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Japanese to English: Canon Museum Project General field: Other Detailed field: Photography/Imaging (& Graphic Arts)
Source text - Japanese 1985年3月31日。キヤノンは、今後、自社のオートフォーカス（AF）一眼レフカメラ戦略の基幹となるであろうカメラシステムの開発を決定した。開発決断の会議には、世界各国の販売会社の首脳陣、開発技術者が一同に会して討論が行われた。「Entirely Organic System（完全有機体システム）*」と名付けられた壮大なプロジェクトの開発期間は、たった2年だった。そして、2年後の1987年3月1日。キヤノン創立50周年にあたるこの日、記念すべきEOSの一号機として一眼レフカメラEOS 650が発売された。そのカメラには、新たに開発されたEFマウントが採用されていた。「EF」は、エレクトロフォーカス（Electro focus）を意味し、フォーカスの電子化を前面に打ち出している。マウントの切り替えは、もう1つ別の会社を作ってカメラを作り始めるような行為に匹敵する。まさに大きな賭けでもあった。
Translation - English On March 31, 1985, Canon made the decision to develop a camera system that would become the key strategy for its autofocus (AF) SLR cameras. At the decision-making meeting, leaders and engineers of Canon’s marketing subsidiaries and affiliates from around the world gathered to discuss about the development of the system. It took only two years to accomplish this major development project, which was then named the “Entirely Organic System*”. Two years later on March 1, 1987, the day that marked the 50th anniversary of Canon’s inauguration, the EOS 650, the very first EOS SLR camera, was launched. Introduced on this camera was a newly-developed EF mount. The name “EF”, which stands for electro focus, emphasises the adoption of a fully-electronic focusing technology. The use of a new mount is equivalent to starting a new company and making a camera from scratch, which was a big gamble indeed.
Japanese to English: Market Reseach Report General field: Bus/Financial Detailed field: Marketing
Source text - Japanese 近年国連が提唱/採択した持続可能な開発目標（Sustainable Development Goals：SDGs）、責任投資原則に代表されるように、環境（Environment）・社会（Society）・ガバナンス（Governance）の持続可能性への意識・期待が世界的に高まっている。これを受けて市場では、企業にESGへの具体的な取り組みを求めるESG投資の考え方が広まっており、機関投資家だけでなく個人の投資行動への影響も強まっている。投資先としての企業は、ESG投資への戦略的対応が求められる。
Translation - English The awareness and expectations toward the sustainability of the environment, society and governance have risen on a global scale, as represented by the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) advocated and adopted by the United Nations in recent years. Such a trend has led to the formation of a widespread view in the market toward ESG (Environment, Social and Governance) investment that seeks concrete efforts toward ESG from companies, and has a growing impact on the investment activities of not only the institutional investors, but also those of individuals. Meanwhile, companies that are receiving investments are required to come up with strategic responses toward ESG investments.
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