Environment
Biodiversity
Considering the impacts of our businesses on ecosystems, we at Kaneka strive to develop technologies, materials and products that have less environmental impacts, as well as to mitigate environmental impacts of our production.
As part of our corporate social responsibility efforts, we also collaborate with stakeholders outside the company in biodiversity conservation activities.
Partnership for Biodiversity Conservation
We join the following initiatives.
- Promotion Partners of the Declaration of Biodiversity by Keidanren
- Japan Business and Biodiversity Partnership
Osaka Manufacturing Site “Settsu‒no‒mori Kaneka Biotope”
Since 2012, we have operated the Settsu-no-mori Kaneka Biotope(*) on the premises of the Osaka Manufacturing Site in collaboration with the Settsu Firefly Society, to create a firefly habitat in Settsu City.
Along with the appearance of fireflies in May and June, we open the Osaka Manufacturing Site to the public for a firefly viewing gathering. Since 2017, as the yearly kickoff event of this gathering, we have held an ensemble concert by the Japan Century Symphony Orchestra at the site.
We will continue our activities as a plant open to the local community.
* Biotope: A place where organisms live as they do in nature. In human environments such as cities, biotopes are artificial environments created to regenerate and preserve a natural habit.
The photo shows the activity in the May 2023.
Entrance to “Settsu‒no‒mori Kaneka Biotope”
Firefly viewing gathering
Firefly Evening Concert
Shiga Manufacturing Site “Walnut School”
Employees at the Shiga Manufacturing Site have joined the Walnut School’s efforts to conserve the Konooka Biotope, a precious natural environment of Lake Biwa, as a steering committee member.
The Walnut School consists of members of local residents’ associations, including Shiga Prefecture, Otsu City, and the Shiga Manufacturing Site. We participated in its summer and autumn nature observation gatherings and regular activities, such as grass mowing, sidewalk maintenance, the updating of tree signs and so on.
The natural observation gatherings provide valuable learning opportunities for children to observe rare plants, wild birds, and insects in the biotope and to understand its importance.
We will continue to contribute to the conservation of the beautiful natural environment of Lake Biwa.
Nature observation gathering
