Furukawa Electric Group Sustainability Report 2013

Editorial Policy
Editing This Report
This report is intended to provide an easy-to-understand account to enhance understanding among all stakeholders of
the Furukawa Electric Group's business activities, as well as its CSR-related perspectives and initiatives. We selected
items of particularly high importance for inclusion in this report, after considering priority issues from society's
perspective and from the viewpoint of the Furukawa Electric Group.
In the fiscal 2014 edition of this report, the president's message provides an overview of Furukawa G Plan 2015, ourmedium-term management plan. The special feature highlights one of the priority measures of this plan, namely todevelop new, next-generation businesses. This section describes the Group's aim of conserving the environment bypromoting the efficient use of energy.
• The Furukawa Electric Group has produced an Environmental Report, Environmental and Social Report, or CSR
Report each year since 2000. In fiscal 2013, its title was changed to the Sustainability Report and included
business and financial information, as well.
• The current report is not available as a printed edition. Rather, it is provided for viewing on the CSR activities
section of our corporate website. This information on this site can also be downloaded in PDF format.
To the Sustainability Report 2013 page
http://www.furukawa.co.jp/english/csr/report/index.htm

Scope of This Report
PeriodCoveredFiscal 2013, from April 1, 2012 to March 31, 2013
(note) Includes selected information on past initiatives and activities during fiscal 2014.

Publication
Timeframe

Publication date: August 30, 2013
Planned publication of next edition: August 2014 (previous edition published in September2012)

Organizations
CoveredThis report covers Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. and affiliated companies in Japan andoverseas. Where activities are limited to specific regions or companies, this fact has beenclearly indicated in the reporting.

Source Guideline
We referred to the GRI “Sustainability Reporting Guideline 2006 (3rd Edition)” in composing this report.

Accuracy of the Data Disclosed in This Report
In order to maintain accuracy in data disclosure, the information provided in this report has been vetted by the divisions
in charge of the relevant information, the Investor & Public Relations Department and the CSR Department, which is incharge of editing this report. We have also provided a third-party opinion so as to offer the point of view of an outsideexpert.

Editing and Publication
CSR Department, Administration & CSR Division, Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.
Marunouchi Nakadori Bldg., 2-3, Marunouchi 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8322, Japan
TEL:+81-3-3286-3044
FAX:+81-3-3286-3920

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Inquiries
Please direct general inquiries about this report to:
CSR Department, Administration & CSR Division, Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.
TEL: +81-03-3286-3044
FAX: +81-03-3286-3920Please direct inquiries about environmental reporting to:
Safety and Environment Promotion Department, Production Technology Division, Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.
TEL:+81-45-311-1334
FAX:+81-45-311-1931

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