1917 |
ASAHI DENKA K.K Founded. |
~1990 |
Formation of the Pollution Control Measures HQ. |
~2000 |
- •The Mie plant gains OHSAS 18001 compliance.
- •ADEKA KOREA CORP. gains ISO 9001 certification.
- •Kashima, Chiba, Mie, Fuji, and Soma plants, Oxirane Chemical Corp. and ADEKA CLEAN AID CORPORATION acquire certification under ISO 9002.
- •The Mie plant gains BS 8800 (Occupational Health and Safety Management System).
- •Formation of the Environment and Safety Measures HQ.
- •Foundation of the Japan Responsible Care Council and membership at the same time.
- •Acquire ISO 14001 for all ADEKA plants.
- •Publication of the first environmental report.
- •Making of environmental reports starts at the all plant.
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2001 |
- •AMFINE CHEMICAL CORP. gains ISO 9001 certification.
- •OXIRANE CHEMICAL CORP. gains ISO 14001 certification.
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2002 |
- •The Kashima plant gains HACCP approval of the Food Oils and Fats Inspection Agency.
- •Formation of the Compliance Promotion Committee.
- •The Kashima and Soma plant gain OHSAS 18001 compliance.
- •ADEKA ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION CORP. gain ISO 9002 certification.
- •Reports begin based on the PRTR.
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2003 |
- •ISO 9001 Completed certification for migration for all ADEKA plants.
- •Making and distribution of compliance action guidelines.
- •Establishment of an action charter.
- •Acquire OHSAS 18001 certification for all ADEKA plants.
- •TOKYO ENVIRONMENTAL MEASUREMENT CENTER CO., LTD. gains ISO 14001 certification.
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2004 |
- •The Soma plant gained certification in Integrated Management Systems (IMS).
- •Held the first "Four Areas of Safety" presentation seminar.
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2005 |
- •Issue a CSR Report.
- •Privacy policy and personal information management regulations are established.
- •The internal audit office is set up.
- •TOKYO ENVIRONMENTAL MEASUREMENT CENTER CO., LTD., UEHARA FOODS INDUSTRY CO., LTD., ADEKA FINE CHEMICAL (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD. and ADEKA FINE CHEMICAL (CHANGSHU) CO., LTD. gain ISO 9001 certification.
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2006 |
- •Revision of the Action charter, Action guidelines and Compliance regulations.
- •Internal reporting rules established.
- •ADEKA FINE CHEMICAL TAIWAN CORP., ADEKA FINE CHEMICAL (THAILAND) CO., LTD., BHD. and ADEKA (SINGPORE) PTE. LTD. gain ISO 9001 certification.
- •ADEKA KOREA CORP. and ADEKA FINE CHEMICAL (CHANGSHU) CO., LTD. gain ISO 14001 certification.
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2007 |
- •Establishment of the Committee for the Promotion of Internal Control.
- •Establishment of the Independent Committee.
- •Establishment of an Expert Committee for Promoting CSR.
- •ADEKA FOODS (CHANGSHU) CO., LTD. gains ISO 22000 certification.
- •ADEKA FINE CHEMICAL TAIWAN CORP. gains OHSAS 18001 certification.
- •ADEKA FINE CHEMICAL TAIWAN CORP. and AMFINE CHEMICAL CORP. gain ISO 14001 certification.
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2008 |
- •OHSAS 18001 of 1999 version is updated to OHSAS 18001 of 2007 version.
- •Akashi plant gains ISO 22000 certification.
- •Kashima plant gains Integrated Management System (IMS) certification.
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2009 |
- •Fuji plant acquired certification for integrated management systems (IMS).
- •Developed an action plan for new influenza strains.
- •Established BCMS Committee.
- •ADEKA FINE CHEMICAL (SHANGHAI) CO.,LTD. and ADEKA FOODS (CHANGSHU) CO., LTD. acquired certification under OHSAS 18001.
- •ADEKA (SINGPORE) PTE. LTD. gains ISO 22000 certification.
- •ADEKA FINE CHEMICAL (SHANGHAI) CO.,LTD. and ADEKA FOODS (CHANGSHU) CO., LTD. acquired certification under ISO 14001.
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2010 |
- •ADEKA acquires the right to display "the Kurumin mark" signifying active support of parenting.
- •Head Office and Soma plant acquire certification under BCM Standard BS 25999 for business continuity management system (BCMS) implementation.
- •ADEKA KOREA CORP. acquired certification under OHSAS 18001.
- •ADEKA FINE CHEMICAL (THAILAND) CO., LTD. and ADEKA PALMAROLE SAS acquired certification under ISO 14001.
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2011 |
- •ADEKA FINE CHEMICAL TAIWAN CORP. receives ISO 14064-1 inspection for quantification and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions and removals.
- •Kashima plant-West acquired certification under FSSC 22000.
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2012 |
- •ADEKA AL OTAIBA MIDDLE EAST LLC gains ISO 9001 certification.
- •Developed ADEKA Group Biodiversity Policy.
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2013 |
- •ADEKA PALMAROLE SAS acquired certification under OHSAS 18001.
- •AM STABILIZERS CORP. gains ISO 9001 certification.
- •ADEKA Group established "Basic Policy Regarding Prohibition of Bribery" and "Social Media Policy".
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2014 |
- •Head Office relevant departments and Soma Plant acquire certification under ISO 22301.
- •Kashima plant acquired certification under FSSC 22000.
- •ADEKA FOODS (ASIA) SDN. BHD. acquired halal certification from Malaysian government organization.
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2015 |
- •Akashi plant acquired certification under FSSC 22000.
- •ADEKA FOODS (ASIA) SDN. BHD. acquired HACCP approval from Malaysia's Ministry of Health.
- •Established the "ADEKA Group Corporate Governance Guidelines".
- •"Support Plan for Nurturing the Next Generation" formulated.
- •"Basic policy on the stress-check system" formulated.
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2016 |
- •ADEKA FINE FOODS CORP. , ADEKA (SINGPORE) PTE. LTD. and ADEKA FOODS (CHANGSHU) CO., LTD. acquired certification under FSSC 22000.
- •"Plan to Promote the Active Participation of Women" formulated.
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2017 |
- •ADEKA named to MSCI Japan Empwering Woman Index that have been issued by MSCI, a world's largest provider of ESG research and indexes.
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2018 |
- •ADEKA joins the RSPO(Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil)and acquires supply chain certification.
- •"Support Plan for Nurturing the Next Generation" updated.
- •ADEKA named to the constituent of one of the ESG index "S&P/JPX Carbon Efficient Index" selected by Government Pension Investment Fund(GPIF).
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2019 |
- •Established a CSR Committee (with the President as Chairman) and a CSR Promotion subcommittee.
- •ADEKA is a participant in the Japan Clean Ocean Material Alliance (CLOMA).
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2020 |
- •ADEKA joins Sedex.
- •ADEKA formulates the ADEKA General Purchase Policy and ADEKA Purchasing Guidelines.
- •ADEKA takes part in the Declaration of Support for Measures Against COVID-19 with Respect to Intellectual Property.
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2021 |
- •ADEKA signs the United Nations Global Compact.
- •ADEKA sets the CSR priority issues and KPIs.
- •ADEKA revises the fundamental CSR policy.
- •ADEKA reorganizes as a “Company with Audit and Supervisory Committee.”
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2022 |
- •Certified under the 2022 Certified Health & Productivity Management Outstanding Organizations Recognition Program (large enterprise category).
- •"ADEKA Group Health Declaration" formulated.
- •Endorsed the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosure (TCFD).
- •Established the D&I Project Team.
- •Established the Carbon-Neutral Strategy Department and the Corporate Sustainability Department.
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