time,andenablesbettercommunicationswithcolleaguesthroughemail.ThisIT-basedsystemhelps
theemployeegetthroughtheleaveperiodwithoutexperiencingthetormentoffeelingsofalienationandloneliness,andalsoallowstheemployeetoplayanactiveroleattheworkplaceuponhisorherreturn.

PromotingtheUseofSystemsthatSupportaWork-LifeBalance

SysmexCorporationprovidesadedicatedsiteontheInternettoprovideeasy-tounderstandexplanationsofitsprogramsforsupportingawork-lifebalance.Wealsoholdbrieﬁngstopromoteawareness.Wearegraduallyexpandingthescopeofapplicationof
ourﬂex-timesystem,whichenablesemployeestoworkﬂexiblehours.Inﬁscal2016,we
extendedthesystemtocontractandseniorcontractemployees.Wealsorecommend
takingadvantageofﬂex-timeon“PremiumFridays*.”Inourleavesystem,employeescantakepaidleaveandaccumulatedpaidleaveinhalfday,makingthesystemeasiertouse.In
addition,employeesreceivee-mailnotiﬁcationsaboutsystemsthatthecompany
particularlywishtoencourage.
*Initiativeofthegovernment-businesstohaveworkersleavetheoﬃceearlyonthelastFriday

OverseasExample(Americas):OperatingNumerousSystemstoHelpManage
Work-LifeBalance

SysmexAmericacaterstodiverseworkingstylesbyallowing
employeestoworkathomeandprovidethemwithequipmentnecessarytodoso.Employeeswhowishtomayalsooptforpart-timeorﬂex-timeworkingarrangements.
Tomakeeverydayworkmorecomfortable,SysmexAmerica
hasacasualdresscode.Thecompanyalsohasinplaceanumberofleaveprogramsinadditiontopaidleave,suchas EmployeesofSysmexBrazil
congratulatoryandcondolenceleave,familyleaveandhealthcareleave.Ifafamilymembershouldsuddenlyfallill,employeescanreceivesupport
fromthirdpartymakingcontractswithSysmexAmericainordertofacilitateabalance
betweenchildcare,nursingcareandwork.
Inrecognitionofthecompanyʼseﬀortstoprovideacomfortableworkplace,inﬁscal2016
SysmexAmericawasselectedfortheCompaniesthatCareHonorRollfortheninth- 89 -

consecutiveyear.AlsointheAmericas,subsidiarySysmexBrazilwasnamedunderGreat
PlacetoWorkBrazil,establishingitsreputationasgoodcompanytoworkfor.
ClickhereforinformationonselectionfortheCompaniesthatCareHonorRoll.

OverseasExample(EMEA*):PromotingaComfortableWorkingEnvironment

SysmexEuropesupportsvariousemployeeworkingstyles,suchas
ﬂex-timeandsystemsofshortenedworkinghours.Thecompanyalso
provideschild-careallowancesforworkingparentswithchildrenaged
threeoryounger.Italsoconcentratesonemployeehealthmanagementbyprovidingatrainingroomandotherfacilities,andinvitessportsprofessionalsanddieticianstoprovideadvice.
Thecompanyprovidesaspaciouscaféareawithinitsoﬃcewhere
employeescanmeetinformallyandprovideslunchesfreeofcharge. Selectedasa"GreatThecompanyprovidesrelaxingspacesforemployeestowork,aswell. PlacetoWork"forthreeconsecutiveyears
Oﬃcesaredesignedforonetothreepeople,andemployeeshave
individualspaceswheretheycanstorepersonalitems.Asaresultoftheseinitiatives,SysmexEuropehasbeennameda“GreatPlacetoWork”forthreeconsecutiveyears.
*Europe,theMiddleEastandAfrica

OverseasExample(AsiaPaciﬁc):NamedHRAsiaBestCompaniestoWorkforIn
Asia2016

SysmexAsiaPaciﬁcandSysmexMalaysiawerebothnamed
HRAsiaBestCompaniestoWorkforInAsia2016.This
awardwasbasedonevaluationsofresultsofanemployee
surveysponsoredbyHRAsiaonworkingenvironmentsandfulﬁllingwork.
See“Fiscal2016PerformanceData”forresultsoverthe SysmexMalaysiareceivingaward
pastthreeyears.

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OccupationalSafetyandHealth
AssuranceofSafetyandHealthatWorkplaces
ExplicitlyEnsuringOccupationalHealthandSafetyintheGlobalCompliance
Code

Sysmex'sGlobalComplianceCodeclearlystatestheCompany'sgoalof"ensuring
occupationalhealthandsafety,"andweareconductinganumberofactivitiesinthisvein.

SysmexGroupGlobalComplianceCode(Excerpt)

8-4AssuranceofsafetyandhealthatworkplacesWeshallcomplywithlawsandregulationsrelatedtoworkplacesafetyandhealthtoensureeveryOﬃcer/Employeeworkswithpeaceofmind,andshallmaintainandenhancethementalaswellasthephysicalhealthofeveryOﬃcer/Employeeinasafeandcomfortableworkingenvironment.

PromotingCooperationbetweenExecutivesandEmployeesonSafetyand
HealthToensurethehealthandsafetyofitsemployees,SysmexCorporationhasformulated
SafetyandHealthRegulationsandstrivestocreateasafeworkingenvironment.Inﬁscal
2016,weestablishedtheCentralSafetyandHealthCommittee,whichtargetsGroup
companiesinJapanandmeetstwiceeachyear.ThiscommitteeaimstoreinforceandenhancedomesticGroupcompaniesʼoccupationalsafetyandhealthsystems.Tothisend,
thecommitteeformulatespoliciesandtargets,ascertainsthestatusofoccupationalhealthatindividualbusinesssites,considersimprovementmeasuresandreportsitsresultstoexecutivesviatheRiskManagementCommittee.Thecommitteehassetcompanywide
safetyandhealthtargetsforﬁscal2017:zerowork-relatedinjuriesandthepromotionof
healthmanagementforanincreaseinemployeevitalityandproductivitythroughinvestmentinimprovingemployeehealth.InitiativesaretobecarriedoutmainlybySafety
andHealthCommitteesateachofourcompaniesandoﬃces.
HealthandSafetyCommitteemeetingsareheldregularlyateachoﬃce.Inadditiontoexamplesofnearmissesandoccupationalaccidents,thecommitteetoursworkplacesto- 91 -

identifyrisksand,fromariskmanagementperspective,determinecausesanddeliberate
short-andlong-termcountermeasures.
Aspreparationforanaccidentorsuddenillness,employeesaregiventrainingonemergencymeasures,howtoevacuatewhenanaccidentoccursandhowtohandle
machineryandrawmaterialsthatarepotentiallydangerous.WeconducttrainingontheuseofAEDsandholdregularcoursestotraincitizenemergencyresponsepersonnel.In
addition,weholdinitial-responsedrillsthatinvolvecheckstobeperformedintheeventofadisaster̶ensuringandconﬁrmingemployeesʼsafety,checkingthedisasterstatusofoﬃcesandcustomers,andsharinginformationonthestatusofproductsupplies.
Inﬁscal2016,thefrequencyofwork-relatedinjurieswas0.53(3injuries,0deaths)andtheseverityratewas0.09.
Clickhereforinformationontrainingcitizenemergencyresponsepersonnel.
FrequencyofWork-RelatedInjuries/SeverityRate(SysmexCorporation)

PreventingOverwork

Sysmexfocusesonreducinglongworkinghours,whichcanimpairphysicalandmental
health.Inadditiontocomplyingwithrelatedlegislation,wehaveinplaceinternalstandards
forworkingoutsideregularhoursoronholidaysthatarestricterthantheguidelinessetbytheMinistryofHealth,LabourandWelfare.Employeeswhoexceedthesestandardsarerequiredtocommunicatethisfacttotheirsuperiors,improvetheiroperations,submitavoluntarycheckformand,ifnecessary,meetwithanindustrialphysician.

OverseasExample(Americas):ObtainingCertiﬁcationunderOHSAS18001*
SysmexBrazilhasacquiredOHSAS18001certiﬁcation,aninternationalstandardforoccupationalhealthandsafetymanagementsystems.
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*OHSAS18001:Thisstandard,issuedin1999basedonBS8800,whichwas,developedbytheBritishStandards
Institute(BSI)in1996,consistsofsome30certiﬁcationbodiesandstandardizationorganizationsinvarious
countries.

OverseasExample(China):MakingFactoryWorkplacesSafeandComfortable

AtSysmexWuxi,oneoftworeagentfactoriesinChina,wehaveintroducedpersonnelmanagementbasedonOHSAS
18001.In2016,toensureemployeesafetyweintroduced
anarrangementwherebyemployeeswearsafetybeltswhen
placingrawmaterialsinfactorytanks.Wealsoestablisheda
HealthandSafetyCommittee,workedtoascertaintheLeft:Wearingasafetybeltwhile
statusofwork-relatedinjuriesandengagedinnumerous
initiatives,includingoperationalimprovementsanddisaster working
Right:Placingrawmaterialsinadrills.
tankwhilewearingasafetybeltAtourotherChineseregentfactory,JinanSysmex,wehavesoughttocreateanenvironmentwhereemployeescanworkinsafetyandcomfortbyensuringthattheworkplaceisbothsafeandclean.Forexample,wehavemechanizedtheconveyanceofheavyproductsintheaimofreducingworkplaceaccidents.Wealsousenaturallightinginworkplaces,whichhasarefreshingeﬀect,tocreatebrightandhealthyfeelingspaces.Wehaveexpandedouremployeewelfarefacilities,suchasthedininghall
andrecreationareas,andmadeabiotopeandwalkwaysthatimpartarefreshingnatural
feeling.

MaintainingandImprovingHealth
MaintainingandImprovingEmployees'Health

SysmexCorporationbelievesthatmaintainingandimprovingemployeesʼphysicalandmentalhealthisanessentialpartofcreatingasafeandcomfortableworkplace.
Weencourageemployeestoundergothoroughphysicalexaminationsandcancertestsforwomen,inadditiontoregularhealthcheckups,fortheearlydetectionofillness.
Asacompanyinthebusinessofhandlingmedical
instruments,ouremployeescouldcomeintocontactwith “White500”logofortheinfectioussubstancesinthecourseoftheirduties.Forthis companiesthatexcelinhealthreason,inadditiontostatutoryspecialhealthexaminations management”
weconductourownmedicalcheckupstwiceeachyearthat- 93 -

includetestingforhepatitisBandC.InDecember2015,weregisteredasapartnercompanyintheCancerScreeningCorporateAction*1andKnowaboutHepatitis*2projects.
InNovember2016,wesignedtheAgreementtoPromoteanIncreaseintheRateofCancer
ScreeningwithHyogoPrefecture.
AheadofamendmentstotheIndustrialSafetyandHealthLawrequiringstresstests,sinceﬁscal2009employeeshaveundergoneannualKokoronoHealthCheckstoconﬁrmmental
health,uncoveranyharassment-relatedsituationsanddeterminechangesovertime.
ResultsarereportedtoexecutivesviatheHumanResourcesCommitteeandprovidedasfeedbacktovicepresidentsandexecutivevicepresidents,helpingtoimprovedivisional
operationsandtheworkplaceenvironment..Inﬁscal2015,weexpandedthescopeoftheseinitiativestoallGroupcompaniesinJapan.
Furthermore,weprovidechannelsforhealthconsultationsthroughouttheCompany,andhaveinplacesystemswhereemployeescanmeetwithindustrialphysiciansandpublichealthnurses.Wealsohaveestablishedanemployeeassistanceprogram(EAP),enabling
employeestoseekhelpeasily.
Fornewlyappointedmanagers,weconducttrainingonsuchtopicsasharassment̶
includingLGBT*3,personneladministrationandtheWorkersDispatchAct.Wehavesetupaninternalandexternalreportingdesk(CampanulaLines)asasystemthatanyonecanuse
tomakeareport.KokoronoHealthChecksarealsoperformedannuallytoconﬁrmmental
healthandtouncoveranypowerharassmentorsexualharassment-relatedsituations.
Feedbackisprovidedtomanagement,andthisinformationisusedfortrainingvice
presidents,soitcanbereﬂectedbythemandtheirdivisions.
Shouldlong-termleavebecomenecessary,wehaveassafetynetsleavesystemsthatcanbeusedonanintermittentbasisandalong-termleavesystem.Wealsoprovideeconomic
compensationandhaveintroducedasystemtoeaseemployeesbackintotheworkplacewhentheyrecover,providinganenvironmentwheretheycanworkwithconﬁdence.
Aswelfarefacilitiestoencouragehealthmaintenance,onthegroundsoftheSolution
CenterSysmexprovidessportsgroundsandtenniscourts,aswellasagymnasiumwithtrainingequipment,alongwithsystemsforongoingassistanceinusingsportsfacilities.We
holdeventsandseminarstoraiseemployeeawarenessofphysicalhealthmaintenance,andemployeecafeteriasoﬀerhealthymenuoptions.
Asaresultoftheseactivities,inFebruary2017wewererecognizedbytheMinistryof
Economy,TradeandIndustryforexcellenceinhealthmanagementof“companiesthat
excelinhealthmanagement”(White500).
ClickherefordetailsofactivitiesrelatedtoCancerScreeningCorporateAction.
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*1ThisprojectisundertakenonbehalfoftheMinistryofHealth,LabourandWelfare.Theministryaimstoraise
Japanʼscancerscreeningrateto50%throughworkplaceinitiatives.
*2TheMinistryofHealth,LabourandWelfarecampaignaimstoencourageearlydetectionandtreatmentbydisseminatingeasy-to-understandinformationabouthepatitisandtheimportanceoftestingforthehepatitis
virus.
*3Acronymreferringtosexualminorities(lesbian,gay,bisexualandtransgender)

HoldingHealthEvents

Sysmexpromotescampaignsaimedatheighteningemployeeawarenessofhealth.Inﬁscal
2016,SysmexconductedahealthcampaigninwhichfreshvegetablesfromaJAVegetable
Eventwereprovidedtoemployeecafeterias(ﬁvetimes).BetweenAprilandJune,theCompanyprovidedmenusdesignedtoreducestress,aswellasmenusconsideredtoeﬀectiveatpreventinglifestylediseases.TheCompanyʼscafeteriaoperatorandemployees
holdcafeteriacommitteemeetingseachquarterinaneﬀorttomaintainandenhance
employeehealth.
Inadditiontotheseinitiatives,asrequiredweprovideemployeeswithinformationonhealthmanagement,suchasmakingthemawareofwaystopreventinﬂuenza.

OverseasExample(Americas):PlacingaFitnessRoomThatIsFreeto
Employees
Toencouragehealthawareness,SysmexAmericaprovidesaﬁtnessroomthatemployeesarefreetouse.
Eachyear,thecompanypayshealthandﬁtnessallowancestohelpemployeespurchaseanyequipmenttheymayneed.
Furthermore,SysmexAmericasubsidizeshealthchecksandinﬂuenzavaccines.
Fitnessroom

OverseasExample(EMEA*):ImprovingHealththroughSports
Inﬁscal2014,SysmexEuropeopenedtheSysmexGym,
ﬁttedoutwithvarioustypesofsportsequipment.Thegym
oﬀerstraininginvarioussports,includingkick-boxingandpilates.Tofosteraninterestinsportsamongnumerous
employees,thegymoﬀersentry-leveltrainingbyprofessionalcoaches,andspecialistsprovidemassages,
creatinganenvironmentwheregym-goerscanenjoy
maintainingtheirhealth.
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SysmexGym

OverseasExamples(Other):ExamplesofInitiatives

OverseasGroupcompaniesarealsoinvolvedinavarietyofotherinitiativestocontributetoemployeehealth,inadditiontothoseoutlinedabove.

Company
SysmexUK
SysmexShanghai
SysmexVietnam
SysmexKorea
SysmexPartec

Activity
Establishmentofa24-hourcounselingsystemStressriskassessmentperformedbythirdpartiesNewestablishmentofaninternaltrainingroom
ConductingsportsactivitiestargetingallemployeesNewestablishmentofaninternaltrainingroomand“refresh”
room
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RealizationofanAttractiveWorkplace

RespectingWorkersʼRights
UpholdingtheFreedomofLaborAssociationand
RecognizingtheRighttoCollectiveBargaining
ParticipatingintheGlobalCompactandSupportingCoreLabourStandards

SysmexisamemberoftheUnitedNationsGlobalCompactandprovidesclearnoticethatitrespectstheILOʼsCoreLabourStandardsoftheGlobalComplianceCode.Inaddition,we
upholdthefreedomofassociationandrecognizetherighttocollectivebargaining.
Allfull-timeemployeesofSysmexCorporation,exceptthoseholdingmanagerialpostsandsomeinback-oﬃceoperations,aremembersoftheSysmexUnion,thein-houselabor
union.Inﬁscal2016,membershipaccountedfor60.6%ofemployees.JinanSysmexandSysmexWuxiinChina,SysmexThailand,SysmexVietnamandHYPHENBioMedhavealso
formedlaborunionsthatregularlyconductcollectivebargainingandotheractivities.

Labor–ManagementDialogue
EngaginginDialoguewithLaborUnionsatGroupCompanies

SysmexCorporationengagedincollectivebargainingwiththeSysmexUnioninApril2016,
withlaborandmanagementagreeingonmeasurestopreventoverworkandencourage
health-enhancingactivities.
Weheld13councilmeetingsbetweenlaborandmanagementinﬁscal2016,discussing
suchtopicsasmeasurestoencouragebetterhealth,themanagementofworkinghours
andwelfaresystems.Groupcompaniesoverseasalsotakepartinlabor–management
dialogueaccordingtoconditionsineachregion.

EmployeeOpinionsReﬂectedinManagement

SysmexconductsaCorporateCultureSurveyofallGroupemployeeseverytwoyears,and
weanalyzerepliestoquestionsonover100categoriestoﬁndtheorganizationʼsunspoken
rules,valuesandtheeﬀectivenessofvariousmeasures.ThisisusefulindiscoveringandresolvingtheissuessurroundingtheGroup.
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Society

RespectforHumanRights

PoliciesRelatedtoRespectforHumanRights
AdheringtotheUniversalDeclarationofHumanRights,ILOʼsCoreLabour
Standards,andtheUNGlobalCompact

Asindicatedin"8.ToRespectHumanRightsandtoImproveOccupationalHealthand
Safety"ofitsGlobalComplianceCode,Sysmexhassetforthclearlyitsadherencetothe
UniversalDeclarationofHumanRightsandILO'sCoreLabourStandards.Inaddition,wehaveformulatedguidelinesdescribingparticularlyimportantrulesandbehaviorsforcompliancewithbasicrespectforhumanrights.Speciﬁcally,thecodeclariﬁesavarietyofdiscriminatoryactionsthatarenottolerated;prohibitssexualharassment,workplacebullyingandotheractsthatignorehumanrights;underscoresprohibitionsonchildlaborandforcedorcompulsorylabor;andseekstoensureasafeandcomfortableworkplaceenvironment.Weconducttrainingprogramsasneededtoensurethecodeisputintopractice.
SysmexalsobeganparticipatingintheUnitedNationsGlobalCompactinFebruary2011,
pledgingtosupportandrespecttheprotectionofhumanrightsandnotbecomplicitinhumanrightsabuses.
Wehavealsoestablishedregulationsandcommitteesaimedatensuringthehumanrightsofsubjectswhenengaginginhumangenomeandgeneticanalysisresearchandclinicalresearchanddevelopment.

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SysmexGroupGlobalComplianceCode(Excerpt)

8.ToRespectHumanRightsandtoImproveOccupationalHealthandSafetyWeshallsupporttheUniversalDeclarationofHumanRightsandCoreLabour
Standards,andrespectfundamentalhumanrights,andshallnotcommitactssuchasdiscriminationorharassment.Weshallalsocomplywithapplicablelawsandregulationsandendeavortoimproveoccupationalhealthandsafety.Further,weshallnotcommitanyunfairlaborpracticesagainstthepersonnelofthecompany
8-1Prohibitionofdiscriminationandharassment
Weshallnotdiscriminateregardingapersonʼssex,age,nationality,race,origin,
beliefs,religion,socialstatus,lineage,illness,physicaldisability,sexualorientation,orgenderidentity,norshallwebehaveinamannerthatviolatesthedignityofany
person,suchassexualorpowerharassment.
8-2PrivacyprotectionWeacknowledgethediversevaluesofpeopleasindividualsandshallrespecttheirprivacy.Weshallnotunnecessarilydiscloseprivateinformationweacquireinthecourseofourbusinesstoanythirdparty,andshallnotseektounnecessarily
obtainprivateinformation.
8-3ProhibitionofforcedlaborandchildlaborWeshallnotdetainanypersonagainsthisorherwill.Weshallnothirepersons
belowtheminimumageofemploymentsetforthbyapplicablelawsorregulations.
8-4AssuranceofsafetyandhealthintheworkplaceWeshallcomplywithlawsandregulationsrelatedtoworkplacesafetyandhealthtoensureeveryOﬃcer/Employeeworkswithpeaceofmind,andshallmaintainandenhancethementalaswellasthephysicalhealthofeveryOﬃcer/Employeeinasafeandcomfortableworkingenvironment.
Clickhereforinformationonresearchethics.

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IdentifyingRisktoHumanRights(HumanRightsDue
Diligence)
Accordingtoitem“8.ToRespectHumanrightsanttoImproveOccupationalHealthand
Safety”oftheSysmexGlobalComplianceCode,webelieveitisnecessarytoconduct“humanrightsduediligence,”whichinvolvesidentifyingnegativeimpactsonhumanrights,
andpreventingorreducingthemthroughourbusinessactivitiesthroughouttheentire
supplychain.OnemeasurewehaveimplementedistoconductCSRsurveysofourbusinesspartners.Surveytopicsincludeprohibitingforcedandchildlaborandeliminating
discriminationduetogender,disability,raceorotherfactors.ToensurethatSysmexʼs
activitiesarenotinvolvedorcomplicitinhumanrightsabuses,weascertainimpactsonhumanrightsinadvanceandputinplacemeasurestoensureprevention.Atthesame
time,inresponsetotheU.K.ModernSlaveryAct,Sysmexhaspublicizeditsstatementon
theSysmexUKwebsite.
ClickhereforinformationontheU.K.ModernSlaveryAct(SysmexUKwebsite).
Clickhereforinformationaboutprocurementpoliciesthattakeintoconsiderationhumanrightsinthesupplychain.

ConsultationandReportingSystemsRelatedtoHuman
RightsSysmexhassetup"CampanulaLines"asaninternalreportingsystemforGroupcompanies
inJapantoenableconsultationrelatedtosexualharassmentandworkplacebullying,amongothertopics.WealsohaveinternalreportingsystemsinplaceatGroupcompanies
overseas.
Inaddition,onceeachyearSysmexCorporationundertakesanemployeesurveytocheckonanybehaviororattitudesthatmightbeconstruedasworkplacebullyingorsexual
harassment.Surveyresultsarereportedtoexecutivevicepresidentsandvicepresidents,andmanagementtrainingisconductedonthebasisoftheseresults.
Clickhereforinformationon“CampanulaLines,”ourinternalreportingsystem.

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EducationandTrainingOnUnderstandingRespectfor
HumanRights
ConductingTrainingtoPreventHumanRightsAbuses

Sysmexstrivestopreventhumanrightsabusesbyconductingtrainingonpreventionofharassmentandregulationsrelatedtolaborstandards.
Inﬁscal2016,weconductedtrainingfor113newlyappointedmanagersonsuchtopicsasharassment,includingLGBT*,personneladministrationandtheWorkersDispatchAct.We
alsoheldtrainingfornewemployeesandmid-careerhires.
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Society

CorporateCitizenshipActivities
PolicyonCorporateCitizenshipActivitiesandPhilanthropy

Sysmexactivelycarriesoutcorporatephilanthropicactivitiestopromoteahealthysocietyandvibrantcommunity,andalsofacilitatesouremployees'personalparticipationinvolunteereﬀorts.
Contributiontoahealthysociety
Sysmexactivelyutilizesitsresourcesinthehealthcareﬁeldtocarryoutphilanthropic
activitiesandpromotethebuildingofahealthysociety.
Cooperationtowardavibrantlocalcommunity
Sysmexactsasaresponsibleandsocially-consciouscorporatecitizenbycooperating
withthelocalcommunitythroughdonations,sponsorshipsandinvolvementinphilanthropicprograms.
Facilitationofemployees'volunteereﬀorts
Sysmexwillfacilitateemployees'participationinvolunteereﬀortsascitizensoftheworld,membersofSysmexgroupthatcontributetohealthcareintheworld,andemphasizecommunityinvolvementanddevelopment.
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CorporateCitizenshipActivities

CreationofaHealthySociety
InJapanandoverseas,Sysmexworkstowardthecreationofafulﬁllingandhealthysociety
bypromotingcooperationamongindustry,governmentandacademiaandconducting
educationalandawarenessactivitiesinthehealthcareﬁeld,providingeducationalandresearchgrantsandtakingpartinsocialcontributionactivities.

ActivitiesinJapan

ParticipationintheKobeMedicalIndustryDevelopmentProject

TheKobeMedicalIndustryDevelopmentProjectaimstocreateafocalpointamong
membersofthehealthcareindustryinKobethroughindustry–government–academia
cooperation.
SysmexhassetuplabswithintheTranslationalResearchInformaticsCenter(TRI),oneoftheprojectʼscorefacilities,andtheCenterforBiomedicalResearchActivities(BMA),wherewepromoteclinicalresearchandcollaborativeresearchwithavarietyofhealthcare
institutionsandothercompanies.
ClickhereforinformationonResolutionofmedicalissuesthroughproductsandservices.

ContributingtoHealthcarebyFundingUniversityCourses

Sinceﬁscal2004,SysmexCorporationhascontributedfundstoacourseofassessmentofclinicaltestingattheKobeUniversityGraduateSchoolofMedicineandpromotedjoint
researchonnewclinicaltestingtechnologies.Thiscourseiscurrentlycollaboratingwith
SysmexʼsCentralResearchLaboratoriesonthedevelopmentofhighlypreciseyetsimple
diagnosistechnologiesfordeterminingtheriskofcardiovasculardiseasebyevaluatingthefunctionofhigh-densitylipoproteins.
Inﬁscal2017,weestablishedtwonewfundedcoursesintheﬁeldofinternationalclinicalcancerresearch.Thecoursesaimtoapplyleading-edgetechnologies,suchasartiﬁcial
intelligenceandroboticstechnology,tothesurgicaldomainandestablishsurgicaltreatmentmethodsforcancerthatareminimallyinvasiveandoﬀercompletecures.Incollaborationwiththesefundedcourses,SysmexwillpromoteR&Dofnext-generation- 103 -

medicalcareandnewmedicaldevicesbyutilizingitsliquidbiopsytechnologiesandMedicaroidʼsroboticstechnologies.

ContributingtoHealthcarethroughFoundations

In1984,TaroNakatani,thefounderofTOAMEDICALELECTRONICSCO.,LTD.(current
SysmexCorporation)establishedtheNakataniFoundationofelectronicMeasuring
TechnologyAdvancement.In2012,thefoundationchangeditsnametotheNakatani
FoundationforAdvancementofMeasuringTechnologiesinBiomedicalEngineering.The
foundationʼscoreactivityistoprovidegrantsforleading-edgetechnologydevelopmentintheﬁeldofbiomedicalengineeringmeasurement,providingawardstoresearchersandoﬀeringtechnologyexchangegrants.
Sincethe30thanniversaryofitsfoundinginﬁscal2014,thefoundationhasbroadenedits
target,commencinggrantactivitiestopromotescienceeducationatjuniorandseniorhighschools.Thefoundationalsosetupaninternationalexchangeprogramforuniversity
studentsinthesciencesaimedatcultivatingresearcherswhocanbeactiveglobally.In
2016,theexchangeprogramwasconductedbetweenJapanandtheUnitedStates.
Fromthetimeofitslaunchthroughﬁscal2016,thefoundationhasprovided407grants
amountingtoacumulative*¥1,150million.
*ThecumulativeamountofgrantmoneyincludesSpecialResearchGrants,whicharefortwo-year.

ContinuingtoCooperatewithBloodDonation

AtSysmex,whichprovidesthetestinginstrumentsusedforblooddonations,employeesarealsoactive
participantsinblooddonations.Inﬁscal2016,some300
employeestookpartinblooddonationsheldat14oﬃces.
ToincreaseoursupportfortheJapaneseRedCross
Societyasahealthcarecompany,sinceﬁscal2014we
Blooddonationactivity(SysmexRA)
havebeenregisteredasa“blooddonationsupporting
company.”
Clickhereforinformationonsystemstopromote
employeevolunteers.

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RegisteringasaPartnertoPromote“CancerScreeningCorporateAction”

SysmexCorporationlaunchedtheLC-1000exfoliativecellanalyzerinﬁscal2014,aimingforittobeusedincervicalcancerexaminationsinthefuture.Wealsoplantopromoteawarenessactivitiesaimedatincreasingthepercentageofpeopleundergoingcervicalcancer
examinations.
Aspartofthiseﬀort,weregisteredwiththeCancer
Certiﬁcateofregistrationfor
ScreeningCorporateActionprojectinﬁscal2015.
OverseenandoperatedbytheMinistryofHealth,Labour CancerScreeningCorporate
ActionandWelfare,thisnationalprojectaimstoelicitthecooperationofcompaniesandorganizationstoraiseto50%thepercentageofpeopleinJapanparticipatingincancerscreening.Registeredcompaniesworktoincreasethecancerscreeningpercentagethroughinternalawarenessactivitiesandthedisseminationof
information,andbycreatingvaluethroughtheir
SigningceremonyfortheAgreementbusinesses.SysmexCorporationtookpartinaseminar toPromoteanIncrease
heldinOkayamainNovember2016wheretheJapanese intheRateofCancerScreening
governmentandcompaniesintroducedrecentinformationinvolvingcancer
countermeasuresbeingundertakenaspartoftheirwork,introducingitsowninitiativestoaddresscancer.
Inﬁscal2016,wesignedtheAgreementtoPromoteanIncreaseintheRateofCancer
ScreeningwithHyogoPrefecture.Theprefectureandprivatecompaniesareconducting
grass-rootsmovementstopromoteawarenessofandencouragescreenings.Oureﬀorts
willhelprealizeonepillaroftheHyogoPrefectureCancerCountermeasurePromotionPlan,
topromoteearlydetection.
Asoneaspectofitseﬀortstofosterhealthawareness,weactivelypromoteeducation
withintheCompanyaboutcervicalcancerexaminations.WealsoparticipateproactivelyinrelatedeventsoutsidetheCompany.InApril2017,weparticipatedintheLOVE49inKOBE
projectdesignatingUterusDayinﬁscal2017.Weinteractedwithhealthcareprofessionals,
localuniversitystudentsandotherparticipants,gainingvaluableinformationthatwouldbehelpfulforourfutureinitiatives.
ClickherefordetailsonSysmexʼsinternalawarenessactivities.

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ConductingaTrainingCourseforCitizenEmergencyLife-SavingTechnicians
Eachyear,SysmexCorporationholdsatrainingcourseforcitizenemergencylife-savingtechniciansandAEDtraining
attheheadoﬃce,TechnoparkandSolutionCenter.
CertiﬁedbytheﬁredepartmentandthecityofKobeFirst
AidSupportTeam(FAST),thiscourseisdesignedtotrain
peopleinappropriateresponsesintheeventofillnessorinjury.
Byencouragingasmanypeopleaspossibletogainlifesavingknowledgeandskills,wecontributetomakingasecuresociety.

Trainingcourseforcitizen
emergencylife-savingtechniciansParticipatinginInternationalCooperationEﬀorts

SysmextakespartininternationalcooperationeﬀortsbyJapanʼsMinistryofForeignAﬀairsandtheJapan
InternationalCooperationAgency(JICA)byparticipatinginoﬃcialdevelopmentassistance(ODA),byextendingyen
creditorthroughoutrightdonation,aimedatraisingthelevelofhealthcareinemerginganddevelopingcountries.
JICAtrainees
Everyyear,wehosttraineesvisitingJapanthroughJICA
programsatitsfacilities,conductingtrainingontheuseofmedicalinstruments.Inﬁscal
2016,weconductedtrainingseventimesati-Squareandotherfacilitiesfor75participantsfrom62countriesinAfrica,theMiddleEast,CentralAsiaandSoutheastAsia.

HoldinganOpenLectureonHepatitisTreatment

Tofosteradeeperunderstandingofhepatitisandhelp
createanenvironmentinwhichhepatitispatientscangoabouttheirliveswithpeaceofmind,inNovember2016
SysmexCorporationsponsoredtheLectureonTreating
Hepatitis(ShonanRegion)“TreatingTypeCHepatitisEarly
beforeItBecomesHepaticCancer”asanopenlecturefor Openlecture
residentsheldbytheLiverSocietyKanagawa,apatientsʼ
association.
Ontheday,weinvitedlecturersfromtheShonanTobuGeneralHospital,whospokeontheeﬀectivenessoforaldrugsontypeChepatitisandissueshappenedaftershowing- 106 -

completevirologicalresponse.Thelecturewasattendedby20localresidents,including
patients.

ProducingIllustratedBookstoPromoteEducationandAwarenessWeproduceanillustratedbooktopromoteeducationandawarenessofillnessandtesting.Wedistributethisbooktohospitalsandclinics,whichplaceitinwaitingroomsandotherlocations.Becausethebookfeatureseasy-tounderstandexplanationsinnarrativeformoftheIllustratedbooks
characteristicsofillnesses,aswellastheirtestingandtreatment,itdrawstheinterestofchildrenandotherswhohavelittleknowledgeabout
medicine.

OverseasActivities

OverseasExample(Americas):MakingOngoingContributionstoOrganizations
ThatSupportCancerPreventionandResearchToachieveitsgoalofcontributingtoahealthysociety,
SysmexAmericaregularlydonatestoorganizationsthat
supportcancerpreventionandresearch.Inﬁscal2014–2016,thecompanydonatedmorethanUS$175,000*totheAmericanandCanadianCancerSocieties,theAmerican
HeartAssociationandtheLeukemia&LymphomaSociety.
Employeesparticipatingina
Thecompanyʼsemployeesalsoactivelyparticipatedascharitywalkvolunteersineventsheldbythesesocieties.
*Includingdonationsreceivedthroughfund-raisingcampaigns.

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OverseasExample(EMEA*):“SysmexAgainstCancer”Campaign

Fromﬁscal2014toﬁscal2015,EMEAemployeevolunteershavebeencentraltothe“SysmexAgainstCancer”campaigntostampoutthedisease.Employeesineachregion
plannedandheldtheirownfundraisingeventstoraiseawarenessofcancerpreventionandraiseapproximately¥31,5millionindonationstotheWorldCancerResearchFund,anonproﬁtorganizationthatconductsinitiativestosupportresearch.Thedonatedfundswereusedforvariousresearchprojectsrelatedtocancerprevention,thepublicationofresearch
reportsandawareness-buildingactivities.
*Europe,theMiddleEastandAfrica

OverseasExample(China):CollaboratingwithaCollegetoCultivateEngineers
China,wheretestingdemandisgrowingatarapidpace,facesanurgentneedtoprovidelaboratorytesting
instrumentengineerswiththerequisitespecialized
knowledgeandtechnologicalskills.Toaddressthisneed,
SysmexShanghaiandtheShanghaiMedicalInstrumentation
College(SMIC)togetheroperateatrainingcenterforengineers.Weconductedtrainingthreetimesinﬁscal2016, Engineersintrainingfor68people.

OverseasExample(AsiaPaciﬁc):ProvidingFreeUrinalysisTestingInthePhilippines,thetelevisionprogramSalamatDok(“Thankyou,doctor”)isbeingbroadcasttoraisepublichealthawareness.
Incooperationwith“TheDayofUrine,”aneventtheprogramheldinSeptember2015,SysmexPhilippines
providedurinalysistestingfreeofchargetosome100peopleincollaborationwiththePhilippineAssociationofMedicalTechnologists.

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EmployeesatSysmexPhilippines,
whichprovidedthetestingBloodDonationsOverseas(EachRegion)Tohelpresolvemedicalissuesclosetohome,employeesatSysmexGroupparticipatedactivelyinblooddonations.
InApril2016,atSysmexNewZealandInJune2016,atSysmexIndonesia
InJuly2016,atSysmexMalaysia

OverseasExample(AsiaPaciﬁc):ProvidingSupportforChildrenwithHeart
DiseaseEachyear,SysmexNewZealandholdsanin-housefund-raisingcampaigntosupport
childrenwithcongenitalheartdisease.

SupportforNon-proﬁtOrganizationBuildingMedicalInfrastructureInﬁscal2010,SysmexdonatedhematologyanalyzersinsupportofILFAR,anon-proﬁtorganizationdedicatedtobuildinganHIV/AIDStreatmentinfrastructureinKenya,andSysmexhascontinuedtoprovidesupportsincethen.ILFAR
provideseducationaboutHIV/AIDSandconductsregularfreescreeninginthearea.Inﬁscal2016,theorganization
providedfreescreeningforaround3,800people.Inﬁscal Hematologyanalyzerdonatedby
2016,SysmexmadeadonationtoILFARcorrespondingto Sysmex
thescreeningcostsfor1,100people.

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CorporateCitizenshipActivities

EstablishmentofaVibrantCommunityTocreatevibrantlocalcommunitieswithvigorousresidents,Sysmexcooperateswithlocal
governmententitiesandorganizationsinJapanandoverseas,supportingcultureandsports,providingsupportfordisaster-aﬀectedareas,contributingtotheeducationofthenextgenerationandtakingpartinenvironmentalpreservationactivities.Intheseways,we
contributetoconﬁdenceandvigorinlocalcommunities.

ActivitiesinJapan
SponsorshipoftheKobeMarathon2016

SysmexCorporationhasbeenaspecialsponsorofthiseventsinceitsinception.Withathemeof“ThanksandFriendship,”theKobeMarathonismeanttoexpressthegratitudeofthepeopleoftheKobeareatoeveryonewho
assistedinthereconstructionoftheregionfollowingthe
GreatHanshin-AwajiEarthquake.
AsaspecialsponsorofthesixthKobeMarathon,heldin
Employeevolunteershandingout
November2016,weprovidedrunnersʼbibnumbersandwater
exhibitedattheKobeMarathonEXPO.Wealsoﬁelded
volunteerswhoprovidedoperationalsupport.
Theeconomicimpactofthiseventiscalculatedtobeapproximately¥7billioninHyogo
Prefecturealone.

HoldingEventsforCommunicationwiththeLocalCommunity
Everyyear,SysmexCorporationinvitescommunityresidents
toitsoﬃcestostrengthenitsrelationshipwiththelocal
community.InMay2016,weopenedthegardensat
Technoparkforaneventinwhichsome700membersofthelocalcommunityjoinedandstrolledaboutthegrounds.
Ontheday,weheldalecturethemedon“recommending- 110 -

OpengardensatTechnoparkcervicalcancerscreening.”ParticipantsalsotookpartinahealthcheckusingASTRIMFIT,ourproductforchecking
estimatedbloodhemoglobinlevelswithoutsampling.
AttheSolutionCenter,acommunityexchangeeventwasheldviatheKobeHigh-TechParkAssociation.Inﬁscal2016,
OpenMinatoIjinkan
weparticipatedinandexhibitedatasummerfestival
sponsoredbytheassociation,lendingspaceforanAED
trainingsession.
Asinthepreviousyear,inOctoberweopenedtheMinatoIjinkantothegeneralpublic.A
historicalediﬁceconstructedin1906,thestructurehadbecomedecrepitandwasclosed
tothepublicin2008.InSeptember2012,Sysmexrentedthebuilding,performed
renovationsandnowusesitasaguesthouse.Inadditiontomakingthebuildingopentothepublic,weheldaphotoexhibitintroducingthehistoryofKobeandarrangedajazz
concertandotherenjoyableevents.Arecord368peoplevisited.WeplantoopenMinato
Ijinkantothepubliconaregularbasisgoingforward.

SupportingVariousEventsandOrganizationstoStimulatetheLocalCommunity
andContributetoCulturalDevelopment
SysmexCorporationsupportslocaldevelopmentthroughdonationsandsponsorship.
Forexample,wesupportKobeLuminarie,anannualilluminationeventthatoriginatedasamemorialforthevictimsofthe1995GreatHanshin­AwajiEarthquakeandwhichisheldinthehopesofreconstructing/restoringKobeandallofHyogoPrefecture.Wealso
cooperatewiththeKobeOjiZooʼsAnimalSponsorProgram.Inaddition,wesupportthefollowingorganizationsandevents.
StimulatingtheLocalCommunity
46thKobeFestival
KobeSeasideBonOdori
89thHyogoPrefecturalElementary,JuniorHighandHighSchoolArtShow
FifthHyogoConcertbytheJapanVirtuosoSymphonyOrchestra
HyogoKOBEMedicalHealthFair
Kobe/HyogoYouthMeetingtheWorld,Others
SupportingCulture-RelatedPrograms
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Others
GlobalHealthInnovativeTechnologyFund(GHITFund)"GlobalHumanResourceDevelopmentCommunity"JapanPublic–PrivatePartnershipStudent
FoundationforComputationalScience
SavetheChildren
NakataniFoundationforAdvancementofMeasuringTechnologiesinBiomedical
Engineering
See“Fiscal2016PerformanceData”forexpenditureoncorporatecitizenshipactivities.

SponsoringLocalSportsTeam

ToenergizelocalKobesportsteams,SysmexCorporationsponsorsVisselKobe,aJapaneseprofessionalJ.Leaguesoccerclub.
Inadditiontopromotingthelocalcommunity,throughsuchinitiativesweaimtocontributetoahealthycommunitythroughsports.

OverseasActivities
OverseasExample(AsiaPaciﬁc):ConductingVariousActivitiestoAddress
ProblemsinLocalCommunities

SysmexGroupcompaniesintheAsiaPaciﬁcregiontakepartinvariousprojectstoresolveissuesfacedbythelocal
community.Inﬁscal2016,theyengagedinthefollowing
eﬀortsinvariousregions.
Donated600giftbagscontainingsnacksandtissuestohomelesspeopletogetherwiththePERTIWISoupKitchen
DonatedgiftbagstotheProject(SysmexMalaysia)
ParticipatedintheKmartWishingTreeAppealprojectto homeless(SysmexMalaysia)
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OverseasExample(Americas):SelectedfortheCompaniesThatCareHonor
RollfortheNinthConsecutiveYear
SysmexAmericawasselectedfortheCompaniesThatCare
HonorRoll2017,sponsoredbyCompaniesThatCare,aU.S.
nonproﬁtorganization.Fornineconsecutiveyears,Sysmex
Americahasbeenselectedforthishonorroll,which
identiﬁescompaniesofexcellenceinavarietyofareas,suchascultivatingleaders,employeecompensation,extensive
welfare,work–lifebalance,apleasantworkingenvironment
andvolunteeractivitiesintheregion.

OverseasExample(Americas):HelpingtoRepairHomesforLow-IncomePeople
SysmexAmericasupportsdivisionalactivitiesintheLake
County,IllinoisconductedbyHabitatforHumanity,aninternationalNGO.Thisorganizationtakespartineﬀortstoprovidehomesforlow-incomepeopleinmorethan70
countriesaroundtheworld.HabitatforHumanityLake
County,thedivisionSysmexAmericasupports,provides
housingsothat214families(around900people)canlive HabitatforHumanityActivities
withpeaceofmind.SysmexAmericacontributestothecostofrepairsforthesehousesandprovidespeopletoassist.In
September2016,theorganizationhandedoverhomesatwhichrepairshadbeenconductedfromspringthroughautumn.

OverseasExample(Americas):ParticipatinginRedNoseDay(ACharityEventto
EndChildPoverty)
SysmexAmericaemployeesorganizetheSysmexCare
committee,whoseactivitiesincludeparticipatingintheRed
NoseDay*charityeventtoendchildpoverty.Morethan400
employeesdonrednosesandsupportfund-raising
activities.
RedNoseDayactivities*RedNoseDayisacharityactivitybyComicRelief,aUSNPO,raisingmoneythroughtheRedNosedayFundintheaimofendingchildpoverty.
Charityactivitiesarecharacterizedbytherednosesparticipantswear.This
programsupportseﬀortstohelpchildrenandyoungpeoplebesafeandhealthyandreceiveaneducation.
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OverseasExample(EMEA*):DonatingtoHomesforChildrenandtheElderly
SysmexPartecactivelysupportschildreninneedandtheelderlyinitscommunity.Inﬁscal
2016,thecompanysupportedchildrenʼsparticipationinasummercampandmusicandsportsclassroom.Forpeopleinhomesfortheelderly,itsupportedaChristmasparty.
*Europe,theMiddleEastandAfrica

SupportforDisaster-AﬀectedAreas
ProvidingSupportfortheRegionAﬀectedbytheKumamotoEarthquake

InApril2016,amagnitude7earthquakehitKumamoto
Prefecture.Sincethen,large-scalequakeshavecontinued
toaﬀectKumamotoandOitaprefectures.Promptlyaftertheearthquake,SysmexCorportaionsetupadisaster
responseheadquarters,supplyingmineralwater,freezedriedfood,blanketsandothersupportitemstohospitals
andcommerciallabs,itscustomers.
ThroughtheJapaneseRedCrossSociety,wedonated¥10
Providingsupportfortheregion
millioninﬁscal2016toproviderelieftopeopleintheaﬀectedbytheKumamoto
strickenareaandtoaidinreconstructionoftheaﬀectedearthquake
region.Ouremployeesalsoconductedfundraisingactivities,
donatingapproximately¥1.3million.

ContributingtotheEducationoftheNextGeneration
SupportingtheEducationofYouth
SysmexCorportaioncooperatesintheTry-yaruWeekworkplaceexperienceprogramheldforHyogoPrefecturejuniorhighschoolstudents.WealsotakepartintheScienceFairin
Hyogo,aneventparticipatedinbycompanies,universitiesandresearchinstitutions,atwhichmathandsciencehighschoolstudentsinHyogoPrefectureannuallypresenttheirresearchresults.

HostingInternshipsandCompanyTours

SysmexCorportaiontakesaproactivestancetowardhostingoverseasstudents.Inﬁscal
2016,theCompanyprovidedinternshipsforfourstudentsfromtheIndianInstituteofTechnology.Wealsohostedtwostudents,fromtheUniversityofHongKongandtheHong- 114 -

KongUniversityofScienceandTechnology,providingthemanopportunitytolearnabout
Sysmexʼsuniquetechnologies.WeacceptedsixstudentsforhighschoolinternshipsatiSquare.Wealsooﬀeredhands-onlocalinternships,hostingatotalof25studentsinthe
R&Dandscientiﬁcaﬀairsdivisionsandsponsoredlong-terminternshipstargetingpost-doc
students.
InApril2015,wedecidedtotakepartinthe“GlobalHumanResourceDevelopment
Community,”apublic–privatepartnershipstudentstudyabroadprogram.EstablishedbytheJapanStudentServicesOrganization,thisprogramelicitscooperationfromcompanies,
theJapanesegovernmentanduniversitiestoprovideopportunitiesformotivatedandcapableyoungpeopletostudyabroad.Theprogramaimstobuildmomentumforstudying
abroadandsupporttheformationofnetworksamongstudentswhohavestudiedabroad.

NaturePreservationandClean-upActivities
ForestConservationActivities

Sysmexpromotesforestconservationinanaimtocontributetolocalwatershedandbiodiversityprotection.
Clickherefordetailsonforestconservationactivities.

Clean-upActivitiesNearBusinessOﬃces

EmployeevolunteersfromSysmexʼsbusinessoﬃcesaroundJapantakepartineﬀortstocleanareasaroundtheirbusinessoﬃces.Inﬁscal2016,800employeesat20locations
tookpartintheseactivities.

SendaiBranch

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i-SquareCorporateCitizenshipActivities

EmployeeVolunteerActivities
EncourageEmployeeVolunteerActivities
SocialContributionPointProgram

SysmexencouragesemployeevolunteeractivitiesbyaSocialContributionPointProgram.Underthisprogram,employeescanregisterpointsafterparticipatinginvolunteereﬀortsinprivateorsocialcontributionactivitiesheldbytheCompany. ©UNICEF/UNI150956/Asselin
TheCompanythenmakescontributionsaccording ©UNICEF/UNI108970/Asselin©UNICEF/UNI179689/Markisz
tothetotalnumberofpointsregisteredbyemployeeseveryyear.Inﬁscal2016,Sysmexmadedonationstochildrenindeveloping
countries,aswellaschildhoodcancerpatientsandtheirfamilies.Some32%ofSysmex
employeesinJapan,or1,074people,participatedinthisprogram,resultinginaround¥1.37millionindonations.Atotalof¥3.62millionhasbeendonatedthroughthisprogram
inthethreeyearsfromﬁscal2014.

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Inﬁscal2016,employeesateachbusinesssiteconductedcleaningactivitiesandcollectedsuchitemsasusedbooks,
stamps,miswrittenpostcards,second-handclothesandotheritemsfordonationtoNGOsandotherorganizations.
Inaddition,morethan100picturebooksandsome
stationeryitemscollectedfromemployeesweredonatedtoDonationceremony
institutionsforchildreninthecityofKobe.

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SustainabilityEnvironmentalConsideration
Globalenvironmentalproblemsareapressingissuewithrespecttorealizingasustainable
society.TheParisAgreement,whichwasadoptedbythe21stsessionoftheConferenceofthePartiestotheUnitedNationsFrameworkConventiononClimateChange(COP21),callsforallcountriesandregionsoftheworldtosettargetsforreducingCO2emissionsinordertopreventglobalwarming,andmandatedmeasuresforreachingthesetargets.
Furthermore,measurestobecomearecycling-orientedsocietyarebecominganincreasinglyimportanttopicasthedepletionofnaturalresourcesgrowsmoreserious.
Againstthisbackdrop,inSeptember2015theUnitedNationsadoptedtheSustainable
DevelopmentGoals(SDGs),whichsetnumeroustargetsforaddressingenvironmental
issues.TheSDGscallforcompanies,aswellasgovernments,totakeoncertain
responsibilities.
Asacompanydevelopingitsoperationsglobally,Sysmexrecognizesincreasinglyserious
environmentalissuesasatopmostpriority.Accordingly,wehaveformulatedlong-term
environmentalobjectivesintheSysmexGroupEnvironmentalActionPlan(SysmexEcoVision2020),whichcallforenvironment-friendlinessintheproductlifecycleandeﬀortstoreducetheenvironmentalimpactofoperationalactivities.Inparticular,bytargeting
environment-friendlinessintheproductlifecycleweexpecttoreducecostsandsecureourcompetitiveadvantageinthemarket.Atthesametime,webelievewewillbeabletoreducetheenvironmentalimpactthatresultswhencustomersuseourproducts.
Withrespecttotheproductlifecycle,wearedevelopingenvironmentallyconscious
products,reducingCO2emissionsinourlogisticsprocessesanddecreasingamountsofpackagingmaterials,amongotherinitiatives.Wearealsorollingoutglobalmeasuresaimed
atloweringCO2emissionsatbusinessoﬃcesandbolsteringtherecyclingratio.
Goingforward,alongwiththepursuitofsustainablegrowthwewillcontinuestrivingtoreduceenvironmentalimpact̶avitalsocialissue.
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EnvironmentalConsideration

EnvironmentalManagement
EnvironmentalPolicy
EnvironmentalPolicy

Byshapingtheadvancementofhealthcare,ourglobalenvironmentalconservation
activitiescontributetothecreationofafulﬁllingandhealthysociety.

Corebehavior

1.Wedeliverreassurancetoallpeoplebycarryingoutbusinessactivitiesinanenvironmentallyconsciousmanner.
2.Westrivetoprovideeco-friendlyproductsandserviceswhilegivingcarefulthoughtofenvironmentalissuesthroughouttheirlifecycles.
3.Westrivetoconserveenergyandresources,reducewastes,promoterecycleandproperlycontrolchemicalsubstancesinallbusinessactivities.
4.Wecomplywithallapplicablenationalorregionalenvironmentalregulations,standardsandagreements.
5.Wecontinuallyimproveourenvironmentalconservationactivitiesandworkdiligently
preventpollutionandminimizetheimpactourproductshaveontheenvironment.
6.Wecontributetosocietythroughenvironmentalconservationactivitiesasamemberofthecommunity,whileeducatingandraisingtheenvironmentalconsciousness.
7.Weestablishenvironmentalobjectivesandtargetsconsistentwiththisenvironmentalpolicy,andmeasureourperformanceagainstthem.
RevisedMay2009

EnvironmentalManagementSystem- 119 -

EnvironmentalManagementSystem
GroupEnvironmentalManagementSystem

SysmexhasformulatedGlobalEnvironmentalManagementRegulationstoclarifytheresponsibilitiesandrolesofeachGroupcompany.Wehaveassignedamanagingdirector,amemberoftheManagingBoard,ofSysmexCorporationasanenvironmentalmanagementoﬃcertooverseeandcontrolGroupenvironmentalmanagement.TheEnvironmental
ManagementCommittee,whichischairedbytheenvironmentalmanagementoﬃcer,makes
decisionsrelatedtoenvironmentalactivities.ActivitiesincludedeliberatingonimportantmatterssuchasGroupenvironmentalobjectivesandconductingmanagementreviews.
WithintheEnvironmentalManagementCommittee,wehaveestablishedtheEnvironmental
ManagementSystemPromotionSection(chairedbytheheadoftheCSRPromotion
Divisionandmemberedbypeopleinchargeofenvironmentalmanagementsystempromotioninindividualoperatingdivisions)astheorganizationforexecutingenvironmental
management.Eachoperatingdivisionpromotesenvironmentalactivitiesinlinewithits
function,centeredonthepersonresponsibleforenvironmentalmanagementsystempromotionandthepersoninchargeofenvironmentalmanagementsystempromotion.

PromotingtheAcquisitionofISO14001Certiﬁcation

SysmexisworkingtowardtheacquisitionofISO14001,theinternationalstandardforenvironmentalmanagement,fortheGroupʼsprincipalaﬃliatedcompanies,andJinan
Sysmexwasnewlycertiﬁedinﬁscal2016.AsofApril30,2017,wehadacquired
certiﬁcationsat24locations,andthepercentageofemployeesatlocationsthathadreceivedcertiﬁcationsamountedto69%ofthetotalnumberofGroupemployees.Each
locationisalsopromotingtransitionalactivitiesinlinewithamendmentstoISO14001.
BycentralizingtheenvironmentalactivitiesoftheGroupʼsactivitiesinJapan,weareworkingtoascertainthestateofprogressonactivitiesandanyissues,aswellastoreinforcemanagementactivities.Tothisend,fourcompanies(SysmexCorporation,Sysmex
InternationalReagents,SysmexRAandSysmexMedica)comprisingninelocationshave
obtainedintegratedcertiﬁcation.Inﬁscal2016,wecompletedthetransitiontotheamendedISOstandards(ISO14001:2015).

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StatusofISO14001Certiﬁcation
CompanyName

Scope

Site

Manufactureofreagents
Reagentfactoryinforclinicaltesting
Germany
SysmexEurope(NewlyacquiredISO
Salesandafter-sales
50001certiﬁcation)
servicesforclinicaltesting Headoﬃce
instruments,varioustypesofanalyzers,testing
reagents,testing
SysmexDeutschland informationsystemsandhealthcare-relatedsoftware
KakogawaFactory
Technopark
SysmexCorporation Development,design,
manufacture,saleandaftersaleserviceofclinicaltestinginstruments,various
typesofanalyzers,testing
reagents,testing
informationsystemsandhealthcare-relatedsoftware,
SysmexInternational aswellassaleofcustom
proteins
Reagents

Headoﬃce
SolutionCenter
i-Square
OnoFactory
SeishinFactory

SysmexMedica-

SysmexRA-

SysmexBrazil

Manufactureandsaleofreagentsforclinicaltesting- 121 --

Acquiredin
November
1999
October
2011
April2000
February
2002
February
2002
November
2005
February
2015
March
2001
June2007
March
2001
June2008
February
2009CompanyName

Scope

Site

Salesandafter-sales
servicesforclinicaltesting
instruments,varioustypesofanalyzers,testing
reagents,testing
SysmexReagents
informationsystemsandAmerica
healthcare-relatedsoftware,aswellasmanufactureof
testingreagents
Design,development,
installationandsupportofhealthcareinformation
systemsandservices,aswellassalesandafter-sales
SysmexNewZealand servicesforclinicaltesting
instruments,varioustypesofanalyzers,testing
reagents,testing
informationsystemsandhealthcare-relatedsoftware
Salesandafter-sales
servicesforclinicaltesting
instruments,varioustypes
SysmexFranceofanalyzers,testing
reagents,testing
informationsystemsandhealthcare-relatedsoftware
Manufactureofreagents
SysmexIndia
forclinicaltesting
Salesandafter-sales
servicesforclinicaltesting
SysmexAsiaPaciﬁc instruments,varioustypes Headoﬃceofanalyzers,testing
reagents,testing

Acquiredin

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December
2009

May2011

February
2012
March
2012
April2012

CompanyName

Scope

Site

informationsystemsandhealthcare-relatedsoftware,aswellasmanufactureand Reagentfactorysaleofreagentsforclinicaltesting
Salesandafter-sales
servicesforclinicaltesting
instruments,varioustypes
SysmexEspanaofanalyzers,testing
reagents,testing
informationsystemsandhealthcare-relatedsoftware
Salesandafter-sales
servicesforclinicaltesting
instruments,varioustypes
SysmexMiddleEast ofanalyzers,testing
reagents,testing
informationsystemsandhealthcare-relatedsoftware
DevelopmentandSysmexWuxi
manufactureofclinicaltestingreagents
DevelopmentandJinanSysmex
manufactureofclinicaltestingreagentsConductingEnvironmentalAuditing

Acquiredin

April2012

March
2013

June2013
January
2016

Inlinewithenvironmentalmanagementsystemrequirements,weperformregularinternal
andexternalenvironmentalauditsatlocationsthathaveobtainedISO14001certiﬁcation.
Inﬁscal2016,threenonconformitieswerefoundduringinternalenvironmentalauditsofthefourGroupcompaniesandninelocationsforwhichcertiﬁcationinJapanhasbeen
integrated.Oneslightnonconformitywasfoundinexternalenvironmentalaudits.
Correctivemeasureshavebeencompleted.

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EnvironmentalObjectives
SettingLong-TermandMedium-TermEnvironmentalObjectivesToguidetheGroupʼsenvironmentalmanagementoverthelongterm,Sysmexhassetlongtermenvironmentaltargetstobeachievedbyﬁscal2020undertheSysmexGroup
EnvironmentalActionPlan(SysmexEco-Vision2020).Toachievethesegoals,weareworkingtoimprovetheGroupʼsenvironmentalimpactonanongoingbasis.
Inourenvironmentalactionplan,welookedatthesocialsituation,needsandexpectations
withregardtoclimatechange,resourcecirculationandotherenvironmentalproblems,
identiﬁedissuestoaddressbytakingintoconsiderationtheCompanyʼsenvironmental
impactandscope,andsettargetsinﬁscal2010throughdeliberationbytheEnvironmental
ManagementCommittee.GivenenvironmentalchangesthathavetakenplaceinJapanandoverseas,werevisedcertainofthesetargetsinﬁscal2015.WerevisedtheunitsforourtargetonreducingCO2emissionsfromJapan-domesticandinterregionaltransportationfrom“perunitoffreightton-km”to“perunitofnon-consolidatedsales”toreﬂecttheeﬀectsofimprovedloadingeﬃciency.Wehavealsosetmid-termobjectivestowardourenvironmentalactionplanobjectives.WearecurrentlyundergoinginitiativesaimedatmeetingthetargetsoftheSysmexGroupEnvironmentalActionPlan(Fiscal2015–2017).
InthenewGroupmid-termmanagementplanfromﬁscal2017,wehavealsoestablishedGroupenvironmentalobjectivesforthecompaniesinJapan.Theplansetsthree-year
environmentalobjectivesforproductandservicelifecyclesandoperationalactivitiesforeachdivisioninJapan.Onthisbasis,wehaverolledoutactionplansandaremoving
forwardwithinitiativestomeetthesetargets.

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Long-TermEnvironmentalObjectivesoftheSysmexGroupEnvironmental
ActionPlan(SysmexEco-Vision2020)andSysmexGroupMedium-Term
EnvironmentalObjectivesandResults

SysmexEco-Vision2020Long-term
Environmental
Objectives(Revised
Edition)Environmental Promoteeco-friendly
consciousness productsandservice
inproductlife models
cycleprocess

Mid-term
Environmental
Objectives(FY2015–2017)

Activities/Achievementsin
FY2016

Promoteeco-friendly
productsandservice
modelsContinuedworkingtoreduceelectricityuseandachievebetter
compactnessinthedevelopmentofnew
products
Continuedeﬀortstodevelopalternativesforanimal-derivedsubstancesinreagents
Byadoptingconcentrated
reagents,decreased
reagentswitchingtimeandachievedreductionin
wasteToreducewaste,increased
thenumberofinstrument
varietiesemploying
reusablepackaging
materials
Increasedthepercentageofcustomerinquiriesandservicerequestsresolved
viatelephoneandnetwork
services(compatibilitywithremoteconnection)(therebyreducingCO2
emissionsbydecreasing
thenumberofvisitsmadeusingvehicles)
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SysmexEco-Vision2020Long-term
Environmental
Objectives(Revised
Edition)Reducecarbon
dioxideemissionsforlogisticsby50%(perunitofnonconsolidatedsales)*1
Baseyear:FY2010

Mid-term
Environmental
Objectives(FY2015–2017)

Activities/Achievementsin
FY2016

Reducecarbon
dioxideemissionsforlogisticsby45%(perunitofnonconsolidatedsales)*1

Forexports,promoted
shiftfromairtooceantransport
Optimizedproductpackagesizesandconductedloading
simulationstoincrease
containerloadingeﬃciency
Results(perunitofnonconsolidatedsales):Fiscal2016:4.937(tCO2/hundredmillionyen)
Baseyear:7.252(tCO2/hundredmillionyen)
Againstbaseyear:Down
32%
Clickherefordetails

Baseyear:FY2010- 126 -

SysmexEco-Vision2020Long-term
Environmental
Objectives(Revised
Edition)Reducegreenhouse
Environmental gasemissionsat
consciousness businessoﬃcesbyatbusiness50%(perunitofoﬃces
consolidatedsales)*2Baseyear:FY2008

Mid-term
Environmental
Objectives(FY2015–2017)

Activities/Achievementsin
FY2016

Reducegreenhousegasemissionsatbusinessoﬃcesby40%(perunitofconsolidatedsales)*2

Reduceduseofelectricity
byimprovingproduction
eﬃciency(Sysmex
InternationalReagents)
ReducedCO2emissionsbyusingsolarpower(Sysmex
Europe(ReagentfactoryinGermany）,i-Square)
Switchedtohigh-eﬃciency
airconditioningunits(SolutionCenter)Convertedtotheuseofrenewableenergyforelectricity(SysmexEurope,
SysmexDeutschland,
SysmexEurope(reagent
factoryinGermany))
Results(perunitofconsolidatedsales):Fiscal2016:7.36(t-CO2/
hundredmillionyen)
Baseyear:10.07(t-CO2/
hundredmillionyen)
Againstbaseyear:Down
27%
Clickherefordetails

Baseyear:FY2008- 127 -

SysmexEco-Vision2020Long-term
Environmental
Objectives(Revised
Edition)Mid-term
Environmental
Objectives(FY2015–2017)

Activities/Achievementsin
FY2016

Reusedasaroadpaving
materialtheglasswaste
formerlyprocessedat
landﬁlls(Technopark,
SolutionCenter)
Achievearecyclerate Achievearecyclerate
Reusedpackagingmaterialof93%orhigheratall of92%orhigheratall onpurchaseditems
businessoﬃces*3
businessoﬃces*3(SysmexWuxi)
Results:
Fiscal2016:91.8%
Clickherefordetails

Reducewaterusageatreagentfactories
by10%(perunitofamountofproduction)*4
Baseyear:FY2008

Reducewaterusageatreagentfactories
by7%(perunitofamountofproduction)*4
Baseyear:FY2008

Reusedreverse-osmosis(pure)wastewaterthroughimprovementofultrapure
waterplant(SysmexAsia
Paciﬁc)Reusedindustrialwaste
wateraftertreatment(SysmexIndia)
Results(perunitofproduction):
Fiscal2016:25.4(m³/thousandboxes)
Baseyear:21.5(m³/thousandboxes)
Againstbaseyear:Up18%
Clickherefordetails*1Scopeofdata:SysmexCorporation*2Scopeofdata:Allfactoriesandmajorbusinessoﬃces(13factories,7businessoﬃces)
[Factories]
SysmexCorporation(KakogawaFactory,i-Square),SysmexInternationalReagents(OnoFactory,SeishinFactory),
SysmexMedica,SysmexRA,SysmexEurope(ReagentfactoryinGermany）,SysmexBrazil,SysmexReagents
America,SysmexIndia,SysmexAsiaPaciﬁc,JinanSysmex,SysmexWuxi
[MajorBusinessOﬃces]
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SysmexCorporation(headoﬃce,Technopark,SolutionCenter),SysmexEurope,SysmexAmerica,Sysmex
Shanghai,SysmexAsiaPaciﬁc*3Scopeofdata:Allfactoriesandmajorbusinessoﬃceswhereproductsand/orchemicalsubstancesarehandled(13factories,3businessoﬃces)
[Factories]
SysmexCorporation(KakogawaFactory,i-Square),SysmexInternationalReagents(OnoFactory,SeishinFactory),
SysmexMedica,SysmexRA,SysmexEurope(ReagentfactoryinGermany）,SysmexBrazil,SysmexReagents
America,SysmexIndia,SysmexAsiaPaciﬁc,JinanSysmex,SysmexWuxi
[MajorBusinessOﬃces]
SysmexCorporation(headoﬃce,Technopark,SolutionCenter)*4Scopeofdata:Reagentfactories(ninefactories)
SysmexInternationalReagents(OnoFactory,SeishinFactory),SysmexEurope(ReagentfactoryinGermany）,
SysmexBrazil,SysmexReagentsAmerica,SysmexIndia,SysmexAsiaPaciﬁc,JinanSysmex,SysmexWuxi

EnvironmentalRiskAssessments
PerformingEnvironmentalRiskAssessments

AspartoftheGroupʼsriskmanagement,Sysmexassessestheimpactofbusinessactivitiesonincreasinglysevereenvironmentalissuesfromtheperspectivesofcomplianceandenvironmentalimpact,inaneﬀorttoreduceriskandcreatebusinessopportunities.We
conductriskassessmentsonceeverytwoyearsunderitsriskassessmentsystem.

EnvironmentalEducation
ConductingEnvironmentalEducationandTraining

ToincreaseawarenessofGroupenvironmentalactivitiesandtheenvironmentalimpactofindividualoperations,onceeachyearSysmexconductsgeneraleducationforall
employees,includingmethodssuchase-learning.
Furthermore,fordivisionswithdeepinvolvementinbusinessactivitiesorrequiring
specializedknowledgeandskills,weconductspecializedtrainingforindividualsdesignatedbytheirdivisionsaspeopleresponsibleforandinchargeofenvironmentalmanagement
systempromotion.Thistrainingincludesregulatorysystemseminarstogainworking
knowledgeandseminarstocultivateinternalenvironmentalauditors.Inﬁscal2016,we
conductedawarenesseducationaboutthetransitiontoISO14001:2015.Wealsoconduct
specializedandemergencyresponsetrainingforeachdivision,asnecessary.

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PeopleUndergoingEnvironmentalEducationandTraining(Fiscal2016)
Name

TargetGeneralenvironmental Totalnumberofemployeesatbusinesssiteshaving
integratedISOcertiﬁcation
education
Regulatory
systemPeopleinchargeofbusinesssitesanddevelopment
seminarSeminartocultivateInternalenvironmentalauditors(peopleinchargeofinternal
environmental environmentalmanagementsystempromotion)
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Numberof
PeopleUndergoing
Training
1,786people52people

19people

EnvironmentalConsideration

EnvironmentalConsiderationthroughtheProductLifecycle
Eco-friendlyproductsandservices
Environment-FriendlinessinProductDesign

Sysmexhasformulatedregulationsrelatedtoproductlifecyclemanagementinaneﬀorttocontributetoenergyconservationandwastereductionwhencustomersuseourproducts.
Theseguidelines,aimedatconservingIVDinstrumentsʼuseofelectricityandlowering
reagentquantities,areincorporatedintotechnicaldevelopment.
Forexample,ourXN-Seriesmultiparameterautomatedhematologyanalyzerwasdesigned
touseconcentratedreagents.Thisconcentrationmakesreagentsmorecompactandreducesthevolumeofcontainersandpackagingmaterials,whichhelpssaveresourcesandgreatlydecreasestheamountofwastegeneratedbylaboratories.Also,thisseriesismore
lightweightandcompactthanconventionalproducts,whichimprovestransporteﬃciency,
contributingtoareductioninCO2emissionsovertheproductʼslifecycle.Wehavechangedthematerialusedinreagentpackagingfrompolyethylenetopaperpacks,helping
topreservefossilfuels.
Inaddition,forourUF-5000/4000/3000fullyautomatedanalyzersofformedelementsinurine,launchedinSeptember2015,weswitchedtomoreenvironment-friendlyandsafer
reagentsthateliminatetheneedforprocessingwasteliquidwithneutralizingagents.
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EnvironmentalConsiderationintheProductionofRawMaterials
Tocurtailtheuseofnaturalresources,theSysmexGrouphasestablishedaproductionmethodusingrecombinantsilkwormsasanalternativetotheuseofanimal-derived
proteinsinitsreagents.Ourproteinproductioncontracting
servicebusinessusingthistechnologyhasalsobeenfully
operationalsinceﬁscal2012,andwearealreadytaking
ordersfromanumberofpharmaceuticalcompanies.
Inthepast,tomaintainsterileconditionthesesubstances Silkwormstoproduceproteinswerecultivatedwithequipmentsuchastankstocontrolforenvironmentalfactors,includingtemperatureandoxygenconcentrations,usingcellsfrommammalsandotheranimals̶anapproachthatconsumedsubstantialenergy.However,asrecombinantsilkwormscanbecultivatedatroomtemperature,simplybyusingshelvesandbreedingcontainersandprovidingthemwithfood,weanticipateenergysavingsandwaste
reduction.

ResponsetoLawsandRegulationsonHarmfulSubstances

ApplicationoftherevisedRoHSDirective*(whichwasamendedinJuly2011)toSysmex's
diagnosticinstrumentsanddiagnosticinstrumentsforanimalsbeginsfromJuly2016.
ToconformwiththerevisedRoHSDirective,wehavecompletedtheprocessofconducting
partssurveysandshiftingtoalternativesonproductsshippedtoEurope.Accordingly,wehavedeclaredourconformancewiththerevisedRoHSdirectivefromﬁscal2015.
*RoHSDirective:AdirectiveprohibitingtheuseofhazardoussubstancesinelectricalandelectronicdevicessoldintheEuropeanUnion.Thisdirectivecallsforthecessationofuseofheavymetals(lead,cadmium,mercuryandhexavalentchromium)andspeciﬁedbrominecontainingﬂameretardants(PBBandPBDE).

ReducingEnvironmentalImpactAssociatedwithHumanTransportthroughBetterServiceEﬃciency

Sysmexisloweringenvironmentalimpactbymakingservicemoreeﬃcient.
Forexample,byexpandingthefunctionsoftheCustomerSupportCenter,wearerespondingtocustomerinquiriesandservicerequestssothatemployeesinchargeoftheircustomerscanvisitinabetter-plannedandmore-eﬃcientmanner.
Also,instrumentsoperatedbycustomersareconnectedtotheCustomerSupportCenterviaouronlineSysmexNetworkCommunicationService(SNCS).Throughremotesupportandbymakinguseofaccumulateddata,wecandeterminethestatusofinstruments
beforeissuesarise,therebyhelpingtominimizeinstrumentdowntime.
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Byreinforcingsystemfunctionsinthismannerandintroducingnewserviceschemes,wearereducingthenumberoftimesservicepersonnelusevehiclestovisitcustomers,cutting
downonCO2emissions.Inﬁscal2016,ourrateoffailureresolutionusingSNCSincreased
approximately7.5%.
ClickhereforinformationaboutSNCS.

EnvironmentallyConsciousProcurement(Green
Procurement)
CooperatingwithBusinessPartnerstoPromoteEnvironmentallyConscious
Procurement

Sysmexhasformulatedgreenprocurementstandards,andworkswithbusinesspartnerstopromoteenvironmentallyconsciousprocurement.Furthermore,weaimtoprocure
environmentallyconsciouspartsandmaterials,andpublishonourwebsitethechemical
substanceswearereducingoreliminatingtheuseofinourproducts.
Inourprocurementpolicy,whichexpressesSysmexʼsbasicconsiderationsonselecting
suppliersandconductingprocurementtransactions,weaskforbusinesspartnersʼ
cooperationinpromotingCSR-consciousactivities.
Clickhereforinformationonourprocurementpolicy.

FormulatingGreenProcurementStandards

Wehaveformulatedgreenprocurementstandards,whichdescribeourfundamentalstanceonenvironmentalconsiderationsinourprocurementactivities.
HistoryofRevisionsandUpdatesofDisclosureInformationRelatedtoGreen
Procurement(PDF:36.6KB)- 133 -

GreenProcurementStandards

Throughourglobalcorporateactivitiesinthehealthcareﬁeld,wearecontributingtothecreationofafulﬁllingandhealthysociety.
1.Objectives
Inaccordancewithitsenvironmentalpolicy,theSysmexGroupstrivestofulﬁllits
corporatesocialresponsibilitybypromotingglobalenvironmentconservation.
Accordingly,weendeavortopromotethemanufactureofenvironmentallyfriendly
productsbyencouragingtheprocurementofrawmaterialsandpartsthathavelow
impactontheglobalenvironment.Sysmexaimstocultivatemotivatedenvironmental
conservationactivitiesamongoursuppliersandenableustoworktogethertoward
thedevelopmentofasustainablesociety.
2.GreenProcurementInitiatives
TheSysmexGrouppractices"greenprocurement"toensurethatitsprocurement
activitiespromoteareductionintheenvironmentalimpactoftheCompany's
productsandreducetheenvironmentalimpactofallproductionactivities,including
thoseofoursuppliers.Wepromotethetwoitemsbelowasspeciﬁcgreen
procurementinitiatives.
1)Promotetheprocurementofrawmaterialsandpartsthathavelower
environmentalimpact.
2)Expandbusinesswithsuppliersthattakeaproactiveapproachtoward
environmentalconservation.
3.ScopeofApplication
Thesestandardsapplytotheprocurementofrawmaterials,partsandproductsbySysmexGroupcompanies.
4.ControlofChemicalSubstancesinProducts
TheSysmexGrouprequirestheselectionofmaterialsandpartsfortheproductsitdevelopsandproducestobebasednotonlyontherequisitequality,performanceandeconomicfeasibility,butalsoontheminimizationofenvironmentalimpact.
Therefore,rawmaterialsandpartsthatdonotemploythechemicalsubstances
describedbelowshallbeadopted:1)Substancesprohibitedaccordingtorestrictionsonchemicalsubstances
containedinproductsshallnotbecontained.
2)Thoseinwhichthechemicalsubstanceamountsdeﬁnedunderrestrictionsonchemicalsubstancescontainedinproductsshallbemonitored.
3)Thoseforwhichtheenvironmentalimpactofthechemicalsubstanceintermsofatmosphericpollution,watercontamination,soilpollution,etc.shallbelow.
4)Environmentalimpactdataformaterialsshallbedisclosed.
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5)Inrelationtopackagingmaterials,whenalloftheaforementionedfactorsareidentical,thatwiththelowestvolumeofcontainedchemicalsubstancesshallbeselected.
RevisedNovember2014

AccordingHighEvaluationstoProcurementPartnersUndertakingMotivatedEnvironmentalConservationActivities

Sysmexisworkingproactivelytoaddresstheimportantsocietalissueofenvironmental
protection.Weaskourbusinesspartnerstobefullyawareofandunderstandtheimportanceofouractivitiesandcooperatewithgreenprocurement.Basedonitsgreen
procurementstandards,inadditiontoquality,price,deliveryschedulesandtechnologicaldevelopmentcapabilities,Sysmexaccordshighevaluationstosuppliersthatundertake
motivatedenvironmentalconservationactivities.Weaskoursuppliersfortheircooperationonthefollowingpoints.
1.ConﬁgurationandOperationofEnvironmentalManagementSystems
Whencommencingtransactionswithbusinesspartners,theSysmexGroupindicatesclearlytheimportanceitplacesonmotivatedenvironmentalconservationactivities.
Tothisend,weconﬁrmwhetherpotentialsuppliershaveinplaceenvironmental
managementsystemscertiﬁedbythirdparties.
1)ISO14001certiﬁcation2)Simpliﬁedenvironmentalmanagementsystemcertiﬁcation
2.ProvisionofEnvironmentalInformationonRawMaterialsandParts
TheSysmexGroupaskssupplierstoprovidethefollowingenvironmentalreportsincooperationwithSysmex'senvironmentalconservationactivities.
1)Dataonharmfulchemicalsubstancescontainedinrawmaterialsandparts
2)CertiﬁcationagainsttheuseofsubstancestargetedbyEuropeanRoHS
regulations3)InformationonrawmaterialsandpartscompliantwithEuropeanRoHS
regulations
3.EnvironmentalMeasuresbySupplierstoTheirOutsourcingPartners
TheSysmexGroupalsoaskssupplierstorequestthattheiroutsourcingpartners
conﬁgureenvironmentalmanagementsystemsandcooperateinproviding
environmentalinformation.Weasksupplierstotakeresponsibilityformanaging
theiroutsourcingpartnersinthisrespect.
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SpecifyingProhibitedSubstances,SubstancestoBeReducedandTarget
Countries

Basedonitsgreenprocurementstandards,Sysmexdisclosesthefollowingitemsindealing
withchemicalsubstances(substanceswithenvironmentalimpact)containedintheproductsitmanufacturesandsells,aswellastheirconstituentparts,devicesandmaterials.
1.Prohibitedsubstances(substanceswhoseuseisprohibited),revisedonJune30,
2017
Prohibitedsubstances（PDF/391KB）
2.Substancestobereduced(substanceswhoseusemustbereduced),revisedonJune30,2017
Substancestobereduced（PDF/850KB）
3.Listoftargetcountries(countriesandregionswhoseenvironmentallawsandregulationsprovidethebasisforprohibitedsubstancesandsubstancestobereduced),revisedonJune30,2017
Listoftargetcountries（PDF/156KB）

Environment-FriendlyLogistics
EﬀortstoLowerCO2EmissionsinJapan-DomesticandInter-Regional
TransportationofProducts
AsSysmexʼsglobalbusinesscontinuestoexpand,itisreviewingitslogisticsprocessesandsystemsasdistribution
growsincreasinglydiverseandmovingforwardwithpackagingreforms.Suchmeasuresincludeshiftingtheoverseasshipmentofproductsfromairtoseatransport,
optimizingproductpackagesizes,conductingthoroughloadingsimulationstoincreasecontainerloadingeﬃciency
andworkingtoreduceCO2emissions.Inﬁscal2016,we
shiftedourmodeoftransportingreagents,whichareconsideredhazardousmaterials,totheUnitedStatesfrom Reefercontainer
aircrafttoship,usingreefercontainers*1.WealsomadethisshiftwhentransportingnewproductstoGermany.Thismovereducedtheannualaircrafttransportvolumebyaround360tons.
Toreducetransportfrequency,wehavesteppeduploadingsimulations.Asaresult,we
improvedourcontainerloadingratiofrom52%inﬁscal2013tomorethan70%inﬁscal
2015,alevelwecurrentlymaintain.
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Inﬁscal2016,thebankruptcyofashippingcompanywehadusednecessitatedasudden
increaseinairtransportation.ThisresultedinCO2emissions(perunitofsales)*2increased
fromthepreviousyear,butdecreased32%fromﬁscal2010,thebaseyearinSysmexEcoVision2020.
*1Acontainerwithequipmenttomaintainitsinternaltemperatureataspeciﬁedlevel*2ThebaseunitforCO2emissions(perunitofsales)oflogisticswasrevisedinﬁscal2015.

CO2emissionsfromlogistics

Notes:RangeofcalculationisCO2fromwarehouseinJapantocustomerswithinJapanandthattooverseasseaportorairport.

SavingResourcesbyRevisingPackagingMaterials

Sysmexisrevisingitspackagingmaterialsinaneﬀorttosaveresources.Forexample,wehaveintroducedreusablepackagingforinstrumentsshippedwithinJapan,whichhas
reducedourvolumeofcardboardwaste.Inﬁscal2016,weadoptedreusablepackagingforsixmodels,successfullyreducingcardboardwastebyapproximately18.6tonsperyear.
Inaddition,forthesteelmaterialsintroducedforshippingproductsoverseas,wehave
increasedtransportstrengthandencouragedrecyclingatdeliverylocations,helpingtoreduceenvironmentalimpact.
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EnvironmentalConsideration

ReductioninEnvironmentalBurdenthroughActivitiesatBusinessOﬃces:
RespondingtoClimateChange
SysmexGroupGlobalComplianceCode(Excerpt)11-2Environmentally-friendlybusinessoperations
Whenengagedinbusinessoperations,everyOﬃcer/Employeeshallpayattention
totheimpactontheenvironmentbasedonenvironment-relatedinternational
standards,andshallpromoteactivitiesthataddresssuchissuesasreductionof
greenhousegas,recycling,andwastereduction,inanendeavortoenhancetheglobalenvironmentthroughactivitiestoaddressglobalclimatechange.

BasicPerspectiveonRespondingtoClimateChange
Climatechangeduetoglobalwarmingisbecomingincreasinglysevere,promptingglobal
callstoreduceCO2emissions.Atthe21stsessionoftheConferenceofthePartiestothe
UnitedNationsFrameworkConventiononClimateChange(COP21),heldinParis,France,in
2015,196countriesandregionsadoptedanewregulatoryframeworkundertheParis
Agreement.Japanpubliclycommittedtoreducinggreenhousegasemissionsby26%
comparedwith2013levelsby2030.
Sysmexbelievesthatresolvingtheclimatechangeissueisnecessaryforasustainableglobalenvironment,andiscontributingtothecreationofafulﬁllingandhealthysociety.To
thisend,in2010weformulatedtheSysmexGroupEnvironmentalActionPlan(Sysmex
Eco-Vision2020),andareinvolvedinongoinginitiativestoreduceCO2emissionsduring
theproductlifecycleandinouroperationalactivities.InformulatingEco-Vision2020,we
lookedatthesocialsituation,needsandexpectationswithregardtoclimatechange,
resourcecirculationandotherenvironmentalproblems,identiﬁedissuestoaddressbytakingintoconsiderationtheCompanyʼsenvironmentalimpactandscope,andsetour
corporateenvironmentalpolicyandlong-termenvironmentaltargets.Takingglobaltrends
intoconsideration,in2017wewillformulatethefollowingenvironmentalactionplanandarepursuingactivitiesaimedatcontributingfurthertoreducingenvironmentalimpact.

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ReducingGreenhouseGasEmissions
EﬀortstoReduceGreenhouseGasEmissionsatBusinessOﬃces

Weareundertakingavarietyofeﬀortstoreducedirectandindirectgreenhousegasemissionsbybusinessoﬃces.
Weareimplementingenergy-savingmeasurestomeeteachoﬃce'scharacteristics,suchasthoroughlymonitoringroom
temperaturesinsummerandwinter,installingmoving
detectorstoactivatestaircaselighting,upgradingto
LEDLighting(OnoFactory)
energy-savingairconditioningequipmentandintroducing
LEDlighting.Atourprincipalbusinessoﬃces,wehaveinstalleddemandmonitoring
functions*tocontroloverallelectricityuse.AttheSolutionCenter,inﬁscal2016weswitchedtoahigh-eﬃciencyairconditioningsystemthatdoesnotusegas,reducing
annualCO2emissionsbyaround36%.InSysmexMalaysia,weconductedaGreener
SysmexPointcampaign,awardingpointstoemployeesusinghybridvehiclesintheirwork
commute,inaneﬀorttolowerenergyuseandCO2emissions.
Inﬁscal2016,unitgreenhousegasemissionsroseapproximately1.1%yearonyear,
aﬀectedbyanincreaseinproductionvolumesandoureﬀortstoreinforceoverseasbases
andaugmentpersonnelnumbers.AgainstourEco-Vision2020targets,however,emissions(unitperconsolidatedsales)weredown27%comparedwithourbaseyear(ﬁscal2008).
*Functionsforcontinuouslymeasuringmaximumelectricaldemand(demandvalue)for24-hourperiodsandsoundinganalarmifthelevelexceedstargetvalues,aswellasreportingonelectricityuseonadailyandmonthly
basis.

Greenhousegasemissionsatbusinessoﬃces

Notes:Scopeofthedata:Factoriesandmajorbusinessoﬃces[Factories]
SysmexCorporation(KakogawaFactory,i-Square),SysmexInternationalReagents(OnoFactory,SeishinFactory),SysmexMedica,SysmexRA,SysmexEurope(Reagent- 139 -

factoryinGermany),SysmexBrazil,SysmexReagentsAmerica,SysmexIndia,Sysmex
AsiaPaciﬁc,JinanSysmex,SysmexWuxi[MajorBusinessOﬃces]
SysmexCorporation(headoﬃce,Technopark,SolutionCenter),SysmexEurope,
SysmexAmerica,SysmexShanghai,SysmexAsiaPaciﬁc

DecreasingCO2EmissionsfromDomesticCompany'sCars
TocurtailfueluseandreduceCO2emissionsfromsome400companycarsinJapan,wearemakinguseofourintranettovisualizetraveldistancesandgasolineusedbyeach
Companycarandheightendriverawareness.Wearealsointroducingfuel-eﬃcientvehicles
andhybridcars.Inﬁscal2016,CO2emissionsbyCompanycarsinJapanweredown
approximately2%yearonyear.
Weholdeco-drivingcoursesatbranchesandsalesoﬃcesinJapan,withcoursesheldatninelocationsinﬁscal2016.Asaresultofthisinitiative,gasolineusewasdownbyaround2%yearonyear.However,thenumberoftruckdeliverieshandledbySysmexMedicaroseinlinewithanincreaseinthenumberofpartsassembled,leadingtoa7%riseindieselfuelconsumption.

ComplyingwithRelatedLawsandRegulations

Sysmexendeavorstocomplywithenvironment-relatedlawsandregulations,bothfromacomplianceperspectiveandfromthestandpointofenvironmentalpreservation.
Asoneaspectoftheseeﬀorts,basedontheEnergyConservationAct,Sysmex
CorporationhassubmittedtotheMinistryofEconomy,TradeandIndustryamedium-tolong-termplanthatsummarizesitsregularreportsaggregatingannualenergyusage
amountsanditsenergyreductionplan.Goingforward,wewillcontinuepromotingenergy
conservationactivitiesthroughouttheCompanytoachievethesenon-bindingtargetsinJapan.

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EnvironmentalConsideration

ReductioninEnvironmentalBurdenthroughActivitiesatBusinessOﬃces:
ResourceCirculation
ManagingandRecyclingWaste
ReducingWasteandPromotingaStableRecyclingRate

Sysmexengagesinongoinginitiativestoreducewasteandincreasetherecyclingratetodecreaseitsconsumptionoflimitedresourcesandcontributetowardthecreationofasustainablesociety.Forinstance,SysmexWuxiisreusingthepolyethylenebagsfrompackagingpurchasedproductsasbagsforhouseholdtrashandtakingothermeasurestoreducewaste.JinanSysmex,meanwhile,hasreducedwastegenerationthroughtheautomationofitsproductionlines.
InJapan,weareusinggarbagedisposalunitsatlocationsthatgeneratesubstantial
amountsofgarbage,suchascompanycafeterias,convertingthegarbagetofertilizer.In
ﬁscal2015,webeganrecyclingglasswaste̶previouslydisposedofinlandﬁlls̶inroad
pavingmaterialsatTechnopark.AttheSolutionCenter,inﬁscal2016wealsobegan
recyclingglasswasteasaroadpavingmaterial.
Asourbusinessgrows,ourtotalamountofwasteincreasesduetotheestablishmentandexpansionofnewlocationsandtoarisingnumberofemployees.However,asaresultoftheseinitiativesourGrouprecyclingrateremainshigh,at91.8%.WewillcontinuesteppingupoureﬀortsasweworktowardachievingthegoalsoutlinedinSysmexEco-Vision2020.
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Scopeofdata:Allfactoriesandmajorbusinessoﬃceswhereproductsand/or
chemicalsubstancesarehandled[Factories]
SysmexCorporation(KakogawaFactory,i-Square),SysmexInternationalReagents(OnoFactory,SeishinFactory),SysmexMedica,SysmexRA,SysmexEurope(Reagent
factoryinGermany),SysmexBrazil,SysmexReagentsAmerica,SysmexIndia,Sysmex
AsiaPaciﬁc,JinanSysmex,SysmexWuxi[MajorBusinessOﬃces]
SysmexCorporation(headoﬃce,Technopark,SolutionCenter)*Someﬁgureshavebeenmodiﬁedfromthepreviousyear.

UsingWaterResourcesEﬀectively
ReducingWaterUseandAppropriatelyProcessingWastewater

Sysmexuseswater,bothabove-groundandundergroundwater,initsbusinessactivities,suchasitscorereagentproduction.Recognizingthereductionofwateruseasanimportantsocialresponsibility,Sysmexsetstargetsforthereductionofwaterusein
SysmexEco-Vision2020,andisworkingtoimprovetheeﬃciencyofwateruseatindividualsites.AtitsreagentfactoriesinJapan,Sysmexisimprovingproductioneﬃciency,working
toreduceman-hoursandloweringwaterusage.AtSysmexAsiaPaciﬁc,theultrapurewater
planthasbeenimprovedsothatreverseosmosiscanbeusedtorecyclewastewaterintopurewaterwhenthefactoryisnotinoperation,ameasurethatisreducingwaterusebyapproximately19%yearonyear.AtSysmexIndia,factorywastewaterispuriﬁedandusedtowaterthegreenspaceswithinthefacility.Owingtothesemeasures,inﬁscal2016ourwaterusage(perunitofproductionvolume)improvedapproximately2%yearonyear,
resultinginan18%increaseagainstourEco-Vision2020targetsforwaterusage.
WaterUseatReagentFactories

Scopeofdata:Reagentfactories(ninelocations)SysmexInternationalReagents(OnoFactory,SeishinFactory),SysmexEurope(Reagent
factoryinGermany),SysmexBrazil,SysmexReagentsAmerica,SysmexIndia,Sysmex
AsiaPaciﬁc,JinanSysmex,SysmexWuxi

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ReducingPaperUse
PromotingDigitalData

ByusingPCs,tabletdevicesandsmartphonesandholdingpaperlessmeetings,Sysmex
Corporationstrivestoconductbusinessactivitieseﬃciently,withaslittleuseofprinted
matteraspossible.Theseeﬀortshaveledtoadecreaseinthevolumeofpaperusedandwasteproduced,whilealsocurtailingthenumberofpreparatoryprocesses,suchas
printinganddistribution.Sendingmaterialstomeetingparticipantsasdataaheadoftimehashelpedsavetimeandmakemeetingsmoreeﬃcient.Wehavealsobeguncuttingdownonpaperusebyprovidingsupplierswithproductdrawingsaselectronicdataratherthanonpaper.

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EnvironmentalConsideration

ReductioninEnvironmentalBurdenthroughActivitiesatBusinessOﬃces:
PreventingPollution
ManagingChemicalSubstances
DeterminingtheStatusofStorageandUseandManagingHarmfulSubstances

SysmexuseschemicalsubstancesinitsR&Dandmanufacturingprocesses.Westrivetomanagechemicalsubstancesappropriatelytopreventlosses,leaksanddamagetoemployeehealth.Toreducetheriskofaccidentsstemmingfromthemanagementofchemicalsubstancesasourbusinessdomainexpandsandorganizationchanges,inﬁscal
2013weestablishedtheChemicalSubstanceManagementCommitteeatTechnopark,our
R&Dhub,reinforcingourstructureformanagingchemicalsubstances.Weareconducting
thoroughtrainingatrelateddivisionsunderthiscommitteeʼsmanagement.
Meanwhile,theSolutionCenterʼsScientiﬁcLaboratoryisconductingthoroughchemical
substancemanagementbasedontheScientiﬁcAﬀairsDivisionStandardsforLaboratory
Management.

EmissionofHarmfulSubstancesandManagementandProcessingwithRegardtoTheirReleaseintotheWaterandAtmosphere
ManagingandProcessingHarmfulSubstances

SysmexInternationalReagentsusesbiologicalsubstancesasrawmaterialsofproducts,
andTechnoparkusesthemasexperimentalmaterialsforresearchanddevelopment.Asthesesubstanceshaveinfectionpotential,asameasureofprecaution,theyaremanaged
strictlysuchaslimitoflocationtostorageandusethemaccordingtothemanual,andfurthermore,thesesubstancesarecarefullysegregatedfromgeneralwasteforproper
disposal.
Forotherharmfulsubstances,weworktopreventaerialdrift,dispersionandgroundwater
permeationthroughcountermeasuresaddressingbothfacilitiesandmanagementmethods.
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Intheseways,weendeavortokeepemissionsbelowstatutorystandardvalues.Inﬁscal
2014,werefurbishedwastedrop-oﬀsitesattheSeishinFactory.

WastewaterManagementandProcessing

Sysmexhassetitsownstandardsfordevelopmentlocationsandfactoriesthathandlechemicalsubstances,managingwastewatertoensuretheselevelsarenotexceeded.Inﬁscal2015,weintroducednewbiochemicaloxygendemand(BOD)alarmequipmentattheOnoFactory.Thesesystemsaimtopreventthereleaseofliquidscontainingorganic
matter.

ManagementRelatedtoAtmosphericEmissions

InresponsetotheFluorocarbonsEmissionControlLaw,arevisedversionofwhichwent
intoeﬀectonApril1,2015,SysmexinJapanestablishedresponsemanualsforindividualcompanies.Weclariﬁedﬂuorocarbon-containingequipmentweownormanageandworked
todetermineappropriateuse,conductedinspectionsanddeterminedcalculatedleakages.

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EnvironmentalConsideration

BiodiversityProtection
InvolvementwithBiodiversity
Sysmexuseswaterinitscorereagentproductionandunderstandsthatitreceivesahostofbeneﬁtsfromtheworldʼslivingthingsaspartofitsbusinessactivities.Accordingly,we
recognizethatpreservingtheforeststhatcontributetolocalwatershedprotectionisanimportantsocialresponsibility.Wealsoaimtocontributetothepreservationofbiodiversity.

ForestConservationActivities
ContributingtoBiodiversityPreservationthroughthe“SysmexForest”

Inﬁscal2013webegantakingpartinforestmaintenanceactivitiesbasedonthe"EnlisttheParticipationofAllCitizensinCreatingWoodland"projectbeingpromotedbytheHyogo
PrefecturalGovernment.Tothisend,wetookresponsibilityforatwo-hectareportionofthe
17-hectareKawaiKaitekiForestnearourreagentfactoryinthecityofOno,Hyogo
Prefecture.Wedubbedthisportionthe"SysmexForest"andsetaboutmakingtheSatoyama(ahuman-inﬂuencednaturalenvironment)aplaceoftranquilityforpeopleandwildlife.Inﬁscal2016,atotalof215peopleparticipatedintheseactivities,whichtook
place10times.
Weencourageemployeesandtheirfamiliestoparticipateinthesemaintenanceactivities.
Weoﬀerspecialprogramsforchildren,givingthemtheopportunitytocomeintocontact
withnature.Forexample,byhand-paintinghousesforsmallbirds,cultivatingplantcuttings,
vegetablesandshiitakemushrooms,andtakingpartinotheractivities,weprovidethechildrenwhowillshouldertheresponsibilitiesofthefuturewithopportunitiestolearnabouttherelationshipbetweenpeopleandnature.
Fromabiodiversityperspective,theseactivitiesfocusonprotectingspeciesthatarethreatenedwithextinctionandrarewildplants.Forexample,havingdiscoveredaclouded
salamander*inﬁscal2014,weprotecteditshabitatandconﬁrmedthatithadproduced
eggsacsforthreeconsecutiveyears.Theﬁrstadultswereseenin2016,conﬁrmingthatwehadcreatedacomfortableenvironmentforthemtolivein.WearealsocultivatingtheJapaneselily,whichisbeingfoundincreasinglyinfrequentlyinmanyregions,helpingitto- 146 -

stageacomeback.InvitedbytheUnitedNationstotakepartintheInternationalDayfor
BiologicalDiversity(May22)in2017,weregisteredfortheGreenWave,aprogrambeing
promotedbyJapanʼsMinistryoftheEnvironment,MinistryofAgriculture,ForestryandFisheries,andMinistryofLand,Infrastructure,TransportandTourism.Goingforward,
through“SysmexForest”activitieswewillcontinueaddressingtheissueofbiodiversityandpromotingunderstandingandawarenessactivities.
*ThesesmallCryptobranchoidea(primitivesalamanders)aredesignatedasVulnerableIIintheMinistryoftheEnvironmentʼsRedDataBook.

Clickhereforinformationonoursystemforpromotingemployeevolunteers.
Clickhereforinformationonthe“SysmexForest.”

SysmexForest
(participantsinforest
maintenanceactivities)

SysmexForest(protecting
scarcewildlife)

ForestPreservationActivitiesOverseas(AsiaPaciﬁcRegion)

Overseas,aswell,variouscompaniesaﬃliatedwithSysmexaretakingpartinforest
preservationactivitiesinnearbyregions.Inﬁscal2015,forexample,volunteersfrom
SysmexNewZealandplanted902seedlingsofaspeciesnativetoMotutapuIsland.
Locatedinthenorthofthecountry,thisislandisknownforthenaturalabundancethatremainsthere.Inﬁscal2016,SysmexNewZealandparticipatedintheMotutapuIsland
RestorationProject,sponsoredbythecountryʼsDepartmentofEnvironmentProtection
andtheMotutapuRestorationTrust,plantingnativenursery-treesandtreeseedlings.
Throughthisproject,SysmexmemberswillcontinuesupportingeﬀortstorestoretheislandtoitsstatewhenitwasoccupiedbytheMaoripeople,withthekiwiandothernative
ﬂoraandfaunathatwerethreatenedwithextinctionasaresultofcultivationbyEuropean
settlers.
AspartofitsCSRactivitiesintheregionwhereitsreagentfactoryoperates,SysmexIndia
assembledanaﬀorestationteaminJuly2016.Allemployeesparticipatedinaﬀorestation
activities,planting125seedlings.Thecompanyhasearnedaccoladesfromalocal
governmentdevelopmentboardforitsactivities.
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SysmexIndiaʼsreagentfactoryalsoreceivedacorporateawardin2014,placingﬁrst,foritsenvironmentalactivitiesintheBaddhiindustrialzone.Thecompanyplanstocontinue
environmentalactivitiescenteredontheregion.

Participantsinforest
preservationactivitiesinNew
ZealandAﬀorestationactivitiesinIndia1- 148 -

AﬀorestationactivitiesinIndia2

Sustainability

GovernanceNumerouscorporatescandalsrelatedtocorporategovernance,riskmanagementandcompliancehavecometolightinrecentyears,andtheirimpactonsocietyhasincreased.
Inthisenvironment,JapanʼsCorporateGovernanceCodewentintoeﬀectinJune2015,
callingoncompaniestotakegovernanceintoconsiderationinnon-ﬁnancialareas,aswellasontheﬁnancialfront.
Inadditiontostrengtheninggovernanceandinternalcontrol,companiesarebeingcalledontobuttresstheirmanagementfoundationsforpromotingriskmanagementandcompliance.

Sysmexrecognizesreinforcingcorporategovernanceasaprioritymanagementissue.Byshoringupourbusinessfoundation,weareendeavoringtoearnthetrustofourstakeholdersandenhancecorporatevalueoverthemediumtolongterm.
Tothisend,wemadethetransitionintoacompanywithanAuditandSupervisory
CommitteeandstrengthenthesupervisoryfunctionbyexternalmembersoftheManaging
Board,aswellasenhancingtheManagingBoardʼseﬀectivenessandreinforcing
governanceinotherways.Inlinewiththesechanges,weareputtinginplacesystemstofortifythegroupwideriskmanagementfunctionandhaveestablishedaCompliance
Committeeandaninternalreportingsystemasinitiativestostrengthenourbasewithaviewtosustainablegrowth.
WewillcontinueaimingtomaximizetheoverallcorporatevalueoftheGroupthroughmanagementrobustness,bettertransparencyandimprovedmanagementspeedandeﬃciency.
Clickhereforinformationoncorporategovernance.
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Compliance

ComplianceManagement
ComplianceStructure

PursuingOpenandAboveboardBusinessActivities

BasedonourGroupphilosophy,the"SysmexWay,"wedeﬁneourviewofcomplianceas"conductingbusinessactivitiesnotonlyincompliancewithapplicablelawsandregulations,butalsobasedonfairnessandhighethicalstandards."Inaccordancewiththisdeﬁnition,
wehaveestablishedaGlobalComplianceCode,inwhichparticularlyimportant
conformancerulesandbehavioralguidelinesforallGroupexecutivesandemployeestoabidebyarecompiled.
InMay2017,webroughtintoeﬀectarevisedversionoftheSysmexGlobalCompliance
Code,whichwereviseperiodicallyinresponsetochangesinourinternalandexternal
environments.

SysmexGroupGlobalComplianceCode

1.EnsuringtheSafetyofOurProductsandServicestoCustomers
Inallourcorporateactivities,weshallmakeitamatterofprioritytoprovideourcustomerswithsafetyandsecurityintheoperationanduseofourproductsandservices.
2.PromotingFairDealingandFreeCompetitionWeshallcomplywiththelawsandregulationsofeachcountryandregion
concerningthepromotionoffairandfreecompetition,dealfairlywithallourcustomersandotherbusinesspartnersandconducttransactionsunderappropriate
conditions.Inaddition,inrelationtoothercompaniesinthesamebusiness,weshallnotillegally,dishonestlyorunreasonablyrestricttheirbusiness,norshallwedefamethem.
3.FairandProperInformationDisclosureandExerciseofCompleteInformation
ControlOurcorporateinformation,suchasourGroupʼsﬁnancialconditionandbusinessactivities,shallbedisclosedinafair,prompt,correct,andclearmannerinaccordancewithapplicablelawsandregulations,andweshallexercisestrictcontrol
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infringetherightsofthirdparties.
4.ImplementationofAppropriateResearchandDevelopmentActivities
Whencarryingoutresearchanddevelopment,weshallprotectthedignity,privacy,andhumanrightsoftrialsubjects,andshallcomplywithapplicablelawsandregulationstocarryoutourresearchactivitiesinaccordancewithhighethicalstandards.
5.ToRespectIntellectualPropertyWerespectboththerightsofourGroupʼsintellectualpropertyandtheintellectual
propertyofothers.
Weshallnotunlawfullyacquireoruseanyconﬁdentialbusinessinformationortheproprietaryassetsofothers.
6.ToMaintainInternationalPeaceandSafetyWeshallcomplywithexport-andimport-relatedlawsandregulations,andshallnotengageinanytransactionwhichmayimpedethemaintenanceofinternationalpeaceandsafety.
7.ToConductProperAccountingandAppropriateTaxPayments
Weshallalwaysapplytheappropriateaccountingmeasuresandrecognizethetax
obligationssetforthinapplicabletaxlawsandaccountingregulationsandstandards.
8.ToRespectHumanRightsandtoImproveOccupationalHealthandSafetyWeshallsupporttheUniversalDeclarationofHumanRightsandCoreLabour
Standards,andrespectfundamentalhumanrights,andshallnotcommitactssuchasdiscriminationorharassment.
Weshallalsocomplywithapplicablelawsandregulationsandendeavortoimprove
occupationalhealthandsafety.
Further,weshallnotcommitanyunfairlaborpracticesagainstthepersonnelofthecompany.
9.ProhibitionofConﬂictsofInterestWeshallnotattempttogainanypersonalproﬁtintheperformanceofourduties,
andshallnotmakeanyunauthorizeduseofourGroupʼsassets,goodsorinformation,norshallweperformpersonalactsthatmaycauseharmtotheGroupʼsbusinessactivitiesorreputation.
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10.ToMaintainSoundRelationshipswithSocietyWeshallcomplywithapplicablelawsandregulationsrelatedtoanti-briberystatutes
andcomplystrictlywithapplicablelawsregardingmakingpoliticaldonations.The
companyshallnotbeintimidatedbyantisocialactivities,behaviorandgroups,nor
maintainanyrelationshipwiththem.
11.ToPreservetheGlobalEnvironmentWeshallcomplywithenvironment-relatedlawsandregulations,andrespecttheenvironmentthroughoutourbusinessactivities,basedonapplicablelawsandinternationalstandards,inanendeavortopreserveandimprovetheglobal
environment.
RevisedMay2017
ClickhereforthefulltextoftheSysmexGroupGlobalComplianceCode.

Third-PartyEvaluationsofGroupStructuretoPromoteComplianceandIts
OperationalStatus

Weconﬁrmtheappropriatenessofourcompliance-relatedinitiativesandregulationswithrespecttosocialconditionsandvariouslawsandregulations,revisingourcontentasneeded.Inﬁscal2015,weconductedanexternalassessmentonourstructuretopromotecomplianceandthestatusofitsoperation,intheaimofreinforcingthestructureforpromotingGroupcompliance.
Basedontheseresults,inﬁscal2016weimprovedandenhancedourinternalreporting
system,mainlyatSysmexGroupcompaniesoverseas.Goingforward,wewillcontinuetoreinforceouroverallstructureforpromotingcompliance.

EstablishmentofanInternalReportingSystem

SysmexhasestablishedandoperatesaninternalreportingsysteminJapanandoverseas.
Wehavesetup“CampanulaLines”asaninternalreportingsysteminJapan.Throughthis
system,weﬁeldconsultationsaboutcompliance-relatedproblemsandseektoresolvethemquickly.“CampanulaLines”allowouremployeestoseekconsultationsandﬁlereportsvia
telephone,postalmailore-mailthroughtwolines(in-houseandexternal).Anyinformation
receivedishandledanonymouslytoprotectthoseprovidingtheinformationfromany
adversereactions.Inﬁscal2016,weﬁelded13consultations.Weconductedfactual
inquiriesforconsultationsanddealtwitheachofthemappropriately.
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The“CampanulaLines”InternalReportingSystem

ComplianceEducation
ContinuouslyProvidingEducationonCompliance

CompliancemanagersareinplaceateachGroupcompany,andSysmexprovides
complianceeducationforallemployees.InadditiontoeducatingeachemployeeabouttheGroupʼsperspectivesoncomplianceandtheSysmexGlobalComplianceCode,weconduct
trainingformanagersande-learningonspeciﬁcindividualthemes,therebyinstillingthoroughcomplianceawareness.
MainComplianceEducationinFiscal2016(Japan)
ConductedcompliancetrainingfornewemployeesenteringSysmex
Conductedcompliancetrainingforallsectionnewlyappointedmanagers
ConductedcompliancetrainingfornewlyappointedexecutivesatSysmexCNA
Conductede-learningatGroupcompaniesrelatedtobriberypreventionlaws
Conductede-learningatGroupcompaniesrelatedtoanti-competitionlaws
Conductede-learningontherevisedSysmexPromotionCode
ConductedtrainingontheSysmexPromotionCodeforR&Ddivisions
ClickhereforinformationontheSysmexPromotionCode.
MainComplianceEducationinFiscal2016(Overseas)
ConductedtrainingontheSysmexGlobalComplianceCode
Conductede-learningrelatedtobriberypreventionlaws
Conductede-learningrelatedtoanti-competitionlaws
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Compliance

SecurityExportControl
Structure
PuttinginPlaceaManagementStructure

TheGlobalComplianceCodeestablishescompliancewithexport-andimport-relatedlaws
andregulationsofeachcountryandregion.Basedonthiscontent,weformulateinternal
controlregulationsandregisterforapprovalwiththeregulatoryauthoritiesattheMinistryofEconomy,TradeandIndustry.
WehavealsoestablishedtheSecurityExportControlCommittee,anorganizationthatoverseessecuritytrademanagementandreportsdirectlytothepresident,whichconducts
managementandoperationstopreventillegalexports.Wehavealsoputinplacemanagers
andpeopleinchargeofsecuritytrademanagementatregionalheadquartersoverseas,
therebyestablishingaglobalstructure.

Initiatives
EnsuringThoroughManagementandPromotingEﬃciency

RecentyearshaveseenanincreaseinthenumberofopportunitiesforSysmex
Corporationtoexportproductsbetweenitsoverseaslocations,presentingtheneedtoreformandsystematizeourprocessesandrespondtoincreasinglycomplexlogisticsinordertoensurethoroughtrademanagementandpromoteeﬃciency.
Inﬁscal2016,weintroducedanelectronicapprovalsystemasacatch-allregulatorycheck(customerconﬁrmation).Throughthissystem,combinedwiththeclassiﬁcationsystem(conﬁrmingregulateditems)weputinplaceinﬁscal2015,wehavecompletedtheintroductionofmutualsystemsforclassiﬁcationandcatch-allregulatorychecksasbasic
securitytrademanagementprocesses.

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ConductingOngoingEducationOnceeachyear,SysmexCorporationconductse-learningonthefundamentalsofsecuritytrademanagementforall
employees.Wealsoholdworkshopsontherecentglobal
situationandregulatorysystems,brieﬁngsessionsonnewly
introducedsystemsandoﬀervariousothertypesof
educationonanongoingbasistoincreaseawarenessofTraining
securitytrademanagement.
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ComplianceIntellectualPropertyManagement
PolicyonRespectforIntellectualProperty
Sysmexaccordsthird-partyintellectualpropertyrightsthesamelevelofrespectasitdoesitsown.Asstatedinitem“5.ToRespectIntellectualProperty”oftheSysmexGlobal
GovernanceCode,wewillnotunlawfullyacquireorutilizeanyconﬁdentialbusinessinformationortheproprietaryassetsofothers.WepromoteathoroughunderstandingoftheserulesforcompliancebyallexecutivesandemployeesthroughouttheGroup.
ClickherefortheSysmexGroupGlobalComplianceCode.

Structures
Whenapplyingforpatentstoprotectourownintellectualpropertyandrespondingtothird
parties'intellectualpropertyrights,membersoftheintellectualproperty,R&Dandbusinessplanningdepartmentsconductanddiscusspatentreviewsforeachnewproductdevelopmentproject.Throughtheseactivities,weconﬁrmourabilitytosecureproprietary
rightsthatneedtobeprotectedandcheckthatwearerespondingappropriatelywithrespecttothird-partyintellectualpropertyrightsthatneedtoberespected.

Initiatives
Toensurethatemployeesunderstandtheimportanceofintellectualpropertyactivitiesfor
ourR&Dandbusiness,weconductlevel-basedtrainingsforbeginner,intermediate,
advancedandseniormanagementonintellectualpropertyforR&Dandbusinessplanning
divisions.Inﬁscal2016,approximately200peopleattendedthistraining,raisingawarenessofourintellectualpropertyactivities.

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Compliance

ResearchEthics
ResearchEthics

ConductingAppropriateR&DActivities

Beinginvolvedinclinicalresearchanddevelopmentandhumangenomeandgenetic
analysisresearch,SysmexhasadoptedtheEthicsRegulationsonClinicalResearchandDevelopmentandHumanGenomeandGeneticAnalysisResearch,whosebasicpolicies
includerespectforhumandignityandthoroughprotectionofpersonalinformation.
SysmexhasalsoestablishedaResearchEthicsExaminationCommittee,whichincludes
outsidememberssuchaslegalandscienceexperts,inordertoreviewresearchcontent.
Thelistofcommitteemembersandexaminationresultsaredisclosedonourwebsite,thus
ensuringtransparency.Inrelationtoanimaltestingandrecombinantgenetictesting,wehavealsosetuptheTestingControlCommitteetodeliberateonwhethertestingplanssatisfyrelatedlegislation.
ClickhereforinformationontheactivitiesoftheResearchEthicsExaminationCommittee.

ConsiderationforAnimalExperiments

SysmexGroupGlobalComplianceCode(Excerpt)

4-4Animalexperiments
Whenconductinganimalexperiments,weshallcomplywithapplicablelawsandregulationsrelatedtoanimalprotection,andweshalllimitsuchexperimentstoaminimumbystudyingtheuseofalternativemethods.Whenanimalexperimentsarenecessary,weshalltakeallreasonablestepstominimizetheanimalsʼpain.
Item“4.4Animalexperiments”oftheGlobalComplianceCodestatesthatwhenconducting
animalexperiments,weshallcomplywithapplicablelawsandregulationsrelatedtoanimal
protection,andweshalllimitsuchexperimentstoaminimumbystudyingtheuseofalternativemethods.Whenanimalexperimentsarenecessary,weshalltakeallreasonable
stepstominimizetheanimalsʼpain.Animalexperimentsareperformedinaccordancewithinternaloperationalstandards,whichareinconformancewithpublicizedanimalexperimentguidelines.Weconformwiththefollowingguidelines.
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ActonWelfareandManagementofAnimals
StandardsRelatingtotheCareandManagementofLaboratoryAnimalsandReliefofPain
FundamentalGuidelinesforProperConductofAnimalExperimentandRelatedActivities
inAcademicResearchInstitutions
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Compliance

Anti-Corruption

Anti-CorruptionPolicy
SysmexGroupGlobalComplianceCode(Excerpt)

10.ToMaintainSoundRelationshipswithSocietyWeshallcomplywithapplicablelawsandregulationsrelatedtoanti-bribery
statutesandcomplystrictlywithapplicablelawsregardingmakingpolitical
donations.Thecompanyshallnotbeintimidatedbyantisocialactivities,behavior
andgroups,normaintainanyrelationshipwiththem.
10-1ProhibitionofbriberyandexcessiveentertainmentIngivingoracceptingentertainmentorgifts,weshalllimitsuchactivitiestothescopeofsociallyacceptedpracticesandcomplywithapplicableanti-briberyandotherlawsandregulations.
10-2Prohibitionofinappropriatepoliticaldonations
Whenmakingpoliticaldonationstopoliticiansorpoliticalbodies,allOﬃcers/Employeesshallcomplywithapplicablelawsandregulations.Further,noOﬃcer/Employeemaymakeapoliticaldonationinanticipationofanybeneﬁtorquidproquo,includingtheacquisitionormaintenanceofabusinessopportunityoranopportunitytoaccessunpublicizedinformation.

SysmexPromotionCode

Item“2.PromotingFairDealingandFreeCompetition”oftheSysmexGroupGlobal
ComplianceCodesetsforthourcodeofethicsformarketingaspartofourglobal
promotionactivities.Furthermore,wehaveformulatedtheSysmexPromotionCode,which
establishesmoredetailedandspeciﬁcguidelinesforactivitiesinJapan.Inﬁscal2016,we
establisheddetailedcorebehaviorsrelatedtoappropriateclinicalresearchinlinewithvoluntaryindustrystandards.
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CreatingRegulationsandConductingTrainingonBriberyPrevention

Sysmexisstrivingtopreventcorruptionbasedonthe10thprincipleoftheGlobal
Compact,that"Businessesshouldworkagainstcorruptioninallitsforms,including
extortionandbribery."WehavepreparedapracticalguidethatcoversapplicablelawsnotonlyinJapan,butalsointheUnitedStates,theUnitedKingdom,Chinaandothermajorcountries,andusethisguideinuniversalawarenessactivities.Themomentumofeﬀortstoeradicatecorruptionisgatheringpacethroughouttheworld,andvariouscountriesareenactinglawsandsteppingupenforcementonthepreventionofbribery.Againstthisbackdrop,inApril2016Sysmex
formulatedGlobalAnti-BriberyRegulations,whichapplytoallGroupcompanies.InApril
2017,wealsoformulatedGroupAnti-BriberyRegulationstargetingGroupcompaniesinJapan.Theseregulationscoversuchtopicsasbanneditems,duediligenceandmanagementsystems.
Inﬁscal2016,weconductededucationonbriberypreventiontargetingallSysmexGroup
employees.

TransparencyinRelationshipswithMedicalInstitutions
Introduction

Sysmex,withitsGroupcorporatemissionof"Shapingtheadvancementofhealthcare,"conductsbusinessactivitieswiththeaimofprovidingreassurancetoitsvarious
stakeholders,includingcustomers.Aspartofthisobjective,ateverystageofouroperations̶fromresearchanddevelopmenttomanufacturing,salesandafter-sales
support̶weareincreasingthenumberofopportunitiesforcollaborationwithmedical
institutionsandmedicalprofessionals.Webelievethatmaintainingastrongsenseofethics
aswegoabouttheseactivitiesisimportantinsecuringbroadersocietyʼsunderstandingofusasacompany.

ResponsesinJapanIn2012,theJapanAssociationofClinicalReagentsIndustriesformulatedguidelinesfor
ensuringthetransparencyofrelationshipsbetweencorporateactivitiesandmedical
institutions.Concurringwiththespiritoftheseguidelines,SysmexCorporationandSysmex
InternationalReagentsdiscloseinformationaboutfundingtheyprovidetomedical
institutions.
DisclosureMethod- 160 -

DisclosureMethod
Wediscloserelevantinformationonourwebsiteeveryﬁscalyear.
TargetofDisclosureThisinformationisbasedonthe"GuidelinesonTransparencyofRelationshipsbetween
CorporateActivitiesandMedicalInstitutions"establishedbytheJapanAssociationof
ClinicalReagentsIndustries.
ClickhereforinformationonJapanAssociationofClinicalReagentsIndustries“GuidelinesonTransparencyofRelationshipsbetweenCorporateActivitiesandMedicalInstitutions”(Japaneseonly)(PDF/1.07MB)
ClickhereforFundingdetails

ResponsesintheUSandFrance

SunshineActshavebeenenactedintheUSandFrance.WereportrelevantpaymentsortransfersofvaluetotheUSandFrenchgovernmentsregularly.
DisclosureMethod
WediscloserelevantinformationontheUSandFrenchgovernmentsʼwebsiteeveryyear**Wealsodiscloseitonourwebsite.

ClickhereforFundingdetails
TargetofDisclosure
US
Relevantpaymentsortransfersofvalueto,orresearchwith,thefollowingrecipients:
-RegisteredUSphysicians-TeachinghospitalsintheUSFranceRelevantpaymentsortransfersofvalueto,oragreementswith,thefollowingrecipients:-Physicians,medicalprofessionalsandmedicalstudentsinFrance-Healthinstitutions(educationalinstitutionsormedicalcompanies)inFrance- 161 -

Compliance

TaxStrategy

TaxTransparency
AppropriateTaxPaymentsandDisclosure

SysmexGroupGlobalComplianceCode(Excerpt)

7.ToConductProperAccountingandAppropriateTaxPayments
Weshallalwaysapplytheappropriateaccountingmeasuresandrecognizethetax
obligationssetforthinapplicabletaxlawsandaccountingregulationsandstandards.
7-1AppropriatetaxreturnproceduresWeshallcomplywithtaxlawsandregulationsapplicabletojurisdictionsboth
domesticandforeign,aswellasinternationalstandardssuchastheOECD
Guidelines.
7-2ProperaccountingproceduresWeshallcomplywithglobal,regionalandlocaltaxlaws,externalaccounting
standards,andinternalaccountingproceduresrelatedtoaccountingentriesoftransactionssuchassalesandexpenditures.Further,weshallmaintainaccurateandcompleterecordsofallslips,invoices,receipts,books,records,andotherdocumentsmaterialtoﬁnancialtransactions.
7-3Preparationoffairandtransparentﬁnancialstatements
Weshallprepareanddistributeﬁnancialstatementsthatfairlyandaccurately
reﬂecttheﬁnancialperformanceofthecompany,andfullycomplywithInternationalFinancialReportingStandards,applicablelaws,regulationsandacceptedaccountingstandards.

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Sysmexhasestablisheditem“7.ToconductProperAccountingandAppropriateTax
Payments”intheSysmexGroupGlobalComplianceCodetoheightentaxtransparency.
Furthermore,inlinewiththeinternationalconsensusweemployOECDguidelineswhen
pricinginternaltransactionsamongGroupcompaniesoverseas.
WediscloseGrouppaymentsofcorporateandothertaxesinﬁnancialandotherreports,aswellasthereasonsfordiﬀerenceswitheﬀectivestatutorytaxrates.

TaxPaymentsSeeourintegratedreportforinformationontaxpayments.

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Compliance

PromotingAccountabilityCoreBehaviors

Ourshareholderscanrestassuredthatwewillcontinuetoimprovethesoundnessandtransparencyofourmanagementpolicies,whilepromotinginformationdisclosureandclosecommunications.Wecommitourselvestoaconsistentyetinnovativestyleofmanagement,inordertoachievesustainablegrowthandincreasedshareholdervalue.

BasicPolicyonAccountability
ThebasicpolicyofSysmexinIRactivitiesistodisclosecorporateinformationon
performance,ﬁnancialposition,forecastofthefutureandmanagementstrategiesinafair,
prompt,accurateandeasy-to-understandmanner,toensureaccountabilitytoshareholders
andotherinvestorsandgainproperunderstandingaboutmanagementandbusinessactivities.

InformationDisclosure
GeneralMeetingandInformalMeetingsforShareholders

Valuingopportunitiesfordirectdialoguewithourshareholders,SysmexmakesaneﬀorttoencouragetheparticipationofasmanyshareholdersaspossibleattheGeneralMeetingofShareholders.Afterthegeneral
meeting,weholdinformalmeetingstopromoteinteraction
withshareholders.Inﬁscal2016,too,afterusingpanelstoexplainourR&Dtopics,socialcontributioninitiatives,sports
Informalmeetingforshareholders
activitiesandthird-partyevaluationsofSysmex,we
answeredopinionsandquestionsfromtheshareholders.
WeaccommodateshareholderswhoareunabletoattendonthedaybyenablingthemtoexercisetheirvotingrightsinwritingorovertheInternet.Furthermore,wecontributetothereadabilityofconvocationandresolutionnotices.WealsoprepareEnglish-language- 164 -

versionsforoverseasshareholders,printcolorconvocationnoticesandpostthesame
informationonourcorporatewebsite.
InSeptember2016,wehostedtheIRDay2016inOkuikeattheGlobalCommunication
Center,ourtrainingcenterinthecityofAshiya,HyogoPrefecture,holdinganIReventfor
40institutionalinvestorsandanalysts.Thiseventenabledustogivefullerexplanationsthat
weareabletoprovidethoroughtypicalIRinterviewsandbusinessresultspresentations.
Weexplainedandrespondedtoquestionsonsuchtopicsasouruniquecorporateculture,theinvisiblevaluegeneratedbyourhumanresourcesandthebusinessstrategyfor
personalizedmedicine,whichwearefocusingon.Theeventhelpedtodeepen
understandingaboutSysmexʼsgrowthvisionfromamedium-tolong-termperspective.As
partoftheeventprogram,weheldameetinginwhichparticipantsandSysmexexecutives
exchangedinformationthroughdirectdialogue.Commentsinaquestionnairecompleted
aftertheeventindicatedthatparticipantshadfoundtheexchangeofopinionsmeaningful.
Goingforward,weplantocontinueengaginginIRactivitiesaimedatenhancingcorporate
valuethroughdialoguewithshareholders,institutionalinvestorsandanalysts.
ClickhereforIRinformation

FurtherEnhancingInformationDisclosure

Sysmexmakesitaruletodiscloseanyinformationthatwebelievewillaﬀectinvestment
decisionsinlightofourownstandards,aswellastoobserveapplicablelawsandregulationsconcerningsecuritiestradingandtheRulesonTimelyDisclosureofCorporate
InformationbytheIssuerofListedSecurityandtheLikeestablishedbystockexchanges.
Inadditiontobiannualbrieﬁngsonﬁnancialresults(afteryear-endandafterthesecond
quarter),Sysmexholdsconferencecallsfollowingtheannouncementofbusinessresultsintheﬁrstandthirdquartersinaneﬀorttofurtherenhanceinformationdisclosure.

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RiskManagement

RiskManagementStructure
RiskManagementStructure
PromotingRiskManagementbyEstablishingaDedicatedCommitteeTocontrolgroupwideriskmanagementactivities,SysmexhasestablishedaRisk
ManagementCommittee(RMCommittee).Thecommitteeischairedbyariskmanagementoﬃcer,aseniormanagingdirector.CommitteemembersincludesomemembersofManagingBoard,aswellasexecutiveoﬃcers.
TheRMCommitteeregularlyassessesvariousrisk,suchasbriberyandotheraspectsofcompliance,occupationalsafetyandhealth,andaccountingandﬁnance,includingtax
payments.ThecommitteeidentiﬁesmajorrisksaﬀectingtheGroupʼsoperationsandpreparescountermeasures.
TheRMCommitteemonitorsthestatusofriskmanagementbeingconductedbytheComplianceCommitteeandotherrelatedcommitteesandindividualdivisionsandaﬃliatedcompanies.ThecommitteealsodeliberatesresponsestoanyemergingrisksthathaveamajorimpactonGroupmanagement.
Clickhereforinformationoncorporategovernance.
Clickhereforinformationonenvironmentalriskassessments.

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RiskManagement

DisasterResponse
Structure
CreationofaStructureforRespondingSwiftlyinTimesofEmergency

Sysmexformulatesbusinesscontinuityplans(BCPs)foritsmanufacturing,procurement
andotherfunctionstoensureitcanfulﬁllitscorporateresponsibilitiesandsupplyproducts
andservicesinastablemannerintheeventofadisasterorothercrisis.OurBCPsidentify
productstobegivenprovisionprioritysothatourinstrumentscancontinuetofunctioninastablemannerathealthcareinstitutionsevenincrisissituations.Wehavealsoprepareddisaster-responseregulationsandmanuals,includingbasicdisaster-responseregulations,puttinginplacesystemsthatenableustorespondswiftlyinemergencies.DuringtheearthquakesthatoccurredinKumamotoprefecturesinApril2016,wesetupanactual
crisisresponseheadquartersbasedonthesemanuals,enablingustorespondlogisticallyandgetinstrumentsbackintooperation.
WehaveintroducedsafetyconﬁrmationtoolsatGroupcompaniesinJapanasameansofemergencycommunication.ThissystemallowsustoquicklydeterminethesafetyofmembersacrosstheGroup.SysmexhasalsoinstalledwirelessdigitalequipmentatGroupbusinessoﬃcesinJapan,puttinginplaceasystemforcommunicatingintheeventofacommunicationblackout.Inﬁscal2016,weconductede-learningondisasterprevention
andresponse,BCPawarenesseducation,aswellassafetyconﬁrmationtrainingandotherinitialresponse-relatedsimulationtraining,toaugmentBCPeﬀectiveness.
ThegroupwidebackboneITsystemthatSysmexoperatesislocatedatexternal,disasterresistantdatacenters.Inaddition,wecreatedabackupstructuresothatwecanquickly
switchtoabackupsystemintheeventthatdisasterrendersourregularsystem
inoperable.
Clickherefordetailsonresponseintimesofdisaster(BCP).
Clickhereforinformationaboutsupportfordisasterareas.

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RiskManagement

InformationSecurity
Training
ConductingOngoingTrainingtoIncreaseAwarenessandEnsureRulesAre
Entrenched

Sysmexhandlesdataaboutitscustomers,aswellasontheentitieswithwhichitcollaboratesonR&Dandothertesting.Werecognizetheimportanceofupholding
informationsuchasthis,aswellasofotherimportantcorporatesecrets,andviewtheleakofsuchcorporatesecretsasanimportantriskfortheGroup.Accordingly,wehaveinplacestructurestopreventthisriskfrommaterializing.
Toclarifyourpoliciesonensuringinformationsafetyandsecurity,inﬁscal2016weformulatedconsistentaglobalregulationforinformationsecurityforallGroupcompanies,
reinforcingorganizationalcountermeasurestoinformationleaksandcyberthreats.Wealso
formulatedaglobalregulationformanagingcorporatesecrecytoapplyconsistentlytoallGroupcompanies.Weheldgrouptrainingonthemanagementofcorporatesecretsfor
executivesofallaﬃliatedcompaniesinJapan.Alsoweconductede-learningrelatedtothemanagementofcorporatesecretsforallmembersoftheSysmexGroupinJapan.

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Sustainability

ExternalEvaluation
IncorporationinSustainabilityandOtherIndices
SelectionforGlobalSustainabilityIndexesAgrowingnumberofinvestorsareevaluatingcompaniesʼsustainabilitynotonlyfromaﬁnancialperspective,butalsofromthenon-ﬁnancial,environment,societyandgovernance(ESG)perspective,intheaimofresponsibleinvestingfromalong-termviewpoint.Aroundtheworld,anumberofsustainabilityindexesareusedtobenchmarkresponsible
investment.Beingahighlysustainablecompany,Sysmexhasbeenselectedfornumerous
sustainabilityindexes.
DowJonesSustainabilityWorldIndex*1(Selectedfortheﬁrsttimeinﬁscal2016)
DowJonesSustainabilityAsiaPaciﬁcIndex*1(fromﬁscal2012)
FTSE4GoodIndex*2(fromﬁscal2008)
FTSEBlossomJapanIndex*3(fromﬁscal2017)
MSCIGlobalSustainabilityIndex*4(fromﬁscal2011)
MSCIGlobalSociallyResponsibleIndexes*4(fromﬁscal2013)
MCSIJapanESGSelectLeadersIndex*5(fromﬁscal2017)
MSCIJapanEmpoweringWomenIndex*6(WIN)(fromﬁscal2017)
EthibelExcellence*7(fromﬁscal2011)
EthibelPioneer*7(fromﬁscal2014)
EthibelSustainabilityIndex(ESI)*8(fromﬁscal2015)
Global100(100mostsustainablecompaniesintheworld)*9(Thirdtimeinﬁscal2016)*1AnESGinvestmentindexdevelopedthoughcollaborationbetweenS&PDowJonesIndicesoftheUnitedStates
andRobecoSAMofSwitzerland.Thisindexevaluatescorporatesustainabilitythroughtheperspectivesoftheeconomy,theenvironmentandsociety,andselectscompaniesthatareexpectedtoachievelong-termsustainablegrowthbasedoncomprehensiveandadvancedinitiatives.TheWorldIndextargetstheworldʼslistedcompanies,
whiletheAsiaPaciﬁcIndextargetslistedcompaniesintheAsia-Paciﬁcregion.
*2AnESGinvestmentindexannouncedbyFTSERussel,oftheLondonStockExchangeGroupoftheUnited
Kingdom.Excellentcompaniesareselected,basedonanevaluationofESG(environment,society,governance)
informationdisclosedtothegeneralpublicbytheworldʼsleadingcompanies.
*3FTSERusselloftheUnitedKingdomselectsJapanesecompaniesbasedonsuperiorresponseonESG(environment,society,governance)matters.TheindexusesFTSE4Goodstandardsderivedfrominternational
standards,suchastheUnitedNationsʼSustainableDevelopmentGoals(SDGs).
*4AnESGinvestmentindexdevelopedbyMCSIInc.(MorganStanleyCapitalInternational),oftheU.S.Morgan
StanleyGroup.CompaniesareselectedbasedonanevaluationthatincludesESGissuesconsideredimportantbyvariousindicesbasedontheindustrycharacteristicsofthecompaniesittargets.
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*5AnESGinvestmentindexofMSCIoftheUnitedStates.TheindexselectscompanieswithrelativelyhighESG
ratingsinindividualsectorsfromamongthetop500Japanesestocksbymarketcapitalization.
*6AnESGinvestmentindexbyMSCIoftheUnitedStates.Theindexselectscompaniesinvarioussectorsthatexcel
ingenderdiversityfromamongthetop500Japanesestocksbymarketcapitalization.
*7AnindexdevelopedbyForumEthibel,aBelgiannon-proﬁtorganization.Companiesareselectedthatexhibithighperformancefromtheperspectiveofcorporatesocialresponsibility.Theindexincludestwosub-indices,Pioneer
andExcellence.CompaniesinthePioneerindexareselectedfromamongthoseintheExcellenceindexasbeing
particularlyexcellent.
*8ThisindexcomprisescompaniesselectedforEthibelExcellence,basedonsuchlimitingconditionsasﬂoating
marketcapitalization.
*9The100MostSustainableCompaniesintheWorld,selectedbyCorporateKnightsofCanada.TheselectionwasannouncedduringtheWorldEconomicForum,heldinDavos,Switzerland.

RecognitionandCommendationbyThirdParties
Fromﬁscal2014to2016
2017
February
February
January

2016

RecognizedbytheMinistryofEconomy,TradeandIndustryforexcellenceinhealthmanagementintheﬁrstyearof“companiesthatexcelinhealthmanagement”(White500)
ReceivetheAwardforExcellenceatthe20thEnvironmentalCommunication
Awards(JuryAwards)fortheSysmexSustainabilityReport2016
Selectedforthe2017Global100(100mostsustainablecompaniesintheworld),thethirdtime- 170 -

2016
November Attheﬁscal2016KinkiLocalCommendationforInventions,receivedthe
MinisterofEducation,Culture,Sports,ScienceandTechnologyPrizeforone
inventionandtheEncouragementPrizeforInventionsforthreeinventions
November SysmexAsiaPaciﬁcandSysmexMalaysiaselectedforHRAsiaBest
CompaniestoWorkforinAsia2016
Ranked27thof462CompaniesintheNikkeirankingof“Companiesthat
October
MotivatePeople”
September Receivedthehighestranking,level3,asan“Eruboshi”company,basedontheActonthePromotionofWomenʼsParticipationandAdvancementintheWorkplace
September SelectedfortheﬁrsttimeforinclusionintheDowJonesSustainabilityWorld
Index
September Sysmexʼsautomatedbloodcoagulationanalyzercertiﬁedunderthe5th
HeritageProgramofLegacyAnalyticalInstruments/ScientiﬁcInstruments
September RankedﬁfthinForbesJapanʼs“ManagersthatMoveJapan”and28thontheForbes2016ListoftheWorldʼsMostInnovativeCompanies
Wonthe14thAnnualMeritAwardfromtheMinisterofEconomy,TradeandAugustIndustryforCollaborativeAchievementBetweenIndustry,AcademiaandGovernmentfortheworldʼsﬁrstpracticalrealizationofasystemfor
diagnosinghepaticﬁbrosisusingglycosylation
SysmexInternationalReagentsʼOnoFactoryreceivedtheCityofOno
June
FireﬁghtingSocietyExcellentBusinessSiteAward
ReceivedtheACE-Award,sponsoredbyConﬁrmit(VoiceofCustomerandMay
ContactCenterdivisions)(SysmexAmerica)
SelectedasaGreatPlacetoWork(SysmexEurope)
March
SelectedfortheCompaniesThatCareHonorRoll*2016(SysmexAmerica)
March*CompaniesThatCareHonorRoll:Acorporaterankingthatdesignatescompaniesthatcontributetothewelfareofemployees,theirfamiliesandlocalcommunity,basedonasurveyconductedby
theCenterforCompaniesThatCare,anNPO.

2015
DecemberReceivedanawardasamodelforformulatingasystemforGood
DistributionPractice(GDP)*intheinvitrodiagnostics(IVD)industrythat
TaiwanʼsFDAismovingintolaw.

*Amodelforverifyingthatthequality(eﬀectiveness,safety)ofpharmaceuticalsthatareproduced,distributedandstoredbymanufacturingcompaniesuptocustomers,aswellasforpreventingtheftandaccidents,andensuringagainstcounterfeitdrugsandalteredproducts
beingmixedintothesupplyroute.

November ReceivedtheJapanInvestorRelationsAssociationʼs20thIRGrandPrix
Award- 171 -

October
October
October
October
August
July
June
May
April
March
March
March
2014
December
October
October
October
AugustJuly

NamedbytheSecuritiesAnalystsAssociationofJapanforExcellenceinCorporateDisclosureandselectedforexcellenceindisclosuretoindividual
investors
AttheKinkiLocalCommendationforInventions,receivedtheEncouragementPrizeoftheCommissionerofJapanPatentOﬃceforone
inventionandtheEncouragementPrizeforInventionforthreeinventions
i-SquarereceivedtheLandscapeCommunityPlanningAwardintheDesign
DivisionfromthecityofKakogawa
Ranked24thof454CompaniesintheoverallNikkeirankingof"CompaniesthatMotivatePeople"
SysmexAnnualReport2014wontheGoldAwardinthehealthcare(instruments)categoryofthe2014VisionAwardsintheUnitedStates
SelectedforHRAsiaBestCompaniestoWorkforinAsia2015(SysmexAsia
Paciﬁc)ReceivedFiscal2015HyogoPrefectureInventionAwardsfor“Hemostasis
Analyzer”and“WorkingProcedureDisplayMethodandWorkingProcedure
DisplaySystem”
ReceivedtheACE-Award,sponsoredbyConﬁrmit(SysmexAmerica)
NamedaGreatPlacetoWorkBrazil(SysmexBrazil)
ReceivedtheAwardforExcellenceatthe18thEnvironmental
CommunicationAwardsfortheSysmexSustainabilityReport2014
RankedﬁrstintheToyoKeizairankingofthetop300"ExcellentCompanies
forNewEmployees"
Selectedforthe"CompaniesThatCareHonorRoll2015"(SysmexAmerica)
Receivedanoverallratingof73rdof538companiesintheNICESrankingbyNikkeiInc.
Receivedthe"MinisterofEducation,Culture,Sports,ScienceandTechnology
EncouragementPrizeforInvention"foroneinventionand"The
EncouragementPrizeforInvention"forthreeotherinventions
Ranked30thof439CompaniesintheoverallNikkeirankingof"CompaniesthatMotivatePeople"
SelectedbytheSecuritiesAnalystsAssociationofJapanfor"ExcellenceinDisclosuretoIndividualInvestors"
CC-1001automatedhematologyanalyzercertiﬁedunderthe"3rdHeritage
ProgramofLegacyAnalyticalInstruments/ScientiﬁcInstruments"
ReceivedanawardfromthecityofKobefor"eﬀortstopromotecitizensʼ
healthandcontributetoanimprovedawarenessofnutrition"- 172 -

June
May
April
April
March
March

ReceivedFiscal2014HyogoPrefectureInventionAwardsforthe"Direct
NucleicAcidAmpliﬁcationMethod"andthe"LiquidSuctionSupervision
Method"ReceivedtheACE-Award,sponsoredbyConﬁrmit(SysmexAmerica)
ReceivedtheFiscal2014CommendationforScienceandTechnology(DevelopmentCategory)bytheMinisterofEducation,Culture,Sports,
ScienceandTechnologyfortheDevelopmentofaMethodforAnalyzing
FormedElementsinUrine
BaddhiFactorywinslocalenvironmentalaward(SysmexIndia)
SelectedfortheCompaniesThatCareHonorRoll2014(SysmexAmerica)
NamedaGreatPlacetoWork,ranking50thoutof100companies(Sysmex
Europe)- 173 -

- 174 -Mid-Term CSR Plan (Fiscal 2016 Results)
Category

Mid-Term CSR Issues

Measures

Deploy a global risk management system

Reinforcement of ourglobal risk management
structure

Strengthen measures to counter significant
Group risks

Organizational
GovernanceFiscalPlans• Evaluate and revised the global risk management
system• Continue responding to significant Group risks(information leaks, fair trade, business continuity)• Through risk assessments, identify and promote
countermeasures for new significant risks

Ensure thorough compliance and expand
application• Expand scope of contract including complianceprovisions

Reinforce the global compliance structure• Draft and implement improvement measures
based on results of fiscal 2015 evaluations byexternal specialists

Promote an active role for women• Build working environment where more womenfeel satisfied with their work and promote theiractive participation (conduct trials ofworking-at-home system, introduce measures tosupport for consideration of career plan, etc.)

Recruit diverse global human resources• Continue to recruit non-Japanese human resources(maintain fiscal 2015 hiring ratio)

Promote global talent management• Continue implementing programs to cultivate
global human resources

Increase employee satisfaction• Draft and implement measures based on results ofCorporate Culture Survey

Promote environmentally friendly
products and services• Continue promoting reductions in greenhouse gas
emissions of products and services

Reduce the environmental impact ofbusiness activities• Continue reducing energy, waste and water
resource use

Promotion of CSR
procurement

Continue to promote CSR procurement• Conduct business partner survey on conflictminerals

ConsumerIssues

Improvement ofcustomer satisfaction

Create a global customer satisfaction
evaluation system• Conduct global integrated customer satisfaction
survey in China• Respond based on the results of customer
satisfaction surveys conducted in fiscal 2015

Community
Involvement
andDevelopment

Promotion of corporate
citizenship activities

Conduct corporate citizenship activities
based on the Policy on Corporate Citizenship
Activities and Philanthropy• Continue to conduct corporate citizenship activities• Increase the number of employee volunteers bypromoting a Social Contribution Point Program

Reinforcement of thecompliance system

Cultivation and promotionof diverse human resources
Human Rights /Labor
Practices

Maintenance or improvement of
an attractive and pleasantworking environment

Environment

Fair Operating
Practices

Environmental impact reductionof products, services andoperational activities(Including achieving the Grouptarget values outlined in Sysmex
Eco-Vision)

Note: Of the mid-term CSR issues, the target scope for “Reinforcement of our global risk management structure,” “Reinforcement of the compliance system,” “Environmental impact reductionof products, services and operational activities” and “Improvement of customer satisfaction” is Sysmex Corporation and the Sysmex Group in Japan and overseas. The target scope of the othermid-term CSR issues is Sysmex Corporation and the Sysmex Group in Japan.

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FiscalResults• Determined risk management issues at companies in Japan and overseas
regional headquarters and proposed improvements• Conducted group training for people responsible for risk management andpersonnel in charge of these activities

Progress*

Corresponding Categories
and Aspects of G *○• Formulated a global regulation on information security• Reinforced information security measures and conducted educational andawareness activities related to information management• Conducted education related to anti-competition laws and anti-bribery atcompanies in Japan and overseas regional headquarters• Conducted risk assessments and finished identifying significant new risks○• Increase the number of Group companies adopting agreements withcompliance covenants when they close contracts with their business partners(Sysmex Europe, Sysmex Brazil, Sysmex Wuxi)○• Provided multilingual interface for the internal reporting system in theAmericas and Asia Pacific• Introduced a tool for assessing legislative trends for Group companies in Japan• Conducted an assessment by outside specialists of the compliance structure○• Trialed a working from home system• Conducted diversity management training companywide• Held diversity round tables to encourage dialogue with experienced people○• Achieved an 18.5% employment ratio of non-Japanese nationals○• Conducted management enhancement training• Commenced systematic English skills training• Continued to conduct overseas training for young and mid-level employees○• Based on results of Corporate Culture Survey results, formulated andimplemented action plan targeting improvement item○

Employment• By increasing transportation efficiency, reduced CO2 emissions fromtransportation by 33% (per unit of non-consolidated sales) against base year;
up year on year, however, due to urgent transportation• Promoted making more energy-saving and compact instruments under new
product development• Continued to augment capabilities to respond remotely and via telephone toservice requests (to reduce amount of service involving vehicle dispatch)△

EnergyEmissions
Products and Services
Transport△

EnergyWater
EmissionsEffluents and Waste• Conducted business partner survey on conflict minerals• Performed CSR survey of business partners (target: about 280 existing
business partners in Japan)○

Procurement Practices
Supplier Environmental Assessment
Supplier Assessment for Labor Practices
Supplier Human Rights Assessment
Supplier Assessment for Impacts on Society• Completed customer satisfaction survey in China• Based on results of customer satisfaction surveys conducted in fiscal 2015,
created systems at each regional overseas headquarters to monitor customer
satisfaction levels○

Product and Service Labeling• Conducted corporate citizenship activities (Sysmex Forest, opening the Minato
Ijinkan, Kobe Marathon sponsorship, blood donations, community cleanups, etc.)• Rate of employee participation in Social Contribution Point Program was 32%,
and program resulted in ¥1.37 million in donations to organizations supportingchildren in developing countries and patients with childhood cancer and theirparents○

Local Communities• Through measures to improve productivity, switch to high-efficiency air
conditioning equipment, shift to renewable energy and utilize solar generation,
reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 27% (per unit of consolidated sales)against base year
• By revising waste disposal methods, maintained recycling rate (91.8%)• Performed reverse osmosis of waste water (pure water); however, owing toincrease in reagent production volumes, volume of water resource use was up
18% (per unit of production) against base year, falling short of target

Indirect Economic Impacts
Anti-corruption

Anti-corruption
Compliance
Grievance Mechanisms for Impacts
on Society

Employment
Training and Education
Diversity and Equal Opportunity* “Progress” indicates the state of progress toward fiscal 2016 plans (○: according to plan; △: partially not achieved)* Fourth Edition of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Sustainability Reporting Guidelines.

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Fiscal2016PerformanceData

SocialData
Customers
Category

Fiscal2014

Fiscal2015

Fiscal2016

Related
ArticlesPeopleundergoingtrainingattheSysymexCorporation
MonozukuriTrainingCenter(cumulative)
InquiriesreceivedbytheSysmexCustomerSupport
CenterCustomersatisfactionrating
withtheSysmexCustomer
SupportCenter*(%)

942

1,031

699

Details

95,767

95,92988,909Details

91.6

93.7

98.3

Details

CustomersatisfactionratingintheUnitedStates*
(outof10possiblepoints)

9.1

9.1

9.2

Details

CustomersatisfactionratingintheUnitedStates*
(outof10possiblepoints)

9.18

9.09

9.32

Details*ResearchbySysymexCorporation*ResearchbySysmexAmerica*ResearchbyIMVServiceTrack

Employees(AllﬁguresareresultsforSysymexCorporation)- 177 -

Employees(AllﬁguresareresultsforSysymexCorporation)
Fiscal2016 Related
ArticlesCategory

Fiscal2014

Fiscal2015

Total
Ofwhich,men
New-graduateOfwhich,women
recruits
Ofwhich,nonJapanese
TotalOfwhich,men
Mid-careerrecruits Ofwhich,womenOfwhich,nonJapaneseTurnover*Turnover(people)*Regularemployees

61
40
21

59
40
19

12

12

15

69
47
22

70
50
20

73
56
17

1

1

4

42

40

74

Turnover(%)

1.96

1.97

3.22

NumberofpeoplePercentage
Applicants
Reemploymentof
Peopleworkersafterthereemployedmandatory
Percentage
retirement
reemployment
Reemploymentof Newregistrants
personnelleaving
PeopleforreasonsofreemployedchildcareorPercentage
nursingcare
reemployment
Contract
Promotiontoemployees
regularemployees
Temporary

47

50

54

1.86
20

1.82
25

1.94
22

20

25

22

100

100

100

5

6

5

1

1

0

20

17

0

15

17

7

4

2

4

only,excludingpeople
whohavereachedthemandatoryretirement
age

Employmentofpeoplewithdisabilities- 178 -

68
38
30

Details

Details­

Details

Details

Details

Detailsemployees
Total
19
19
11
Work-related000deathsWork-related3
7
3
injuries
Frequencyofwork-related
0.58
1.27
0.53
injuries
Industrialaccidents
Details
Severityofwork0.00
0.07
0.09
relatedinjuries
Totalworkdays
20
386
494
lost
Totalactual
numberof 5,129,491.25 5,499,593.25 5,641,249.00
workinghours
Daysgranted
47,00049,534
51,667Daystaken
22,255.5 27,605.5 31,305.0
Paidleave
Percentageof
47.4
55.7
60.6
daystaken
Peopletakingpre-andpost-maternity
48
39
48
leave
Women
41
32
56
Peopletaking
childcareleave
Men
3
2
3
Details
Peopletaking
Women
50
50
47
shorterworkhours
Men
0
0
0
forchildcare
Women
1
1
2
Peopletaking
nursingcareleave
Men
0
1
0
Percentageof
Women(%)
100
100
98
peoplereturning
afterchildcareMen(%)
100
100
100
leave
Peopletakingaccumulatedpaidleave

26- 179 -

77

78

Peopleonﬂex-timearrangement
1,678ChildrenininTotalduringyear
34
housedaycareAtﬁscalyear-end
23
centerTraining
expenditureper 157,789
Trainingresults*
employee(yen)*Fromﬁscal2013,
excludestemporary Trainingtimeperemployees,part-time
28.2
employee(hours)
employeesandexecutives
Numberof
22
trainingprograms
Total
124
Numberofinterns
Ofwhich,nonaccepted
3Japanese

1,742
33
28

1,949
32
26

179,000

108,000

22.6

19.4

23

23

157

135

5

1

Details

Details

Note:Someﬁgureshavebeenrevisedfromonesdisclosedbefore,owingtochangesindeﬁnition.

Totals(1)Employees(people)(2)Averageage(yearsold)(3)Averageyearsofemployment(years)(4)Averageannualsalary(thousandsofyen)

2,083
40.5
11.6
7,853

Notes:Dataisdisclosedinourannualﬁnancialreport(actualﬁguresasofMarch31,2017).
Allﬁguresarecalculatedbasedonregularemployeesandemployeesonloanexceptexecutives,secondee
workingatothercompanies,contractemployeesandtemporaryemployees.
Theaverageannualsalaryamountincludeswagesoutsidebasicwages,aswellasbonuses.

Employees(AllﬁguresareresultsforSysymex)
Category

SysymexFemalemanagers Corporation(%)(%)(DirectorlevelorOverall
above)
Group(%)

Fiscal2014

Fiscal2015

Fiscal2016

6.5

8.3

8.8

11.6

14.3

16.2

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Related
ArticlesDetailsCategoryJapan
PercentageofmenandwomenintheGroup

Americas
EMEA*
China
AsiaPaciﬁc

Fiscal2016

Men(%)

59.8

Women(%)
Men(%)
Women(%)
Men(%)
Women(%)
Men(%)
Women(%)
Men(%)
Women(%)

40.2
62.4
37.6
55.7
44.3
65.2
34.8
59.9
40.1

CategoryJapan
NumberoftheGroup
employees

Americas
EMEA*
China
AsiaPaciﬁc

Regularemployees,employeesonloan,contractemployees
andexecutives

Fiscal2016

Men

2,079

Women
Men
Women
Men
Women
Men
Women
Men
Women

1,398
670
404
1,214
966
359
192
388
260

*Europe,theMiddleEastandAfrica

CorporateCitizenshipActivities

Regularemployees,employeesonloan,andcontract
employees(exceptexecutives
andtemporaryemployees）- 181 -

Regularemployees,employeesonloan,andcontract
employees(exceptexecutives
andtemporaryemployees）

Regularemployees,employeesonloan,contractemployees
andexecutives

CorporateCitizenshipActivities
Category

Fiscal2016

Expendituresforcorporatecitizenshipactivities
(SysymexCorporation,yen)

About290,000,000

Category

Fiscal2014-2015

DonationstotheWorldCancerResearchFund(GroupcompaniesinEMEA*,yen)*Europe,theMiddleEastandAfrica

Category

Donationstocancer-relatedorganizations(SysmexAmerica,USdollars)- 182 -

About31,500,000
Fiscal2014-2016

RelatedArticles

About175,000

Details

Fiscal2016PerformanceData

EnvironmentalData
MaterialBalance
 

 

INPUT
Electricityuse(thousands
kwh)Citygas(thousandsm³)
LPG(t)
LNG(m³)
Heavyoil(kL)
Kerosene(kL)
Dieseloil(kL)
Gasolinefordomesticﬂeet(kL)
Dieselfordomesticﬂeet(kL)
Wateruse(thousandsm³)
Oﬃcepaper(t)PRTR（t）

Fiscal2014 Fiscal2015 Fiscal2016
35,98837,47637,403
852
1,544
1,474
15.1
19.4
21.1
0
0
0
0
0
0
70
35
31
19
19
21
778
750
734

19.7
368
49
0.15

23.5
391
44
0.13

25.1
406
42
0.06

OUTPUT
Greenhousegasemissions
frombusinessoﬃces(tCO2)
CO2emissionsfromdomesticcompanycars(tCO2)
Totalwasteemissions(t)Recyclingrate(%)
Wastewatervolume(thousandsm³)
PRTR(t)Fiscal2014 Fiscal2015 Fiscal2016
21,431

24,03522,760

1,856

1,802

1,768

1,557
90.4
164
0

1,701
91.9
192
0

2,106
91.1
189
0.02

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MainbusinessoﬃcesinJapan,InstrumentfactoriesinJapan,ReagentfactoriesinJapan,
SalesoﬃcesinJapan,OtheroﬃcesinJapan,Mainoverseaslocations,Overseasreagent
factories
[MainbusinessoﬃcesinJapan]SysmexCorporation(headoﬃce,Technopark,Solution
Center)
[InstrumentfactoriesinJapan]SysmexCorporation(KakogawaFactory,i-Square),Sysmex
Medica,SysmexRA
[ReagentfactoriesinJapan]SysmexInternationalReagents(OnoFactory,SeishinFactory)
[SalesoﬃcesinJapan]SysmexCorporation
1oﬃce(Tokyo),6branches(Sendai,KitaKanto,Nagoya,Osaka,Hiroshima,Fukuoka),13
salesoﬃces(Sapporo,Morioka,Nagano,Niigata,Chiba,Yokohama(includedinscopefromﬁscal2015),Shizuoka,Kanazawa,Kyoto,Kobe,Takamatsu,Okayama,Kagoshima),1service
center(MetropolitanAreaServiceCenter),SysmexCNA
[OtheroﬃcesinJapan]SysmexCorporation(R&DCenter,ProteinDevelopmentCenter,
BMALaboratory,GlobalCommunicationCenter(includedinscopefromﬁscal2015),
Soushindormitory(includedinscopefromﬁscal2015))
[Mainoverseaslocations]SysmexEurope,SysmexDeutschland,SysmexAmerica,Sysmex
Shanghai,SysmexAsiaPaciﬁc[Overseasreagentfactories]SysmexEurope(ReagentfactoryinGermany),SysmexBrazil,
SysmexReagentsAmerica,SysmexIndia,SysmexAsiaPaciﬁc,JinanSysmex,SysmexWuxi
MainbusinessoﬃcesinJapan,InstrumentfactoriesinJapan,ReagentfactoriesinJapan,
OtheroﬃcesinJapan,Overseasreagentfactories(Referto1)
MainbusinessoﬃcesinJapan(excludingheadoﬃce),InstrumentfactoriesinJapan,
ReagentfactoriesinJapan,OtheroﬃcesinJapan,Overseasreagentfactories(Referto1)
MainbusinessoﬃcesinJapan,InstrumentfactoriesinJapan,ReagentfactoriesinJapan,
SalesoﬃcesinJapan,OtheroﬃcesinJapan
(Referto1)
MainbusinessoﬃcesinJapan,InstrumentfactoriesinJapan,ReagentfactoriesinJapan
(Referto1)
MainbusinessoﬃcesinJapan,InstrumentfactoriesinJapan,ReagentfactoriesinJapan,
SalesoﬃcesinJapan,OtheroﬃcesinJapan,Overseasreagentfactories(Referto1)

ResultsfortheSysmexGroupEnvironmentalActionPlan- 184 -

ResultsfortheSysmexGroupEnvironmentalActionPlan(SysmexEco-Vision2020)(Relatedarticlesindicatethescopeofcalculation.)
Category

Fiscal
2014

Fiscal2015

Fiscal2016

Related
ArticlesCO2emissionsfromlogisticsperunitofnon-consolidatedsales(tCO2/¥100million)

4.170

3.794

4.937

Details

7.28

7.26

7.36

Details

90.4

89.0

91.8

Details

21.4

25.9

25.4

Details

Greenhousegasemissionsatbusinessoﬃcesperunitofconsolidatedsales(t-CO2/¥100
million)Businessoﬃcerecyclingrate(%)
Wateruseatreagentfactories
perunitofamountofproduction(m³/thousandboxes)- 185 -

- 186 -Main Indicators and Results Related to Environmental Impact
Data Related to the Sysmex Group Environmental Action Plan, Eco-Vision 2020
AspectUnit

Content

Scope

Base Year
Fiscal Year

Data

Product logistics withinJapan
CO emissions fromlogistics
Environment
consciousness
in product life
cycle processt-CO

Product logistics tooverseas locations

Greenhouse gas
emissions

Unit CO emissions inlogistics

Product logistics within
Japan and to overseas
locations

Unit denominator

Sysmex Corporation,
non-consolidated
net sales

Sysmex Corporation

t-CO /
millionmillionMain business offices,
instrument factories
and reagent factories
in Japan
Total emissions

City gas, LPG, LNG,
heavy oil, kerosene,diesel oil and electricity

t-COGreenhouse gas
emissions
Main overseas
locations and reagent
factories

Environment
consciousness
at businessoffices

Total unit emissions

City gas, LPG, LNG,
heavy oil, kerosene,diesel oil and electricity

Unit denominator

Consolidated net sales

t-CO /
millionmillionTotal emissionst

Waste emissions

Waste recycling (including energy recovery)
Recycling rate for waste(including energy recovery)%

Groundwater
thousandsm

Municipal supply water
Water use

Total water usage
Total amount used per unit
Unit denominator

Boxes manufactured- 187 -

m /thousandboxes
thousandboxes

Main business offices, instrument
factories and reagent factories inJapan, as well as main overseas
locations and reagent factories‐

Main business offices,
instrument factories
and reagent factories
in Japan, as well as
overseas reagent
factories
Reagent factories in Japan–

Overseas reagent factories–

Reagent factories in Japan–

Overseas reagent factories–

Reagent factories inJapan and overseas

2012

2013

2014

2015

Data

Data

Data

Data

1,145.00

1,237.00

1,112.00

1,213.00

2016

Coverage
Ratio

Data

1,181.51

Population of
Coverage
Ratio

Calculation Method−

CO emissions from logistics from factories to warehouses in Japanand from warehouses to customers in Japan (including branches andsales offices). Calculated as ton-kilometers traveled (amount−transported times distance traveled) times CO conversion factor.
Conversion factor (source): In accordance with “Common Guidelines
for the Method of Calculating CO Emissions in the Logistics Field”

4,528.00

4,251.00

3,971.00

4,222.00

5,682.54−

CO emissions from logistics (including to overseas customers) fromwarehouses to ports (airports) in Japan and CO emissions fromlogistics from Japanese ports (airports) to ports (airports) in overseas− regions. Calculated as ton-kilometers traveled (amount transported
times distance traveled) times CO conversion factor.
Conversion factor (source): In accordance with “Common Guidelines
for the Method of Calculating CO Emissions in the Logistics Field”

6.508

5.348

4.170

3.794

4.937

−

−

871.71

1,026.17

1,218.94

1,432.43

1,390.40−−
The amount of each type of energy is multiplied by the emission factor
and the sum of the amounts is calculated.
Conversion factors (sources): (Fossil fuels) CO emission factors for

7,450.00

7,532.00

8,138.00

8,240.00

7,669.30

34.54%

8,217

provided by Osaka Gas. (The same factor is used for overseas businessoffices.)(Electricity) COfor credits) are based on the Act on Promotion of Global WarmingCountermeasures, using information announced by the powercompanies that supply individual factories and business offices.
The amount of each type of energy is multiplied by the emission
factor and the sum of the amounts is calculated.
Conversion factors (sources): (Fossil fuels) CO emission factors for

5,106.00

7,199.00

7,980.00

10,130.00

10,719.50

28.32%

8,217

gas provided by Osaka Gas. (The same factor is used for overseas
business offices.)
GHG Protocol (WBCSD/WRI).

8.63

7.98

7.28

7.26

7.36

62.86%

8,217

1,455.77

1,845.38

2,213.76

2,531.57

2,498.99−−

962.601,056.90

1,341.20

1,502.80

1,347.08

863.50941.601,212.60

1,338.00

1,237.12

39.97%

8,217

89.7

89.1

90.4

89.0

91.8

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

24.87%

1,122

9.37

8.46

9.25

9.70

12.70

75.13%

1,122

67.89

66.72

66.00

63.00

66.11

24.87%

1,122

161.88174.02188.56216.90223.4175.13%

1,122

239.14249.20263.81

289.60302.23

20.8

22.0

21.4

25.9

25.4

100%

1,122

11,489.00

11,305.00

12,327.00

11,177.00

11,905.80

Of waste, the amount reused or used for material recycling or heatrecovery (thermal recycling).
Recycling rate (%) = (amount of waste reused + amount of valuable
substances sold) ÷ (industrial waste + general waste + amount of

The amount of groundwater used.

The amount of clean water and industrial water used.

− Boxes of the Company’s reagents manufactured per year at reagent factories.

−- 188 -

No.

Data Related to Environmental Performance
AspectUnit

Content

Consumption of
non-renewable energy

Consumption ofrenewable energy

Electricity (non-renewable)

thousands
kwh

City gas

thousands m

LPG

t

LNG

t

Heavy oilkL

KerosenekL

Diesel oil

kLElectricity (renewable)

Total consumption

Energy consumption

Consumption of othernon-renewable energy

Scope

thousands
kwh (*1)

Main business offices, instrument factories,
reagent factories, sales offices and other offices
in Japan, as well as main overseas locations andreagent factories

GJ

Gasoline (Company cars)

Main business offices, instrument factories,
reagent factories, sales offices and otheroffices in JapankL

Diesel oil (Company cars)
Electricity (non-renewable) thousands kwh/
City gas

Unit consumption of
non-renewable energy

thousands m /LPG
LNG
Heavy oil

Main business offices, instrument factories,
reagent factories, sales offices and otheroffices in Japan, as well as major overseas
locations and reagent factories

Kerosene
INPUT

Diesel oil
Unit consumption ofrenewable energy

Electricity (renewable)

thousands kwh/(*1)

Total unit consumption
Unit denominator

Consolidated net sales

Non-renewable energy
consumption(*1)

City gas, LPG, LNG,
heavy oil, kerosene,diesel oil and electricity

Renewable energy
consumption

Electricity‐

GJ

Main business offices, instrument factories,
reagent factories, sales offices and otheroffices in Japan, as well as major overseas
locations and reagent factories

Reduction in energy
consumption
Total consumption

City gas, LPG, LNG,
Unit consumption of
non-renewable energy (*1) heavy oil, kerosene,diesel oil and electricity
Unit consumption ofrenewable energy (*1)

Electricity

Total unit consumption- 189 -

million

2012

2013

2014

2015

Data

Data

Data

Data

Data

27,573.43

31,525.65

35,779.00

37,233.00

37,193.25

1,043.92

1,185.34

851.981,543.97

1,473.61

11.65

12.38

15.11

19.39

21.09

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

62.44

67.60

70.17

35.02

30.65

19.04

18.72

18.91

18.84

21.17

81.88

100.46209.42243.00210.01

322,405.78

748.47368,227.36 395,042.86

794.69777.51

Coverage
Ratio

Population of
CoverageRatio

73.42%

8,217

2016

439,653.70

440,124.47

749.86733.66

The amount of each type of energy is multiplied by the emission
factor and the sum of the amounts is calculated.
Conversion factor (source): According to the Calculation and Reporting
Manual for Greenhouse Gas Emissions (using the most recent factors
for each fiscal year, Ministry of the Environment, Ministry of Economy,
Trade and Industry)
Gasoline consumed by Company cars in Japan.
45.10%

3.34

11.72

19.68

23.53

25.10

18.94117.08416.16214.70714.883

0.717

0.642

0.385

0.610

0.590

0.008

0.007

0.007

0.008

0.008

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.043

0.037

0.032

0.014

0.012

0.013

0.010

0.009

0.007

0.008

0.056

0.054

0.095

0.096

0.084

221.468

199.540

178.449

173.668

176.121

1,455.77

1,845.38

2,213.76

2,531.57

2,498.99− ▲ 45,821.51 ▲ 26,815.11 ▲ 44,610.71−▲ 0.07▲ 0.39▲ 0.12

Calculation Method

8,217
Diesel oil consumed by Company cars in Japan.

73.42%

8,217

−

−

▲ 470.89(Energy consumed in the current fiscal year) – (energy consumed in
the previous fiscal year)▲ indicates an increase from the previous fiscal year.
Conversion factor (source): According to the Calculation and Reporting
Manual for Greenhouse Gas Emissions (using the most recent factors
for each fiscal year, Ministry of the Environment, Ministry of Economy,
Trade and Industry)

0.12(Energy consumed in the current fiscal year) – (energy consumed in
the previous fiscal year)▲ indicates an increase from the previous fiscal year.
8,217 Conversion factor (source): According to the Calculation and Reporting
Manual for Greenhouse Gas Emissions (using the most recent factors
for each fiscal year, Ministry of the Environment, Ministry of Economy,
Trade and Industry)

73.42%− ▲ 45,821.58 ▲ 26,815.50 ▲ 44,610.84▲ 470.77(Energy consumed in the current fiscal year) – (energy consumed in
the previous fiscal year)▲ indicates an increase from the previous fiscal year.
Conversion factor (source): According to the Calculation and Reporting
Manual for Greenhouse Gas Emissions (using the most recent factors
for each fiscal year, Ministry of the Environment, Ministry of Economy,
Trade and Industry)−

21.92721.0914.780▲ 2.453▲ indicates an increase from the previous fiscal year.

−

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

▲ indicates an increase from the previous fiscal year.

−

21.92721.0914.780▲ 2.453▲ indicates an increase from the previous fiscal year.

73.42%

8,217- 190 -

No.

Aspect

Unit

Content
Groundwater
Municipal supply water
Water usethousands m

Total amount used
Total amount used per unit

INPUT

Unit denominator‐

Handling volumet

Main business offices, instrument factories andreagent factories in Japant

Main business offices, instrument factories,
reagent factories, sales offices and other offices
in Japan
Main business offices, instrument factories,
reagent factories, sales offices and other offices
in Japan

Japan

Greenhouse gas
emissions

Overseas

t-CO

City gas, LPG, LNG,
heavy oil, kerosene,diesel oil

Main overseas locations and reagent factories

Total emissions
Total unit emissions
Unit denominator

Main business offices, instrument factories, reagent factories,
sales offices and other offices in Japan, as well as major overseas
locations and reagent factories

t-CO

‐

Consolidated net sales

Main business offices, instrument factories,
reagent factories, sales offices and other offices
in Japan

Japan

Greenhouse gas
emissions

Main business offices in Japan (excluding head
office) and instrument factories, reagent
factories and other offices in Japan, as well as
overseas reagent factoriesmConsolidated net sales

OA paper use
PRTR input

Scope

t-CO

Electricity

Main overseas locations and reagent factories

Overseas

OUTPUT
Total emissions
Total unit emissions
Unit denominator

Main business offices, instrument factories, reagent factories,
sales offices and other offices in Japan, as well as major overseas
locations and reagent factories

t-CO

‐

Consolidated net sales

Product logistics within
Japan

t-CO

Product logistics tooverseas locations

t-CO

CO emissions fromlogistics
Greenhouse gas
emissions

Unit CO emissions
from logistics

Product logistics within
Japan and to overseas
locations

Unit denominator

Sysmex Corporation,
non-consolidated
net sales- 191 -

t-CO /

Sysmex Corporation

2012

2013

2014

2015

Data

Data

Data

Data

2016

Coverage
Ratio

Data

48.86

44.47

51.24

50.29

58.30

281.68299.94316.97340.80347.79330.54344.40368.21391.09406.09Population of
Coverage
Ratio

Calculation Method
The amount of groundwater used.
The amount of clean water and industrial water used.

38.52%

8,217

227.054186.630

166.329154.486

162.502

1,455.77

1,845.38

2,213.76

2,531.57

2,498.99

−

−

53.14

50.46

48.79

44.48

41.69

34.54%

8,217

7.16

7.88

0.15

0.13

0.06

45.10%

PRTR handling volume at business offices in Japan that handle chemical
8,217 substances.
The amount of each type of energy is multiplied by the emission factor
and the sum of the amounts is calculated.
8,217 Conversion factor (source): According to the Calculation and Reporting
Manual for Greenhouse Gas Emissions (using the most recent factors
for each fiscal year, Ministry of the Environment, Ministry of Economy,
Trade and Industry)

917.401,096.70

806.50865.00501.0045.10%

1,613.90

2,147.70

1,430.20

2,892.10

3,057.60

28.32%

2,531.30

3,244.40

2,236.70

3,757.10

3,558.60

1.739

1.758

1.010

1.484

1.424

1,455.77

1,845.38

2,213.76

2,531.57

2,498.99

The amount of each type of energy is multiplied by the emission factor
8,217 and the sum of the amounts is calculated.
Conversion factor (source): According to the Calculation and Reporting
Manual for Greenhouse Gas Emissions (using the most recent factors
for each fiscal year, Ministry of the Environment, Ministry of Economy,
Trade and Industry)

73.42%

8,217

−

−

9,915.80

11,869.90

12,635.30

13,040.60

11,915.90

45.10%

3,540.40

5,099.30

6,559.20

7,237.50

7,285.40

28.32%

The amount of each business office electricity is multiplied by theemission factor and the sum of the amounts is calculated.
Conversion factor (source): According to the Calculation and Reporting
8,217 Manual for Greenhouse Gas Emissions (using the most recent factors
for each fiscal year, Ministry of the Environment, Ministry of Economy,
Trade and Industry)
The amount of each business office electricity is multiplied by the
8,217 emission factor and the sum of the amounts is calculated.
are listed in the GHG Protocol (WBCSD/WRI).

13,456.20

16,969.20

19,194.50

20,278.10

19,201.30

9.243

9.196

8.671

8.010

7.684

1,455.77

1,845.38

2,213.76

2,531.57

2,498.99

1,145.00

1,237.00

1,112.00

1,213.00

1,181.51

73.42%

8,217

−

−

−

CO emissions from logistics from factories to warehouses in Japan andfrom warehouses to customers in Japan (including branches and sales− offices). Calculated as ton-kilometers traveled (amount transported
times distance traveled) times CO conversion factor.
Conversion factor (source): In accordance with “Common Guidelines
for the Method of Calculating CO Emissions in the Logistics Field”

4,528.00

4,251.00

3,971.00

4,222.00

5,682.54−

CO emissions from logistics (including to overseas customers) fromwarehouses to ports (airports) in Japan and CO emissions fromlogistics from Japanese ports (airports) to ports (airports) in overseas
regions. Calculated as ton-kilometers traveled (amount transported−
times distance traveled) times CO conversion factor.
Conversion factor (source): In accordance with “Common Guidelines
for the Method of Calculating CO Emissions in the Logistics Field”

6.508

5.348

4.170

3.794

4.937

−

−

871.71

1,026.17

1,218.94

1,432.43

1,390.40−−- 192 -

No.

Aspect

Content

Unit

Total CO emissions from Company cars

t-CO

Total unit CO emissions from Company cars

t-CO /

Greenhouse gas
emissions

Unit denominator

Sysmex Corporation,
non-consolidated
net sales

Total emissions

Main business offices, instrument factories,
reagent factories, sales offices and other offices
in JapanSysmex Corporationt

Main business offices, instrument factories,
reagent factories, sales offices and other offices
in Japan, as well as overseas reagent factories

Total emissions (excluding sales offices in Japan)

OUTPUT
Waste emissions

Material recycling wastet

Recycling waste (including energy recovery)
Material recycling rate
Recycling rate (including energy recovery)
Wastewater volume

PRTR Output

Total emissions

Emissions

Main business offices, instrument factories,
reagent factories and other offices in Japan,
as well as overseas reagent factories%

thousands m

Main business offices in Japan (except head
office) and instrument factories, reagent
factories and other offices in Japan, as well as
overseas reagent factoriest

Main business offices, instrument factories,
reagent factories, sales offices and other offices
in JapanTravelCompliance

Scope

Violations ofenvironmental
regulations

Total amount of large fines
Number of sanctions other than fines

cases

Significant spills andlosses of chemical
substances

Total number of cases

cases

Total leakage volumet

Main business offices, instrument factories,
reagent factories, sales offices and other offices
in Japan, as well as major overseas locations
and reagent factories

Figures have been revised from those shown in the report for the previous fiscal year, owing to certain mistakes in making calculations, and units shown.
: Standard for calculating and reporting GHGs emitted directly by Company facilities and factories. (Excluding from use of Company cars.)
ion to products and services. (Including from use of Company cars.)- 193 -

2012

2013

2014

2015

Data

Data

Data

Data

1,746.58

1,830.26

1,856.25

2016

Coverage
Ratio

Data

1,802.01

Population of
Coverage
Ratio

1,768.43
45.10%

8,217

2.004

1.784

1.523

1.258

1.272

871.71

1,026.17

1,218.94

1,432.43

1,390.40−−

1,163.91

1274.16

1,556.76

1,701.35

2,105.50

48.02%

8,217

1,018.74

1,109.82

1,419.19

1,534.63

1,436.45

536.02600.51

788.13986.44814.25907.96988.45

1,282.60

1,410.97

1,308.91

52.62

54.11

55.53

64.28

56.68

89.13

89.06

90.38

91.94

91.12

145.11144.36163.83

191.66

188.75

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.02

0.70

4.84

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

Calculation Method

No.

The amount of gasoline and diesel oil for each Company car is multipliedby the emission factor and the sum of the amounts is calculated.
Conversion factor (source): According to the Calculation and Reporting
Manual for Greenhouse Gas Emissions (using the most recent factors foreach fiscal year, Ministry of the Environment, Ministry of Economy, Tradeand Industry)

Of waste, the amount of valuable substances resulting from third-party
processing. Includes substances converted to fuel (such as RPF).
44.06%

8,217

38.52%

8,217

45.10%

8,217

Of waste, the amount reused or used for material recycling or heatrecovery (thermal recycling).

PRTR emissions for business offices in Japan that handle chemical
substances.
PRTR travel at business offices in Japan that handle chemical substances.

73.42%

8,217

Main business offices in Japan: Sysmex Corporation (head office, Technopark, Solution Center)
Instrument factories in Japan: Sysmex Corporation (Kakogawa Factory, i-Square), Sysmex Medica, Sysmex RA
Reagent factories in Japan: Sysmex International Reagents (Ono Factory, Seishin Factory)
Sales offices in Japan: Sysmex Corporation (1 office (Tokyo), 6 branches (Sendai, Kita Kanto, Nagoya, Osaka, Hiroshima, Fukuoka), 13 sales offices (Sapporo, Morioka, Nagano, Niigata, Chibar (Metropolitan Area Service Center)),
Sysmex CNA
Other offices in Japan: Sysmex Corporation (R&D Center, Protein Development Center, BMA Laboratory, Global Communication Center (included in scope from fiscal 2015), Soushin dormitory
Main overseas locations: Sysmex Europe, Sysmex Deutschland, Sysmex America, Sysmex Shanghai, Sysmex Asia PacificOverseas reagent factories: Sysmex Europe (Reagent factory in Germany), Sysmex Brazil, Sysmex Reagents America, Sysmex India, Sysmex Asia Pacific, Jinan Sysmex, Sysmex Wuxi
The coverage ratio calculation is based on the number of employees.
usage, the population is the number of employees at Group reagent factories.

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Fiscal2016PerformanceData

GovernanceData

InformationonFundingProvidedtoMedicalInstitutions*Japan
Category
Details
Expensesfortrials,reports,andsurveillance
studiesconductedunderpublicregulations
Research (clinicaltrialsfornewdevices,post-marketingandclinicalstudies,nonconformityandinfection
development casereports,post-marketingsurveillance
studies,etc.)inadditiontothoseforindependentinvestigations.
Academic Expensesforscholarships,generalandresearch academicconferencedonations,aswellassupportacademicconferenceco-sponsoringexpenses
AmountExpensesforlectures,manuscriptwriting,and (1,000JPY)
Manuscript theconsignmentofservices,including
writingfees, consulting,toprovideinformationregardingetc.
theappropriateuseofmedicaldevicesandclinicalreagents.
Expenses Expensesforlectures,workshops,andrelatedto seminarstoprovidehealthcareprofessionals
information withrelevantinformationregarding
provision appropriateandsafeuseofmedicaldevices
andclinicalreagents.
Other
Expensesforreceptionsandsocialcourtesy
expenseTotalamount- 195 -

2015
233,911

121,520
43,264

162,654
37,144598,493

US

Category

RelevantpaymentsortransferofvalueResearch
FranceCategory
Relevantpaymentsortransferofvalue
Contracts
NumberAmount

2014
2015
2016
450
443
242
US
US
US
$186,645 $190,638 $137,658
8
7
21
US
US
US$76,061$194,150$209,370


NumberAmountNumber2014365€42,856
3

AmountNumber2015
226€14,367
4

2016
223
€29,542
11

ContractamountsarenotrequiredundertheFrenchSunshineAct.
*Thisinformationmightbemodiﬁedafterourdisclosureaccordingtoreviewbygovernmentauthoritiesormedical
institutions.

Clickhereforinformationoncorporategovernance.

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Corporate Information

Corporate Overview(As of March 31, 2017)

Company name

Sysmex Corporation

EstablishedFebruary 20, 1968

Paid-in capital¥11,611 million

Representative

Hisashi Ietsugu, Chairman and CEO

Head Oﬃce

1-5-1, Wakinohama-Kaigandori, Chuo-ku,
Kobe 651-0073, Japan

Line of business

Development, manufacture, sales,and export/import of laboratory testing
instruments, reagents, and related software

Net sales

Operating income(¥billion)(¥billion)¥249.8

300

50

221.3

200
150

billion

252.6

250

60.7

60

¥51.7

billion

44.4

40

184.5
145.5

32.8

30

100

20

50

10

0

21.8

0

2012

2013

2014

2016

2015

Japanese GAAP

2012

(FY)

IFRS

Profit attributable to owners of the parent(¥billion)
50

39.2

40
30

2014

2016

2015

(FY)

IFRS

Number of employees¥40.6

10,000billion

8,000
6,000

26.6
20.5

20

2013
Japanese GAAP

5,594

6,211

6,739

7,446

7,930

4,000

14.1
2,000

10

0

0

2012

2013
Japanese GAAP

2014

2016

2015

2012

(FY)

2013

2014

2015

2016

(FY)

（Including contract workers and part-time employees）

IFRS(Net income)

Editorial Policy
Sysmex publishes the annual “Sysmex Sustainability Report” to communicate to stakeholders our approaches and activities concerning
corporate social responsibility (CSR), and to enhance understanding of and trust in us.
Guidelines referenced- The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)'s Sustainability Reporting Guidelines,
Edition 4- The Japanese Ministry of the Environment's Environmental Reporting
Guidelines (2012 ed.)Date of publication
August 2017
Previous version: August 2016
Inquiries about this report
CSR Promotion Department, Sysmex Corporation
1-5-1, Wakinohama-Kaigandori, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo, 651-0073, Japan
Tel +81-78-265-0500, Fax +81-78-265-0524

Organizations covered
Sysmex Group (Sysmex Corporation and its subsidiaries both in Japan andabroad). In this report, “Sysmex” refers to the Sysmex Group as a whole.
“Sysmex Corporation” refers to the Company on a stand-alone basis

Cautionary Statements
This report contains both forward-looking statements, plans and facts
regarding the past about the Sysmex Group. These forward-looking
statements and plans are based on the current judgments and assumptions of
the Sysmex Group in light of the information currently available to it.
Uncertainties inherent in such judgments and assumptions, the future courseof our business operations, and future events may cause our actual results,
performance, or achievements to be materially different from any future
results, performance, or achievements either expressed or implied within suchforward-looking statements.

Period covered
Primarily fiscal 2016 (from April 1, 2016 to March 31, 2017). Some activities
conducted outside this period are also included. The most recent information
is provided on our CSR news on the CSR site.

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Respect for Human Rights
Corporate Citizenship Activities

Aiming for a Society
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Highlight 2：
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Risk Management

Embracing Diversity and Creating a
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External Evaluation

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Fiscal 2016 Performance Data

Corporate Philosophy, Core Behaviors

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