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Konica Minolta named Industry Leader on the Dow Jones Sustainability Index for the second time in a row
Wednesday 17. October 2018 - For seven consecutive years Konica Minolta has been included in the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI World),one of the most prestigious global indices of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) investment. And for the second year in a row, Konica Minolta achieved the highest score in the industry group Technology Hardware & Equipment, earning the title of Industry Leader in this segment. In the economic dimension, Konica Minolta was given the highest scores in its group in the categories of Materiality, Risk & Crisis Management, Customer Relationship Management, Tax Strategy, Innovation Management, and Privacy Protection.
This acknowledgement commends Konica Minoltas outstanding priority in corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities, especially concerning the issues of environment, social innovation, customer satisfaction and product safety, responsible supply chain, human capital and diversity. The companys goal is to contribute to improving the quality in human life with its corporate activities.
We want to take social responsibility one step further. For each and every operation we are taking on, sustainability is a key factor to be considered so that we can help create a more sustainable society. It therefore fills us with pride that this effort is appreciated as shown by the repeated positive results in the DJSI World ranking.
Dr. Teresa Haller-Mangold, Team Manager Sustainability, Konica Minolta Business Solutions Europe GmbH
Konica Minoltas activities are guided by its management philosophy and vision, which are based on the companys Charter of Corporate Behaviour. Its focus is to contribute to solving social issues by combining new digital technologies with Konica Minoltas proprietary core technologies. Such innovation helps to create new opportunities, particularly in the field of new services and solutions catering, for example, to the needs of an aging society.