Konica Minolta President Toshimitsu Taiko (大幸 利充) was invited to and participated in a private-sector high-level meeting hosted by the UN Global Compact in New York, US. The meeting featured discussions on promoting the transition to clean energy and public-private collaboration.
Toshimitsu Taiko (大幸 利充), Representative Executive Officer, President and CEO of Konica Minolta, was invited to and participated in the Private Sector Forum hosted by the UN Global Compact in New York, US. The forum brought together high-level leaders from companies, governments and United Nations agencies around the world.
The meeting was positioned as a forum for discussing the transition to clean energy, expanding the investment needed to accelerate climate action, and the role of public-private collaboration, with approximately 150 participants taking part in the discussions.
From the perspective of the private sector, Taiko stated that a common methodology for evaluating companies' efforts across the entire value chain is needed to promote investment targeting developing countries, and proposed a practical approach based on conditions on the ground.
Konica Minolta has established a sustainability policy aimed at realizing a sustainable society by resolving environmental and social issues, and is working to reduce CO2 emissions across product life cycles, promote energy efficiency and invest in next-generation energy technologies. The company said it will continue working to create value through dialogue with the international community.