ESG Data

Environment related Data

Material Flow Data

INPUT

Classification Units FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Materials Raw materials t 225 244 288
Packaging materials t 232 302 245
Energy Electricity 1,000 kWh 15,251 15,350 15,881
Heavy oil kL 0 0 0
Kerosene kL 4 1 0
City gas 1,000 m3 1,549 1,523 1,562
LPG m3 1 9 6
Gasoline kL 389 428 398
Diesel kL 2 3 3
Water consumption Tap water 1,000 m3 59 58 54
Well water 1,000 m3 101 107 101

OUTPUT

Classification Units FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Products Shipped products t 461 483 479
Transported products 10,000 t-km 13 10 13
Gas & Water emissions CO2emissions*1
(Scope1,2)
t-CO2 10,496 9,685 9,182
Wastewater 1,000 m3 161 165 155
Waste substances Amount generated t 428 363 388
Final amount of landfilled waste t 3.9 4.7*2 2.3
Percentage of landfilled waste % 0.9 1.3 0.6
Percentage of recycled waste plastic % 87.1 87.9 88.5
Percentage of recycled waste % 83.8 83.3 84.5
Container and package recycling*3 Waste containers and packages
(Amount contracted out as post-consumer recovered waste)
t 195 170 172
Hazardous waste (Class I Designated Chemical Substances) handled*4 Acetonitrile kg 5,557 6,633 5,558
Dichloromethane kg 2,075 2,483 1,349
N-hexane kg 2,697 2,729 2,575
Toluene kg 428 1,346 203
Total amount of hazardous waste kg 10,757 13,191 9,685
Amounts of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) handled*5 Toluene kg 428 1,346 203
Ethyl acetate kg 4,675 4,739 4,264
Methanol kg 9,554 11,330 8,860
Dichloromethane kg 2,075 2,483 1,349
Acetone kg 1,396 1,613 1,420
n-hexane kg 2,698 2,729 2,575
Ethanol kg 10,871 11,168*6 11,229
Tetrahydrofuran kg 1,544 2,699 539
Acetonitrile kg 5,557 6,633 5,558
Total amount of
VOCs handled
kg 38,798 44,740 35,997
  • *1: Although electricity consumption increased slightly, CO2 emissions decreased year on year due to the introduction of renewable energy in part of the Head Office area power grid.
  • *2: 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.
  • *3: Waste containers and packaging (FY2020 entrusted amount for recycling)
  • *4: Lists Class I Designated Chemical Substances based on the Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (PRTR) system under the Act on Confirmation, etc. of Release Amounts of Specific Chemical Substances in the Environment and Promotion of Improvements to the Management thereof with a handling amount of 1,000kg or more.
  • *5: This list comprises only VOCs handled in an amount of 1,000 kg or more.
  • *6: Including 58 kg of ethanol for disinfection used in infirmaries

Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by business site

Units FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Head Offices Scope 1 t-CO2 1,454 1,597 1,549
Scope 2 t-CO2 2,464 1,775 1,115
Odawara Central Factory Scope 1 t-CO2 2,025 1,832 1,970
Scope 2 t-CO2 2,842 2,657 2,836
Discovery Research Laboratories in Tsukuba Scope 1 t-CO2 13 16 17
Scope 2 t-CO2 384 394 358
Sales offices Scope 1 t-CO2 904 1,004 934
Scope 2 t-CO2 411 410 403
Main business locations t-CO2 9,181 8,271 7,845
Sales offices, etc. t-CO2 1,315 1,414 1,337

Monitored annual GHG emissions from the supply chain

Units FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Scope 1 emissions: Direct GHG emissions from owned or controlled sources t-CO2 4,396 4,449 4,471
Scope 2 emissions: Indirect GHG emissions from the generation of purchased energy (electricity, heat and steam) t-CO2 6,101 5,236 4,711
Scope 1, 2 Total t-CO2 10,496 9,685 9,182
Scope 3
Category 1 Purchased products and services
t-CO2 163,905 171,906 188,834
Scope 3
Category 2 Capital goods
t-CO2 13,385 14,639 20,043
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
Scope 3
Category 4 Upstream transportation and distribution
t-CO2 678 721 658
Scope 3
Category 5 Waste generated in operations
t-CO2 223 225 208
Scope 3
Category 6 Business travel
t-CO2 233 235 233
Scope 3
Category 7 Employee commuting
t-CO2 231 270 287
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
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
Scope 3
Category 13 Downstream leased assets
t-CO2 628 628 628
Scope 3
Category 14 Franchises
t-CO2 <Not applicable>
Scope 3
Category 5 Investments
t-CO2 <Not applicable>
Scope 3 Total t-CO2 183,119 192,678 215,317

Environmental data by business site

Total energy consumption by business site

Total energy
consumption
Scope Units FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Main business locations 1,000 GJ 210 209 216
Sales offices, etc. 1,000 GJ 23 24 23
Whole company 1,000 GJ 232 233 239
Electricity Scope Units FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Main business locations 1,000 kWh 14,305 14,400 14,916
Sales offices, etc. 1,000 kWh 946 950 965
Whole company 1,000 kWh 15,251 15,350 15,881
City gas Scope Units FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Main business locations 1,000 m3 1,546 1,521 1,560
Sales offices, etc. 1,000 m3 2 2 2
Whole company 1,000 m3 1,549 1,523 1,562
Water Scope Units FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Main business locations 1,000 m3 161 165 155

Water drawn and discharged

Units FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Destination of water discharge Sewers Head Offices 1,000 m3 30 30 25
Odawara Central Factory 1,000 m3 28 27 28
Discovery Research Laboratories in Tsukuba 1,000 m3 1 1 1
Rivers Head Offices 1,000 m3 0 0 0
Odawara Central Factory 1,000 m3 101 107 101
Discovery Research Laboratories in Tsukuba 1,000 m3 0 0 0
Total Head Offices 1,000 m3 30 30 25
Odawara Central Factory 1,000 m3 129 134 129
Discovery Research Laboratories in Tsukuba 1,000 m3 1 1 1
Source of water drawn Tap water Head Offices 1,000 m3 30 30 25
Odawara Central Factory 1,000 m3 28 27 28
Discovery Research Laboratories in Tsukuba 1,000 m3 1 1 1
Well water Head Offices 1,000 m3 0 0 0
Odawara Central Factory 1,000 m3 101 107 101
Discovery Research Laboratories in Tsukuba 1,000 m3 0 0 0
Total Head Offices 1,000 m3 30 30 25
Odawara Central Factory 1,000 m3 129 134 129
Discovery Research Laboratories in Tsukuba 1,000 m3 1 1 1

Waste data by business site

Waste substances generated Scope Units FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Head Offices t 198 185 155
Odawara Central Factory t 213 150 209
Discovery Research Laboratories in Tsukuba t 18 28 24
Whole company t 428 363 388

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 2023 (Regular review)
Head office area business office KES Step2* June 2012 June 2023 (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 2023)

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 FY2021 FY2022
Investments Expenses Investments Expenses
Costs within our business areas Pollution prevention costs*2 2,156 18,383 130,743 55,918
Global environmental conservation costs*3 219,856 244,715 66,270 198,527
Resource recycling costs*4 0 60,622 0 50,047
Upstream & downstream costs*5 0 6,653 0 5,499
Management activity costs*6 1,070 72,911 0 73,905
R&D costs 0 0 0 0
Social activity costs*7 0 809 0 34,384
Environmental remediation costs 0 164 0 0
Total 223,082 404,093 197,014 418,281

Environmental conservation benefits

Units FY2021 FY2022 Year on year change Year on year rate
CO2emissions t-CO2 9,685 9,182 -503 -5.2%
 Electricity usage 1,000 kWh 15,350 15,881 531 3.5%
 Heavy oil & kerosene usage kL 1 0 -1 -100.0%
 City gas & LPG usage 1,000 m3 1,532 1,562 30 2.0%
 Gasoline & diesel usage kL 431 401 -30 -7.0%
Water consumption (main business locations) 1,000 m3 165 155 -10 -6.1%
Waste substances generated (main business locations) t 363 389 26 7.2%
Final amount of landfilled waste (main business locations) t 5.0 2.3 -2.7 -54.0%
  • *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 FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Management Total number of managers persons 321 329 331 343 301
Number of female managers persons 25 32 34 38 40
Ratio of female managers % 7.8 9.7 10.3 11.1 13.3
Executives Total number of executives persons 555 554 555 571 596
Number of female executives persons 72 78 84 92 100
Ratio of female executives % 13.0 14.1 15.1 16.1 16.8
Number of employees Total number of employees persons 1,761 1,793 1,806 1,827 1,857
Number of female employees persons 494 516 529 552 565
Ratio of female employees % 28.1 28.8 29.3 30.2 30.4
Average age age - 41.0 41.0 41.2 41.4
Average annual salary*1 Thousands of yen - 7,919 7,958 8,061 8,151
Number of recruits Total number of recruits persons 80 92 85 68 84
Total number of recruits persons 72 79 76 57 62
Number of female recruits persons 25 28 33 28 20
Ratio of female recruits % 34.7 35.4 43.4 49.1 32.3
Number of mid-career hires persons 8 13 9 11 22
Number of female
mid-career hires
persons 1 1 2 1 2
Ratio of female
mid-career hires
% 12.5 7.7 22.2 9.1 9.1
Gender wage gap All employees*2 % - - - - 79.1
Number of regular employees*2 % - - - - 79.3
Number of non-regular employees*2 % - - - - 83.1
Average years of service Average years of service years 17.5 17.8 17.3 17.4 17.5
Number of female employees years 17.3 18.1 16.7 16.5 16.6
Number of male employees years 17.5 17.7 17.6 17.8 17.8
Difference in average length of service for female and male employees years 0.2 0.4 0.9 1.3 1.2
Number of employees taking parental leave for childcare Number of employees taking parental leave for childcare male persons 0 7 14 30 61
Rate of uptake of parental leave for childcare male % 0 9.72 20.28 50 69.3
Number of employees taking parental leave for childcare Female persons 18 22 19 19 25
Rate of uptake of parental leave for childcare Female % 100 100 100 100 100
Paid annual leave acquisition rate % 70.6 71.3 63.5 63.5 69.6
Working hours Total annual working hours*3 hours 1804.22 1791.60 1821.96 1819.89 1841.69
Annual scheduled hours
actually worked*4
hours 1732.07 1711.32 1750.94 1732.19 1730.98
Annual scheduled working hours*5 hours 1863.01 1840.01 1863.01 1855.34 1863.01
Annual non-scheduled working hours hours 72.15 80.28 71.02 87.70 110.71
Employee turnover*6 % 1.49 1.68 1.97 1.66 1.92
Labor union membership rate*7 % - - - - 58.8
  • *1: Tax-included amount including bonuses and non-standard wages
  • *2: Calculated based on the provisions of the Act on the Promotion of Women’s Active Engagement in Professional Life (Act No. 64 of 2015)
  • *3: Annual scheduled hours actually worked and annual non-scheduled working hours
  • *4: Actual working hours excluding days of leave taken and days of absence
  • *5: Hours calculated by multiplying the prescribed number of working days and working hours per day
  • *6: Due to personal reasons/selected retirement age
  • *7: 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
1. Employees who retired voluntarily within the year % - 1.73 2.51
2. Non-regular employees % - 13.38 13.76
3. Employees with disabilities % - 1.67 1.76
4. Female employees % - 33.75 34.52

*1:Percentages throughout the Nippon Shinyaku Group

Human Resources Development

Classification Units FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
total per employee total per employee total per employee
Training hours by level per employee hours 13,070 7.23 18,296 10.01
Hours of self-development training per employee hours 19,381 10.73 18,835 10.32
Education and research expenses per employee Thousands of yen 79 83

Health Management

Units FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Periodical medical checkup rate 100% 100% 100%
Follow-up checkup rate 58.2% 59.6% 66.0%
Percentage of employees with normal weight 64.8% 67.0% 65.6%
Smoking rate 15.1% 12.6% 8.5%
Stress check participation rate 96.0% 95.8% 94.7%
  • *BMI 18.5 or above and below 25

Donations

FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Total amount of donations related to social contribution activities 222,090,020 yen 220,587,322 yen 182,999,261 yen

Governance related Data

Directors & Auditors

Classification Units FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
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 1 1 3 3
Ratio of female directors % 8 8 8 25 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 FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
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
Law and Company Rules case 9
Personnel (Treatment and Systems) case 3
Work Environment case 7
Other case 5
Total case 24

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

Units FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Number of offenses case 0 0 0 0 0
Amount of fines paid yen 0 0 0 0 0