Asahi Kasei Group Sustainability Report 2023★★★Complete ★★Satisfactory ★Unsatisfactory

FY2022 ESH Objectives and Attainment
GeneralFY2022 ESH Objectives
Develop human resources specializing in ESH

Cultivate values of safety

FY2022 Results・Shared consensus on training plan for 2 new
graduates in fiscal 2023
・Established training department and training plan
・Executed Company-wide Life Saving Actions(LSA) program
・Related training, LSA program for construction,
confirmation of activity results, review of LSA
activities penetration

・Confirmed communication system with related
departments, Regions, Works, and core operatingcompanies, and shared reports with head office・Established system for responding to media inthe event of an emergency
Supporting improvements at each site (especially ・ Assigned local personnel for ESH in China
domestic independent plants and overseas
・ Continued separate audit interviewsplants)
・ Participated in the U.S. EHS Council

Attainment★★

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Build an information sharing system in the eventof accident or disaster★★

FY2023 ESH Objectives
・Assign to training department in April 2023
・Understand and follow up (succession plan) ontraining
・Awareness survey at overseas sites performing
LSA activities
Deepen two-way communication between
management and workplaces
・Raise awareness by posting examples of LSA
activities on website
・Establish a communication system in the event ofan emergency and conduct reporting drills
・Implement media response training★★

・Confirm effectiveness of local personnel for ESH
in China
・Information exchange at the U.S. Council andsafety system support (formulate U.S. version ofbasic safety code of conduct)

Attainment

FY2023 ESH Objectives

Environmental Protection
FY2022 ESH Objectives

FY2022 Results

・ Maintain zero environmental accidents andserious environmental incidents
・ Zero environmental incidents (air, water quality,etc.)
Reduce industrial waste and promote recycling
・ Identify the current situation regarding waste
plastic generation and disposal and promote
thermal reduction
・ Waste plastics consigned to landfill: zero・ No environmental contamination accidents orserious incidents occurred.
・ Incidents involving water/air quality or similar: 2
・ Freon leaks: 18
・ Ascertained current amount of plastic waste
generated and processed based on the Act on
Promotion of Resource Circulation for Plastics
・ Goal unmet with 1.5 tons of waste plastics
consigned to landfill

Promote preservation of biodiversity
・ Promote initiatives in line with the next-term
National Biodiversity Strategy of Japan・ Participation in the 30by30 Alliance anddemonstration project for certification of sites
coexisting with nature
・ Held tree planting and seed watching events as
an initiative for employees to get closer to nature
with 444MMP awarded★★★

FY2022 Results

Attainment★★

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・ Maintain zero environmental accidents andserious environmental incidents
・ Zero environment incidents (air, water quality,etc.)
・ Reduce industrial waste and promote recycling
・ Reduce and recycle products and industrial waste
containing plastics
・ Reduce emissions by improving intensity levels,etc.
・ Improve recycling rate of products and industrial
waste containing plastics
Promote preservation of biodiversity
・ Promote initiatives in line with the next-term
National Biodiversity Strategy of Japan・Awareness activities for employees on biodiversity

Global Environmental Countermeasures
FY2022 ESH Objectives

・ Improve the accuracy of our calculations
・Improved accuracy of emission factors andthrough third-party assurancecalculation methods through third-party assurance
・ Construct new systems and monitor through・Introduced GHG accounting system GGX tovisualization and use of datavisualize data
・ Improve the accuracy of our calculations,・Expanded scope of data collection at overseas
including with regard to boundaries
offices・ Creation and followup of regular reporting under ・Implemented new reporting system
our new system
・Prepared for revisions to the Act on the Rational
・ Respond to revisions to the Act on the Rational Use of Energy and the Act on Promotion of Global
Use of Energy and the Act on Promotion ofWarming Countermeasures
Global Warming Countermeasures

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FY2023 ESH Objectives
・ Improve the accuracy of our calculations throughthird-party assurance
・ Promote monitoring and data utilization throughthe operation of new systems
・ Improve the accuracy of our calculations,
including with regard to boundaries
・Promote measures in line with revisions to the Act
on the Rational Use of Energy and the Act on
Promotion of Global Warming Countermeasures

Process Safety
FY2022 ESH Objectives
Maintain a record of zero serious industrialincidents

FY2022 Results
Serious industrial incidents: none

Attainment★★★

FY2023 ESH Objectives
Maintain a record of zero serious industrialincidents

Maintain a record of zero industrial incidents

Industrial incidents: 2★

Maintain a record of zero industrial incidents

Industrial incident intensity of 0.5 or less(average)

Industrial incident intensity: 1.58★

Industrial incident intensity of 0.5 or less (average)

Attainment

FY2023 ESH Objectives★

Zero deaths/lasting injuries
The numerical targets for lost time injuries otherthan the above are as follows
Domestic employees:
Achieve rate of lost-worktime injuries of 0.1 or
lessAchieve severity rate of lost-worktime injuries of0.005 or lessOverseas employees:
Achieve severity rate of lost-worktime injuries of0.9 or less

Workplace Safety and Hygiene
FY2022 ESH Objectives

FY2022 Results

No serious workplace injuries*
Serious workplace injuries: 2
The numerical targets are as follows, assuming
zero serious occupational accidents
Domestic employees:
Domestic employees:
Achieve rate of lost-worktime injuries of 0.1 or・ The rate of lost-worktime injuries was 0.19
less
Achieve severity rate of lost-worktime injuries of ・ The severity rate of lost-worktime injuries was
0.005 or less
0.009
Overseas employees:
Overseas employees:
Achieve severity rate of lost-worktime injuries of ・ The rate of lost-worktime injuries was 1.27
1.0 or less

* Accidental deaths and injuries resulting in permanent damage★
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