JSR Corporation (President: Mitsunobu Koshiba) is to issue the JSR Group CSR Report 2009, which summarizes the group's efforts in corporate social responsibility (CSR).
The report aims to explain to all stakeholders in a comprehensible manner the JSR Group's policy and efforts toward a sustainable society.
1. Features of CSR Report 2009
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From this year, the scope of the report has been expanded to include not only JSR Corporation, but every group company in Japan and overseas (28 consolidated subsidiaries and five affiliate companies to which the equity method is applied). |
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Two versions of the report-a printed booklet and a Web version-are available, making full use of each media's features. |
[Booklet version]
A printed version has been compiled in a compact and easy-to-read style, enabling readers to easily understand JSR Group's CSR activities. The report focuses on the main topics JSR wants to communicate.
[Web version]
In addition to the contents covered in the booklet version, the Web version reports in detail on specific approaches of CSR management, responsible care (environment, security and health), and social activities.
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An Executive Commitment and two feature stories explain in a comprehensible manner JSR Group's policy and approaches toward CSR.
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2. Major activities during the last year covered in CSR Report 2009.
(1) Establishing policy and organizational structure for CSR
After setting a long-term policy for CSR, four activities-corporate ethics, environmental safety, risk management and social contribution-were stipulated as the JSR Group's CSR. To promote these activities, four committees were established along with CSR Department to support them
(2) Participation in U.N. Global Compact
JSR expressed support for the U.N. Global Compact on April 1, 2009 and joined this global initiative on April 14, 2009.
(3) Promoting energy-saving measures
In regard to curtailing carbon dioxide emission, JSR established a new reduction target "to curtail by 6 percent carbon dioxide emissions with the absolute amount in 2012, compared to 1990."
(4) Work-life balance (harmonizing work and lifestyle)
By implementing a career re-entry system and a volunteer vacation, JSR has worked on measures to realize a balance between work and lifestyle.
(5) Efforts toward educating the next generation
In collaboration with the Yokkaichi City Education Committee of Mie Prefecture, JSR has conducted a "teaching delivery" program for science classes in the city's junior high schools. As part of the collaboration between academia and industry, JSR also held a special lecture on production engineering at the Engineering Department of Nihon University.
The English-language version of the JSR Group CSR Report 2009 is scheduled to be issued in early September.
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