Earth Corporation

ESG data

Earth Corporation hosts data related to its sustainability initiatives in three categories: the environment (E), social (S), and governance (G).
As a rule, data represents initiatives conducted between January 1 and December 31.

E (Environment)

1. Greenhouse gas emissions

Item Scope Unit FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
GHG emissions Scope 1 (broken down by GHG type) CO2 from energy All workplaces t-CO2 1,761 1,796 1,890 1,953 1,947*1
[4,858]*1
Methane 5.0 4.6 4.8 3.8 4.6
CFCs 0 83 0 0 0
Total 1,766 1,884 1,895 1,957 1,951
[4,858]
Scope 2 Market-based All workplaces t-CO2 4,530 3,564 3,558 2,701 2,131*1
[10,864]*1
Location-based 5,174 4,668 4,692 4,520 4,715*1
[13,930]*1
Scope 3 Category 1: Products and services purchased All workplaces t-CO2 - - - 482,489 498,545*1
Category 2: Capital goods - - - 4,037 2,915*1
Category 3: Fuel and energy activities not included in Scope 1&2 - - - 1,098 1,113*1
Category 4: Transport and deliveries (upstream) - - - 6,676 6,984*1
Category 5: Waste generated through business - - - 4,093 4,974*1
Category 6: Business trips - - - 188 182*1
Category 7: Employee commutes - - - 471 456*1
Category 8: Leased assets (upstream) - - - N/A N/A
Category 9: Transport and deliveries (downstream) - - - 6,820 5,953*1
Category 10: Processing of products sold - - - N/A N/A
Category 11: Use of products sold - - - 31,803 32,613*1
Category 12: Disposal of products sold - - - 493,107 419,940*1
Category 13: Leased assets (downstream) - - - N/A N/A
Category 14: Franchises - - - N/A N/A
Category 15: Investments - - - 351 361*1
Total All workplaces t-CO2 6,297*2 5,448*2 5,453*2 1,035,788 978,116*1

*1 Verified by an external agency.

*2 Scope 3 is not included.

2. Energy usage volumes

Item Scope Unit FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Energy usage volumes Plants GJ 83,726 83,087 88,097 88,849 91,332
R&D Center GJ 24,891 23,170 23,477 23,628 24,737
Head Office and other workplaces GJ 19,061 18,662 18,948 19,244 18,451
Total (all workplaces) GJ 127,678 124,919 130,522 131,721 134,520

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

Item Scope Unit FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Clean water Non-consolidated 1,000 m3 81.2 93.2 103.4 97.5 101.6
Ground water Non-consolidated 1,000 m3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Industrial water Non-consolidated 1,000 m3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Total Non-consolidated 1,000 m3 81.2 93.2 103.4 97.5 101.6

4. Industrial waste management

Item Scope Unit FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Industrial waste Emission volumes Plants and R&D Center t 2,269 1,968 2,213 3,170 4,295
Head Office and other workplaces t 16 25 47 32 34
Total (all workplaces) t 2,285 1,993 2,260 3,202 4,329
Special management industrial waste (harmful wastes) emissions Plants and R&D Center t 13.5 13.5 14.2 14.2 24.5
Head Office and other workplaces t 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Total (all workplaces) t 13.5 13.5 14.2 14.2 24.5
Final treatment volume *1 All workplaces t 173 136 55 105 52
Final treatment rate *2 All workplaces % 7.6 6.8 2.4 3.3 1.2
General waste Emission volumes All workplaces t 56 50 85 67 63
Valuable materials Volume sold All workplaces t 890 934 930 1,012 1,109
Reduction in insect care product returns All workplaces % 8.5 6.9 4.8 6.5 6.7

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

*2 Viewing period for 2017 electronic manifesto only (5 yrs.) has passed, so final treatment rate is calculated based on accessible data (July– December), with estimates based on performance.

5. Prevention of air pollution and water pollution

Item Scope Unit FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Emissions into the atmosphere SOx Plants and R&D Center t 0.47 0.46 0.50 0.50 0.57
NOx Plants and R&D Center t 1.03 0.82 0.97 1.76 1.46
Soot Plants and R&D Center t 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.08 0.03
Ozone-depleting substances Plants and R&D Center t 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Emissions into waters Emission volumes * Plants and R&D Center 1,000 m3 61.7 56.9 58.7 50.5 58.3
COD Plants and R&D Center t 0.51 0.32 0.41 0.43 0.38
Total nitrogen Plants and R&D Center t 0.07 0.09 0.08 0.05 0.07
Total phosphorus Plants and R&D Center t 0.01 0.01 0.01 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 FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
PRTR substances Volume handled Plants and R&D Center t 53.6 74.6 60.4 54.2 49.3

7. Containers, packaging materials, etc.

Item Scope Unit FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Packaging materials used Plastics Plants t 6,745 8,139 8,390 8,530 8,607
Paper Plants t 2,555 2,842 3,186 3,317 3,140
Glass (colorless) Plants t 0 0 0 0 19
Glass (colored) Plants t - - 168 152 135
Recycling outsourcing fees Plants 1,000 yen 97,926 128,536 158,189 180,894 217,127
Copier paper usage All workplaces t 19.5 16.6 16.7 16.7 14.2

8. Environment-related violations

Item Scope Unit FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
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 FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Average annual training hours per person Non-consolidated
(full-time employees)
Hrs. 17.4 13.9 13.7 20.9 30.2
Total training hours Non-consolidated
(full-time employees)
Hrs. 16,013 12,965 12,662 20,563 30,969
Percentage of Managers Participating in Leadership Development Training* Non-consolidated % - - - - 13.4

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

2. Employee information

Item Scope Unit FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Employees (overall)**1 Non-consolidated Persons 1,312 1,312 1,310 1,382 1,399
Employees (female)*2 Non-consolidated Persons 513 498 505 545 565
Non-consolidated % 39.1 38.0 38.5 39.4 40.4
Employees (male)*3 Non-consolidated Persons 799 814 805 837 834
Non-consolidated % 60.9 62.0 61.5 60.6 59.6
Full-time employees (overall)*1*2*3 Non-consolidated Persons 932 946 945 1005 1027
Full-time employees (female)*2 Non-consolidated Persons 218 223 235 269 292
Full-time employees (male)*2 Non-consolidated Persons 714 723 710 736 735
Non-full-time employees*1*4 Non-consolidated Persons 380 366 365 377 372
Dispatched employees*1 Non-consolidated Persons - 62 67 69 72
Average age (overall)* Non-consolidated Yrs. 42.4 42.9 42.9 42.6 42.7
Average age (female) Non-consolidated Yrs. - - - 41.7 41.9
Average age (male) Non-consolidated Yrs. - - - 43.2 43.3
Average years of employment (overall)* Non-consolidated Yrs. 14.5 14.8 14.8 14.2 14.2
Average years of employment (female) Non-consolidated Yrs. 8.8 9.7 10.2 10.2 10.5
Average years of employment (male) Non-consolidated Yrs. 18.0 17.9 17.6 16.8 16.7
Starting salary (university graduate)*5 Non-consolidated 10,000 yen 21 21 21 21 21

* Subjects: Executive officers (until March 2018, subjects were those who received executive treatment), 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 2022 is based on the number of employees as of December 31, 2022.

*2 The figures for 2019 and 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 2022 is based on the actual number of new graduates who joined the company in April 2022, and the master's degree is 230,000 yen.

3. Diversity & inclusion

Item Scope Unit FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
No. of seniors reemployed *1 Non-consolidated Persons 67 77 80 87 99
Employment rate for persons with disabilities *2 Non-consolidated % 2.20 2.29 2.54 2.45 2.48
Ratio of women in management positions *3 Non-consolidated % 5.3 6.4 7.1 9.2 10.2
No. of women in management positions*4 Non-consolidated Persons 16 19 21 28 32
Ratio of women in assistant manager position *5 Non-consolidated % 20.7 20.7 24.5 26.1 29.3
No. of women in assistant manager position*6 Non-consolidated Persons 44 44 51 59 67

*1 2022 data refers to new elders and contract employees who reached the retirement age of 60 at Earth Corporation, as of December 31, 2022.

*2 2022 data is as of June 1, 2022.

*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%.

*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.

*5 2022 data is calculated as the number of female section chiefs as of December 31, 2022 divided by the total number and multiplied by 100%.

*6 The 2022 data refers to the number of female section chiefs as of December 31, 2022.

4. Recruitment

Item Scope Unit FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Number of new hires
(full-time employees)
Overall Non-consolidated Persons 60 58 61 108 72
Number of new graduates hired*1 Non-consolidated Persons 39 30 32 52 34
Number of mid-career hires*2*3 Non-consolidated Persons 21 28 29 56 38
New graduate hires (female) Non-consolidated Persons 13 9 8 17 13
Non-consolidated % 33.3 30.0 25.0 32.7 38.2
New graduate hires (male) Non-consolidated Persons 26 21 24 35 21
Non-consolidated % 66.7 70.0 75.0 67.3 61.8
Mid-career hires (female)*3 Non-consolidated Persons 7 9 13 24 14
Non-consolidated % 33.3 32.1 44.8 42.9 36.8
Mid-career hires (male)*3 Non-consolidated Persons 14 19 16 32 24
Non-consolidated % 66.7 67.9 55.2 57.1 63.2
Ratio of mid-career hires (full-time employees) Non-consolidated % - 48.3 47.5 51.9 52.8

*1 The 2022 data refers to new graduates who joined in April 2022. The figures for fiscal year 2020 have been revised.

*2 The 2022 data refers to mid-career hires and promoted full-time employees who joined in 2022.

*3 The figures for fiscal years 2019 and 2020 have been revised due to a change in calculation method, which now includes prospective full-time employees.

5. Employee engagement

Item Scope Unit FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Overall employee satisfaction Non-consolidated Score - - 3.46 3.46 3.48

* "Employee Satisfaction Survey" reflects the overall satisfaction with current job, workplace, supervisor, and company (average score out of 5).

6. Turnover rate/retention rate

Item Scope Unit FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Retention rate after three years *1 Non-consolidated % 86.4 77.8 90.6 94.9 86.7
Turnover rate for full-time employees (leaving the company for personal reasons) *2 Non-consolidated % - - - 1.5 2.9

*1 The 2022 data represents the status as of April 1, 2022, of those who joined as new graduates in April 2019. The figures for fiscal years 2018 to 2020 have been revised due to a change in calculation method.

*2 The 2022 data is calculated as the number of full-time employees who voluntarily left the company during 2022 divided by the number of employees as of December 31, 2022, multiplied by 100%.

7. Work environment

Item Scope Unit FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Annual work hours per person Non-consolidated Hrs. - - - 1,756 1,766
Annual prescribed working hours Non-consolidated Hrs. - - - 1,823 1,815
Average monthly overtime (full-time employees) Non-consolidated Hrs. - - - 10 12
Paid holiday usage rate *1 Non-consolidated % 74.3 73.0 70.4 76.2 79.3
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 % 22.2 18.2 32.1 45.8 78.0
Rate of return from childcare leave (female) Non-consolidated % 100.0 100.0 92.9 100.0 100.0
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 % 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Number of persons using nursing care leave *4 Non-consolidated Persons 0 2 2 0 0
Rate of return from nursing care leave Non-consolidated % - - 50 - -

*1 The 2022 data is calculated as the total number of days taken in 2022 divided by the total number of days granted for 2022, multiplied by 100%.

*2 The 2022 data is calculated as the number of people who started parental leave in 2022 divided by the number of people who gave birth in 2022, multiplied by 100%. Until 2021, the data was calculated as the number of people who took parental leave among the denominator's target divided by the number of people who had a child in the previous fiscal year, multiplied by 100%.

*3 The 2022 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 2021, multiplied by 100%.

*4 The 2022 data refers to those who had a period of leave in 2022.

8. Safety and health

Item Scope Unit FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Industrial accidents*1 Industrial accidents Non-consolidated Cases 28 14 9 7 6
Industrial accidents requiring time off *2 Non-consolidated Cases - - - 3 2
Rate of industrial accidents requiring time off (full-time employees) *3 Non-consolidated % 3.43 2.60 1.31 1.25 0.82
Industrial accidents requiring time off: Severity rate*4 Non-consolidated % 0.01 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.02
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 1,325 1,350 1,420 1,400 -

*1 The 2022 data is calculated for the period from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022. The target number of incidents for 2022: 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 2021 work-related accident trend survey): 1.31 for the manufacturing industry in 2021.

*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 2021 work-related accident trend survey): 0.06 for the manufacturing industry in 2021.

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

Item Scope Unit FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Comprehensive medical examination rate (including medical checkup rate)* Non-consolidated % 96.7 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Smoking rate* Non-consolidated % - - 22.2 22.3 21.1
Appropriate weight maintenance rate
*BMI = 18.5~25 or less*
Non-consolidated % - - 67.0 68.2 68.9

* The 2022 data is calculated for the period from April 1, 2022 to March 31, 2023.

10. Mental health initiatives and promoting health

Item Scope Unit FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
No. of employees taking mental health leave *1 Non-consolidated Persons 1 3 3 6 2
Ratio of employees receiving stress checks Non-consolidated % 100.0 100.0 98.8 100.0 100.0
>No. of walking campaign participants Employees (incl. dispatched employees) Non-consolidated Persons - - - 278 198
Walking campaign participation rate (all employees) Non-consolidated % - - - 20.9 13.7
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
No. of persons attending health seminars (total participants)*2*3 Non-consolidated Persons - - - 1778 1577
Annual productivity loss percentage due to presenteeism Non-consolidated % - - 19.4 17.5 19.2
Annual productivity loss percentage due to absenteeism Non-consolidated % - - 0.42 0.33 0.40
Percentage of people getting adequate rest through sleep Non-consolidated % - 59.9 63.9 67.0 66.7

*1 The 2022 data is based on the subjects as of December 31, 2022.

*2 The 2022 data is calculated for the period from April 1, 2022 to March 31, 2023.

*3 The 2022 data is the total number of participants in the Stretch Miner seminar (205 people), smoking cessation seminar (507 people), women's health seminar (606 people), cancer prevention seminar (99 people), mental health seminar (42 people), hay fever countermeasure seminar (60 people), and headache countermeasure seminar (58 people).

11. Human rights

Item Scope Unit FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
No. of human rights training programs *1 Non-consolidated Programs 1 1 1 1 1
Number of employees who attended human rights training*2 Non-consolidated Persons 39 30 32 52 34

*1 Conducted as part of new employee training.

*2 Figures for FY2018/20 are amended.

G (Governance)

1. Corporate Governance

Please refer to the Earth Corporation Corporate Governance Report.

Corporate Governance Report(PDF: 333KB)

2. Compliance

Item Scope Unit FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
No. of employees who attended compliance training *1*2 Non-consolidated Persons 70 70 85 125 124
>No. of reports and consultations Total Non-consolidated Cases 5 1 3 5 4
>No. of compliance violations (cases resulting in disciplinary action) Total Non-consolidated Cases 0 1 0 0 0

*1 Conducted as part of new employee training. Figures for FY2018 are amended.

*2 The risk management system for compliance with behavioral/theoretical norms is described in the internal control audit report in the securities report.

3. Board of Directors and Executive Compensation Related

Corporate Governance Guidelines

Articles of Incorporation (Japanese only)

Notice of Convocation for the 99th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders

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