The United Nations Global Compact Fuji Xerox

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Fuji Xerox endorsed the idea of the UN Global Compact advocated by the United Nations. Our Then President Arima signed it in July 2002. TadahitoYamamoto, who became the president of Fuji Xerox in 2007, strongly commits himself to it as well. We regard the UN Global Compact as the common sense of value for Fuji Xerox and its affiliated companies to promote CSR positively. It is reflected as a mental prop in the Employee's Code of Conduct which was introduced in 2007.
When we carry out ethical procurement activities and ask our suppriers for cooperation, we utilize on the philosophy of the UN Global Compact as a powerful source of support.
Furthermore, we use it to grasp the changing trends of CSR in the world.
We began to cooperate actively with the Japan Network for reinforcement and promotion of the UN Global Compact in August 2007, realizing that it is an effective platform for many companies to promote CSR together.

Under the UN Global Compact, companies voluntarily proclaim to comply with 10 globally accepted principles in four areas ─ human rights, labor standards, environment, and anti-corruption.

The 10 Principles of the UN Global Compact

The main activity in 2007 was led by the Executive Corporate Advisor of Fuji Xerox, Arima, who was nominated as a board member of the UN Global Compact in July. He gave lectures at many meetings as a board member. In addition, the president of Fuji Xerox Indo-China Operation in Vietnam, Hanada, signed the UN Global Compact in December 2007.

In 2007, we presented Fuji Xerox and its affiliated companies' initiatives for CSR in various international conferences held by United Nations. The summary of the conferences we participated is as follows.

International conferences Fuji Xerox participated in FY 2007, hosted or sponsored by the UN Global Compact (including Japan Network).
Date/Location	Conference Name (Objective participant)	Theme of Presentation
Switzerland· Geneva, July 2007	“The Second Global Compact Leaders Summit” (1000 representatives of companies, international organizations, international NGO representatives worldwide)	Initiatives for international resources recycling and corporate competition
Hoh Chi Minh City,Vietnam, September 2007	“Asian CSR Forum” (600 top managers and stakeholders of the United Nations from Asia)	Effect ethical procurement on society International Resources Recycling System
Mexico· Monterey, October 2007	“Global Compact Local Network Forum” (The fifth annual conference for about 60 Global Compact Local Networks worldwide)	Resources Recycling System ethical procurement
United States· New York, November 2007	“The Second United Nations General Assembly Committee” (A panel discussion among the government delegation of each country to demand understanding and cooperation from the government of each country to support the UN Global Compact)	CSR Practices
Japan Tokyo, November 2007	Public Seminar “UN Global Compact Japan Network Learning Forum” (Participants of the UN Global Compact in Japan and people associated with CSR from other companies/organizations)	CSR and competition in the international market.
Indonesia· Bali, December 2007	“Global Compact Caring for Climate” Dinner (The 13th Contracting Parties' Meeting of UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP13) was held at the same time. Representatives of companies who have signed the UN Global Compact, representatives of WBCSD^* member companies, international organizations, government administration officials )	Fuji Xerox's initiatives for global warming. prevention
Korea Seoul, June 2008	“Changing Landscapes:Towards a sustainable economy in Asia” (Co-hosted by the UN Global Compact, United Nations Environment Program / Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) and United Nations responsibility investment principle (PRI). About 600 Korean policy administration officials including the Prime Minister of Korea, Han Seung Soo, company executives and investors worldwide)	The effect of carrying our CSR as a business strategy Working circumstance in Asia & Fuji Xerox's initiatives
Japan Tokyo, June 2008	Hosted by the UN Global Compact “Welcome Reception for United Nations Secretary-General Ban-Ki-Moon”	New system of Global Compact Japan Network

* WBCSD(World Business Council for Sustainable Development)

Through such kind of presentations on our CSR activities at home and abroad, we are able to understand how local communities are interested in CSR and get either constructive comments or praise to our activities directly.

In FY 2007, Fuji Xerox cooperated with the steering committee of the UN Global Compact Japan Network as well as CSR expects to change the administration system of the Japan Network for invigoration of the UN Global Compact in Japan.
Since there was no full-time secretariat in Japan Network, it was limited in providing attractive activities for the companies or managers who have participated in the UN Global Compact. Therefore, the UN Global Compact Board Japan was established in April 2008 with a full-time secretariat to provide an effective activity platform for the executives. Furthermore, we started our activities from June with the establishment of three subcommittees in the fields of global warming prevention, supply chain in Asia, and case studies of CSR activities, which the member companies are extremely interested in.
Arima, executive corporate advisor of Fuji Xerox, was appointed as the first chairman of the board at the 1^st Global Compact Board Japan Meeting.
With the establishment of the new system that company managers play a key role to carry out activities, the United Nations Headquarters is expecting much more of us. Secretary-General Ban-Ki-Moon spoke at the Welcome Reception hosted by the UN Global Compact Board Japan during his visit to Japan in June that the world faces three crises: food shortage, climate change and the Africa development challenge. The support and cooperation extended by the leaders of the economic world is indispensable to resolve these problems. Cooperation among political world, economic world and civic communities becomes very important. He also expressed his expectation to the Japanese business circle who has accomplished significant innovation in the field of environment.

Please look at the official website of the UN Global Compact Japan Network for more detailed information.

Fuji Xerox will be an active member of “the Asian supply chain subcommittee” in the UN Global Compact Japan Network, while Executive Corporate Advisor Arima continues to be active as the chairman of the UN Global Compact Board Japan.
Furthermore, we are going to reinforce the activities to convey the UN Global Compact philosophies to Fuji Xerox and our affiliated companies.

Please look at the news release in details as well.
Director and Executive Advisor of Fuji Xerox, Toshio Arima, becomes a member of the UN Global Compact Board