Value Creation at the Tosoh Group
The Tosoh Group undertakes to provide society with unprecedented value that contributes to resolving societal issues and that sustains the Tosoh Group’s growth. Through that growth, the Tosoh Group aims to further its corporate value and its contributions to society.
Value-Creation Tree
The Tosoh Group’s value-creation process correlates with CSR and can be likened to a tree. Beneath the sun of the Tosoh Group’s corporate philosophy and CSR Basic Policy, the value-creation tree will not wither and die even in an environment of harsh global social issues. To the contrary, it will flourish under management’s tending and fertilization with the five tenets of the Tosoh Spirit and the Tosoh Group Action Policy. Its increasingly sturdy trunk embodies the Tosoh Group’s embrace of society, the environment, and corporate governance.
Our value-creation tree’s embrace of society involves strengthening relationships of trust with stakeholders. Working with stakeholders ensures our further growth and, in turn, raises our ability to achieve the SDGs and resolve diverse other social issues in the name of more value creation and more giving back to society. Through a kind of virtuous circle of CSR activities, the Tosoh Group hopes that in fulfilling its corporate social responsibilities it contributes to the realization of a sustainable society.
8 Sustainable Development Goals Tosoh is Commited to Advancing
The SDGs adopted by the UN in 2015 and intended for achievement by 2030 are development goals that apply to all nations. They consist of 17 goals that encompass 169 targets toward realizing a sustainable, diverse, and inclusive world and are a pledge to leave no one behind. Tosoh business activities include initiatives to achieve the SDGs.
Goal 3 - Good Health and Well-Being
Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages
Goal 6 - Clean Water and Sanitation
Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all
Goal 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all
Goal 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation
Goal 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns
Goal 13 - Climate Action
Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
Goal 14 - Life below Water
Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development
Goal 15 - Life on Land
Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss
Contributing to the Achievement of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
The Tosoh Group offers innovative products that contribute to the achievement of the United Nations’ (UN’s) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Below is a list of examples of how some of Tosoh's products contribute to the advancement of the United Nations' SDGs. To find out more, please refer to the appendix in Tosoh's medium-term business plan here.
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Products
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Description
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SDG Goal Contribution
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| Commodity Products |
| Chlor-alkali Group |
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Polyvinyl chloride (PVC), from Taiyo Vinyl Corporation
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Resource-saving polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plastic from Taiyo Vinyl Corporation is unlike other plastics. It has salt as its principal raw material. Its production, moreover, results in low carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, making it an eco-friendly material.
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6, 9 |
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Rigid polyurethane foam
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Our rigid polyurethane foam is used as insulation in construction and where refrigeration systems are in play. It lowers energy consumption by improving the efficiency of residential air-conditioning systems and refrigerators.
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13 |
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Cement
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Tosoh collects internally and externally generated waste and recycles it as a raw material for cement production and for fuel.
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12 |
| Petrochemical Group |
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Ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) film, used to encapsulate photovoltaic (PV) cells
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The EVA film that we produce is crucial for encapsulating and protecting PV cells. As such, it contributes to the spread of renewable energy technologies that do not emit CO2.
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7 |
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Polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) resin
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Tosoh’s high-performance polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) resin is a lightweight product that exhibits superior heat and chemical resistance, dimensional stability, and electrical insulating properties. It therefore improves automotive fuel efficiency by lightening the weight of automobiles and increases vehicle electrification. Lighter vehicles contribute significantly to reduced energy usage and CO2 emissions.
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13 |
| Specialty Group |
| Advanced Materials |
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Silica glass
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High-purity, high-quality, high-performance silica glass from Tosoh underpins the cutting-edge electronics industry and plays a crucial role in supporting the information society. It is indispensable to semiconductor and liquid crystal manufacturing equipment used in artificial intelligence (AI) and information and communications technology (ICT).
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9 |
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High-silica zeolite
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Amid the increasingly stringent regulation of exhaust gas worldwide, our high-performance, high-silica zeolite catalyst contributes to preserving the environment by purifying automotive exhaust.
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3 |
| Bioscience |
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AIA analyzers and reagents
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Tosoh’s fully automated immunoassay (AIA) equipment offer valuable support to health and medical care by providing high-speed, high-sensitivity testing for various tumors and for endocrine and allergic issues and heart disease.
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3 |
| Organic Chemicals |
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Heavy metal treatment agents
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Our heavy metal treatment agents insolubilize hazardous heavy metals found in garbage incineration ash and in wastewater. They fulfill, moreover, a growing need for chemical agents with which to treat industrial waste, wastewater, and contaminated soil without harming people or the environment.
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3 |
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Fluorine chemical gas
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Tosoh Finechem Corporation has produced a high-performance, nonflammable fluorine gas that contains no ozone-depleting substances and is attracting attention as an alternative to chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and halons. It is expected to be used in a wide variety of applications, including as an etching and fire-extinguishing agent for semiconductor manufacturing and as a refrigerant for refrigerators and air conditioners.
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13 |