ESG Data
  
  
  * The data below are extracted from the environmental, 
    
social, and governance factor data.
  
  
    
      
Environmental
    
    
      
        Environmental management systems
        
          
            
              | Item | 
              Unit | 
              Scope | 
              FY 2020 | 
              FY 2021 | 
              FY 2022 | 
              FY 2023 | 
              FY 2024 | 
            
          | ISO 14001 acquisition rate | % | Consolidated | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 50 | 
          
        
       
      
        Greenhouse gas emissions
        
          
            
              | Item | 
              Unit | 
              Scope | 
              FY 2020 | 
              FY 2021 | 
              FY 2022 | 
              FY 2023 | 
              FY 2024 | 
            
| Scope 1 | t-CO₂ | Non-consolidated* | 28,358 | 27,010 | 32,079 | 34,056 | 35,930 | 
| Scope 2 (Market-based) | t-CO₂ | Non-consolidated* | 49,922 | 62,099 | 74,127 | 47,112 | 38,807 | 
| Scope 2 (Location-based) | t-CO₂ | Non-consolidated* | 50,650 | 50,359 | 59,765 | 61,494 | 61,159 | 
| Scope 3 | t-CO₂ | Non-consolidated | - | 79,271 | 79,529 | 83,689 | 98,134 | 
| Cat. 1 -- Purchased goods and services | t-CO₂ | Non-consolidated | - | 41,718 | 45,995 | 53,716 | 55,694 | 
| Cat. 2 -- Capital goods | t-CO₂ | Non-consolidated | - | 19,198 | 8,258 | 8,007 | 20,077 | 
| Cat. 3 -- Fuel and energy-related activities not included in Scope 1 or 2 | t-CO₂ | Non-consolidated | - | 13,268 | 15,599 | 16,239 | 16,742 | 
| Cat. 4 -- Upstream transportation and distribution | t-CO₂ | Non-consolidated | - | 3,843 | 8,253 | 4,119 | 4,275 | 
| Cat. 5 -- Waste generated in operations | t-CO₂ | Non-consolidated | - | 463 | 703 | 817 | 561 | 
| Cat. 6 -- Business travel | t-CO₂ | Non-consolidated | - | 130 | 132 | 138 | 148 | 
| Cat. 7 -- Employee commuting | t-CO₂ | Non-consolidated | - | 372 | 398 | 410 | 454 | 
| Cat. 8 -- Upstream leased assets | t-CO₂ | Non-consolidated | - | - | - | - | - | 
| Cat. 9 -- Downstream transportation and distribution | t-CO₂ | Non-consolidated | - | - | - | - | - | 
| Cat. 10 -- Processing of sold products | t-CO₂ | Non-consolidated | - | - | - | - | - | 
| Cat. 11 -- Use of sold products | t-CO₂ | Non-consolidated | - | - | - | - | - | 
| Cat. 12 -- End-of-life treatment of sold products | t-CO₂ | Non-consolidated | - | - | - | - | - | 
| Cat. 13 -- Downstream leased assets | t-CO₂ | Non-consolidated | - | 201 | 112 | 152 | 84 | 
| Cat. 14 -- Franchises | t-CO₂ | Non-consolidated | - | - | - | - | - | 
| Cat. 15 -- Investments | t-CO₂ | Non-consolidated | - | 78 | 80 | 90 | 98 | 
| Scope 1 + Scope 2 (Market-based) | t-CO₂ | Non-consolidated | 78,280 | 89,109 | 106,206 | 81,168 | 74,737 | 
| Greenhouse gas emissions per unit of sales | t-CO₂/million yen | Non-consolidated | 3.45 | 3.36 | 3.43 | 2.32 | 1.91 | 
          
        
        
          *GHG emission data for Scope 1, Scope 2 from consolidated has been verified by a third-party organization.Please refer to
          Independent Assurance Report. 
          
        
       
      
        Greenhouse gas emissions other than energy-derived CO
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              | Item | 
              Unit | 
              Scope | 
              FY 2020 | 
              FY 2021 | 
              FY 2022 | 
              FY 2023 | 
              FY 2024 | 
            
| CO₂ | t-CO₂ | Non-consolidated | - | - | - | - | - | 
| CH₄ | t-CO₂ | Non-consolidated | (0)* | (0)* | (0)* | (0)* | 0* | 
| N₂O | t-CO₂ | Non-consolidated | (108)* | (98)* | (122)* | (207)* | 216* | 
| HFCs | t-CO₂ | Non-consolidated | 53 | 103 | 295 | 49 | 181 | 
| PFCs | t-CO₂ | Non-consolidated | - | - | - | - | - | 
| SF₆ | t-CO₂ | Non-consolidated | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| NF₃ | t-CO₂ | Non-consolidated | - | - | - | - | - | 
| Total | t-CO₂ | Non-consolidated | 53 | 103 | 295 | 49 | 397 | 
          
        
        
          *Additional calculations for CH₄ and N₂O were added in FY2024.Since the impact of that change does not exceed the threshold of significance (5%), emissions for prior years will not be revised.The results of similar calculations for previous years are provided as reference information only for the CH₄ and N₂O items.
        
       
      
        Water intake
        
          
            
              | Item | 
              Unit | 
              Scope | 
              FY 2020 | 
              FY 2021 | 
              FY 2022 | 
              FY 2023 | 
              FY 2024 | 
            
          | Total water supply and industrial water | Thousand m3 | Non-consolidated (3 plants in Kagawa) | 249 | 219 | 243 | 266 | 287 | 
          | Fresh surface water (lakes, rivers, etc.) | Thousand m3 | Non-consolidated (3 plants in Kagawa) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
          
        
       
      
        Wastes
        
          
            
              | Item | 
              Unit | 
              Scope | 
              FY 2020 | 
              FY 2021 | 
              FY 2022 | 
              FY 2023 | 
              FY 2024 | 
            
          | Total waste emissions | t | Non-consolidated | - | - | 3,721 | 3,783 | 3,961 | 
          Special controlled industrial waste emissions (Hazardous waste emissions ) | t | Non-consolidated | - | - | 67 | 29 | 26 | 
          
        
        
          *Waste emissions: General waste from Japan is excluded from the scope of this report.
        
       
      
        Chemical substances
        
          
            
              | Item | 
              Unit | 
              Scope | 
              FY 2020 | 
              FY 2021 | 
              FY 2022 | 
              FY 2023 | 
              FY 2024 | 
            
          | PRTR Chemical substance released emissions (Class I Designated Chemical Substances ) | t | Non-consolidated | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 
          | PRTR Chemical substance transferred amounts (Class I Designated Chemical Substances ) | t | Non-consolidated | 21.2 | 22.2 | 23.1 | 21.1 | 34.9 | 
          
        
        
          *The above items use figures aggregated from April1 to March 31.
        
       
      
        FY2024 PRTR Chemical substances results
        
          
            
              | Substance number (Substance name) | 
              Unit | 
              Scope | 
              Amount released | 
              Amount transferred  | 
            
| 15(acenaphthene) | t | Non-consolidated | 0.0 | 8.9 | 
| 31(Antimony and its compounds) | t | Non-consolidated | 0.0 | 1.3 | 
| 80(Xylene) | t | Non-consolidated | 0.0 | 0.0 | 
| 302(naphthalene) | t | Non-consolidated | 0.0 | 9.0 | 
| 340(biphenyl) | t | Non-consolidated | 0.0 | 4.1 | 
| 400(benzene) | t | Non-consolidated | 0.0 | 0.8 | 
| 438(methylnaphthalene) | t | Non-consolidated | 0.0 | 10.7 | 
| 697(Lead and its compounds) | t | Non-consolidated | 0.0 | 0.1 | 
| Total | t | Non-consolidated | 0.0 | 34.9 | 
          
        
        
          *The above items use figures aggregated from April of the current year to March of the following year.
        
       
      
        Environmentally friendly products
        
          
            
              | Item | 
              Unit | 
              Scope | 
              FY 2020 | 
              FY 2021 | 
              FY 2022 | 
              FY 2023 | 
              FY 2024 | 
            
          | Ratio of sales of environmentally friendly products | % | Consolidated | - | 21.1 | 21.3 | 27.1 | 29.7 | 
          
        
       
     
  
  
    
      
Social
    
    
      
        Employee structure
        
          
            
              | Item | 
              Unit | 
              Scope | 
              FY 2020 | 
              FY 2021 | 
              FY 2022 | 
              FY 2023 | 
              FY 2024 | 
            
          | Number of employees | Persons | Consolidated | 1,658 | 1,640 | 1,690 | 1,736 | 1,785 | 
          | Temporary staff* | Persons | Consolidated | 275 | 282 | 288 | 292 | 298 | 
          | Percentage of temporary staff* | % | Consolidated | 14.2 | 14.7 | 14.6 | 14.4 | 14.3 | 
          | Number of employees (male) | Persons | Non-consolidated | 720 | 713 | 734 | 775 | 858 | 
          | Number of employees (female) | Persons | Non-consolidated | 108 | 118 | 123 | 133 | 143 | 
          | Number of employees (total) | Persons | Non-consolidated | 828 | 831 | 857 | 908 | 1,001 | 
          | Percentage of female employees | % | Non-consolidated | 13.0 | 14.2 | 14.4 | 14.6 | 14.3 | 
          | Temporary staff* | Persons | Non-consolidated | 169 | 167 | 171 | 182 | 185 | 
          | Percentage of temporary staff* | % | Non-consolidated | 17.0 | 16.7 | 16.6 | 16.7 | 15.6 | 
          | Total number of management staff | Persons | Non-consolidated | 117 | 112 | 120 | 121 | 126 | 
          | Management staff (male) | Persons | Non-consolidated | 111 | 104 | 110 | 112 | 115 | 
          | Management staff (female) | Persons | Non-consolidated | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 
          | Percentage of female management staff | % | Non-consolidated | 5.1 | 7.1 | 8.3 | 7.4 | 8.7 | 
          | Number of management staff equivalent to department manager (male) | Persons | Non-consolidated | 27 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 
          | Number of management staff equivalent to department manager (female) | Persons | Non-consolidated | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 
          | Percentage of female management staff equivalent to department manager | % | Non-consolidated | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 6.1 | 8.6 | 
          | Number of management staff equivalent to section manager (male) | Persons | Non-consolidated | 84 | 76 | 81 | 81 | 83 | 
          | Number of management staff equivalent to section manager (female) | Persons | Non-consolidated | 5 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 
          | Percentage of female management staff equivalent to section manager | % | Non-consolidated | 5.6 | 8.4 | 10.0 | 8.0 | 8.8 | 
          
        
        
          *The number of temporary staff includes contract employees, part-time employees, and agency workers from staffing agencies.
        
       
      
        Makeup by age bracket
        
          
            
              | Item | 
              Unit | 
              Scope | 
              FY 2020 | 
              FY 2021 | 
              FY 2022 | 
              FY 2023 | 
              FY 2024 | 
            
          | Teens (male) | Persons | Non-consolidated | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 
          | Teens (female) | Persons | Non-consolidated | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 
          | 20s (male) | Persons | Non-consolidated | 91 | 90 | 108 | 146 | 181 | 
          | 20s (female) | Persons | Non-consolidated | 14 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 36 | 
          | 30s (male) | Persons | Non-consolidated | 165 | 168 | 165 | 179 | 201 | 
          | 30s (female) | Persons | Non-consolidated | 16 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 
          | 40s (male) | Persons | Non-consolidated | 256 | 238 | 240 | 227 | 227 | 
          | 40s (female) | Persons | Non-consolidated | 50 | 49 | 41 | 41 | 37 | 
          | 50s (male) | Persons | Non-consolidated | 199 | 207 | 209 | 211 | 227 | 
          | 50s (female) | Persons | Non-consolidated | 27 | 33 | 41 | 42 | 48 | 
          | 60s (male) | Persons | Non-consolidated | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 
          | 60s (female) | Persons | Non-consolidated | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 
          
        
       
      
        Recruitment
        
          
            
              | Item | 
              Unit | 
              Scope | 
              FY 2020 | 
              FY 2021 | 
              FY 2022 | 
              FY 2023 | 
              FY 2024 | 
            
          | Number of new graduate recruits (male) | Persons | Non-consolidated | 9 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 29 | 
          | Number of new graduate recruits (female) | Persons | Non-consolidated | 4 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 
          | Number of new graduate recruits (total) | Persons | Non-consolidated | 13 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 34 | 
          | Number of mid-career recruits (male) | Persons | Non-consolidated | 1 | 5 | 42 | 73 | 71 | 
          | Number of mid-career recruits (female) | Persons | Non-consolidated | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 
          | Number of mid-career recruits (total) | Persons | Non-consolidated | 1 | 9 | 46 | 79 | 76 | 
          | Number of managerial staff out of mid-career recruits | Persons | Non-consolidated | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 
          | Percentage of mid-career recruits | % | Non-consolidated | 7 | 56 | 73 | 78 | 69 | 
          | Number of recruits (total) | Persons | Non-consolidated | 14 | 16 | 65 | 101 | 110 | 
          
        
       
      
        Average length of service
        
          
            
              | Item | 
              Unit | 
              Scope | 
              FY 2020 | 
              FY 2021 | 
              FY 2022 | 
              FY 2023 | 
              FY 2024 | 
            
          | Male | Years | Non-consolidated | 18.2 | 18.5 | 18.6 | 18.2 | 16.6 | 
          | Female | Years | Non-consolidated | 15.7 | 15.8 | 14.6 | 14.7 | 14.1 | 
          
        
       
      
        Makeup of persons with disabilities
        
          
            
              | Item | 
              Unit | 
              Scope | 
              FY 2020 | 
              FY 2021 | 
              FY 2022 | 
              FY 2023 | 
              FY 2024 | 
            
          | Number of employees with disabilities (not severe) | Persons | Non-consolidated | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 
          | Number of employees with disabilities (severe) | Persons | Non-consolidated | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 
          | Percentage of employees with disabilities | % | Non-consolidated | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 
          
        
       
      
        Salary
        
          
            
              | Item | 
              Unit | 
              Scope | 
              FY 2020 | 
              FY 2021 | 
              FY 2022 | 
              FY 2023 | 
              FY 2024 | 
            
          | Employee annual average salary (male) | Yen | Non-consolidated | 5,851,308 | 5,745,184 | 6,833,983 | 7,435,211 | 7,692,385 | 
          | Employee annual average salary (female) | Yen | Non-consolidated | 5,034,222 | 4,966,593 | 5,912,995 | 6,427,904 | 6,878,187 | 
          | Employee annual salary (overall average) | Yen | Non-consolidated | 5,749,813 | 5,646,489 | 6,704,763 | 7,289,654 | 7,573,648 | 
          | Ratio of female to male average salaries | % | Non-consolidated | 86 | 86 | 87 | 86 | 89 | 
          
        
       
      
        Retirement
        
          
            
              | Item | 
              Unit | 
              Scope | 
              FY 2020 | 
              FY 2021 | 
              FY 2022 | 
              FY 2023 | 
              FY 2024 | 
            
          | Total employee turnover percentage | % | Non-consolidated | 2.9  | 4.0  | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 
          | Turnover percentage due to personal circumstances | % | Non-consolidated | 0.6  | 1.3  | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 
          | Resignation percentage due to personal circumstances (male) | % | Non-consolidated | 0.7  | 1.0  | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 
          | Resignation percentage due to personal circumstances (female) | % | Non-consolidated | 0  | 3.4  | 4.0 | 0 | 1.4 | 
          | Turnover percentage due to company circumstances | % | Non-consolidated | 0  | 0  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
          
        
       
      
        System usage
        
          
            
              | Item | 
              Unit | 
              Scope | 
              FY 2020 | 
              FY 2021 | 
              FY 2022 | 
              FY 2023 | 
              FY 2024 | 
            
          | Average annual paid leave utilization percentage | % | Non-consolidated | 58  | 64  | 74  | 79  | 86  | 
          | Childcare leave system users | Persons | Non-consolidated | 4 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 
          | Childcare leave system users (male) | Persons | Non-consolidated | 3 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 
          | Childcare leave system users (female) | Persons | Non-consolidated | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 
          | Childcare leave system utilization percentage | % | Non-consolidated | 15.4 | 32.1 | 21.7 | 27.6 | 60.0 | 
          | Childcare leave system utilization percentage (male) | % | Non-consolidated | 12.0 | 29.6 | 21.7 | 19.2 | 60.0 | 
          | Childcare leave system utilization percentage (female) | % | Non-consolidated | 100.0 | 100.0 | None | 100 | None | 
          | Reduced working hour system for childcare users | Persons | Non-consolidated | 5 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 
          | Family care leave system users | Persons | Non-consolidated | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
          
        
       
      
        Union membership
        
          
            
              | Item | 
              Unit | 
              Scope | 
              FY 2020 | 
              FY 2021 | 
              FY 2022 | 
              FY 2023 | 
              FY 2024 | 
            
          | Number of trade union members | Persons | Non-consolidated | 379  | 368  | 362  | 374  | 391  | 
          
        
       
      
        Social contribution spending
        
          
            
              | Item | 
              Unit | 
              Scope | 
              FY 2020 | 
              FY 2021 | 
              FY 2022 | 
              FY 2023 | 
              FY 2024 | 
            
          | Expenditure for promoting social contribution | Millions of yen | Non-consolidated | 0.138 | 0.138 | 10.384 | 16.948 | 15.340 | 
          
        
       
      
        Political expenditures
        
          
            
              | Item | 
              Unit | 
              Scope | 
              FY 2020 | 
              FY 2021 | 
              FY 2022 | 
              FY 2023 | 
              FY 2024 | 
            
          | Political expenditures | Millions of yen | Non-consolidated | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
          
        
       
      
        Accidents and diseases
        
          
            
              | Item | 
              Unit | 
              Scope | 
              FY 2020 | 
              FY 2021 | 
              FY 2022 | 
              FY 2023 | 
              FY 2024 | 
            
          | Occupational accident frequency rates | - | Non-consolidated | 2.22 | 1.61 | 0.54 | 0.53 | 0.00 | 
          | Occupational accident severity rates | - | Non-consolidated | 0.001 | 0.011 | 0.000  | 0.657 | 0.000 | 
          
        
*The occupational accident severity rate for the fiscal year 2023 has been revised due to changes in the number of work days lost as a result of the determination of physical disability classifications.