Major ESG Data

This is a list of data on the Tsubaki Group’s key achievements related to sustainability. (FY 2021 – 2023)
Scope: (within Japan) Tsubakimoto Chain and domestic consolidated subsidiaries; (global) major Group companies both domestic and overseas

Environment (E)

Reduction of Environmental Impact

CO₂ Emissions	(Range)	Unit	2021	2022	2023
Scope 1	Global	t-CO₂	23,231	22,811	21,433
Scope 2*¹	Global	t-CO₂	80,940	61,180	62,522
Scope 1 + 2 total	Global	t-CO₂	104,171	83,991	83,955
Reduction rate compared to FY 2021	Global	%	–	19.4	19.4
Of which total domestic emissions comprise	Domestic	t-CO₂	56,755	39,541	40,932
Reduction rate compared to FY 2013	Domestic	%	12.9	39.7	37.6
Of which total emissions overseas	Outside Japan	t-CO₂	47,417	44,450	43,023
Reduction rate compared to FY 2018	Outside Japan	%	3.3	11.6	16.0
Scope 3	Global	t-CO₂	2,449,995	2,649,449	2,788,949
Energy Consumption	(Range)	Unit	2021	2022	2023
Electricity	Global*³	MWh	192,873	186,341	183,788
Of which domestic comprises	Domestic*³	MWh	110,304	106,651	104,374
Heavy oil A	Domestic	kl	187	176	42
Gasoline	Domestic	kl	93	99	102
Kerosene	Domestic	kl	6	5	5
Diesel oil	Domestic	kl	18	19	20
City gas	Domestic	Thousand cubic meters	3,523	3,462	3,316
Butane gas	Domestic	t	396	370	381
Propane gas	Domestic	Thousand cubic meters	103	102	95
LNG	Domestic	Thousand cubic meters	905	810	745
Carbon-free power (certified purchased amount)	Domestic	MWh	0	33,964	33,905
Amount of power generated by solar power generation	Domestic	MWh	1,790	1,971	1,997
Ratio of renewable energy consumption	Domestic	%	1.6	33.7	33.8
Water consumption	Global	Thousand cubic meters	577	559	547
Of which domestic water consumption comprises	Domestic	Thousand cubic meters	312	290	288
Total energy consumption*²	Global	GJ	1,321,337	1,278,903	1,260,748
CDP climate change score	–	–	B-	B	B

*1 CO₂ emissions factors for domestic power use are the market-based emission coefficient by electric utility.

*2 A GJ (gigajoule) is a unit of energy equal to 10 billion (10?) joules.

*3 Global/Domestic energy consumption shows the consumption of primary production sites.

Coexistence with Nature and Response to a Circular Economy

	(Range)	Unit	2021	2022	2023
Total volume of external emissions	Domestic	t	24,836	24,473	25,218
Total amount of waste (general and industrial)	Domestic	t	5,120	4,802	4,871
Waste recycling rate	Domestic	%	96.8	97.0	98.6
PRTR-substance emissions	Domestic	t	122	130	115
Plant greening rate (green space + environmental facilities)	Domestic	%	27.2	26.8	26.6
Environment-related investments	Domestic	Millions of yen	83	200	494
Number of violations of environmental laws and regulations	Domestic	Instances	0	0	0

Society (S)

Respect for Human Rights

	(Range)	Unit	2021	2022	2023
Number of companies implementing due diligence regarding respect for human rights	Global	Companies	5	31	31
Number of companies implementing ethics education	Domestic	Companies	11	12	12

Human Resource Management (Human Resource-Related Data, Diversity Initiatives)

Employee Status	(Range)	Unit	2021	2022	2023
Number of consolidated employees	Global	People	8,566	8,691	8,750
Overseas employee ratio	Global	%	52	52	51
Number of non-consolidated employees	Non-consolidated	People	2,937	2,977	3,034
Proportion of women employees	Non-consolidated	%	8.9	9.3	9.4
Average age	Non-consolidated	Years	41.8	42.1	43.4
Annual hiring figure	Non-consolidated	People	138	163	165
Of which women comprise	Non-consolidated	%	12.3	12.3	13.9
Diversity	(Range)	Unit	2021	2022	2023
Number of non-Japanese employees	Non-consolidated	People	26	31	29
Number of executive employees*¹	Domestic	People	1,484	1,516	1,563
Of which women comprise	Domestic	People	60	66	71
Ratio of senior female employees	Domestic	%	4.0	4.4	4.5
Ratio of post-retirement employment	Non-consolidated	%	87.3	85.7	85.5
Ratio of employees with disabilities	Non-consolidated	%	2.35	2.43	2.49
Ratio of companies meeting legally required employment ratios for people with disabilities	Domestic	%	44.4	33.3	44.4
Work-life Balance	(Range)	Unit	2021	2022	2023
Ratio of paid leave acquisition	Non-consolidated	%	66.2	70.5	77.3
Average length of service	Non-consolidated	Years	16.9	17.0	16.8
Turnover rate	Non-consolidated	%	1.45	2.43	2.55
Retention rate of employees hired straight out of university (proportion of employees who leave within 3 years)	Non-consolidated	%	3.1	2.7	3.4
Number of employees who required childcare leave	Non-consolidated	People	6	32	45
Of which men comprise	Non-consolidated	People	5	29	37
Of which women comprise	Non-consolidated	People	1	3	8
Ratio of maternity and childcare leave-takers who have returned to work	Non-consolidated	%	100	97.2	92.3
Number of employees on nursing care leave	Non-consolidated	People	0	2	1
Cultivation of Human Resources	(Range)	Unit	2021	2022	2023
Number of employees dispatched overseas for training	Non-consolidated	People	4	7	6
Cumulative total (from FY 2010)	Non-consolidated	People	112	119	125
Employee Engagement	(Range)	Unit	2021	2022	2023
Rate of job satisfaction*²	Non-consolidated	%	–	49.8	–
Rate of satisfaction toward company*²	Non-consolidated	%	–	57.0	–

*1 Executive employee: Executive Vice-Counselor (Assistant Manager class) or higher

*2 Based on survey of employee awareness (implemented once every two years)

Safety

Labor Health and Safety	(Range)	Unit	2021	2022	2023
Work accident rate	Domestic	%	0.65	0.52	0.69
Number of lost time accidents	Domestic	Instances	5	4	6
Stress check undergoing rate	Non-consolidated	%	86.7	82.5	89.8
Ratio of employees with high level of stress	Non-consolidated	%	6.5	7.3	6.9

Quality Assurance

	(Range)	Unit	2021	2022	2023
Number of quality problems diagnosed as critical*¹	Global	Instances	2	5	3

*1 According to our internal company definition

Cooperation with Suppliers

Supply Chain Management	(Range)	Unit	2021	2022	2023
Number of Sustainability Guidelines issued (cumulative total)	Global	Companies	941	1,050	1,509
Sustainable procurement survey collection rate	Domestic	%	–	–	69.5%

* Collection rate for sustainable procurement survey conducted of major suppliers

Governance (G)

Corporate Governance

Board Composition	Unit	2021	2022	2023
Director	People	7	6	6
Of which independent outside directors comprise	People	3	3	3
Of which women comprise	People	1	1	1
Audit & Supervisory Board Member	People	4	4	4
Of which independent outside Audit & Supervisory Board members comprise	People	2	2	2
Executive Officers	People	18	17	17
Of which women comprise	People	1	1	1
Of which non-Japanese comprise	People	1	1	1
Number of meetings of the Board of Directors	Meetings	15	14	14
Board of Directors meeting attendance rate	%	90.4	98.8	97.6
Compensation paid to directors (excluding outside directors)	Millions of yen	207	171	181
Number of Audit & Supervisory Board meetings	Meetings	17	18	17
Audit & Supervisory Board meeting attendance rate	%	100	100	100
Compensation paid to Audit & Supervisory Board members (excluding outside members)	Millions of yen	47	48	60
Compensation paid to officers (outside officers)	Millions of yen	36	37	48
Number of meetings of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee	Meetings	4	4	4

Compliance

	(Range)	Unit	2021	2022	2023
Number of serious violations of Company regulations	Global	Instances	0	0	0
Number of companies that participated in Corporate Ethics Awareness Month	Global	Companies	32	29	51
Number of participants in compliance education	Domestic	People	3,529	3,190	4,151
Number of helpline consultations	Domestic	Instances	32	35	31

Risk Management (Crisis Response / BCP, Information Security, and Prevention of Intellectual Property Infringement)

	(Range)	Unit	2021	2022	2023
Ratio of business sites implementing disaster prevention and evacuation drills	Domestic	%	100	100	100
Number of business sites revising their business continuity plans (BCPs)	Domestic	Instances	Implemented as of FY 2022	Scheduled for completion in FY 2023	Completed in FY 2023
Number of serious system incident occurrences	Domestic	Instances	0	0	0
Number of information security accident occurrences	Global	Instances	1	1	1
Number of valid warnings received claiming infringement of competitors’ intellectual property rights	Global	Instances	0	0	0

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