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NEC Group Environmental Management Action Plan 2017/2030

To contribute on the environmental front to realizing "an information society friendly to humans and the earth," as stated in the NEC Group Vision 2017, NEC has formulated an action plan based on three key perspectives—low carbon, ecosystem and biodiversity preservation, and resource recycling and conservation.

Purpose of Establishment

To realize the environmental aspect of the "NEC Group Vision 2017" of becoming "a leading global company leveraging the power of innovation to realize an information society friendly to humans and the earth".

Target Fiscal Years

(1) The mid-term target is set for fiscal 2017, the same as the NEC Group Vision 2017.
(2) The long-term target is set for fiscal 2030.

Goals

① Low carbon: Contribute to overall CO2 reductions through IT solutions
② carbon: Improve the energy efficiency of products
③ Strengthen activities aimed at preserving ecological biodiversity
④ Promote the conservation and recycling of resources

① Low carbon: Contribute to overall CO2 reductions through IT solutions

Provide IT solutions that help curb overall CO2 emissions as well as NEC's efforts to curb CO2 emissions in its manufacturing processes and offices.

  • Reduce CO2 emissions by 50 million tons by fiscal year 2030
  • Reduce CO2 emissions by 15 million tons by fiscal year 2017

② Low carbon: Improve the energy efficiency of products

Increase the energy efficiency of products and curb their CO2 emissions.

  • Fiscal year 2030:
    90% improvement in the weighted average (*1) of all products
    80% improvement in each product group (as compared to products in 2005)
  • Fiscal year 2017:
    80% improvement in the weighted average of all products
    70% improvement in each product group (as compared to products in 2005)

③ Strengthen activities aimed at preserving ecological biodiversity

Enrich activities based on the NEC Group Principles for Conserving Biodiversity.

  • Provide solutions that contribute to the conservation of ecological biodiversity, including earth observation technologies via satellite and wireless sensor terminals that monitor natural ecological systems.
  • Further reinforce NEC's leading initiatives in "Forestation," "Rice Paddy Planting" and "MDD Exercises" (*2).

④ Promotion of resource recycling and resource saving

Environmentally friendly activities include the introduction of bioplastics to all NEC products that use plastic and measures to conserve oil resources.

  • Bioplastics adopted by all major products (*3) by fiscal 2017

(*1) Energy conservation results base on product performance
(*2) MDD: NEC Make-a-Difference Drive
Volunteer activities that NEC Group employees from all over the world take part in.
(*3) Not applicable to outdoor products and others whose performance cannot be supported by bioplastics.

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