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Corporate governance

Aspect Classification Scope Unit End of June 2024 End of June 2025 End of June 2026
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 2
Number of Audit & Supervisory Boards Audit & Supervisory Boards Shin-Etsu Chemical Persons 4 5 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 FY2023 FY2024 FY2025
Remuneration of directors Excluding outside directors Shin-Etsu Chemical Millions of yen 917 964 990
Remuneration of Audit & Supervisory Boards Excluding the Audit & Supervisory Boards Shin-Etsu Chemical Millions of yen 24 19 34
Remuneration of Outside directors and the Audit & Supervisory Boards Shin-Etsu Chemical Millions of yen 187 181 191
Payments of income taxes Japan Billions of yen 110.9 127.0 137.7
United States Billions of yen 78.3 47.9 64.1
Europe Billions of yen 7.4 4.5 0.6
Asia/Oceania Billions of yen 12.1 7.4 6.4
Amount of political contributions Shin-Etsu Chemical Millions of yen 0.7 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 FY2023 FY2024 FY2025
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 11 13 15

Health and safety of employees and contractors

Aspect Classification Scope Unit FY2023 FY2024 FY2025
Management ISO45001 certification ratio*1 (Employees) Consolidated manufacturing companies ％ 33 31 31
Occupational health and safety Number participants in safety training
(Total number of persons)		 Consolidated Persons 87,349 78,887 87,138
Lost-time accidents rate*2 Japan 0.15 0.13 0.08
Overseas*3 0.75 0.08 0.11
Industry average (JCIA) 0.47 0.47 0.51
Rate of accidents not accompanied by an of absence a day*2 Japan 0.25 0.26 0.13
Overseas*3 1.60 0.11 0.13
Lost-time accidents severity rate*2 Japan 0.01 0.00 0.00
Overseas*3 0.03 0.00 0.01
Industry average (JCIA) 0.04 0.05 0.09
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 FY2023 FY2024 FY2025
Management ISO14001 certification ratio*1
(Based on the number of plants)		 Shin-Etsu Chemical ％ 100 100 80
Consolidated plants ％ 73 74 72
Total costs of environmental fines and penalties Japan Yen 0 0 0
Response to climate change Energy Consumption
(Crude Oil Equivalent)		 Consolidated Million ℓ 3,098 3,154 3,305
GHG Emissions (Scope1+Scope2)*2 Consolidated Thousand tons of CO2e 6,545 6,770 6,819
GHG Scope1 emissions Consolidated Thousand tons of CO2e 2,242 2,326 2,318
GHG Scope2 emissions*2 Consolidated Thousand tons of CO2e 4,303 4,443 4,501
GHG Scope3 emissions Consolidated Thousand tons of CO2e 10,866 12,096 11,714
Emissions intensity index of production volume relative to 1990 Shin-Etsu Chemical ％ 53.4 48.6 47.0
Shin-Etsu Group ％ 57.0 56.9 54.7
Water resource conservation Water use*3 Consolidated Million m3 2,536 2,385 2,440
Water withdrawals Consolidated Million m3 164 180 196
Water recycle Consolidated Million m3 2,372 2,205 2,243
Water recycle ratio Consolidated ％ 93.5 92.5 92.0
Water discharge Consolidated Million m3 161 161 176
BOD emission Consolidated t 737 608 788
COD emission Consolidated t 2,790 3,464 3,331
Waste reduction Waste generated Japan Thousand tons 105 98 102
Overseas Thousand tons 164 74 69
Waste recycled Japan Thousand tons 73 71 75
Overseas Thousand tons 130 39 37
Waste recycling ratio Japan ％ 70 72 73
Overseas ％ 80 53 54
Waste for landfill Japan Thousand tons 1.14 0.85 1.10
Overseas Thousand tons 32.62 30.69 27.37
Disposal ratio Japan ％ 1.08 0.86 1.07
Overseas ％ 19.89 41.47 39.67
Reduction of chemical emissions PRTR Controlled Substance: Trend of Total Amount Released Japan t 179 183 226
PRTR Controlled Substance: Trend of Total Amount Transferred Japan t 3,473 2,727 2,564
PRTR Controlled Substance: Chloromethane Release Trend Japan t 32.0 31.2 34.8
PRTR Controlled Substance: 1,2-Dichloroethane Released Amounts Japan t 13.7 10.6 9.2
PRTR Controlled Substance: Chloroethylene Release Trend Japan t 13.9 11.2 13.8
Prevention of Air Pollution Soot Consolidated t 87 84 89
NOx Consolidated t 2,244 3,878 1,934
SOx Consolidated t 441 494 471
VOC Shin-Etsu Chemical t 226 260 257

  • *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 FY2023 FY2024 FY2025
Management ISO9001/IATF16949 certification ratio*
(Based on the number of plants)		 Consolidated plants % 86 90 88
Product safety training Number participants
(Total number of persons)		 Consolidated Persons 82,735 75,916 81,425

  • *ISO9001/IATF16949 certification ratio
    The plants that do not have ISO9001/IATF16949 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 FY2023 FY2024 FY2025
Employees Number of employees by region Japan Persons 9,718 11,165 11,360
Asia/Oceania Persons 10,736 10,230 10,127
Latin America Persons 0 0 0
United States Persons 3,887 4,164 4,167
Europe Persons 1,663 1,715 1,688
Consolidated Persons 26,004 27,274 27,342
Number of employees (male) Consolidated Persons 18,461 19,676 19,843
Japan Persons 8,583 9,866 9,969
Overseas Persons 9,878 9,810 9,874
Number of employees (female) Consolidated Persons 7,543 7,598 7,499
Japan Persons 1,135 1,299 1,367
Overseas Persons 6,408 6,299 6,132
Turnover rates Shin-Etsu Chemical ％ 1.2 1.8 2.5
Consolidated ％ 12.7 11.4 12.4
Voluntary turnover rates Shin-Etsu Chemical ％ 1.0 1.2 0.9
Consolidated ％ 11.0 9.1 8.0
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 ％ 2.42 2.35 2.71
The number of women in managerial positions including junior manager level Shin-Etsu Chemical Persons 23 32 38
Consolidated Persons 557 572 566
Percentage of women in managerial positions at the section manager level and above Shin-Etsu Chemical ％ 2.0 2.7 3.2
Consolidated ％ 12.7 12.7 12.3
Work-life balance Annual paid leave acquisition rate Employees hired by Shin-Etsu Chemical and working in Shin-Etsu Group companies ％ 77.4 75.3 77.3
Number of employees who have taken childcare leave* (female) Consolidated Persons 196 217 178
Japan Persons 29 29 29
Overseas Persons 167 188 149
Number of employees who have taken childcare leave* (male) Consolidated Persons 283 351 339
Japan Persons 114 160 142
Overseas Persons 169 191 197
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 ％ 87.5 95.8 88.1
Employees hired by Shin-Etsu Chemical and working in Shin-Etsu Group companies ％ 87.7 96.2 88.1
Number of people obtaining nursing care leave Japan Persons 2 4 3

  • *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 FY2023 FY2024 FY2025
Patents acquired Japan Main consolidated manufacturing companies Number of patents 656 621 575
Overseas Main consolidated manufacturing companies Number of patents 1,325 1,243 1,162
Asia/Oceania Main consolidated manufacturing companies Number of patents 773 774 753
North America Main consolidated manufacturing companies Number of patents 189 199 209
Europe Main consolidated manufacturing companies Number of patents 359 265 194
Other Main consolidated manufacturing companies Number of patents 4 5 6
Total Main consolidated manufacturing companies Number of patents 1,981 1,864 1,737
Patents held Japan Main consolidated manufacturing companies Number of patents 7,921 8,151 8,122
Overseas Main consolidated manufacturing companies Number of patents 15,145 15,723 15,967
Asia/Oceania Main consolidated manufacturing companies Number of patents 7,479 7,964 8,204
North America Main consolidated manufacturing companies Number of patents 3,225 3,278 3,324
Europe Main consolidated manufacturing companies Number of patents 4,381 4,435 4,389
Other Main consolidated manufacturing companies Number of patents 60 46 50
Total Main consolidated manufacturing companies Number of patents 23,066 23,874 24,809

Contribution to industry and social initiatives

Aspect Classification Scope Unit FY2023 FY2024 FY2025
Total Amount of donations Consolidated Millions of yen 1,980 89 219

  • *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.