History of Furukawa Electric’s CSR Activities
1972
1974

Companywide Rules for Pollution Prevention formulated

Green Product Management Committee established2005

Environmental Control Department establishedCompliance Handbook Version I published

Energy Conservation Team established

Medium-Term Plan for Environment Preservation Activities 2009 formulated(2006–2009)1976

Central Quality Control Committee established

1989

Team for Reduction in Use of Specified CFCs established1993

Basic Framework for Protecting the Global Environment formulated(Furukawa Electric’s voluntary environmental preservation plan)

Compliance Handbook Version II published1994

Committee for Companywide Promotion of Energy Conservation establishedCSR Division established1996

Use of specified CFCs and trichloroethane discontinued

Chief Social Responsibility Officer (CSRO) appointed

1997

Team for Promotion of Reduction in Industrial Waste established

Safety, Environment and Quality Promotion Department
split into the Safety and Environment Promotion
Department and the Quality Promotion Department

2006

Risk Management Committee established
Report published under the revised title “Environmental and Social Report”

Furukawa Electric Basic Environmental Policy formulated
Central Committee for Environmental Management established

1998

2007Committee for the Development of Environmentally Friendly Productsestablished

CSR and Risk Management Committee established
Furukawa Electric Group Action Guidelines partially revised
Report published under the revised title “CSR Report”

Acquisition of ISO 14001 certification commenced
Corporate philosophy and corporate message of the Furukawa Electric Group
formulated

Companywide Regulations for Pollution Prevention revised to create theCompanywide Regulations for Environmental Management

1999

Corporate Philosophy Handbook of the Furukawa Electric Group issued

Central Safety and Health Committee established

Furukawa Electric Basic Environmental Policy formulated

Liaison Meeting with Affiliated Companies established

2000

2001

Meeting of Environmental Personnel established

Furukawa Electric Group Basic CSR Policy formulated

Medium-Term Plan for Environmental Preservation Activities 2002 formulated(for 2001–2002)

Furukawa Electric Group Action Guidelines partially revised

Environmental accounting started

2002

2003

Furukawa Electric joined Team Minus 6%First Environmental Report published

2008

CSR Compliance Handbook Version III publishedGreen Procurement Preparation Committee established

Furukawa Electric Basic Policy on Pandemic Influenza Preparedness
formulated

Executive Officer System introduced

Compliance pledge introduced

Furukawa Electric Basic Environmental Policy revised

GHG Emissions Reduction Committee established

Medium-Term Plan for Environment Preservation Activities 2005 formulated(2003–2005)

e-Friendly mark system launched
Furukawa Electric Group Green Procurement Activity Guidelines establishedGreen Procurement Executive Committee established
Basic Policy on BCM (Business Continuity Management) formulated

Liaison Meeting of Consolidated Environmental Management established
Medium-Term Plan for Environment Preservation Activities 2005 revised

2009Compliance awareness survey covering all employees conductedCompliance Committee established

2004

A CSR award newly established as a part of the Outstanding AffiliatedCompany Awards

Furukawa Electric Group Action Guidelines formulated
Furukawa New Leaf established as a special subsidiary offering employment
to people with disabilities

Anti-Monopoly Act Manual revised2010

medium-term management plan formulated “New Frontier 2012”

Information available via our website
Our website features details of progress with ourCSR initiatives and PDF versions of this report andother previously published environmental reports. The
relevant materials can be accessed via the following
page on the Furukawa Electric website.

http://www.furukawa.co.jp/english/csr/

Furukawa Electric Group CSR Report 2010

42Administration Department, CSR Division
2-3 Marunouchi 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8322, Japan
Tel: +81-3-3286-3044
Fax: +3-3286-3920
http://www.furukawa.co.jp/english/

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Published in November 2010
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