ESG data
Environment
| FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenhouse effect gas | |||||
| CO2 emissions (Scope 1 + Scope 2) (thousand tons) | 767 | 687 | 562 | 637 | 553*1 |
| Scope 1 (direct emissions from in-house fuel use and industrial processes) (thousand tons) | – | 251 | 217 | 258 | 220*1 |
| Scope 2 (indirect emissions from use of electricity and heat purchased by the company itself) (thousand tons) | – | 436 | 345 | 379 | 333*1 |
| Emissions intensity per unit of production (kg-CO2/t) | 510.7 | 509.7 | 470 | 441.5 | 456*1 |
| Scope 3 (other indirect emissions related to business activities in the company's own supply chain) | |||||
| 1. Purchased goods and services | – | 806 | 718 | 948 | – |
| 2. Capital goods | – | 60 | 44 | 30 | – |
| 3. Fuel-and energy-related activities (not included in Scope 1 or 2) | – | 125 | 111 | 126 | – |
| 4. Upstream transportation and distribution | – | 33 | 28 | 34 | – |
| 5. Waste generated in operations | – | 11 | 11 | 11 | – |
| 6. Business travel | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 7. Employee commuting | – | 3 | 3 | 4 | – |
| Waste | |||||
| By-product landfill volume (thousand tons) | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Consumption of electricity from renewable energy (million kWh) | – | – | – | 30 | 27 |
| Amount of industrial waste discharged from products using plastic (t/year) | 124 | 144 | 133 | 138 | 126 |
| Atmosphere | |||||
| Air pollutant emissions (NOx, SOx) Number of days with 80% or more of the regulation values (day) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Water | |||||
| Factory wastewater pollutant load (COD, nitrogen, phosphorus) Number of days with 80% or more of the regulation value (day) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Based on the contracted power company's emission factors for each fiscal year (FY2021 emission factor)
Society
| FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diversity | |||||
| Number of employees | 2663 | 2687 | 2773 | 2735 | 2707 |
| Men | 2451 | 2466 | 2508 | 2498 | 2462 |
| Women | 212 | 221 | 225 | 237 | 245 |
| Percentage of women (%) | 8.0 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.7 | 9.1 |
| Number of management positions (number of women in the total) | 322 (4) | 327 (4) | 328 (3) | 326 (4) | 338(4) |
| Average age (year) | 39.4 | 39.6 | 39.5 | 39.5 | 39.7 |
| Average length of service (year) | 18.4 | 18.4 | 18.0 | 18.2 | 18 |
| Number of voluntary retirements (number of women in the total) | 27 (4) | 39 (7) | 36 (2) | 37 (7) | 44 (8) |
| Turnover rate (%) | 1.00 | 1.43 | 1.26 | 1.20 | 1.59 |
| Number of new graduate hires (number of women in the total) | 105 (23) | 90 (15) | 87 (9) | 78 (14) | 63 (11) |
| Childcare leave (person) *Number of starters during the fiscal year |
10 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 33 |
| Reduced working hours for childcare (person) *Total number of users during the year as of the end of the fiscal year |
50 | 42 | 40 | 36 | 45 |
| Number of re-employment system registrants *Number of new registrants in the re-employment system for employees who leave the company due to childcare/nursing care, etc. |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Number of employees with disabilities | 55 | 59 | 59 | 65 | 69 |
| Employment rate of persons with disabilities (%) | 2.6 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 3.0 |
| Achievement of legally mandated employment rate for people with disabilities (%) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Number of employees rehired under Nice Senior System | 81 | 76 | 124 | 138 | 177 |
| Education | |||||
| Amount invested in education and training per employee (1,000 yen) | – | – | 21 | 21 | 24 |
| Education and training hours per employee (hour) | – | – | 12.4 | 14.9 | 10.9 |
| Rate of implementing education of human rights in job-specific training (%) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Employee satisfaction | |||||
| Morale survey (/five points) | – | 3.3 | – | 3.4 | – |
| Workplace management survey (% of positive responses) | 67.0 | 70.3 | 75.8 | 78.2 | 80.7 |
| On-site capability questionnaire (% of positive responses) | 48.0 | 61.8 | 63.6 | 67.4 | 71.0 |
| Level of satisfaction of employees aged 60 or over (/five points) | – | 3.5 | – | 3.7 | – |
| Research and development | |||||
| Research and development costs (100 million yen) | 39.9 | 37.6 | 40.5 | 43.4 | 44.0 |
| Number of patents held | 363 | 367 | 407 | 481 | 507 |
| Number of patent applications | 45 | 39 | 45 | 54 | 64 |
| Amount of capital investment (100 million yen) *IFRS standards from FY2020 onward |
209 | 200 | 148 | 158 | 185 |
| Supplier | |||||
| Number of supplier companies | 397 | 390 | 407 | 401 | 409 |
| Awareness rate of Green Procurement Guidelines (%) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Number of cases that violate the Subcontract Act | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Disaster | |||||
| Number of serious accidents | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Total accident frequency rate (%) | 0.74 | 0.75 | 0.92 | 1.19 | 0.93 |
| Number of fires/explosions | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Number of lost time accidents | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Lost time frequency rate (%) | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.46 | 0.45 | 0.46 |
| Safety and health | |||||
| Percentage of days of absence from work due to sickness or injury (%) | 0.56 | 0.86 | 0.51 | 0.65 | 1.44 |
| Number of days of absence from work due to sickness or injury arising from mental disorder (%) | 0.21 | 0.43 | 0.18 | 0.30 | 0.37 |
| Percentage of persons in overweight (BMI 25 or higher) (%) | 32 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 |
| Number of days of annual paid leave taken (day) | 13.3 | 13.6 | 9.5 | 15.7 | 17.4 |
| Rate of taking annual paid leave (%) | 66.5 | 68.0 | 47.5 | 81.5 | 87.0 |
| Overtime hours (office workers) | 286 | 189 | 148 | 162 | 160 |
| Relationship with stakeholders | |||||
| Number of factory tour participants | 6191 | 5012 | 523 | 858 | 1628 |
| Total number of complaints (defects leaked out to customers) | 51 | 40 | 26 | 14 | 19 |
| Number of recurrence of complaints (defects leaked out to customers) | 32 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| Nakashinden indicator species (species) | 10 | 17 | 22 | – | 19 |
| Number of volunteer participants (total) | ー | ー | ー | 5876 | 6581 |
Governance
| FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Governance | |||||
| Number of executive officers | 26 | 25 | 27 | 16 | 14 |
| Number of directors | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Number of outside directors in total | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Number of women in total | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Number of auditors | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Number of outside auditors in total | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Compliance | |||||
| Serious legal violations | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Major deficiencies in the internal control system | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Security | |||||
| Serious incidents due to cyberattacks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |