FY 2019 CSR website Site Reports > Zeon Yamaguchi Co., Ltd.

Zeon Yamaguchi Co., Ltd.
Company Profile
Business Description
Civil engineering materials, water treatment, construction machinery, conservationmaterials, equipment installation, measurement certifications, working environment
measurements, Zeon Corporation product inspections, in-house logistics, productshipments, customs and bond processing for export goods
Established in 1992 and located on the grounds of Zeon Corporation’s Tokuyama Plant,
Zeon Yamaguchi mainly conducts analysis, logistics, and construction work within theplant. We are also engaged in a wide range of other business activities, including
construction projects for government bodies and private companies, port gate construction,and soil, water, and atmospheric environmental measurements.

In front of the Zeon Yamaguchi HeadOffice

No. of Employees
As of March 31, 2019: 71 (52 men, 19 women)
Hiring in FY 2018: 6 (6 men, 0 woman)

Product analysis,beverage

Company Policy (Executive Message)
Corporate Philosophy
We contribute to the local community with the awareness and pride of Zeon Corporation
Group employees. Our goal is to be happy to say we work for Zeon Yamaguchi, and tocreate friendships.
Quality Policy
In line with our goal of enhancing customer satisfaction, our professionally-mindedpersonnel are constantly making use of our improved quality management system tocreate “better products, more reliably, and more safely.”* “better products” means always taking pride in the products that we manufacture, andmeeting the standard of quality required by our company and by our customers.
“more reliably” means winning customers’ trust by using first-rate technology and skills todeliver products on schedule.
“more safely” means working constantly to enhance CSR awareness and safety
awareness, ensuring that work is performed safely and securely.

President
Toshiyuki Koumura

Enterprise Blueprint for 2020
Through both regional businesses reinforcing their environment-related business andZeon Group businesses reinforcing their technologies and skills, become a stablecorporation rooted in local communities.

Safety Initiatives
PolicyEnhance the overall level of employees’ technical capabilities and skills and implement operational innovations, to create an
enterprise the stability of which is founded on factory-floor excellence.
1. Occupational accident target: 0-1-FY 2019 CSR website Site Reports > Zeon Yamaguchi Co., Ltd.

2. Traffic violations and accidents in company vehicles target: 0
3. Implement four-round risk prevention activities
Specific Initiatives
1. Occupational accidents: 0 lost-time accidents (0 at a partner company); Traffic violations and accidents in company
vehicles: 0
2. Safety education conducted together with Tokuyama Plant
3. Four teams (with five people per team) participated in a contest held over 150 days to have zero accidents and zero trafficviolations, with three out of four teams achieving the targets
4. Internal education and dissemination was implemented, with the four members of the Hazard Prevention Trainer
Committee playing a key role

Environmental Impact Reductions
PolicyFY 2018 environmental goals
1. Implement planned reduction of the use of hazardous reagents through environmental analysis (acetonitrile consumption
target: 10% year-on-year reduction)
2. Green procurement of office supplies (purchase amount: target ¥100,000 or more)
3. Reduce office power consumption by using a solar photovoltaic power generation system
4. Use eco-cars (environmentally-friendly vehicles) to reduce environmental impacts by increasing fuel efficiency (target:30% year-on-year improvement in fuel efficiency for the types of vehicle concerned)
Specific Initiatives
1. Planned reduction of hazardous reagents through environmental analysis (acetonitrile consumption
target: 26% year-on-year reduction)
2. Amount spent on green procurement of office supplies: ¥120,000/year (87% of the previous year)
3. Power generation by the solar photovoltaic power generation system: 6,344kW (98% of the previous year); Amount soldback: 1,167kW (90% of the previous year)
4. Use of eco-cars (environmentally-friendly vehicles) to reduce the environmental impact by increasing fuel efficiency(target: 45% year-on-year improvement in fuel efficiency for the types of vehicle concerned)
Environmental Data＊“0” indicates less than 0.5 tons, and “0.0” indicates less than 0.05 tons
Zeon Yamaguchi Co., Ltd.

FY 2014

FY 2015

FY 2016

FY 2017

FY 2018

No. of substances

4040404040

Consumption (tons)

0.00.00.0

0.00.0Emissions (tons)

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

4,018

171482

172

327

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.2

CO2 emissions (tons)

1112

11

611

Energy consumption(crude oil equivalent, kL)

5

6

５

3

5

Electricity consumption (1,000 kWh)

21

23

21

13

21

Substances subject tothe PRTR Act

Industrial waste

Amount generated before
compacting (tons)
Amount sent to landfills (tons)
3

Water resource consumption (1,000 m )(industrial water + groundwater + waterworks)-2-FY 2019 CSR website Site Reports > Zeon Yamaguchi Co., Ltd.

Relationship with Employees
PolicyHuman resource development to build interpersonal and leadership skills
Specific Initiatives
1. Hold internal training for younger employees once a year, and training for managers once a year
2. Send employees to participate in various seminarss; cumulative total of 43 seminars
3. Acquisition of public qualifications by employees; passing rate of 49%
4. Implement the Z Activities, with at least two projects completed per year

Relationship with the Local Community
Foster a corporate culture that prioritizes CSR.
Specific Initiatives
1. Volunteer cleanups
Volunteers from Zeon Yamaguchi join volunteers from Tokuyama Plant and local residents in cleanups of the Higashi River,which flows near the plant, and neighboring parks and roads.
As a result of having undertaken water quality surveys of the Nishiki River, Zeon Yamaguchi personnel have also
participated in clean-up activities for other rivers.

Members of the team that took
part in the Higashi River clean-up
activity

BeforeAfter

Nishiki River clean-up activity

2. Participation in community events
We operate a customs brokerage business, and as such have strong ties to the Customs
Agency and participate in customs-related campaigns and other events. Two registeredcustoms specialists participated in a campaign to eliminate smuggled goods held in frontof Tokuyama Station.
Campaign to eliminate smuggledgoods

3. Advertising in publications
To promote our environment-related business activities,
we place advertisements in programs for cultural
events in Shunan City, so that more local residents
become aware of our water quality analysis services.

Ad placed in the local Koho Shunan publication in Shunan City-3-