Mitsubishi Gas Chemical : Sustainability Data Book 2021(RC)

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Sustainability Data Book 2021

Published on January 15, 2022 Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc.

Responsible Care (RC)

Responsible Care Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) | Responsible Care Promotion System Safety Assessment Process and Provision of Product Information

Responsible Care Medium-term Plan 2023

The Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) Cycle in Responsible Care

Responsible Care Promotion System

At environment and safety meetings chaired by MGC's president and attended by directors, Audit & Supervisory Board members, business sector heads, plant/laboratory heads and the general manager of the Production Technology Division, the attendees review and report on environment and safety policies, the Responsible Care Medium-term Plan and annual plans, the status of implementation, and important matters related to Responsible Care, the plans' implementation status and audit findings.

＊Responsible Care：Occupational Safety and Health, Process Safety, Disaster Prevention, Environmental Protection, Chemical/Product Safety and Distribution Safety

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Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Sustainability Data Book 2021

Published on January 15, 2022 Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc.

Safety Assessment Process and Provision of Product Information

	 Acquisition of SDSs for raw	 Survey of requirements for
Basic survey	materials	area of usage
 Survey of literature related to	 Applicability survey for new
	safety	chemical substances
	 Physicochemical hazard	 Assessment of hazard to the
Safety assessment	assessment	environment
 Assessment of hazard to
	health
Hazard classifications	 Survey of applicable laws	 United Nations classifications
 GHS classification
Preparation of safety	 Preparation of SDSs	 Preparation of yellow cards
 Preparation of warning labels
information
(product labels)
Premarketing	 Assessment of risk management
investigations	 Determination of marketability
	 Provision of safety information	 Rationalization of product
Providing product	 Compliance with applicable	logistics
information	laws/regulations	 Collection of customer
		information

Information	Customer

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Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Sustainability Data Book 2021

Published on January 15, 2022 Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc.

Responsible Care Medium-term Plan 2023 (2021-2023)

	Category of			Medium-term Plan（◆: Grow UP 2023 KPIs; Other：RC targets）
	Activities
Occupational	○Aim to eliminate occupational injuries at the work sites of MGC and its partner companies.
Health and	Render direct and indirect determinants of occupational safety visible through various
Safety	assessment methods and lay groundwork for improvement.
			[Quantitative occupational health and safety targets through 2023]
			◆Zero serious occupational injuries*1
				MGC parent company: zero injuries, including both lost-time and non-lost-time injuries
				Partner companies: frequency rate ≤ 0.3; severity rate ≤ 0.003
Process Safety ○Aim to eliminate accidents in the workplace. Render direct and indirect determinants of
and Disaster	process safety and disaster prevention visible through various assessment methods and
Prevention	lay groundwork for improvement.
			[Quantitative process safety and disaster prevention target through 2023]
			◆Zero serious accidents*2
				Annual ICCA score of 0; applies to both MGC parent company and partner companies
Environmental	○Aim to protect the natural environment and contribute positively to communities through
Protection	business activities. Improve public reputation as a result.
			[Quantitative Environmental Protection Targets through Fiscal 2023]
			(1) ◆Reduce GHG emissions 28% relative to fiscal 2013*
				◆Reduce GHG emission intensity 19.9% relative to fiscal 2013*
				① Continuously reduce emissions by 4,000t of CO2e annually
				②Discontinue use of heavy oil in MGC-owned power plants, boilers, etc.
				(Mizushima Plant, Yokkaichi Plant)
				③Reduce GHG emission intensity of purchased power (0.45; MF)
				◆④Increase renewable share of purchased power to 10% (at all plants)
			(2)	Zero waste
				◆*Zero waste emission rate*3 ≤ 0.3％
			(3) Chemical substances subject to the Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (PRTR)
				system: Reduce by 10% compared with the fiscal 2020 level
			(4)	Water resource conservation
				*Water reuse rate ≥ 95%
				Water risk assessment (domestic manufacturing sites)
			(5)	Biodiversity Conservation
				*Donate a cumulative 10 Bookcases of Biodiversity
				*Establish one biodiversity observation site
Chemical and	○Explicitly disclose chemicals/products' properties and handling methods and protect all
Product Safety	handlers' health and safety as well as the environment.
			[Quantitative chemical/product safety targets through 2023*]
			(1) Conduct multi-stage safety assessments during product development (ongoing)
				*Pre-/post-marketing investigations of new products: 100% (% of products)
			(2) Assess/manage risks of products handled (ongoing)
				*Product safety education: 100% (% of MGC Group Environment and Safety Council-
				member companies)
			(3) Reliably comply with application/registration requirements pursuant to each country's
				chemical substance control laws
				*Substance registration in compliance with countries' chemical substance controls:
				100% (% of products)
			(4) Operate and roll out automated SDS preparation system
				*Preparation and disclosure of safety information (SDS): 100% (% of products)
Safe Transport	○Aim to eliminate accidents and problems when transporting and storing chemicals by:
and Storage of	(1) Continually analyzing problems that occur in the transport and storage of chemicals, and
Chemicals		distributing results across to all relevant workplaces
			(2) Sharing information on the safe transport and storage of chemicals with the logistics
				departments of each group company
			(3) Analyzing handling of shipments at their final destinations and making improvements
				when necessary
Communication ○ Aim to improve reputation among and foster trust from stakeholders.
with Stakeholders
RC Initiatives	○ Aim to carry out Group-wide environmental safety activities.
and Management Strengthen intra-Group communication and promote management that places priority on
			security, process safety, disaster prevention and environmental management.

○Continuously make improvements to RC management systems

*1 Accidents resulting in lost work days eligible for disability compensation, including death and permanent disability, or potential disability, with four or more lost work days

*2 Accidents that threaten third parties, including those resulting in environmental pollution involving the community or that cause damage to local residents, and other accidents involving serious damage

*3 Amount of final disposal/total amount of waste generated

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