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Kureha
as a global corporate citizen
----- Commitment to implement Responsible Care (RC) |
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1995 Kureha stated its commitment to implement Responsible Care. Since
then, the company has been actively working on a number of environment
and health and safety issues, including reducing the company's burden
on the environment, and ensuring the safety of products and operations.
Furthermore, Kureha believes that these responsibilities extend to
all group companies, and as a result has established the "All
Kureha Responsible Care Committee."
Through this body, the company intends to enhance
its efforts in various fields, including environmental
protection, security and disaster response, labor
safety and hygiene, quality assurance, natural
resource conservation and community relations.
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Environmental and
product quality systems |
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Kureha obtained ISO14001, the
international standard for environmental management, at its Iwaki
Factory in 2001. In addition, in 1996 Kureha obtained the international
standard for product quality management system now known as ISO9001,
later gaining the 2000 edition of ISO9001 in 2003. Kureha is committed
to continuously developing its Responsible Care activities, using
these two ISO international standards as a basic framework. |
ISO Certificates |
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Reducing the burden
on the environment |
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Since its establishment, Kureha
has developed technologies and products with a view to reducing the
burden on the environment. In the case of Iwaki Factory, Kureha seeks
to create a manufacturing facility that minimizes stress on the environment
by implementing measures such as air and water pollution prevention,
reduction of industrial waste, odor control, and CO2 emissions controls.
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Wastewater treatment system |
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Disaster prevention
and labor safety |
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Safety
and disaster prevention are among the most important
responsibilities of a manufacturing factory.
In order to gain the community's trust, Kureha
manages its facilities and operations in strict
compliance with the relevant laws. In addition,
the company implements a safety and disaster
prevention program that includes its own voluntary
control criteria, activities and training. In
2004 Kureha was awarded the Occupational Health
and Safety Management Systems (OHSAS18001) certificate. |
Disaster drill |
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Contributing to the
community |
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In addition to Kureha General
Hospital being used as a community medical facility in the southern
part of Iwaki City, Kureha contributes to the local community in a
variety of different ways. These include, opening company sports facilities
adjacent to Iwaki Factory to public use, volunteering for clean up
activities, offering science classes at elementary schools and holding
community meetings to initiate dialogue with local neighborhood associations. |
Kureha General Hospital |
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