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Brand Owner: Nikon Corporation
Head Office: Tokyo, Japan
Sector: Electronics & ICT Hardware
Categories: Cameras, Camcorders
Free Tags: Camera, SLR, Compact, Lens, Digital, Photography, Microscopes

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Last Updated: 10 June 2011
Last Verified: 10 June 2011

Nikon Score Report

Questions about Climate Change/ Carbon Emissions

2 out of 5


1. Does the brand (company) clearly support global mandatory cuts of carbon emissions of at least 50% by 2050 or 30% by industrialized countries by 2020?	Nikon supports Japan's medium to long term goal of reducing emissions by 30% (of 2005 level) by 2020; and by 80% by 2050 (see p.24).	SOURCE
2. Has the brand (company) disclosed the annual carbon footprint of its 'own operations' and of the supply / production chain?	Nikon has published a partial carbon footprint for its own operations in Japan and Asia (see p.34). However, it does not provide additional details about its full footprint and the supply chain or product lifecycle information is minimal (see p.30).	SOURCE
3. Has the brand (company) set a target to reduce its ‘own operations’ carbon footprint by at least 20% within the next 5 years?	Nikon has a goal of reducing total CO2 emissions to 128,000 tons or less (for Nikon Corporation and Group manufacturing companies in Japan)by 2011 (see p.34). This represents ~6% of a reduction from the 2006 baseline year.	SOURCE
4. Has the brand (company) already reduced or compensated its 'own operations' carbon footprint by at least 10% in the last 5 years?	Nikon has reduced CO2-emissions by 13% from 2006 to 2010 for its corporate and group companies in Japan, however, it's unclear if this represents their entire carbon footprint.	SOURCE
5. Do all new products of the brand meet the latest Energy Star requirements (where applicable)?	Nikon does not give information about all products which can meet Energy Star requirements (see pp. 9-14).	SOURCE

Questions about Environmental Policy

1 out of 7


1. Has the brand (company) eliminated PVC and BFRs in all new products? If not, does the brand give a timeline for achieving this by 2012?	PVC is 'prohibited', but many exceptions are made (see pages 9 & 10). BFR's (except PBB and PBDE, those are prohibited) are 'under management control' (page 13). No timeline for phasing out all PVC and BFRs.	SOURCE
2. Has the brand (company) already eliminated PVC and BFRs in all new products?	PVC and BFRs are still used (see pages 9, 10 & 13, see also remark question 1).	SOURCE
3. Has the brand (company) already eliminated at least 2 of the 3 groups of suspect chemicals (beryllium, antimony and phthalates) in all of its new products? If not, does it give a timeline for achieving this by 2012?	The three groups of suspect chemicals are 'under management control' (though not all phthalates), no timeline for phasing out all these suspect chemicals (see page 13).	SOURCE
4. Has the brand (company) already eliminated at least 2 of the 3 groups of suspect chemicals (beryllium, antimony and phthalates)in all of its new products?	The 3 groups are still used (page 13), see also remark question 3).	SOURCE
5. Does the brand (company) support the principle of Individual Producer Responsibility (IPR), meaning that brands are responsibility for the entire lifecycle of their own products, including take back and recycling?	Nikon does not mention Individual Producer Responsibility(IPR) but support the same ideas and principles through a statement on their website.	SOURCE
6. Does the brand (company) provide free and easy take back and recycling services for its discarded products in many of the countries where its products are sold?	Information provided on recycling services is incomplete.	SOURCE
7. Does the brand (company) source at least 5% of its plastics from recycled plastic streams and does it give a clear timeline to increase this percentage to at least 25% by 2025?	Not found on this website.	SOURCE

Questions about Labour Conditions/ Fair Trade

1 out of 6


1. Does the brand (company) have a supplier Code of Conduct (CoC) which includes the following standards: No forced or slave labour, no child labour, no discrimination of any kind and a safe and hygienic workplace?	All standards are mentioned (see pages 18, 20, 23)	SOURCE
2. Does this CoC include at least two of the following workers rights: 1. to have a formally registered employment relationship 2. to have a maximum working week of 48 hours with voluntary paid overtime of 12 hours maximum 3. to have a sufficient living wage?	Employment relationship not found, maximum working only complying to local laws (see page 21) and no mention of living wage, only minimum wage (see page 21).	SOURCE
3. Does this CoC include the right for workers to form and join trade unions and bargain collectively; and in those situations where these rights are restricted under law, the right to facilitate parallel means of independent and free association and bargaining?	Freedom of association is mentioned, but nothing found in situations where this right is restricted by law (see p.20).	SOURCE
4. Does the brand (company) have a published list of direct suppliers that have collectively contributed to more than 90% of the purchase volume?	Nikon does not have a published list of direct suppliers.	SOURCE
5. Is the brand (company) a member of a collective initiative that aims to improve labour conditions, or does the brand (company) purchase its supplies from accredited factories with improved labour conditions?	Nikon does not mention membership to such an initiative.	SOURCE
6. Does the brand (company) annually report on the results of its labour conditions policy?	Nikon reports general information about their employees, but nothing related to audit results or labor conditions.	SOURCE