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Apr. 14, 2010

Sysmex Group Establishes Long-Term Environmental Objectives

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Sysmex Corporation (HQ: Kobe, Japan; President: Hisashi Ietsugu) has established groupwide long-term environmental objectives that it aims to reach by the end of fiscal 2020, ending March 31, 2021. These objectives are centered on themes that are important to society, such as global warming countermeasures, effective use of resources and waste reduction, and effective use of water resources, and the Sysmex Group is promoting activities designed toward these goals.

Sysmex has formulated these objectives in recognition of the important responsibility it faces to conserve the environment in light of increasingly severe environmental issues such as global warming, resource depletion and disruption of ecosystems.

The Sysmex Group has always been a strong believer in corporate efforts to preserve the local environment and has been proactive in its conservation efforts. As part of this ongoing commitment, in May 2009 the Company reviewed the existing Environmental Policy with an eye toward reducing the environmental impact of each stage of its product life cycle, from product design, production and sales to use and disposal.

Ramping up its environmental conservation activities even further, Sysmex established long-term environmental objectives to be achieved by fiscal 2020. These targets call for the Group to conserve energy and resources and reduce waste by promoting eco-friendly service models (such as SNCS^*1, its proprietary network-based support service), developing eco-friendly products and raising the efficiency of its business activities.

Through such efforts, going forward the Sysmex Group will continue aiming to achieve harmony with the global environment, putting its corporate philosophy, the Sysmex Way into practice.

Long-Term Environmental Objectives

Item	Long-term environmental objective	Divisions in charge	Main measures
Global warming countermeasures	Reduce the power consumption of diagnostics instrument by 25% (in comparison with conventional models)	R&D divisions	Implement eco-friendly designing (save power at the time of operation and standby, and achieve miniaturization)
	Reduce greenhouse gas emissions at business offices by 50% (per unit of consolidated sales ^*2）	[Sysmex Corporation] All offices [Subsidiaries] All Subsidiaries in Japan, Overseas Regional Headquarters, All Factories	Upgrade to high-efficiency equipment (air conditioners and lighting) at all offices
	Reduce domestic carbon dioxide emissions for logistics by 11% (per unit of Sysmex Corporation’s parent-only sales)	Logistics divisions	Reduce logistics burden through such measures as increasing instrument compactness and improving reagent designs
		Logistics divisions	Reduce environmental Impact by taking measures such as improving the efficiency of transportation and introducing modal shifts ^*3 .
	Set a target of reducing global carbon dioxide emissions for logistics	Logistics divisions	Comprehend the amount of global carbon dioxide emission
		Logistics divisions	Set a target per basic unit
	Reduce carbon dioxide emissions from domestic company cars by 50% (per unit of sales to customers in Japan)	[Sysmex Corporation] All offices [Subsidiaries] Subsidiaries in Japan	Promote shifting to eco-cars (hybrid cars, electrical cars, compact cars, and other fuel-efficient vehicles)
			Promote eco-driving
Effective use of resources and waste reduction	Reduce materials for containers and packaging for products and packing for transportation by 15% (per unit of Sysmex Corporation’s parent-only sales)	R&D divisions, Logistics divisions and sales and support divisions	Reduce the amount of usage of packing materials by introducing simplified packing, and introducing designing for miniaturization
			Improve the efficiency of transportation.
	Set a global target of reducing materials for containers and packaging for products and packing for transportation	R&D divisions, procurement divisions, logistics divisions, and factories	Comprehend the amount of usage
			Set a target per basic unit
	Reduce waste, etc. emissions at business offices by 15% (per unit of Consolidated sales)	[Sysmex Corporation] Factories and Offices in Hyogo [Subsidiaries] All Factories	Reduce packing materials for raw materials, use more simplified and lighter packing materials
	Japan: Achieve a recycle rate of 99% or higher at all business offices covered Overseas: Achieve a recycle rate of 95% or higher at all business offices covered	[Sysmex Corporation] Factories and Offices in Hyogo [Subsidiaries] All Factories	Recycle thoroughly
Effective use of Water resources	Reduce water usage at business offices by 30% (per unit of Consolidated sales)	[Sysmex Corporation] Factories and Offices in Hyogo [Subsidiaries] All Factories	Reduce water consumption by installing high-efficiency equipment (water purification, air conditioner) and improving production processes
Others	Develop products with no animal-derived ingredients	R&D divisions	Promote designing and developing products with no animal-derived ingredients
	Develop paper containers for reagents	R&D divisions	Promote design shift from resin-based to paper containers
	Establish and operate guidelines for　eco-friendly designing	R&D divisions	Establish and operate designing guidelines　that take into account the following　viewpoints: - Response to various regulations regarding　chemical substances - Easiness for recycling
	Achieve an environmental　management system development　rate of 100% for major suppliers	Procurement divisions	Promote obtaining the ISO 14001 certification, the EcoAction 21 certification　^*4 or other related environmental management systems
	Obtain the ISO 14001 certification at　business offices covered	Overseas Regional Headquarters, Factories	Pursue ISO 14001 certification efforts by major factories and offices that are not already certified
	Promote eco-friendly service　models	Sales and support divisions	Expand network services
	Promote eco-friendly service　models	Sales and support divisions	Share knowledge through the use of IT
	Promote life cycle assessment ^*5	Divisions involved in product lifecycles	Establish life cycle assessment methods
	Promote life cycle assessment ^*5	Divisions involved in product lifecycles	Implement and operate life cycle assessment

Notes:

*1	Sysmex Network Communication Systems (SNCS): Service that connects the customer environment (product) with the customer support center network via SNCS server, automatically analyzes quality control data and operating conditions and provides support over the network
*2	Unit of sales: Value derived by dividing the total target reduction volume by net sales
*3	Modal shift: Reducing environmental impact by shifting to rail, coastal shipping and other modes of transportation that place less of a burden on the environment
*4	Eco Action 21: An environmental management system established by Japan's Ministry of the Environment for small and medium-sized companies, schools and public institutions
*5	Life cycle assessment: Method of evaluating environmental impact by measuring resource consumption and waste during all product-related processes, including production, use and disposal

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