ISO 2600 is an international guideline on organizational social responsibility that was issued by the International Organization for Standardization in November of 2010.

Core Subjects and Issues			Item	JSR Group Activities	Compatibility
Core Subject 1 Organizational Governance	Organizational Governance		6.2	Development and implementation of corporate governance structure Signing of UN Global Compact and integration of CSR and management
Core Subject 2 Human Rights	Issue 1	Due diligence	6.3.3	Specified response as "Code of Conduct for Respecting Human Rights" in the Principles of Corporate Ethics and promoted it through the Corporate Ethics Committee Spreading corporate ethics training (e-learning) and legal compliance checking system throughout the company Monitoring the supply chain through the CSR/sustainable procurement mechanism Confirming through an employee hotline and Hotline for Business Partners Implementing communication-building activities with local communities at each office/workplace
	Issue 2	Human rights risk situations	6.3.4	Clearly noted support for the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in the Principles of Corporate Ethics Prepared policy on conflict minerals and built a mechanism for periodic confirmation that no conflict materials are used as raw materials. Conducting supplier surveys to confirm that no conflict materials are used as raw materials based on them. Providing natural disaster-related support as needed and making donations to humanitarian organizations
	Issue 3	Avoidance of complicity	6.3.5	Specified response as "Code of Conduct for Respecting Human Rights" in the Principles of Corporate Ethics Confirming with suppliers that no complicity exists in CSR/sustainable procurement mechanism Implementing communication-building activities with local communities at each office/workplace
	Issue 4	Resolving grievances	6.3.6	Set up employee hotline that includes overseas Group companies that can handle grievances in various languages Established a suppliers' hotline for business partners Implementing communication-building activities and handling grievances with local communities at each office/workplace
	Issue 5	Discrimination and vulnerable groups	6.3.7	Signed the UN Global Compact Stipulated respect for basic human rights and prohibition of discrimination in the Principles of Corporate Ethics Set up an employee hotline Responding by setting up systems for supporting women's involvement, persons with disabilities, etc.
	Issue 6	Civil and political rights	6.3.8	Stipulated respect for human rights, prohibition of discrimination, and respect for the thoughts and beliefs of others in the Principles of Corporate Ethics Completed the establishment of internal rules concerning disciplinary measures to prevent unfair discipline Guaranteeing employees' freedom of association Promoting monitoring of improper treatment, etc., through the Corporate Ethics Committee and hotline
	Issue 7	Economic, social and cultural rights	6.3.9	Cooperating with social welfare activities Cooperating with TFT (support for children in developing countries) Supporting (making donations to) Médecins Sans Frontières, etc.
	Issue 8	Fundamental principles and rights at work	6.3.10	Have a department in charge of the labor environment and promoting equal opportunity, prohibiting discrimination, and eliminating forced labor and child labor Have a labor union and securing freedom of association and collective bargaining rights Have above items specified in the Principles of Corporate Ethics Promoting monitoring of improper behavior through the Corporate Ethics Committee and hotline
Core Subject 3 Labor Practices	Issue 1	Employment and employment relationships	6.4.3	Specified employment/employment relationships in the Principles of Corporate Ethics and preparing/executing work regulations based on labor laws Confirming suppliers' circumstances in CSR/sustainable procurement Securing personal information and privacy of workers with a confidential information management system Hiring employees of host countries by overseas Group companies, etc.
	Issue 2	Conditions of work and social protection	6.4.4	Prepared the Principles of Corporate Ethics and work regulations and responding accordingly Promoting work-life management measures
	Issue 3	Social dialogue	6.4.5	Regularly engage in dialogue and labor negotiations with the labor union
	Issue 4	Health and safety at work	6.4.6	Handled through Responsible Care (RC) activities (environment and safety management systems)
	Issue 5	Human development and training in the workplace	6.4.7	Completed preparation of various training programs and HR development programs
Core Subject 4 The Environment	Issue 1	Prevention of pollution	6.5.3	Promoting and managing prevention of pollution through the Responsible Care (RC) Committee Preventing pollution at each office/workplace based on environment and safety management systems Acquired ISO 14001 certification Requesting that suppliers also prevent pollution within the CSR/sustainable procurement mechanism
	Issue 2	Sustainable resource use	6.5.4	Managing sustainable resource use through the Responsible Care (RC) Committee Completed preparing environment and safety management systems at each office/workplace Prepared the JSR Group Paper Procurement Guideline and proceeding with switch to FSC-certified paper
	Issue 3	Climate change mitigation and adaptation	6.5.5	Promoting and managing initiatives to reduce GHG emissions through the Responsible Care (RC) Committee Implementing measures of the E2 InitiativeTM (eco-innovation, energy management) Responding to the CDP
	Issue 4	Protection of the environment, biodiversity and restoration of natural habitats	6.5.6	Formulated a biodiversity policy and conducting material surveys, procuring FSC-certified paper, and improving plant green areas based on the policy
Core Subject 5 Fair Operating Practices	Issue 1	Anti–corruption	6.6.3	Responding by preparing the Principles of Corporate Ethics, corporate ethics training, CSR procurement, an employee hotline, and a suppliers' hotline Responding by formulating anti-corruption regulations Established regulations on conflicts of interest and responding accordingly, etc.
	Issue 2	Responsible political involvement	6.6.4	Specified response as "Code of Conduct for Gifts and Entertainment" in the Principles of Corporate Ethics Monitoring through hotline reports, internal auditing, etc.
	Issue 3	Fair competition	6.6.5	Ensuring fair competition through the Principles of Corporate Ethics, legal compliance checking system, and Antitrust Act training
	Issue 4	Promoting social responsibility in the value chain	6.6.6	Implementing CSR/sustainable procurement
	Issue 5	Respect for property rights	6.6.7	Specified respect for own and other companies' intellectual property rights in the Principles of Corporate Ethics
Core Subject 6 Consumer Issues	Issue 1	Fair marketing, factual and unbiased information and fair contractual practices	6.7.3	Specified response in the Principles of Corporate Ethics (responsibility to customers/business partners)
	Issue 2	Protection of consumers' health and safety	6.7.4	Specified response in the Principles of Corporate Ethics Issuing Safety Data Sheets (SDS)
	Issue 3	Sustainable consumption	6.7.5	Implementing measures of the E2 InitiativeTM (eco-innovation, energy management); also implementing Life Cycle Assessment within those measures
	Issue 4	Consumer service, support, and complaint and dispute resolution	6.7.6	Employing a sales style in which sales personnel are assigned to all customers and take care of those customers Set up a contact point for written complaints on the company website
	Issue 5	Consumer data protection and privacy	6.7.7	Completed preparation of Information Security Policy and documentary information management regulations
	Issue 6	Access to essential services	6.7.8	No pertinent activities
	Issue 7	Education and awareness	6.7.9	SDS Technical service for business partners
Core Subject 7 Community Involvement and Development	Issue 1	Community involvement	6.8.3	Holding plant tours for local residents, participating in community events, providing science visiting lessons at schools, etc.
	Issue 2	Education and culture	6.8.4	Providing visiting science lessons at schools, accepting students for career experience opportunities, providing production engineering lectures at universities, providing teacher training, accepting interns, hosting various community events, promoting children's school attendance in developing countries through cooperation with TFT
	Issue 3	Employment creation and skills development	6.8.5	Promoting employment of persons with disability, supporting career re-entry, etc. Providing employment in plants' host areas
	Issue 4	Technology development and access	6.8.6	Reducing GHG emissions at the Yokkaichi Plant through generation of a portion of in-house generated power from natural gas cogeneration.
	Issue 5	Wealth and income creation	6.8.7	Hiring employees from the community, etc.
	Issue 6	Health	6.8.8	Responding through Responsible Care (RC) activities (product safety)
	Issue 7	Social investment	6.8.9	Cooperating in exhibits of museums in Yokkaichi City, co-sponsoring events, promoting volunteer activities, cooperating with TFT, donating to Médecins Sans Frontières