Engaging with Society
Basic Approach
DIC actively discloses information on its Responsible Care initiatives to stakeholders, and promotes a variety of initiatives with the aim of deepening mutual understanding responding to issues of concern.
Information Disclosure
The DIC Group strives to increase the transparency of its activities through the active disclosure of information and at the same time promotes dialogue with stakeholders. DIC discloses information on the global Group’s safety and environmental activities in its DIC Report integrated report. The Englishlanguage version of the report is published exclusively as a PDF that can be downloaded from the DIC global website.
Dialogue with Local Communities
In Japan, the DIC Group holds regular presentations on safety and environmental initiatives for the communities around its production facilities. In addition, biennial Responsible Care community meetings are held at plants located in industrial complexes, while annual environmental presentations are held at production facilities located near residential areas. In fiscal year 2023, such a presentation was held at the Saitama Plant.
The DIC Group also seeks to deepen communication, including inviting junior and senior high school students for hands-on lab lessons, participating in community disaster drills, providing assistance for local festivals and other events, and other initiatives tailored to local communities. Facilities in Japan also share information with local residents by preparing site reports that detail their safety- and environment-related efforts.
At sites in other countries and territories, the DIC Group also seeks to advance dialogue and interaction with local communities by participating in tree plantings and other activities aimed at preventing global warming and preserving biodiversity.
Site report
Joint Kinki Regional Development Bureau–Sakai City comprehensive disaster drill held at the S Site report akai Plant in fiscal year 2023
TOPICS
Tokyo Plant Holds “Children’s Festival: Learning through Play” for the First Time in Four Years
In fiscal year 2023, DIC’s Tokyo Plant held a community event, “Children’s Festival: Learning through Play,” for the first time in four years. Given the long pause, secretariat members began preparing for the festival a full year in advance, organizing 10 activities for children who had been unable to play outside for so long because of the pandemic. Unfortunately, it rained on the day of the festival, forcing the cancellation of an outdoor event planned in cooperation with the police and fire departments. Other activities were moved indoors and went ahead, including a science lab, postcard-making lesson, capsule toy vending machine corner and ring toss, as well as an introduction to DIC products (Spirulina and helmets). Visitors could also purchase sweets and drinks.
Local children, members of the neighborhood association and families of DIC employees were able to mingle freely and enjoy booths that attracted their interest. In the science lab, students from a nearby junior high school’s nature club used an emulsion made with DIC’s HYDRECT* to create coated kraft paper, after which they dissolved the film using an aqueous alkaline solution to return the paper to a recyclable state. The lab was well received, with participants saying it had increased their interest in the recycling of everyday food packaging and that they looked forward to taking part again next year. Instructors also expressed satisfaction with the sophisticated level of the science lab and focus on experiments with real implications for the resolution of social imperatives.
The festival is a valuable opportunity for people living in the vicinity of the Tokyo Plant to learn about the DIC Group’s operations and for plant employees to interact with the local community. DIC plans to hold this event again in fiscal year 2024 and in subsequent years, and hopes it becomes a highly anticipated local event.
- HYDRECT is a highly recyclable coating varnish that boasts excellent resistance to water.
Festival poster
DIC Plastic Contributes Helmets to Town in Saitama Prefecture
As part of its effort to contribute to the local community, Group company DIC Plastics donated 380 helmets to the town of Ina, in Saitama Prefecture, of which 280 were presented to the town hall and 100 to the local fire department. DIC Plastic decorated the donated helmets with the town’s official emblem, which features stylized hiragana characters for the name “Ina” linked together around a circle like the petals of a flower, symbolizing residents unified to create a beautiful community. A video of the presentation was uploaded to the town’s official website.
DIC Plastics director Takashi Kanno with mayor of Ina Kiyoshi Oshima
