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To fulfill our aim of being a sustainably-growing "environmentally creative organization," we will make an effort to successfully balance ecology (caring for, contributing to our global environment, and living in symbiosis with the local environment) and economy (ensuring economic benefits for both customers and enterprises). These activities represent Sekisui Chemical Group's environmental management and we believe that by becoming a leader in this field, we hope to win the enduring trust of society at large.
Mission
We, the Sekisui Chemical Group, aim to be a Global Environmental Top Runner that contributes to the realization of a sustainable society by enabling the continuous growth and co-existence of ecology and the economy.
Basic policy
Each company in the Sekisui Chemical Group advances approaches that contribute to the prevention of global warming, the preservation of biological diversity and structuring of a recycling-based society in all countries and regions where they have operations, in order to leave this beautiful earth for our children in the future.
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We contribute to the environment through our products and services, with consideration given to the environment in all stages of the product life cycle from research to procurement, production, sales, use, and disposal as waste.
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We carry out environmentally conscious business activities in all our workplaces and offices, and promote our approach to the environment through cooperation with our customers and business partners.
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We make efforts to reduce the environmental impact of greenhouse gas emissions and hazardous chemicals, etc., and to prevent pollution by promoting the effective use of limited resources and energy.
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We observe the related laws, regulations, international rules, etc.
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We make efforts to improve environmental awareness through education, and advance continual improvements by setting our own objectives and targets.
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We enhance confidence through close communications with society.
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We aggressively work on social contribution activities such as nature conservation activities in each region.
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Revised April 2008
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A new plan formulated to envision our targets for fiscal 2030 and work toward realizing them
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The "Sekisui Eco-Frontier 2030" vision for 2030: aiming to achieve a society on the environmental frontier
By 2030, Sekisui Chemical Group aims to achieve a society on the environmental frontier. This refers to a society in which environmental awareness and environmentally-friendly lifestyles become broadly and firmly established among people and both businesses and governments recognize the environment to be one of their most important values.
We will contribute to reforming society into a low-carbon one and to structuring of a recycling-based society, by minimizing the environmental impact of our business activities and continuing to provide customers with environment-contributing product as well as encouraging similar efforts in society at large.
Preventing global warming / energy: Achieving carbon negativity
Minimizing greenhouse-gas emissions attributable to business activities
Making real or even greater energy saving and energy creation effects during product use
Resources/materials: Contributing to creation of resource recycling systems
Minimizing resources used, minimizing wastes generated at all sites in Japan and around the world Broadening resource recycling systems (reuse and recycle)
Biodiversity: Consideration for biological diversity
Minimizing the impacts of business activities, products and services on ecosystems
Contributing to preservation of biodiversity
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Environmental Top Runner Plan -- Core strategy
Sales ratio of environment-contributing products to 17% in fiscal 2008 and further aiming to achieve 40% or higher in the new midterm plan
Approaches to Environment-contributing Products-Creating New Standards
We are developing and employing our own certification standards
The foundation for the philosophy of "making the ecology and economic activities compatible" found in our environmental management policies is contributing to reducing our impact on the earth's environment through our products. For this reason, Sekisui Chemical Group considers sales of environment-contributing products to be a key indicator, and in fiscal 2006 it established and began use of its Environment-contributing Product Standards.
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Environment-contributing Product Standards
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Products and businesses that demonstrably help reduce the environmental impact on our customers and on society as a whole. |
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Products or systems having lower environmental impact compared to similar conventional products and systems. |
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Reduction of environmental impact and resource depletion related to customers' use, disposal and recycling (excluding production and transportation within Sekisui Chemical Group) |
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Reduction of impacts on the natural environment (e.g.reduction in greenhouse gases) and on the social environment (e.g. waste reduction, resource conservation, and water saving/recycling) |
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Achieving a 15% reduction in CO2 emissions compared to fiscal 1990 level, and the target of a 10% reduction in fiscal 2010 achieved ahead of schedule
Way of Thinking Towards Prevention of Global Warming
Working to reduce carbon-dioxide emissions across various stages from product development through use
In light of the fact that we have entered the First Commitment Period under the Kyoto Protocol (2008 -2012), national and local governments are accelerating their efforts to prevent global warming, such as amending energy-related laws and strengthening regulations.
While businesses should righteously work to prevent global warming in accordance with laws and regulations, we believe there is added value in carrying out our own efforts extending beyond the scope of the relevant legal framework.
Based on this belief, Sekisui Chemical Group is striving to reduce carbon-dioxide emissions from its business activities as much as possible, regardless of whether such activities are covered by relevant laws or regulations, and is expanding these activities to all its business domains.
Reduce amount of generated waste by 48% compared to fiscal 1998 level
Striving to use resources efficiently based on 3Rs, namely reduction, reuse, and recycling
Concept for Efficient Utilization of Resources We have adopted the group-wide 3R approach Sekisui Chemical Group uses various resources in the production of our products, which inevitably leads to the generation of waste, such as scrap materials at plants and construction sites. Furthermore, our products themselves, after being purchased and used, generate waste. Therefore, we have adopted the 3R (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) approach in order to ensure that there is no waste in our consumption of resources and to hold down the amounts of waste we generate.
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