The 47th Central GlassInternational Architectural Design Competition
Theme: Town Hall in a Regional Environment

Social & Environmental Repor t 2013

Responsible Care Report

The role played by town halls is changing. With amid concerns for the declining birthrate and aging
population, and the weakening of ties between residents within communities, town halls are
expected to be not just simply public spaces, but also to be bases of new activities which are
diﬀerent in the past. It is essential to provide people with excitement, joy and aﬄuence in daily life
and to take prides in themselves, especially in decaying cities or are about to decline due to aging
or declining populations.
Town halls are also required to be a place to provide accurate information quickly and to be a safe
refuge in case of disasters. Specially in recent years, it has become mandatory for public buildings to
be sustainable. However, they are required to be spacious and durable structures rather than modelbuildings of environmental friendliness. Sustainability has become a prerequisite for town halls, and it
is not just an ideal anymore.

(Refer to page 19 for a related article)

First Place Winner Joohui Son (Korea)
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Helping Create Prosperous Living Environments

Contact: Environment Safety Dept.
Kowa-Hitotsubashi Bldg, 7-1 Kanda-Nishikicho 3-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 101-0054 Japan
TEL: +81-(0)3-3259-7359 FAX: +81-(0)3-3259-7394 http://www.cgc-jp.com/

Helping Create Prosperous Living Environments

Interview with the President

From Survival to Sustainability
─ For Being an Indispensable Company to Society ─Environmental Principles
Central Glass will help create a truly prosperous society through the production of goods and services,by giving consideration to global environment, health and safety at all times.

Doing everything in the interests of humanity andthe global environment.

Action Guidelines
１ We will give consideration to the protection of the global environment and people s health and safety
on a groupwide scale in all activities spanning from R&D to production and sales.
２ We will build frameworks and systems which promote environmentally-conscious corporate activities
and strive to make continual improvements.
３ We will make eﬀorts to develop products and production technologies that are friendly to the global environment.
４ We will strive to build a recycling-based society by eﬀectively using global resources and by recycling waste.
５ We will observe laws and regulations relating to environment, health and safety, and make eﬀorts in communicating with citizens.
６ As an employee of the company, each and every one of us will strive to contribute to society with a focus on the local community.

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Ｑ2

Our company is currently pouring eﬀort into development of new

We regard it skilled manufacture starts from fostering humanThe base of our sustainable corporate growth as a manufacturer is to

products and expansion of our business scale in ﬁelds especiallyresources. We know that we must foster great human resources

launch outstanding new products that are needed by society onto

related to environment,

before manufacturing good products. In particular, development of

the market. Our company strives to speed up research andＱ5

Eco-Glass is excellent at improving energy-saving eﬀects with its

human resources, who are able to deal with globalization that isdevelopment, and at the same time we have established a system

As I mentioned earlier, our further expansion of our international

superior heat-shielding and insulating performance.

Cover glass for

currently accelerated, is our most issue. We are not only

known asThis is a research-development budget

operations is an absolute necessity. Fostering global humanis expected to grow in theencouraging learning English and Chinese, but also cultivating our

speciﬁcally dedicated to creating next-generation products in new

resources is its foundation as I also mentioned earlier. Currently, we

future as solar photovoltaic power in general is still in a developing

younger employees to be able to engage in a wide range ﬁeld,

ﬁelds that are independent from existing businesses. It is a systemhave overseas subsidiaries in the U.S., the U.K., Germany, Taiwan,

stage. Lithium-ion battery electrolyte and HFO-1233zd(E), a new

through various educational programs. In addition to this, we do ourthat promotes research and development with a long-term view ofChina and Vietnam, and we explore business opportunities mainly inmaterial for blowing agents with low global warming potential

best to understand each other including recognizing diﬀerent

the future. It began in 2011, and there are eight developed themes

the ASEAN region by making use of newly established subsidiaries in(GWP<5) and excellent heat insulation capacity, are also ourcultures and customs by exchanging information at createdcurrently. It is also being used in the search for the seeds of new

India and Korea. We will take advantage of the merits of so-called

products which will contribute to our environmental initiatives.

occasions, such as

research by collaborative, commissioned, and etc.

Japanese-style management to shift our focus from survival toCentralsubsidiaries in which our top executives of overseas subsidiaries

What products are particularly noteworthy

from a social and environmental perspective?

health and energy.

solar photovoltaic power generation

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Glass

Co.,

Ltd.

addressesavarietyofenergyandWhat is your planon your human resources?

administrative meeting for overseas

Ｑ3

What initiatives are you implementing
as growth strategies?

Future Fund.

further promote energy savings.

What will you focus onin the future?

sustainability,

environmental issues, while striving to be an indispensable company

come together.

that contributes to people and global environment by producing

re-employment system in 2012 for allowing motivated people tonecessary ones to society.

continue working on-site until the age of 65, in aiming for not

Ｑ4

depriving younger people of job opportunities, yet for veteran

Reviewing cost structure as well as developing new products is one

employees to hand on their skills and knowledge which have beenof our main focuses. Our biggest issue, particularly both in the glass

cultivated over the years to younger people.

and in the chemicals businesses, is cutting energy costs. As we

On the other hand, we reviewed ouryear in which we are implementing cross-corporate examination to

What eﬀorts are you engaging

and strive to be an indispensable company tosociety.

for proﬁts?

heavily depend on overseas sources both for raw-fuels andShuichi Sarasawa

resources, our future challenge is how we can lower energy costs. To

Representative Director, President & CEOdeal with this challenge, we established the Energy Project thisCentral Glass Co., Ltd.

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Corporate Outline &Overseas Subsidiaries and Aﬃliates

Social & Environmental Report 2013

Corporate Outline
Report period

April 2012 to the end of March 2013

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Target of report Central Glass Group(except summary of data was limited
to the plants and research institutes of Central Glass Co., Ltd.)
Published

October 2013

Inquiries toEnvironmental Safety Dept., Central Glass Co., Ltd.

Central Glass Co., Ltd.

Established

October 10,1936

Head Oﬃce

Kowa-Hitotsubashi Building 7-1,
Kanda-nishikicho 3-chome Chiyoda-ku,
Tokyo 101-0054, Japan
http://www.cgco.co.jp/
http://www.cgc-jp.com/

Paid-In Capital¥18,168 million

Number of Employees

5,009 (consolidated)

Common Shares

Authorized 867,944,000
Issued 214,879,975

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Kowa-Hitotsubashi Bldg., 7-1 Kanda-Nishikicho 3-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Japan
TEL: +81-3-3259-7359 FAX: +81-3-3259-7394 http://www.cgco.co.jp/

Company Name

■ Business Division/Segment/Major Products
Business DivisionInterview with the President

P2

Corporate Outline

P5

Overseas Subsidiaries and Aﬃliates

P5

Special Feature 1 (Glass)

P6

Special Feature 2 (Chemicals)

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Corporate Governance and Compliance

P12

Targets and Progress

P13

Environment & Safety Management

P14

Environment

P16

SafetyP17

Society

P18

Employees

P20

Chemicals
Business

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Glass
Business

CONTENTS

Major Products

Float glass, Figured slass, Wired glass, Heat reﬂective glass, Fabricated glass (Tempered glass, Fire-resistantArchitectural glass tempered glass, Laminated glass, Insulating glass units, Crime-prevention glass), Mirrors, Anti-fog mirroes,
Decorated glass, Photovoltaiv(PV)glass
IR-cut glass, UV-cut glass, Antenna glass, Privacy glass, Module glass, Acoustic glass, Anti-fog glass, and other
Automotive glass
various safety glass
Thin ﬂat glass, Chemical tempered glass, Power glass, Glass paste
Display glass
Soda ash, Calcium chloride, Polyaluminum chloride, Gypsum, Fluorochemicals
Basic chemicals
Active ingredients & intermediates for pharmaceuticals/agrochemicals, Fluorinated organic/inorganic compounds,
Fine chemicals
High purity gases, Electronic materials, Electrolytes for lithium-ion batteries, Fluorinated organic/inorganic reagents
NPK compound fertilizer, NK compound fertilizer, Coated fertilizer, Organic chemicals fertilizer, Fertilizer materials,
Fertilizers
Microbial control agents/materials
Glass ﬁbers
Glass ﬁber, Glass wool

Overseas Subsidiaries and Aﬃliates
Carlex Glass Company (U.S.A.)

Tel. +1-423-884-1105

Fax. +1-423-884-1041

Carlex Glass America, LLC (U.S.A.)

Tel. +1-615-350-7500

Fax. +1-615-350-7685

Central Glass America, Inc. (U.S.A.)

Tel. +1-423-884-1105

Fax. +1-423-884-1041

Central Glass International, Inc. (U.S.A.)

Tel. +1-408-573-6909

Fax. +1-408-573-6911

SynQuest Laboratories, Inc. (U.S.A.)

Tel. +1-386-462-0788

Fax. +1-386-462-7097

Northwestern Industries, Inc. (U.S.A.)

Tel. +1-206-285-3140

Fax. +1-206-285-3603

Yue Sheng Industrial Co.,Ltd. (Taiwan)

Tel. +886-37-871-811

Fax. +886-37-874-154

Taiwan Central Glass Co.,Ltd. (Taiwan)

Tel. +886-37-876-586

Fax. +886-37-876-448

Giga Gas & Electronic Materials Company (Taiwan)

Tel. +886-2-2311-6602

Fax. +886-2-2311-6607

Central Glass Trading (Shanghai) Co.,Ltd. (China)

Tel. +86-21-6219-9791

Fax. +86-21-6275-2691

Zhejiang Central Glass Chemspec Company Ltd. (China)

Tel. +86-570-388-8333

Fax. +86-570-388-8333

Saint-Gobain Central Ｓｅｋｕｒｉｔ（Qingdao）Ｃｏ.,Ltd.(China)

Tel. +86-532-5871-8326

Fax. +86-532-5871-8338

Central Glass Europe Limited (U.K.)

Tel. +44-161-406-0888

Fax. +44-161-406-0999

Apollo Scientiﬁc Limited (U.K.)

Tel. +44-161-406-0505

Fax. +44-161-406-0506

Central Glass Germany GmbH (Germany)

Tel. +49-5201-6613-0

Fax. +49-5201-6613-118

Thai Central Chemical Public Co.,Ltd. (Thailand)

Tel. +66-2-639-8888

Fax. +66-2-639-8999

Japan Vietnam Fertilizer Company (Vietnam)

Tel. +84-8-6290-5069

Fax. +84-8-6290-5066

Central Glass Korea Co.,Ltd. (Korea)

Tel. +82-2-555-3992

Fax. +82-2-561-7813

Central Glass Company India Private Limited (India)

Tel. +91-124-421-7095

Fax. +91-124-421-7094

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Special Feature 1

For people and the global environment.

Building a Richer Society Hand-in-Hand with Our Customers.

As a materials manufacturer, we, Central Glass aim to boost the product appeal to our client
corporations in order to oﬀer valuable products to society. In our glass products business, our goal
is to realize a richer society, hand-in-hand with our customers, through the development of highvalue-added products that answer to the needs of society.

ARMOREX , a Cover Glass for Touch Panels

Implementing UV Measures in Automotive Door Windows for a Greater Comfortable Interior Space.

Achieving Increased Production Eﬃciency with Better Workability Than Traditional High-Strength Glass.

For Safety

drivers a greater comfortable interior space. Our company

In today s society, automobiles play a pivotal role in logistics.

has experience in developing infrared (IR) cut glass for doors

Demands of the Times

Features of ARMOREX

They are also used for commuting to work or school, forin the past. The light controlling technology we cultivated in

Many mobile devices such as smartphones and tablet PCs,

Unlike existing products already on the market ,leisure, and as a means of transportation, making it anhelped us to develop glass that speciﬁcally cut out UV light,

indispensable part of our daily lives. Automobiles are

and we managed to ﬁnd a practical application forrequired to have a high level of safety, and it is needless toautomotive door windows.

say that the requirements for automotive glass have also
become stricter. While manufacturing our products underInf

strict control, we have strived daily to try and ﬁnd ways in

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Vi
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which we can contribute to the progress of the automotive
industry as a ﬂat glass manufacturer.

What Are the Requirements for Glass?
According to the results of a driver survey on automotive

UV transmittance: 1% or lower

windows and things closely associated with them, points ofdissatisfaction include sunburn, heat, glaring light, andmisting. Women drivers in particular are concerned about
sunburn from UV light.

For a Greater Comfortable Interior Space
Drivers tend to get sunburned on their window side. As
shown in the table, this is due to diﬀerences in the UVtransmittance of automotive windows bysites of anSuper UV Cut GlassSuper UV Cut Glass (SUV)■ UV transmittance of Diﬀerent Windows
in Automobiles
Front windshield
1% or lower

Normal glass

UV

SUV

27.4%

11.1%

1% or lower

reduced by lowering t h e U V t r a n s m i t t a n c e b y d o or

We have acquired light controlling technology in automotive

windows glass, and we aimed to do this to oﬀer womendoor windows, but to actually apply this to mass production,
we still have many issues that need to be addressed,transmittance. Generally speaking, sunburn is caused by
UV light, heat by IR light, and glare by visible light. As forvisible light, we should not lower light transmission rateconsidering safety, so we can only adjust UV or infrared
light transmittance. In other words, we need to control
right selectively.

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including making preparations for production, adjusting
conditions for production, and ﬁnding ways to manage it. As
we have experience in turning a variety of items into
commercial products, we are making full use of it. Even so,
there are many obstacles that need to be cleared for
producing a new product, requiring extraordinary eﬀort, but,
we are ﬁnally on the verge of achieving our goal. Please lookforward to our new developments.

displays, combined with our unique chemical tempering

is based on soda-lime glass widely used for

merit of allowing intuitive operation. On the other hand, theprocess. It is soda-lime glass that is of suﬃcient strength toglass used in these devices must be of high strength in order

meet the demands of cover glass for touch panels (about six

to prevent scratches on the panel s surface during

times stronger than untreated soda-lime glass). Furthermore,

operation, and protect against breakage if dropped. For

it retains the beneﬁcial processing capabilities-cutting ofthese reasons, glass is often used as a material to coversoda-lime glass as well as being high-strength. In an

touch panels, and this glass must not only be transparent,

anticipation of competition for market share and lower

but it is required to haveprices for touch panels , ARMOREX

conﬂicting

properties ofa vast array of lower priced

being resistant to scratching

applications including touchand cracking, while being

panels integrated glass covers

thin and lightweight.

that are expected to becomeis the glass to enable

popular.

Endeavors of Central Glass

Door window

Preparation for Production

Sunburn, heat an d g l a r e a r e c a u s e d b y l i g ht

ARMOREXequipped with touch panels. To users, touch panels have a

ARMOREX

automobile and types of glass used. Sunburns can be

Light Controlling Technology Is the Key

which are spreading rapidly throughout the world, areTo meet various requirements of cover glass for touch
panels, we launched

ARMOREXin October 2010, ahigh-strength chemical tempered glass that possesses both
high-strength with outstanding workability and cost
performance.

Bending test
＊ ARMOREX is a trademark registered in Japan.
＊ ARMOREX is a coined word made by combining the word armor, from its
image of providing protection for smartphone and tablet PC screens, with theLatin word rex, meaning king.

VIEWS

Our issue was how to add even greater value to what we were already oﬀering in
soda-lime glass, which is one of our main products. Our company has been strengthening
soda-lime glass using chemical tempering methods for many decades. ARMOREX wascreated as the result of fusing fundamental technology accumulated over the years withnew experimental results obtained through daily trials and errors. Knowing that the
products we developed are being used in the world, and can contribute to our customers
and society is my biggest reward as a researcher. I want to continue listening to theopinions of our customers, and strive in carrying out speedy research and development.

Yu Matsuda

Glass Research Center

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Special Feature 2

For people and the global environment.

To Prevent Global Warming.

Chloroﬂuorocarbons (CFCs) not only deplete the ozone layer, but also have been considered to begreenhouse eﬀect as one of the causes for global warming. We, Central Glass, are developing
products to replace CFCs in products, and providing products to reduce greenhouse eﬀect
signiﬁcantly.

History of CFCs

ozone layer. However, next issue has been arisen. This alternative was found

CFCs were developed as refrigerants for refrigerators in the ﬁrst half of the20th century, and it has been used widely since the middle of the 20th
century as a blowing agent for insulation materials and as a detergent for
semiconductors and precision parts for its incombustible non-toxic properties.
In the latter half of the 20th century, the mechanism behind the ozone
depletion by CFCs were found out, and then regulations on speciﬁccompounds (CFC, HCFC) which are cause of ozone depletion were tightenedby adapting the international treaty Montreal Protocol (1987). This led tothe development and use of alternative CFCs (HFCs) that do not deplete theto have an extremely high GWP* that create another big impact on the global
environment, and it has triggered tightening of regulations on the use of threealternatives for CFCs (HFCs, PFCs, SF₆). The above situation has createddemand for the utmost eﬀort to reduce greenhouse gases, and technological

New Low GWP Cleaning Gas (CF₃OF)
Lowering the GWP of Cleaning Gas Used in Semiconductor Production to Virtually Zero.

advances to develop alternatives with extremely low GWP value is a pressing
issue.
＊ GWP (Global Warming Potential)
A value that allows comparison of the global warming eﬀect of gases against thestandardized value of 1 for CO₂, for the same weight and time span (of 100 years).

A Low GWP Blowing Agent (1233E)
Lowering GWP of Blowing Agents Used for Insulating Materials in Condominiums and Appartments.

Results of evaluation tests on the performanceof CCP cleaning at our company

Environmentally Friendly
Next-Generation Cleaning Gas
being used as cleaning gases in the process o f

250high GWP, and their discharge is regulated. So, alternative
cleaning gases with low GWP and high performance are

urethane resin to create rigid urethane foam for use as

Launching of 1233E

insulation materials in buildings, condominiums andUnder such circumstances, our company focused onapartments. As a manufacturer of blowing agents, our

HFO-1233zd(E) (product name at our company, 1233E,

company has been selling alternative CFCs and developing

hereafter called 1233E). It performs just as well or betternext-generation materials that prioritize environmental

than the 245fa that s currently being used, while notfriendliness which is required today.

contributing to ozone depletion and being a

The ozone depleting substance, HCFC-141b was used as a
blowing agent until 2004. HFC-245fa (hereafter

245fa ),

which does not contribute to ozone depletion, wasdeveloped and is currently used, and we are the only
company that manufactures and sells 245fa in Japan.

In Pursuit of Low GWP
The development of 245fa has solved the problem of ozone
depletion, but we have a new need to develop low GWP
substances to address the issue of global warming (GWP of
245fa = 1030). Methods of using hydrocarbons and water as
low GWP blowing agents have been developed by the rigid
urethane industry, but it is not easy for materials made00through these methods to achieve the required qualities of
insulating performance, workability, economic performance,

20

40

60

80

1000（Unit：vol.%.）Cleaning Gas Concentration

low GWP

it onto the market.

The third is that there is no issue on safety or stability of theThree Concepts

product. In our test for long-term storage, no change wasobserved in the composition of CF₃OF in containers even

CF₃OF is based on three concepts.
The ﬁrst concept is that it is environmentally friendly. It
minimizes generation of discharge-regulated substances,while also being easy to remove them after cleaning.

traditional substances. Preparations for commercialization
are currently underway in Japan and other advanced
countries as the most promising alternative to HFC-typeblowing agents, including 245fa. Our company was the ﬁrst
in the world to have started commercial production of

GWP（CO₂=1）(100year）

CF₄

C₂F₆

NF₃

CF₃OF

6,500

9,200

8,000

1

Atmospheric
lifetime(years)

50,00010,000700

01233E at the end of 2012. We will now promote the further
use of 1233E which is extremely environmental friendly.

Since 2004

Gradual transition starting 2013

HFC-245fa

HFO-1233zd(E)No damage to ozone layer No damage to ozone layer
High GWP
Low GWP

after several years have passed. It ensures our customers
and us of reliability. CF₃OF has satisﬁed the requirements ofall three concepts.

■ Concepts on CF₃OF

Environmentally friendly
GWP≦5Minimizing generation of PFCs after cleaning
Allowing low electricity cleaning
Easy to remove ill substances

The second is that it performs better as a cleaning agent
compared to traditional ones. Tests carried out at our■ Changes in Blowing Agents

Damage to ozone layer

C₃F₈

100

as triﬂuoromethylhypoﬂuorite (hereafter

product that has around 1/200 of the GWP (GWP<5) of

HCFC-141b

C₂F₆

cleaning gas, and we are at last on the verge of launching

search for solutions.

HFC-245fa Non Ozone Depleting Blowing Agent

COF₂

150

50

CF₃OF ) in the

SF₆

200

being sought after. We began developing a product known
latter half of the 1990s, as a next-generation low GWP

Blowing agents (CFCs and alternative) are used with

Etching rate

300

semiconductor production. However, PFCs have extremely

Blowing Agents

CF₃OF（Unit：nm/min.）

PFCs (PerFluoro Compounds) such as C₂F₆ and C₃F₈ arecompany showed that it performed about ﬁve times better
than traditional C₂F₆ gas.

Outstanding cleaning performanceHigh etching rate (high-speed cleaning)
Enabling cleaning outside the plasma (e.g. inside the piping)

Basic performance of gas
Safety (for production, storage, transportation and use)
Stability (for long-term storage)

incombustibility, and etc., and the struggle continues in the

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Our product is used for various uses, in order to live richly.

Environment-conscious agricultural
products/microbial control agents

Central Glass supplies products related to the ﬁeld of glass and chemicals.
Although the products of Central Glass may not be visible to the general
consuming public, they support many aspects of a comfortable daily life, as
well as a well-functioning society and industry; we provide raw materials forglass products used for buildings/residences and automotive glass products, aswell as raw materials for industrial products, materials supporting industrial
production processes, fertilizers for farm produce and medical drugs. Central
Glass keeps on pursuing possibilities of manufacturing and technologies, in12●which we excel, and will be pursuing challenging new ﬁelds in the future as
well, in order to develop and provide earth-conscious products and productsthat take people's health and safety into consideration.

SUPER MARKET

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7 Bath tub●

Powder detergent
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Lead-free mirrors,
Antifog mirror

sound
9 Automotive
insulating material●

Lithium-ion
battery electrolyte

Anti-freezing agent

Glass fortouch panels

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Construction/housing glass

Moisture
absorption agent

Gases used in productionof PCs and mobile phones

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Photovoltaic (PV) glass

Active ingredient for pharmaceuticals
and its intermediates

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Automotive
glass

1 Environment-conscious
agricultural products/
microbial control agents
Supporting higher levels of safety forhumans, animals, and produce,these agents can be used until
before harves t . Essentially, they areenvironmentally-soundmicrobial
agrichemicals suitable for organicand low-chemical farming, because
their application is not counted as
the use of agrichemical spraying.

4 Anti-freezing agent
Calcium chloride is used as antifreezing agent for roads in winter.

2 Photovoltaic (PV) glass
Our high transmission ﬁgured glass
is used for crystalline silicon typesolar cells, etc., thereby improving
their eﬃciency.

(Manufactured by Central Glass Fiber Co., Ltd.)

3 Construction/housing glass
Glass types that contribute toenergy-saving and comfort in therooms, such as eco-glass, crimep reventio n gl ass , an d soun d proof glass.

5 Moisture absorption agent
Calcium chloride is used as antifreezing agent for roads in winter.
6 Powder detergent
Soda ash of our company is usedas alkali material in powder
detergent．
7 Bath tub

Continuous glass ﬁber is widelyused in such diverse applications
as ﬁber-reinforced plastic forbath tubs, housing, automobiles,
ships, and electronics products.

8 Lead-free mirrors, Antifog mirror(Manufactured by Mie Glass Industry Co., Ltd.)

Our lead-free mirrors are environmentally friendly as the back coating
contains no harmful lead compon e n t s . O u r a n t i - fo g m i r ro r
suppresses blurring due to a special
functional coating applied on the
mirror surface.
9 Automotive sound insulating
material(Manufactured by Central Glass Fiber Co., Ltd.)Short glass ﬁber is a noncombustible,
ﬁre-resistant material used as heatand sound- insulating material for
automobiles, rail cars, etc.
10 Automotive glass
Our automotive glass is used forwindshields, side, rear and panorama
roof windows in automobiles.
11 Lithium-ion battery electrolyte
O u r e l e c t ro l y te i s u s e d fo r
automotive lithium-ion batteries
used to power environmentallyfriendly electric motors.

12 Active ingredientfor pharmaceuticals
and its intermediates
Central Glass supplies active
ingredients and intermediates
for such pharmaceuticals as
anesthetics and ulcer treatment
drugs utilizing ﬂuorine chemistry
and other in-house accumulated
technologies.
13 Gases used in productionof PCs and mobile phones
I t is e nv i ro n m e nt- f ri e n d ly
ﬂameproof gas used at the timeof manufacture of magnesium
casting alloys which are used as
structure parts．
14 Glass for touch panels
Extremely thin glass used forsensor substrates and glass
covers for touch panels.

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Corporate Governance and Compliance
Social & Environmental Report 2013

The basic concept behind the corporate governance*¹ ofintellectual property rights; regulations on insider trading;Central Glass is to continually increase transparency andenvironmental conservation; workplace environment;

fairness of our overall management, in order to enlarge

protection and management of information; and respect forcorporate value, further increase proﬁts, and make eﬀorts tohuman rights. Each item in the manual is reviewed andestablish an eﬃcient and reasonable organizational structurerevised at regular intervals in accordance with the revisions

that can readily respond to changes in the managementof applicable laws and regulations and trends of social

environment (see the ﬁgure below for the speciﬁc corporate

conditions. To supplement this manual, wegovernance system).

improve the information by introducing the website of a law

In order to absolutely prevent corporate misconduct, it isbook publisher, so as to allow self-examination of questions

essential to raise our awareness of compliance,*² in additionand problems associated with corporate governance andto upgrading and reinforcing our corporate governancecompliance. Central Glass also established and started theframework. To fulﬁll this purpose, Central Glass establishedoperation of the Whistle Blowing System so that all

Central Glass Group s Code of Conduct

as the internal

employees can obtain guidance and consultation on issues

code for conducting faithful business activities withand questions concerning compliance and solve themstakeholders such as business partners, organizations

before they become serious.

concerned, customers, consumers, and employees. Every

The eﬀective use of these systems, together with regular

employee carries a card displaying this Code of Conduct, as

education through internal training seminars, helps eachto constantly enhance the awareness of compliance. The

employee gain a deeper understanding of relevant laws and

top executives also strive to set a good example in theirregulations and take appropriate action when conducting

actions.

business. Through these activities, Central Glass Group aims

We also created a Compliance Manual to serve as a guideat enhancing both consciousness and implementation of

on dictating social norms and corporate ethics, and arecompliance.

using it to meet social demands. This manual covers a wide

Targets and ProgressSocial & Environmental Report 2013

Mid-Term Targets and Accomplishments in FY2012
Item

Environment&
safetymanagement

Environmental
eﬀortsrange of ﬁelds inc l u d i n g , a m o n g s e v e r a l o th e rs:
anti-monopoly law; independence from antisocial forces;

Shareholders Meeting

FY2012 Results

Establishment &maintenance ofenvironmental
management
systemRenewal and maintenanceof certiﬁcation
at main workplaces

Matsusaka Plant and Sakai
Manufacturing Site received inspections
for changes due to integrationof ISO14001 certiﬁcation.Ube Plant
and Kawasaki Plant maintained
ISO14001 certiﬁcation.

Renewal, maintenanceand acquirement of certiﬁcation
at main workplaces.

Renewal, maintenanceand acquirementof new certiﬁcation at aﬃliates
Enhancementof self-management
at non-certiﬁed aﬃliates

Conducted self-audits based onan environmental safety self-checklist
at 26 aﬃliates.

Renewal, maintenanceand acquirement of certiﬁcation
at aﬃliates.

〈FY2020 target〉
Reduction of CO₂ emissions
by 15% from FY 2005

CO₂ emissions at main plants was
670,000 tons, down 28% from FY2005
Continued participating in trial emissions
trading systems at Sakai Manufacturing
Site.

Continuation working on reductionof CO₂ emissions in 2020 by 15%
from 2005.
Management of energy consumption
at a Group-wide scale including
aﬃliates.

Enhancedmanagement ofchemical
substances

Promotion of alternatives
or detoxiﬁcationof environmental load
substances• Asbestos• PCBs• Other environmental load
substances

Implemented non-scattering asbestos
containing materials to remove frommanufacturing facilities at the renewal.
Completion of ﬁnal disposalof high-concentration PCBs
at Ube Plant.

Continued removal of asbestos used
at workplaces during renewal.
Continued strict managementof machinery containing PCBs,
and their disposal according
to local administrative guidance.

Final landﬁll disposal volume of waste
at our main plants was 54% downfrom FY2000Increased the amountof recycling polluted mud into cement
at Ube Plant.

Continuation on working
on reduction of the ﬁnal landﬁll
disposal volume in 2015 by 65%
from 2000.
Examination of new technology
for reducing wastes.

Implementationof appropriate managementof chemical substances

Compliance with the Act on the Evaluationof Chemical Substances, Regulationof Manufacture Industrial Safety
and Health Law, and provided the aﬃliateswith relevant information (requiring various
submissions).
Sequentially improved (M)SDS.

Continued compliancewith laws & regulations
and revise our (M)SDS.

〈Promotion of Green Procurement〉
Implementation of audits
on chemical substances
Prompt provisionof information to customers

Conﬁrmation of chemical substancemanagement (compliance with laws)
and customer response status throughan environmental safety self-checklist
in Group company wide including
aﬃliates. based on Green Procurement
Guidelines.

Eﬀorts to reduce the environmentalload in products by making
a database of informationand to provide reliableand prompt information
to our customers.

Conducting voluntary safety
audits on high pressure gas
by management
Enhancementof proactive measures against
disasters

Periodic Inspections carried out
by administrations at plants in Ube,
Matsusaka, and Kawasaki,
and Sakai Manufacturing Site.
Conducted voluntary safety audits
on high pressure gas.
Conﬁrmation of responseto emergencies, the management statusof lifts and inspection status of power
supplying equipment, etc.,
at Group-wide companies including
aﬃliates.

Continue to comply with laws,
and to hand on safety technologies
and know-how.
Eﬀorts into establishing equipment
safety measures.

No injury causing
lost work hours(trail in various timely
measures)

The frequency rates of accidents
that required lost working hours was
improved in 2012.
They were 0 at our company,
and 0.87 at cooperating companies.
Both were below average in the industry.
Various accident prevention campaigns
were carried throughout
the entire group.

Implementation of proactive
measures against accident basedon analyses results of annual reporton a Group-wide occupational
accidents.

Enhance a risk managementfor occupational safety
and healthContinued to maintain OHSAS18001
certiﬁcation at Ube Plant. Continued
eﬀorts for a risk management systemfor occupational safety and disasterprevention in Matsusaka
and Kawasaki Plants.

Continuation of initiatives
and eﬀorts to spread its
implementation at other aﬃliates.

Chemicals andproduct safety

Coordinate

Coordinate
Board of Directors
Board ofCorporate Auditors

Audit

Representative directors
Directors
Outside Director▼ Supervise

Full-time Auditors
Outside Auditors

Coordinate

Accounting Audit

Directors

Accident
prevention

Accounting
Auditor▼ Supervise
Audit

Management Committee

President & CEO
Senior Executive Managing Oﬃcer

Accounting Audit〈FY2015 target〉
Reduction of ﬁnal landﬁll
disposal volume by 65%
from FY 2000.

SafetyeﬀortsExecutive Managing Oﬃcer

Audit
Department

▼

Audit

Occupationalsafety and health

Executive Oﬃcer▼

Each Business BaseAﬃliated Companies

Coordinate

Deliberation / Investigation / Guidance / Education●Compliance Promotion Committee●Environment Safety Promotion Committee●Anti-Monopoly Law Observance Promotion Committee●Product Safety Committee●Security Trade Control Committee●Financial Reporting Risk Assessment Committee, etc.

●Safety & Health Committee

FY2013 Plans

Prevention of
global warming(energy andresource saving)

Appoint

Appoint

Ratings…Additional measures required

Mid-Term Targets

Organization Chart for Corporate GovernanceAppoint…Accomplished

Major Issues

Reduction ofwaste＊1 Corporate governance: The way a corporation should be governed＊2 Compliance refers not only to the observance of laws and regulations in
a limited sense, but also includes the observance of a wide range of social
norms when conducting business activities.

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Environment and Safety Management Promotion System

The Flow of Substances at Central Glass

As a company that manufactures and handles glass andenvironmental, health and safetychemical substances, Central Glass has introduced amanagement system based on the principles of■ Environment and safety promotion systemmanagement activities

Central Glass quantitatively tracks the environmental impact

in prevention of global warming. The development ofthroughout the lifecycle of products and promotesof manufacturing processes in order to identif yenvironmentally friendly products and reducing wastes are

improvements in this system.

environmental issues and implement measures for making

the central issues of the chemicals business, and sustained

improvements in constantly striving to reduce the burden on

eﬀorts are being made to cut energy consumption andthe environment. A huge amount of heat energy is needed toestablish recycling systems.

■ Environmental Management System (ISO14001)

Management Committee

Ube Plant

Dec. / 2000

Environment Safety Promotion Committee

Matsusaka Plant

Apr. / 2000

Kawasaki Plant

May. / 2007

Carlex Glass Co.

Sep. / 2001

Apollo Scientiﬁc Limited

Feb. / 2012

Yue Sheng Industrial Co.

May. / 2001

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ｅｘＧｌ
ａｓ
ｓＡｍｅ
ｒ
ｉ
ｃａ, LLCMay. / 2012

Environment Safety Department
Head Oﬃce

Research Centers

Plants

Aﬃliate companies

melt raw materials in the glass business, so it leads the way

INPUT
Amount of raw materials
and water used
Glass business

Glass business

Raw materials

Each environment related committee

Water

Amount of energy consumed
Total amount consumed(converted into crude oil)

241,000t
5,825,000m³

Chemicals business

Environmental Accounting

Raw materials

Central Glass implements environmental accounting thatthe improvement of environmental friendliness of plants. As

enables tracking of costs incurred in environmental

for running costs, there was a decrease in the cost ofprotection. 580 million yen was invested in environmental

preventing pollution.

protection measures in FY2012, and running cost incurred

We will continue our eﬃcient investment in equipment toamounted to 4.218 billion yen. As for the money invested,

protect the environment, while doing our best to cut costs,

there was a rise in the cost of measures taken to manage

and strive in our pursuit of improvement.

■ Environmental Preservation Costs(Unit: million yen)

2012

Article(1) Business area cost

2011

Investment

ExpenseInvestment

Expense

453

3,444

538

3,811

(a) Pollution prevention cost

211

1,909

237

2,108

(b) Global environmental preservation cost

33

76

62

101

(c) Resource circulation cost

209

1,459

239

1,602

(2) Cost for curving upstream/downstream environmental impact
of production and service activities

0

0.1

0

26

(3) Environmental preservation cost associated with management
activities

119

273

0

276

(4) Environmental preservation cost associated with R&D activities

9

496

23

367

(5) Environmental preservation cost associated with social activities

0

5

0

7

(6) Cost involved in dealing with environmental damage
Total

0

0

0

0

580

4,218

561

4,487

Water

Raw materials
procurement(Suppliers)

ArticleGreenhouse gas
Environmental
pollutants

14

Environmental
impact substances

399kL

Oil-based hydrocarbon gas 286,000m³

Heavy oil A

319kL

Heavy oil A

600kL

79,000kL

Heavy oil C

78,000kL

Coal and coke

8,900ton

Logistics

3,880kL

City gas

7,190,000m³

Logistics

2,227kL

Logistics(Central Glass)

Emission inFY 2011CO₂

670,000

689,000−3SOx

1,767,000

1,480,000

19

NOx

(ton)

(ton)

Change (%)

2,324,000

2,317,000

0.3

Ash Dust

35,00032,0009COD

31,00037,000−16Electricity

107,000kL

Kerosene

Manufacturing

73,000,000kWh

Sales(Central Glass)Consumption(Clients)(End users)

OUTPUT
Discharge of wastes
Glass business

Atmospheric emissions
Glass business

31,800t

CO₂(manufacturing)Amount recycled

31,500tCO₂(logistics)

5,900tFinal amount disposed

300t

SOx

1,750t99%

NOx

2,010tRecycle rate

367,000t

Amount of water discharged

5,170,000m³

COD

5.2t

21t
Chemicals business

Chemicals businessAmount of waste discharged

38,900t

CO₂(manufacturing)

303,000t

Amount recycled

8,300tCO₂(logistics)

10,300t

Final amount disposed

30,600t

SOx

12t

21%

NOx

319t

Particulate matter

14t

Recycle rate

Discharge into
aquatic environments
Glass businessAmount of waste discharged

Chemicals business

Emission in FY 2012

Total amount consumed(converted into crude oil)

146,000,000kWh

Particulate matter■ Environmental Preservation Eﬀects - Environmental Impact Index

131,000kL

Electricity

Heavy oil C

524,000t
6,400,000m³

Chemicals businessAmount of water discharged

COD

4,600,000m³
25.6t

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The fundamental philosophy of Central Glass is based on ourenvironment, and the health and safety of people in all of our

Security and Disaster Prevention

environmental principles and code of conduct. Our company,

activities ranging from the development of products to purchasing

Since most major plants of Central Glass are located in areas

incident and how to return to business as usual .

along with all other aﬃliated companies, will strive to realize a richof raw materials, production, sales, disposal and all other stages indesignated according to the

We continue to act safety-conscious.

society through measures that ensure the protection of the global

the life cycle of our products.

Disaster in Petroleum Industrial Complexes and other
Petroleum Facilities , each plant has established a full-scale

Our eﬀorts to prevent warning

security and disaster prevention system under the guidanceof the authorities concerned with the environment, security,

We are pouring our eﬀorts into reduction of emission of CO₂, water pollutants and landﬁlled solid waste.

and disaster prevention.

■ Emission of environmental impact substances
Waste
Disposal

Total
Nitrogen*¹

Total
Phosphate *²

At each plants and workplaces, we developed a plan against

FY

CO₂

1990

1,004,000

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

etc. and conduct disaster drills regularly to enhance our

2000

-

67,500

-

-

-

-

-

-

2005

941,000

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

employee s awareness to prevent disaster situations.

SOx

NOx

Dust

COD

2008

856,000

52,000

2,166

3,717

70

43

56

1.3

2009

642,000

36,300

1,324

2,780

46

35

51

1.0

2010

641,000

32,400

1,277

2,737

48

42

50

1.0

2011

689,000

32,800

1,480

2,317

32

37

44

1.1

2012

670,000

30,900

1,767

2,324

35

31

44

1.0

＊1 means total amount of amino acid, polypeptide, organic nitrogen (i.g. Urea) and protein and nitrogen of inorganic nitrogen (i.g. nitrous nitrogen) in water＊2 means total amount of organic / inorganic phosphate in water

Safety of Chemical Substances
Taking environmental initiatives is now common world wide
and the management of chemical substances is not exceptional.
Central Glass co-shares data base such as Material Safety Data
Sheet ((M)SDS) among parties concerned and works for upgrading
technology infrastructure and managing and co-sharing theinformation of toxicity and risk assessment, in order to manage theemergency situations such as earthquakes, ﬁre, explosions,In

addition, each department is developing business continuity
plans (BCP) to manage business disruption during an

Oil fence exhibition tension (ａｔSakai ｐｌａｎｔ)

Occupational Safety and Healthis a fundamental

our most common accident involving contact with glass toprinciple of all kinds of businesses, occupational safety andone third of it last year. We continue our eﬀorts in these

health initiatives are being implemented at all plants andinitiatives while further bolstering measures to prevent

oﬃces of the Central Glass Group. Activities continued

accidents.

Based on our belief ensuringsafetythrough FY2012 centered on our safety and health basic
policies, such as

reexamination of workplaces,

substances to provide users with information on chemical

preparation of an operation manual and thoroughsubstances such as their properties, so as to assure the safety andcompliance,

health of the person handling such chemicals substances.

accidents that required lost working hours in 2012, at ourCentral Glass also encourages the sharing of informationcompany as well as at cooperating companies wereconcerning safety on a Group-wide scale by posting (M)SDS on its

lowered compared to ones in 2011. Furthermore, bothin-company database.

frequency rates were lowered below average in all

etc. As a result, the frequency rates ofindustries and manufacturing industries. In addition, werisk of chemical substances properly and promote understandingof parties concerned. In addition, we designate persons◆The Initiative for Green Procurement

responsible for management at the plants and research centers

Upon increasing global interest in environment including regulat

where the chemical substances are handled. We implement

ions and other s , we newly prepared Green Procurement

stricter control on the use and disposal, needless to say, complying

Guidelines . As an initiative on a company wide scale, we request

with laws and regulations.

our suppliers to answer the following two survey items for future

In Europe, restriction on used vehicle (ELV: End of Life Vehicle)

reference.

which concerns the disposal of used cars and Restriction of the use

1 Whether suppliers have established an environmentalof certain Hazardous Substances (RoHS) which restricts chemical

management system.

substances used in electric and electronic products were enforced.

2 Whether raw materials or components purchased contain the

In addition, we expect a new system, Globally Harmonized System

voluntarily restricted substances (such as cadmium and others)of Classiﬁcation and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS) to be promoted

speciﬁed by Central Glass.

as a new global rule for the purpose of ensuring health andIn addition, we have established Green Procurement Databasepromoting international transactions. We are progressively

and utilize it in order to share the survey results. In the backdrop ofworking for the GHS as well.

RoHS directive in the EU, not only environmental friendliness at the

We are storing the PCB-containing equipments under our strict rule

plants but also environmental friendly approach to products

based on the law related to PCB, and we are disposing thethemselves is now required. In another word, it is required that

equipments appropriately in accordance with the law.

procured materials such as upstream materials and components
do not contain substances with environmental impact to assure

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Act on the Prevention of◆Material Safety Data Sheets (M)SDS

that our products do not contain and incorporate any substances(M)SDS are data sheets designed for the supplier of chemicalwith environmental impact.

called attention to safety measures by holding Summertime
Industrial Accident Prevention Campaign,

as well as byissuing a white paper on Occupational Accident andawarded Safety Operation Awards in 2012 to further
motivate the awareness of occupational safety. A
characteristic of industrial accidents at our company was it
many of them were similar. But in 2012, as the result of
steady eﬀorts, we managed to lower the frequency rate ofFrequency rate of accidents that require lost working hour
Central Glass(Frequency rate)

Manufacturing industry (average)

Cooperating companies

2.0

All industries (average)

1.5
1.0
0.5
0.0

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012 (Year)

Frequency rate of accidents that require lost working hour
= (Number of deaths or injured / Total work hours) x 1,000,000(The frequency rate of accidents that require lost working hour per one million hours
of working hour)

Logistics Safety
If the accident occurs at the time of transporting chemicalmaterials, we prepared an emergency contact card in line

substances,with the Logistics Safety Guidelines, to limit the extent of the

it

might

cause

tremendous

damageandinconvenience to people in the neighborhood and clients.

damage in case of accidents and mandate drivers of relevantCentral Glass implements periodical training and education

vehicle to carry the card. On the card, the measures to be

not only for its employees but also employees in thetaken and contents to be reported are clariﬁed so thatworkplaces to which we consign transporting in order toperson concerning transportation or person from the ﬁreprevent accidents in transportation and to minimize thestation or the police station can take an appropriate anddamage if accident occurs.

prompt action at the occurrence of accident i n

For transportation of chemical substances such as toxic

transportation.

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Regional Dialogue Workshop in the Ube District

Junior Science Classes

The four chemical companies located in the Ube district

Then participants were divided into two groups based on

The "Summer Vacation Junior Science Class" is held every

Yamaguchi Prefecture participated. Under the theme of "Let'shold a regional dialogue workshop every year. This year s

the two themes, Managing Chemical Substances andyear under the auspices of the Summer Vacation Juniorexperience the wonders of heat and light," the children

workshop was held on January 26, 2013 at the Ube Plant,

Accidents Prevention Measures,and they exchanged

Science Class Executive Committee and jointly hosted byconducted numerous hands-on experiments using household

and 61 people from the administration, local NGOs andopinions. Each groups engaged in spirited debate on each

Yamaguchi Industrial Promotion Foundation, in the hope of

items. Our young engineers played the role of instructors, andlocal citizens participated. An outline of the Ube Plant was

subject, and the local government provided information,

showing children with inﬁnite potential in the future how

the experiments were conducted in small groups so that all

explained, and then, participants were taken on a bus tour ofthus making this dialogue workshop a very productive one.

interesting and fun science can be. In 2012, the 24th "Summer

children were able to take part in with fun. During the class,the Ube Plant premises. After that, the three participating

In order to hear their opinions and to assure them that we

Vacation Junior Science Class" was held in 17 venues in

the children engaged enthusiastically in the experiments andcompanies presented their plants and environmental

are operating in the safest and most secure manner as

Yamaguchi prefecture, in collaboration with 15 related

sometimes gasped in surprise while their parents kept a close

initiatives, while Government of Yamaguchi Prefecture

possible, we intend to continue our communications withorganizations including universities, technical colleges, andeye on them, and many of the parents marveling at the

explained about regulations pertaining to industrial complex.

the people in our communities.

corporate research institutes. We wholeheartedly agree withexperiments themselves were seen throughout the venue.

the premise, and we collaborate actively in holding theseWe hope to be able to continue playing an active role inclasses every year. In FY2012, we held a class in the Chemical

hosting these classes in the future to provide opportunities

Research Center (Ube) in which 20 elementary and junior

for more children to learn how exciting science can be andhigh school students from Ube City and other cities ingrow up with interests and curiosities in the science.

During experiments

Central Glass International Architectural Design Competition
Presentation by Government of Yamaguchi Prefecture

Meeting to exchange opinions

Cleanup Volunteer as a Training Program for New Union Members

Central Glass has been sponsoring competitions forFirst Prize design.). The theme of the 48th Internationalarchitectural design ideas since 1966. Since the 10th

Architectural Design Competition in 2013 is Bringing the Urban

competition in 1975, it has become International competition

Environment into Architecture. We live in the time in which weasCentral Glass International Architectural Designneed to pursue economic eﬃciency and rationality, while

The Ube Branch of Central Glass Labor Union engages in aof the labor union, and we plan to continue our active

Competition. to invite entries from overseas. The theme of thepreserving the natural environment and protecting historical andvariety of volunteer activities to contribute to the local

involvement on this.

47th competition in 2012 wasTown Hall in a Regional

traditional culture. As a company that promotes architecturalcommunity. Since 2010, with co-sponsored by the company,

Environment . There were 428 entries in total, 294 entries from

culture, we believe that it is highly meaningful for us to provide

we incorporated cleanup volunteer into our training

Japan and 134 from overseas. (refer to the back cover for theoccasions to consider a desirable society and environment

program for new union members. Newly recruited members

through this competition. We take a great pride for ourgather from all over the country, and the initiative is intended

continuing eﬀorts to sponsor this competition for many years.

to familiarize them with city of Ube where they will live, andfoster an awareness of deep ties between the company andChief Judge:

the local community. Therefore, the cleanup is carried out in

Riken Yamamoto (Riken Yamamoto & Field shop)

the streets, residential areas, parks, etc., around the Ube

Judges:Kiyoshi Sakurai (Nikken Sekkei Co., Ltd.)
Taro Ashihara (Taro Ashihara Architects)
Teruo Kobayashi (Obayashi Corporation)
Hiroshi Naito (Naito Architect & Associates)
Kengo Kuma (Kengo Kuma & Associates)(Titles omitted, listed in random order)

Plant. During the cleanup, employees enjoy communicatingwith local residents. By taking part in this initiative, newemployees will share a variety of experiences with theircolleagues such as the sense of achievement or fulﬁllment by
seeing the huge pile of trash that they gathered themselves.
This is an activity that has been incorporated into the policy

Cleanup volunteer by new employees (Ube Branch)Award ceremony after ﬁnal screening (First Place Prize)

Cooperation 2 million yen was donated to the NPO, People s HOPE Japan, to fund surgeries for heart diseases (ongoing support)
Over 113 thousand yen donated in a campaign to aid atomic bomb survivors (Ube Branch, Central Glass Labor Union)
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Employment of Disabled
We, Central Glass,allow people to undergo prior job training for enabling

consider employment ofthem to enter the work environment smoothly. We not only

disabled people to bepromote hiring disabled people, but also strive to improve

one of contributions wethe overall work environment

can do to society, andthroughout the company

w e t a k e a p r o a c t i veand to make it barrier-freestance on this initiative.

atmosphere. We will continue

As of the end of FY2012,

our active engagement in

the rate of employees

these initiatives to allow

with disabilities stood at 2.03%, more than the stipulated

disabled people to enjoy

rate, 1.8% by the law. As part of this initiative, a new

their work unrestrained.

Cleaning cover sheets on products

practical training facility was established at Ube Plant toPractical training facility

Studying Program
We provide internal training programs such as OJT andtechnology and business administration.

group training sessions and studying programs in which

We also have short-term study abroad programs that aim toemployees are dispatched to domestic and international

improve practical skills in foreign languages and cultivate

educational institutions. This is carried out with the aim ofglobal perspectives. This initiative aims to foster humanfostering specialists with a high level of expertise, and a

resources that will lead the way in our global expansion.

number of people are dispatched to MBA or MOT programs
every year.
The objective of our MBA studying program is to train
candidates for high-level executive positions in our company,on whom the future growth of the company will depend.
They foster strong motivations and aspirations, and they
study over two years to learn business administration andways to make objective judgments and to use their
imagination systematically.
The objective of the MOT study program is to cultivate
human resources who will contribute to boost the corporate
value by promoting strategic research and technology
development through their thorough understanding of both

Short-term study abroad program to India

Interview with MBA Studying Abroad Program User
The U.S. MBA program that I took part in was for two years (full-time), and there werearound 270 students in a school year. 70% of them were Americans, and the remaining
30% were from all over the world. The program was composed a well-balanced mixtureof lectures, discussions, and group works. We received assignments to work on
individually or in groups. At the beginning, I was overwhelmed by huge quantities ofreadings, classes progressing at a rapid speed, and discussions in English with fellow
students who have all diﬀerent cultures, languages, careers and backgrounds. But by thetime I was about to graduate, I became to handle my assignments such as writing reports
and discussions in class. The two years of the MBA program provided me with a pricelessexperience and opportunity to acquire knowledge on ﬁnance and global expansion,
which I had lacked, and to acquire global communication skills. I would like to make useof this experience to become an asset to our company for further globalization.

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Masahiro Fuchigami
Automotive Glass
Department