Climate Change Data

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Climate Change Mitigation
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
• Health and Safety
• Respect for Human Rights
• Supply Chain

Environmental Achievements

• Launched an alignment film recycling business
• Developed a low-temperature material allowing for a 10% reduction in energy consumption in display panel manufacturing
• Maintained a high modal shift rate (85%) in transportation, reducing transport energy intensity

Social Achievements

• Conducted first global employee survey providing invaluable insight for regional action plans
• Established JSR Group’s Human Rights Policy
• Achieved zero influenza cases and absences among employees

Governance Achievements

• Established systems and specific key performance indicators (KPIs) based on materiality studies
• Linked CEO and President's bonuses to progress on sustainability management indicators
• Established JSR Group Principles of Corporate Ethics

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Increase in GHG emissions (14%) and energy consumption (19%) in FY2021 due to increased production volume and addition of overseas bases
• Increase in water consumption (16%) and wastewater discharge (11%) in FY2021
• Low percentage of women in managerial positions

Mitigation Strategies

• Set a target of reducing GHG emissions by 30% by FY2030 and reaching net zero by FY2050
• Implementing various measures to conserve energy and switch to renewable energy
• Implementing various initiatives to support the careers of female employees and set a target of having women in 10% of managerial positions by 2030

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: 99% of suppliers surveyed by FY2013

Responsible Procurement

• JSR Group CSR/Sustainable Procurement Policy
• Green procurement guidelines
• chemSHERPA for chemical information transfer

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks

• More frequent flooding and more severe storm and flooding damage

Transition Risks

• Strengthening of GHG emissions regulations
• Carbon price setting and steep price rises
• Emergence of customers who demand decarbonized products

Opportunities

• Increased demand for environmentally-beneficial products
• Business growth resulting from responding to environmental changes

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI, TCFD

Certifications: ISO 9001

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• Not disclosed

Not disclosed

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Low-temperature material for display panel manufacturing
• Alignment film recycling

Awards & Recognition

• Eruboshi (Stage 2) designation (2019)
• Advanced category of D&I AWARD 2021
• Excellent Health Management Corporations (2022)

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Employee engagement
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&I)
• Climate change
• Environmental impact reduction
• Safety

Environmental Achievements

• Achieved a goal of 0.1% or less of waste sent to final off-site landfills as a percentage of total waste generated.
• Improved the content of the JSR Group’s shared Safety Concept to make it easier to understand.

Social Achievements

• Achieved an 83% response rate in the global employee engagement survey.
• Launched an employee resource group (ERG) called REACH in North America to foster an inclusive workplace.
• Held an event to mark International Women’s Day to promote intercultural communication and showcase diverse role models.

Governance Achievements

• Established a Sustainability Promotion Committee and four sub-committees to oversee sustainability initiatives.
• Established a Remuneration Advisory Committee and a Nomination Advisory Committee to enhance transparency and accountability.
• Implemented a Malus Clawback clause to ensure the soundness of the remuneration system for officers.

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Did not achieve the target of two or fewer occupational accidents involving four or more lost work days.
• Lower than target collection rate of acknowledgement of receipt from suppliers regarding CSR/Sustainable Procurement Policy and Human Rights Policy (90% achieved).

Mitigation Strategies

• Will strive to eliminate occupational accidents by combining short-term and long-term activities that instill a culture of safety.
• Focusing on suppliers at overseas Group companies to improve the collection rate.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Not disclosed

Responsible Procurement

• JSR Group CSR/Sustainable Procurement Policy (36 items across six areas)
• Collection of acknowledgement of receipt from suppliers regarding the CSR/Sustainable Procurement Policy and Human Rights Policy (90% achieved in FY2022)

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks

• Increased frequency of large-scale natural disasters

Transition Risks

• Carbon pricing
• Global regulatory issues

Opportunities

• Development of energy-efficient products (e.g., display materials with low firing temperature, highly recyclable plastic materials)

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: TCFD

Certifications: AAALAC International (Crown Bioscience International sites in US and China)

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• Not disclosed

Not disclosed

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Display materials with low firing temperature
• Highly recyclable plastic materials

Awards & Recognition

• Bronze Medal from Ecovadis
• 19th JPCA Award from the Japan Electronics Packaging and Circuits Association (JPCA)