Sustainable recognitions and awards

NEC ranked No. 2 in TIME Magazine's list of the "World's Most Sustainable Companies of 2024".
The top 500 companies were selected out of more than 5,000 global companies, and NEC was selected as the world's No. 2 for its sustainability initiatives and transparent disclosure.

Targets and Achievement

NEC has set a target of reducing CO₂ emissions linked to our business operations to "effectively zero" by 2050 in fiscal 2017. We have also established the NEC Environmental Targets 2030 in fiscal 2021. Moreover, we have joined The Climate Pledge climate change initiative to accelerate its carbon neutral programs, and has moved its target for achieving carbon neutrality up to 2040. Accordingly, the contents of the Course of Action for Climate Change Toward 2050 have been reinterpreted as the Action Guidelines on Climate Change toward 2040. We will continue to reduce our environmental impact and risks and expand our contribution through our business for the future.

Environmental Policy and Management

As part of its corporate social responsibility activities, NEC seeks to reduce environmental impacts in its own business activities. At the same time, it is carrying out "environmental business management" that contributes to reducing the environmental impacts of society as a whole through its products and services.
Also, to promote environmental management throughout the entire Group, it has established the "Environmental Policy" to express its environmental philosophy and action guidelines. Conduct that complies with the charter is expected of all NEC employees including executive officers

Environmentally Friendly Products and Green procurement

NEC focuses on activities to reduce the environmental impact of products over their entire lifecycle. In these activities, we have added the perspectives of "Ecology" (including resource recycling, global warming prevention, and environmental consciousness) and "Compliance" to the conventional perspectives of "Quality," "Cost," and "Delivery."
We are working in close collaboration with our suppliers to promote green procurement.

Climate Change

NEC will reduce the environmental footprint of its products and services while helping customers decarbonize through the use of ICT.
We have positioned climate change (decarbonization) as one of the Company's priority management themes from an ESG perspective—materiality. Our climate change countermeasures are providing value both in terms of mitigation and adaptation.

Water

Based on our Environmental Policy, NEC complies, with environmental laws and regulations and promotes reducing our water usage and environmental impact. We are also employing water risk management practices, which include addressing the issues of water shortages, water pollution, and flooding.

Resource Circulation, and the Circular Economy

NEC is dedicated to achieving a sustainable society through its environmental policy, which includes a comprehensive approach to resource circularity, encompassing production, use, and recycling, as well as waste reduction at every stage.
Our goal is to raise the environmental awareness of our employees and promote resource circularity, with the aim of contributing to the creation of a sustainable society.
And, in 2025, we established Circular Economy Guidelines. We are promoting our initiatives in line with the guidelines.

Pollution Prevention and Chemical Substance Management

NEC is committed to conducting a thorough examination of the environmental impact and safety of chemicals throughout every stage of their introduction, use, and disposal. Our goal is to reduce the use of chemicals and replace them with safer alternatives. Additionally, we strive to promote energy savings and resource conservation at the entire supply chain. We also prioritize the prevention of pollution caused by chemicals and waste, and take measures to minimize its impact on the environment.

Biodiversity

NEC takes proactive actions on biodiversity by providing ICT solutions and encourages employees to contribute to local biodiversity. We cooperate with a local NPO, Teganuma Aquatic Life Study Group(Voluntary Organization), to protect and restore habitats for endangered damselfly*, at the ponds on the premises of NEC Abiko Plant called “Yotsuike”. This Yotsuike Ponds area was certified by the Ministry of the Environment as a "nature symbiosis site" in 2023.

Overview of Environmental Impact

NEC publishes the material balance of the entire supply chains.
We use our environmental performance management solution "GreenGlobeX" to aggregate environmental data.

Initiatives in Production and Office Sites

We introduce our international initiatives.