CHIYODA CORPORATION 2006 CSR Report

CHIYODA CORPORATION CSR Report 2006 CORPORATION CHIYODA CHIYODA CORPORATION CSR Report 2006 Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2006 12-1, Tsurumichuo 2-chome, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama 230-8601, Japan Tel: (81) 45-521-1231 Fax: (81) 45-503-0200 http://www.chiyoda-corp.com/ Printed in Japan on 100% recycled paper TO FULFILL OUR ROLE AS A RESPONSIBLE CORPORATE CITIZEN THROUGH CORE BUSINESS OPERATIONS The Chiyoda Group has been a leading ECONOMY ENERGY CONTENTS corporation in the Japanese engineering Contribution to sustainable economic Contribution to a stable energy A Message from the President 2 industry since its founding in 1948. We development supply Chiyoda Group CSR Vision 4 have engineered and constructed petro- • Engineering and construction of petroleum • Engineering and construction of facilities that leum, liquefied natural gas (LNG), chemical refineries, petrochemical plants and other make possible the efficient production and Contribution to Society and other industrial plants in more than industrial plants to produce fine chemicals, stable supply of refined petroleum products, LNG Projects: The Convergence of 40 countries. All these facilities have made pharmaceuticals, processed food products and natural gas and other energy sources other industrial goods • Provision of solutions by technologies to con- Business and CSR 6 significant contributions to industrial and Petroleum plants that produce • Economic development of countries where serve energy and make other improvements at Natural gas processing plants, Providing Employment Opportunities social development. Through the years, we gasoline, kerosene, diesel fuel, natural gas liquefaction plants and heavy fuel oil and other refined plants are constructed industrial plants and complexes LNG receiving terminals to supply through Our Plant Construction have placed particular focus on energy and products gas to utilities and power plants in Oman 8 the environment in our line of business. In Next-Generation Industrial Areas the 1950s, we performed engineering and for Optimum Energy Sharing 10 construction for oil refineries that were vital to meeting Japan’s energy needs. In Contribution to the the 1970s, our accomplishments included Environment various facilities that help protect the �� Our Legacy for the 21st Century 12 environment. In recent years, we have Environmental Activities in Three Categories of Operations 14 been working on particularly projects for �� clean energy, such as LNG and sulfur-free Petrochemical plants that supply �� Plants to produce sulfur-free gaso- Original Technologies Contribute to �� petroleum product, which have much less feedstock for plastics and synthe- �� line and diesel fuel and energy Environmental Conservation 16 sis textiles and fertilizer plants �� conserving plants of petrochemi- environmental impact. cal complexes �� These achievements demonstrate how Customers’ Perspectives �� we use business activities to play a direct �� Quality Management 18 �� role in tackling social and environmental �� Mutually Fair Collaboration with issues. We will continue to focus on solu- �� Customers and Suppliers 19 tions for three pressing global issues: the �� Community and Social Activities 20 reliable supply of energy, environmental �� Corporate Governance 21 �� conservation and the realization of sustain- �� able social and economic development. �� Employees’ Perspectives Pharmaceutical plants, food �� Flue gas desulfurization plants, water For the Benefit of Employees 22 processing plants and quality treatment plants and soil improve- Occupational Health and Safety 23 assurance systems for pharmaceu- �� ment ticals and food products Shareholders’ Perspectives �� For the Benefit of Shareholders 24 SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT Contribution to sustainable social Contribution to environmental Global Network 26 development conservation Corporate Information 28 • Technology transfer to countries where plants • Supply of facilities to produce clean-energy Editorial Policy 29 are constructed sources with minimal CO2 emissions • Training and other support involving tech- • Engineering and construction of facilities to nologies prevent air and water pollution • Provision of solutions for environmental issues CHIYODA CORPORATION CSR REPORT 2006 1 A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT A CSR Commitment That Started upon guided by this resolute commitment to linking our core business Aiming to Become the “Reliability No. 1” Our Foundation operations with actions to deal with social and environmental Project Company * OUR LEGACY Chiyoda’s core business is engineering, procurement and construc- issues on a global scale. Today, this spirit and underlying philosophy We are currently proceeding with a medium-term management tion of energy, chemical and other industrial plants. Completing remains the basis for everything that we do. plan called “Double Step-Up Plan 2008.” The major goal is earning a FOR THE 21ST CENTURY such projects requires the knowledge and expertise to provide reputation as the “Reliability No. 1” Project Company, which means An Ever-Lasting Commitment solutions as well as the skillful combination of hardware and various Recognizing the Importance of Mutual that we intend to become the most reliable company in the world to the Chiyoda DNA services. Thus, plant engineering is an extremely complex busi- Respect in a Manner of “Moderately, by offering the best professional services to clients during project ness that entails a massive number of tasks, and our projects have Courteously and Dignifiedly” implementation, including engineering, procurement and construc- In 1972, Chiyoda issued a booklet titled “Our Legacy for the substantial and multi-faceted impacts on various fields. The global scale of our operations further complicates the nature tion. In project implementation as well as in corporate management, 21st Century” that described the need for harmony between Throughout our history, our operations have reflected a com- of our business. Our activities must conform to international and we are trying to be courteous and dignified and to constantly focus the advancement of humankind and conservation of the plete understanding of the magnitude of the various impacts of our local standards for behavior and corporate citizenship. Success is on the basics. Through this approach, we will show our respect for natural environment. The publication declared that Chiyoda business activities on society and the environment. Chiyoda itself possible only if we strictly observe all rules and do business in the others and earn their respect as well. By providing our highly reli- would always work on developing technologies that help has been well aware of these impacts and of the need to fulfill its spirit of partnership. able services throughout the project, we will gain the respect of our solve problems involving energy and the environment. This obligations. This is why we execute projects strictly in accordance with clients. spirit is still passed on to the new generation of engineers so In 1972, our founder Dr. Akiyoshi Tamaki issued a booklet titled agreements and common understanding established among the Employees are our most valuable assets with regard to achieving that our DNA remains the nucleus of all our technologies. “Our Legacy for the 21st Century.”* The publication contains a parties concerned. We have long understood the importance of these goals. We will continue to expand and enhance the ways in (A Japanese-language copy of “Our Legacy for the 21st Cen- clear message to the public about corporate drawing a line between what we should which we foster their development. tury” is available on the Chiyoda web site.) responsibilities concerning pollution, which and should not do. We must manage our We share with our employees the importance of reliabil- was then gaining recognition as a serious projects under a rigorous framework of ity –vested in and aimed at by the Company – and we play a vital social issue. Dr. Tamaki emphasized the “Reliability” checks and balances. Without this stance, role in harmonizing hardware (manufactur- importance of harmony between humankind that begins with we cannot build win-win relationships ing) and software (technologies and project �� and nature and the proper balance between with the world’s major energy companies management) in order to respond to the �� industrial activities and environmental preser- and our other business partners. socio-economic requirement for sustainable �� “Respect” �� vation. In essence, he was addressing a theme We carry through on our commit- development. It is our mission to foster the �� The Chiyoda approach to CSR �� known today as “sustainable development.” ments. We perform every task as best younger generation within Chiyoda Group �� More than three decades ago, Chiyoda was we can. This is the foundation for all operations to earn greater reliability and our activities. I believe that applying this respect and to enhance the overall value of the Group. �� stance to every project is what corporate social responsibility is all ��

Load more