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Nikon’s CSR Activities that Support Growth
The Nikon Group works to realize its corporate philosophy of
“Trustworthiness and Creativity” by fullling its CSR and contributing
to the sustainable development of society.
Under the terms of the United Nations Sustainable Development
Goals (SDGs), launched in 2016, companies are expected to display
the creativity and innovation inherit in corporations to assist in the
resolving of social issues. Business activities have varied impacts on
the economy, society, and the environment, but companies are able
to contribute to the sustainable development of society by reducing as
much as possible to zero any negative effects while maximizing those
that are positive.
Having its basic policy on CSR set out in the Nikon CSR Charter,
which forms the basis of employee standards of behavior dened in
the Nikon Code of Conduct, the Nikon Group also supports the United
Nations Global Compact and takes into account related international
codes in the pursuit of its business activities.
Throughout its operations in Japan and overseas, the Nikon Group
has established systems to promote CSR activities in an efcient and
effective manner. Shouldering the primary responsibility in these
endeavors is the CSR Committee, chaired by the chairman and with
its members drawn from the Executive Committee. The CSR Committee
convenes twice a year, sets activity targets, receives reports on progress
for all activities, and makes decisions about overall CSR activities.
The Business Conduct Committee and the Environmental Committee
have also been established as specialist sub-committees to promote
CSR while liaising with the CSR Committee.
Overseas, CSR divisions have been established at the holding
companies in every region to promote a consistent Group approach,
while taking into consideration and respecting the characteristics
of each region. These CSR divisions act as secretariats, promoting
CSR activities through the establishment of CSR committees, which
members consist of overseas Group company directors, and CSR
Communication Meetings, on which sit each company’s CSR
coordinator. In the scal year ended March 31, 2016, those responsible
from the respective holding company CSR divisions gathered at Nikon’s
headquarters and held a global CSR conference. At the conference,
in addition to sharing the social trends in each region and progress of
activities, those present took stock of CSR issues and discussed areas
in need of improvement.
With the aim of raising the level of CSR awareness of its employ-
ees, the Nikon Group commenced the publication of a CSR newsletter
in January 2015 that is distributed in 15 languages.
Our Philosophy
Trustworthiness and Creativity
Our unending dedication
to unchanging principles
Nikon’s stakeholders
Society
Vision
Guidelines
for Conduct
Nikon CSR Charter
Nikon Group’s basic
policy on social
responsibility
Nikon Code of
Conduct
Code for daily
business activities
Nikon’s High-Level Policy and Stakeholders
Our Aspirations
Meeting Needs.
Exceeding
Expectations.
Our vision for
the future
Our Commitments
The commitments
we make on a daily
basis in order to
achieve our
aspirations
Business
partners
Employees
Shareholders
Customers
*1 NHH: Nikon Holdings Hong Kong Limited
*2 NHE: Nikon Holdings Europe B.V.
*3 NAI: Nikon Americas Inc.
CSR Promotion Organization (As of March 31, 2016)
CSR Committee
Chairperson: Chairman
Secretariat: CSR Section, CSR
Department
Business Conduct
Committee
Chairperson:
Senior Executive
Vice President
Secretariat:
Compliance Section,
Administration
Department
Greater China CSR
Committee
Secretariat: NHH*1
Asian CSR
Committee
Secretariat: NHH
European CSR
Committee
Secretariat: NHE*2
Korean CSR
Committee
Secretariat:
Nikon Corporation
Environmental
Committee
Chairperson:
General Manager of the
Business Support
Division
Secretariat:
Environmental
Administration Section,
Environmental &
Technical Administration
Department
American CSR
Committee
Secretariat: NAI*3
Nikon’s CSR and Sustainability
CSR Promotion Systems
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