In order to fulfill its purpose (raison d'être)* as a corporate group centered on specialty chemicals, the UBE Group aims to achieve sustainable growth by effectively utilizing its management resources and creating new value for society. The cornerstone of our efforts is a focus on realizing a sustainable world. Toward that end, we work to ensure that all executives and employees of the UBE Group are fully aware of the UBE Group Basic Policies for Sustainability, identifying material issues in the areas of growth, environment, society, and governance, and proactively seeking solutions to these issues.
- ※UBE Group’s Purpose (raison d'être)
Leveraging the manufacturing technologies the UBE Group has cultivated throughout its long history to create the value required by society, in the safe and environmentally friendly manner demanded by society, and deliver that value to the people. And by doing so, help to solve global environmental issues, which have become a common issue for all humankind, and contribute to people’s lives and health, and an enriched future society.
UBE Group Basic Policies for Sustainability
The UBE Group lives up to its founding spirit and corporate philosophy by pursuing Group sustainability through its business activities. At the same time, we are focused on strengthening our efforts to address global environmental issues and contributing to the realization of a sustainable world that exists in harmony with nature.
- We will secure safety and quality in providing products and technologies that contribute to the environment.
- We will practice appropriate information disclosure for all stakeholders and readily communicate with society.
- We will pursue corporate governance that is in keeping with the demands of society and strive to continuously expand revenues and enhance our corporate value.
- In accordance with laws and regulations at home and abroad, and international norms and guidelines that should be observed, and with respect for human rights, we will pursue our corporate activities in a sound and fair manner.
- We will respect the culture and customs of all countries and regions and contribute to the development of local communities.
Our Sustainability Promotion Structure
The UBE Group considers promoting sustainability to be an integral part of corporate management. In order to fulfill its purpose (raison d'être) as a corporate group centered on specialty chemicals, the UBE Group aims to achieve sustainable growth by effectively utilizing its management resources and creating new value for society. The cornerstone of our efforts is a focus on realizing a sustainable world. Toward that end, we work to ensure that all executives and employees of the UBE Group are fully aware of the UBE Group Basic Policies for Sustainability. At the same time, we actively identify material issues in the areas of growth, environment, society, and governance and proactively seek solutions to these issues.
In April 2024, we established the Sustainability Committee* to secure a management-level body that meets to promote sustainability activities across the UBE Group and, to this end, exercises overall supervision of the specialized committees tasked with deliberating individual sustainability issues and formulating countermeasures for each. This committee is chaired by the President, with the officer in charge of the Sustainability Department acting as a vice chair, while the Board of Directors supervises the status of its activities. Consisting of general members of the Strategic Management Meeting, the Sustainability Committee meets twice a year in principle, and is also supported by the Sustainability Department serving as its secretariat. In addition, the committee acts in collaboration with the Risk Management Committee to deal with sustainability-related risks and opportunities identified in the course of business execution.
- *In accordance with the Basic Policies for Sustainability, the committee formulates Group policies regarding sustainability as well as medium- to long-term and annual plans related to this subject while determining Group responses for such matters as the identification of issues confronting the Company, including material issues. Specialized committees tasked with handling each material issue related to sustainability serve as subcommittees under the Sustainability Committee, and are tasked with planning various measures to address material issues in accordance with the aforementioned policies, executing such measures and otherwise promoting sustainability initiatives.