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Based on the principles of Responsible Care–the chemical industry’s voluntary activities concerned with preservation of the environment, health and safety–the Nippon Kayaku Group has established its “Declaration on Environment, Health and Safety, and Quality.” In addition to fulfilling our responsibilities as a chemical manufacturer shall we contribute towards the realization of a sustainable society.
Our efforts to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 have seen us introduce solar power and a high-efficiency large-scale gas co-generation system, and proactively move forward with policies built upon MFCA*1 methods. FY2024 saw such climate change mitigation measures well-evaluated along with our highly transparent information disclosures, and Nippon Kayaku receive the highest “A-list company” classification in the CDP’s*2 climate change field. Furthermore, following on from our TCFD-based*3information disclosures, July 2025 saw us release information concerning natural capital and biodiversity in line with the TNFD*4 disclosure framework.
Meanwhile, our efforts to bolster governance have brought, in April 2025, the merger of our Quality Management, Production Technology and Environmental Safety divisions into a new Responsible Care & Technology Division. Under this new structure shall we respond rapidly and efficiently to external demands related to safety and health, quality, and the environment.
Going forward, the Nippon Kayaku Group seeks to develop in tandem with all its employees, customers, suppliers, shareholders, investors and regional communities, and adopt a united approach to promoting Responsible Care activities.
Yasuhito Kato
Managing Director
In charge of Technology Unit
Under the twin spirits of KAYAKU and Responsible Care, we have fixed our “Declaration on the Environment, Health, Safety and Quality,” which is geared towards guaranteeing environmental protection, safety and health, while maintaining and improving product quality. We shall show a united front in promoting these activities, and this declaration shall apply to every employee working for the Nippon Kayaku Group, including temp staff and subcontractors.
Established: 1995-11-07
Revised: 2017-05-22
Revised: 2024-01-31
We, the Nippon Kayaku Group, based on the KAYAKU spirit of “Continuously providing society with the best products through ceaseless progress and the combined forces of our consciences,” shall conduct business as a company which contributes to the achievement of a sustainable society that “safeguards the life and health of consumers and supports comfortable living.”
Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd.
President and Representative Director
With a common recognition of “Safety trumps everything else,” every Nippon Kayaku Group company is working together on preventing accidents and hazards that impact the environment and safety, faithfully observing local laws both inside and outside Japan. Furthermore, in order make the KAYAKU spirit a reality, our companies are progressing their Responsible Care Activities with the aid of all Group employees in line with the Declaration on the Environment, Health, Safety and Quality.
The Nippon Kayaku Group’s Responsible Care Policy has served as the base for the policies we should continually pursue since FY2019. Such policies include promoting safety and health activities with a focus on rooting out unsafe actions through 30-second patrols and fixed-point inspections; promoting Core Environment, Safety and Health Diagnostic Checks centered upon risk management; and drawing up decarbonization-based targets with an eye on achieving our Medium-term Environmental Targets by FY2030. Progress on the above is confirmed in conjunction with domestic Group companies on an annual basis. A key item added to our policy for FY2025 concerns the establishment of diagnostic checking methods related to the Occupational Safety and Health Act and the partly-revised regulations within.
Going forward, the Nippon Kayaku Group aims to continue advancing its Responsible Care Activities in line with these policies.
Our Group’s Responsible Care Activities are coordinated by the Committee for Environment, Safety and Quality Management, set up as an advisory body to the Sustainable Management Meeting chaired by our President.
This Committee is comprised of persons in charge of Responsible Care Activities from each business unit, as well as managers from each section of our General Administration Department, which is unattached to any business units. The Committee’s remit is to discuss the status of Responsible Care-based activities as well as any problems arising from them and how to respond, and to deliberate policy proposals for the next financial year and for the resolution of climate-change related matters. The results of its discussions are reported to the Sustainable Management Meeting.
Our Environmental Protection & Safety Division, meanwhile, conducts Core Environmental, Safety and Health Diagnostic Checks of each business site and group company as an organizational activity, and reports the results to the Committee for Environment, Safety and Health Management.
Based on the Annual Responsible Care Plan, the Nippon Kayaku Group conducts internal audits of each business site and a section of Group companies in the form of Core Environment, Safety and Health Diagnostic Checks.
These diagnostic checks represent a structure for ascertaining whether business activities are indeed showing due consideration to the environment, safety and health, and promoting improvements in response to problems detected. Specifically, these Checks involve inspecting items related to Responsible Care, environmental conservation, disaster prevention, distribution safety, biodiversity, occupational safety, compliance, proper health management, and management of chemical substances, and providing relevant improvement advice and suggestions. By enabling us to prevent compliance violations and unjust or erroneous practices, and devise improvements in the fields of the environment, health and safety, these diagnostic checks help to build, maintain and improve the Nippon Kayaku Group's internal control system.
Our Team is comprised of Responsible Care & Technology Division managers (Team Leaders), Responsible Care & Technology Division Responsible Care Promotion Dept. members (inspection team and office staff), and Labor Union Head Office staff.
We conduct diagnostic checks every 1-2 years based on the size of the business site in question and the previous year's inspection results. Depending on inspection result contents and the subsequent situation, we may also stage follow-up checks. (In the event, none were conducted in FY2024).
We provide inspection result feedback on the following categories.
Inspection results are reported to the business site or Group company inspected, related business units, the Environment, Safety and Quality Management Committee, and the Audit Division. In response, the inspected business units and group companies will address any problems discovered by undertaking systematic improvements in the form of PDCA cycles.
Business Units examined; Group companies | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Plants | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Research labs・Offices | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
Domestic Group companies | Onsite | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Offsite | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Overseas Group companies* | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
Total | 16 | 13 | 14 |
Areas | Responsible Care Progress Confirmation Chart、Responses to legislation | Base inspections |
---|---|---|
Good points | 17 | 23 |
Points raised | 2 | 3 |
Points noticed | 23 | 64 |
Suggestions and requests | 21 | 38 |