CSR报告2009

环保面的工作开展

Environmental Management

Kuraray Group Action Guidelines for the Global Environment

The Kuraray Group has formulated the following Basic Policy and Principles of Conduct to govern global environment preservation activities.

Basic Policy
The Kuraray Group will fulfill its responsibilities to future generations through business activities that are in harmony with the global environment and local communities. Kuraray puts this basic policy into practice by engaging in the following activities.
  • (1) Business activities that place the highest priority on the environment and safety
  • (2) Permanent global environmental improvement activities
  • (3) The development of technologies and products that contribute to improving the global environment
Principles of Conduct
  • (1) Continuous reduction of emissions of designated chemical substances into the environment
  • (2) Reduction in emissions of GHG and greater energy efficiency to contribute to the prevention of global warming
  • (3) Promotion of resource conservation, reuse, and recycling
  • (4) Development and provision of technologies for improving the environment and low-environmental-load products
  • (5) Use of environmentally friendly products
  • (6) Public disclosure of environmental information and dialog with the community
  • (7) Raising the level of environmental consciousness and environmental management
  • (8) Working together with stakeholders

Promotion Structure for Environmental Preservation

Kuraray’s companywide, medium- to long-term environmental preservation activities are facilitated by the Global Warming Prevention Committee and Environmental and Industrial Safety Committee which were established in the CSR Committee. These committees work on promoting global warming solutions, effective use of resources, and waste management for the whole Kuraray Group. The Environmental and Industrial Safety Management Center has also been set up in the headquarters as generalization post of environmental preservation throughout the Group, under the manager of the particular site. Environmental and Industrial Safety Departments and Sections have also been established at every Kuraray plant and affiliated company.

Our plants and affiliated companies have acquired certifications (under ISO 14001) for their environmental management systems and have been taking action for environmental improvement. In fiscal 2009, we are going to begin applying our Environmental Activity Management Regulations, which stipulate coordination between our headquarters and plants, and promote activities that are unified companywide.

  • * See this page for a list of the Environmental Management Systems (ISO 14001) certifications.

Targets and Actual Results

  Item Scope Goals for
achievement		 FY2008
Target Actual results Evaluation
Environmental preservation Gloval warming prevention
 CO2
emissions
(GHG
emission
equivalent)		 Kuraray
sites		 10% reduction
cf. FY1990
levels by FY2010
(Emissions:
1,226,000 t-CO2)		 4% reduction
cf. FY1990
levels
(Emissions:
1,308,000
t-CO2)
[Emissions]
12.7% reduction cf. FY1990 levels
(1,190,000 t-CO2)
[Reduction through measures
implemented in FY2008]
3.2% reduction (44,000 t-CO2) cf.
FY1990 levels
 achieved
Effective use of resources
 Effective
waste
utilization
rate		 Domestic
Kuraray
Group
companies		 Maintained at
90% or over		 90% or over 91% achieved
Lower levels
of waste
materials
produced
(New activity)		 Domestic
Kuraray
Group
companies		 – Promotion of
lower levels of waste materials
produced
[Amount of waste produced]
10% reduction cf. FY2007 levels
(77,000 t)
[Reduction through measures
implemented in FY2008]
6% reduction (4,800 t) cf. FY2007 levels
 achieved
Emissions management
 Emissions
of chemical
substances
designated by
JCIA’s PRTR		 Domestic
Kuraray
Group
companies		 90% reduction cf.
FY1999 levels		 82% reduction 75% reduction cf. FY1990 levels largely achieved
VOC emissions Domestic
Kuraray
Group
companies		 80% reduction cf. FY2004 levels by FY2010 62% reduction cf. FY2004 levels further effort required
All VOCs handled by Kuraray are chemical substances designated by JCIA’s PRTR

Evaluation achieved :achieved largely achieved:largely achieved further effort required :further effort required * MFCA：Material Flow Cost Accounting

FY2009 target

  Item Scope FY2009 target
Environmental preservation Gloval warming prevention
 CO2 emissions
(GHG emission
equivalent)		 Kuraray
sites		 Reduction through measures
implemented in FY2009 2.8% reduction (38,000
t-CO2) cf. FY1990 levels
Effective use of resources
 Effective waste
utilization rate		 Domestic
Kuraray
Group
companies		 Efforts to maintain the rate
at 90% or over in FY2009 and following years
Lower levels
of waste
materials
produced
(New activity)		 Domestic
Kuraray
Group
companies
  • Reduction through measures implemented in
    FY2009
    4% reduction (3,200 t) cf. FY2007 levels
  • Approaches to MFCA*
Emissions management
 Emissions
of chemical
substances
designated by
JCIA’s PRTR		 Domestic
Kuraray
Group
companies
  • 82% reduction
  • Designation of priority substances for reduction
    taking account of environmental burden and hazard
VOC emissions Domestic
Kuraray
Group
companies		 -
Approaches as part of PRTR reduction

Evaluation achieved :achieved largely achieved:largely achieved further effort required :further effort required * MFCA：Material Flow Cost Accounting