ESG Data

Environment related Data

Material Flow Data

INPUT

Classification Units FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
Materials Raw materials t 225 244 288 318 321
Packaging materials t 232 302 245 475 571
Energy Electricity MWh 15,251 15,350 15,881 17,884 19,215
Heavy oil kL 0 0 0 0 0
Kerosene kL 4 1 0 0 0
City gas 1,000 m3 1,549 1,523 1,562 1,471 1,693
LPG 1,000 m3 1 9 6 0 0
Gasoline kL 389 428 398 404 342
Diesel kL 2 3 3 2 3
Water consumption*1 Tap water 1,000 m3 59 58 54 58 66*2
Well water 1,000 m3 101 107 101 95 82*2

OUTPUT

Classification Units FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
Products Shipped products t 461 483 479 574 785
Transported products 10,000 t-km 14 10 13 12 9
Gas & Water emissions CO2emissions
（Scope1,2）		 t-CO2 10,496 9,685 9,182 7,283 8,228
Wastewater*1 1,000 m3 161 165 164 153 147*2
Waste substances*1 Amount generated t 428 363 388 390 480
Final amount of landfilled waste t 3.9 4.7*3 2.3 2.0 1.7
Percentage of landfilled waste % 0.9 1.3 0.6 0.5 0.4
Percentage of recycled waste plastic % 87.1 87.9 88.5 88.5 89.7
Percentage of recycled waste % 83.8 83.3 84.5 84.9 85.8
Container and package recycling Waste containers and packages
(Amount contracted out as post-consumer recovered waste)*3		 t 195 170 172 206 197
Hazardous waste (Class I Designated Chemical Substances) handled*4 Dichloromethane kg 2,075 2,483 1,349 968 939
N-hexane kg 2,697 2,729 2,575 2,286 3,154
Toluene kg - 1,346 203 12 97
Total amount of hazardous waste kg 4,772 6,558 4,127 3,266 4,190
Amounts of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) handled*1 Toluene kg - 1,346 203 12 97
Ethyl acetate kg - 4,739 4,264 3,468 3,990
Methanol kg - 11,330 8,860 8,266 10,521
Dichloromethane kg 2,075 2,483 1,349 968 939
Acetone kg - 1,613 1,420 2,286 2,159
n-hexane kg 2,697 2,729 2,575 2,286 3,154
Ethanol kg - 11,168 11,229 9,801 1,477
Tetrahydrofuran kg - 2,699 539 213 2,248
Acetonitrile kg 5,557 6,633 5,558 31,111 14,343
Total amount of
VOCs handled		 kg - 44,740 35,997 58,411 38,928
  • *1: Main business locations: Head Office area, Odawara Central Factory, Discovery Research Laboratories in Tsukuba.
  • *2: The calculation method has been revised.
  • *3: The figure includes approximately 0.9t of unused equipment and other landfilled waste arising from the dismantling of buildings on the site of Odawara Central Factory in addition to normal business activities.
  • *4: Lists Class I Designated Chemical Substances based on the Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (PRTR) system under the Act on Conrmation, etc. of Release Amounts of Specic Chemical Substances in the Environment and Promotion of Improvements to the Management thereof with a handling amount of 1,000 kg or more.

Nippon Shinyaku Group CO2 emissions

Units FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
Scope 1 Nippon Shinyaku Co., Ltd. t-CO2 4,396 4,449 4,471 3,948 4,262
Sioe Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. and Tajima Shokuhin Kogyo Co., Ltd. t-CO2 568 289 439 419 421
Total t-CO2 4,964 4,738 4,911 4,366 4,683
Scope 2 Nippon Shinyaku Co., Ltd. t-CO2 6,101 5,236 4,711 3,335 3,966
Sioe Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. and Tajima Shokuhin Kogyo Co., Ltd. t-CO2 664 616 493 722 684
Total t-CO2 6,765 5,852 5,204 4,057 4,650
Scope 1, 2 Total t-CO2 11,729 10,590 10,115 8,423 9,333

Monitored annual GHG emissions from the supply chain

Units FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
Scope 1 emissions: Direct GHG emissions from owned or controlled sources t-CO2 4,396 4,449 4,471 3,948 4,262
Scope 2 emissions: Indirect GHG emissions from the generation of purchased energy (electricity, heat and steam) t-CO2 6,101 5,236 4,711 3,335 3,966
Scope 1, 2 Total t-CO2 10,497 9,685 9,182 7,283 8,228
Scope 3
Category 1　Purchased products and services		 t-CO2 163,905 171,906 188,834 212,430 228,141
Scope 3
Category 2　Capital goods		 t-CO2 13,385 14,639 20,043 46,557 87,847
Scope 3
Category 3　Fuel-and energy-related activities not included in Scope 1 or Scope 2		 t-CO2 1,924 1,938 1,942 1,685 1,798
Scope 3
Category 4　Upstream transportation and distribution		 t-CO2 678 721 658 271 171
Scope 3
Category 5　Waste generated in operations		 t-CO2 223 225 208 207 340
Scope 3
Category 6　Business travel		 t-CO2 233 235 233 243 245
Scope 3
Category 7　Employee commuting		 t-CO2 231 270 287 446 449
Scope 3
Category 8　Upstream leased assets		 t-CO2 ＜Not applicable＞
Scope 3
Category 9　Downstream transportation and distribution		 t-CO2 1,813 1,977 2,345 1,435 ー*1
Scope 3
Category 10　Processing of sold goods		 t-CO2 ＜Not applicable＞
Scope 3
Category 11　Use of sold goods		 t-CO2 ＜Not applicable＞
Scope 3
Category 12　End-of-life treatment of sold products		 t-CO2 99 139 140 390 178
Scope 3
Category 13　Downstream leased assets		 t-CO2 628 628 628 625 315
Scope 3
Category 14　Franchises		 t-CO2 ＜Not applicable＞
Scope 3
Category 5　Investments		 t-CO2 ＜Not applicable＞
Scope 3　Total t-CO2 183,119 192,678 215,318 264,289 319,484
  • *1 : The calculation of emissions in FY2024 is incomplete because a portion of the data of the relevant pharmaceutical wholesalers is undisclosed at calculation time.

Energy consumption

Scope Units FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
Total energy consumption Nippon Shinyaku Co., Ltd. MWh 63,066 63,451 65,200 69,647 41,233*2
Sioe Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. and Tajima Shokuhin Kogyo Co., Ltd. MWh 6,516 5,975 5,618 5,583 3,612*2
Total MWh 69,582 69,426 70,818 75,230 44,845*2
Electricity Nippon Shinyaku Co., Ltd. MWh 15,212 15,350 15,881 17,884 19,215
Sioe Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. and Tajima Shokuhin Kogyo Co., Ltd. MWh 1,835 1,704 1,650 1,663 1,633
Total MWh 17,047 17,054 17,531 19,547 20,848
City gas Nippon Shinyaku Co., Ltd. 1,000 m3 1,541 1,523 1,562 1,471 1,694
Sioe Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. and Tajima Shokuhin Kogyo Co., Ltd. 1,000 m3 113 100 81 75 79
Total 1,000 m3 1,654 1,623 1,643 1,546 1,773
  • *1 Main business locations: Head Office area, Odawara Central Factory, Discovery Research Laboratories in Tsukuba.
  • *2 The calculation method has been partially revised.

Water intake by source / Wastewater discharge by destination

Units FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
Water intake by source Tap water Nippon Shinyaku Co., Ltd. 1,000 m3 58 54 58 66*1
Sioe Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. and Tajima Shokuhin Kogyo Co., Ltd. 1,000 m3 18 18 19 22
Total 1,000 m3 77 73 77 88
Well water Nippon Shinyaku Co., Ltd. 1,000 m3 107 110 95 82*1
Sioe Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. and Tajima Shokuhin Kogyo Co., Ltd. 1,000 m3 10 6 6 5*1
Total 1,000 m3 117 116 101 88
 Wastewater discharge
by destination		 Sewers Nippon Shinyaku Co., Ltd. 1,000 m3 61 54 61 76*1
Sioe Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. and Tajima Shokuhin Kogyo Co., Ltd. 1,000 m3 17 17 18 22
Total 1,000 m3 78 71 80 98
Rivers Nippon Shinyaku Co., Ltd. 1,000 m3 105 110 92 70*1
Sioe Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. and Tajima Shokuhin Kogyo Co., Ltd. 1,000 m3 11 6 6 5*1
Total 1,000 m3 115 116 98 76

*1：The calculation method has been partially revised

Putting Environmental Management System Certification into Action

Office name Acquired certifications Date of certification acquisition Last 3rd party review
Odawara Central Factory ISO14001 August 2004 February 2025 (Regular review)
Head office area business office KES Step2* June 2012 June 2025 (Review for renewal)

* Kyoto Environmental management system Standard (KES): An environmental management system standard operated by NPO KES Environmental Organization since 1999. Over 5,000 businesses have now registered.

List of ISO 14001-certified business sites (as of February 2025)

Office name Number of business sites that have proven to have major environmental impacts as a result of environmental impact assessment Number of ISO 14001-certified business sites Percentage of ISO 14001-certified business sites
Odawara Central Factory 1 1 100%

Environmental Accounting

Environmental conservation costs *1

Units：Thousands of yen

Costs FY2023 FY2024
Investments Expenses Investments Expenses
Costs within our business areas Pollution prevention costs*2 100,100 65,395 132,870 627,42
Global environmental conservation costs*3 220,350 177,187 61,881 169,696
Resource recycling costs*4 1,329 58,110 1,125 69,053
Upstream & downstream costs*5 0 7,147 0 7,108
Management activity costs*6 56,781 77,056 0 81,538
R&D costs 0 0 0 0
Social activity costs*7 0 11,029 0 2,877
Environmental remediation costs 0 82 0 0
Total 378,560 396,006 195,877 393,014

Environmental conservation benefits

Units FY2023 FY2024 Year on year change Year on year rate
CO2emissions t-CO2 7,283 8,228 945 113.0%
　Electricity usage MWh 17,884 19,215 1,331 107.4%
　Heavy oil & kerosene usage kL 0 0 0 -
　City gas & LPG usage 1,000 m3 1,471 1,693 222 115.1%
　Gasoline & diesel usage kL 406 342 -64 84.2%
Water consumption (main business locations) 1,000 m3 145 148 3 102.1%
Waste substances generated (main business locations) t 390 480 90 123.1%
Final amount of landfilled waste (main business locations) t 2.0 1.7 -0.3 85.0%
  • *1: Costs aimed at reducing the environmental impact caused by business activities. We compiled them based on “Environmental Accounting Guidelines 2005” published by the Ministry of the Environment.
  • *2: Costs related to environmental damage prevention due to pollution such as water pollution, soil pollution, air pollution, etc.
  • *3: Costs related to global warming prevention, energy-saving activities, etc.
  • *4: Costs related to proper disposal of waste, recycling etc.
  • *5: Consignment fee for recycling of containers and packaging (costs for collection and recycling of packaging containers for pharmaceuticals, etc. in Nippon Shinyaku), etc.
  • *6: Costs related to maintenance and operation of EMS (Environmental Management System) and environmental education of employees.
  • *7: Costs related to offering classes to elementary schools in Kyoto city, greening in the workplace, regional cleanup activities, etc.

Social related Data

Employees & Promoting Women in the Workplace

Classification Units FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
Management Total number of managers persons 331 343 301 314 313
Number of female managers persons 34 38 40 42 45
Ratio of female managers % 10.3 11.1 13.3 13.4 14.4
Executives Total number of executives persons 555 571 596 614 624
Number of female executives persons 84 92 100 110 112
Ratio of female executives % 15.1 16.1 16.8 17.9 17.9
Number of employees Total number of employees persons 1,806 1,827 1,857 1,865 1,876
Number of female employees persons 529 552 565 582 598
Ratio of female employees % 29.3 30.2 30.4 31.2 31.9
Average age age 41.0 41.2 41.4 41.5 41.4
Average annual salary*1 Thousands of yen 7,958 8,061 8,151 7,835 9,192*2
Number of hires Total number of hires persons 85 68 84 75 89
Number of new graduate hires persons 76 57 62 68 75
Number of female new graduate hires persons 33 28 20 27 29
Ratio of female new graduate hires % 43.4 49.1 32.3 40 38.7
Number of mid-career hires persons 9 11 22 7 14
Number of female
mid-career hires		 persons 2 1 2 1 1
Ratio of female
mid-career hires		 % 22.2 9.1 9.1 14 7.1
Gender wage gap All employees*3 % - - 79.1 78.8 81
Number of regular employees*3 % - - 79.3 78.3 80.9
Number of non-regular employees*3 % - - 83.1 91.9 90.1
Average years of service Average years of service years 17.3 17.4 17.5 17.4 17.2
Number of female employees years 16.7 16.5 16.6 16.4 16.5
Number of male employees years 17.6 17.8 17.8 17.9 17.5
Difference in average length of service for female and male employees years 0.9 1.3 1.2 1.5 1
Number of employees taking parental leave for childcare Number of employees taking parental leave for childcare　male persons 14 30 61 51 48
Rate of uptake of parental leave for childcare　male % 20.28 50 69.3 70.8 76.2
Number of employees taking parental leave for childcare　Female persons 19 19 25 29 17
Rate of uptake of parental leave for childcare　Female % 100 100 100 100 94.4
Paid annual leave acquisition rate % 63.5 63.5 69.6 71.8 75.3
Working hours Total annual working hours*4 hours 1821.96 1819.89 1841.69 1854.32 1860.25
Annual scheduled hours
actually worked*5		 hours 1750.94 1732.19 1730.98 1735.26 1731.67
Annual scheduled working hours*6 hours 1863.01 1855.34 1863.01 1863.01 1863.01
Annual non-scheduled working hours hours 71.02 87.70 110.71 119.06 128.58
Employee turnover*7 % 1.97 1.66 1.92 2.0 2.3
Labor union membership rate*8 % - - 58.8 57.7 57.3
  • *1: Tax-included amount including bonuses and non-standard wages
  • *2: Average for regular employees
  • *3: Calculated based on the provisions of the Act on the Promotion of Women’s Active Engagement in Professional Life (Act No. 64 of 2015)
  • *4: Annual scheduled hours actually worked and annual non-scheduled working hours
  • *5: Actual working hours excluding days of leave taken and days of absence
  • *6: Hours calculated by multiplying the prescribed number of working days and working hours per day
  • *7: Due to personal reasons/selected retirement age
  • *8: In accordance with the collective agreement, 100% for employees who fall within the scope of union membership

Employees by type*1

Classification Units FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
1. Employees who retired voluntarily within the year % - 1.73 2.51 2.3 2.7
2. Non-regular employees % - 13.38 13.76 14.2 14.6
3. Employees with disabilities % - 1.67 1.76 1.8 1.8
4. Female employees % - 33.75 34.52 35.3 35.6

*1：Percentages throughout the Nippon Shinyaku Group

Human Resources Development

Classification Units FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
total per employee total per employee total per employee total per employee total per employee
Training hours by level
per employee		 hours ― ― 13,070 7.23 18,296 10.01 16.947 9.1 28,785 15.3
Hours of self-development training per employee hours ― ― 19,381 10.73 18,835 10.32 37,431 20.1 35,242 18.8
Human resources development investment amount per employee Thousands of yen ― 79 83 85 93

Health Management

Units FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
Periodical medical checkup rate 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Follow-up checkup rate 58.2% 59.6% 66.4% 67.7% 65.9%
Percentage of employees with normal weight＊ 64.8% 67.0% 65.6% 65.4% 65.4%
Smoking rate 15.1% 12.6% 8.5% 7.1% 6.8%
Stress check participation rate 96.0% 95.8% 94.7% 94.8% 98.1%
  • ＊BMI 18.5 or above and below 25

Donations

FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
Total amount of donations related to social contribution activities 222,090,020 yen 220,587,322 yen 182,999,261 yen 106,062,463 yen 109,545,822 yen

Governance related Data

Directors & Auditors

Classification Units FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
Directors Number of directors persons 12 12 12 12 12
Number of external directors persons 4 4 4 4 4
Number of female directors persons 1 3 3 4 3
Ratio of female directors % 8 25 25 33 25
Auditors Number of auditors persons 4 4 4 4 4
Number of external auditors persons 2 2 2 2 2
Ratio of external auditors % 50 50 50 50 50

Compliance training

Classification Units FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
Training for new employees times 1 1 1 1 1
Training for newly appointed supervisors times 2 2 2 2 2
Compliance training times 12 12 12 12 12

Number of reports/consultations through hotlines

Units FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
Law and Company Rules case 9 6 13
Personnel (Treatment and Systems) case 3 1 3
Work Environment case 7 7 11
Other case 5 4 2
Total case 24 18 29

Number of fineable offenses against environmental laws and regulations and the amount of fines paid

Units FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
Number of offenses case 0 0 0 0 0
Amount of fines paid yen 0 0 0 0 0