Initiatives for Higher Environmental Awareness/Acquisition of ISO 14001 Certification/Compliance with Environmental Laws and Regulations

Initiatives for Higher Environmental Awareness

Kurita’s Chemicals Division and Facilities Division provide education on the Company’s environmental improvement and energy conservation activities as part of training given to new employees, while the Research and Development Division annually conducts training on safety, health, and the environment targeting employees of the Kurita Global Technology Center with the aim of making related improvements. In addition, the Chemicals Division distributes an addendum to our technical booklet that provides information on the Kurita Group’s Basic Environmental Improvement Policy, improvement targets, social trends concerning the prevention of global warming and energy conservation to each employee, including employees of the sales companies and agents for the water treatment chemicals.
The Kurita Group will continue to hold these environmental education sessions to further improve employees’ environmental awareness. In fiscal 2009, the following sessions were provided at the Kurita Group.

Environmental education provided in fiscal 2009

Acquisition of ISO 14001 Certification

As part of their environmental improvement activities, some of Kurita’s business sites and some of other Group companies have acquired ISO 14001 certification in consideration of their high environmental load. They are operating the environmental management systems that they have built in compliance with ISO 14001 standards.

Acquisition of ISO 14001 Certification

Compliance with Environmental Laws and Regulations

The Kurita Group is committed to complying with environmental laws and regulations and regularly checks information about them.
In fiscal 2009, we received no environment-related fines or penalties, and had no serious incidents that would have great influence on people outside the Group.

Major environmental laws that govern the business activities of the Kurita Group

  • Water Pollution Control Act
  • Act on the Rational Use of Energy
  • Sewerage Act
  • Noise Regulation Act
  • Waste Management and Public Cleansing Act
  • Vibration Regulation Act
  • Poisonous and Deleterious Substances Control Act
  • Air Pollution Control Act
  • Fire and Disaster Management Act

Environmental Activities

Interview with the President
Environmental Management
Approach to Environmental Improvement Activities
Environmental Management Policy
The Kurita Group’s Environmental Activity Results and Targets
Initiatives for Higher Environmental Awareness/Acquisition of ISO 14001 Certification/Compliance with Environmental Laws and Regulations
The Three Aspects of Kurita’s Environmental Improvement Activities
Societal Needs
Customer Needs
[Special Topic] Initiatives from the Aspect of “Customer Needs”
Environmental Benefits to Customers
Examples of Initiatives That Brought Environmental Benefits to Customers
Internal Change
[Special Topic] Initiatives in the Aspect of “Internal Change”
The Kurita Group’s Total Environmental Impact
Environmental Accounting
Reduction of CO2 Emissions
Reduction of Waste
Strengthening Management of Chemical Substances
Social Contribution Activities
Third-Party Opinion
Environmental Report Download Page

The Kurita Groups Environmental Improvement Activities