Establishing a shared Group charter and vision
In 1999, the NTT Group drew up its NTT Group Global Environmental Charter to formally define basic principles and policies for protecting the environment. Based on the fundamental principle that our business activities need to be compatible with protecting the environment, this Environmental Charter emphasizes the importance of combating global warming and reducing waste and paper consumption, and establishes a set of NTT Group Principal Activity Plan Targets to be achieved by fiscal 2011.
In May 2006, the NTT Group announced its Vision for Environmental Contribution. This vision clarifies our basic concept for providing ICT services that will enable our customers as well as society as a whole to reduce environmental impacts. The vision also defines our CO2 emission reduction target for fiscal 2011 and the activities we intend to undertake to achieve this target.
In fiscal 2008, use of key NTT Group ICT services such as B FLET'S, FLET'S Hikari Premium and FOMA resulted in estimated CO2 emission reductions throughout society of 4.2 million tons.
NTT Group Global Environmental Charter
Basic principle
To ensure the harmonious co-existence of people with nature and to achieve sustainable growth, we will do our utmost to protect the global environment in all our corporate activities.
Basic policies
- Compliance with laws and regulations and fulfillment of social responsibilities
- Reducing environmental loads
- Establishing and maintaining environmental management systems
- Developing environmental technologies
- Social contribution efforts
- Disclosure of environmental information
NTT Group Vision for Environmental Contribution
The NTT Group is helping to reduce the environmental impacts of its customers and society as a whole by developing and disseminating ubiquitous broadband-based ICT services that promote positive changes in lifestyles and business models.
Reduction target for fiscal 2011
[Reductions in CO2 emissions as a result of ICT services] - [CO2 emissions from providing ICT services] = [10 million ton reduction in CO2 emissions]
Activities for achieving our targets for fiscal 2011
- Increase subscriber base for optical fiber services that enable lower impact lifestyles and business models.
- Expand ubiquitous broadband services.
- Reduce the environmental impacts of our business activities.
- Reduce the electrical power required by customers' communications equipment.
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Formulation and operation of proprietary green guidelines
NTT Group operations have the following three key attributes: (1) procurement of a great many products; (2) in-house R&D facilities; (3) possession of many buildings. To promote the effective reduction of our environmental impacts, we have drafted green guidelines that address each of these three key attributes. NTT and Group companies apply these guidelines to their business activities.
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Developing a groupwide structure for environmental management
In 2005, the NTT Group established a CSR Committee charged with overseeing Group CSR activities, and the NTT Group Global Environmental Protection Promotion Committee, which drives group environmental protection activities, was brought under the CSR Committee's jurisdiction.
The Global Environmental Protection Promotion Committee oversees the Greenhouse Gases Reduction, Waste Disposal and Recycling, and Environment and ICT subcommittees, directs groupwide projects, formulates basic policies, manages targets, and addresses any issues that emerge.
The NTT Group organization for promoting environmental protection
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