Konica Minolta Featured In Dow Jones Sustainability World Index
Konica Minolta, Inc. (Konica Minolta) has been named in the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI World) for third consecutive year in a row. In recognition of it’s economic, environmental and social performance.
The DJSI World is the first global index to track the financial performance of the leading sustainability driven companies worldwide. The information is provided by RobecoSAM, the Swiss based sustainability Investment Company, and S&P Dow Jones Indices in the U.S. The two companies assess corporate sustainability, from economic, environmental and social developments. In the annual review of the world’s 2,500 companies, 319 companies have been listed on the DJSI World, and within the list there are 21 Japanese companies including Konica Minolta.
Konica Minolta has also been named in the Dow Jones Sustainability Asia Pacific Index (DJSI Asia Pacific) for the sixth consecutive year.
This year Konica Minolta has earned the highest evaluation in computers and peripherals, plus the office electronics sector, for economic dimension. This includes innovation management, risk management, environmental dimension, climate strategy, environmental policy, and management system.
At the start of fiscal 2014:- Konica Minolta launched its new medium-term business plan, “TRANSFORM 2016,” transforming its business in every sector it operates within, by thoroughly responding to the evolving needs of customers. The company is driving its quest to create values through enhanced offering of products and solution services, contributing to overcoming the problems that are faced by customers and society.
Reaffirming its commitment to environmental protection, the Konica Minolta Group’s medium term environmental plan has also been renewed, based on “TRANSFORM 2016.” With the concept of pursuing both the resolution of environmental challenges and enhancement in corporate competitiveness, the new Medium-Term Environmental Plan 2016 has established goals in fiscal 2016 in terms of reduction in environmental impact and growth in corporate value. Among others, the medium-term environmental plan sets CO2 reduction targets related to procurement in addition to CO2 reduction targets for the Group’s production sites. Global cooperation with suppliers on various process improvements have been translated into lower carbon emissions. These initiatives are not only helping partners achieve energy saving and cost-cutting but are also utilizing Konica Minolta’s expertise in assisting lower carbon emissions in regions and society beyond the Group.
Besides the DJSI World and DJSI Asia Pacific, Konica Minolta has been included in the FTSE4Good Global Index of the U.K.-based FTSE Group and the Japan-based Morningstar Socially Responsible Investment Index. The company has also been awarded RobecoSAM Silver Class, as well as Prime Status by the Germany-based oekom research AG and is among the best companies for corporate social responsibility (CSR) in its international industry segment. In November 2013, Konica Minolta was listed on both the Climate Performance Leadership Index and Climate Disclosure Leadership Index in CDP* Japan 500.
Under the brand proposition “Giving Shape to Ideas,” Konica Minolta is committed to remaining vital to society by driving CSR initiatives in its businesses and contributing to improving social quality.
*The CDP is a project in which institutional investors cooperate to call on companies to reveal their measure to mitigate climate change and information related to their greenhouse gas emissions.
