Main third-party opinions on past CSR reports and our responses

• In order to improve your report, please include opinions and comments from society and bring in stakeholders to participate.
  The 2011 report has contributions from various stakeholders, including customers and school teachers both in Japan and overseas. These can be found in the Feature Article, the social responsibility reports Commitment to our Customers, Commitment to our Shareholders & Investors and Contributions to Society. In A bridge to the next Generation, we feature dialogues with NPOs and elementary school head teachers as well as other material created with the cooperation of stakeholders.
• I would like to see the same report issued and appreciated worldwide.
  The 2011 report contains details on CSR activities at overseas locations in the Feature Article entitled Close ties with Society such as MHI's involvement with the community in Thailand, the volunteer work done by its locally hired employees there and donations for the construction of a new elementary school.
• I would like your report to show us what kind of attitude your employees have toward their own job at MHI and whether they feel any social significance in what they do.
  The Feature Article and Employees Introduce Our CSR Activities in the 2011 report include stories about the achievements of employees who take every opportunity to engage in CSR activities to lift morale at work and details about those CSR activities themselves.

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• CSR Report 2011 Detailed Version (PDF/5.7MB)

• Please make it easier to understand for lay people, more interesting and improve readability.
  The 2010 report includes a section entitled Dialogue by renowned journalist Akira Ikegami, who is committed to describing difficult subjects simply, written in a way so that management's concepts and stance towards CSR are conveyed clearly. We also made efforts to improve general readability such as increasing the size of the print and photos.
• You should have more reactions from people where CSR activities were conducted.
  The 2010 report includes a new page entitled, "Employees Introduce Our CSR Activities" featuring contributions from employees involved in CSR activities on-site.
• I would like the report to include independent mid- to long-term CO₂ reduction targets as well as the formulation and announcement of a road map for the attainment of targets based on MHI technology.
  In the 2010 report, the section entitled Dialogue describes in detail our CO₂ reduction targets and the annual amount of CO₂ eliminated through the use of our products.

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• CSR Report 2010　Detailed Edition (PDF/13MB)

• I would like to see your report include MHI's vision for a long-term energy mix.
  In the 2009 report's feature article entitled Close ties with the Earth lays out MHI's vision regarding a long-term energy mix through the realization of the 3E's, namely energy security, environmental protection and economic sustainable growth.
• The report should include MHI's efforts to support labor, human rights and coexistence with the community on-site.
  The 2009 report's feature article, Close ties with Society, describes on-site occupational accident prevention measures and safety training as well as efforts to maintain good relations with locally hired staff.
• Please include information on the defense industry.
  The 2009 report's article Commitment to our Customers provides insight on MHI's concept and stance regarding the defense industry as well as some of the equipment we provide the military.

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• CSR Report 2009 Detailed Edition (PDF/7.5MB)