ESG (Environment/Social/Governance) Data
Environment
| Fiscal 2019 | Fiscal 2020 | Fiscal 2021 | Fiscal 2022 | Fiscal 2023 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy Used (Crude Oil Equivalent) | Total (kL) | 8,010 | 7,821 | 7,990 | 8,134 | 7,845 |
| Electricity | 3,754 | 3,671 | 3,708 | 3,801 | 3,446 | |
| Heavy Oil / Kerosene / LPG | 1,675 | 1,800 | 1,875 | 1,856 | 1,781 | |
| City Gas | 1,526 | 1,514 | 1,527 | 1,568 | 1,761 | |
| Gasoline, including for Medical Representative (MR) vehicles*1 | 1,055 | 837 | 879 | 909 | 857 | |
| CO (Scope 1, 2) |
Total (tons) | 17,065 | 16,297 | 16,000 | 14,076 | 11,245 |
| Electricity*2 | 6,877 | 6,366 | 5,729 | 3,702 | 759 | |
| Heavy Oil / Kerosene / LPG | 4,495 | 4,829 | 5,032 | 4,980 | 4,804 | |
| City Gas | 2,949 | 2,927 | 2,952 | 3,031 | 3,403 | |
| Gasoline, including for MR vehicles*1 | 2,744 | 2,176 | 2,286 | 2,363 | 2,278 | |
| Amount of Waste Generated | Total (tons) | 385 | 369 | 390 | 395 | 385 |
| Recycling Rate (%) | 80.1 | 82.3 | 87.4 | 90.9 | 91.2 | |
| Final Disposal Amount*3 | Total (tons) | 11 | 39 | 27 | 17 | 12 |
| Final Disposal Rate (%) | 3.0 | 10.5 | 6.9 | 4.2 | 3.0 | |
| Water Resources*4 | Total Usage (×103㎥) | 143 | 131 | 135 | 151 | 156 |
| Total Wastewater (×103㎥) | 98 | 96 | 109 | 119 | 114 | |
| Atmospheric pollutants*5 | SO |
7.9 | 5.7 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 5.5 |
| NO |
15.8 | 17.5 | 15.3 | 16.1 | 15.2 | |
| Amounts Reported to the PRTR*6 (Amount Transferred or discharged) | Amount used (tons) | 21.2 | 22.1 | 23.5 | 23.0 | 19.5 |
| Amount Transferred or Discharged (tons) | 2.7 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 0.1 |
*1 From fiscal 2022, we changed the calculation method based on the composition ratio of gasoline and hybrid vehicles in MR vehicles. Therefore, the values of previous years have also been corrected retrospectively.
*2 The CO
*3 The volume of residue produced after intermediate treatment was reassessed following the adoption of the electronic manifest system in fiscal 2020.
*4 Total amount of water resources (tap water, groundwater, industrial water) is based on the data from eight business locations (the Matsumoto Head Office/Matsumoto Plants, Shiojiri Plants, Central Research Laboratories, Safety Research Laboratories, Joetsu Chemical Laboratories, the Nutritional Business Center, the Tokyo Head Office, and the Tokyo Head Office (Koishikawa)).
*5 Data collected from boiler emissions at the eight business locations from five business locations (the Matsumoto Head Office/Matsumoto Plants, Shiojiri Plants, Central Research Laboratories, Safety Research Laboratories, Joetsu Chemical Laboratories).
*6 Data from business locations that used amounts of 1 ton or more. Amount used for fiscal 2022 was revised in June 2024.
Greenhouse Gas (CO
Scope 1, 2
(ｔ- CO
| Contents | Fiscal 2019 | Fiscal 2020 | Fiscal 2021 | Fiscal 2022 | Fiscal 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scope 1 | Heavy Oil / Kerosene, etc. | 10,188 | 9,931 | 10,270 | 10,374 | 10,485 |
| Scope 2 | Electricity | 6,877 | 6,366 | 5,729 | 3,702 | 759 |
Scope 3*7
(ｔ- CO
| Category | Calculation Method | Fiscal 2019 | Fiscal 2020 | Fiscal 2021 | Fiscal 2022 | Fiscal 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category 1 Purchased goods and services |
Calculated by multiplying the purchase price of raw materials, products, and materials by the emission intensity of the Ministry of the Environment DB | － | － | － | 72,202 | 67,626 |
| Category 2 Capital goods |
Calculated by multiplying the amount of capital investment by the emission intensity of the Ministry of the Environment DB | － | － | － | 3,444 | 5,571 |
| Category 3 Fuel- and energy-related activities not included in Scope 1 or Scope 2 |
Calculated by multiplying the amount of purchased electricity, heavy oil, etc. (Scope 1 and 2) used by the emission factor of the Ministry of the Environment DB and IDEA | － | － | － | 3,116 | 3,181 |
| Category 4 Upstream transport and delivery |
Calculated by multiplying transportation data (distance, number of times, etc.) from the factory to each distribution center by the emission factor of the Ministry of the Environment DB | － | － | － | 68 | 62 |
| Category 5 Waste generated in operations |
Calculated by multiplying the amount of waste discharged by waste disposal method by the emission factor of the Ministry of the Environment DB and IDEA | － | － | － | 220 | 261 |
| Category 6 Business travel |
Calculated by multiplying the amount of business trip transportation paid and the number of nights by means of transportation by the emission factor of the Ministry of the Environment DB | － | － | － | 983 | 1,204 |
| Category 7 Employee commuting |
Calculated by multiplying the amount of transportation payment by mode of transportation by the emission factor of the Ministry of the Environment DB | － | － | － | 300 | 291 |
| Category 8*8 Leased assets (upstream) |
Emissions associated with the use of leased assets leased by the company | － | － | － | － | － |
| Category 9*9 Downstream transportation and delivery |
Emissions associated with logistics to the end consumer | － | － | － | － | － |
| Category 10*8 Processing of sold products |
Emissions associated with the processing of intermediate products | － | － | － | － | － |
| Category 11*8 Use of sold products |
Emissions associated with the use of the product by the user of the sold product | － | － | － | － | － |
| Category 12 End-of-life treatment of sold products |
Calculated by multiplying the amount of containers and packaging used under the Containers and Packaging Recycling Law by the emission factor of the Ministry of the Environment DB | － | － | － | 311 | 289 |
| Category 13*8 Downstream Leased Assets |
Emissions associated with asset management owned by the company as a leasing business operator and leased to other companies | － | － | － | － | － |
| Category 14*8 Franchises |
Franchisees | － | － | － | － | － |
| Category 15*8 Investments |
Emissions associated with investment management | － | － | － | － | － |
*7 Scope 3 has been calculated since fiscal 2022.
*8 Not applicable as it is not included in our company's business activities.
*9 It is not calculated and indicated, at present.
Social
| Fiscal 2019 | Fiscal 2020 | Fiscal 2021 | Fiscal 2022 | Fiscal 2023 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Employees | Number of Employees*10 | 1,479 | 1,442 | 1,399 | 1,359 | 1,333 |
| Female Employees*10 | 211 | 221 | 222 | 226 | 226 | |
| Average Employee Age (years) | 42.2 | 42.7 | 43.0 | 43.3 | 43.6 | |
| Average Duration of Employment (years) | 17.9 | 18.3 | 18.6 | 18.8 | 19.1 | |
| Percentage of Average Duration of Employment of Female Employees to Average Duration of Employment of Male Employees (%) | － | － | － | 82.7 | 81.6 | |
| People with Disabilities | 27 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 27 | |
| Percentage of Employees with Disabilities (%)*11 | 2.38 | 2.61 | 2.46 | 2.45 | 2.67 | |
| Diversity*11 | Percentage of Female Employees (%)*12 | 13.6 | 14.6 | 15.9 | 16.6 | 17.0 |
| Percentage of Female Employees in Management Positions (%) | 2.7 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 5.5 | 6.2 | |
| Percentage of Regular Employees Recruited as Mid-Career Hires (%)*13 | 33.3 | 13.2 | 20.0 | 2.9 | 7.3 | |
| Number of Foreign workers | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Work–Life Balance | Paid Leave Used per Employee (days/person) | 11.2 | 10.5 | 11.6 | 12.6 | 14.2 |
| Percentage of Paid Leave Used per Employee (%) | 59.1 | 55.4 | 61.0 | 65.9 | 74.4 | |
| Number of Employees Taking Parental Leave*14 | 36 | 33 | 55 | 45 | 31 | |
| Percentage of Female Employees Taking Childcare Leave (%) | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | |
| Percentage of Male Employees Taking Childcare Leave (%) | 61.0 | 49.0 | 69.0 | 80.0 | 62.0 | |
| Number of Employees Utilizing Reduced Working Hours for Childcare*15 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | |
| Percentage of Women Who Remain Employed One Year After Giving Birth (%)*16 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | |
| Occupational Health and Safety | Number of Workplace Accidents (Number of Accidents Requiring Leave) | 7 （2） |
7 （1） |
5 （2） |
2 （1） |
8 （2） |
*10 Including permanent and associate employees
*11 Hiring rate at the end of each fiscal year
*12 Among permanent employees
*13 Announced as of September 30, 2024
*14 Maternal and paternal childcare leave beginning from the corresponding fiscal year
*15 Shortened working hours beginning from the corresponding fiscal year
*16 Employees who returned to work after a child was born during the previous fiscal year
Governance
| Fiscal 2019 | Fiscal 2020 | Fiscal 2021 | Fiscal 2022 | Fiscal 2023 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Composition of the Board of Directors | Number of Board Members | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
| Number of Outside Directors on the Board | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | |
| Composition of the Audit & Supervisory Board | Number of Audit & Supervisory Board Members | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Number of Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Members | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Board of Directors’ Meetings | Number of Meetings | 14 | 9*17 | 15*18 | 15*19 | 14*20 |
| Attendance Rate of Outside Directors (%) | 97.1 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | |
| Audit & Supervisory Board Meetings | Number of Meetings | 17 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
| Attendance Rate of Outside Directors*21(%) | 94.1 | 95.7 | 100.0 | 96.7 | 100.0 |
*17 In addition to holding meetings of the Board of Directors, there were six written resolutions deemed to have been resolved by the Board of Directors based on the provisions of Article 370 of the Companies Act and Article 25 of the articles of incorporation of the Company.
*18 In addition to holding meetings of the Board of Directors, there was one written resolutions deemed to have been resolved by the Board of Directors based on the provisions of Article 370 of the Companies Act and Article 25 of the articles of incorporation of the Company.
*19 In addition to holding meetings of the Board of Directors, there was one written resolutions deemed to have been resolved by the Board of Directors based on the provisions of Article 370 of the Companies Act and Article 25 of the articles of incorporation of the Company.
*20 In addition to holding meetings of the Board of Directors, there were three written resolutions deemed to have been resolved by the Board of Directors based on the provisions of Article 370 of the Companies Act and Article 25 of the articles of incorporation of the Company.
*21 Refers to Outside Audit & Supervisory Board members only
