Case Study: Asahi Kasei improves supply chain sustainability transparency with EcoVadis

Enhancing Transparency with EcoVadis Asahi Kasei’s Sustainability Strategy

Asahi Kasei Group, a diversified global chemical manufacturer, sought to implement efficient and actionable sustainability initiatives across its vast international operations. To address the challenge of comprehensively monitoring its diverse group companies and enhancing supply chain transparency, the company turned to the vendor EcoVadis and implemented its Corporate Plan service.

The solution from EcoVadis provided a centralized dashboard to manage assessment statuses across all group companies, enabling more efficient and systematic sustainability evaluations. The results included a significant shift in employee awareness and a major success story with its subsidiary, Tongsuh Petrochemical, achieving a Gold Medal rating. This process also streamlined operations by allowing the EcoVadis assessment to substitute for individual customer audits, enhancing overall logistics efficiency and reducing CO2 emissions through initiatives like modal shifts in transportation.

Asahi Kasei Group

Yuri Ishinaka

Manager, Sustainability Promotion Department