At the Kurita Group, each and every employee is conducting environmental improvement activities based on the Basic Environmental Improvement Policy and the Action Guidelines.
We have established the Kurita Group’s Environmental Improvement Promotion Committee chaired by the Kurita director responsible for environmental improvement activities. This Committee discusses and sets the Group’s policies on environmental improvement activities and the issues related to the activities. Based on the policies set by this Committee, the Environmental Improvement Promotion Committee within operating divisions, which is supervised by the Group’s Committee, in hand with the environmental improvement activities promotion officers of Kurita’s business sites and other Group companies, lead the activities in cooperation with the related departments. Specifically, they set concrete targets, policies, and measures and conduct relevant activities.
We check and follow up the progress and achievements made for the targets, policies, and measures every quarter and verify the appropriateness and effectiveness of the related activities with the aim of executing the PDCA cycle without fail. Also, in order to identify the situations and progress made concerning environmental improvement activities conducted at each of our sites, we regularly conduct on-site surveys. In particular, we focus on the management of chemical substances and waste and conduct surveys from the viewpoint of legal compliance. If necessary, we implement corrective measures for continuous improvement.
The Kurita Group will continue to develop itself and help solve water- and environment-related problems by conducting environmental improvement activities focusing on the three aspects of “societal needs,” “customer needs,” and “internal change.”

Organizational system for promoting environmental improvement activities

Tetsuo Saeki
Director responsible for
environmental improvement activities
Managing Director and General Manager
Corporate Planning Division
Kurita Water Industries Ltd.