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ESG Data

Environment

FY2022 Material Flow in Business Activities (Relevant Organization: Nippon Kayaku Non-consolidated)

Material Flow in Business Activities

Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Scope1 and 2) (Non-consolidated)

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Indicator Scope Unit FY2018 FY2019 FY2020*2 FY2021*2 FY2022*2
Energy-derived CO2 emissions Non-consolidated t-CO2e 69,731 69,946 71,759 63,205 62,336
Non-energy derived CO2 emissions Non-consolidated t-CO2e 2,202 2,409 2,301 2,617 2,243
N2O Non-consolidated t-CO2e 182 133 122 112 168
CH4 Non-consolidated t-CO2e 29 24 26 29 30
HFCs Non-consolidated t-CO2e 5 0 12 3 109.5
Other fluorocarbons Non-consolidated t-CO2e 756 405 34 336 622
PFCs Non-consolidated t-CO2e 0 0 0 0 0
SF6 Non-consolidated t-CO2e 0 0 0 0 0
NF3 Non-consolidated t-CO2e 0 0 0 0 0
Total*1 Non-consolidated t-CO2e 72,905 72,918 74,253 66,302 65,509
  • *1Value for each item is rounded off, which often results in an inconsistency between the total value indicated and the aggregate of all the relevant items.
  • *2Non-consolidated data for FY2020 onward include that for the Joetsu Plant.

Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Scope 1 and 2) (Consolidated)

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Indicator Scope Unit FY2018*3 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Energy-derived CO2 emissions Consolidated t-CO2e - 127,660 114,303 108,637 104,093
Non-energy derived CO2 emissions Consolidated t-CO2e - 2,421 2,339 2,658 2,269
N2O Consolidated t-CO2e - 133 122 112 168
CH4 Consolidated t-CO2e - 24 26 29 30
HFCs Consolidated t-CO2e - 0 16 7 138
Other fluorocarbons Consolidated t-CO2e - 611 1,011 794 1,409
PFCs Consolidated t-CO2e - 0 0 0 0
SF6 Consolidated t-CO2e - 0 0 0 0
NF3 Consolidated t-CO2e - 0 0 0 0
Total*1 Consolidated t-CO2e - 130,850 117,818 112,237 108,107
Scope1 Consolidated t-CO2e - 36,170 35,319 37,560 35,490
Scope2 (market based) Consolidated t-CO2e - 94,680 82,499 74,679 72,617
Emissions per sales unit*2 Consolidated - 0.75 0.68 0.61 0.54
  • *1Value for each item is rounded off, which often results in an inconsistency between the total value indicated and the aggregate of all the relevant items.
  • *2Emissions (t-CO2e) / Consolidated sales (million yen)
  • *3Data collection on a consolidated basis started in FY2019.

Scope 3

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Category Scope Unit FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Purchased goods and services Consolidated t-CO2e - 243,600 237,300 294,500 275,000
Capital goods Consolidated t-CO2e - 42,700 42,900 26,800 29,600
Fuel- and energy-related activities not included in scope 1 or scope 2 Consolidated t-CO2e - 22,400 21,200 22,300 21,000
Transportation and distribution (upstream) Consolidated t-CO2e - 19,000 17,600 22,300 19,700
Waste generated in operations Consolidated t-CO2e - 26,500 28,800 31,800 16,200
Business travel Consolidated t-CO2e - 800 800 800 800
Employee commuting Consolidated t-CO2e - 2,500 2,400 2,400 2,400
Leased assets (upstream) Consolidated t-CO2e Included in scope 1 or scope 2
Transportation and distribution (downstream) Consolidated t-CO2e - 1,000 1,000 1,600 1,500
Processing of sold products Consolidated t-CO2e - - - - -
Use of sold products Consolidated t-CO2e - - - - -
End-of-life treatment of sold products Consolidated t-CO2e - 15,400 23,200 26,400 23,000
Leased assets (downstream) Consolidated t-CO2e - 400 400 400 400
Franchises Consolidated t-CO2e N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Investments Consolidated t-CO2e N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Total* Consolidated t-CO2e 374,300 375,600 429,300 389,600
  • *Value for each item is rounded off, which often results in an inconsistency between the total value indicated and the aggregate of all the relevant items.

Energy Usage (Oil Equivalent)

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Indicator Scope Unit FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Manufacturing, R&D, and administrative divisions Non-consolidated 1,000 kL 33,669 34,939 38,700 40,325 38,583

Energy Usage

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Indicator Scope Unit FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Non-renewable fuels purchased and consumed (A) (nuclear power, coal, oil, natural gas, etc.) Non-consolidated MWh 136,585 138,083 155,201 165,494 153,390
Non-renewable electricity purchased (B) Non-consolidated MWh 80,049 78,491 95,819 98,505 85,009
Steam, heat, cooling and other non-renewable energy purchased (C) Non-consolidated MWh 3,055 3,070 3,452 3,433 4,073
Renewable energy purchased or generated (D) (wind, photovoltaic, biomass, hydroelectric, geothermal, etc.) Non-consolidated MWh 60 58 59 57 162
Non-renewable energy sold (E) (electricity, heating, cooling) Non-consolidated MWh 0 0 0 0 0
Total non-renewable energy consumed (A+B+C-E)* Non-consolidated MWh 219,689 219,644 254,472 267,432 242,472
  • *Value for each item is rounded off, which often results in an inconsistency between the total value indicated and the aggregate of all the relevant items.

Air Emissions

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Indicator Scope Unit FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) Non-consolidated tons 25.6 28.6 33.3 52.1 38.7
Dichloromethane Non-consolidated tons 3.9 4.9 4.0 3.6 3.2
Formaldehyde Non-consolidated tons 0.16 0.04 0.04 0.15 0.13
NOx Non-consolidated tons 8.2 9.1 7.5 7.7 8.3
SOx Non-consolidated tons 1.4 1.3 1.0 0.7 0.9
Dust Non-consolidated tons 0.6 0.9 0.5 0.5 0.4

Industrial Waste

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Indicator Scope Unit FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Non-hazardous waste generated Non-consolidated tons 16,626 17,973 19,406 22,065 21,190
Amount of general waste generated Non-consolidated tons 768 717 648 679 647
Amount of industrial waste generated Non-consolidated tons 15,858 17,256 18,758 21,387 20,543
Hazardous waste (= industrial waste under special control) generated Non-consolidated tons 4,865 5,231 5,925 6,503 6,431
Specific hazardous industrial waste Non-consolidated tons 733 131 221 146 182
Total* Non-consolidated tons 21,491 23,204 25,331 28,568 27,621
Waste types Sludge Non-consolidated tons 2,171 2,206 1,979 2,307 2,338
Waste oil Non-consolidated tons 5,176 5,296 5,762 6,386 5,848
Waste acid Non-consolidated tons 425 617 2,243 2,185 1,524
Waste alkali Non-consolidated tons 12,105 13,399 13,377 15,784 16,064
Waste plastic Non-consolidated tons 557 642 954 888 886
Other Non-consolidated tons 1,057 1,044 1,015 1,019 961
Amount of resources recovered Non-consolidated tons 17,493 19,584 20,449 23,290 23,963
Amount of landfill waste Non-consolidated tons 870 847 404 298 233
Recycling rate Non-consolidated % 81.4 84.4 81.3 82.3 85.0
  • *Value for each item is rounded off, which often results in an inconsistency between the total value indicated and the aggregate of all the relevant items.

Control of Wastewater

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Indicator Scope Unit FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
COD Non-consolidated tons 155.3 168.7 150.6 153.6 171.8
Total phosphorus emissions Non-consolidated tons 1.6 10.6 3.2 11.2 7.1
Total nitrogen emissions Non-consolidated tons 93.2 74.8 83.2 73.5 114.0
SS* Non-consolidated tons 45.3 46.0 48.4 49.9 47.5
  • *SS: Suspended solids. SS is a water quality indicator generally referring to insoluble substances of 2 mm or less in diameter suspended in water. Made up of organic and inorganic matter and originating from decayed animal and plant sources such as plankton and algae, sediment and silt, sewage, factory effluent, etc. The increase in SS worsens transparency, and influences underwater photosynthesis by preventing light penetration.

PRTR Substances

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Indicator Scope Unit FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Emissions of PRTR substances Atmosphere Non-consolidated tons 17.1 18.9 16.8 25.2 38.7
Water bodies Non-consolidated tons 11.4 13.3 9.1 14.7 51.4
Soil Non-consolidated tons 0 0 0 0 0
Total* Non-consolidated tons 28.5 32.2 25.9 39.9 90.1
  • *Value for each item is rounded off, which often results in an inconsistency between the total value indicated and the aggregate of all the relevant items.

Usage of Water Resources (Non-consolidated)

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Indicator Scope Unit FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Amount of water intake Clean water Non-consolidated 1,000 m3 348 356 390 381 377
Surface water (Industrial water) Non-consolidated 1,000 m3 6,534 7,521 7,874 8,098 7,953
Groundwater (Well water) Non-consolidated 1,000 m3 1,624 2,283 1,828 1,848 1,769
Other (reservoirs, rainwater storage) Non-consolidated 1,000 m3 0 0 0 0 17
Total*1 Non-consolidated 1,000 m3 8,505 10,160 10,092 10,327 10,116
Water withdrawals in water stressed areas*2 Non-consolidated 1,000 m3 0 0 0 0 0
Amount of water discharged*3 Sea area Non-consolidated 1,000 m3 7,081 7,374 7,014 7,142 6,726
River Non-consolidated 1,000 m3 1,980 2,677 2,395 2,408 2,350
Sewerage networks Non-consolidated 1,000 m3 524 526 511 460 531
Total*1 Non-consolidated 1,000 m3 9,585 10,577 9,919 10,011 9,607
Amount of water recycled for use Non-consolidated 1,000 m3 0 0 0 0 0
Rate of water recycled Non-consolidated % 0 0 0 0 0
  • *1Value for each item is rounded off, which often results in an inconsistency between the total value indicated and the aggregate of all the relevant items.
  • *2The Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas is used to verify that all bases have a "water stress" rating of 3 or less on a 5-point scale.
  • *3Water returned to the source with the same or better quality than before withdrawal

Usage of Water Resources (Consolidated)

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Indicator Scope Unit FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Amount of water intake Clean water Consolidated 1,000 m3 813 706 763 805 754
Surface water (Industrial water) Consolidated 1,000 m3 6,815 7,758 7,897 8,138 8,003
Groundwater (Well water) Consolidated 1,000 m3 1,733 2,388 1,918 1,947 1,819
Other (reservoirs, rainwater storage) Consolidated 1,000 m3 0 0 0 68 81
Total*1 Consolidated 1,000 m3 9,361 10,852 10,578 10,958 10,657
Water withdrawals in water stressed areas*2 Consolidated 1,000 m3 30 36 23 33 29
Amount of water discharged*3 Sea area Consolidated 1,000 m3 7,081 7,374 7,014 7,142 6,726
River Consolidated 1,000 m3 1,985 2,682 2,400 2,410 2,351
Sewerage networks Consolidated 1,000 m3 995 928 974 987 910
Total*1 Consolidated 1,000 m3 10,061 10,984 10,388 10,539 9,987
Amount of water recycled for use Consolidated 1,000 m3 0 0 0 0 0
Rate of water recycled Consolidated % 0 0 0 0 0
  • *1Value for each item is rounded off, which often results in an inconsistency between the total value indicated and the aggregate of all the relevant items.
  • *2Locations with a "water stress" rating of 4 or higher on a 5-point scale using the Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas are considered water-stressed areas.
  • *3Water returned to the source with the same or better quality than before withdrawal

Results of Survey on Water Stress at Nippon Kayaku's Manufacturing and, Research and Development Bases (FY2022)*1

Region / country Unit Water usage by water stress level
High High to medium Medium High Low
Asia Japan 1,000 m3 (number of locations) 0 0 2,715 (6) 7,403 (4) 0
China 1,000 m3 (number of locations) 0 13 (1) 0 0 320 (3)
Malaysia 1,000 m3 (number of locations) 0 0 0 0 56 (1)
Europe Czech Republic 1,000 m3 (number of locations) 0 0 0 13 (1) 0
Netherlands 1,000 m3 (number of locations) 0 0 0 0 3 (1)
UK 1,000 m3 (number of locations) 0 1 (1) 0 0 0
North and Central America USA 1,000 m3 (number of locations) 0 0 7 (1) 111 (1) 0
Mexico 1,000 m3 (number of locations) 15 (1) 0 0 0 0
Total*2 1,000 m3 (number of locations) 15 (1) 14 (2) 2,722 (7) 7,527 (6) 379 (5)
  • *1We conduct surveys using Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas.
  • *2Totals may not match due to rounding.

Environmental Accounting

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Category Scope Unit FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Amount invested Expenses Amount invested Expenses Amount invested Expenses Amount invested Expenses Amount invested Expenses
Inside business areas Pollution prevention Air pollution prevention Non-consolidated Million yen 85.9 98.3 40.2 83.9 20.9 97.0 37.1 124.2 68.1 141.9
Water pollution prevention Non-consolidated Million yen 40.6 223.9 70.5 148.0 109.7 174.8 266.9 178.9 206.7 186.0
Underground seepage prevention Non-consolidated Million yen 52.0 6.0 13.4 10.0 5.5 3.7 4.9 5.6 7.2 5.1
Noise and vibration prevention Non-consolidated Million yen 4.3 6.1 2.4 1.8 17.2 6.2 6.0 0.0 6.0 0.0
Other Non-consolidated Million yen - 190.6 - 386.0 - 435.0 - 394.7 - 7.0
Global environmental protection Non-consolidated Million yen 102.9 8.1 40.3 20.1 172.6 100.4 244.6 92.3 236.6 63.5
Resource recycling Non-consolidated Million yen 3.9 565.3 30.9 576.7 106.6 709.8 111.2 772.2 5.1 805.9
Upstream / downstream Containers and packaging recycling outsourcing Non-consolidated Million yen - 1.0 - 1.0 - 0.4 - 0.3 - 0.3
Sewage processing Non-consolidated Million yen - 90.9 - 90.3 - 78.7 - 75.2 - 66.9
Management activity System development and operation Non-consolidated Million yen - 100.4 - 87.4 - 105.3 - 174.9 - 93.3
Environmental impact monitoring Non-consolidated Million yen - 41.8 - 38.5 - 42.5 - 38.3 - 38.4
Information disclosure Non-consolidated Million yen - 8.7 - 5.6 - 6.3 - 6.3 - 6.3
Education, training, and other Non-consolidated Million yen - 88.6 - 80.1 - 59.4 - 59.3 - 59.6
Greening Non-consolidated Million yen - 97.5 1.0 58.0 - 70.0 0.5 43.9 0.0 70.0
R&D Non-consolidated Million yen - 178.1 - 81.7 - 57.2 - 39.2 - 158.3
Social activity Non-consolidated Million yen - 8.7 - 9.7 - 8.9 - 9.0 - 9.8
Environmental damage Non-consolidated Million yen - 0.0 - 0.0 - 0.0 - 0.0 - 0.0
Total* Non-consolidated Million yen 289.6 1,712.0 198.7 1,678.9 432.5 1,955.5 670.8 2,014.5 529.7 2,054.0
  • *Value for each item is rounded off, which often results in an inconsistency between the total value indicated and the aggregate of all the relevant items.

Economic Effects from Environmental Protection Measures

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Targets of evaluation of effects Major economic effects Scope Unit FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Inside business areas effects Pollution control effect Air pollution prevention Non-consolidated Million yen 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Water pollution prevention Non-consolidated Million yen 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.5 0.0
Reduction of the amount of imposition on pollution load Non-consolidated Million yen 0.1 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.4
Noise and vibration prevention Non-consolidated Million yen 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Global environment protection effect Global warming prevention and energy conservation Non-consolidated Million yen 53.5 55.9 112.8 80.4 97.4
Waste and recycling Waste reduction Non-consolidated Million yen 2.1 9.5 9.5 4.1 2.6
Sale of recycled resources Non-consolidated Million yen 12.8 12.9 10.5 17.3 25.9
Other Non-consolidated Million yen 6.3 0.0 0.0 7.0 40.9
Upstream / downstream effects Containers recycling Non-consolidated Million yen 69.6 62.6 73.6 54.2 38.3
Other Non-consolidated Million yen 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Total* Non-consolidated Million yen 144.4 141.3 206.8 167.1 205.5
  • *Value for each item is rounded off, which often results in an inconsistency between the total value indicated and the aggregate of all the relevant items.

Environment-related Capital Investments

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Category Scope Unit FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Air pollution prevention equipment Non-consolidated Million yen 85.9 40.2 20.9 37.1 68.1
Water pollution prevention equipment Non-consolidated Million yen 40.6 70.5 109.7 266.9 206.7
Underground seepage prevention equipment Non-consolidated Million yen 52.0 13.4 5.5 4.9 7.2
Noise and vibration prevention equipment Non-consolidated Million yen 4.3 2.4 17.2 6.0 6.0
Industrial waste processing equipment Non-consolidated Million yen 3.9 30.9 106.6 111.2 5.1
Plant greening Non-consolidated Million yen 0.0 1.0 1.8 0.5 3.3
Energy conservation and global warming prevention Non-consolidated Million yen 102.9 40.3 172.6 244.6 236.6
Total* Non-consolidated Million yen 289.6 198.7 434.3 671.3 533.0
  • *Value for each item is rounded off, which often results in an inconsistency between the total value indicated and the aggregate of all the relevant items.

Safety- & Health-related Capital Investments

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Category Scope Unit FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Equipment aging measures Non-consolidated Million yen 327.9 469.0 292.9 490.9 245.0
Safety and work environment measures Non-consolidated Million yen 164.8 165.3 171.4 171.4 86.6
Explosion, fire and leakage measures Non-consolidated Million yen 12.8 39.4 9.2 14.1 60.6
Earthquake and other natural disasters measures Non-consolidated Million yen 11.0 2.6 51.4 4.4 6.5
Other Non-consolidated Million yen 34.9 4.0 4.5 6.4 32.0
Total* Non-consolidated Million yen 551.4 680.3 529.4 687.1 430.7
  • *Value for each item is rounded off, which often results in an inconsistency between the total value indicated and the aggregate of all the relevant items.

ISO14001 Certification

Business site Certification date Certification body Certification number
Himeji Plant March 1999 JIA-QA JE0054H
Joetsu Plant (including logistics center) August 2002 SGS JP15/071413
Fukuyama Plant April 1999 JCQA JCQA-E-0062
Asa Plant September 1998 JCQA JCQA-E-0987
Tokyo Plant December 1998 JCQA JCQA-E-0036
Takasaki Plant January 2001 JCQA JCQA-E-0101
Kashima Plant March 1999 JCQA JCQA-E-0046
Kayaku Safety Systems Europe December 2002 BVCZ 250302-2017-AE-CZS-RvA
Kayaku Safety Systems (Huzhou) June 2016 SNQA 42144
Kayaku Safety Systems de Mexico June 2023 LRQA 00041092
Kayaku Safety Systems Malaysia April 2017 SGS MY17/02395
WUXI POLATECHNO OPTICS April 2006 UCC 02420E31011518R2M
KAYAKU CHEMICAL (WUXI) August 2006 UCC 02421E32060755R0M
WUXI ADVANCED KAYAKU CHEMICAL July 2007 CQC 00121E33375R4M/3200
Coverage ratio* 70%
  • *Rate of ISO 14001-certified manufacturing facilities owned by Nippon Kayaku and its consolidated subsidiaries.
  • *The coverage of ISO 14001-certified manufacturing facilities of Nippon Kayaku on a non-consolidated bases is 100%.

Number of Violations of Environmental Laws and Regulations / Environment-related Accidents

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Indicator Scope Unit FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Number of violations of environmental laws and regulations Consolidated Cases 0 0 0 0 0
Of which, violation of standards/regulations related to water quality and quantity Consolidated Cases 0 0 0 0 0
Number of serious environment-related accidents Consolidated Cases 0 0 0 0 0
Amount of fines and penalties for violations of laws and regulations and serious environment-related accidents Consolidated Yen 0 0 0 0 0

Social

Quality

Business Sites with Quality Management System Certification

Business site ISO9001 ISO13485 IATF16949 ISO22000
Himeji Plant ●
Safety Systems Group
Development Division
Polatechno Division ●
Joetsu Plant
WUXI POLATECHNO OPTICS
Fukuyama Plant ●
Asa Plant
Tokyo Plant
Fine Chemicals Business Unit
Fine Chemicals R & D Laboratories
Taiwan Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd. (Fine Chemicals Business Unit)
Takasaki Plant ● ●
Pharmaceuticals Group
Pharmaceutical Research Laboratories
Kashima Plant ●
Agrochemicals Division
Agrochemicals Laboratories
Kayaku Safety Systems Europe ●
Kayaku Safety Systems (Huzhou) ●
Kayaku Safety Systems de Mexico ●
Kayaku Safety Systems Malaysia ●
MOXTEK ●
Dejima Optical Films ●
RaySpec ●
KAYAKU CHEMICAL (WUXI) ●
KAYAKU Advanced Materials ● ●
WUXI ADVANCED KAYAKU CHEMICAL ●
NIPPONKAYAKU FOOD TECHNO ● ●

GMP-related Certification

Business site Major countries
Takasaki Plant Japan, The United States, Europe

Occupational Health and Safety

Sites That Have Acquired the ISO45001 Occupational Health and Safety Management System Certification

Business site Certification date Certification body Certification number
Kayaku Safety Systems (Huzhou) Co., Ltd. January 2023 NQA 132021
Coverage ratio* 5%
  • *Rate of manufacturing facilities possessed by us and our consolidated subsidiaries that have acquired ISO45001 certification
    Non-certified sites also have an occupational health and safety management system of the same level as ISO45001.

Occupational Accidents

Indicator Scope Unit FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Serious accidents, including work-related deaths Non-consolidated Cases 0 0 0 0 0
Work-related fatalities Non-consolidated Persons 0 0 0 0 0
Non-consolidated, subcontracting companies Persons 0 0 0 0 0
Domestic Group companies Persons 0 0 0 1 0
Domestic group companies and subcontracting companies Persons 0 0 0 0 0
Overseas group companies Persons 1 0 0 0 0
Overseas group companies and subcontracting companies Persons 0 0 0 0 0
Occupational accident frequency rate Non-consolidated *1 0.43
(2cases)		 0.4
(2cases)		 0.18
(1case)		 0.19
(1case)		 0
(0cases)
Non-consolidated, subcontracting companies *1 4.47
(1case)		 0 0 0 0
Occupational accident severity rate Non-consolidated *2 0.012 0.031 0 0 0
Violations of occupational health and safety-related regulations and codes Non-consolidated Cases 0 0 0 0 0
  • *1Number of industrial injuries per million cumulative actual working hours
  • *2Cumulative number of lost working days for reasons of industrial injuries per thousand cumulative actual working hours

Employee Health

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Indicator Scope Unit FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Rate of employees receiving regular health checkups* Non-consolidated % 100 100 100 100 100
Rate of employees receiving stress checks* Non-consolidated % 97.5 97.3 97.2 98.1 97.9
Rate of employees with high stress levels Non-consolidated % 10.0 9.6 9.5 10.6 10.0
Amount invested in mental health-related initiatives Non-consolidated Million yen 10.0 10.8 11.0 13.0 12.6
  • *Excluding employees on temporary leave

Employees

Employee Composition (consolidated)

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Indicator Category Scope Unit FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Full-time employees Total Consolidated Persons 5,814 5,769 5,664 5,703 5,782

Employee Composition

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Indicator Category Scope Unit FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Full-time employees Male Non-consolidated Persons 1,749 1,730 1,751 1,754 1,748
Female Non-consolidated Persons 330 323 326 330 333
Total Non-consolidated Persons 2,079 2,053 2,077 2,084 2,081
Rate of females Non-consolidated % 15.8 15.7 15.6 15.8 16.0
Number of temporary employees* Non-consolidated Persons 554 613 614 606 613
Contract employees Male Non-consolidated Persons - - 5 19 24
Female Non-consolidated Persons - - 14 28 44
Total Non-consolidated Persons - - 19 47 68
  • *Average number of temporary employees per year

Manager Composition

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Indicator Category Scope Unit FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Under general manager Male Non-consolidated Persons 318 315 359 321 412
Female Non-consolidated Persons 35 36 24 38 42
Total Non-consolidated Persons 353 351 383 359 454
Rate of females Non-consolidated % 9.9 10.2 6.2 10.5 9.3
General manager and above Male Non-consolidated Persons 138 142 74 68 66
Female Non-consolidated Persons 3 6 4 4 5
Total Non-consolidated Persons 141 148 78 72 71
Rate of females Non-consolidated % 2.1 4.0 5.1 5.5 7.0
Overall Male Non-consolidated Persons 456 457 468 476 478
Female Non-consolidated Persons 38 42 44 47 47
Total Non-consolidated Persons 494 499 512 523 525
Rate of females Non-consolidated % 7.7 8.4 8.6 9.0 9.0

Age

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Indicator Category Scope Unit FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
By age group 20s and under Non-consolidated Persons 422 402 394 376 362
30s Non-consolidated Persons 569 580 579 575 578
40s Non-consolidated Persons 576 582 576 585 589
50s Non-consolidated Persons 505 497 523 547 498
60s and over Non-consolidated Persons 7 8 5 1 1
Average age Male Non-consolidated Age 40.0 39.7 39.8 40.2 40.4
Female Non-consolidated Age 41.6 42.3 42.6 42.8 42.9
Total Non-consolidated Age 40.2 41.0 40.3 40.6 40.8

Continuous Service

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Indicator Category Scope Unit FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Average length of service Male Non-consolidated Years 14.4 14.1 14.2 14.5 14.4
Female Non-consolidated Years 15.6 16.2 16.5 16.6 16.6
Total Non-consolidated Years 14.6 15.2 14.6 14.9 15.1

Freedom of Association

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Indicator Scope Unit FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Union members*1 Non-consolidated*3 Persons 1,762 1,871 1,753 1,695 1,687
Rate of union members*2 Non-consolidated*3 % 100 100 100 100 100
  • *1Data as of March 31 of each fiscal year.
  • *2Number of union members / number of eligible people (excluding those in managerial positions and specified by agreement
  • *3Includes some affiliates.

Diversity

Recruitment

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Indicator Category Scope Unit FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
New employees (new graduates)*1 Male Non-consolidated Persons 59 60 49 41 37
Female Non-consolidated Persons 5 4 8 7 6
Total Non-consolidated Persons 64 64 57 48 43
Rate of females Non-consolidated % 7.8 6.2 14.0 14.5 14.0
New employees (mid-career hires)*2 Male Non-consolidated Persons 27 35 28 32 45
Female Non-consolidated Persons 3 3 6 7 10
Total Non-consolidated Persons 30 38 34 39 55
Rate of females Non-consolidated % 10.0 7.8 17.6 17.9 18.2
  • *1Number of people who joined the company in April of the following year
  • *2Number of people who joined the company between April and March of the following year

Rate of Employees with Disabilities

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Indicator Scope Unit FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Rate of employees with disabilities Non-consolidated % 1.82 1.97 1.90 1.99 1.98
(Statutory minimum rate) % 2.20 2.20 2.20 2.30 2.30

Rehiring of Retired Employees

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Indicator Scope Unit FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Rehiring of retired employees Non-consolidated Persons 42 61 42 22 29
Rehiring rate of retired employees Non-consolidated % 82.3 89.7 95.4 84.6 85.2

Work-life Balance

Work Hours

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Indicator Scope Unit FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Total annual working hours per employee Non-consolidated Hours 1,919 1,911 1,885 1,911 1,875
Average overtime per month Non-consolidated Hours 13.3 12.7 11.3 12.7 13.6

Paid Leave

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Indicator Scope Unit FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Average number of days of annual paid leave taken in a year Non-consolidated Days 11.3 11.1 12.2 11.1 12.0
Rate of annual paid leave days taken Non-consolidated % 61.1 60.1 65.8 59.8 63.7

Childcare

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Indicator Scope Unit FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Employees who started maternity leave*1 Non-consolidated Persons 8 13 13 11 22
Employees who started parental leave*1 Male Non-consolidated Persons 3 5 11 9 62
Female Non-consolidated Persons 8 13 13 11 22
Rate of employees taking childcare leave*2 Male Non-consolidated % 7 11.9 31.4 27.2 69.6
Female Non-consolidated % 100 100 100 100 100
Return to work rate after taking maternity/parental leave Male Non-consolidated % 100 100 100 100 100
Female Non-consolidated % 100 100 100 100 100
Retention rate of employees after taking maternity/parental leave Male Non-consolidated % 100 100 100 100 100
Female Non-consolidated % 100 100 100 100 100
Employees working shorter hours for childcare Male Non-consolidated Persons 2 2 0 1 2
Female Non-consolidated Persons 26 31 43 42 48
  • *1Excluding the employees who took leave spanning multiple fiscal years
  • *2The rate in 2022 was calculated using the method in Rate of employees taking childcare leave or leave for childcare purposes (Paragraph 4, Item 2, Article 71)

Nursing Care

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Indicator Scope Unit FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Days of nursing leave taken Non-consolidated Persons 1 1 0 0 0
Employees using nursing leave system Non-consolidated Persons 1 1 1 0 2

Salary

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Indicator Scope Unit FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Average annual salary Male Non-consolidated Thousand yen 7,862 7,526 7,423 7,683 8,003
Female Non-consolidated Thousand yen 6,155 6,119 6,133 6,366 6,707
Total Non-consolidated Thousand yen 7,577 7,307 7,224 7,477 7,801

Employee Turnover

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Indicator Scope Unit FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Voluntary retirement Non-consolidated Persons 47 37 41 48 50
Employee turnover rate Non-consolidated % 2.1 1.7 1.8 2.1 2.4
Rate of employee turnover due to voluntary retirement Non-consolidated % 2.1 1.7 1.8 2.1 2.4
Employee turnover within three years* Non-consolidated Persons 6 5 7 7 4
Rate of employee turnover within three years Non-consolidated % 4 3 4 4 2
  • *Number of employees leaving the company within their first three years, among new graduates hired in each fiscal year

Transfers

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Indicator Scope Unit FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Transfers Non-consolidated Persons 0 2 1 2 3

Human Resources Development

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Indicator Scope Unit FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Training hours per full-time employee Non-consolidated Hours - - 14 13 15
Total training hours Non-consolidated Hours - - 29,156 27,092 31,045
Amount invested in education and training per full-time employee Non-consolidated Yen 87,195 76,122 35,706 66,606 83,002

Research and Development

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Indicator Scope Unit FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
R&D expenses Consolidated Billion yen 12.5 11.0 12.4 13.0 13.3
Rate of R&D expenses to net sales Consolidated % 7.2 7.3 6.3 7.2 7.0

Social Contribution Activities

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Indicator Scope Unit FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Spending on social contribution activities Non-consolidated Million yen 179 254 146 154 149
Of which, total amount of donations Non-consolidated Million yen 144 222 114 123 120
Of which, other than the above Non-consolidated Million yen 34 31 32 31 29

Governance

Directors Composition*

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Indicator Scope Unit FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Directors Inside directors Male Persons 7 7 7 6 6
Female Persons 0 0 0 0 0
Total Persons 7 7 7 6 6
Outside (independent) directors Male Persons 2 (2) 2 (2) 3 (3) 3 (3) 3 (3)
Female Persons 0 0 0 0 0
Total Persons 2 (2) 2 (2) 3 (3) 3 (3) 3 (3)
Altogether (independent) Persons 9 (2) 9 (2) 10 (3) 9 (3) 9 (3)
Average tenure Years 2.4 2.0 2.7 3.0 4.0
Rate of independent outside directors (actual) % 22 22 30 33 33
Rate of female directors % 0 0 0 0 0
Executive directors Persons 7 7 7 6 6
  • *Data as of the closing of the general meeting of shareholders held in June of each fiscal year

Audit & Supervisory Board Composition*

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Indicator Scope Unit FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Audit & supervisory board members Inside audit & supervisory board members Male Persons 2 2 2 1 1
Female Persons 0 0 0 1 1
Total Persons 2 2 2 2 2
Outside (independent) audit & supervisory board members Male Persons 3 (2) 3 (2) 3 (2) 3 (2) 3 (3)
Female Persons 0 0 0 0 0
Total Persons 3 (2) 3 (2) 3 (2) 3 (2) 3 (3)
Altogether (independent) Persons 5 (2) 5 (2) 5 (2) 5 (2) 5 (3)
Average tenure Years 1.6 1.8 2.8 3.0 4.0
Rate of independent outside audit & supervisory board members (actual) % 40 20 40 40 60
Rate of female audit & supervisory board members % 0 0 0 20 20
  • *Data as of the closing of the general meeting of shareholders held in June of each fiscal year

Number of Committee Meetings

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Frequency Number of times held
FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Board of Directors Meeting Once a month 14 14 14 14 14
Nomination and Remuneration Advisory Committee As needed - - 3 5 6
Sustainable Management Meeting Once a week 48 50 51 48 50
Exective Directors Meeting Once per quarter 4 4 4 4 4
Management Strategy Meeting Twice a year 2 2 2 2 2
Audit & Supervisory Board Once a month 12 12 12 12 12
Ethics Committee Twice a year 2 2 2 2 2
Risk Management Committee Twice a year 2 2 2 2 2
Environment, Safety, Quality Management Committee Twice a year 2 2 2 2 2
Research & Development Management Committee Twice a year and convened by the chairperson as needed 1 1 1 3 2
  • *Data from April to March of each FY

Board of Directors' Attendance at Committee Meetings (FY2022)*

Position Name Attendance at the Board of Directors meeting Attendance at the Nomination and Remuneration Advisory Committee
Member of the Board
President and Representative Director		 Atsuhiro Wakumoto 14/14 times 6/6 times
Member of the Board
Representative Executive Vice President		 Tomoo Shibuya 14/14 times -
Member of the Board Hiroshi Mikami 14/14 times 6/6 times
Member of the Board Yoshitsugu Ishida 14/14 times -
Member of the Board Kazuhito Koizumi 14/14 times -
Member of the Board Masatomi Akezuma 14/14 times -
Member of the Board Outside Director (Independent) Yo Ota 12/14 times 4/6 times
Member of the Board Outside Director (Independent) Yasuyuki Fujishima 14/14 times 6/6 times
Member of the Board Outside Director (Independent) Seiichi Fusamura 14/14 times 6/6 times
Average attendance 98.4% 93.3%
  • *Data from April 2022 to March 2023

Audit & Supervisory Board Members' Attendance at Committee Meetings (FY2022)*

Position Name Attendance at the Board of Directors meeting Attendance at the Audit & Supervisory Board meeting
Standing Audit & Supervisory Board Member Akihiro Kojima 14/14 times 12/12 times
Full-time Audit & Supervisory Board Member Megumi Machida 14/14 times 12/12 times
Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member Katsuji Higashi 14/14 times 12/12 times
Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member Yasuhiro Osaki 10/14 times 9/12 times
Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member Ichiro Wakasa 11/11 times 10/10 times
Average attendance 94.0% 94.8%
  • *Data from April 2022 to March 2023

Officers’ Remuneration*

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Category Unit FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Directors Total remuneration Million yen 443 443 449 410 382
(excluding outside directors) Number of officers Persons 9 9 7 8 6
Audit & supervisory board members Total remuneration Million yen 44 44 44 45 45
(excluding outside audit & supervisory board members) Number of officers Persons 2 3 2 3 2
Outside officers Total remuneration Million yen 40 40 47 55 57
Number of officers Persons 6 5 6 6 7
Total Million yen 527 527 540 510 484
  • *The above data for the number and remuneration of directors and audit & supervisory board members include that for those who resigned at the time of closing of the ordinary general meeting of shareholders. No outside officers receive officers’ remuneration from Nippon Kayaku’s subsidiaries.

Remuneration to Financial Auditors (Consolidated)

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Indicator Unit FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Remuneration for audit certification Million yen 96 102 89 80 73
Remuneration for other than the above Million yen 0 1 0 0 0
Total Million yen 96 103 89 80 73

Number of Whistleblowing Reports

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Nature of reports Unit FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Workplace harassment (power harassment, sexual harassment, etc.) Cases 4 8 6 2 7
Violations of company rules and etiquette Cases 3 2 0 0 2
Labor/management relations Cases 2 1 1 1 3
Other Cases 0 0 0 1 4
Total Cases 9 11 7 4 16

Disciplinary Action, Dismissal, Fines and Penalties Resulting from an Employee’s Violation of our Anti-corruption Policy

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Indicator Scope Unit FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Number of violations of our anti-corruption policy Non-consolidated Cases 0 0 0 0 0
Disciplinary action and dismissal Non-consolidated Cases 0 0 0 0 0
Fines relating to acts of corruption Non-consolidated Yen 0 0 0 0 0
Application of penalties related to acts of corruption Non-consolidated Cases 0 0 0 0 0

Political Contributions

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Indicator Scope Unit FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Political contributions Non-consolidated Ten thousand yen 115 118 113 104 106

Information Security (TISAX) Certified Business Site for the Automotive Industry Supply Chain

Business site Certification date Certification body Certification number
Kayaku Safety Systems Europe January 2023 DNV SW215F
Kayaku Safety Systems de Mexico January 2023 TUV NORD DE MEXICO S6485M

Categories of Shares Issued (as of March 31, 2023)

Category Number of shares Number of voting rights Notes
Non-voting shares - - -
Shares with restricted voting rights (treasury shares, etc.) - - -
Shares with restricted voting rights (other) - - -
Voting shares (treasury shares, etc.) Ordinary shares: 4,727,000
(treasury shares)		 - -
Ordinary shares: 28,000
(cross-held shares)		 - -
Voting shares (other) Ordinary shares: 165,559,700 1,655,597 -
Shares less than one unit* Ordinary shares: 188,870 - -
Total number of shares issued 170,503,570 - -
Total number of voting rights - 1,655,597 -
  • *Shares less than one unit include 39 treasury shares held by Nippon Kayaku.
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