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Environmental Risk Management Initiatives

Appropriate implementation of regular soil and water surveys, chemical management, and removal and storage of items using PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyl) according to established guidelines and checklists

As a responsible corporate citizen, the NTT Group undertakes various measures to minimize any potential threat to society posed by risks such as environmental accidents and pollution. Activities performed periodically and systematically according to established guidelines and checklists as a part of this commitment include soil and water surveys, chemical management, and removal and storage of items using PCBs.
The NTT Science and Core Technology Laboratory Group appropriately manages and disposes of chemical substances used in various R&D initiatives according to the three best practices of (1) preferential use of chemicals with minimum impact on the environment, (2) use only of necessary chemicals, and (3) use of no more than minimum required amounts.
The NTT Group has also been promoting the removal of asbestos - especially sprayed asbestos - at NTT facilities since 1985 in response to growing social concern about asbestos-related health issues. Following the enactment in 2005 of the Ordinance on Prevention of Hazards Due to Asbestos, we carried out a new survey in fiscal 2007 that revealed the existence of materials containing asbestos in some NTT facilities, and took appropriate measures as stipulated by law.
The NTT Group will continue in its efforts to prevent environmental accidents and pollution through practicing effective environmental risk management.