ESG Data

The Asahi Kasei Group publishes cost and performance data concerning its environmental activities.

Investment for Environmental Protection and Safety

Our Group has invested the necessary management resources in ESH & QA activities.
Investments in environmental protection and safety-related facilities up to fiscal 2022 and in fiscal 2022 are shown below.

Investment in environmental preservation and safety modification

  • 1970Per year ¥0.7 billionCumulative ¥0.7 billion, 1980Per year ¥6.0 billionCumulative ¥52.1 billion, 1990Per year ¥10.3 billionCumulative ¥102.0 billion, 2000Per year ¥4.6 billionCumulative ¥153.1 billion, 2010Per year ¥5.59 billionCumulative ¥224.7 billion, 2020Per year ¥10.52 billionCumulative ¥288.9 billion, 2022Per year ¥7.5 billionCumulative ¥305.6 billion

(¥ billion)

FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Environmental protection 2.18 4.14 3.88 2.8 2.65
Safety 6.71 3.95 6.63 6.43 4.85
Total 8.89 8.09 10.52 9.23 7.5

Investments in environmental protection-related facilities (fiscal 2022)

Total ¥2.6 billionEnergy conservation 40%Water 27%Wastes 5%Atmosphere 25%Others 10%Noise 2%Soil pollution 0%Tree planting 0%Chemical substances 1%

Investments in safety-related facilities (fiscal 2022)

Total ¥4.9 billionWorkplace safety 67%Outmoded equipment 20%Earthquakes 0%Explosions 8%Others 6%

Environmental Accounting

We classify the cost of our measures for environmental protection in accordance with cost classification standards promulgated by the Ministry of the Environment.

Environmental accounting by fiscal year

(¥ million)

Cost classification FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Investment Expense Investment Expense Investment Expense Investment Expense Investment Expense
1 Combined operation area 1,942 11,183 3,905 10,089 3,628 7,666 2,755 9,914 2,098 10,080
Pollution prevention 944 7,705 2,198 6,874 2,241 5,186 1,399 6,923 1,017 6,785
Global environmental protection 807 1,230 1,221 773 1,246 689 1,069 955 945 963
Resource circulation 190 2,248 485 2,442 142 1,792 287 2,036 136 2,332
2 Upstream and downstream 0 140 0 115 0 102 0 104 0 167
3 Management activities 62 636 43 2,394 25 654 19 1,294 136 1,953
4 R&D 119 2,787 192 8,431 228 2,185 198 1,793 374 2,628
5 Community outreach 0 27 0 24 0 18 0 17 0 25
6 Environmental damage 45 1,128 0 206 3 196 4 199 0 542
  Total 2,169 15,901 4,139 21,259 3,883 10,821 2,977 13,320 2,608 15,394

Environmental Management

Number and percentage of sites with environmental management system certification (FY2022)

Certification Number of certified sites Percentage of certified sites (%)
Japan Overseas
ISO14001 22 37 79

Climate change

Eco-efficiency (JEPIX*) performance

  • *JEPIX is an abbreviation for the "Japan Environmental Policy Index", and it was developed by teams under the leadership of Professor Nobuyuki Miyazaki of the International Christian University at the Japan Science and Technology Agency and Sustainable Management Forum Japan. Environmental performance data are converted to an environmental impact point (EIP) scale and aggregated to determine total environmental impact.
    Eco-efficiency is calculated as follows.
    Eco-efficiency = value added (economic index) / JEPIX Eco-Points
    Eight aspects of environmental impact (including chemical releases, greenhouse gas emissions, landfill wastes, and COD load) are evaluated, and net sales are used for value added. A revised accounting policy is applied to net sales from fiscal 2011.

	Total environmental impact (million EIP) 2001 50,723 million EIP,2017 11,524 million EIP,2018 9,770 million EIP,2019 10,562 million EIP,2020 9,410 million EIP 2021 10,337 million EIP, 2022 10,562 million EIP,  Eco-efficiency (¥/EIP) 2001¥23.6/EIP,2017 ¥177.2/EIP,2018¥222.1/EIP,2019¥203.7/EIP,2020¥223.8/EIP,2021¥238.1/EIP, 2022¥258.1/EIP

JEPIX-method eco-efficiency

FY2001 FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Total environmental impact (million EIP) 50,723 9,770 10,562 9,410 10,337 10,562
Net sales (¥ million) 1,195,393 2,170,403 2,151,646 2,106,051 2,461,317 2,726,485
Eco-efficiency (¥/EIP) 23.6 222.1 203.7 223.8 238.1 258.1

Greenhouse gas emissions in Japan by fiscal year

(million tons CO2 equivalent)

Item Index set at Kyoto Protocol
(1990)
Baseline year
(2005)
FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Carbon dioxide 5.06 4.96 2.89 2.61 2.51 2.75 2.51
Nitrous oxide 6.82 0.76 0.09 0.13 0.29 0.09 0.08
Methane 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
HFCs 0.16 0.02 0.04 0.04 0.03 0.03 0.03
PFCs 0.01 0.14 0.11 0.12 0.06 0.01 0.01
Sulfur hexafluoride 0.00 0.04 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.00
Nitrogen trifluoride - - 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Total 12.06 5.92 3.13 2.91 2.91 2.87 2.62
  • Notes
  • Calculation standards for greenhouse gas emissions:
    For greenhouse gases covered by the Act on Rationalizing Energy Use and the Act on Promotion of Global Warming Countermeasures, calculations are in accordance with the methods stipulated by these laws. For gases not covered by either law, calculation methods are based on considerations such as chemical reactions.
  • CO2 emissions from generation of electricity and steam sold to other companies are excluded from data for the baseline year but included in annual data from fiscal 2013.
  • We have used 'basic' CO2 emission factors for electricity purchased in Japan until FY2019, but we have opted to use 'adjustedʼCO2 emission factors from fiscal 2020 onwards. The impact of this change on CO2 emissions is minor.

Overseas greenhouse gas emissions by fiscal year

(million tons CO2 equivalent)

  FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
CO2 emissions 1.03 1.08 1.00 1.16 1.05
  • Note
  • Calculation standards for greenhouse gas emissions:
    Overseas greenhouse gas emissions are calculated, in principle, based on the provisions given by the Act on the Rational Use of Energy and the Act on Promotion of Global Warming Countermeasures, and CO2 emissions from the burning of by-product gases are mainly calculated by material balance. Until fiscal 2020, CO2 emissions associated with purchased electricity were calculated using the latest country-specific emission factors shown in the International Energy Agency's (IEA) Emissions Factors. However, from fiscal 2021, in order to aggregate GHG emissions with values closer to actual situations, we have calculated emissions with the available emission factors in the following order of priority: 1) emission factors of procurement sources, 2) values set by national governments, and 3) IEA country-specific emission factors.

FY2022 global greenhouse gas emissions by segment

(million tons CO2 equivalent)

Item Material Homes Health Care Other Total
Total 3.41 0.10 0.15 0.00 3.67

Scope 3 emissions by fiscal year

(million tons CO2 equivalent)

FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
1 Purchased products and serviced 4.74 4.43 4.62 4.72 4.78
2 Capital goods 0.29 0.32 0.39 0.45 0.44
3 Fuel and energy-related activities (not included in Scope 1 or Scope 2) 0.21 0.24 0.78 0.77 0.86
4 Upstream transportation and distribution 0.30 0.27 0.25 0.24 0.24
5 Waste generated in operations 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.07 0.07
6 Business travel 0.03 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.02
7 Employee commuting 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03
8 Upstream leased assets 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
9 Downstream transportation and distribution - - - - -
10 Processing of sold products - - - - -
11 Use of sold products 0.92 0.96 1.34 1.92 1.60
12 End-of-life treatment of sold products 4.98 4.70 5.87 5.95 5.98
13 Downstream leased assets - - - - -
14 Franchise - - - - -
15 Investment - - - - -
Total 11.50 10.98 13.28 14.15 14.00
  • Notes
  • Calculation method for Scope 3:
    Our Scope 3 GHG emissions are calculated using the Corporate Value Chain (Scope 3) Accounting and Reporting Standard and its technical guidance issued by the Greenhouse Gas Protocol. For the greenhouse gas emission factors, we used data available in the Carbon Footprint Communication Program database prepared by the Japan Environmental Management Association for Industry and the Embodied Energy and Emission Intensity Data for Japan Using Input-Output Tables (3EID): Inventory Data for LCA prepared by the National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan until fiscal 2019.
    Since fiscal 2020, we have referred to the Embodied Energy and Emission Intensity Data for Japan Using Input-Output Tables (3EID) (2015): Inventory Data for LCA prepared by the National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan, IDEA v2.3 by the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, and the Emissions Unit Value Database Ver3.3 for Accounting of Greenhouse Gas Emissions, etc., by Organizations Throughout the Supply Chain issued by the Ministry of the Environment, etc.
  • Calculation method for purchased products and services:
    Items with emissions equal to or greater than 4,000 tons of CO2-equivalent were included. The emissions were calculated by multiplying the amounts, either in physical or monetary units, of products and services purchased from outside the Asahi Kasei Group by Asahi Kasei Corp., Asahi Kasei Homes, Asahi Kasei Construction Materials, Asahi Kasei Microdevices, and Asahi Kasei Medical by the respective emission factor for each type of raw material or service.
  • Calculation method for waste generated in operations:
    From fiscal 2021, the activity volume was changed from final disposal volume to effluent volume.
  • Calculation method for use of sold products:

    Until fiscal 2020, the calculation was based on the calculation standards set by Asahi Kasei Homes and using the emissions intensity from Housing Tech. R&D Labs’ report. The period covered by the calculation was calculated based on the number of Hebel houses (detached houses and apartment buildings) delivered in each fiscal year (before fiscal 2020, based on the number of houses delivered; in fiscal 2020, based on the total floor area of Hebel houses delivered). The calculation period was set to 60 years of useful life, and the CO2 emissions reduction effect based on the actual installation of energy-saving equipment, which differs in each case, was deducted from the calculation.

    From fiscal 2021, the following calculations were made using the Building Research Institute's "Energy Consumption Performance Calculation Program (Residential Version)" for house for which a certificate of confirmation was issued during the fiscal year.

    ∑ (annual energy use by energy type per household x emission factor by energy type) x useful life (60 years)

    Emission factor by energy type (FY2022)

    Emission factor
    Electricity 0.434 (t-CO2/thousand kWh), City gas 0.05 (t-CO2/GJ), Kerosene 0.068 (t-CO2/GJ)
  • Calculation method for end-of-life treatment of sold products
    For Asahi Kasei, Asahi Kasei Construction Materials, Asahi Kasei Microdevices, and Asahi Kasei Medical, emissions are calculated by multiplying the weight of products purchased each fiscal year by the CO2 emission factor at the time of disposal for each product.
    For Asahi Kasei Homes, emissions are calculated by multiplying the number of Hebel Haus units delivered each fiscal year by the CO2 emission factor per building.
  • Scope 3 category 1, 3, 4 and 12 emissions for fiscal year 2022 increased by 0.22, 0.14, 0.01 and 0.28 million tons CO2e-eq, respectively, from fiscal year 2021, as a result of an addition of goods in scope.

CO2 emissions from product shipment (FY2022)

Material Homes Health Care Other Total
Shipment volume
(million ton-km)
734.78 306.93 3.22 0.00 1,044.93
CO2 emissions
(tons CO2
43,198 33,350 471 0 77,019

Proportion of low-pollution vehicles*

(Number of vehicles)

  FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Used on public roads Low-pollution vehicles 1,252 1,295 1,415 1,506 1,561
Other 74 86 40 44 62
Subtotal 1,326 1,381 1,455 1,550 1,623
Used within plant grounds Low-pollution vehicles 492 451 726 764 527
Other 227 208 66 73 149
Subtotal 719 659 792 837 676
Total Low-pollution vehicles 1,744 1,746 2,141 2,270 2,088
Other 301 294 106 117 211
Total vehicles 2,045 2,040 2,247 2,387 2,299
Proportion of low-pollution vehicles Used on public roads 94 94 97 97 96
Used within plant grounds 68 68 92 91 78
Total 85 86 95 95 91
  • * Hybrid-electric vehicles, low-emission vehicles, fuel-efficient vehicles, and all-electric vehicles

Pollution Prevention and Resource Circulation / Water Resource Preservation

Asahi Kasei Group disposal of industrial waste

(thousand tons)

Fiscal year Category Waste generated Material
recycling
Chemical
recycling
Heat recovery Volume reduction Final disposal Coverage (%)
20221 Japan
(of which waste plastic)2
555.7
(21.3)
430.0
(9.2)
4.9
(0.9)
104.9
(10.8)
3.2
(0.1)
12.6
(0.3)
Overseas 45.2 16.0 0.8 3.5 2.9 22.0
Total 600.9 446.0 5.7 108.4 6.1 34.7
Percentage (%) 100.0 74.2 1.0 18.0 1.0 5.8 61
2021 Japan3 530.4 385.3 8.7 124.5 2.6 9.5
Overseas 47.1 15.6 0.4 2.0 4.8 24.4
Total 577.5 400.8 9.0 126.4 7.3 33.9
Percentage (%) 100.0 69.4 1.6 21.9 1.3 5.9 62
2020 Japan3 541.9 398.3 8.5 122.2 2.4 10.5
Overseas 29.1 8.4 0.5 1.3 3.8 15.0
Total 571.0 406.6 9.1 123.6 6.3 25.4
Percentage (%) 100.0 71.2 1.6 21.6 1.1 4.5
2019 Japan3 617.1 414.5 2.0 181.6 6.0 12.9
Overseas 37.5 11.5 0.4 1.5 5.0 19.1
Total 654.6 426.0 2.4 183.1 11.0 32.0
Percentage (%) 100.0 65.1 0.4 28.0 1.7 4.9
  • 1The definitions of "material recycling" and "heat recovery" were changed in FY2022.
  • 2Disposal of waste plastics based on the Plastic Resource Circulation Act
  • 3Changed to include industrial waste from the domestic homes business in FY2022; figures for previous years have been revised accordingly

Emissions of specially controlled industrial waste*

(thousand tons)

Fiscal year 2020 2021 2022
Specially controlled industrial waste 34.7 23.1 18.6
  • *Specially controlled industrial waste is industrial waste that is explosive, toxic, infectious, or has other characteristics that may be hazardous to human health or the living environment

AAC trimmings recycled by Asahi Kasei Construction Materials

(t)

FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Hebel™ panels 360 354 350 217 325
Cement materials 970 368 259 194 202
Lightweight artificial soil 0 0 0 0 0
Total 1,330 722 609 411 527

Maintenance and management status of waste treatment facilities*

Facility FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023
Kawasaki Works Incineration Plant (W-1000) 2020 Results 2021 Results 2022 Results 2023 Results
Kawasaki Works Incineration Plant (N-1000) 2020 Results 2021 Results 2022 Results 2023 Results
  • * Based on the Act on Waste Management and Public Cleansing, we have posted maintenance and management records for waste treatment facilities owned by our company that are required to publish maintenance and management information.

Release and transfer of PRTR-specified substances by fiscal year

(t)

FY2000 FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Release to air 4,720 520 290 250 230 400
Release to water 170 50 60 50 60 40
Release to soil 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total release 4,890 570 350 300 290 440
Reduction rate (%) 88 93 94 94 91
Transfer 2,100 2,500 2,400 2,700 2,500 2,600

VOC* air emissions

  FY2000
(baseline year)
FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Volume (tons) 10,400 1,400 1,100 920 1,000 1,200
Reduction rate (%) 87 89 91 90 89
  • *VOC Volatile organic compound. Although the term generally applies to any organic compound which is in gaseous state at the time of release, regulations for the control of their release exclude methane and some fluorocarbons which do not form oxidants. However, methane and some fluorocarbons are excluded from VOC regulations on the grounds that they do not form oxidants.

FY2022 release and transfer of PRTR-specified substances

(t)

Company Sites Substance Release to air Effluent water
Subtotal
Release to soil
Subtotal
Releases of VOCs
Total
Transfer
Asahi Kasei Corp. Nobeoka 1,1-Dichloroethylene (vinylidene chloride) 23 0 0 23 30
Dichloromethane (methylene chloride) 13 0 0 13 0
Chloroethylene (vinyl chloride) 6 0 0 6 42
Water-soluble copper salts (except complex salts) 0 9 0 9 0
Moriyama Dichloromethane (methylene chloride) 17 0 0 17 0
N,N-dimethylacetamide 5 0 0 5 207
Mizushima n-Hexane 219 0 0 219 6
Molybdenum and its compounds 0 12 0 12 0
Vinyl acetate 10 0 0 10 8
Kawasaki n-Hexane 59 0 0 59 9
Asahi Kasei Medical Nobeoka N,N-dimethylacetamide 2 5 0 7 159
  • Notes
  • Substances whose total emissions into the air, water, and soil at a given site are at least five tons/year are listed along with their emission amounts, etc.
  • Rounded to the nearest ton.

Asahi Kasei Group fluorocarbon leakage volume

(t-CO2)

Core Operating Companies / Affiliated Companies FY2021 FY2022
Asahi Kasei Corp. 1,265.3 949.9
Asahi Kasei Medical Co., Ltd. 244.4 116.7
Asahi Kasei Pharma Corp. 58 99.3
Asahi Kasei Homes Corp. 3.3 40.6
Asahi Kasei Construction Materials Corp. 1.2 14.2
Asahi Kasei Microdevices Corp. 0 0
Other affiliated companies 152.4 106.1
Total 1,724.5 1,326.9

Release of air and water pollutants by fiscal year

Item Unit FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
SOx1 Tons 6,000 6,300 5,200 6,800 3,700
NOx2 Tons 3,300 3,400 3,600 3,500 2,600
Soot and dust3 Tons 140 90 110 140 90
Effluence Million m3 221 216 204 202 200
COD4 Tons 880 890 850 850 760
N Tons 7,000 6,500 4,900 5,900 4,500
P Tons 20 20 20 20 20
Coverage - - - 76 75

Air emissions by site

(t/y)

Site FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
SOx NOx Soot and dust SOx NOx Soot and dust SOx NOx Soot and dust
Nobeoka 4,800 2,300 30 6,300 2,200 80 3,400 1,400 30
Mizushima 180 1,100 70 270 960 50 210 1,000 50
Moriyama 0 40 2 0 130 4 0 90 3
Fuji 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 3 0
Ohito 2 20 0 2 6 0 4 5 0
Kawasaki 1 70 4 3 100 6 2 100 5
Suzuka 0 20 0 0 30 0 0 20 0
Other 220 50 5 200 50 5 90 30 3
Total 5,200 3,600 110 6,800 3,500 140 3,700 2,600 90
  • 1 Sulfur oxides (SOx) are formed when crude oil, fuel oil, or coal containing sulfur are used as fuel. Sulfur dioxide (SO2) is most common, but some sulfur trioxide (SO3) also forms. The term SOx is inclusive of both of these.
  • 2 Nitrogen oxides (NOx) are formed in nature and during combustion at thermal power plants, factory boilers, internal combustion engines, and incinerators. The term NOx is inclusive of both nitric oxide (NO) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2).
  • 3 Soot and dust are fine particles formed in the combustion of fuel and other materials.
  • 4 Chemical oxygen demand is an indicator of water pollution by organic substances. COD is expressed in terms of the amount of oxygen that can be consumed by an oxidizer to chemically oxidize the organic substances contained in the water.

Water usage and effluence

(Million m3

Item FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Japan Usage 287 246 235 245 236
Effluence 221 216 204 202 200
Overseas Usage 8 11 9 9 9
Effluence 8 10 9 9 6
Japan and overseas Usage 295 256 244 254 245
Effluence 229 226 212 212 206
  • Note: Due to a review in aggregation, figures for fiscal 2021 and earlier have been revised.

Water usage and sources by fiscal year in Japan

(Million m3

FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Total 287 246 235 245 236
Municipal water 2 2 2 2 2
Ground water 22 21 20 20 18
Industrial water 263 223 213 223 216
  • Note: Due to a review in aggregation, figures for fiscal 2021 and earlier have been revised.

Water emissions in Japan by site

(Tons, except effluence: million m3)

Site FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
COD N P Effluence COD N P Effluence COD N P Effluence
Nobeoka 650 4,600 5 132 670 5,600 6 133 600 4,200 4 125
Mizushima 50 190 3 34 50 190 3 30 50 160 3 32
Moriyama 7 8 1 9 8 9 2 10 6 8 1 9
Fuji 20 80 6 12 20 80 6 11 20 90 8 14
Ohito 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
Kawasaki 90 30 1 10 70 20 1 11 60 30 1 13
Suzuka 5 2 0 1 5 1 0 2 6 2 0 2
Other 30 3 0 5 30 3 0 5 20 3 0 5
Total 850 4,900 20 204 850 5,900 20 202 760 4,500 20 200

Number of Group Employees

Scope FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Number of Group Employees Total Asahi Kasei Group consolidated
(global)
39,283 40,689 44,497 46,751 48,897
Male 33,265 34,630
Female 13,443 14,254
Gender unspecified 43 13
Female employee rate (%) 28.8 29.1
  • Note: According to individuals' self-identification.

Number of Employees by Status

Scope FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Permanent Total Note 1 16,966 17,293 17,417 17,413 17,267
Male 14,275 14,511 14,593 14,555 14,352
Female 2,691 2,782 2,824 2,858 2,915
Non-permanent Total Note 1 2,548 2,576 3,360 2,875 3,133
Male 1,870 1,967 2,382 1,966 2,232
Female 678 609 978 909 901
Non-permanent rate (%) 15.0 14.9 19.3 16.5 18.1

Persons with disabilities

Scope FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Number of employees with disabilities [Scope Note 2] All Group companies applicable as Special Subsidiaries 574 609 623 639 652
Employment rate (%) [Scope Note 2] 2.23 2.31 2.38 2.35 2.37
Statutory employment rate (%) [Scope Note 2] 2.2 2.2 2.3 2.3 2.3

Employment/Retention

Scope FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Number of new hires New graduate total Note 1 565 614 586 460 425
(male) 427 486 466 369 340
(female) 138 128 120 91 85
Mid-career total 487 410 298 345 378
(male) 468 349 276 297 303
(female) 19 61 22 48 75
Mid-career hire rate* (%) 46.3 40.0 33.7 42.9 47.1
Number of resignations 232 292 283 328 364
Employee turnover rate (%) 1.36 1.66 1.58 1.83 2.04
  • * As of Sep. 30, 2022

Working Hours / Salary

Scope FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Total hours worked Note 1 2,008.1 1,948.7 1,973.9 1,992.2 1,966.0
Overtime hours worked 292.5 247.3 260.9 286.6 270.4
Average paid vacation days taken 14.48 15.66 14.29 14.76 16.26
Average rate of paid vacation (%) 75.1 82.3 75.3 77.6 85.4
Average annual salary (¥) Asahi Kasei Corp. 7,871,666 7,691,021 7,691,021 7,810,513 7,605,539

Education/Training

Scope FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Total training hours Note 1 382,632 290,931 333,540
Average time per employee 21.5 22.3 25.7
Total cost of training conducted in Japan (thousand yen) 3,409,515 2,129,282 2,806,147 3,471,596
Annual education and training costs (thousand yen)* 205 126 166 198
  • * Due to a review in aggregation, we have revised the amount for FY2021 and earlier regarding the average cost per employee for training conducted in Japan.

Diversity / Work-life Balance

Scope FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023
Number of female managers and supervisors Note 1 574 622 660 701 752 801
Number of female managers 193 212 231 257 277 309
Total number of managers 5,786 5,767 5,780 5,760 5,778 5,759
Ratio of female managers (%) 3.3 3.7 4.0 4.5 4.8 5.4
Proportion of women working as managers and Group Masters (%) 2.3 2.8 3.4 3.7 3.9
Number of employees taking child care leave* Male 392 417 433 496 538
Female 239 251 265 287 306
Number of employees using shortened working hours system for child care Male 3 3 4 2 1
Female 356 350 366 322 307
Number of employees using "Kids Support" shortened working hours system Male 1 2 0 0 0
Female 92 141 123 135 154
Number of employees taking family care leave Male 4 3 6 2 3
Female 5 8 4 2 5
Number of employees using shortened working hours system for family care Male 0 3 4 2 1
Female 1 2 2 0 2
  • * Due to a review in aggregation, the number of employees taking childcare leave for 2018 and 2021 has been revised.

Gender Pay Gap

Scope FY2022
Average annual salary (¥) Female All workers Note 1 5,860,247
Permanent employees 6,520,585
Part-time / Fixed-term employees 3,459,754
Male All workers 8,604,480
Permanent employees 8,767,621
Part-time / Fixed-term employees 5,157,015
Difference in salary between men and women (%) All workers 68
Permanent employees 74
Part-time / Fixed-term employees 67

Occupational Health and Safety

Scope FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Group lost time frequency rate (%) Note 3 0.41 0.44 0.21 0.38 0.19
Group severity rate (%) 0.008 0.074 0.006 0.133 0.009
Number of lost-worktime injuries Group employees 25 12 22 11
Of which, number of fatalities Group employees 0 0 1 0
Average age Note 4 43.8 43.8 43.7 43.7 43.7
Percentage finding problems during health examinations (%) 62.6 62.3 62.7 62.5 62.1
BMI 26.3 26.8 26.7 26.7 26.7
Smoking rate (%) 26.3 25.8 24.7 23.5 22.5
Number of days absent due to injury or illness (days per person; calculated based on reports of absence from work) 3.2 3.5 3.1 3.4 3.9
Specific health guidance rate (%)* 25.4 34.1 35.2 46.7
Stress check rate (%) 96.2 98.0 96.3 93.8 92.0
High stress rate (%) 7.8 8.0 8.0 8.6 8.9
Work Engagement
  • Total value of KSA (vitality and growth assessment) work engagement and psychological capital
3.48 3.48
Workplace dialogue implementation rate (%) 41 61 68.6
Self-care education participation rate* (%) (implemented in 2022) 98.0
Seminar satisfaction rate*
(% who responded “satisfied” or “very satisfied” among 5 choices)
(Average of office area online seminars)
86.6 79.0
  • * Due to a review in aggregation, the figures for 2020 and 2021 have been revised for the specific health guidance rate, the self-care education participation rate, and the seminar satisfaction rate.

Social Contributions

Scope FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Social contribution activity expenses (¥ million) Asahi Kasei Group consolidated
(global)
1,330 1,143 2,147 1,799 1,574
Proportion of ordinary income (%) 0.6 0.62 2.62 0.85 1.29

Scope Notes

  • 1 Asahi Kasei, Asahi Kasei Microdevices, Asahi Kasei Homes, Asahi Kasei Construction Materials, Asahi Kasei Pharma, and Asahi Kasei Medical
  • 2 The rate of employment and the number of persons employed are the average figures for each fiscal year for applicable companies of the Asahi Kasei Group. Calculations are based on total employment of 27,504.5 persons at the 22 applicable companies as of June 1, 2022. (number of persons calculated in accordance with the Act on Employment Promotion, etc. of Persons with Disabilities)
  • 3 Asahi Kasei Group companies in Japan as defined in the Asahi Kasei Group ESH & QA Regulations (a list of departments implementing Asahi Kasei's ESH & QA Program can be downloaded from the following page)
    https://www.asahi-kasei.com/sustainability/rc/#anc-09
  • 4 Employees of major Japanese subsidiaries in addition to companies listed in Note 1

Corporate Governance

Scope FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023
Number of Directors Inside Directors Male Asahi Kasei Corp. 6 6 6 6 6 6
Female 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 6 6 6 6 6 6
Independent Outside Directors Male 2 2 2 2 2 2
Female 1 1 1 1 1 2
Total 3 3 3 3 3 4
Total 9 9 9 9 9 10
Ratio of Female Members of the Board of Directors (%) 11.1 11.1 11.1 11.1 11.1 20.0
  • Note:The number of Board of Directors meetings and committee meetings and their attendance rates are reported on the following page.