Seeking to ensure that customers can use its products with peace of mind, the Canon Group has clarified its basic stance on the issue, working together with business partners and industry entities with the aim of avoiding the use of such conflict minerals that fund armed groups. Canon has held briefing sessions for relevant domestic and overseas partners since 2012, and launched conflict minerals inspections of its products since 2013. In terms of both legal compliance and CSR, Canon is making steady progress on the issue of conflict minerals.