Biodiversity Conservation
Governance and Management Framework
The Sustainability Committee plays a central role in studying and advancing biodiversity conservation activities as part of the sustainability activities to be undertaken by JSR Corporation.
Policy and Basic Approach
JSR Group regards biodiversity conservation as one of the important pillars of its management policies. As a company that handles chemical substances, it is our duty to contribute to the realization of a sustainable global environment and society, and through actions to reduce environmental impacts in areas such as climate change mitigation, conservation of water resources, waste reduction, initiatives to prevent pollution, and chemical management, we are actively contributing to biodiversity preservation through actions to reduce environmental impact.
Initiatives
JSR Group continues to conduct resource conservation activities at each business site and clean-up activities in local communities, beaches and rivers. These activities also foster good relationships with local communities and residents.
1. Ube Plant of Techno-UMG Co., Ltd. Water Source Conservation Activities
The Ube Plant of Techno-UMG Co., Ltd. participates in the Water Conservation Forest Creation Experience Activity held in Yamaguchi Prefecture every year as a corporate member of the Kotou River Industrial Water Users Council. Through the thinning of trees and bamboo, we deepen our understanding of the role of forests and the necessity of forest upkeep, and contribute to watershed conservation in the Kotou River Dam basin.
We also participate in the Activity to Protect and Nurture the Grasslands of Akiyoshidai in Mine City, Yamaguchi Prefecture (traditional events of himichi-kiri and yama-yaki [controlled burning of mountains]) every year. This activity is a traditional event with the participation of related organizations and local people, as well as companies and their families in the prefecture.
We will continue to assist with these events and contribute to the community.
2. JSR Corporation Headquarters Contribution to Forest Thinning
JSR Corporation Headquarters uses paper from the Forest Neighborhood Association* when creating printed materials.
In FY2024, we used 1.6 tons of paper and contributed to the thinning of 0.11 hectares of forests in Iwate Prefecture.
- *Forest Neighborhood Association (Morino Chonai-Kai): A system in which companies purchase and use paper made from thinned wood as an environmental contribution to compensate for the shortfall in thinning costs. Thinning helps maintain healthy forests and contributes to the prevention of global warming and landslides and conservation of biodiversity.