Responsible Care Activities

ISK undertakes Responsible Care (RC) activities aimed at environmental, health, and safety assurance. In particular, our activities encompass chemical product and distribution safety specific to the chemical industry, as well as environmental protection, process safety and disaster prevention, and occupational health and safety, along with dialog with society, common to many different industries.

What Is Responsible Care?

Companies that handle chemicals voluntarily undertake Responsible Care activities to provide environmental, health, and safety assurance covering everything from chemical substance development to production, distribution, usage, final consumption, disposal, and recycling. The results of these activities are shared and discussed with stakeholders. Responsible Care originated in Canada in 1985 and has subsequently spread to companies around the world.

Investment in Environmental Measures and Safety and Disaster Prevention Measures

Most investment is allocated to the Yokkaichi Plant. The graph below shows the trends of investment in environmental measures and investment in safety and disaster prevention. In fiscal 2022, we invested intensively to replace aging equipment, prepare for earthquakes and other natural disasters, boost occupational safety, and improve working environments.

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Responsible Care Achievements in Fiscal 2022 (Summary)

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ISK Makes Presentation on Safe Handling of Chemicals at 8^th Responsible Care Yokkaichi Forum

ISK makes a presentation at the forum

The Japan Chemical Industry Association (JCIA), of which ISK is a member, carries out responsible care activities including the holding of discussion forums with local residents in areas where there are chemical plants. After the COVID-19 pandemic forced the temporary stoppage of these gatherings, on October 28, 2022 the JCIA was able to hold the 8th Responsible Care Yokkaichi Forum, the first such meeting in four years.
The approximately 100 attendees included local residents and participant from local government and companies at the venue, with other such representatives taking part online. ISK was one of the companies making a presentation, on the topic of efforts to ensure the safe handling of chemical substances. With Yoshihito Takeda, a professor at Hokkaido University as the moderator, a question-and-answer session and discussion were held between corporate representatives and local residents.