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The social responsibilities that a company must fulfill are becoming larger and more diversified. In this time of economic decline, society demands that companies maintain and create employment. Yet at the same time, demands are mounting for initiatives typically overlooked in purely economic actions, including response to social diseconomies accompanying corporate activities (environmental problems, drinking problems, etc.), information disclosure, and strengthened activities related to societal mores (barrier free design, fair trade, etc.). This bears witness to the vast influence of corporations as components of modern society. Businesses' efforts toward the environment and information disclosure are evolving. From her on, corporations will have to strive for balanced development while meeting responsibilities that range from economics to society. TaKaRa will continue efforts to be a company that considers economic and social values and works toward sustainable development.
With the aim of developing more effective environmental activities and more meaningful environmental information, we welcome your comments on our corporate and environmental activities.
Below are ways in which we'd like to take up issues related to environmental reporting but which were not covered in this report:
* Third Party Evaluation Reports
We did not include a third party report on the accuracy and reliability of our data in this report. This was due to budget and time constraints, and is not meant to deny the importance of these evaluations.
* Conformity between our Environmental Accounting and Environment Agency Guidelines
A portion of our environmental accounting calculation methods differed from the guidelines established by the Environment Agency, due to our placing priority on conformity with prior calculation methods for purposes of comparison.
* Environmental Impact Data for the Biotechnology Division
This report does not offer any quantitative data for our Biotechnology Division. As the issues and business structure for that division differ significantly from those of other divisions, it is difficult to report on environmental issues using the same format. We are currently considering formats for reporting Biotechnology Division information.
* Reporting Environmental Information for Group Companies
Our environmental activities currently center on Takara Shuzo alone, as does nearly all of the information in this environmental report. We will consider group environmental policies and activities leading to the organic development and reporting of environmental activities of the TaKaRa group.
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Publisher: Takara Shuzo Co., Ltd., September 2000
Opinions or questions regarding this report can be sent to the following:
Tokyo Office Environmental/Business Division, Eco Challenge 21 Bureau
15-10 2-Chome Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-8232
Akira Yoshida
Tel: 03-3271-6831
Fax: 03-3271-8397
e-mail: yoshidaa@takara.co.jp
homepage: http://www.takara.co.jp
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