Optical fiber and cable production at ac米兰中文官方网站 Mie Works to be powered entirely by substantially renewable energy
- Contribute ac米兰中文官方网站 reducing CO2emissions throughout ac米兰中文官方网站 value chain directed at realizing carbon neutrality -
- Optical fiber and cable production at ac米兰中文官方网站 Mie Works has been using electric power generated from substantially renewable energy since ac米兰中文官方网站 start of FY2023
- Expect ac米兰中文官方网站 reduce CO2emissions (Scope 2) from ac米兰中文官方网站 electric power used at ac米兰中文官方网站 factory by 22,000 tons per year
Furukawa ac米兰中文官方网站 Co., Ltd. (Head office: 2-6-4 Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President: Hideya Moridaira) has purchased Feed-in Tariff （FIT） Non-fossil Certificates with tracking(note 1)for ac米兰中文官方网站 electric power consumed in FY2023 during optical fiber and cable production at ac米兰中文官方网站 Mie Works and has shifted to electric power generated from substantially renewable energy. As a result, we expect to reduce CO2emissions (Scope 2,(note 2)) by 22,000 ac米兰中文官方网站ns per year.
In 2021, we set forth ac米兰中文官方网站 Furukawa Electric Group Environmental Vision 2050 and are working to reduce greenhouse gas emissions throughout ac米兰中文官方网站 value chain. With ac米兰中文官方网站 current actions taken to use electric power derived from substantially renewable energy, ac米兰中文官方网站 optical fiber and cable products manufactured at ac米兰中文官方网站 factory will have extremely low environmental load in ac米兰中文官方网站 manufacturing process. Going forward, we will accelerate ac米兰中文官方网站 initiatives for realizing carbon neutrality and contribute to reducing CO2emissions throughout ac米兰中文官方网站 value chain.
(note 1)Along with being able to claim ac米兰中文官方网站 use of substantially renewable energy, ac米兰中文官方网站 certificates can also be used for RE100 reports. An agreement was concluded for FY2023 (April 1, 2023 – March 31, 2024), and it is planned to renew ac米兰中文官方网站 agreement ac米兰中文官方网站reafter on an ongoing basis.
(note 2)Indirect emissions from ac米兰中文官方网站 electric power, heat, etc. purchased by ac米兰中文官方网站 company.
Furukawa Electric Group’s efforts towards ac米兰中文官方网站 SDGs
Based on ac米兰中文官方网站 “Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)” adopted by ac米兰中文官方网站 United Nations, Furukawa Electric Group has formulated ac米兰中文官方网站 “Furukawa Electric Group Vision 2030” which sets ac米兰中文官方网站 year 2030 as its target and is advancing efforts with ac米兰中文官方网站 aim to “Build a sustainable world and make people’s life safe, peaceful and rewarding, Furukawa Electric Group will create solutions for ac米兰中文官方网站 new generation of global infrastructure combining information, energy and mobility.” Toward ac米兰中文官方网站 achievement of our Vision 2030, we will take open, agile, and innovative approaches to promote ESG management that aims to increase corporate value over ac米兰中文官方网站 medium to long term and will contribute to ac米兰中文官方网站 achievement of ac米兰中文官方网站 SDGs.
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