Topcon’s Environmental Footprint Report

1. Mitigating Global Warming (CO2 Emissions Reduction)

Considering global warming as a top environmental priority, we sought to reduce our emissions to 4,710.0 t-CO2, which is equivalent to a 25% reduction in emissions below the benchmark (three-year average for FY2005 to FY2007) stipulated by an ordinance of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government. In FY2021, we reduced our emissions by 63.4%, to 2,300.7 t-CO2. We are also working to reduce our CO2 emissions at over- seas business bases, in accordance with this approach.

2. Effective Use of Resources (Total Emissions Reduction)

We strive to reduce our total emissions based on a zero-emission initiative, in order to make effective use of the Earth’s limited resources. In FY2021, we achieved the target with the total emissions of 198.1 tons, which is less than the target of 230.0 tons.

3. Management of Chemical Substances (VOC Reduction)

We are working to reduce volatile organic compounds (VOC) as part of the management of chemical substances. In FY2021, whereas our total emissions target was 2,805 kg, which represents an 85% reduction below our FY2000 level, we were able to reduce VOC usage to 1,967 kg (89.5% reduction).
In addition, we also switched from solvent paint to water paint to effectively reduce VOCs. The wear durability of conventional water-based paints tends to be lower than those of solvent paints. However, the developed water-based paints have wear durability equal to or better than those of solvent paints and are compatible with both environmental conservation and product durability.

	FY2017	FY2018	FY2019	FY2020	FY2021
CO2 emissions (t-CO2）	3,576.6	3,502.5	3,332.0	3,243.8	2,300.7
Total emissions (tons)	220.9	197.2	230.1	242.6	198.1
VOC emissions (kg)	2,727	2,865	2,525	1,556	1,967

4. Water Drainage

Topcon Group uses a large amount of water in the lens manufacturing process, one of our core technologies, and the metal processing process. Since water generated in each manufacturing process contains organic and inorganic substances, we strictly control and properly treat wastewater to keep it below the standard values for hazardous substances specified in the Water Pollution Control Law before discharging it to not adversely affect the ecosystem and people’s lives. We will continue to monitor water risks at each of our business sites and strive to ensure the appropriate use of water resources by promoting water conservation and reducing water consumption.

Water discharge data (Headquarter and domestic group companies)

		FY2018	FY2019	FY2020	FY2021
Head quarter	Surface water	25,917	23,261	23,521	18,867
	Sewage system	0	0	0	0
Topcon Yamagata	Surface water	5,677	5,441	3,604	4,452
	Sewage system	73	109	261	0
Topcon Optonexus	Surface water	2,611	2,892	7,740	20,341
	Sewage system	41,228	33,303	33,140	0
Total	Surface water	34,205	31,594	34,865	43,660
	Sewage system	41,301	33,412	33,401	0
Grand Total		75,506	65,006	68,266	43,660

5. Water Risk

We investigated water risk for all manufacturing sites (Total 13) of Topcon Group using Aqueduct*. One site operates in an area with high risk （Aqueduct Overall Water Risk: High）. However, we do not use any water in the manufacturing process at the site. There is no site in an extremely high-risk area (Aqueduct Overall Water Risk: Extremely High).
Aqueduct: An online tool developed by WRI (World Resources Institute) to evaluate water risk

6. Legal compliance and reports on complaints in FY2021

In 2021, there were no violations of environment-related laws and no customer complaints, and no incidents.

	Japan	Overseas	Group total
Number of legal violations	0	0	0
Number of complaints	0	0	0
Number of incidents	0	0	0