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A Closing Word
The Nikon Group is an enterprise offering products that help people fulfi ll their lives,
a mission we would like to uphold. A camera is an item that can be quickly identifi ed as
a representative Nikon product; however, our industrial products such as semiconductor
lithography systems and FPD lithography systems are items that most of our customers
may never see directly. Yet these industrial products result in IC devices, LCD panels, and
organic light-emitting diode (OLED) panels used in home electronics and appliances and
automobiles that people use daily, so we are supporting our customers’ lives. As we go
forward, especially as we move away from hardware toward solutions, Nikon products will
most certainly be recognized in various types of places. Under the Medium-Term Plan,
we are aiming to expand with new businesses in health and medical-related areas—ones
that particularly call for trustworthiness. I hope that our commitment to “quality befi tting
trustworthiness” is so high that people will react with delight to discover that an unlabeled
product is actually made by Nikon.
The business environment is uncertain and undergoing dramatic changes. To continue
steady growth over the next 100 years, we have a strong determination to develop new
businesses that will become profi table and expand our business domain by offering solutions
to our customers. Although the reorganization we embarked upon may have involved some
vital changes in-house, such renewal should enhance each employee’s chance to manifest
his or her strengths. As each employee becomes further empowered, the collective organic
effect gives me confi dence that the Nikon Group can progress in a direction for the better.
September 2014
President
Representative Director
achieve the goals of the Medium-Term Plan. As culture, history, language,
and ways of thinking vary from region to region, we fi nd it is important to
communicate closely with local employees to understand each other’s way of
thinking and respond faithfully to their needs. CSR activities should never be
imposed from above. We seek to fully understand the culture of the location
where our employees work and what they consider to be important.
Further, we need to bear two points in mind when selling our products
globally. First, our products themselves must be implicitly trustworthy. Second,
we must be contributing to social development. Our organization is expected to
not only observe the law but also respect people and act ethically. Considering
the problem of confl ict minerals, we must make it unambiguously clear, both
in-house and publicly, that we do not use materials for which humanity or
morals may have been compromised.
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