Corporate Social Responsibility

Asahi Kasei has long recognized the importance of issues related to corporate social responsibility (CSR), and has adopted a range of measures guided by the Corporate Ethics Committee, the Responsible Care Committee, and other corporate organs. In April 2005 a CSR Council was formed with the president serving as chair, to guide the effort to heighten our performance in this area for the sustainable expansion of corporate value. The CSR Council builds on and enhances the Asahi Kasei tradition of management with an emphasis on environmental and social aspects of operation.

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Compliance Hotline
Beginning in April 2005, the Asahi Kasei Group employs a “Compliance Hotline”to ensure that personnel have secure and trusted recourse to report any possible ethical lapses which may be encountered or observed. The Compliance Hotline is available for use by all personnel working in the Asahi Kasei Group, including executives, employees, contractual employees, and dispatched personnel –both full-time and part-time, and both long-term and temporary. The Compliance Hotline Secretariat or, if deemed appropriate, a response team formed for the purpose will investigate each matter reported. If the investigation confirms that a violation of law or internal corporate regulations has occurred, appropriate action will be implemented. The reporting party will incur no disfavor or other disadvantage as a result of having made a report through the Compliance Hotline.