Nihon Kohden has developed and provided Environmentally Friendly Products that take the global environment into consideration as one of our efforts to contribute to society through our business activities. In March 2024, to further strengthen our initiatives, the Company reviewed its standards for assessing environmental impact throughout the lifecycle of its products and services, and started to certify its products and services that meet the standards with the Green Product Label (ISO 14021 Type II environmental labelling for self-declared environmental claims). The Green Product Label certifies the Company’s products and services that meet its standards based on a four-tier assessment ranking in terms of contribution to reducing environmental impact such as CO2 emissions compared to existing products and services, following the implementation of LCA* and environmental assessments, as well as a review and approval process.
*LCA (Life Cycle Assessment) is a method for quantitatively assessing the environmental impact of products or services during their entire lifecycle, from raw material extraction and processing to manufacturing, distribution, usage and disposal of products.
The certification of the Green Product Label was discussed among multiple departments within the Company from the planning stage and released to the public after a review and approval process.
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Product Name |
Assessment Rank |
Assessment Year |
Country |
Assessment Conditions |
Assessment Results |
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Bedside monitors CSM-1000 series Lifescope G5 CSM-1501/1502 |
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2023 |
Japan |
■Subject to be assessed: bedside monitors’ main units and accessories ■Functions and conditions to be assessed: monitoring and display of vital signs such as ECG, blood pressure, SpO2, and etCO2 in ICUs. Operating hours in ICUs are assumed to be 7,075 hours per year, based on an average bed occupancy of 33.6 hours per time and a changeover/unoccupied bed time of 8 hours per time. * The power is turned off when beds are unoccupied and power consumption is set to zero. |
CO2 emission per unit of the CSM-1501 and CSM-1502 are reduced by 63.4% and 56.9%, respectively, compared to the existing model, the CSM-1901. 
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