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Environmental (E)

Unit

FY2022

FY2023

FY2024

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Energy comsumption (crude oil equivalent)*1

thousand kL

225

166

204

(energy intensity)

 

0.612

0.676

0.569

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Water withdrawal*1

thousand tons

33,447

31,636

33,782

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Raw materials

thousand tons

565

349

481

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GHG emissions due to business activities (Scope 1 + 2)*2

thousand t-CO2e

475.4

277.3

497.3

GHG emissions (Scope 1)

thousand t-CO2e

81.6

52.8

85.1

GHG emissions (Scope 2, market-based)

thousand t-CO2e

393.9

224.5

412.2

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GHG emissions (Scope 3)*3

thousand t-CO2e

401.4

326.9

476.5

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GHG emission total (Scope 1 + 2 + 3)

thousand t-CO2e

873.9

604.2

975.1

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Atmospheric pollutant emissions*1

 

SOx (sulfur oxides)

tons

2.4

3.2

3.9

NOx (nitrogen oxides)

tons

97.1

68.4

70.4

Ash dust

tons

4.4

4.7

5.7

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Wastewater (total)*1

thousand tons

32,317

30,625

32,363

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Water pollutant emissions*1

 

 

COD load

tons

249

184

221

Total nitrogen emissions

tons

74

55

73

Total phosphorous emissions

tons

4.9

4.1

6.4

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Waste emissions

 

 

Industrial waste volume*2

tons

32,811

36,944

30,374

(of which is from Osaka Soda business sites in Japan)

tons

30,345

34,408

28,575

Recycling rate*2

%

91.2

94.8

95.9

Final landfill volume*2

tons

2,068

1,262

717

(of which is for Osaka Soda business sites in Japan)

tons

1,905

1,129

633

Final landfill rate*2

%

6.3

3.4

2.4

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Emissions of substances subject to PRTR Law*1

 

 

Atmospheric emissions

tons

48.1

45

45.4

Emissions into water resources*4

tons

3.2

194.6

296.8

Emissions into soil

tons

0

0

0.0

*1 Osaka Soda’s five main plants in Japan (including Matsuyama Plant of SANYO FINE CO., LTD.)
*2 Osaka Soda Group business sites in Japan
*3 Osaka Soda business sites in Japan (of which, Osaka Soda’s five plants for some categories)
*4 From fiscal year 2023, chloric acid and its potassium and sodium salts were added to the list of regulated substances.

Social (S)

Unit

FY2022

FY2023

FY2024

Number of employees (consolidated)

People

1,017

1,025

1,019

Ratio of female employees (consolidated)

18.8

18.9

19.0

Ratio of female managers (consolidated)

6.3

6.9

6.6

Ratio of female managers (Osaka Soda only)

3.2

5.2

5.9

Ratio of female new graduates hired (consolidated)

31.3

20.8

13.3

Annual paid leave use ratio*

%

75.8

81.8

79.4

Childcare leave use ratio for male employees (consolidated)

%

45.5

64.3

77.4

Childcare leave use ratio for male employees (Osaka Soda only)

%

35.7

66.7

68.2

Rate of absence due to mental health issues*

%

0.6

1.7

0.9

Checkup findings*

%

32.3

32.3

32.4

Checkup findings, re-testing/detailed testing rate*

%

39.4

50.5

68.8

* Aggregated based on employees of Osaka Soda (including those seconded to other entities)

Governance (G)

Unit

FY2022

FY2023

FY2024

Board of Directors meetings

times

13

13

13

Board of Auditors meetings

times

11

12

13

Nomination and Compensation Committee meetings

times

8

5

6

Percentage of directors who are outside directors (as of March 31 of each year)

50.0

50.0

50.0