Sustainability
Sustainability
Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) Initiatives
Environmental Principles and Code of Conduct
Environmental Principles
Katayama Seiyakusyo views environmental preservation as one of our key responsibilities to society. Throughout our work, from research and manufacturing to sales, our management and employees are united in making Katayama Seiyakusyo "a company standing tall in the community."
Code of Conduct
- We will pursue further action to prevent air, water, and soil pollution, while of course complying with environmental laws and regulations.
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In consultation with clients, we will also undertake the 3Rs of resources:
ReduceBy improving productivity through process improvements and review of production planning, we will work to reduce the resources we use and the wastes we generate.
ReuseThrough reuse, we will work to reduce our usage of solvents and thereby reduce the liquid wastes we generate.
RecycleWe will make all possible efforts to use liquid wastes as resources.
- We will direct our efforts toward energy conservation and strive to reduce our CO2 emissions.
Environmental, Health, and Safety Management
We maintain EHS committees at both the Hirakata and Toyama facilities. These committees work with our company-wide system to implement measures to prevent occupational accidents, ensure worker safety and health, create comfortable working environments, and to prevent any negative impacts on the local and global environments.
Reduction of energy consumption
Companies have an important social responsibility to do their part to mitigate the impact of climate change, as reflected in the SDG of "to take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts." We are taking steps to reduce the amount of energy our operations consume to help stop global warming.
Human Resource Initiatives
We believe that creating an environment where employees with diverse backgrounds can fulfill
their potential is an important element in our ability to achieve sustainable growth.
We
are reducing long working hours and encouraging employees to fully use their paid time off
as part of our efforts to create a work environment where employees can be active and enjoy
a healthy work-life balance.
Related data
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average monthly overtime hours worked | 10hours 11minutes | 9hours 5minutes | 7hours 54minutes | 9hours 7minutes | 9hours 5minutes | |
| Average paid time off used | 11.6days | 11.5days | 12.3days | 13.8days | 15.5days | |
| Number of employees eligible for childcare leave | Female | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Male | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
| Number of employees who have taken childcare leave | Female | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Male | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Childcare leave rate | Female | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | - |
| Male | 0% | 0% | 33.3% | 0% | 100% | |
Human Rights Initiatives
The Sakai Chemical Group Human Rights Policy
The Sakai Chemical Group has been engaged in businesses that have contributed to people's safe and healthy lifestyles since its foundation. Sakai Chemical Industry Co., Ltd., the core company, expresses the aspirations of the Sakai Chemical Group towards people through its management philosophy "Creating a Friendly Future through Chemicals." To realize this philosophy, we believe it is important to respect the human rights of relevant stakeholders in all countries and regions in which we conduct our activities. This Human Rights Policy promises that the Sakai Chemical Group will fulfill its responsibility to respect human rights based on its management philosophy and international norms.
THE SAKAI CHEMICAL GROUP HUMAN RIGHTS POLICY