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Sustainability Data

Corporate governance

Aspect Classification Scope Unit End of June 2023 End of June 2024 End of June 2025
Number of Board Directors Directors Shin-Etsu Chemical Persons 9 9 9
Outside directors Shin-Etsu Chemical Persons 5 5 5
Women on the board Shin-Etsu Chemical Persons 1 1 1
Number of Audit & Supervisory Boards Audit & Supervisory Boards Shin-Etsu Chemical Persons 4 4 5
Outside Audit & Supervisory Boards Shin-Etsu Chemical Persons 3 3 3
Women on the Audit & Supervisory Boards Shin-Etsu Chemical Persons 2 2 2
Structure of Officers’ Remuneration Committee Independent outside directors ratio Shin-Etsu Chemical ％ 75 75 75
Aspect Classification Scope Unit FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
Remuneration of directors Excluding outside directors Shin-Etsu Chemical Millions of yen 1,269 917 964
Remuneration of Audit & Supervisory Boards Excluding the Audit & Supervisory Boards Shin-Etsu Chemical Millions of yen 38 24 19
Remuneration of Outside directors and the Audit & Supervisory Boards Shin-Etsu Chemical Millions of yen 185 187 181
Payments of income taxes Japan Billions of yen 128.6 110.9 127.0
United States Billions of yen 126.1 78.3 47.9
Europe Billions of yen 5.0 7.4 4.5
Asia/Oceania Billions of yen 7.1 12.1 7.4
Amount of political contributions Shin-Etsu Chemical Millions of yen 0.3 0.7 0.3

  • *Please refer to IR information for details on financial information.

The foundation of all activities: legal compliance, fair corporate activities

Aspect Classification Scope Unit FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
Number of violators of the Anti-Bribery Regulations Consolidated Persons 0 0 0
Total costs of penalties regarding corruption Consolidated Yen 0 0 0
Number of reports to Compliance Consultation Office Shin-Etsu Group Number of reports 8 11 13

Health and safety of employees and contractors

Aspect Classification Scope Unit FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
Management ISO45001 certification ratio*1 (Employees) Consolidated manufacturing companies ％ 34 33 31
Occupational health and safety Number participants in safety training
(Total number of persons)		 Consolidated Persons 75,406 87,349 78,887
Lost-time accidents rate*2 Japan 0.00 0.15 0.13
Overseas*3 1.15 0.75 0.08
Industry average (JCIA) 0.43 0.47 0.47
Rate of accidents not accompanied by an of absence a day*2 Japan 0.37 0.25 0.26
Overseas*3 3.18 1.60 0.11
Lost-time accidents severity rate*2 Japan 0.00 0.01 0.00
Overseas*3 0.03 0.03 0.00
Industry average (JCIA) 0.07 0.04 0.05
Number of work-related employee fatalities Consolidated Persons 0 0 0

  • *1ISO45001 certification ratio
    The plants which does not have certification has a occupational health and safety management system the same level as ISO45001.

  • *2Lost-time accidents rate and Rate of accidents not accompanied by an of absence a day and Lost-time accidents severity rate
    These were calculated in calender year.

  • *3The calculation method was adapted to Japan starting in FY2024.

Energy-saving, resource-saving, and reduction of the environmental impacts

Aspect Classification Scope Unit FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
Management ISO14001 certification ratio*1
(Based on the number of plants)		 Shin-Etsu Chemical ％ 100 100 100
Consolidated plants ％ 73 73 74
Total costs of environmental fines and penalties Japan Yen 0 0 0
Response to climate change Energy Consumption
(Crude Oil Equivalent)		 Consolidated Million ℓ 3,428 3,098 3,154
GHG Emissions (Scope1+Scope2)*2 Consolidated Thousand tons of CO2e 6,613 6,545 6,770
GHG Scope1 emissions Consolidated Thousand tons of CO2e 2,246 2,242 2,326
GHG Scope2 emissions*2 Consolidated Thousand tons of CO2e 4,367 4,303 4,443
GHG Scope3 emissions Consolidated Thousand tons of CO2e 11,139 10,866 12,096
Emissions intensity index of production volume relative to 1990 Shin-Etsu Chemical ％ 46.8 53.4 48.6
Shin-Etsu Group ％ 54.2 57.0 56.9
Water resource conservation Water use*3 Consolidated Million m3 2,618 2,536 2,385
Water withdrawals Consolidated Million m3 193 164 180
Water recycle Consolidated Million m3 2,425 2,372 2,205
Water recycle ratio Consolidated ％ 92.6 93.5 92.5
Water discharge Consolidated Million m3 183 161 161
BOD emission Consolidated t 699 737 608
COD emission Consolidated t 3,259 2,790 3,464
Waste reduction Waste generated Japan Thousand tons 112 105 98
Overseas Thousand tons 178 164 74
Waste recycled Japan Thousand tons 80 73 71
Overseas Thousand tons 134 130 39
Waste recycling ratio Japan ％ 71 70 72
Overseas ％ 75 80 53
Waste for landfill Japan Thousand tons 1.18 1.14 0.85
Overseas Thousand tons 40.17 32.62 30.69
Disposal ratio Japan ％ 1.05 1.08 0.86
Overseas ％ 22.52 19.89 41.47
Reduction of chemical emissions PRTR Controlled Substance: Trend of Total Amount Released Japan t 154 179 183
PRTR Controlled Substance: Trend of Total Amount Transferred Japan t 1,485 3,473 2,727
PRTR Controlled Substance: Chloromethane Release Trend Japan t 57.8 32.0 31.2
PRTR Controlled Substance: 1,2-Dichloroethane Released Amounts Japan t 11.2 13.7 10.6
PRTR Controlled Substance: Chloroethylene Release Trend Japan t 13.6 13.9 11.2
Prevention of Air Pollution Soot Consolidated t 100 87 84
NOx Consolidated t 1,826 2,244 3,878
SOx Consolidated t 446 441 494
VOC Shin-Etsu Chemical t 280 226 260

  • *1ISO14001 certification ratio
    The plants which does not have ISO14001 certification has a occupational health and safety management system the same level as ISO14001.

  • *2GHG Scope2 emissions
    We have refined our calculation of greenhouse gas emissions and revised the Scope 2 emissions for FY2023, which were disclosed in July 2024.

  • *3Water use
    Amount of water withdrawals and water recycle.

Product quality improvements and product safety control

Aspect Classification Scope Unit FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
Management ISO 9001 certification ratio*
(Based on the number of plants)		 Consolidated plants % 86 86 90
Product safety training Number participants
(Total number of persons)		 Consolidated Persons 71,142 82,735 75,916

  • *ISO 9001 certification ratio
    The plants that do not have ISO 9001 certification have a quality management system at the same level as ISO 9001.

Respect for human rights, the development of human resources, and the promotion of diversity

Aspect Classification Scope Unit FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
Employees Number of employees by region Japan Persons 9,401 9,718 11,165
Asia/Oceania Persons 10,935 10,736 10,230
Latin America Persons 0 0 0
United States Persons 3,745 3,887 4,164
Europe Persons 1,636 1,663 1,715
Consolidated Persons 25,717 26,004 27,274
Number of employees (male) Consolidated Persons 18,120 18,461 19,676
Japan Persons 8,345 8,583 9,866
Overseas Persons 9,775 9,878 9,810
Number of employees (female) Consolidated Persons 7,597 7,543 7,598
Japan Persons 1,056 1,135 1,299
Overseas Persons 6,541 6,408 6,299
Turnover rates Shin-Etsu Chemical ％ 1.4 1.2 1.8
Consolidated ％ 15.0 12.7 11.4
Voluntary turnover rates Shin-Etsu Chemical ％ 1.2 1.0 1.2
Consolidated ％ 13.8 11.0 9.1
Human rights Number of child labour Consolidated Persons 0 0 0
Number of forced labour Consolidated Persons 0 0 0
Diversity Employment rate of persons with disabilities Employees hired by Shin-Etsu Chemical and working in Shin-Etsu Group companies ％ 2.35 2.42 2.35
The number of women in managerial positions including junior manager level Shin-Etsu Chemical Persons 19 23 32
Consolidated Persons 576 557 572
Percentage of women in managerial positions at the section manager level and above Shin-Etsu Chemical ％ 1.7 2.0 2.7
Consolidated ％ 12.6 12.7 12.7
Work-life balance Annual paid leave acquisition rate Employees hired by Shin-Etsu Chemical and working in Shin-Etsu Group companies ％ 71.2 77.4 75.3
Number of employees who have taken childcare leave*1 (female) Consolidated Persons 151 196 217
Japan Persons 27 29 29
Overseas Persons 124 167 188
Number of employees who have taken childcare leave*1 (male) Consolidated Persons 156 283 351
Japan Persons 66 114 160
Overseas Persons 90 169 191
Childcare leave acquisition rate (female) Shin-Etsu Chemical ％ 100 100 100
Employees hired by Shin-Etsu Chemical and working in Shin-Etsu Group companies ％ 100 100 100
Childcare leave acquisition rate (male) Shin-Etsu Chemical ％ 87.3 87.5 95.8
Employees hired by Shin-Etsu Chemical and working in Shin-Etsu Group companies ％ 87.2 87.7 96.2
Number of people obtaining nursing care leave Japan Persons 3 2 4

  • *1Number of employees who have taken childcare leave
    The length of childcare leave differs from country to country, as the program is based on local law.

Respect for and protection of intellectual property

Aspect Classification Scope Unit FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
Patents acquired Japan Main consolidated manufacturing companies Number of patents 601 656 621
Overseas Main consolidated manufacturing companies Number of patents 1,113 1,325 1,243
Asia/Oceania Main consolidated manufacturing companies Number of patents 672 773 774
North America Main consolidated manufacturing companies Number of patents 189 189 199
Europe Main consolidated manufacturing companies Number of patents 246 359 265
Other Main consolidated manufacturing companies Number of patents 4 4 5
Total Main consolidated manufacturing companies Number of patents 1,714 1,981 1,864
Patents held Japan Main consolidated manufacturing companies Number of patents 7,730 7,921 8,151
Overseas Main consolidated manufacturing companies Number of patents 14,580 15,145 15,723
Asia/Oceania Main consolidated manufacturing companies Number of patents 7,028 7,479 7,964
North America Main consolidated manufacturing companies Number of patents 3,206 3,225 3,278
Europe Main consolidated manufacturing companies Number of patents 4,278 4,381 4,435
Other Main consolidated manufacturing companies Number of patents 68 60 46
Total Main consolidated manufacturing companies Number of patents 22,310 23,066 23,874

Contribution to industry and social initiatives

Aspect Classification Scope Unit FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
Total Amount of donations Consolidated Millions of yen 72 1,980 89

  • *Sustainability data covers the following
    Consolidated: Shin-Etsu Chemical and its domestic and overseas consolidated companies.
    Japan: Shin-Etsu Chemical and its domestic consolidated companies.
    Overseas: Shin-Etsu Chemical’s overseas consolidated companies.
    Shin-Etsu Chemical Group: Shin-Etsu Chemical and its domestic and overseas group companies.