Checklist Checklist for Self-assessment of Efforts
Efforts to reduce the environmental load of our business activities are wide-ranging. The following is an outline of our activities using the self-assessment checklist.
Checklist for Self-assessment of Efforts to Reduce CO2 Emission through Energy Conservation by Telecommunications Services Providers, etc.
Service Provider: Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Corporation
| Evaluation Item | Whether Efforts are Implemented and Description of the Efforts | ||
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| Preparation of Voluntary Action Plan on Environment, etc. | 1 | IIs a voluntary action plan on environment that contains descriptions on the different efforts to reduce CO2 emission formulated and implemented? |
IEfforts are carried out based on NTT West Group Environmental Goals established as a sign to realize the future set forth in the Environmental Declaration. 笆?NTT West official website (Environmental Goals) |
| 2 | Are specific efforts with quantitative goals to reduce CO2 emission included in the voluntary action plan on environment? |
IEnvoronmental Ground Desing of FY2019 is summed up in terms of progress on the achievement of targets set out in the Enrivonmental Goals and implementation of efforts. 笆?NTT West official website (Achievement of the Environmental Grand Design) |
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| 3 | IIs the voluntary action plan on environment disclosed internally and externally, and are efforts put into informing and enlightening employees about environmental conservation actions to improve their environmental awareness? |
The efforts of NTT West Group are disclosed both internally and to the public through the yearly environmental reports and CSR reports. At the same time, environmental protection trainings are also conducted for all employees. 笆?Annual Environmental Report (Our Efforts in FY2019) |
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| 4 | Is the progress on the implementation and achievement of the efforts stated in the voluntary action plan on environment disclosed to the public? |
Progress on the achievement of targets and implementation of efforts is disclosed internally and to the public through NTT West's official website. 笆?NTT West official website (Achievement of the Environmental Grand Design) |
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| Procurement-related Effort |
5 | For ICT equipment and data centers, are procurement standards created with energy conservation taken into consideration, and is procurement carried out according to these standards? |
We carry out energy-saving procurement with guidelines on NTT Group's energy-saving performance formulated and disclosed to the public. 笆?NTT Group Energy-saving Performance Guidelines |
| 6 | For office equipment, goods and logistics, is procurement carried out with energy conservation taken into consideration, such as by adopting green procurement? |
As part of the environment-friendly efforts, we carry out energy conservation activities in procurement, sales and at our offices, such as energy conservation in the purchase of office paper and logistics. 笆?NTT West official website (Green Guidelines) |
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| Promotion System | 7 | Are departments and staff assigned to take charge of efforts to reduce CO2 emission? |
We have established an Environmental Management Promotion Office to promote efforts to cut power consumption and switch to green electricity so as to reduce CO2 emission by NTT West Group. 笆?NTT West official website (Environmental Management Promotion System) |
| 8 | Is there a system for appropriately grasping the status of implementation and achievement of the targets stated in the voluntary action plan on environment as well as for conducting internal audits? |
We have compiled a program for managing the execution of environmental protection measures based on the NTT West Group Charter for Global Environment. Yearly environment self-checks are conducted on areas such as the implementation status of this execution management program in order for the environmental conservation measures to take root. 笆?NTT West Official website (Environmental Audit) |
| Evaluation Item | Whether Efforts are Implemented and Description of the Efforts | ||
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| Other Environment-friendly Efforts | 9 | Are other environment-friendly efforts implemented in addition to energy-saving measures? |
Among various ICT solutions NTT Group companies offer, this system provides an eco-friendly solution with a reduction in CO2 emission that exceeds 15%. 笆?Annual Environmental Report (Our Efforts in FY2019) 1-3?惨olution Environment Label https://www.ntt-west.co.jp/kankyo/english/annual_report_2020/solution/ |
| 10 | Are there environment conservation activities that are carried out in cooperation with the local communities? |
As part of the efforts to conserve the global environment, we are advancing efforts such as community-based cleaning and beautification activities with the respective branches and group companies playing the leading role to cooperate with the local residents and government bodies. 笆?NTT West official website (Midori Ippai Project Activities Report) |
