Value Creator : Electronics & IT, Foods & Foodstuff, Iron & Steel, Machinery & Plant, Environment & Materials

1. Origin of corporate activities
We become involved in corporate activities to serve our various stakeholders by providing socially valuable goods and services in accordance with the aim of our founder to realize a sustainable society.

2. Fair transactions
Our corporate activities are conducted in compliance with laws and ordinances in Japan and abroad, international rules and practices, and internal rules, as well as with social common sense.

3. Information management & disclosure
Information is properly managed to protect personal information, customer information and
intellectual property, and is disclosed in a timely and proper manner to establish mutual trust between the Kanematsu and the community and maintain a high level of transparency.

4. Respect for human rights
We respect human rights and do not discriminate. Employee career development and capability development are actively supported. Diversity, personality and character are respected so as to create a dynamic corporate culture.

5. Consideration of the global environment
We exercise sufficient consideration in our corporate activities to maintain a sound global
environment for sustainable growth.

6. Social contribution
We are aware of the importance of our social responsibility as good corporate citizens, and
proactively undertake social contribution activities. Employee activities to contribute to community development and to comfortable and safe living are supported.

(Translated from Japanese)

Ever since the Company obtained ISO14001 certification in March 2004, it has constantly improved its environment management system.
By operating this system effectively, we have sought to contribute to the reduction of CO2 emissions and fighting global warming by lowering the consumption of electricity and paper and comprehensively reducing and sorting waste. Our goal is to help create a low-carbon and recycling-oriented society.
We have also helped to protect the global environment through our business activities in Japan and overseas. We have moved into numerous environment-related businesses, mainly in the Environment & Materials Division and the Business Innovation Department.

The Company has made its Chiba athletic field in Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture available for the use of neighboring schools and town community clubs. Also, in response to requests from the Fire Station in Chiba City, we provide assistance through our annual takeoff and landing training of helicopters for emergency transportation.
To support countries and regions suffering from natural disasters, the Company has provided relief money along with contributions collected from employees. The active participation of employees in charity events hosted by municipalities and other communities is encouraged. We have been involved in grass-roots social contributions activities through our participation in anniversary events such as World Water Day and World Environment Day.

■The Company has restricted the length of employees’ working hours with the vision of creating a society where there exists a comfortable work-life balance. We have been improving the working environment so that employees can treasure the time they spend with their families, as well as the time spent on hobbies and participating in social activities.

■ Child Care Support
In addition to the conventional maternity leave and childcare leave system, the Company has revised its working regulations so that the number of the days and the scope of the application of childcare leave can be expanded in accordance with the revisions of the Labor Standards Act and the Child Care and Family Care Leave Act.
At present, many employees are taking this leave, and when they return to work, they return to the same divisions in which they worked before. These considerations have been made to create a pleasant working environment.

■Acquisition of “Kurumin” certification of support for nurturing of the nxt generation In December 2010, Kanematsu received the “Kurumin” certification from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. This is awarded to companies that are deemed by the Ministry to be making valuable contributions

 ■ Family Care Support
In addition to the conventional family care leave system, the Company has recently expanded special paid holidays for family care.

■ Refreshment Day
Wednesday is prescribed as refreshment day, and all employees are encouraged to leave the office as soon as possible after work to increase work efficiency and improve work-life balance.

CSR procurement means that a company procuring necessary materials, parts and products requires its suppliers not only to swiftly provide products of consistently high quality but also to make a CSR commitment.* CSR procurement efforts are also growing in importance year by year as companies and the general public start to take notice of CSR.
The Company has established systems to promote CSR activities, including a CSR Action Guidelines for Supply Chains, to meet the CSR procurement requirements of its business partners.

[Flow of CSR Procurement]

[Example of CSR Commitment]
• Suppliers conduct environment-friendly corporate activities.
• Suppliers conduct corporate activities with due consideration of human rights (prohibiting child labor, forced labor, etc.)
• Suppliers are committed to legal compliance.
• Suppliers clear new product quality standards (restrictions above and beyond legislation on the use of harmful substances.)

Among the main commemorative projects we have carried out in accordance with the will of our founder Fusajiro Kanematsu are the Research Institute for Economic & Business Administration (Kanematsu Memorial Hall), a commerce research institute granted by Kanematsu to Kobe University, the endowment of the Kanematsu Auditorium of Hitotsubashi University, and the endowment of the Kanematsu Memorial Institute of Pathology to Sydney Hospital in Australia, which was partially endowed by Kanematsu with joint funding from the Australian Government.

Social Contribution