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Basic Environmental Philosophy / Environmental Policies

To fulfill its responsibility for the environmental impact of its business activities, the Company engages in activities to reduce its environmental impact based on medium- to long-term plans.

Basic Environmental Philosophy

Based on the corporate philosophy of “Contribute toward the improvement of people's health and progress in society through the development of innovative products,” ASKA Pharmaceutical Holdings, as a company that contributes to society and earns its trust, takes its commitment to environmental issues for granted and strives to protect the environment and continuously reduce environmental impact in all of its business activities.

Environmental Policies

  1. We will establish an environmental management structure.
  2. We will comply with environmental laws and regulations and other requirements.
  3. We will strive to continuously reduce the environmental impact from research, development, production, sales and other business activities.
  4. We will conduct environmentally friendly facility planning and technology and product development.
  5. We will strive to improve environmental communication as a corporate citizen.
  6. We will strive to educate employees and raise their awareness about the environment.

Environmental Management Structure

To effectively practice environmental management, ASKA Pharmaceutical also regularly holds the Company-wide Environmental Management Meeting.

（ASKA Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., as of July 1, 2023）

In-house Education and Penetration

ASKA Pharmaceutical Holdings Group strives to foster a corporate culture in which each employee takes the initiative in ESG activities to solve social issues through business activities with a sense of commitment.

In-house education

  • Semiannually video distribution for basic knowledge related to ESG
  • Educational lectures by external speakers

In-house penetration

  • Feedback on the content of the Committee of Managers for ESG Promotion quarterly held
  • Involvement of younger members in the Committee of Managers for ESG Promotion, which used to consist of department managers and above
  • Distribution of sustainability news covering internal progress and topics
  • Opened the web page promoting sustainability on intra-net
  • Review of materiality and KPIs to make them easier to understand
  • Decarbonization workshops held by external consultants

Environmental Communication

The Group promotes environmental communication and is working to encourage local communities to reduce their environmental impact.

About the Iwaki Carbon Neutral Human Resources Development Consortium

ASKA Pharmaceutical is a member of the Iwaki Carbon Neutral Human Resource Development Consortium, which is working to develop human resources to support decarbonization in Iwaki-shi, Fukushima Prefecture, and is supporting its activities. The consortium has been selected by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry for its joint course support project at higher education institutions, and is holding the “Iwaki Carbon Neutral Society Collaborative Joint Course for 2023”. At the Iwaki factory, ASKA Pharmaceutical is also working to make carbon neutrality as accessible as possible, not only for the company but also for the local community.

Volunteer Cleanup Activities

Volunteer activities

The Volunteer Circle “Marguerite,” which was founded in 2008 by employee volunteers, has been involved in a wide range of activities mainly in Minato-ku, Tokyo, where the Company’s head office is located. In March 2016, it received the first Corporate Volunteer Award from the Tokyo Voluntary Action Center in recognition of its activities. From 2020, due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, events in the areas of our worksites were scaled back, making it difficult to carry out activities as in the past. However, we have been carrying out community-based activities where possible, including spring and fall cleanup activities around our head office, and support for activities (collection and donation of milk cartons) of NPOs in Minato-ku. These volunteer activities also lead to the growth of participating employees in terms of communication skills, cooperation, positive attitude, and leadership.