Earth Corporation

ESG data

Earth Corporation hosts data related to its sustainability initiatives in three categories: the environment (E), social (S), and governance (G).
The tables on this page cover the data from Earth Corporation, and data with a different scope is stated in the "Scope" or notes.
As a rule, data represents initiatives conducted between January 1 and December 31.

E (Environment)

1. Greenhouse gas emissions

Item Scope Unit FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
GHG emissions Scope 1
(broken down by GHG type)
CO2from energy

Non-consolidated
[Group]

t-CO2 1,890 1,953 1,947*
[4,858]*
1,853*
[4,824]*
2,013*
[5,432]*
Methane 4.8 3.8 4.6 0.9* 1.2
CFCs 0 0 0 0 1.5
Total 1,895 1,957 1,951
[4,858]
1,854
[4,824]
2,015
[5,435]
Scope 2 Market-based Non-consolidated
[Group]
t-CO2 3,558 2,701 2,133*
[10,864]*
1,972*
[10,423]*
1,590*
[11,200*]*
Location-based 4,692 4,520 4,715*
[13,930]*
4,505*
[13,992]*
4,714*
[14,447]*
Scope 3 Category 1: Products and services purchased Non-consolidated
[Group]
t-CO2 - 482,489 498,545* 533,362*
[809,727]*
738,281*
[1,031,726]*
Category 2: Capital goods - 4,037 2,915* 11,411*
[34,292]*
5,683*
[26,112]*
Category 3: Fuel and energy activities not included in Scope 1&2 - 1,098 1,113* 1,048*
[3,488]*
1,128*
[3,591]*
Category 4: Transport and deliveries (upstream) - 6,676 6,984* 6,495*
[22,362]*
6,138*
[25,688]*
Category 5: Waste generated through business - 4,093 4,974* 4,195*
[5,922]*
3,837*
[5,382]*
Category 6: Business trips - 188 182* 187*
[794]*
193*
[815]*
Category 7: Employee commutes - 471 456* 472*
[2,215]*
487*
[2,278]*
Category 8: Leased assets (upstream) - N/A N/A N/A N/A
Category 9: Transport and deliveries (downstream) - 6,820 5,953* 6,575*
[14,140]*
6,243*
[14,681]*
Category 10: Processing of products sold - N/A N/A N/A N/A
Category 11: Use of products sold - 31,803 32,613* 33,008*
[64,486]*
33,681*
[63,524]*
Category 12: Disposal of products sold - 493,107 419,940* 478,103*
[560,002]*
444,245*
[527,714]*
Category 13: Leased assets (downstream) - - - -*
[1,481]*
-*
[2,106]*
Category 14: Franchises - N/A N/A N/A N/A
Category 15: Investments - 351 361* 1,012*
[1,494]*
342*
[858]*
その他(上流・下流)※3 - - - - -
Total - 1,031,134 974,036* 1,075,869*
[1,520,404]*
1,240,260*
[1,704,474]*
Total Non-consolidated
[Group]
t-CO2 (5,453)※1 1,035,792 978,120 1,079,695
[1,535,651]
1,243,865
[1,721,109]

* Verified by an external agency.
*1 Scope 3 is not included.
*2 There were no emissions that fall under categories 8, 10, or 14
*3 Other (upstream and downstream) was not calculated.

2. Energy usage volumes

Item Scope Unit FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
Energy usage volumes Plants GJ 88,097 88,849 91,332 78,040 88,879
R&D Center GJ 23,477 23,628 24,737 21,553 20,773
Head Office and other workplaces GJ 18,948 19,244 18,451 15,917 15,508
Total (all workplaces) GJ 130,522 131,721 134,520 115,510 125,161

* The figures for fiscal year 2023 in Scopes 1 and 2 were calculated using the coefficients after the legal revision in April 2023.

3.Water usage volumes, by water source (water intake quantity)

Item Scope Unit FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
Surface water from rivers, lakes, natural ponds Non-consolidated 1,000 m3 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Clean water Non-consolidated 1,000 m3 103.4 97.5 101.6 98.0 123.2
Ground water Non-consolidated 1,000 m3 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Used quarry water collected in the quarry Non-consolidated 1,000 m3 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Drainage from outside Non-consolidated 1,000 m3 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Industrial water Non-consolidated 1,000 m3 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Stored rainwater Non-consolidated 1,000 m3 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Sea water, water extracted from the sea or the ocean Non-consolidated 1,000 m3 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Total Non-consolidated 1,000 m3 103.4 97.5 101.6 98.0 123.2

4. Industrial waste management

Item Scope Unit FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
Industrial waste Emission volumes Plants、R&D Center t 2,213 3,170 4,295 3,851 3,518
Head Office and other workplaces t 47 32 34 32 27
Total (all workplaces) t 2,260 3,202 4,329 3,883 3,545
Special management industrial waste (harmful wastes) emissions Plants、R&D Center t 14.2 14.2 24.5 8.4 13.8
Head Office and other workplaces t 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Total (all workplaces) t 14.2 14.2 24.5 8.4 14
Final treatment volume* All workplaces t 55 105 52 51 41
Final treatment rate*2 All workplaces % 2.4 3.3 1.2 1.3 1.2
General waste Emission volumes All workplaces t 85 67 63 62 57
Valuable materials Volume sold All workplaces t 930 1,012 1,109 963 1,009
Reduction in insect care product returns All workplaces % 4.8 6.5 6.8 6.2 4.8

*1 Final treatment volume for administrative divisions is estimated based on final treatment rate for production and R&D divisions.

5. Prevention of air pollution and water pollution

Item Scope Unit FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
Emissions into the atmosphere SOx Plants、R&D Center t 0.50 0.50 0.57 0.58 0.65
NOx Plants、R&D Center t 0.97 1.76 1.46 1.29 2.09
Soot Plants、R&D Center t 0.01 0.08 0.03 0.07 0.12
Ozone-depleting substances Plants、R&D Center t 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Emissions into waters Emission volumes* Plants、R&D Center 1,000 m3 56.1 47.8 55.5 56.5 64.9
(Oceans/Seas) Plants、R&D Center 1,000 m3 (53.0) (42.8) (50.8) (48.7) (59.5)
(Rivers) Plants、R&D Center 1,000 m3 (0.2) (0.3) (0.4) (0.3) (0.0)
(Subsurface water/Wells) Plants、R&D Center 1,000 m3 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
(Sewage water) Plants、R&D Center 1,000 m3 (2.9) (4.6) (4.3) (4.3) (5.4)
(Reused drainage water) Plants、R&D Center 1,000 m3 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
COD Plants、R&D Center t 0.41 0.43 0.38 0.24 0.27
Total nitrogen Plants、R&D Center t 0.08 0.05 0.07 0.05 0.07
Total phosphorus Plants、R&D Center t 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

*The Ako Plant releases water into the Seto Inland Sea (Otsu River); the Sakoshi Plant into the Seto Inland Sea, and the Kakegawa Plant into Ota River.

6. Chemical substance management

Item Scope Unit FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
PRTR substances Volume handled Plants、R&D Center t 60.4 54.2 49.3 52.0※1 22.0※2
VOC (Volatile Organic Compounds)*3 Volume handled Plants、R&D Center t - - - - 0.41

*1 The figures for fiscal year 2023 were calculated using PRTR substances before the legal revision in April 2023.
*2 The figures for fiscal year 2024 were calculated using PRTR substances after the legal revision in 2024.
*3 Only PRTR out of VOCs (volatile organic compounds) were included in the calculation.

7. Containers, packaging materials, etc.

Item Scope Unit FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
Packaging materials used Plastics Plants t 8,390 8,530 8,607 8,708 8,217
Paper Plants t 3,186 3,317 3,140 2,951 2,929
Glass (colorless) Plants t 0 0 19 3 14
Glass (colored) Plants t 168 152 135 163 120
Recycling outsourcing fees Plants 千円 158,189 180,894 217,127 225,577 228,268
Copier paper usage All workplaces t 16.7 16.7 14.2 14.0 12.5

8. Environment-related violations

Item Scope Unit FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
Violations of legal obligation/regulations All workplaces Cases 0 0 0 0 0
Violations of standards/rules related to water quality/volume All workplaces Cases 0 0 0 0 0
Fines related to the above All workplaces million yen 0 0 0 0 0

S (Social)

1. Human resource development

Item Scope Unit FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
Average annual training hours per person Non-consolidated(full-time employees) Hrs. 13.7 20.9 30.2 39.0 36.4
Total training hours Non-consolidated(full-time employees) Hrs. 12,662 20,563 30,969 41,259 39,466
Percentage of Managers Participating in Leadership Development Training* Non-consolidated % - - 13.4 16.4 16.2

* Total number of participants in department and section manager training / Total number of managers

2. Employee information

Item Scope Unit FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
Employees (overall)*1 Non-consolidated Persons 1,310 1,382 1,399 1,412 1,434
Employees (female)*2 Non-consolidated Persons 505 545 565 571 582
Non-consolidated % 38.5 39.4 40.4 40.4 40.6
Employees (male)*3 Non-consolidated Persons 805 837 834 841 852
Non-consolidated % 61.5 60.6 59.6 59.6 59.4
Full-time employees (overall)*1*2*3 Non-consolidated Persons 945 1,005 1,027 1,057 1,083
Full-time employees (female)*2 Non-consolidated Persons 235 269 292 317 337
Full-time employees (male)*2 Non-consolidated Persons 710 736 735 740 746
Non-full-time employees*1*4 Non-consolidated Persons 365 377 372 355 351
Dispatched employees*1 Non-consolidated Persons 67 69 72 44 99
Average age (overall)* Non-consolidated Yrs. 42.9 42.6 42.7 42.2 42.2
Average age (female) Non-consolidated Yrs. - 41.7 41.9 41.6 41.9
Average age (male) Non-consolidated Yrs. - 43.2 43.3 42.6 42.5
Average years of employment (overall)* Non-consolidated 14.8 14.2 14.2 13.8 13.8
Average years of employment (female) Non-consolidated 10.2 10.2 10.5 10.5 11.0
Average years of employment (male) Non-consolidated 17.6 16.8 16.7 16.0 15.7
Starting salary (university graduate)*5 Non-consolidated 10,000 yen 21 21 21 21 22

*Subjects: Executive officers, full-time employees, indefinite/fixed-term contract employees, EMAL, new elder employees, temporary employees
Excluded: Directors, auditors, outside directors, hourly employees (contract and part-time employees), advisers
*1 The data for 2024 is based on the number of employees as of December 31, 2024.
*2 The figures for fiscal year 2020 have been revised due to a change in the calculation method.
*3 Includes executive officers.
*4 Calculated by subtracting the number of full-time employees from the total number of employees.
*5 The data for 2024 is based on the actual number of new graduates who joined the company in April 2024, and the master's degree is 240,000 yen.

3. Diversity & inclusion

Item Scope Unit FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
No. of seniors reemployed*1 Non-consolidated Persons 80 87 99 99 104
Employment rate for persons with disabilities*2 Non-consolidated % 2.54 2.45 2.48 2.73 2.9
Ratio of women in management positions*3 Non-consolidated % 7.1 9.2 10.2 11.4 11.8
No. of women in management positions*4 Non-consolidated Persons 21 28 32 32 35
Ratio of women in assistant manager position*5 Non-consolidated % 24.5 26.1 29.3 28.2 33.5
No. of women in assistant manager position*6 Non-consolidated Persons 51 59 67 66 80
Gender wage gap (overall)*7 Non-consolidated % - - - 64.0 66.7
Gender wage gap (regular employees)*7*8 Non-consolidated % - - - 62.2 64.8
Gender wage gap (non-regular employees)*7*9 Non-consolidated % - - - 67.3 63.0
Gender wage gap (non-regular employees)*7*9 Non-consolidated % - - - 79.1 81.4

*1 2024 data refers to new elders and contract employees who reached the retirement age of 60 at Earth Corporation, as of December 31, 2024.
*2 The data for 2024 is as of June 1, 2024.
*3 2022 data is calculated as the number of female equivalent managers among executive officers, full-time employees, and continuous employment contract employees as of December 31, 2022 divided by the total number and multiplied by 100%.
 Data for 2023 and beyond is calculated as the number of female equivalent managers among full-time employees as of December 31, 2023 divided by the total number and multiplied by 100%.
*4 2022 data refers to the female equivalent managers among executive officers, full-time employees, and continuous employment contract employees as of December 31, 2022.
 Data for 2023 and beyond is calculated as the number of female equivalent managers among full-time employees as of December 31, 2023.
*5 Data for 2024 is calculated as the number of female section chiefs as of December 31, 2024 divided by the total number and multiplied by 100%.
*6 The 2024 data refers to the number of female section chiefs as of December 31, 2024.
*7 For both men and women, calculated based on the average of employees at the end of the fiscal year in question (excluding mid-career hires, resignations, employees on leave, and expatriate employees outside of Japan; those whose employment status changed during the fiscal year are included in these statistics in the capacity they were employed in as of the end of the fiscal year in question).
*8 Regular employees: Executive officers, full-time employees, and employees with permanent contracts.
*9 Non-regular employees: employees with fixed-term contracts, and part-time workers.

4. Recruitment

Item Scope Unit FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
Number of new hires
(full-time employees)
Overall Non-consolidated Persons 61 108 72 104 99
Number of new graduates hired*1 Non-consolidated Persons 32 52 34 53 61
Number of mid-career hires*2*3 Non-consolidated Persons 29 56 38 51 38
New graduate hires (female) Non-consolidated Persons 8 17 13 15 19
Non-consolidated % 25.0 32.7 38.2 28.3 31.1
New graduate hires (male) Non-consolidated Persons 24 35 21 38 42
Non-consolidated % 75.0 67.3 61.8 71.7 68.9
Mid-career hires (female)*3 Non-consolidated Persons 13 24 14 28 16
Non-consolidated % 44.8 42.9 36.8 54.9 42.1
Mid-career hires (male)*3 Non-consolidated Persons 16 32 24 23 22
Non-consolidated % 55.2 57.1 63.2 45.1 57.9
Ratio of mid-career hires (full-time employees) Non-consolidated % 47.5 51.9 52.8 49.0 38.4

*1 The 2024 data refers to new graduates who joined in April 2024. The figures for fiscal year 2020 have been revised.
*2 The 2024 data refers to mid-career hires and promoted full-time employees who joined in 2024.
*3 The figures for fiscal year 2020 have been revised due to a change in calculation method, which now includes prospective full-time employees.

5. Employee engagement

Item Scope Unit FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
Overall employee satisfaction Non-consolidated Score 3.46 3.46 3.48 3.38 -
Overall employee satisfaction (current job)*2 Non-consolidated Score - - - - 3.3
Overall employee satisfaction (workplace)*2 Non-consolidated Score - - - - 3.3
Overall employee satisfaction (supervisor)*2 Non-consolidated Score - - - - 3.2
Overall employee satisfaction (company)*2 Non-consolidated Score - - - - 3.3
Engagement Rating*2 Non-consolidated Rating - - - - B
Engagement survey participation rate Non-consolidated % - - - - 99.4

* "Employee Satisfaction Survey" reflects the overall satisfaction with current job, workplace, supervisor, and company (average score out of 5).
*2 Overall employee satisfaction (average score/out of 5) according to Motivation Cloud, with engagement ratings on an 11-point scale from AAA to DD

6. Turnover rate/retention rate

Item Scope Unit FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
Retention rate after three years*1 Non-consolidated % 90.6 94.9 86.7 93.8 84.6
Turnover rate for full-time employees (leaving the company for personal reasons)*2 Non-consolidated % - 1.5 2.9 3.3 4

*1 The 2024 data represents the status as of April 1, 2024, of those who joined as new graduates in April 2021. The figures for fiscal year 2020 have been revised due to a change in calculation method.
*2 The figures for fiscal year 2024 is calculated as the number of full-time employees who voluntarily left the company during 2024 divided by the number of employees as of December 31, 2024, multiplied by 100%.

7. Work environment

Item Scope Unit FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
Annual work hours per person Non-consolidated Hrs. - 1,756 1,766 1,814 1,848
Annual prescribed working hours Non-consolidated Hrs. - 1,823 1,815 1,838 1,823
Average monthly overtime (full-time employees) Non-consolidated Hrs. - 10 12 14 18
Paid holiday usage rate*1 Non-consolidated % 70.4 76.2 79.3 84.9 76.6
Childcare leave usage rate (female)*2 Non-consolidated % 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Childcare leave usage rate (male)*2 Non-consolidated % 32.1 45.8 56.7 73.9 100.0
Rate of return from childcare leave (female) Non-consolidated % 92.9 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Rate of return from childcare leave (male) Non-consolidated % 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Retention rate 12 months after return from childcare leave (female)*3 Non-consolidated % 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Retention rate 12 months after return from childcare leave (male)*3 Non-consolidated % 100.0 100.0 100.0 95.2 96.8
Number of persons using nursing care leave*4 Non-consolidated Persons 2 0 0 2 1
Rate of return from nursing care leave Non-consolidated % 50 - - 50 0

*1 The 2024 data is calculated as the total number of days taken in 2024 divided by the total number of days granted for 2024, multiplied by 100%.
*2 The 2024 data is calculated as the number of people who started parental leave in 2024 divided by the number of people who gave birth in 2024 × 100% .
The figure for fiscal year 2023 was revised due to a change in calculation method (the calculation method differs from the calculation based on the Act on the Promotion of Women's Active Engagement in Professional Life (Act No. 64 of September 4, 2015).
*3 The 2024 data is calculated as the number of people who are still employed 12 months later among the denominator's target divided by the number of people who returned to work from parental leave in 2023, multiplied by 100%.
*4 The 2024 data refers to those who had a period of leave in 2024.

8. Safety and health

Item Scope Unit FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
Industrial accidents*1 Industrial accidents Non-consolidated Cases 9 7 6 12 10
Industrial accidents requiring time off*2 Non-consolidated Cases - 3 2 5 6
Rate of industrial accidents requiring time off (full-time employees)*3 Non-consolidated % 1.31 1.25 0.82 2.21 2.56
Industrial accidents requiring time off: Severity rate*4 Non-consolidated % 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.03 0.09
Deaths from industrial accidents (full-time employees) Non-consolidated Persons 0 0 0 0 0
Deaths from industrial accidents (dispatched employees) Non-consolidated Persons 0 0 0 0 0
No. of employees who received training and education in industrial safety and health Non-consolidated Persons 1,420 1,400 1,420 1,450 1,480

*1 The 2024 data is calculated for the period January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024. The target number of incidents for 2024: 0.
*2 Work-related accidents resulting in leave: Accidents at work that necessitate leave from the day after the accident due to injury or illness.
*3 Frequency rate: Number of deaths and injuries due to work-related accidents divided by total working hours multiplied by 1 million. Industry-specific work-related accident situation (from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare's 2023 work-related accident trend survey): 1.29 for the manufacturing industry in 2023.
*4 Severity rate: Number of lost workdays due to work-related accidents divided by total working hours multiplied by 1,000. Industry-specific work-related accident situation (from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare's 2023 work-related accident trend survey): 0.08 for the manufacturing industry in 2023.

9. Disease prevention, early discovery, and early treatment support

Item Scope Unit FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
Comprehensive medical examination rate (including medical checkup rate)* Non-consolidated % 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Smoking rate* Non-consolidated % - 22.2 22.3 21.1 18.8
Appropriate weight maintenance rate
*BMI = 18.5~25 or less*
Non-consolidated % 67.0 68.2 68.9 69.2 68.0

*1 The 2024 data is calculated for the period April 1, 2024 to March 31, 2025.
*2 The figures for fiscal years 2020-2022 have been revised.

10. Mental health initiatives and promoting health

Item Scope Unit FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
No. of employees taking mental health leave*1 Non-consolidated Persons 3 6 2 10 6
Ratio of employees receiving stress checks Non-consolidated % 98.8 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
No. of walking campaign participants Employees (incl. dispatched employees) Non-consolidated Persons - 278 198 202 87
Walking campaign participation rate (all employees) Non-consolidated % - 20.9 13.7 14.2 6
Ratio of employees who exercise regularly
*1 (ratio of employees who exercise 30 minutes or more twice a week
Non-consolidated % 24.0 24.6 25.9 26.6 27.1
No. of persons attending health seminars (total participants)*2*3 Non-consolidated Persons - 1778 1577 1219 948
Annual productivity loss percentage due to presenteeism Non-consolidated % - 19.4 17.5 19.2 19.3
Annual productivity loss percentage due to absenteeism Non-consolidated % - 0.42 0.33 0.40 0.45
Percentage of people getting adequate rest through sleep Non-consolidated % 63.9 67.0 66.7 64.8 66.2

*1 The 2024 data is based on the subjects as of December 31, 2024.
*2 The 2024 data is calculated for the period April 1, 2024 to March 31, 2025.
*3 The 2022 data is the total number of participants in the seminars, and Wellness video viewers.
*4 The figures for fiscal years 2020-2022 have been revised.

11. Human rights

Item Scope Unit FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
No. of human rights training programs*1 Non-consolidated Cases 1 1 1 1 1
Number of employees who attended human rights training*2 Non-consolidated Persons 32 52 34 54 61

*1 Conducted as part of new employee training.
*2 Figures for FY2020 are amended.

12. Intellectual Property

Item Number of patents/design rights/trademarks held (Japan only) Scope Unit
No. of applications registered
FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
Patent 340 Non-consolidated Cases 33 34 46 44 42
Design right 183 Non-consolidated Cases 18 6 21 14 16
Trademark - Non-consolidated Cases - - - - -

13. Social Contribution Activities

Item Scope Unit FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
Social contribution expenditures* Non-consolidated million yen - - - - -
Social contribution expenditures* Non-consolidated million yen - - - - -
Social contribution expenditures* Non-consolidated Cases 0 0 0 0 1
Political donations, lobbying, and other expenditure Non-consolidated million yen - - - - -

* NPOs and NGOs are covered.

G (Governance)

1. Corporate Governance

Please refer to the Earth Corporation Corporate Governance Report.

2. Compliance

Item Scope Unit FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
No. of employees who attended compliance training*1*2 Non-consolidated Persons 85 125 124 145 142
Number of compliance training sessions (for all employees) Non-consolidated Cases 24 24 24 24 24
No. of reports and consultations Non-consolidated Cases 3 5 4 7 5
Internal: Number of compliance violations (causes leading to resignation)*2 Non-consolidated Cases 0 0 0 0 0
External: Number of compliance violations (causes leading to resignation)*3 Non-consolidated Cases 0 0 0 0 0
Internal: Number of reports of compliance violations in the supply chain Non-consolidated Cases - - - - -
External: Number of reports of compliance violations in the supply chain Non-consolidated Cases - - - - -

*1 Includes the number of cases dealt with by the harassment and human relations hotline.
*2 Based on reports and inquiries from within the company.
*3 Based on reports and inquiries from within the company.

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