The Financial Times and London Stock Exchange Group evaluates global corporations on criteria such as environment, social and corporate governance, and it supplies the results to investors and funds with interest in corporate social responsibility and sustainability performance.
Josh Byers, national marketing manager for Konica Minolta says, “Konica Minolta’s efforts include mid to long-term initiatives to reduce environmental impact. Konica Minolta has made major investments to get this right at a global level. By 2050 Konica Minolta aims to reduce the CO2 emissions from its products’ lifecycles by 80per cent.”
The company has witnessed a change in attitudes about sustainability. Byers says, “The environmental aspect is now a key component for the print industry in New Zealand. Six years ago it was an afterthought. For Konica Minolta this was not the case, we have been producing innovative and sustainable technologies for years, such as our Simitri toner with biomass which celebrates its 10th anniversary this year.”
Besides the FTSE4Good Global Index, the Dow Jones Sustainability Asia Pacific Index Switzerland-based SAM (Sustainable Asset Management) Group and the Japan-based Morningstar Socially Responsible Investment Index, have also included Konica Minolta in their indices. The company has also received recognition for its selection in the Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations by Canada-based Corporate Knights
