Introduction
KOWA AMERICAN CORP., AS A SUBSIDIARY OF KOWA COMPANY IN JAPAN AND REPRESENTATIVE OF NUMEROUS JAPANESE CHEMICAL COMPANIES, IS FULLY COMMITTED TO THE FOLLOWING "CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT" PHILOSOPHY OF THE JAPANESE CHEMICAL INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION: GUIDING PRINCIPLES FOR IMPROVEMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH AND SAFETY ESTABLISHED BY THE JAPAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION THE CHEMICAL INDUSTRY, AS AN IMPORTANT MEMBER OF SOCIETY, SHOULD RECOGNIZE ITS RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE CONTRIBUTION TO SOCIETY, THE PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT AND THE ASSURANCE OF HEALTH AND SAFETY, AND, ALSO, SHOULD TAKE CARE TO HARMONIZE ITS BUSINESS ACTIVITIES WITH THE PROTECTION OF THE GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRINCIPLE OF "SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT", AND THUS SHOULD ENDEAVOR TO INCREASE THE TRUST OF SOCIETY. FOR THIS PURPOSE, WE, THE MEMBERS OF JAPAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION, PLEDGE TO MANAGE OUR BUSINESS ACTIVITIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING PRINCIPLES OF "RESPONSIBLE CARE", AND TO CONTINUE FURTHER EFFORT FOR PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT AND FOR HEALTH AND SAFETY.