Environmental Management

• Applies to direct greenhouse gas emissions due to use of fuel by the company (Scope 1) and indirect greenhouse gas emissions arising from the use of electricity and heat purchased by the company (Scope 2)

Sysmex Corporation has been approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), an international initiative working to overcome the environmental crisis on the basis of climate science, for the Group's FY2033 greenhouse gas reduction target.
As part of the "Sysmex Eco-Vision 2033," Sysmex has set reduction targets for its own GHG emissions (Scope 1 and 2) and its supply chain GHG emissions (Scope 3). Among these targets, the Company's target to reduce its Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 55% was found to be based on scientific evidence in line with a 1.5°C trajectory, while its target to reduce GHG emissions from use of sold products under Scope 3 by 35% was found to be well below the 2.0°C level. Furthermore, our newly established engagement goal was recognized as promoting 60% of our business partners in purchased goods and services, capital goods, and upstream and downstream transportation and distribution under Scope 3 to have a science-based GHG reduction targets within five years.
With the gap between the global GHG emissions reduction and the 1.5°C target of the Paris Agreement, it is expected that further changes in social demands are to come. Seizing the SBTi certification as an opportunity, Sysmex will continue pursuing CO₂ emission reductions by changing energy procurement at business locations and how sales and services are performed while promoting resource recycling by adopting environmentally friendly materials for products. We will further promote its decarbonization efforts by implementing green innovation based on the ingenuity built by combining the wisdom of the entire Group.

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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, 2024, 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.

• EMEA: Europe, the Middle East, and Africa

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 2021, neither internal nor external environmental audits at our domestic Group locations (for which certification has been integrated) revealed any cases of nonconformity. In fiscal 2023, 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 2023, 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.