1. Philosophy

• Labor Environment

2. Progressing Corporate Culture

JSR is actively working on reshaping its corporate culture based on the principles of freedom and discipline. Our corporate culture-related activities are comprised of cultivation, on-the-job training (OJT) advancement, and communication improvement. "Cultivation" works to help managers and subordinates develop together as individuals by promoting inter-personal communication and encouraging managers to provide their subordinates with more opportunities for independence. "OJT promotion" aims to spread preparedness to implement OJT and its philosophy among employees through training. And "communication improvement" creates opportunities for regular informal workplace gatherings and Group get-togethers.

3. Employee Awareness Survey

Every three years since FY2004, we have conducted an employee awareness survey that targets the entire JSR Group. We make fixed-point measurements and provide feedback to all employees, and also reflect the survey’s results on the implementation of measures and system design. We conducted our sixth survey in FY2019. The FY2019 survey achieved a high response rate of 91.9%. Through it, we learned that a corporate culture is developing that fully reflects progress in globalization and the penetration of behavioral guidelines. We will tie the results to an even more attractive company and workplaces based on rising interest in internal communication and human resources development. In FY2019, we summarized aggregated results that were broken down into specific workplaces and explained good points and challenges in those workplaces to their leaders. We also began applying survey results toward creating attractive workplaces. For the next survey, we plan to verify whether planned initiatives have been put to good use by comparing results.

Examples of survey items:

• Satisfaction with the company and workplace
• State of motivation to work
• Degrees of understanding and organizational penetration of the Corporate Mission
• Understanding and organizational penetration of diversity
• Understanding and organizational penetration of work-style innovation

4. Employee Awards Program

We use various awards programs to enhance employees’ motivation. Among the awards presented are the President’s Award, Production and Technology Award, Research and Development Award, Environment Distinguished Service Award, special commendations, length-of-service commendations, and “zero accidents” commendations.

5. CSR & RC Explanatory Briefings

In accordance with the ESD^*1 vision, JSR holds CSR and RC explanatory briefings and CSR Report Presentation meetings to ensure that all employees understand what “sustainability” and the SDGs mean and apply this understanding in their work.

*1 ESD = Education for Sustainable Development

(1) CSR & RC Explanatory Briefings

Every year, JSR holds RC & CSR explanatory briefings in which officers and managers in charge of specific areas visit each business site. They use the briefings to share the results of activities to advance CSR and responsible care (environment, safety, and quality) and future challenges with employees and to discuss these matters directly with them. They also take advantage of the briefings to provide education on the SDGs.

CSR & RC Explanatory Briefings held in FY2019

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  A CSR & RC Explanatory Briefing (Head Office)

(2) CSR Report Presentation Meetings

JSR holds CSR Report Presentation meetings every year at each site for all domestic divisions, including Group companies, and uses them to assist CSR activities. The theme for 2019 involved a survey of employees’ familiarity with the SDGs and the relationship between employees’ own departments and the SDGs. We are analyzing the opinions expressed by each department and providing the results to employees. We are also reflecting the results in sustainability-related activities.