Third-Party Opinion
Takehiko Mizukami
Fellow, Business Ethic Research Center (BERC)
Vice chairman, Japan CSV Business Development Organization
Tokyo Institute of Technology and graduate school completed, Harvard University Kennedy School
completed.
After being in charge of major air policies such as the airline deregulation, Japan-U.S. civil aviation
talks at the former Ministry of Transport (presently Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport andTourism), Mr. Mizukami was mainly engaged in business strategy planning project focusing on themanufacturing industry at Arthur D. Little Japan Inc. a management consulting company.
Joint article author: Hikaru Kobayashi, “Green growth and innovation: creating shared value”,
Manabu Akaike, “CSV Management”, Blog “CSV/Shared value management theory”

Based on the information described in “Furukawa Electric Sustainability Report 2018” I would like to present thethird party opinion on the Company’s CSR efforts from the stand point of a CSR expert.

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The Company is developing CSR activities

promote ESG management based on the robust

according to Furukawa Electric Group CSR basic

governance, here, it can be appreciated to bringpolicy revised in 2011. In the CSR policy, it isthe corporate governance, in which Japanese

stipulated that the business activities in harmony

companies are considered to be weak, to the front

with the society and the global environments shallof communication.

be carried out in compliance with domestic andRegarding concrete CSR activities, I think that

foreign laws, social norms and ethics. On the otherdealing with the Paris Agreement and SDGs arehand, currently, the Company does not always

required in the future. In light of the Paris

promote CSR activities and information disclosure

Agreement, it will be necessary to fully examine

in a form explicitly based on inter national

what opportunities and risks exist in the relation

guidelines.

between the climate change and the business ofIn the Top Message, it is declared that ESG

the Company, and it will be required to establish amanagement is being promoted in various ways

long term vision. With respect to SDGs, as shown

based on the basic philosophy of Furukawa

in the Top Message, we will be required to deal inElectric Group, and I understand that necessary

such a manner as “ensure sustainable

efforts are carried out in practical ways, however,consumption and production patterns” includingin the days when global and wide range ofthe viewpoint of stable procurement of raw

investors are interested in ESG, it is desirable tomaterials based on a company which has a strong

work on CSR in an easy understandable mannercore expertise in materials.

based on the common platform of a language

There are various activities regarding corporate

which is global and to continue communication.

response to social issues. I expect that theI think that this point should be re-considered.

Company will continue to have a higher sensitivity

In this report, “Fun Lab” and “Efforts toto these activities and to further enhance CSR

strengthen corporate governance” are regarded

management in a manner integrated within theas special features. The Company intends tobusiness.

FURUKAWA ELECTRIC GROUP SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2018