Editorial Policy
Introduction
The Asahi Kasei Group issued our first Environment Report in 1991, and we began issuing a CSR Report in 2006 with content expanded to include social responsibilities. Through these reports, we have further enriched communication with our stakeholders and continually worked to fulfill our accountability.
Since fiscal 2019, we have termed this report the "Sustainability Report" both on our website and in its downloadable form. In the report, we present the Group's approach to sustainability and contributions to achieving a sustainable society through our business activities, in accordance with the concept "Care for People, Care for Earth." The framework for our activities is organized into Environment (E), Society (S), and Governance (G), and comprehensive information is provided on policies, systems, activities, numerical data, etc.
For your reference, we also have a table indexing our content with the assessment categories of ESG rating agencies.
In line with the trend toward combining financial and non-financial information in a single integrated report, particularly in Europe, we have combined and published our Annual Report and CSR Report as the Asahi Kasei Report since 2014.
Reporting period
The primary focus is fiscal 2023 (April 2023 – March 2024). Some information pertains to the period subsequent to this.
Scope
Information herein pertains to Asahi Kasei Corp. and consolidated subsidiaries as of March 31, 2024, unless otherwise noted.
Data with differing scopes or coverage is presented in footnotes.
The report on ESH & QA activities applies to Japanese and overseas Group companies that are implementing the same activities. Use the link below to access activity reports and a list of implementing business sites.
Inquiries
Please contact us if you have an inquiry about our sustainability initiatives.
Please use the mail form on the following page.
Guidelines consulted
We reference the following guidelines and framework when disclosing information related to sustainability.
- GRI Sustainability Reporting Standards (GRI Standards)
- Ministry of the Environment "Environmental Reporting Guidelines (2018)"
- SASB (Sustainability Accounting Standards Board) Standards
- International Organization for Standardization "ISO 26000"
Publication
Published October 2024 in Japanese
Next scheduled publication: October 2025
Previous publication: October 2023