Furukawa Electric Group Sustainability Report 2013

History of Furukawa Electric's CSR Activities
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2008

Companywide Rules for Pollution Prevention
formulated
Environmental Control Department established
Energy Conservation Team establishedTeam for Reduction in Use of Specified CFCs
establishedAnti-Monopoly Act Guidelines issued

Furukawa Electric Basic Environmental Policy
formulated
Furukawa Electric Group Basic Policy on Social
Contribution Activities formulated
Furukawa Electric Basic Policy on Pandemic
Influenza Preparedness formulated
Compliance pledge introduced
e-Friendly mark (environmentally harmoniousproduct) certification system started

Basic Framework for Protecting the Global
Environment formulated(Furukawa Electric's voluntary environmental
preservation plan)
Use of specified CFCs and trichloroethane
discontinued
Team for Promotion of Reduction in Industrial
Waste established
Furukawa Electric Basic Environmental Policy
formulated
Acquisition of ISO 14001 certificationcommenced
Companywide Regulations for Pollution
Prevention revised to create the Companywide
Regulations for Environmental Management
First Environmental Report published
Environmental accounting started
Zero-emissions activities commenced
Anti-Monopoly Law manual published
Furukawa Survival Plan announced
Executive Officer System introduced
Furukawa Electric Basic Environmental Policy
revisedCompany system and chief officer system
introduced
Furukawa Electric Group Action Guidelines
formulated
Furukawa New Leaf established as a special
subsidiary offering employment to people withdisabilities
Internal reporting system introduced andinternal and external reporting desks
establishedCompliance Handbook published
Medium-term management plan Innovation 09
announced
Report published under the revised title“Environmental and Social Report”
CSR Division established
Chief Social Responsibility Officer (CSRO)
appointed
Report published under the revised title “CSRReport”
Corporate philosophy and corporate message ofthe Furukawa Electric Group formulated

2009

Furukawa Electric Group Green Procurement
Activity Guidelines published
Basic Policy on BCM (Business ContinuityManagement) formulated
Compliance awareness survey covering allemployees conducted
A CSR award newly established as a part of theOutstanding Affiliated Company Awards

2010

Medium-term management plan, New Frontier
2012, formulated
CSR Deployment Guideline for BusinessPartners issued“Heart-to-heart communication between
president and employees” and “Compliance
Roundtables” initiatedCompliance Months introduced
Compliance awareness surveys for affiliatedcompanies conducted
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, and Furukawa Electric Group Action
Guidelines accordingly eliminatedCompetition Laws Compliance Guide published
BCAO Award 2011, the “Award for Practical
Excellence,” received from the BusinessContinuity Advancement Organization (BCAO)
Report name revised to Sustainability Reportand issued
Furukawa Electric Group Anti-Bribery
Statement and Bribery Prevention Guide
formulated
Medium-term management plan, Furukawa G
Plan 2015, announced
Transitioned from company system and chief
officer system to a system of strategic
business units and head office divisions
Administration & CSR Division inaugurated

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