Social Responsibility

With the aim to save as many women as possible from breast cancer through technology, Konica Minolta is offering digital phase-contrast mammography (PCM) X-ray systems, which support the early detection of breast cancer.
In conjunction, the entire Group promotes programs to support the Pink Ribbon campaign1 and the eradication of breast cancer. In Japan, Konica Minolta held the Pink Ribbon Visual Exhibition at the Konica Minolta Plaza located in Tokyo. Also it cosponsors symposiums as part of the campaign. In China, the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, and other places, the company undertakes various related charity and volunteer activities.
In China, breast cancer takes the lives of nearly 40,000 women every year and has become the top cause of death among women. In 2006, the Chinese government started the "One Million Women Breast Cancer Examination Project" to increase the early detection rate of breast cancer through breast cancer awareness and examination.
In full support of this project, Konica Minolta donated PCM systems to the Peking University First Hospital and the Fudan University Cancer Hospital in Shanghai. About 100 people attended the presentation ceremony at each hospital, both of which have been helpful in spreading the Pink Ribbon campaign in China.

All Konica Minolta Group companies are eager to help victims of large disasters. Various initiatives have been taken to promptly and smoothly deliver relief goods and money to affected areas around the world. We raised funds and collected relief goods for victims of various large disasters, including Hurricane Katrina, which struck the U.S., and the Pakistan Earthquake, which occurred in 2005,and the Java,Indonesia Earthquake　in June, 2006. Employees of Konica Minolta Medical Imaging U.S.A., Inc. voluntarily initiated a fund-raising campaign for victims of Hurricane Katrina. This campaign was recognized by the American Red Cross, which later honored Konica Minolta Medical Imaging with an official letter of appreciation for these efforts.

In the U.S., the Konica Minolta Group is dispatching volunteer employees and making a donation to local groups engaging in activities aimed at promoting the health of the mentally challenged and providing them with enjoyable sports and game experiences.

In Australia, the activities of the country's "surf lifesavers," who patrol the beaches and keep them safe for others to enjoy, is supported by volunteer members and depends on subsidies from the national government and donations. Konica Minolta Business Solutions Australia Pty. Ltd., an office equipment sales company, supports and provides donations to the local lifesaving association in Queensland.

At Konica Minolta Business Solutions (UK) Ltd., an office equipment sales company, employees and their families recently participated in the Leap for Life charity event, for the gynaecological ward at Southend University Hospital, as one of their community contribution activities. During this event, people abseiled off the roof of a building to raise donations for a cardiac defibrillator^* for the hospital. Employees from Konica Minolta daringly and enthusiastically accepted the challenge.

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A device to restore the heartbeat of a person in cardiac arrest, through the administration of an electric shock.