Environmental Management

In May 2023, Sysmex formulated “Sysmex Eco-Vision 2033.” This is the long-term environmental vision that the Sysmex Group strives to achieve by 2033, in which we will take on the challenges of green innovation together with our stakeholders and utilize Sysmex's unique strengths to co-create new common standard toward the realization of a circular society. Furthermore, Sysmex has set new "Carbon Neutral Targets" with the aim of achieving zero emissions of greenhouse gases in real terms from the offices of the entire Sysmex Group by 2040.^* We will continue to promote optimization of our operations and energy-saving measures. At the same time, we will implement measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, including a gradual switching to renewable energy-sourced electricity at our business offices.

Sysmex promotes initiatives to address environmental issues such as climate change and natural capital through the Environmental Management Committee, which meets regularly under the management and supervision of the Environmental Management Officer (Takashi Ono, Member of the Managing Board and Senior Executive Officer). Activity status and important matters related to the plans are deliberated and decided at management meetings, such as the Steering Committee, under the supervision of the Managing Board.

Taking into account integrated scenarios¹ under the TCFD and TNFD, which reflect the interrelationship between climate change and natural capital, as well as the Eco-Social Strategy which is the basic strategy for our long-term corporate strategy, Sysmex re-assessed risks and opportunities across all Group businesses² in 2025. The financial impact of risks and opportunities was evaluated in three stages, based on the impact on operating profit in fiscal 2033. Regarding natural capital, Sysmex applied the LEAP approach recommended by the TNFD to evaluate dependencies and impacts, identifying “freshwater” and “soil” as natural capital to be recognized. We are strengthening initiatives for the conservation and sustainable use of these resources.

本図は、TNFDに基づく自然関連の依存と影響、リスクと機会を特定し、
開示につなげるまでの検討プロセスを示したフロー図です。
検討は以下の6段階で構成されています。
第一に「確認対象の抽出」です。
ビジネスモデル、売上構成比率、SUSTAINABLE INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM（SICS）による産業分類を基に、
Diagnostics事業（機器・診断薬）を対象として抽出します。
第二に「自社視点の確認」です。
製品バリューチェーンにおける環境負荷の整理、関連データの確認、
および生産・研究開発拠点の地理的情報を整理します。
第三に「第三者視点の確認」です。
ENCORE、SBTNのMateriality Screening Tool、
High Impact Commodity Listとの照合を行い、
さらにBiodiversity Risk FilterやAqueductを用いて、
負の影響が大きくなりやすい地域との接点を確認します。
その結果、水リスクが高い地域としてインドおよび中国が示唆されましたが、
実効的な判断には現地状況を踏まえた詳細確認が必要であると認識しています。
第四に「依存と影響の確定」です。
自社視点および第三者視点の結果を重ね合わせ、
リスクと機会の評価対象を抽出し、ヒートマップを最終化します。
第五に「リスクと機会の評価」です。
TCFDとTNFDを統合したシナリオを検討し、
温度帯や世界観の異なる二つの象限を設定した上で、
リスクと機会の評価および対応策を検討します。
あわせて、関係部門との協議や自然資本の維持につながる活動を検討し、
SBTNのAR3Tフレームに基づき優先地域における事業拠点の影響を評価します。
第六に「報告準備」です。
TNFDガイダンスに従い、検討結果を開示します。

本図は、気候変動と自然資本を統合的に捉えたシナリオ分析を示すマトリクス図です。
将来シナリオのうち、世界観の異なるシナリオとして、#1と#3を選択しています。
縦軸は、市場（経済）と市場以外（政治）の整合度を示し、上に行くほど高く、
下に行くほど低くなる移行リスクを表しています。
横軸は、気候変動および自然劣化の程度を示し、左が緩やか、右が深刻な物理リスクを表しています。
シナリオ#1は「自然保全と経済発展が両立する世界」です。
温室効果ガス排出量の削減により気温上昇が抑制され、自然の劣化は進行せず、
自然災害の発生状況にも大きな変化はありません。
脱炭素およびネイチャーポジティブの実現に向けた政策導入と技術開発が進展する、
1.5度シナリオに相当します。
シナリオ#2は「自然劣化に経済活動が追従する世界」です。
気温上昇や自然の劣化が深刻化することで自然資本の重要性が高まり、
社会の関心が拡大し、脱炭素やネイチャーポジティブに向けた政策や技術開発が促進されます。
シナリオ#4は「自然保全と経済活動が分断された世界」です。
気温上昇や自然資本の劣化が想定ほど進行しないことで、
環境課題に対する規制や取り組みの優先順位が低下します。
シナリオ#3は「自然劣化と経済停滞が同時に進む世界」です。
気温上昇や自然の劣化が抑制されず、自然災害が頻発・甚大化しますが、
政策導入は限定的または遅延し、
企業の環境関連技術開発の取り組みも十分に評価されず、
体系的な対策の推進が困難となる4度シナリオに相当します。

As part of the Company’s risk management structure, the Internal Control Committee is organized under the Managing Board meeting and chaired by the President, with the Environmental Management Committee positioned as one of its subordinate bodies. The Environmental Management Committee reviews environmental risks and opportunities, including those related to climate change, twice a year and allocates necessary initiatives to relevant departments. The committee also monitors the progress of these initiatives.
From a mid- to long-term perspective, the Environmental Management Committee identifies significant environmental risks with potentially high impacts on business once every few years and implements countermeasures. The results are reported at the management meetings, chaired by the President, and are incorporated into the companywide risk evaluation led by the Internal Control Committee.

Sysmex has set forth Sysmex Eco-Vision 2033 and sustainability targets to promote the non-financial goals defined in the “Declaration of Achieving Carbon Neutrality by 2040”^* and in the long-term corporate strategy, which runs through the fiscal 2033.
With respect to natural capital, indicators and targets are determined in line with the TNFD recommendations, reflecting the results of the evaluations conducted through the LEAP approach. These are integrated into the Company’s overall non-financial targets and centrally managed together with other environmental goals.
Specifically, Sysmex has established the following: reduction of greenhouse gas emissions as a climate change-related target; reduction of water consumption per unit of reagent production volume at major reagent production sitesas a natural capital-related target; elimination of product loss (keeping the disposal rate of unused Sysmex products below 0.1%); and complete substitution with recycled or environmentally friendly materials. Sysmex will continue advancing initiatives across all stages of the product lifecycle—from R&D through production, logistics, and disposal.

Sysmex is working toward the acquisition of ISO 14001, the international standard for environmental management systems, by the Group's principal affiliated companies.
As of March 31, 2025, 20 Group companies had acquired ISO 14001 certification, and these companies account for approximately 70% of the net sales of the Group.
By centralizing the environmental activities of certain Group companies, we are working to ascertain the state of progress on activities and issues as well as reinforcing management activities, and three companies (Sysmex Corporation, Sysmex RA, and Sysmex Medica), accounting for nine locations, have obtained integrated certification. As a result, we are now able to systematically share information related to environmental management.

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In line with environmental management system requirements, we perform regular internal and external environmental audits at locations that have obtained ISO 14001 certification. In fiscal 2024, there were zero cases of nonconformities in both internal environmental audits and external environmental audits at our domestic Group locations with integrated certification.

Sysmex conducts general education for all employees to foster an awareness of the impact of the Group’s environmental activities and individual operations. We conduct specialized training to raise operational knowledge for individuals designated by their divisions as personnel responsible for environmental management system promotion. We also conduct specialized and emergency response training for each division, as necessary.
In fiscal 2024, we provided general environmental e-learning training for all employees at our business offices with integrated ISO certification. We also held seminars on laws and regulations for staff members in charge of business offices and those in the product lifecycle departments.