Konica Minolta’s Environmental Activities
Creating Products and Solutions to Solve Environmental Issues
(Green Products Certification System)
Background and Issues
Given growing concern about environmental and social challenges such as climate change and economic disparity, people’s values are shifting from pursuing material wealth to helping to improve the quality of society. By understanding the evolving values of society and contributing solutions, Konica Minolta recognizes the importance of providing competitive solutions that enhance its profitability.
Vision
While working to provide solutions that help solve challenges faced by customers and society as a whole, Konica Minolta also aims to encourage the widespread adoption of these solutions by broadly promoting their value. By taking initiatives like these, which also contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Konica Minolta strives to help build a sustainable society, earn social confidence, and achieve sustainable growth along with the broader society as a company of choice.
As one key measure to achieve this vision, Konica Minolta has been implementing its Green Products Certification System since 2011. By defining solutions that help to resolve social and environmental issues, certifying products and services, and using this process to grow sales, the Group is helping to resolve social and environmental issues from an SDG perspective.
Key Measures and KPIs
Reduction of energy use and CO2 emissions achieved by reforming customer business processes
(Unit: thousand tons)
| KPI | Result | Target | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2024 | FY2025 | |
| CO2 emissions reduced through the use and procurement of Konica Minolta products and services (Scope 3)*1 | 14 | 25*3 | 53*3 | 19 | 26 | 30 | 35 |
| Amount of resources conserved and recycled resources utilized in Konica Minolta products | 12 | 12*3 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
| CO2 emissions reduced in society through the use of Konica Minolta products and solutions (Scope 4) | 578 | 585*3 | 624 | 630 | 682 | 690 | 800 |
| Contribution to reducing the consumption of natural resources*2 in society through Konica Minolta products and solutions | 320 | 320 | 340 | 360 | 383 | 390 | 430 |
Note:
Targets and results have been revised retrospectively to fiscal 2020 figures as the method of calculating the effects of measures was changed in fiscal 2021. Targets for fiscal 2024 and fiscal 2025 have been revised based on fiscal 2023 results.
*1 figures represent the cumulative reduction effects for each mid-term plan period from fiscal 2020 to fiscal 2022 and fiscal 2023 to fiscal 2025. The reduction effects of measures implemented from the first year of each period to the relevant fiscal year are summed for each fiscal year.
*2 Natural Resources：Resources that require new drilling or mining, such as crude oil or mineral resources, and are generally synonymous with depletable resources.
*3 The figures for fiscal 2021 and fiscal 2022 were incorrect and have been corrected.
Overview of the Certification System
Under the Green Products Certification System, Konica Minolta has designated certification criteria for environmental issues for which it seeks a solution. It sets criteria for each of the business and product characteristics and assesses the products that meet these standards with a three-step ranking.
For the certification process, Konica Minolta has developed the Green Products Certification Standards, which define in detail aspects such as the decarbonization of products and the sustainability of raw materials. These standards ensure fairness and consistency for certified products, while fostering perspectives that enhance the environmental value of products, with a focus on decarbonization and raw material sustainability.
These certification standards were reviewed and updated to align with the Medium-Term Business Plan 2025. The updated certification system (shown in the figure) promotes the creation of products that further contribute to solving social issues.
Green Products Certification System
Products that Contribute to Material Issues
In addition to solving environmental issues, Konica Minolta is creating products and solutions that contribute to solving social issues in each business area, based on the five material issues identified.
| Industry Business | Digital Workplace Business | Professional Printing Business | Imaging Solutions Business | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Improving Fulfillment in Work and Corporate Dynamism | ・Automatic appearance measurement/inspection ・Hyperspectral imaging contributing to resource circulation |
・Office solutions enabling location-independent work styles | ・IQ-601/Production printers enabling automation and skill-less operation ・Textile printers |
・Nursing care solutions that reduce the workload of doctors and nurses |
| Supporting Healthy, High-Quality Living | ・Early disease detection using digital X-ray systems and diagnostic ultrasound systems | |||
| Ensuring Social Safety and Security | ・Work automation to reduce accidents | ・Ensuring information security starting from MFPs | ・ADDSAFE and fire prevention solutions for early detection of accidents and occupational risks | |
| Addressing Climate Change | ・Hyperspectral imaging contributing to resource circulation | ・Improved energy efficiency of MFPs | ・CO2 reduction in customer printing processes through Production printers/Textile printers | ・Gas monitoring solutions for early detection of methane leaks |
| Using Limited Resources Effectively | ・Hyperspectral imaging contributing to resource circulation ・Reducing losses in inspection processes using colorimeters and luminance meters ・Ultra-thin TAC film ・Miniaturization of IJ (inkjet) components |
・Downsizing of MFPs, use of recycled materials in housings, and refurbishment | ・Reduction of printing plates and waste paper with production printers ・Textile printers |
Fiscal 2024 Activity Results
Sales of products certified as Green Products that contribute to solving environmental issues under the new certification system, including those carried over from the Green Products Certification System that has been ongoing since fiscal 2011, totaled 777 billion yen, accounting for 69% of the Group’s total sales in fiscal 2024.
In addition, improvements in the environmental performance of these products have resulted in a CO2 emissions reduction of 26 thousand tons through product procurement and use and the amount of resources saved and recycled was 13 thousand tons.
Konica Minolta will continue to expand products and services that help to solve environmental issues.
Sales of Green Products
CO2 Emissions Reduced through the Use and Procurement of Konica Minolta Products and Services
* The figures represent the cumulative reduction effects for each mid-term plan period from fiscal 2020 to fiscal 2022 and fiscal 2023 to fiscal 2025. The reduction effects of measures implemented from the first year of each period to the relevant fiscal year are summed for each fiscal year.
Amount of Resources Conserved and Recycled Resources Used in Konica Minolta Products
