The Shiseido CSR Activities Report is compiled in accordance with the following policies:

-Descriptions of events include a clear statement of underlying approaches and future directions.
-Candid reactions from individuals involved with activities are included to give the report a human face.
-Overseas initiatives are included in order to provide a picture of the Group's operations in their entirety.
-The views of third parties are included in the form of a stakeholder dialog in order to increase the objectivity, transparency, and reliability of the report.
-Although this website focuses on information applying to fiscal 2008 (April 1, 2008, to March 31, 2009), some content addresses activities and initiatives undertaken in the time immediately preceding or following that period.
-This report has been compiled in accordance with the Sustainability Reporting Guidelines (2006 edition) published by the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)<*>.

*Global Reporting Initiative (GRI): A non-profit organization established in 1997 to create worldwide guidelines for sustainability reporting, including not only environmental but also social and economic content.

The CSR Activities Report provides coverage of Shiseido Co., Ltd., and a total of 94 other companies including consolidated subsidiaries (31 domestic and 58 overseas) and 5 equity-method affiliates. (as of March 31, 2009) When the scope of data presented differs from this group of companies, that fact is noted in the text.

Information describing Shiseido's CSR activities during fiscal 2009 is also available from the following two sources:

Shiseido CSR website

The website provides a condensed version of all CSR activity information to enable a wider audience to explore Shiseido's initiatives in this area.
*Updated June 24, 2009
* Back issues of the Shiseido CSR website in fiscal 2007 and 2008 are available through the following PDF.

Fiscal 2007

Fiscal 2008

Shiseido CSR Vision: Beautiful Society, Bright Future.

This pamphlet describes the vision underlying the five priority CSR activities being pursued by Shiseido during the new three-year period starting with fiscal 2008.
*Published June 2008