Message“The Furukawa Electric Group”
will thoroughly promote environmentally friendly
activities and achieve continuous growth.
Although Furukawa Electric faces harsh conditions,
we are working on reorganizing our businesses and making proper adjustments to our workforce, with the aim of
becoming a creative and outstanding global enterprise.
In April 2004, we reformed our management system byintroducing a company system that is responsible for thebusiness operations of individual divisions, and we introduced a chief officer system at our Head Office. We havealso strived to establish a scheme to continuously produce
a profit, by securely strengthening our manufacturing andhuman resources development, which are to be the foundation of our Group, paying attention to actual places andactual items. Furthermore, by having chief officers as a
responsible person, we will thoroughly promote activities
throughout the company that not only strengthen our sales
force, improve our productivity, promote research anddevelopment, and develop our human resources, but also
eliminate defects and accidents and give consideration tothe environment.
For environmental activities, Furukawa Electric, incooperation with its associated group companies, has continuously worked to reduce its environmental impact andincrease its resource capabilities, once it has clarified thelevels and timings that it seeks to achieve, aiming to realizea “recycling-oriented society.” In addition, we have activelycarried out environmental risk reducing activities, including
managing the chemical substances contained in our products and carrying out ground pollution investigation.
The relationship between corporations and society has
diversified, and in order to respond to the demands placedon us as a member of society, we need to carry out activities with due consideration for society, and so we started
by setting up a Compliance Committee and establishedsome Action Guidelines, to ensure employees practicecompliance and follow a code of conduct. We also gave
consideration to the safety and promotion of health of
our employees. Each works has continuously worked onstrengthening the trust of the local community, by contributing to it, checking that exhaust gases and wastewater
meet the laws and regulations and thoroughly managing
waste. For social contribution activities, in particular, wecarried out relief support activities in relation to the earthquake that occurred off Sumatra Island on December 26,2004.
Furukawa Electric returned to profitability in fiscal 2004,
after an interval of three years, and we believe that a pathfor the revival of Furukawa Electric has come into sight.
We will work on further improvement with an indomitable
determination. We hope that our readers will understandthe environmental and social activities of Furukawa Electricand give us your continued support and cooperation.

Hiroshi Ishihara

President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer

Company Policy of Furukawa Electric Group
Basic Management Policy Our Vision• Have a high regard for our customers• Value our employees and bring out thebest in them
• Proactively adopt new technologies thatharness creativity

Pursuing technology innovation and aiming for a creative and highly profitable company with a stronger global presence

3Management Policy• Practice of responsive management• Orientation toward profit• Creation of new products and market
opportunities• Growing development of global management• Continuous promotion of structuralreform• Strengthening of consolidated management

Furukawa Electric Basic Environmental Policy[Basic Policy]
Furukawa Electric recognizes that preservation of the global environment is a critical issue for society,and shall incorporate consideration of environmental preservation issues into every phase of corporate
activity, to contribute to advancement of a sustainable, happy and prosperous society.

[Action Guidelines]● All activities shall be based on an awareness of its effect on the global environment, and environmental
preservation activities shall be pursued by all employees.
● We shall observe environmental laws and regulations and requirements from our customers, and set
up voluntary standards to upgrade control levels.
● We shall define environmental targets and objectives, and carry out activities according to this plan,
thereby continuously improving environmental preservation activities.
● Environmental concerns shall be taken into consideration in every phase of our work from the R&D anddesign stages to supply environmentally friendly products.
● In every phase of procurement, manufacturing, distribution and customer service we shall work toreduce consumption of resources and energy, to promote recycling, and to reduce waste materials
and the impact on the environment.
● We shall carry out environmental audits, and review our environmental management system and environmental preservation activities for continuous improvement.
● We shall educate all employees to enhance their environmental awareness, and promote disclosure ofinformation and social communication, thereby actively contributing to community activities.

Furukawa Electric and its affiliated com-ket, including a porous pipe for irrigation

Here we present an environmental

panies have continuously promoted envi-that is made from recycled cross-linked

report summarizing the activities we con-ronmental preservation activities, aiming

polyethylene, a reflow oven that uses lead-ducted in fiscal 2004. We hope that ourto achieve a “recycling-oriented society.”

free solder, a mechanical sleeve that can be

stakeholders will have a deeper under-Since these activities also relate to cor-easily removed from concrete and reused,

standing of the activities of Furukawa

porate activities such as production anda halogen-free electric wire for lighting

Electric and its associated group of compa-sales, we have comprehensively worked on

equipment, and a copper alloy substituting

nies, with respect to environmental preser-

all our activities in conjunction with reduc-the use of beryllium copper. We have suc-vation, and we hope that they will pass on

ing costs, procuring materials, applying

cessfully conducted a 500 meter on-site

to us their frank opinions and suggestions.

technology in our plants, improving quality

electric power transmission test of a “high-and carrying out safety and health manage-

temperature superconducting power cable”

ment.

currently under development. This achieve-

Our main businesses cover a wide

ment is the highest-level in the world, andrange of areas including copper products,

when we put it to practical use, we expect

power and telecommunication cables,that it will contribute to solving the energy

electronics and automotive systems andproblem and preventing global warming.

industrial products. We carry out research

At manufacturing sites we have continu-and development to increase the ratio of

ously carried out activities to reduce thenew products in each of these areas, andimpact on the environment and we have

aim to improve profitability and increase

worked on reducing waste disposal costs,

growth potential by creating, in particular,

which has yielded excellent results. This“creative new products that capture new

was brought about by the thorough sorting

markets.” Environmentally friendly prod-of waste and reusing it. We will continue

ucts called ECOLINK have become one

to work to reduce waste, the emission ofof our development pillars. This year wegreenhouse gases and the emission oflaunched a variety of products on the mar-chemical substances.

4Michitoyo Kurokawa

Director in charge of environment
Director, Member of the Board
and Chief Production Officer