The FY 2012 policy was to "promote CSR activities appropriate for a global company." The headquarter operation units established the target values and formulated plans to achieve them, while the CSR Committee took on progress management to secure smooth promotion of each plan.

Our major CSR activities in FY2012 are explained as follows. (408KB)

The Charter of Corporate Behavior  Providing value

◎:Overachieved ○: Achieved or almost achieved △:70% or less achieved ―:N/A

FY 2012 Target and Plan	Major items implemented in FY 2012	Evaluation	FY 2013 Target and Plan
● Continue the efforts for customer satisfaction improvement	● Continued efforts for customer satisfaction improvement	○	● Continue the efforts for customer satisfaction improvement
● Unify 10 divisions for the second and third terms as part of the integrated ISO 9001 certification	● Obtained the integrated ISO 9001 certification in 10 divisions in the second and third terms (Completed the integration of total 18 divisions)	○
● Check the product safety and technology law compliance, as well as 100% improvement of reported issues	● Conducted checks for 36 new models of 13 divisions focusing on the performance status of illegal tests	○	● Conduct the checks in 12 divisions focusing on the performance status of illegal tests
● Implement the product safety education (twice/year) and hold seminars on each country's technology laws	● Implemented educational seminars including 2 introductory courses, 1 on safety applications for fuses, and 3 on risk assessment.	○	● Hold the seminars on product safety and each country's technology laws for 4 times
● Conduct the operation process checks for manufacturing divisions	● Implemented the checks at 6 divisions at 9 units focusing on failure cost reduction activities and the performance status of internal quality audits.	○	● Conduct the operation process checks for 19 divisions focusing on efficiency improvement of development, engineering and production engineering
● Specify detail evaluation items for 1 Graphical User Interface (GUI) case	● Practiced GUI in 3 products including operation screens of electronic dictionaries	○	● Analyze the Green Design awareness survey, visit sites for introducing case studies and streamline the evaluation items
● Examine 1 evaluation system for Green Design	● Conducted the Green Design awareness survey and examined its evaluation system	○
● Carry out the buyer education using the renewed textbook. On completion of efficiency improvement, increase frequency of conducting the purchasing audit and the audits for supplier certification, and improve the ratio of successful suppliers.	● Carried out the buyer education using the renewed textbook (104 employees participated as planned), conducted the purchasing audit for all purchasing divisions at sites in Japan, increased the ratio of certified suppliers (Japan: 95%, overseas: 70%)	○	● Continue to conduct the buyer education, purchasing audit and supplier certification systems, as well as maintain/improve the level of management

The Charter of Corporate Behavior  Approaching corporate activities with fairness and integrity

◎:Overachieved ○: Achieved or almost achieved △:70% or less achieved ―:N/A

FY 2012 Target and Plan	Major items implemented in FY 2012	Evaluation	FY 2013 Target and Plan
● At overseas sites, thoroughly communicate the SII Code of Conduct, prepare and thoroughly communicate the Action Guidelines, and establish and thoroughly communicate the Compliance Consultation Services	● At overseas sites, thoroughly communicated the SII Code of Conduct, and established and thoroughly communicated the Compliance Consultation Services	○	● Prepare and thoroughly communicate the Action Guidelines at overseas sites
● Continue to implement the regular on-line compliance quizzes (everyday and annually)	● Continued the implementation of the regular on-line compliance quizzes (everyday and annually)	○	● Continue to implement the regular on-line compliance quizzes (everyday and annually)
	● Conducted the educational activities to senior management on compliance awareness for 4 times	○	● Continue to conduct the educational activities to senior management on compliance awareness
● Conduct the periodic compliance awareness survey	● Conducted the regular compliance awareness survey (annually)	○	● Continue to conduct the regular compliance awareness survey (annually)
● Continue to implement the RM activities at the head office and promote the RM key items at divisions	● Implemented the countermeasures against the total 36 risks at the head office	○	● Continue to implement and promote the group-wide risk management activities
● Promote the emergency response system and review the disaster prevention schemes at overseas sites	● Devised emergency contact lists and put them into practice at overseas sites	○

The Charter of Corporate Behavior  Human rights and human resource development

◎:Overachieved ○: Achieved or almost achieved △:70% or less achieved ―:N/A

FY 2012 Target and Plan	Major items implemented in FY 2012	Evaluation	FY 2013 Target and Plan
● Prepare the declaration of human rights at 10 sites, the Code of Conduct at 1 site and the Action Guidelines at 18 sites (Overseas)	● Completed the documentation of "the spirit of respecting human dignity" of the declaration of human rights at 7 sites	○	● Complete the documentation of "the spirit of respecting human dignity" of the declaration of human rights at all sites
● Build a new HR system and introduce it from the beginning of FY 2013 at our site in Thailand	● Completed the translation of the Code of Conduct at all sites except Thailand	○	● Complete the translation of the Code of Conduct at our site in Thailand
	● Commenced the preparation of the Action Guidelines at all sites except Thailand	○	● Complete the preparation of the Action Guidelines at 13 sites
● Hold lifesaving seminars at 6 sites in Japan	● Held the lifesaving seminars at 6 sites in Japan (159 participants)	○	● Hold the lifesaving seminars at 6 sites in Japan
● Conduct the SII Group comprehensive safety inspection (voluntary) at all sites in Japan and overseas manufacturing sites	● Conducted the SII Group comprehensive safety inspection (voluntary) at all sites in Japan and overseas manufacturing sites	○	● Conduct the SII Group comprehensive safety inspection (voluntary) at all sites in Japan and overseas manufacturing sites　 Check on-site after conducting the inspection
●Implementation rate for the specific health checkups: 95%; Implementation rate for specific health guidance: 45%※1	● Implementation rate for the specific health checkups: 77.5%; Implementation rate for the specific health guidance: 25.5% ※1	△	● Improve the implementation rate for the specific health checkups to 79%

The Charter of Corporate Behavior  Establishing a constructive coexistence with society

◎:Overachieved ○: Achieved or almost achieved △:70% or less achieved ―:N/A

FY 2012 Target and Plan	Major items implemented in FY 2012	Evaluation	FY 2013 Target and Plan
● Continue to contribute to local regions at each site	● Performed the local cleanup activities at each site	○	● Continue the contribution to local regions at each site
● Continue to provide field-study and internship programs at each site	● Provided the field-study and internship programs at each site	○	● Continue the provision of field-study and internship programs at each site

The Charter of Corporate Behavior  Creating harmony with the environment

◎:Overachieved ○: Achieved or almost achieved △:70% or less achieved ―:N/A

FY 2012 Target and Plan		Major items implemented in FY 2012	Evaluation	FY 2013 Target and Plan
Increase the sales ratio of SII Green Products	(General products) 96%	99.1％	◎	Increase the sales ratio of SII Green Products (general products) to 98% or more
	(Large products) 55%	70.4％	◎	Increase the sales ratio of SII Green Products (large products) to 55% FY 2014: 60% FY 2015: 65%
Increase the number of SII High Grade Green Products	4 or more products	4 products	○	Create 4 or more SII High Grade Green Products
Ensure products free of cadmium, hexavalent chromium, mercury and lead	Maintain the ratio of 95% or more※2	97.7％	◎	Maintain the ratio of products free of cadmium, hexavalent chromium, mercury and lead at 95% or more※2
Ensure products free of polyvinyl chloride	Maintain the ratio of 95% or more※3	95.5％	◎	Maintain the ratio of products free of polyvinyl chloride at 95% or more※3
Reduce energy-related CO2 emissions	Improve by 1% or more per unit of production at sites in Japan Total amount: 67,349 tons-CO2	Total amount: 60,063 tons-CO2 - 7.2% from FY 2011	◎	Improve the energy-related CO2 emissions by 1% or more per unit of production at sites in Japan Total amount: 66,122 tons-CO2 Reduce by 25% from FY 1990 by the end of FY 2020
	Reduce by 1% from FY 2011 at each overseas site	<Reference value> Total amount: 22,269 tons-CO2 - 27.4% from FY 2011	―	Reduce the energy-related CO2 emissions by 1% from FY 2012 at each overseas site
Improve the recycling ratio of wastes	90% or more at sites in Japan	94％	◎	Achieve 90% or more for the recycling ratio of wastes at sites in Japan
	+ 3 points from FY 2011 at each overseas site	<Reference value> 58％	―	Improve the recycling ratio of wastes by 3 points from FY 2012 at overseas sites
Reduce water use	- 1% from FY 2011 at sites in Japan: 814,000 m3※4	643,000 m3　　　 - 22% from FY 2011	◎	Reduce the water use by 1% from FY 2012 at sites in Japan: 637,000 m3
	- 1% from FY 2011 at overseas sites	<Reference value> 357,000 m3 - 42% from FY 2011	―	Reduce the water use by 1% from FY 2012 at overseas sites
Reduce office paper use	- 3% from FY 2011 at overseas sites	<Reference value> 15.1 tons - 19% from FY 2011	―	Reduce the office paper use by 3% from FY 2012 at overseas sites
Reduce the amount of emissions of chemical substances ※5	Maintain the ratio of FY 2011 at sites in Japan: 31.4 tons※4	28.9 tons - 4％ from FY 2011	◎	Maintain the same amount of FY 2012 total emissions of chemical substances※5
Assess the relationship between biodiversity and business activities (current status of land use)		Morioka Seiko Instruments Inc. assessed the current status of land use	○	Assess the relationship between biodiversity and business activities (current status of land use)

※1: The results will be available one year later due to data compilation.
※2: Completed elimination by the end of May 2006 for products to be sold in the EU.
※3: Except those used within the safety standards or difficult to be substitute.
※4: There had been an error found in the amount collected in FY 2011, therefore it was corrected this year.
※5: PRTR hazardous chemical substances are HFCs, PFCs, SF6 and VOC. PRTR, Pollutant Release and Transfer Register, is a system to collect and announce information on use and environmental releases of specific chemicals.