Environment | Establishment of Eco Management System

Omron Healthcare group companies - Omron Healthcare Co., Ltd. headquarters, Omron Matsusaka Co., Ltd., Omron Dalian Co., Ltd. and Omron Healthcare Product Development Dalian Co., Ltd. - are accredited with ISO14001, the International Organization for Standardization's certification for environment management systems.

We at Omron Healthcare are making constant improvement with our own eco management system, which is to clarify the effects that our major products - home-use health/ medical care equipment and professional-use medical equipment - and service would have on the environment, aiming to reduce the eco-impact and prevent pollution.

An array of "sort & recycle"trash cans, Omron Healthcare HQ

An array of "sort & recycle"trash cans, Omron Healthcare HQ

ISO14001 Certification (Omron Healthcare HQ)
Certification	152005
Number Original Approval	April 12, 2004
Date	April 6, 2006
Renewal Date 2004 Version	April 6, 2006
Approval Date Auditor	Bureau Veritas Japan Co, Ltd. (former BVQI)
Certification	Download (PDF:1.2MB)

Theme		2005		Activities
Theme		Target	Result	Activities
Less CO₂ Emission by Energy Saving	Electricity (t-CO₂)	494	441	- Turn off PC when not in use or set at low-power mode - Turn off lights during lunch breaks
	Gas (m³)	69	63
	CO₂ emission (ton)	563	504
Waste Reduction	Non-industrial waste (kg)	11634	11224	- Promote recycle-oriented floor design - Double-side/ reduced photo-copying
Waste Reduction	Industrial waste (kg)	7961	4543
Waste Recycling	Recycling rate (%)	80	69	- Work more with recycling companies
Eco Products	Making of eco-label products (%)	50	100	- Make eco-label products using no regulated chemicals and less materials
Products free of regulated chemicals (%)		100	Existing: 94% New: 99%
Other	Education programs for product environment assessment reviewers	-	Four R&D staffers certified	- General & specialized education based on the environment ISO - Reviewers' education

Evaluation Theme			Item		Target
Site	Energy Saving		Domestic, non-production sites	Absolute CO₂ emission (t-CO₂)	593
				Electricity (t-CO₂)	472
				Gas (t-CO₂)	67
	Waste Reduction	Zero-emissions* promotion	Domestic, non-production sites	Zero emissions	Zero emissions achieved
	Waste Reduction	Reduction of generated waste	Domestic, non-production sites	Absolute amount of non-industrial waste emission (kg, excl. paper)	2416
	Resource Saving	Water	Domestic, non-production & production sites	m³/ person	11.47
	Resource Saving	Office paper	Domestic, non-production & production sites	Sheets/ person	4846

*Zero emissions: to recycle and reuse 100% of outputs generated through a set of industrial processes, instead of incinerating or landfilling. Outputs that are:
(1) disposed as waste
(2) sold as valuable resources
(3) handed over with/without payment to other party (waste or the valuable)
(4) utilized in-house
Except for gases

Course Description	2005
Course Description	# of participants	Classes/ year
(1) Education of general employees	227	11
(2) Education of managements	15	1
(3) Special operations education (for those engaged in chemical substances, eco-facilities)	115	9
(4) Seminar for internal environment auditors	1	1
(5) Training of eco-effect evaluators	14	3
(6) Education on other eco-related matters (handling of fluorescent X-ray analyzer)	19	2