COMPANY PHILOSOPHY
Committed to the dream fostered over 80 years
Since 1938, Maruzen Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. has always focused its activities on discovering and extracting the active ingredients of nature's plants. From our initial step, of selecting the right extraction method, we are always pursuing safe and high efficacy ingredients. We not only have the goal of providing safe ingredients but also work with the ideal of giving back to nature and protecting the global environment. It is our belief that in whatever time, responding to the demands of consumers and providing service leads to customer satisfaction; and this is our motivation. We hope this will lead us to your future support and cooperation. We at Maruzen Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd., our mission is "to offer you the vitality of nature to enhance health, beauty, and humanity." The sense of joy which comes from achieving this mission leads us to understand the distinct purpose of our business and development activities. From here on, we would like to move forward by concentrating on the extraction and purification of active ingredients. In the fields of pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and food additives and many more, we would like to continue to offer the blessing of nature while existing in harmony with 'people, society, business and nature'.
Connecting the Blessings of Nature
On the occasion of our 70th anniversary, we have taken a fresh look at our domain and renewed our traditional tagline. It expresses our determination to contribute to the development of society by firmly linking the blessings of nature that we have long faced with our customers, society, and the future through a variety of means.
ETHICS POLICY・CODE OF CONDUCT
At Maruzen Pharmaceutical, we have always adhered to the basic principles of compliance with laws and regulations, put ourselves in the customer‘s shoes, pursued safe functional ingredients, and strived to continue our business in a way that is kind to people and useful to society, while also working to protect the global environment. We believe that it is becoming increasingly important for companies to be involved in and solve the environmental and social issues facing the world, and so we have established an Ethics Policy and a Code of Conduct to ensure that we conduct our daily business activities responsibly for all those involved in our business and the future of the global environment.
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SUSTAINABILITY
To promote sustainability management, Maruzen Pharmaceutical supports the international standard ISO26000 and has established its "Basic Sustainability Policy" based on seven core subjects: 1) organizational governance, 2) human rights, 3) labor practices, 4) environment, 5) fair operating practices, 6) consumer issues, and 7) community involvement and development.
We will pursue sustainable growth and contribute to society, build good relationships with stakeholders, increase profitability through business activities while addressing social issues, and fulfill our social responsibilities as a good corporate citizen.
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HUMAN RIGHTS
We at Maruzen Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd., our mission is "to offer you the vitality of nature to enhance health, beauty and humanity“, and we operate our business with a clear sense of purpose and philosophy of enjoying the joy that comes from it.
In order to continue to provide the world with the blessings of nature while coexisting with the assets of "people, society, business and nature," it is important to build a society where human rights are protected and respected around the world.
Recognizing that human rights may be directly or indirectly affected throughout the value chain, we have established a policy for human rights to respect the human rights of all "people" involved in our business.
We will promote efforts to respect human rights and make continuous improvements while contributing to the realization of a sustainable society.
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ENVIRONMENT
Recently years, various global environmental problems related with climate change such as global warming have become more serious around the world, affecting people's lives and corporate business activities.
Maruzen Pharmaceutical recognizes that its business activities have a direct or indirect impact on the global environment, and has established a policy connected to the environment to promote efforts to reduce the environmental burden.
We will promote efforts to reduce the environmental burden and make continuous improvements, thereby contributing to the realization of a sustainable society.
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SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
In recent years,considereing the rapid development of globalization and expanding need for social issues to be resolved, "A contribution to the realization of a sustainable society" is one of the vital corporate social responsibilities (CSR) for companies, and in order to build a sustainable supply chain, it is required to promote procurement activities with more emphasis than ever on CSR elements related to the global environment, labor environment, and human rights, in addition to conventional quality, performance, price, delivery conditions and others.
With the support and cooperation of all our suppliers, Maruzen Pharmaceutical has established a "Sustainable Procurement Policy" and a "Supplier Code of Conduct" that outlines what we expect our suppliers to observe in order to conduct procurement activities with consideration to social and environmental aspects, aiming to contribute to the realization of a sustainable society.
We request that suppliers understand the contents of this Code of Conduct and comply with this initiative. We also request that suppliers require their contractors and suppliers to comply with this Code of Conduct.
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QUALITY
Maruzen Pharmaceutical is committed to providing a stable supply of high-quality products that customers demand.
We have established a policy insuring quality to contribute to the development of society by connecting the blessings of nature to our customers, society, and the future through a variety of means.
We will continue to ensure and improve the quality of the products we send to the market, in order to increase customer satisfaction and corporate trust.
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