ESG Data

As of March 31, 2023

Environment(E)

Categories

Units

FY2020

FY2021

FY2022

CO2 emissions Scope1+2*1

Scope

Scope1

thousand tons

1.1

1.2

1.4

Scope2

thousand tons

37.3

35.3

32.3

Total

thousand tons

38.3

36.4

33.7

Business centers

Japan

Head Office & Yokohama Business Center

thousand tons

2.9

2.7

2.0

Hachioji Business Center

thousand tons

1.6

1.5

1.7

Hakusan Business Center

thousand tons

1.1

1.0

1.0

Kurihama Business Center

thousand tons

3.3

3.2

2.6

Yokosuka Business Center

thousand tons

0.4

0.4

0.5

JVCKENWOOD Yamagata

thousand tons

0.5

0.4

0.7

JVCKENWOOD Nagano

thousand tons

0.9

1.0

1.1

JVCKENWOOD Nagaoka

thousand tons

1.2

1.1

1.4

JVCKENWOOD Creative Media

thousand tons

5.5

5.3

5.4

JVCKENWOOD Victor Entertainment

thousand tons

0.8

0.8

0.8

JVCKENWOOD Video Tech

thousand tons

0.1

0.1

0.1

JVCKENWOOD Design

thousand tons

0.0

0.0

0.0

Malaysia

JVCKENWOOD Electronics Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.

thousand tons

2.9

2.9

3.3

Thailand

JVCKENWOOD Electronics (Thailand) Co., Ltd.

thousand tons

1.1

1.3

-

JVCKENWOOD Optical Electronics (Thailand) Co., Ltd.

thousand tons

2.2

1.9

2.0

Indonesia

PT JVCKENWOOD Electronics Indonesia

thousand tons

8.1

7.7

7.1

People’s Republic of China

Shanghai Kenwood Electronics Co., Ltd.

thousand tons

5.1

4.4

3.4

Singapore

JVCKENWOOD Technologies Singapore Pte. Ltd.

thousand tons

0.6

0.6

0.4

Total

thousand tons

38.3

36.4

33.7

CO2 emissions Scope3※4

Categories

1

Purchased goods and services

thousand tons CO₂e(%)

298.2(65)

353.2(75)

383.7(79)

2

Capital goods

thousand tons CO₂e(%)

19.3(4)

14.6(3)

14.4(3)

3

Fuel- and energy-related activities not included in Scope 1 or 2

thousand tons CO₂e(%)

5.0(1)

5.0(1)

4.7(1)

4

Upstream transportation and distribution

thousand tons CO₂e(%)

51.3(11)

46.8(10)

40.5(8)

5

Waste generated during operations

thousand tons CO₂e(%)

0.6(0)

0.6(0)

0.7(0)

6

Business travel

thousand tons CO₂e(%)

0.4(0)

0.5(0)

0.8(0)

7

Employee commuting

thousand tons CO₂e(%)

2.0(0)

2.1(0)

2.1(0)

8

Upstream leased assets

thousand tons CO₂e(%)

Not calculated

9

Downstream transportation and distribution

thousand tons CO₂e(%)

Not calculated

10

Processing of sold products

thousand tons CO₂e(%)

Not calculated

11

Use of sold products

thousand tons CO₂e(%)

80.2(17)

49.9(11)

35.6(7)

12

End-of-life treatment of sold products

thousand tons CO₂e(%)

1.5 (0)

1.4(0)

1.8(0)

13

Downstream leased assets

thousand tons CO₂e(%)

Not calculated

14

Franchises

thousand tons CO₂e(%)

Not calculated

15

Investments

thousand tons CO₂e(%)

Not calculated

Total

thousand tons CO₂e(%)

458.4

474.0

484.1

Energy consumption*2

Types

Consumption of non-renewable fuel City gas

thousand ㎥

341.2

348.7

238.4

Consumption of non-renewable fuel LPG

thousand kg

18.1

15.4

14.0

Consumption of non-renewable fuel Gasoline

kl

2.6

3.2

295.0

Consumption of non-renewable fuel Heavy oil

kl

31.3

47.4

3.3

Consumption of non-renewable fuel Kerosene

kl

60.0

74.4

48.0

Consumption of non-renewable fuel Light oil

kl

7.3

6.7

0.1

Non-renewable electric power purchased

thousand kWh

62,852.0

62,852.0

57,594.4

Non-renewable energy (steam, thermal, cooling, other) purchased

-

0.0

0.0

0.0

Renewable energy (wind, solar, biomass, hydro, geothermal, etc.) generated

thousand kWh

12.0

12.0

10.0

Non-renewable energy (electric power, thermal/cooling power) sold

-

0.0

0.0

0.0

Water usage*1

Types

Waterworks

t

137,286

147,896

147,871

Industrial water

t

56,030

33,250

19,630

Fresh groundwater

t

11,134

11,841

9,899

Fresh surface water (rainwater)

t

0

0

0

Total

t

204,450

192,987

177,400

Change in water usage by business location

Business centers

Japan

Head Office & Yokohama Business Center

t

15,365

16,579

7,759

Hachioji Business Center

t

16,534

17,304

15,251

Hakusan Business Center

t

5,443

5,726

5,404

Kurihama Business Center

t

12,361

13,001

11,820

Yokosuka Business Center

t

2,947

3,067

2,990

JVCKENWOOD Yamagata

t

3,341

3,147

3,327

JVCKENWOOD Nagano

t

3,958

3,720

6,419

JVCKENWOOD Nagaoka

t

11,791

10,460

10,139

JVCKENWOOD Creative Media

t

9,311

9,318

9,404

JVCKENWOOD Victor Entertainment

t

3,027

3,115

2,852

JVCKENWOOD Video Tech

t

567

597

495

JVCKENWOOD Design

t

0

0

0

Malaysia

JVCKENWOOD Electronics Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.

t

33,965

27,300

31,860

Thailand

JVCKENWOOD Electronics (Thailand) Co., Ltd.

t

8,266

7,267

JVCKENWOOD Optical Electronics (Thailand) Co., Ltd.

t

16,175

15,416

19,630

Indonesia

PT JVCKENWOOD Electronics Indonesia

t

39,855

33,250

29,789

People’s Republic of China

Shanghai Kenwood Electronics Co., Ltd.

t

19,697

21,977

18,535

Singapore

JVCKENWOOD Technologies Singapore Pte. Ltd.

t

1,846

1,743

1,726

Total

t

204,450

192,987

177,400

Wastewater volume*1,3

Types

Sewers

t

182,481

139,585

134,313

Rivers

t

0

0

0

Others

t

3,562

31,059

29,789

Total

t

180,044

170,644

164,102

Total waste*1

Business centers

Japan

Head Office & Yokohama Business Center

t

265

270

316

Hachioji Business Center

t

63

65

77

Hakusan Business Center

t

38

36

82

Kurihama Business Center

t

38

86

172

Yokosuka Business Center

t

31

23

9

JVCKENWOOD Yamagata

t

23

20

21

JVCKENWOOD Nagano

t

84

129

376

JVCKENWOOD Nagaoka

t

96

96

142

JVCKENWOOD Creative Media

t

390

406

304

JVCKENWOOD Victor Entertainment

t

31

31

33

JVCKENWOOD Video Tech

t

1

1

2

JVCKENWOOD Design

t

0

0

0

Other affiliate companies

t

-

-

-

Malaysia

JVCKENWOOD Electronics Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. 

t

48

56

63

Thailand

JVCKENWOOD Electronics (Thailand) Co., Ltd. 

t

40

62

-

JVCKENWOOD Optical Electronics (Thailand) Co., Ltd. 

t

62

63

57

Indonesia

PT JVCKENWOOD Electronics Indonesia

t

123

110

128

People’s Republic of China

Shanghai Kenwood Electronics Co., Ltd. 

t

74

46

53

Singapore

JVCKENWOOD Technologies Singapore Pte. Ltd. 

t

0

0

49

Total

t

1,406

1,499

1,883

Recycling rates*1

Japan

%

99.8

99.7

99.9

Overseas

%

57.0

65.6

51.5

Global

%

89.3

92.0

90.9


*1 Refer to “CO₂ emissions by business centers”.

*2 All Group companies in Japan and certain overseas companies.

*3 For certain regions where we cannot monitor the wastewater volume, the volume of water use was calculated as the wastewater volume.

*4 The calculation criteria were reviewed and AC equipment that operates on a commercial power source was included in the calculation.


Society(S)

As of June 1, 2024

Categories

Units

FY2021

FY2022

FY2023

Boundary

Composition of employee*1

Number of employees persons

16,585

16,277 15,850

Consolidated

3,179

3,130 3,089

Non-consolidated

 Male

persons

- 8,644 8,731 Consolidated

2,802

2,756 2,694

Non-consolidated

 Female

persons
- 7,633 7,149 Consolidated

383

377 395

Non-consolidated

Average age

age

50.3

50.9 50.9

Non-consolidated

Number of executives

persons

1,566

1,605 1,500

Consolidated

630

601 587

Non-consolidated

Ratio of women in the board of directors

%

7.7

7.7 10.0

Non-consolidated

Ratio of employees with disabilities

%

2.5

2.6 2.7

consolidated

1.2

1.2 1.1

Non-consolidated

Number of temporary employees*2

persons

2,053

963 856

Consolidated

0

0 0

Non-consolidated

Number of dispatched employees

persons

454

549 542

Domestic consolidated

160

239 268

Non-consolidated

Recruitment results

Number of new graduate hires

persons

3

18 49

Non-consolidated

 Male

persons

2

17 32

Non-consolidated

 Female

persons

1

1 17

Non-consolidated

Number of new graduate hires with non-Japanese nationality

persons

0

0 0

Non-consolidated

Number of mid-career hires

persons

24

43 63

Non-consolidated

 Male

persons

14

31 45

Non-consolidated

 Female

persons

10

12 18

Non-consolidated

Number of mid-careers with non-Japanese nationality

persons

1

3 3

Non-consolidated

Number of turnovers

persons

124

124 145

Non-consolidated

Work style

Ratio of employees who have done telework

46.4

44.3 42.9

Non-consolidated

Initiatives to support the development of skills & careers

Managerial-class training

Dispatch to outside training

persons

2

3 3

Non-consolidated

Tier-specific training

New employee training: group training and e-learning

persons

3

18 49

Non-consolidated

Promotion requirements training: training for general employee of promotion candidates

persons

166

139 61

Non-consolidated

New manager training: training for persons newly promoted to managerial positions

persons

21

41 45

Non-consolidated

Career Development Program

Career design training

persons

382

492 140

Non-consolidated

Number of career development support

persons

-

61 360

Non-consolidated

Annual health Checkups and follow-ups

Annual health checkups

Checkup rate

100

100 100

Non-consolidated

Percentage of potential problems

70.3

71.3 73.3

Non-consolidated*8

Percentage of blood glucose test findings

17.2

13.5 15.0

Non-consolidated*8

Percentage of blood pressure test findings

20.3

16.0 16.7

Non-consolidated*8

Percentage of blood lipid test findings

37.1

32.7 31.4

Non-consolidated*8

Specified checkups

Percentage of specific health consultation

14.9

18.5 21.0

Non-consolidated

Percentage of non-Metabolic syndrome

65.0

66.0 66.5

Non-consolidated

Gastroenterology checkup

Gastric cancer screening

-

65.0 76.4

Non-consolidated*9

Colorectal cancer screening

-

78.0 94.4

 Non-consolidated*9

Gynecology checkup

Breast cancer screening

-

41.0 52.6

 Non-consolidated*9

Uterine cancer screening

-

33.0 41.8

 Non-consolidated*9

Sleep and rest*3

69.4

67.8 66.4

Non-consolidated*10

Exercise habits*4

27.8

28.8 30.4

Non-consolidated*10

Obesity rate*5

30.4

29.4 29.3

Non-consolidated*10

Number of participants in walking events

persons

392

400 493

Domestic consolidated*11

Stress assessment and workplace improvement

Checkup rate of stress assessment

 

95.7

98.2 95.8

Non-consolidated

Percentage of employees under high-levels of stress by stress assessment

10.9

9.8 10.1

Non-consolidated

Number of employees participating in workplace analysis feedback(For managers and officers)

persons

383

366 605

Non-consolidated

Mental health management

Percentage of employees absent for 1 month or longer

2.1

1.6 1.7

Non-consolidated*10

Percentage of employees participating in supervisory support training

96.3

94.9 82.8

Non-consolidated

Health literacy Ratio of participation in training on health issues specific to women - 87.9 84.3 Non-consolidated

Smoking cessation and passive smoking prevention measures

Smoking rate

20.2

20.1 19.6

Non-consolidated

Overwork prevention measures

Total actual hours worked per year

hours

1,893

1,890 1,873

Non-consolidated

Annual overtime working hours per employee

hours

177

193 197

Non-consolidated

Health and productivity management and work engagement

Average years of service

years

- 16.0 15.8 consolidated

24.3

24.8 24.7

Non-consolidated

Presenteeism*6

93.8

94.0 94.1

Non-consolidated

Work engagement*7

-

58 -

Non-consolidated

Encouragement to obtain leave

Annual paid leave

Average number of days of annual paid leave obtained per employee

days

12.2

15.7 18.8

Non-consolidated

Male employees taking childcare leave, etc.

Childcare leave and Shortened working hours for childcare and Child nursing care leave

%

-

94

100

Non-consolidated

Average number of male employees taking Childcare leave Average number of days of Childcare leave and paid leave for childcare

persons

- 25 41

Non-consolidated

Childcare leave

Leave that is available until the end of the April following the child's 1st birthday, or until the end of the month of the child's 2nd birthday

persons

20

6 20

Non-consolidated

Shortened working hours for childcare

Option to shorten working hours by 2 hours per day in addition to statutory childcare time until the end of the March after the child's 12th birthday

persons

40

39 34

Non-consolidated

Child nursing care leave

Up to 5 days (10 days if there is more than one eligible child) leave per year to provide nursing care to children up to the end of the March following the child's 12th birthday

persons

27

44 60

Non-consolidated

Nursing care leave

Up to 1-year total leave per family member requiring nursing care for the period until the requirement is resolved

persons

0

0 0

Non-consolidated

Shortened working hours for nursing care

Option to shorten working hours by up to 2 hours per day during the period until the requirement for nursing care is resolved

persons

2

2 1

Non-consolidated

Work-related accidents

Frequency rate of lost time injuries*12

0.168

0.164 0.000

Non-consolidated

(Manufacturing industry)

1.31

1.25 1.29

-

Severity rate of lost time injuries*13

0.002

0.003 0.000

Non-consolidated

(Manufacturing industry)

0.06

0.08 0.08

-

Creating safe workplaces

Number of employees who took the occupational safety and health training

persons

27

3,289 3,294

Domestic consolidated

Human rights initiatives

Number of participants of human rights training

persons

3,271

2,916 3,403

Domestic consolidated

Labor-management dialogue

Number of labor-management meetings

times

21

23 25

Non-consolidated

Diversity & inclusion

Appointing women in executive positions

11.4

11.4 12.5

Consolidated

5.6

5.5 6.3

Non-consolidated

Appointing mid-career employees to executive positions

88.9

70.5 56.3

Non-consolidated

Number of foreign employees

persons

13,171

11,841 10,621

Consolidated

20

21 23

Non-consolidated

Sustainable procurement

Response rate from suppliers regarding the conflict minerals survey

94

100 100

Consolidated *14

Donations & social contribution activities

Total contributions

yen

20,510,000

22,127,760 152,296,570

Consolidated


*1 At the end of each fiscal year.

*2 The number of temporary employees includes part-time employees and excludes dispatched employees.

*3 Percentage of employees who answered "yes" to the question "I am well rested from sleep”.

*4 Percentage of employees who answered "yes" to the question "I do exercise that causes sweating for 30 minutes or more per session, at least 2 days a week, for at least 1 year".

*5 Percentage of employees with BMI 25 or higher, the standard set by the Japan Obesity Society.

*6 Results from the Work Limitations Questionnaire-Japanese (WLQ-J), a tool to measure presenteeism

*7 Percentage of people providing favorable responses in questions related to engagement in the employee survey.

*8 Including employees seconded overseas.

*9 Includes JVCKENWOOD’s dependents + those seconded from JVCKENWOOD Corporation overseas who have received a complete medical checkup in Japan + dependents.

*10 Including employees seconded from JVCKENWOOD Corporation.

*11 Excludes contingent employees.

*12 Frequency rate of accidents, which is calculated using the following formula: number of casualties due to occupational accidents / total actual working hours x1,000,000. Note that the “number of casualties” here only means the number of occupational casualties where people in case absent from work for one or more days and lost a body part or a bodily function due to the accident.

*13 Severity rate of accidents, which is calculated using the following formula: total lost-work days / total actual working hours x1,000.

*14 JVCKENWOOD Corporation, JVCKENWOOD Public & Industrial Systems Corporation and JVCKENWOOD products manufacturing companies in Japan and overseas.


Governance(G)

Categories

Units

FY2021

FY2022

FY2023

Boundary

Organizational Structure

-

Company with auditors

Non-consolidated

Headcount composition*1

Number of Directors

persons

9

9

9

Non-consolidated

Number of Audit & Supervisory Board Members

persons

4

4

4

Non-consolidated

Number of Outside Officers

persons

6

6

7

Non-consolidated

Number of Outside Directors

persons

3

3

4

Non-consolidated

Number of Outside Directors appointed as Independent Directors

persons

3

3

4

Non-consolidated

Number of Outside Corporate Auditors

Persons

3

3

3

Non-consolidated

Number of Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Members appointed as Independent Officers

persons

3

3

3

Non-consolidated

Number of meetings held

Board of Directors

times

14

15

14

Non-consolidated

Board of Corporate Auditors

times

14

14

14

Non-consolidated

Nomination and Compensation Advisory Committee

times

16

9

14

Non-consolidated

Board of Executive Officers

times

14

14

17

Non-consolidated

Attendance rate

Board of Directors

99.5

100

99.0

Non-consolidated

Board of Corporate Auditors

100

100

100

Non-consolidated

Nomination and Compensation Advisory Committee

99

100*2

97

Non-consolidated

Term of office

Director

years

1

Non-consolidated

Corporate Auditors

years

4

Non-consolidated

Adoption of anti-takeover measures

-

None

None

None

-


*1 The number of persons in each fiscal year is the number of persons after the conclusion of the annual general meeting of shareholders held during the fiscal year (late June every year).

*2 From the viewpoint of preventing conflict of interests, the CEO, who is a member of the Nomination and Remuneration Advisory Committee, is absent from meetings where the CEO's own nomination and remuneration are discussed. Such absences are deducted when calculating the attendance rate above.