It is the aim of OSADA to manufacture environmentally friendly products worthy of the trust of both users and patients.
OSADA ELECTRIC CO., LTD./NAGOYA FACTORY

■ Environmental Policy

To achieve status as a corporation committed to our mission of “promotion of human health and happiness through medical devices,” we shall take the environment as a starting point in the activity and further, we maintain, conserve and improve the environment.

1. We shall observe legal regulations and agreements pertaining to the environment and, where possible, undertake the establishment, maintenance and improvement of self-imposed standards.
2. We shall set and, where necessary, review environmental goals and standards to promote ongoing improvements in environmental-conservation activities and anti-pollution measures.
3. We shall take environmental issues into consideration relating to our manufacturing processes and shall undertake corporate-wide measures to achieve savings in resources and energy as well as reductions in waste products.
4. We shall require collaborating companies to observe this policy in the implementation of corporate activities within their places of business.
5. We will make efforts to conserve local environments and effective contributions to local communities in order to achieve regional environmental harmony.
6. In order to ensure heightened effectiveness of this policy, we shall provide education and training and implement awareness-promotion activities aimed at raising the levels of awareness of environmental issues of our employees.
7. In line with this policy, we shall ensure heightened effectiveness and ongoing improvement of our intra-corporate management system.
8. We shall publicize this policy outside our corporation.

■ Undertakings

August 10th, 2005	Acquisition of Recognition as Nagoya City-approved Ecological Place of Business Recognized as Nagoya City-approved Ecological Place of Business on August 10th, 2005. <What is the Ecological Place of Business System?> The “Ecological Place of Business” approval system is designed by the city of Nagoya to award approval as an “Ecological Place of Business” to places of business implementing self-imposed and positive environmentally friendly measures in the pursuit of their business activities. In order to encourage businesses to convert to environmentally friendly business activities, examples of undertakings by Ecological Places of Business are available for reference to other companies.
December 14th, 2003	ISO14001 certification renewed completed (JARI) Three-yearly renewal was completed through JARI
December 14th, 2000	Acquisition of ISO14001 certification (JARI) Acquisition of Environment Management System accreditation through JARI