Sustainability

ESG Data

Environment

Environmental Performance Data
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Unit FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 Coverage
GHG emissions t-CO2 411,936 439,839 428,126 Consolidated1
Japan t-CO2 259,604 289,251 278,260
Parent company
(head office and manufacturing bases)		 t-CO2 89,343 110,530 95,381
Affiliates in Japan (manufacturing bases) t-CO2 170,261 178,721 182,879
Overseas affiliates
(manufacturing bases excluding Samyoung Electronics and Qingdao Samyoung Electronics)		 t-CO2 152,332 150,588 149,866
GHG emissions (Scope 3) 3 Fuel and energy-related activities t-CO2 - - 70,7813 Consolidated1
4 Upstream transportation and distribution (Japan) t-CO2 434 367 419 Consolidated
(Japan)
5 Waste generated in operations transportation t-CO2 307 305 -4 Consolidated
(Japan)
Total t-CO2 - - 2,0604 Consolidated1
6 Business travel t-CO2 12 12 11 Parent
7 Employee commuting t-CO2 1,212 1,133 1,100 Consolidated
(Japan)
8 Operation of upstream leased assets in Nippon Chemi-Con Group t-CO2 0 0 0 Consolidated1
9 Downstream transportation and distribution t-CO2 1,603 1,780 1,506 Consolidated
(Japan)
11 Use of sold products t-CO2 0 0 0 Consolidated1
14 Franchises t-CO2 921 866 836 Consolidated1
Waste Reduction Unit FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 Coverage
Final disposal rate % 0.5 0.7 0.9 Consolidated
(Japan)
Chemical Management (Japan) Unit FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 Coverage
PRTR substances2 Transfer t 9 9 10 Consolidated
(Japan)
Release t 18 18 17
Water Resource Management Unit FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 Coverage
Water withdrawal kt 10,647 11,211 10,607 Consolidated1
Water for industrial use kt 7,131 7,186 7,022
Underground water kt 3,169 3,658 3,249
Supply water kt 346 368 336
Water discharge kt 9,105 9,316 8,917
Environmental Accounting Unit FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 Coverage
Investment and measures evaluated cases 50 68 53 Consolidated
(Japan)
Environment-related amount of the above investment million yen 71 210 325
Direct effect million yen 44 48 62
Indirect effect million yen 4 3 4
ISO14001 Certification Unit FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 Coverage
Certification rate (manufacturing bases) % 100 100 100 Consolidated1
  • 1　Manufacturing bases in Japan and overseas (excluding Samyoung Electronics and Qingdao Samyoung Electronics), head office.
  • 2　Class I designated chemical substances.
  • 3　The scope of the calculation has been expanded to include upstream energy used within the Group since FY2022.
    Scope
    Overseas manufacturing bases (excluding Samyoung Electronics and Qingdao Samyoung Electronics),
    manufacturing bases in Japan and head office.
  • 4　The scope of the calculation has been expanded to include the Group's waste management activities since FY2022.
    Until FY2021
    Manufacturing bases in Japan and head office.
    From FY2022
    Overseas manufacturing bases (excluding Samyoung Electronics and Qingdao Samyoung Electronics), manufacturing bases in Japan and head office.

Society

Employee Information
Unit FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 Coverage
Number of employees (consolidated) people 6,228 6,197 6,045 Consolidated
 Japan (incl. affiliates and operating subsidiaries) people 2,248 2,209 2,173 Consolidated
 Americas people 280 310 264 Consolidated
 Europe people 81 86 90 Consolidated
 Asia, ASEAN and other people 3,619 3,592 3,518 Consolidated
Number of employees (parent) people 979 973 949 Parent
 Male people 835 822 805 Parent
 Female people 144 151 144 Parent
 Ratio of females ％ 15 16 15 Parent
Average length of service years 16.9 17.0 16.4 Parent
 Male years 17.2 17.4 16.9 Parent
 Female years 15.3 15.1 13.4 Parent
Average age years 40.2 40.4 40.3 Parent
 Male years 40.6 40.8 40.8 Parent
 Female years 38 37.8 37.3 Parent
Number of employees who left1 people 90 36 64 Parent
 Number of voluntary turnover1 people 35 36 36 Parent
 Ratio of voluntary turnover2 ％ 3.6 3.7 3.8 Parent
  • 1　Number of employees who left does not include employees leaving at mandatory retirement.
  • 2　Ratio of voluntary turnover = Number of voluntary turnover ÷ Number of employees.
Human Resources Development (Tiered Training)
Unit FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 Coverage
Total hours implemented hours 320 340 486 Parent
Diversity and Inclusion
Unit FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 Coverage
Number of new-graduate hires3,4 people 38 26 26 Parent
 Male people 25 20 17 Parent
 Female people 13 6 9 Parent
 Ratio of females ％ 34 23 35 Parent
Number of mid-career hires4 people 1 1 7 Parent
 Male people 1 1 7 Parent
 Female people 0 0 0 Parent
 Ratio of females ％ 0 0 0 Parent
 Ratio of mid-career hires ％ 2.6 3.7 21.2 Parent
Number of non-Japanese hires3,5 people 0 2 0 Parent
Number of managers3 people 144 147 138 Parent
 Female people 3 5 5 Parent
 Ratio of females ％ 2 3 4 Parent
Number of senior-level managers people 44 45 43 Parent
 Female people 0 0 0 Parent
 Ratio of females ％ 0 0 0 Parent
Ratio of mid-career hires in management positions ％ - 17 17 Parent
Employment of people with disabilities6 ％ 1.78 2.03 1.76 Parent
Ratio of male employees who took parental leave7 ％ 4 12 16 Parent
Ratio of female employees who took parental leave7 ％ 100 133 67 Parent
Average ratio of annual paid leave taken ％ 64.5 68.5 74 Parent
Average overtime per employee8 hours/month 10.60 14.02 13.06 Parent
Male/female average pay (overall, annual pay)9 thousands of yen 5,768 6,141 6,203 Parent
 Male thousands of yen 5,965 6,381 6,459 Parent
 Female thousands of yen 4,492 4,670 4,814 Parent
  • 3　As of April 1 the following fiscal year.
  • 4　Number of new graduates and mid-career hires is for college graduates and above only.
  • 5　Number of foreign nationals employed by the head office (parent).
  • 6　As of the end of each fiscal year. Employment of people with disabilities is calculated by methods prescribed in the Act for Promotion of Employment of Persons with Disabilities.
  • 7　Regular employees and fixed-term employees. Ratio of employees who took parental leave = (employees who took parental leave between April 1 of the year and March 31 of the following year) / (employees who had a child born during the same period). The ratio may exceed 100% depending on the difference between the year of birth and the year in which the parental leave was taken.
  • 8　Applicable regular employees.
  • 9　Excludes executives.
Occupational Health and Safety
Unit FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 Coverage
Lost time incident rate (LTIR) ％ 1.13 0.88 0.46 Consolidated
(Japan)
Number of fatal accidents cases 0 0 0 Consolidated

Governance

Governance Data
Corporate Governance(As of July each year)
Unit FY2021 FY2022 FY2023
Directors Number of members people 6 6 7
Outside directors people 2 2 3
Inside directors people 4 4 4
Ratio of outside directors ％ 33.3 33.3 42.9
Female directors people 1 1 1
Ratio of female directors ％ 16.6 16.6 14.3
Audit & Supervisory Board Members Number of members people 4 4 4
Outside audit & supervisory board members people 2 2 2
Inside audit & supervisory board members (full-time) people 2 2 2
Ratio of outside audit & supervisory board members ％ 50 50 50
Executive officers Number of members people 9 9 8
Executive officers of foreign nationality people 0 0 0
Composition of Committees(As of the end of each fiscal year)
Unit FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Nomination Advisory Committee
(advisory body to the Board of Directors)		 Number of members people 4 3 3
Ratio of outside directors ％ 67 67 67
Chairperson - Outside director Outside director Outside director
Compensation Advisory Committee
(advisory body to the Board of Directors)		 Number of members people 3 3 3
Ratio of outside directors ％ 67 67 67
Chairperson - Outside director Outside director Outside director
Board of Directors and Audit & Supervisory Board(As of the end of each fiscal year)
Unit FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Board of directors Number of meetings times/year 19 20 20
Average attendance of directors ％ 100 100 99
Average attendance of outside directors ％ 100 100 98
Average attendance of directors and audit & supervisory board members ％ 100 99 99
Average attendance of outside officers ％ 100 99 98
Audit & Supervisory Board Number of meetings times/year 20 17 18
Average attendance of audit & supervisory board members ％ 100 97 99
Average attendance of outside audit & supervisory board members ％ 100 97 97