MISSION / VISION
The Company was founded in 1918 as a manufacturer of zinc oxide, a raw material for white powder.
At that time, white lead was widely used in white powder, and lead poisoning among women who wore makeup and infants through breastfeeding was a social problem.
The Company began commercial production of zinc oxide in response to the demand for safe white powder.
Later, our business expanded into barium and titanium dioxide through the pursuit of white pigments, and we have worked to solve various social issues by refining our technological capabilities, centered on technology for processing inorganic powders.
Today, our business has expanded beyond pigments to include electronic materials, cosmetics, organic chemicals, and more.
Our mission is to "create a friendly future through chemistry."
We will use our technological capabilities to create a future where everyone can live a bright and happy life.
That is our mission.
But to achieve this, we ourselves must first be full of vitality and able to energize those around us.
This is why we have set forth the "Exciting Company" as our organizational vision.
In order to create such a future, we have summarized the issues we consider important as materiality and categorized them into four themes.
We will become sustainable ourselves in order to create a sustainable future.
We will introduce some of these initiatives.
Management Mission
Chemistry for a Friendly Future
Creating materials that support the comfort and security of society through compassion and technological innovation
Organizational Vision
Exciting Company
We will build an exciting company together.
Toward the Realization of Sustainability
Toward the Realization of Sustainability
we formulated our concept of materiality, a set of issues that we must address as a priority in order to both solve social issues and enhance corporate value. In determining materiality, we have divided issues into four themes, focusing on the present and the future as we aim to "create a friendly future through chemistry." We will describe our approach and materiality for each of these themes below. Going forward, we will conduct awareness-raising activities so that our employees can recognize this as their own concern, as well as formulate concrete plans and set KPIs to achieve our goals.
Materiality
- Make People Happy
- Protect the Global Environment
- Solving Social Issues
Through Manufacturing - Building a Transparent and Strong Management System
Aggressive / Meeting Expectations
Defensive / Responding to demands
The Sakai Chemical Group Basic Human Rights Policy
We all possess an inherent right to ensure safety and freedom, and to live happily as humans. We must not only pursue our own happiness but also consider the happiness of others and live together in harmony. We believe that this philosophy of respecting human rights is crucial in solving social issues through our business activities. That is why, as of October 1, 2022, we have established the Sakai Chemical Group Basic Human Rights Policy.
This Basic Human Rights Policy has undergone an external review by our legal advisor, Baker & McKenzie (Gaikokuho Joint Enterprise). It was also approved by the Board of Directors on September 26, 2022.
Make People Happy
We want to be an "Exciting Company" that energizes us personally and has a positive impact on those around us. When we are able to work hard to move our company in the right direction and grow, it makes us excited and gives us an even greater desire for personal growth. To create such a virtuous cycle, we will transform our company into a place where employees can work with a sense of hope and pride while feeling that their work is meaningful and experiencing personal growth. We will also create a safe and comfortable environment and foster a culture and climate inclusive of diversity so that personnel who resonate with our philosophy can work to their full potential over the long term.
In addition, our production activities can only continue by getting an understanding from the local community and by maintaining and building good relationships with them. In addition to continuing safe and accident-free operations to ensure safety and security, we will also support the personal growth of our workers and contribute to the creation of a healthy society by actively participating in and sponsoring various events as a member of the local community.
Materiality
Our Initiatives
(1) Foster human resources and create a corporate
culture where employees can feel their growth
1: Enactment of basic policies for human resource development, review of the personnel system, and promotion of participation by women
(2) Create a comfortable working environment
2: Ensuring occupational health and safety, digitization of/IT introduction to operations and production processes, and promotion of work-life balance
(3) Contribute to local communities
3: Achieving stable operations, maintaining and promoting employment, and participating in and sponsoring community events
Protect the Global Environment
As the operator of chemical business, the proper management of chemical substances is essential for us, and we pay attention to all processes from the procurement of raw materials, manufacturing of products, and post-sale use by users to the final disposal.
Materiality
Our Initiatives
(4) Manage chemical substances appropriately, reduce environmental impact, and implement measures to improve product safety
4: Prevention of air and water pollution, reduction of CO₂ emissions and energy consumption, management and reduction of emissions of PRTR target substances
(5) Reduce industrial waste emissions
5: Promotion of reuse and recycling
(6) Give consideration to biodiversity
6: Activities to protect ecosystems and biodiversity
Solving Social Issues
Through Manufacturing
We have brought the world catalysts that decompose NOx (nitrogen oxides) and dioxins, catalysts for PET polymerization without the use of heavy metals, stabilizers for vinyl chloride, and fine titanium dioxide and zinc oxide for protecting people from ultraviolet rays, and we are now working on the development of a carbon recycling catalyst. In the future, it will be important to maintain and improve the global environment without presupposing mass consumption and mass disposal while at the same time acquiring energy efficiently. We also believe that people's awareness of hygiene has changed and progressed because of the recent COVID-19 outbreak. In these times, what value can we offer through manufacturing? We believe that the meaning of our existence will be questioned as we aim to "create a friendly future through chemistry."
Materiality
Our Initiatives
(7) Create products and services that help solve environmental and social issues
7: Fuel cell materials, secondary battery materials, artificial photosynthesis technology, carbon recycling catalysts, substitute products for microplastic beads, antibacterial and antiviral materials
(8) Promote responsible procurement
8: Enactment of a basic procurement policy and conducting audits of suppliers
Building a Transparent and
Strong Management System
Materiality
Our Initiatives
(9) Increase the effectiveness of the Board of Directors
9: Establishment and operation of a Nomination and Compensation Committee, introduction of an Executive Officer System, and implementation of a questionnaire to evaluate the effectiveness of the Board of Directors
(10) Understand risks and take countermeasures
10: Establishment and operation of a Compliance and Risk Management Committee
(11) Timely and appropriate information disclosure
11: Timely and appropriate disclosure of company information and enhancement of PR for crisis management
