Sumitomo Chemical Issues Annual CSR Report, 'Sustainable Chemistry'.Tokyo, Japan, Jan 22, 2007 - (JCN JCN Japan Corporate News JCN Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience JCN Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing JCN Journal of Christian Nursing JCN Job Control Number JCN Journal of Child Neurology JCN joint communications network (US DoD) Newswire) - Sumitomo Chemical Co, Ltd. (TSE See Tokyo Stock Exchange. TSE 1. See Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). 2. See Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE). : 4005), has issued its annual CSR (1) (Customer Service Representative) A person who handles a customer's request regarding a bill, account changes or service or merchandise ordered. Agents in call centers are known as CSRs. See call center. Report, "Sustainable Chemistry". Since 1998, the Company has issued an annual "Environment, Health, and Safety Report" focusing on the Company's Responsible Care activities, in particular those involving safety and the environment. This title was changed to "CSR Report" in fiscal 2004 to reflect broader coverage of corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives, which include social and economic activities. "Sustainable Chemistry" describes the use of chemical innovation to provide more effective products in forms that are kinder to the environment and to society. In practice this involves the development of chemical technologies that neither use nor generate chemicals harmful to health or to the environment using processes that achieve reductions in the consumption of energy and natural resources. To download the 2006 CSR Report, please visit the Sumitomo Chemical website: http://www.sumitomo-chem.co.jp/english/csr/csr_report.html Sumitomo Chemical remains continually aware of the actual practice of Sustainable Chemistry with regard to Responsible Care (of the environment, safety, health, and product quality), the needs of society, and economic requirements in all aspects of its operations, and is promoting CSR by contributing to society through the products and services created through Sustainable Chemistry, thereby helping to build a sustainable society. Hiromasa Yonekura, President of Sumitomo Chemical, addresses the Company's progress from environmental protection to CSR in the forward: "Benefiting the Future of Humanity and the Earth". "Sumitomo Chemical's origins date back to 1913, when the Company sought to solve the problem of sulfur dioxide sulfur dioxide, chemical compound, SO2, a colorless gas with a pungent, suffocating odor. It is readily soluble in cold water, sparingly soluble in hot water, and soluble in alcohol, acetic acid, and sulfuric acid. emissions from the Besshi Copper Mine The Besshi copper mine (別子銅山 Besshi dōzan in the Shikoku region of Japan by using them to produce fertilizer fertilizer, organic or inorganic material containing one or more of the nutrients—mainly nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium, and other essential elements required for plant growth. . Sumitomo Chemical thus began by tackling an environmental problem, while at the same time helping to improve living standards living standards npl → nivel msg de vida living standards living npl → niveau m de vie living standards living npl of the time by producing fertilizer that increased crop yields. Since the Company's founding, making valuable contributions to society while seeking to increase profits has been one of Sumitomo Chemical's most cherished business principles. CSR, which stands for "corporate social responsibility," has been gaining considerable attention in recent years. Earning the trust and confidence of society through its CSR initiatives constitutes the cornerstone cornerstone Ceremonial building block, dated or otherwise inscribed, usually placed in an outer wall of a building to commemorate its dedication. Often the stone is hollowed out to contain newspapers, photographs, or other documents reflecting current customs, with a view to of Sumitomo Chemical's business activities as it works to become a truly global chemical company. Reaffirming the spirit in which it was founded, the Company formulated for·mu·late tr.v. for·mu·lat·ed, for·mu·lat·ing, for·mu·lates 1. a. To state as or reduce to a formula. b. To express in systematic terms or concepts. c. anew a·new adv. 1. Once more; again. 2. In a new and different way, form, or manner. [Middle English : a, of (from Old English of; see of) + new its "Basic CSR Policy" in November 2004, which forms the basis for the various initiatives the Company is currently undertaking. The Company will step up its efforts to promote CSR-based management for the benefit of individuals, society, and the Earth by working to achieve a careful balance of activities that seek to achieve economic viability, promote preservation of the environment, assure safety, and product quality, and also serve the interests of society. Working Toward Sustainable Chemistry Throughout the Sumitomo Chemical Group Sumitomo Chemical has long conducted numerous voluntary Responsible Care activities aimed at preserving the environment, and assuring safety, health, and quality throughout the life cycles of products it manufactures or supplies. In addition, the Company has strongly encouraged other Group companies to engage in similar activities. In 2005, we further strengthened our Responsible Care activities by signing the Responsible Care Global Charter, a global initiative to promote the sound management of chemical substances. Developing CSR Activities Unique to Sumitomo Chemical from a Global Perspective The Company is supporting development in Africa through supply of its proprietary Olyset Net mosquito mosquito (məskē`tō), small, long-legged insect of the order Diptera, the true flies. The females of most species have piercing and sucking mouth parts and apparently they must feed at least once upon mammalian blood before their eggs can nets to the Roll Back Malaria malaria, infectious parasitic disease that can be either acute or chronic and is frequently recurrent. Malaria is common in Africa, Central and South America, the Mediterranean countries, Asia, and many of the Pacific islands. Campaign led by the World Health Organization. We have substantially increased our production capacity for these nets, which, along with our donation of 330 thousand Olyset Nets to the US NGO NGO abbr. nongovernmental organization Noun 1. NGO - an organization that is not part of the local or state or federal government nongovernmental organization , Millennium Promise Millennium Promise is a non-profit organization dedicated to ending extreme poverty by 2025. Its flagship initiative, Millennium Villages, is an integrated, community-driven strategy meant to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and provide communities with the basic , is contributing to the control of malaria-carrying mosquitoes, thereby preventing malaria infection in Africa and elsewhere in the world. In addition, the expansion of our local production operations is creating many employment opportunities in Africa. We are also supporting education through the construction of primary-school facilities in Africa, devoting a portion of the revenues from our Olyset Net business to help finance the construction. These activities have won high acclaim from the governments of each of the countries involved, the UN and WHO, and other international organizations and NGOs. Going forward, the Company will continue to pursue CSR activities from a global perspective, leveraging the strengths that are unique to Sumitomo Chemical. During the course of the past year, the Company has been making steady progress in its CSR initiatives in all three of the spheres essential to CSR, namely the economic, environmental and social spheres. We will continue to provide even more new technologies and products that have the potential to improve standards of living, while at the same time we contribute to finding solutions to the pressing problems facing society and the global environment. Through these efforts, we will promote the further growth of the Sumitomo Chemical Group as we work toward becoming a truly global chemical company with distinctive strengths in every aspect of its business operations Business operations are those activities involved in the running of a business for the purpose of producing value for the stakeholders. Compare business processes. The outcome of business operations is the harvesting of value from assets . In this report, we have endeavored to take a global perspective in presenting a broad picture of our CSR activities that aim to develop us into a truly global chemical company." (Excerpt ex·cerpt n. A passage or segment taken from a longer work, such as a literary or musical composition, a document, or a film. tr.v. ex·cerpt·ed, ex·cerpt·ing, ex·cerpts 1. from the Sumitomo Chemical 2006 CSR Report, "Sustainable Chemistry.") To download the 2006 CSR Report, please visit the Sumitomo Chemical website: http://www.sumitomo-chem.co.jp/english/csr/csr_report.html About Sumitomo Chemical Co. Limited Sumitomo Chemical (TSE:4005) is one of Japan's leading chemical companies, offering a diverse range of products in the fields of basic chemicals, petrochemicals, fine chemicals, IT-related chemicals, agricultural chemicals, and pharmaceuticals. While expanding business worldwide and aggressively pursuing cutting-edge R&D, we continually strive to contribute to the sustainable development Sustainable development is a socio-ecological process characterized by the fulfilment of human needs while maintaining the quality of the natural environment indefinitely. The linkage between environment and development was globally recognized in 1980, when the International Union of society through our Responsible Care activities. For more informaion, please visit www.sumitomo-chem.co.jp. Source: Sumitomo Chemical Co. Limited Contact: Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. Corporate Communications Dept. Tel: +81-3-5543-5500 Fax: +81-3-5543-5901 Copyright [c] 2007 JCN Newswire. All rights reserved. A division of Japan Corporate News Network K.K. |
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