Anritsu : Sustainability Report2021_Part2

Communication

Review

Chair

Executive in charge of sustainability promotion

Secretariat

Sustainability Promotion Center

Discussion

Members of the Sustainability Promotion Committee (representatives of each organization)

Communication

All employees of the Anritsu Group

Shareholders and

Investors

Customers

Suppliers

Employees

NGOs

and NPOs

Others

Enhancing Communication Tools

Received the Excellent Award of Climate Change Report in the 24th Environmental Communications Awards

We have worked to disclose information on climate change measures that we are focusing on in a way that is easy to understand to express the state of Anritsu's sustainability management to the general public. As a result, Anritsu Sustainability Report 2020, issued in August 2020, received the Excellent Award of Climate Change Report (Global Environmental Forum Chairman's

Award) in the 24th Environmental Communications Awards, sponsored by the Ministry of the Environment and the Global Environmental Forum. The selection panel for the awards commented as follows.

Comment from the Selection Panel

From this report, we can learn about the company's commitment to increasing corporate value by promoting sustainable management. As for the environment, the report is excellent in adopting the perspective of solving social issues and achieving SDGs by positioning climate change as a key challenge even though the company's own environmental impact is rather small, acquiring SBT certification considering its value chain, disclosing information based on the TCFD framework, developing environmentally sound products, and setting long-term targets toward introducing renewable energy.

Communication with Suppliers

Strengthening Collaborations with Suppliers via Fujimikai, an Association for Interacting with Suppliers

We are focusing on communication with suppliers through Fujimikai, our association established for that purpose. The Association regularly holds information exchange meetings to share our management policy, business development, and procurement policy. Yoshinosuke Wakabayashi, president of Waka Manufacturing Co., Ltd., representing all of the suppliers, shared the following comment.

VOICE

Mr. Yoshinosuke Wakabayashi

President, Waka Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

Anritsu always respects us, its suppliers. It does not select suppliers solely based on the level of suppliers' estimates. We believe Anritsu is strongly committed to fostering and maintaining mutually beneficial relationships with suppliers.

Initiative for Health and Business Continuity

Group Manufactured Nonwoven Face Masks as COVID-19 Countermeasures

As one BCP measure during the COVID-19 pandemic, Anritsu introduced equipment for the Group to manufacture nonwoven face masks, which is handled by Anritsu Kousan Co., Ltd. We give the masks to employees to prevent the dissemination of droplets and also provide them to our customers, suppliers, and the local community.

VOICE

Daisuke Shibuya

Anritsu Kousan Co., Ltd.

We are manufacturing face masks after overcoming difficulties in raw material procurement and learning manufacturing techniques through an interdepartmental collaboration. I feel rewarded when I realize that this initiative will help ensure the safety and security of many people within and outside the company. We will continue to support the stable supply of high-quality face masks.

P.91 In-house Manufacturing of Nonwoven Masks

Environment

Boundary of Global Environmental

Protection

While the boundary of global environmental protection extends to the entire Anritsu Group, in principle

the reporting boundary for numerical data, such as environmental impact, encompasses Anritsu Corp. and the following Group companies.

Group Companies in Japan

Anritsu Infivis Co., Ltd.,

Tohoku Anritsu Co., Ltd.,

Anritsu Customer Support Co., Ltd.,

Anritsu Devices Co., Ltd.,

Anritsu Kousan Co., Ltd.,

AT Techmac Co., Ltd.,

Group Companies Outside Japan

Anritsu Company (U.S.A.)

Anritsu Ltd. (U.K.)

Notes:

Within the Anritsu Group, the Hiratsuka site refers to the facilities of AT Techmac Co., Ltd. in Hiratsuka City, Kanagawa Prefecture; the Tohoku site refers to those of Tohoku Anritsu Co., Ltd. in Koriyama City, Fukushima Prefecture; and the Atsugi site refers to the Anritsu Corporation and those of other Group companies in Atsugi City, Kanagawa Prefecture.

MESSAGE

Prevent global warming by expanding our solar power generation capacity for our own consumption

Message from Chief Environment Officer

Akio Takagi

Senior Executive Officer, Chief Environment and Quality Officer

to prevent global warming. It has been over two years since we launched the Anritsu Climate Change Action PGRE 30, intended to increase the ratio of power generation for our own consumption to 30%, and we have been actively working toward this goal. We have completed the first phase of expanding our solar power generation capacity in the Atsugi site (additional 57 kW), and we are making steady progress

in installing a new solar power generation facility (1,100 kW) at a local subsidiary in Morgan Hill, California, U.S.A. To further strengthen our renewable energy capability, our next steps are to expand solar power generation capacity in the Tohoku Anritsu and work on the second phase of capacity expansion in the Atsugi site. We hope these efforts will contribute to alleviating the risk of climate change.

Solar power generation generates electricity only during the daytime when the weather is good, and not during stormy weather or at night. It is difficult to rely solely on solar panels to provide a stable supply of energy throughout the day. To overcome this problem, we are considering the use of storage batteries to store the power generated during the daytime and use it at night. Climate change is a serious social issue. Anritsu will continue working to reduce greenhouse gas emissions as one of our ESG responsibilities to meet the demands of society.

Furthermore, we will work with our employees so that each of them recognizes their personal relationships to social issues, actively works on energy-saving measures, and develops products that consume less energy. In addition, we will continue to encourage our suppliers to reduce CO2 emissions during the manufacturing of parts and materials to address climate change throughout our supply chain.

We plan to introduce new initiatives to address environmental issues and make them more actionable for our employees. We hope that this will foster stronger environmental mindsets throughout the organization and build momentum behind our progress toward the SDGs.

CEO Hamada and Senior Executive Officer Takagi visit the solar panel facility in the Atsugi site