Sustainability

ESH Management Activities

The Teijin Group positions Environment, Safety and disaster prevention, and Health (ESH) as a key issue relating to all business operations and is engaged in activities to reduce environmental impact affecting both the global environment and the local society, as well as to ensure the safety and health of residents and employees. We also quantitatively measure the investment and expenses relating to ESH, leading to efficient promotion and improvement of ESH activities.

Teijin Group ESH Basic Policies
  1. 1.We make safety our highest priority, following our philosophy of protecting human life.
  2. 2.ESH is the responsibility of every production line manager.
  3. 3.ESH efforts are integral to every stage of business activities.

Group ESH Management System

The Teijin Group established the Group ESH Subcommittee under the Group CSR Committee to practice integrated ESH (environment, safety, health) management. The Group ESH Subcommittee holds regular meetings twice a year to deliberate on policy, measures and activities regarding ESH management, which are then expanded within the Group. The ESH Committee members appointed for each business unit serve as Chairpersons of the ESH Committee and promote ESH management for each business.

In addition, the Chairperson of the ESH Committee of each business unit and the Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO) conduct ESH audits once a year respectively. In the ESH audits, the ESH management status, any accidents occurrence and the status of countermeasures thereof are checked, and then confirmation and guidance are provided in relation to future issues and actions required before the next audit.

ESH education

The Group ESH Educational Workshop designed to enhance the level of ESH management is held once per annum. The workshop targets the ESH staff of business unit) and Group companies as well as production line managers, Group company presidents and factory managers.

In FY2022, we postponed implementation due to the impact of COVID-19, among other things. We are considering once again holding the workshop in FY2023.

ESH assessment

Through the ESH assessment system, Teijin reviews and verifies the related laws and regulations together with the ESH risk related to project implementation and day-to-day matters, and endeavors to implement appropriate measures in line with compliance and risk.

ESH auditing

We conduct ESH Audits A and B in accordance with our ESH Audit Regulations, forming a double audit system. Audit A is conducted by the Chairperson of the ESH Committee for each business unit and Audit B is conducted by the CSO.

As part of the audit process, each business unit reports on ESH management status, any accidents, the status of countermeasures, and the status of ESH activities. This content is then audited, and confirmation and guidance are provided in relation to future issues and actions required before the next audit.

Outline of the ESH Audits

  Outline of the audits Auditors FY2022 audit results
ESH Audit A ESH audits at production sites Chairperson of Business Unit ESH Committee 25 bases
(14 within Japan, 11 overseas)
ESH Audit B Audits of the results of each business unit's ESH Audits General Manager of the Environment, Safety and Security Management Department 19 cases
(2 composites factories, 12 business units, 5 directly managed companies)

Training for internal auditors of ESH compliance

To enhance compliance with laws and regulations related to ESH, every year we hold a course to train group employees as internal auditors for ESH compliance.

In FY2022, 68 employees were newly certified as Grade 1 internal auditors for ESH compliance and 37 employees were certified as Grade 2 internal auditors for ESH compliance.

Group ESH results report

Every year, the Teijin Group holds the Group CSR Committee, where Groupwide EHS results and activities status are reported.

Responding to an ESH accident

In preparation for the occurrence of an ESH-related accident, the Teijin Group defines and enforces rules about swiftly reporting any incidents to the responsible persons within the Group.