ESG Data at a Glance

Environmental, Society and Governance Data

  • Environmental-related Data

    Environment

    Items marked with "☑" are items that are verified by an independent third-party authority.

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    Category Item Details Scope Unit FY18 FY19 FY20 FY21
    Abnormal events Number of occurrences Tosoh Corporation events 2 2 3 6
    Tosoh Group ※1 events 2 1 1 0
    Level of severity according to the CCPS point evaluation system Tosoh Corporation - 1 5 1 16
    Tosoh Group※1 - 11 1 4 0
    Industrial Safety and Health Number of people involved in industrial accidents
     (accidents requiring time off work)    		 Tosoh Corporation - 4 2 2 1
    Tosoh Group※1 - 16 13 16 25
    Affliated companies - 5 5 7 7
    Industrial accident incidence rate Tosoh Corporation - 0.65 0.31 0.31 0.15
    Tosoh Group※2 - 2.36 1.62 0.78 2.87
    JCIA average - 0.36 0.31 0.42 0.28
    Industrial accident severity rate Tosoh Corporation - 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00
    Tosoh Group※2 - 0.11 0.01 0.05 0.09
    JCIA average - 0.04 0.03 0.01 0.11
    Number of people involved in fatal accidents Tosoh Corporation - 0 0 0 0
    Tosoh Group※2 - 0 0 0 0
    Affliated companies - 0 1 0 0
    Safety Education

    Number of participants in key safety education courses

    (e.g. Hazard prediction training course, risk experience equipment training, simulator and experience-based equipment training)

    		 Tosoh Corporation - 2,578 2,129 1,975 599
    Greenhouse Gas Emissions (by Scope) Scope 1 emissions ☑

    Tosoh Corporation,
    Tosoh Group※3 Total

    		 (kilotons-CO2e) 7,705  7,833 7,770  7,628
    Scope 2 emissions ☑ (kilotons-CO2e) 438 403 424  402
    Scope 3 emissions ☑ (kilotons-CO2e) 6,020 5,923 6,944 6,638 

    Energy consumption (crude oil equivalent)

    		 - Tosoh Corporation '000 kl 2,123 2,156 2,131 2,098☑ 
    Tosoh Group※3 '000 kl 164 217 221 220 
    Tosoh Corporation,
    Tosoh Group
    Total    		 '000 kl 2,287  2,373  2,352  2,318☑ 
    Atmospheric Emissions NOx emissions Tosoh Corporation tons 8,734 8,509 8,606  8,161
    Tosoh Group※2 tons 116 108 86  112
    SOx emissions Tosoh Corporation tons 259 353 334  315
    Tosoh Group※2 tons 468 393 473 504 
    Dust emissions Tosoh Corporation tons 203 173 171  170
    Tosoh Group※2 tons 34 37 18   12
    Volatile Organic Compound (VOCs) emissions Tosoh Corporation tons 1,246 1,235 1,130 1,033 
    Tosoh Group※2 tons 152 137 114  109
    Refrigerant emissions Tosoh Corporation tons - CO2 19,753  30,331   36,156  20,127
    Water-related emissions COD (chemical oxygen demand) emissions Tosoh Corporation tons 898 915 955  988
    Tosoh Group※2 tons 16 16 20  10 
    Nitrogen emissions Tosoh Corporation tons 267 292 290  289
    Tosoh Group※2 tons 17 17 16  6
    Phosphorus emissions Tosoh Corporation tons 38 33 28  23 
    Tosoh Group※2 tons 0.46 0.80 0.25  0.00
    Number of violations of Japan's Water Pollution Control Act Tosoh Corporation - 0 0 1   0
    Tosoh Group※2 - 0 0 0 0 
    Water discharge by destination Seawater Tosoh Corporation kilotons 1,138,577  1,140,472  1,158,627 1,166,067 
    Tosoh Group※2 kilotons 5,335  5,713  5,830  5,415
    Rivers/lakes Tosoh Corporation kilotons 55 38  36  19
    Tosoh Group※2 kilotons 995 985 957  956
    Groundwater Tosoh Corporation kilotons 0 0 0  0
    Tosoh Group※2 kilotons 0 0 0 0 
    Wastewater treated by outsourced organizations Tosoh Corporation kilotons 1,560  1,417  1,333 1,510 
    Tosoh Group※2 kilotons 1,704  1,862  1,767  1,561
    Recycled water Tosoh Corporation kilotons 0 0 0  0
    Tosoh Group※2 kilotons 0 0 0  0
    Total water discharge volume Tosoh Corporation kilotons 1,140,192  1,141,927  1,159,997  1,167,596
    Tosoh Group※2 kilotons 8,034  8,559  8,553 7,932 
    Water input by source Seawater Tosoh Corporation kilotons 1,259,645  1,286,101  1,303,196  1,326,061
    Tosoh Group※2 kilotons 0 0 0  0
    Rivers/lakes Tosoh Corporation kilotons 0 0 0  0
    Tosoh Group※2 kilotons 0 0 0 0 
    Groundwater Tosoh Corporation kilotons 2,636  2,528  2,485  2,557
    Tosoh Group※2 kilotons 135  8  17  11
    Water extracted from quarries Tosoh Corporation kilotons 0 0 0  0
    Tosoh Group※2 kilotons 0 0 0  0
    Rainwater Tosoh Corporation kilotons 0 0 0  0
    Tosoh Group※2 kilotons 0 0 0 0 
    Industrial-use Tosoh Corporation kilotons 60,679  62,774  64,327  67,045
    Tosoh Group※2 kilotons 9,013  9,320  9,161  8,506
    Municipal waters Tosoh Corporation kilotons 1,046 1,042 1,018  1,182
    Tosoh Group※2 kilotons 248 256 226  184
    Total water withdrawal volume Tosoh Corporation kilotons 1,324,007  1,352,445  1,371,027 1,396,846 
    Tosoh Group※2 kilotons 9,397 9,583 9,404  8,701
    PRTR-designated substance emissions Atmospheric emissions Tosoh Corporation tons 517 386 328  351
    Tosoh Group※2 tons 140 133 131 115 
    Land emissions Tosoh Corporation tons 0 0 0 0
    Tosoh Group※2 tons 0 0 0 0 
    Water emissions Tosoh Corporation tons 59 76  55  58 
    Tosoh Group※2 tons 2 2 2  2
    Landfill waste emissions Total waste volume Tosoh Corporation tons 424,215  433,955  409,892  405,936
    Tosoh Group※2 tons 41,007  47,449  42,688 50,155 
    Processed in-house Reused Tosoh Corporation tons 376,613  390,433  366,390 366,225 
    Tosoh Group※2 tons 2,082  2,211  1,778 1,681 
    Processed Tosoh Corporation tons 13,118  12,213  12,129  12,498
    Tosoh Group※2 tons 49  25  39  0 
    Effective use outisde Tosoh Reused Tosoh Corporation tons 27,652  24,668  24,487  19,123
    Tosoh Group※2 tons 3,285 3,681 3,301  2,390
    Processed Tosoh Corporation tons 5,992 5,704 5,967 7,167 
    Tosoh Group※2 tons 8,315 8,554 10,793  9,681
    Landfill Tosoh Corporation tons 843 937 919 923 
    Tosoh Group※2 tons 27,276  33,003  26,816  35,171
    Specially controlled industrial waste Specified hazardous industrial waste Tosoh Corporation tons -  -  -  672
    Tosoh Group※2 tons - - -  92
    Other Tosoh Corporation tons - - - 1,883
    Tosoh Group※2 tons - - -  1,140
    ISO certifications ISO9001 Certification Number of companies that are certified Tosoh Corporation companies - -  - 1 
    Tosoh Group※1 companies - - -  40
    ISO14001 Certification Number of companies that are certified Tosoh Corporation companies - - -  1
    Tosoh Group※1 companies - - -  23
    ISO13485 Certification Number of companies that are certified Tosoh Corporation companies - - -  1
    Tosoh Group※1 companies - - - 4 
    OHSAS18001/
    ISO45001 Certification ※4    		 Number of companies that are certified Tosoh Corporation companies - - - 0 
    Tosoh Group※1 companies - - - 2 

    ※1 includes a total of 51 companies comprised of consolidated subsidiaries (including Organo Group) in Japan and limited non-consolidated subsidiaries
    ※2 includes a total of 17 manufacturing group companies (excluding Organo Tosoh Group) in Japan
    ※3 includes a total of 26 consolidated manufacturing group companies in Japan (excluding Organo Tosoh Group) and overseas
    ※4 includes a total of 51 companies comprised of consolidated subsidiaries (including Organo Group) in Japan and limited non-consolidated subsidiaries; a total of 9 companies of overseas consolidated subsidiaries subject to calculation of greenhouse gas emissions.
    ※5 Companies that are not certified have implemented similar occupational safety and health management systems

  • Society-related Data

    Society

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    Category Item Details Scope Unit FY18 FY19 FY20 FY21
        Number of employees by region Japan Tosoh Corporation,
    Tosoh Group※5    		 - 9,570 9,885 10,161  10,410
    China 424  460 503   511
    Asia excluding China 1,424 1,454 1,522 1,407 
    America 941 928 916  1,062
    Europe 236 228 234   241
    Total 12,595 12,955 13,336 13,631 
    Number of employees by gender ※6 Male Tosoh Corporation - 3,102 3,179 3,240  3,320
    Female 302  322 336  363
    Total 3,404 3,501 3,576  3,683
    Male Domestic group companies  5,345  5,504  5,641  5,749
    Female 821  880 944  978
    Total 6,166  6,384  6,585  6,727
    Number of contract employees  - Tosoh Corporation 137  154 157  176
    Number of employees by age ※6 18 - 19 years Tosoh Corporation - 72  94 87   98
    20 - 29 years 955 1,026  1,096  1,170
    30 - 39 years 625  646  682  730
    40 - 49 years 823 748 719  666
    50 - 59 years 669 745 778  812
    60 years and above 260 242 214  207
    Total 3,404 3,501 3,576  3,683
    Average age ※6 Male Tosoh Corporation years 39.9 39.5 39.1  38.8
    Female 39.4 39.8 39.5  39.5
    Average 39.9 39.5 39.1  38.8
    Labor-related data Average years of continuous service ※6 Male Tosoh Corporation years 14.7 14.6 14.6  14.4
    Female 15.0 14.6 14.4  14.0
    Average 14.7 14.6 14.6  14.4
    Number of  resigned employees ※7 - Tosoh Corporation - 20  32  35  31
    Employee turnover rate ※7 - Tosoh Corporation ％ 0.6 0.9 1.0  0.8
    Employee retention rate
    (three years after joining)    		 - Tosoh Corporation ％ 98.7 97.4 96.9  97.2
    Annual total working hours ※8 - Tosoh Corporation hours 1,934 1,922 1,897  1,910
    Annual total overtime working hours ※8 - Tosoh Corporation hours 210 213 205  194
    Rate of use of annual paid leave
    ※9    		 Manager Tosoh Corporation ％ 55 55 60.1   61.5
    Non-manager 80 81 84.3  83.5
    Average 74 76 79.2  79.2
    Number of childcare leave recipients Male Tosoh Corporation - 1  22  26  63
    Female 13 13 14  18
    Total 14 35  40   81
    Rate of childcare leave recipients Male Tosoh Corporation ％ 0.7 14.4 14.9  35.2
    Female 100 100 100  100
    Rate of childcare leave recipients who returned to work Male Tosoh Corporation ％ 100 100 100  100
    Female 100 90 100   88.2
    Maternity leave recipients - Tosoh Corporation - 122 125 157  171
    Maternity leave recipients - Tosoh Corporation ％ 87 82 89.7  95.5
    Employees working reduced hours to facilitate childcare Male Tosoh Corporation - 0 0 0  0
    Female 41  40 38   38
    Total 41  40 38   38
    Extended family care leave recipients - Tosoh Corporation - 1  0  0  0
    Family care leave recipients - Tosoh Corporation - 1  14 19  14
    Annual health checkup rate - Tosoh Corporation ％ 100 100 100  100
    Stress checkup rate ※10 - Tosoh Corporation ％ 96 96 96.3  97.2
    Number of employees in the labor union - Tosoh Corporation - 2,911 (68.2%) 3,018 (68.0%)  3,140 (69.4%)   3,258 (70.4%)
    Diversity Total number of employees in managerial positions Male Tosoh Corporation - 995 1,009 1,019  1,012
    Female 9  10  13  15
    Total 1,004 1,019 1,032  1,027
    Proportion of female regular employees hired - Tosoh Corporation ％ 15.38 14.56 17.3  21.7
    Disabled person employement rate ※10 - Tosoh Corporation ％ 2.03 1.91 2.00  1.98
    Number of re-employed workers - Tosoh Corporation - 48  53  47   74
    Rate of re-employed workers upon reaching retirement age ※11 - Tosoh Corporation ％ 78.4 77.0 94.0  84.1
    Number of foreign employees Male Tosoh Corporation - 8  8 11   13
    Female 3  2  4   7
    Total 11  10 15  20
    Training Number of employees on the overseas study program - Tosoh Corporation - 11 10 * postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic * postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic
    Community Total amount invested in community programs - Tosoh Corporation million yen 　100 143 143  140
    Number of visitors on factory tours - Tosoh Corporation - 4,004  3,797  3,412  578
    Donations - Tosoh Corporation million yen 　76 93  83  80

    *Unless stated otherwise, all items represent data pertaining to all employees in Tosoh Corporation

     ※6 Consolidated subsidiaries in Japan and overseas 
     ※7 Includes seconded employees from group companies and excludes seconded employees to group companies 
     ※8 Excludes those who have retired, transferred to another group company, become appointed as a director of the company, disciplinary dismissals and expiration of sick leave 
     ※9 Non-manager-related data 
     ※10 Employee-related data (Period: July 2020 - June 2021) 
     ※11 Includes employees who are seconded to Tosoh Group companies

  • Governance-related Data

    Governance

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    Categories Items Details Scope Unit FY18 FY19 FY20 FY21
    Board of Directors Meeting※12 Structure Number of directors Tosoh Corporation - 10 9 7   9
    External directors 2 2 2 4 
    Internal independent directors 2 2 2  3
    Internal female directors 0 0 0 1 
    Compensation *Excludes external directors Tosoh Corporation million yen 380 357 323  310
    Audit and Supervisory Board Meeting※12 Structure Number of auditors Tosoh Corporation - 4 4 4  4
    External auditors 2 2 2  2
    Independent auditors 2 2 2  2
    Female auditors 0 0 0 0
    Compensation *Excludes external auditors Tosoh Corporation million yen 47 48 48  48
    Nomination and Compensation Advisory Committee Meeting Structure Proportion of independent auditors Tosoh Corporation ％ - -  66.7  80.0
    External directors Compensation Tosoh Corporation million yen 45 45 45  63
    Executive directors - Number of executive directors Tosoh Corporation - 31 30 28  25 
    Internal female executive directors 0 0 0  0
    Compliance Major legal violations Tosoh Corporation,Tosoh Group ※13 - 0 0 0 0 
    Number of incidents reported to Tosoh's internal whistleblower system Tosoh Corporation,Tosoh Group ※13 - 10  14 22  10 

    ※12 The number of individuals after the official appointment at the General Shareholders' Meeting 
    ※13 Japan and overseas consolidated subsidiaries