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SHOWA DENKO REPORT SRI indexes adopting Showa Denko As of January 2018 2018 Our Vision CONTENTS Showa Denko Group, under its Vision, has strived to realize “a company contributing to the sound growth of society” that About Showa Denko 44 Highlights of CSR Activities contributes toward creating a society where affluence and sustainability are harmonized. 48 Responsible Care In order to be trusted and evaluated by society through the continuous improvement of the corporate value, it is important 04 Showa Denko Group in Numbers 60 CSR procurement to maintain and develop appropriate relations with stakeholders such as shareholders, customers, business partners, local 06 Showa Denko’s Ties with Society communities and employees. 62 Human Rights and Labor Practice 08 Message from CEO Also, in order to realize our Vision and develop the Group sustainably, we have defined what we should do as the “Our Code of 66 Performance Data 10 Showa Denko’s Business Model Conduct.” 68 Third-party Verification 12 Medium-term business plan, "Project 2020+" We clarify this as "Our Vision" and promote the management for its realization. Financial We have established our slogan as a declaration to firmly “promise” our stakeholders this policy. 14 Introduction of Businesses of the Group 20 Dialogue between the CEO and Outside Expert 70 Message from CFO 23 R&D of the Showa Denko Group 71 Financial Highlights Governance 72 Management’s Discussion and Analysis 76 Consolidated financial statements 30 Corporate Governance Our 82 Corporate Data Vision CSR Our Slogan 38 CSR Strategy “Shaping Ideas” 42 Stakeholder communications Our Code of Conduct Editorial policies Report scope Its Practical Guide The Showa Denko Group restructured its CSR report and annual report in 2017 Period covered by this Report to publish the Showa Denko Report as an integrated report. In this integrated This report covers information for the period January 1 to December 31, 2017, report, we disclose the Group’s financial as well as nonfinancial information, with some information also provided for 2018. including descriptions of our consideration for the environment and society, governance, and medium- to long-term management strategies. Organization covered As for disclosure items, we analyzed our stakeholders' opinions and requests “Showa Denko” as used in the text of this Report refers to Showa Denko Our Vision and covered priority topics, focusing on action policies and performance in K.K., while “Showa Denko Group” refers mainly to Showa Denko and its 2017 and giving specific examples. consolidated subsidiaries in Japan. We at the Showa Denko Group will provide products and services that are useful and safe and exceed our On our website, the online version of the report is also available with more customers' expectations, thereby enhancing the value of the Group, giving satisfaction to our shareholders, details about the Showa Denko Group's CSR activities, including updated Publication date information and environmental and social activity reports from each plant. August 2018 (The next publication is August 2019) and contributing to the sound growth of international society as a responsible corporate citizen. Prepared by Guidelines/guidance referenced ISO 26000: 2010 Public Relation Office, Showa Denko K.K. GRI Sustainability Reporting Standards 2016 TEL : +81-3-5470-3235 Environmental Reporting Guidelines 2012 from the Ministry of the Website http://www.sdk.co.jp/english/csr.html Environment of Japan Our Slogan “Shaping Ideas” E-Mail [email protected] The International Integrated Reporting Framework from the International Imagination alone leads nowhere. Only when imagination is shaped Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) into reality does the world begin to change. Ideas, Hopes and dreams for At Showa Denko, we are committed to shaping ideas. Each one of us strives completely in all we do, believing that your happily ever after. the dreams of humankind can be realized through the power of About the media to report our CSR information chemical technology. SHOWA DENKO REPORT 2018 (Digest) This REPORT Today, as a company, we are becoming bolder and more dynamic. We publish information focusing on the products, employee Not only diligent and technology focused, we are a vital, proactive SHOWA DENKO REPORT 2018 activities and the major topics of the period, in order to deepen the group of unique minds that emphasizes fresh thinking and new (Integrated Report) (PDF) stakeholders' understanding about the Showa Denko Group. ways to apply our extraordinary technical expertise. The information comprehensively disclosed on the Web [Integrated Report] Closely working and partnering with leading global companies (PDF), is issued in PDF as an annual SHOWA DENKO REPORT 2018 on the Web Site (HTML) report. We take into consideration the in markets around the world, we are shaping ideas that realize The CSR measures of the Showa Denko Group are disclosed on our humanity’s hopes and dreams for more abundant and happier lives. readability, such as the layout at the time of printing, and each chapter can also be Web site. As well as focusing on the comprehensibility referring to printed individually. various guidelines, we disseminate information with an improved quickness on the activities performed during the period. 02 SHOWA DENKO REPORT 2O18 SHOWA DENKO REPORT 2O18 03 Our Vision CONTENTS Showa Denko Group, under its Vision, has strived to realize “a company contributing to the sound growth of society” that About Showa Denko 44 Highlights of CSR Activities contributes toward creating a society where affluence and sustainability are harmonized. 48 Responsible Care In order to be trusted and evaluated by society through the continuous improvement of the corporate value, it is important 04 Showa Denko Group in Numbers 60 CSR procurement to maintain and develop appropriate relations with stakeholders such as shareholders, customers, business partners, local 06 Showa Denko’s Ties with Society communities and employees. 62 Human Rights and Labor Practice 08 Message from CEO Also, in order to realize our Vision and develop the Group sustainably, we have defined what we should do as the “Our Code of 66 Performance Data 10 Showa Denko’s Business Model Conduct.” 68 Third-party Verification 12 Medium-term business plan, "Project 2020+" We clarify this as "Our Vision" and promote the management for its realization. Financial We have established our slogan as a declaration to firmly “promise” our stakeholders this policy. 14 Introduction of Businesses of the Group 20 Dialogue between the CEO and Outside Expert 70 Message from CFO 23 R&D of the Showa Denko Group 71 Financial Highlights Governance 72 Management’s Discussion and Analysis 76 Consolidated financial statements 30 Corporate Governance Our 82 Corporate Data Vision CSR Our Slogan 38 CSR Strategy “Shaping Ideas” 42 Stakeholder communications Our Code of Conduct Editorial policies Report scope Its Practical Guide The Showa Denko Group restructured its CSR report and annual report in 2017 Period covered by this Report to publish the Showa Denko Report as an integrated report. In this integrated This report covers information for the period January 1 to December 31, 2017, report, we disclose the Group’s financial as well as nonfinancial information, with some information also provided for 2018. including descriptions of our consideration for the environment and society, governance, and medium- to long-term management strategies. Organization covered As for disclosure items, we analyzed our stakeholders' opinions and requests “Showa Denko” as used in the text of this Report refers to Showa Denko Our Vision and covered priority topics, focusing on action policies and performance in K.K., while “Showa Denko Group” refers mainly to Showa Denko and its 2017 and giving specific examples. consolidated subsidiaries in Japan. We at the Showa Denko Group will provide products and services that are useful and safe and exceed our On our website, the online version of the report is also available with more customers' expectations, thereby enhancing the value of the Group, giving satisfaction to our shareholders, details about the Showa Denko Group's CSR activities, including updated Publication date information and environmental and social activity reports from each plant. August 2018 (The next publication is August 2019) and contributing to the sound growth of international society as a responsible corporate citizen. Prepared by Guidelines/guidance referenced ISO 26000: 2010 Public Relation Office, Showa Denko K.K. GRI Sustainability Reporting Standards 2016 TEL : +81-3-5470-3235 Environmental Reporting Guidelines 2012 from the Ministry of the Website http://www.sdk.co.jp/english/csr.html Environment of Japan Our Slogan “Shaping Ideas” E-Mail [email protected] The International Integrated Reporting Framework from the International Imagination alone leads nowhere. Only when imagination is shaped Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) into reality does the world begin to change. Ideas, Hopes and dreams for At Showa Denko, we are committed to shaping ideas. Each one of us strives completely in all we do, believing that your happily ever after. the dreams of humankind can be realized through the power of About the media to report our CSR information chemical