We actively promote our RC initiatives in the priority areas of environmental protection, process safety and disaster prevention, occupational safety and health, chemical safety, quality and communication with society.

RC Policy

In conformity with the Nippon Shokubai Group Mission, Values, Corporate Credo, and the Code of Conduct, we rank it as an important management measure to provide products and technologies that contribute to society and environmental protection.
In addition, while paying due respect to the principle of Sustainable Development, we are determined to conduct all activities in accordance with the following policy related to environmental protection, safety, and quality that will bring our business operations into harmony with the global environment.
We will implement this RC Policy in all our business operations by ensuring all employees have a thorough understanding and awareness of its importance. The president shall be the person with the ultimate responsibility for implementing this policy.

RC Promotion Organization

Nippon Shokubai has established the RC promotion committee, chaired by the president, to deliberate on general and basic matters to specifically promote the RC policy and the guidelines stipulated separately in the company regulations for all initiatives related to environmental protection, process safety and disaster prevention, occupational safety and health, chemical safety, quality, and communication with society. Specialized subcommittees have been established under the RC promotion committee to promote company-wide RC activities.

Cycle of RC Initiatives Promotion

To implement the RC Policy, the Nippon Shokubai Group promotes RC initiatives by following the PDCA cycle below each year, thereby contributing to society and fulfilling its corporate social responsibility.

Steps to promote RC initiatives

Note: FY2021 RC Basic Plan is a single-year plan which is basically another one-year extension of the 10th (FY2017 – FY2020) Medium-term RC Basic Plan.

Steps in RC Initiatives Promotion

[Head Office]

The RC Promotion Committee, chaired by the President, formulates the Medium-term RC Basic Plan every three to four years in line with the period of the medium-term management plan. RC inspections and safety audits are conducted every year based on the themes for inspections determined each year in order to check and evaluate the status of implementation of activities at each plant, and revise the plan if necessary.

[Plants]

Each year, the RC committee of each plant chaired by the plant manager formulates its plant RC promotion plan based on the company-wide Medium-term RC Basic Plan and the evaluation results of its plant RC promotion plan of the previous year. Based on this plan and in view of the issues specific to the department, each department formulates the department activities plan as its specific action plan.
The progress of the activities is checked through patrol by the plant manager, department discussion, and internal audits under ISO and various other management systems, as well as through discussion with the Head Office officers, RC inspections, and thirdparty audits. Based on the results of these checks, the department activities plan is revised as necessary. Thus, following this PDCA cycle, the plant works to continuously improve its initiatives.

[Group companies]

Similar to the case of plants, Group companies plan their activities each year based on the Medium-term RC Basic Plan. Each company formulates its own plant RC promotion plan taking into account its activities and local laws and regulations.
The progress of the activities is shared with the Head Office by means of a weekly report, and other periodic reporting and online meetings, and checked through regular discussion and audits by the Head Office. Based on the results of these checks, Group companies revise their activities as necessary. By following this PDCA cycle, Group companies work to continuously improve their initiatives.
Moreover, the Head Office encourages exchanges among Group companies, thereby mutually improving the level of their RC activities.

RC Inspection

Nippon Shokubai conducts RC inspections every year to ensure continuous improvement of RC initiatives at Himeji and Kawasaki Plants by organizing the RC Inspection Committee chaired by the Member of the Board in charge of production and technology, which consists mainly of officers.

RC Inspection

Nippon Shokubai has conducted RC inspections for 46 years since they started in February 1974 (initially named "safety inspections") to implement our Corporate Credo "Safety takes priority over production," which was established in 1973.
The RC inspection, which was renamed in fiscal 2003 (previously known as a safety inspection), is currently conducted on the progress of each RC initiative at the plants and their priority theme set for each fiscal year. The priority themes of recent years are as shown below.

Fiscal 2020 RC inspection

RC Inspection flow