Furukawa Electric Group conducts regular inspections of facilities and equipment that handle specific toxic substances to prevent the pollution of soil and groundwater in the neighborhood. We reduce the risk of pollution through measures to prevent leaks of specific toxic substances and underground seepage, as well as through ongoing efforts to switch to substitute substances.

Act on Rational Use and Appropriate Management of Fluorocarbons （Fluorocarbon Emissions Control Act） has been in force since April 2015. Furukawa Electric makes efforts to protect the ozone layer and prevent global warming by properly managing equipment subject to control at each of our business sites in accordance with the law. The amount of leaked fluorocarbons in Furukawa Electric in FY2022 was under the amount that must be reported to the authorities concerned.

Furukawa Electric Group properly stores and manages PCB waste held at each of its business sites and those of its group companies, and disposes of PCB waste before it expires in consideration of storage-related risks, in accordance with laws and regulations. We also proceed with the appropriate disposal of PCB equipment currently in use before it expires according to the update schedule.

Furukawa Electric Group regularly confirms environmental laws and other regulations to determine items requiring compliance. We ensure compliance in a number of ways, such as by conducting on-site patrols to check the state of compliance. We follow official journals and other sources of information to stay updated on revisions to environmental legislation and ensure that our response is thorough.

We maintain voluntary control limits and manage operations appropriately to ensure compliance with the Air Pollution Control Law and the Water Pollution Control Law.

We also conduct annual checks for conceivable, clear environmental impact to prevent environmental accidents or prevent widespread impact in the event of an accident. We also conduct drills to simulate the response to accidents. For accidents and anomaly information within the Group, we share the information, summarize lessons and measures against them, and double check the site.  

We regularly monitor compliance with laws and regulations, and in FY2022 there were no reports of serious violations of laws and regulations (air, water quality, etc.) that would have a social impact.