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Date Posted: 02:41:00 08/03/06 Thu
Author: Risk Management
Subject: Environmental and Social Performance
In reply to: Week of 7 to 11 July 2003 's message, "PROCEEDINGS OF THE COURT OF JUSTICE AND THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES" on 02:35:02 08/03/06 Thu

The Kyowa Hakko Group recognizes risk management as an important management priority. To ensure that all employees are fully informed about procedures, it has formulated clear emergency action guidelines and risk management manual. The Group has accumulated knowledge by identifying risks in all areas of activity and developing responses.


Emergency Action Guidelines

We will work to protect the environment and maintain safety and also provide products with consideration of the environment and safety.
1. Consideration for human life and health is the first priority.
2. We will strive to minimize impacts on customers, shareholders, suppliers, consumers and communities.
3. We will give priority to humanitarian and social contribution, even where this causes a temporary disadvantage to the Company.
4. We will take all possible care to protect and conserve the environment.
5. We will maintain a high standard of transparency and disclose accurate information as part of corporate governance.







The Kyowa Hakko Risk Management
(a risk management manual)
Hazardous chemicals are identified in the new product development procedures, which restrict the use of these substances in production. In 2001, the Kyowa Hakko Group identified highly hazardous chemicals and raw materials with poor biodegradability. The Group's research laboratories and suppliers were asked to avoid the use of these substances in order to prevent harm to ecosystems and human health. These requirements have been clearly stipulated as chemical environmental standards for the Kyowa Hakko Group. From a risk management perspective, appropriate disposal procedures that reflect the properties of each substances are required even where the quantities involved are minute. There are stringent regulations against the release of hazardous chemicals into the environment.




The Kyowa Hakko Group takes great care to avoid the risk of soil contamination. For example, it has established its own system of mandatory leak checks for its four underground tanks, and the construction of new underground storage tanks is currently prohibited. Countermeasures against soil contamination include risk response systems based on legal standards for contamination within sites owned by the Kyowa Hakko Group. Appropriate risk surveys are also carried out when sites, including those operated by affiliated companies, are closed or mothballed. Contamination in excess of the standard level was detected at one site, but appropriate countermeasures have already been completed under the guidance of local authorities.




The Kyowa Hakko Group recognizes its social responsibilities as a manufacturer, particularly with regard to its role as a supplier of pharmaceuticals. Since the second half of the 1970s it has been preparing for a predicted earthquake in the Tokai region. Those preparations have included the establishment of regulations and procedures, the dispersal of production and distribution operations, and the earthquake-proofing of buildings.




The Kyowa Hakko Group takes every possible precaution to ensure its transport operations are safe and environmentally sound. It has established a 24-hour emergency response system as part of its measures to ensure that high-volume, general-purpose products, such as chemicals and alcohol, are transported safely. Other initiatives include the introduction of the ¡°Yellow Card¡± system and the provision of training for transportation workers.



This safety checklist, known as a
¡°Yellow Card,¡± is completed
when goods are dispatched. A Yellow Card


Website - http://www.kyowa.co.jp/eng/kankyoe/er2003e/17.htm

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