Climate Change Data

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Rare Diseases
• Environment
• Society
• Corporate Governance

Environmental Achievements

• Transitioned to LED lighting at all company facilities
• Shifted to hybrid and electric vehicles for commercial use

Social Achievements

• Introduced flexible working systems
• Provided an in-house daycare center (JCR Kids Land)
• Received Kurumin certification from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
• Received recognition in the Third Annual Hyogo Women's Active Participation Awards

Governance Achievements

• Established a Compliance Committee with sub-committees
• Established procedures for risk control in each division
• Developed a Business Continuity Plan (BCP)

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Increased energy use in the Research Division due to new facilities
• Lack of data on energy use in business activities (gasoline) until FY2019
• Lack of data on waste weight and recycling rate until FY2019

Mitigation Strategies

• Installation of highly energy-efficient equipment and revisions to energy use in the Production Division
• Planning to gather data on energy use in business activities and waste management from FY2019

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Awards & Recognition

• Third Annual Hyogo Women's Active Participation Awards
• Eruboshi certification (Grade 2)

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Rare Diseases (RD)
• Environment (E)
• Society (S)
• Corporate Governance (G)

Environmental Achievements

• Transitioned to LED lighting at all company facilities and shifted all company cars to hybrid cars, electric vehicles, and hydrogen-powered cars.
• Reduced water use at production sites and adopted single-use bioreactors.
• Kobe Science Park Center makes proactive use of solar power generation and other types of renewable energy.
• Recycling industrial waste (waste plastics) through material recycling, thermal recycling, and conversion into recycled solid fuel.

Social Achievements

• Support for the “International Medical Research Foundation”, supporting young medical researchers.
• Support for the Swiss Nonprofit Foundation “Global Foundation for Life Sciences”, providing humanitarian assistance.
• Donations to Kyoto University.
• Support for the “Award for Promotion of Maternal Child Health”.
• Support for Momiji House, a short-stay medical care facility for children with complex medical care needs.
• Transmitting Information at Academic Conferences

Governance Achievements

• Established the Sustainability Advisory Committee, Sustainability Committee and Environmental Committee.
• Established a system of cooperation among three responsible persons (Marketing Supervisor-General, Quality Assurance Manager and Safety Management Supervisor).
• Established the Risk Management Promotion Meeting.

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Environmental impact of business activity as a long-term impact on business and society.
• Declining international competitiveness of Japan’s scientific research.
• Need to ensure a stable supply of products, especially for overseas markets and during emergencies.
• Addressing the world’s medical needs as quickly as possible.

Mitigation Strategies

• Implementing environmentally friendly business practices, such as reducing CO2 emissions and making effective use of water resources.
• Expanding information disclosure in line with the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosure (TCFD).
• Securing appropriate levels of raw material and product inventories, along with manufacturing of drug substances and finished products at its in-house production sites in Japan.
• Considering manufacturing products and storing key intermediates at production sites overseas.
• Implementing a Named Patient Supply program for IZCARGO® to address access to the drug in countries where it has not yet been approved.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Regular on-site visits to suppliers according to the level of risk.

Responsible Procurement

• Multiple-year contracts with suppliers worldwide.

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: TCFD

Certifications: Kurumin

Awards & Recognition

• Hyogo Women’s Active Participation Awards
• Eruboshi certification
• Hyogo Work-Life Balance Company Award
• FY2022 Hyogo Childcare Support Award
• European Award for Best Practices 2022 by the European Society for Quality Research (ESQR)

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Rare Diseases (RD)
• Environment (E)
• Society (S)
• Corporate Governance (G)

Environmental Achievements

• Transitioned to LED lighting at all company facilities and shifted all company cars to hybrid cars, electric vehicles, and hydrogen-powered cars.
• Promoted measures such as reducing water use at production sites, along with adopting single-use bioreactors to ensure efficient use of manufacturing facilities.
• Kobe Science Park Center makes proactive use of solar power generation and other types of renewable energy.
• Recycling industrial waste (waste plastics) generated by production sites through material recycling, thermal recycling, and conversion into recycled solid fuel.

Social Achievements

• Support for the “International Medical Research Foundation”, supporting young medical researchers.
• Support for the Swiss Nonprofit Foundation “Global Foundation for Life Sciences”, providing humanitarian assistance.
• Donations to Kyoto University.
• Support for the “Award for Promotion of Maternal Child Health”.
• Support for Momiji House, a short-stay medical care facility for children with complex medical care needs.
• Transmitting Information at Academic Conferences

Governance Achievements

• Established the Sustainability Advisory Committee, Sustainability Committee and Environmental Committee.
• Established a system of cooperation among three responsible persons (Marketing Supervisor-General, Quality Assurance Manager and Safety Management Supervisor).
• Established the Risk Management Promotion Meeting.

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Reducing CO2 emissions and making effective use of water resources.
• Expanding information disclosure in line with the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosure (TCFD) as a response to climate change.
• Ensuring a stable supply of products, especially given the longer manufacturing time for biopharmaceuticals and increasing overseas markets.
• Improving the childcare leave acquisition rate among males.

Mitigation Strategies

• Implementing environmentally friendly business practices, such as reducing CO2 emissions and making effective use of water resources.
• Securing appropriate levels of raw material and product inventories, along with manufacturing of drug substances and finished products at its in-house production sites in Japan.
• Considering manufacturing products and storing key intermediates at production sites overseas.
• Holding in-house seminars (Child-Raising Support Café and Ikuboss training) to promote understanding and cooperation for male employees to take childcare leave.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Regular on-site visits to suppliers, frequency dependent on risk level.

Responsible Procurement

• Multiple-year contracts with suppliers worldwide.

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: TCFD

Certifications: Kurumin

Awards & Recognition

• FY2022 Hyogo Childcare Support Award
• European Award for Best Practices 2022 by the European Society for Quality Research (ESQR)