- Established the Environmental Preservation Section.
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- Formed and participated in the Corporate Committee for the Beautification of Omurogawa and Tenjingawa, a regional river beautification activity (still currently active).
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- Hadano Works and the Tokyo Research Laboratory signed an environmental safety agreement with Hadano City.
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- Established the new management principle "Realizing Our Wishes for the Well-being of Mankind and the Earth."
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- Created a global environmental action policy.
- Completely abolished the use of 1,1,1-trichloroethane and specified CFCs for cleaning.
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- Convened the 1st Environmental Committee.
- Started support for the United Nations University project "Environmental Monitoring and Analysis in the East Asian Region."
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- Received the Global Environment Award-Science and Technology Award.
- Started a company-wide campaign for the full separation of business related general wastes.
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- Established internal recycling plan guidelines.
- Sanjo Works acquired ISO 14001 certification.
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- Started activities aiming for zero emissions (min. 99 % recycling ratio)
- Established internal environmental load reduction plan guidelines.
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- Hadano Works acquired ISO 14001 certification.
- Expanded sites acquiring ISO 14001 certification including the Technology Research Laboratory (Keihanna).
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- Started posting environmental accounting in the environmental reports through its establishment.
- Shimadzu Philippines Corporation acquired ISO 14001 certification.
- Awarded by the Recycling Promotion Committee.
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- Received the 10th Global Environment Award-Commendation by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.
- Received the 10th Nikkei Global Environment Technology Award.
- Signed an environmental preservation agreement with Otsu City.
- Expanded sites acquiring ISO 14001 certification to include Seta Works in the Shimadzu Head Office facility.
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- Shimane Shimadzu Corporation acquired ISO 14001 certification.
- Convened an environmental administrative seminar at the State Environmental Protection Administration of China.
- Started environmental activities at affiliated companies and expanded list of sites that acquired ISO 14001 certification to include these companies in the Shimadzu Head Office facility.
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- Tokyo Shimadzu Science Service (now Shimadzu Access Corporation) acquired ISO 14001 certification.
- Expanded sites acquiring ISO 14001 certification to include the Kanagawa business organization, combining the Hadano Works and the Atsugi Works.
- Participated in the CEO panel at the 3rd World Water Forum.
- Eco-Club created a traditional sugoroku board game called "The Adventures of Mr. Rainwater."
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- Convened an EU regulatory seminar and started support for sales and customers.
- Received the Kyoto Prefectural Top Runner Award.
- Developed a rooftop biotope with assistance from Kyoto Prefecture.
- Held a corporate booth at the ACT Green Eco Plaza.
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- Started RoHS seminars for overseas customers.
- Participated in Global Warming Prevention Symposium.
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- Shimadzu Science East Corporation acquired ISO 14001 certification.
- Shimadzu Science West Corporation acquired ISO 14001 certification.
- Participated in the 1st annual commemorative event for the enactment of the Kyoto Protocol.
- Eco-Club received the 2006 Global Warming Prevention Activities Award from the Minister of the Environment.
- Solar power generation equipment was installed when new plants are constructed.
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- Received the Environmental Administrative Award for Excellence at the 5th Japanese Environmental Administrative Awards.
- Shimadzu Logistics Service Corporation environmentally-friendly packaging received the Electric Equipment Packaging Award at the 2007 Japan Packaging Contest.
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- Shimadzu (Suzhou) Instruments Manufacturing Co., Ltd. acquired ISO 14001 certification.
- Presented cases at the 2nd National "Mottainai" Convention.
- Participated in ASEEP21 (After School Environmental Education Project 21) (to 2010).
- Participated in the activities of the Kyoto Model Forest Association.
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- Expanded sites acquiring ISO 14001 certification to include the Murasakino Works in the Shimadzu Head Office facility.
- Completely abolished the use of the alternative CFC HCFC-141b.
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- Launched the "Save the Energy" project.
- Exhibited the card game "bidi" at the Interactive Fair for Biodiversity, an event cohosted with COP10.
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- Shimadzu Techno-Research, Inc. acquired ISO 14001 certification.
- Sanjo Works received the award for Excellence in Energy Management at a Plant, from the director of the Kansai Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry.
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- Taihei Kogyo Co., Ltd. acquired ISO 14001 certification.
- Started measures to integrate and expand ISO 14001.
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- The Eco-Club received an Excellence Award for the "Show" Category of the Biodiversity Action Award Japan.
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- The new Head Office building constructed at Sanjo Works in Kyoto was certified as Rank S, the highest evaluative level, by CASBEE Kyoto.
- The Shimadzu Environmental and Social Report 2014 received the Excellence Award at the 18th Environmental Communication Awards.
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- Shimadzu Forest, planted south of the new Head Office building, acquired AAA evaluation, the highest score from the Japan Habitat Evaluation & Certification Program (JHEP certification).
- All Shimadzu manufacturing, R&D, and sales sites, and major affiliated companies received integrated ISO 14001 certification.
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- Activities at the Shimadzu Corporation Forest received the Forest Workers Association President Award at the Forest Creation Contest for Kyoto's Future.
- Shimadzu started wild ginger (Futaba-Aoi) and thoroughwort preservation activities at the Shimadzu Forest.
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- Started certifying Eco-Products Plus certified environmentally-friendly products (name was changed from "ECO-label compliant products").
- Created environmental policy based on CSR Charter.
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- Exhibited products in the Japan Pavilion at the 8th World Water Forum held in Brazil.
- Sponsored the 5th Kyoto World Water Grand Prize at the event, which was presented by the President of Shimadzu' s subsidiary in Brazil.
- Name of department in charge was changed to Global Environmental Management Department.
- Transitioned to ISO 14001:2015.
- Tenth anniversary of Shimadzu Corporation Forest cultivation activities in Nantan City, Kyoto Prefecture.
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