Basic Approach

Initiatives regarding ESG Management and Sustainability until Now

Furukawa Electric Group’s efforts towards the SDGs

In order to achieve Vision 2030, we are promoting ESG management, which aims sustainable growth of the Group

and medium- to long-term growth of corporate value. We are carrying "strengthening the foundation of ESG

management" as a part of priority measures of the Medium-term Management Plan “Road to Vision 2030: Transformation and Challenges” 


ESG management in general

Fiscal year Values Basic policy and promotion framework
~2014 ・Formulated the Furukawa Electric Group (FEG) Philosophy (2007)
・Revised the FEG CSR Code of Conduct (2011)*1
・Revised the FEG CSR Basic Policy (2011)
2015 ・Formulated the Core Value  
2019 ・Formulated the FEG Vision 2030
・Revised the FEG CSR Code of Conduct 
・Established the Corporate Sustainability Office
2020   ・Signed the United Nations Global Compact
2021   ・Formulated the FEG Basic Policy on Sustainability
・Established the FEG Sustainability Committee

*1 Combined the FEG Action Guidelines (formulated in 2004) with the CSR Code of Conduct

Governance

Fiscal year Basic policy and separation of supervision and executionCorporate governanceRisk management and supply chain
~2014 ・Introduced the executive officers system (2003)   ・Established the CSR Department (2007)
・Established the CSR and Risk Management Committee (2007)
・Formulated the Furukawa Electric CSR Deployment Guidelines for Business Partners (2010)
・Established the Administration & CSR Division (2013)
2015 ・Established the Guidelines on Corporate Governance 
・Established the Independence Standards for the Outside Officers 
・Started the evaluation of the effectiveness of the Board of Directors from 2015, and the summary of the result was published every year  
2016 ・The Chairman became the Director without the representative right of the Board of Directors*2 ・Increased the number of the Outside Directors to five as at present 
・An outside director became the chair of the Nominating/Compensation Committee
・Revised the directors’ compensation scheme*3
 
2017   ・As a process to evaluate the effectiveness of the Board of Directors, the Chairman conducted the interviews every year.  
2019   ・Strengthened the independency of Outside Directors
・A female Outside Director was appointed.
・Partially revised the directors’ compensation scheme*4
・Formulated the FEG Human Rights Policy
2020   ・A female outside Audit & Supervisory Board member was appointed.・Revised the FEG CSR Procurement Guideline 3rd edition
2021   ・Reduced the number of the In-house Directors by 1
・Established the Risk Management Division and the Risk Management Department
・Renamed from the CSR and Risk Management Committee to the Risk Management Committee
2022     ・Established the FEG Responsible Minerals Sourcing Policy

*2 Aimed for supervising execution by the management, including the President, from a non-executive position

*3 Consisted of the basic remuneration, short-term performance-linked remuneration, and medium- to long-term performance-linked remuneration

*4Aimed at strengthening incentives

Social

Fiscal year Basic policy and promotion frameworkHuman resource development and
organizational execution abilities
Diversity & Inclusion
~2014 ・Established the Diversity Promotion Section (2014) ・Started the global human resources training (2006-)・Appointed two non-Japanese corporate vice presidents(CVPs) (2013)
2015 ・Established the Work Style Reform Project Team   ・Appointed a female-Japanese corporate vice president(CVP) 
2016     ・Increased the number of the non-Japanese CVPs to four 
2018 ・Formulated the FEG Vision for Our People   ・Formulated the target for FY2025 regarding women’s empowerment 
2019 ・Reorganized the Organization & Work Style Reform Team ・Structured the non-Japanese CVPs to three
2020   ・Started the activities to transform leaderships “Furukawa Seven”  
2021 ・Established the HR & Organizational Development Department ・Structured  the female Japanese CVP to two
2022   ・Started “Furukawa E-Survey”, a survey on human capital and organizational execution capabilities・Structured the non-Japanese CVPs to 2 people at present
・Structured the female-Japanese CVP to one at present

Environment

Fiscal year Basic policy and  promotion frameworkClimate change and information disclosure
~2014 ・Formulated the FEG Basic Environmental Policy (2008)
・Established the FEG Environment Committee (2013)
 
2018 ・Set the environmental targets 2030 ・Acquired an SBT(2°C Targets) initiative certification
2019 ・Expressed support for the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) 
2020 ・Formulated the FEG Environmental Vision 2050 
2021 ・Established the Environment Department
・Revised the environmental targets 2030
 
2022 ・Revised the environmental targets 2030・Acquired an SBT(well-below 2°C Targets) initiative certification
2023   ・Acquired an SBT(1.5°C Targets) initiative certification
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