Toray Group is engaged in "CSR Line Activities" with the goal of having all its Group companies and departments participate in corporate social responsibility efforts. As a global company with operations that span 21 countries and regions worldwide, Toray Group aims to further promote and establish its CSR activities by identifying and undertaking CSR issues based on a respect for and understanding of the different histories, cultures, and customs of the regions in which it operates.
The following is a report on the content and results of CSR activities carried out by Toray Group subsidiaries and affiliates outside Japan, based on the company's "Corporate Missions", which form the key objectives of Toray's management philosophy.
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P.T. Indonesia Synthetic Textile Mills and P.T. Acryl Textile Mills are working on internal reforms through CSR activities for the "creation of new organizational cultures." In 2008, the two companies established a CSR Department in order to expand the functions of their previous Quality Assurance Departments, after selecting quality management as the top-priority issue among the various issues that they face. A foundation has now been laid for the independent establishment and improvement of quality control by locally hired staff without the need for personnel from Japan.
Under the leadership of the CSR Department, the companies have launched initiatives such as the introduction of centralized purchasing, inventory optimization, risk management, and training for younger employees. They are also actively utilizing the CSR Mini Handbook, which features localized content that reflects Indonesian culture and practices.
Participants in new-employee
training
with the CSR Mini Handbook
Societe des Fibres de Carbone S.A. (SOFICAR) is engaged in various initiatives for the stable supply of CFRP, with the aim of becoming the most reliable manufacturer. In addition to ISO 9001 certification, the company has obtained JIS Q 9100 certification necessary for the production of CFRP for aircraft use, in order to meet precise quality requirements of customers. Furthermore, to provide even better service to customers, the company carries out global management of its raw material records, as well as production conditions and data.
In 2008, SOFICAR contributed to end-product quality by improving its production processes after receiving customer feedback on the external appearance of a SOFICAR product used in the manufacturing of automobiles.
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As a supplier to leading companies in the fields of fashion, interior design, and automobiles, Alcantara S.p.A. is actively working to achieve standards befitting a company with high level of corporate management. With a long-standing aim to promote sustainability, the company has been proactively engaged in activities not only to ensure product quality, but also to protect the environment, and address social and ethical issues.
Having already obtained the international ISO 9001, ISO/TS 16949 and ISO 14001 management system certifications for quality, automobile industry supply, and the environment, respectively, in 2008 Alcantara achieved the international SA8000 standard for decent working conditions and human rights. The company has now begun a project for the acquisition of OHSAS 18001 management system certification for labor safety.
With Japan's new Financial Instruments and Exchange Act (J-SOX) that officially took effect in April 2008, Toray Group's consolidated companies are also subject to reporting under this law.
TORAY Plastics (Hong Kong) Ltd. and Toray Plastics (Shenzhen) Ltd. became subject to J-SOX management evaluation and audits in FY 2008. In order to carry out the proper measures, the companies began preparations for immediate information sharing and held J-SOX study groups for employees. This was based on the awareness that all employees must understand the requirements of this law.
![Independent Creation of a Nationwide Learning Network Toray Industries (America), Inc., Toray Plastics (America) Inc., and Six Other Subsidiaries [USA]](images/hig003_hd03_01.gif){kind=small}
In FY 2008 the companies of Toray Group USA began joint management training for a range of personnel, including front-line section managers and supervisors, with the aim of sharing expertise and creating a human resources network. The new training is scheduled to be held three times a year, where participants discuss various case studies involving the management of people and organizations as well as cost control. In addition, Senior Management Seminars have been carried out for executives since FY 2006, and other cooperative activities are being carried out with the aim of creating workplaces that promote safety and employee job satisfaction.
Participants of joint management
training for Toray Group companies
in the US
With the aim of building forward-looking labor-management relations based on mutual trust and cooperation, Toray Saehan Inc. has been striving to establish positive communication between employees and the company. The company not only holds labor-management conferences every quarter, but also conducts weekly communication meetings for workers and managers. In this way, the company provides management information in a timely manner, while sharing its corporate vision.
As a result, throughout FY 2008, information was regularly exchanged between management and the labor union. Since its founding, the company has attracted the attention of other companies in and outside South Korea for its outstanding labor-management relations and admirable record of zero labor strikes.
Since an employee's death in 2003 while commuting to work on a motorcycle, Toray Sakai Weaving & Dyeing (Nantong) Co., Ltd. has been holding yearly traffic-law training sessions for employees, taught by a representative of the local traffic police. The sessions use examples of traffic accidents that have occurred in the local development zone in order to raise employee awareness of traffic safety. There have been no serious employee traffic accidents since the start of this training. In 2008, a total of 125 employees participated in the session, which focused on changes to the traffic safety law that took effect in May of that year.
In the spirit of the Toray Science Foundation, created in 1960, additional Toray Science Foundations were established in three ASEAN countries in 1993 and 1994. The three foundations have been providing assistance and awards for a range of basic research by local scientists. In order to make a real contribution to the development of each region, local experts carry out administration of the main activities of the foundations. Moreover, the supported research findings and resulting patents help to promote science and technology in the countries where the foundations operate.
In 2008, the Toray Science Foundations in ASEAN honored the achievements of a total of 95 scientists, researchers and educators (29 in Malaysia, 31 in Indonesia, and 35 in Thailand).
Awards ceremony
of the Thailand Toray Science Foundation
Research findings presentation by a local scientist
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![Consistent Contribution to Community Toray Fluorofibers (America), Inc. [USA]](images/hig003_hd04_02.gif){kind=small}
Toray Fluorofibers (America), Inc. won the 25th Heart of the Community award, presented each year in Morgan County, Alabama. This award is given to groups and companies, as well as individuals, young and old, for volunteer activities carried out in the local community. Toray Fluorofibers (America) received the award in recognition of its work with "Rebuilding Together", one of the community organizations in which the company participates on an ongoing basis. Company employees and their family members have been participating in this organization's activities since the company's founding five years ago. They contribute to the local community by helping to repair and maintain the homes of persons with disabilities, senior citizens, and low-income families.
President (left) and HR Section Manager (right)
of Toray Fluorofibers (America), Inc.
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