{"id":3364,"date":"2026-07-06T14:30:55","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T05:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shokubai.mediawars.ne.jp\/ja\/?post_type=sustainability&#038;p=3364"},"modified":"2026-07-06T14:30:55","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T05:30:55","slug":"esgdata","status":"publish","type":"sustainability","link":"https:\/\/www.shokubai.co.jp\/en\/sustainability\/data\/esgdata\/","title":{"rendered":"ESG Data"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The data sheets include environmental data, social data, governance data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">FY2025 ESG Data Sheet<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-small-font-size\">Date of Issue : July 6th, 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shokubai.co.jp\/en\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/esgdata2025_260706_en.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">FY2025 ESG Data Sheet PDF Version<\/a>\u3000<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"ark-block-tab\"><ul role=\"tablist\" class=\"arkb-tabList\" data-tab-w-pc=\"auto\" data-tab-w-sp=\"auto\"><li class=\"arkb-tabList__item\" role=\"presentation\"><button class=\"arkb-tabList__button\" role=\"tab\" aria-selected=\"true\" aria-controls=\"tab-a5be80c2-0\">Cover<\/button><\/li><li class=\"arkb-tabList__item\" role=\"presentation\"><button class=\"arkb-tabList__button\" role=\"tab\" aria-selected=\"false\" aria-controls=\"tab-a5be80c2-1\">Environment<\/button><\/li><li class=\"arkb-tabList__item\" role=\"presentation\"><button class=\"arkb-tabList__button\" role=\"tab\" aria-selected=\"false\" aria-controls=\"tab-a5be80c2-2\">Social<\/button><\/li><li class=\"arkb-tabList__item\" role=\"presentation\"><button class=\"arkb-tabList__button\" role=\"tab\" aria-selected=\"false\" aria-controls=\"tab-a5be80c2-3\">Governance<\/button><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"arkb-tabBody\">\n<div class=\"arkb-tabBody__content ark-keep-mt--s\" id=\"tab-a5be80c2-0\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-hidden=\"false\">\n<p><strong>[Aggregation Period]<\/strong>\u3000April 1\uff0dMarch 31 of each fiscal year, and March 31 of each fiscal year<br><strong>[Date of Issue]<\/strong>\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000July 6th, 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>[Scope of Data Aggregation]<\/strong><br>\u3000&#8221;Nippon Shokubai&#8221;\u3000NIPPON SHOKUBAI CO., LTD.<br>\u3000&#8221;Consolidated&#8221;\u3000\u3000\u3000NIPPON SHOKUBAI CO., LTD. and its consolidated subsidiaries<sup>*<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><u>Scope of data aggregation in Responsible Care Initiatives (Environment, and part of Society (Occupational safety and health, Quality))<\/u><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-flexible-table-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"width:30%\">&#8220;Nippon Shokubai&#8221;<\/td><td>NIPPON SHOKUBAI CO., LTD.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:30%\">&#8220;Nippon Shokubai<br>(manufacturing sites)&#8221;<\/td><td>All manufacturing sites of NIPPON SHOKUBAI CO., LTD. (Himeji Plant \/ Kawasaki Plant)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:30%\">&#8220;Group companies in Japan&#8221;<\/td><td>NIPPOH CHEMICALS CO., LTD. \/ TOKYO FINE CHEMICAL CO., LTD. \/ CHUGOKUKAKO CO., LTD. \/<br>NIPPON POLYMER INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. \/ NISSHOKU TECHNO FINE CHEMICAL CO., LTD. \/<br>NIPPON NYUKAZAI CO., LTD. \/  EMULSION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.<sup>*<\/sup> \/ NISSHOKU BUTSURYU CO., LTD. <\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:30%\">&#8220;Group companies outside Japan&#8221;<\/td><td>NIPPON SHOKUBAI AMERICA INDUSTRIES, INC. \/ NIPPON SHOKUBAI (ASIA) PTE. LTD. \/ <br>PT. NIPPON SHOKUBAI INDONESIA \/ NIPPON SHOKUBAI EUROPE N.V. \/ SINGAPORE ACRYLIC PTE LTD \/<br>NISSHOKU CHEMICAL INDUSTRY (ZHANGJIAGANG) CO., LTD. \/ SINO-JAPAN CHEMICAL CO., LTD.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:30%\">&#8220;Nippon Shokubai Group&#8221;<\/td><td>The above Nippon Shokubai, Group companies in Japan, and Group companies outside Japan<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:30%\">&#8220;Nippon Shokubai Group in Japan&#8221;<\/td><td>The above Nippon Shokubai and Group companies in Japan<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:30%\">Number of production sites<\/td><td>17 sites<br>NIPPON SHOKUBAI CO., LTD.: 2 sites \/ NIPPON NYUKAZAI CO., LTD.: 2 sites \/<br>NIPPON SHOKUBAI AMERICA INDUSTRIES, INC.: 2 sites \/<br>SINGAPORE ACRYLIC PTE LTD (SAA), NIPPON SHOKUBAI (ASIA) PTE. LTD. (NSA)<br>\u3000: 1 site for SAA and NSA combined \/<br>Other above-mentioned Group companies in and outside Japan<br>\u3000: 1 site each (excluding NISSHOKU BUTSURYU CO., LTD.)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list m_notesList s_small\">\n<li>EMULSION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. was added to the scope of aggregation from FY2025. Data prior to FY2024 does not include this company.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u3000<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>[Coverage rate]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-flexible-table-block-table\"><figcaption style=\"text-align:right\">(%)<\/figcaption><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><th><\/th><th style=\"width:10%\">FY2021<\/th><th style=\"width:10%\">FY2022<\/th><th style=\"width:10%\">FY2023<\/th><th style=\"width:10%\">FY2024<\/th><th style=\"width:10%\">FY2025<\/th><\/tr><tr><td>Ratio of non-consolidated sales revenue to consolidated sales revenue<\/td><td style=\"width:10%;text-align:right\">60.8<\/td><td style=\"width:10%;text-align:right\">61.3<\/td><td style=\"width:10%;text-align:right\">58.5<\/td><td style=\"width:10%;text-align:right\">59.7<\/td><td style=\"width:10%;text-align:right\">58.1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Ratio of non-consolidated employees to consolidated employees<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">53.3<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">53.4<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">54.1<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">54.2<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">52.7<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list m_notesList s_small\">\n<li>The coverage rate for &#8220;consolidated&#8221; is 100%.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The sales revenue ratio of the &#8220;Nippon Shokubai Group&#8221; to consolidated sales revenue is 90% or more, and the employee ratio to consolidated employees is 95% or more.<br>\u3000\u3000&#8221;Nippon Shokubai Group&#8221; : Scope of data aggregation in Responsible Care Initiatives (Environment, and part of Society (Occupational safety and health, Quality))<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u3000\u3000<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>[Updated Contents]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-flexible-table-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"width:16%;vertical-align:top\">July 6th, 2026<\/td><td>Released FY2025 data<br>Fixed errors<br>\u3000Environment &gt; Prevention of global warming &gt; Estimated value of avoided emissions in the supply chain <br>\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000 \u3000by Environmental Contribution Products &gt; FY2021-FY2024<br>\u3000Environment &gt; Chemical management &gt; Substances subject to the PRTR law &gt; Nippon Shokubai Group in Japan, <br>\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000 \u3000\u3000Group companies in Japan &gt; FY2024<br>\u3000Social &gt; Employment and diversity \uff06 inclusion &gt; Number of foreign national employees &gt; FY2024<br>\u3000Social &gt; Percentage of positions filled internally (Management position) &gt; Percentage of positions filled internally<br>\u3000\u3000\u3000 \u3000\u3000(in director, general manager, manager) &gt; FY2023,FY2024<br>\u3000Social &gt; Occupational safety and health &gt; Lost-time injury frequency rate &gt; Nippon Shokubai Group &gt; FY2024<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"arkb-tabBody__content ark-keep-mt--s\" id=\"tab-a5be80c2-1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-flexible-table-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"background-color:#f0f6f5;text-align:center\"><a href=\"#anc01\" title=\"\">Prevention of global warming<\/a><\/td><td style=\"background-color:#f0f6f5;text-align:center\"><a href=\"#anc02\" title=\"\">Environmental conservation for logistics<\/a><\/td><td style=\"background-color:#f0f6f5;text-align:center\"><a href=\"#anc03\" title=\"\">Water<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"background-color:#f0f6f5;text-align:center\"><a href=\"#anc04\" title=\"\">Raw material<\/a><\/td><td style=\"background-color:#f0f6f5;text-align:center\"><a href=\"#anc05\" title=\"\">Chemical management<\/a><\/td><td style=\"background-color:#f0f6f5;text-align:center\"><a href=\"#anc06\" title=\"\">Prevention of air and water pollution<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"background-color:#f0f6f5;text-align:center\"><a href=\"#anc07\" title=\"\">Waste reduction<\/a><\/td><td style=\"background-color:#f0f6f5;text-align:center\"><a href=\"#anc08\" title=\"\">Environmental management<\/a><\/td><td style=\"background-color:#f0f6f5;text-align:center\"><a href=\"#anc09\" title=\"\">Environmental accounting<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"background-color:#f0f6f5;text-align:center\"><a href=\"#anc10\" title=\"\">Environmental education<\/a><\/td><td style=\"background-color:#f0f6f5;text-align:center\"><a href=\"#anc11\" title=\"\">Violation of environmental laws and regulations<\/a><\/td><td style=\"background-color:#f0f6f5;text-align:center\"><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"anc01\" style=\"font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">Prevention of global warming *1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-flexible-table-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><th style=\"width:10%;border-right-color:#f1f0f0\"><\/th><th style=\"width:25%;text-align:left\">Classification<\/th><th style=\"width:15%\">Scope<\/th><th style=\"width:10%\">Unit<\/th><th style=\"width:8%\">FY2021<\/th><th style=\"width:8%\">FY2022<\/th><th style=\"width:8%\">FY2023<\/th><th style=\"width:8%\">FY2024<\/th><th style=\"width:8%\">FY2025<\/th><\/tr><tr><td rowspan=\"6\" colspan=\"2\" style=\"width:10%\">Energy consumption<\/td><td rowspan=\"2\" style=\"width:15%\">Nippon Shokubai Group<\/td><td style=\"width:10%\">1,000 kL (crude oil equivalent)<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">299<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">302<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">317<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">309<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">304<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:10%\">GWh<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">2,405<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">2,443<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">2,681<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">2,612<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">2,581<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:15%\">\u3000Nippon Shokubai<\/td><td rowspan=\"4\" style=\"width:10%\">1,000 kL (crude oil equivalent)<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">184<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">187<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">203<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">197<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">193<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:15%\">\u3000\u3000Nippon Shokubai\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000 \u3000<br>\u3000\u3000(manufacturing \u3000\u3000sites)<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">175<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">179<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">195<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">190<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">185<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:15%\">\u3000Group companies <br>\u3000in Japan<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">28<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">27<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">27<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">27<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">29<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:15%\">\u3000Group companies<br>\u3000outside Japan<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">87<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">88<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">87<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">84<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">82<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"2\" style=\"width:10%\">Energy intensity<\/td><td style=\"width:15%\">Nippon Shokubai<br>(manufacturing sites)<\/td><td style=\"width:10%\">L\/tons-production volume (crude oil equivalent)<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">98<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">111<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">126<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">122<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">119<\/td><\/tr><tr><td rowspan=\"28\" style=\"width:10%;vertical-align:top\"><br><br><br><br>GHG emissions<\/td><td rowspan=\"4\" style=\"width:25%\">Scope 1 and Scope 2 *2<\/td><td style=\"width:15%\">Nippon Shokubai Group<\/td><td rowspan=\"4\" style=\"width:10%\">1,000 tons-CO<sub>2<\/sub>e<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">1,159<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">1,046<sup>*3<\/sup><\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">1,018<sup>*3<\/sup><\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">977<sup>*3<\/sup><\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">966<sup>*3<\/sup><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:15%\">\u3000Nippon Shokubai<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">755<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">654<sup>*3<\/sup><\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">651<sup>*3<\/sup><\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">640<sup>*3<\/sup><\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">641<sup>*3<\/sup><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:15%\">\u3000Group companies \u3000in Japan<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">70<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">68<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">63<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">61<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">64<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:15%\">\u3000Group companies<br>\u3000outside Japan<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">334<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">324<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">304<sup> <\/sup><\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">276<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">262<\/td><\/tr><tr><td rowspan=\"4\" style=\"width:25%\">Scope 1 *2<\/td><td style=\"width:15%\">Nippon Shokubai Group<\/td><td rowspan=\"4\" style=\"width:10%\">1,000 tons-CO<sub>2<\/sub>e<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">839<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">727<sup>*3<\/sup><\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">731<sup>*3<\/sup><\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">716<sup>*3<\/sup><\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">725<sup>*3<\/sup><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:15%\">\u3000Nippon Shokubai<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">627<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">521<sup>*3<\/sup><\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">510<sup>*3<\/sup><\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">489<sup>*3<\/sup><\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">502<sup>*3<\/sup><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:15%\">\u3000Group companies \u3000in Japan<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">45<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">44<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">40<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">37<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">38<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:15%\">\u3000Group companies<br>\u3000outside Japan<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">168<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">161<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">181<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">189<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">185<\/td><\/tr><tr><td rowspan=\"4\" style=\"width:25%\">Scope 2<\/td><td style=\"width:15%\">Nippon Shokubai Group<\/td><td rowspan=\"4\" style=\"width:10%\">1,000 tons-CO<sub>2<\/sub><\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">320<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">319<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">287<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">261<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">242<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:15%\">\u3000Nippon Shokubai<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">128<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">133<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">141<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">151<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">139<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:15%\">\u3000Group companies \u3000in Japan<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">25<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">24<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">23<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">24<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">25<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:15%\">\u3000Group companies<br>\u3000outside Japan<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">167<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">162<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">123<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">87<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">77<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:25%\">Scope 3<\/td><td rowspan=\"16\" style=\"width:15%\">Nippon Shokubai<\/td><td rowspan=\"16\" style=\"width:10%\">1,000 tons-CO<sub>2<\/sub>e<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">3,783<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">3,405<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">3,426<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">3,421<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">3,421<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:25%\">\u3000Cat. 1: Purchased goods and <br>\u3000services<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">1,522<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">1,370<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">1,462<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">1,408<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">1,381<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:25%\">\u3000Cat. 2: Capital goods<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">44<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">43<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">49<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">88<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">110<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:25%\">\u3000Cat. 3: Fuel- and energy-related \u3000activities not included in Scope 1 \u3000or Scope 2<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">83<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">89<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">97<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">95<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">93<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:25%\">\u3000Cat. 4: Upstream transportation \u3000and distribution<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">15<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">13<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">14<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">14<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">14<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:25%\">\u3000Cat. 5: Waste generated in \u3000operations<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">8<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">5<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">5<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">4<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:25%\">\u3000Cat. 6: Business travel<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">0<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">0<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">0<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:25%\">\u3000Cat. 7: Employee commuting<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">1<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">1<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">1<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">1<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:25%\">\u3000Cat. 8: Upstream leased assets<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">\u30fc<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:25%\">\u3000Cat. 9: Downstream transportation \u3000and distribution<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">\u30fc<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:25%\">\u3000Cat. 10: Processing of sold \u3000products<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">\u30fc<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:25%\">\u3000Cat. 11: Use of sold products<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">\u30fc<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:25%\">\u3000Cat. 12: End-of-life treatment of \u3000sold products<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">2,111<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">1,884<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">1,798<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">1,811<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">1,816<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:25%\">\u3000Cat. 13: Downstream leased assets<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">\u30fc<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:25%\">\u3000Cat. 14: Franchises<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">\u30fc<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:25%\">\u3000Cat. 15: Investments<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">\u30fc<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"2\" style=\"width:10%\">Estimated value of avoided emissions in the supply chain by Environmental Contribution Products<\/td><td style=\"width:15%\">Nippon Shokubai Group<\/td><td style=\"width:10%\">1,000 tons-CO<sub>2<\/sub> <\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">990<sup>*4<\/sup><\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">1,080<sup>*4<\/sup><\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">1,180<sup>*4<\/sup><\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">1,040<sup>*4<\/sup><\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">910<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list m_notesNumList s_small\">\n<li>Due to the revision of the Act on Rationalization of Energy Use and Shift to Non-fossil Energy (Energy Conservation Act), the Act on Promotion of Global Warming Countermeasures (Global Warming Countermeasures Act), and the Act on Rational Use and Appropriate Management of Fluorocarbons (Fluorocarbons Act), the calculation method has been revised from the fiscal 2023 results.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Calculated based on the GHG Protocol and includes GHG emissions from non-energy sources not subject to calculation under the Act on Promotion of Global Warming Countermeasures.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Includes offset from the purchase of carbon offset city gas, formerly known as carbon neutral city gas (FY2022: 61,000 tons-CO<sub>2<\/sub> per year, FY2023: 62,000 tons-CO<sub>2<\/sub> per year, FY2024: 58,000 tons-CO<sub>2<\/sub> per year, FY2025: 58,000 tons-CO<sub>2 <\/sub>per year)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Revised due to a review of the estimation method<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#6c7872;font-size:12px\">&lt;Scope 3 calculation method><br>Cat. 1: Calculated by multiplying physical volume data of products purchased or acquired by the company by emissions unit values for each product from the resource extraction <br>\u3000\u3000\u3000  stage to the manufacturing stage<br>Cat. 2: Calculated by multiplying the value of newly acquired fixed assets by the emissions intensity<br>Cat. 3: Calculated by multiplying physical volume data such as fuel, electricity, and heat purchased by the company by the emissions intensity from the resource extraction stage <br>\u3000\u3000\u3000 to the transportation stage<br>Cat. 4: Calculated by applying the calculation method for specified consignors under the calculation, reporting, and publication system<br>Cat. 5: Calculated by multiplying the outsourced amount by waste type and processing method by the emission intensity by waste type and processing method<br>Cat. 6: Calculated by multiplying the number of employees by the emissions intensity<br>Cat. 7: Calculated by multiplying the number of employees by work type and city class by the number of business days per year and the emissions intensity<br>Cat. 8: Only leases within the group, not applicable as they are calculated in scope 1 and 2 of group companies<br>Cat. 9: Not calculated due to difficulty in collecting data necessary for calculation<br>Cat. 10: Not calculated due to difficulty in collecting data necessary for calculation<br>Cat. 11: Not calculated due to difficulty in collecting data necessary for calculation<br>Cat. 12: Calculated by multiplying the sales volume of each product by the emission factor for each product (Products with a sales volume of 100 tons or more are covered, and the <br>\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000coverage rate is 99% or more.)<br>Cat. 13: Only leases within the group, not applicable as they are calculated in scope 1 and 2 of group companies<br>Cat. 14: Not applicable because there is no applicable activity<br>Cat. 15: Not applicable as the company is not an investment company<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#6c7872;font-size:12px\">*Database used<br>\u3000IDEA: National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology Safety Science Research Institute IDEA Lab (Ver.3.5 was used in 2025)<br>\u3000Ministry of the Environment DB: Emission intensity database for calculating greenhouse gas emissions, etc. of organizations through the supply chain (Ver.3.6 was used in 2025)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#6c7872;font-size:12px\">\u3000\u3000<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"anc02\" style=\"font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">Environmental conservation for logistics *1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-flexible-table-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><th colspan=\"2\">Classification<\/th><th>Scope<\/th><th style=\"width:10%\">Unit<\/th><th style=\"width:8%\">FY2021<\/th><th style=\"width:8%\">FY2022<\/th><th style=\"width:8%\">FY2023<\/th><th style=\"width:8%\">FY2024<\/th><th style=\"width:8%\">FY2025<\/th><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"2\">CO<sub>2<\/sub> emissions attributable to domestic logistics<\/td><td>Nippon Shokubai<\/td><td style=\"width:10%\">1,000 tons-CO<sub>2<\/sub><\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">14.8<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">13.2<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:8%\">13.7<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">13.6<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">13.7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"2\">CO<sub>2<\/sub> emissions intensity attributable to domestic logistics<\/td><td>Nippon Shokubai<\/td><td style=\"width:10%\">kg-CO<sub>2<\/sub>\/1,000 ton-km<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">58.7<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">57.9<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:8%\">62.4<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">62.2<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">62.2<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list m_notesNumList s_small\">\n<li>Due to the revision of the Act on Rationalization of Energy Use and Shift to Non-fossil Energy (Energy Conservation Act), the Act on Promotion of Global Warming Countermeasures (Global Warming Countermeasures Act), and the Act on Rational Use and Appropriate Management of Fluorocarbons (Fluorocarbons Act), the calculation method has been revised from the fiscal 2023 results.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>\u3000\u3000<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"anc03\" style=\"font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">Water<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-flexible-table-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><th colspan=\"2\">Classification<\/th><th style=\"width:18%\">Scope<\/th><th style=\"width:10%\">Unit<\/th><th style=\"width:8%\">FY2021<\/th><th style=\"width:8%\">FY2022<\/th><th style=\"width:8%\">FY2023<\/th><th style=\"width:8%\">FY2024<\/th><th style=\"width:8%\">FY2025<\/th><\/tr><tr><td rowspan=\"23\" style=\"vertical-align:top\"><br><br><br><br>Water withdrawal<\/td><td rowspan=\"4\">Surface water (rivers, lakes, etc.)<\/td><td style=\"width:18%\">Nippon Shokubai Group<\/td><td rowspan=\"4\" style=\"width:10%\">million m<sup>3<\/sup><\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">0.0<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">0.0<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">0.0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">0.0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">0.0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:18%\">\u3000Nippon Shokubai<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">0.0<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">0.0<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">0.0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">0.0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">0.0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:18%\">\u3000Group companies in<br>\u3000Japan<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">0.0<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">0.0<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">0.0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">0.0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">0.0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:18%\">\u3000Group companies<br>\u3000outside Japan<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">0.0<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">0.0<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">0.0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">0.0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">0.0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td rowspan=\"4\">Groundwater<\/td><td style=\"width:18%\">Nippon Shokubai Group<\/td><td rowspan=\"4\" style=\"width:10%\">million m<sup>3<\/sup><\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">3.3<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">3.4<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">3.4<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">3.3<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">3.3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:18%\">\u3000Nippon Shokubai<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">0.0<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">0.0<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">0.0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">0.0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">0.0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:18%\">\u3000Group companies in<br>\u3000Japan<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">3.3<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">3.4<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">3.4<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">3.3<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">3.3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:18%\">\u3000Group companies<br>\u3000outside Japan<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">0.0<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">0.0<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">0.0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">0.0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">0.0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td rowspan=\"4\">Sea water<\/td><td style=\"width:18%\">Nippon Shokubai Group<\/td><td rowspan=\"4\" style=\"width:10%\">million m<sup>3<\/sup><\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">17.1<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">0.0<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">0.0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">0.0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">0.0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:18%\">\u3000Nippon Shokubai<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">0.0<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">0.0<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">0.0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">0.0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">0.0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:18%\">\u3000Group companies in<br>\u3000Japan<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">0.0<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">0.0<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">0.0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">0.0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">0.0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:18%\">\u3000Group companies<br>\u3000outside Japan<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">17.1<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">0.0<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">0.0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">0.0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">0.0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td rowspan=\"4\">Third-Party sources (tap water, industrial water, etc.)<\/td><td style=\"width:18%\">Nippon Shokubai Group<\/td><td rowspan=\"4\" style=\"width:10%\">million m<sup>3<\/sup><\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">20.0<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">19.9<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">20.1<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">19.9<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">20.1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:18%\">\u3000Nippon Shokubai<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">14.8<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">14.4<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">14.1<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">14.0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">14.1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:18%\">\u3000Group companies in<br>\u3000Japan<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">2.6<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">2.6<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">2.6<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">2.6<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">2.7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:18%\">\u3000Group companies<br>\u3000outside Japan<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">2.6<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">3.0<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">3.4<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">3.3<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">3.3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td rowspan=\"4\">Total amount of water withdrawals (excluding sea water) *1<\/td><td style=\"width:18%\">Nippon Shokubai Group<\/td><td rowspan=\"4\" style=\"width:10%\">million m<sup>3<\/sup><\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">23.4<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">23.3<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">23.5<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">23.2<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">23.4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:18%\">\u3000Nippon Shokubai<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">14.8<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">14.4<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">14.1<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">14.0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">14.1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:18%\">\u3000Group companies in<br>\u3000Japan<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">6.0<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">6.0<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">6.0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">5.9<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">6.0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:18%\">\u3000Group companies<br>\u3000outside Japan<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">2.6<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">3.0<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">3.4<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">3.3<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">3.3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Water use intensity<\/td><td style=\"width:18%\">Nippon Shokubai<br>(manufacturing sites)<\/td><td style=\"width:10%\">m<sup>3<\/sup>\/tons-production volume<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">8.26<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">8.96<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">9.22<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">9.10<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">9.20<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Water-stressed sites *2<\/td><td style=\"width:18%\">Nippon Shokubai Group<\/td><td style=\"width:10%\">numbers<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">0<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">0<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">2<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">2<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Total water withdrawal in water-stressed regions<\/td><td style=\"width:18%\">Nippon Shokubai Group<\/td><td style=\"width:10%\">million m<sup>3<\/sup><\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">0.0<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">0.0<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">3.0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">2.9<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">2.8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td rowspan=\"20\" style=\"vertical-align:top\"><br><br><br><br>Water discharge<\/td><td rowspan=\"4\">into Surface water (rivers, lakes, etc.)<\/td><td style=\"width:18%\">Nippon Shokubai Group<\/td><td rowspan=\"4\" style=\"width:10%\">million m<sup>3<\/sup><\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">4.7<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">4.8<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">4.9<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">4.7<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">4.8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:18%\">\u3000Nippon Shokubai<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">0.0<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">0.0<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">0.0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">0.0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">0.0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:18%\">\u3000Group companies in<br>\u3000Japan<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">4.0<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">4.0<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">4.0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">3.9<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">4.0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:18%\">\u3000Group companies<br>\u3000outside Japan<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">0.7<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">0.8<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">0.8<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">0.8<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">0.8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td rowspan=\"4\">into Subsurface<\/td><td style=\"width:18%\">Nippon Shokubai Group<\/td><td rowspan=\"4\" style=\"width:10%\">million m<sup>3<\/sup><\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">0.0<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">0.0<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">0.0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">0.0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">0.0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:18%\">\u3000Nippon Shokubai<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">0.0<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">0.0<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">0.0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">0.0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">0.0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:18%\">\u3000Group companies in<br>\u3000Japan<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">0.0<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">0.0<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">0.0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">0.0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">0.0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:18%\">\u3000Group companies<br>\u3000outside Japan<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">0.0<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">0.0<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">0.0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">0.0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">0.0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td rowspan=\"4\">into Ocean<\/td><td style=\"width:18%\">Nippon Shokubai Group<\/td><td rowspan=\"4\" style=\"width:10%\">million m<sup>3<\/sup><\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">27.0<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">9.4<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">9.4<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">9.2<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">9.6<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:18%\">\u3000Nippon Shokubai<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">8.1<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">7.7<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">7.7<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">7.4<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">7.8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:18%\">\u3000Group companies in<br>\u3000Japan<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">1.7<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">1.8<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">1.8<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">1.8<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">1.8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:18%\">\u3000Group companies<br>\u3000outside Japan<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">17.1<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">0.0<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">0.0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">0.0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">0.0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td rowspan=\"4\">into Third Party Dischargers (sewage, etc.)<\/td><td style=\"width:18%\">Nippon Shokubai Group<\/td><td rowspan=\"4\" style=\"width:10%\">million m<sup>3<\/sup><\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">0.3<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">0.2<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">0.2<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">0.2<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">0.2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:18%\">\u3000Nippon Shokubai<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">0.0<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">0.0<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">0.0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">0.0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">0.0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:18%\">\u3000Group companies in<br>\u3000Japan<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">0.1<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">0.0<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">0.0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">0.0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">0.1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:18%\">\u3000Group companies<br>\u3000outside Japan<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">0.2<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">0.2<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">0.2<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">0.2<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">0.2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td rowspan=\"4\">Total amount of water discharge (excluding sea water) *1<\/td><td style=\"width:18%\">Nippon Shokubai Group<\/td><td rowspan=\"4\" style=\"width:10%\">million m<sup>3<\/sup><\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">14.8<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">14.5<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">14.6<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">14.2<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">14.6<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:18%\">\u3000Nippon Shokubai<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">8.2<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">7.7<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">7.7<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">7.5<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">7.8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:18%\">\u3000Group companies in<br>\u3000Japan<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">5.8<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">5.8<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">5.9<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">5.8<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">5.8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:18%\">\u3000Group companies<br>\u3000outside Japan<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">0.9<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">1.0<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">1.0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">1.0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">1.0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td rowspan=\"4\">Water consumption<\/td><td rowspan=\"4\">Total water consumption<br>(excluding sea water) *1<\/td><td style=\"width:18%\">Nippon Shokubai Group<\/td><td rowspan=\"4\" style=\"width:10%\">million m<sup>3<\/sup><\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">8.6<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">8.8<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">9.0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">9.0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">8.8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:18%\">\u3000Nippon Shokubai<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">6.6<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">6.7<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">6.4<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">6.5<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">6.2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:18%\">\u3000Group companies in<br>\u3000Japan<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">0.2<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">0.1<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">0.2<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">0.2<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">0.2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:18%\">\u3000Group companies<br>\u3000outside Japan<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">1.7<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">2.0<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">2.4<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">2.4<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">2.3<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list m_notesNumList s_small\">\n<li>Water consumption (excluding sea water) is calculated by subtracting water discharge (excluding sea water) from water withdrawal (excluding sea water).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To conduct water risk assessments, we used the Aqueduct 4.0 Water Risk Atlas of World Resources Institute (WRI). Definition of water stress sites: Number of production sites located in areas with \u201cExtremely High\u201d and \u201cHigh\u201d baseline water stress.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>\u3000\u3000<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"anc04\" style=\"font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">Raw material<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-flexible-table-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><th colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align:center\">Classification<\/th><th style=\"text-align:center;width:18%\">Scope<\/th><th style=\"text-align:center;width:10%\">Unit<\/th><th style=\"text-align:center;width:8%\">FY2021<\/th><th style=\"text-align:center;width:8%\">FY2022<\/th><th style=\"text-align:center;width:8%\">FY2023<\/th><th style=\"width:8%\">FY2024<\/th><th style=\"width:8%\">FY2025<\/th><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"2\">Purchased raw materials<\/td><td style=\"width:18%\">Nippon Shokubai<\/td><td style=\"width:10%\">1,000 tons<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">1,047<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">924<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">897<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">895<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">892<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#6c7872;font-size:12px\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u3000\u3000<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"anc05\" style=\"font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">Chemical management<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-flexible-table-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><th colspan=\"2\" style=\"width:29%\">Classification<\/th><th style=\"width:23%\">Scope<\/th><th style=\"width:8%\">Unit<\/th><th style=\"width:8%\">FY2021<\/th><th style=\"width:8%\">FY2022<\/th><th style=\"width:8%\">FY2023<\/th><th style=\"width:8%\">FY2024<\/th><th style=\"width:8%\">FY2025<\/th><\/tr><tr><td rowspan=\"5\" colspan=\"2\" style=\"width:29%\">Substances subject to the PRTR law *1<\/td><td style=\"width:23%\">Nippon Shokubai Group in Japan<\/td><td rowspan=\"5\" style=\"width:8%\">tons<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">121<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">112<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">128<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">127<sup>*2<\/sup><\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">110<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:23%\">\u3000Nippon Shokubai<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">86<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">81<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">90<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">85<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">76<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:23%\">\u3000\u3000Released into atmosphere<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">40<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">37<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">47<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">45<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">39<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:23%\">\u3000\u3000Released into water<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">46<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">45<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">43<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">40<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">36<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:23%\">\u3000Group companies in Japan<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">35<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">30<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">37<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">42<sup>*2<\/sup><\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">34<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list m_notesNumList s_small\">\n<li>PRTR Law: The official name is \u201cAct on the Assessment of Releases of Specified Chemical Substances in the Environment and the Promotion of Management Improvement.\u201d Due to a revision of the law, the number of substances subject to the law increased from FY2023.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fixed calculation errors<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>\u3000\u3000<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"anc06\" style=\"font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">Prevention of air and water pollution<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-flexible-table-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><th colspan=\"2\" style=\"width:27%\">Classification<\/th><th style=\"width:25%\">Scope<\/th><th style=\"width:8%\">Unit<\/th><th style=\"width:8%\">FY2021<\/th><th style=\"width:8%\">FY2022<\/th><th style=\"width:8%\">FY2023<\/th><th style=\"width:8%\">FY2024<\/th><th style=\"width:8%\">FY2025<\/th><\/tr><tr><td rowspan=\"4\" colspan=\"2\" style=\"width:27%\">SOx emissions<\/td><td style=\"width:25%\">Nippon Shokubai Group<\/td><td rowspan=\"4\" style=\"width:8%\">tons<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">7.9<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">8.6<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">14.9<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">14.6<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">14.1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:25%\">\u3000Nippon Shokubai<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">3.1<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">3.0<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">2.0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">4.3<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">2.1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:25%\">\u3000Group companies in Japan<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">1.4<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">0.7<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">0.6<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">0.1<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">0.2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:25%\">\u3000Group companies outside Japan<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">3.5<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">4.9<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">12.3<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">10.2<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">11.8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td rowspan=\"4\" colspan=\"2\" style=\"width:27%\">NOx emissions<\/td><td style=\"width:25%\">Nippon Shokubai Group<\/td><td rowspan=\"4\" style=\"width:8%\">tons<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">328<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">308<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">290<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">276<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">264<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:25%\">\u3000Nippon Shokubai<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">196<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">186<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">166<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">184<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">171<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:25%\">\u3000Group companies in Japan<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">72<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">52<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">40<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">33<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">42<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:25%\">\u3000Group companies outside Japan<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">61<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">70<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">84<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">59<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">51<\/td><\/tr><tr><td rowspan=\"3\" colspan=\"2\" style=\"width:27%\">Dust emissions<\/td><td style=\"width:25%\">Nippon Shokubai Group in Japan<\/td><td rowspan=\"3\" style=\"width:8%\">tons<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">9.4<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">8.0<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">8.9<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">9.2<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">11.3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:25%\">\u3000Nippon Shokubai<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">7.4<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">6.0<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">7.6<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">7.6<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">9.6<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:25%\">\u3000Group companies in Japan<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">2.1<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">1.9<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">1.4<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">1.7<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">1.7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td rowspan=\"4\" colspan=\"2\" style=\"width:27%\">VOC emissions *1<\/td><td style=\"width:25%\">Nippon Shokubai Group<\/td><td rowspan=\"4\" style=\"width:8%\">tons<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">107<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">95<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:25%\">\u3000Nippon Shokubai<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">59<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">62<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">53<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">57<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">52<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:25%\">\u3000Group companies in Japan<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">29<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">21<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:25%\">\u3000Group companies outside Japan<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">21<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">22<\/td><\/tr><tr><td rowspan=\"3\" colspan=\"2\" style=\"width:27%\">COD emissions<\/td><td style=\"width:25%\">Nippon Shokubai Group in Japan<\/td><td rowspan=\"3\" style=\"width:8%\">tons<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">110<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">116<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">86<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">88<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">112<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:25%\">\u3000Nippon Shokubai<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">56<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">45<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">34<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">36<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">37<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:25%\">\u3000Group companies in Japan<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">55<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">72<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">53<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">52<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">75<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"2\" style=\"width:27%\">Total phosphorous emissions<\/td><td style=\"width:25%\">Nippon Shokubai<\/td><td style=\"width:8%\">tons<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">2.6<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">2.3<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">2.5<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">1.9<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">2.1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"2\" style=\"width:27%\">Total nitrogen emissions<\/td><td style=\"width:25%\">Nippon Shokubai<\/td><td style=\"width:8%\">tons<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">56<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">57<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">28<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">27<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">25<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list m_notesNumList s_small\">\n<li>The scope of data aggregation for Nippon Shokubai includes substances subject to the PRTR Law (air emissions) and VOCs among those covered by the Japan Chemical Industry Association&#8217;s PRTR survey. For Group companies in Japan, the scope includes substances subject to the PRTR Law (air emissions). For Group companies outside Japan, it includes substances designated under the laws and regulations of each respective country.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>\u3000\u3000<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"anc07\" style=\"font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">Waste reduction<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-flexible-table-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><th colspan=\"2\" style=\"width:27%\">Classification<\/th><th style=\"width:25%\">Scope<\/th><th style=\"width:8%\">Unit<\/th><th style=\"width:8%\">FY2021<\/th><th style=\"width:8%\">FY2022<\/th><th style=\"width:8%\">FY2023<\/th><th style=\"width:8%\">FY2024<\/th><th style=\"width:8%\">FY2025<\/th><\/tr><tr><td rowspan=\"4\" colspan=\"2\" style=\"width:27%\">Quantity of off-site waste *1<\/td><td style=\"width:25%\">Nippon Shokubai Group<\/td><td rowspan=\"4\" style=\"width:8%\">1,000 tons<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">11.0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">10.6<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">9.5<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">9.8<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">9.5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:25%\">\u3000Nippon Shokubai<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">3.0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">2.0<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">2.1<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">1.9<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">1.9<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:25%\">\u3000Group companies in Japan<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">7.0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">6.9<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">6.2<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">6.7<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">6.4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:25%\">\u3000Group companies outside Japan<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">0.9<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">1.6<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">1.2<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">1.2<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">1.3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td rowspan=\"4\" colspan=\"2\" style=\"width:27%\">Quantity of recycling<\/td><td style=\"width:25%\">Nippon Shokubai Group<\/td><td rowspan=\"4\" style=\"width:8%\">1,000 tons<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">49<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">46<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">42<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">44<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">44<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:25%\">\u3000Nippon Shokubai<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">38<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">35<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">33<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">33<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">33<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:25%\">\u3000Group companies in Japan<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">2<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">2<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">2<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">2<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:25%\">\u3000Group companies outside Japan<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">9<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">9<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">7<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">9<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">9<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"2\" style=\"width:27%\">Recycling ratio *2<\/td><td style=\"width:25%\">Nippon Shokubai<\/td><td>\uff05<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">74<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">74<\/td><\/tr><tr><td rowspan=\"4\" colspan=\"2\" style=\"width:27%\">Quantity of final off-site landfill<\/td><td style=\"width:25%\">Nippon Shokubai Group<\/td><td rowspan=\"4\" style=\"width:8%\">tons<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">568<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">611<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">738<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">954<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">777<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:25%\">\u3000Nippon Shokubai<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">9<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">9<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">7<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">7<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:25%\">\u3000Group companies in Japan<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">118<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">82<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">110<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">143<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">82<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:25%\">\u3000Group companies outside Japan<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">442<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">521<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">621<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">804<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">688<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"2\" style=\"width:27%\">Quantity of final off-site landfill \/ Total amount of waste generated<br>Objective: \u22640.1%<\/td><td style=\"width:25%\">Nippon Shokubai<\/td><td style=\"width:8%\">\uff05<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">0.016<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">0.018<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">0.016<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">0.016<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">0.016<\/td><\/tr><tr><td rowspan=\"4\" colspan=\"2\" style=\"width:27%\">Hazardous waste discharged *3<\/td><td style=\"width:25%\">Nippon Shokubai Group<\/td><td rowspan=\"4\" style=\"text-align:left\">tons<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">6,205<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">5,981<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:25%\">\u3000Nippon Shokubai<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">527<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">424<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:25%\">\u3000Group companies in Japan<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">5,168<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">5,051<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:25%\">\u3000Group companies outside Japan<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">510<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">506<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list m_notesNumList s_small\">\n<li>The quantity of off-site waste emission is obtained by subtracting the quantity of on-site reduction, on-site recycling, on-site landfill and off-site recycling from the quantity of waste generated.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Recycling ratio = (Quantity of recycling)\u00f7(Quantity of waste generated)\u00d7100<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In Japan, the calculation is based on the definition of &#8220;Specially Controlled Industrial Waste&#8221; as stipulated in the Waste Management and Public Cleansing Law. Outside Japan, the total amount of waste equivalent to Specially Controlled Industrial Waste is calculated independently of local laws and regulations, based on the Japanese definition.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>\u3000\u3000\u3000<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"anc08\" style=\"font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">Environmental management<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-flexible-table-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><th colspan=\"2\" style=\"width:30%\">Classification<\/th><th style=\"width:25%\">Scope<\/th><th style=\"width:5%\">Unit<\/th><th style=\"width:8%\">FY2021<\/th><th style=\"width:8%\">FY2022<\/th><th style=\"width:8%\">FY2023<\/th><th style=\"width:8%\">FY2024<\/th><th style=\"width:8%\">FY2025<\/th><\/tr><tr><td rowspan=\"4\" colspan=\"2\" style=\"width:30%\">Ratio of plants with environmental management system (EMS) certification *1<\/td><td style=\"width:25%\">Nippon Shokubai Group<\/td><td rowspan=\"4\" style=\"width:5%\">%<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">100<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">100<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">94<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">94<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">94<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:25%\">\u3000Nippon Shokubai<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">100<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">100<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">100<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">100<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">100<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:25%\">\u3000Group companies in Japan<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">100<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">100<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">86<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">86<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">88<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:25%\">\u3000Group companies outside Japan<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">100<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">100<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">100<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">100<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">100<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list m_notesNumList s_small\">\n<li>Ratio at manufacturing sites. EMS certification is ISO 14001 or EcoAction 21, Japan&#8217;s own EMS established by the Ministry of the Environment.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>\u3000\u3000\u3000\u3000<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"anc09\" style=\"font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">Environmental accounting<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-flexible-table-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><th colspan=\"2\">Classification<\/th><th>Scope<\/th><th style=\"width:10%\">Unit<\/th><th style=\"width:8%\">FY2021<\/th><th style=\"width:8%\">FY2022<\/th><th style=\"width:8%\">FY2023<\/th><th style=\"width:8%\">FY2024<\/th><th style=\"width:8%\">FY2025<\/th><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"2\">Environmental protection cost (Investment)<\/td><td>Nippon Shokubai<\/td><td style=\"width:10%\">million yen<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">105<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">164<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">84<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">419<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">250<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"2\">Environmental protection cost (Expense)<\/td><td>Nippon Shokubai<\/td><td style=\"width:10%\">million yen<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">10,137<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">11,356<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">11,506<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">11,280<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">10,412<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"2\">Economic effect resulting from environmental protection initiatives<\/td><td>Nippon Shokubai<\/td><td style=\"width:10%\">million yen<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">6,722<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">5,881<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">6,245<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">6,158<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">6,375<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u3000\u3000<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"anc10\" style=\"font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">Environmental education<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-flexible-table-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><th colspan=\"2\">Classification<\/th><th>Scope<\/th><th style=\"width:10%\">Unit<\/th><th style=\"width:8%\">FY2021<\/th><th style=\"width:8%\">FY2022<\/th><th style=\"width:8%\">FY2023<\/th><th style=\"width:8%\">FY2024<\/th><th style=\"width:8%\">FY2025<\/th><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"2\">Number of participants in company-wide RC training, including Environmental protection initiatives *1<\/td><td>Nippon Shokubai Group<\/td><td style=\"width:10%\">persons<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:8%\">187<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:8%\">191<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:8%\">174<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">203<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">177<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list m_notesNumList s_small\">\n<li>Environmental protection initiatives include efforts for tackling climate change, energy management, waste management, chemical management, air pollution prevention and water efficiency.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>\u3000\u3000<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"anc11\" style=\"font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">Violation of environmental laws and regulations<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-flexible-table-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><th colspan=\"2\">Classification<\/th><th>Scope<\/th><th style=\"width:10%\">Unit<\/th><th style=\"width:8%\">FY2021<\/th><th style=\"width:8%\">FY2022<\/th><th style=\"width:8%\">FY2023<\/th><th style=\"width:8%\">FY2024<\/th><th style=\"width:8%\">FY2025<\/th><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"2\">Number of significant fines and penalties for violations of environmental laws and regulations<\/td><td>Nippon Shokubai Group<\/td><td style=\"width:10%\">numbers<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:8%\">0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:8%\">0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:8%\">0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">0<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"arkb-tabBody__content ark-keep-mt--s\" id=\"tab-a5be80c2-2\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-flexible-table-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"background-color:#f0f6f5;text-align:center\"><a href=\"#anc20\" title=\"\">Employees<\/a><\/td><td style=\"width:30%;background-color:#f0f6f5;text-align:center\"><a href=\"#anc21\" title=\"\">Employment and diversity \uff06 inclusion<\/a><\/td><td style=\"background-color:#f0f6f5;text-align:center\"><a href=\"#anc22\" title=\"\">Work-life balance<\/a><\/td><td style=\"background-color:#f0f6f5;text-align:center\"><a href=\"#anc23\" title=\"\">Human rights<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"background-color:#f0f6f5;text-align:center\"><a href=\"#anc24\" title=\"\">Human resources development<\/a><\/td><td style=\"width:30%;background-color:#f0f6f5;text-align:center\"><a href=\"#anc25\" title=\"\">Percentage of positions filled internally (Management position)<\/a><\/td><td style=\"background-color:#f0f6f5;text-align:center\"><a href=\"#anc26\" title=\"\">Engagement<\/a><\/td><td style=\"background-color:#f0f6f5;text-align:center\"><a href=\"#anc27\" title=\"\">Occupational safety and health<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"background-color:#f0f6f5;text-align:center\"><a href=\"#anc28\" title=\"\">Quality<\/a><\/td><td style=\"width:30%;background-color:#f0f6f5;text-align:center\"><a href=\"#anc29\" title=\"\">Social contribution<\/a><\/td><td style=\"background-color:#f0f6f5;text-align:center\"><\/td><td style=\"background-color:#f0f6f5;text-align:center\"><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"anc20\" style=\"font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">Employees<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-flexible-table-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><th style=\"width:15%;border-right-color:#f1f0f0\"><\/th><th style=\"text-align:left;width:26%\">Classification<\/th><th style=\"text-align:right;border-right-color:#f1f0f0;width:10%\">Scope<\/th><th style=\"width:7%\"><\/th><th style=\"width:7%\">Unit<\/th><th style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">FY2021<\/th><th style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">FY2022<\/th><th style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">FY2023<\/th><th style=\"width:7%\">FY2024<\/th><th style=\"width:7%\">FY2025<\/th><\/tr><tr><td rowspan=\"9\" style=\"width:15%\">Number of employees<\/td><td rowspan=\"4\" style=\"width:26%\">Number of employees<\/td><td style=\"width:10%\">Consolidated<\/td><td style=\"width:7%\">Total<\/td><td rowspan=\"4\" style=\"width:7%\">persons<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">4,526<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">4,574<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">4,607<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">4,685<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">4,880<\/td><\/tr><tr><td rowspan=\"3\" style=\"width:10%\">Nippon Shokubai<\/td><td style=\"width:7%\">Male<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">2,197<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">2,206<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">2,244<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">2,266<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">2,283<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:7%\">Female<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">215<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">237<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">247<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">275<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">290<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:7%\">Total<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">2,412<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">2,443<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">2,491<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">2,541<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">2,573<\/td><\/tr><tr><td rowspan=\"2\" style=\"width:26%\">\u3000Male-female ratio<\/td><td rowspan=\"2\" style=\"width:10%\">Nippon Shokubai<\/td><td style=\"width:7%\">Male<\/td><td rowspan=\"2\" style=\"width:7%\">%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">91.1<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">90.3<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">90.1<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">89.2<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">88.7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:7%\">Female<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">8.9<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">9.7<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">9.9<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">10.8<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">11.3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td rowspan=\"2\" style=\"width:26%\">Male-female ratio in STEM positions *1<\/td><td rowspan=\"2\" style=\"width:10%\">Nippon Shokubai<\/td><td style=\"width:7%\">Male<\/td><td rowspan=\"2\" style=\"width:7%\">%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">93.5<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">92.2<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">92.3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:7%\">Female<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">6.5<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">7.8<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">7.7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:26%\">Percentage of mid-career hires to all employees in the end of the fiscal year<\/td><td style=\"width:10%\">Nippon Shokubai<\/td><td style=\"width:7%\">Total<\/td><td style=\"width:7%\">%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">5.8<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">7.1<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">8.2<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">9.1<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">10.4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td rowspan=\"13\" style=\"width:15%\">Number of managers<\/td><td rowspan=\"3\" style=\"width:26%\">Number of managers<\/td><td rowspan=\"3\" style=\"width:10%\">Nippon Shokubai<\/td><td style=\"width:7%\">Male<\/td><td rowspan=\"3\" style=\"width:7%\">persons<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">559<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">520<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">531<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">531<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">534<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:7%\">Female<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">24<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">24<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">30<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">36<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">40<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:7%\">Total<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">583<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">544<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">561<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">567<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">574<\/td><\/tr><tr><td rowspan=\"2\" style=\"width:26%\">\u3000Male-female ratio<\/td><td rowspan=\"2\" style=\"width:10%\">Nippon Shokubai<\/td><td style=\"width:7%\">Male<\/td><td rowspan=\"2\" style=\"width:7%\">%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">95.9<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">95.6<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">94.6<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">93.7<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">93.0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:7%\">Female<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">4.1<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">4.4<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">5.4<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">6.3<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">7.0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td rowspan=\"2\" style=\"width:26%\">Male-female ratio in director-level or above<\/td><td rowspan=\"2\" style=\"width:10%\">Nippon Shokubai<\/td><td style=\"width:7%\">Male<\/td><td rowspan=\"2\" style=\"width:7%\">%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">100.0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">100.0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">100.0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:7%\">Female<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">0.0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">0.0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">0.0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td rowspan=\"2\" style=\"width:26%\">Male-female ratio in management staff (general manager-level or above)<\/td><td rowspan=\"2\" style=\"width:10%\">Nippon Shokubai<\/td><td style=\"width:7%\">Male<\/td><td rowspan=\"2\" style=\"width:7%\">%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">98.0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">98.5<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">97.9<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:7%\">Female<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">2.0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">1.5<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">2.1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td rowspan=\"2\" style=\"width:26%\">Number of new management staff (manager-level or above) <\/td><td rowspan=\"2\" style=\"width:10%\">Nippon Shokubai<\/td><td style=\"width:7%\">Male<\/td><td rowspan=\"2\" style=\"width:7%\">%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">89.0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">86.0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">87.8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:7%\">Female<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">11.0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">14.0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">12.2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td rowspan=\"2\" style=\"width:26%\">Male-female ratio in manager-level or above in revenue-generating functions *2<\/td><td rowspan=\"2\" style=\"width:10%\">Nippon Shokubai<\/td><td style=\"width:7%\">Male<\/td><td rowspan=\"2\" style=\"width:7%\">%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">96.5<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">95.6<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">94.7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:7%\">Female<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">3.5<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">4.4<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">5.3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"2\" style=\"width:15%\">Average age<\/td><td style=\"width:10%\">Nippon Shokubai<\/td><td style=\"width:7%\">Total<\/td><td style=\"width:7%\">ages<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">38.7<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">38.8<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">39.0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">39.2<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">39.4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td rowspan=\"3\" colspan=\"2\" style=\"width:15%\">Average length of service<\/td><td rowspan=\"3\" style=\"width:10%\">Nippon Shokubai<\/td><td style=\"width:7%\">Male<\/td><td rowspan=\"3\" style=\"width:7%\">years<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">16.7<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">16.6<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">16.8<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">16.9<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">17.0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:7%\">Female<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">14.7<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">14.0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">13.8<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">13.1<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">13.1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:7%\">Total<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">16.5<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">16.4<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">16.5<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">16.5<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">16.6<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"2\" style=\"width:15%\">Participation rate of labor union *3<\/td><td style=\"width:10%\">Nippon Shokubai<\/td><td style=\"width:7%\">Total<\/td><td style=\"width:7%\">%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">69.8<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">70.3<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">74.1<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">74.0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">73.9<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list m_notesNumList s_small\">\n<li>STEM: Science, technology, engineering and mathematics.<br>STEM positions refer to R&amp;D, Production, Engineering, RC, and DX departments.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Revenue-generating functions: refer to line management roles in departments such as sales, or that contribute directly to the output of products or services. <br>It excludes support functions such as HR, IT, Legal.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>All applicable employees join the labor union based on the Union Shop Agreement.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>\u3000\u3000<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"anc21\" style=\"font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">Employment and diversity \uff06 inclusion<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-flexible-table-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><th style=\"width:15%;border-right-color:#f1f0f0\"><\/th><th style=\"text-align:left;width:24%\">Classification<\/th><th style=\"border-right-color:#f1f0f0;width:8%\"><\/th><th style=\"width:11%;text-align:left\">Scope<\/th><th style=\"width:7%\">Unit<\/th><th style=\"width:7%;text-align:center\">FY2021<\/th><th style=\"width:7%;text-align:center\">FY2022<\/th><th style=\"width:7%;text-align:center\">FY2023<\/th><th style=\"width:7%\">FY2024<\/th><th style=\"width:7%\">FY2025<\/th><\/tr><tr><td rowspan=\"11\" style=\"width:15%\">Number of hires<\/td><td rowspan=\"3\" style=\"width:24%\">Number of new graduate hires (College graduate)<\/td><td rowspan=\"3\" style=\"width:8%\">Nippon Shokubai<\/td><td style=\"width:11%\">Male<\/td><td rowspan=\"3\" style=\"width:7%\">persons<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">43<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">35<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">31<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">31<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">40<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:11%\">Female<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">7<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">9<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">13<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">16<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">12<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:11%\">Total<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">50<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">44<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">44<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">47<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">52<\/td><\/tr><tr><td rowspan=\"2\" style=\"width:24%\">\u3000Male-female ratio<\/td><td rowspan=\"2\" style=\"width:8%\">Nippon Shokubai<\/td><td style=\"width:11%\">Male<\/td><td rowspan=\"2\" style=\"width:7%\">%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">86<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">79.5<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">70.5<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">66.0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">76.9<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:11%\">Female<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">14.0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">20.5<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">29.5<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">34.0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">23.1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td rowspan=\"3\" style=\"width:24%\">Number of mid-career hires<\/td><td rowspan=\"3\" style=\"width:8%\">Nippon Shokubai<\/td><td style=\"width:11%\">Male<\/td><td rowspan=\"3\" style=\"width:7%\">persons<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">11<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">32<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">32<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">22<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">33<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:11%\">Female<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">4<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">12<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">9<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">14<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">11<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:11%\">Total<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">15<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">44<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">41<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">36<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">44<\/td><\/tr><tr><td rowspan=\"2\" style=\"width:24%\">\u3000Male-female ratio<\/td><td rowspan=\"2\" style=\"width:8%\">Nippon Shokubai<\/td><td style=\"width:11%\">Male<\/td><td rowspan=\"2\" style=\"width:7%\">%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">73.3<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">72.7<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">78.0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">61.1<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">75.0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:11%\">Female<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">26.7<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">27.3<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">22.0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">38.9<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">25.0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:24%\">Percentage of mid-career hires to all new hires *1<\/td><td style=\"width:8%\">Nippon Shokubai<\/td><td style=\"width:11%\">Total<\/td><td style=\"width:7%\">%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">13.3<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">34.4<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">35.0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">29.5<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">35.8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td rowspan=\"11\" style=\"width:15%\">Wage<\/td><td style=\"width:24%\">Average annual salary<\/td><td style=\"width:8%\">Nippon Shokubai<\/td><td style=\"width:11%\">Total<\/td><td style=\"width:7%\">thousand yen<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">7,598<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">7,826<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">8,178<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">8,109<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">8,590<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:24%\">Wage differences between male and female workers *2<\/td><td style=\"width:8%\">Nippon Shokubai<\/td><td style=\"width:11%\">Total<\/td><td style=\"width:7%\">%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">82.8<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">83.4<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">82.2<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">82.6<\/td><\/tr><tr><td rowspan=\"3\" style=\"width:24%\">The gender annual income gap (Percentage of women&#8217;s annual income to men&#8217;s annual income.) <\/td><td rowspan=\"3\" style=\"width:8%\">Nippon Shokubai<\/td><td style=\"width:11%\">Non-management staff<\/td><td rowspan=\"3\" style=\"width:7%\">%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">93.4<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">90.8<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">91.4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:11%\">Management staff (manager-level or above)<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">90.1<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">87.0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">87.9<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:11%\">Total<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">84.7<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">83.2<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">83.9<\/td><\/tr><tr><td rowspan=\"3\" style=\"width:24%\">The gender pay gap (Percentage of women&#8217;s pay to men&#8217;s pay.) <\/td><td rowspan=\"3\" style=\"width:8%\">Nippon Shokubai<\/td><td style=\"width:11%\">Non-management staff<\/td><td rowspan=\"3\" style=\"width:7%\">%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">92.5<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">89.8<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">90.6<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:11%\">Management staff (manager-level or above)<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">90.5<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">86.0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">87.8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:11%\">Total<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">85.3<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">83.2<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">84.4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td rowspan=\"3\" style=\"width:24%\">The gender bonus gap (Percentage of women&#8217;s bonus to men&#8217;s bonus.) <\/td><td rowspan=\"3\" style=\"width:8%\">Nippon Shokubai<\/td><td style=\"width:11%\">Non-management staff<\/td><td rowspan=\"3\" style=\"width:7%\">%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">95.6<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">94.3<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">94.1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:11%\">Management staff (manager-level or above)<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">89.2<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">89.6<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">88.2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:11%\">Total<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">83.6<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">83.0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">82.6<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"2\" style=\"width:15%\">Number of foreign national employees<\/td><td style=\"width:8%\">Nippon Shokubai<\/td><td style=\"width:11%\">Total<\/td><td style=\"width:7%\">persons<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">4<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">4<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">7<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">6<sup>*3<\/sup><\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"2\" style=\"width:15%\">Employment rate of persons with disabilities<\/td><td style=\"width:8%\">Nippon Shokubai<\/td><td style=\"width:11%\">Total<\/td><td style=\"width:7%\">%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">2.2<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">1.9<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">2.0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">2.3<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">2.3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td rowspan=\"2\" style=\"width:15%\">Re-employment<\/td><td style=\"width:24%\">Re-employment rate of retired employees<\/td><td>Nippon Shokubai<\/td><td style=\"width:11%\">Total<\/td><td style=\"width:7%\">\uff05<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">88.0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">83.0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">82.0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">84.0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">91.0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:24%\">Average Monthly Wage of Rehired Employees<\/td><td>Nippon Shokubai<\/td><td style=\"width:11%\">Total<\/td><td style=\"width:7%\">thousand yen<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">339<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">363<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">441<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">465<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">493<\/td><\/tr><tr><td rowspan=\"3\" style=\"width:15%\">Turnover\/Layoff<\/td><td rowspan=\"3\" style=\"width:24%\">Turnover rate of regular employees (Personal reason)<\/td><td rowspan=\"3\">Nippon Shokubai<\/td><td style=\"width:11%\">Male<\/td><td rowspan=\"3\" style=\"width:7%\">\uff05<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">1.5<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">2.3<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">2.7<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">1.5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:11%\">Female<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">3.5<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">2.8<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">1.1<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">3.8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:11%\">Total<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">2.5<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">1.7<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">2.3<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">2.5<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">1.8<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list m_notesNumList s_small\">\n<li>Percentage of mid-career hires to all new hires, including high school graduates, etc.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ratio of average female wage to average male wage. Include number of contract employees.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fixed calculation errors<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>\u3000\u3000<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"anc22\" style=\"font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">Work-life balance<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-flexible-table-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><th style=\"width:10%;border-right-color:#f1f0f0\"><\/th><th style=\"width:30%\">Classification<\/th><th style=\"text-align:right;border-right-color:#f1f0f0;width:8%\"><\/th><th style=\"width:10%;text-align:left\">Scope<\/th><th style=\"width:7%\">Unit<\/th><th style=\"width:7%\">FY2021<\/th><th style=\"width:7%\">FY2022<\/th><th style=\"width:7%\">FY2023<\/th><th style=\"width:7%\">FY2024<\/th><th style=\"width:7%\">FY2025<\/th><\/tr><tr><td rowspan=\"15\" style=\"width:10%\">Child Care<\/td><td rowspan=\"3\" style=\"width:30%\">Number of employees using child care leave\uff08Total numbers for fiscal year\uff09<\/td><td rowspan=\"3\" style=\"width:8%\">Nippon Shokubai<\/td><td style=\"width:10%\">Male<\/td><td rowspan=\"3\" style=\"width:7%\">persons<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">7<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">45<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">80<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">90<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">107<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:10%\">Female<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">6<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">5<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">1<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">10<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:10%\">Total<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">13<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">50<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">81<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">100<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">112<\/td><\/tr><tr><td rowspan=\"3\" style=\"width:30%\">Percentage of employees taking childcare leave<\/td><td rowspan=\"3\" style=\"width:8%\">Nippon Shokubai<\/td><td style=\"width:10%\">Male<\/td><td rowspan=\"3\" style=\"width:7%\">%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">7.2<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">51.1<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">92.0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">97.8<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">98.1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:10%\">Female<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">100.0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">100.0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">100.0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:10%\">Total<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">92.0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">98.0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">98.2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td rowspan=\"3\" style=\"width:30%\">Average number of days used for childcare leave<\/td><td rowspan=\"3\" style=\"width:8%\">Nippon Shokubai<\/td><td style=\"width:10%\">Male<\/td><td rowspan=\"3\" style=\"width:7%\">days<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">39.3<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">55.1<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">67.2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:10%\">Female<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">366.0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">399.2<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">388.4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:10%\">Total<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">43.0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">88.9<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">81.5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td rowspan=\"3\" style=\"width:30%\">Return rate from child care leave of absence<\/td><td rowspan=\"3\" style=\"width:8%\">Nippon Shokubai<\/td><td style=\"width:10%\">Male<\/td><td rowspan=\"3\" style=\"width:7%\">%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">100.0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">100.0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">100.0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:10%\">Female<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">100.0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">100.0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">100.0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:10%\">Total<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">95.7<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">100.0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">100.0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">100.0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">100.0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td rowspan=\"3\" style=\"width:30%\">Employee retention rate three years after childcare leave<\/td><td rowspan=\"3\" style=\"width:8%\">Nippon Shokubai<\/td><td style=\"width:10%\">Male<\/td><td rowspan=\"3\" style=\"width:7%\">%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">75.0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">75.0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">91.3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:10%\">Female<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">85.7<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">85.7<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">100.0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:10%\">Total<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">81.8<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">81.8<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">92.2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:10%\">Nursing Care<\/td><td style=\"width:30%\">Number of employees using nursing care leave and personal reasons of absence<\/td><td style=\"width:8%\">Nippon Shokubai<\/td><td style=\"width:10%\">Total<\/td><td style=\"width:7%\">persons<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">1<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td rowspan=\"6\" style=\"width:10%\">Paid leave<\/td><td style=\"width:30%\">Average annual paid leave acquisition days per employee\uff08Labor union member\uff09<\/td><td style=\"width:8%\">Nippon Shokubai<\/td><td style=\"width:10%\">Total<\/td><td style=\"width:7%\">days<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">13.4<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">18.0<sup>*1<\/sup><\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">19.3<sup>*1<\/sup><\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">16.3<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">15.9<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:30%\">Rate of taking annual paid leave (Labor union member)<\/td><td style=\"width:8%\">Nippon Shokubai<\/td><td style=\"width:10%\">Total<\/td><td style=\"width:7%\">%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">71.3<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">94.5<sup>*1<\/sup><\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">100.7<sup>*1<\/sup><\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">84.7<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">83.1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:30%\">Average annual paid leave acquisition days per employee\uff08Management\uff09<\/td><td style=\"width:8%\">Nippon Shokubai<\/td><td style=\"width:10%\">Total<\/td><td style=\"width:7%\">days<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">11.0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">12.9<sup>*1<\/sup><\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">13.3<sup>*1<\/sup><\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">14.1<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">13.4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:30%\">Rate of taking annual paid leave (Management)<\/td><td style=\"width:8%\">Nippon Shokubai<\/td><td style=\"width:10%\">Total<\/td><td style=\"width:7%\">%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">55.0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">65.5<sup>*1<\/sup><\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">67.6<sup>*1<\/sup><\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">71.1<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">67.9<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:30%\">Average annual paid leave acquisition days per employee\uff08All\uff09<\/td><td style=\"width:8%\">Nippon Shokubai<\/td><td style=\"width:10%\">Total<\/td><td style=\"width:7%\">days<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">12.9<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">16.7<sup>*1<\/sup><\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">17.2<sup>*1<\/sup><\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">15.7<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">15.6<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:30%\">Rate of taking annual paid leave (All)<\/td><td style=\"width:8%\">Nippon Shokubai<\/td><td style=\"width:10%\">Total<\/td><td style=\"width:7%\">%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">67.3<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">87.6<sup>*1<\/sup><\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">90.0<sup>*1<\/sup><\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">80.9<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">74.5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td rowspan=\"4\" style=\"width:10%\">Working hours<\/td><td style=\"width:30%\">Average overtime hours (Hours\/Month)<\/td><td rowspan=\"4\" style=\"width:8%\">Nippon Shokubai<\/td><td style=\"width:10%\">Labor union member<\/td><td style=\"width:7%\">hours<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">15.3<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">15.3<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">15.0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">15.1<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">17.2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td rowspan=\"3\" style=\"width:30%\">Number of employees whose overtime hours exceeded 80 hours \/ month<\/td><td style=\"width:10%\">Labor union member<\/td><td rowspan=\"3\" style=\"width:7%\">persons<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:10%\">Management<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">4<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">4<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:10%\">Total<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">4<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">4<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">4<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list m_notesNumList s_small\">\n<li>Temporary increase in FY2022 and FY2023 due to the increase in the number of days granted as a result of the change in the date for granting annual paid leave all at once.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>\u3000\u3000<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"anc23\" style=\"font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">Human rights<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-flexible-table-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><th colspan=\"2\">Classification<\/th><th colspan=\"2\" style=\"width:17%\">Scope<\/th><th style=\"width:7%\">Unit<\/th><th style=\"width:7%\">FY2021<\/th><th style=\"width:7%\">FY2022<\/th><th style=\"width:7%\">FY2023<\/th><th style=\"width:7%\">FY2024<\/th><th style=\"width:7%\">FY2025<\/th><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"2\">Number of child labor and force labor cases<\/td><td colspan=\"2\" style=\"width:17%\">Consolidated<\/td><td style=\"width:7%\">numbers<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">0<\/td><td style=\"width:7%;text-align:right\">0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">0<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u3000\u3000<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"anc24\" style=\"font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">Human resources development<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-flexible-table-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><th style=\"width:15%;border-right-color:#f1f0f0\"><\/th><th style=\"text-align:left;width:26%\">Classification<\/th><th style=\"text-align:right;border-right-color:#f1f0f0;width:10%\">Scope<\/th><th style=\"width:7%\"><\/th><th style=\"width:7%\">Unit<\/th><th style=\"width:7%\">FY2021<\/th><th style=\"width:7%\">FY2022<\/th><th style=\"width:7%\">FY2023<\/th><th style=\"width:7%\">FY2024<\/th><th style=\"width:7%\">FY2025<\/th><\/tr><tr><td rowspan=\"6\" style=\"width:15%\">Training<\/td><td style=\"width:26%\">Total number of hours spent on employee&#8217;s training<\/td><td style=\"width:10%\">Nippon Shokubai<\/td><td style=\"width:7%\">Total<\/td><td rowspan=\"2\" style=\"width:7%\">hours<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">44,408<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">40,074<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">70,941<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">62,256<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">54,897<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:26%\">Training time per employee<\/td><td style=\"width:10%\">Nippon Shokubai<\/td><td style=\"width:7%\">Total<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">18.4<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">16.4<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">28.5<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">24.5<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">21.3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:26%\">Total employee training expenses<\/td><td style=\"width:10%\">Nippon Shokubai<\/td><td style=\"width:7%\">Total<\/td><td style=\"width:7%\">million yen<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">129<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">240<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">307<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">279<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">269<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:26%\">Training expenses per employee<\/td><td style=\"width:10%\">Nippon Shokubai<\/td><td style=\"width:7%\">Total<\/td><td style=\"width:7%\">thousand yen<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">54<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">98<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">123<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">110<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">104<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:26%\">Total number of participants in self-selected training programs<\/td><td style=\"width:10%\">Nippon Shokubai<\/td><td style=\"width:7%\">Total<\/td><td style=\"width:7%\">persons<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">1,312<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">1,810<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">2,150<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">3,690<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:26%\">Total reskilling expenses for senior employees<\/td><td style=\"width:10%\">Nippon Shokubai<\/td><td style=\"width:7%\">Total<\/td><td style=\"width:7%\">million yen<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">4<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">1<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">6<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:15%\">Global Human Resources<\/td><td style=\"width:26%\">Percentage of employees with overseas work experience<\/td><td style=\"width:10%\">Nippon Shokubai<\/td><td style=\"width:7%\">Total<\/td><td style=\"width:7%\">%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">11.7<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">11.6<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">11.4<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">11.4<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u3000\u3000<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"anc25\" style=\"font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">Percentage of positions filled internally (Management position)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-flexible-table-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><th colspan=\"2\">Classification<\/th><th style=\"text-align:right;border-right-color:#f1f0f0;width:10%\">Scope<\/th><th style=\"width:7%\"><\/th><th style=\"width:7%\">Unit<\/th><th style=\"width:7%\">FY2021<\/th><th style=\"width:7%\">FY2022<\/th><th style=\"width:7%\">FY2023<\/th><th style=\"width:7%\">FY2024<\/th><th style=\"width:7%\">FY2025<\/th><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"2\">Percentage of positions filled internally (in director, general manager, manager) *1<\/td><td style=\"width:10%\">Nippon Shokubai<\/td><td style=\"width:7%\">Total<\/td><td style=\"width:7%\">%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">97.8<sup>*2<\/sup><\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">100.0<sup>*2<\/sup><\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">99.0<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list m_notesNumList s_small\">\n<li>The definition of external is mid-career hires these five years.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fixed calculation errors<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>\u3000\u3000<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"anc26\" style=\"font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">Engagement<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-flexible-table-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><th colspan=\"2\">Classification<\/th><th style=\"text-align:right;width:10%;border-right-color:#f1f0f0\">Scope<\/th><th style=\"text-align:center;width:7%\"><\/th><th style=\"width:7%\">Unit<\/th><th style=\"width:7%\">FY2021<\/th><th style=\"width:7%\">FY2022<\/th><th style=\"width:7%\">FY2023<\/th><th style=\"width:7%\">FY2024<\/th><th style=\"width:7%\">FY2025<\/th><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"2\">Engagement score *1<\/td><td style=\"width:10%\">Nippon Shokubai<\/td><td style=\"width:7%\">Total<\/td><td style=\"width:7%\">%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">CCC<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">CCC<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">B<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">B<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list m_notesNumList s_small\">\n<li>Evaluation by Motivation Cloud of Link and Motivation, Inc.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>\u3000\u3000<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"anc27\" style=\"font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">Occupational safety and health<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-flexible-table-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><th colspan=\"2\">Classification<\/th><th colspan=\"2\" style=\"width:25%\">Scope<\/th><th style=\"width:7%\">Unit<\/th><th style=\"width:7%\">FY2021<\/th><th style=\"width:7%\">FY2022<\/th><th style=\"width:7%\">FY2023<\/th><th style=\"width:7%\">FY2024<\/th><th style=\"width:7%\">FY2025<\/th><\/tr><tr><td rowspan=\"5\" colspan=\"2\">Number of injuries with lost workdays<\/td><td colspan=\"2\" style=\"width:25%\">Nippon Shokubai Group<\/td><td rowspan=\"5\" style=\"width:7%\">numbers<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">5<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">5<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">8<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">4<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"2\" style=\"width:25%\">\u3000Nippon Shokubai<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">4<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">1<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">5<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"2\" style=\"width:25%\">\u3000Group companies in Japan<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">3<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">1<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">2<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"2\" style=\"width:25%\">\u3000Group companies outside Japan<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">1<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">1<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">2<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">2<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"2\" style=\"width:25%\">Contractors of Nippon Shokubai<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">1<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">1<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">2<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">2<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td rowspan=\"5\" colspan=\"2\">Lost-time injury frequency rate<\/td><td colspan=\"2\" style=\"width:25%\">Nippon Shokubai Group<\/td><td rowspan=\"5\" style=\"width:7%\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">0.70<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">0.73<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">1.12<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">0.56<sup>*2<\/sup><\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">0.93<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"2\" style=\"width:25%\">\u3000Nippon Shokubai<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">1.05<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">0.28<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">1.32<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">0.00<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">0.26<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"2\" style=\"width:25%\">\u3000Group companies in Japan<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">0.00<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">2.08<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">0.68<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">1.36<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">1.14<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"2\" style=\"width:25%\">\u3000Group companies outside Japan<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">0.54<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">0.54<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">1.07<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">1.05<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">2.13<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"2\" style=\"width:25%\">Contractors of Nippon Shokubai<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">0.36<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">0.36<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">0.75<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">0.70<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">0.35<\/td><\/tr><tr><td rowspan=\"5\" colspan=\"2\">Number of fatal accidents<\/td><td colspan=\"2\" style=\"width:25%\">Nippon Shokubai Group<\/td><td rowspan=\"5\" style=\"width:7%\">numbers<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"2\" style=\"width:25%\">\u3000Nippon Shokubai<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"2\" style=\"width:25%\">\u3000Group companies in Japan<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"2\" style=\"width:25%\">\u3000Group companies outside Japan<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"2\" style=\"width:25%\">Contractors of Nippon Shokubai<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"2\">Ratio of plants with ISO 45001 (management systems of occupational health and safety) *1<\/td><td colspan=\"2\" style=\"width:25%\">Nippon Shokubai Group<\/td><td style=\"width:7%\">%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">38<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">38<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">38<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">38<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">35<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"2\">Number of participants in company-wide RC training including safety<\/td><td colspan=\"2\" style=\"width:25%\">Nippon Shokubai<\/td><td style=\"width:7%\">persons<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">187<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">191<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">174<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">203<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">177<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list m_notesNumList s_small\">\n<li>Ratio at manufacturing sites<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fixed calculation errors<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>\u3000\u3000<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"anc28\" style=\"font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">Quality<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-flexible-table-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><th colspan=\"2\">Classification<\/th><th colspan=\"2\" style=\"width:15%\">Scope<\/th><th style=\"width:7%\">Unit<\/th><th style=\"width:7%\">FY2021<\/th><th style=\"width:7%\">FY2022<\/th><th style=\"width:7%\">FY2023<\/th><th style=\"width:7%\">FY2024<\/th><th style=\"width:7%\">FY2025<\/th><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"2\">Ratio of plants with ISO 9001 (quality management system) *1<\/td><td colspan=\"2\" style=\"width:15%\">Nippon Shokubai Group<\/td><td style=\"width:7%\">%<\/td><td style=\"width:7%;text-align:right\">100<\/td><td style=\"width:7%;text-align:right\">100<\/td><td style=\"width:7%;text-align:right\">100<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">100<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">100<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list m_notesNumList s_small\">\n<li>Ratio at manufacturing sites<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>\u3000\u3000<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"anc29\" style=\"font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">Social contribution<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-flexible-table-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><th style=\"width:13%;border-right-color:#f1f0f0\"><\/th><th style=\"text-align:left;width:30%\">Classification<\/th><th colspan=\"2\" style=\"width:15%\">Scope<\/th><th style=\"width:7%\">Unit<\/th><th style=\"width:7%\">FY2021<\/th><th style=\"width:7%\">FY2022<\/th><th style=\"width:7%\">FY2023<\/th><th style=\"width:7%\">FY2024<\/th><th style=\"width:7%\">FY2025<\/th><\/tr><tr><td rowspan=\"6\" style=\"width:13%\">Expense<\/td><td rowspan=\"2\" style=\"width:30%\">Amount paid for activities on social contributions<\/td><td colspan=\"2\" style=\"width:15%\">Nippon Shokubai<\/td><td rowspan=\"6\" style=\"width:7%\">million yen<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">128<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">209<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">134<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">\u30fc<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"2\">Consolidated<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">153<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">152<\/td><\/tr><tr><td rowspan=\"2\" style=\"width:30%\">\u3000Donation<\/td><td colspan=\"2\" style=\"width:15%\">Nippon Shokubai<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">64<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">139<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">48<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">\u30fc<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"2\">Consolidated<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">50<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">45<\/td><\/tr><tr><td rowspan=\"2\" style=\"width:30%\">\u3000Expenditure for other activities on social<br>\u3000contributions *1<\/td><td colspan=\"2\" style=\"width:15%\">Nippon Shokubai<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">64<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">70<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">86<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">\u30fc<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"2\">Consolidated<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">\u30fc<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">103<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">107<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"width:13%\">Volunteer activity<\/td><td style=\"width:30%\">Number of participants for &#8220;Contributing to the &#8216;Yugawara Myriad Leaves Forest'&#8221;<\/td><td colspan=\"2\" style=\"width:15%\">Nippon Shokubai<\/td><td style=\"width:7%\">persons<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">11<sup>*2<\/sup><\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">55<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">55<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">48<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">26<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list m_notesNumList s_small\">\n<li>Expenditure for Volunteer activity, Facilities offering, etc.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Volunteer activities by employees have been suspended to prevent infection from spreading<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"arkb-tabBody__content ark-keep-mt--s\" id=\"tab-a5be80c2-3\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-flexible-table-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"background-color:#f0f6f5;text-align:center\"><a href=\"#anc40\" title=\"\">Related information for management<\/a><\/td><td style=\"background-color:#f0f6f5;width:20%;text-align:center\"><a href=\"#anc41\" title=\"\">Shareholder<\/a><\/td><td style=\"background-color:#f0f6f5;width:20%;text-align:center\"><a href=\"#anc42\" title=\"\">Compliance<\/a><\/td><td style=\"background-color:#f0f6f5;text-align:center\"><a href=\"#anc43\" title=\"\">Compliance with laws and regulations<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"background-color:#f0f6f5;text-align:center\"><a href=\"#anc44\" title=\"\">Contribution<\/a><\/td><td style=\"background-color:#f0f6f5;width:20%;text-align:center\"><a href=\"#anc45\" title=\"\">Information security<\/a><\/td><td style=\"background-color:#f0f6f5;width:20%;text-align:center\"><\/td><td style=\"background-color:#f0f6f5;text-align:center\"><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"anc40\" style=\"font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">Related information for management<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-flexible-table-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><th colspan=\"2\">Classification<\/th><th style=\"width:13%\">Scope<\/th><th style=\"width:8%\">Unit<\/th><th style=\"width:7%\">FY2021<\/th><th style=\"width:7%\">FY2022<\/th><th style=\"width:7%\">FY2023<\/th><th style=\"width:7%\">FY2024<\/th><th style=\"width:7%\">FY2025<\/th><\/tr><tr><td rowspan=\"2\">Number of Board of Directors<\/td><td>Directors of the Board (incl. Outside Directors of the Board)<\/td><td style=\"width:13%\">Nippon Shokubai<\/td><td rowspan=\"2\" style=\"width:8%\">persons<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">9<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">9<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">8<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">8<\/td><td style=\"width:7%;text-align:right\">8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Outside Directors of the Board<\/td><td style=\"width:13%\">Nippon Shokubai<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">3<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">3<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">3<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">3<\/td><td style=\"width:7%;text-align:right\">3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td rowspan=\"2\">Number of Audit &amp; Supervisory Board<\/td><td>Audit &amp; Supervisory Board Members (incl. Outside Audit &amp; Supervisory Board Members)<\/td><td style=\"width:13%\">Nippon Shokubai<\/td><td rowspan=\"2\" style=\"width:8%\">persons<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">4<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">4<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">4<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">4<\/td><td style=\"width:7%;text-align:right\">4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Outside Audit &amp; Supervisory Board Member<\/td><td style=\"width:13%\">Nippon Shokubai<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">2<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">2<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">2<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">2<\/td><td style=\"width:7%;text-align:right\">2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"2\">Outside Officers composition ratio of the Nominating and Remuneration Committee<\/td><td style=\"width:13%\">Nippon Shokubai<\/td><td style=\"width:8%\">\uff05<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">66.7<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">66.7<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">66.7<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">66.7<\/td><td style=\"width:7%;text-align:right\">66.7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"2\">Remuneration of Directors of the Board (except Outside Directors of the Board\uff09<\/td><td style=\"width:13%\">Nippon Shokubai<\/td><td style=\"width:8%\">million yen<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">333<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">390<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">328<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">302<\/td><td style=\"width:7%;text-align:right\">277<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"2\">Remuneration of Audit &amp; Supervisory Board Members (except Outside Audit &amp; Supervisory Board Members)<\/td><td style=\"width:13%\">Nippon Shokubai<\/td><td style=\"width:8%\">million yen<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">46<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">52<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">54<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">54<\/td><td style=\"width:7%;text-align:right\">54<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"2\">Remuneration of Outside Officers (except Outside Audit &amp; Supervisory Board Members)<\/td><td style=\"width:13%\">Nippon Shokubai<\/td><td style=\"width:8%\">million yen<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">36<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">39<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">40<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">40<\/td><td style=\"width:7%;text-align:right\">40<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u3000\u3000<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"anc41\" style=\"font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">Shareholder<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-flexible-table-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><th colspan=\"2\">Classification<\/th><th style=\"width:13%\">Scope<\/th><th style=\"width:8%\">Unit<\/th><th style=\"width:7%\">FY2021<\/th><th style=\"width:7%\">FY2022<\/th><th style=\"width:7%\">FY2023<\/th><th style=\"width:7%\">FY2024<\/th><th style=\"width:7%\">FY2025<\/th><\/tr><tr><td rowspan=\"3\">Dividend *1<\/td><td>Interim<\/td><td style=\"width:13%\">Nippon Shokubai<\/td><td rowspan=\"3\" style=\"width:8%\">yen per share<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">20<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">22.5<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">22.5<\/td><td style=\"width:7%;text-align:right\">54<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">50<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Final<\/td><td>Nippon Shokubai<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">25<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">22.5<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">22.5<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">60<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">63<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Annual<\/td><td style=\"width:13%\">Nippon Shokubai<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">45<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">45<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">45<\/td><td style=\"width:7%;text-align:right\">114<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">113<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"2\">Dividend Payout Ratio<\/td><td style=\"width:13%\">Consolidated *2<\/td><td style=\"width:8%\">%<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">30.3<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">36.9<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">63.9<\/td><td style=\"width:7%;text-align:right\">100.1<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">100.8<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list m_notesNumList s_small\">\n<li>NIPPON SHOKUBAI CO., LTD. carried out a four-for-one stock split effective on April 1, 2024. The amounts of dividend per share during FY2021-FY2023 are adjusted on the assumption that such stock split carried out during the period.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>NIPPON SHOKUBAI CO., LTD., its subsidiaries and its affiliates<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>\u3000\u3000<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"anc42\" style=\"font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">Compliance<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-flexible-table-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><th colspan=\"2\">Classification<\/th><th style=\"width:13%\">Scope<\/th><th style=\"width:8%\">Unit<\/th><th style=\"width:7%\">FY2021<\/th><th style=\"width:7%\">FY2022<\/th><th style=\"width:7%\">FY2023<\/th><th style=\"width:7%\">FY2024<\/th><th style=\"width:7%\">FY2025<\/th><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"2\">Number of participants in the training for new employees, new middle level employees and new managers regarding compliance<\/td><td style=\"width:13%\">Nippon Shokubai<\/td><td style=\"width:8%\">persons<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">194<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">2,485<sup>*1<\/sup><\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">200<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">221<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">201<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"2\">Number of internal reporting<\/td><td style=\"width:13%\">Nippon Shokubai<\/td><td style=\"width:8%\">numbers<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">3<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right;width:7%\">2<\/td><td style=\"width:8%;text-align:right\">5<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">6<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list m_notesNumList s_small\">\n<li>In FY2022, Code of Conduct introduction training was conducted for all levels of employees. The number of the participants includes those in the training for new employee as well as those in Code of Conduct introduction training.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>\u3000\u3000<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"anc43\" style=\"font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">Compliance with laws and regulations<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-flexible-table-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><th colspan=\"2\">Classification<\/th><th style=\"width:13%\">Scope<\/th><th style=\"width:8%\">Unit<\/th><th style=\"width:7%\">FY2021<\/th><th style=\"width:7%\">FY2022<\/th><th style=\"width:7%\">FY2023<\/th><th style=\"width:7%\">FY2024<\/th><th style=\"width:7%\">FY2025<\/th><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"2\">Number of violations for &#8220;For Compliance with Anti Bribery Laws in Nippon Shokubai Group&#8217;s Code of Conduct&#8221;<\/td><td style=\"width:13%\">Consolidated<\/td><td style=\"width:8%\">numbers<\/td><td style=\"width:7%;text-align:right\">0<\/td><td style=\"width:7%;text-align:right\">0<\/td><td style=\"width:7%;text-align:right\">0<\/td><td style=\"width:7%;text-align:right\">0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"2\">Number of fine and penalty for bribery<\/td><td style=\"width:13%\">Consolidated<\/td><td style=\"width:8%\">numbers<\/td><td style=\"width:7%;text-align:right\">0<\/td><td style=\"width:7%;text-align:right\">0<\/td><td style=\"width:7%;text-align:right\">0<\/td><td style=\"width:7%;text-align:right\">0<\/td><td style=\"text-align:right\">0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td colspan=\"2\">Number of violations for &#8220;For Compliance with Competition Laws in Nippon Shokubai Group&#8217;s Code of Conduct&#8221;<\/td><td style=\"width:13%\">Consolidated<\/td><td style=\"width:8%\">numbers<\/td><td style=\"width:7%;text-align:right\">0<\/td><td style=\"width:7%;text-align:right\">0<\/td><td style=\"width:7%;text-align:right\">0<\/td><td style=\"width:7%;text-align:right\">0<\/td><td 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