Responsible Care Management
Activity Guidelines
The Company enacted the "Activity Guidelines regarding Responsible Care" in March 1995 as its corporate policy related to "Environment / Safety / Health" and declared implementation of Responsible Care. Since then, all the Business Units of the Company have been continuously engaged in the relevant activities according to the Guidelines.
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Activity Guidelines Regarding Responsible Care
- In the total life cycle of chemical substances, we should make our best effort to review and improve the business activities from the viewpoint of ensuring safety / health and protecting the environment.
- In the manufacturing activities, we should make best efforts to reduce the burden on the global environment not only by conventional approaches to environmental protection but also by promotion of raw material switching, energy conservation, wastes reduction and recycling, and reduction in the release of chemical substances.
- In new product development, new business development and establishment / increase / renewal of facilities, we should make our best effort to ensure safety / health and protect the environment.
- We should promote R&D and technology development which will contribute to the improvement of safety / health and protection of the environment. We should also promote marketing of alternative or new products.
- We should investigate the influences of the products and materials we handle on Safety / Health / Environment, and encourage our employees to have deep knowledge related to safe use and handling, and also provide our customers with such information.
- In overseas business activities, technology transfer, distribution and international trading of chemical products, we should give full consideration to ensuring safety / health and protecting the environment.
- We should comply with the international rules and domestic laws and regulations and make our best effort to cooperate with the relevant international organizations and foreign / domestic administrative agencies.
- We should positively participate in various activities related to environmental protection and make our best effort to communicate with society and communities for better understanding and trust.
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Promotion System
The Company promotes Responsible Care company wide and among affiliates, with the Responsible Care Committee playing a central role.
As of July 2006, the promotion system is comprised of the Company headquarters, five business sectors (including 12 business divisions and 13 regional offices), three branches, the R&D Center, and 15 affiliates.
As part of its efforts to strengthen the Group's Responsible Care activities, the Company is endeavoring to expand the scope of such activities by determining performance and providing onsite guidance concerning Responsible Care for domestic and overseas manufacturing subsidiaries, in addition to the 15 companies noted above.
