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Tokyo, July 29, 2008 - NEC Corporation has released its fifth Annual Corporate Social Responsibility (“CSR”) Report and its second CSR Digest, which incorporate NEC’s CSR-related practices and performance results for fiscal 2008 (the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008).
NEC is seeking to alleviate challenging social issues through innovative CSR activities that include business compliance and economic responsibility for the sustainable development of society and the NEC Group.
In April 2008, NEC formulated the NEC Group Vision 2017, “To be a leading global company leveraging the power of innovation to realize an information society friendly to people and the earth,” which represents the principles that NEC envisions for itself as a company, and for the society that the NEC Group will strive to help achieve in ten years. “For the NEC Group, CSR means contributing to the proper conduct of businesses in order to realize our vision,” said Kaoru Yano, President of NEC Corporation. “It also means leveraging our strengths in order to help solve, through our core businesses, the various issues facing customers and society as a whole. I’m confident that this is the NEC Group’s most important social responsibility.”
NEC’s Annual CSR Report for 2008 provides an in-depth overview of its CSR-related activities, including enterprises that help solve social issues, corporate governance, compliance, risk management, business continuity and information security. Initiatives also include responses to NEC stakeholder interests, customers, investors, business partners, community members and employees. Furthermore, the implementation of a unified PDCA (Plan-Do-Check-Act) management approach includes an outline for policies, frameworks, 2008 fiscal practices, objectives and results, in addition to monitoring and improvement measures, that were established based on the Global Reporting Initiative’s (“GRI”) G3 Sustainability Reporting Guidelines. The International Institute for Human, Organization and the Earth, a Japanese non-profit organization, gives an independent review of NEC’s activities and results, identifying areas of excellence and areas requiring greater effort. The Annual CSR Report 2008, including the Annual Environmental Report 2008, is available online at http://www.nec.co.jp/csr/en/report2008/.
NEC has created a CSR Digest which highlights the seven CSR initiatives which are currently the most relevant and significant to society’s needs and the NEC Group’s development. Please see below for greater detail:
- Address Climate Change and Environmental Preservation
- Include Everyone in the Digital Society
- Build Reliable Information and Communications Infrastructure
- Provide Multifaceted Security
- Earn Customer Trust
- Empower Our People
- Strengthen Risk Management and Compliance
In 2008, NEC devoted particular attention to initiatives that 1) address climate change and 2) contribute to digital inclusion within African nations.
1) NEC Environmental Management Vision 2010: Reduce net CO2 emissions to zero
- NEC reduced CO2 emissions related to production and other business activities by 280,000 tons (12.4%) in fiscal 2008 compared to fiscal 2007. NEC also aims to reduce CO2 emissions by 350,000 tons (38.5%) by fiscal 2011, a reduction of 1,020,000 tons of CO2 emissions compared to fiscal 2001.
- Reduce CO2 emissions from customer use of NEC products by 250,000 tons by fiscal 2011 compared to fiscal 2006.
- Reduce CO2 emissions from customers and the general public by 2,200,000 tons by fiscal 2011 through the supply of innovative IT solutions.
2) Promoting digital inclusion within African nations in observation of the United Nations’ Millennium Development Goals:
- Promote communications through mobile phones supported by NEC’s point-to-point digital microwave access system “PASOLONK” in Angola.
- Enhance educational and living conditions in Tanzania through NEC broadcasting systems.
- Assist general access to services in South Africa through a national ID system using NEC’s fingerprint matching technologies
The 2008 digest is available online at http://www.nec.co.jp/csr/en/report. Alternatively, a hard copy may be requested by contacting NEC’s CSR representatives at csr@csr.jp.nec.com.
About NEC Corporation
NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) is one of the world's leading providers of Internet, broadband network and enterprise business solutions dedicated to meeting the specialized needs of its diversified base of global customers.
NEC delivers tailored solutions in the key fields of computer, networking and electron devices, by integrating its technical strengths in IT and Networks, and by providing advanced semiconductor solutions through NEC Electronics Corporation. The NEC Group employs more than 150,000 people worldwide. For additional information, please visit the NEC website at: http://www.nec.com
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Joseph Jasper
NEC Corporation
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NEC Corporation
CSR Promotion Office
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E-Mail：csr@csr.jp.nec.com
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