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2009TOPCON GROUP CSR Report

1ーTOPCON CSR Report 2009

Management PhilosophyTOPCON will widely contribute to the human society through corporateactivities.

Management Policy�1 TOPCON aims to be a leading global company.�2 TOPCON earns profits through fair corporate activities and returns

profits to its employees, the stockholders and the society.�3 TOPCON strives to create an environment enabling its employees

to demonstrate their independent creativity to the full. �4 TOPCON will devote itself to customer-orientation and provide high

performance and high quality products at a fair price.�5 TOPCON will achieve its growth as a good corporate citizen through

solidarity and cooperation with the local society.

Business Conduct GuidelinesTOPCON will secure the profit through fair competition in order toreward the employees, the stockholders and the society and pursue tobe a useful existence as a ‘‘good corporate citizen’’. For these purposes, TOPCON will establish hereby the following busi-ness conduct guidelines, and will observe all domestic and foreignlaws, international rules and their fundamental principles and makesound social judgment in accordance with such guidelines.

�1 TOPCON will recognize that coping with environmental problem isan essential corporate activity for the society of human beings toharmonize and cooperate with earth and will strive to cope with itspontaneously and actively.

�2 TOPCON will develop and provide the Products and the serviceshelpful to the society considering their safety and perform the qual-ity control with full preparations.

�3 TOPCON will set its ideas at the formation of fair, transparent andfree competitive society, and will hold sound relationship with poli-tics and administration.

�4 TOPCON will positively confront the anti-social powers and groupsthat threat the public order and safety of civil society, and will haveno relationship with them.

�5 TOPCON will have communication widely with the society and dis-close the correct corporate information appropriately.

�6 TOPCON will realize the affluent life of Employees, secure the safeand worker-friendly workplace environment and respect the char-acter and personality of each Employee.

�7 TOPCON will respect, in its overseas business activities, the cultureand customs of the country and perform the activities to contributethe development of the country.

�8 TOPCON will take appropriate preventive measures for and copewith all risks involved in business conduct and strive to prevent theloss of management resources.

�9 Top executives of TOPCON will recognize that the realization of thefundamentals of business conduct guidelines is the role of theirown, take leadership, promulgate the guidelines to the relevantpersons, establish in-house system and cultivate the sense ofethics.

The TOPCON GROUP believes that practicing Management Philosophy, Management Policy and BusinessConduct Guidelines globally is to promote CSR Activities.

� Company Overview� Corporate name : TOPCON CORPORATION� Location of the head office

: 75-1, Hasunuma-cho, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo� Established : September 1, 1932� Capital : 10,297 million yen (as of March 31, 2009)� Representative : Takashi Yokokura, President � Sales : Consolidated: 112.666 billion yen (Fiscal year ended March 2009)� Workforce : Consolidated: 4,964 employees (as of March 31, 2009)� Business : Positioning Business (dealing with Surveying equipment)

Eye Care business (dealing with medical equipment)Finetech business (dealing with industrial equipment and optical devices)

� Group Companies : Domestic: 14 companiesOverseas: 44 companies

� Major international CSR-related charters TOPCON supports : United Nations Global Compact (participated in October 2007)

� Breakdown of Consolidated Sales (By business category)

(Nnit: 100 million yen)

� Breakdown of Consolidated Sales (By country)

(Nnit: 100 million yen)

Note: Any value below 100 million yen is rounded off.

〈About our Website〉http：//www.topcon.co.jp/eng/csr/index.html (Social and Environmental Activities (CSR))You can see this report also in our Website. (The back number is also carried.) When there is ‘‘http: ’’, supplementary informa-tion, detailed digital data, etc. are carried.

Japan289

North America193Europe

259

China135

Asia and Oceania 130

Others117

Positioningbusiness

580

Finetech business　　　211

Eye Care business335

http://www.topcon.co.jp/eng/corporate/index.html (Company Overview)

http://www.topcon.co.jp/eng/invest/securities.html (Financial report)

Management Philosophy, Management Policy: Establishment in 1983,revision in 1989

Business Conduct Guidelines: Establishment in 1990, the third revision in2007

TOPCON CSR Report 2009ー2

【Target Period of the report】Our activities from April 1, 2008 toMarch 31, 2009 are mainly reported.

【Scope of the target】The target of the report is CSR activitiesat TOPCON CORPORATION and its groupcompanies unless otherwise noted.

【Date of issuance】June 2009 (the previous one was issuedin June 2008)

【Guidelines used as references】GRI (GLOBAL Reporting Initiative), Sus-tainability Reporting Guidelines 2002,2006 Environment Accounting Guidelines2007 by the Ministry of the Environment

� Efforts and Targets of CSR Activities (excerpt)TOPCON CSR Committee confirms achievements per fiscal year to formulate the targetand plan of the next year. As for the fiscal year 2008, we established CSR Basic Policy,started to formulate BCP (Business Continuity Plan) and carried out various trainingcourses of Risk-Compliance as planned.

Item Major achievements in fiscal 2008

Major targets and plans in fiscal 2009

Them

indofTOPCON

CorporateGovernance

� Established CSR basic policy

� Adopted business standard of conduct (allthe subsidiaries)

� Establishment of CSR Month (Thoroughnessof policy, raising good atmosphere)

� Implementation of training of CorporateGovernance/CSR (for all Senior Managers)

Risk Managementand Compliance

� Established BCP Basic Policy and BCPcommittee

� Furnished bulletin boards for Risk-Compliance

� Implemented trainings in Risk-Compliance(for managers in T.H.Q.)

� Implemented Compliance training withrespect to each theme

� Establishment of BCP and evaluation by topmanagement

� Implementation of training of Risk-Compliance(for Managers/Senior Managers in T.H.Q)

� Continuation of fiscal 2008

Customers

� Improved customer satisfaction measure-ment (User meeting, Advisory board)

� Supported to strengthen Global qualityassurance system

� Improved quality of Design Review toimprove the quality of design

� Made defect report visible for senior man-agement

� Release of the Products that anticipate thedemand of the market

� Continuation of fiscal 2008� Implementation of attaching importance to

feedback from quality in the market and rein-forcement of quality-by-design approach inorder to improve the quality of design


SocialPerformance

Stockholdersand Investors

� Sent out information to stockholders andinvestors (Substantial Web site and corpo-rate brochure. Implemented IR explanatorymeeting)

Continuation of fiscal 2008

Employees

� Established Safety and Health Global BasicPolicy

� Established Guidelines for the measures onsmoking in the workplace

� Implemented trainings in human rights(ex.sexual harassment) (for managers in T.H.Q.)

� Implementation of preventive measures(restrictied working time) based on theresult of phisical examinations

� Implementation of measures on smoking(help stop smoking)

� Implementation of management trainingregarding obligation of security

Suppliers � Established and supported RoHS investiga-tion system for new products and parts

� Effective operation of RoHS investigationsystem for new products and parts

Corporate Citizenship

� Supplied environmentally-conscious/ener-gy-saving goods and goods/services usefulto improve medical treatment/health/life

� International volunteer assistance fordeveloping countries

� Assisted medical and academic institutes(Donated products, Established contributioncourse)


EnvironmentalManagementSystem

� Promoted certainly the TOPCON GroupVoluntary Environmental Plan 2010

� Strengthened Global management system(Increased the object to be audited)


� Increase of the object to be audited from 6to 8 companies)

EnvironmentallyConscious Products andServices

� Supplied Environmentally-ConsciousProducts

� Strengthened the control of chemical sub-stances in products (compliance withREACH)

� Supply of Environmentally-ConsciousProducts (50% of sales quantity)

� Strengthen measures on RoHS directiveand REACH regulations

EnvironmentalPerform

ance

EnvironmentallyConscious Production andSales Processes

� Promoted to prevent Global Warming

� Continued ZERO EMISSION and increasedthe object

� Reduced chemical substance waste

� Step-by-step switchover to Reduction byemission per unit of sales and Reduction oftotal emission

� Consideraton of substitution for cleaningsolvent

EnvironmentalCommunication

� Strengthened cooperation with administra-tion and local residents.


Communication

� Issued the TOPCON Group CSR report� Issued the first edition of CSR Group's

medium (CSR INFO・LINK)� Participated in section meeting of Global

Compact Japan Network� Released corporate information timely by

TOPCON Web site


＊Please see an environmental page about the achievements in fiscal year 2008 concerning an environmental report.

Environmental Report

Third-Party Opinion

Sociality Report

Special Topics

The Mind of TOPCON CORPORATION

C O N T E N T S

Management Philosophy, ManagementPolicy, Business Conduct Guidelines 1

Company Overview 1

Efforts and Targets of CSR Activities 2

Message from Top Management 3

Promotion of Global CSR Activities 4

Participating in the United Nations Global Compact 5

Corporate Governance Structure 5

Risk-Compliance 6

Export Control, Total Quality Assurance 8

For Sustainable Society 9

Social Contribution Activities 11

CSR and Labor Union 12

Relationships with Stockholders and Customers 13

Respect for Customers 13

Responsibilities to Employees 14

TOPCON GROUP'S Basic Policy for Environmental Protection 15

Environmental Protection Activities 15

TOPCON'S Environmental Burden 17

Third-Party Opinion 18

In Response to Third-Party Opinion 18



Practicing Its Management PhilosophyI believe that practicing our management philosophy,‘‘TOPCON will widely contribute to the human societythrough corporate activities.’’, and aiming to become agroup in which employees are proud, and that enjoys theconfidence of the society is the management to fulfill oursocial responsibility.We have our predecessors’ thought incorporated in theManagement Philosophy as a starting point, to have aclear vision for the future. In any kind of business situation,we will promote CSR Management. Especially, a viewpointfrom consideration of the global environment, we have acommon slogan ‘‘Hand down the Irreplaceable GlobalEnvironment to the next generation in a sound status.’’With this in mind, we will realize resource and energy sav-ings by developing environmentally-conscious and envi-ronment-contributing products.

Implementation of CSR Management is my Principle

Raising Consciousness of Compliance and RiskThe TOPCON GROUP is global that approximately half ofthe employees of the group are working outside of Japanand sales of overseas are more than 74%. In each countryand area, legislations, social norms, history and culture ofits society are different and employees’ senses of valuesare various.Therefore, in order to promote CSR management alltogether as a group, it is important for everyone to sharethe basic sense of values and in October 2008, we issuedBasic Policy for CSR. Furthermore, we ask our employeesto polish their minds, that is, an understanding of diversity,flexible and refined sensibilities.

Respecting the spirit of the United Nations Global CompactThe TOPCON GROUP participated in the United NationsGlobal Compact in October 2007 as we believe that theTen Principles presented by the Global Compact should beembraced in our strategies, culture and daily works tohave a guideline for better management activities. As thesense of values of the TOPCON GROUP, TOPCON reflectedit to Basic Policy for CSR and the TOPCON Code of Busi-ness Conduct and laid the foundations to achieve respon-sible corporate activities for our stakeholders.

The TOPCON GROUP will promote CSR activities throughcorporate activities and is ready to fulfill its responsibilityand raison d’etre as a corporate group and come up toyour expectations. We would like you to provide us withyour support and cooperation.

Message from Top Management

TOPCON CORPORATIONPresident


Basic Policy for CSR�1 TOPCON will locate CSR activities in the center of busi-

ness and work on it intentionally in order to build, shareand implement the sense of values and standards suit-able for global enterprise.

�2 TOPCON will, to the extent of our influence, support andimplement the rules and regulations that are globallyapproved regarding Human Rights, Labor Standards,Environment and/or Anti-Corruption as declared in THEGLOBAL COMPACT.

�3 TOPCON will make a social contribution voluntarily andactively through developments, production, sales andservices of useful products.

�4 TOPCON will promote an environmental managementthrough the creation of environmentally-conscious busi-ness process and through providing with environmental-ly-conscious products and services.

�5 TOPCON will strive to establish CSR activities in everyofficer and employee’s daily work and to infiltrate andestablish them within global TOPCON GROUP compa-nies.

�6 TOPCON will acquire understanding and confidence ofall the stakeholders of TOPCON GROUP companies byproviding with information actively.

Consumersand

customers

National andlocal

administration

Suppliers

Employees

Localcommunity

Stockholdersand

investors

Providing productsand services

Skill development,fair evaluation,safety, health, etc.

Public informationdisclosure, dividenddistribution,governance, etc

Observing lawsand regulations

Environmental protection, plant tours, and linkagefor local revitalization

Specifying materialprocurement policiesand promoting SCM

TOPCONGROUP

Linkage

Observinglaws and

regulationsEnvironment Quality

assuranceCustomer

satisfactionHuman rightsand employee

satisfactionSocial

contribution

Risk-Compliancecommittee

BCPcommittee

InformationSecurity

committee

ExportControl

programs

GlobalEnvironmentConference

EnvironmentalProtectioncommittee

President

Committee members (Heads of each division)

Secretariat: (Div. in charge of CSR)

Chairman of TOPCON CSR Committee (Executive Officers in charge of CSR)

CompanywideQS

committeeCS activity

Linkage

Employmentof persons with

disabilities

Safety andhealth

committee

Genderequalsociety

Welfarecommittee

GlobalEnvironmentConference

Company's Committees

TOPCON CSR Committee

Promotion of Global CSR Activities

The TOPCON GROUP will observe foreign anddomestic laws and regulations, respect the socialethics, contribute toward protecting the environ-ment and provide safe and high-quality products.At the same time, the TOPCON GROUP attachesgreat importance to communications with itsstakeholders and makes a social contributionthrough its business activities.

� Relationship between Stakeholders andthe TOPCON GROUP

Relationship between stakeholders and the TOPCON GROUPTOPCON’S CSR activities are conducted following the policy decid-ed by ‘‘TOPCON CSR Committee’’, and developed within global TOP-CON GROUP companies through linkage with CSR-related divisionsand other committees.

� Linkage between the CSR Committee and Other Committees

Structure of Promoting CSR

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《Activities regarding the United Nations Global Compact》TOPCON participates in the United Nations Global Compact(GC) while joins GCJN which is a network of participatingparties to GC. As a member of case study section meeting,TOPCON collects and uses information useful for our CSRpromotion.

Participating in the United Nations Global Compact

‘‘Corporate governance’’ in TOPCON meansthe acts of Board of Directors, which thedirector as a stockholder’s representativeconstitutes, that decide a basic policy of themanagement, laws and statutes, others, mat-ters of weight related to management, andalso means the acts of the executives thatsupervise the execution of duties that usefinancial resources. That means the mecha-nism that makes the company exert the maxi-mum power which it originally has, whilekeeping a system and the order of the com-pany. Thereby, we will pursue the permanentincrease of a corporate value, and the sound-ness and transparency of the management.

� Meeting Frequency of the Boards ofDirectors and Executive Officers

Corporate Governance Structure

General Meeting of Stockholders

Operating Divisions and Group Companies

General Meeting of Stockholders

Board of Directors

Board of Auditors

Board of ManagingDirectors

Executive Officers Meeting(Discusses important matters.)

Executive Officers(Manages daily activities.)

Corporate Audit Div.(Internal auditing)

AccountingAuditor

Operating Divisions and Group Companies

Appointment andtermination

Appointmentand

termination




Approval forappointment and

termination

Report

ReportDirections

Directions

Internal auditing

Agenda placementand report onimportant matters

Report

Report

Report

Audit

Audit

Audit

Human RightsPrinciple 1: Businesses should support and respect the protection of internationally proclaimed

human rights.Principle 2: Businesses should make sure they are not complicit in human rights abuses.

Labour StandardsPrinciple 3: Businesses should uphold the freedom of association and the effective recognition of the

right to collective bargaining.Principle 4: Businesses should uphold the elimination of all forms of forced and compulsory labour.Principle 5: Businesses should uphold the effective abolition of child labour. Principle 6: Businesses should uphold the effective abolition of discrimination in respect of employ-

ment and occupation.

EnvironmentPrinciple 7: Businesses should support a precautionary approach to environmental challenges.Principle 8: Businesses should undertake initiatives to promote greater environmental responsibility.Principle 9: Businesses should encourage the development and diffusion of environmentally friendly

technologies.

Anti-CorruptionPrinciple 10: Businesses should work against corruption in all its forms, including extortion and

bribery.

The Ten Principles

The United Nations Global CompactThe Global Compact was first announced by the then United Nations Sec-retary-General Kofi Annan in an address to The World Economic Forumheld in Davos, Switzerland in January 1999 and was officially launched atthe United Nations Headquarters in New York in July, 2000. The GC askscompanies all around the world to embrace, support and enact the tenprinciples universally established in regard to human rights, labor stan-dards, the environment and anti-corruption fields.

� Corporate Governance Structure

http：//www.unglobalcompact.org/ (United Nations Global Compact)

Frequency

Board of Directors Once per month, and provisionally

Executive Officers Meeting Once per week and provisionally


Risk-Compliance

As the first item of law and regulation observation, TOPCON GROUP has its own ‘‘Business Conduct Guidelines’’ and ‘‘Codeof Conduct’’ which should be observed by all of the officers and employees. For risk management, TOPCON GROUP hasestablished ‘‘Basic Rules for Risk-Compliance’’, Chief Risk-Compliance Management Officer and ‘‘In-house InformationReporting System’’. The result is a system capable of appropriately and individually dealing with all possible risks arisingfrom TOPCON and its subsidiary companies on a timely basis.

� Concept of Risk-Compliance

President

Compliance management

Risk management

Exportcontrol

Qualitycontrol

Environmentalmanagement

Committee

Informationsecurity

community

In-houseInformation

Reporting System

Committee Audit Div. ExportControl Div.

BCP

Chairman ofTOPCON CSR

committee

Chief ofCorporateAudit Div.

Committee

Riskmanagement

Personresponsible

for riskmanagement

Chairman ofBCP

committee

Personresponsible forcompanywideinformationunification

Chief ofthe export

managementoffice

Personreponsible for

promotingenvironmental

protection

Personreponsible forcompanywideenvironmental

protection

Committee Committee

CSR

Committee

� In-house Information Reporting System, Protection of Information Providers

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TOPCON will establish and appropriately operate the in-house information reporting system to ensure that theEmployees etc. may report the risk-compliance informa-tion (i.e. any information regarding prohibited actions orother actions that are suspected of prohibited actions,under the Code) to the Chief Risk-Compliance Manage-ment Officer (CRO or Presidents at subsidiary companies)or the division in charge of risk-compliance mattersdirectly.

Employees etc. who have encountered the risk-compli-ance information will report such information to theirsuperiors or will provide such information in accordancewith the in-house information reporting system.

The Chief Risk-Compliance Management Officer (CRO orPresidents at subsidiary companies), the division in chargeof risk-compliance matters and/or superiors who receivethe risk-compliance information from the Employees etc.will respond and act immediately and appropriately.

No disadvantageous treatment will be taken against theEmployees etc. who provide with the risk-complianceinformation for good reason and in good faith, on groundof providing with the risk-compliance information.

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The standard concerning In-house Information Reporting System, Protection of Information Providers is as follows.



Risk-Compliance

This committee is assigned the task of discussion/drafting ofbasic strategy related to Risk-Compliance and basic plan, orga-nization of management system, implementation of measuresfor maintenance, raising the atmosphere of organization thatrespects the compliance. In fiscal 2008, the committee workedon framing BCP (Business Continuity Plan) and raising theatmosphere that respects the Risk-Compliance as main tasks.

TOPCON has implemented various trainings to create theatmosphere that respects the Risk-Compliance. In fiscal 2008,we implemented the trainings of Corporate Governance, CSR,Risk-Compliance system as main theme for all the managers inheadquarters.

Risk-Compliance training for managers

� Risk-Compliance committee

Risk-Compliance training for managers

The TOPCON GROUP maintains ‘‘Basic Rules for Personal Infor-mation Protection’’ about the protection of personal data, and‘‘Basic Rules for Information Security’’ about classified informa-tion, and is aiming at employees’ understanding of the policyand the content. In addition to protecting data, information itself,these efforts enable timely, appropriate handling of any riskregarding the information.

TOPCON strictly observe the Personal Data and other rel-evant laws and regulations.

When TOPCON obtains personal data from customers, incase without any individual explanation, TOPCON usespersonal data with the aim of providing the information ofthe products and services of TOPCON or of its affiliatedcompany, etc. for the customer and also of showing newor useful information. TOPCON may provide and confidedata to third parties with a view to analyzing or process-ing, feeding back, etc for our customer. The informationwill be handled appropriately in all these processes inaccordance with the business activities and scale of TOP-CON.

TOPCON takes rational safety measures against the riskof personal data in cases like unauthorized access anddisclosure to personal data or the loss, destruction,alternation, etc.

TOPCON has established management system relatingto personal data protection and strives to continuouslyimprove.

TOPCON will recognize the property value of information,respect the information of others and endeavor to preventthe unauthorized disclosure and inappropriate use of cor-porate information and to protect the property right ofcorporate information.

TOPCON will protect the personal information appropri-ately in its business activities.

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Personal Data Protection Policy

If a pandemic of new influenza or a big earthquake occurred,inadequate measures could lead to a long-term shutdown ofbusiness activities. That would seriously affect customers,neighbors and each stakeholder. In accordance with BCP basicpolicy as followings, TOPCON is formulating a plan with busi-ness continuity in mind.

TOPCON will give priority to safety and relief of employeesand their families.

TOPCON will fulfill the responsibility for supply of thegoods to customers.

TOPCON will support the instauration and the restorationof the region and customers.

TOPCON will aim at an early restoration of business andminimize the adverse effects on management.

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BCP Basic Policy

� Establishment of BCP (Business Continuity Plan)

� Personal Data Protection and Information Security

http://www.topcon.co.jp/eng/privacy/index.html(Privacy Policy)


TOPCON will take no part in any transaction that may under-mine the maintenance of international peace and safety. For thispurpose, TOPCON will understand sufficiently the aim of thelaws and regulations relevant to export control of Japan andother countries where TOPCON carries out its business activitiesand the ‘‘Export Administration Act’’ of U.S.A. and its relevantregulations, and will establish and observe the ‘‘Export ControlProgram’’ and ‘‘Export Management and Compliance Programfor U.S. Products and Technologies’’ (hereafter these programsare referred to as ‘‘the Control Program’’), for the compliancewith the said laws and regulations.

Employees etc. will not make any business transaction ofexport and/or import of the restricted materials in viola-tion of the export control law of Japan or of other coun-tries where TOPCON carries out its business activities andits related laws and regulations.

Employees etc. will not export and/or re-export of the U.S.products and technologies in violation of Export Adminis-tration Act of U.S.A. and its related laws and regulations.

� Education of Export ControlIn fiscal 2008, we had 26 education courses includingintroduction for new employees and export control semi-nars.

� Audit on group companiesIn order to confirm the situation of establishment ofexport control systems, regulations in manuals andexaminations on slips, and maintenance of evidence, wehad the audit on 7 companies at home and abroad infiscal 2008.

Education regarding Export Control and the result of audit on group companies

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Code of Conduct regarding Export Control

� Export control

Total Quality Assurance

Export control seminar

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Providing high-quality, safe products and services

Quality management system

Customersatisfaction Product safety

Observing lawsand regulations

ISO9001ISO13485

Social contribution through corporate activities

‘‘Customer-Orientation’’ and ‘‘Quality First’’System for total quality assurance

Certicates that recognize compliance with ISO 9001 : 2000,an international standard for quality management systems

JAB Certificate UKAS Certificate

http://www.topcon.co.jp/eng/corporate/quality.html(Quality Assurance Activities)

TOPCON will observe the relevant laws and regulations inaccordance with TOPCON’s management philosophy tocontribute to the human society, devote itself to ‘‘Cus-tomer Orientation’’ and ‘‘Quality First’’ and provide withsafe and high quality Products and services that satisfycustomers.

TOPCON will make best efforts to ensure that the Prod-ucts and services have the usefulness and safety thatthey should provide ordinarily and are provided to cus-tomers without defect in accordance with the laws andregulations and contracts. TOPCON will also make persis-tent effort and pay maximum attention to prevent ProductLiability (PL) accident and Contract Liability (CL) accidentfrom arising.

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TOPCON, not only producing environmentally-conscious products (energy saving, miniaturization), but has technologiesand products that are a clue to the settlement of various problems in near future, that is, the coming of an aging societyand depletion of resources, and contribute to create a sustainable society. We are introducing herewith the technologiesand products of each business unit selected from that point of view.

For Sustainable Society

Products from the Positioning Business Unit

� Mobile Measurement Technology relating toEnergy Saving/Resource Saving ‘‘Mobile MappingSystem IP-S2’’

Mobile measure-ment is an innova-tive technologythat has been get-ting increasedattention in Japanand Western coun-tries. Driving a carwith Mobile Mapping System (IP-S2), a unified instrumentof our GNSS receiver＊ and inertial measuring unit, canprovide myriad data.� 360-degree panoramic image� Positional information from GNSS� Steering wheel and traction information� Laser scanning information Integrating and processing these data will create a form ofthe driving path in three dimensions. Utilizing the data inmap-making and city planning will enable a drastic reduc-tion of the pieces of equipment and man hours previouslyrequired.＊ An instrument that receives radio signals from the positioning satellites

to determine its location.

Products from the Eye Care Business Unit

� Dealing with Aging and Quality of Vision‘‘Wave Front Analyzer KR-1W’’

As a method of the refraction correction for near-sightedness, far-sighted-ness and astigmatism, in addition to the glasses and the contact lens, thereis LASIK surgery (a kind of the refractive surgery).Moreover, as the extension of life by the progress of medical technology, thecataract surgery (intraocular lens insertion) which is increasing among elder-ly people requires not only the recovery of transparency but Quality of Vision.By the measurement function of the Wave Front aberration that can con-tribute to the refractive surgery such as near-sightedness correction and theimprovement of the Quality of Vision after the cataract surgery, and thatattracts attention as new measurement/analysis of optical system of theglasses and a synthetic valuation method, this instrument contributes to pro-vide with higher Quality of Vision.

Illustration of IP-S2 system

Three-dimensional dotsgroup including positional

information

KR-1W

Special Topics

360-degree panoramic image data

Autonomous vehiclesThe use of unmanned (autonomous) vehicles is possible by combin-ing an automatic control system with three-dimensional route data,positioning information from GNSS satellite signals, and obstacleinformation detected by laser scanner. This emerging technology willtake an important role in various scenarios, including realization ofthe movement to intelli-gent transportation sys-tems (ITS)＊, and travelinto hazardous areas(natural disasters or pol-luted areas) where dan-ger to human is apparent.

＊ Intelligent Transport Systems. This is a new traffic system thatconnects people, roads and the vehicles by information network.One major purpose of the development is to minimize road trafficproblems, such as traffic accidents and traffic jams.

Experimental unmanned driving in San Francisco, USA


Products from the Finetech Business Unit

� ‘‘Chip Defect Inspection System Vi-1202’’ used for manufacturing process of LED which contributes to CO2 reduction‘‘Luminance & Chromaticity Uniformity Measuring Device UA-1000A’’ ‘‘Ultra Low Luminance Spectroradiometer SR-UL2’’

LED (Light Emitting Diode) attracts attention as a long-lifeand energy saving illumination comparing to conventionalfluorescent lamp because it converts electric energydirectly and effectively into light energy. For example, theaccelerative spread of illumination using LED is raised asone of the concrete measures for target achievement ofthe ‘‘Kyoto Protocol accomplishment plan’’ by the Japan-ese Government.

Moreover, LCD television with LED as a backlight insteadof a fluorescent tube attracts attention as energy savingand eco-friendly goods. By offering inspection and mea-surement equipment which is crucial for LED developmentand manufacturing process, TOPCON will play a significantpart in the LED spread, and contribute to the global warm-ing prevention by CO2 reduction.

� ‘‘Spectroradiometer WR-100’’ used for solar power generationSolar power, one of the most promising renewable energysource is rapidly spreading worldwide as a key solution ofthe global warming. TOPCON has started OEM sales forsolar cell evaluation equipment of SOMA OPTICS,LTD.In the field of solar cell where a big effect of CO2 reductionis expected in the future, we will offer new products by

joint developments by mutuallysupplementing Topcon’s technolo-gy in Optics and that of SOMAOPTICS, LTD. in solar cell evalua-tion.

Vi-1202

WR-100

UA-1000A SR-UL2

TOPCONSpecialTopics

SR-UL2 I am engaged in is the world topclass optical characteristic evaluation stan-dard equipment with highest sensitivity0.0005cd/m2 corresponding to the evalua-tion of mega contrast FPD＊, and widedynamic range of measurement luminancerange 0.0005 ～ 300,000cd/m2. In order toachieve the unprecedented ultra-low lumi-nance measurement, the optical system andthe electric system are newly designed andwe succeed in removing the optical andelectric noise thoroughly.

＊FPD (Flat-paneldisplay) of thecontrast ratio 1million:1

OPTONEXUS CO., Ltd. is proud of a domestic high share by theglass polish of the glasses lens. In the cerium oxide-relatedabrasives used for polish contain the rare-earth element whichthe resource dryness is concerned about. Therefore, at theOPTONEXUS Takine factory to which I belong, we push forward astudy about effective use (reuse) of waste abrasives by industri-al-government-academic cooperation including Fukushima Pre-fecture.In fiscal 2008, first of all, we verified about the degradation (thequantity of lens polish before polish capability falls) by the use ofunused abrasives as comparison material. After fiscal 2009, wewill also inspect reproduction abrasives and grasp degradation.We will, not only use it in the pro-duction site, but aim at theresource saving in the entireindustry by offering our data.

Development of LED manufacturing related product

Finetech Business Unit Person in charge of Optical Instrument Design group

Industrial-government-academic, joint recycling promotion of lens abrasives

Person in charge of OPTONEXUS Co., Ltd.(Domestic subsidiary company)

Sociality Report


TOPCON offered various supports with all over the group for the revival from the big earthquake that hit People's Republicof China Sichuan in May, 2008.

Social Contribution Activities

Support for great earthquake revival

� Donation of products to the ChinaEarthquake Administration and theState Bureau of Surveying and Mapping

� For data collection of aftershock andmonitoring of crustal movements, fivesets of high precision GNSS receivers＊1

and technical support were provided tothe China Earthquake Administration.(TOPCON H.Q.)

� GNSS equipments were also provided tothe State of Bureau of Surveying andMapping for reconstruction of referencepoints＊2 in the seriously damaged area.(TOPCON H.Q. Topcon PositioningSystems, Inc. (A group company in U.S.))

＊1 An instrument that receives radio signals fromthe positioning satellites to determine its location.

＊2 Reference point is a marker that indicates itslocation on earth and the position above the sealevel, Without recovery of the points, precise sur-veying compared with the maps cannot be doneand it causes a delay in reconstruction.

Sokkia Surveying Instruments Trading(Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (a group company inChina) also offered surveying instrumentsand sent staff for restoration of referencepoints in Pingwu district.

� Donation activitiesThe TOPCON GROUP made donations forearthquake victims. The following pic-tures show a part of the donation activi-ties that done by volunteer employees ofgroup companies in China.

Donation by employees of Topcon (Beijing) Opto-Electronics Corporation

Donation by employees of Sokkia Surveying Instruments Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.

TOPCON GROUP is contributing to the health of eyes in various countries and regions.

Contributing to Eye Health

� Support for an ophthalmologymedical examination program

Topcon South Asia Pte. Ltd. supported afree ophthalmic examination program forSingaporean people provided severaltimes a year in domestic various areas,sponsored by the Singapore National EyeCenter, and supported a free ophthalmicdiagnostic program ‘‘Eyes Care Day’’ leadby Ministry of Health Singapore, anddonated eye examination instruments.(Topcon South Asia Pte. Ltd.(A groupcompany in Singapore))

� Support for the eye examina-tion

Topcon Medical Systems, Inc. supportsevery year the eye examination and freeglasses activities for the underprivilegedchildren ‘‘GIVE THE GIFT OF SIGHT’’ heldby glasses chain store group Luxottica,and dispatches the staff. (Topcon MedicalSystems, Inc. (A group company in U.S.))

� Support for the medical systemconstruction

TOPCON donated a fundus camera thatwas eye examination equipment toPeople’s Hospital newly established inDongguan City, Guangdong Province,China.


With everybody in the local area

TOPCON performed the followings asactivities for the local people who wereimportant stakeholders. Here, theexamples are introduced.

As the other actions, SOKKIA TOPCONparticipated in ‘‘Zero garbage action inAshigara’’ and ‘‘Sakawa River unifica-tion beautification campaign’’ whichwere the cleanup activities in surround-ing areas of business places.

High school student internship. Workplace experiencestudy by a junior high school student. Workplace visit

acceptance(TOPCON, Topcon Yamagata, OPTONEXUS)

Primary schoolchild tour of the factory, Cooperation inschool events (TOPCON, OPTONEXUS)

Opening the ground to festivals or potato festivalssponsored by neighborhood self-governing bodies

(TOPCON, Topcon Yamagata)

Holding of environmental event for local children‘‘TOPCON green Christmas 2008’’

Support for scholarly investigation

� In Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, TOPCONhas established the contribution course ‘‘Visual informationcontrol study’’, and various results such as development ofthe medical Wave Front Analyzer which became the firstdomestic production etc. have been achieved. (Since2004)

� TOPCON also cooperated with the establishment of‘‘Traceability instrumentation engineer contributioncourse’’ in the School of Engineering, The University ofTokyo for supporting the education and research activities.(Since 2008)

CSR and Labor Union

Now, the labor union becomes theorganization that needs to participatein the whole activities of CSR in thecompany. The minimum labor stan-dards that should be protected forworkers are one of the main fields ofCSR. Because the union member(employee) is an important stakehold-er for a company and at the sametime, he works on CSR with a compa-ny, the labor union is regarded as the

existence incorporated in CSR. If CSRwidely pursues the profit of the wholesociety, the labor union's participatingin CSR becomes an important toolthat materializes the philosophy thelabor union aims at. I am convincedthat securing union member's(employee) employment stability,proper wages, working conditions,and healthy workplace environmentwith protecting various stakeholders'

profits will lead to sustainable devel-opment of a company.

Chairman of TOPCON LaborUnion

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Report

All the electric power used in the event was covered by green electricity. (TOPCON)

Sociality Report


Relationship with Stockholders and Customers

TOPCON’s Business Conduct Guidelines state as follows:TOPCON will have communication widely with society anddisclose the correct corporate information appropriately.Besides disclosing information based on the related lawsand regulations and the rules established by stockexchanges, the company is also making efforts to discloseany information related to its stakeholders rapidly and fair-ly.

Specific Standards of Conduct ｜｜｜｜｜｜｜｜｜｜｜�1 TOPCON will disclose the corporate information appropriate-

ly and on a timely basis in conformity with the relevant lawsand regulations.

�2 TOPCON will perform publicity activities sincerely towardmass media and securities analysts by clarifying the targetand arranging the information and the data to be disclosed,based on the objective facts.

Together with Stockholders and investors

� Basic PolicyTOPCON will aim to contribute to the society through pro-viding safe and useful Products and services that satisfythe diversified customer needs.

� Universal DesignTOPCON puts an emphasis on universal design as a guid-ing principle for developing products. We strive to providebroad-spectrum solutions that help everyone.

An example of our effort (KR-1W) ｜｜｜｜｜｜｜｜｜｜�1 Five measurements (refractive measurement, kerato mea-

surement, cornea shape measurement, Wave Front aberra-tion measurement, pupil diameter measurement) required forophthalmic diagnoses are now combined in one single unit.

�2 Although it has various functions, a series of operation canbe performed with one button so that the measurement maybe possible for a short time in easy operation.

�3 The screen design which an operator can operate withoutconfusion, by the adoptions suchas a simple screen design, guidemessages, and intuitionallyimaginable icons. TOPCON willchallenge the improvement ofthe further convenience so thatall customers who use our prod-ucts are satisfied.

Respect for Customers

KR-1W

TOPCON strives to assure open and fair procurementpractices based on green procurement. Besides, TOPCONis working to comply with the RoHS directive and otherenvironmental regulations around the world. We also holdannual briefing meetings to get our business policy betterunderstood by our customers. In fiscal 2008, approximate-ly 90 companies were represented by 150 people in thebriefing.

Procurement activities ｜｜｜｜｜｜｜｜｜｜｜｜｜｜｜�1 TOPCON will observe the laws and regulations related to

procurement activities and procure the necessary materials(including services) at the appropriate quality, price anddelivery period under a fair commercial relationship.

�2 TOPCON will promote green procurement for the manufac-ture of the Products harmonized with the environment.

Together with Suppliers

Business Policy Briefing

Our Website won these awards:

http://www.topcon.co.jp/eng/invest/index.html(Investor Relations)

http://www.topcon.co.jp/eng/material/index.html(International Procurement)

� Best Corporate website, sectranking in all listed companiesin Japan (by Nikko InvestorRelations Co., Ltd.)

� Excellent company in Overallranking of IR site (by GomezConsulting Co., Ltd.)

� Excellent Internet IRAward (by Daiwa InvestorRelations Co., Ltd.)


Responsibilities to Employees

Based on a philosophy among the management policies, ‘‘TOPCON strives to create an environment enabling its employ-ees to demonstrate their independent creativity to the full.’’, TOPCON is making efforts to build personnel measures fairlyfor the treatment etc of its employees in accordance with their ‘‘willingness, performances, challenge wills’’.Our activity of coping with employees’ needs to ‘‘work and continue working’’ consists of building a variety of job supportsystems for employees. We also create an environment for Persons with Disabilities enabling them to demonstrate theirabilities to the full. We select their workplaces, build a slope way, consider their commutation methods.

Respect for Human being

� Basic Policy of Health and SafetyTOPCON established ‘‘TOPCON GROUPS Safety and HealthPolicy’’ in order to secure employees’ safety and healthwhich is one of the most important management’s respon-sibilities. TOPCON sent it out to domestic and overseassubsidiaries. TOPCON also issued ‘‘Guidelines for Mea-sures on Smoking’’ in the workplace. According to it,responsible officials at home and abroad should take mea-sures on smoking.

(FY08)

(FY08)

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Basic Policy of Respect for Human being ｜｜｜｜｜｜�1 TOPCON will accept different values and respect the person-

ality and character from the standpoint of respect of humandignity, and give Employees etc. the opportunity for self-real-ization and cultivate their capability to the full.

�2 TOPCON will fully comply with the laws and regulations andrespect basic human rights, and will not make any discrimi-natory treatment. TOPCON will never engage in child labor orforced labor.

�3 TOPCON will develop an environment where Employees etc.may perform their duties creatively and efficiently and sothat Employees may achieve the ‘‘work-life balance’’ (idealbalance between work and home).

Program Entitlement Numbre ofApplicants

Maternity Leave 6 paid weeks before and after birth 8

Child Care Leave Up to 2 years of unpaid leave 10

Family CareLeave Up to 1 years of unpaid leave 1

ReemploymentSystem for theElderly

Reemployment of workers past retirement age 15

Employment of Persons with Disabilities employment rate: 1.48%

Frequently-occur-ring work-relatedaccidents

Countermeasures: Held walkingseminars, published observationson how accidents occurred, etc.

Tripping

Emploeesaccident-freehours

Conseecutive hours free ofaccidents resulting in fatalitiesof absences of 1 day or longer

Approx. 657thousand hours

Severity rate Percentage of serious accidents 0.00%

Frequencyrate per working hours

Number of dead and injured per million working hours 0.00%

Frequencyrate per 1,000worker

Number of dead and injuredper 1,000 workers per annum 0.00%

＊Headquarters-only statistics

＊1 The record of the no disaster time that continued from July, 2007 broke off upto 11.32 million hours due to a worker’s accident (a tumble on the stairs) thatoccurred in December, 2008.

＊2 Headquarters-only statistics


Recognizing that ‘‘It is the basic responsibility of human beingsat present to hand down our ‘One Precious Earth’ to succeed-ing generations with its environment in sound state’’, TOPCONwishes to promote environmental protection activities as far astechnically and economically possible and has established itsown basic policy for environmental protection as follows.

Targets and Achievements of EnvironmentalProtection Activities in FY2008

Targets of Environmental Protection Activities in FY 2009

TOPCON GROUP’S Basic Policy for Environmental Protection

State of Acquisition of ISO Certifications by TOPCON’S Affiliated CompaniesThe following member companies of the TOPCON GROUP have already acquiredthe ISO 14001 certification.

Approval DateTopcon Yamagata Co., Ltd. 2000/3/20 TUVTopcon Optical(Dongguan) Technology Ltd. 2001/5/17 SGSOPTONEXUS Co., Ltd. (Headquarter) 2001/12/21 JQATopcon Technohouse Corporation 2005/3/9 JACOOPTONEXUS CO., LTD (Takine factory) 2006/1/20 JQA

＊ Topcon Service Co., Ltd certified by Eco-Action 21 on April 26, 2005

Topcon Group pursues and promotes environmental protec-tion in accordance with its environmental policy and consid-ers environmental protection to be one of management’sprimary responsibilities.

Topcon Group, as part of its environmental management,complies with its own voluntary environmental standard aswell as laws and regulations related to environmental pro-tection.

Topcon Group assesses the environmental impact of itsbusiness activities, products and services. In doing this, theTopcon Group specifies its objectives, targets to eliminatethe negative impacts and to improve the positive environ-mental aspects, and promotes its Environmental Report.

Topcon Group has set up an organization to promote activi-ties related to environmental protection. The activitiesinclude, development of Environmentally Conscious Prod-ucts (ECPs), reduction of hazardous chemical substances,reduction of waste, and increase in energy savings.

Topcon Group contributes to society through its environ-mental protection activities by partnering with local commu-nities.

Topcon Group strives to enhance awareness of the environ-ment through educational and PR activities concerning envi-ronmental protection.

Topcon operates globally, and accordingly, promotes envi-ronmental activities throughout the Topcon Group.

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TargetReducing the total amountof waste generation (perunit of sales)

Criterion ofcomparison Target Achievement Result

FY 2000 A decrease of18.8% (1.034)

An increase of1.9% (1.298)

Notachieved

(Total amount generated) (615 tons) (550 tons)

Reducing hazardous chemical substancesReducing the amount of VOC generation

Monthly counting,Drafting of 1-BPsubstitute plan

All implemented Alreadyachieved

Amount of secondclass organic solventconsumed

FY 2000 A decrease of71%

A decrease of71.7%

Energy saving (per unit of sales) FY 1990 A decrease of

20%A decrease of

3.8%Not

achieved

(Amount of CO2 emission) (5,748t-CO2) (4,921t-CO2)

Developing environmentallyconscious products (ECPs)Ratio of ECPs to sales

Ratio of allproducts soldby volume

35% 35.5% Alreadyachieved

Power consumptionComparison withprevious modelper function

A decrease of20%

A decrease of24.3%

Compliance with product Iegislationof each country

Collection/sendinginformationSupport/guidance

Collection/sendinginformationSupport/guidance

Alreadyachieved

Controlling and auditing chemicalsubstances contained in procurementsfrom major supplier

30companies

31companies

Conducting environmental audits at affiliated companiesEstablishment of global environmental protection system

6 environmentalaudits (3 domes-tic 4 sites, 3 overseas) 2 environmentalvisits (overseas)

6 environmental audits(3 domestic 4 sites, 3 overseas) 3 environmental visits(1 domestic group, 2 overseas)

Alreadyachieved

Education and publicityConducting environmental education

Company-wide implementationby hierarchy

Alreadyachieved

Public relations Issuing a CSR report and environmental news

TargetReducing the total amountof waste generation (perunit of sales)

Criterion of comparison

FY 2000

Target

A decrease of 19.4% (1.026)

Reducing hazardous chemical substancesReducing the amount of VOC generation

FY 2000 Monthly counting, Drafting of 1-BP substitute plan

Amount of second class organic solvent consumed FY 2000 A decrease of 72%

Energy saving (per unit of sales) FY 1990 A decrease of 11%

(Amount of CO2 emission) (4,921t-CO2)

Developing environmentallyconscious products (ECPs)Ratio of ECPs to sales

Ratio of all products sold by volume 50%

Power consumption Comparison with previousmodel per function A decrease of 20%

Compliance with product Iegislationof each country

Collection of information Revision of registration Compliance Support/guidance

Controlling and auditing chemical substancescontained in procurements from major supplier

More than 5 domestic, 1 overseas com-panies

Conducting environmental audits at affiliated companiesEstablishment of global environmental protection system

7 environmental audits (3 domestic 4sites, 4 overseas) environmental visits 1group (overseas)

Education and publicityConducting environmental education

Company-wide implementationby hierarchy

Public relations Issuing a CSR report and environmentalnews

Environmental Protection Activities

http://www.topcon.co.jp/csr/index.html(Additional Information to Environmental Report)

ISO 14001 and JIS Q 14001 RegistrationRegistered organization: (Head offices of) TOPCON CORPORATION and Topcon

Technohouse CorporationAddress: 75-1, Hasunuma-cho, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo

Scope of registration: The development, design, manufacture, and sales ofSurveying instruments, Ophthalmic and medical instru-ments, Industrial instruments and Other precision opticalinstruments in the above organization

Registration number: EC97J1081Registration date: September 29, 1997

Expiration date: September 28, 2009Certification organization: Japan Audit and Certification Organization for Environ-ment

and Quality (JACO)

Certificationorganization


Voluntary Environmental Plan 2010

Voluntary Plan:Plan for the company’s commitment to voluntary activities

The TOPCON GROUP, mainly its affiliated companies engaged indomestic production, has formulated and implemented a VoluntaryPlan covering the period from FY 2006 to the end of FY 2010.

The names of the companiestargeting the Voluntary Planare listed here.

� TOPCON CORPORATON� Topcon Technohouse Corporation� Topcon Yamagata Co,. Ltd.� OPTONEXUS Co., Ltd.� Topcon Service Co., Ltd.

Activity item Indicator Criterionof comparison Target

Offeringenviron-mentallyconsciousproducts(ECPs)

Ratio of ECPs sold byvolume

Total numberof units sold 60%Creating more ECPs

Ratio of reduction in powerconsumption per function

Previousmodel 20%Reducing power

consumption

Reducing hazardoussubstances

The 15 specified substancescontained in products

Newly devel-oped product Total ban

Preventinggreenhousewarming

Reducing the amountof CO2 emission

Reducing the amount of CO2emission per unit of sales FY 1990 25%

Reducing the total amountof waste generation

Reducing the total amount ofwaste generation per unit of sales FY 2000 20%Making

effectiveuse ofresources

Reducing the amount ofwaste from final treatment

Achieving the target of zerowaste emission

Voluntarycriterion

All sitestargeted

Reducing the amountof volatile organic compounds generated

Total amount of VOC emission FY 2000 30%

Managingchemicalsubstances

� Efficient Use of ResourcesIn fiscal 2008, the total amount of waste generation wasbelow the last year’s result. However, emission per unit ofsales was unattainable for the target as well. The calcula-tion method does not suit the present condition by theincrease of trade-in products. In fiscal 2009, TOPCON willreview the method and aim at the achievement of the vol-untary plan.

Reduction of Waste Caused by Business Activities

Zero Emission Achievement by the TOPCON GROUP

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Voluntary PlanAchievementPlan

84.0%

82.5%

81.9%

81.0%

102%

81.2% 80.5% 80.0%

Topcon Yamagata achieved Zero Emission in April 2009. Theway to the achievement was not smooth at all. We are introduc-ing the activities that the person in charge tackled.�1 Secretariat made some garbage cans for easy separation.�2 We performed the enlightenment movement to the separa-

tion thoroughness to each one with the slogan ‘‘The mostimportant thing for Zero Emission is separation’’

�3 We promoted 5S (housekeeping, workplace organization,cleanup, keep cleanliness, and discipline) by all employees’participation.

�4 We investigated waste recyclers, negotiated, selected andconcluded a contract.

�5 We visited the recycler to confirm if the recycler was dispos-ing of the waste properly.

�6 We confirmed if the items of the waste are consistent withthe contents of contract.

Zero Emission was not able to be achieved by only secretariat withoutcooperation of a lot of people like employees, waste recycler and suppliers.

mixed waste separation → recycle

Handmade recycling center

Way to Topcon Yamagata’s Zero Emission Achievement

Company Name Achieved TimeTOPCON CORPORATION December, 2001Topcon Service Co., Ltd. March, 2003OPTONEXUS Co., Ltd. January, 2006OPTONEXUS Co., Ltd. Takine Factory May, 2007Topcon Yamagata Co., Ltd. April, 2009

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� Prevention of Global WarmingThe amount of CO2 emission in fiscal 2008 was less than lastyear’s result. However, emission per unit of sales was affectedby the worldwide economic depression and unattainable forthe target. In order to fulfill CO2 emission reduction obligationby Tokyo municipal ordinance, TOPCON will take the EmissionTrading System into consideration as a new method and aim ataccomplishment of a goal together with the voluntary plan.

Reduction of CO2 Emissions Due to Business Activities

� Reduction of Chemical SubstanceEmission of Volatile Organic Compounds

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Results of FY 2008

Major environmental burdens caused by TOPCON’s busi-ness activities such as product development, procure-ment and production include energy consumption, theuse of water resource and chemical substances, CO2and exhaust gas emissions, drainage to sewers, andwaste disposals. In this section, these environmentalburdens are presented in two categories, INPUT andOUTPUT, to show the balance of energy and materials.

TOPCON endeavors to manufacture good and eco-friendly products by understanding where environmentalburdens occur and working out countermeasures tominimize them. The total amount of CO2 due to overallenergy consumption was 4,921 tons. The atmosphericemission of chemical substances (7 items based onTokyo Metropolitan Environmental Security Ordinance)was 1,290 kg.

Environmental Burdens Caused by TOPCON

� Results of Environmental Training

The TOPCON GROUP,based on EnvironmentalBasic Policy, is developingglobal environmental pro-tection activities. Amongthem, environmental auditsare important activities toprevent environmentalaccidents, strengthencompliance with environ-mental related regulations,and to raise the sense ofemployees on environmental protection. In fiscal 2008, we haveaudited 6 group companies including 3 domestic manufacturingcompanies, 2 manufacturing companies in China and one manu-facturing and sales company in U.S.A. We visit production sitesdirectly to confirm the compliance with local regulations and thestatus of control even they are overseas affiliated companies. Forthat purpose, we have made Chinese and English version ‘CheckList’ for audit and have a face to face conversation to enhancecommunications with the local staff. In these countries, I could feelthat the consciousness of global environmental protection wasgradually growing.

Audit scenery in manufacturing company in China

Global Environmental Audit


Other Environmental Information

INPUT

Materials＊2

Iron (kg) 2,942 (-48%)Copper (kg) 1,831 (+22%)Aluminum (kg) 1,733 (+28%)

Energies Electric (1,000kWh) 12,067 (-4.2%)Gas (1,000m3) 95 (-7.2%)Petrolium (kl) 43 (-12.4%)

Water contaminantsDrainage volume (m3) 48,213 (-8.3%)BOD (kg) 3,228 (-8.3%)SS (kg) 3,490 (-0.7%)

Water resouce Potable water (m3) 28,916 (-13.0%)industrial water (m3) 20,190 (-1.4%)

Chemical substances Amount of use (kg) 2,010 (-17.0%)

OUTPUTTOPCONBusinessActivities

Procurement

Research,development

and designing

Manufacturing

Greenhouse gas＊3

CO2 (t-CO2) 4,921 (-4.6%)

Chemical substancesWastes (kg) 1,290 (-24.1%)

Air contaminantsNOX (kg) 64 (+29%)

Discharge＊5

Total discharge (tons) 597 (-6.9%)

＊1: The above statistics are based on the data collected at the TOPCON headquarters factory. All values listed above are actual measurements.

＊2: Resources and materials in the INPUT category are for goods pro-cessed at the TOPCON factories.

＊3: 0.382kg-CO2/kWh is used for CO2 emission coefficient of electricity. ＊4: Values in parentheses are year-on-year percentage changes＊5: The scope of the calculation of the total discharge is different from

that of Achievement in FY2008 in page 15.

Place of business defined by the City Planning Law : Light-industrial districtName of district : Light-industrial districtLot area : 23,499m2Regulations on specified plants : None (Tokyo Metropolitan

Environmental Security Ordinance)Water drainage : SewageAcquisition of ISO14001 : September 29, 1997Approval Organization : JACOLead office and division name : Administration & CSR Dept.Persons responsible for environmental protection : 5 full-time employees

Global CO2 Emissions

Amount of Global Waste

4921 5695 9570

5157 3259 9324

1483 461

1487 508

TOPCON Domestic group companies AsiaU.S.A EU

TOPCON Domestic group companies AsiaU.S.A EU

(ton-CO2)0 5000 10000 15000 20000

2007

2008

(FY)

(FY)

597 302 118 223 125

641 256 133 203 1382007

2008

(ton)0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400

＊ In fiscal 2008, the amount of the waste of the domestic group companies has increased because SOKKIA joined us.

Capacity Contents Attendees

Generalemployees

Raises awareness for the environment and improvesthe levels of environmental protection activities 1,139

Senior ManagersManagers

Environment management, ISO 14001, trend inenvironmental legislation, etc. 288

Significantmachine operators

Operation, control, environmental impacts andemergency measures for specific facilities 25

New employees

Global environmental problems,domestic and over-seas legislation,ISO 14001, environment policy, etc 31

By occupationalqualification

Usage of the Industrial Waste Control form,latest trendon environmental legislation related to products 75

InternalAuditors

ISO 14001, ISO surveillance results,trend inenvironmental legislation 16

Total 1,574

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Opinion

In the third party opinion of 2008 version, I highly appreci-ated that quantitative information was described in manyitems for the first time, and at the same time I asked TOP-CON to open the door of information disclosure certainlyeven little by little. At the beginning of this year, I heardthat 2009 version would decrease 12 pages comparedwith that of last year and was very anxious about theretreat of information disclosure. However, such an anxietyended in imaginary fears when I read 2009 versions.About the information that stakeholders wanted to know,the information disclosure has progressed rather thanretreated. When an example is given, they are so-calledPDCA list of CSR, establishment of BCP, education regard-ing export control and the results of audit on group com-panies, CSR and Labor Union and amount of global waste.Especially, the description of PDCA list of CSR and amountof global waste are appreciated as an important step for afuture action and substantial report. Moreover, thedecrease of the pages is covered by utilizing a Websitemore positively and inserting supplementary information,details and numerical values. However, at the time of thedemand for the information disclosure from stakeholdersrises, it is difficult to describe the triple bottom line only in18 pages even though they are only the main items. Underthe present conditions, I expect the increase of pages ofthe booklet. On the other hand, there are the choices suchas specializing in Website, making the booklet a directionboard to Website and focusing on the materiality (impor-tance), or integration with an annual report. As for all, livelycommunication with stakeholder is a purpose. To that end,establishing mid-term communications strategy and prac-ticing it steadily might be effective.

Another feature of 2009 version is that it clarifies the defi-nition and the concept. The typical example is that itdefines CSR activities as ‘‘Practicing Management Philoso-phy, Management Policy and Business Conduct Guidelinesglobally’’, and established CSR basic policy. Since CSR ofTOPCON became clear by this, I expect that the progressbased on this definition is reported every year. The ques-tion is how much such guidelines filter into employees andhow much it is reflected in daily activities. In order to verifythem, I would like TOPCON to conduct an opinion surveyand to let us know the result of the evaluation and its sub-sequent measure etc.

Thus, the CSR report has been improved steadily in thisway, however, from the viewpoint of the summit in ourcountry, I cannot but say, ‘‘Much more efforts arerequired.’’ The first improvement for that is an examinationof the content. How your company managed the reportand what kind of performance you reached. Self-evalua-tion to the process and the performance, and a measurefor the next fiscal year should become the main contents.However, the CSR report devoted space to the policy, thesystem and code of conduct, and the above-mentionedcontents are few or finished with statement of severallines. Even if pages are the same, I think that it could beimproved by shifting the policy and the system to Website.There are some other things that I would like TOPCON tomake efforts, however, the most essential thing for you isto reconfirm the significance and merit to disclose non-financial information positively.

Third-Party Opinion

Tamio YamaguchiRepresentative Junkangata Shakai Kenkyukai

(specified non-profit organization)

In Response to Third-Party OpinionOn the TOPCON GROUP CSR report that became the 4thissue, Mr. Yamaguchi made comments that are to the pointfrom various viewpoints. To be honest with you, althoughwe worked on a new content such as PDCA list of CSR, wecannot deny the lack of important statements about ‘‘Whatkind of management we did and what kind of performancewe reached’’. We have made progress of sharing the phi-losophy and the sense of values such as ‘‘What is CSR forTOPCON GROUP?’’ during this year. As a next subject, we

will repeat concrete practices and the results will bereflected in an intelligible form for this report. Althoughtrial and error continues still more, it would be greatlyappreciated if the opinion and the proposal without thereserve can be obtained.

TOPCON CSR CommitteeChairman

Hiromasa Miyawaki

Junkangata Shakai Kenkyukai:This is a civic group whose main purpose is to (1) discuss from a global point ofview, the ideal figure of a circulation-based society, which is to have harmonywith the natural ecosystem that should be handed down to our next generations,and (2) research, support, and implement any efforts to form a circulation-basedsociety by local citizens, businesses, and public administrations.

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