Responsible Care® and the American Chemistry Council
Kuraray America, Inc. has chosen to implement Responsible Care® at all U.S.-located sites. Responsible Care® is a voluntary initiative within the global chemical industry to promote safe handling of products across the value chain: from the research laboratory, through production, distribution, use and disposal.
As a member of the American Chemistry Council (ACC), Kuraray subscribes to the principles of Responsible Care®. The ACC created the Responsible Care Management System (RCMS), which requires third-party certification of our Health, Safety, Environmental and Security (HSES) management systems across all business activities. With continual improvement a fundamental goal, implementing RCMS provides a framework to take Kuraray above and beyond prior HSES accomplishments. ACC membership requires that a third-party certify 30% of U.S.-based sites, including our U.S.-located corporate headquarters to the RCMS or RC14001 (which incorporates ISO 14001) technical specification every three years.
Some countries where our facilities exist throughout the world, require third-party certifications, and we either have or will be meeting those requirements.
Health, Safety, Environmental & Security (HSE&S) and Quality Policy
Safety is the cornerstone of everything we do. We are committed to the safety of our employees and our community, to protecting the environment, to sustainable practices, and continual improvement of our systems. We protect the environment and prevent pollution by efficiently using our natural resources and energy. We work with our customers and other stakeholders to develop innovative products that improve the quality of life here and throughout the world.
The American Chemistry Council’s (ACC) Responsible Care® 14001, together with ISO 14001 and ISO 9001, form the foundation of our Kuraray Management System. This system ensures we fulfill our HSE&S compliance obligations and quality requirements, continually improve our performance, and achieve high customer satisfaction.
Our Businesses are committed to develop and to manufacture safe products as defined within the ACC Product and Process Safety Codes. We protect individual and public safety by manufacturing, transporting, and storing our materials within the ACC Security Code framework.