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The following tables provide an overview of our sustainability performance.

E - Environmental Data

Environmental Performance
Indicator Unit FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 Scope
CO2*1
CO2 emissions
(Scope 1 + 2)
t-CO2 31,868 31,473 26,698 24,008 Consolidated
Scope 1 t-CO2 516 375 363 349 Consolidated
Scope 2 t-CO2 31,352 31,098 26,335 23,659 Consolidated
Scope 3  t-CO2 - - - 174,876 See table below.
Energy
Total consumption of non-renewable energy (Electricity) MWh 53,148 52,336 44,616 40,481 Consolidated
Total consumption of non-renewable energy (Fuel) MWh 2,144 1,564 1,507 1,454 Consolidated
Total consumption of renewable energy (Self-generated electricity) MWh 16 16 16 104 Consolidated
Waste
Total waste generated t 1,193 1,113 1,016 853 Consolidated
Recycled t 1,089 1,026 945 790 Consolidated
Recycling rate % 91 92 93 93 Consolidated
Final disposed t 103 87 71 63 Consolidated
Water
Withdrawal m3 336,494 276,790 275,897 228,267 Consolidated
Discharge m3 305,844 251,451 248,589 204,489 Consolidated

Scope 3 Emissions by Category
Category Unit FY2022 Calculation Methodology Scope
1. Purchased goods and services t-CO2 164,364 Procurement amount of products (raw materials, parts, etc.) x emission intensity Consolidated
2. Capital goods t-CO2 5,287 Amount of capital investment x emission intensity Consolidated
3. Fuel- and energy-related activities t-CO2 2,840 Purchased energy (fuel, electricity) x emission intensity for each type Consolidated
4. Upstream transportation and distribution t-CO2 448 Ton-kilometer method
Covers land transportation in Japan.
SMK Corp.
5. Waste generated in operations t-CO2 241 Volume of waste x emission intensity for each waste type Consolidated
6. Business travel t-CO2 904 Amount of transportation reimbursement and number of overnight stays for employee business travel x emission intensity Consolidated
7. Employee commuting t-CO2 792 Expenditure on employee commuting x emission intensity Consolidated
8. Upstream leased assets t-CO2 - N/A (Included in the calculation of other Scope.) -
9. Downstream transportation and distribution t-CO2 - N/A (SMK primarily manufactures intermediate products, and logistics to the final consumers are unknown, making a reasonable calculation difficult.) -
10. Processing of sold products t-CO2 - N/A (SMK primarily manufactures intermediate products that go through diverse customer processes to become final products, making a reasonable calculation difficult.) -
11. Use of sold products t-CO2 - N/A (SMK primarily manufactures intermediate products and has little impact on emissions associated with this category.) -
12. End-of-life treatment of sold products t-CO2 - N/A (SMK primarily manufactures intermediate products and has little impact on emissions associated with this category.) -
13. Downstream leased assets t-CO2 - N/A (The sales ratio is less than 2% and has little impact on emissions associated with this category.) -
14. Franchises t-CO2 - N/A (There are no relevant business activities.) -
15. Investments t-CO2 - N/A (SMK has not acquired stocks specifically for investment purposes.) -

  • *1 Emission factors used to calculate
    Scope 1: "List of Calculation Methods and Emission Factors in the Calculation, Reporting, and Disclosue
                  System," Japan's Ministry of the Environment and Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry.
    Scope 2: [Japan] Factors published by the Electric Power Council for a Low Carbon Society
                  [Others] "IEA Emissions Factors 2021"
                  Data are recalculated periodically based on the latest factors.
    Scope 3: "Emission Intensity Database ver.3.3," Japan's Ministry of the Environment and Ministry of
                  Economy, Trade, and Industry.

Environmental Violations
Indicator Unit FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 Scope
Number of significant instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations - 0 0 0 0 Consolidated
Number of violations (more than 10,000 USD) - 0 0 0 0 Consolidated
Amount of fines (more than 10,000 USD) USD 0 0 0 0 Consolidated
Environmental Accounting
Indicator Unit FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 Scope
Environmental Conservation Cost
Pollution prevention Investments mil. JPY 0 5.3 5.0 0 Consolidated
Expenses mil. JPY 39.7 34.6 39.1 42.2 Consolidated
Global environmental preservation Investments mil. JPY 14.1 17.9 35.5 261.9 Consolidated
Expenses mil. JPY 42.6 53.8 49.4 65.3 Consolidated
Resource circulation Investments mil. JPY 0 0 0 0 Consolidated
Expenses mil. JPY 27.4 24 21.6 27.8 Consolidated
Up-/
downstream
Investments mil. JPY 0 0 0 0 Consolidated
Expenses mil. JPY 0.3 0.7 0.1 0.2 Consolidated
Administration Investments mil. JPY 2.1 0.6 0 0 Consolidated
Expenses mil. JPY 169.4 148.6 155.1 147.4 Consolidated
R&D Investments mil. JPY 0 0 0 0 Consolidated
Expenses mil. JPY 10.4 6.7 15.3 22.4 Consolidated
Social activity Investments mil. JPY 0 0 0 0 Consolidated
Expenses mil. JPY 7.3 6.5 9.1 11.9 Consolidated
Einvironmental damage Investments mil. JPY 0 0 0 0 Consolidated
Expenses mil. JPY 0 0 0 0 Consolidated
Total Investments mil. JPY 16.2 23.9 40.5 261.9 Consolidated
Expenses mil. JPY 297.2 274.8 289.7 317.2 Consolidated
Economic Impact
Global environmental preservation mil. JPY 22.4 18.8 23.2 49.2 Consolidated
Resource circulation mil. JPY 143.3 119.9 133.9 147.2 Consolidated
Total mil. JPY 165.7 138.7 157.1 196.4 Consolidated

Environmental Education
Indicator Unit FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 Scope
% of employees trained in environmental issues % 97.8 97.7 98.0 99.1 Consolidated

ISO 14001 Certification
Indicator Unit FY2022 Scope
% of sites with ISO 14001 certification*2 % 100 Works
(Consolidated)
Number of ISO 14001 certified sites
(as of March 31, 2023)
[Works] 2 in Japan and 6 in other countries
[Office] Head office and 3 sales offices in Japan
Visit ISO Certification page for a list of our certified sites.

  • *2 Percentage for production sites only.

S - Social Data

Employee
Indicator Unit FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 Scope
Number of Employees (consolidated) - 5,593 5,407 4,963 4,607 Consolidated
by region Japan - 1,032 1,009 979 951 Consolidated
Asia - 3,883 3,673 3,248 3,026 Consolidated
North America - 654 705 716 612 Consolidated
Europe - 24 20 20 18 Consolidated
by gender Male - - 2,145 2,043 1,833 Consolidated
Female - - 3,262 2,920 2,774 Consolidated
% of women % - 60.3 58.8 60.2 Consolidated
by segment CS Division - 1,539 1,453 1,318 1,222 Consolidated
SCI Division - 2,094 2,136 1,943 1,741 Consolidated
Research & Development Center - 39 36 29 26 Consolidated
Other business (businesses of other electronic parts, etc.) - 75 91 108 133 Consolidated
Others (sales, corporate division, etc.) - 1,846 1,691 1,565 1,485 Consolidated
Average number of temporary employees - 2,239 1,301 959 880 Consolidated
Number of employees
(non-consolidated)
- 770 737 693 643 SMK Corp.
by gender Male - 517 494 453 415 SMK Corp.
Female - 253 243 240 228 SMK Corp.
% of women % 32.9 33.0 34.6 35.5 SMK Corp.
Number of new graduates hires*3 - 17 16 20 23 Consolidated
Male*3 - 12 13 12 15 Consolidated
Female*3 - 5 3 8 8 Consolidated
% of women*3 % 29.4 18.8 40.0 34.8 Consolidated
Number of mid-career hires*3 - 4 8 19 16 Consolidated
Male*3 - 4 7 14 14 Consolidated
Female*3 - 0 1 5 2 Consolidated
% of women*3 % 0.0 12.5 26.3 12.5 Consolidated
% of mid-career recruitment*3 % 19.0 33.3 48.7 41.0 Consolidated
% of mid-career hires to the total number of employees*4 % - - 58.9 61.0 Consolidated
Turnover rate (consolidated)*4 % 7.6 7.3 9.3 8.4 Consolidated
Voluntary turnover rate*4 % 5.4 4.8 6.8 4.7 Consolidated
Turnover rate
(non-consolidated)*5
% 5.9 6.5 8.4 9.0 SMK Corp.
Voluntary turnover rate*5 % 2.7 2.5 3.5 3.0 SMK Corp.
Average age years 45.8 45.9 46.1 45.6 SMK Corp.
Male years 47.2 47.1 47.1 46.0 SMK Corp.
Female years 43.0 43.7 44.3 45.0 SMK Corp.
Average length of service years 20.4 20.7 20.9 20.6 SMK Corp.
Male years 20.3 20.5 20.5 19.5 SMK Corp.
Female years 20.4 21.1 21.8 22.5 SMK Corp.
% of employees belonging to a union % - 80.3 79.5 79.9 SMK Corp.

Diversity
Indicator Unit FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 Scope
Number of employees in management positions (section managers and above) (consolidated)*6 - 165 149 151 130 Consolidated
Male*6 - 150 134 137 116 Consolidated
Female*6 - 15 15 14 14 Consolidated
% of women*6 % 9.1 10.1 9.3 10.8 Consolidated
% of non-Japanese*6 % 18.8 20.8 21.9 22.3 Consolidated
% of mid-career hires*6 % 44.8 45.6 47.0 50.0 Consolidated
Number of employees in management positions (section managers and above) (non-consolidated)*6 - 107 97 92 80 SMK Corp.
Male*6 - 99 89 84 72 SMK Corp.
Female*6 - 8 8 8 8 SMK Corp.
% of women*6 % 7.5 8.2 8.7 10.0 SMK Corp.
Number of employees in positions equivalent to section manager*6 - 123 103 110 83 Consolidated
% of women*6 % 8.1 9.7 8.2 9.6 Consolidated
Number of employees in positions equivalent to general manager*6 - 42 46 41 47 Consolidated
% of women*6 % 11.9 10.9 12.2 12.8 Consolidated
Gender pay gap % - - - 67.4 SMK Corp.
% of employees with disability % 2.1 2.1 2.5 2.7 SMK Corp.
Work-Life Balance
Indicator Unit FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 Scope
Number of employees that took childcare leave - 8 11 6 10 SMK Corp.
Male - 0 2 0 1 SMK Corp.
Female - 8 9 6 9 SMK Corp.
% of employees that took childcare leave % 36.4 50.0 40.0 50.0 SMK Corp.
Male % 0 15.4 0 9.1 SMK Corp.
Female % 100 100 100 100 SMK Corp.
Return to work rate after childcare leave % 92.9 100 100 100 SMK Corp.
Retention rate after childcare leave*7 % 100 100 91.7 90.1 SMK Corp.
% of annual paid leave taken % 66.2 36.2 45.7 68.1 SMK Corp.
Number of employees that took nursing care leave - 0 0 0 0 SMK Corp.

Occupational Health & Safety
Indicator Unit FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 Scope
Lost-time injuries frequency rate - 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 Consolidated
Number of work-related accidents - 0 5 0 2 Consolidated
Fatalities*8 - 0 0 0 0 Consolidated
Lost-time*9 - 0 3 0 0 Consolidated
No lost-time*10 - 0 2 0 2 Consolidated
Severity rate - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Consolidated
Annual accident rate per 1,000 employees - 0.0 0.9 0.0 0.4 Consolidated
% of sites with ISO 45001 certification*11 % 26.6 24.5 21.1 20.7 Consolidated

Human Capital Development
Indicator Unit FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 Scope
Total number of training programs provided to employees - 250 243 281 286 Consolidated
Total number of training hours provided to employees hours - - - 104,412 Consolidated
Average hours of training per employee hours - - - 21 Consolidated
Average amount spent per employee on training JPY 7,057 3,821 6,081 8,072 Consolidated
Number of employees trained in leadership*12 - 73 63 52 71 Consolidated
% of employees covered by the management-by-objectives system % 26.7 27.0 28.1 29.3 Consolidated

Human Rights
Indicator Unit FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 Scope
% of employees trained in human rights % 97.8 97.7 98.0 99.1 Consolidated
% of employees trained in harrasment % 97.8 97.7 98.0 99.1 Consolidated

Philanthropic Contributions
Indicator Unit FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 Scope
Social contribution expense (cash contributions) mil. JPY 2.5 35.8*13 2.0 4.2 Consolidated
Time: Amount paid for time employees spend volunteering during working hours mil. JPY 5.8 1.2 1.4 5.0 Consolidated
In-kind giving: Contributions of product and services mil. JPY 0.9 0.7 0.4 0.7 Consolidated

Social Contribution throgh Showa Ikeda Memorial Foundation
Indicator Unit FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 Scope
Support for student (scholarships, student essays) mil. JPY 22 23 22 19 -
Grants for social welfare mil. JPY 10 8 7 10 -
Grants for traditional performing arts mil. JPY 3 3 3 5 -

  • *3   Number of global hires.
  • *4   Turnover rate of employees in Class II to Class VII (non-managerial employees to general managers in SMK's transnational HR system).
  • *5   Turnover rate of full-time employees. Including employees who retired and were rehired.
  • *6   Employees in Class V to Class VII (equivalent to general/section managers in SMK's transnational HR system).
  • *7   Percentage of employees retained one year after returning to work following a period of childcare leave.
  • *8   Accident that results in death or serious residual disability.
  • *9   Accident that results in days away from work on the next scheduled workday and later.
  • *10 Accident that did not result in days away from work on the next scheduled workday and later.
  • *11 Percentage of employees working at the certified site out of the total number of employees (consolidated).
  • *12 Cumulative number of employees who have attended leadership development training programs by each fiscal year.
  • *13 Including donations to the Showa Ikeda Memorial Foundation.

G - Governance Data

Governance Structure
Indicator Unit FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 Scope
Director (as of July 1 of each fiscal year)
Number of directors - 6 6 6 6 SMK Corp.
Number of outside directors - 2 2 2 2 SMK Corp.
% of outside directors % 33.3 33.3 33.3 33.3 SMK Corp.
Number of outside directors designated as independent - 2 2 2 2 SMK Corp.
Number of female directors - 0 0 0 0 SMK Corp.
% of female directors % 0 0 0 0 SMK Corp.
Number of non-Japanese directors - 1 1 1 1 SMK Corp.
% of non-Japanese directors % 16.7 16.7 16.7 16.7 SMK Corp.
Auditor (as of July 1 of each fiscal year)
Number of auditors - 3 3 3 3 SMK Corp.
Number of outside auditors - 3 3 3 3 SMK Corp.
% of outside auditors % 100 100 100 100 SMK Corp.
Number of outside auditors designated as independent - 3 3 3 3 SMK Corp.
Number of female auditors - 0 0 0 0 SMK Corp.
% of female auditors % 0 0 0 0 SMK Corp.
Executive Officer (as of July 1 of each fiscal year)
Number of executive officers - 9 9 9 7 SMK Corp.
Number of female executive officers - 0 0 0 0 SMK Corp.
% of female executive officers % 0 0 0 0 SMK Corp.
Number of non-Japanese executive officers - 0 0 0 0 SMK Corp.
% of non-Japanese executive officers % 0 0 0 0 SMK Corp.
Number of Times Each Committee Has Met and Attendance Rate, etc.
Indicator Unit FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 Scope
Board of Directors Meeting
Number of times times/
year
5 6 6 5 SMK Corp.
Average attendance rate % 98 100 100 98 SMK Corp.
Average attendance rate of outside directors % 90 100 100 100 SMK Corp.
Average attendance rate of outside auditors % 100 100 100 100 SMK Corp.
Chair - President President President President SMK Corp.
Auditors Meeting
Number of times times/
year
5 8 8 8 SMK Corp.
Average attendance rate % 100*14 100 100 100 SMK Corp.
Average attendance rate of outside auditors % 100*14 100 100 100 SMK Corp.
Chair - Outside Outside Outside Outside SMK Corp.
Remuneration Committee*15
Number of members - - - 3 3 SMK Corp.
Number of outside directors - - - 2 2 SMK Corp.
% of outside directors % - - 66.6 66.6 SMK Corp.
Number of times times/
year
- - - 2 SMK Corp.
Chair - - - Inside Inside SMK Corp.

Remuneration
Indicator Unit FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 Scope
Inside Director
Number of recipients - - 3 3 4 SMK Corp.
Total amount of remuneration mil. JPY - 123 126 121 SMK Corp.
Outside Director
Number of recipients - - 2 2 2 SMK Corp.
Total amount of remuneration mil. JPY - 13 13 13 SMK Corp.
Inside Auditor
Number of recipients - - 0 0 0 SMK Corp.
Total amount of remuneration mil. JPY - 0 0 0 SMK Corp.
Outside Auditor
Number of recipients - - 3 3 3 SMK Corp.
Total amount of remuneration mil. JPY - 16 16 16 SMK Corp.

Compliance
Indicator Unit FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 Scope
% of employees trained in CSR & Compliance % 97.8 97.7 98.0 99.1 Consolidated
Number of contacts made to "SMK Ethics Helpline" - 0 0 0 1 Consolidated
Cost of fines and settlements in relation to anti-competitive practices JPY 0 0 0 0 Consolidated
Cost of fines and settlements in relation to corruption and bribery JPY 0 0 0 0 Consolidated
Political contributions mil. JPY 0.5 0.3 1.0 0.9 SMK Corp.

  • *14 For those newly appointed in the middle of the fiscal year, the attendance rate is calculated for meetings held after their appointment.
  • *15 The Remuneration Committee was established on January 25, 2022.