The OMRON Group in Japan has set a target for achieving by fiscal 2010 an 8.6% reduction in CO2 emissions compared to fiscal 1990. Accordingly, Group-wide efforts are now being concentrated on promoting energy conservation to meet this goal.

In fiscal 2006, OMRON Group companies in Japan implemented strict controls on daily use of electricity, for example, by adjusting air conditioner settings and turning off lights when not in use. In addition, more energy-efficient equipment and devices were employed along with solar power generation systems. The company also is accelerating the shift to fuels that emit less CO2.

With increased production in fiscal 2006, total CO2 emissions from production sites increased approximately 2,100 tons over fiscal 2005. But proactive energy-conservation efforts resulted in an improvement of 9.5% in CO2 emissions per unit of production (an indicator for energy usage efficiency). As a result of focused energy-saving efforts at laboratories, total CO2 emissio``ns from non-production sites in Japan were 1,100 tons less than the fiscal 2005 level.

However, a comparison against the fiscal 1990 level shows an 11.2% increase in total CO2 emissions in Japan. If no additional measures are taken, by fiscal 2010, CO2 emissions are projected to increase by 15% compared to the fiscal 1990 level, if potential business growth is taken into account. It will be extremely difficult to achieve the emission reduction target while continuing to promote business growth if the company solely relies on its internal efforts to limit CO2 emissions from OMRON Group facilities. As such, OMRON decided to purchase emissions credits through a CDM (Clean Development Mechanism) project. Through its investment in an HFC recovery and decomposition project, OMRON will purchase 10,000 tons of emissions credits each year over five years beginning in 2008. By combining this purchase with further efforts to promoting energy-saving measures, OMRON aims to achieve an 8.6% reduction in CO2 emissions.

CO2 Emissions

• Reduction of CO2 Emissions at Business Sites
• Energy Consumption
• Energy Consumption by Type of Energy