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Action Plan

Self-assessment rating　○：Targets achieved　△：Targets partially achieved　×：Targets not achieved

FY2008 Targets	Continue implementation of environmental education programs
FY2008 Results	Continue implementation of environmental education programs	○
FY2009 Targets	Continue implementation of environmental education programs

Basic Policies

OMRON considers addressing environmental issues to be one of the most important management objectives for the Group. Accordingly, OMRON makes sure that all Group employees are provided with education and training regarding its environmental policies based on the OMRON Principles.
The “Green OMRON 21” environmental management vision encourages all employees to demonstrate concern for environmental protection. They should act on their own initiatives and take necessary action, whether at work, at home, in the local community or in society at large. This vision also aims to make OMRON serve as the center for heightening environmental awareness at both the local and global levels. As such, OMRON implements various environmental education and training programs.

FY2008 Overview

Fiscal 2008 is the initial year of the Kyoto Protocol’s first commitment period. As such, OMRON organized an environmental management seminar in the Environmental Month of June for the purpose of enhancing awareness among employees regarding the Kyoto Protocol. Furthermore, the Eco-Volun initiative, a global corporate event to mark OMRON’s 75th anniversary, resulted in as many as 30,280 employees across the world participating in environmental preservation activities.
Solicitation of employee ideas for environmental proposals and slogans also attracted 1,409 entries for proposals and 9,029 entries for slogans, revealing employees’ active involvement with environmental activities.
OMRON will continue to implement environmental education programs during fiscal 2009.

FY2008 Environmental Education Programs (organized by Head Office)

Program	Target audiences	Description	Time of year	Participants
Environmental education for new recruits	New employees hired by head offices	Environmental education for new recruits before being assigned to departments	Apr. '08	112
e-learning	Personnel who aim to take internal auditor training courses	Pre-learning for internal environmental auditor training courses	Full year	177

Planned programs for FY2008 (organized by sites)

Program	Target audiences	Description	Time of year	Participants
Environmental education for new recruits (organized by sites)	New employees hired by each site	Environmental education for new recruits before being assigned to departments	Full year	255
Rank-specific environmental education	General staff, managerial-class employees	Respective education programs for general staff and managerial-class employees	Full year	9,585
Education for qualified personnel	Internal environmental auditors/ environmental impact assessors	Training for new and current internal environmental auditors/ environmental impact assessors	Full year	335
Product assessment reviewer education	Researchers/ developers/engineers	Education on product assessment techniques, handling of regulated chemical substances, etc.	Full year	70

Building common awareness through shared education/training programs

Training for new recruits Training for new recruits

In fiscal 2008, site-organized group training was expanded to include rank-specific training programs. Site training programs were organized in a manner to link with the head office-organized programs such as education for new recruits, as well as solicitation of environmental proposals and slogans so as to build common awareness of environmental issues among all OMRON Group employees.

Promotion of education program for qualified personnel

Environmental e-learning Environmental e-learning

Aiming to foster internal environmental auditors, OMRON introduced an e-learning system so that employees working at remotely located sites can also participate easily. Moreover, as part of follow-ups for qualified internal environmental auditors and environmental impact assessors who have completed the e-learning program, site-organized education program for qualified personnel was also offered.

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