March 11, 2024 OMRON Awarded Third EcoVadis Platinum Rating

OMRON has been recognized as the top 1% of all businesses assessed for sustainability performance.

Hoofddorp, The Netherlands. OMRON Corporation (Headquarters: Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto; President and CEO: Junta Tsujinaga) has been recognized as the top 1% of all businesses assessed for sustainability performance, therefore being awarded the Platinum rating by EcoVadis. This is the third time OMRON is receiving this international Platinum recognition since fiscal year 2020.

Leading to this Platinum recognition for 2023, OMRON received advanced scores in the four measurement areas ‘Environment’ (80/100), ‘Labor and Human Rights’ (80/100), ‘Sustainable Procurement’ (80/100), and ‘Ethics’ (70/100). In these four categories, the following strengths contributing to the Platinum certification are notable: 

• Environment: OMRON was recognized for being the first manufacturing company in Japan to join EP100, having all of manufactureing sites ISO 14001 certified, the company is communicating progress on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and the company is certified by the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi), an international initiative.
• Labor & Human Rights: OMRON’s human rights policy on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I); its impact assessments identifying potential child labor, forced labor and/or human trafficking; and comprehensive reporting on labor and human rights issues as part of the first stage (FY22-FY24) of OMRON’s long-term vision, Shaping the Future 2030 (SF2030).
• Sustainable Procurement: OMRON provides the training for employees on sustainable procurement and discloses the percentage of suppliers that have received CSR evaluations.
• Ethics: the company’s ISO 27001 certification of information security management systems, information security risk assessments, and audits of control procedures to prevent information security breaches.

Yue Liu, Senior General Manager of Sustainability Office at OMRON Corporation: “It is an honor to get recognized for our sustainability efforts by one of the largest and most trusted sustainability indices. We’re pleased to see that our SF2030 strategy is actively contributing to OMRON’s recognition as a frontrunner in ESG goals and measures. In line with our OMRON Principles to improve lives and contribute to a better society, our ambitious ESG goals encourage us to involve all our stakeholders on the journey to create a better world together.”

About Ecovadis
The EcoVadis sustainability assessment methodology is an independent evaluation of how well a company has integrated the principles of Sustainability/CSR into their business and management system. The methodology aims to measure the quality of a company’s sustainability management system through 3 management pillars: Policies, Actions, and Results. EcoVadis is one of the largest and most trusted provider of business sustainability ratings, with a network of more than 100,000+ rated companies in 175 countries and 200 industries worldwide.

About OMRON Electronic Components Europe
On 1 April 2022, OMRON Corporation announced that its’ Electromechanical Components (EMC) division was renamed as OMRON Device and Module Solutions (DMS) in line with the global long-term vision ″Shaping the Future 2030.”

OMRON Electronic Components Europe is the European subsidiary of the Device and Module Solutions division. The revised division name reflects a new focus on delivering solutions to customers globally and in Europe. Society is facing new social and environmental changes, and OMRON recognises and is responding to that. The company aims to offer its’ customers solutions that help them address these universal challenges. In accordance with the long-term strategy, OMRON intends to contribute further to the roll-out of new energy sources and of high-speed communications by enabling the creation of sturdier, advanced and more efficient devices. These devices will make people’s lives easier and better, in particular by achieving carbon neutrality, realizing a digital society and extending healthy life expectancy.

OMRON Electronic Components Europe strongly supports its customers in Western and Eastern Europe through 8 regional offices, a network of local offices and partnerships with specialist, local, regional and global distributors.

OMRON’s Sustainable Future
OMRON firmly believes in incorporating its vision for a sustainable future into its entire organization. Social value is created through business endeavors and contributing to the development of society, which is reflected in OMRON’s recognition by several other ESG assessment institutions around the world. By empowering people through automation, OMRON strives for a healthy, carbon neutral and inclusive digitalized society. More information on OMRON’s sustainability initiatives can be found in the Integrated Report and Sustainability website pages.

About OMRON Corporation 
OMRON Corporation is a leading automation company with its core competencies in Sensing & Control + Think technology, and is engaged in a wide range of businesses including industrial automation, healthcare, social systems, and electronic components. Established in 1933, OMRON has about 30,000 employees worldwide, working to provide products and services in more than 130 countries and regions. For more information, please visit www.omron.com/global/en/

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For further information please contact:
Marketing Support Group
OMRON Electronic Components Europe B.V.
Wegalaan 57, 2132 JD, Hoofddorp, The Netherlands
Tel: +31 235 681 296, Fax: +31 235 681 222
Email: info-components-eu@omron.com
Web: https://components.omron.com/eu-en  
LinkedIn page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/omron-electronic-components-europe-b-v-/

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