Biodiversity and Water Resources
Basic Concept
Basic Concept
Konica Minolta supports the realization of a “nature positive” and “zero deforestation” society as sought by the international community. The Company identifies biodiversity risks and promotes efforts to reduce the impact of its business activities on biodiversity in collaboration with a wide range of external stakeholders, including suppliers, business partners, and customers. These efforts are advanced through the provision of products and solutions.
The Konica Minolta Group Charter of Corporate Behavior, approved by the Board of Directors, outlines the principles of action that embody the Konica Minolta Philosophy, including the Company’s management vision. The Charter expresses Konica Minolta’s fundamental stance on contributing to the conservation of biodiversity by reducing its impact on ecosystems. Konica Minolta conducts its business activities with careful consideration of their impact on ecosystems, and in cases where significant impact on important ecosystems is anticipated, the Company seeks to avoid, minimize, and restore such effects.
Recognizing biodiversity conservation as a critical management issue, Konica Minolta actively applies biodiversity assessment approaches in reference to international guidelines and tools. It identifies business activities worldwide that both depend on and affect ecosystems, and evaluates the benefits derived from ecosystems (inputs) and the impact on ecosystems (outputs) across each stage of the product life cycle to identify key issues that require attention.
The Company acknowledges that its own operations, particularly in design and manufacturing, involve a high degree of dependence on and impact on ecosystem services. Accordingly, Konica Minolta has established specific goals, standards, and initiatives tailored to its internal operations. Going forward, the Company will deepen its understanding of the relationship between business activities and biodiversity and will strengthen its initiatives, including the adoption of new assessment methodologies.
| Organization / Institution | Guidelines / Tools |
|---|---|
| Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) | Final Recommendations |
| United Nations | Millennium Ecosystem Assessment |
| World Resources Institute (WRI) | Corporate Ecosystem Services Review Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas |
| Ministry of the Environment, Japan | Guidelines for Private Sector Engagement in Biodiversity Invasive Alien Species Act Act on Conservation of Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora |
| Japan Business Initiative for Biodiversity (JBIB) | Relationship Map between Companies and Biodiversity |
| Ramsar Convention | Ramsar Sites |
| Keidanren Committee on Nature Conservation | Keidanren Declaration of Biodiversity and Action Guidelines |
For more details on our biodiversity-related initiatives, please refer to our disclosure under the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD).
