History of Furukawa Electric’s CSR Activities
1972

Companywide Rules for Pollution Prevention formulated

1974

Environmental Control Department established
Energy Conservation Team established1976

Central Quality Control Committee established

1989

Team for Reduction in Use of Specified CFCs established1993

Basic Framework for Protecting the Global Environment formulated(Furukawa Electric’s voluntary environmental preservation plan)

1994

Committee for Companywide Promotion of Energy Conservation established1996

Use of specified CFCs and trichloroethane discontinued

1997

Team for Promotion of Reduction in Industrial Waste established1998

Furukawa Electric Basic Environmental Policy formulated

2005

Green Product Management Committee establishedCompliance Handbook Version I published2006

Medium-Term Plan for Environment Preservation Activities 2009 formulated(2006–2009)
Risk Management Committee established
Report published under the revised title “Environmental and Social Report”
Compliance Handbook Version II published2007

CSR Division established
Chief Social Responsibility Officer (CSRO) appointed
Safety, Environment and Quality Promotion Department split into theSafety and Environment Promotion Department and the Quality Promotion
Department
CSR and Risk Management Committee establishedCentral Committee for Environmental Management established

Furukawa Electric Group Action Guidelines partially revised

Committee for the Development of Environmentally Friendly Products
established

Report published under the revised title “CSR Report”

Acquisition of ISO 14001 certification commenced

Corporate philosophy and corporate message of the Furukawa ElectricGroup formulated

Companywide Regulations for Pollution Prevention revised to create theCompanywide Regulations for Environmental Management

Corporate Philosophy Handbook of the Furukawa Electric Group issued

1999

Central Safety and Health Committee established

2000

Liaison Meeting with Affiliated Companies established

Furukawa Electric joined Team Minus 6%First Environmental Report publishedFurukawa Electric Group Basic CSR Policy formulated

Meeting of Environmental Personnel established

Furukawa Electric Group Action Guidelines partially revised

Medium-Term Plan for Environmental Preservation Activities 2002
formulated (for 2001–2002)

CSR Compliance Handbook Version III published

2001

2008

Furukawa Electric Basic Environmental Policy formulated

Environmental accounting started

Furukawa Electric Basic Policy on Pandemic Influenza Preparedness
formulated

2002Green Procurement Preparation Committee establishedCompliance pledge introduced

2003

Executive Officer System introduced

GHG Emissions Reduction Committee established

Furukawa Electric Basic Environmental Policy revised

e-Friendly mark system launched

Medium-Term Plan for Environment Preservation Activities 2005 formulated(2003–2005)2009

Furukawa Electric Group Green Procurement Activity Guidelines established
Basic Policy on BCM (Business Continuity Management) formulated

Green Procurement Executive Committee established
Liaison Meeting of Consolidated Environmental Management established2004

Medium-Term Plan for Environment Preservation Activities 2005 revised
Compliance Committee established
Furukawa Electric Group Action Guidelines formulated
Furukawa New Leaf established as a special subsidiary offering
employment to people with disabilities

Information available via our website
Our website features details of progress with ourCSR initiatives and PDF versions of this report andother previously published environmental reports. The
relevant materials can be accessed via the following
page on the Furukawa Electric website.

http://www.furukawa.co.jp/english/csr/

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