SDGs and social contribution activities

SDGs activities in our workplace

No.	Challenges to SDGs	Specific efforts by Asahi Carbon
1	[Get rid of poverty] Put a period on all forms of poverty everywhere	Bell mark activity Donation of used stamps PET bottle cap collection
2	[Zero hunger] Put a period on hunger, secure food stability, improve nutritional status, and promote sustainable agriculture	Donate to a food bank
3	[Health and welfare for all people] Ensuring a healthy life for all people of all ages and promoting welfare	Permanent health management room Stop-smoking project Install weight scale and blood pressure monitor Employment system for people with disabilities Equal employment opportunity for men and women Promotion and salary equalization Work-life balance promotion Remote work Qualification acquisition system Anti-disaster activities (disaster emergency drills, etc.) Factory night view
4	[High quality education for everyone] Provide inclusive, equitable, and high-quality education for all people and promote lifelong learning opportunities	Accept environmental learning Blood donation activity Qualification acquisition system Accept public health nurse training (work experience) Provide learning materials (Indian ink) Community cleanup activities
5	[Achieve gender equality] Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls	Equal employment opportunity for men and women Promotion and salary equalization Employment system for people with disabilities
6	[Safe water and toilets for all over the world] Ensure access to water and sanitation and sustainable management for all people	Rainwater utilization and water circulation closed system Reduce and manage industrial water intake Prevent water pollution
7	[Energy for everyone and make energy clean] Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy for all people	Energy saving (turning off unnecessary lighting) Reuse of combustion gas (power selling) Contribute to EV technology innovation (development of conductive and insulating carbon black) Low fuel consumption (improved yield, reduced intermediate products) Collaboration with industry, academia and government Modal shift (railway transportation) Introduce energy-saving multifunction machine (Energy Star)
8	[Both job satisfaction and economic growth] Promote sustainable, inclusive, and sustainable economic growth, productive full employment and decent work for all people	Employment system for people with disabilities Equal employment opportunity for men and women Promotion and salary equalization Permanent health management room Stop-smoking project Work-life balance promotion Recommendation and support for remote work Qualification acquisition system Accept public health nurse training
9	[Establish the foundation for industry and technological innovation] Build strong infrastructure and promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization, and at the same time, aim to expand technological innovation	Contribute to EV technology innovation (develop conductive and insulating carbon black) Low fuel consumption (improved yield, reduced intermediate products) Collaboration with industry, academia and government Copy print management with IC card
10	[Eliminate inequality of people and countries] Correct domestic and national disparities	Employment system for people with disabilities Equal employment opportunity for men and women Promotion and salary equalization
11	[Town development where people can stay living in] Make town and resident area of people inclusive, safe, robust and sustainable	Energy saving (turning off unnecessary lights, etc.) Carbon offset (Toki no Mori credit) Modal shift (railway transportation) Recovery of specific fluorocarbons and proper treatment Reduce CO₂ emissions Introduce electric forklifts and electric assist bicycles Blood donation activity (Association) Accept environmental learning Accept public health nurse training (work experience) Provide learning materials (Indian ink) Community cleanup activities Anti-disaster activities (disaster emergency drills, etc.) Factory night view
12	[Responsibility to make, responsibility to use] Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns	Introduce electric forklifts and electric assist bicycles Reuse of combustion gas (power selling) Reduce copy paper Reuse CO₂ (Supply to neighborhood companies) Reduce and manage industrial waste Appropriate waste disposal and emission reduction activities Recycle recyclable waste (RPF conversion) Reuse used FIBC Recycled carbon black, generate carbon black from waste oil Green procurement of office supplies, etc. Contribute to EV technology innovation (development of conductive and insulating carbon black) Low fuel consumption (improved yield, reduced intermediate products) Collaboration with industry, academia and government Modal shift (railway transportation) Blood donation activity (Association) Accept environmental learning Accept public health nurse training (work experience) Provide learning materials (Indian ink) Community cleanup activities Anti-disaster activities (disaster emergency drills, etc.) Factory night view Personal computer recycling
13	[Specific measures against climate change] Take urgent action against climate change and the influence thereof	Energy saving (turning off unnecessary lighting) Reuse of combustion gas (power selling) Carbon offset (Toki no Mori credit) Modal shift (railway transportation) Recovery of specific fluorocarbons and proper treatment Reduce CO₂ emissions Introduce electric forklifts and electric assist bicycles Contribute to EV technology innovation (development of conductive and insulating carbon black) Low fuel consumption (improved yield, reduced intermediate products) Collaboration with industry, academia and government
14	[Protect the richness of the sea] Conserve and use the ocean and marine resources for development in a sustainable manner	Rainwater utilization and water circulation closed system Reduce and manage industrial water intake Prevent water pollution Green procurement of office supplies, etc. Carbon offset (Toki no Mori credit) Donations to the Tsusen River/Kuriki River Purification Project Use of LED lighting
15	[Protect the richness of the land] Protect and restore the terrestrial ecosystems and promote the sustainable use thereof, sustainable forest management, effort to prevention of desertification, stopping and reversing land degradation and stopping biodiversity loss	Reduce copy paper Reuse CO₂ (Supply to neighborhood companies) Green procurement of office supplies, etc. Carbon offset (Toki no Mori credit) Donations to the Tsusen River/Kuriki River Purification Project Qualification acquisition system Accept environmental learning Anti-disaster activities (disaster emergency drills, etc.) Factory night view Promotion of double-sided, split printing Effective use of scanners and PDFs
16	[Peace and justice for all people] Promote peaceful and inclusive society for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all people, and build effective, responsible and inclusive scheme at all levels	Blood donation activity (Association) Accept environmental learning Accept public health nurse training (work experience) Provide learning materials (Indian ink) Community cleanup activities Learning by e-learning
17	[Achieve goals through partnership] Strengthen implementation measures for sustainable development and revitalize global partnerships	Blood donation activity (Association) Accept environmental learning Accept public health nurse training (work experience) Provide learning materials (Indian ink) Community cleanup activities

Number of people who passed the CSR test

Number of people who has passed level 3: 47 people

The passing rate of the 12th examination was lower than before. The examination seems to be more difficult, however, 13 people in our company has qualified as level 3.
In addition to the people who has passed the 11th examination last time, 47 people passed level 3; we ranked 18th in the nation in terms of the number of qualified applicants by company/organization as of the end of the examination of this time.

Social contribution activities

We not only contribute to society through our business activities, but also promote each employee to participate in society as a corporate citizen rooted in local community and to engage in contribution to society and volunteer activities with a broader perspective.

1. Contribution to local environmental conservation

Local trash picking volunteers
(Twice a year since 2006)
No My Car Day
Promotion of light down

2. Accept factory tours and training

On-site lecture at the request of a neighboring elementary school
Accept company visits from neighboring schools
Accept internships

3. Local communication

Present the learning materials and bell marks to Higashiyamanoshita Elementary School
Participate as volunteer in Niigata Tokimeki National Sports Festival
Participate in the Tsuukuri Regeneration Program
Participate in traffic safety activities in collaboration with the community

4. Others

Cooperation in blood donation (Received the 2010 Niigata Governor's Award)
Morning greeting campaign
Eco-cap campaign
Participate in the Niigata City Eco-Mobi Promotion Campaign (2017 Excellence Award)

5. Local community contribution activities until 2020

No.	Case	Details	Start in	Number of people/year
1	Blood donation activity (Association)	Collect blood of employees of Asahi Carbon/Asahi Carbon Logistics on a blood donation bus during working hours in the company	1994-	150 people
2	Tsusen River Trash Picking Volunteer	Asahi Carbon/Asahi Carbon Logistics and JR Freight staff members clean up the riverside flowing beside the factory	2006-	160 people
3	Learning material endowment	Provide Indian ink made from carbon black as a learning material	2010-	650 pieces
4	Accept factory night view bus tour	Accept factory night view bus tour sponsored by Higashi-ku, Niigata City on the opposite bank	2013-	200 people
5	Local traffic safety activities	Traffic guidance on large roads with teachers and staff members of neighboring elementary school at the time of commuting to school in the morning	2014-	40 people
6	Accept environmental learning	4th-grade students of a neighboring elementary school visit Asahi Carbon to learn about the environment	2014-	150 people
7	Accept public health nurse training	Accept students from neighboring medical and welfare college as work experience	2019	12 people
8	Niigata Prefectural Environmental Festival	Exhibit at Niigata Prefectural Environmental Festival, exhibit Ecopia tricycle from BTJ	2019	200 people visited
9	Carbon offset	CO₂ offset for Toki no Mori Credit (for 3 company-owned vehicles)	2020	―
10	Donation of chemical protective garment	Donate chemical protective garment of BCP material to Niigata City Health Center for PCR test	2020	100 garments
11	Manufacture and donate face shield	Produce face shields in collaboration with a neighboring elementary school (in addition thereto, give messages to medical professionals)	2020	1,600 sheets