News Release
Fuji Electric Group Joins the United Nations Global Compact

February 26,2010
Fuji Electric Holdings Co., Ltd.

President

Fuji Electric Holdings Co., Ltd. (President and Representative Director: Haruo Ito; Headquarters: Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo) announced today that it joined the United Nations Global Compact on February 19, 2010, fulfilling its prior commitment to do so.
 The Fuji Electric Group is promoting globalization as it works to accelerate the expansion of its energy and environment businesses. Since the underlying principles of its priority initiatives conform to the ten principles of the United Nations Global Compact, the Group considers its membership as an opportunity to promote responsible management as a global company while contributing to building a sustainable society.

1. About the United Nations Global Compact

The United Nations Global Compact was proposed by former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan at the World Economic Forum held in Davos, Switzerland, in 1999. In 2000, the initiative was formally inaugurated at the UN headquarters. Presently, more than 7,000 businesses and other organizations from 134 countries are participating in the United Nations Global Compact.
 Participants voluntarily uphold ten principles in the four areas of human rights, labour standards, environment and anti-corruption, and are expected to implement activities designed to realize sustainable growth.

2. Ten Principles of the United Nations Global Compact

Human Rights

Labour Standards

Environment

Anti-Corruption