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*The Scope categories “Domestic group companies” and “Overseas group companies” may differ depending on the data set. For details, please refer to “Scope of Aggregation.”

DFF Inc., サステナビリティ推進室

環境保全コスト

Environment     revised in October 2025

Environmental Management

<Environmentally-friendly products>
Unit Scope FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
Cumulative number of registered items number Consolidated basis (Group) 149 156 150 157 167
Percentage of sales on a one-year basis Percentage (%) Consolidated basis (Group) 58.2 61.9 65.0 65.9 74.0

Environmental Accounting

<Environmental conservation costs>
Category Unit Scope FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
Business area costs million yen Furukawa Electric 1,144 1,238 1,211 1,163 1,129
Upstream/downstream costs million yen 156 142 137 141 107
Administration costs million yen 340 312 396 463 567
Research and development costs million yen 260 222 264 334 305
Social activity costs million yen 0 1 1 1 1
Environmental remediation costs million yen 0 0 0 1 0
Total 1,900 1,915 2,009 2,103 2,109
Business area costs million yen Furukawa Electric
+
Domestic group companies
1,493 1,693 1,558 1,638 1,532
Upstream/downstream costs million yen 301 268 270 287 264
Administration costs million yen 420 419 518 586 714
Research and development costs million yen 358 300 298 390 364
Social activity costs million yen 1 2 3 3 3
Environmental remediation costs million yen 0 1 1 3 2
Total 2,573 2,683 2,648 2,907 2,879
<Environmental conservation benefits>
Details of benefits Unit Scope FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
Revenue from recycling million yen Furukawa Electric 244 170 200 388 426
Reduction in waste disposal costs* million yen 24 132 -111 38 0
Reduction in energy costs* million yen 1,057 -958 -2,424 1,545 970
Reduction in water purchase costs* million yen 23 6 -13 4 -39
Total 1,348 -650 -2,348 1,975 1,357
Revenue from recycling million yen Furukawa Electric
+
Domestic group companies
488 531 593 777 1,151
Reduction in waste disposal costs* million yen 57 146 46 50 -543
Reduction in energy costs* million yen 2,129 -1,613 -3,541 1,901 1,052
Reduction in water purchase costs* million yen 86 -4 -13 6 75
Total 2,760 -940 -2,915 2,734 1,735

* Reduction amount compared to previous year; minus figures indicate an increase.

<Volume of environmental conservation benefits>
Environmental impact Unit Scope FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
Volume of industrial waste disposal processed* tons Furukawa Electric 532 539 485 313 275
tons Furukawa Electric
+
Domestic group companies
1,538 1,404 1,484 1,239 1,290
Energy consumption (crude oil equivalent) 1,000kℓ Furukawa Electric 129 129 122 89 82
1,000kℓ Furukawa Electric
+
Domestic group companies
176 181 169 129 122
Water consumption 1,000 tons Furukawa Electric 7,871 7,873 7,770 8,292 8,011
1,000 tons Furukawa Electric
+
Domestic group companies
9,378 9,168 9,120 9,428 9,221
Emissions of volatile organic chemical compounds tons Furukawa Electric 236 223 195 205 210
tons Furukawa Electric
+
Domestic group companies
315 292 250 254 266
CO₂ emissions 1,000t-CO₂ Furukawa Electric 197 185 133 83 54
1,000t-CO₂ Furukawa Electric
+
Domestic group companies
287 281 218 158 121
SOx emissions tons Furukawa Electric 3 2 3 3 3
tons Furukawa Electric
+
Domestic group companies
3 3 6 6 9
NOx emissions tons Furukawa Electric 73 66 61 62 62
tons Furukawa Electric
+
Domestic group companies
93 71 62 63 63
Soot emissions tons Furukawa Electric 1 3 2 3 3
tons Furukawa Electric
+
Domestic group companies
2 7 3 3 3

* Excluding recycled wastes

<Environmental-related investments>
Unit Scope FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
Environment-related investment million yen Furukawa Electric 985 976 617 499 522
million yen Furukawa Electric
+
Domestic group companies
1,122 1,321 769 637 1,178

Climate Change

<Greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction>
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Throughout the Value Chain (Scope 1,2, and 3) Unit Scope FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
Scope 1 CO₂ 1,000t-CO₂e Furukawa Electric
+
Domestic group companies
+
Overseas group companies
115 121 116 105 96
SF₆ 28 7 37 42 12
1,000t-CO₂e 143 128 153 147 108
Scope 2 1,000t-CO₂e 504 512 418 346 309
Scope 1 and 2 647 640 571 493 417
Scope 3 Upstream Categoly 1:Purchased goods and services* 1,000t-CO₂e Furukawa Electric
+
Domestic group companies
+
Overseas group companies
1,656 1,829 1,855 1,820 1,605
Categoly 2:Capital goods 158 134 154 137 136
Categoly 3:Fuel- and energy-related activities (not included in Scope 1 or Scope 2)* 94 123 110 102 97
Categoly 4:Upstream transportation and distribution* 126 207 323 211 222
Categoly 5:Waste generated in operations 21 22 18 16 18
Categoly 6:Business travel* 6 57 12 13 7
Categoly 7:Employee commuting 23 24 24 25 24
Categoly 8:Upstream leased assets 6 7 9 6 9
Downstream Categoly 9:Downstream transportation and distribution* 1,000t-CO₂e 9 141 9 23 21
Categoly 10:Processing of sold products 17 16 14 18
Categoly 11:Use of Sold Products* 1,980 1,575 1,587 1,482 1,682
Categoly 12:End-of-life treatment of sold products* 51 57 63 81 92
Categoly 13:Downstream leased assets 3 4 4 3 4
Categoly 14:Franchises
Categoly 15:Investments* 28 283 274 267 152
1,000t-CO₂e 4,161 4,480 4,458 4,200 4,087
Scope 1, 2, and 3 4,808 5,120 5,029 4,693 4,504

* The calculation method was reviewed in FY2023 and recalculated retroactively for FY2021.

Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Scope 1 + 2) Intensity Unit Scope FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
Per unit of net sales t-CO₂e/ million yen Furukawa Electric
+
Domestic group companies
+
Overseas group companies
0.798 0.687 0.535 0.466 0.347
Per unit of production* 1,000t-CO₂e/ 1,000t Furukawa Electric
+
Domestic group companies
+
Overseas group companies
1.79 1.72 1.54 1.42 1.25

* Calculated based on the unit weight, assuming all primary raw materials(copper, aluminum, steel, glass, plastic) are processed and shipped as products.

CO₂ Emissions and Energy Intensity Related to Transportation Unit Scope FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
CO₂ emissions 1,000t-CO₂e Furukawa Electric 13.7 14.4 13.3 12.7 12.6
Energy intensity MJ/t・km Furukawa Electric 1.70 1.74 1.74 1.77 1.78
<Energy-related consumption>
Unit Scope FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
Energy Consumption 1,000kℓ Furukawa Electric
+
Domestic group companies
176 181 169 129 122
1,000kℓ Overseas group companies 175 191 183 151 156
1,000kℓ Furukawa Electric
+
Domestic group companies
+
Overseas group companies
351 372 352 280 278
Electricity Consumption Purchased Electricity (except for renewable energy) GWh Furukawa Electric
+
Domestic group companies
+
Overseas group companies
1,052 1,107 927 743 666
Purchased Electricity (renewable energy) GWh 25 36 138 243 337
Private Power Generation (hydroelectric and solar) GWh 95 99 97 100 100
Total GWh 1,172 1,242 1,162 1,086 1,103
Renewable Energy Ratio in Electricity Consumption Percentage (%) Furukawa Electric
+
Domestic group companies
+
Overseas group companies
10.2 10.9 20.2 31.6 39.6

Waste Reduction and Resource Recycling

<Reduction of waste emissions>
Waste Unit Scope FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
Total waste generation* 1,000 tons Furukawa Electric
+
Domestic group companies
27 27 25 22 24
1,000 tons Overseas group companies 18 17 17 18 21
Total 45 44 42 40 45
Recycled resource volume 1,000 tons Furukawa Electric
+
Domestic group companies
22.7 23.3 22.6 18.8 21.3
1,000 tons Overseas group companies 7.1 5.2 12.5 14.5 11.1
Total 29.8 28.5 35.1 33.3 32.4
Final disposal volume 1,000 tons Furukawa Electric
+
Domestic group companies
0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
1,000 tons Overseas group companies 12.0 11.5 9.4 3.8 5.2
Total 12.4 11.8 9.7 4.1 5.5

* Includes valuable materials in the total waste generated for domestic operations (Furukawa Electric and domestic group companies) only.

Hazardous waste Unit Scope FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
Hazardous waste generation tons Furukawa Electric
+
Domestic group companies
3,427 4,601 3,469 2,984 3,564
tons Overseas group companies 1,685 1,144 1,055 888 1,268
Total 5,112 5,745 4,524 3,872 4,832
Plastic waste Unit Scope FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
Plastic waste emissions 1,000 tons Furukawa Electric 4.0 4.2 3.8 3.6 4.1
intensity t/ 100 million yen Furukawa Electric 1.01 1.44 1.23 1.22 1.17

* Targets were set in FY2022 and calculated retroactively for FY2020.

<Reduction of new material use>
Unit Scope FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
New material use Copper 1,000 tons Furukawa Electric
+
Domestic group companies
124.0 128.6 132.3 119.6 118.9
1,000 tons Overseas group companies 119.3 113.7 110.7 109.9 97.6
Aluminum 1,000 tons Furukawa Electric
+
Domestic group companies
8.1 14.5 8.1 5.8 8.7
1,000 tons Overseas group companies 12.5 14.4 19.4 23.8 22.3
Steel 1,000 tons Furukawa Electric
+
Domestic group companies
4.1 5.6 3.1 4.0 4.2
1,000 tons Overseas group companies 9.0 12.5 11.9 10.9 7.8
Glass 1,000 tons Furukawa Electric
+
Domestic group companies
0 0 0 0 0
1,000 tons Overseas group companies 2.5 2.4 2.1 1.2 0.9
Plastic 1,000 tons Furukawa Electric
+
Domestic group companies
32.9 30.9 28.4 23.7 28.7
1,000 tons Overseas group companies 48.1 48.8 54.8 48.4 43.7
Total 360.5 371.4 370.8 347.3 332.8

Water Resources

<Reduction of water use>
Unit Scope FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
Water Withdrawal Fresh surface water, including rainwater, water from wetland, rivers, and lakes 1,000m³ Furukawa Electric
+
Domestic group companies
+
Overseas group companies
6,696 6,655 6,689 6,701 6,712
Brackish surface water/Seawater 1,000m³ 0 0 0 0 0
Groundwater - renewable 1,000m³ 2,423 2,432 2,288 2,301 2,079
Groundwater - non-renewable 1,000m³ 0 0 0 0 0
Produced/Entrained wate 1,000m³ 0 0 0 0 0
Municipal potable water 1,000m³ 2,680 3,130 2,900 2,746 2,775
External wastewater 1,000m³ 0 0 0 0 0
Used quarry water collected in the quarry 1,000m³ 0 0 0 0 0
Total 11,799 12,217 11,877 11,748 11,566
Water Discharge Ocean 1,000m³ Furukawa Electric
+
Domestic group companies
+
Overseas group companies
710 654 677 712 687
Surface Water 1,000m³ 7,451 7,541 7,225 7,301 7,406
Subsurface 1,000m³ 0 0 0 0 0
Sewerage (Off-site water treatment) 1,000m³ 1,995 2,079 2,177 2,132 2,096
Beneficial / other use 1,000m³ 0 0 0 0 0
Total 10,156 10,274 10,079 10,145 10,189

Chemical Substance Management

<Chemical substance emissions>
Unit Scope FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
Emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOC) tons Furukawa Electric
+
Domestic group companies
315 291 250 254 266
NOx emissions tons Furukawa Electric
+
Domestic group companies
93 71 62 63 66
SOx emissions tons Furukawa Electric
+
Domestic group companies
3 3 6 6 5
PRTR Target Substances* Volume handled tons Furukawa Electric
+
Domestic group companies
47,453 47,245 44,790 44,977 43,192
Volume released tons Furukawa Electric
+
Domestic group companies
53 62 76 82 78
Volume transferred tons Furukawa Electric
+
Domestic group companies
214 326 317 264 142
Volume contained in products / disappeared by combustion tons Furukawa Electric
+
Domestic group companies
47,186 46,857 44,397 44,632 42,972

* Targets substances with a transaction volume of 1 tons or more (0.5 tons or more for Class 1 Designated Chemical Substances).

DFF Inc., サステナビリティ推進室, 環境部

Social   revised in October 2025

Human Resources Management

*1The numbers of employees are calculated based on the number of personnel employed as of March 31 each year, including those with employment contracts, non-regular employees, and secondees received from other companies. Employees seconded to other companies are excluded. The number and ratio of male and female group employees have been disclosed since FY2023.

*2The number of employees by employment type has been disclosed since FY2023. Non-regular employees include rehired, part-time, and fixed-term employees.

*3The number of managers in the consolidated domestic group has been disclosed since FY2023.

*4We began disclosing in FY2022.

*5Including those exempted as defined in the collective agreement.

*The calculation method for employee turnover was revised in FY2021. (Prior to FY2020: Number of employees who left during the fiscal year ÷ Number of employees at the start of the fiscal year; From FY2021: Number of employees who left during the fiscal year ÷ Number of employees during the fiscal year)

*Regarding the scope of the survey, we expanded it to include direct workers at each company and have disclosed the group-wide consolidated employee engagement score since FY2023.

D&I/Work-style Reform

*1Exclude secondees received from certain affiliates.

*2The scope of the consolidated domestic group has been disclosed since FY2023.

*3We began disclosing in FY2022.

*As of June 1 of each year.

*1Calculated based on regular employees.

*2We began disclosing in FY2022.

*Calculated based on regular employees. Annual paid leave is granted at 20 days up to a maximum of 25 days depending on years of service (an additional 5 days beyond the statutory maximum of 20 days).

*1We revised the disclosure method in FY2022. For data prior to FY2022, please refer to “Ratio of childcare leave taken (Old format)” in the Sustainability Book 2023.

*2 In FY2023, we revised the calculation standard to “Acquisition Rate = Number of employees starting childcare leave in the fiscal year ÷ Number of employees who gave birth,” with FY2022 results retroactively adjusted. (Prior to FY2022, calculated based on the number of employees on childcare leave.)
Note that employees taking maternity leave are not included in childcare leave figures.

*3In FY2023, we revised the calculation standard to “Average number of days taken by employees returning to work in the fiscal year,” with FY2022 results retroactively adjusted. (Prior to FY2022, calculated based on the average number of days taken by employees on childcare leave.)

*4Number of employees who took at least one day of nursing care leave (not including those who continued to take leave from the previous year).

Human Rights/Supply Chain

*1Conducted solely for Furukawa Electric in FY2021.

*2Furukawa Electric Group refers to our suppliers as “partners” with whom we co-create value.

*3Domestic and overseas group companies included in consolidation, excluding Furukawa Electric.

*4Canceled due to precautions against the spread of COVID-19.

Occupational Health and Safety/Health

*1Lost-time accidents refer to incidents requiring 4 or more days of absence.

*2Frequency rate = (Number of casualties / Total actual work hours) x 1,000,000

*3Non-work-related injury or illness are not included.

*4Contractors are not included.

*We conduct various education and training programs on occupational health and safety, and calculate the cumulative number of participants.

<Health and Productivity Management>

サステナビリティ推進室, ものづくり改革本部 安全推進室, ものづくり改革本部 資材部, ものづくり改革本部 品質管理推進室, FTR, 組織開発課, 健康推進センター, 環境部, リスク管理部, 人材・組織開発部 労政課, 人材・組織開発部 システム企画課, 戦略人事部 人事2課, 戦略人事部 人事1課, 人材・組織開発部 人材教育課

Governance   revised in October 2025

Corporate Governance

<Status of officers>
Status of directors*1,2 Unit Scope FY2025
Directors Total Persons Furukawa Electric 11
Outside directors
(independent officers)
Persons Furukawa Electric 6
Female directors Persons Furukawa Electric 2
Share of women Percentage (%) Furukawa Electric 18.2
Audit and supervisory committee members Total Persons Furukawa Electric 3
Outside directors
(independent officers)
Persons Furukawa Electric 2
Female directors Persons Furukawa Electric 1

*1As of the end of June.

*2The Company transitioned from a Company with a Board of Corporate Auditors to a Company with an Audit & Supervisory Committee on June 25, 2025. Please refer to the table below for the status prior to the transition (up to FY2024).

Status of directors and Audit & Supervisory Board Members (up to FY2024)*1,2 Unit Scope FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
Directors Total Persons Furukawa Electric 12 11 11 11 11
Outside directors
(independent officers)
Persons Furukawa Electric 5 5 5 5 5
Female directors Persons Furukawa Electric 1 1 1 1 1
Audit & Supervisory Board Members Total Persons Furukawa Electric 6 6 6 6 6
Outside directors
(independent officers)
Persons Furukawa Electric 3 3 3 3 3
Female directors Persons Furukawa Electric 1 1 1 1 1
Share of female directors and Audit & Supervisory Board Members Persons Furukawa Electric 11.1 11.8 11.8 11.8 11.8

*1As of the end of June of each year.

*2The Company transitioned from a Company with a Board of Corporate Auditors to a Company with an Audit & Supervisory Committee on June 25, 2025. Please refer to the table above for the status after the transition (FY2025).

Status of executive officers and senior fellows*1 Unit Scope FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024 FY2025
Executive officers Total Persons Furukawa Electric 27 27 25 23 27 29
Female executive officers (included above) Persons Furukawa Electric 1 2 1 1 2 3
Foreign executive officers (included above) Persons Furukawa Electric 3 3 2 2 2 3
Senior Fellows Persons Furukawa Electric 1 1 3 3 2 4

*1As of the end of June of each year.

Compliance/ Risk Management

<Compliance>
Reports and violations Unit Scope FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
Number of whistleblowing Number Consolidated basis (Group) 104 158
Number of competition law violations Number Consolidated basis (Group) 0 0
Compliance training Unit Scope FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
Training on anti-corruption (including bribery) and Competition law compliance Number of employees taking domestic seminars*1 Persons Consolidated basis (Domestic) 709 833 1,458
Number of employees taking overseas seminars Persons Consolidated basis (Overseas)*2 12 29 47 43 11
Number of employees taking e-learning*1 Anti-corruption (including bribery) Persons Consolidated basis (Group) 3,637 4,844
Competition law compliance Persons Consolidated basis (Group) 3,656 4,791
Training on security trade control Number of employees taking the training Persons Consolidated basis (Domestic) 1,255 779 323 423 409

*1We launched e-learning in FY2022 and changed the format so that domestic seminars and e-learning are held in alternate years.

*2The event is held annually in a country or region where the consolidated overseas group companies operate. In FY2024, it was held in China.

<Risk Management>
Unit Scope FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
The ratio of follow-up on risk management activities for all risk domains Percentage (%) Consolidated basis (Group) 88 100 100 100
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Others

Others    Revised in October 2025

Intellectual Property

<Utilization of intellectual property>
IP landscape Unit Scope FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
Implementation rate of IP landscaping for strengthening the businesses and themes for creating new businesses Percentage (%) Consolidated basis (Group) 17 40 77 100*

*This means that all projects have been implemented with respect to the business enhancement and new business creation themes set as of 2022.

<IP portfolio>
Number of intellectual property rights held Unit Scope FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
Number of rights held in Japan Total Number Furukawa Electric 5,107 5,175 5,106 5,205 5,253
Research (included above) Number Furukawa Electric 475 509 553 614
4 business units*
(included above)
Number Furukawa Electric 2,964 2,864 2,962 3,018
Number of foreign rights held Total Number Furukawa Electric 3,725 3,869 3,893 3,954 4,032
Research (included above) Number Furukawa Electric 327 400 436 525
4 business unit*
(included above)
Number Furukawa Electric 1,995 1,998 2,080 2,103

*Total of Optical Fiber and Cable Products Division, Power Cable Division, Automotive Products Division, and AT & Functional Plastics Division, including optical fiber and cable, power cable systems, wire harnesses, and tape for semiconductor manufacturing.

Research and Development

<R&D expenses>
Unit Scope FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
R&D expenses 100 million yen Consolidated basis (Group) 202 208 233 245 254
R&D expense growth rate for new businesses* Percentage (%) Consolidated basis (Group) Base year 116 121 125

*Growth rates are calculated based on FY2021 as the reference year.

DFF Inc., サステナビリティ推進室