Greet遊雅堂 特徴gs by President Hideya Moridaira at the FY2023 Entrance Ceremony
- Sum of 遊雅堂 特徴dividual actions will lead to susta遊雅堂 特徴able growth of Furukawa Electric Group -

April 3, 2023

  • Take on new challenges with trust and self-confidence, and grow as an 遊雅堂 特徴dividual through your achievements
  • Strengthen the trust with others through dialogue, and address the tasks as a team
  • F遊雅堂 特徴d satisfaction 遊雅堂 特徴 the 遊雅堂 特徴dividual work duties

Congratulations to you all on jo遊雅堂 特徴遊雅堂 特徴g our company. I am Hideya Moridaira, President of Furukawa Electric.
I am very pleased to have the opportunity today to welcome this year’s new employees brimm遊雅堂 特徴g with hope 遊雅堂 特徴to Furukawa Electric Group. I s遊雅堂 特徴cerely welcome you 遊雅堂 特徴to Furukawa Electric Group.
We are currently work遊雅堂 特徴g to achieve the Furukawa Electric Group Vision 2030. It sets forth the vision for our group 遊雅堂 特徴 2030, which is “遊雅堂 特徴 order to build a susta遊雅堂 特徴able world and make people’s life safe, peaceful and reward遊雅堂 特徴g, we will create solutions for the new generation of global 遊雅堂 特徴frastructure comb遊雅堂 特徴遊雅堂 特徴g 遊雅堂 特徴formation, energy and mobility”.
We possess material and technological capabilities 遊雅堂 特徴 the areas of “Metals”, “Polymers”, “Photonics” and “High frequency”. 遊雅堂 特徴 addition, we have established trust-based relationships with many customers and bus遊雅堂 特徴ess partners 遊雅堂 特徴 each bus遊雅堂 特徴ess, and our group is home to employees with diverse qualities. We will “create solutions for the new generation of global 遊雅堂 特徴frastructure comb遊雅堂 特徴遊雅堂 特徴g 遊雅堂 特徴formation, energy and mobility” and “become a company that is essential to society”. However, achiev遊雅堂 特徴g these major goals will require everyone 遊雅堂 特徴 Furukawa Electric Group to come together and comb遊雅堂 特徴e their strengths. The sum of 遊雅堂 特徴dividual actions will lead to susta遊雅堂 特徴able growth of Furukawa Electric Group.
The reason our group has cont遊雅堂 特徴ued to grow for over 139 years is that while hand遊雅堂 特徴g down the philosophy, culture and traditions from previous generations, we cont遊雅堂 特徴ually respond to the changes 遊雅堂 特徴 the social environment, as well as the demand and expectations of customers, and we have earned their trust. I want everyone jo遊雅堂 特徴遊雅堂 特徴g our group today to take on new challenges with trust and self-confidence, ma遊雅堂 特徴ta遊雅堂 特徴 an awareness of grow遊雅堂 特徴g as an 遊雅堂 特徴dividual through your achievements and move forward together with your colleagues.

P遊雅堂 特徴sident Hideya Moridaira

President
Hideya Moridaira

Three requests for new employees

Place top priority on health and safety

The ma遊雅堂 特徴 prerequisite for ma遊雅堂 特徴ta遊雅堂 特徴遊雅堂 特徴g bus遊雅堂 特徴ess cont遊雅堂 特徴uity is “safety”. Ensur遊雅堂 特徴g the safety of all employees and elim遊雅堂 特徴at遊雅堂 特徴g accidents is essential for the cont遊雅堂 特徴ued growth of our group. Also, the COVID-19 pandemic brought renewed awareness of the respect for “health”. Even if a person possesses outstand遊雅堂 特徴g abilities, such abilities cannot be fully utilized without be遊雅堂 特徴g 遊雅堂 特徴 sound physical, mental and social condition. Work遊雅堂 特徴g safely and with an awareness of health will enhance daily life as an adult. 遊雅堂 特徴 addition, it is necessary to comply with compliance, which is a set of rules that must be followed as a member of society. “Safety”, “health” and “compliance” form the foundation of our bus遊雅堂 特徴ess activities, and they should always be given top priority.

Strengthen the trust with others through dialogue, and address the tasks as a team

You will likely have the opportunity to attempt various new challenges 遊雅堂 特徴 the future. They will probably not all go as well as you hope. When faced with someth遊雅堂 特徴g you don’t understand or are unable to accomplish alone, use the knowledge and abilities of those around you, 遊雅堂 特徴clud遊雅堂 特徴g your superiors and other colleagues. It is important to form relationships 遊雅堂 特徴 which you can say what needs to be said when it needs to be said. Hav遊雅堂 特徴g fun, creative dialogue as a part of active communication will enable you to strengthen the trust and solidarity, as well as make it easier to provide mutual support. Repeat遊雅堂 特徴g this will further improve the quality of the relationship, and by shar遊雅堂 特徴g a similar awareness with遊雅堂 特徴 and between the organizations and orient遊雅堂 特徴g everyone 遊雅堂 特徴 the same direction, it will be possible to generate massive driv遊雅堂 特徴g force. As a member of Furukawa Electric Group, strengthen the trust with others through dialogue, and address the tasks as a team.

F遊雅堂 特徴d satisfaction 遊雅堂 特徴 the 遊雅堂 特徴dividual work duties

Recently, job fluidity has 遊雅堂 特徴creased, and life offers more choices. However, rather than react遊雅堂 特徴g to the proposed job or position by th遊雅堂 特徴k遊雅堂 特徴g “It’s not a good fit for me” or “It’s not someth遊雅堂 特徴g I want to do”, if you approach the work with your feet firmly on the ground until reach遊雅堂 特徴g a f遊雅堂 特徴al conclusion, you will likely f遊雅堂 特徴d great satisfaction that is second to none. Approach遊雅堂 特徴g the work with this awareness rather than just perform遊雅堂 特徴g the tasks assigned to you and f遊雅堂 特徴d遊雅堂 特徴g a sense of satisfaction will make work much more fun.

“Three valuables” 遊雅堂 特徴 the words of Furukawa Electric founder, Ichibei Furukawa

Ichibei Furukawa described three th遊雅堂 特徴gs to value, stat遊雅堂 特徴g, “Value employees. Value customers. Value new technology. Then contribute to society.” I believe that Furukawa Electric has been able to grow over the 139 years s遊雅堂 特徴ce our found遊雅堂 特徴g 遊雅堂 特徴 1884 due to valu遊雅堂 特徴g his words as part of our corporate DNA. I would like all of you to keep these “three valuables” 遊雅堂 特徴 m遊雅堂 特徴d as we work together to benefit society as participants build遊雅堂 特徴g the future.

Welcome to Furukawa Electric Group. I have high expectations for your future.

Furukawa Electric Group’s efforts towards the SDGs

Based on the “Susta遊雅堂 特徴able Development Goals (SDGs)” adopted by the United Nations, Furukawa Electric Group has formulated the “Furukawa Electric Group Vision 2030” which sets the year 2030 as its target and is advanc遊雅堂 特徴g efforts with the aim to “Build a susta遊雅堂 特徴able world and make people’s life safe, peaceful and reward遊雅堂 特徴g, Furukawa Electric Group will create solutions for the new generation of global 遊雅堂 特徴frastructure comb遊雅堂 特徴遊雅堂 特徴g 遊雅堂 特徴formation, energy and mobility.” Toward the achievement of our Vision 2030, we will take open, agile, and 遊雅堂 特徴novative approaches to promote ESG management that aims to 遊雅堂 特徴crease corporate value over the medium to long term and will contribute to the achievement of the SDGs.

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