与社会间的工作开展
Communication with the Regional Community
Plant Tours and Briefing Sessions
Kuraray plants and the plants of Kuraray Plastics Co., Ltd. and Kuraray Chemical Co., Ltd. hold tours and regular briefing sessions for the purpose of communication with local residents. In fiscal 2008, such activities at seven Kuraray Group plants in Japan attracted an extended number of 2,780 participants, and served to deepen their understanding of activities at these sites.
Interchange with Local Residents
“Future Forest Planting”,
an environmental preservation activity
Our Saijo and Niigata plants each stage a Cherry Blossom Viewing Party when the cherry trees on their grounds have flowered. In fiscal 2008, a combined approximately 6,000 people visited their grounds to admire the trees in full bloom.
In December, our Kurashiki Plant opened its gates to local residents for the staging of a Christmas Fantasy event whose centerpiece is a Himalayan cedar decorated and illuminated like a Christmas tree.
In fiscal 2008, our Okayama Plant began to participate in the “Future Forest Planting” project promoted by the Okayama Prefectural Government. It is involved in planting on a wooded 1-hectare parcel in Kibi Chuo town, also to heighten employee awareness of the conservation of the natural environment.
At the fishing tournament
Kuraray America, Inc. continues to furnish financial aid to the San Jacinto chapter of the Coastal Conservation Association Texas. Many of its employees and their families take part in various community activities, such as the fishing tournament held by the Association in Texas.
Major Activities at Kuraray Plants
| Plant | Activities |
|---|---|
| Kurashiki Plant | Christmas Fantasy, Children’s Ball Games Meet, Summer Festiva |
| Saijo Plant | Cherry Blossom Viewing Party, Grand Golf Tournament, Gateball Tournament, Kenaf Cultivation, Summer Festival |
| Niigata Plant | Cherry Blossom Viewing Party, Junior High School Soft Tennis Tournament, Summer Festival |
| Okayama Plant | Volleyball for Moms Meet, Summer Festival, Children’s Ball Games Meet |
| Kashima Plant | Volleyball for Moms Meet |
| Kuraray Chemicals Co., Ltd. | Friendship Festival |
| Kuraray Plastics Co., Ltd. | Summer Party |
CSR Procurement
CSR Procurement Policy
Kuraray has been working to practice CSR procurement since 2001, and established an ad-hoc policy in 2005 in response to the rise in social requirements for CSR fulfillment. Based on the Ten Principles of the United Nations Global Compact, which is an international statement of universal principles, the policy consists of eleven items in three fields. As part of our efforts for fuller CSR activities, we notify our major suppliers of this policy and seek their compliance with it.
CSR Procurement Policy
Respect for human rights
- (1) Respect for human rights and individuality
- (2) Observance of the International Labor Organization’s core labor standards
- Guarantee of freedom of association and the right of collective bargaining
- Prohibition of compulsory labor
- Prohibition of child labor
Compliance
- Compliance policy
- Compliance systems
- Compliance education program
Promotion of green procurement
- Preparation of environmental policies and environmental reports
- Green procurement implementation plan and implementation apparatus
- ISO14001 certification
- Education and awareness campaign for green procurement
Status of Activities
Results of the CSR Survey
In fiscal 2008, we requested more vigorous efforts on 20 suppliers whose approaches to CSR procurement activities were found to be insufficient in the survey taken in fiscal 2007. As a result of subsequent efforts, approaches were rated as sufficient at 15 suppliers and inadequate at five. This raised the “adequate” rating among the 423 suppliers covered by the fiscal 2008 survey to 99%.
Green Purchasing
As a part of its CSR procurement activities, Kuraray strives to purchase environmentally friendly (green) products in line with its Green Purchasing Guidelines. We are reviewing our green purchasing rates in response to the issue that surfaced in 2007 involving falsified recycled paper blending rates in the paper manufacturing industry, and are taking aim at a further increase in our rates.
Table of Green Purchasing Practices
| Field | Item | Purchasing amount (millions of yen) | Green purchasing rate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2007 | FY2008 | |||||
| 1 | Paper (recycle) | 5 items | Copier paper, form paper, printing paper, toilet paper, business cards |
59 | 28% | 48% |
| 2 | Stationery (recycle) | 47items | Mechanical pencils, ballpoint pens, magic markers, pencils, etc. |
13 | 89% | 92% |
| 3 | Office supplies (reuse) | 8items | Chairs, desks, shelves, storage items, low partitions, bulletin boards, blackboards, white boards |
13 | 100% | 100% |
| 4 | OA equipment (energy conservation |
4items | Personal computers, printers, copiers, fax machines | 146 (leasing fee) |
100% | 100% |
| 5 | Home electrical appliances (energy conservation) |
4items | Refrigerators, air conditioners, TV sets, video tape recorders | 4 | 100% | 100% |
| 6 | Lighting (energy conservation |
2items | Fluorescent-luminaires, fluorescent tubes | 4 | 92% | 93% |
| 7 | Automobiles (reduced environmental pollution) |
1items | Automobiles | 59 (leasing fee) |
100% | 100% |
| 8 | Uniforms and work clothes (recycle) |
2items | Uniforms, work clothes | 31 | 100% | 100% |
