ESG DATA

The following tables provide an overview of our sustainability performance.

E - Environmental Data

Environmental Performance

CO2*1

Indicator Unit FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 Scope
CO2emissions
（Scope 1 + 2）		 Total t-CO2 31,473 26,691 24,014 18,731 Consolidated
Scope 1 t-CO2 375 363 349 316 Consolidated
Scope 2 t-CO2 31,098 26,328 23,666 18,415 Consolidated
CO2emissions
（Scope 3）*3		 Total t-CO2 - - 111,735 90,794 Consolidated/SMK Corp.
1. Purchased goods and services*2 t-CO2 - - 101,222 80,814 Consolidated
2. Capital goods t-CO2 - - 5,287 5,633 Consolidated
3. Fuel- and energy-related activities t-CO2 - - 2,840 2,216 Consolidated
4. Upstream transportation and distribution t-CO2 - - 448 335 SMK Corp.
5. Waste generated in operations t-CO2 - - 241 233 Consolidated
6. Business travel t-CO2 - - 904 802 Consolidated
7. Employee commuting t-CO2 - - 792 760 Consolidated
  • *1

    Emission factors used to calculate CO2emissions
    Scope 1："List of Calculation Methods and Emission Factors in the Calculation, Reporting, and Disclosue System," Japan's Ministry of the Environment and Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry.
    Scope 2：[Japan] Factors published by the Electric Power Council for a Low Carbon Society
    [Others] "IEA Emissions Factors 2021"
    Data are regularly recalculated retroactively based on the latest factors.
    Scope 3："Emission Intensity Database ver.3.3," Japan's Ministry of the Environment and Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry. (Please refer to the next footnote *2 for "1. Purchased goods and services")

  • *2

    Combination of primary data provided by suppliers and secondary data using emission factors derived from input-output tables. The 2022 emission data have been recalculated, with some secondary data being replaced by primary data.

  • *3

    Excluded from calculation
    "8. Upstream leased assets": Included in the calculation of Scope1 and Scope2.
    "13. Downstream leased assets": The sales ratio is less than 2% and has little impact on emissions associated with this category.
    "14. Franchises": There are no relevant business activities.
    "15. Investments": SMK has not acquired stocks specifically for investment purposes.
    Other categories: SMK primarily manufactures intermediate products and has little impact on associated emissions.

Energy

Indicator Unit FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 Scope
Energy consumption Total MWh 53,916 46,139 42,039 35,054 Consolidated
Electricity (non-renewable energy) MWh 52,336 44,616 40,481 31,449 Consolidated
Fuel (non-renewable energy) MWh 1,564 1,507 1,454 1,317 Consolidated
Renewable energy*4 MWh 16 16 104 2,288 Consolidated
  • *4

    Self-generated and contracted renewable energy power

Waste

Indicator Unit FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 Scope
Waste generated Total t 1,113 1,016 853 647 Consolidated
Hazardous waste t 25 37 32 13 Consolidated
Non-hazardous waste t 1,088 979 821 634 Consolidated
Recycling rate ％ 92 93 93 94 Consolidated
Recycled t 1,026 945 790 611 Consolidated
Final disposed t 87 71 63 36 Consolidated

Water

Indicator Unit FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 Scope
Withdrawal m3 276,790 275,897 228,267 204,000 Consolidated
Discharge m3 251,451 248,589 204,489 190,953 Consolidated

Environmental Violations

Indicator Unit FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 Scope
Number of significant instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations - 0 0 0 0 Consolidated
Number of violations (more than 10,000 USD) - 0 0 0 0 Consolidated
Amount of fines (more than 10,000 USD) USD 0 0 0 0 Consolidated

Environmental Accounting

Environmental Conservation Cost

Indicator Unit FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 Scope
Pollution prevention Investments mil. JPY 5.3 5.0 0 5.9 Consolidated
Expenses mil. JPY 34.6 39.1 42.2 38.3 Consolidated
Global environmental preservation Investments mil. JPY 17.9 35.5 261.9 413.4 Consolidated
Expenses mil. JPY 53.8 49.4 65.3 133.8 Consolidated
Resource circulation Investments mil. JPY 0 0 0 0 Consolidated
Expenses mil. JPY 24 21.6 27.8 32.1 Consolidated
Up-/ downstream Investments mil. JPY 0 0 0 0 Consolidated
Expenses mil. JPY 0.7 0.1 0.2 0.1 Consolidated
Administration Investments mil. JPY 0.6 0 0 0 Consolidated
Expenses mil. JPY 148.6 155.1 147.4 147.1 Consolidated
R&D Investments mil. JPY 0 0 0 0 Consolidated
Expenses mil. JPY 6.7 15.3 22.4 9.5 Consolidated
Social activity Investments mil. JPY 0 0 0 0 Consolidated
Expenses mil. JPY 6.5 9.1 11.9 12.4 Consolidated
Einvironmental damage Investments mil. JPY 0 0 0 0 Consolidated
Expenses mil. JPY 0 0 0 0 Consolidated
Total Investments mil. JPY 23.9 40.5 261.9 419.3 Consolidated
Expenses mil. JPY 274.8 289.7 317.2 373.2 Consolidated

Economic Impact

Indicator Unit FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 Scope
Global environmental preservation mil. JPY 18.8 23.2 49.2 96.1 Consolidated
Resource circulation mil. JPY 119.9 133.9 147.2 170.7 Consolidated
Total mil. JPY 138.7 157.1 196.4 266.8 Consolidated

Environmental Education

Indicator Unit FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 Scope
% of employees trained in environmental issues ％ 97.7 98.0 99.1 99.9 Consolidated

ISO 14001 Certification

Indicator Unit FY2022 FY2023 Scope
% of sites with ISO 14001 certification*5 ％ 100 100 Works
（Consolidated）
Number of ISO 14001 certified sites
(as of March 31, 2024)		 [Works] 2 in Japan and 5 in other countries
[Others] Head office, 3 sales offices in Japan and 1 R&D location
Visit Certifications page for a list of our certified sites.
  • *5

    Percentage for production sites only.

S - Social Data

Employee

Indicator Unit FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 Scope
Number of Employees (consolidated) Overall - 5,407 4,963 4,607 4,104 Consolidated
by region Japan - 1,009 979 951 956 Consolidated
Asia - 3,673 3,248 3,026 2,699 Consolidated
North America - 705 716 612 431 Consolidated
Europe - 20 20 18 18 Consolidated
by gender Male - 2,145 2,043 1,833 1,643 Consolidated
Female - 3,262 2,920 2,774 2,461 Consolidated
% of women ％ 60.3 58.8 60.2 60.0 Consolidated
by segment CS Division - 1,453 1,318 1,222 1,167 Consolidated
SCI Division - 2,136 1,943 1,741 1,321 Consolidated
Research & Development Center - 36 29 26 22 Consolidated
Other business (businesses of other electronic parts, etc.) - 91 108 133 149 Consolidated
Others (sales, corporate division, etc.) - 1,691 1,565 1,485 1,445 Consolidated
Average number of temporary employees - 1,301 959 880 583 Consolidated
Number of employees (non-consolidated) Overall - 737 693 643 635 SMK Corp.
by gender Male - 494 453 415 417 SMK Corp.
Female - 243 240 228 218 SMK Corp.
% of women ％ 33.0 34.6 35.5 34.3 SMK Corp.
Number of new graduates hires*6 Overall - 16 20 23 24 Consolidated
Male - 13 12 15 16 Consolidated
Female - 3 8 8 8 Consolidated
% of women ％ 18.8 40.0 34.8 33.3 Consolidated
Number of mid-career hires*6 Overall - 8 19 16 22 Consolidated
Male - 7 14 14 19 Consolidated
Female - 1 5 2 3 Consolidated
% of women ％ 12.5 26.3 12.5 13.6 Consolidated
% of mid-career recruitment*6 ％ 33.3 48.7 41.0 47.8 Consolidated
% of mid-career hires to the total number of employees ％ - 58.9 61.0 62.5 Consolidated
Turnover rate (consolidated)*7 Overall ％ 7.3 9.3 8.4 6.8 Consolidated
Voluntary turnover rate ％ 4.8 6.8 4.7 3.1 Consolidated
Turnover rate (non-consolidated)*8 Overall ％ 6.5 8.4 9.0 7.0 SMK Corp.
Voluntary turnover rate ％ 2.5 3.5 3.0 2.4 SMK Corp.
Average age Overall years 45.9 46.1 45.6 45.4 SMK Corp.
Male years 47.1 47.1 46.0 45.8 SMK Corp.
Female years 43.7 44.3 45.0 44.8 SMK Corp.
Average length of service Overall years 20.7 20.9 20.6 20.0 SMK Corp.
Male years 20.5 20.5 19.5 19.0 SMK Corp.
Female years 21.1 21.8 22.5 22.0 SMK Corp.
% of employees belonging to a union (consolidated) ％ 60.2 58.7 60.2 65.1 Consolidated
% of employees belonging to a union (non-consolidated) ％ 80.3 79.5 79.9 77.2 SMK Corp.
  • *6

    Number of global hires.

  • *7

    Turnover rate of employees in Class II to Class VII (non-managerial employees to general managers in SMK's transnational HR system).

  • *8

    Turnover rate of full-time employees. Including employees who retired and were rehired.

Diversity

Indicator Unit FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 Scope
Number of employees in management positions (section managers and above) (consolidated)*9 Overall - 149 151 130 142 Consolidated
Male - 134 137 116 129 Consolidated
Female - 15 14 14 13 Consolidated
% of women ％ 10.1 9.3 10.8 9.2 Consolidated
% of non-Japanese ％ 20.8 21.9 22.3 22.5 Consolidated
% of mid-career hires ％ 45.6 47.0 50.0 53.5 Consolidated
Number of employees in management positions (section managers and above) (non-consolidated)*9 Overall - 97 92 80 92 SMK Corp.
Male - 89 84 72 84 SMK Corp.
Female - 8 8 8 8 SMK Corp.
% of women ％ 8.2 8.7 10.0 8.7 SMK Corp.
Number of employees in positions equivalent to section manager*9 Overall - 103 110 83 97 Consolidated
% of women ％ 9.7 8.2 9.6 7.2 Consolidated
Number of employees in positions equivalent to general manager*9 Overall - 46 41 47 45 Consolidated
% of women ％ 10.9 12.2 12.8 13.3 Consolidated
Gender pay gap ％ - - 67.4 69.0 SMK Corp.
% of employees with disability ％ 2.1 2.5 2.7 2.6 SMK Corp.
  • *9

    Employees in Class V to Class VII (equivalent to general/section managers in SMK's transnational HR system).

Work-Life Balance

Indicator Unit FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 Scope
Number of employees that took childcare leave Overall - 11 6 10 9 SMK Corp.
Male - 2 0 1 4 SMK Corp.
Female - 9 6 9 5 SMK Corp.
% of employees that took childcare leave Overall ％ 50.0 40.0 50.0 64.3 SMK Corp.
Male ％ 15.4 0 9.1 44.4 SMK Corp.
Female ％ 100 100 100 100 SMK Corp.
Return to work rate after childcare leave ％ 100 100 100 100 SMK Corp.
Retention rate after childcare leave*10 ％ 100 91.7 90.1 100 SMK Corp.
% of annual paid leave taken ％ 36.2 45.7 68.1 68.9 SMK Corp.
Number of employees that took nursing care leave - 0 0 0 0 SMK Corp.
  • *10

    Percentage of employees retained one year after returning to work following a period of childcare leave.

Occupational Health & Safety

Indicator Unit FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 Scope
Lost-time injuries frequency rate - 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 Consolidated
Number of work-related accidents Total - 5 0 2 7 Consolidated
Fatalities*11 - 0 0 0 0 Consolidated
Lost-time*12 - 3 0 0 0 Consolidated
No lost-time*13 - 2 0 2 7 Consolidated
Severity rate - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Consolidated
Annual accident rate per 1,000 employees - 0.9 0.0 0.4 1.7 Consolidated
% of sites with ISO 45001 certification*14 ％ 24.5 21.1 20.7 22.1 Consolidated
  • *11

    Accident that results in death or serious residual disability.

  • *12

    Accident that results in days away from work on the next scheduled workday and later.

  • *13

    Accident that did not result in days away from work on the next scheduled workday and later.

  • *14

    Percentage of employees working at the certified site out of the total number of employees (consolidated).

Human Capital Development

Indicator Unit FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 Scope
Total number of training programs provided to employees - 243 281 286 271 Consolidated
Total number of training hours provided to employees hours - - 104,412 136,802 Consolidated
Average hours of training per employee hours - - 21 33 Consolidated
Average amount spent per employee on training JPY 3,821 6,081 8,072 10,856 Consolidated
Total number of training programs provided to employees - 162 176 178 157 SMK Corp.
Total number of training hours provided to employees hours - - 32,483 40,145 SMK Corp.
Average hours of training per employee hours - - 51 63 SMK Corp.
Average amount spent per employee on training JPY 19,563 28,131 38,779 38,458 SMK Corp.
Number of employees trained in leadership*15 - 63 52 71 67 Consolidated
% of employees covered by the management-by-objectives system ％ 27.0 28.1 29.3 32.5 Consolidated
  • *15

    Cumulative number of employees who have attended leadership development training programs by each fiscal year.

Human Rights

Indicator Unit FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 Scope
% of employees trained in human rights ％ 97.7 98.0 99.1 99.9 Consolidated
% of employees trained in harrasment ％ 97.7 98.0 99.1 99.9 Consolidated

Philanthropic Contributions

Indicator Unit FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 Scope
Social contribution expense (cash contributions) mil. JPY 35.8*16 2.0 4.2 3.6 Consolidated
Time: Amount paid for time employees spend volunteering during working hours mil. JPY 1.2 1.4 5.0 6.6 Consolidated
In-kind giving: Contributions of product and services mil. JPY 0.7 0.4 0.7 0.5 Consolidated
  • *16

    Including donations to the Showa Ikeda Memorial Foundation.

Social Contribution throgh Showa Ikeda Memorial Foundation

Indicator Unit FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 Scope
Support for student (scholarships, student essays) mil. JPY 23 22 19 18 -
Grants for social welfare mil. JPY 8 7 10 8 -
Grants for traditional performing arts mil. JPY 3 3 5 3 -

G - Governance Data

Governance Structure

Director (as of July 1 of each fiscal year)

Indicator Unit FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 Scope
Number of directors - 6 6 6 6 SMK Corp.
Number of outside directors - 2 2 2 2 SMK Corp.
% of outside directors ％ 33.3 33.3 33.3 33.3 SMK Corp.
Number of outside directors designated as independent - 2 2 2 2 SMK Corp.
Number of female directors - 0 0 0 0 SMK Corp.
% of female directors ％ 0 0 0 0 SMK Corp.
Number of non-Japanese directors - 1 1 1 1 SMK Corp.
% of non-Japanese directors ％ 16.7 16.7 16.7 16.7 SMK Corp.

Auditor (as of July 1 of each fiscal year)

Indicator Unit FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 Scope
Number of auditors - 3 3 3 3 SMK Corp.
Number of outside auditors - 3 3 3 3 SMK Corp.
% of outside auditors ％ 100 100 100 100 SMK Corp.
Number of outside auditors designated as independent - 3 3 3 3 SMK Corp.
Number of female auditors - 0 0 0 0 SMK Corp.
% of female auditors ％ 0 0 0 0 SMK Corp.

Executive Officer (as of July 1 of each fiscal year)

Indicator Unit FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 Scope
Number of executive officers - 9 9 7 6 SMK Corp.
Number of female executive officers - 0 0 0 0 SMK Corp.
% of female executive officers ％ 0 0 0 0 SMK Corp.
Number of non-Japanese executive officers - 0 0 0 0 SMK Corp.
% of non-Japanese executive officers ％ 0 0 0 0 SMK Corp.

Number of Times Each Committee Has Met and Attendance Rate, etc.

Board of Directors Meeting

Indicator Unit FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 Scope
Number of times times/year 6 6 5 9 SMK Corp.
Average attendance rate ％ 100 100 97.8 98.8 SMK Corp.
Average attendance rate of outside directors ％ 100 100 100 100 SMK Corp.
Average attendance rate of outside auditors ％ 100 100 100 100 SMK Corp.
Chair - President President President President SMK Corp.

Auditors Meeting

Indicator Unit FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 Scope
Number of times times/year 8 8 8 8 SMK Corp.
Average attendance rate ％ 100 100 100 100 SMK Corp.
Average attendance rate of outside auditors ％ 100 100 100 100 SMK Corp.
Chair - Outside Outside Outside Outside SMK Corp.

Remuneration Committee*17

Indicator Unit FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 Scope
Number of members - - 3 3 3 SMK Corp.
Number of outside directors - - 2 2 2 SMK Corp.
% of outside directors ％ - 66.6 66.6 66.6 SMK Corp.
Number of times times/year - - 2 3 SMK Corp.
Chair - - Inside Inside Inside SMK Corp.
  • *17

    The Remuneration Committee was established on January 25, 2022.

Remuneration

Inside Director

Indicator Unit FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 Scope
Number of recipients - 3*18 3*18 4*18,*19 3*18 SMK Corp.
Total amount of remuneration mil. JPY 123 126 121 77 SMK Corp.
  • *18

    Excluding one director who does not receive compensation.

  • *19

    Including directors who retired during each fiscal year.

Outside Director

Indicator Unit FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 Scope
Number of recipients - 2 2 2 2 SMK Corp.
Total amount of remuneration mil. JPY 13 13 13 13 SMK Corp.

Inside Auditor

Indicator Unit FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 Scope
Number of recipients - 0 0 0 0 SMK Corp.
Total amount of remuneration mil. JPY 0 0 0 0 SMK Corp.

Outside Auditor

Indicator Unit FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 Scope
Number of recipients - 3 3 3 3 SMK Corp.
Total amount of remuneration mil. JPY 16 16 16 17 SMK Corp.

Compliance

Indicator Unit FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 Scope
% of employees trained in CSR & Compliance ％ 97.7 98.0 99.1 99.9 Consolidated
Number of contacts made to "SMK Ethics Helpline" - 0 0 1 0 Consolidated
Cost of fines and settlements in relation to anti-competitive practices JPY 0 0 0 0 Consolidated
Cost of fines and settlements in relation to corruption and bribery JPY 0 0 0 0 Consolidated
Number of cases of conflicts of interest identified - 0 0 0 0 Consolidated
Number of cases of money laundering identified - 0 0 0 0 Consolidated
Political contributions mil. JPY 0.3 1.0 0.9 0.7 SMK Corp.