Providing information on environmental activities through reports and our websiteParticipating actively in broader environmental protection initiatives to contribute to the creation of a sustainable societyPutting priority on employee environmental awareness and two-way communication with our stakeholdersEnvironmental communication
The NTT Group actively communicates with the public regarding
its environmental protection activities, providing relevant information
through its environmental portal site as well as corporate
website and reports. We also strive to raise employee environmental
awareness, and to contribute to the creation of a
sustainable society through actively participating in broader environmental
protection initiatives. We value two-way communication
with our stakeholders, and solicit their opinions and
wishes through face-to-face dialog, website questionnaires and
various other means.
Initiatives
Providing information on environmental activities
Publishing the NTT Group CSR Report, operating websites, and running advertisements on environmental issues
Our ongoing efforts based on our Ecology Program 21 concept
have been summarized and published as the NTT Group
Environmental Protection Activity Report since 1999, and as
the NTT Group CSR Report since 2005.
In addition to providing information on various aspects of our
environmental activities through our website, we also run environmental
advertisements in newspapers and magazines as
part of our efforts to communicate with as many stakeholders
as possible.
Click image to visit the NTT Environment website.
Providing an environmental site "Kankyou-goo"
Click image to visit the Kankyou-goo website.
NTT Resonant privides an information portal site called "Kankyou-goo" for people interested in environmental issues. "Kankyou-goo" is packed with articles on nature, living, food, waste and recycling, environmental volunteer activities, environmental education, corporations and environment, and other environmental issues, as well as news, a global environment keyword dictionary, information on environmental events, environmental reports, and more.
NTT Resonant organizes "Kankyou-goo Awards" to encourage environmentally friendly lifestyles and actively support the conservation activities of businesses and local governments.
Participating in broader initiatives
Active participation in the WBCSD, Japan Low Carbon Society Scenarios toward 2050, and other initiatives
As part of our efforts to create a sustainable society, we participate
in joint activities with international bodies such as the
World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD),
a worldwide coalition of companies seeking to set an
industry-driven course of action for the creation of a sustainable
society, and the Global Environmental Action (GEA) Project
launched to resolve global environmental issues and contribute
to sustainable development.
We also participate in the Ministry of the Environment's Japan
Low Carbon Society Scenarios toward 2050 Project to study
and plan medium- to long-term scenarios for countering global
warming, and the Japan Environmental Efficiency Forum,
an organization working for the standardization of methods for
evaluating the environmental impact of ICT.
The NTT Group remains committed to participating in such
projects and working with others to contribute to the creation
of a sustainable society.
External evaluation and awards
Six NTT Group companies place in Nikkei's Environmental Management Rankings
Six NTT Group companies ranked in the top 10 in the communications
services category of Nikkei's Ninth Environmental
Management Survey results announced in December 2005,
with NTT DoCoMo placing first. (Nikkei=Nihon Keizai Shimbun,
publisher of Japan's leading business daily).
Winning the Global Environment Awards' Global Environment Council Outstanding Corporate Citizen Award
In the Fujisankei Communications Group's 15th Global Environment Awards announced in February 2006, NTT DoCoMo received the Global Environment Council Outstanding Corporate Citizen Award.
Chosen in recognition of environmental protection activities such as its efforts to recycle used mobile phones and its development of mobile phones made of plant-based plastics and other eco-friendly products, NTT DoCoMo was the first member of the telecommunications industry to receive this honor.
Raising employee awareness
NTT Group workshops for environmental personnel
To further encourage environmental activities within the Group and raise employee awareness of environmental issues, the NTT Group holds workshops for personnel in charge of environmental issues at its member companies nationwide. As many as 176 employees participated in fiscal 2005. The NTT Group will continue to communicate with its employees and raise their awareness of environmental conservation issues.
In-house environmental slogan awards
Each year in June, Japan's Environment Month, NTT COMWARE holds an in-house contest for environmental slogans, inviting entries from employees and their families and presenting awards to winners to raise employee awareness on environmental issues. There were 346 entries in fiscal 2005.
NTT DoCoMo Kyushu too holds an in-house contest for environmental slogans, posters, and photos to inform its employees of its environmental protection activities and raise their motivation and awareness. In fiscal 2005, there were 3,763 entries for slogans, 27 for posters, and 27 for photos, of which 31 slogans, one poster, and one photo were selected as winners.
(right) Winning photo entry
