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CSR(Corporate Social Responsibility)

Hitachi

Management Information Disclosure

We disclose non-financial information, mainly our activities in fiscal 2010, ended March 31, 2011, in the Hitachi Group Sustainability Report 2011. Operating and financial information for shareholders and other investors is in the Annual Report 2011. Our Web site provides the latest information on these and other topics.

Non-Financial Information Reports

Booklet

Hitachi Group Sustainability Report 2011

Hitachi Group Sustainability Report 2011 Digest

Web site

Financial Information Reports

Booklet

Annual Report 2011

Annual Report 2011

Web site

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We also disclose operating and financial information on Hitachi, Ltd. in the Form 20-F filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

Sustainability Report Editorial Policy

The Hitachi Group Sustainability Report 2011 is a combination of the Hitachi Group Corporate Sustainability Report and the Hitachi Group Environmental Sustainability Report, which we published through fiscal 2010. We publish the Hitachi Group Sustainability Report 2011 Digest (24 pages), a summary of policies, areas of special social interest, and reports on key management issues from the larger Hitachi Group Sustainability Report 2011 (149 pages), which is issued as a PDF. (The Japanese and English versions of this digest are scheduled to be released in September and October, respectively.) Our Web site also reports on detailed activity, as well as news releases and other up-to-date information.

Sustainability Report Editorial Policy

Contents Disclosed Solely on the Web Site

Hitachi's CSR Principles: Vision and Policies
Highlights: Spotlighting 2005 through 2010
Diversity management*
Employee safety and health*
Welfare
Supplementary data for Environmental Report*

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Expanded version of detailed activities report (PDF)

Scope of Reporting

Period:
The main period covered is fiscal 2010 (April 1, 2010, to March 31, 2011)

Companies:
Hitachi, Ltd. and 913 consolidated subsidiaries (including modified entities to which the equity method of consolidated reporting applies): total 914 companies

Scope of data:

Financial data
Hitachi, Ltd. and 913 consolidated subsidiaries (including modified entities to which the equity method of consolidated reporting applies) and 164 affiliated companies that use the equity method
Social data
Scope of data indicated under each item
Environmental data
Hitachi, Ltd. and 913 consolidated subsidiaries (including modified entities to which the equity method of consolidated reporting applies): total 914 companies. However, for environmental load data generated through business operations, companies that cover 90% of the load (based on Hitachi calculations) are included. The data for each fiscal year indicates the results according to the scope of data in that fiscal year. The base fiscal year data have been revised in accordance with the scope of data for fiscal 2010.

Guidelines Referred to in Preparing This Report

“Environmental Reporting Guidelines” (FY 2007 version), Ministry of the Environment, Japan
“Environmental Reporting Guidelines 2001—With Focus on Stakeholders,” Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Japan
GRI Sustainability Reporting Guidelines (G3.1), Global Reporting Initiative

This sustainability report is published annually.