We will strive to conserve the outstanding local environment adjacent to Lake Biwa, which is the source of our water supply, and promote the reduction of global warming gas emissions and the efficient use of resources through energy and resource conservation.

Through our business activities, we will contribute to efforts to reduce global warming gas emissions, such as the generation of electricity from renewable energy sources, the conversion of automobiles to electric vehicles, and the promotion of telework, and we will also contribute to the maintenance and development of the optical fiber high-speed, large capacity communications network, which consists of the information and communications infrastructure that supports the reduction of such emissions.

In the lead terminal business and the optical components and devices business, we will proactively engage in innovation of technologies, products, and services, and aim for business growth through global partnerships.

We will be involved in the solution of local issues and strive to realize a sustainable and better local society.

• In support of Shiga Prefecture's "Shiga CO2 Net Zero Movement," we are working to achieve carbon offsetting by 2050.

• In cooperation with the "Yamakado Suigen no Mori wo Hikitugu Kai" (Association for succeeding Yamakado water source forest to the Next Generation), we will engage in activities to preserve biodiversity and the precious forests and wetlands of the region.

• We will support students from agricultural high schools in the Nagahama region to enter prefectural agricultural colleges, in an effort to foster highly professional agricultural human resources in the region.

• We will regularly clean up curve mirrors and garbage in the neighborhood of the head office to help creating the community where people can continue to live safely and cleanly.