Sustainability

Sustainability Top

KPI/goals and progress status

Our group has formulated material issues through repeated dialogues with stakeholders, and since fiscal 2018 we have been linking CSR activities with our medium-term management plan and moving forward with activities based on these material issues. In fiscal 2022, we proceeded with initiatives in line with the ``SIC-II KPIs and Goals (2021-2023),'' which aligns the activity period with the medium-term management plan ``SIC-II.'' Progress in fiscal 2022 was generally in line with plan.

Material Issue 1: Provide value that exceeds customer expectations and contribute to society

KPIs and goals in SIC-II (FY2021-2023)

  • Creating products, services, and technologies that contribute to providing value to society
  • Efforts to improve quality (deploying the "Quality Global Standard" to domestic and overseas production bases)

Results in 2022

  • Creation of new products and services for value creation (LiB materials adopted by the world's largest automotive battery manufacturer, development of pressure sensitive adhesives that contribute to reducing time, energy, and space in the manufacturing process, In the industry's first sensor market that automatically detects posture, the sensing system "Fichvita™" is used in air mattresses to prevent bedsores.)
  • The online event "Value Showcase" will be held on the website (February 14th to 25th, 2022) to introduce material technologies and solutions that are essential for increasing the added value of products (approximately 5,000 online visitors)

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Key Issue 2: Living in harmony with the environment through innovative technology

KPIs and goals in SIC-II (FY2021-2023)

  • Reduction of CO 2 emissions (domestic) 67,500t (12% reduction compared to FY2020)
  • Improvement in energy intensity (overseas) 165.0L/t (3% reduction compared to FY2020)
  • Reduction in chemical substance emissions (domestic) 62.2t (10% reduction compared to FY2020)
  • External waste discharge (domestic) 10,500t (19% reduction compared to FY2020)
  • Sales composition ratio of environmentally-friendly products: 70.0% (4.0 points increase compared to FY2020)
  • Promote forest conservation through tree planting, etc., and environmental conservation of local rivers and lakes.
    (Strengthening water intake and wastewater management at sites with high water risks, etc.)

Results in 2022

  • Reduction in CO 2 emissions (domestic): 73,404t (4.5% reduction compared to FY2020)
  • Improvement in energy intensity (overseas): 164.1L/t (3.6% reduction compared to FY2020)
  • Reduction of chemical substance emissions (domestic): 78.8t (26.4% increase compared to FY2020)
  • External waste discharge (domestic): 13,466t (4.4% increase compared to FY2020)
  • environmentally-friendly products sales composition ratio: 62.4% (down 5.5 points from FY2020)
  • Promote information disclosure based on TCFD recommendations (expansion of disclosed information)

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Materiality Issue 3: Aiming for coexistence and co-prosperity with the supply chain and living up to the trust of stakeholders

KPIs and goals in SIC-II (FY2021-2023)

  • Evaluation of major domestic suppliers based on supplier selection criteria
  • Conducting sustainability surveys of major suppliers
  • Promoting logistics efficiency
  • Continuation of human rights education in training before overseas assignment (training participation rate 100%)

Results in 2022

  • Revision of basic procurement policy and supplier selection criteria
  • Establishment of sustainable supply chain guidelines
  • Conducting a CSR procurement survey (agreeing to the guidelines and requesting responses to the CSR procurement self-assessment questionnaire)
  • Guideline agreement rate 79.5%, CSR procurement rate 72.8% (surveyed 274 suppliers, transaction amount 67,367 million yen)
  • Formulation of human rights policy
  • 13 people took part in human rights education during pre-overseas assignment training (participation rate 92.9%)

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Important Issues 4We value our employees and pursue happiness and job satisfaction.

KPIs and goals in SIC-II (FY2021-2023)

  • Continuation of “White 500” certification through promotion of health management
  • Continuation of “Eruboshi” certification by promoting the active participation of women
  • Continuation of Kurumin certification by promoting childcare and nursing care support
  • Zero serious accidents

Results in 2022

  • Continuing to obtain certifications from the Health and Productivity Management Organization "White 500", "Eruboshi", a company that promotes the active participation of women, and "Kurumin"
  • Promotion of D&I activities through diversity promotion projects (information dissemination,
  • Ratio of female new graduates hired in Japan: 32.5%
  • Ratio of female managers: 4.5% (as of January 2023)
  • Domestic male employees who take childcare leave, etc., or leave for childcare purposes take 10 days or more of leave: 100%
  • Zero serious accidents

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Material Issue 5: Build a solid corporate foundation that supports trust

KPIs and goals in SIC-II (FY2021-2023)

  • Zero occurrence of major compliance violations
  • Holding compliance site meetings and enriching their content
  • Compliance seminars (antitrust law, subcontracting,
  • Promoting communication activities with the local community
  • Promoting educational and cultural activities in local communities
  • Promotion of social contribution activities (utilization of volunteer leave, etc.)

Results in 2022

  • Zero occurrence of major compliance violations
  • Conducted compliance base meetings (participants: 3,663 people in the first half, 3,896 people in the reinforcement month)
  • Conducted various compliance seminars (Antitrust Act: 11 sessions in total, 406 participants; Subcontract Act: 16 sessions in total, 365 participants)
  • Holding compliance site meetings using the business code of conduct translated into each language at overseas bases and its explanatory materials
  • Appropriate response to natural disasters (earthquakes, typhoons, heavy rains, etc.)
  • Response to the new coronavirus infection (revision of guidelines, etc.)
  • Risk assessment conducted (100% domestic, 91.7% overseas)
  • Promoting the formulation of disaster response manuals for domestic bases (formulation rate: 90.5%)
  • Implementation of earthquake initial response BCP questionnaire for domestic bases (100% response rate)
  • Building a system BCP structure (cyber attack countermeasures, etc.)
  • Promotion of volunteer leave system (3 people took volunteer leave)

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