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UNITIKA CSR Report
Message from the President
Compliance Promotion
In 1998, Unitika instituted the Unitika Action Charter. In April 2008 we reviewed the Unitika Action Standards, which outline concrete standards of behavior. Moreover, as a company that contributes to people's lifestyles and the environment while carefully ensuring legal compliance, Unitika distributes a booklet of these standards to all Unitika Group directors and employees, so that they can put them into action.
We work to ensure that all employees are aware of compliance and that it is firmly established by making it a component of promotion training for all staff, including new employees.
Unitika Charter of Corporate Behavior
The Unitika Charter of corporate behavior is our basic policy on how best to fulfill our mission as a public-spirited corporation. It applies to all directors and employees of Unitika and Unitika Group companies.
The Unitika Charter of Corporate Behavior is a set of guidelines on how to act for the public good by complying with laws and international standards and guidelines.
- 1. UNITIKA, by the development and provision of socially beneficial goods and services in a safe and responsible manner, shall strive to earn the confidence of their consumers and customers.
- 2. UNITIKA shall promote fair, transparent, free competition and sound trade.
They shall also ensure that their relationships and contacts with government agencies and political bodies are of a sound and proper nature. - 3. UNITIKA shall engage in communication not only with shareholders but also with members of society at large, including active and fair disclosure of corporate information.
- 4. UNITIKA shall strive to respect diversity, individuality and differences of their employees, to promote safe and comfortable workplaces, and to ensure the mental and physical well-being of their employees.
- 5. UNITIKA shall respect the culture and customs of other nations and strive to manage their overseas activities in such a way as to promote and contribute to the development of local communities.
- 6. UNITIKA shall reject all contacts with organizations involved in activities in violation of the law or accepted standards of responsible social behavior
- 7. As a ''good corporate citizen,'' UNITIKA shall respect fundamental human rights and actively engage in philanthropic activities, and other activities of social benefit.
Whistleblower Contact Points
In 2006, Unitika put into effect a set of "whistleblower protection" (internal reporting) regulations, designed to allow employees to immediately report any malfeasance or illegal activities they might encounter. As part of this effort, we created two contact points for such reporting, one within the company and one outside the company. These are part of the strict measures we use to ensure thorough compliance within the company, driven mainly by the Compliance Committee.
Further, as part of our training in observing compliance using tools like our company intranet, we regularly dispatch information on these contact points to our employees.
Consultation Service for Sexual Harassment and Abuse of Authority
In1999, the Unitika Group established consultation services for complaints regarding sexual harassment and abuse of authority
at all its Group companies with the aim of discovering and resolving such problems as soon as possible.
In the more than ten years since the consultation services were first established, employee awareness regarding sexual
harassment and abuse of authority has improved, and the services have been effective to a certain extent.
With society becoming more aware of the abuse of authority in the workplace over the past several years, Unitika is reinforcing
its efforts to deal with such issues by making the decision to treat complaints regarding abuse of authority officially beginning July, 2010, and establishing consultation services for workplace harassment.
