The Konica Minolta Group aims to promote sustainable development. By integrating environmental, economic and social perspectives into its business strategies, business activities are implemented in harmony with human lives and with the Earth in all aspects.
The commitment has been fulfilled throughout the practices of a strategic concept – to make continuous progress toward resolution of environmental challenges based on quantitative measurement and analysis of reliable data in regard to environmental performance and impact. Under this system, all Konica Minolta Group employees are committed to continuous environmental improvement activities complying with the Environmental Policy.
Konica Minolta’s dedication to the environment receives credits. Numerous awards and certifications have been presented to the Group over the years. Furthermore, Konica Minolta is selected among the 2011 Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World, a global list of corporations that excel in sustainability, at the Annual General Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. It is an honorable recognition to Konica Minolta’s accumulated effort to achieve sustainable development along with the business sectors and the community.
To address environmental issues, including the prevention of global warming and working toward a recycling-based society, the Konica Minolta Group implements measures in consideration of the entire product lifecycle.
We operate an ISO 14001-based environmental management system as part of our efforts regarding group-wide environmental activities. The Group has acquired multi-site ISO 14001 certification, so that the entire Group can be managed under a single ISO certification. This has enabled prompt and efficient environmental activities throughout all product lifecycle stages.
We are also promoting the sales of energy-saving products that help reduce CO2 emissions when our products are in use, and are encouraging the collection of used products.
Since fiscal year 2006, we can gain the data necessary for obtaining the Blue Angel certification for our MFPs within the country where they are designed and developed. Moreover, we now can feed back the measurement results, thus improving our products more quickly, which in turn help us market safe products with greater speed and efficiency.
By applying IH fusing technology to color digital MFPs, in fiscal year 2006, we introduced the bizhub C550 into the market, as the industry's best energy-saving model in the category of color MFPs.
The bizhub C650 and bizhub C550 digital colour MFPs won a prestigious energy conservation award in Japan. Officially called the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy Director-General’s Award, this is one of the 18th Energy Conservation Grand Prizes in the energy-saving machines and systems category for 2007.
- Compact, Lightweight Color Printer magicolor 2500 Series
- Reducing Thickness of TAC Film for Liquid Crystal Displays
- Saving Resources in Lenses and Lens Units
Konica Minolta is committed to helping prevent global warming from an overall product lifecycle perspective. Our measures for reducing CO2 emissions cover not only emissions from our business sites during product manufacture, but also during product distribution and use at the customer's site.
We have introduced the Lifecycle Assessment (LCA) method, and collects and check data on CO2 emissions throughout the lifecycle of a wide range of products. To effectively reduce CO2 emissions, on the basis of our assessment results, we take measures tailored to each product's characteristics, e.g., products with higher emission rates during the production stage, or with higher rates when in use.
On the basis of this concept, Konica Minolta has established a challenging target: a 20% reduction in CO2 emissions by fiscal year 2010 as compared to the 2000 level throughout the product lifecycle, from production and distribution to use.
IH Fusing technology minimizes energy losses, since the coils heat the roller directly. In addition, the temperature can be easily controlled by regulating the amount of electric current applied to the coils, making it possible to use the exact amount of energy required without consuming excessive power.
As set out in our management vision, Konica Minolta strives not only to "lead the market in technical reliability", but also to "respond to our environment and contribute to society through cultural development and similar endeavours" as a corporate citizen, and to create a society enjoying greater abundance and health. With such believes, Konica Minolta actively supports green activities including a green charity concert and eco education tours.
In order to promote the green concept to the public, Konica Minolta is pleased to be the Title Sponsor of the first Hong Kong‘ s zero-carbon emission Green Concert, co-organized with The Tung Wah Group of Hospitals and organized by Metro Radio in 2011. The goal of the concert is to combine the concept of Sport, Music and Charity elements, as well as put environmental protection and a greener life as our concern.
Prior to the Green Concert, The Power Generating Challenge is held. Konica Minolta, with other enterprises and schools from the cycling teams targeting at fundraising donation and collecting electricity for the concept.
Overall awards of Konica Minolta include "The Golden Corporation" awarding the highest amount of donations, "The Most Powerful Team" and "The Strongest Rider" for the greatest amount of power generated.