Komatsu believes that contributing to the communities where it operates is one of its corporate responsibilities. Under our sustainability policy, we recognize “contributing to society through our business activities” as a part of our corporate social responsibility, and we actively engage in initiatives that leverage our business characteristics to benefit local communities.
Based on this approach, we have conducted discussions to determine what kinds of initiatives would provide value to both society and Komatsu, and have identified our material issues accordingly.
CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) is a multi-faceted topic, of which specific elements pertaining to the different aspects of its implementation are subject to change according to country, region, or business practices. However, regardless of these variations, the underlying axioms that drive these initiatives remain the same: companies must co-exist in harmony with society, responding to expectations and building a relationship of mutual trust. As mentioned in other sections of this report, one of the principles that guides the Komatsu Group on a global scale is the understanding that Komatsu should fulfill its corporate social responsibilities through integration of CSR into our business operations. We further build on that belief by defining clear requirements for good corporate citizenship: a company should live up to societal expectations by promoting harmony and making real contributions for the benefit of the community in which it operates. Komatsu is proud to report that we live up to these high standards, and are proactively engaged in social contributory activities across multiple regions.
Whenever we start a new project, we evaluate its ability to benefit both Komatsu’s business operations and its stakeholders. In our implementation of our CSR activities (including donations), we introduced a check sheet in FY2013 to be used by the Sustainability Promotion Division, functioning as an administrative office, to quantitatively evaluate the effects of the activities from both aspects, and involved officers review this evaluation to ensure the effective monitoring of our CSR activities.
To clarify the responsibilities of Komatsu Group and its employees as members of the local community and guide their activities for social contribution accordingly.
We have divided and summarized the results of our social contributions into 6 general categories. These can be found in the infographic below:
| Cash contributions | 1,551 |
|---|---|
| Time contributions | 1,055 |
| In-kind donation | 1,284 |
| Management overheads | 146 |
| Total | 4,036 |