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ESG data

(Some figures have been rounded, so the breakdown and totals may not match.)

Table of contents

Environment

Social

Governance

Environment

GHG Emissions


Scope Unit FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
Scope 1 emissions Consolidated*1 t-CO2e 42,000 40,180 23,460
Scope 2 emissions Consolidated*1 t-CO2e 393,850 319,520 257,030
Scope 3 emissions Category 1: Purchased goods and services Consolidated t-CO2e ー 2,534,237 2,366,575
Category 5: Waste generated in operations Consolidated*1 t-CO2e 32 42 111
Category 6: Business Travel Consolidated t-CO2e 2,600 2,470 2,490
Targeted reduction ratio for greenhouse gas emissions Fiscal 2031*2 Consolidated*1 % ー 30 30
Fiscal 2051*3 Consolidated*1 % ー 100 100

Decarbonization Efforts


Scope Unit FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
Environmental contribution index Consolidated*1 - ー 4.5 4.0
Avoided CO2 emissions*4 Consolidated*1 kt-CO2e 13,150 14,930 12,710
Zero-CO2 factories*5 Consolidated*1 Sites ー 10 14
Carbon footprint (per unit of battery capacity, vs FY2022)*6 Consolidated*1 % ー 100 100

Energy Consumption


Scope Unit FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
Energy consumption Electricity from renewable energy Consolidated*1 TJ 402.61 748.96 988.96
Fuel consumption from renewable energy sources (biofuel, etc.) Consolidated*1 TJ 0 0 0
Electricity from non-renewable energy Consolidated*1 TJ 2,932.51 2,581.38 2,125.93
Fuel consumption from non-renewable energy sources (fuel, heat, steam, etc.) Consolidated*1 TJ 1,223.36 1,164.92 1,060.11
Electricity Renewable Energy Ratio*7 Consolidated*1 % 12 22 32
Energy intensity Consolidated*1 TJ/¥100mn 0.56 0.50 0.51
Amount of reductions in energy consumption Consolidated*1 TJ 27 26 160

Recycling / Waste


Scope Unit FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
Recycled resin used Consolidated*1 t 14.64 9.55 11.29
Factory waste recycling rate Consolidated*1 % 98.70 98.70 97.60
Total wastes Metal scrap Consolidated*1 kt 21.50 19.92 16.03
Paper scrap Consolidated*1 kt 1.75 1.60 1.75
Plastics Consolidated*1 kt 1.92 1.74 1.53
Acids Consolidated*1 kt 5.48 4.21 4.60
Sludge Consolidated*1 kt 2.60 2.45 1.96
Wood Consolidated*1 kt 0.65 0.60 0.67
Glass / ceramics Consolidated*1 kt 0.01 0.01 0.01
Oil Consolidated*1 kt 7.57 7.23 4.27
Alkalis Consolidated*1 kt 3.72 3.30 3.13
Other Consolidated*1 kt 2.30 2.09 1.75
Total Consolidated*1 kt 47.52 43.14 35.70
Recycled Metal scrap Consolidated*1 kt 21.18 19.38 15.89
Paper scrap Consolidated*1 kt 1.75 1.56 1.75
Plastics Consolidated*1 kt 1.85 1.68 1.51
Acids Consolidated*1 kt 0.08 0.04 0.05
Sludge Consolidated*1 kt 2.47 2.27 1.38
Wood Consolidated*1 kt 0.65 0.59 0.67
Glass / ceramics Consolidated*1 kt 0.01 0.01 0.01
Oil Consolidated*1 kt 7.53 7.19 4.24
Alkalis Consolidated*1 kt 2.58 2.12 2.10
Other Consolidated*1 kt 1.95 1.78 1.51
Total Consolidated*1 kt 40.08 36.62 29.11
Landfill Metal scrap Consolidated*1 kt 0.31 0.28 0.14
Paper scrap Consolidated*1 kt 0.00 0.00 0.00
Plastics Consolidated*1 kt 0.01 0.02 0.00
Acids Consolidated*1 kt 0.01 0.02 0.01
Sludge Consolidated*1 kt 0.01 0.01 0.47
Wood Consolidated*1 kt 0.00 0.00 0.00
Glass / ceramics Consolidated*1 kt 0.00 0.00 0.00
Oil Consolidated*1 kt 0.00 0.01 0.00
Alkalis Consolidated*1 kt 0.00 0.00 0.00
Other Consolidated*1 kt 0.20 0.16 0.09
Total Consolidated*1 kt 0.54 0.50 0.72
Achievements and initiatives for recycling waste plastics in Japan Waste generation Consolidated (domestic) t 1,040 918.4 647.5
Recycled amount Consolidated (domestic) t 974.2 892.4 627.0
Final disposal amount Consolidated (domestic) t 0.13 0.23 0.07
Recycling rate Consolidated (domestic) % 99.9 99.9 99.9
Target of recycling rate Consolidated (domestic) % Over 99.0% Over 99.0% Over 99.0%

Water Consumption


Scope Unit FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
Water withdrawal Surface water Consolidated*1 1,000 m3 0 0 0
Groundwater Consolidated*1 1,000 m3 238 221 234
Municipal water and industrial water, etc. Consolidated*1 1,000 m3 1,609 1,578 1,287
Total Consolidated*1 1,000 m3 1,847 1,799 1,520
Total water withdrawal intensity Consolidated*1 1,000 m3 / ¥100mn 0.23 0.21 0.18
Water discharge Surface water Consolidated*1 1,000 m3 35 26 35
Groundwater Consolidated*1 1,000 m3 0 0 0
Wastewater, etc. Consolidated*1 1,000 m3 1,344 1,206 1,344
Total Consolidated*1 1,000 m3 1,379 1,231 1,379
Total water consumption Consolidated*1 1,000 m3 468 568 142

Environmental Management


Scope Unit FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
Number of offices that acquired ISO 14001 certification Consolidated*1 Sites 22 19 19
Case of violations of laws and ordinances (exceeding of standards resulting in penalty, etc.) Consolidated Violations 0 0 0
Human Environmental Impact*8 Consolidated*1 kcount 70.72 59.42 53.23
Release/transfer of substances requiring management Consolidated*1 t 235 300 190

*1 Head office MORIGUCHI sites (manufacturing/non-manufacturing) and Panasonic Energy Group manufacturing sites
*2 Vs. fiscal 2014. Set as uniform target for all Panasonic Group operating companies.
*3 Set as uniform target for all Panasonic Group operating companies.
*4 The amount of CO2 emissions reductions achieved for our customers and society as a result of the introduction of our products, compared to the baseline level where no products were introduced.
*5 Factories that have achieved virtually zero CO2 emissions by conserving energy, introducing renewable energy, and using credits.
*6 CO2 emissions per unit of battery capacity produced at the North American factory.
*7 Percentage of electricity, fuel, etc. used by Panasonic Energy that is derived from renewable energy sources (includes certificates, credits, and other externally procured items)
*8 Metric expressed by multiplying the “hazardousness factor,” which expresses the weight of harmfulness as independently determined by the Panasonic Group for chemical substances, by “release and transfer amount. ”

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Social

Employee Demographics


Scope Unit FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
Total number of employees (consolidated) Consolidated Employees ー 18,716 19,036
By job function Indrirect Consolidated % ー 39.8 45.8
Direct manufacturing Consolidated % ー 60.2 54.2
Gender Female Consolidated % ー 32.9 32.2
Male Consolidated % ー 67.1 67.8
By region Japan Consolidated % ー 27.5 30.1
China/Northeast Asia Consolidated % ー 18.0 16.4
Southeast Asia Consolidated % ー 19.2 17.0
North America Consolidated % ー 27.9 23.9
Europe Consolidated % ー 0.3 0.4
India Consolidated % ー 4.9 4.7
Central and South America Consolidated % ー 2.2 7.6
Total number of employees (in Japan) Consolidated (domestic) Employees 4,733 5,145 5,727
By job function Indrirect Consolidated (domestic) % 71.9 73.7 73.6
Direct manufacturing Consolidated (domestic) % 28.1 26.3 26.4
Gender Female Consolidated (domestic) % 14.9 14.6 14.5
Male Consolidated (domestic) % 85.1 85.4 85.5
By age group 29 years of age or under Consolidated (domestic) % 6.3 8.7 13.3
30-39 years of age Consolidated (domestic) % 18.8 19.2 19.9
40-49 years of age Consolidated (domestic) % 32.5 30.0 28.8
50-59 years of age Consolidated (domestic) % 38.0 36.3 33.1
60 years of age or over Consolidated (domestic) % 4.4 5.9 4.9
Employees with no fixed term of employment Consolidated (domestic) % 95.4 93.6 92.5
Employees (contract employees and other fixed-term employees) Consolidated (domestic) % 4.6 6.4 7.5
Percentage of people with disabilities employed Consolidated (domestic) % 1.6 2.2 3.1
Total number of temporary staff Consolidated (domestic) Employees ー 1,511 1,338

Managerial Positions


Scope Unit FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
Percentage of employees in managerial positions*9 Female Consolidated % 17.0 17.7 17.7
Non-consolidated % 4.8 5.8 6.5
Male Consolidated % 83.0 82.3 82.3
Non-consolidated % 95.2 94.2 93.5

Recruitment / Turnover


Scope Unit FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
Number of employees recruited (new graduates) Female Consolidated (domestic) Employees 10 7 25
Male Consolidated (domestic) Employees 25 54 133
Number of employees hired (mid-career) Female Consolidated (domestic) Employees 16 25 52
Male Consolidated (domestic) Employees 99 200 369
Turnover rate*10 Consolidated (domestic) % 0.9 2.0 1.8
Average years of continuous service Female Non-consolidated Year ー 21.2 18.1
Male Non-consolidated Year ー 19.1 16.5

Work Style


Scope Unit FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
Employee engagement Consolidated (domestic) pt 69 70 70
Average amount of overtime work per month Non-consolidated Time/Employees ー 18 hrs. 6min. 19 hrs. 21min.
Average number of days of annual paid leave taken Non-consolidated Days ー 17.0 17.8
Average rate of annual paid leave taken Non-consolidated % ー 71.7 73.3
Rate of childcare leave taken Female Consolidated (domestic) % ー 100 100
Male Consolidated (domestic) % ー 56.2 58
Rate of those who returned to work after childcare leave Female Consolidated (domestic) % ー 100 100
Male Consolidated (domestic) % ー 100 100

Remuneration


Scope Unit FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
Gender pay gap*11 Overall Consolidated (domestic) - ー 75.9 78.9
Regular employees Consolidated (domestic) - ー 75.7 80.4
Non-regular employees Consolidated (domestic) - ー 61.4 74.2
Ratio of the annual total compensation for the organization’s highest-paid individual to the median annual total compensation for all employees Consolidated (domestic) - ー 6.3 7.8

Occupational Health and safety


Scope Unit FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
Number of fatalities as a result of work-related injury Consolidated Employees 0 0 0
Number of recordable work-related injuries Consolidated Employees 168 144 107
Consolidated (domestic) Employees 12 20 21
Number of fatalities as a result of work-related ill health Consolidated Employees 0 0 0
Number of cases of recordable work-related ill health Consolidated Cases 11 10 3
Number of work-related contractor fatalities Consolidated (domestic) Employees 0 0 0
Number of industrial incidents resulting in lost workdays Consolidated (domestic) Cases 2 6 5
Number of sites that received OHSAS 18001 (ISO 45001) certification Consolidated (domestic) Sites 10 10 11
Number of employees who received training in health and safety standards Consolidated (domestic) Employees 4,929 5,458 5,730
Lost time incident rate Consolidated (domestic) - 0.09 0.18 0.40
Intensity rate Consolidated (domestic) - 0.01 0.03 0.04
Rate of awareness of steps walked*12 Consolidated (domestic) % 60.5 68.7 60.4
Exercise rate Consolidated (domestic) % 27.1 27.2 26.2
Smoking rate Consolidated (domestic) % 23.5 22.7 22.6
Obesity rate*13 Consolidated (domestic) % 32.3 31.1 28.7
Health management index Consolidated (domestic) - ー 52.5 55.7

Corporate Citizenship Activities


Scope Unit FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
Spending on corporate citizenship activities Consolidated*14 Yen 343,411 8,486,188 23,728,150

Human Rights


Scope Unit FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
Percentage of employees who underwent training on human rights policy Consolidated (domestic) % 100 100 100
Number of incidents of human rights violations Consolidated (domestic) Cases 0 0 0
Total number of incidents of discrimination Consolidated (domestic) Cases 0 0 0
Total number of identified incidents of violations involving the rights of indigenous peoples Consolidated (domestic) Cases 0 0 0
Percentage of total employees eligible for collective bargaining Consolidated (domestic) % 82.8 81.1 79.9

Procurement


Scope Unit FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
Percentage of existing suppliers who carry out risk assessments related to environment Consolidated*15 % 100 100 100
Percentage of existing suppliers who carry out risk assessments related to human rights, etc. Consolidated*15 % 100 100 100
Percentage of suppliers who undergo monitoring or audits with regard to human rights, etc. Consolidated*15 % 100 100 100
Ratio of assurance provided by conducting CSR audits of tier 1 suppliers*16 Consolidated % ー ー 10
Ratio of tier 1 suppliers with an A-rank CSR self-assessment Consolidated*15 % ー 77 81
Written CSR consent acquisition rate from tier 1 suppliers Consolidated*15 % ー 46 62
CMRT/EMRT collection rate Consolidated*15 % ー 98 99
Utilization ratio of conformant/active smelters Consolidated*15 % ー 82 82

*9 Non-consolidated figures are as of April 1 of the following fiscal year.
*10 The number of those leaving the Group per year divided by the annual average number of employees
*11 Average wages for women ÷ Average wages for men
*12 Percentage of people who are generally aware of how many steps they take in a week
*13 Percentage of employees with BMI of 25 or higher
*14 Figures up to fiscal 2023 are consolidated (domestic), and from fiscal 2024 consolidated (all Panasonic Energy Group corporations excluding overseas sales companies)
*15 All Panasonic Energy Group corporations excluding overseas sales companies
*16 Physical and/or document-based implementation included

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Governance

Corporate Governance


Scope Unit FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
Board meetings held(in number) Non-consolidated Times ー 18 16
Board of Directors meeting attendance rate Non-consolidated % ー 98.9 100
Nomination and compensation advisory meetings held(in number) Non-consolidated Times ー 3 3
Nomination and Compensation Advisory Committee meeting attendance rate Non-consolidated % ー 100 100
Frequency of reviews conducted by highest governance body with regard to economic, environmental and social matters, their impact, risks and opportunities Non-consolidated Times ー 1 1

Compliance / Risk Management


Scope Unit FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
Compliance committee meetings held(in number) Non-consolidated Times ー 7 12
ERM committee meetings held(in number) Non-consolidated Times ー 2 2
Number of occurrences of cases involving serious compliance violations Consolidated*17 Cases 0 0 0

Anti-corruption


Scope Unit FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
Percentage of operations assessed for risks related to corruption Consolidated*17 % ー ー 100
Percentage of governance body members who underwent training on the organization’s anti-corruption Consolidated*17 % ー ー 100
Percentage of employees who underwent training on the organization’s anti-corruption Consolidated*17 % 100 100 100
Total number of confirmed incidents of corruption Consolidated*17 Cases 0 0 0

Information Security


Scope Unit FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
Total number of identified leaks, thefts, or losses of customer data Consolidated*18 Cases 0 0 0
Number of information security incidents Consolidated*18 Cases 9 2 2
Total number of substantiated complaints received concerning breaches of customer privacy Consolidated*18 Cases 0 0 0

*17 All Panasonic Energy Group corporations excluding overseas sales companies
*18 All Panasonic Energy Group corporations excluding overseas sales companies, and PANASONIC DO BRASIL

Panasonic Energy Group (Total: 21 companies; as of March 2024)

Notation in scope column

Consolidated subsidiaries (domestic)

Panasonic Energy Kaizuka, Panasonic Energy Higashiura, Panasonic Energy Nandan

Consolidated subsidiaries (overseas)

Panasonic Centroamericana, Panasonic Energy (Wuxi), Panasonic Energy (Suzhou), Panasonic Energy Mexico, Panasonic Energy Corporation of America, Panasonic do Brasil, Panasonic Energy India, Panasonic Energy (Thailand), Panasonic Gobel Energy Indonesia, Panasonic Carbon India, Panasonic Energy of North America,Panasonic Industry Europe, Panasonic Industry(China), Panasonic Industrial Devices Sales Company of America, Panasonic Industry Sales Asia Pacific, Panasonic Industrial Devices Sales Taiwan, Panasonic Hong Kong

Sales companies

Panasonic Industry Europe, Panasonic Industry(China), Panasonic Industrial Devices Sales Company of America, Panasonic Industry Sales Asia Pacific, Panasonic Industrial Devices Sales Taiwan, Panasonic Hong Kong

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