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Corporate Goverenance

Aspect Classification Scope Unit End of June 2021 End of June 2022 End of June 2023
Number of Board Directors Directors Shin-Etsu Chemical Persons 21 11 10
Outside directors Shin-Etsu Chemical Persons 5 5 5
Women on the board Shin-Etsu Chemical Persons 0 0 0
Number of Audit & Supervisory Boards Audit & Supervisory Boards Shin-Etsu Chemical Persons 5 5 5
Outside Audit & Supervisory Boards Shin-Etsu Chemical Persons 3 3 3
Women on the Audit & Supervisory Boards Shin-Etsu Chemical Persons 0 1 1
Structure of Officers' Remuneration Committee Independent outside directors ratio Shin-Etsu Chemical % 20 60 60
Aspect Classification Scope Unit FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Remuneration of directors Excluding outside directors Shin-Etsu Chemical Millions of yen 1,851 1,507 1,269
Remuneration of Audit & Supervisory Boards Excluding the Audit & Supervisory Boards Shin-Etsu Chemical Millions of yen 36 36 38
Remuneration of Outside directors and the Audit & Supervisory Boards Shin-Etsu Chemical Millions of yen 165 171 185
Payments of income taxes Japan Millions of yen 765 811 1,286
United States Millions of yen 249 581 1,261
Europe Millions of yen 41 50
Asia/Oceania Millions of yen 40 71
Amount of political contributions Shin-Etsu Chemical Millions of yen 2 0.3 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 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
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 12 9 8

Health and safety of employees and contractors

Aspect Classification Scope Unit FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Management ISO45001/OHSAS18001 certification ratio1
(Employees)		 Consolidated manufacturing companies ％ 25 35 34
Occupational health and safety Number participants in safety training
(Total number of persons)		 Consolidated Persons 46,998 56,236 75,406
Lost-time accidents rate2 Japan 0.19 0.00 0.00
Overseas 1.57 1.71 1.15
Industry average（JCIA） 0.28 0.41 0.43
Rate of accidents not accompanied by an of absence a day2 Japan 0.43 0.53 0.37
Overseas 3.57 3.82 3.18
Lost-time accidents severity rate2 Japan 0.01 0.00 0.00
Overseas 0.04 0.07 0.03
Industry average（JCIA） 0.11 0.01 0.07
Number of work-related employee fatalities Consolidated Persons 0 0 0
  1. 1 ISO45001/OHSAS18001 certification ratio
    The plants which does not have certification has a occupational health and safety management system the same level as ISO45001/OHSAS18001.
  2. 2 Lost-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.

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

Aspect Classification Scope Unit FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Management ISO14001 certification ratio1
(Plants)		 Shin-Etsu Chemical ％ 100 100 100
Consolidated plants ％ 66 70 73
Total costs of environmental fines and penalties Shin-Etsu Chemical Yen 0 0 0
Response to climate change Energy Consumption (Crude Oil Equivalent) Consolidated Million ℓ 2,860 3,106 3,428
GHG Emissions
(Scope1+Scope2)		 Consolidated Thousand tons of CO2e 6,274 6,081 6,613
GHG Scope1 emissions2 Consolidated Thousand tons of CO2e 2,111 2,077 2,246
GHG Scope2 emissions2 Consolidated Thousand tons of CO2e 4,163 4,003 4,367
GHG Scope3 emissions3 Consolidated Thousand tons of CO2 10,298 10,315 11,139
Emissions intensity index of production volume relative to 1990 Shin-Etsu Chemical % 49.8 46.3 46.8
Shin-Etsu Group % 53.6 52.9 54.2
Water resource conservation Warer use4 Consolidated Million m3 2,475 2,606 2,618
Water withdrawals Consolidated Million m3 182 187 193
Water recycle Consolidated Million m3 2,293 2,420 2,425
Water recycle ratio Consolidated ％ 92.6 92.8 92.6
Water discharge Consolidated Million m3 170 174 183
COD emission Consolidated t 4,528 4,941 3,259
BOD emission Consolidated t 653 747 699
Waste reduction Waste generated Japan Thousand tons 99 116 112
Overseas Thousand tons 152 143 178
Waste recycled Japan Thousand tons 67 81 80
Overseas Thousand tons 120 96 134
Waste recycling ratio Japan % 68 70 71
Overseas % 79 68 75
Waste for landfill Japan Thousand tons 1.13 1.10 1.18
Overseas Thousand tons 31.81 46.22 40.17
Disposal ratio Japan % 1.14 0.95 1.05
Overseas % 20.95 32.44 22.52
Prevention of Air Pollution Soot Consolidated t 37 33 26
NOx Consolidated t 925 1,035 895
SOx Consolidated t 145 147 140
VOC Shin-Etsu Chemical t 238 286 280
Reduction of chemical emissions PRTR Controlled Substance: Trend of Total Amount Released Japan t 149 183 154
PRTR Controlled Substance: Trend of Total Amount Transferred Japan t 1,365 1,579 1,485
PRTR Controlled Substance: Chloromethane Release Trend Japan t 58.4 78.3 57.8
PRTR Controlled Substance: 1,2-Dichloroethane Released Amounts Japan t 13.7 15.4 11.2
PRTR Controlled Substance: Chloroethylene Release Trend Japan t 13.4 13.0 13.6
  1. 1 ISO14001 certification ratio
    The plants which does not have ISO14001 certification has a occupational health and safety management system the same level as ISO14001.
  2. 2GHG Scope1,2 emissions
    In cases where emissions were reported to national governments, the reported values were retroactively used for Scope 1 and Scope 2 calculations.
  3. 3 GHG Scope3 emissions
    After reviewing the amount of activities and emission factors to be calculated, emissions in categories 1, 3, 4, and 12 were revised retroactively to previous years.
  4. 4 Warer use
    Amount of water withdrawals and water recycle.

Product quality improvements and product safety control

Aspect Classification Scope Unit FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Product safety training Number participants
(Total number of persons)		 Consolidated Persons 42,933 49,851 71,142

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

Aspect Classification Scope Unit FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Employees Number of employees by region Japan Persons 8,748 9,101 9,401
Asia/Oceania Persons 10,262 10,617 10,935
Latin America Persons 0 0 0
United States Persons 3,474 3,638 3,745
Europe Persons 1,585 1,598 1,636
Consolidated Persons 24,069 24,954 25,717
Number of employees (male) Consolidated Persons 16,840 17,434 18,120
Number of employees (female) Consolidated Persons 7,229 7,520 7,597
Turnover rates Shin-Etsu Chemical ％ 1.2 1.3 1.4
Consolidated ％ 12.6 18.4 15.0
Voluntary turnover rates Shin-Etsu Chemical ％ 1.0 1.1 1.2
Consolidated ％ 12.1 17.2 13.8
Human rights Number of child labour Consolidated Persons 0 0 0
Number of forced labour Consolidated Persons 0 0 0
Percentage of women in managerial positions including manager level Employment rate of persons with disabilities Shin-Etsu Chemical ％ 2.30 2.27 2.35
The number of women in managerial positions including manager level Consolidated Persons 517 538 576
Work-life balance Number of employees who have taken childcare leave1 (female) Consolidated Persons 66 99 151
Japan Persons 24 24 27
Overseas Persons 42 75 124
Number of employees who have taken childcare leave1 (male) Consolidated Persons 84 88 156
Japan Persons 12 24 66
Overseas Persons 72 64 90
Number of people obtaining nursing care leave Japan Persons 2 2 3
  • 1 Number 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 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Patents acquired Japan Main consolidated manufacturing companies Number of patents 466 606 601
Overseas Main consolidated manufacturing companies Number of patents 1,363 1,351 1,113
Asia/Oceania Main consolidated manufacturing companies Number of patents 614 768 672
North America Main consolidated manufacturing companies Number of patents 259 205 189
Europe Main consolidated manufacturing companies Number of patents 482 374 246
Other Main consolidated manufacturing companies Number of patents 8 4 4
Total Main consolidated manufacturing companies Number of patents 1,829 1,957 1,714
Patents held Japan Main consolidated manufacturing companies Number of patents 7,350 7,535 7,730
Overseas Main consolidated manufacturing companies Number of patents 13,352 14,102 14,580
Asia/Oceania Main consolidated manufacturing companies Number of patents 6,120 6,633 7,028
North America Main consolidated manufacturing companies Number of patents 3,191 3,203 3,206
Europe Main consolidated manufacturing companies Number of patents 3,973 4,197 4,278
Other Main consolidated manufacturing companies Number of patents 68 69 68
Total Main consolidated manufacturing companies Number of patents 20,702 21,637 22,310

Contribution to industry and social initiatives

Aspect Classification Scope Unit FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Total Amount of donations Consolidated Millions of yen 60 59 72
  • *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.