Building a sustainable society requires not only reducing the environmental impacts of our business operations, but also the direct protection of nature and local living environments. NTT Group companies engage in environmental conservation activities nationwide, while also protecting the environment and managing environmental risks.
Forest conservation initiatives
As part of NTT Groups' environmental protection activities, each company within the Group is taking action to protect forest lands. As an example, since 1999 NTT DOCOMO has used the government's Company Forest Program and Green Fund Program and municipal forest areas to create DOCOMO Woods throughout the country.
NTT West has also participated in Wakayama Prefecture's Corporate Forest project and a similar scheme in Oita Prefecture, and has also planted cherry trees in Hyogo prefecture. NTT COMWARE too has been planting trees as part of its Forests of Corporations/NTT Comware (Ome) communal forest program.
DOCOMO Woods tree-planting
Tree planting at NTT COMWARE Forest
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Preserving ecosystems near wireless relay stations
The NTT Communications Group strives to preserve habitat and mitigate environmental impacts around wireless relay stations through careful maintenance of telephone and television network facilities. As of March 31, 2009, NTT Communications Group has 102 wireless relay stations nationwide, with 24 in national parks.
Because some areas in national parks lack road access, roads need to be constructed to perform regular relay station maintenance. In addition to strict adherence to relevant laws and regulations, the company uses its own environmental assessment methods to ensure that construction has minimum impacts on local biodiversity.
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