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Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation (MCC) Group positions compliance as the indispensible basis for continued business activities and gives the highest management priority to strengthening compliance. More than simply legal compliance, these activities have a broad meaning that includes the observance of corporate ethics and societal rules, and we consider it very important that the corporate activities conducted with society stay within the scope of common sense by following rules and engaging in all activities justly, equitably and sincerely.
Based on these considerations, the MCC Group established a compliance promotion program for basic regulations, promotional structures, education and training programs, auditing and monitoring structures and the employee hotline, and works to ensure that they are appropriately implemented and managed.
In fiscal 2008, we conducted the 30,000 Person Workplace Training program focusing on expansion and thorough understanding of the training among all Group employees.
MCC's risk management system places the president at the top of the risk management structure, as the Chief Risk Management Officer. The Chief Risk Management Officer strives to ensure the appropriate and smooth operation and management of the Mitsubishi Chemical Group (MCC Group) risk management system, which was created to enhance the corporate value of the entire Group. In addition, executive officers supervising their own departments or Group companies in such areas as research, production, operations and technology provide support as executives responsible for unit risk management. They provide direction and support of risk management system operation and preparation for their own departments, as well as Group companies.
Furthermore, the Risk Management Committee, which meets regularly, was established to assist the president as the Chief Risk Management Officer. The Risk Management Committee, comprising the Chief Risk Management Officer and the executives responsible for unit risk management, deliberates important matters pertaining to MCC Group risk management.
In fiscal 2008, the Risk Management Committee confirmed areas of risk that might significantly affect the Group and discussed the necessary Group responses to social risks that might affect the MCC Group.
Yokkaichi Chemistry Plaza
In addition to plazas at the MCC Head Office building and the Yokohama Research Center, the Yokkaichi Chemistry Plaza.the third Chemistry Plaza.was completed in October 2008.
The three Chemistry Plazas represent strengthened efforts to establish an environment to interface with customers and provide them with various MCC Group solutions to their needs.
General Safety Rally
In May 2009, we conducted a Regular Maintenance (Periodic Maintenance) Construction General Safety Rally at our Kashima Plant. The objective of this meeting was to ensure safety during regularly scheduled chemical plant maintenance. The meeting was attended by 2,100 MCC Group and partner company staff. On the day of the event, after an admonitory speech by the plant manager and safety declarations by the safety and health management and partner company representatives, all in attendance recited the safety slogan and confirmed their resolve to work safely and enhance safety awareness to achieve the goal of zero accidents.
In November 2008, the Basic Thinking on Personnel Policies was announced as a presidential proclamation. Based on this thinking, the MCC Group has engaged even more aggressively in personal development and the creation of a positive organization and culture as keys to corporate development.
[ Basic Thinking on Personnel Policies ]
Aiming for a comfortable and spiritually rich corporate group, since 1980 the MCC Group has been proactively engaged in education and enlightenment activities to correctly understand and deepen the awareness of human rights issues.
In addition, to ensure a prompt and appropriate response to discrimination and harassment consultation, human rights counselors are designated to handle inquiries and complaints at all our offices in Japan.
Yume Kagaku 21
In August 2008, MCC participated for the second straight year in Yume Kagaku 21, sponsored by the Japan Chemical Industry Association. This event aims to enlighten children about chemistry and enables the chemical industry to contribute to society. Young employees from the Yokohama Research Center and the Head Office area participated in classroom experiments for children under the theme Mix and Separate to See the Mysterious Colors! By separating colored water made from natural food coloring and bath powders using silica gel and filter paper, and using LED lamps to check a white light created by mixing the three primary colors, the children experienced the joy of chemistry.
MCO2 emitted by the MCC Group represents a significant portion of the overall emissions of the Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Group (MCHC Group). Consequently, we engage in ongoing initiatives to prevent global warming in the areas of production, logistics, the office and home. We aggressively participate in Team Minus 20%, an MCHC Group activity that aims to reduce CO2 emissions at the office and at home.
In addition to CO2 emissions resulting from business activities, we focus on reducing CO2 throughout society by providing environmentally considerate technology and products.
In fiscal 2008, our efforts to reform manufacturing processes combined with a decline in manufacturing as a result of the global recession resulted in a 6.4% year-on-year reduction in CO2 emissions.
[ CO2 Emissions ]
From the chemical products we manufacture to the raw materials, manufacturing process byproducts, waste material and chemical substances in our recycled products, we handle all chemical substances with a precise understanding of related information and voluntarily ensure the strict management and safety of production processes and chemical substances that can have an adverse effect on humans and the environment.
In addition, we are engaging in international chemical substance management activities by striving to comply with REACH regulations1 and participating in the International Council of Chemical Associations (ICCA).
1 REACH regulations: A new set of EU chemical substance regulations aimed at ensuring that human health and the environment are protected against the effects of chemical substances.
