ESG Promotion
Promoting Responsible Care
Promoting Responsible Care
Since 1995, Kaneka Group has put in place policies governing safety and Responsible Care(*), and internal regulations ensuring effectiveness of the Responsible Care approach.
In September 2008, we signed the Declaration of Support for the Responsible Care Global Charter and announced that we would undertake Responsible Care activities worldwide. The Responsible Care Global Charter was revised at the board meeting of the International Council of Chemical Associations (ICCA) in May 2014. Responding to the revision, we signed the revised Responsible Care Global Charter in October 2014 to continue to actively promote our Responsible Care activities.
* Responsible Care refers to actions undertaken on a voluntary basis by the chemical industry to promote improvements in aspects of environmental, safety, and health performance, throughout the entire process from the development of chemical products to their manufacture, usage and disposal. The initiatives and achievements are communicated to the public to raise public confidence in their operations. Kaneka has been actively promoting this approach since 1995 as a founding member of the JCIA Responsible Care Committee (former Japan Responsible Care Council) established by the Japan Chemical Industry Association.
Signed the Responsible Care Global Charter revised in 2014
Basic Policies for Responsible Care
In keeping with our corporate philosophy, we at the Kaneka strive to ensure the conservation of resources and reduce environmental impact throughout the entire product lifecycle, while working to help realize the sustainable development and prosperity of society.
Basic Policies for Responsible Care
- Protect the natural ecosystem and reduce environmental impact
Focusing on the impact of corporate activities on the global environment and the ecosystem, we endeavor to reduce environmental impact and promote resource conservation and energy saving throughout the lifecycle of products. - Offer safe products and information
We endeavor to offer products that are safe to distribute and use, and to provide adequate information on the products such as instructions on how to use and handle products correctly. - Develop products and technologies in consideration of the environment and safety
Upon the development of new products, we give consideration to the environment and safety throughout the lifecycle of the products to the greatest extent possible, and endeavor to develop products and technologies with low environmental impact. - Reduce waste and promote the recycling of plastics
We reduce waste associated with manufacturing and its processes. We actively develop technologies for the adequate disposal or recycling of plastic waste concerning our products in cooperation with relevant industries, and endeavor to dispose of and recycle waste in a proper manner. - Enhance process safety, disaster‒prevention, and occupational safety and health
Safety and disaster prevention constitute the foundations of the local community’s trust, and occupational health and safety are issues that need to be fulfilled by chemical companies. We persistently strive to make improvements in these areas. - Win public confidence
From the management to every employee, all our members shall act in compliance with laws, regulations, standards, etc. relating to environment and safety both at home and abroad. Our approach to Responsible Care as such shall be publicized accurately to the public, in hope of rightfully gaining public recognition and confidence.
Responsible Care Activities
We carry out a range of Responsible Care activities to further promote measures that can be taken by the chemical industry to protect human health and safety and preserve the environment. To ensure progress with respect to the six RC codes (environmental protection, process safety and disaster prevention, occupational safety and health, chemicals and product safety, distribution safety, and interaction/communication with the public), Kaneka has set up a system to guide its initiatives.
