FY 2011
Awards were given for achievements in business activities and excellent integrated environmental activities from FY 2003 for the promotion and penetration of environmental management within the NEC Group.
Recipient of the Environment Award of NEC CSR AWARDS 2010
Grand prize
CO₂ emission reduction proposed through control to cut off peak power of LTE (long-term evolution) wireless base station equipment
Technology Development Division, NEC Engineering, Ltd.
Mobile Radio Access Network Division, Carrier Network Business Unit, NEC Corporation
Mobile Wireless Network Division, Carrier Network Business Unit, NEC Corporation
Environmentally Sound Business Activities Award
Promotion of energy-saving activities by going back to the starting point
Administration Department, NEC Yamanashi, Ltd
Environmentally Sound Product Award
Planning and development of environmental flagship PC Mate Type ME
Product Development Division, PC Operations Unit, NEC Personal Computers, Ltd.
Green IT Award
Let's all practice the "Carbon Diet"!
Business Development Office, NEC BIGLOBE, Ltd.
Environmental Communications Award
Enhancement of the NEC brand through publicity activities with community communications using "Environment" as a keyword
Environment Management Center, Business Management Division, NEC Infrontia Corporation
NEC Infrontia Amenities Limited
Encouragement Award: Environmentally-sound business activity
Contribution Process Management Review to Hazardous Substance Control System of Supplier for Sustainable Development
NEC Infrontia Thai Limited
Quality & Environment Promotion Department and PMR Assessors
Encouragement Award: Environmentally communications
FNEC Display Solutions Europe GmbH
Application Target Areas
- Environmentally-considerate Business Activities (Global Warming Countermeasures, etc.)
Cost reductions and energy savings through innovative manufacturing activities, reducing environmental loads by installing energy saving equipment, reducing CO₂ emissions in logistics and transport, promoting energy savings by using environmental management systems, office IT, utilizing mobile offices, reducing waste, effective use of resources, etc.
- Environmentally-considerate Products
Environmentally-considerate product development & manufacturing (promoting energy saving, resource saving, 3R, reducing hazardous substances), environmentally-considerate technology development/practical use/introduction, promoting green procurement, customer support through promoting green procurement, developing & marketing environmental solutions, etc.
- "Green IT"
Developing & marketing environmentally-considerate software and services, examples where client environmental loads are reduced by using IT, proactively proposing reductions in client environmental loads to clients, examples where eco-appeal are tied directly to sales, etc.
- Environmental Communication
Communication with stakeholders, enlightenment activities on environmental awareness, improvement of environmental brand image through PR and advertisements, etc.
Evaluation Items
| (1) Innovative |
Innovative based on market trends |
| (2) Unique |
A unique approach to existing problems Setting and working on own tasks |
| (3) Versatility |
Can be easily deployed to other departments or companies |
| (4) Targets & Results |
Setting targets sufficiently high enough and reaching them |
| (5) Economic Effect |
Results of efforts linked to increased sales and profits |
| (6) Contributing Effect on Brand |
Results of efforts contribute to improve brand strength of the NEC Group |