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The significance of CSR has grown in recent years, and our company is acting in unison to promote CSR activities. One key objective of our Medium-Term Management Plan, for instance, is "Practicing Transparent CSR-Oriented Management."
Above all, we must continue to provide products and services that help society - something Nikon has done traditionally through its technology ever since our company was founded. Our philosophy of "Trustworthiness Creativity" has the respect of all Nikon employees, and it should be advanced. I view it as the ideal way to realize Nikon CSR.
To promote our CSR activities, we established a CSR Committee in January 2006, and five subcommittees have been set up to address important specific issues. In March 2007, a Risk Management Committee was added to the subcommittees. We concurrently established a CSR Promotion Section within our Corporate Planning Department as the administrative arm of the CSR Committee, thus forming a system for the subcommittees to work effectively and smoothly together.
For several years now, we have been issuing the Nikon Environment Report, and last year for the first time we put out a CSR Report. Starting this year, the contents of the customary Environment Report are included in the CSR Report.
This year, moreover, we mark our 90th Anniversary, and we have accordingly refreshed our vision - "Our Aspirations: Meeting Needs. Exceeding Expectations." - with sights set on the coming ten years up to the Nikon Centennial. We have made four commitments: "Be Pro-Active," "Communicate Well," "Seek New Knowledge," and "Display Integrity." I believe that fulfilling these commitments will surely promote Nikon CSR.
As we move to provide even greater satisfaction to our customers, stockholders, employees, business partners, and neighbors, Nikon will contribute positively to global environmental conservation and the continuous progress of society.
Michio Kariya
Representative Director, President,
CEO and COO
