First Sumitomo Electric Group Stakeholder Dialogue
Theme:Relationships between Companies andLocal Communities inEnvironmental Conservation Activities
In July 2010, we organized the first stakeholder dialogue of the Sumitomo Electric Group.
At our Yokohama Works, we exchanged opinions with local stakeholders as to relationships between our Group andlocal communities in environmental conservation activities.

Objective of the Stakeholder Dialogue
Stakeholder dialogue is a meeting aimed at listening to the opinions of stakeholders from various fields about the SumitomoElectric Group. The first stakeholder dialogue was held at our Yokohama Works, which will celebrate the 50th anniversary of its
foundation next year. We invited the local stakeholders who support Yokohama Works, and exchanged opinions on relationships
between companies and local communities in environmental conservation activities. The opinions received from the stakeholders
will be used for the improvement of the Sumitomo Electric Group s environmental conservation activities.

Outline of the Stakeholder Dialogue
D a t e：July 6, 2010 (Tue.)
Venue：Yokohama Works of Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.

Schedule1

Presentation of the overview of the companyGuests：Ms. Yoko Araki Principal of Sensyu Elementary School
Mr. Yasukazu Isozaki Chair of Toyoda Neighborhood Association

Factory tour

2

(Communication Cable Plant, Optical ﬁber Plant and Optical Components Plant)

3

Presentation of the environmental conservation
activities of the Sumitomo Electric Group

Alliance of Sakae Ward, Chair of Taya-cho
Neighborhood Association of Sakae Ward

Prof. Yoshinao Kozuma Faculty of Economics, Sophia University
Mr. Kiyotaka Mitsuda Derector general of Sakae Ward, Yokohama City
Facilitators: Mr. Takashi Fukushima
President, Sustainability Accounting Co., Ltd.

Ms. Hiromi Kaizawa
Sustainability Accounting Co., Ltd.

Exchange of opinions

between our Group and local communities in
4 Relationshipsenvironmental
conservation activities

Participants from Sumitomo Electric：
Shigeru Noda

Managing Director

Safety & Environment Dept.
Toshio Matsutomo Senior Assistant General Manager
Yokohama Works
Shinya Yanagida General Manager
Kiyoshi Matsuo Manager of the Safety & Environment Group
Shigeru Itou Assistant Manager of the Safety & Environment GroupHR & Administration Dept.
Kazunori Tokuda Deputy Manager
Tatsuro Yoshida Assistant General Manager
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5Summary and closing remarks

Opinions from the Guests
Mr. Yasukazu Isozaki

Chair of Toyoda Neighborhood Association Alliance of Sakae Ward,
Chair of Taya-cho Neighborhood Association of Sakae Ward

Although I was concerned about soil contamination and the noise and vibration caused by logistics andoperations at night in the past, I have understood from the presentation of the progress of thecountermeasures and changes in the production items in Yokohama Works that the environmental impact itself
has been changing over time. We are deepening exchanges with employees of Yokohama Works as we areinvited to the Summer Festival and the Inari Festival every year and many of the employees join our bon dance
festival and potato stew festival. The environmental conservation activities presented at this meeting wereexcellent, and I hope that Yokohama Works continuously serves as a model for our neighborhood association.

Foundation for CSR

Ms. Yoko Araki Principal of Sensyu Elementary School
When I was assigned to Sensyu Elementary School, I got to know the students at the Inari Festival heldat Yokohama Works on the first Sunday of April, even before the opening ceremony of the school. I had
an impression that the company was open to the local community, and I still have the same impression.
Yokohama Works occupies one fourth of the district of our school. I think the fact that the factories are
manufacturing optical cables and other advanced products with cutting-edge technologies should becommunicated to the local people more aggressively. I also think that the on-site science classes help
stop children from moving away from science.

Mr. Kiyotaka Mitsuda Derector general of Sakae Ward, Yokohama CitySakae Ward has also set up Team CO-DO 30 and joined the campaign to reduce per capita
greenhouse gas emissions by 30% from the 2004 level by 2025 in Yokohama City on the whole. Staff ofYokohama Works presented their activities for us the other day, and we learned much from the specificinitiatives such as the Household Eco-Account Book. I heard that the commitment to Household
Eco-Account Book of the Sumitomo Electric Group ranks second among Japanese companies. We areproud that a Sakae-based company is leading in such a field.

Prof. Yoshinao Kozuma Faculty of Economics, Sophia University
I am afraid that Yokohama Works has a rather large impact on the local ecosystem because the site is
as big as 400,000 m 2 . I suggest that eﬀorts be made under some special policy. Today, I learned
Yokohama Works enthusiasm to aggressively reduce water use as part of the energy saving activities. I
think it is a great attitude.

In order of comments madeAfter the Stakeholder Dialogue
Today, I was able to refresh my understanding of various daily

Thank you for the candid opinions. We will make our Works a moreexchanges with the members of the local community. I hope toopen place for the members of the local community with theshow our gratitude to them through continuous participation in themaintenance of the factory tour route in the site and other eﬀorts.

activities of the local community. Our Group aims to heighten theWhen cleaning the neighborhood, we often hear the words oflevels of(safety, environment,gratitude from neighbors. Encouraged by suchquality, cost, delivery, and research &voices from local people, we will continuouslydevelopment) aspects and strengthen thework for environmental preservation. Insystem. We consider that environmental issues

addition, we will continue to give the on-site

continue to be very important challenges, andscience classes to increase the students whowill actively address them with Group-wide

like science as many as possible, which also

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contributes to the development of future

Shigeru Noda

engineers.

Managing Director

Shinya Yanagida
General Manager of Yokohama Works＊ The titles/posts of the participants are those at the time of the stakeholder dialogue.

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