Ichikawa Obtains ISO14001 Certification
The Ichikawa factory was inspected in June by NKKKQA and obtained its environmental management systems certification dated July 31. The factory will continue its activities for reducing its environmental load in according the environmental policies below.
* Environmental policies
The Toyo Gosei Ichikawa factory aims to contribute to society through the manufacture of photosensitive materials and organic industrial chemicals, through the refining and recycling of organic solvents, as well as through production activities that take into account the reduction of its environmental load. Standing in the awareness that "it is the duty of the current generation to maintain the global environment in a healthy condition and pass it on to future generations", we promote environment protection activities within the range of technological and economic feasibility.
Our approach to protecting the environment is positioned as one of the most critical issues of management. We set environmental targets and goals, taking into account the results of environmental impact evaluations and with all employees tackle the continuous improvement of environmental protection and the prevention of pollution. Also, we periodically review our environmental targets and goals and revise them as necessary.
We strictly observe all laws related to protecting the environment and all other requirements that the Toyo Gosei Co., Ltd., Ichikawa factory has agreed to and also work proactively on our own initiative to protect the environment.
Amidst the impacts of our business activities on the environment, we give the following items particular priority.
- Energy conservation, primarily holding down evaporation from production facilities etc. and holding down power consumption
- Resource conservation through improved product yields
- Reduction in the amount of chemical material emitted into the environment
- Reduction in the amount of waste material generated and effective use of those materials as resources
We disseminate these environmental policies among all our employees, publicize them, and work to attain them.
