Fujikura and its Japan group companies have set a goal to reduce the amount of PRTR substances handled in their environmental management activity guidelines. In FY 2022, we aim to "improve the emission and transfer amount per unit of sales (per sales) of major environmentally hazardous substances by at least 2% compared to fiscal 2020 (improvement of at least 1% per year)."

The mainly used substances of antimonous or lead compounds, bis phtalate, (2-ethylhexyl), etc. are used as additives for plastic and rubber materials, and xylene and toluene, etc. are used in such products as ink solvents and gasoline for transport vehicles. In an effort to reduce the release and transfer of these chemicals, we promote changing to lead-free, green materials, and changing to substitute materials for use in manufactured goods.

In FY 2022, the amount of Class 1 designated chemical substances handled by Fujikura and its Japan Group companies was 123 tons, an improvement of 7.6% compared to FY 2020.The amount of emissions and transfers was 15 tons, an 11% improvement compared to FY2020.The basic unit was 6.4t/100 million yen, an improvement of 19% compared to FY2020, achieving the target.