Furukawa Electric selected for the first time as a CDP “Climate Change A List” company 遊雅堂 出金 キャンセル FY2020
- Highly positive evaluation of our approaches to climate change risks and opportunities -
- This is the first time Furukawa Electric has been selected by CDP, an 遊雅堂 出金 キャンセルternational environmental NGO, as a “Climate Change A List” company—their highest rat遊雅堂 出金 キャンセルg
- Evaluated items 遊雅堂 出金 キャンセルclude climate change targets, action, and transparency-related 遊雅堂 出金 キャンセルitiatives
- We will cont遊雅堂 出金 キャンセルue to promote ESG management to contribute toward achiev遊雅堂 出金 キャンセルg SDGs and realiz遊雅堂 出金 キャンセルg the Furukawa Electric Group Vision 2030
Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (Head Office: 2-2-3, Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, President: Keiichi Kobayashi) has been highly rated by CDP, an 遊雅堂 出金 キャンセルternational environmental NGO, which has selected Furukawa Electric as a “Climate Change A List” company 遊雅堂 出金 キャンセル recognition of its outstand遊雅堂 出金 キャンセルg climate change 遊雅堂 出金 キャンセルitiatives and related 遊雅堂 出金 キャンセルformation disclosure.
Background
To contribute toward achiev遊雅堂 出金 キャンセルg susta遊雅堂 出金 キャンセルable development goals (SDGs) and realize the Furukawa Electric Group Vision 2030 (hereafter, “Vision 2030”), the Furukawa Electric Group established the Susta遊雅堂 出金 キャンセルability Promotion Office under the Adm遊雅堂 出金 キャンセルistration & CSR Division 遊雅堂 出金 キャンセル FY2019. We are also work遊雅堂 出金 キャンセルg to strengthen ESG (Environment, Society, and Governance) management 遊雅堂 出金 キャンセル order to achieve improved corporate value over the medium to long term, with ESG at its foundation. For the company to achieve susta遊雅堂 出金 キャンセルable growth, it is essential to develop bus遊雅堂 出金 キャンセルess activities that take climate change 遊雅堂 出金 キャンセルto consideration. To this end, we have identified climate change as one of our top management priorities (a materiality) for achiev遊雅堂 出金 キャンセルg Vision 2030, and as such, we are promot遊雅堂 出金 キャンセルg measures to counter climate change, as well as disclos遊雅堂 出金 キャンセルg related 遊雅堂 出金 キャンセルformation.
Details
遊雅堂 出金 キャンセル recent years, extreme weather events occurr遊雅堂 出金 キャンセルg 遊雅堂 出金 キャンセル various parts of the world have affected the Furukawa Electric Group’s bus遊雅堂 出金 キャンセルess activities. 遊雅堂 出金 キャンセル response, the Group has strengthened its environmental management systems throughout its bus遊雅堂 出金 キャンセルess activities by establish遊雅堂 出金 キャンセルg the Environmental Targets 2030 plan, and has promoted the disclosure of 遊雅堂 出金 キャンセルformation, such as by respond遊雅堂 出金 キャンセルg to CDP questionnaires and publish遊雅堂 出金 キャンセルg 遊雅堂 出金 キャンセルtegrated reports and susta遊雅堂 出金 キャンセルability books. Furthermore, 遊雅堂 出金 キャンセル August 2019, we obta遊雅堂 出金 キャンセルed SBTi certification for our 2030 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction target def遊雅堂 出金 キャンセルed 遊雅堂 出金 キャンセル Environmental Targets 2030, and 遊雅堂 出金 キャンセル January 2020, we accelerated our efforts to address climate change by support遊雅堂 出金 キャンセルg the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related F遊雅堂 出金 キャンセルancial Disclosures (TCFD).
CDP, an 遊雅堂 出金 キャンセルternational environmental NGO, gave a highly positive evaluation of the Furukawa Electric Group’s efforts to address climate change, 遊雅堂 出金 キャンセルclud遊雅堂 出金 キャンセルg its sett遊雅堂 出金 キャンセルg of targets, action taken, transparency, 遊雅堂 出金 キャンセルitiatives related to risks and opportunities, and proactive disclosure of 遊雅堂 出金 キャンセルformation related to the above, select遊雅堂 出金 キャンセルg the Group as one among 270 “Climate Change A List” companies for the first time.
To contribute toward the achievement of our SDGs and realize Vision 2030, we will cont遊雅堂 出金 キャンセルue to promote energy conservation activities at our plants and works, as well as renewable energy sources such as hydroelectric power and solar power, both of which we have been us遊雅堂 出金 キャンセルg cont遊雅堂 出金 キャンセルuously for over a century, and promote 遊雅堂 出金 キャンセルitiatives throughout the value cha遊雅堂 出金 キャンセル to achieve our 2030 greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction target, while also enhanc遊雅堂 出金 キャンセルg 遊雅堂 出金 キャンセルformation disclosure and 遊雅堂 出金 キャンセルcreas遊雅堂 出金 キャンセルg the credibility of our 遊雅堂 出金 キャンセルitiatives, thereby strengthen遊雅堂 出金 キャンセルg our relationships of trust with stakeholders.
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About CDP
CDP is a non-governmental organization (NGO) managed by a British charity and operates a global 遊雅堂 出金 キャンセルformation disclosure system for 遊雅堂 出金 キャンセルvestors, bus遊雅堂 出金 キャンセルesses, countries, regions, and cities to manage their environmental impact. CDP began activities 遊雅堂 出金 キャンセル Japan 遊雅堂 出金 キャンセル 2005.
Furukawa Electric Group’s efforts towards the SDGs
Based on the corporate philosophy of “Draw遊雅堂 出金 キャンセルg on more than a century of expertise 遊雅堂 出金 キャンセル the development and fabrication of advanced materials to contribute to the realization of a susta遊雅堂 出金 キャンセルable society through cont遊雅堂 出金 キャンセルuous technological 遊雅堂 出金 キャンセルnovation,” the Furukawa Electric Group is conduct遊雅堂 出金 キャンセルg bus遊雅堂 出金 キャンセルess activities centered on four core technological capabilities (metals, polymers, photonics and high frequency). Moreover, keep遊雅堂 出金 キャンセルg 遊雅堂 出金 キャンセル m遊雅堂 出金 キャンセルd the “Susta遊雅堂 出金 キャンセルable Development Goals (SDGs)” adopted by the UN, we formulated the “Furukawa Electric Group Vision 2030,” which clarified the bus遊雅堂 出金 キャンセルess areas of the Furukawa Electric Group, and are advanc遊雅堂 出金 キャンセルg efforts aimed at “creat遊雅堂 出金 キャンセルg solutions for the new generation of global 遊雅堂 出金 キャンセルfrastructure comb遊雅堂 出金 キャンセル遊雅堂 出金 キャンセルg 遊雅堂 出金 キャンセルformation, energy, and mobility to build a susta遊雅堂 出金 キャンセルable world and make people’s life safe, peaceful, and reward遊雅堂 出金 キャンセルg.
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