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The spirit of RC is autonomy, responsibility, and open disclosure. At the Asahi Kasei Group, we go beyond mere compliance with laws and regulations as we operate our businesses with due consideration for all matters related to the environment, health, and safety.
The Asahi Kasei Group pursued the following RC objectives and results for fiscal 2010. Although attainment may vary, we are committed to reaching higher standards in the future.
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| FY 2010 RC Objectives | FY 2010 Results | Attainment | FY 2011 RC Objectives | |
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| General | ・Enhance RC compliance | ・Checklist of regulations related to RC revised | ★★ | ・Enhance RC compliance ・Advance RC education and training ・Enhance RC at affiliates ・Enhance dialog with the public |
| ・Advance RC education and training | ・RC education for EHS personnel and candidates to be Manager | ★★★ | ||
| ・Enhance RC at affiliates | ・RC advanced both in Japan and overseas operations of each core operating company | ★★ | ||
| ・Enhance dialog with the public | ・RC reports published in 11 plant complex sites and independent plants; dialog enhanced through public forums, plant tours, and school visits by engineers ・Participated in dialog with local community in Chiba, organized by JRCC |
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| Environmental Protection |
・Maintain zero polluting accidents | ・One polluting accident occurred | ★ | ・Avoid all polluting accidents ・Promotion of recycling-oriented society; - Final disposal of 0.5% or less of generated industrial waste, recycling rate of 70% or higher ・Curtailing greenhouse gas emissions: - Reduce greenhouse gas emissions - Ongoing study of CO2 emissions reduction by life cycle assessment (LCA) - Reduce unit energy consumption by 20% from FY 1990 level - Monitor energy use in administrative offices - Encourage energy conservation at personnel's homes - Monitor and reduce CO2 emissions from product shipment ・Reduction of chemical release: - Reduce emission of PRTR-specified substances and VOCs - Control release of air and water pollutants ・Preserving biodiversity - Give consideration to biodiversity - Understand impact of our business activities on biodiversity ・Advance CSR procurement |
| Promotion of recycling-oriented society: ・Reduce final disposal volume of industrial waste by 90% from FY 2000 level |
・95% reduction achieved | ★★★ | ||
| Curtailing greenhouse gas emissions: ・Reduce unit energy consumption by 20% from FY 1990 level ・Maintain greenhouse gas emissions 50% lower than in baseline year ・Monitor energy use in administrative offices ・Encourage energy conservation at personnel's homes ・monitor and reduce CO2 emissions from product shipment |
・Unit energy consumption reduced by 2% from FY 2009 level ・50% reduction of greenhouse gas emissions maintained ・CO2 emissions from product shipment increased with more products transported |
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| Reduction of chemical release: ・Reduce emission of PRTR-specified substances and VOCs ・Control release of air and water pollutants |
・Release of PRTR-specified substances reduced by 86% from FY 2000 level ・Emission of VOCs reduced by 73% from FY 2000 level ・Release of air and water pollutants kept below permissible levels |
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| ・Advance CSR Procurement | ・CSR Procurement advanced by Corporate Procurement & Logistics in addition to Green Procurement | ★★★ | ||
| Operational Safety |
・Avoid all industrial accidents |
・One industrial accident occurred | ★ | ・Avoid all industrial accidents ・Control changes to equipment and operating conditions ・Enhance risk assessment ・Monitor for fire, explosion, and leak hazards; implement remediation ・Enhance emergency response systems ・Monitor for items in need of replacement and uninspected items; implement remediation |
| ・Control changes to equipment and operating conditions |
・Through application of Change Control | ★★ | ||
| ・Enhance risk assessment |
・Risk assessment advanced | ★★ | ||
| ・Monitor for fire, explosion, and leak hazards; implement remediation | ・Ongoing audits by specialists on fire and explosion prevention | ★★ | ||
| ・Enhance emergency response systems | ・Improvements applied, including in training and drills | ★★★ | ||
| ・Monitor for items in need of replacement and uninspected items; implement remediation | ・Monitoring and inspection performed | ★★ | ||
| Workplace Safety and Hygiene |
Avoid all workplace injuries: ・Achieve frequency rate1 of 0.1 or less ・Achieve severity rate2 of 0.005 or less |
・10 lost-workday injuries; frequency rate of 0.21, severity rate of 0.002 ・Of the 10, only 3 were not extremely minor |
★★ | ・Avoid all workplace injuries: - Achieve frequency rate of 0.1 or less - Achieve severity rate of 0.005 or less ・Thoroughly comply with safe operation standards ・Enhance utilization of OHSMS ・Avoid all accidents in "caught in/between" category ・Enhance safety management guidance for firms contracted to work within plant grounds ・Enhance safety management guidance for firms contracted to work equipment |
| ・Thoroughly comply with safe operation standards | ・Compliance enhanced with self-assessment and peer assessment in each region | ★★★ | ||
| ・Enhance utilization of OHSMS | ・Utilization of OHSMS enhanced | ★★ | ||
| ・Follow up on asbestos-related measures | ・Continuing follow-up for retirees in each region ・Replacement of gaskets containing asbestos |
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| ・Enhance safety management guidance for firms contracted to work within plant grounds | ・Compliance enhanced | ★★★ | ||
| Health Maintenance |
・Reduce proportion of personnel for whom health warning signs are found | ・Proportion of personnel for whom health warning signs are found reduced | ★★★ | ・Reduce proportion of personnel for whom health warning signs are found ・Early discovery and treatment of employees with mental health issues |
| ・Early discovery and treatment of employees with mental health issues | ・Mental health education and improvements of workplace environment advanced, resulting in reduced number of personnel on leave of absence | ★★★ | ||
| Product Safety | ・Avoid serious product safety incidents | ・No product safety incidents | ★★★ | ・Avoid serious product safety incidents ・Enhance management of chemical substances |
1 Number of accidental deaths and injuries resulting in loss of one or more workdays, per million man-hours worked.
2 Lost workdays, severity-weighted, per thousand man-hours worked.
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