Furukawa Electric Group

Sustainability Book
2020

Furukawa Electric Group Sustainability Book 2020

CONTENTS
Editorial Policy………………………… 1

Company Profile ……………………… 2
Top Message …………………………… 3
Corporate Philosophy…………… 4GovernanceThe cover expresses that Furukawa ElectricGroup runs business activities and social
contribution to protect human health andthe health of the social infrastructure, andsupport growth. Through these activities, we
aim to achieve Furukawa Electric Group's
Corporate Philosophy which is “contribution
to the realization of a sustainable society.”

SocialEnvironment

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Personnel Management …………………… 26

Environmental Policy and Purpose …… 44

CSR Management …………………………… 10

Human Resources Development …… 27

Environmental Management …………… 45

Risk Management …………………………… 13

Using Diverse Human Resources …… 29

Compliance ……………………………………… 17

Occupational Health and Safety ……… 33

Targets and Performance of Environmental
Conservation Activities ………………………… 49

Supply Chain …………………………………… 20

Quality ……………………………………………… 38

International standards of the environmental
management (ISO14001) ……………………… 52

Human Rights …………………………………… 41

Environmentally Friendly Products …… 53

Corporate Governance ……………………

Material Flow …………………………………… 48

Climate Change……………………………… 57

Water Resources…………………………… 61

Reducing Waste ……………………………… 62
Chemical Substance Management………………………………………………………… 63

Environmental Risk Management …… 65
Biodiversity Conservation

LibraryCommunity

ESG Data ………………………………………… 69

Local Community Contribution,
Social Contribution ………………………… 98

External Evaluation………………………… 85

Participation in Initiatives ………………… 92
Reference data ………………………………… 94……………… 66

EditorialPolicy
Sinceﬁscal2012,theGrouphasbeenpublishing
SustainabilityReports,whichprovidenon-ﬁnancial
information,includingenvironmental,socialandgovernanceinformation,andﬁnancialinformation,
includingoperatingresultsandstrategies.WehavechangedthecontentoftheSustainabilityReport
andconciselystateimportantﬁnancialandnonﬁnancialinformationaboutourinitiativestoenhancecorporatevalueinthemediumtolongterm.Wechangedthenameofthereportto
FurukawaElectricGroupIntegratedReport2020.WiththechangetotheSustainabilityReport,
wehavedecidedtopublishaSustainabilityBook,
whichprimarilyprovidesstakeholderswithtypesofnon-ﬁnancialinformationthatwereincludedintheSustainabilityReport,butarenotincludedintheIntegratedReport.WewouldbedelightediftheSustainabilityBookhelpsyouunderstandtheGroup'senvironmental,socialandgovernanceactivities.
PeriodCovered
Fiscal2019,fromApril1,2019toMarch31,2020）
(note)Includesselectedinformationonpastinitiativesandactivitiesduringﬁscal2020.
OrganizationsCoveredThisbookcoversFurukawaElectricCo.,Ltd.andgroupcompaniesinJapanandoverseas.Where
activitiesarelimitedtospeciﬁcregionsorcompanies,thisfacthasbeenclearlyindicatedinthisbook.
PublicationTimeframe
Publicationdate:December15,2020
Plannedpublicationofnextedition:September2021
EditingandPublication
FurukawaElectricCo.,Ltd
CorporateSustainabilityOﬃceAdministration&CSRDivisionFurukawaElectricCo.,Ltd.
2-3,Marunouchi2-chome,Chiyoda-ku,
Tokyo100-8322,Japan
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CompanyProﬁleCompanyName

FurukawaElectricCo.,Ltd.

President

KeiichiKobayashi

Founded1884

Established

1896

Paid-inCapital(AsofMarch31,2020)¥69,395millionNetsales(YearsendedMarch
31,2020)¥914,439million(Consolidated)¥440,675million(Non-Consolidated)

NumberofEmployees
(AsofMarch31,2020)

50,232(Consolidated)
3,925(Non-Consolidated)

HeadOﬃce

MarunouchiNakadoriBldg.,
2-3,Marunouchi2-chome,Chiyodaku,Tokyo100-8322,JapanTEL+81-3-3286-3001

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TOPMessage
DrivingtheGroupenthusiasticallyandenergeticallywith"passion,persistence,andpride"tocontributetoasustainablesociety.
FurukawaElectricGroup'sCorporatePhilosophyis“Drawingonmorethanacenturyofexpertiseinthedevelopmentandfabricationofadvancedmaterials,wewillcontributetotherealizationofasustainablesocietythroughcontinuoustechnologicalinnovation.”
Fromourfoundingin1884tothepresent,wehaveworkedto"protecthumanhealthandthehealthofthesocialinfrastructure,andsupportgrowth."Toconvey,connectandstoreenergy,
informationandheat,wehavedevelopedawiderangeofproducts
throughouttheworldintheinfrastructureareas,suchastelecommunicationsandenergy,theautomotivepartsareaandtheelectronicsarea,leveragingourtechnologiesinfourcoreﬁelds:
KeiichiKobayashi
metals,polymers,photonicsandhighfrequency.
UnderlyingthephilosophyandbusinessactivitiesarethewordsofIchibeiFurukawa,thefounderofFurukawaGroup,"Value
employees.Valuecustomers.Valuenewtechnologies.And
contributetosociety."For136yearssincethefoundation,wehave
inheritedthegenesoftheGroup.Wehavevaluedthe"threeValue",protected,andsupportedthegrowthofpeopleandsocial
infrastructureandhavedonewhatisusefulforsociety."The
founder'sbeliefhasalotincommonwiththeSustainable
DevelopmentGoals(SDGs)adoptedbytheUnitedNations.Asamemberofsocietyresponsibleforthefuture,wewillcontinuetoadheretothisbelief.
In2020,theworldisfacingtheunprecedentedcrisisoftheCOVID19pandemic.Asaresult,theworldischangingdramatically.Inthisenvironment,wevalueFurukawaElectricGroup'sCorporate
Philosophyandwillovercomethiscrisis.Andbeyondthiscrisis,IamcertainthatFurukawaElectricGroup'stechnologiesandproducts
willpositivelycontributetosustainingasafe,peacefulandrewardingsociety.
Inaworldthatisshiftingrapidly,theGroupwillcontinuetochangetobecomeasustainablecorporategrouptoprovidesafetyandexpectationstoallstakeholders.WewilldeveloptheGroupenthusiasticallyandenergeticallywith"passion,persistence,andpride"tocontributetoachievingatrulyaﬄuent,sustainablesociety.
Wehopethatwecancountonyourcontinuedsupport.
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CORPORATEPHILOSOPHY
Drawingonmorethanacenturyofexpertiseinthedevelopmentandfabricationofadvancedmaterials,wewillcontributetotherealizationofasustainablesocietythroughcontinuoustechnologicalinnovation.
MANAGEMENTPHILOSOPHY
Withaneyetothefuture,theFurukawaElectricGroupmanagementteampledgesto:Liveuptotheexpectationsandtrustinvestedinusbysociety,withfairnessandintegrity.
Applythesumtotalofourexpertisetosatisfyourcustomersandgrowwiththem.
Continuouslystrivetoachieveworld-classtechnologicalinnovation,andtransformourselvesineveryareaofendeavor.
Nurturehumanresourcesateverylevel,sothatwecanbecomeamorediverseandcreative
organization.

CoreValueFURUKAWAELECTRIC
GroupVisionWehavesetthevalueswewishtoparticularly
emphasizeandenhanceevenfurther,fortheachievementofCorporatePhilosophyandthesustainablegrowthofFurukawaElectricGroup,as"CoreValue".

Inordertobuildasustainableworldandmakepeopleʼslifesafe,peacefulandrewarding,
FurukawaElectricGroupwillcreatesolutions
forthenewgenerationofglobal
infrastructurecombininginformation,energy
andmobility.

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G overnance5CorporateGovernance1．BasicViewsandGuidelinesonCorporateGovernance

BasicViewsonCorporateGovernance

Basedonthe"FurukawaElectricGroupCorporatePhilosophy",weenhanceourmanagement
performancerespondingappropriatelytochangesinthebusinessandmarketenvironmentbypromptbusinessdecisionmakingaswellaswithtransparencyandfairness.Atthesametime,
weensuresoundmanagementbydevelopingandestablishinganeﬀectiveinternalcontrol
system.Withthese,wewillexpandanddevelopourbusinessonasustainablebasisandincreaseourcorporatevalue.Furthermore,weseektostrengthenandenhanceourcorporate
governance,inaccordancewiththefollowings:
1.Wesecuretherightsandequaltreatmentofshareholders;
2.Weconsiderinterestsofstakeholdersincludingshareholders,andcooperateappropriately
withthem;
3.Weensureappropriateinformationdisclosureandtransparency;
4.Givenitsﬁduciaryresponsibilityandaccountabilitytoshareholders,theboardofdirectors
carriesouteﬀectiveoversightofmanagementfromobjectivestandpoint,respectingtheindependentdirectors'rolefortheoversight;
5.Weengageinconstructivedialoguewithshareholderswhohaveinvestmentpoliciesinaccordancewithinterestsofmid-tolong-termshareholders.

GuidelinesonCorporateGovernance

Basedon"BasicViewsonCorporateGovernance",weadopted"GuidelinesonCorporate
Governance"asapolicyforenhancingourcorporategovernance.

2.OverviewofCorporateGovernanceSystemWeadoptthe"AuditandSupervisoryBoard"typeofgovernanceorganizationundertheJapaneseCompaniesActtakingaccountoftheimportanceofmaintainingtheindependenceofthestatutoryauditfunction.Andwehavea"Nominating/CompensationCommittee",which
consistsofmajorityofcommitteemembersandischairedbyoutsidedirectortocomplement
oversightfunctionoftheboard.

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CorporateGovernanceOrganizationChart(Note)AsofJune23,2020.

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OversightandSupervising
BoardofDirectors

Givenitsﬁduciaryresponsibilityandaccountabilitytoshareholders,theboardisresponsibleforpromotingsustainablecorporategrowthandtheincreaseofcorporatevalueoverthemid-tolong-termandenhancingearningscapabilityandcapitaleﬃciency.Theboardoversightsanddeterminesthematterslistedbelow:
1.Determinationofcorporategovernance-relatedmatters;
2.Establishmentandamendmentofbusinessstrategiesandoversightofexecutionofsuch
strategiesandplansbymanagement;
3.Settingcapitalallocationpolicy;
4.Appointmentanddismissalofexecutivesincludingrepresentativedirectorandcorporate
vicepresident,anddeterminationoftheremunerationofthem(includingdelegatingthesetoNominating/CompensationCommittee);
5.Establishmentofaninternalcontrolsystemrelatingtocomplianceandﬁnancialreporting
andriskmanagementsystems,andoversightofthem;
6.Decisiononimportantbusinessmatters;
7.Othersprescribedbytheapplicablelawsandregulationsetc.
Atpresent,theboardconsistsof12directorswith5outsideandindependentdirectorsinordertoenhancetransparencyindecision-makingandstrengthenitsoversightfunctionsoverthemanagementtakingoutsidedirectors'adviceandopinion.
Outsidedirectorshaverichmanagementexperiencesinﬁnancialinstitutions,tradingcompaniesormanufacturingcompanies,andexpertiseintheﬁeldoflegal,ﬁnance/accountingorindustrial
governmentalpolicyetc.,inadditiontotheknowledgeofourbusinessarea.Theboardrespects
theirviewsandopinionsbasedontheirvarietyofexperiencesinmakingitsdecision.
Medium-termmanagementplanfortheperiodupto2020,"FurukawaGPlan2020"

Nominating/CompensationCommitteeWeestablishedtheNominating/CompensationCommittee,replacingtheformerCompensation
CommitteeinMay2015.
Thecommittee'saimistoenhanceourcorporategovernancesecuringtheobjectivityandtransparencyastonominatingandcompensationfordirectorsetc.Thecommitteeconsistsof5ormoremembers,majorityofwhichshallbeoutsidedirectors,appointedfromdirectorsbyboardresolution.Inprinciple,thechairpersonofthecommitteeisselectedfromamongtheoutsidedirectorsbymutualelectionofthecommitteemembers.
Atpresent,thecommitteeconsistsof7members(5outsidedirectors).
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Audit&SupervisoryBoard

Audit&SupervisoryBoardandeachitsmemberauditorcollectinformationaboutmanagement
understatutoryinvestigationauthorityandreportandexpresstheirviewstotheboardmeetings
andthemanagementfromanindependentandobjectivestandpointasaﬁduciarytoshareholders.
Auditorsensurecoordinationwithinternalauditdepartmentthroughregularmeetings,andreportthepolicy,planandresultofauditingtotheboardregularly.
Full-timeauditorsattendthemeetingssuchasManagementCommitteewhichdecidesmajor
businessmatters,andtheyreportinformationobtainedfromtheseauditactivitiestothenonFull-timeandoutsideauditors.
Westrengthenourauditfunctionbyappointinganassistantstaﬀtotheauditorswhoisdependentofmanagement.
Atpresent,theAudit&SupervisoryBoardconsistsof6members(3membersareoutsideandindependent).

BusinessOperation

Presidentisresponsibleformanagementofourwholebusinessoperationasachiefexecutive
undertheboardʼsoversight.
Ourbusinessconsistsof12businessdivisions,andGeneralManagersofeachdivisionareresponsibleforleadingeachbusinessoperationincludingsubsidiariesandaﬃliatedcompanies
management.
WealsoappointGeneralManagersofCommunicationsSolutionsDivision,EnergyInfrastructure
Division,ElectronicsComponentMaterialDivision,FunctionalProductsDivisionandAutomotive
productsDivisioninordertosupervisecloselyrelatedbusinessdivisions.
Inaddition,weappointGeneralManagerofGlobalMarketingSalesDivisionthatareresponsibleforourgroupʼssalesandmarketingentirely,andGeneralManagersofCorporateDivisionsthatareresponsibleforplanninggroupstrategyandassistingoperation.
TheseoﬃcersaremembersoftheManagementCommittee,whichisthehighestdecisionmakingbodyofbusinessoperation.
ManagementCommittee,held3timesamonthbasically,deliberatesanddeterminesmajor
operationalmatters.Further,theirbusinessaﬀairsandoperationarequarterlyreportedtotheCommitteetofostercommonunderstandingofcompanybusinessamongthemandintegrated
businessoperationasawhole.
Thesebusinessaﬀairsandoperationarealsoquarterlyreportedtotheboard.

3.ReinforcingInternalControl
FurukawaElectricestablishes,developsandoperatesitsinternalcontrolforthepurposeofeﬃcientexecutionofresponsibilities,compliance,riskmanagement,informationmanagement
andgroupcompanymanagement.
Forfurtherdetails,pleasereferto"Systemsforensuringcomplianceofdirectors'executionof
dutieswithlaws,regulationsandtheArticlesofIncorporationandsoundnessofotheroperations"(PDF172MB).
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CSRManagement
BasicPolicyandCSRCodeofConduct
EachofthecompaniesinFurukawaElectricGroupdevelopsCSRactivitiesinlinewiththefollowingGroupbasicpolicy.
InordertofollowinconductingcorporateactivitiesbasedonFurukawaElectricGroup
PhilosophyandCoreValue,theCSRCodeofConductdeﬁnesfundamentalrulesofbehaviorfor
FurukawaElectricGroupexecutivesandemployeesfromtheperspectiveofcorporatesocial
responsibility.

FurukawaElectricGroupBasicPolicyonCSR(RevisedMarch,
2011)

BasedontheFurukawaElectricGroupCorporatePhilosophy,Wewilloperateourbusinessesinharmonywithsocietyandtheenvironmentandendeavortocreatesocialvaluethroughtechnologicalinnovation,complyingwithlaws,socialnorms,andethicsasamemberoftheinternationalcommunity.
Wewillstrivetomaintainandbuildsoundandfriendlyrelationshipswithallofourstakeholdersandcontributetothesustainabledevelopmentofsociety.

FurukawaElectricGroupCSRCodeofConduct(RevisedApril,
2019)

1.Humanrights
2.Laborpractices
3.Environment
4.Productsandservices
5.Internationalbusinessesandtransactions
6.Faircompetition
7.Relationswithcustomers,partners,andsociety
8.ManagementandpreservationofCompanyassets
9.Disclosureofinformation
10.Dutiesandobligationsofseniormanagementandemployees
10BasicApproachInordertocontributetotherealizationofasustainablesociety,weneedtounderstandthesocial
responsibilitiesofFurukawaElectricGroupandimplementpoliciesinlinewiththeBasicCSR
Policy.WewillpromoteCSRinitiativesalongsideourbusinessactivitiessothateachandevery
GroupemployeeisabletotaketheleadinputtingCSRinitiativesintopractice.

CSRPromotionFramework
FurukawaElectricGrouphasestablishedtheCSRandRiskManagementCommittee,which
comprisesmembersofmanagement,asthestructureforsupervisingandpromotingCSR
activitiesthroughoutFurukawaElectricGroup,includingriskmanagement,internalcontrol,
complianceandsocialcontribution.WehavesetuptheCSRDepartmentwithinourAdministration&CSRDivision.ThisdepartmentpromotesCSRbyfacilitatingcommunication
amongvariouscommitteesandcorporatedepartments.

PromotionFramework

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TargetsandResults(RiskManagement/InternalControls/Compliance)：Achieved ：Partiallyachieved
FY2019

FY2020

Targets

Results

Enhancementofthecompliancefunction

Thecomplianceseminarsforthestaﬀ
workerofthegroupcompanywereheldin
China,IndonesiaandVietnam

Implementationofthecompliancerelated
educationintheoverseas
highriskarea

Strengthening
overseasrisk
management

Expansionofthemanuals
forcountermeasuresonemergenciesinoverseas
areas

Strengtheningthecybersecurity
countermeasures

Strengtheningthecooperationintheoccurrenceofcyberincidentsandstrengtheningthecountermeasure
processfornormaltimes.

：Notachieved

Achievement

Emergencyresponsemanualforoverseasarea(forthekidnapping/
intimidation/extortion)


Establishedcybersecuritymanual
Incidentimportancecriteriaandroleofthememberswere
speciﬁed

Targets

ThoroughComplianceincludingWorld
TradeandCommerce

Complianceseminar
focusedonAnti-Bribery
andCompetitionlawwillbeplannedatSouth-east
Asiaareabyusingtheonlinemeeting.

Conductingageneralrisk
assessmentfortheentiregroup

Conductageneralrisk
questionnaireforthegroupcompanies,checktheresultsontheRisk
Map,andwillmaketheriskreductionPDCA
cycle.

Establishthecooperation
systemamongthegroupcompanies,theircontrol
departmentsofFECandCSIRT(note)”.

(note)CSIRT: Theabbreviationof“ComputerSecurityIncidentResponseTeam”.
Theteamispreparedtocopewiththeoccurrenceofcyberincidents.

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Strengthening
cooperationofcybersecurity
measuresRiskManagement
OverviewoftheRiskManagementanditsStructure
OurCSRandRiskManagementCommitteeconductsregularriskassessmentstodeterminewhat
risksexist,deﬁneimportantrisksthatrequireacompanywideresponseandprioritizemeasurestocountertheserisks.Throughspecializedcommitteeactivitiesinsegment-speciﬁcareas̶environment,
quality,safety,disasterprevention̶weareworkingtomanagetherisksthatrelatetoourbusinessactivities.

ImportantCompanywideRisks
Compliance
Large-scaledisasters,suchasearthquakes
Aﬃliatedcompanycontrols

Qualitycontrol
InformationsecurityIntheeventalarge-scaledisasteroccursorothersuchriskmaterializes,FurukawaElectricGroupwill
establishEmergencyResponseHeadquarters,headedbythepresident,andSiteResponse
Headquartersthatdeﬁneseachdepartment'srolesandclariﬁesthemaheadoftime.Wealsoconduct
regularexercisesonpreparinginitialactionmanuals,stockpilingnecessarysupplies,andsettingup
communicationstructuresandsystemstoconﬁrmpeople'ssafety.

BCM(BusinessContinuityManagement)activities

PromotioninobtainingISOcertiﬁcationInordertostrengthenthebusinesscontinuityactivities,weareactivelyworkingtoobtainISO22301
certiﬁcation,theinternationalstandardforthebusinesscontinuitymanagementsystems(BCMS).In
additiontothealreadycertiﬁed“laserdiodeproductsbusiness”(ChibaWorks)and“copperwire
productsbusiness”(MieWorks)and“copperwindingproductsbusinessformotor”(MieWorks),,the“copperandcopperalloyproducts(theoriginalproducts)business”(NikkoWorks)obtainedthecertiﬁcation.

Exercise(MieWorks)
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DisasterheadquarterstrainingattheHeadOﬃce
AsapartoftheEmergencyResponseHeadquarterstrainingfortheheadoﬃceemployees,afterthesafetyconﬁrmingcalltrainingintheinitialresponsetraining,anindustrialdoctorlecturedonhealth.
Then,anevacuationdrillwasconductedsimulatingaﬁreintheheadoﬃcebuilding(Marunouchi,
Chiyoda-ku).Ifaﬁrebreaksout,alargenumberofpeoplewillbeevacuatedfromthearea,where
thereisaconcentrationofoﬃcebuildings.Consideringthis,participantsexpressedopinionsabout
guidingmethodsandthetimingoftherollcall.Wewillexaminetheseopinionstoimproveour
training.

Evacuationguidancetraining

InformationSecurity
InformationsecurityisconsideredoneofthehighestpriorityrisksFurukawaElectricGrouphastohandle.Thereforewepromotevariouscountermeasuresthroughintergroupcollaborationbyexchanginginformationamongtherelateddivisions,fromtheperspectivesofprotectinginformation
systemsandintellectualpropertyaswellasinformationmanagement.

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CybersecurityInresponsetothecybersecurityrisksthatarebecomingmoresophisticatedandseriousyearafteryear,fromtheendofﬁscal2017,wehavebeenimplementingtheactivitiesofthe“CyberSecurity
SpecialCommittee”consistingofthedepartmentsoperatingthemissioncriticaltasksandoftheactivitiesofthe“FurukawaElectricCSIRT(note1)”torespondquicklyintheeventofincident
occurrence.TheCyberSecurityExpertGroupconductedaninformationsecurityriskassessmentinaccordancewiththecybersecuritymanagementguidelinesoftheMinistryofEconomy,TradeandIndustry.Inthisyearʼsannualincidentexercise,wesimulatedcyberincidentsatthegroup'soverseas
aﬃliates,andinspectedthecooperationofbusinessdivisions.FurukawaElectricCSIRTpromptly
respondstomajorandminorincidentsandworkstomaintainandimprovecybersecurity.Inﬁscal
2019,FurukawaElectricCSIRTpromptlyalerteddomesticandoverseasaﬃliatestoanincreasing
volumeofbusinessemailscams,toEmotet2,whichhadbecomeprevalentinJapan,andtootherspamandthoroughlyinformedthemofmeasurestopreventincidents.

Privateinformationprotection
Respondingtothe2018enactmentoftheGeneralDataProtectionRegulation(GDPR)inEurope,3wereviewedtheprotectionofpersonalinformationatdomesticandoverseasaﬃliates,particularlyatsubsidiariesinEurope.BeyondtheGDPR,cross-bordertransfersofpersonalinformationareregulatedbylawsinthestateofCaliforniaintheUSA,ChinaandotherAsiancountries.The
departmentsinvolved,includingtheLegalDepartment,aretakingstepstocomplywiththelawsandregulationsofthecountries.
(note1) CSIRT:Theabbreviationof“ComputerSecurityIncidentResponseTeam”.Theteamispreparedtocopewiththeoccurrenceofcyberincidents.
(note2) Emotet:MalwarethatisinfectedbytheWorddocumentﬁlesattachedtoemailsthatimpersonatearealorganizationorperson.
Ifinfected,theemailinformationisstolen,andtheemailsthatlookmorelikerealemailsarecreatedandscattered,suchas,bypretendingtobeabusinesspartner.
(note3) EEA:EuropeanEconomicArea.TheEU28countriesandNorway,IcelandandLichtenstein.
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IntellectualPropertyRisks
TheCompanyaimstostabilizethemanagementbystrategicallycreatingtheintellectualproperty
rightsbasedonthepatentportfoliomanagementthatgraspsthetrendsintheothercompanies,alsobydecreasingtheintellectualpropertyrisks.
Theintellectualpropertyrisksaredividedintofourcategories:“Rightsinfringementrisks”,“Counterfeitproductsrisks”,“Contractrisks”and“Technologyleakagerisks”andcontinuously
arousingriskresponses.Forexample,againstthe“Technologyleakagerisks”,thefollowingmeasuresaretaken:“Technologyconcealmentofthedevelopmentsiteandtheproductionsite”,“Information
maintenancestrengtheningwiththetimestampsystem”,etc.
WealsodeveloptheintellectualriskreductionactivityinFurukawaElectricgroupglobally,basedontheimplementationofthesystematictrainingofFurukawaElectricGroupindomesticallyandinternationally,theregularissuanceofthenewslettersintroducingeﬀortstoreduceintellectual
propertyrisks,bythePresidentawardsforexcellentinventionsandactivities,etc.

ChallengesandFuturePolicy
Followingourinternationalbusinessdevelopment,risksthatFurukawaElectricGroupfacesarebecomingmorediversiﬁedandcomplicatedeachyear.Weparticularlyrecognizethatrisksinherentinoverseasoperations―mainlyinemergingcountries―andrisksfromthesupplychainstandpointareourtoppriorityissues,andwewillbestrengtheningourcountermeasuresagainstthem.
Especially,weestablishedanemergencyresponsesystenintheFurukawaElectricGroupandhasbeenstrivingtominimizeadverseeﬀectsofCOVID-19ontheGroup.Whileassessingchangesintheenvironmentinthefuture,wewillimplementnecessarycountermeasuresinapromptandﬂexible
manner.

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Compliance
BasicApproach
FurukawaElectricGroupregardscomplianceas"notonlyobservinglawsandregulations,butalsoasactinginaccordancewiththevaluesandethicsrequiredofthecompanyandits
employeesasresponsiblemembersofsociety".Eachandeveryemployeeisencouragedtoperformday-to-daycomplianceactivitiesinlinewithourthreemustsforcomplianceactivities:to"beaware","speak"and"rectify".
1.BeawareIsthisinlinewiththephilosophyandCSRCodeofConduct?
Isthisanimproperpractice?
Doesthisruncountertosociety'srequirementsandexpectations?
ThreeMustsforComplianceActivities
2．SpeakDonotneglectit.
Talkaboutitopenly.
Ifstillnotsure,takeittoyourboss.
3.Rectify
Assoonasyoubecomeawareofit,ﬁxit.
Alwaysimprove.

TrainingandRaisingAwarenessamongEmployeesWeconductahostoftrainingandawarenessactivitiesintheaimofinstillingcomplianceawarenessamongallemployees.OurprimarysharededucationalmaterialsaretheFurukawa
ElectricGroupCSRCodeofConductanditscorrespondingFurukawaElectricGroupCSR
ComplianceHandbook.WedistributethishandbooktoFurukawaElectricGroupemployeesandtakemanyopportunitiestomakeuseofit.WeconductcomplianceeducationforemployeesateveryleveloftheCompany,fromnewrecruitstodirectors.Atthesametime,weholdthemebasedgrouptrainingande-learningcourses,andconductgroupwidecomplianceeducation.
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InitiativesinComplianceMonths
FurukawaElectricGrouphasdesignatedOctoberandNovemberasComplianceMonths,during
whichweimplementmeasuresaimedattacklingthevarietyofcomplianceissuesfacedbycompaniesacrossourGroup.

EmployeeComplianceAwarenessSurveys
WehavebiannuallycontinuedtoimplementcomplianceawarenesssurveysatFurukawaElectricandaﬃliatesinJapan.Designedtogaugeemployeeawarenessandunderstandingofcompliance,thesesurveysaimtoencouragerecognitionofcompliance.FeedbackisgivenontheresultsofthesurveytoourGroupcompaniesandFurukawaElectricdivisions,andtheresultsareusedtomakeproposalsforcompliancemeasuresateachorganization.Inﬁscal2018,we
conductedcomplianceawarenesssurveyfromaviewpointofunderstandingofCSRCodeofConduct.

InternalReportingSystem
FurukawaElectricGrouphasintroducedaninternalreportingsystemtoearlierdetectandcorrectillegalacts.TheCompanyhasinplaceaninternalreportingdeskaswellasanexternalreportingdeskthatmakesuseofoutsidethird-partyinstitutions(theFurukawaElectricGroup
Hotline),bothofwhichallowemployeestomakereportsanonymously.Aninternalreporting
secretariatmanagesthecontentofsuchreportsstringently,takingamplecaretopreventpeople
makingsuchreportsfromsuﬀeringanynegativeimpacts,lookingintoissuesswiftlyandtaking
appropriateaction.Inﬁscal2016,wenewlysetupexternalreportingdesksforoverseaaﬃliates.
Bytheendofﬁscal2017,wehavesetthemupin10countriesand40aﬃliates.

SecurityTradeControl
FurukawaElectricGroupconsiderssecuritytradecontroltobeoneofitsmostimportant
responsibilitiesasacompanywithglobalbusinessoperations.Inaccordancewiththelawsandregulationsthatmakeuptheinternationalframeworkonsecuritytradecontrol(theexport
controlregime),wehaveimprovedandstrengthenedourmanagementsystemsforcargoesandtechnologiesthatcanbeconvertedtoweaponsormilitaryuses.Inexportingproductsandprovidingtechnology,weconducttransactionscreeningsbasedonourSecurityTradeControl
Regulationstoensurecompliancewithrelevantlegislationandarecarefultopreventcircumvent
tocountriesofconcern.

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Anti-Bribery
FurukawaElectricGroupformulatedtheFurukawaElectricGroupAnti-BriberyStatementinApril
2012.InDecember,wepublishedtheFurukawaElectricGroupAnti-BriberyGuide(revisedtothesecondeditioninMay2018),andwearepromotingactivitiestowardcreatingagroupwide
briberyriskmanagementsystem.
FurukawaElectricGroupAnti-BriberyStatement(English)
古河电⼯集团禁⽌⾏受贿基本⽅针（中⽂）RequirementsofFurukawaElectricGroupAnti-BriberyStatement

1.Donotgive,oﬀer,promise,acceptordemand,directlyorindirectly,anyoneabribe.
2.EnsurethatpaymentstoGovernmentOﬃcialsaremadeaccordingtoadequateapproval
proceduresandarereviewedappropriately.
3.Arefullyawareof,andcomplywiththeapplicableanti-briberylawsandtheFurukawapolicy
throughtrainingprogramsandcommunicationofthepolicy.Employees,agentsandBusinessPartnersarefurthermorerequiredtodeclarecompliancetoapplicableanti-bribery
lawsandtheFurukawaElectricGrouppolicy.
4.EngageonlywithlegitimateandtransparentAgentsandBusinessPartners,afterperforming
adequateduediligenceproceduresontheAgentortheBusinessPartner.
5.RegularlyassessBriberyRisksconcerningthebusinessofthecompany.
6.Maintainrecordkeepingsandﬁnancialcontrolstoenabledemonstrationofcompliancewithanti-briberylawsandtheFurukawaElectricGrouppolicy.
7.Regularlyreviewandupdateitspolicyandcontrolswherenecessarytopreventbribery.
8.Promptlyreportanysuspectedviolationsoftheapplicableanti-briberylawsortheFurukawa
ElectricGrouppolicybyanyoftheGroupʼsEmployees,AgentsorBusinessPartners,sothatanyviolationsorsuspectedviolationsaredealtwithtimely.

ChallengesandFuturePolicy
Regardingthevariouslegalcompliancemeasureswehavetakentodate,werecognizeasaGroupthatourtaskistoexpandthescopeofparticipationofGroupcompanies.Goingforward,
wewilltrytoraisecomplianceawarenessbyfocusingonmoreeﬀectiveeducationcontentwithaGroupperspectiveandenhancingitsglobalimplementationsystem.Wewillalsoholdmorecomplianceseminarstakingaccountoflocallaws,languagesandcustoms,encouragingindividual
initiativeundertheslogan“Thinkandconductcompliancetogether”.
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Basicapproachtoprocurement
Wecontributetocreatethesocialinfrastructurecombininginformation,energy,andmobility
throughtherelationshipandco-creationwithourpartners.Inordertorealizeatrulyaﬄuentandsustainablesociety,wehavebeenconductingfairandsincereprocurementactivitiestotaketheconsiderationaboutthesafetyandenvironment,undertheFurukawaElectricGroup
ProcurementPolicy.

FurukawaElectricGroupProcurementPolicy

1.FairnessandIntegrity
Weareopentoanyandallbusinesspartnersinaccordancewiththeprincipleoffreecompetitionandweallactwithfairnessandintegrity.
2.CompliancewithLawsandRegulationsandCSRProcurementTowardtherealizationofasustainablesociety,weconductourprocurementactivities
consideringenvironmentpreservationandsafeoperationincomplywithallapplicablelawsandregulationsandwedofulﬁllourCorporateSocialResponsibility.
3.PartnershipWealwaysvaluerelationshipsofmutualtrustwithourbusinesspartnerstocreatenewvaluesbycollaboration.
Wepursuetooptimizeourprocurementconditionsfromtheviewpointofquality,cost,delivery,technologicalcapabilitiesandCSRactivities.
(note) IntheGroup,wecallourbusinesssuppliersasthe“Partners”tocollaboratethevaluecreation.

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Procurement

CSRDeploymentGuideline
HereshowsthebasicideaofdeploymentinCSRprocurementinFurukawaElectricGroupBusinesspartners.

FairTrading
HumanRightsandLabor
InformationSecurity
OccupationalHealthandSafety
Environment
ProductQualityandSafety
ContributiontoSociety
DeploymenttoSuppliers
CSRDeploymentGuideline(PDF103KB)

QualityAssuranceGuideline
HereshowstheQualityAssuranceguidelinesestablishedforunderstandingofthestanceofFurukawaElectricGroup.

1.RequirementswithRespecttoQualityAssurance
2.SecuringResources
3.OrderingProcess
4.Design,DevelopmentandChangeProcesses
5.PurchaseProcess
6.ManufacturingProcess
7.AuditsandManagementofNonconformingProductsbyPartners
QualityAssuranceGuidelinesforPartners(PDF255KB)
合作伙伴质量保证指南(PDF312KB)

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ConductingTrainingonSubcontractingTransactions
Inordertoforgesoundrelationshipswithbusinesspartnersthroughfairtransactionsthatcomplywithrulesandregulations,FurukawaElectricGroupprovidestrainingforemployeesonsubcontractingtransactions.Inﬁscal2019,thetrainingcourseswhichhavebeenpreviously
conductedandtheemployeeeducationwhichnewlyincorporatese-learningwereconducted,
andweaimedtomakethoroughlyknownthecontentsoftheActagainstDelayinPaymentofSubcontractProceeds,Etc.toSubcontractors.

PartnersMeetingandPartnersEvaluationSchemeWecarryoutpartnerevaluationsforpartners(80%ofmaterialsandequipmentpurchaseamount)selectedbasedonpurchaseamountandimportance.Forﬁscal2019,thismeetingwasheldinJuneandwasattendedby59mainbusinesspartners.Inadditiontotheexisting“Excellent
PartnerAwards”and“GroupGlobalPartnerAwards”,Wehavenewlyestablishedthe"BestEﬀort
PartnerAward"toevaluateimprovementandeﬀorts,andthe"BestPerformanceAward"toevaluateexcellentperformance,andhaveincorporatedmultifacetedevaluations.Wealsoevaluate
mainbusinesspartnersonthebasisofquality,technology,price,deliverysystem,degreeofsocialcontributionandcreditcondition,andthen,weprovidefeedbackonourﬁndings,inpartnersmeeting.Inaddition,wediscusstheresultsofourevaluationswiththemtomorecloselyalignourawarenessofprocurementactivities.Aspartofthat,weacceleratedtheactivitiesofProcurementLogisticsinﬁscal2018.Byselectingthebestmeansofthetransportationwithinthevaluechain,suchastheeﬀectiveuseofthereturningvehicles,wearecontinuingtodealwiththecostreductions,CO₂reductionsduringprocurements,and“therisksofthesoaringlogistics
costsandbecomingdiﬃculttotransport”.
Inﬁscal2019,weevaluatedsome199businesspartnersandprovidedfeedbacktothem.
Furthermore,werequestedongoingcooperationfrombusinesspartnersonbusinesscontinuity
andstablesupplyinitiatives.

PromotingCSRinprocurementactivities
WearepromotingtheESGprocurementactivitiesinmindfulofthe“Environment”andthe“Social”issues.BasedonourCSRDeploymentGuidelineforBusinessPartners,Existingpartner
andweareworkingtogethertoengageinprocurementactivitieswith“fulllegalcomplianceandfairtradingpractices”,“considerationforhumanrights,safetyandtheenvironment”,“reductionofanenvironmentalimpact”and“eliminationofconﬂictminerals”.Wearealso
continuallyprovidingencouragementatpartnersmeetingbyexplainingthestateofoureﬀortstoourbusinesspartners,askingfortheircooperationwithouractivities,andsoon.WeencouragenewpartnerstocomplywiththeCSRPromotionGuidelinesatthestartoftransactionswithus.

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ValuechainBCM(BusinessContinuityManagement)
FurukawaElectricconductsregularquestionnairesurveysonitsmainpartnersabouttheirBCM
measures.Inﬁscal2019,weheldquestionnairesurveysformainpartnersandplacedtheresults
wereceivedfromourbusinesspartnersontoadatabase.Inthisway,wehavebecomeabletoquicklyidentifywhichpartnersaremostlylikelytobeaﬀectedduringanaturaldisaster.

ConﬂictMinerals(note)
Regardingtheactionassociatedwiththeconﬂictminerals,wehaveestablishedthegrouppolicyasapartofcomplianceactivitiesofRBA(ResponsibleBusinessAlliance)CodeofConduct,inthe“ResponsibleMineralProcurementInitiatives”andmakingeﬀortstoinformthegroupcompanies
andthebusinesspartners.
Inﬁscal2019,wecontinuedthesurveysontheusagestatusoftheconﬂictmineralsforthemain
productsofFurukawaElectricandthegroupcompanies.Atthesametime,weareactively
promotingtheprocurementfromthesmelterscertiﬁedbytheRBAconﬂict-freesmelter
program.
Goingforward,inadditiontorequestingthecooperationofgroupcompaniesandourbusiness
partnersintheresponsiblesourcingofminerals,wewillworkwiththeJapanElectronicsandInformationIndustriesAssociation(JEITA),anindustryorganization,oninitiativestargetingtheresponsiblesourcingofminerals.
(note) Deﬁnedasminerals(tantalum,tin,gold,tungstenortheirderivatives)thatoriginateinornearthe
DemocraticRepublicoftheCongothatmayhelptoﬁnancearmedconﬂict.

ChallengesandFuturePolicyWewanttofullygraspthestateofourCSRactivitiesalongthevaluechainbyregularlyasking
ourpartnerstocompleteaquestionnaireontheirunderstandingofourCSRDeployment
GuidelineforBusinessPartners.WewillalsoseektodeepenBCMbygivingencouragementtopartnersbasedontheresultsofourBCMquestionnaireandmanufacturingsitesurvey,withtheaimofimprovingcrisisresponselevelsalongtheentirevaluechain.Internally,wehaveheld
exerciseandseminarsonthehandlingofBCMinordertoraiseourawareness.Inaddition,we
areimplementingtheworkstylereformthroughtheRPA(RoboticProcessAutomation)andalso
makingeﬀortstoreduceinternalrisksthroughthestandardizationandduplicationoftheprocurementoperations.

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TargetsandResults(Procurement)：Achieved：Partiallyachieved

FY2019

FY2020

Targets

Results

Strengthen
strategic
relationshipswithpartners

・Conductedpartner
evaluationsofabout199
mainpartnersandheld
partners
・IntroduceourCSR
DeploymentGuidelinebyprocurementsystem
online・Reviewedandincreasedthenumberofsupplypoints(andsometimes
recommendedtoholdinventory)forimportant
products
・Aconﬂictmaterials
surveys(dataupdate
surveys)wasdone
・CO2reductionsduring
procurements
Numberofpartners18
companiesin2018⇒24companiesin2019

Ongoing
implementationofthepartnerassessment
systemandutilizationoffeedback
discussions
Continuetoinform
partnersaboutthe"CSRDeployment
Guidelines"
Examinationandimplementationofmeasurestostrengthenthevalue
chainbyutilizingBCM
questionnairesurveys
andsitesurveysresults
Carryoutconﬂict
mineralssurvey(data
updatesurvey)
Promotionofthestrategic“Purchasing
process”activitiesin
considerationofthevaluechain.

：Notachieved

Achievement

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Targets

Promotionofprocurement
activitiesthatfulﬁllsocialresponsibility
tosolvetheSDGs

Continuepartner
evaluationsystem
Continuetoinform
partnersaboutCSR
DeploymentGuidelines
CommunicationwithpartnerswithaviewtostrengtheningtheValue
chainbasedontheresultsofBCM
questionnairesurveys
Conﬂictmineralssurvey(dataupdatesurvey)
Promotionofthestrategic“Purchasing
process”activitiesin
considerationofthevaluechain.

Socia l25PersonnelManagement
PersonnelManagementPolicyWeaimtobeacreativeanddynamiccorporategroupbyutilizingdiversehumanresources
globally.Itisfundamentaltohumanresourcemanagementtocontinuouslycreatepersonnelwho
canembodyFurukawaElectricgroupphilosophy(note),corevalueandcontributetostrengtheningcompetitiveness.
(note) Pleaserefertopage5for“FurukawaElectricGroupCorporatePhilosophy”.

Medium-termpolicyInthe2020Mid-termManagementPlan,wesetamissionofpursuingdiversityandinitiativeinordertocontinuegrowingintheglobalmarkets,improvingourabilitytorespondtochangesinthebusinessenvironment,andrealizinggreatercreativityandexecutioncapabilitiesinour“people”and“organizations”.Wewillimplementhumanresourcemanagementtosupport
FurukawaElectricGroupʼsgrowthstrategythroughsuchasenhancementofHRfunctionin
FurukawaElectricGroupasawholethroughpenetrationof“FurukawaElectricGroupVisionfor
OurPeople”(note),fosterageofemployeeʼsvoluntaryinitiativeontheircareerdevelopment,
improvementoftheirmotivationforcompetencydevelopment.
(note) Pleaserefertopage31for“FurukawaElectricGroupVisionforOurPeople”.

MainmeasurescontributingtotheGroupʼsglobalmanagement
1.Realizationof“SuccessorTrainingPlan”andstrategicplacementinimportantpositionwithingroup
2.Earlyselectionofcandidatesandsystematicdevelopmentandarrangement,forthetrainingofthenextgenerationofmanagers
3.Penetrationandestablishmentof“FurukawaElectricGroupVisionforOurPeople”,
promotionofcareerdevelopmentsupportandimprovementofpersonnelsystemforthat
purpose
4.Improvementoftrainingcurriculumandpromotionofhumanresourcesexchange,overseas
dispatchofyoungemployees
5.Accelerationofdiversitymanagementeﬀorts
6.Promotionofproductivityimprovementandﬂexibleworkingwaythrough“workstylereform”
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HumanResourcesDevelopment
EnhancementofEducationProgramInaccordancewith“FurukawaElectricGroupVisionforOurPeople”,wearetraininghumanresourceswhohaverichhumanityandstrongchallengespirit,forthesakeofourgroupdevelopment.Thestateofourleadersaﬀectscorporatecultureandreﬂectsinourbusinessresults,whichiswhywegivetrainingateachleveltodevelopleadership,andconstruct
relationshipsbetweenpeopleby“dialogue”amongallouremployees.Weworkhardtoinstillamindthatisinterestedinpeopleandrespectsothers.

NurturingLeadersAdaptedtothe
GlobalScene
WestartedourGlobalBusinessLeader(GBL)trainingin2006inordertodeveloppersonnelwhowilltakeontheroleofmanagementinthefuture.Sinceﬁscal2013thishasbeen
reformedtoGlobalMindsetProgram(GMP),withitsextraemphasisonglobalhumanresourceeducation.Wehavealso
operatedaGlobalDevelopmentProgram(GDP)foroverseas
localemployeessince2010withtheaimofstrengthening
linkswithinFurukawaElectricGroup,thecurriculumbeing
partlysharedwiththeGMP.Furthermore,inﬁscal2014welaunchedtheGlobalChallengeProgram(GCP),which
dispatchesyoungemployeestoforeigncountries.Weareworkingtoalignthesevariousprogramstodevelophumanresourceswhocanplayadynamicroleontheglobalstage.

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GlobalHumanResourcesTrainingSystemProjecttoImproveGENBARYOKUCapabilities
Fromﬁscal2009,thetrainingtargetedfortheemployeesinMONOZUKURI(manufacturing)siteiscarriedoutateachofourPlants.Inﬁscal2018,trainingwasalsoprovidedforeachclassofworkersfromfreshmentoveterans.Inaddition,weholdthe“MONOZUKURItraining”targeting
manufacturingstaﬀfromourPlantsanddomesticaﬃliatesandthe“allemployeesparticipating
specialprograms”atthemajorplantsinmanycompaniesinFurukawaElectricGroup.Morethan
3,500traineesparticipatedinthesitestrengthtraining.Weareaimingtorevitalizethe“MONOZUKURIpower”oftheworkplacebyutilizingthe“sightstrength”whereeachthinksandactsonitsown.

Trainingfornovicetechnicians.Exerciseinworkimprovement.

GroupworkonMONOZUKURIstaﬀtrainingforthesightstrength.

Wearepromotingtocreateaculturewhichcarriesouttheoperationwiththecommonlanguageof“strengtheningtheGEMBARYOKU”.Whatʼsmore,wewillstrengthenour“MONOZUKURI
capabilities”byworkingtogetherasaunitedFurukawaElectricGroupbothinJapanandoverseas.

PeopleUndergoingGENBARYOKUReinforcementTraining
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UsingDiverseHumanResourcesOneofourGroupʼsmanagementphilosophiesisto“nurturehumanresourcesateverylevel,sothatwecanbecomeamorediverseandcreativeorganization”.ItisessentialfortheprogressofourGroupʼsglobalmanagementtocreateacorporatecultureinwhichmorediversepersonnel
cansucceed.InApril2014,wesetupaDiversityPromotionSection,andareworkingonvarious
measuressuchasorganizationalmindfostering,womenʼscareerformationsupport,promotionofautonomouswork-lifemanagement,etc.,aimingatbuildinganenvironmentwherediverse
humanresourcescanbeactive.

Diversity&InclusionActivities
Inﬁscal2018,ourpresidenthasannouncedamessage
regardingDiversity&Inclusion(D&I)insideandoutsidethecompany.Weconductede-learningtopreventharassment
andpromoteunderstandingofLGBTat24companies
includingdomesticaﬃliates.Inaddition,wehavestarted
dispatchingcrossindustrytrainingforchieflevelwomen,interviewsforreturningtochildcareleave,anddeliveryofmalechildcareleavepromotionemails.

Iku-Bossenterprisealliance“NadeshikoBrand”logo“MaleLeadersʼAssociationAcceleratingtheActivityof“ShiningWomen”“L-Stars”logo

Objectivesrelatedtosupportthesuccessofwomenintheworkplace(Setnewtargetvalueinﬁscal2018)
1.Weaimfor7%offemalesinmanagerialpositionsbyﬁscal2025
2.Weaimfor15%offemalesinchiefpositionsbyﬁscal
2025
3.Weaimfor40%offemalesinuniversitygraduates
recruitsbyﬁscal2025

Cross-IndustryTrainingforWomen(note) AsummaryofourcompanyʼsinitiativesisavailableontheMinistryofHealth,LabourandWelfareʼs“Enterprisedatabasepromotingwomenʼssuccess”.
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Workstylereformactivitystartedin2015asPhase2fromﬁscal2018,withtheslogan“Towardacorporategroupwhereeachandeveryemployeeworkswithexcitement,andcollaboration!”Weareactiveonthreepillars:“Autonomouswork-lifemanagement”,“CultureofLearningandGrowingoneanother”,“PracticeofChange”.Aboveall,inthe“PracticeofChange”,weestablishedanewaward,commendedgoodpracticesthatcanbeusedasreferenceforotherdepartments.
Wealsohelda“precedingcaseseminar”tointroducetheiractivities,andestablishedadedicatedwebsiteforprovidingknow-howandexchanginginformation.Inthisway,wehaveimplemented
measurestorecognizegoodinitiativesandsharethemwidely.

DiversityinHiringInordertorespondtotheglobaldevelopmentofourbusiness,FurukawaElectricGrouphascometogethertoimplementavarietyofinitiativeswiththeaimofsecuringhumanresources.In
additiontoinformationexchangestoshareknow-howonhiringwithinFurukawaElectricGroup,
weheldFurukawaElectricGroupForuminTokyo,atwhichactivelyappealedourattractivenesstostudents.

EncouragingEmploymentofDisabledPeople
FurukawaElectrichasestablishedspecialsubsidiaryFurukawaNewLeafinﬁscal2004forthepurposeofimprovingouremploymentrateofdisabledpeople.AsofMarch31st2019,
FurukawaNewLeafemploys40peoplewhoareintellectuallychallenged.FurukawaNewLeafwill
activelypromoteinitiativestoimprovetheemploymentrateatourHiratsukaPlant,ChibaPlant,
andMiePlantasactivitybases.

FurukawaNewLeafemployeesatwork
ActualEmploymentRate(Fromouremploymentstatusreportondisabledpersons)30Internships
EversincetheJapanesegovernmentintroducedasystemofinternshipsin1997aspartofanindustryacademia-governmentcollaboration,inourroleasamanufacturerFurukawaElectrichastakenonnumerousscienceandengineeringinternswiththeaimofcontributingtothefosteringofJapanesetechniciansofthefuture.Wehavealreadytakenonmorethan200studentsacrossourvariousworkplaces.

Internshiptraining

ImprovingtheWorkingEnvironmentthroughLabor-Management
OpinionExchanges
FurukawaElectricmaintainsabasicpositionthatbothlaborandmanagementshouldendeavortoengageinsincerediscussions,andthereforewefocusonissueresolutionanddeepeningmutual
understanding.WeholdourCentralManagementBrieﬁngstwiceannuallyforpublicexchangesofopinionbetweenlaborandmanagement.Wehaveconductedsuchmeetingsfor67yearsfromﬁscal1952.AsofMay2019wehadheldthesebrieﬁngs133times.Representativesfromlaborandmanagementexchangefrankopinionsandshareinformationaboutabroadspectrumofitemsatthesebrieﬁngs,suchasthebusinessenvironment,management,andtopicalmatters.
WealsohaveinplacevariouscommitteessuchasthePersonnelSystemExploratoryCommittee
andtheCommitteeforStudyingShorterHoursthataredesignedtoimprovetheworking
environment,whichmanagementandlabordiscussonadailybasis.Thesediscussionsleadtoimprovementsinvarioussystemsandstrengthenmonitoringfunctions,suchascomplianceresponseandtheimplementationstatusofotherCSRactivities.

EmployeeDataBook
PleaseseetheURLbelowforEmployeeDataBook.
ESGData
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TargetsandResults(PersonnelDevelopmentandWorkingEnvironment)：Achieved ：Partiallyachieved ：Notachieved
2019Management
Plan

Strengtheningofglobalhuman・Reviewoftheselectioncriteriafor
GDPtrainingtoobtainhightraining
eﬀect・ExpansionandimprovementofthecontentsofGMP
training

ReinforcementofMonozukuri
capability

・Implementationof“Monozukuri
capabilities”
Education
・Continuetostrengthen“Monozukuri
capabilities”ofaﬃliatedcompanies(Japanandoverseas)(ongoing)

Supportfordiversewaysofworking,andwork-lifebalance・Introductionofhourlyannualleave
・Promote
understandingofunconsciousbiastoraiseawarenessofDiversity&Inclusion

Results

Achievement

・Ahigherleveloftrainingeﬀect
wasachievedbysetting"engagementinstrategicwork
andEnglishproﬁciency"astheselectioncriteriaforGDP.
・Achievedfurtherimprovementofmutualunderstandingwithinthegroupbyreviewingjoint
trainingcontentsofGMPandGDP.

・Newlyplannedandimplementedtrainingaimedatimprovingproblem-solvingskills
forworkplacemanagers
・Continuetoparticipateineachtrainingfromaﬃliateddomestic
companies

・Introducedthehourlyannual
regularleavesystem.
・Anexecutivestudysession
washeldbyinvitinganoutside
lecturertopromote
understandingofunconscious
bias.

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2020Management
Plan

Strengthening
leadershipofthedirectorsandabove

Establishingattitudes
andprinciplesofconductastheGroup'sManagerandexpandingthattoall
overthegroup.

Reinforcementof“Monozukuri
capabilities”

Reviewingthecontentsoftheeducationbyrank
Continuetostrengthen“Monozukuri
capabilities”ofaﬃliatedcompanies(Japanandoverseas)(ongoing)

Supportfordiversewaysofworking,andwork-lifebalance

Expansionofteleworksystem
Continuetoeducate
forraisingawarenessofacceptanceofdiversehumanresourcesandwaysofworking.

OccupationalHealthandSafety
BasicApproachtoOccupationalHealthandSafetyManagement
Inadditiontobasiclegalcompliance,FurukawaElectricGroupprioritizedinitiativesthatpromote"becomingasafetyconsciousperson"and"realizingfundamentalsafety."Ourbasicapproachistoaimforzeroaccidentsandzeroillnessthroughsafetyactivitiesfocusingonthreeinitiatives,thatis,safetymanagementinadditiontotheabovementionedtwoinitiatives.

BasicPolicyonHealthandSafetyManagement

EndeavortoeradicateaccidentsbyinspectionsandmanagementinaccordancewiththeIndustrialSafetyandHealthAct.
Nurturesafetyconsciouspersonsthatcanavoiddangerbypointing&callingandbycomplyingwithrules.
Realize“fundamentalsafety”inwhichpeopleandfacilitiesareseparatedtoeliminateunsafe
conditions.
RaisethequalityofsafetymanagementbyimplementingSIDIScyclebaseddialogueandstandardization.
PromotementalandphysicalhealthimprovementbyFurukawaElectricgroupʼshealthmanagementactivities.

PromotionSystem
FurukawaElectricGrouphasestablishedtheFurukawaElectricGroupOccupationalHealth&Safety
Committee(onwhichthePresidentservesascommitteechairman)asthehighestbodyforpromoting
occupationalhealthandsafetyatagrouplevel.Thecommitteemembershipiscomposedofexecutives,andcarriesoutdeliberation,decision-makingandfollow-upactivitiesforFurukawaElectricgroupasawholeinrespecttopoliciesandinitiativesinhealthandsafety.

PromotionFramework
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SafetyandHealthActivitiesPresentationMeetings
WehavebeenholdingpresentationmeetingsonFurukawa
ElectricGroupʼssafetyandhealthactivitiesandawardingthebestwithcommendations.Inﬁscal2019,twelveteamswereselectedfromtheSBUs(includingfourteamsfromgroupcompanies)togivepresentationsandreceiveawardsfromthepresident.
FurukawaFITELOpticalProducts(Shanghai)
Co.,Ltd.(FFOS)


SiteInspectionsbyOﬃcers
FurukawaElectricʼssafetyoﬃcersmakesiteinspectionsat
FurukawaElectricCo.,Ltd.andgroupcompanieswheneveranaccidentoccursandinaccordancewithperformanceinthepreviousﬁscalyear.Theyconﬁrmhowappropriatethesafetymeasuresare,andchecktheextenttowhichthesemeasureshavebecomeﬁrmlyestablished.Inaddition,theyexchange
opinionswithaviewtoachievingfundamentalsafety,andwork
hardtopreventanyrecurrences.Theyalsoconductvisitstodomesticandoverseasgroupcompanies,andexchanged
opinionswith12companiesinﬁscal2019.

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TOTOKUElectricCo,Ltd.(TTK)WorkAccidentOccurrenceStatusIntermsofitsperformanceinﬁscal2019,FurukawaElectricrecordedfour“accidentswithworking
lossdays”,andfailedtomeetitstargetof“zeroaccidentswithworkinglossdays”.Thefrequencyrateofaccidentsresultingintimeoﬀwork(note1)increasedto0.59inFurukawaElectriconlybut
decreasedto0.32amongallGroupcompaniesinJapan(note2).

Frequencyrateofaccidentsresultingintimeoﬀwork(note1) Frequencyrate=(No.ofcasualties/Totalactualworkhours)x1,000,000(note2) Thecalculationforﬁscal2019coveredfull-timeemployeesandtemporarystaﬀatFurukawaElectricand34
GroupcompaniesinJapan.
(note3) DataonallindustriesandthewholemanufacturingindustryisfromMinistryofHealth,LaborandWelfare
surveyresults

Meanwhile,the2019accidentfrequencyrateforthewholeGroupincludingoverseasGroup
companieswas0.6.Thisincludedaccidentsbothresultinginandnotresultingintimeoﬀwork.
Pleaseseebelowforcompaniesincludedinthecalculation.
Listofallapplicablecompanies：OccupationalHealthandSafety-Scopeofthefrequency
rateofaccidentsresultingintimeoﬀwork
TargetsandResults(Accidents)：Achieved：Partiallyachieved

FY2019
Targets
Zero“accidentswithworkinglossdays”：Notachieved
FY2020

Results

Achievement

Four“accidentswithworkinglossdays”

Targets
Zero“accidentswithworkinglossdays”

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HealthcareforEmployeesWorkingLongHours
InaccordancewiththeGuidelinesissuedbytheLaborStandardsBureauentitled“MeasurestobeTakenbyEmployerstoPreventHealthImpairmentDuetoOverwork”,westrivetomanagethehealthofemployeeswhoworklonghoursbyimplementingstrictlimitationsonworkinghoursbasedontheresultsofhealthcheckupsandbyarrangingconsultationsforsuchworkerswithindustrialphysicians.

MentalHealthEducationWehavebeentakingstepstosafeguardthementalhealthofouremployeessinceﬁscal2002.We
haveintroducedacounselingsystembasedonanexternalemployeeassistanceprogram(EAP)andCompany-widementalhealtheducationprograms,includingline-care,andself-caretraining.Inﬁscal
2016,webroughtinasystemtoinvestigatethestressexperiencedbyouremployeesfollowingarevisionofJapaneselaw.Wealsoprovidetheopportunityforemployeestoconsultwithadoctor.
＜Mentalhealtheducationprograms＞
Stresscontroltrainingusingcognitive
Listenertraining
behavioraltherapy
Mentalhealthtrainingfocusingonwork
Comfortableworkplacestudymeetings
engagement

StrengtheningPassiveSmokingMeasures
Sinceﬁscal2003,theCompanyhasfullyembracedeﬀortstocurbthesmokingoftobaccoandtakenstepstopreventexposuretosecondhand
smokeandpromotenon-smokinglifestyles.WehaveachievedtheCompanywidegoalsofnosmokingduringworkinghours(FY2017)andnosmokingonthepremises(FY2020).Thesmokingrateofmaleemployeesdecreasedfrom
53.3%inﬁscal2002to26.0%inﬁscal2019,anindicatorthatourinitiatives
havehadapositiveimpactonthelifestylesandhabitsofouremployees.Wewillcontinuetoassistsmokersastheyworktoquitsmoking.
Non-smokingposter

InitiativestoImproveHealthLiteracyandPresenteeism

Improvementsinthehealthconsciousnessofemployeesareanimportantpartofimprovingtheirhealth.Sinceﬁscal2018,wehavehadeachemployeestatetheirhealthgoalsinashorthealthdeclaration.Inﬁscal2020,toimprovepresenteeism,weintroducedastiﬀshoulderandlowerbackpainpreventionappandprovidedvideosthatdemonstratestretchestopreventstiﬀshouldersandlowerbackpain.
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MeasurestoPreventFallingAccidents
Thefallingaccidentincreaseswithage.EvenintheCompany,whereitsmembersareaging,astheincreaseoffallingaccident(includingcommutinginjuriesduringwalking)isaseriousconcern,thepreventiveeducationforthefallingaccidentsandﬁtnessexercises(muscletraining)wereintroduced
fromﬁscal2016.Inaddition,inﬁscal2016thephysicalfunctioncheck-upshasbeenimplementedfor
employeesover50s,andsinceﬁscal2017,ithasbeenexpandedtoover40s.

Certiﬁcatedas“HealthManagementBrand2019”and”HealthManagementSuperiorCorporation2019”
From2017to2020,4yearsinarow,TheCompanywascertiﬁedas“HealthManagementBrand2019”selectedbyMinistryofEconomy,TradeandIndustry(METI)andTokyoStockExchange,inadditionto“HealthManagementSuperiorCorporation2019(White500)”whichpracticedgood
healthmanagementundertheMETI'shealthmanagementexcellent
corporationcertiﬁcationsystem.
Inaddition,onMay15,2017,fromthemanagerialviewpoint,“Furukawa
ElectricGroupHealthManagementDeclaration”wasenacted,inordertopromote“HealthManagement”whichstrategicallystrivesforthehealthmanagementandthehealthpromotionoftheemployees.Inorderto“aimtobecomeacreativeandfullofvitalitycorporategroupbytakingadvantageofthediversehumanresources”,wewillkeepmaking“acompanywhere
everyoneworksvigorously,keepsgrowingandisproud”byprioritizingsafety
andhealthtoeverything,promotingvariousactivitiesmindfulofhealthmanagementthroughouttheCompany.

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White500certiﬁcate

Quality
BasicApproach
EachoftheCompanyʼsdivisionshasacquiredISO9001certiﬁcation.Wehavebeencontributing
tothesocietybyintroducingtheprocessesofISO9001,andconstantlystrivingtoimprove
qualitybystandardizingoperationsinordertoprovidegoodproductsandservicesfromthecustomersʼprospects.
Goingforward,wewillcontinueendeavoringtofurtherenhance“MONOZUKURIability”
throughoutFurukawaElectricGroupbyachievingthequalityexpectedbycustomers,basedona
policyofGroup-focusedmanagement.

QualityManagementPolicyAteverystageofouroperations,fromresearchanddevelopmenttomanufacturing,sales,customerserviceandmanagement,inallsectionsandallhierarchies,wealwaysstrivetoadheretoaPDCAmanagementcyclebasedonactualfacts,maintainandimproveour
products,customerservicesandthequalityofouroperationsandputourmanagement
policiesintopractice.

OrganizationsforImprovingQuality
FurukawaElectrichasestablishedFurukawaElectricGroupQualityManagementCommittee,
whichischairedbythepresident,asthetopmostbodyforpromotingqualitymanagementat
FurukawaElectricGrouplevel.Directedbythiscommittee,DivisionalQualityManagement
Committeesledbydivisionalheadspromoteongoingeﬀortstomaintainorimprovethequalityofourproducts,customerservicesandoperations.

PromotionFramework38QualityEnhancementProjectForthepurposeofreducingthefailurecost,improvingthemanufacturingability,andobtainingthetechnicallyvaluableknowledge,weselecttheimportantissuesinallbusinessdivisionsandproceedtheeﬀorttosolvetheissues.Wealsoaimtodevelophumanresourceswithhighissues-solving
powerinthisactivities.
Attheendoftheﬁscalyear,thereportmeetingwasheldtoshareimprovementandgoodresultsforallbusinessdivisions.

ActivitiesReportingMeeting

RiskFreeDesign(RFD)ProjectInordertoachievethequalityexpectedbycustomers,itisimportanttoidentifyproblemsatthedesignanddevelopmentstageandtotakeappropriatemeasuresbefore
startingtheproduction.
Inthisproject,weareworkingtoimprovetheabilityinidentifyingproblemsandinsolvingitbythedesigninganddevelopingengineers,alsoimprovingtheprocessforits
eﬀectiveimplementation.
Inﬁscalyearof2019,thethirdyearofthiseprogram,we
continuedtoholdthetrainingsessionstoimproveourability
topromotethisconcept.Furthermore,aspartofthelevelbasededucationthatwasincorporatedintotheeducation
system,westartedtrainingforyoungerengineerstoimprovetheirabilitiesoftheprodctdesigh.
Theprocesfollowingsthisconceptisshowninthe"Guidelines"regardingthedesignanddevelopmentthattheGrouphasindependentlyestablished.Inaccordancewiththeseguidelines,eachbusinessdivisionispromotingthestandardizationthatisappropriateforeachbusiness.


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WorkshopIssuesandthefuturepolicyInordertoachievethequalityexpectedbycustomers,twoprojectswillbecontinuing.
TheQualityEnhancementProjectdoesnotsimplyaddressqualityimprovementthemesonasuperﬁciallevel.Theprojectdeterminestherootcausesofproblemstoimprovetechnologyinourﬁeldsofbusinessandcontinuestocultivatehumanresourceswhoexcelatsolvingproblems.
TheRiskFreeDesign(RFD)Projectwillcontinuetopromotetrainingthatenhancesemployeesʼ
abilitiestoidentifypotentialproblems,andresolveandpreventthem,allbeforecustomersusetheproducts.TheRFDProjectalsoworkstointroducenewsystemstopreventproblemsfromoccurring.
And,inlightoftherecentqualityirregularitiesinJapanʼsmanufacturingindustry,Furukawa
ElectricGroupwillcontinuetostrengthen“qualitycompliance”and“qualitygovernance”bysetting“guidelines”whichprescribedwhatshallbefollowedandimprovingtheirabilityofauditorsinqualitymanagementsystem.
TargetsandResults(Quality)：Achieved：Partiallyachieved

FY2019

FY2020

Targets

Results

StrengtheningoffundamentalQuality
Power

WehavestrivedtoestablishtheQuality
StrengtheningProjectanditsactivitiesandexpandanddeepentheactivitiesoftheRFD
Project.

Reduce“failurecosts”by
10%fromﬁscal2018：Notachieved

Achievement

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Targets

Committedtoachievingthequalityexpectedbycustomers!

Reduce“failurecosts”by
10%fromﬁscal2019

HumanRights
BasicPolicyonHumanRights
UndertheFurukawaElectricGroupPhilosophy,theGroupunderstandsthatthehumanrightsofeveryoneaﬀectedbyitsgloballyexpandingbusinessactivitiesmustberespected.TheGroupwillrespectshumandignityandallhumanrightsthatarerecognizedinternationally.

FurukawaElectricGroupHumanRightsPolicyIn2015,theUnitedNations(UN)adoptedtheSustainableDevelopmentGoals(SDGs).Recently,socialconditionsandthebusinessenvironmentarechangingdramatically.Inthisenvironment,
companiesareincreasinglyreceivingdiverserequestsfromstakeholdersrelatedtoenvironmental,social,andgovernance(ESG)criteria,includingrespectforhumanrights.
Consideringthesituation,theGroupestablishedtheFurukawaElectricGroupHumanRights
PolicyonJanuary27,2020,torespectthehumanrightsofallstakeholdersaﬀectedbyits
businessactivities.
FurukawaElectricGroupHumanRightsPolicyestablished
onJanuary27,2020（PDF402KB）

WhistleblowingSystemInordertoaddressviolationsoftheFurukawaElectricGroupCSRCodeofConduct,which
includesprovisionsrelatedtohumanrights,andconcernoverpotentialviolationsintheGroup'sbusinessactivities,theGroupestablishedaninternalwhistleblowerdeskandanexternal
whistleblowerdesk,whichusesanoutsideindependentorganization.Basedoninformation
obtainedthroughthesystem,theGrouptakesstepstomitigateanynegativeeﬀectsbyfollowing
appropriateprocedures.

ParticipatingintheUNGlobalCompact
The10principlesoftheUNGlobalCompactincludeprinciplesrelatedtohumanrights,suchassupportandrespectfortheprotectionofhumanrights,notbeingcomplicitinhumanrights
abuses,eliminationofforcedandcompulsorylaborandabolitionofchildlabor.TheGroup
companysupportstheUNGlobalCompactandhasparticipatedinitsinceFebruary2020.
Thisﬁscalyear,theCompanyparticipatesinthehumanrightssubcommitteesofGlobalCompact
NetworkJapan,asbelow.
SubcommitteesofHumanRightsDueDiligence,SubcommitteesofSupplychain
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TheGroup'sactionsrelatedtohumanrights
Humanrights
violations

Inadequacies
in
Occupational
Healthand
SafetyForcedandcompulsory
labor,Slave
labor

TargetPeopleintheGroupwhoareinvolvedinsafety
andhealthmanagementAllpeoplewhoworkfortheGroup
Businesspartners

ChildlaborAllpeoplewhoworkfortheGroup
Businesspartners

DiscriminationAllpeoplewhoworkfortheGroup

ActionsofFurukawaElectric/FurukawaElectricGroup
ActionspromotedbytheFurukawaElectricGroupSafety
andHealthCommittee
SafetyandhealthactivitiesateachsiteoftheCompany
andGroupcompanies
AchievementofOccupationalSafetyandHealthManagementSystem(OSHMS)certiﬁcation
Safetyandhealtheducationaccordingtorank
Holdingpresentationsaboutsafetyandhealthactivities
andsharingbestpractices
Exchangesofviewsbetweenlaborandmanagement
EducationontheBasicPolicyonCSRandCSRCodeofConduct,andmakingthemknowntoall
Makingthewhistleblowingsystemknowntoall
Educationonthehumanrightspolicyandmakingitknown
toallMakingtheCSRDeploymentGuidelinesforBusiness
Partnersknowntopartners
Partnersmeetingsanddialogueswithpartners
EducationontheBasicPolicyonCSRandCSRCodeofConduct,andmakingthemknowntoall
Makingthewhistleblowingsystemknowntoall
MakingtheCSRDeploymentGuidelinesforBusiness
Partnersknowntopartners
Partnersmeetingsanddialogueswithpartners
EducationontheBasicPolicyonCSRandCSRCodeofConduct,andmakingthemknowntoall
EducationonFurukawaElectricGroupPeopleVisionandmakingitknowntoall
Educationaccordingtorank(newcomereducationandtrainingformanagers)
Promotionofdiversity
Promotionofemploymentofpeoplewithdisabilities
E-learningonLGBTissuesandtheSDGs

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E nv i ronment

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EnvironmentalPolicyandPurpose
FurukawaElectricGroupBasicEnvironmentalPolicy

BasicPhilosophy
We,theemployeesoftheFurukawaElectricGroup,recognizethatconservationoftheglobal
environmentisaseriousissueconfrontingtheinternationalcommunity,andwepledgetocontributetoasustainablefuturefortheworldthroughtechnologicalinnovationthatutilizesourstrengthinadvancedmaterials.

ActionGuidelines

1.Weshallcomplywithenvironmentallawsandregulationsaswellasthedemandsofourcustomersandothers,settingeverhigherenvironmentaltargetsaswecontinuously
improveourglobalenvironmentalconservationeﬀorts.
2.WeshallstrivetodevelopproductsthatarefriendlytotheEarth,andcreatenewenvironmentalbusinesses.
3.Weshallstrivetoreduceenvironmentalriskbyincorporatinganti-climatechangeandresourceconservation/recyclingconsiderations,aswellasareductionintheuseofenvironmentalimpactcausingsubstances,acrosstheentireproductlifecycle.
4.Weshallevaluatetheecologicalimpactofallofourbusinesses,andstrivefortheconservationofbiodiversityandsustainableuseofresources.
5.Wewillseekharmonywiththenaturalenvironmentandlocalcommunitiesthroughdialoguewithourstakeholders.

44EnvironmentalManagement
EnvironmentalManagementOrganization
FurukawaElectricGrouppromotesenvironmentalactivitiesbasedonthebasicenvironmental
philosophy.Thesupremeadvisorybodyinchargeoftheenvironmentwhoiscalledthe“FurukawaElectricGroupEnvironmentalCommittee”ispromotingtheenvironmental
management.TheCorporateVicePresident,whoisalsoGeneralManageroftheMONOZUKURI
InnovationDivision,servesasthechairperson,andthecommitteeconsistsoftheGeneral
Managersfromeachbusinessdivisionandeachcorporatedivisionresponsibleformanagement.
TheprogressisreportedquarterlytotheBoardofDirectorslevel.
Inordertoensurethattheenvironmentalmanagementcanbeimplementedsmoothly,theenvironmentalissuesarespeciﬁcallyexaminedcross-departmentallyinthe“CouncilofEnvironmentalManagers”whichisconsistingoftheenvironmentalmanagerofeachbusinessdivisionandcorporatedivision.

PromotionFramework

Environmentalmanagementinternationalstandard(ISO14001)
EachGroupsitehasdevelopedanenvironmentalmanagementsystemthatisISO14001compliantandpromotesenvironmentalactivities.
WehaveachievedISO14001certiﬁcation.
Ourworks,domesticgroupcompanies,overseasgroupcompaniesthathaveacquiredISO14001
FurukawaElectricCo.,Ltd.
MieWorksCertiﬁcate
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EnvironmentalEducation

EnvironmentalEducationSystemandEnvironmental
EducationPrograms
FurukawaElectricGroupisengagedinavarietyofenvironmentaleducationactivitiesinordertoraiseenvironmentalawarenessamongitsemployeesandhelpthemtoshareinformationnecessarytoconducttheenvironmentalctivitiesofFurukawaElectricGroup.
Inﬁscal2019,43employeesattendedtheISO14001internalenvironmentalauditortrainingforthenewlyappointedemployees.Aneducationbyrank,atthebeginningoftheﬁscal,coveringthenewemployeetraining,thenewlyappointedmanagerstrainingandthemid-levelMONOZUKURI
staﬀtrainingwereconducted.
IntheEnvironmentalMonthofJun2018,theHazardPredictionactivities(KYT:kikenyochi
traininginJapanese)wasconductedasanactivitytopreventenvironmentalaccidentandtheirregularities.

Environmentaleducationprograms

Environmentalactivityawardsystem
InFurukawaElectricGroup,aimingattheimprovementoftheenvironmentalawarenessandthelevelupintheenvironmentalactivities,fromﬁscal2010,westartedtheEnvironmentalActivity
Awards,andinﬁscal2018,itsnamewaschangedtheESGAwards“EnvironmentalContribution
Award”.
Inﬁscal2019,apanelofjudgesawardedtwoExcellentawards,oneGoodawardandtwoEﬀort
awardstotheCompany.TheExcellentawardsweregiventoaprojectcontributingtothereductionofenvironmentalimpactthroughthemanufacturingandsaleofGreenTrough®,atroughmadefromrecycledresin,mainlyfromwasteplasticsfromcontainersandpackaging,andaprojectatMieWorks,wheregreenhousegasemissionshavebeenreducedsigniﬁcantly
throughfuelconversion.
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EnvironmentalAccounting
FurukawaElectricGrouphasintroducedenvironmentalaccountingandworkshardtopromote
eﬃcientandeﬀectiveenvironmentalactivitiesthroughthequantitativeidentiﬁcationofenvironmentalconservationcostsandeﬀects.Collationisimplementedinreferencetothe
MinistryoftheEnvironmentʼs“EnvironmentalAccountingGuidelines2005”andcoversFurukawa
ElectricCo.,Ltd.and21domesticgroupcompanies.
Thecostsofenvironmentalconservationactivitiesinﬁscal2018were2.86billionyenin
expensesand0.9billionyenininvestments.Thisrepresentsa0.04billionyenincreasein
expensesanda0.54billionyenfallininvestmentsagainstthepreviousﬁscalyear.
Pleaseseebelowforthedetailsofthecompaniesincludedinthescopeofdatacollation.
Listofallapplicablecompanies：EnvironmentalManagement-Scopeoftheenvironmentalaccounting

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MaterialFlow
EnvironmentalImpactoftheFurukawaElectricGroupinFiscal
2019
WetallieddataforFurukawaElectric33domesticgroupcompanies,and58overseasgroupcompanies̶atotalof91companies.

Pleaseseebelowforalistofallapplicablecompanies.

Listofallapplicablecompanies：EnvironmentalManagement-Scopeoftheenvironmental
management

INPUT

OUTPUT

Category
Domestic Overseas Unit
Rawmaterials
Copper135.2
161.5 1000t
Aluminum2.9
13.7
32.9 1000t
Iron
2.9
9.6 1000t
Othermetals
7.1
0.6 1000t
Glass－
3.4 1000t
Plastic
34.1
52.2 1000t
Energy7,391 7,949 TJ
Electricity
499
676 GWh(purchased
electricity)
Electricity
112
－ GWh
(hydroelectric
electricity)
Electricity(solar
838
3,525 MWhelectricity)
Citygas
16,132
5,094 1000m³
Naturalgas
0 20,142 1000m³LPG
11
2 1000t
HeavyfueloilA+
1,034
945 kℓKerosene+Lightoil
Water
9,912 2,623 1000m³
Surfacewater
6,502
58 1000m³
Groundwater
2,691
314 1000m³
Tapwater
718
2,232 1000m³
Chemicalsubstances
Volumehandled
50.3― 1000t（note1）
Packaging（note2）
Cardboard+Wood
2.0
12.6 1000t+Paper
Plastic
0.09
5.93 1000t(note1) PRTR-listedsubstances(note3) Includingvaluableresources(Japan)(note4) Emissionsoﬀ-site

Category
Domestic Overseas
Waste（note3）
Totalwaste
28.1
19.2
generated（note4）
Finalwaste
0.4
12.8
disposal
Recyclingamount
26.6
6.1
Atmosphericemissions
342
400
CO2
32
―
SF6
SOx
NOx
Soot
Chemicalsubstances
Volumeemitted
Volumetransferred
Wastewater
Wastewater Public
waterways
Rivers
Sea
Other
Sewer
BOD
COD
SS
Volumeofwater
recycledandreused

Unit
1000t
1000t
1000t

2
60
12

1000tCO21000tCO2
―
t
―
t
―
t

125
260
8,591
7,978

―
t
―
t
2,066 1000m³
925 1000m³

7,138
821
19
613
32
37
49

351
0
574
1,142
―
―
―

1,111

58,000 1000m³

1000m³1000m³1000m³1000m³ttt(note2) Cardboard,wood,paper,andplasticusedinproductshipping48

TargetsandPerformanceofEnvironmental
ConservationActivities
EnvironmentalTargets2030
1.Contributiontothedecarbonizedsociety:Aimingforzeroemissionsoverthelongterm.
I.Thegreenhousegasemissionsinthebusinessactivities:Reduceabsolutescope1and2
GHGemissions26%byFY2030fromaFY2017baseyear.
II.Thegreenhousegasemissionsinthevaluechain:Reduceabsolutescope3GHG
emissions20%byFY2030fromaFY2017baseyear.
2.Contributiontothesoundmaterial-cyclesociety:Promoteoftherecycledmaterialsusages
aimingatthesoundmaterial-cyclesociety.
3.Contributiontothecircular&ecologicalspheresociety:Minimizetheimpactontheecologicalsystemthroughtheprovisionoftheenvironmentalactivitiesandproducts/
services.
Inﬁscal2018,FurukawaElectricGrouphassettheEnvironmentalTargets2030andappliedfor
SBT(note)andgotcertiﬁedinﬁscal2019.
(note) SBT:ScienceBasedTarget.

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TargetsandPerformance(Environment)：Achieved
Activity
Reductionof
greenhousegas
emissions(Scope1&2)(noteCO2+SF6

1)

Contributionofproductstoavoidedenvironmental
impactBaseyear2017

CO2

Improvementratioofrenewableenergy
Reducewaterwithdrawal
Reduceproductionenergy
ReducetransportationenergyReducetotalwaste：Partiallyachieved：Notachieved

FurukawaElectricGroup(Domesticandoverseas)
MediumTargets FY2019
Targetterm
forFY results Evaluation forFY
target2019
2020
forFY2025
17%
6.7%orBase
4.5%or Reduced
more
year
more
17.9%
2017
5.0%or
3.4%or Reduced

more
more
12.7%
1%or
0.5%or Increased
3%
more
more
3.1%
5%Base3%or
2%or Increased
year
more
more
1.6%
2020
5%Base3%or
2%or Reduced
year
more
more
0.9%
2020
Domestic Domestic
2%or Increased:3%or :5%Base
year
more
8.8%
more
2020
Domestic Domestic
2%or Increased:3%or :5%Base
year
more
6.1%
more
2020
60%or50%or

56.2%
more
more
90,000100,000
ton160,000
ton-CO2CO2ortonormoremore

Improvementsalesofenvironmentallyfriendly
Promotionof products
environmentallyfriendlyContributionofproductstobusiness
avoidedenvironmental
impactNumberZeroofPreventionof
accidents
Contamination environmental
prevention
Numberaccidents
3orofsmallaccidents lessScoreB
CDP(note2)SCOREUP(ClimateChange)ormore

2

Zero



1

3orless

B

ScoreBormore(note1) Scope1:Directemissionsfrombusinesssitesthroughtheuseoffossilfuels,etc.
Scope2:Indirectemissionsthroughtheuseofelectricity,steamandheatsuppliedfromoutsideofbusinesssites(note2) CDP:CDPisanorganizationformedfrominstitutionalinvestorsforthepurposeofmanagingaprojectrequiringcompaniestodisclosetheirstrategiesforclimatechangeandthespeciﬁcamountofgreenhousegasestheygenerate.
50ActivitiesTargetsandPerformanceinFiscal2019
Totalemissionswerereducedbyamassive17.9%fromﬁscal2017.FurukawaElectricGrouphas
setanewlong-termGHGemissionsreductiontarget(by2030)versustheﬁscal2017level,andthetargethasbeencertiﬁedasSBT.Wehavealsosetaﬁscal2019targetversustheﬁscal2017
levelinaccordancewithSBT.Inresponsetoclimatechange,wepromotedenergysavingandfuelconversionatplants.Wealsoinstalledsolarpowergenerationequipmentandpromotedashiftinpurchasedpowertowardrenewablepower.Inﬁscal2019,totalCO2emissionsattheGroupinJapanandoverseasfellamassive17.9%fromﬁscal2017partlyduetofallsintheoperatingrate
atplantsandintheconsumptionofsulfurhexaﬂuoride.

ActivityTargetsinFiscal2020
Inﬁscal2020,wewillcontinueGroup-wideeﬀortstoachieveourtargetsintheﬁnalyearofthemedium-termenvironmentplan.Wewillexecuteourplantoaddressclimatechange,saveenergy
andintroducesolarpowerinlinewithourlong-termgreenhousegasreductiontargets(SBT:
ScienceBasedTargets)aswepushforwardwithshiftingthepowerwepurchasetorenewableenergy.

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Internationalstandardsoftheenvironmental
management(ISO14001)
Internationalstandardsoftheenvironmentalmanagement(ISO14001)
Internationalstandardsoftheenvironmentalmanagement,ISO14001areacquiredat6works,whichhavetheproductionfunction,ofFurukawaElectricand20domesticgroupcompanies.ISO14001isalsoacquired
at32overseagroupcompanies. (AsofMarch,2020)

FurukawaElectricCo.,Ltd.
ChibaWorks
MieWorks

NikkoWorks
YokohamaWorks

HiratsukaWorks
CopperFoilDivision

NTECLtd.
ShodenSeiwaCo.,Ltd.
FurukawaAutomotiveSystemsInc.

OkanoElectricWireCo.,Ltd.
TOTOKUElectricCo.,Ltd.
FurukawaFITELOpticalDeviceCo.,Ltd.
FurukawaPrecisionEngineeringCo.,Ltd.
FurukawaElectricPowerSystems
Co.,Ltd.
FurukawaLogisticsCorp.

KANZACCCo.,Ltd.
FoamKaseiCo.,Ltd.
FurukawaSangyoKaisha,Ltd.

Domesticgroupcompanies
FurukawaIndustrialPlasticsCo.,Ltd.
FurukawaElectricIndustrialCableCo.,Ltd.
FurukawaNikkoPowerGeneration
Inc.
MiharuCommunicationsInc.

Overseasgroupcompanies

ChongqingChanghuaAutomobile
HarnessCo.,Ltd.
FurukawaAutomotiveParts(Dongguan)Ltd.
FurukawaAutomotiveSystemsLima
Philippines,Inc.
FurukawaCircuitFoilTaiwan
Corporation
FurukawaElectricLatAmS.A.
FurukawaFITELOptical
Products(Shanghai)Co.,LTD.
FurukawaPrecision(Thailand)Co.,Ltd.
OFSSviazstroy-1FiberOpticCable
Company
PT.FurukawaAutomotiveSystems
Indonesia
ShenyangFurukawaCableCo.,Ltd.
TaiwanFurukawaMagnetWireCo.,Ltd.

FurukawaTechnoMaterialCo.,Ltd.
TheFurukawaBatteryCo.,Ltd.
FurukawaMagnetWireCo.,Ltd.

RikenElectricWireCo.,Ltd.
FEMagnetWire(Malaysia)Sdn.
Bhd.
FurukawaAutomotive
Parts(Vietnam)Inc.
FurukawaAutomotiveSystems(Vietnam)Inc.
FurukawaElectricAutoparts
Philippines,Inc.
FurukawaElectric(Shenzhen)Co.,Ltd.
FurukawaMexicoS.A.deC.V.

FurukawaAutoParts(Huizhou)Ltd.

OFSFitelDeutschlandGmbHOFSFITEL,LLC

PermintexFurukawaAutoparts
MalaysiaSdn.Bhd.
PT.FurukawaOpticalSolutions
Indonesia
SiamFurukawaCo.,Ltd.

POLIFOAMMUANYAGFELDOLGOZO
KFT
PT.TembagaMuliaSemanan,Tbk

ThaiFiberOpticsCo.,Ltd.
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FurukawaAutomotiveSystems(Thailand)Co.,Ltd.
FurukawaAVCElectronics(Suzhou)Co.,Ltd.
FurukawaElectricCopperFoil
TaiwanCo.,Ltd.
FurukawaFITEL(Thailand)Co.,Ltd.
FurukawaMindaElectricPvt.Ltd.

SuzhouFurukawaPowerOptic
CableCo.,Ltd.

EnvironmentallyFriendlyProducts
EnvironmentallyFriendlyProductsandthee-Friendly
AccreditationSystem
TheGroupdeﬁnesenvironmentallyfriendlyproductsasproducts(andservices)thatcontributetoreducingenvironmentalimpactorhavepositiveeﬀectontheenvironmentthroughouttheentire
productlifecycle.
Fortheproductscompatiblewiththeenvironmentallyfriendly
products,theenvironmentalmark“e-Friendly”isdisplayedontheexteriorandthecataloguestoencouragetheiradoption.

CategoriesofEnvironmentallyFriendlyProducts
FurukawaElectricGroup'senvironmentallyfriendlyproductsbelongtooneoffourcategories
describedbelow.
Category

Preventionofglobalwarming(OnlyavailableinJapanese)
Zeroemission(OnlyavailableinJapanese)

Eliminationofmaterialsthathaveanimpactontheenvironment(OnlyavailableinJapanese)

Resourcesavings
(OnlyavailableinJapanese)

Content
Productswithfunctionsthatcontributetothereductionorabsorption/ﬁxationofthegreenhousegas(GHG)emissionsthroughtheentire
lifecycle,orproductsthathavereducedthegreenhousegasinits
manufacturingprocesses.
Productsmadefromrecycledmaterials,productsdesignedwitheasy
to-recyclecomponents,productsmadefrommaterialsorwithdesign
facilitatingvolumereductionforloweringwastevolume,products
designedtosharecommoncomponentswithotherproductsorproductsdesignedascommoncomponents,productsthathave
reducedwastevolumeinanyoneofallmanufacturingprocesses.
Theproductsthatmeetoneofthefollowings.
1.Productsthatdonotusetheozone-depletingsubstancesinallits
fabricationprocesses.
2.Productsthatcontainenvironmentallyhazardoussubstanceslessthantheregulationstatedvalue.
3.Productsthatdonotgeneratetheenvironmentallyhazardous
substancesexceedingtheregulationstatedvaluesonusingordisposing.
Productsthatresultinoverallenergysavingsbysuchmeansasreducingtheuseofrawmaterialsandcomponentsaswellasscarce
resources,featuringenhancedlongevity,allowingeasierproductandcomponentmaintenance,andreducingtheuseforresourcesinpackaging.
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FromApplicationtoRegistration:TheRegistrationofEnvironmentallyFriendlyProductsToregisterproductsasenvironmentallyfriendly,products
mustgothroughanapplicationandexaminationprocessintheirbusinessdivisionandthenbeexaminedbytheEnvironmentallyFriendlyProductCommittee.
Thecriteriathatproductshavetomeettoberegisteredasanenvironmentallyfriendlyproductisanoverall
improvementofenvironmentalperformancewhencomparedwithexistingproductsbasedonestablishedevaluation
criteriaateachstageoftheproductʼslifecycle:thepurchaseofrawmaterialsandparts,production,use,distributionanddisposal.

ExpandingEnvironmentallyFriendlyProductsInordertoincreasetheratiooftheenvironmentallyfriendlyproductsinalltheproductsof
FurukawaElectricGroup,wesettargetsbasedonpercentageofsales,andconﬁrmourprogressandsuccessonthisbasis.

Environmentallyfriendlyproductsasapercentageofsales(note)(note) Inﬁscal2018,therulefortheenvironmentallyfriendlyproductswasrevised(Theproductsthatreduced
thegreenhousegas(GHG)inthemanufacturingprocess,etc.)andwasreﬂectedintheaggregate
calculation.
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EﬀortstoContributetotheEnvironmentalImpactReductionby
theProducts
FurukawaElectricGroupisworkingtovisualizethereductionamountofCO2emissionattheﬁnalstageoftheusageafterourcomponentsareinstalledinthecustomer'sproducts,basedonthecalculationresultoftheCO2emissions“visualization”ofthemainproductsbyutilizingtheLifeCycleAssessment(LCA).
ThetotalreductionofCO2emissionsisestimatedfromthesalesvolumeofsemiconductorlasersintheopticalcommunicationsﬁeld,theGroupʼsmainstayproduct,andthesalesvolumeofnewcarsinthedomesticmarketintheautomobileﬁeld,whichmanufacturescopperfoil,rectangularwiresandaluminumharnesses.Thisﬁscalyear,thesalesvolumeofGreenTrough®,atroughmadefromrecycledresin,whichwasusedintheﬁeldsofrailtransportation,roadsandrenewableenergy,wasincludedinthecalculation.Theoverallreductionisestimatedtobeapproximately160,000tonsofCO2peryear.
Goingforward,wewillcloselymonitorglobalmarkettrendsandstrivetoincreasethesalesofproductsthatcreatesocialinfrastructureintegratinginformation,energyandmobilityandtoexpandthetypesofproductsthatcontributetotheconservationoftheenvironment.Throughinitiativeslikethese,wewillstepupoureﬀortstoaddressglobalenvironmentalissues.

ContributionofproductsavoidedCO₂emissions

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ClimateChange
EﬀortstoReduceGreenhouseGasEmissions
ThegreenhousegasemissionsofFurukawaElectricGrouparemainlyenergyoriginatedCO₂emissionsandthesulfurhexaﬂuorideemissions.
Inﬁscal2019,theCO₂emissionsfromFurukawaElectricandthedomesticgroupcompanies
were310,000tons-CO₂e,andwerereducedby12.1%comparedtothoseofﬁscal2017.The
CO₂emissionsfromtheoverseasgroupcompanieswere400,000tons-CO₂e,andwerereducedby13.2%comparedtothoseofﬁscal2017.Andthesulfurhexaﬂuorideemissionswerereduced
comparedtothoseofﬁscal2017duetotheprogressinthemaintenanceofthetestfacilities,
etc.,andthetotalgreenhousegasemissionswerereducedby162thousandtonscomparedtothoseofﬁscal2017.
Toreducecarbonemissions,theMieWorksinJapanmadeprogressinitsfuelconversion
initiative.TheCopperFoilDivisionbeganusingsolarpowergenerationequipment.Overseas,sitesinMexico,ChinaandIndiaaremakingprogressintheiruseofsolarpower.InEuropeandthePhilippines,contractsfortheuseofrenewableenergyarebeingpromoted.
(note) Forpurchasedelectricity,theoverseasCO₂emissioncoeﬃcientforeachcountry
providedbytheIEA(InternationalEnergy
Agency)isused.
(note) TheJapaneseCO₂emissioncoeﬃcientisusedexceptforpurchasedelectricity.
Emissionsofgreenhousegasesotherthan
CO₂areconvertedtoCO₂emissionsusing
GlobalWarmingPotential(GWP).
Greenhousegasemissions

SolarpowerpanelsinstalledbyFURMEX(startedoperationinJanuary2019)57

UseoftheRenewableEnergy
FurukawaNikkoPowerGenerationInc.ofFurukawaElectricGrouppossessesthefourpower
plantsandissupplyingthehydroelectricpower.Itcovers100%ofthepowerusedinNikko
Worksandthecopperstripsaremanufacturedusingthehydroelectricpower.
Inﬁscal2019,FurukawaAutomotiveSystemsLimaPhilippines,Inc.,anoverseasGroupcompany,
haschangedtousinggeothermalpower.FurukawaMindaElectricPrivateandFurukawaMexico
S.A.DeC.V.,installedandbeganusingsolarpowergenerationequipment.
Renewableenergyaccountedfor18%oftheenergyusedatthedomesticGroupcompaniesinﬁscal2019.Globally,includingoverseasoperations,renewableenergywas11%ofthetotalenergyused.Wewillstrivetoincreasethepercentageofrenewableenergythatweuse.

Renewableenergyratio(FurukawaElectricanddomesticgroupcompanies)

EﬀortsonEnergySavinginFactories
FurukawaElectricGroup'senergyusageratewasabout20%forfuelandabout80%forelectricity.Inparticular,weachievedenergysavinginthemanufacturingprocesswithhighenergyusageratio.Wereplacedconventionalequipmentwithmoreeﬃcientproductionprocessandhighereﬃciencyequipment.Weimplementedmeasuressuchasheatinsulationofthehightemperaturesectionofequipmentconsideringenergybalance.Also,thefactorybuildingLED
lightingisproceedinginaccordancewiththeschedule.。

Energyconsumption
58

InitiativesinLogistics
ThetransportationamountinFurukawaElectricGroupwas213millionton-kilometersduringﬁscal2019.Amongthisamount,theCompanytransported128milliontonkilometerswhichwasincreasedby8.4%incomparisonwithﬁscal2017,andtheCO₂emissionswereincreasedby
7.6%whichis14,900tons-CO₂.Thespeciﬁcconsumptionshoweda0.7%ofriseincomparison
withﬁscal2017.Wewillcontinuetopromotemodalshift,increaseloadingratiosandencourage
thejointshipping.

CO₂emissionsandenergyintensityrelatedtotransportation(FurukawaElectric)

InternalCarbonPricing
InternalCarbonPricingInﬁscal2019,webeganestimatinginternalcarbonpricing.Bymaking
thepricesineachbusinessdivisionvisible,wearepreparingfordecarbonizationandworkingto
avoidclimatechangerisks.

59

MeasurestoDiscloseEnvironmentalInformation
FurukawaElectricGrouphasbeenansweringtoenquiriesfromCDP,whichisrepresentingourinstitutionalinvestors,onCDPclimatechangesinceﬁscal2008andonCDPwatersinceﬁscal
2013.Inﬁscal2019,ourCDPclimatechangescorewasBandCDPwaterscorewasB.
AsaresponsetothecustomersutilizingtheCDPsupplychainprogram,inordertomaintainandimprovetheCDPscores,wewillcontinuetoexpandtheenvironmentalinformationdisclosure
contentsandmakethereliabilityhigher.Duetothecooperationofthoseinvolved,wereceivedanAratingfromtheCDPSupplierEngagementRatinginﬁscal2019.
WealsocontinueourparticipationintheenvironmentalinformationdisclosureinfrastructuredevelopmentprojectoftheMinistryoftheEnvironmentandcontinueourcollaborationwithThe
JapaneseElectricWire&CableMakersʼAssociationandtheJapanCopperandBrass
Association.

GreenhousegasemissionsofCDPdisclosure(103tons-CO₂e/year)

Greenhousegasemissionsareveriﬁedbyathirdparty.Theﬁscal2019resultsregardingsulfur
hexaﬂuorideinScope1andCategories1,2,3,6and7ofScope3wereveriﬁedbythirdparties.
Thebaseyearwasﬁscal2017.Partsofthewaterresourcesevaluationalsounderwentthirdpartyveriﬁcation.

VeriﬁcationStatementofGreenhouseGasAssertions
60

WaterResources
EﬀectiveUtilizationofWater
Sinceﬁscal2013,FurukawaElectricGrouphaspromotedeﬀectivewaterutilizationasoneoftheactivitiesargetsandmakingeﬀortstograsptheamountsofthewaterintakeandwastewaterforeachsite.Sinceﬁscal2015,wehavetakenactionforthereductionofthewaterintakeamountpersalesunit.Inﬁscal2019,thewaterintakeamountpersalesunitofFurukawaElectric
domesticgroupwas2,110m3/100millionyen,increasedby2.6%comparedwithﬁscal2017.
ForFurukawaElectricoverseasgroup,thewaterintakepersalesunitwasincreasedby1.9%
comparedwithﬁscal2017.
Though,FurukawaElectricGroupwillcontinuetousewaterresourcesnecessaryfortheproductionprocesses,FurukawaElectricGroupwillcontinuetomakeeﬀortstosavewaterandrecycleusage,andmanagethewaterqualityandthewastewatervolume.
IntheinformationdisclosureregardingthewaterresourcemanagementofCDPWater,utilizing
AQUEDUCTofWorldResourceInstitute(WRI)toidentifywaterrisksatmajorsitesinFurukawa
ElectricGroupand5siteswereselected.
Ineveryyear,theriskassessmentsincludingwaterresourceshavebeenconducted,andtheirimprovementisprogressingwithincorporatingthemintotheBCMplan.

Useofwaterresources

61

ReducingWaste
InitiativesintheWasteReductionInﬁscal1993FurukawaElectricGroupstartedtheeﬀortstoincreasethewasterecycling,andsinceﬁscal2001thezeroemissionsactivitieshavebeenpromoted.And,sinceﬁscal2014,theactivitiesaimingatthetotalwasteoutputreduction,includingthevaluableresourceshavebeen
promoted.
Inﬁscal2019,persalesunitinFurukawaElectricandthedomesticgroupcompanieswasincreasedby6.1%comparedtothoseofﬁscal2017.Welimitthewastegeneratedintheproductionprocess.TheHiratsukaWorkshasintroducedcombustion-typeexhaustgas
decompositionequipmentandhassigniﬁcantlyreducedtheamountofindustrialwastefromits
exhaustgastreatmentequipment.
Wewillcontinueoureﬀortstotheeﬀectiveuseandtherecyclingoftheresourcesincludingtherawmaterialsaimingatthesustainableresourceﬂow.

62

ChemicalSubstanceManagement
GreenActivities

ResponsetoCustomerRequests
FurukawaElectricGrouphasparticipatedinJAMP(note1)since2009,andisimplementingsimul
taneousenvironmentalexaminationsbasedonthelatestinformationfromtheJAMP
managementtargetsubstancelistrelatedtomanagementofchemicalsubstancescontainedinproducts.Wealsomonitortrendsinlawsandregulationscoveringthechemicalsubstances
containedinproductsandcompileandupdatedataasitbecomesavailable,allowingustorespondpromptlytocustomerrequests.

ResponsetoOverseasRegulationsandManagementofChemicalSubstancesContainedinProducts
FurukawaElectricGroupestablishesamanagementsystemforchemicalsubstancescontainedinproductsformajoroperationalbasesandaﬃliatedcompanies,strengthenstheenvironmental
productregulationsandgraspstheenvironmentalriskthatshouldbelowered,andimplements
measuresdependingontheirimportance.
InresponsetotheEUʼsREACHregulationonenvironmentalproducts,inﬁscal2019,environmentalinspectionswerecarriedoutregarding205substances,includingthe22
SubstancesofVeryHighConcern(SVHC).Inordertorespondtothecustomer'srequest,wewill
proceedtoshifttotheChemicalinformationSHaringandExchangeunderReportingPartnershipinsupplychain(chemSHERPA)whichistheinformationtransmissionschemeofchemical
substancescontainedinproducts.

GreenProcurementActivities
ItemsthatwillbeusedinourproductsarepurchasedadequatelybasedontheGreen
ProcurementGuidelinesofouroperationaldivision,byevaluatingthesuppliersʼsystemonthemanagementofchemicalsubstancescontainedinproductsanditsmanagementstatusaswellasbyconﬁrmingthedataofchemicalsubstancescontainedinproducts.

63ChemicalSubstanceManagementActivities
FurukawaElectricGroupundertakesvoluntaryinitiativestoreduceemissionsofharmful
chemicalsubstances.Inparticular,wemakeeveryeﬀorttoactivelyreduceemissionsofvolatileorganiccompounds(VOC),onecauseofphotochemicalsmog.
Emissionsfromthedomesticgroupinﬁscal2019increasedby12%ofthepreviousﬁscalyear
duetoareviewofthecalculationmethod.Wewillcontinueoureﬀortstoreducetheusage
amountofthetargetedsubstancesalongwiththesuppressionoftheemissionsfromthe
productionprocessesandothers.

AppropriateManagementofChemicalSubstances
AtFurukawaElectricGroup,weconﬁrmthepropertiesandapplicablelawsandregulations
regardingallchemicalsubstancesweuseduringthemanufacturingprocessontheirSafetyData
Sheets(SDSs)andadministratethem.AndinaccordancewiththePRTRAct(note2)wecontinue
tostrivetokeeprecordsoftheamounthandled,transportedanddischargedoftherelevant
substances.
(note1) JAMP:JointArticleManagementPromotion-consortium(note2) ActonConﬁrmation,etc.ofReleaseAmountsofSpeciﬁcChemicalSubstancesintheEnvironmentandPromotionofImprovementstotheManagementThereof

64

EnvironmentalRiskManagement
PreventingSoilandGroundwaterPollution
FurukawaElectricGroupconductsregularinspectionsoffacilitiesandequipmentthathandlespeciﬁc
toxicsubstancestopreventthepollutionofsoilandgroundwater.Wereducetheriskofpollution
throughmeasurestopreventleaksofspeciﬁctoxicsubstancesandundergroundseepage,aswellasthroughongoingeﬀortstoswitchtosubstitutesubstances.

PCBManagement
FurukawaElectricGroupidentiﬁesthevolumeofhighconcentrationPCB-containingequipmentat
FurukawaElectricCo.,Ltd.ʼsworksandatthebasesofourgroupcompanies,andcarriesout
appropriatestorageandmanagement.
Currently,theprocessingissequentiallycarriedoutaccordingtotheplanofJapanEnvironmental
Storage&SafetyCorporation,andtheprocessinghasbeencompletedatsomeofourbusinesssites.
WeareconductingtheanalysisandthesurveysoftheequipmentthathavethepotentialtocontainalowconcentrationPCB,andthosefoundtobethelowconcentrationPCBcontainedequipmentshallbeproperlykept,managedanddisposedofwhilemakingconsiderationforstorage-relatedrisks.
Furthermore,wewillproceedthedisposalatanearlystageaccordingtotheequipmentupdatingschedule.

CompliancewithEnvironmentalLawsandOtherRegulations
FurukawaElectricGroupregularlyconfirmsenvironmentallawsandotherregulationstodetermine
itemsrequiringcompliance.Weensurecomplianceinanumberofways,suchasbyconductingon-site
patrolstocheckthestateofcompliance.Wefollowoﬃcialjournalsandothersourcesofinformationtostayupdatedonrevisionstoenvironmentallegislationandensurethatourresponseisthorough.
Wemaintainvoluntarycontrollimitsandmanageoperationsappropriatelytoensurecompliancewith
theAirPollutionControlLawandtheWaterPollutionControlLaw.
Inﬁscal2019,inordertopreventtheenvironmentalaccidentsandirregularities,thehazardprediction
activitieswasconducted.Inaddition,theout-of-servicerefrigerationfacilitieswerecheckedabouttheirhandlingstatusandthefacilitiesandequipmentthathandlethehazardouschemicalsubstanceswereinspectedagain.Wewillcontinuetheappropriatehandlingofthehazardouschemicalsubstances.
Wealsoconductannualchecksforconceivable,clearenvironmentalimpacttopreventenvironmental
accidentsorpreventwidespreadimpactintheeventofanaccident.
Accordingtooursurveyonthestatusofourregulatorycompliance,wewerenotinmaterialviolationofanyregulations.
Pleaseseebelowforourresponsetotheasbestosproblem.
ResponsetoAsbestosConcerns
65

BiodiversityConservation
BiodiversityConservationInitiatives
FurukawaElectricGrouphasincludedbiodiversityconservationmeasuresinourBasic
EnvironmentPolicy.WehaveformulatedandareapplyingFurukawaElectricGroup
comprehensiveguidelinesinrelationtoinitiativesaimedatprotectingbiodiversity.
WhileregisteringwiththeJBIB(JapanBusinessInitiativeforBiodiversity)andgainingabetter
understanding,ourGroupcompanyFurukawaResearch,Inc.startedthecultivationactivityof
PulsatillacernuadesignatedasanEndangeredSpeciesⅡ(note1),onapremiseofYokohama
Works.Inﬁscal2016,theplantwasprovidedtoHiratsukaWorksandChibaWorksandthecultivationactivitiesarealsoimplemented.
(note1) EndangeredSpeciesⅡisacategoryofspeciesforwhichthedangerofextinctionisbecomingmore
serious.

CultivationactivityofPulsatillacernua
YokohamaWorks

66

ChibaWorks

HiratsukaWorks

FurukawaElectricGroupBiodiversityConservationGuidelines

1.Evaluatetheeﬀectsthatourbusinessactivitieshaveontheecosystem,andminimizetheharmfuleﬀectswhilemaximizingthebeneﬁcialones
2.Tosustainablyuseresourcesandconservebiodiversity,considermorethanevertheneedtocarryoutmeasuresagainstclimatechange,conserveresources,recycleandreduceenvironmentallyhazardoussubstances
3.Carryoutactivitiesincollaborationwithlocalcommunitiestoconservebiodiversity67

L i b ra r y68

ESGData
EnvironmentrevisedatSeptember2020

Environmentalconservationcosts(Unit:millionyen)
FurukawaElectric
Category

Businessareacosts
Upstream/downstream
costs
Administrationcosts
Researchanddevelopment
costs
Socialactivitycosts
Environmentalremediation
costs
Total

Domesticgroupcompanies
Category

Businessareacosts
Upstream/downstream
costs
Administrationcosts
Researchanddevelopment
costs
Socialactivitycosts
Environmentalremediation
costs
Total

Keyactivityandtheoutcome
Pollutionprevention(airpollution,etc)energy
conservation,wastedisposal,etc.
Recoveryofpackaging,drums,etc.
Environmentalmanagementsystemauditing,environmentalimpactmonitoring,etc.
Dvelopmentofenvironmentallyfriendryproducts,
researchintoalternativesforharmfulsubstances
Treeplanting,localcommunitycleaningactivities,
donations,etc.
Environmentalimpactassessments,cleanupofpollutedsoil,etc.

Keyactivityandtheoutcome
Pollutionprevention(airpollution,etc)energy
conservation,wastedisposal,etc.
Recoveryofpackaging,drums,etc.
Environmentalmanagementsystemauditing,environmentalimpactmonitoring,etc.
Dvelopmentofenvironmentallyfriendryproducts,
researchintoalternativesforharmfulsubstances
Treeplanting,localcommunitycleaningactivities,
donations,etc.
Environmentalimpactassessments,cleanupofpollutedsoil,etc.

69

FY
FY
FY
FY
FY
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019936 1,133 1,191 1,180 1,145
189

163

152

175

175

331

332

354

331

329

338

278

171

286

281

2

2

2

2

2

1

1

1

3

1

1,797 1,909 1,871 1,977 1,933
FY
FY
FY
FY
FY
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019961 510 492 476 535
110

243

245

210

211

102

117

138

136

128

84

93

62

60

46

6

5

5

4

3

4

4

8

0

0

1,268

972

950

886

924

FurukawaElectric+Domesticgroupcompanies
Category

Businessareacosts
Upstream/downstream
costs
Administrationcosts
Researchanddevelopment
costs
Socialactivitycosts
Environmentalremediation
costs
Total

Keyactivityandtheoutcome
Pollutionprevention(airpollution,etc)energy
conservation,wastedisposal,etc.
Recoveryofpackaging,drums,etc.
Environmentalmanagementsystemauditing,environmentalimpactmonitoring,etc.
Dvelopmentofenvironmentallyfriendryproducts,
researchintoalternativesforharmfulsubstances
Treeplanting,localcommunitycleaningactivities,
donations,etc.
Environmentalimpactassessments,cleanupofpollutedsoil,etc.

FY
FY
FY
FY
FY
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
1,897 1,643 1,683 1,656 1,681
299

406

397

385

386

433

449

492

467

457

422

371

233

346

327

8

7

7

6

5

5

5

9

3

1

3,065 2,881 2,821 2,863 2,857

Economicbeneﬁtsassociatedwithenvironmental
conservationactivities(Unit:millionyen)Reductionamountcomparedtopreviousyear,Minusﬁguresindicateanincrease
FurukawaElectric

Detailsofbeneﬁts
Revenuefromrecycling
Reductioninwastedisposalcosts
Reductioninenergycosts(note)
Reductioninwaterpurchasecosts
Total

Domesticgroupcompanies

Detailsofbeneﬁts
Revenuefromrecycling
Reductioninwastedisposalcosts
Reductioninenergycosts
Reductioninwaterpurchasecosts
Total

FY2015
199
18
1,499
-15
1,701

FY2016
474
-4
1,089
18
1,577

FY2017
296
-54
-925
4
-680

FY2018
159
117
-531
3
-252

FY2019
248
-150
64
8
171

FY2015
304
18
607
-7
922

FY2016
213
9
420
-9
633

FY2017
284
-69
274
39
528

FY2018
334
-55
-80
-16
183

FY2019
239
-46
77
-32
237

FY2016
687
5
1,509
9
2,210

FY2017
580
-123
-651
43
-152

FY2018
493
62
-611
-13
-69

FY2019
487
-196
141
-24
408

FurukawaElectric+Domesticgroupcompanies
Detailsofbeneﬁts
Revenuefromrecycling
Reductioninwastedisposalcosts
Reductioninenergycosts
Reductioninwaterpurchasecosts
Total

FY2015
503
36
2,106
-22
2,623

(note) ItwasaﬀectedbythepartialtransferofthebusinessofVISCASCo.,Ltd.inOctober2016andtheimpactofenergypriceincreasessince2016.

70

Environmentalconservationbeneﬁts
FurukawaElectric

Unit

FY
2015
115

FY
2016
351

FY
2017
115

FY
2018
336

FY
2019
369

1,000kℓ
1,000tons
tons
1,000tonsCO₂
tons
tons
tons

126
8,792
172
219

128
8,304
196
217

137
8,175
210
229

139
8,427
203
226

139
7,987
236
213

46
220
10

14
45
5

1
32
3

1
56
12

4
47
3

Unit

FY
2015
1,276

FY
2016
1,444

FY
2017 FY2018 FY2019
1,170
1,943
1,106

62
1,923
100
132

64
1,985
108
140

61
2,187
120
123

58
2,088
115
112

52
1,878
120
97

1
3
0

1
10
2

0
22
1

0
20
0

0
20
0

FY
2015
1,391

FY
2016
1,795

FY
2017 FY2018 FY2019
1,285
2,279
1,474

188
10,715272
351

192
10,289304
357

198
10,362
330352

197
10,516
318
338

191
9,865
356
310

46
222
10

15
55
6

1
55
4

2
76
12

4
67
3

Environmentalimpact

Volumeofindusrialwastedisposalprocessed(note1)
Energyconsumption(crudeoilequivalent)
Waterconsumption(note2)
Emissionsofvolatileorgaincchemicalcompounds
CO₂emissions
SOxemissions
NOxemissions
Sootemissions

tons

Domesticgroupcompanies

Environmentalimpact
Volumeofindusrialwastedisposal
processed(note1)
Energyconsumption(crudeoilequivalent)
Waterconsumption(note2)
Emissionsofvolatileorgaincchemicalcompounds
CO₂emissions
SOxemissions
NOxemissions
Sootemissions

tons
1,000kℓ
1,000tons
tons
1,000tonsCO₂
tons
tons
tons

FurukawaElectric+Domesticgroupcompanies
Environmentalimpact
Volumeofindusrialwastedisposal
processed(note1)
Energyconsumption(crudeoilequivalent)
Waterconsumption(note2)
Emissionsofvolatileorgaincchemicalcompounds
CO₂emissions
SOxemissions
NOxemissions
Sootemissions

Unit

tons
1,000kℓ
1,000tons
tons
1,000tonsCO₂
tons
tons
tons

(note1) Excludingrecycledwastes(note2) FromFY2015,themethodofcountingwaterusagewasreviewed.

71

Investmentandresearchcosts(Unit:millionyen)
FurukawaElectric

Investmentandresearchcosts
Totalinvestment
Ofwhich,environment-relatedinvestment
Totalresearchcosts

Domesticgroupcompanies

Investmentandresearchcosts
Totalinvestment
Ofwhich,environment-relatedinvestment
Totalresearchcosts

FurukawaElectric+Domesticgroupcompanies
Investmentandresearchcosts
Totalinvestment
Ofwhich,environment-relatedinvestment
Totalresearchcosts

FY2015
6,394
304
7,520

FY2016
8,490
658
7,507

FY2017
11,9191,055
8,780

FY2018
14,775571
9,367

FY2019
18,736
1,139
10,455FY2015
2,592
669
594

FY2016
3,403
338
1,967

FY2017
4,873
390
2,245

FY2018
6,231
332
2,371

FY2019
7,004
234
1,974

FY2015
8,986
973
8,114

FY2016
11,893996
9,474

FY2017
16,792
1,445
11,025FY2018
21,006903
11,738FY2019
25,7401,374
12,429Environmentally-friendlyproductsCumulativenumberofregistereditemsandpercentageofsales
FurukawaElectric
FurukawaElectric(consolidated)
Cumulativenumberofregistered
items
Percentageofsalesonaone-year
basis
Cumulativenumberofregistered
items
Percentageofsalesonaone-year
basis

FY
2015
106

FY
2016
112

FY
2017
116

FY
2018
121

FY
2019
126

48.3

50.0

51.1

64.8

66.4

75

83

92

105

137

30.6

32.0

32.6

40.5

56.2

(note) Inﬁscal2018,theruleforthenvironmentallyfriendlyproductswasrevised(Theproductsthatreduced
thegreenhousegas(GHG)inthemanufacturingprocess,etc.)andwasreﬂectedintheaggregate
calculation.

Useofwaterresources(Unit:1,000m³)
FurukawaElectric(note)＋domesticgroupcompanies
OverseasGroupCompanies
Total

FY2015
10,7152,621
13,336FY2016
10,2892,579
12,868(note) FromFY2015,themethodofcountingwaterusagewasreviewed.
72

FY2017
10,362
2,652
13,014FY2018
10,5162,624
13,140FY2019
9,912
2,623
12,535

Amountofwastewaterdischarged(Unit:1,000m³)
FurukawaElectric+domesticgroupcompanies
Publicwaterarea
Rivers
OceansOther
Sewerage
OverseasGroupCompanies
Publicwaterarea
Rivers
OceansOther
Sewerage

FY2015
16,92016,451
15,248
1,185
18
469
1,654
475
243
0
232
1,179

FY2016
9,095
8,491
7,684
787
20
604
1,913
379
105
0
274
1,534

FY2017
9,494
8,754
7,789
949
17
740
1,715
417
108
0
309
1,298

FY2018
9,272
8,630
7,678
934
17
642
1,983
513
110
0
403
1,470

FY2019
8,591
7,978
7,138
821
19
613
1,871
729
350
0
378
1,142

Amountofwaterrecycledandreused(Unit:1,000m³)
FurukawaElectric+domesticgroupcompanies
OverseasGroupCompanies

FY2015
1,121
24,983FY2016
1,118
31,703FY2017
1,113
37,121FY2018
1,113
53,837FY2019
1,111
57,775Rawmaterials(Unit:1,000Tons)

FurukawaElectric+domesticgroupcompanies

OverseasGroupCompanies
CopperAluminum
Steel
Othermetals
Glass
Plastics
CopperAluminum
Steel
Othermetals
Glass
Plastics

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FY2015 FY2016 FY2017 FY2018 FY2019
165.2
168.5
177.8
145.6
135.2
7.1
7.0
6.7
7.6
13.7
2.3
2.5
2.2
2.6
2.9
3.7
4.8
5.3
5.9
7.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
31.2
32.7
33.2
33.7
34.1
168.2
167.6
180.4
188.5
161.5
26.5
30.0
39.3
56.9
32.9
7.6
11.4
9.7
9.4
9.6
0.0
1.1
0.9
0.8
0.6
3.0
3.4
3.8
3.6
3.4
40.1
40.5
41.7
54.1
52.2

Greenhousegasemissions(Unit:x104tonsCO₂e)
CO₂(FurukawaElectric+domesticgroupcompanies)
CO₂(OverseasGroupCompanies)
SF₆(FurukawaElectric)(note)
Total

FY2015
35.1
48.1
－
83.2

FY2016
35.7
46.1
6.3
88.1

FY2017
35.3
46.0
9.0
90.3

FY2018
33.8
45.6
4.9
84.3

FY2019
31.0
40.0
3.2
74.2

(note) AccordingtoapartialtransferofthebusinessofVISCASCorporationinOctober2016,SF₆(sulfur
hexaﬂuoride)emissionswereaddedonthisvalues.。

Renewableenergyratio(FurukawaElectric+domesticgroupcompanies)(Unit:GWh)

Renewableenergyratio(Hydroelectricpowergenerationsandothers)Electricpowerconsumption
Renewableenergyratio(％)

FY2015 FY2016 FY2017 FY2018 FY2019
87
105
110
109
113
583
15

619
17

644
17

643
17

613
18

Renewableenergyratio(FurukawaElectric+domesticgroupcompanies＋overseasgroupcompanies)(Unit:GWh)

Renewableenergyratio(Hydroelectricpowergenerationsandothers)Electricpowerconsumption
Renewableenergyratio(％)

FY2015 FY2016 FY2017 FY2018 FY2019
87
105
110
123
142
1266
7

1323
18

1387
8

1379
9

1293
11

FY2018
0.4
11.0

FY2019
0.4
12.8

FY2018
26.1
5.3

FY2019
26.6
6.1

Amountofﬁnaldisposal(Unit:1,000Tons)

FurukawaElectric+domesticgroupcompanies
OverseasGroupCompanies

FY2015
0.2
10.3

FY2016
0.3
9.2

FY20170.4
12.0

Amountofrecycledresources(Unit:1,000Tons)

FurukawaElectric+domesticgroupcompanies
OverseasGroupCompanies

FY2015
31.5
8.1
74

FY2016
30.5
5.2

FY2017
26.8
5.2

Totalamountofwastegenerated(Unit:1,000Tons)

FurukawaElectric+domesticgroupcompanies
OverseasGroupCompanies
Total

FY201534
18
52

FY2016
33
18
51

FY201730
1747

FY201831
16
47

FY201930
1949

FY201755
1

FY201876
2

FY201960
2(note) TotalamountofwastegeneratedinJapanincludesvaluableresources

NOXandSOXemissions(Unit:Tons)

FurukawaElectric+domesticgroupcompanies


NOX
SOX

FY2015
222
46

FY201655
15

Emissionsofvolatileorganiccompounds(VOC)(Unit:Tons)


FurukawaElectric
Domesticgroupcompanies
Total

FY2015
172
100
272

FY2016
196
108
304

FY2017
210
120
330

FY2018
203
115
318

FY2019
236
120
356

GreenhousegasemissionsdisclosedtoCDP(1,000tonsofCO₂e/year)
FurukawaElectricGroupTotal

Scope1(note)
Scope2
Scope3FY2015
155
676
1,649
2,480

FY2016
209
671
1,584
2,464

FY2017
238
665
1,636
2,539

FY2018
197
646
1,689
2,533

F2019
172
570
1,764
2,506

(note) AccordingtoapartialtransferofthebusinessofVISCASCorporationinOctober2016,SF₆(sulfur
hexaﬂuoride)emissionswereaddedonthisvalues.

Energyconsumption(Unit:1,000kℓ)
FurukawaElectric+domesticgroupcompanies
OverseasGroupCompanies
Total

FY2015
188
223
411

75

FY2016
192
220
412

FY2017
198
221
419

FY2018
198
226
424

FY2019
191
205
396

CO₂emissionandenergyintensityrelatedtotransportation
Furukawa
ElectricCO₂emissions（1,000tons-CO₂e）
Energyintensity（MJ/t-km)

FY2015
14.3
1.71

FY2016
14.9
1.66

FY2017
16.1
1.69

FY2018
15.5
1.68

FY2019
14.9
1.70

GHGemissionsperunitofsales(ton-CO₂/1millionyen)
FurukawaElectric+domesticgroupcompanies
OverseasGroupCompanies

FY2015
0.781
1.131

76

FY2016
0.793
1.173

FY2017
0.702
0.991

FY2018
0.678
0.924

FY2019
0.660
0.897

ListofPRTRcompatiblematerials(FurukawaElectricandDomesticgroupcompanies)(Unit:Tons)
Substance
No.
1
31
53
71
75
80
82
86
87
88
132
144
213
255
272
296
300
304
305
308
309
332
333
349
355
374
384
392
405
412
413
438
Total

Volumereleased

Volumetransferred

4.5
394.4
89.2
32.6
90.8
109.4
2.2
353.4
9.2
4.8
3.9
1.5

0.0
0.2
0.8
0.0
0.0
2.8
0.0
5.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.2

0.5
27.8
13.9
0.0
15.8
18.7
0.8
38.6
0.0
3.7
0.2
0.6

Volumecontainedinproducts/
disappearedbycombustion
4.1
366.4
74.5
32.6
74.9
88.0
1.4
308.9
9.1
1.0
3.7
0.7

846.1
78.3
5,050.3
11.4
192.4
9,038.1
33,034.4
401.6
79.0
13.7
7.1
261.9
120.2
21.7

21.4
0.0
0.1
0.4
85.3
0.2
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.9
0.0
0.2

25.4
0.2
17.9
0.0
32.1
0.3
2.2
2.2
11.6
0.0
0.0
27.9
0.0
18.8

799.3
78.1
5,032.3
11.0
74.9
9,037.6
33,032.0
399.3
67.4
13.7
7.1
229.2
120.2
2.8

1.8
1.3
16.3
6.1
5.4
18.1
50,301.2

1.8
0.3
0.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
125.3

0.0
0.2
0.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
260.0

0.0
0.9
15.0
6.1
5.4
18.1
49,915.9

VolumehandledSubstance
Zincanditscompounds
Antimonyanditscompounds
Ethylbenzene
Ferricchlorides
Cadmiumanditscompounds
XyleneSilveranditswater-solublecompounds
CresolChromiumandtrivalentchromiumcompounds
Hexavalentchromiumcompounds
Cobaltanditscompounds
Inorganiccyanidecompounds(Excluding
complexsaltandcyanate)
N,N-dimethylacetamide
Decabromodiphenylether
Coppersalts(water-soluble)
1,2,4-trimethylbenzene
TolueneLead
Leadcompounds
NickelNickelcompounds
Arsenicanditsinorganiccompounds
Hydrazine
PhenolBis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate
Hydrogenﬂuorideanditswater-solublecompounds
N-propylbromide
N-hexane
Boronanditscompounds
Manganeseanditscompounds
Phthalicanhydride
Methylnaphthalene(note) Thislististargetforsubstanceswithatransactionvolumeof1tonsormore(0.5tonsormoreforClass
1DesignatedChemicalSubstances)fortheentireGroup.
77SocialrevisedatSeptember2020

Employeeturnoverratebygender(Unit:%)Male
FemaleTotal

FY2015

FY2016

2.10
1.00
2.00

FY2017

1.16
1.79
1.22

1.02
0.86
1.01

FY2018

FY2019

1.17
1.62
1.21

1.80
0.83
1.71

Numberofnewgraduaterecruitsbygender(Unit:People)


Clericalandtechnicalstaﬀ
Manufacturingworker

Male
FemaleTotal
Foreignnationals
Male
FemaleTotal

FY2015 FY2016 FY2017
28
45
61
8
15
31
36
60
92
0
0
1
0
0
15
0
0
0
0
0
15

FY2018
73
31
104
0
46
0
46

FY2019
80
31
111
0
49
1
50

FY2020
86
33
119
0
53
2
55

Ratiooflaborunionmembership(Unit:%)Male
FemaleTotal

FY2015

99.9
97.6
99.7

FY2016

FY2017

99.7
97.8
99.5

98.5
98.3
98.5

FY2018

97.4
99.4
99.1

FY2019

97.6
99.3
99.1

Overtimeworkhoursperperson(Unit:Hourspermonth)Directwork
Indirectwork
Total

FY2015
24.85
19.40
22.30

FY2016
24.86
19.66
22.47

78

FY2017
27.97
19.25
23.50

FY2018
27.19
19.33
23.17

FY2019
26.04
20.95
23.18

Regularannualleave(Unit:Days)
Dayscarriedoverperperson(A)Daysgrantedperperson(B)Daysacquiredperperson(C)Acquisitionrate(C÷B)(%)

FY2015
22.6
23.9
13.6
56.9

FY2016
22.6
24.1
13.9
57.7

FY2017
20.8
24.3
14.7
60.3

FY2018
18.3
24.0
15.2
63.2

FY2019
21.5
23.9
15.4
64.4

(note) RegularannualleaveiscalculatedasleavetakenbetweenSeptember16andSeptember15ofthefollowingyear.

Peopletakingvolunteerleave(Numberofemployees)
MaleFemaleTotal

FY2015

10
1

FY2016

FY2017

2
0
2

0
0
0

FY2018

000FY2019101Peopletakingrefreshleave(Numberofemployees)
MaleFemaleTotal

FY201590
10100

FY2016

FY2017

125
16
141

152
15
167

FY2018

178
25
203

FY2019

161
17
178

(note) “Refreshleave”isasystemthatallowsemployeeswith25yearsofcontinuousservicetotake14ormoredaysofleave.

Peopletakingmaternity/paternityleave(Numberof
employees)


Male
Ratioofemployeesreturningtowork(%)
FemaleRatioofemployeesreturningtowork(%)
Total
Ratioofemployeesreturningtowork(%)

FY2015

3
100
22
100
25
100

79

FY2016

7
100
28
100
35
100

FY2017
27
100
12
100
39
100

FY2018
21
100
10
100
31
100

FY2019
25
100
10
90
35
97

Peopletakingnursingcareleave(Numberofemployees)
FY2015

Male
Ratioofemployeesreturningtowork(%)
FemaleRatioofemployeesreturningtowork(%)
Total
Ratioofemployeesreturningtowork(%)

1
100
0
－
1
100

FY2016

FY2017

0
－
0
－
0
－

0
－
0
－
0
－

FY2018

FY2019

0
－
0
－
0
－

1
100
1
100
2
100

Ratioofnon-regularemployees(unit:%)((1):re-employed,parttimers,term-limitedemployees)/((1)+Regular
employees)

FurukawaElectric

FY2015
1.40

FY2016
2.77

FY2017
3.38

FY2018
4.04

FY2019
4.30

RatioofemployeessubjecttoHRevaluation(Unit:%)
Furukawa
Electric

FY
2015
42
100


Targetcontrolsystem
Absoluteandrelativeevaluationsbasedonranking

FY
2016
42
100

FY
2017
42
100

FY
2018
41
100

FY
2019
39
100

Trainingcostsperemployee(Unit:1,000yen)
FurukawaElectric

FY2015－

FY2016－

FY2017

109

FY2018
114

FY201972(note) CalculatedfromFY2017

Numberofmaleandfemaleemployees

FurukawaElectric

MaleFemaleNumberofpeople
Percentage(%)
Numberofpeople
Percentage(%)

FY2015
2,976
92
275
8

80

FY2016
3,338
91
313
9

FY2017
3,350
91
335
9

FY2018
3,465
91
351
9

FY2019
3,548
90
377
10

Numberandpercentageofmanagersbygender



Male

FurukawaElectric

Female
Numberofpeople
Percentage(%)
Numberofpeople
Percentage(%)

FY2015
844
97
23
3

FY2016
911
97
26
3

FY2017
905
97
31
3

FY2018
929
97
31
3

FY2019
908
97
32
3

(note) Keyemployeesorhigher

Employmentrateofdisabledpersons(Unit:%)Realemploymentrate

FY2015
2.32

FY2016
2.31

FY2017
2.23

FY2018
2.12

FY2019
2.14

FY2018

FY2019

RatiooftheWorkscertiﬁedbyOSHMS(Unit:%)
FurukawaElectric

FY2015

83

FY2016

83

FY2017

83

83

83

(note) Workshavingproductiondepartments

Numberofemployeesreceivingsafetytraining(Totalnumberofpeopleperyear)
FurukawaElectric

FY2015962

FY2016

979

FY2017
1,001

FY2018
1,345

FY2019
1,890

Frequencyrateofaccidentsresultingintimeoﬀwork

FurukawaElectric
Domesticgroupcompanies

FY2015
0.29
0.51

FY2016
0.28
0.72

FY2017
0.63
0.30(note) Frequencyrate=(No.ofcasualties/Totalactualworkhours)x1,000,00081

FY2018
0.48
0.56

FY20190.59
0.32

Numberofdeathsamongregularemployees

FurukawaElectric

FY20150

FY2016

FY201700FY2018

0

FY20190(note) Personalinjuryanddiseasenotincluded

Numberofdeathsamongnon-regularemployees

FurukawaElectric

FY20150

FY2016

FY201700FY2018

0

FY20190(note) Contractorsnotincluded

NumberofemployeesreceivingGENBA-RYOKUreinforcement
training(Unit:People)


FurukawaElectric
Domesticgroupcompanies
Total

FY2015
237
189
426

FY2016
215
265
480

FY2017
184
121
305

FY2018
305
101
406

FY2019302
95397

Numberofcomplaintsregardingproductsandservices

FurukawaElectric

FY2015
1.00

FY2016
0.89

FY2017
0.79

FY2018
0.63

FY2019
0.58(note) RatiointhecasewhereFY2015resultsaretakenas1.00

Numberofemployeesreceivinghealthtraining
FurukawaElectric
Totalnumberofpeople
Totaltime(Unit:Hour)FY2015536
1,072

FY2016
2,073
2,451

(note) OnlymentalhealthtrainingiscountedfromFY2013toFY2015(note) AllhealthrelatedtrainingiscountedfromFY2016onwards

82

FY2017
3,707
3,111

FY2018
7,109
3,584

FY2019
6,271
2,929

Numberofsupplierswhoconductedmonitoring(environmentalandsocialaspects)(Unit:Companies)
Furukawa
Electric
Numberofevaluatedsuppliers（MainSuppliers)
NumberofsuppliersattendedatthePartnersMeeting
NumberofsupplierstriedCO2reductionbyProcurement
logistics

FY
2015
157
94
2

FY
2016
196
57
4

FY
2017
199
55
7

FY
2018
213
57
20

FY
2019
199
59
24

FY
2015
23

FY
2016
23

FY
2017
18

FY
2018
6

FY
2019
9

42

52

79

69

93

43

42

49

53

65

36

57

92

104

109

Educationbyhierarchy(Units:Person)
LectureExecutivetraining
Trainingforsection
managers
Trainingforkey
employeesNewemployeetraining

TargetNewlyappointedoﬃcers(full-time,part-time)(note1)
Newsectionmanagersandmanagers(note2)(note3)
Newlyappointedmanagersandfull-time
employees(note2)
Newemployees(note2)(note3)(note1) FurukawaElectric(note2) FurukawaElectricandemployeesdispatchedtoothercompanies(note3) Humanrightseducationincludedinthelecture

Numberofemployeestrainedincompetitionlawcomplianceandbriberyregulations(Units:Person)
NumberofparticipantstoseminarsinJapan
FurukawaElectric+Japangroupcompanies
Numberofparticipantstoseminarsoverseas
OverseasGroupCompanies

FY2015
269

FY2016306

FY2017246

FY2018
541

FY2019654

30(Shanghai)

40(Bangkok)38(Jakarta)

128(Philippines,
Tianjin,ShenzhenandShanghai)

44(Vietnam)

NumberofemployeestrainedintheSubcontractActandsecuritytradecontrol(Units:Person)
FurukawaElectricGroup

SubcontractAct
Securitytradecontrol

FY2015505
594
83

FY2016
670
671

FY2017
627
853

FY2018532
1,125

FY2019557
997

GovernancerevisedatSeptember2020

Numberofdirectors(Units:Person)
FurukawaElectric
Directors
Outsidedirectors
Independentdirectors
Femaledirectors

FY201512
4
2
0

FY201612
5
3
0

FY201712
5
3
0

FY201812
5
3
0

FY2019125
5
1FY202012
5
5
1(note) Asoftheendoftheﬁscalyear,however,asofJune23,2020inﬁscal2020

OthersRevisedSeptember2020

Salesbyregionandoverseassalesratio（Unit:millionyen）

Japan
China
Asia(exceptJapanandChina)
NorthandCentralAmerica
SouthAmerica,Europeandothers

FurukawaElectricGroup
Total
Overseassales
Overseassalesratio(%)

FY2015 FY2016 FY2017 FY2018 FY2019469,617 453,317 510,663 521,281 495,658
90,33682,03996,911
94,00675,059166,516 155,983 193,059 213,260 183,033
73,98082,302
84,746
72,67778,30274,42969,701
81,95290,364
82,386874,879 843,344 967,333 991,590 914,439
405,262 390,027 456,669 470,309 418,781
46.3
46.2
47.2
47.4
45.8

(note) Salesareclassiﬁedintocountriesorregionsbasedonthelocationofcustomers

Numberofpatentrights（Unit:patents）
FurukawaElectric
Total

Domesticpatents
Overseaspatents

FY2015
4,478
2,247
6,725

84

FY2016
4,619
2,289
6,908

FY2017
4,644
2,507
7,151

FY2018
4,605
2,712
7,317

FY2019
4,523
2,910
7,433

ExternalEvaluation
SRIIndex・ESGIndex

Environmental,SocialandGovernancePractices
FTSE4GoodIndexSeries／FTSEBlossomJapanIndex

FurukawaElectricwasselectedasaconstituentoftheFTSE4GoodIndexSeriesandtheFTSE
BlossomJapanIndexfortheﬁrsttime.(AsofJune2020)
TheFTSE4GoodIndexSeriesisastockindexconsistingofstocksdemonstratingstrongESG(Environmental,Socialand
Governance)practicesasdeﬁnedbyFTSERussell.TheFTSE
BlossomJapanIndex,whichhasalsobeendevelopedby
FTSERussell,reﬂectstheperformanceofJapanesecompaniesthatdemonstratestrongenvironmental,socialandgovernance(ESG)practices.TheFTSEBlossomJapan
IndexisanESGindexusedbytheGovernmentPension
InvestmentFund(GPIF).Itisoneoftheleadingindicesfor
ESGinvestment.


2017

2018

2019

2020

FTSE4GoodIndexSeries







●
Firsttime

FTSEBlossomJapanIndex







●
Firsttime85

Social(EmpowermentofWomen)
MSCIJapanEmpoweringWomenIndex(WIN)FurukawaElectricisselectedasaconstituentoftheMSCIJapanEmpoweringWomenIndex(WIN).(AsofJune2020)
TheindexofMSCIfocusesontheS(social)inESGandisan
ESGindexcomposedofJapanesestocksdemonstrating
goodgenderdiversitypractices.Itisselectedasanindexfor
ESGinvestmentbytheGovernmentPensionInvestment
Fund(GPIF).
THEINCLUSIONOFFurukawaElectricCo.,Ltd.INANYMSCIINDEX,ANDTHEUSEOFMSCI
LOGOS,TRADEMARKS,SERVICEMARKSORINDEXNAMESHEREIN,DONOTCONSTITUTEASPONSORSHIP,ENDORSEMENTORPROMOTIONOFFurukawaElectricCo.,Ltd.BYMSCIOR
ANYOFITSAFFILIATES.THEMSCIINDEXESARETHEEXCLUSIVEPROPERTYOFMSCI.MSCI
ANDTHEMSCIINDEXNAMESANDLOGOSARETRADEMARKSORSERVICEMARKSOFMSCI
ORITSAFFILIATES.
2017

MSCIJapanEmpoweringWomenIndex
(WIN)

●

2018


Environmental(GHGReduction)
S&P/JPXCarbonEﬃcientIndex

FurukawaElectricisselectedasaconstituentoftheS&P/JPXCarbon
EﬃcientIndex.TheCompany'sdecileclassiﬁcationinthecapitalgoods
category,whichisinthemidimpactgroup,is7.Thecarbondisclosure
statusis"Disclosed."(AsofJune2020)
TheindexoftheS&PDowJonesIndicesfocusesontheE(environmental)inESG.ItisselectedasanindexforESGinvestmentbytheGovernmentPensionInvestmentFund(GPIF).

86

2019

2020

●

●

Environmental,SocialandGovernancePractices

SOMPOSustainabilityIndex

FurukawaElectricisselectedasaconstituentoftheSOMPO
SustainabilityIndexofSOMPOAssetManagementCo.,Ltd.
(AsofJune2020)

ESGevaluation,certiﬁcation

Environment(climatechange,MediaSurveywatersecurityandsupplychain)

CDP

FurukawaElectrichasrespondedtotheCDPquestionnaireaboutclimatechangesinceﬁscal2008andhasrespondedtothequestionnaireaboutwatersecuritysinceﬁscal2013.Inthe2019CDP
ClimateChangeandWaterSecuritysurveys,theCompanyachieved
ManagementLevelB.IntheCDPSupplierEngagementRating(SER),theCompanywasratedA(Supplierengagementleaderboard).(Asof
February2020)


2016

2017

2018

2019

Climatechange

B

C

B-

B

Watersecurity

C

B

B-

B

Supplychain

C

B-

A-

A

※ Wehavebeenrespondingtotheclimatechangesurveysince2008andrespondingtothewatersecurity
surveysince2013.。

87

Environmental(GHGReduction)

SBT(ScienceBasedTargets)Inﬁscal2018,FurukawaElectricGrouphassettheEnvironmentalTargets2030andappliedforSBT(note)andgot
certiﬁedinﬁscal2019.
Pleaseseethepressreleasehere(OnlyAvailableinJapanese)

Social(EmpowermentofWomen)
TheNadeshikoBrandoftheMinistryofEconomy,TradeandIndustry

In2018and2020,FurukawaElectricwasselectedasa
NadeshikoBrandinnon-ferrousmetalasanexcellentlistedcompanyintermsoftheempowermentofwomen.The
NadeshikoBrandhasbeencreatedjointlybytheMinistryof
Economy,TradeandIndustryandtheTokyoStockExchangetoshowexcellentlistedcompaniesintermsoftheempowermentofwomenascompaniesappealingtoinvestorsthatemphasizeanincreaseincorporatevalueoverthemediumtolongterms.
The
Nadeshiko

2015


2016


2017


2018
●
Firsttime

CertiﬁedasanExcellentEruboshiCompanyundertheFemaleParticipationPromotionAct

2019


FurukawaElectrichasdevelopedaplanofactionforgeneralemployers
undertheActonthePromotionofFemaleParticipationandCareer
AdvancementintheWorkplace,whichcameintoforceinApril2016andhasachievedEruboshi(Lstar;Lstandsforlady,laborandlaudable)
thirdstage(highestrating)certiﬁcationasanexcellentcompanyintermsoftheempowermentofwomen.

88

2020
●

Social(CultivationoftheNextGeneration)

KuruminCertiﬁcationfromtheMinistryofHealth,LabourandWelfareAchievedasaCompany
CultivatingtheNextGeneration

FurukawaElectrichasachievedKurumincertiﬁcationthreetimes(2007,2010and2015)undertheActonAdvancementofMeasurestoSupport
RaisingNext-GenerationChildren.Asacertiﬁedemployer,theCompany
isactivelysupportingchildrearing.

Social(HealthManagement)

HealthManagementBrandoftheMinistryof
Economy,TradeandIndustry

FurukawaElectricwasselectedasaHealthManagementBrandinthenon-ferrousmetalindustryfortheﬁrsttimein2019asalistedcompanythatstrategicallypromotesemployees'healthmanagement
inrelationtothemanagementofthecompany.TheHealthManagementBrandiscreatedjointlybytheMinistryofEconomy,
TradeandIndustryandtheTokyoStockExchangetoshowcase
excellentlistedcompaniesintermsofhealthmanagementthatareappealingtoinvestorsthatemphasizeanincreaseincorporatevalue
inthemediumtolongterm.

HealthManagement

2015


2016


2017


2018


89

2019
●
Firsttime2020
Health&ProductivityManagement
Organization,White500,oftheMinistryof
Economy,TradeandIndustry

FurukawaElectricwascertiﬁedbytheMinistryofEconomy,
TradeandIndustryasoneoftheHealth&Productivity
ManagementOrganizations(White500)forthefourthconsecutiveyearin2020asanexcellentcompanypromoting
healthmanagement.


2017

2018

2019

2020

Health&ProductivityManagement
Organization,White500

●

●

●

●

2017

2018-19

2020

●

●

●

Other(IntellectualProperty)

DerwentTop100GlobalInnovators2020

FurukawaElectricwasincludedinthelistofDerwentTop100Global
Innovators2020selectedbyClarivateAnalytics.TheCompanywaslistedforthethirdconsecutiveperiodoutofﬁvetotallistings(2014,2015,2017,2018-2019,and2020).


DerwentTop100
GlobalInnovators

2014●Firsttime

2015
●

2016


FurukawaElectricAwarded“Top100GlobalInnovators2018-19”-SelectedintheTop100
GlobalInnovativeCompaniesandResearchOrganizationsinStrategicIntellectualProperty
Activities-90MediaSurvey

ToyoKeizaiCSRRanking

2020CSRRanking

ToyoKeizaiCSRRankingisbasedontheevaluationofCSRandﬁnancial
performanceintermsoftheuseofhumanresources,theenvironment,
governanceandsociality,proﬁtability,safetyandscale.
(Source:ToyoKeizaiInc.2020CSRRanking(14th)Report)



2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

ToyoKeizaiCSRRanking

222

160

185

159

165

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ParticipationinInitiatives
ParticipationinInitiatives

Environment,Social,Governance

UnitedNationsGlobalCompact

FurukawaElectrichasbeeninvolvedtheUnitedNationsGlobalCompact
sinceFebruary24,2020.TheGroupbelievesthatrespectingandfulﬁllingthetenprinciplesoftheUnitedNationsGlobalCompactwillleadtothestrengtheningofthemanagementbaseinordertocontinue
sustainablegrowthasaglobalcompany.

TheSustainableDevelopmentGoals(SDGs)“FurukawaElectricGroupVision2030”wasformulatedtoprovideclarityforthegroupʼsbusinessdomainsbasedonthe“SustainableDevelopmentGoals(SDGs)”.
TheSustainableDevelopmentGoals(SDGs),setin2015by
theUnitedNationsSummitandintendedtobeachievedbytheyear2030,areacollectionof17globalgoalsand169
targets.

Environment

TaskForceonClimaterelatedFinancial
DisclosureTCFD

FurukawaElectrichasagreedwiththerecommendationsoftheTaskForceonClimaterelatedFinancialDisclosures(TCFD)onJanuary,2020.Atthesametime,Furukawa
ElectrichasbeeninvolvedtheTCFDConsortium.
NewsRelease92

TheMinistryoftheEnvironment”COOLCHOICE”

FurukawaElectricsupportsCOOLCHOICE,aninitiativeoftheMinistryoftheEnvironmenttoencouragewisechoices
tomitigateglobalwarming,includingbuyingproducts,using
servicesandchoosinglifestylesthatcontributetoacarbonfreesociety,toachievethetargetofa26%reductioningreenhousegasemissionsinﬁscal2030fromﬁscal2017.

SocialNationalFederationofUNESCOAssociationsinJapan

FurukawaElectricisasupportingmemberoftheNational
FederationofUNESCOAssociationsinJapan,whichworksinJapanandoverseasprimarilyintheﬁeldofeducation.

Mainparticipatingorganizations
CorporatemembersofKeidanren(JapanBusinessFederation) (Asof2June2020)
ChairmanoftheJapanCopperandBrassAssociation (Asof18June2020)
DirectoroftheJapaneseElectricWire&CableMakers'Association (Asof5June2020)
CounciloroftheNationalFederationofUNESCOAssociationsinJapan (Asof26June2020)93Referencedata
OccupationalHealthandSafety Scopeofthefrequencyrateofaccidentsresultingintimeoﬀwork(FY2019,asofMarch2020)
NTECLtd.
KANZACCCo.,Ltd.
FoamKaseiCo.,Ltd.
FurukawaElecomCo.,Ltd.
FurukawaIndustrialPlastics
Co.,Ltd.
FurukawaResearchInc.
FurukawaElectricIndustrial
CableCo.,Ltd.
FurukawaNikkoPower
GenerationInc.
FurukawaFITELOpticalDevice
Co.,Ltd.
FurukawaMagnetWireCo.,Ltd.

34Domesticgroupcompanies
OkanoElectricWireCo.,Ltd.
ShodenSeiwaCo.,Ltd.
FurukawaAutomotiveSystems
Inc.
FurukawaSangyoKaisha,Ltd.
FurukawaPrecisionEngineeringCo.,Ltd.
FurukawaElectricAdvanced
EngineeringCo.,Ltd.
FurukawaElectricPower
SystemsCo.,Ltd.
FurukawaNewLeafCo.,Ltd.

MiharuCommunicationsInc.

TheFurukawaFinanceandBusinessSupportCo.,Ltd.
FurukawaUACJMemoryDisk
Co.,Ltd.
MyojodenkiCo.,Ltd.

RikenElectricWireCo.,Ltd.



OkumuraMetalsCo.,Ltd.
TOTOKUElectricCo.,Ltd.
FurukawaSandDCo.,Ltd.
FurukawaCommunicationandBroadcastingCo.,Ltd.
FurukawaTechnoMaterialCo.,Ltd.
FurukawaElectricEcotecCo.,
Ltd.
TheFurukawaBatteryCo.,Ltd.
FurukawaNetworkSolution
Corp.
FurukawaLogisticsCorp.
FurukawaLifeServiceInc.
YokohamaDrumManufacturingCo.,Ltd.

EnvironmentalManagement Scopeoftheenvironmental
management(FY2019,asofMarch2020)
NTECLtd.
KANZACCCo.,Ltd.

32Domesticgroupcompanies
OkanoElectricWireCo.,Ltd.
ShodenSeiwaCo.,Ltd.

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OkumuraMetalsCo.,Ltd.
TOTOKUElectricCo.,Ltd.

FITECCorp.

32Domesticgroupcompanies
FoamKaseiCo.,Ltd.

FurukawaElecomCo.,Ltd.

FurukawaSangyoKaisha,Ltd.

FurukawaIndustrialPlastics
Co.,Ltd.
FurukawaResearchInc.

FurukawaPrecisionEngineeringCo.,Ltd.
FurukawaElectricAdvanced
EngineeringCo.,Ltd.
FurukawaElectricPower
SystemsCo.,Ltd.
FurukawaNewLeafCo.,Ltd.

FurukawaElectricIndustrial
CableCo.,Ltd.
FurukawaNikkoPower
GenerationInc.
FurukawaFITELOpticalDevice
Co.,Ltd.
FurukawaMagnetWireCo.,Ltd.
MyojodenkiCo.,Ltd.

TheFurukawaFinanceandBusinessSupportCo.,Ltd.
FurukawaLifeServiceInc.
RikenElectricWireCo.,Ltd.

FurukawaAutomotiveSystems
Inc.
FurukawaCommunicationandBroadcastingCo.,Ltd.
FurukawaTechnoMaterialCo.,Ltd.
FurukawaElectricEcotecCo.,
Ltd.
TheFurukawaBatteryCo.,Ltd.
FurukawaNetworkSolution
Corp.
FurukawaLogisticsCorp.
MiharuCommunicationsInc.


58Overseasgroupcompanies
AmericanFurukawa,Inc.
ChongqingChanghuaAutomobileHarnessCo.,
Ltd.
FEMagnetWire(Malaysia)Sdn.Bhd.
Furukawa(Thailand)Co.,Ltd.
FurukawaAutoParts(Huizhou)Co.,Ltd.
FurukawaAutomotiveParts(Dongguan)Ltd.
FurukawaAutomotiveParts(Vietnam)Inc.
FurukawaAutomotiveSystems(Thailand)Co.,Ltd.
FurukawaAutomotiveSystemsLimaPhilippines,
FurukawaAutomotiveSystemsMexicoS.A.de
Inc.
C.V.
FurukawaAutomotiveSystemsVietnamInc.
FurukawaAVCElectronics(Suzhou)Co.,Ltd.
FurukawaCaboseAcessoriosLtda.
FurukawaCircuitFoilTaiwanCorporation
FurukawaElectric(Shenzhen)Co.,Ltd.
FurukawaElectricAutopartsCentralEuropes.r.o.
FurukawaElectricAutopartsPhilippinesInc.
FurukawaElectricCopperFoilTaiwanCo.,Ltd.
FurukawaElectricEuropeLtd.
FurukawaElectricHongKongLtd.
FurukawaElectricInstituteofTechnologyLtd.
FurukawaElectricLatAmS.A.
FurukawaElectricMoroccoSARL
FurukawaElectricSingaporePte.Ltd.
FurukawaFITEL(Thailand)Co.,Ltd.
FurukawaFITELOpticalProducts(Shanghai)Co.,Ltd.
FurukawaIndustrialS.A.SucursalArgentina
FurukawaMetal(Thailand)PublicCo.,Ltd.
FurukawaMexicoS.A.DeC.V.
FurukawaMindaElectricPvt.Ltd.
FurukawaPrecision(Thailand)Co.,Ltd.
FurukawaShanghai,Ltd.
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58Overseasgroupcompanies
FurukawaWiringSystemsMexicoS.A.deC.V.
HTItaliaHoldingS.r.l.
JiangsuOFSHengtongOpticalTechnologyCo.,OFSFitelDenmarkAps
Ltd.
OFSFITELDeutschlandGmbHOFSFitel,LLC
OFSRUSFiberOpticCableCompany
P.T.FurukawaAutomotiveSystemsIndonesia
P.T.FurukawaOpticalSolutionsIndonesia
P.T.TembagaMuliaSemanan,Tbk.
PermintexFurukawaAutopartsMalaysiaSdn.Bhd.
PolifoamPlasticProcessingCo.,Ltd.
ShenyangFurukawaCableCo.,Ltd.
SiamFurukawaCo.,Ltd.
SuperPowerInc.
SuzhouFurukawaPowerOpticCableCo.,Ltd.
TaiwanFurukawaElectricCo.,Ltd.
TaiwanFurukawaMagnetWireCo.,Ltd.
ThaiFiberOpticsCo.,Ltd.
ThaiFurukawaUnicommEngineeringCo.,Ltd.
TianjinJinheElectricEngineeringCo.,Ltd.
TrocellenGmbH
TrocellenItalyS.p.A.
TrocellenS.E.A.Sdn.Bhd.
WuhanFurukawaAutomotiveSystemsCo.,Ltd.
XinFurukawaMetal(Wuxi)Co.,Ltd.

EnvironmentalManagement Scopeoftheenvironmental
accounting(FY2019,asofMarch2020)
NTECLtd.
KANZACCCo.,Ltd.
FoamKaseiCo.,Ltd.
FurukawaCommunicationandBroadcastingCo.,Ltd.
FurukawaTechnoMaterialCo.,Ltd.
FurukawaElectricPower
SystemsCo.,Ltd.
FurukawaMagnetWireCo.,Ltd.

21Domesticgroupcompanies
OkanoElectricWireCo.,Ltd.
ShodenSeiwaCo.,Ltd.
FurukawaAutomotiveSystems
Inc.
FurukawaIndustrialPlastics
Co.,Ltd.
FurukawaElectricAdvanced
EngineeringCo.,Ltd.
TheFurukawaBatteryCo.,Ltd.
MiharuCommunicationsInc.

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OkumuraMetalsCo.,Ltd.
TOTOKUElectricCo.,Ltd.
FurukawaSangyoKaisha,Ltd.
FurukawaPrecisionEngineeringCo.,Ltd.
FurukawaElectricIndustrial
CableCo.,Ltd.
FurukawaFITELOpticalDevice
Co.,Ltd.
RikenElectricWireCo.,Ltd.

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LocalCommunityContribution,SocialContribution
BasicPolicy
FurukawaElectricGrouphascontinuedtoconductsocialcontributionactivitiesthatarerootedinthelocalcommunity.Goingforward,wewillstrengthentheseactionsfurtheralongthethreedimensionsof
nurturingfuturegenerations,promotingsportandculture,andlivinginharmonywiththenaturalenvironmentandlocalcommunities.

FurukawaElectricGroupBasicPolicyonSocialContributionActivities(RevisedMarch,2011)

FurukawaElectricGroupwillcontinuouslyundertakesocialcontributionactivitiesfocusingonnurturingfuturegenerations,promotingsportandculture,andlivinginharmonywiththenaturalenvironmentandlocalcommunities,inadditiontoitsbusiness-relatedactivities,inordertomaintainandstrengthencommunitytiesbuiltovercenturiesandcreateabettertomorrowforfuture
generations.
ESGawardsSocialContributionAward
FurukawaElectrichasestablishedthe“ESGAwards”,whichcommendstheoutstandingsocial
contributionactivitiesandtheenvironmentalconservationactivitiesofthegroupcompanies,andaward
themeveryyear.WeareworkingtoexpandandenhancesocialcontributionactivitieswithintheGroup,targetingthesocialcontributionactivitiesofourGroupcompaniesandourbasesinJapanandoverseas.

OutstandingPerformanceAward

FurukawaElectricLatAmS.A（Brazil）
Donatingfoodandhygieneproductstoneighboringhouseholdsinresponsetoproblemsassociatedwiththenewcoronavirusinfection

ExcellentAward

FurukawaSangyoKaisha,Ltd.(FSK)Awiderangeofactivitiessuchasinvitingelementaryschoolstudentsandpeopleofthewelfare
facilitiestotheNikkoIceBucksgameanddonatingtoorphanages
FurukawaElectricPowerSystemsCo.,Ltd.(FEPS)
Supportingworkshopsforelementaryschoolstudentsandsocialstudiesclassesatlocalelementary
schoolsincooperationwithlocalgovernments
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TheGroupconductsavarietyofsocialcontributionactivitiesindiﬀerent
regions.

Typesofactivities

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generationsPromotingsportandculture
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communities
Encouragementofsportsandculture
Holdingandsupportingsports
classes,invitationtosportsclasses
Holdingandsupportingfestivals
andothers
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Participationinlocal
environmental
beautiﬁcationactivities
Planttoursforresidents
Participationinlocal
tradeshowsandothersSupportandcooperation
Supportanddonationtopeopleaﬀectedbyearthquakes
Supportforenvironmentalfunds
andblooddonation
andothers
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commendations
Commendationsfromnational,prefecturalandmunicipal
governments
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NurturingfuturegenerationsInﬁscal2019,weconductedtheactivitieslistedbelow.

TheCompany'sYokohamaWorkshas
providedworkexperiencetoursforelementaryschoolandjuniorhighschool
studentssince2017.

Inordertocultivatehumanresourceswhoareresponsibleforthefuture,theCompanyprovidedworkplaceexperiencetoandacceptedcompanyvisitsfromﬁrstyearstudentsatprefecturalhighschoolsin
Ibarakiattheheadoﬃce.

TheCompanyparticipatesintrainingsfor”teachersatprivatecompaniesofthe
KeizaiKohoCenter”andprovidedtrainingforteachers.

Promotingsportandculture

TheCompanyisanoﬃcialpartneroftheprofessionalsoccerteam
JEFUnitedIchiharaChiba.

TheCompanysupportstheactivitiesoftheprofessionalicehockey
teamH.C.TochigiNikkoIcebucks.

TheCompanydonatedtheformerShigenobuOkumaHouseandtheformerMunemitsuMutsuHouse,whichtheCompanymaintainedandmanagedasreceptionfacilitiesinMeijiMemorialOisoHouseandGarden,tothenationalgovernmentinﬁscal2018.

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Livinginharmonywiththenaturalenvironmentandlocal
communities
Inﬁscal2019,theGroupconductedavarietyofsocialcontributionactivitiesinmanydiﬀerentregions.

ParticipatedinFurukawa-no-moritree
plantingorganizedbytheTochigiFurukawa
Association(FurukawaPrecisionMetal
Industrial).

HeldaNikkoWarakuOdoridanceevent(FurukawaElectric).

Supportedthe"Let'screaterecycled
artwork"workshopforneighborhood
elementaryschoolstudents(Furukawa
ElectricPowerSystems).

Donatedtothepeoplewhodonothave
housingfacilities.
（FurukawaElectricLatAm）

Donatedtoareasaﬀectedbyvolcano
eruptions.（FurukawaElectricAutoparts（Philippines））

Cooperationinblooddonation
（FurukawaFITEL（Thailand））

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