Environmental Initiatives

As stated in the Kissei Code of Conduct, which is based on the Group’s Management Philosophy, the Group recognizes the importance of environmental problems and will voluntarily and proactively work toward its conservation. Drawing from this resolution, Kissei Pharmaceutical has determined its Basic Environmental Policy and, based on this policy, works actively and continuously to incorporate environmental conservation in all its corporate activities while reducing the environmental impact of those activities.

1. Basic Philosophy

As a drug discovery and R&D-oriented company that is always “Looking Towards Tomorrow’s Health,” and aims to help people worldwide, Kissei will actively work to preserve the environment as part of its corporate social responsibility and contribute to creating an affluent and comfortable society.

2. Basic Policy

(1) We (Kissei) will promote activities to reduce environmental burdens, and evaluate the various effects on the environment through a series of corporate activities such as research, development, production, distribution, sales, usage, and disposal of the products.

(2) We (Kissei) will set environmental objectives and targets regarding global environmental conservation efforts, and periodically revise our objectives, seeking to improve continually.

(3) We (Kissei) will actively promote saving energy, saving resources, waste reduction, and recycling, and we will strive to reduce environmental burdens and prevent pollution.

(4) We (Kissei) will comply with environmental laws, regulations, agreements, and other requirements to which the company has agreed, and we will endeavor to conserve the environment by setting our own standards.

(5) Every individual employee will aim to heighten consciousness and improve ethics through environmental education, and we (Kissei) will aggressively promote activities for the prevention of environmental pollution.

(6) We (Kissei) take global environmental issues seriously, so all Kissei group companies will strive to protect the environment.