History of Furukawa
Electric's CSR Activities
1972
1974

Companywide Rules for Pollution Prevention formulated
Environmental Control Department established

Energy Conservation Team established

1989
Team for Reduction in Use of Specified CFCs establishedAnti-Monopoly Act Guidelines issued
1992
1993	Basic Framework for Protecting the Global Environment formulated(Furukawa Electric's voluntary environmental preservation plan)

1996
1997
1998

Use of specified CFCs and trichloroethane discontinued
Team for Promotion of Reduction in Industrial Waste established
Furukawa Electric Basic Environmental Policy formulated

2000
2001

First Environmental Report published
Environmental accounting started

2002
2003

Anti-Monopoly Law manual published
Furukawa Survival Plan announced

2004

Company system and chief officer system introduced

Acquisition of ISO 14001 certification commenced	Companywide Regulations for Pollution Prevention revised to create
the Companywide Regulations for Environmental Management

Zero-emissions activities commenced

Executive Officer System introduced
Furukawa Electric Basic Environmental Policy revised

Furukawa Electric Group Action Guidelines formulated	Furukawa New Leaf established as a special subsidiary offering
employment to people with disabilities
2005	Internal reporting system introduced and internal and external reporting
desks establishedCompliance Handbook published2006

Medium-term management plan Innovation 09 announced

2007

CSR Division established	Report published under the revised title “Environmental and SocialReport”
Chief Social Responsibility Officer (CSRO) appointed
Report published under the revised title “CSR Report”	Corporate philosophy and corporate message of the Furukawa
Electric Group formulated
2008	Furukawa Electric Basic Environmental Policy formulated	Furukawa Electric Group Basic Policy on Social Contribution
Activities formulated
2008

Furukawa Electric Basic Policy on Pandemic Influenza Preparedness formulatedCompliance pledge introduced	e-Friendly mark (environmentally harmonious product) certification
system started
2009	Furukawa Electric Group Green Procurement Activity Guidelines
published	Basic Policy on BCM (Business Continuity Management) formulated
Compliance awareness survey covering all employees conducted	A CSR award newly established as a part of the Outstanding
Affiliated Company Awards
2010

Medium-term management plan, New Frontier 2012, formulated

CSR Deployment Guideline for Business Partners issued	“Heart-to-heart communication between president and employees”
and “Compliance Roundtables” initiatedCompliance Months introducedCompliance awareness surveys for affiliated companies conducted2011	Information security and personal information protection months
introduced

Furukawa Electric Group Basic Policy on CSR revised	¥250 million donated for reconstruction support for the region
affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake (Groupwide)	Furukawa Electric Group CSR Code of Conduct revised, andFurukawa Electric Group Action Guidelines accordingly eliminatedCompetition Laws Compliance Guide published2012	BCAO Award 2011, the “Award for Practical Excellence”, received fromthe Business Continuity Advancement Organization (BCAO)

Report name revised to Sustainability Report and issued	Furukawa Electric Group Anti-Bribery Statement and Bribery
Prevention Guide formulated
2013	Medium-term management plan, Furukawa G Plan 2015, announced	Transitioned from company system and chief officer system to asystem of strategic business units and head office divisions
Administration & CSR Division inaugurated
2014	One domestic SBU conducted EICC audit

Implementation of private sector training for public school teachers	Jointly conducted employee awareness surveys with Group
companies in Japan	Published 2nd edition of competition law compliance guide (Japanese,English and Chinese common edition)	Began compliance education for local employees of Chinese affiliatecompanies
2015	Visiting elementary school to give classes
2016	Medium-term management plan, Furukawa G Plan 2020, announced	Established contact for internal reporting system for overseas Groupcompanies	Jointly conducted employee awareness surveys with Group
companies in Japan2017
Established “Furukawa Electric CSIRT” as a measure against cyber

Furukawa Electric Group
Sustainability Report

2018
Contents
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Editorial Policy
History of Furukawa Electric's CSR Activities / Contents

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Group Profile

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Top Message

Special Feature 1
Fun Lab creates innovation		to realize a prosperous society		Broadcast the state-of -the-art technology torealize a sustainable society

10Special Feature 2		
Efforts to strengthen corporate
governance		Aiming for the sustainable growth and for the improvementof the corporate value over the medium to long term

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Business Report

20Group Philosophy

Financial and Non-financial Highlights		Telecommunication Solution / Energy Infrastructure /		 Automotive Products & Batteries /		 Electronics Component Material /		Functional Products

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Stakeholder Relations

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Governance

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Corporate Governance
CSR Management
Risk Management
Compliance

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Relations with Our Customers
Relations with Business Partners
Relations with Shareholders
Relations with Employees
Relations with Communities

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Environment

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Third-Party Opinion
List of all applicable companies		 Environmental Management / Material Flow /		Targets and Performance of Environmental
Conservation Activities /		 Environmentally Friendly Products /		Preventing Global Warming / Reducing Waste /		Water Resources / Chemical Substance Management /		Environmental Risk Management /		Biodiversity Conservation

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