Social Contribution Activities

Konica Minolta focuses on preventing global warming, promoting resource circulation, and conserving biodiversity. In addition to leveraging the environmental technologies and expertise it has cultivated through its business activities, the Group works to address environmental issues through a wide range of initiatives, including supporting charitable programs and participating in environmental conservation activities.

Konica Minolta Business Solutions Australia Pty. Ltd. has supported local environmental conservation volunteer organizations for many years, assisting their activities through employee participation and donations. Each year, up to 50 employees use volunteer leave to participate in on-site activities organized by Landcare Australia, a nonprofit organization that supports approximately 6,000 local environmental conservation groups, including Landcare, Coastcare, and Bushcare groups.
The company has also introduced a workplace giving program under which it matches employee donations. Through grant programs, it continues to provide funding for initiatives including Indigenous language programs, drought response, and ecosystem restoration following bushfires.

Konica Minolta participates in and supports a variety of forest conservation activities. One such initiative was its support for the Takao Forest Society.
Focusing on the natural vegetation in the national forest located in Uratakao, in the western part of Tokyo, the Society aims to restore a rich forest where coniferous and broad-leaved trees coexist through activities such as thinning, tree planting, and clearing undergrowth. Konica Minolta was a corporate member of the Society, and its employees participated in the Society’s forest conservation activities each month. Konica Minolta also produced and provided the Society’s quarterly newsletter using its digital printing system.
Konica Minolta also sends employee volunteers to participate in environmental conservation activities, conducts cleanups around its sites, and supports environmental organizations at locations around the world.

Konica Minolta Business Solutions France S.A.S. is committed to supporting the French National Forests Office (ONF), a highly credible public institution dedicated to the protection and preservation of France’s forests. ONF also has Europe’s largest network of biodiversity experts and is recognized by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) for the quality of its forest management at the local level.
This partnership is implemented through a nationwide program that is renewed annually.

Konica Minolta focuses on helping people lead healthy and secure lives and contributing to the development of local communities. In addition to leveraging the medical and digital technologies and expertise it has cultivated through its business activities, the Group contributes to solving social issues through a wide range of initiatives, including supporting patient advocacy organizations and participating in local community activities.

Pathological jaundice (kernicterus) can cause brain abnormalities and cerebral palsy if the concentration of bilirubin, the substance that causes jaundice, exceeds a certain level in a newborn shortly after birth. In the past, it was one of the three leading causes of cerebral palsy in Japan, but its incidence has significantly decreased thanks to early detection and treatment systems using devices such as transcutaneous jaundice meters. However, due to a lack of expertise and resources, some regions around the world still lack effective early detection systems and cannot properly manage jaundice.

Konica Minolta, Inc. provides breast composition analysis software and breast ultrasound diagnostic systems that support the early detection of breast cancer. In connection with this business, the Company supports the Pink Ribbon campaign, which promotes awareness of the importance of early breast cancer detection.

Konica Minolta’s MFPs incorporate the principles of universal design to make them easy to use for everyone, regardless of disability.
Extending this concept further, Konica Minolta Business Solutions France S.A.S., a sales company for office equipment, established a corporate foundation aimed at creating an environment in which people with disabilities can more easily participate in sports, entertainment, culture, education, and work, including by improving accessibility in public spaces. The initiative began with a proposal from employees and has since expanded throughout the company, with individual employees participating through donations and other means.
Working with nonprofit organizations, cultural facilities, and organizations that run cultural events, the Foundation provides funding for a wide range of projects, from local initiatives to nationwide programs.
For example, at the Quai Branly Museum in Paris, the Foundation supported the creation of 3D models to help people with visual impairments understand the museum’s layout. It also supported projects by the French National Forests Office to create a wheelchair-accessible path in the Chamonix Valley and facilities enabling wheelchair users to enjoy swimming at beaches along the Atlantic coast.
Other activities include maintaining and renovating leisure facilities, donating parasports equipment for people with disabilities, improving access to leisure boats, purchasing and training assistance dogs, and donating learning equipment for children with autism.

Konica Minolta focuses on developing the talent who will lead the next generation and creating opportunities for learning. In addition to leveraging the technologies and expertise it has cultivated through its business activities, the Group contributes to expanding opportunities for the next generation through a wide range of initiatives, including support for education, promotion of science and technology, and assistance with career development.