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“Feel the Body” Screenings
Since 1992, Pioneer has been holding “Listen through
the Body” concerts, through which persons with
hearing difficulties can enjoy music. Since 2011, we
have also held “Feel the Body” screenings, and the
10th event was held in 2014.
These screenings use the sound system for the
“Listen through the Body” concerts to convert sound
to vibrations that the body can feel, in conjunction
with a system operated by NEXTIDEVOLUTION*1
that uses voice guidance to allow persons who are
visually challenged to enjoy movies. We hope to
continue to convey the joy of music and film to many
people in the future.
*1 NEXTIDEVOLUTION: An NGO that aims to create a society in which peo-
ple can share their enjoyment through the power of fashion and design,
regardless of their differences in physical abilities
OLED Lighting for Makeup Application
Wins Two Environmental Awards
In addition to a slim design, Pioneer’s “OLE-B01”
OLED lighting panel includes such special features
as low electricity consumption and CO2 emission;
flat-surface emission lighting that does not tire the
eyes and produces little heat; and contains no mer-
cury and does not emit ultraviolet rays. In recognition
of these environmental features, the “OLE-B01” won
two prizes: the CEATEC AWARD*2 2014 Semi-Grand
Prix in the Green Innovation Category and “Low CO2
Kawasaki Brand*3 ’14” certification.
*2 CEATEC AWARD: Awarded to particularly innovative technologies, products,
services, and systems displayed at CEATEC JAPAN, one of Asia’s largest
comprehensive trade shows for information technology and electronics
*3 Low CO2 Kawasaki Brand: Certified by Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefec-
ture, as a product or technology that contributes to reduced CO2 emissions
throughout its entire life cycle
Notes: 1. Messrs. Masahiro Tanizeki and Shunichi Sato are outside directors pursuant to the Companies Act, and are independent
directors satisfying the requirements of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
2. Messrs. Keiichi Nishikido and Hiroyuki Wakamatsu are outside corporate auditors pursuant to the Companies Act, and
are independent corporate auditors satisfying the requirements of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
Executive Officers
President and CEO
Susumu Kotani
Senior Managing Executive Officers
Hideki Okayasu
Mikio Ono
Senior Executive Officers
Haruyuki Inohana
Kunio Kawashiri
Masahiro Kawamura
Takashige Nakano
Harumitsu Saito
Masao Kase
Koichi Moriya
Satoshi Ohdate
Executive Officers
Ikuo Tsuritani
Minoru Maruyama
Ichio Kitamura
Naoto Takashima
Board of Directors
Representative Directors
Susumu Kotani
Hideki Okayasu
Mikio Ono
Directors
Kunio Kawashiri
Masahiro Kawamura
Takeshige Nakano
Masahiro Tanizeki
Shunichi Sato
Board of Corporate Auditors
Full Time Corporate Auditor
Mikio Shimoda
Corporate Auditors
Keiichi Nishikido
Hiroyuki Wakamatsu
Corporate Citizenship and Environmental Preservation Activities
Based on our Group Philosophy of “Move the Heart and Touch the Soul,” Pioneer aims to meet the social needs
of a diverse range of stakeholders through sound corporate activities, to continue to be a company that is trusted
by society.
Pioneer’s corporate citizenship activities focus on the areas of audio & video, environmental protection,
and educational support, and we are actively striving to contribute to society utilizing technological capabilities
related to our businesses.
Our environmental preservation activities address such major issues as prevention of global warming, conser-
vation of resources and recycling, and management of chemical substances. While aiming to reduce environmental
impact throughout the entire product’s life cycle, from planning and design to disposal and recycling, we promote
the development of products that customers will choose for their superior environmental features.
Pioneer-developed vibrating acoustic system for
converting sounds into vibrations
Environmental preservation website:
http://pioneer.jp/en/environment/
Corporate citizenship website:
http://pioneer.jp/en/society/contribution/
Pioneer’s OLE-B01 OLED lighting panel (model developed exclusively
for Shiseido Co., Ltd.)
Attendees with guide dog enjoying a movie
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