To promote its CSR initiatives, the Kurita Group has set out the definitions, objectives, priority themes, and activity targets as follows. The Group’s priority themes are set out to conform with the sustainable development goals (SDGs), which it supports.
| Provide solutions to issues related to water and the environment, and fulfill responsibility for the future | ||
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| Priority themes | Initiatives toward 2030 | Targets for 2022 |
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Maintain social trust by developing and providing services and products reflecting considerations for safety, health, and the environment. | (1) Proportion of themes falling into "Safety improvement" and "Response to legal changes" to product development themes: 15% (2) Rate of participation in regular safety training related to "Products and services" among employees: 100% |
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Maintain fair and transparent trade based on free competition. Maintain sound relationships with politics and administration. | Rate of participation in compliance-related training among directors and employees: 100% |
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Support and respect international norms related to human rights and promote human rights initiatives by following the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights established by the United Nations. | (1) Rate of participation in training related to human rights among directors and employees*1: 100% (2) Severity rate*2: 0.005 |
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Supply water at the optimum quality and quantity by securing as much water as necessary for the life of all people and the development of industry by applying technologies for saving, purifying, and reusing water. |
Water savings at customers*3：57 million m3 – Amount of tap water used in our Difference：5 million m3*4 |
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Optimize energy use in living and in industries, and introduce technologies for creating energy throughout society. |
CO2 emissions reduction at customers*3：253,000 t – CO2 emissions from our business Difference：0t*4 |
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Introduce technologies for using waste as resources and technologies for controlling the amount of waste and aim to achieve zero waste. |
Waste reduction at customers*3：136,000 t – Waste generated from our business Difference：100,000 t*4 |
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Make full use of big data on water to contribute to innovations in production efficiency and product quality in industries. | Proportion of themes falling into "Contribution to improvement of production process" to product development themes: 35% |
- *1:One employee receives the training every three years.
- *2:The subjects are divisions involved in site work and their business partners, and the rate was calculated by applying the formula, "Number of work days lost ÷ Total number of hours worked x 1,000."
- *3:Amount of environmental impact that was reduced at customers' plants and offices by using products, technologies, or services from the Kurita Group
- *4:We set values for "Reduction of environmental impact at customers - Environmental impact we generate" as our targets, aiming to have the reduction of environmental impact through our businesses offset and surpass the environmental impact of our business activities.
Basic themes
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Provide highly safe services and products
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Frame of mind
Maintain social trust by developing and providing services and products reflecting considerations for safety, health, and the environment.
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Related policies
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Activity
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Conduct fair business activities
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Frame of mind
Maintain fair and transparent trade based on free competition. Maintain sound relationships with politics and administration.
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Related policies
Kurita Group Anti-Bribery Policy, Kurita Group Antitrust Policy, Kurita Group Confidential Information Management Policy, Kurita Group Personal Information Management Policy, Kurita Group Procurement Policy
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Activities
Compliance activities, selection of trade partners, requesting trade partners to fulfill their CSR
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Respect human rights
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Frame of mind
Support and respect international norms related to human rights and promote human rights initiatives by following the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights established by the United Nations.
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Related policies
Kurita Group Human Rights Policy, Kurita Group Occupational Health and Safety Policy, Kurita Group Procurement Policy
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Activities
Activities for raising human rights awareness, promotion of diversity, work-life balance, health management, prevention of work injuries, activities for raising safety awareness, selection of trade partners, requesting trade partners to fulfill their CSR
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Themes for growth opportunities
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Solve issues related to water resources
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What we should be like in 2030
Supply water at the optimum quality and quantity by securing as much water as necessary for the life of all people and the development of industry by applying technologies for saving, purifying, and reusing water.
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Related policies
Kurita Group Environmental Policy, Kurita Group Procurement Policy
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Activities
Environmental Improvements Activities, selection of trade partners, requesting trade partners to fulfill their CSR
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Realize sustainable energy use
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What we should be like in 2030
Optimize energy use in living and in industries, and introduce technologies for creating energy throughout society.
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Related policies
Kurita Group Environmental Policy, Kurita Group Procurement Policy
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Activities
Environmental Activities, selection of trade partners, requesting trade partners to fulfill their CSR
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Reduce waste
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What we should be like in 2030
Introduce technologies for using waste as resources and technologies for controlling the amount of waste and aim to achieve zero waste.
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Related policies
Kurita Group Environmental Policy, Kurita Group Procurement Policy
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Activities
Environmental Activities, selection of trade partners, requesting trade partners to fulfill their CSR
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Advance industrial production technologies
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What we should be like in 2030
Make full use of big data on water to contribute to innovations in production efficiency and product quality in industries.
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Related policies
Kurita Group Environmental Policy, Kurita Group Procurement Policy
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Activities
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