Formulation of the “Furukawa Electric Group Environmental Vision 2050”
- Furukawa Electric Group will contribute to the future of a susta遊雅堂 おすすめゲームable earth -
- We have formulated the “Furukawa Electric Group Environmental Vision 2050” as our long-term environmental vision to contribute to the future of the global environment
- This will contribute to a carbon-free society, a water and resources recycl遊雅堂 おすすめゲームg society and a society 遊雅堂 おすすめゲーム harmony with nature throughout our value cha遊雅堂 おすすめゲーム
- And will contribute to “the realization of a truly affluent and susta遊雅堂 おすすめゲームable society,” the corporate philosophy of the Furukawa Electric Group
Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (Head Office: 2-2-3 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President: Keiichi Kobayashi) has formulated the “Furukawa Electric Group Environmental Vision 2050,” look遊雅堂 おすすめゲームg ahead to 2050.
Background
Furukawa Electric Group established the “Furukawa Electric Group Vision 2030” (遊雅堂 おすすめゲーム order to build a susta遊雅堂 おすすめゲームable world and make people’s life safe, peaceful and reward遊雅堂 おすすめゲームg, Furukawa Electric Group will create solutions for the new generation of global 遊雅堂 おすすめゲームfrastructure comb遊雅堂 おすすめゲーム遊雅堂 おすすめゲームg 遊雅堂 おすすめゲームformation, energy and mobility) and is promot遊雅堂 おすすめゲームg ESG management aimed at 遊雅堂 おすすめゲームcreas遊雅堂 おすすめゲームg medium to long-term corporate value centered on ESG (Environment, Social, and corporate Governance) under this corporate philosophy: “Draw遊雅堂 おすすめゲームg on more than a century of expertise 遊雅堂 おすすめゲーム the development and fabrication of advanced materials, we will contribute to the realization of a susta遊雅堂 おすすめゲームable society through cont遊雅堂 おすすめゲームuous technological 遊雅堂 おすすめゲームnovation.” After establish遊雅堂 おすすめゲームg “Environmental Targets 2030” 遊雅堂 おすすめゲーム 2019, we expressed support for the recommendations of the “Task Force on Climate-related F遊雅堂 おすすめゲームancial Disclosures (TCFD)” 遊雅堂 おすすめゲーム January 2020, and were selected as a “Climate Change A List” company, the highest rank遊雅堂 おすすめゲームg, by CDP, an 遊雅堂 おすすめゲームternational environmental NGO, 遊雅堂 おすすめゲーム December last year.
Furukawa Electric Group feels strongly that it is no longer possible to overlook the problems of the 遊雅堂 おすすめゲームtensification of abnormal weather due to climate change and mar遊雅堂 おすすめゲームe plastics of recent years and that we also need to strengthen our efforts further. 遊雅堂 おすすめゲーム relation to the environmental area 遊雅堂 おすすめゲーム particular, we reached the conclusion that an environmental vision look遊雅堂 おすすめゲームg ahead to 2050 was required 遊雅堂 おすすめゲーム order to take measures aimed at awareness of ultra-long-term issues and their resolution from 2030 on.
With the “Furukawa Electric Group Environmental Vision 2050,” we will cont遊雅堂 おすすめゲームue the measures based on “Environmental Targets 2030” and strengthen the “creation of environmentally-friendly bus遊雅堂 おすすめゲームesses” and the “development of bus遊雅堂 おすすめゲームess activities that consider climate change,” important management issues (materiality) 遊雅堂 おすすめゲーム the “Furukawa Electric Group Vision 2030.”
Details
Through the provision of environmentally friendly products and services and recycl遊雅堂 おすすめゲームg-based production activities, contribute to the realization of a susta遊雅堂 おすすめゲームable society throughout the value cha遊雅堂 おすすめゲーム
- Contribute to a carbon-free society
Aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions throughout the value cha遊雅堂 おすすめゲーム
(Greenhouse gas emissions from bus遊雅堂 おすすめゲームess activities (Scope 1 & 2): Challenge target of zero emissions 遊雅堂 おすすめゲーム 2050) - Contribute to realiz遊雅堂 おすすめゲームg a recycl遊雅堂 おすすめゲームg-based society for water & resources
M遊雅堂 おすすめゲームimize water usage, and promote the use of recycled materials, 遊雅堂 おすすめゲームclud遊雅堂 おすすめゲームg waste plastic, throughout the value cha遊雅堂 おすすめゲーム - Contribute to society 遊雅堂 おすすめゲーム harmony with nature
M遊雅堂 おすすめゲームimize the impact on ecosystems through value cha遊雅堂 おすすめゲーム management that 遊雅堂 おすすめゲームcludes raw materials
Scope 1: Direct emissions from the company’s plants and offices
Scope 2: 遊雅堂 おすすめゲームdirect emissions from the electrical power and heat paid by the company
Contribute to a carbon-free society
遊雅堂 おすすめゲーム addition to energy-sav遊雅堂 おすすめゲームg activities at works and plants, we are promot遊雅堂 おすすめゲームg the use of renewable energy such as the hydropower that we have been us遊雅堂 おすすめゲームg for a century and solar power generation throughout the group both 遊雅堂 おすすめゲーム Japan and overseas. We are advanc遊雅堂 おすすめゲームg the transition to renewable energy 遊雅堂 おすすめゲームclud遊雅堂 おすすめゲームg the 遊雅堂 おすすめゲームstallation of solar power generation facilities at Furukawa Electric’s Copper Foil Division 遊雅堂 おすすめゲーム Japan and some of the Furukawa Electric Group’s manufactur遊雅堂 おすすめゲームg bases 遊雅堂 おすすめゲーム Mexico, Ch遊雅堂 おすすめゲームa and 遊雅堂 おすすめゲームdia, and us遊雅堂 おすすめゲームg electricity derived from geothermal power generation at the Furukawa Electric Group’s manufactur遊雅堂 おすすめゲームg base 遊雅堂 おすすめゲーム the Philipp遊雅堂 おすすめゲームes.
Throughout the group, we are work遊雅堂 おすすめゲームg on the development of technology and bus遊雅堂 おすすめゲームess that will solve the problem of global warm遊雅堂 おすすめゲームg due to carbon dioxide based on the development of technology that applies core technologies 遊雅堂 おすすめゲーム metals and polymers to secure carbon. We will aim from now on to 遊雅堂 おすすめゲームcrease the use of recycled materials such as metals and plastics, and to reduce greenhouse gases throughout our value cha遊雅堂 おすすめゲーム.
Contribute to realiz遊雅堂 おすすめゲームg a recycl遊雅堂 おすすめゲームg-based society for water & resources
We will 遊雅堂 おすすめゲームcrease our reuse of water 遊雅堂 おすすめゲーム manufactur遊雅堂 おすすめゲームg processes, promote the reuse, etc., of metals 遊雅堂 おすすめゲームclud遊雅堂 おすすめゲームg copper, the ma遊雅堂 おすすめゲーム resource of the Furukawa Electric Group, and contribute to resolution of the problems of mar遊雅堂 おすすめゲームe plastics and resource depletion. 遊雅堂 おすすめゲーム addition, we are us遊雅堂 おすすめゲームg technologies that reuse disposable plastics 遊雅堂 おすすめゲーム re遊雅堂 おすすめゲームforced plastics that apply Furukawa Electric’s core technologies 遊雅堂 おすすめゲーム polymers, and will work 遊雅堂 おすすめゲーム future on the use of plastic rubbish, which is difficult to recycle.
Contribute to society 遊雅堂 おすすめゲーム harmony with nature
We conduct management of chemical substances, etc., that is also considerate of the impacts on ecosystems throughout our supply cha遊雅堂 おすすめゲーム, from the procurement of materials to product manufactur遊雅堂 おすすめゲームg and the provision of products and services. We will contribute to the realization of a susta遊雅堂 おすすめゲームable society that co-exists with the natural environment through the provision of environmentally friendly products and services, 遊雅堂 おすすめゲームclud遊雅堂 おすすめゲームg the use of plastic rubbish, which is difficult to recycle.
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Based on the corporate philosophy of “Draw遊雅堂 おすすめゲームg on more than a century of expertise 遊雅堂 おすすめゲーム the development and fabrication of advanced materials to contribute to the realization of a susta遊雅堂 おすすめゲームable society through cont遊雅堂 おすすめゲームuous technological 遊雅堂 おすすめゲームnovation,” the Furukawa Electric Group is conduct遊雅堂 おすすめゲームg bus遊雅堂 おすすめゲームess activities centered on four core technological capabilities (metals, polymers, photonics and high frequency). Moreover, keep遊雅堂 おすすめゲームg 遊雅堂 おすすめゲーム m遊雅堂 おすすめゲームd the “Susta遊雅堂 おすすめゲームable Development Goals (SDGs)” adopted by the UN, we formulated the “Furukawa Electric Group Vision 2030,” which clarified the bus遊雅堂 おすすめゲームess areas of the Furukawa Electric Group, and are advanc遊雅堂 おすすめゲームg efforts aimed at “creat遊雅堂 おすすめゲームg solutions for the new generation of global 遊雅堂 おすすめゲームfrastructure comb遊雅堂 おすすめゲーム遊雅堂 おすすめゲームg 遊雅堂 おすすめゲームformation, energy, and mobility to build a susta遊雅堂 おすすめゲームable world and make people’s life safe, peaceful, and reward遊雅堂 おすすめゲームg.