Konica Minolta 2006 Annual Report Download - page 26

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CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CSR)
Basic Philosophy
The Company believes that managing a corporation in
asocially responsible manner is the essence of man-
agement itself. The underlying philosophy of the Konica
Minolta Group is embodied in the management prin-
ciples that were created when Konica and Minolta inte-
grated their managements, which are the pursuit of “New
Value Creation” and the practice of the “Konica Minolta
Group Charter of Corporate Behavior”, and these form
the two cornerstones of Konica Minolta’s CSR.
In the Group’s “FORWARD08” medium-term manage-
ment plan which was created to pave the way for a new
growth phase, one basic philosophy is the “promotion of
world-class CSR management”. Within this philosophy,
particular emphasis is on the slogan “to be a trusted
corporation through the continual enhancement of
corporate value by strengthening the Group’s global
development not only economically, but socially and
environmentally as well”. In order to achieve this, the
Group is working to strengthen mutually trusting
relationships across a broad spectrum of stakeholders,
to strengthen product quality and environmental
management, to practice Group governance and to
strive for continuous improvement.
In strengthening the mutual trust relationships across
awide spectrum of stakeholders, the Group intends to
continuously build trust through two-way communications
with its stakeholders.
In terms of strengthening product quality and environ-
mental management, we aim, through the provision of
socially valuable products and services, to continuously
enhance customer satisfaction while at the same time
lowering the environmental burden.
In realizing and continually improving Group gover-
nance by strengthening the Group’s internal control sys-
tem including compliance, we aim to realize highly
transparent management (for further details, please refer
to page 26).
Environmental Activities
The Group places special emphasis on “prevention of
global warming”, “initiative towards a sound material-
cycle society”, and “minimization of chemical risks” in its
environmental activities.
Prevention of Global Warming
Konica Minolta has established a goal to reduce total car-
bon dioxide emissions from all of its business activities
and at the time of usage of products to 20% below fiscal
2000 levels by 2010.
Initiative Toward a Sound Material-Cycle Society
We believe that internal recycling is especially important.
We aim to reduce the loss of global resources, reduce
waste materials and reduce costs by repeatedly re-using
trimmed waste materials and solvents used for production
processes in the same plant.
Minimization of Chemical Risks
From the standpoints of environmental preservation,
occupational safety and health, the Group comprehen-
sively manages chemical substances. For harmful sub-
stances whose use is unavoidable at production sites, we
have consistently planned for reductions in volumes
used and emitted into the atmosphere, and we have
achieved a 75% reduction in the volume of such air
emission between fiscal years ended March 2000 and
March 2005. In terms of products, we have completed
the needed changes in order to become compliant with
the European RoHS Directive (the Restriction of the
use of certain Hazardous Substances in electrical and
electronic equipment).