History of Furukawa Electric's CSR Activities
Companywide Rules for Pollution Prevention formulated

1974

1972

2008

Environmental Control Department established

1989

Team for Reduction in Use of Specified CFCs establishedCompliance pledge introduced	e-Friendly mark (environmentally harmonious product) certification
system started

Energy Conservation Team established1992

Anti-Monopoly Act Guidelines issued

1993	Basic Framework for Protecting the Global Environment formulated(Furukawa Electric's voluntary environmental preservation plan)
1996

1997

1998

Use of specified CFCs and trichloroethane discontinued
Team for Promotion of Reduction in Industrial Waste established
Furukawa Electric Basic Environmental Policy formulated

Acquisition of ISO 14001 certification commenced	Companywide Regulations for Pollution Prevention revised to create
the Companywide Regulations for Environmental Management
2000

First Environmental Report published2001

Environmental accounting started

2002

Anti-Monopoly Law manual publishedZero-emissions activities commenced
2003

Furukawa Survival Plan announced

Executive Officer System introduced
Furukawa Electric Basic Environmental Policy revised
2004

Company system and chief officer system introduced

Furukawa Electric Group Action Guidelines formulated	Furukawa New Leaf established as a special subsidiary offering
employment to people with disabilities
2005	Internal reporting system introduced and internal and external reporting
desks establishedCompliance Handbook published2006

Medium-term management plan Innovation 09 announced	Report published under the revised title “Environmental and SocialReport”
2007

CSR Division established

Chief Social Responsibility Officer (CSRO) appointed
Report published under the revised title “CSR Report”	Corporate philosophy and corporate message of the Furukawa ElectricGroup formulated
2008	Furukawa Electric Basic Environmental Policy formulated	Furukawa Electric Group Basic Policy on Social Contribution Activities
formulated

Furukawa Electric Basic Policy on Pandemic Influenza Preparedness formulated

2009	Furukawa Electric Group Green Procurement Activity Guidelines published

Basic Policy on BCM (Business Continuity Management) formulated
Compliance awareness survey covering all employees conducted	A CSR award newly established as a part of the Outstanding AffiliatedCompany Awards
2010

Medium-term management plan, New Frontier 2012, formulated

CSR Deployment Guideline for Business Partners issued	“Heart-to-heart communication between president and employees” and“Compliance Roundtables” initiatedCompliance Months introducedCompliance awareness surveys for affiliated companies conducted2011

Information security and personal information protection months introduced

Furukawa Electric Group Basic Policy on CSR revised	¥250 million donated for reconstruction support for the region affectedby the Great East Japan Earthquake (Groupwide)	Furukawa Electric Group CSR Code of Conduct revised, and Furukawa
Electric Group Action Guidelines accordingly eliminatedCompetition Laws Compliance Guide published2012	BCAO Award 2011, the “Award for Practical Excellence”, received from theBusiness Continuity Advancement Organization (BCAO)

Report name revised to Sustainability Report and issued	Furukawa Electric Group Anti-Bribery Statement and Bribery Prevention
Guide formulated
2013	Medium-term management plan, Furukawa G Plan 2015, announced	Transitioned from company system and chief officer system to a systemof strategic business units and head office divisions
Administration & CSR Division inaugurated
2014	One domestic SBU conducted EICC audit

Implementation of private sector training for public school teachers	Jointly conducted employee awareness surveys with Group companies
in Japan	Published 2nd edition of competition law compliance guide (Japanese,English and Chinese common edition)	Began compliance education for local employees of Chinese affiliatecompanies
2015	Visiting elementary school to give classes

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Editorial Policy
History of Furukawa Electric's CSR Activities
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Stakeholder Relations
Risk Management
Compliance04

Group Profile

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Initiatives for Society

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Relations with Our Customers
Relations with Business Partners
Relations with Shareholders
Relations with Employees
Relations with Communities

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Initiatives for Environment

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Top Message

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Special Feature 1

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Special Feature 2

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Financial and Non-financial Highlights

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Business Report				Telecommunications / Energy and Industrial Products /Electronics and Automotive Systems / Metals / R&D

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Corporate Governance
CSR Management		Laying the Foundation for the Future ofRenewable Energy		Contributing on a Global Scale withFurukawa Electric Group’s Infrastructure
Business and Green Products		 Environmental Management / Material Flow/		Targets and Performance of Environmental/
Conservation Activities /		 Environmentally Friendly Products /		 Preventing Global Warming/Reducing Waste /		Water Resources / Chemical Substance Management /		Environmental Risk Management /		Biodiversity Conservation
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Third-Party Opinion

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List of all applicable companies

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