OMRON believes that inputting fewer raw materials in production processes and improving production yield are keys to waste minimization, and as such each site is aggressively implementing reduction measures.

In fiscal 2006, the total waste volume in Japan increased 715 tons from a year earlier to 5,949 tons. The main components of the increase for production sites were 467 tons by increased production and 75 tons by the increase in sites included in the calculations, which comprised an increase of 542 tons for production sites. As for non-production sites, a main contributor to the increase was the increased number of sites included in the calculations, which amounted to 173 tons.

Outside Japan, waste volume amounted to 8,346 tons, representing an increase of 2,340 tons from a year earlier, which was primarily attributed to expanded production.

Despite these increases in waste volume, waste volume per unit of production improved compared to fiscal 2005 both inside and outside Japan. In the future, OMRON will work even harder to reduce waste by avoiding emissions in the highest upstream stage of production.

Waste Volume

• Amount of Waste Materials Discharged

Environmental performance earns high marks Aneta Zimnicki
OMRON Dualtec Automotive Electronics Inc.(Canada)

OMRON Dualtec has enjoyed many successes in environmental performance over the last four years, for which we received six environmental awards.

The most notable was the construction of our ECU facility, which became the first LEED (Leadership in Energy&Environmental Design)-Canada certified industrial building (silver level). The certification recognized our efforts in constructing, maintaining and managing a 'green building' through the use of environmentally conscious building materials and reduction of construction waste, enhanced efficiency of energy and water use, waste recycling and other activities.

This project also contributed to our energy conservation goals. Although we increased sales by 25% over fiscal 2004, we increased our electricity consumption by only 8%. We were also able to reduce cardboard waste per unit sales by 42%, and increase our recycling rate to 90% from 78% in fiscal 2003. As a responsible corporate citizen, our company is committed to sustainable operation, balancing the pursuit of economic growth with protection of the environment.