2006 2006 CSR Report ZEON CORPORATION http://www.zeon.co.jp 2006 Corporate Social Responsibility CSR Report ZEON CORPORATION ZEON CORPORATION CSR Department Shin Marunouchi Center Building, 1-6-2 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8246 Japan TEL:03-3216-0515 100 100% recycled paper FAX:03-3216-1301 Recycled paper with 100% whiteness is used ZEON CORPORATION Message Message Table of Contents Introducing the 2006 CSR Report Message President’s Message 4 Business Outline 6 Management Previously, ZEON has published its “Responsible Care*1 Activity Report” Management Policy and System from the perspective of the chemical industry, in order to report to all the Corporate Philosophy 8 stakeholders involved in the ZEON group. Environment Philosophy and Safety Philosophy 9 Message Corporate Governance and Internal Control As exemplified by our Responsible Care activities, ZEON has always believed 10 CSR Promotion System 12 that a company is a social organization, and we have performed many corporate activities in the spirit of CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility). Performance From this year we will publish a CSR Report in order to place further Social Activity Performance emphasis on CSR and achieve our aim of being a company that is trusted by 2005 Topics 13 society and of which its employees can be proud, strengthening our Relationship with Customers 14 principles of “Speed”, “Dialogue” and “Social Contribution”. Quality Assurance, Chemical and Product Safety Management Relationship with the Local Community 16 ZEON is a manufacturer and in the past we have implemented a wide variety Relationship with Employees 17 of Responsible Care activities, which form the basis of this report. We have Creating a Motivated Workplace created a “Q&A” compliance training text as a part of our compliance system, Relationship with Shareholders and Investors 19 which is distributed to all employees in the ZEON group in Japan and all Environment and Safety Activity Performance Japanese employees who have been posted overseas, to further spread the Product Development 20 fundamental values of compliance. Activity Results 22 Safety and Accident Prevention 23 We hope that this report will help achieve CSR understanding within the Occupational Health and Safety 24 Performance ZEON group or stimulate questions about it, enabling us to devote ourselves PRTR Activities 25 to creating a company that is trusted by everyone. Toxic Chemicals and Waste 26 Air and Water 27 December 2006 Resource and Energy Conservation 29 Environment and Safety for Logistics 29 Report Policy Audits 30 This activity report was created in line with the following basic policy. Environment and Safety Training 31 (1) The report was written based on the CSR concepts and actions at ZEON. The report is based on past Environment Policy from an Economics Perspective 32 Responsible Care activities at ZEON, and the objective is to improve the satisfaction levels of all Environment Accounting Site Reports stakeholders. (2) We commissioned independent verification by the JRCC (Japan Responsible Care Council), in order to receive an evaluation of ZEON’s activities from a third party. Site Reports (3) Japanese affiliates with no production operations have also been included for the first time. R&D and Plant Activities Organizations Covered R&D Center 36 Takaoka Plant ZEON and the following subsidiaries and affiliates are included 38 Japan: ZEON Kasei Co., Ltd. (including the Ibaraki Plant), ZEON Polymix Co., Ltd., Optes Inc., Kawasaki Plant 40 ZEON Chemicals Yonezawa Co., Ltd., ZEON Logistical Materials Co., Ltd., RIMTEC Corp., Tokuyama Plant 42 Tokyo Zairyo Co., Ltd., ZEON Environmental Materials Co., Ltd., ZEON Medical Inc., Mizushima Plant 44 Okayama Butadiene Co., Ltd. Affiliate Activities Overseas: ZEON Chemicals L.P. (USA), ZEON Chemicals Europe Ltd. (UK), ZEON Chemicals ZEON Kasei Co., Ltd. (Thailand) Co., Ltd., ZEON Advanced Polymix Co., Ltd. (Thailand) 46 ZEON Polymix Co., Ltd. 48 Period Covered Optes Inc. 49 April 2005 to March 2006 (also includes some new information from after April 2006) ZEON Chemicals Yonezawa Co., Ltd. 50 This report will be published annually. ZEON Logistical Materials Co., Ltd. 51 RIMTEC Corp. 52 *1: Activities in the chemical industry, which involve maintaining voluntary standards for the environment, Tokyo Zairyo Co., Ltd., ZEON Environmental Materials Co., Ltd. 53 safety and health in the development of production, logistical, usage (consumption) and disposal ZEON Medical Inc. 54 processes for chemical substances. The publication of activity results also attempts to stimulate a dialogue the local community and society. Environmental Data 55 *2: An abbreviation of “Corporate Social Responsibility”. Overseas Affiliate Activities 56 Head Office (Shin Marunouchi Center Building) Third-party Verification 58 2 3 Message Message Table of Contents Introducing the 2006 CSR Report Message President’s Message 4 Business Outline 6 Management Previously, ZEON has published its “Responsible Care*1 Activity Report” Management Policy and System from the perspective of the chemical industry, in order to report to all the Corporate Philosophy 8 stakeholders involved in the ZEON group. Environment Philosophy and Safety Philosophy 9 Message Corporate Governance and Internal Control As exemplified by our Responsible Care activities, ZEON has always believed 10 CSR Promotion System 12 that a company is a social organization, and we have performed many corporate activities in the spirit of CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility). Performance From this year we will publish a CSR Report in order to place further Social Activity Performance emphasis on CSR and achieve our aim of being a company that is trusted by 2005 Topics 13 society and of which its employees can be proud, strengthening our Relationship with Customers 14 principles of “Speed”, “Dialogue” and “Social Contribution”. Quality Assurance, Chemical and Product Safety Management Relationship with the Local Community 16 ZEON is a manufacturer and in the past we have implemented a wide variety Relationship with Employees 17 of Responsible Care activities, which form the basis of this report. We have Creating a Motivated Workplace created a “Q&A” compliance training text as a part of our compliance system, Relationship with Shareholders and Investors 19 which is distributed to all employees in the ZEON group in Japan and all Environment and Safety Activity Performance Japanese employees who have been posted overseas, to further spread the Product Development 20 fundamental values of compliance. Activity Results 22 Safety and Accident Prevention 23 We hope that this report will help achieve CSR understanding within the Occupational Health and Safety 24 Performance ZEON group or stimulate questions about it, enabling us to devote ourselves PRTR Activities 25 to creating a company that is trusted by everyone. Toxic Chemicals and Waste 26 Air and Water 27 December 2006 Resource and Energy Conservation 29 Environment and Safety for Logistics 29 Report Policy Audits 30 This activity report was created in line with the following basic policy. Environment and Safety Training 31 (1) The report was written based on the CSR concepts and actions at ZEON. The report is based on past Environment Policy from an Economics Perspective 32 Responsible Care activities at ZEON, and the objective is to improve the satisfaction levels of all Environment Accounting Site Reports stakeholders. (2) We commissioned independent verification by the JRCC (Japan Responsible Care Council), in order to receive an evaluation of ZEON’s activities from a third party. Site Reports (3) Japanese affiliates with no production operations have also been included for the first time. R&D and Plant Activities Organizations Covered R&D Center 36 Takaoka Plant ZEON and the following subsidiaries and affiliates are included 38 Japan: ZEON Kasei Co., Ltd. (including the Ibaraki Plant), ZEON Polymix Co., Ltd., Optes Inc., Kawasaki Plant 40 ZEON Chemicals Yonezawa Co., Ltd., ZEON Logistical Materials Co., Ltd., RIMTEC Corp., Tokuyama Plant 42 Tokyo Zairyo Co., Ltd., ZEON Environmental Materials Co., Ltd., ZEON Medical Inc., Mizushima Plant 44 Okayama Butadiene Co., Ltd. Affiliate Activities Overseas: ZEON Chemicals L.P. (USA), ZEON Chemicals Europe Ltd. (UK), ZEON Chemicals ZEON Kasei Co., Ltd. (Thailand) Co., Ltd., ZEON Advanced Polymix Co., Ltd. (Thailand) 46 ZEON Polymix Co., Ltd. 48 Period Covered Optes Inc. 49 April 2005 to March 2006 (also includes some new information from after April 2006) ZEON Chemicals Yonezawa Co., Ltd. 50 This report will be published annually. ZEON Logistical Materials Co., Ltd. 51 RIMTEC Corp. 52 *1: Activities in the chemical industry, which involve maintaining voluntary standards for the environment, Tokyo Zairyo Co., Ltd., ZEON Environmental Materials Co., Ltd. 53 safety and health in the development of production, logistical, usage (consumption) and disposal ZEON Medical Inc. 54 processes for chemical substances. The publication of activity results also attempts to stimulate a dialogue the local community and society. Environmental Data 55 *2: An abbreviation of “Corporate Social Responsibility”. Overseas Affiliate Activities 56 Head Office (Shin Marunouchi Center Building) Third-party Verification 58 2 3 President’s Message Message Renewing awareness of our corporate social responsibility (CSR), we seek to establish a company trusted by society and a source of pride for employees through our keywords “Speed”, “Dialogue” and “Social Contri-