August 22, 2005
Omron Rates Eleventh in Nikkei Business Corporate
Social Responsibility (CSR) Ranking, Second in Corporate Governance
In its August 22 issue, Nikkei Business, one of the
most influential business magazines in Japan, ranked
Omron eleventh in its 2005 Corporate Social Responsibility
ranking. The ranking covered 2,178 companies listed
on Section 1 and 2 of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, and
provided comprehensive evaluations of each company’s
capacity, systems and determination to fulfill corporate
social responsibility (CSR).
The ratings considered five basic criteria: commitment to CSR practices, completeness of CSR
reporting, corporate governance, contribution to taxes and employment, and business results and
financial standing. Out of a possible 100 points, Omron earned 79.89 points overall. In particular,
Omron was highly rated for corporate governance with a score of 9.57 points out of 10, which
placed Omron second in this category.
Top 15 Companies in 2005 CSR Ranking
| Rank |
Company |
Total score
(Perfect score = 100 points) |
| 1. |
Sharp Corporation
|
83.75 |
| 2. |
Denso Corporation |
83.57 |
| 3. |
Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. |
83.18 |
| 4. |
Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd. |
82.02 |
5.
|
Toppan Printing Co., Ltd. |
81.89 |
| 6. |
Unicharm Corporation |
81.81 |
| 7. |
Canon Inc. |
81.61 |
| 8. |
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. |
80.89 |
| 9. |
Toshiba Corporation |
80.24 |
| 10. |
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. |
80.03 |
| 11. |
Omron Corporation |
79.89 |
| 12. |
Sony Corporation |
79.48 |
| 13. |
Ricoh Company, Ltd. |
78.65 |
| 14. |
Seven-Eleven Japan Co., Ltd. |
78.64 |
| 15. |
TDK Corporation |
78.25 |
Top 10 Companies in Corporate Governance Ranking
| Rank |
Company |
Total score
(Perfect score = 100 points) |
| 1. |
Hoya Corporation
|
9.62 |
| 2. |
Eisai Co., Ltd. |
9.57 |
| 2. |
Omron Corporation |
9.57 |
| 4. |
Sato Corporation |
9.48 |
5. |
Sundrug Co., Ltd. |
9.43 |
| 6. |
Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd. |
9.33 |
| 6. |
Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. |
9.33 |
| 6. |
IDEC Izumi Corporation |
9.33 |
| 6. |
OPTEX Co., Ltd. |
9.33 |
| 10. |
Daikin Industries, Ltd. |
9.24 |
| 10. |
Nitto Denko Corporation |
9.24 |
| 10. |
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. |
9.24 |
More detailed information regarding the Nikkei Business CSR Ranking is available at:
http://nb.nikkeibp.co.jp/free/PROJECT/20050819/108139/ (in Japanese).
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