Social Responsibility

Konica Minolta Business Solutions Polska s.p. z.o.o., an office equipment sales company in Poland, has started a joint project with the Foundation for Jagiellonian University, the oldest prestigious university in Poland, for the protection of polish cultural heritage. Konica Minolta is going to provide support for the reprinting of seven precious books of great historical value. In 2007, we completed the reprinting of two books using Konica Minolta's high-speed MFP bizhub Pro 1050. We will continue that work with the remaining five books.

Konica Minolta Business Solutions Polska s.p. z.o.o., an office equipment sales company in Poland, has been providing support for art events at the Wilanów Poster Museum since 2007. The Wilanów, the world's first poster museum, currently has about 55,000 art posters, making it one of the world's most important collections. Konica Minolta plans to support the holding of the museum's 40th anniversary event and its 21st International Poster Biennale.

Konica Minolta is contributing to the development of culture and the arts through Photo Premio, which supports the activities of young photographers, and by sponsoring many exhibitions.

Konica Minolta has introduced the PartnerVision bizhub 360, a three-dimensional copying system that can reproduce Braille texts and copies of graphic materials in three-dimensional format to help facilitate the communication of information to the visually impaired. In 2007, Konica Minolta provided support for an art exhibition featuring contemporary Japanese style paintings, which will go on tour around different art museums in Japan until 2010. The group offered the three-dimensional copying technology for the creation of posters and guide materials that are readable by touch to help the visually impaired enjoy the exhibition, which has some tactile exhibits.

Konica Minolta co-sponsors the Shingen-kou Festival, the largest event in Yamanashi Prefecture. As many as 40 employees selected from the group's ten affiliates organize and outfit the Konica Minolta unit with traditional costumes and participate in the festival, enjoying various opportunities for exchange with the local people and tourists.