Sustainability
Sustainability Topics
- Aug. 8, 2025
- PDFSustainability Report 2025
- Aug. 23, 2024
- PDFSustainability Report 2024
- Aug. 18, 2023
- PDFSustainability Report 2023
- Apr. 01, 2023
- 2023 Health & Productivity Management Outstanding Organization (Large Enterprise Category)
- Mar. 07, 2023
- Japan Dental Association Award for Excellence in Oral Health Promotion
- Dec. 21, 2022
- Carbon Neutrality Achieved at Headquarters Factory and A1 Factory (GHG Protocol Scopes1&2)
- Sep. 14, 2022
- The JEED President’s Effort Award for Excellence in Employing Persons with Disabilities
External Recognition
Sustainalytics ESG Risk Ratings
Morningstar Sustainalytics’ ESG Risk Ratings measure a company’s exposure to industry-specific material ESG risks and how well a company is managing those risks. This multi-dimensional way of measuring ESG risk combines the concepts of management and exposure to arrive at an assessment of ESG risk, i.e., a total unmanaged ESG risk score or the ESG Risk Rating, that is comparable across all industries. Sustainalytics’ ESG Risk Ratings provide a quantitative measure of unmanaged ESG risk and distinguish between five levels of risk: negligible, low, medium, high and severe. Nakanishi Inc. has received a Medium Risk rating.
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MSCI ESG Ratings
In 2024, NAKANISHI INC. received a rating of A (on a scale of AAA-CCC) in the MSCI ESG Ratings assessment.
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Corporate Philosophy and Materiality
In line with the Group’s values, “Our Core,” NSK holds to the mission of creating “brilliant progress” via innovative “grinding technology.” By creating new technologies, we strive to contribute to the development of medical care and to the enrichment of people’s lives. Amid the global trend of super-aging, extending health expectancy has become a common issue for humankind. We believe that one of the solutions to extending health expectancy is dental health and physical health. In addition, we also see factory automation as a solution to a decline in the workforce which is attributable to the super-aging of society. Through our business activities, we will provide solutions for these social issues, and we will help to realize a sustainable society.
In addition to striving to maximize its business value in the dental, surgical and industrial business fields by utilizing the innovative grinding technology that it has been honing since its founding, NSK is also committed to creating social value and environmental value. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were unanimously adopted at the UN summit in 2015. The aim is to achieve the 17 goals listed as SDGs by 2030, the same year as our 100th anniversary. In the leadup to 2030, we will continue to advance our business based on both a business plan and materiality for sustainability.
Process for Identifying Materiality
In selecting our materiality, we identified the issues to be addressed by first understanding the relevance of the SDGs to our products and services and to our business activities generating them, and by considering priorities with reference to relevant guidelines and ESG evaluation indices, such as the GRI Standards, ISO26000 and the FTSE4Good Index.
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STEP1
Understand the relevance of the SDGs to our products and services and to our business activities generating them
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STEP2
Consider priorities based on the GRI Standards, ISO 26000, the FTSE4Good Index, etc.
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STEP3
Our Sustainability Promotion Team identifies candidate materiality
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STEP4
Reconsider candidate materiality based on business value, social value and environmental value
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STEP5
Board of Directors discusses and decides on materiality for sustainability
Materiality for Sustainability Promoted by NSK
Contributions to SDGs
Resolve social issues through providing innovative products
~Release innovative products and enhance market penetration~
<Dental business>
Development of a Successor Model to Meet Needs for Mobile Dental Care
As the population continues to age, the importance of mobile dental care is increasing more and more. In response to such social needs, we launched the VIVA Ace mobile dentistry system in 2016. Since then, it has been used in many medical settings and highly rated by dental professionals. Based on its track record and feedback from the field, we released its successor model, the VIVAace 2, in 2025. The VIVAace 2 is a system that integrates essential functions for mobile dental care into a compact and lightweight body. It features a high-performance micromotor, an ultrasonic scaler, a three-way syringe with LED light (for water spray, air, and mist), and a vacuum function. Enhancements have been made over the previous model, particularly in the vacuum function, which now offers significantly improved suction power and capacity. Its quiet design also ensures smooth and comfortable treatment in home environments. The system is equipped with a large, easy-to-read LCD touch panel that enables intuitive operation. Switching between modes, such as general cutting, ultrasonic scaling, and endodontic treatment, is seamless, significantly improving operability during procedures. The VIVAace 2 is also designed for quick and easy setup and takedown, with a simple storage structure that takes hygiene management into account, making daily maintenance easy. Combining portability with advanced functionality, the VIVAace 2 enables a treatment environment comparable to that of a dental clinic, even during mobile dental care. We will continue to support the further enhancement of community healthcare by developing products that are aligned with the realities of mobile dental care.
VIVAace2
<Surgical business>
Product Development for Reducing Burden on Patients and Resolving Medical Issues
The surgical bone cutting drill Primado2 is used in an extensive capacity in a variety of surgical fields, including neurosurgery, spinal surgery, and orthopedics. This medical device offers attachments to accommodate diverse surgical needs. One such example is the Slim Attachment 200 (155/U), designed for minimally invasive spinal procedures. Endoscopic spinal surgery has traditionally been performed using a single-port technique, which requires both the camera and surgical instruments to be inserted through a single incision. However, this approach presented challenges in terms of maneuverability and maintaining a surgical field. In response to these challenges, biportal endoscopic surgery, where the camera and surgical instruments are inserted through two separate small incisions, has been gaining popularity. This method provides a wider surgical field of view and greater freedom of instrument movement, allowing for more precise operations. With improved operability, this procedure has become more accessible to a greater number of surgeons, promoting wider adoption in clinical settings. In addition, surgery with irrigation, which uses saline or other irrigation fluids to flush away blood and tissue fragments, helps maintain a clear visual field during the procedure. The Slim Attachment 200 (155/U) is a product specifically optimized for such biportal endoscopic surgery. With an exceptionally slim tip, it offers excellent maneuverability even in narrow surgical fields. Its structure ensures stable performance even in irrigation environments, maintaining operability and reliability during procedures on delicate Company profile 18areas like the spine. We will continue to meet the needs of medical professionals in the field through the development of medical devices, being committed to reducing the burden on patients and improving the quality of treatment.
Primado2
Slim Attachment 200(155/U)
<Industrial business>
Providing products that contribute to factory automation and productivity improvement
The motor spindles handled in our industrial business are used in lathes, machining centers, robots, and specialized processing equipment installed at customer factories. They are used across a wide range of machining processes which include drilling holes, cutting, grinding, and deburring. Our spindles, which combine high-speed rotation, high precision, and a compact design, make a significant contribution to improving efficiency in manufacturing operations by reducing machining time, achieving high-precision finishes, saving space, and supporting automation. The newly developed E3000i Series is designed to enhance the stability of machining quality through features such as rotational speed control via an electric motor, load rate visualization, and automation support. Thanks to its ultra-short body design, it can be installed even in the limited tool spaces of CNC lathes, enabling flexible machining in confined areas that were difficult to access with conventional rotary tools. This expands the range of rotary tool options and increases the number of available machining process choices. When mounted on specialized processing equipment, the compact spindle size contributes to downsizing the entire equipment, helping to reduce installation space. In addition, the E3000i Series offers improved output performance compared to previous models, and supports a broader range of machining applications, including a wider variety of materials and shapes. In this way, the E3000i Series delivers many benefits to manufacturing sites, such as improved machining accuracy, reduced machining time, and extended tool life. We will continue to deliver new value to monozukuri (manufacturing) sites through the development of high-performance spindles, contributing to the productivity improvement of our customers.
E3000i series
Response to climate change and contribution to a recycling-oriented society
~Reduce environmental impact throughout the entire product lifecycle~
Headquarters Factory and A1 Factory remain carbon neutral
Since acquiring ISO 14001, an international standard for environmental management systems, in 1999, NSK has maintained a commitment to fostering the belief that companies are dutybound to fulfill their responsibility to society and has thereby continued to promote initiatives to realize a sustainable society. Under these circumstances, from 2021, we began introducing initiatives toward achieving zero-CO2 monozukuri by switching 100% of the electricity used at our Headquarters and A1 Factories. We continued to accumulate initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, including installing solar panels at the new A1+ Factory, updating aging equipment, and expanding the scope of application for eco-friendly product packaging. Furthermore, by utilizing carbon credits created under the J-Credit Scheme to offset greenhouse gas emissions, we have achieved carbon neutrality under the GHG Protocol Scope 1 and 2 at our Headquarters and A1 Factories every year since 2022. In addition, we acquired third-party assurance confirming the validity of our calculation of greenhouse gas in accordance with the GHG Protocol and that our company conformed with international standards based on specifications for the demonstration of carbon neutrality (PAS 2060) established by the British Standards Institution (BSI).
Head office factory
(From right)A1 factory, A1+ factory
Third party assurance report(PAS2060)

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Sustainability report
We have published sustainability reports instead of environmental reports and introduced our sustainability initiatives.
