Toshiba 2014 Annual Report Download - page 15

Download and view the complete annual report

Please find page 15 of the 2014 Toshiba annual report below. You can navigate through the pages in the report by either clicking on the pages listed below, or by using the keyword search tool below to find specific information within the annual report.

Page out of 160

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • 15
  • 16
  • 17
  • 18
  • 19
  • 20
  • 21
  • 22
  • 23
  • 24
  • 25
  • 26
  • 27
  • 28
  • 29
  • 30
  • 31
  • 32
  • 33
  • 34
  • 35
  • 36
  • 37
  • 38
  • 39
  • 40
  • 41
  • 42
  • 43
  • 44
  • 45
  • 46
  • 47
  • 48
  • 49
  • 50
  • 51
  • 52
  • 53
  • 54
  • 55
  • 56
  • 57
  • 58
  • 59
  • 60
  • 61
  • 62
  • 63
  • 64
  • 65
  • 66
  • 67
  • 68
  • 69
  • 70
  • 71
  • 72
  • 73
  • 74
  • 75
  • 76
  • 77
  • 78
  • 79
  • 80
  • 81
  • 82
  • 83
  • 84
  • 85
  • 86
  • 87
  • 88
  • 89
  • 90
  • 91
  • 92
  • 93
  • 94
  • 95
  • 96
  • 97
  • 98
  • 99
  • 100
  • 101
  • 102
  • 103
  • 104
  • 105
  • 106
  • 107
  • 108
  • 109
  • 110
  • 111
  • 112
  • 113
  • 114
  • 115
  • 116
  • 117
  • 118
  • 119
  • 120
  • 121
  • 122
  • 123
  • 124
  • 125
  • 126
  • 127
  • 128
  • 129
  • 130
  • 131
  • 132
  • 133
  • 134
  • 135
  • 136
  • 137
  • 138
  • 139
  • 140
  • 141
  • 142
  • 143
  • 144
  • 145
  • 146
  • 147
  • 148
  • 149
  • 150
  • 151
  • 152
  • 153
  • 154
  • 155
  • 156
  • 157
  • 158
  • 159
  • 160

The CSR management that I am aiming for is to realize a sustainable society together with all of our stakeholders through our
businesses by gathering together the powers of Toshiba Group’s 200,000 employees and by placing human life, safety and legal
compliance as utmost priorities. Last year, we speci ed “human rights,” “supply chain CSR,” and “the environment” as areas that
are essential to strengthen when promoting the further globalization of our company’s business activities, while taking into
consideration third-party organization recommendations, selecting issues to tackle and studying future policy measures. We
consider it our responsibility as a global company to strengthen CSR activities in such areas as human rights, labor, safety/
hygiene, the environment and ethical issues as we vigorously carry out CSR management – not only regarding Toshiba alone,
but also including all of our procurement clients that comprise our supply chain that is spread all around the world.
Regarding the environment, which is one of the most important themes in CSR management, presently Toshiba is leading
the way in environmental management by promoting both long-term targets by means of our Environment Vision 2050 and
short-term targets in the important areas represented by the 4 Greens.*1 We have set our FY2015 environmental target at a level
that surpasses that of other companies. Furthermore, we have pursued the intensification and expansion of environment
management and announced T-COMPASS,*2 our environmental management concept. It points to serious and urgent global
environment issues including reducing the amount of use of Natural resources (N), reducing Energy use and greenhouse gas
emissions (E), minimizing the risks involved in the use of chemical Substances (S) and minimizing the amount of Water resources
consumed (W), which are expressed in the compass’s 4 axes (N.E.S.W.), and Toshiba Group is coming together and aiming for a
comprehensive solution of these issues. Aiming to solidify Toshiba’s position as one of the world’s foremost eco-companies, we
will continue to move forward with and expand our environmental
management.
Going forward, I will work to the best of my abilities to build a
corporate group that is trusted as a global company and is seen as
an excellent corporate citizen of planet Earth. I will also constantly
work to maximize Toshiba’s corporate value through pressing
ahead with CSR management.
*1 Greening of Product, Greening by Technology, Greening of Process, Green
Management
*2 Toshiba Comprehensive environmental database and its Practical Application to
Simplified and/or Streamlined LCA
By proactively using Toshiba Group’s 200,000 people’s various
strengths as the source of innovation, we will work with all of our
powers to realize a safe, secure and comfortable Human Smart
Community. I will do my utmost in management efforts to meet
the expectations of our shareholders by steadily promoting
accelerated creative growth with the aim of attaining robust
record-levels of earnings and enhanced corporate value. I wish to
ask for your continued support.
Hisao Tanaka
Director, President and CEO
Contributing to a Sustainable Society as a Corporate Citizen of Planet Earth
President’s Perspective