ContentsEditorial Policy

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Message

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Environmental Performance●Targets and Performance of Environmental Management

5●Environmental Management System

7●Business Activities and Their Impact on the Environment

8●Zero-Emission Activities

9●Efforts to Prevent Global Warming

10●Chemical Substance Management

11●Creating Environmentally Friendly Products

12●Environmental Risk Management

15●Environmental Accounting

17●Environmental Preservation Performance Indicators

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Social Performance●Social and Regional Involvement

19●Environmental Performance of the Works

21●Involvement with Employees

23●Environmental Performance of Affiliated Companies

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Furukawa Electric’s Progress in Environmental Management /Company Overview

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Period Covered

1．Furukawa ElectricFrom April 1, 2005 to March 31, 2006
Information regarding past events and activities for fiscal 2006 ispartially included.

①Chiba works

④Mie works②Nikko works⑤Osaka works③Hiratsuka works⑥Yokohama works

Editorial Policy
This brochure reports mainly on the environmental preservation activities of theFurukawa Electric Group for fiscal 2005. The fiscal 2006 version has been re-named
the “Environmental and Social Report,” with a further emphasis on social involvement.
In compiling this report, we have made reference to the Environmental Reporting
Guidelines (Fiscal Year 2003 version) published by the Ministry of the Environment, as
well as the Sustainability Reporting Guidelines published by the GRI (Global Reporting
Initiative).

2．Affiliated companies
 lease refer to the List of Companies Participating in the LiaisonP
Meeting for Consolidated Environmental Management※1）In this report, when “Furukawa Electric”, or "the Company" is mentioned, it refers to thebusiness bases of item 1 above. When “the Furukawa Electric Group” is mentioned, it refers
to the business bases of items 1 and 2 above (excluding pages 26 to 28).

Enquiries and further information※2）The affiliated companies covered in this report have been changed from the previous reportdue to changes in the group companies. Data is provided for newly covered affiliated

Safety, Environment and Quality Promotion Department
The Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.
TEL +81-45-311-1334  FAX +81-45-311-1931

companies for fiscal 2005 and for affiliated companies that have been traditionally coveredfor fiscal 2004 and earlier.

■ List of Companies Participating in the Liaison Meeting for Consolidated Environmental Management
Company Name

Environmental
Accounting

Company Name

Access Cable Company

Environmental
Accounting

FITEC Corporation

Asahi Electric Works Co., Ltd.

○The Furukawa Electric Engineering Service Co., Ltd.

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Inoue Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

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Furukawa Automotive Parts Inc.

○NTEC Ltd.

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Furukawa Circuit Foil Co., Ltd.

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F-CO Co., Ltd.

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Furukawa Sangyo Kaisha, Ltd.

FCM Co., Ltd.

Broad Wireless Corporation○○

Okano Electric Wire Co., Ltd.

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Furukawa Industrial Plastics Co., Ltd.

Okumura Metals Co., Ltd.

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Furukawa Precision Engineering Co., Ltd.

Kyowa Electric Wire Co., Ltd.

Furukawa Engineering & Construction Inc.

○Sunsunny Industry Co., Ltd.

The Furukawa Battery Co., Ltd.

○Shodensha Co., Ltd.

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Furukawa Logistics Corporation

Seiwa Giken Inc.

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Furukawa Techno Material Co., Ltd.

Totoku Electric Co., Ltd.

○Furukawa Life Service Inc.

T.H. Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.

Miharu Communications Inc.

Nikkei Kakoh Co., Ltd.

Yamada Keikinzoku Co., Ltd.*○Riken Electric Wire Co., Ltd.

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Furukawa Electric Industrial Cable Co., Ltd.

Furukawa-Sky Aluminum Corporation○

Furukawa Infonet Products Co., Ltd.

Zaikoo Co., Ltd.

Nippon Foil Mfg. Co., Ltd.

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Environmental Accounting… ○ : Implements environmental accounting described in this paper*Yamada Keikinzoku Co., Ltd. is no longer a part of the list as of July 2006.

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