NEC : named to the CDP "A List" for advanced Climate Change and Water Security initiatives two years in a row
December 08, 2020 at 08:39 pm EST
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Tokyo, Japan, December 9, 2020 - NEC Corporation has been recognized again for leadership in corporate sustainability by global environmental non-profit CDP (*1), securing a place on its prestigious 'A List' for tackling climate change, as well as acting to protect water security.
In 2017, NEC announced its climate change policy guidelines for 2050 (*2), aiming to reduce CO2 emissions from its direct business operations to become carbon neutral by 2050. In 2018, NEC received Science Based Targets (SBT) certification (*3), and is working to expand the use of renewable energy and reduce CO2 throughout its supply chain. NEC also utilizes its ICT technologies to promote climate change mitigation and adaptation in collaboration with a wide range of customers.
In addition, NEC is reducing the amount of water used at each of the company's sites, and is supporting disaster countermeasures around the world through the use of AI and IoT.
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NEC Corporation specializes in the manufacturing and marketing computing and telecommunication equipments. Net sales break down by activity as follows:
- IT services (53.9%): integration, maintenance, outsourcing, support services, etc.;
- sale of IT infrastructure products and network systems (17%). In addition, the group provides network services;
- sale of digital government and financial services software (14.9%);
- other (12.7%): sale of hardware, mobile telephones, lighting products, energy management and storage systems, etc.
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: Japan (75%), Asia/Pacific (11.2%), Europe/Middle East/Africa (9.8%) and Americas (4%).
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