Chemical Management

Approach to Risk Management of Chemical Substances

Chemical substances enrich our lifestyles and are essential for convenient and comfortable living. In the raw materials and products available in the market, it is said that there are tens of thousands of different chemicals in various forms. Some of those chemical substances pose the risk of impact on the environment or human health. The extent of that risk depends on the inherent harmfulness of the chemical substance in question and the degree of exposure.

To ensure that customers can use our products with peace of mind, Pigeon not only strictly adheres to relevant laws and regulations, it also selects low-risk raw materials based on its own Principles of Quality Management. We also pursue management for chemical substances by periodically surveying the chemicals included in products, controlling the chemicals emitted from plants, and providing safety data sheets (SDS) for transport.

Management of chemicals contained in products

Chemical substances are essential for convenient and comfortable living, but if they are not managed appropriately, they can have harmful effects on ecosystems and human health. In addition to strictly following applicable laws and regulations, the Pigeon Group also controls chemical substances based on the regulations of the countries of sale and its own Principles of Quality Management.

Raw Materials Information Management System

The Pigeon Group manages chemical substance information and safety information about the raw materials used in the products sold by each of its businesses. These are used to identify the extent of the impact of responding to laws and regulations and to provide information to customers.

Controlled Chemical Substances

With reference to internationally influential regulations and regulations in countries of sale, Pigeon Group has defined two levels of chemical substance control: “Procurement-prohibited substances” and “Procurement-controlled substances.” The chemical substances controlled under each are described below.
Then, we investigate and control them at the design and development stage and for products that we purchase on an ongoing basis.

1. Procurement-prohibited substances

The use of these substances is prohibited under international treaties and/or domestic law. Pigeon does not manufacture or sell products that intentionally include these chemicals. We also require our suppliers to furnish proof that they do not use these prohibited substances and confirm that the relevant substances are not used.

• Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants
• Substances designated Class 1 Specified Chemical Substances under the Chemical Substances Control Law (Japan)
• Substances prohibited from sale under the domestic laws of each country and region where Pigeon products are sold (persistent and bio accumulative substances that have long-term toxicity to humans and/or to higher-order predatory animals) (outside Japan)

2. Procurement-controlled substances

These substances may only be used in restricted quantities or for specific applications in products, in accordance with restrictions in international treaties and laws and commensurate regulations. Pigeon controls and restricts the amount of these substances included in its products. We also require our suppliers to investigate and report on the use of these substances.

• Substances listed in Appendix XVII of REACH
• Substances listed in the Candidate List of REACH
• Substances governed by the EU Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) directive (applies to electrical products only)
• Substances designated as Class 2 Specified Chemical Substances under the Chemical Substances Control Law (Japan)
• Substances whose use is restricted under the domestic laws of each country and region where Pigeon products are sold (substances that carry a risk of impact on ecosystems or human health) (outside Japan)

Raw Materials and Components Not Used in Products

In addition to the procurement-prohibited substances and procurement-controlled substances listed above, there are also raw materials and substances that Pigeon does not use in certain kinds of product, based on its own judgment.

Pigeon prohibits the use of the following substances in the raw materials for products such as nursing bottles and pacifiers that are likely to find their way into babies’ mouths.

• Bisphenol A: Concerns about reproductive toxicity and endocrine disruption
• Bisphenol S: Concerns about reproductive toxicity and endocrine disruption
• Bisphenol A diglycidyl ether: Concerns about endocrine disruption
• Bisphenol B: Concerns about endocrine disruption
• Bisphenol F: Concerns about endocrine disruption
• Bisphenol AF: Concerns about reproductive toxicity

In skin care products, baby wipes, and other products used on the skin, we do not use the following components.

• Methylisothiazolinone: While its use in the range of permitted concentrations is considered safe, it may cause skin problems.
• Methylchloroisothiazolinone: While its use in the range of permitted concentrations is considered safe, it may cause skin problems.
• Triclocarban: Discontinued due to restrictions on its use in Japan and overseas.
• Triclosan: Discontinued due to restrictions on use in Japan and overseas.

Selection of Safe Raw Materials

Fragrances

These are substances combining essential oils extracted from plants, or synthesized aromatic components, with alcohol, stabilizers, and/or preservatives. It can be difficult to confirm their safety, as their compositions are not disclosed. Pigeon uses fragrances judged safe according to the International Fragrance Association (IFRA) Standards.

Chemical Substance Data reported under the Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers (PRTR) system

The PRTR system in Japan requires business operators to monitor the amount of chemical substances (Class I Designated Chemical Substances under the Act on Confirmation, etc. of Release Amounts of Specific Chemical Substances in the Environment and Promotion of Improvements to the Management Thereof ) that may be harmful to human health and ecosystems and are released into the environment such as atmosphere, rivers and other waterways from their business premises, and soil on their sites and the amount transferred into sewage and in wastes to be treated out of the premises. Business operators are obliged to report to their regional or municipal governmental authorities of the amount of releases and transfers of the chemical substances if the amount of the Class I designated substances and Specific Class I designated substances handled at their business premises in a year is 1 tonne or more and 0.5 tonne or more, respectively. Pigeon Home Products Corporation handled more than 1 tonne of the five Class I designated chemical substances listed in the table below in a year, and therefore reported the release and transfer of these chemical substances to its local government. All of the transferred amounts of the five substances in the table below at Pigeon Home Products Corporation were the amounts that were included in waste transferred outside the business premises, and none were transferred to the sewage system.

PRTR Data（Pigeon Home Products Corporation）

No.	Name of class I designated chemical substances	Amounts released (reported) *¹					Amounts transferred (reported) *²
		FY2019	FY2020	FY2021	FY2022	FY2023	FY2019	FY2020	FY2021	FY2022	FY2023
224	N,N-dimethyldodecylamine N-oxide	0	0	0	0	0	14	16	14	19	5
273	1-dodecanol	0	0	0	0	0	17	20	12	14	0
275	Sodium dodecyl sulfate	0	0	0	0	0	17	13	16	16	0
407	Poly(oxyethylene)alkyl ether(alkyl C=12-15)	0	0	0	0	0	434	518	296	352	99
409	Sodium poly(oxyethylene) dodecyl ether sulfate	0	0	0	0	0	43	34	48	59	0
574	[(3-alkanamidopropyl)(dimethyl)ammonio]acetate (limited to those with a linear alkane structure and 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, or 18 carbons of said alkane, and mixtures thereof) and (Z)-[[3-(octadeca-9-enamido)propyl](dimethyl)ammonio]acetate and mixtures thereof	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	74

*1 Total amount of emissions to the atmosphere, public water bodies, and soil on the site, and the amount of landfill disposal at the site.
*2 Total amount transferred to the sewerage system and the amount transferred out of the business premises as waste