The NTT Communications Group defines its CSR activities as “contribution toward achieving a sustainable prosperous community by creating new social values and solving problems on a global scale through Information Communication Technology (ICT) services that we provide as a ICT solutions partner.” We have issued this report in order to communicate our attitude and activities through such CSR initiatives to as many stakeholders as possible in a format that is easy to understand.

On this occasion we, as much as possible, reflected opinions and views expressed by readers of the CSR Report 2005 issued last year, and assembled the report according to the three pillars set forth in the NTT Communications Group's Basic CSR Policy, established by the Group in June 2006. The report is put together in a way that the specific attitudes and activities of each individual in the Group are linked to the basic policy.

We have sought a concise and plain style so that anybody can read the report in a short time and gain an understanding of the CSR initiatives in the NTT Communications Group.

Reference Guidelines

GRI Sustainability Reporting Guidelines 2002

Ministry of the Environment Environmental Reporting Guidelines (Fiscal Year 2003 Version)

Environmental Accounting Guidelines 2005

Contributing to Society

An introduction to our unique approach as part of community

The specifics of our initiatives towards a safer, more secure society, proposals and support for new business models and lifestyles, and efforts in becoming a company valued by society are introduced, including related matters with our customers and other stakeholders.

A special feature about testing and demonstration of electronic tags looks at one part of the world of ubiquitous networks that we are working to achieve in the near future.

Global Environmental Protection

Targets and results, and approaches to achieving our targets

We report on the targets in our medium- to long-term plan up to fiscal 2010 and the results to date, and explain our approaches to achieving the remaining targets. We have increased our detailed performance data from two years covered in last year's report to four years, making the changes over time easier to understand.

A special feature about measures against global warming in communications equipment rooms looks at one of our initiatives that received particularly high praise from outside the Company.

Respecting Employees

Enhanced objectivity through a numerically quantified approach

Since we made respecting employees one of the pillars of our Basic CSR Policy, we have significantly consolidated our reporting of related activities. We have reported our performance in numerical form as much as possible, in order to present the data objectively.