{"id":2799,"date":"2025-10-29T18:00:35","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T09:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hodogaya.co.jp\/english\/?page_id=2799"},"modified":"2026-03-24T15:11:46","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T06:11:46","slug":"data","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hodogaya.co.jp\/english\/csr\/data\/","title":{"rendered":"Primary ESG Data"},"content":{"rendered":"
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 <\/th>\n <\/th>\nFY2020<\/th>\nFY2021<\/th>\nFY2022<\/th>\nFY2023<\/th>\nFY2024<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
FTSE Russell Score (Published in June of every year)<\/td>\n <\/td>\n2.4<\/td>\n2.7<\/td>\n3.0<\/td>\n3.6<\/td>\n3.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
E<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Energy consumption<\/td>\n(kl)<\/td>\n27,312<\/td>\n29,215<\/td>\n27,562<\/td>\n21,920<\/td>\n22,623<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Energy intensity<\/td>\n(kl\/millions of yen in sales)<\/td>\n0.6629<\/td>\n0.6976<\/td>\n0.6362<\/td>\n0.4952<\/td>\n0.4657<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Greenhouse gas emissions<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Direct greenhouse gas emissions<\/td>\n(t-CO2<\/span>\uff09<\/td>\n24,729<\/td>\n26,093<\/td>\n25,064<\/td>\n18,365<\/td>\n19,235<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Indirect greenhouse gas emissions<\/td>\n(t-CO2<\/span>\uff09<\/td>\n23,301<\/td>\n23,154<\/td>\n20,658<\/td>\n17,284<\/td>\n12,426<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Total<\/td>\n\uff08t-CO2<\/span>\uff09<\/td>\n48,030<\/td>\n49,247<\/td>\n45,722<\/td>\n35,649<\/td>\n31,661<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Greenhouse gas emission intensity<\/td>\n(t-CO2\/millions of yen in sales)<\/td>\n1.1658<\/td>\n1.1759<\/td>\n1.0554<\/td>\n0.8054<\/td>\n0.6518<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Prevention of air pollution<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
SOx (sulfur oxide) emissions<\/td>\n(t)<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NOx (nitrogen oxide) emissions<\/td>\n(t)<\/td>\n4.99<\/td>\n4.94<\/td>\n3.17<\/td>\n2.84<\/td>\n3.97<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dust emissions<\/td>\n(t)<\/td>\n0.03<\/td>\n0.02<\/td>\n0.00<\/td>\n0.00<\/td>\n0.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Prevention of water pollution<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Water usage\t<\/td>\n(kt)<\/td>\n10,552<\/td>\n10,781<\/td>\n10,680<\/td>\n9,853<\/td>\n9,894<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Source: Municipal potable water<\/td>\n(kt)<\/td>\n116<\/td>\n128<\/td>\n121<\/td>\n108<\/td>\n113<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Source: Surface water from rivers<\/td>\n(kt)<\/td>\n10,436<\/td>\n10,653<\/td>\n10,560<\/td>\n9,745<\/td>\n9,781<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Water discharge volume<\/td>\n(kt)<\/td>\n10,130<\/td>\n10,643<\/td>\n10,684<\/td>\n9,873<\/td>\n9,652<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Destination: Rivers<\/td>\n(kt)<\/td>\n5,753<\/td>\n5,869<\/td>\n5,965<\/td>\n5,530<\/td>\n5,100<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Destination: Ocean<\/td>\n(kt)<\/td>\n4,377<\/td>\n4,774<\/td>\n4,719<\/td>\n4,343<\/td>\n4,552<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
COD (chemical oxygen demand) emissions<\/td>\n(t)<\/td>\n54.4<\/td>\n50.8<\/td>\n64.2<\/td>\n54.6<\/td>\n53.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Industrial waste<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Industrial waste volumes<\/td>\n(t)<\/td>\n3,017<\/td>\n2,746<\/td>\n3,477<\/td>\n2,523<\/td>\n3,076<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Industrial waste from plastic products<\/td>\n(t)<\/td>\nStarted calculating
from FY2022<\/td>\n		126<\/td>\n110<\/td>\n134<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Industrial waste recycle volume<\/td>\n(t)<\/td>\n1,736<\/td>\n1,615<\/td>\n2,190<\/td>\n1,503<\/td>\n1,741<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Industrial waste final disposal volume<\/td>\n(t)<\/td>\n200<\/td>\n52<\/td>\n85<\/td>\n144<\/td>\n220<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hazardous waste generation (release amounts and transfer amounts of PRTR listed substances)<\/td>\n(t)<\/td>\n133<\/td>\n131<\/td>\n113<\/td>\n133<\/td>\n175<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Total costs of environmental fines<\/td>\n(yen)<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
S<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Employees<\/td>\n(persons)<\/td>\n789<\/td>\n834<\/td>\n890<\/td>\n922<\/td>\n942<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Percentage of female manager<\/td>\n(%)<\/td>\n11.2<\/td>\n10.8<\/td>\n11.0<\/td>\n11.3<\/td>\n12.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Percentage of female employee<\/td>\n(%)<\/td>\n18.6<\/td>\n18.0<\/td>\n19.5<\/td>\n20.5<\/td>\n21.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Percentage of non-Japanese employees<\/td>\n(%)<\/td>\n23<\/td>\n26<\/td>\n30.6<\/td>\n31.6<\/td>\n35.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Percentage of mid-career hires (Hodogaya only)<\/td>\n(%)<\/td>\n33<\/td>\n34<\/td>\n35<\/td>\n35<\/td>\n35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Percentage of disability employment (Hodogaya only)<\/td>\n(%)<\/td>\n2.3<\/td>\n2.5<\/td>\n2.6<\/td>\n2.6<\/td>\n3.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Long\u2011term childcare leave women<\/td>\n(persons)<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n–\u203b1<\/sup><\/td>\n3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Percentage of usage of long\u2011term childcare leave women<\/td>\n(%)<\/td>\n100<\/td>\n100<\/td>\n100<\/td>\n–\u203b1<\/sup><\/td>\n100<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Long\u2011term childcare leave men<\/td>\n(persons)<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n9<\/td>\n10<\/td>\n12<\/td>\n9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Percentage of usage of long\u2011term childcare leave men<\/td>\n(%)<\/td>\n14<\/td>\n56<\/td>\n83<\/td>\n109.1<\/td>\n81.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Long\u2011term nursing care leave (consolidated)<\/td>\n(persons)<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gender wage gap (Hodogaya only)<\/td>\n(%)<\/td>\nStarted calculating
from FY2022<\/td>\n		84.8<\/td>\n82.9<\/td>\n79.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Average monthly overtime per employee<\/td>\n(hours)<\/td>\n10.3<\/td>\n11.6<\/td>\n11.3<\/td>\n10.0<\/td>\n12.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Usage of paid holidays<\/td>\n(%)<\/td>\n65<\/td>\n69<\/td>\n70.8<\/td>\n73.7<\/td>\n72<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Usage of refreshment leave<\/td>\n(%)<\/td>\n93<\/td>\n93<\/td>\n93.4<\/td>\n95.9<\/td>\n95.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Average annual training hours per employee (Hodogaya only)<\/td>\n(hours)<\/td>\nStarted calculating
from FY2021<\/td>\n		109.0<\/td>\n106.6<\/td>\n96.2<\/td>\n81.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Education expenses per employee (Hodogaya only)<\/td>\n(thousands of yen)<\/td>\nStarted calculating
from FY2021<\/td>\n		61<\/td>\n72<\/td>\n54<\/td>\n54<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Number of employees who have undergone internal training (countrywide)<\/td>\n(persons)<\/td>\n588<\/td>\n592<\/td>\n598<\/td>\n620<\/td>\n600<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Number of employees who have undergone safety classes (countrywide)<\/td>\n(persons)<\/td>\n451<\/td>\n455<\/td>\n458<\/td>\n465<\/td>\n400<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Separation rate (calculated using number of regular employees who leave the company during the year and excluding employees who joined the company during the year)<\/td>\n(%)<\/td>\n1.5<\/td>\n3.3<\/td>\n1.6<\/td>\n1.9<\/td>\n3.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Percentage of employees that are contractors or temporary staff<\/td>\n(%)<\/td>\n3.6<\/td>\n3.3<\/td>\n2.9<\/td>\n1.2<\/td>\n1.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Number of work-related employee fatalities<\/td>\n(persons)<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Number of work-related contractor fatalities<\/td>\n(persons)<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lost-time incident rate (Frequency rate) : Employee<\/td>\n <\/td>\n0.92<\/td>\n0.00<\/td>\n0.00<\/td>\n0.00<\/td>\n0.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lost-time incident rate (Frequency rate) : Subcontracting companies<\/td>\n <\/td>\n0.00<\/td>\n0.00<\/td>\n0.00<\/td>\n0.00<\/td>\n0.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Number of accidents requiring time off (frequency): average among Japan Chemical Industry Association member companies<\/td>\n <\/td>\n0.28<\/td>\n0.41<\/td>\n0.43<\/td>\n0.47<\/td>\n0.47<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lost-time incident rate (Severity rate) : Employee<\/td>\n <\/td>\n0.001<\/td>\n0.000<\/td>\n0.000<\/td>\n0.000<\/td>\n0.000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lost-time incident rate (Severity rate) : Subcontracting companies<\/td>\n <\/td>\n0.000<\/td>\n0.000<\/td>\n0.000<\/td>\n0.000<\/td>\n0.000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Number of accidents requiring time off (severity): average among Japan Chemical Industry Association member companies<\/td>\n <\/td>\n0.110<\/td>\n0.010<\/td>\n0.070<\/td>\n0.036<\/td>\n0.05<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
G<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Percentage of directors who are outside directors<\/td>\n(%)<\/td>\n42.9<\/td>\n42.9<\/td>\n42.9<\/td>\n42.9<\/td>\n42.9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Number of Board of Directors meetings<\/td>\n <\/td>\n16<\/td>\n16<\/td>\n12<\/td>\n13<\/td>\n10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Number of Nominating and Compensation Committee meetings<\/td>\n <\/td>\n7<\/td>\n10<\/td>\n12<\/td>\n14<\/td>\n11<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Number of anticorruption violations<\/td>\n <\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Total amount of political donations<\/td>\n <\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

*1 Regarding the percentage of usage of long\u2011term childcare leave (female), there were no eligible employees in FY2023.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Environmental Accounting*<\/sup> (Unit: Million JPY)<\/h2>\n

(Unit: Million JPY)<\/p>\n

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 <\/th>\nFY2021<\/th>\nFY2022<\/th>\nFY2023<\/th>\nFY2024<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n\nInvestment<\/th>\nExpense<\/th>\nInvestment<\/th>\nExpense<\/th>\nInvestment<\/th>\nExpense<\/th>\nInvestment<\/th>\nExpense<\/th>\n<\/th>\n<\/thead>\n
Business area cost<\/td>\n120<\/td>\n179<\/td>\n125<\/td>\n230<\/td>\n59<\/td>\n185<\/td>\n414<\/td>\n208<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u3000\u3000(1) Pollution prevention cost<\/td>\n20<\/td>\n43<\/td>\n38<\/td>\n30<\/td>\n14<\/td>\n40<\/td>\n359<\/td>\n50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u3000\u3000(2) Global environmental conservation cost<\/td>\n100<\/td>\n16<\/td>\n87<\/td>\n11<\/td>\n45<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n55<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u3000\u3000(3) Resource circulation cost<\/td>\n\u2014<\/td>\n120<\/td>\n\u2014<\/td>\n189<\/td>\n\u2014<\/td>\n138<\/td>\n\u2014<\/td>\n150<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Upstream\/downstream costs<\/td>\n\u2014<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n\u2014<\/td>\n9<\/td>\n\u2014<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n\u2014<\/td>\n12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Administration cost<\/td>\n\u2014<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n\u2014<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n\u2014<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n\u2014<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
R&D cost<\/td>\n\u2014<\/td>\n92<\/td>\n\u2014<\/td>\n46<\/td>\n\u2014<\/td>\n22<\/td>\n\u2014<\/td>\n40<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Social activity cost<\/td>\n\u2014<\/td>\n13<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n15<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n13<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n13<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Environmental remediation cost<\/td>\n\u2014<\/td>\n\u2014<\/td>\n\u2014<\/td>\n\u2014<\/td>\n\u2014<\/td>\n\u2014<\/td>\n\u2014<\/td>\n\u2014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Other cost<\/td>\n\u2014<\/td>\n\u2014<\/td>\n\u2014<\/td>\n\u2014<\/td>\n\u2014<\/td>\n\u2014<\/td>\n\u2014<\/td>\n203<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Total<\/th>\n120<\/td>\n291<\/td>\n129<\/td>\n304<\/td>\n66<\/td>\n232<\/td>\n415<\/td>\n479<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

* Based on the \u201cEnvironmental Accounting Guidelines 2005\u201d of the Ministry of the Environment<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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