Sustainability Management

At Konica Minolta, the President and CEO, who is a member of the Board of Directors, has overall responsibility and authority for sustainability management and is accountable for its effectiveness.
The medium-term plan addressing sustainability issues is formulated as a company-wide business plan and, after deliberation and approval by the Management Council and other relevant bodies, is submitted to the Board of Directors for approval. Materiality is also reviewed as necessary as part of the process of formulating the medium-term business plan. Following deliberation and approval by the Management Council and other relevant bodies, it is submitted to the Board of Directors for approval.
The Sustainability Committee has been established to promote sustainability management across the Group. Chaired by the Executive Officer responsible for Corporate Planning, it is composed primarily of Executive Officers responsible for individual sustainability issues. The Committee discusses materiality, promotes related initiatives and monitors their progress, and discusses company-wide and cross-functional policies and issues. Based on these discussions, each Executive Officer and Corporate Vice President leads the implementation of key initiatives.
In addition, the Executive Officers and Corporate Vice Presidents responsible for individual sustainability issues set up “Promotion Committee” as necessary to review and advance medium-term sustainability plans. For example, the “Group Environmental Promotion Committee” has been established to review and promote the Group’s medium-term environmental plan. Chaired by the Manager of the Corporate Planning Division, the committee includes promotion leaders appointed by the heads of business units, corporate divisions, and other organizations. It deliberates on medium-term and annual environmental plans, reviews progress on a quarterly basis, and considers environmental issues facing the Group.

Konica Minolta believes that dialogue with diverse stakeholders including customers, employees, local and global communities, business partners, shareholders and investors is essential to creating both social and business value. Therefore, in addition to each relevant department engaging in ongoing dialogue, the Company proactively creates opportunities for communication, involving executives and discloses information through various communication tools to promote understanding of Konica Minolta. Among the insights gained through dialogue with stakeholders, those considered important to management are shared with senior management as appropriate and used to improve management as well as products and services.

Konica Minolta does business around the world. While its customers vary by business, the main customers of its major business include corporations, government agencies, and hospitals.

Throughout its global operations, Konica Minolta acts as a responsible member of every community where it operates.

Konica Minolta procures raw materials, parts and components from many suppliers for each of the Group’s businesses. The majority of these suppliers are located in Japan, China, and elsewhere in Asia.

Konica Minolta, Inc. has high proportions of institutional and overseas investors among its shareholders and is therefore expected to conduct a broad range of IR activities both in Japan and overseas.

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