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Words Into Action ...
nies will establish personnel systems suited to their operations, and new business ventures will be much more flexible, able to
offer stock options, annual-salary packages and other forms of remuneration and incentives.
Environmental protection is a central plank of management, and Toshiba seeks to work for a society that maximizes
recycling of resources. Environmental accounting was introduced in fiscal 1999, and we will step up disclosure through
environmental reports. Our goal here is to make all of Toshiba’s operations fully transparent in terms of environmental activities.
The Ultimate Goal - Increasing Toshiba’s Value
We want to close this review by restating a point we made at the beginning: fiscal 1999 was a year of transition that saw
Toshiba position itself for sustained growth and profitability in the future. This year, and in years to come, we will be
decisive in pursuing the goals of our mid-term plan. We will listen to the market, recognizing it as the source of information
we need, the force that shapes our strategy and the focus of our activities. We will foster closer links with our customers, to
better understand their needs and wants. And, most importantly, we will achieve results that meet the expectations of our
stakeholders– particularly our shareholders, customers and employees – and that earn Toshiba recognition as a respected
and valued company.
Through our products and services and our enhanced customer support, we will assure a level of performance in this and
coming years that places Toshiba in the front ranks of the world's most admired companies.
June 2000
Taizo Nishimuro Tadashi Okamura
Director Director
Chairman of the Board President and Chief Executive Officer