ESG Promotion
ESG Promotion Activities
ESG Committee
In fiscal 2021, the ESG Committee met twice, and the four subcommittees met individually (Compliance: twice, Safety & Human Health: twice, Earth Environment: twice, Product Safety: twice), and efforts were made to resolve environment, social, and governance issues.
The ESG Committee assessed the implementation status of each Subcommittee’s activities, shared information on key issues, deliberated the fiscal 2022 action policy plan, and decided on necessary management measures.
ESG Inspections
To inspect the legal and regulatory compliance status of the Kaneka Group and to improve its occupational safety and health performance, ESG inspections are carried out, comprising ESG safety and quality inspections and ESG evaluation audits, targeting Group companies within and outside Japan.
To monitor progress of ESG activities, we conduct ESG safety and quality inspections to check the progress of activities from the standpoints of safety/hygiene, environmental conservation and quality assurance of product/commodity/work in process. ESG evaluation audits to ensure compliance with the Antimonopoly Act.
Kaneka’s Environmental Health and Safety Management Regulations and Quality Management Regulations clearly define the actions and responsibilities expected of Group companies. Encouraging employees to be proactive, we endeavor to reduce environmental impacts and occupational accident risks, as well as to improve our crisis response capabilities in case of natural disasters and product accidents.
We conducted ESG safety and quality inspections in fiscal 2021 at all parent manufacturing sites and at eight sites of six Group companies in Japan, focusing on the key areas of operations and improvements based on risk assessment standards, initiatives to prevent human error, and the management of irregular work and crisis response.
We conducted ESG evaluation audits at all Kaneka business divisions, 28 Group companies in Japan, and 20 Group companies overseas in the area of competition laws like the Antimonopoly Act in Japan. Executives of Kaneka and Group companies in Japan involved in sales, purchasing, and business development are required to undergo antitrust law compliance training and submit a written oath. At Group companies in Japan, we confirmed the status of issues related to equal pay for equal work and revisions to the Act on Stabilization of Employment of Elderly Persons.
ESG Education
We engage in educational activities to promote ESG within the company through training sessions and the company intranet.
In fiscal 2021, we posted a section on the company intranet entitled “Deepening Your ESG Understanding” and sought to disseminate information on the ESG-related social issues companies are called on to address, Kaneka’s progress toward achieving ESG management, and commentary on the ten principles of the UN Global Compact.
We will continue to enhance employees’ understanding of ESG to resolve social issues through corporate activities.
Support for the United Nations Global Compact
In March 2015, Kaneka Group became a signatory to the United Nations Global Compact.
The UN Global Compact is a voluntary code of conduct through which the top management of signatory companies commit themselves to take action aimed at achieving ten principles in the four areas of Human Rights, Labour, Environment, and Anti-Corruption. As Kaneka Group with a global network, we actively share information about our commitment to global sustainable growth as a responsible corporate citizen with our stakeholders and the international community.
United Nations Global Compact
The Ten Principles of the UN Global Compact
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