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Integrated Report 2019 01 NEC Corporation Integrated Report 2019 Contents Editorial Policy NEC has published integrated annual reports containing both financial and non-financial information since 2013. Starting in 2018, having defined its materiality, Business Strategy and Vision NEC has changed the name of the report to the “Integrated Report.” 03 What's NEC Integrated Report 2019 comprises four chapters, respectively titled Business Strategy and Vision, 05 NEC's Value Creation Journey Business Activities, Management Foundation, and Corporate Data. 07 Message from the President Business Strategy and Vision describes the progress 13 Value Creation Process of the Mid-term Management Plan 2020 and our initiatives to create value, such as implementation of 15 Feature: NEC Safer Cities our priority themes from an Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) perspective, or “materiality.” Business 19 Initiatives to Ensure Respect for Human Activities includes a message from the CFO along with an overview from each of our segments and an Rights Such as Privacy Policies and introduction of our principle international locations. Measures Aligned with Societal Expectations Management Foundation introduces the Company’s initiatives in support of sustainable management. 21 Sustainably and Socially Literate NEC will keep endeavoring to provide increasingly Human Resources transparent and continuous information while incorporating feedback from various stakeholders. 23 Environmental Action with a Particular Reporting Period Focus on Climate Change April 1, 2018 to March 31, 2019 (hereinafter referred 27 Innovation Management to as “Fiscal 2019.” Any other fiscal years are referred to similarly) This report also includes information 29 Dialogue and Co-Creation with obtained after this reporting period. Our Stakeholders Scope of Report NEC Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries Business Activities Reference Guidelines • ISO 26000 31 Message from the CFO • GRI Standards • United Nations Global Compact 33 Performance Highlights • International Integrated Reporting Council’s 35 At a Glance “International Integrated Reporting Framework” • Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry’s 37 Review of Operations “Guidance for Collaborative Value Creation” 37 Public Business 41 Enterprise Business 43 Network Services Business 45 System Platform Business NEC is a signatory to the United Nations Global Compact. 47 Global Business 49 Main Locations Globally Management Foundation 51 Corporate Governance Other Related Information 55 Ensuring Compliance • Earnings Releases/Annual Securities Report • Corporate Governance Report 56 Messages from an Outside Director • Sustainability Report and an Outside Audit & Supervisory • Information Security Report Board Member 57 Directors and Audit & Supervisory Board Members 59 Cross-company Corporate Strategy Promotion Framework Corporate Data 61 Financial Section 64 Non-Financial Section 65 Corporate Overview NEC Corporation Integrated Report 2019 02 What’s NEC Foundation Number of employees*2 1899 Approximately 120th Anniversary 110,000 Market capitalization Revenue*1 Public Business 31% Enterprise Business 15% Composition of Network Services Business 16% revenue System Platform Business 17% Global Business 14% Approximately Others 7% 1 trillion yen 2,913.4 billion yen 2 2 Owner’s equity ratio* Consolidated subsidiaries* Rate of contribution to CO2 emission reductions across the whole supply chain.*1 Consolidated 327 subsidiaries Approximately 29.1% countries and 169 regions 6 times 03 NEC Corporation Integrated Report 2019 What’s NEC Number of Ratio of male and Ratio of employees AI researchers*2*4 female hires*1*4 returning after childcare leave*3*4 Approximately Male 70.6% 500 Female29.4% 97.3% R&D expenses*1 Technological capabilities Facial recognition*5 Fingerprint recognition*6 108.1 billion yen Global No. 1 Number of patents*2 Iris recognition*7 Approximately 49,000 *1 Actual results for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2019 *5 Ranked 1st four consecutive times in task assessment sponsored by the U.S. National *2 As of March 31, 2019 Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) *3 Ratio of employees returning to work who started childcare leave in fiscal 2017 *6 Ranked 1st eight times in task assessment sponsored by NIST *4 For NEC Corporation on a standalone basis *7 Ranked 1st in task assessment sponsored by NIST NEC Corporation Integrated Report 2019 04 NEC's Value Creation Journey Company name NEC Corporation NEC established as Japan's first venture with foreign capital (joint venture with U.S. firm Western Electric Company) Founded July 17, 1899 Started business in import and sale of telephones and switching systems * Renamed NEC Corporation, effective April, 1983, both expressed as NEC hereafter Nippon Electric Company, Ltd. established* C&C announced The integration Founding spirit: of computer and “Better Products, communications Better Service," technologies Founder: Kunihiko Iwadare Create a company that provides customers with world-class products “Early in the 21st century, it will become possible for people to and take responsibility for them through after-sales service talk to each other and see each other anytime, anywhere" 1899 1977 Network 1899 1928 1964 1970 Nippon Electric Transmitted scenes of International satellite Japan's first satellite, Company, Ltd. Imperial Accession TV broadcasts of the Osumi established Ceremony of Emperor Tokyo Olympics Hirohito IT 1954 1958 1974 Begins Developed the first The ACOS Series 77 research domestically produced mainframe computer into fully transistorized family is announced computers NEAC-2201 computer AI 1960 1971 Started development Fully automated postal of optical character sorting system recognition (OCR) 05 NEC Corporation Integrated Report 2019 NEC's Value Creation Journey Corporate Philosophy NEC strives through C&C to help advance societies worldwide toward deepened mutual understanding and the fulfillment of human potential. Formulation of Brand Statement 120th Founding Anniversary NEC brings together and integrates technology and expertise to create the ICT-enabled society of tomorrow. We collaborate closely with partners and customers around the world, orchestrating each project to ensure all its parts are fine-tuned to local needs. Every day, our innovative solutions for society contribute to greater safety, security, efficiency and equality, and enable people to live brighter lives. 2014 2019 1987 2007 2010 2016 Started manufacturing Ultra-compact radio Asteroid explorer Submarine cable optical submarine communications system “HAYABUSA" installation reaches relay equipment PASOLINK secured top successfully over 250,000km, global market share returned to Earth enough to encircle the earth six times NEC's strengths 1982 2002 2012 2015 developed The PC-9801 The Earth Simulator, the Built ICT infrastructure Contributed to personal computer world's fastest supercomputer for multiple stadiums implementation of to date is announced system for resolving global used in the Soccer World the Individual environmental problems, Cup held in Brazil Number System is completed 1984 2004 2009 2016 Received an order in No. 1 in fingerprint No. 1 in facial Biometrics solutions adopted the U.S. for fingerprint authentication*1 authentication *2 in 70 countries in total matching services *1 Ranked 1st eight times in task assessment sponsored by the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) *2 Ranked 1st four consecutive times in task assessment sponsored by NIST NEC Corporation Integrated Report 2019 06 Message from the President I will transform NEC‘s culture and mindset to survive in an era of dramatic change Takashi Niino President and CEO July 2019 September 1954 Born in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan March 1977 Graduated from the Faculty of Engineering of Kyoto University April 1977 Joined NEC Corporation April 2008 Senior Vice President April 2010 Executive Vice President June 2011 Executive Vice President and Member of the Board April 2012 Senior Executive Vice President and Member of the Board April 2016 President and CEO (Representative Director) (to present) 07 NEC Corporation Integrated Report 2019 Message from the President Continue Providing Value as a Social Value Innovator NEC was founded in 1899 and marked its 120th anniversary Moreover, to maximize the economic and social value that on July 17, 2019. Over these 120 years, the value that we create, in 2018 we defined our materiality—priority customers and society have expected from us has been management themes from an ESG perspective. This outlines constantly changing. We have survived because of our efforts the approach to social value creation that we have practiced to engage in solving issues facing customers and society, since our foundation and connects our business strategies providing better value by making use of our strong with ESG initiatives as a new declaration to our various technological capabilities based on our founding spirit of stakeholders of our commitment to achieving the mutual “Better Products, Better Service.” NEC has demonstrated its growth of NEC and society. To promote the sustainable growth own approach to each era, adopting the concept of “C&C (the of society and NEC, we engage in dialogue with diverse integration of computer and communications)” in 1977, stakeholders, including customers, and promote initiatives followed in 2014 by “Orchestrating a brighter world.” The together with them with a view to contributing to the common thread
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