CSR

[ISO 26000 Core Subject] The Environment

The Fujikura Group is conducting activities for zero emissions to reduce the final waste disposal amount (landfill amount) generated from its production activities to zero, believing that this target can be achieved by increasing the production yield (measure of output from a given amount of input calculated in percentage) to reduce waste and also by fostering the recycling of generated waste.

In fiscal 2011, the total release of waste from Fujikura and other domestic Group companies amounted to 17,339 tons, of which 124 tons (0.71%) was sent to landfill sites. For our next target, we will work to achieve perfect zero emissions by reducing landfill waste to zero.

The Fujikura Group is implementing PET bottle-related campaigns as part of its efforts to reduce waste and achieve zero emissions to protect the global environment. PET bottles are widely used in our daily lives as containers of convenience, but these bottles are said to inflict serious impact to the environment throughout their production, recovery, recycling and disposal/incineration processes. In order to reduce the use of these bottles and their high environmental impact, we are conducting a "my bottle" or "eco-bottle" campaign to encourage employees to use reusable containers instead of PET bottles. We are also implementing an "eco-cap" campaign to sort and recover PET bottle caps to reduce CO2 emissions from the incineration of the bottles. Moreover, in our "eco-bag" campaign, employees are asked to bring their own shopping bags to convenience stores and supermarkets to reduce the use of disposable vinyl bags distributed at checkout counters. We will foster these activities, in which employees can easily participate, for the Fujikura Group to become a corporate group that is friendly to both people and the global environment.

Domestic:17, Overseas:25