Furukawa Electric Group’s Sustainability

Our Sustainability Initiatives to Date

Furukawa Electric Group’s efforts towards the SDGs

Management in General

Fiscal year Values Basic policies, etc.,
~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  
Accelerated ESG management
・Formulated the FEG Basic Policy on Sustainability
・Established the FEG Sustainability Committee
・Established key management issues (material issues) and related indicators and targets (sustainability indicators and targets)
2023 ・Established the FEG Purpose*2
2024 ・Revised the FEG CSR Code of Conduct ・Revised the FEG Basic Policy on Sustainability
2026 ・Revised the FEG CSR Code of Conduct
Strengthened the integration of sustainability into management
・Revised the FEG Basic Policy on Sustainability
・Changed the sustainability promotion framework
・Formulated the Purpose-driven management policy, including the identification of new management priorities

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

*2 Corporate Philosophy of the Group Philosophy is included in the Purpose, and Management Philosophy is consolidated into Core Values.

Governance

Fiscal year Corporate governance Risk management and related matters
~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
・Started the evaluation of the effectiveness of the Board of Directors in 2015 and began publishing a summary of the results annually
・Established the Independence Standards for the Outside Officers
 
2016 ・The Chairperson of the board became the Director without the representative right of the Board of Directors*3
・A five-member Outside Director structure
・An outside director became the chair of the Nominating/Compensation Committee
・Revised the directors’ compensation scheme, including base salary, short-term performance-linked compensation, and medium- to long-term performance-linked compensation
 
2017 ・As part of the evaluation process of the Board of Directors’ effectiveness, the Chairperson began conducting interviews  
2019 ・Strengthened the independency of Outside Directors
・A female Outside Director was appointed
・Partially revised the executive compensation system to further strengthen the performance-linked components
・Formulated the FEG Human Rights Policy
2020 ・A female outside Audit & Supervisory Board member was appointed ・Revised the FEG CSR Procurement Guidelines 2nd edition to 3rd edition
2021 ・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
2023 ・Partially revised the executive compensation system and introduced the ESG-linked remuneration ・Revised the FEG Human Rights Policy
2024 ・Revised the Guidelines on Corporate Governance ・Revised the FEG Human Rights Policy
・Revised the FEG CSR Procurement Guidelines 3rd edition to 4th edition
2025 ・Revised the Guidelines on Corporate Governance
・Transitioned to a Company with an Audit and Supervisory Committee
・Maintained a six-member Outside Director structure
2026 ・Revised the Guidelines on Corporate Governance
・Introduced a CXO-based management structure

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

Social

Fiscal year Human resource management Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I)
~2014 ・Started the global human resources training (2006) ・Non-Japanese corporate vice presidents (CVPs) appointed (2013); currently 2 incumbents
・Established the Diversity Promotion Section (2014)
2015   ・Female corporate vice presidents (CVPs) appointed (2013); currently 2 incumbents
・Established the Work Style Reform Project Team
2018 ・Formulated Furukawa Electric Group People Vision ・Formulated the target for FY2025 regarding promoting women’s careers
2019   ・Established the Organization & Work Style Reform Team
2020 ・Started the activities to transform leaderships “Furukawa Seven”  
2021 ・Established the HR & Organizational Development Department
・Introduced an in-house secondary job system
2022 ・Disclosed human capital indicators as sustainability indicators and targets
・Started “Furukawa E-survey”, a survey on human capital and organizational execution capabilities
2023 ・Introduced an internal recruitment system and reskilling initiatives  
2026 ・Introduced a job-based HR system

Environment

Fiscal year Environmental management Information disclosure (climate change, etc.)
~2014 ・Formulated the FEG Basic Environmental Policy (2008)
・Established the FEG Environment Committee (2013)
 
2018 ・Set the FEG environmental targets 2030
・Received validation for the SBT (2℃) target
2019   ・Expressed support for TCFD recommendations
2020 ・Formulated the FEG Environmental Vision 2050 
2021 ・Established the Environment Department
・Revised the FEG environmental targets 2030
 
2022 ・Revised the FEG environmental targets 2030
・Received validation for the SBT (well-below 2℃) target
2023 ・Received validation for the SBT (1.5℃) target ・Expressed support for TNFD recommendations
2024 ・Revised the FEG Environmental Vision 2050
2025 ・Revised the FEG Basic Environmental Policy
・Obtained Eco-First Company certification
2026 ・Received validation for the SBT Net-Zero Target
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