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Stakeholder Dialogue 2010

Topic: What kind of CSR should be promoted even during the economic crisis?
Date
 May 20, 2010
Panelists
Prof. Haruhiko Ando
Visiting Professor, the University of Electro-Communications
Director for Science, Technology and Innovation, Cabinet Office
Mr. Ka Ryu
Senior Fellow, Fujitsu Research Institute
Ms. Mariko Kawaguchi
General Manager, CSR Office, Daiwa Securities Group Inc.
Dr. Hiroyuki Kawashima
Associate Professor, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences /
Faculty of Agriculture, The University of Tokyo
ITOCHU Corporation
Toshihito Tamba
Executive Vice President (LINEs)
Yoshihisa Aoki
Senior Managing Executive Officer
President, Food Company
Satoshi Kikuchi
Managing Executive Officer
President, Chemicals, Forest Products & General Merchandise Company
Yoshio Akamatsu
Senior Managing Executive Officer
Chairman, CSR Committee

On May 20, the fifth stakeholders dialogue meeting was held at the Tokyo headquarters. We invited four distinguished panel members to discuss “CSR and ITOCHU's Role in the Development of Emerging Countries” with ITOCHU management.

Key Opinions from Participants

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Ms. Kawaguchi
Solar power, which is distributed renewable energy, is suited for emerging countries. The key to success is the way how it will be embedded into the social system. I hope that trading companies will utilize their core competencies in advocating for total systems development rather than in supplying individual power units.
Toshihito Tamba
Trading companies should develop businesses by using their capabilities to propose total packages and by promoting individual businesses that contribute to the region while also generating earnings.
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Dr. Hiroyuki Kawashima
Concern about global food shortages is a groundless fear. The problem is inappropriate agricultural policies that keep production stagnant and poor distribution practices.
Yoshihisa Aoki
Regarding food, we are seeing increasing disparities and gaps between supply and demand in different regions. We would like to build a new framework in emerging nations by integrating production and distribution to resolve food shortages and meet food needs.
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Mr. Ka Ryu
The capacity of the earth is finite. We have to seriously consider the socio-economics of how to foster community well-being even without economic growth, especially in light of growth in China and India.
Satoshi Kikuchi
Paper consumption per person in 2008 was 59 kilograms in China and 9 kilograms in India in comparison with 242 kilograms in Japan, the latent demand for paper pulp in emerging nations is large.
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Prof. Haruhiko Ando
The role of trading companies has been to fill in any tangible and physical gaps; however, bridging invisible and intangible matters is becoming more important now. Please endeavor to make real value creation building quite new business models and paradigms.
Yoshio Akamatsu
Economic continuity and stability are crucial. We must envision a globalized economy made of equal partners seeing eye to eye.
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For the detailed discussions in the dialogue, please refer to the pages of Stakeholder Dialogue in CSR Report 2010

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