Environmental Management
Governance and Management Framework
JSR Group formulates environmental targets under our basic policy of Responsible Care to advance environmental activities integrated with our management.
The Environmental Supervisory Department drafts the environmental targets. The Environment, Safety and Quality Committee, chaired by the officer in charge of environment, safety and quality, then deliberates and approves those targets. After that, the committee reports the targets to the Sustainability Promotion Committee.
Policy and Basic Approach
JSR Group recognizes that it is our duty to contribute to the realization of a sustainable global environment and society as a company which handles chemical substances.
Therefore, we consider reducing the environmental impact arising from our business activities and appropriately managing chemical substances to be priority issues. Accordingly, we are striving to reduce GHG* emissions and to appropriately manage waste. In particular, it is expected that climate change will have a big impact on our business due to the risks from an increase in natural disasters and environmental regulations. Therefore, we are working to reduce GHG emissions as a mid- to long-term management issue.
- *GHG: greenhouse gas
Metrics and Targets
Environmental Metrics and targets by category are available here.
Initiatives
1.Environmental Management System
As an environmental management system that supports our environmental management, JSR Corporation Yokkaichi Plant obtained ISO 14001 certification in 1999 and has kept this certification up to date each year since.
JSR Group companies, mainly manufacturing bases, have also obtained ISO 14001 certification, and are promoting environmental conservation activities using a management system that complies with this standard.
| Business site/Group company | Certification no. | Certification date |
|---|---|---|
| JSR Corporation Yokkaichi Plant | JQA-E-90119 | March 6, 1998 |
| Emulsion Technology, Co., Ltd. | NQE-0082A | June 28, 2002 |
| Techno-UMG Co., Ltd. Yokkaichi Plant | JCQA-0700 | May 15, 2000 |
| Techno-UMG Co., Ltd. Ube Plant | JQA-EM0920 | June 30, 2000 |
| Techno-UMG Co., Ltd. Otake Plant | 10408692 | March 30, 2016 |
| Japan Coloring Co., Ltd. | NQE-0004A | July 27, 1998 |
| UBE JYUSHIKAKOU, LTD. | 02842-2016-AE-KOB-JAS-ANZ | May 1, 2006 |
| JSR Micro Kyushu Co., Ltd. | JQA-EM0882 | June 2, 2000 |
| JSR Micro N.V. (Belgium) | BE04/1440.EM | May 5, 2005 |
| EUV Resist Manufacturing & Qualification Center N.V. | BE04/1440.EM | May 5, 2005 |
| JSR Micro, Inc. Sunnyvale CA (United States) | EN13339 | April 27, 2010 |
| JSR Micro, Inc. Hillsboro OR (United States) | 21554 | March 3, 2022 |
| JSR Micro Korea Co., Ltd. (Korea) | EMS 501671 | December 21, 2005 |
| JSR Micro (Changshu) Co., Ltd. (China) | 122208009 | September 3, 2019 |
2.Environment Merit Award
At JSR Corporation, to further encourage environmental protection activities, we created the Environment Merit Award for employees who have made important contributions to environmental protection through a range of activities that include environmental product and technology development, environmental impact reduction, and assisting local communities with environment-related issues. In FY2024, a total of seven individuals received awards for three distinct achievements.
| Business site | Description |
|---|---|
| Yokkaichi Plant | Reduction of CO2 emissions through optimization of cleanroom operating conditions |
| Yokkaichi Plant | Advancement of resource recycling by changing the cleaning solvent for used plastic drums |
| JSR BiRD | Risk reduction through enhanced monitoring of research wastewater management systems |

