Environmental data

  Item Boundary Unit 2019.
03		 2020.
03		 2021.
03		 2022.
03

2023.
03

 Independent Practitioner’s
Assurance
Greenhouse gas
emissions		 Scope 1 (Direct emissions generated through use of
in-house fuel, etc.)Consolidated number of employees\( \sf ^ {Note  1} \)\( \sf ^ {Note  7} \)		 consolidated subsidiaries
（Until FY2020
Specified business operator under the domestic energy conservation law）		 thousand
t-CO\( \sf _2 \)		 264 289 964 1,064 573 〇
  Energy-derived CO₂（Domestic） thousand
t-CO\( \sf _2 \)
264 289 675 691 336 〇
Energy-derived CO₂（Overseas） thousand
t-CO\( \sf _2 \)		 - - 34 23 26 〇
Non-Energy-derived CO₂ thousand
t-CO\( \sf _2 \)		 - - 49 26 29  
Methane thousand
t-CO\( \sf _2 \)		 - - 14 15 19  
N₂O thousand
t-CO\( \sf _2 \)		 - - 177 290 163  
HFCs thousand
t-CO\( \sf _2 \)		 - - 2 2 0  
PFCs thousand
t-CO\( \sf _2 \)		 - - - - -  
SF6 thousand
t-CO\( \sf _2 \)		 - - 14 17 0  
NF3 thousand
t-CO\( \sf _2 \)		 - - - - -  
Scope 2 (Indirect emissions generated through use of electricity, steam, etc., from other companies)\( \sf ^ {Note  1} \) thousand
t-CO\( \sf _2 \)		 1,322 1,274 2,155 2,377 2,463 〇
  Domestic thousand
t-CO\( \sf _2 \)		 1,322 1,274 1,440 1,650 1,695 〇
  Overseas thousand
t-CO\( \sf _2 \)		 - - 715 727 768 〇
Scope 3 \( \sf ^ {Note  2} \) (Indirect emissions generated through business activities across the supply chain) - thousand
t-CO\( \sf _2 \)		 - 2,366 2,279 5,218 3,477 〇
  Category1 Purchased goods and services AIR WATER INC. and some consolidated subsidiaries thousand
t-CO\( \sf _2 \)		   493 463 1,431 1,178 〇
Category2 Capital goods consolidated subsidiaries thousand
t-CO\( \sf _2 \)		   191 155 139 190 〇
Category3 Fuel and energy-related activities
not included in Scope 1 or 2		 thousand
t-CO\( \sf _2 \)		   206 201 361 332 〇
Category4 Transportation and delivery (upstream) AIR WATER INC. and some
consolidated subsidiaries		 thousand
t-CO\( \sf _2 \)		   32 31 93 122 〇
Category5 Waste generated in operation thousand
t-CO\( \sf _2 \)		   15 19 19 16 〇
Category6 Business travel consolidated subsidiaries thousand
t-CO\( \sf _2 \)		   2 2 3 3 〇
Category7 Employee commuting consolidated subsidiaries thousand
t-CO\( \sf _2 \)		   4 4 9 9 〇
Category8 Leased assets (upstream) - thousand
t-CO\( \sf _2 \)		 - - - - - 〇
Category9 Transportation and delivery (downstream) - thousand
t-CO\( \sf _2 \)		 - - - - -  
Category10 Processing of sold products - thousand
t-CO\( \sf _2 \)		 - - - - -  
Category11 Use of sold products AIR WATER INC. and some consolidated subsidiaries thousand
t-CO\( \sf _2 \)		 - 1,422 1,403 3,087 1,624 〇
Category12 End-of-life treatment of sold products  thousand
t-CO\( \sf _2 \)		 - - - 77 4 〇
Category13 Leased assets (downstream) - thousand
t-CO\( \sf _2 \)		 - - - - - 〇
Category14 Franchises - thousand
t-CO\( \sf _2 \)		 - - - - - 〇
Category15 Investments - thousand
t-CO\( \sf _2 \)		 - - - - - 〇
Total energy usage\( \sf ^ {Note  1} \)   Electricity   million kWh 2,360 2,412 3,126 3,672 3,647  
Fuel   thousand kL 116 234 302 235 139  
Steam TJ 775 652 616 667 630  
Environmental Impact Substances\( \sf ^ {Note  3} \) Air Pollutants SOx emissions AIR WATER INC. and some consolidated subsidiaries t 727 633 1,386

533

 451  
NOx emissions t 620 317 753 748 739  
Particulate emissions t 20 50 24 16 16  
VOC emissions  t - 212 169 165 161  
Water pollutant COD emissions t 553 207 221 225 167  
Nitrogen emissions in wastewater t 74 67 80 88 79  
Phosphorus emissions t 253 8 8 8 8  
Amount of substances designated in the Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (PRTR) t 248,530 138,094 129,149 140,132 141,881  
Releases of substances designated under the Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (PRTR) t 1,028 741 2,133 2,296 1,714  
Waste\( \sf ^ {Note  3} \) Waste generated  AIR WATER INC. and some consolidated subsidiaries t 49,672 80,181 81,457 97,089 72,842  
  Specially controlled industrial waste t 3,010 3,139 7,493 4,747 8,098  
Waste recycling rate    % - - - 65 80  
Water resources\( \sf ^ {Note  3} \) Total wastewater discharge AIR WATER INC. and some consolidated subsidiaries million ㎥ 231 176 164 183 185  
  Of which, public use (sea) Note: Total of sea and rivers until FY 2019 million ㎥ 230 175 158 151 172  
Of which waters (rivers) million ㎥ - - 5 31 12  
Of which, sewerage million ㎥ 0.7 0.8 0.6 1.0 1.5  
  Water intake million ㎥ 245 186 175 190 188  
  Freshwater million ㎥ 24 19 21 21 18  
Of which clean water  million ㎥ 0.7 0.8 1.0 1.4 1.8  
Of which industrial water  million ㎥ 16 9.1 11.2 12.6 9.6  
Of which groundwater   million ㎥ 7.9 8.8 7.8 6.6 6.6  
Seawater million ㎥ 221 167 155 169 169  
Per-unit water usage\( \sf ^ {Note  5} \) ㎥／million yen - - - 32 29  
Containers and packaging materials t 572 536 488

572

 660  
ISO 14001 certification Consolidated (Domestic) Number
of ISO 14001 certification		 20 23 22 23 23  

 

Note 1. Beginning in fiscal 2020, greenhouse gas emissions (under Scope 1 and Scope 2) and energy usage have been calculated according to the GHG protocol on a consolidated basis. 
Note 2.

Regarding Scope 3
Categories 1, 5, 11, and 12 are for companies with sales revenue of at least 1 billion yen and whose main business is the manufacturing of products.
Category 4 is for domestic consolidated companies.
The following is a list of other categories for which calculated data are not provided.
Category 8, Leased Assets (upstream), is calculated under Scope 1 and Scope 2.
Category 9, Transportation and Delivery (downstream), is excluded from the calculation because the Group’s products are mainly raw materials, materials, and components for final consumer goods. It is difficult to make rational calculations because these encompass a variety of applications, and their transportation and delivery methods are diverse and complex.
Categories 14, Franchises and 15, Investments, do not encompass such activities.
Note 3. As of fiscal 2021, values for environmentally hazardous substances, waste, and water resources were expanded to include companies eligible for calculation. The targets are the same as the targeted companies of Scope 3. Prior to fiscal 2020, targeted companies were those that were judged to have a high environmental impact under our standards.
Note 4. Data for FY2021, marked with a 〇, is guaranteed by a third-party organization. Click here to view the third-party report.
Note 5. Water consumption intensity: Freshwater consumption per unit of sales
Note 6. Containers and packaging are those used for packaging products that are disposed of after use (total of containers and packaging for business use and household waste). Note that until FY2020, the weight of containers and packaging (household waste), which are obligated to be recycled under the Containers and Packaging Recycling Law, was used as the weight of containers and packaging.)
Note 7. Significantly decreased due to the deconsolidation of Air Water & Energia Power Yamaguchi, Ltd. as of January 18, 2023.

Social data

Item Boundary Unit 2019.03 2020.03 2021.03 2022.03 2023.03
Consolidated number of employees - Person 15,825 18,211 18,843 19,560 20,109
Number of employees Total AIR WATER INC. Person 1,158 1,158 1,137 1,167 983
  Male AIR WATER INC. Person 996 991 950 969 787
Female AIR WATER INC. Person 162 167 187 198 196
Employees by age group 20s and below AIR WATER INC. Person 205 191 169 177 128
30s AIR WATER INC. Person 251 253 261 244 200
40s AIR WATER INC. Person 277 276 265 277 244
50s AIR WATER INC. Person 271 272 294 313 284
60s and above AIR WATER INC. Person 154 166 148 156 127
The average age Total AIR WATER INC. Years old 43.7 44.3 44.3 44.7 45.4
  Male AIR WATER INC. Years old 44.5 45.1 45.3 45.9 46.8
Female AIR WATER INC. Years old 39.2 39.0 39.0 38.7 39.6
Percentage of women in managerial positions     AIR WATER INC. % 1.5 2.8 3.9 4.0 5.3
Percentage of women in superintendent positions AIR WATER INC. % 11.0 13.9 13.9 14.7 19.2
Employment: New graduates (university graduates including those with postgraduate education, technical college graduates and high school graduates) Total AIR WATER INC. Person 42 37 32 21 22
  Male AIR WATER INC. Person 31 26 21 9 18
  Female AIR WATER INC. Person 11 11 11 12 4
Employment: Mid-careers Total AIR WATER INC. Person 59 63 38 33 56
  Male AIR WATER INC. Person 45 49 28 26 38
  Female AIR WATER INC. Person 14 14 10 7 18
Number of turnover (excluding compulsory retirees and those who were seconded to the Group companies)  AIR WATER INC. Person 28 27 34 36 42
Number of reemployed employees (excluding those who were seconded to the Group companies)    AIR WATER INC. Person 26 15 21 18 16
Rate of taking annual paid holidays   AIR WATER INC. % 51.4 53.9 53.9 54.8 56.8
Number of woman taking childcare leave \( \sf ^ {Note  1} \) AIR WATER INC. Person 3 6 6 7 6
Rate of woman taking childcare leave \( \sf ^ {Note  1} \)    AIR WATER INC. % 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Number of man taking childcare leave \( \sf ^ {Note  1} \) AIR WATER INC. Person 6 12 8 13 19
Rate of man taking childcare leave \( \sf ^ {Note  1} \)    AIR WATER INC. % 34.3 28.6 43.3 40.4 33.3
Wage Differentials between Men and Women \( \sf ^ {Note  2} \) All workers AIR WATER INC. % - - - - 68.7
permanent employee AIR WATER INC. % - - - - 67.5
Part-time workers Fixed-term employees AIR WATER INC. % - - - - 49.6
Number of employees taking nursing care leave AIR WATER INC. Person 0 0 0 0 0
Rate of lost time injury (on the job) AIR WATER Group companies in Japan % 1.60 1.31 1.17 1.15 1.32
Note 1. Regardless of the year of acquisition, the data covers those who had a child born in the relevant fiscal year and who took maternity leave. Therefore, the data for the fiscal year ended March 2023 are preliminary figures, and the numbers may change by the fiscal year ending March 2024.
Note 2.

Women's wages are lower than men's (68.7% of men's average annual salary) because the average age of female employees is younger than that of men and the ratio of female managers is 5.3%.

Governance data

Item Boundary Unit 2019.03 2020.03 2021.03 2022.03 2023.03
Directors\( \sf ^ {Note1} \) Directors - Person 20 20 9 9 11
  Inside directors - Person 18 18 6 6 7
Inside directors - Person 2 2 3 3 4
Outside directors as a percentage of total Board of Directors’ members - % 10 10 33 33 36
Female directors as a percentage of total Board of Directors’ members - % 5 5 11 11 9
Term of appointment - Year 1 1 1 1 1
Frequency of Board of Directors’ meetings - Times 15 14 12 13 14
Attendance at Board of Directors’ meetings - % 99 98 98 98 99
Attendance of independent outside directors at Board of Directors’ meetings - % 100 100 100 97 100
Number of directors attending less than 75% of Board of Directors’ meetings - Person 0 0 0 0 0
Auditor Auditor Board members - Person 5 5 5 5 5
  Inside directors - Person 2 2 2 2 2
Inside directors - Person 3 3 3 3 3
Outside directors as a percentage of total Board of Directors’ members - % 60 60 60 60 60
Female Audit & Supervisory Board members as a percentage of total Audit & Supervisory Board members - % 0 0 0 0 0
Frequency of Auditor Board meetings - Times 16 15 12 14 14
Attendance at Auditor Board meetings - % 89 95 100 100 97
Attendance of outside Auditor Board members at Auditor Board meetings - % 81 91 100 100 95
Number of Auditor Board members attending less than 75% of Auditor Board meetings - Person 1 1 0 0 0
Average age of directors and auditor - Years old 65 66 70 71 70
Code of Ethical Conduct AIR WATER Group worldwide - Adopted Adopted Adopted Adopted Adopted
Policy on transparency of tax affairs Consolidated - Adopted Adopted Adopted Adopted Adopted
Violations of rules for the prevention of corruption Group companies in Japan Number of cases 0 0

0

 0 0
Monetary penalties incurred as a result of violations of guidelines for the prevention of corruption Group companies in Japan Yen 0 0 0 0 0
Incidents reported internally by whistleblowers Group companies in Japan Number of cases 18 34 28 32 33
Note 1. The number of employees is reduced to 9 effective June 23, 2023.