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Environment

Reduction of greenhouse gas emissions Unit FY2016 FY2017 FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 Included range
GHG Scope 1, 2, 3 emissions volume Consolidated
Scope1*1 t-CO2 141,000 251,000 312,000 307,000 287,000 Consolidated
Scope2*2 t-CO2 1,031,000 1,159,000 1,320,000 1,165,000 1,138,000 Consolidated
Scope3*3 t-CO2 2,429,000 4,260,000 4,442,000 4,370,000 3,719,000 Consolidated
Purchased goods and services t-CO2 1,794,000 3,201,000 3,380,000 3,262,000 2,883,000 Consolidated
Capital goods t-CO2 390,000 754,000 717,000 693,000 484,000 Consolidated
Fuel- and energy-related activities
(not included in scope 1 or scope 2)		 t-CO2 60,000 74,000 95,300 178,000 100,000 Consolidated
Upstream transportation and distribution t-CO2 125,000 152,000 163,000 174,000 174,000 Consolidated
Waste generated in operations t-CO2 25,000 35,000 42,000 20,000 34,000 Consolidated
Business travel t-CO2 7,700 9,800 10,000 9,600 9,800 Consolidated
Employee commuting t-CO2 27,000 34,000 35,000 33,000 35,000 Consolidated
Upstream lease assets Not applicable Consolidated
Downstream transportation and distribution Not applicable Consolidated
Processing of sold products Not applicable Consolidated
Use of sold products Not applicable Consolidated
End-of-life treatment of sold products t-CO2 310 330 350 320 290 Consolidated
Downstream lease assets Not applicable Consolidated
Franchises Not applicable Consolidated
Investments Not applicable Consolidated
Percentage of GHG emissions by region Consolidated
Japan % 71 70 68 66 65 Consolidated
China % 18 19 21 21 21 Consolidated
Asia % 10 10 11 12 12 Consolidated
Europe % 1 1 0 1 2 Consolidated
Per-unit improvement rate at domestic factories % 17.4 11.2 14.9 9.32 TBA Consolidated
(domestic)
Amount of energy used TJ 19,000 23,000 28,000 28,000 29,000 Consolidated
Purchased and consumed non-renewable fuel
(fossil fuel, coal, oil, natural gas, etc.)(A)		 MWh 694,000 819,000 919,000 916,000 988,000 Consolidated
Purchased electricity
(non-renewable)(B)		 MWh 1,712,000 2,067,000 2,464,000 2,356,000 2,510,000 Consolidated
Purchased steam, heat, cooling, and other non-renewable energy (C) MWh 66,000 110,000 168,000 164,000 205,000 Consolidated
Purchased and generated renewable energy
(wind, solar, biomass, hydraulic, geothermal, etc.)(D)		 MWh 40 30 23,000 35,000 400,000 Consolidated
Total sold non-renewable energy
(electricity, heating, cooling)(E)		 MWh Not applicable Consolidated
Total consumption of non-renewable energy
(A+B+C-E), D excluded		 MWh 2,472,000 2,996,000 3,551,000 3,436,000 3,703,000 Consolidated
Business profit per unit MWh/
100M		 1,584,000 2,051,000 1,727,000 1,897,000 1,730,000 Consolidated
Managing chemical substances Unit FY2016 FY2017 FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 Included range
Volume of use of PRTR substances*4 t 11,500 19,600 27,100 18,000 20,100 Consolidated
(domestic)
Volume of discharge of PRTR substances t 260 210 270 240 280 Consolidated
(domestic)
Volume of transportation of PRTR substances t 2,400 3,900 6,800 2,600 7,500 Consolidated
(domestic)
Volume of use of Volatile Organic Compound（VOC） t 22,300 26,400 27,200 23,100 27,200 Consolidated
(domestic)
Volume of discharge of Volatile Organic Compound（VOC） t 840 1,280 1,280 1,240 1,150 Consolidated
(domestic)
Volume of transportation of Volatile Organic Compound（VOC） % 3.7 4.2 3.9 5.4 4.2 Consolidated
(domestic)
Emissions of air polluting substances（NOx） t 300 320 350 270 210 Consolidated
(domestic)
Emissions of air polluting substances（SOx） t 1.1 0.7 0.5 1.0 1.7 Consolidated
(domestic)
Liquid PFC emissions volume t-CO2 40,500 40,100 37,500 33,800 37,400 Consolidated
(domestic)
Liquid PFC reduction rate
（Baseline: 2002 emissions volume）		 % 71 72 73 76 73 Consolidated
(domestic)
Waste management Unit FY2016 FY2017 FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 Included range
Total emissions volume t 59,000 95,000 132,000 108,000 105,000 Consolidated
Recycled amount*5 t 56,000 89,000 122,000 104,000 102,100 Consolidated
Recycling rate % 95 94 92 95 98 Consolidated
Hazardous waste volume*6 t 18 39 62 52 43 Consolidated
Final disposal volume*7 t 3,200 5,900 10,500 4,900 2,300 Consolidated
Comparative waste intensity
(Baseline: FY2016-2018 per-unit average)		 % -20 -4 24 16 0 Consolidated
Water resource management Unit FY2016 FY2017 FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 Included range
Water intake volume 1,000m3 14,800 17,400 19,400 18,500 17,900 Consolidated
Municipal water supply
(or from other water supply facilities)		 1,000m3 9,100 11,600 13,100 12,400 12,800 Consolidated
Fresh water and surface water
(lakes, rivers, etc.)		 1,000m3 0 0 0 0 0 Consolidated
Freshwater and groundwater 1,000m3 5,700 5,700 6,300 6,100 5,100 Consolidated
Wastewater discharge 1,000m3 12,800 14,600 15,000 14,800 15,600 Consolidated
Volume consumed*8 1,000m3 2,100 2,700 4,400 3,600 3,000 Consolidated
Volume of waste recycled 1,000m3 3,900 4,200 4,700 4,500 4,900 Consolidated
Recycling rate*9 % 21 19 20 20 21 Consolidated
Comparative water resource intensity
(Baseline: FY2016-2018 per-unit average)		 % 8 -6 -2 2 -4 Consolidated
Environmental violations Unit FY2016 FY2017 FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 Included range
Number of violations
(USD10,000 and over)		 cases 0 0 0 0 0 Consolidated
Fined amount
(USD10,000 and over)		 US$ 0 0 0 0 0 Consolidated
Accidents and significant exceeding of laws and regulations cases 0 0 0 0 0 Consolidated
Related to environmental accounting Unit FY2016 FY2017 FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 Included range
Environmental and energy investments million
yen		 1,600 2,200 4,000 4,000 1,900 Consolidated
Environmental and energy business expenditures million
yen		 4,500 5,500 6,000 6,100 7,200 Consolidated
Economic effects per year due to environmental burden reductions million
yen		 290 780 690 650 430 Consolidated
ISO 14001 acquisition Unit FY2016 FY2017 FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 Included range
Certification rate
(Targets are head office and production site)		 % 96 95 95 95 96 Consolidated

Note

  • *1

    FY2020 data is flash result before third party verification.

  • *2

    FY2020 data is flash result before third party verification.

  • *3

    FY2020 data is flash result before third party verification.

  • *4

    Chemical substances specified by Japanese law

  • *5

    Recycled volume: refers to everything other than landfill disposal.

  • *6

    Hazardous waste volume: “Waste as defined by the laws of each country.” In Japan, it refers to specially controlled industrial waste.

  • *7

    Final disposal volume: refers to landfill disposal (zero emissions achieved domestically).

  • *8

    Volume consumed: calculated by subtracting waste-water volume from water-intake volume.

  • *9

    Recycling rate: Calculated by dividing recycled volume by the sum of recycled volume and water intake volume.

Society

Attracting and cultivating human resources Unit FY2016 FY2017 FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 Included range
General employee education (number of e-learning registrants) persons 25,529 26,877 30,783 32,962 33,975 Consolidated
(domestic)
Training results by class persons 2,855 3,637 4,332 5,245 4,590 Consolidated
(domestic)
Employee education expenses million
yen		 1,061 1,438 1,476 1,463 1,012 Consolidated
Total overseas local employees using the deployment system to affiliated companies in Japan and other countries persons 537 616 737 876 958 Consolidated
Diversity & Inclusion Unit FY2016 FY2017 FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 Included range
Number of management staff*1 persons 498 543 625 656 712 Non-consolidated
　Men persons 497 538 620 646 699 Non-consolidated
　Women persons 1 5 5 10 13 Non-consolidated
Number of management staff at the level of department head and above
(included in the number of management staff)		 persons 125 125 145 158 156 Non-consolidated
　Men persons 125 125 145 158 155 Non-consolidated
　Women persons 0 0 0 0 1 Non-consolidated
Ratio of female management staff % 0.2 0.9 0.8 1.5 1.8 Non-consolidated
Ratio of employees with disabilities % 2.13 1.92 1.88 2.32 2.33 Non-consolidated
Number of employees(consolidated) persons 59,978 75,326 77,571 74,109 75,184 Consolidated
　Men persons 28,531 37,346 39,382 38,866 39,274 Consolidated
　Women persons 31,447 37,980 38,189 35,243 35,910 Consolidated
　Ratio of women among all employees % 52.4 50.4 49.2 47.6 47.8 Consolidated
Number of employees(non-consolidated) persons 7,899 8,385 8,783 9,199 9,528 Non-consolidated
　Men persons 6,281 6,679 6,984 7,231 7,429 Non-consolidated
　Women persons 1,618 1,706 1,799 1,968 2,099 Non-consolidated
　Ratio of women among all employees % 20.5 20.3 20.5 21.4 22.0 Non-consolidated
Number of recent graduate hire*2 persons 242 294 341 399 447 Non-consolidated
　Men persons 169 210 238 253 282 Non-consolidated
　Women persons 73 84 103 146 165 Non-consolidated
　Ratio of women % 30.2 28.6 30.2 36.6 36.9 Non-consolidated
Number of mid-career hires*3 persons 247 363 428 224 121 Non-consolidated
　Men persons 221 336 389 202 106 Non-consolidated
　Women persons 26 27 39 22 15 Non-consolidated
　Ratio of women % 10.5 7.4 9.1 9.8 12.4 Non-consolidated
Ratio of mid-career hires % 50.5 55.3 55.7 36.0 21.3 Non-consolidated
Average number of years continuously employed year 14.6 14.4 14.1 14.9 14.7 Non-consolidated
　Men year 15.0 14.7 14.4 15.2 15.1 Non-consolidated
　Women year 13.0 13.2 13.0 14.0 13.2 Non-consolidated
Rate of resignations due to personal reasons % 0.7 1.1 1.3 1.3 1.4 Non-consolidated
Average age age 40.1 40.1 40.0 41.0 40.1 Non-consolidated
　Men age 41.0 41.0 40.8 41.8 41.1 Non-consolidated
　Women age 36.3 36.7 36.6 37.7 36.5 Non-consolidated
Work safety and hygiene Unit FY2016 FY2017 FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 Included range
Work accident (accidents requiring work stoppage) frequency*4
 - 0.14 0.44 0.15 0.17 0.25 Consolidated
(domestic)
Number of serious incidents cases 0 2 0 0 0 Consolidated
(domestic)
Number of industrial accidents resulting lost workdays cases 7 24 10 11 16 Consolidated
(domestic)
Ratio of annual work accidents per 1,000 people (accidents which require time off)*5 - 0.20 0.56 0.23 0.24 0.34 Consolidated
(domestic)
Ratio of annual work accidents per 1,000 people (including accidents which do not require time off)*6 - 2.78 2.50 2.54 2.12 1.56 Consolidated

ISO 45001 certification rate
(Targets are head office and production site)

 % 76 65 66 64 82 Consolidated
Number of in-house industrial physicians persons 2 5 11 15 15 Consolidated
(domestic)
Contributions to society/Community Unit FY2016 FY2017 FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 Included range
Total Social contribution expense million
yen		 - - - 167 215 Non-consolidated
Total amount of donations million
yen		 331 239 177 154 196 Non-consolidated

The actual values decreased during fiscal 2020 due to the cancellation of various events and the postponement of contribution activities to prevent and stop the spread of the novel coronavirus infection.

Social Contribution Activities Unit FY2016 FY2017 FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 Included range
Total Number of volunteering employees
(Excluding TABLE FOR TWO)		 persons - - - 17,088 5,365 Consolidated
Number of visiting lectures
(science education, environmental education, career education, etc.)		 cases - - 108 129 72 Consolidated
Number of factory visits and work experiences cases - - 128 140 58 Consolidated
Number of activities for forest preservation and greening cases - - 21 39 17 Consolidated
Total number of factory tour factory open house cases - - - 36 2 Consolidated
(domestic)
TABLE FOR TWO
(number of meals)*7
 meals 11,346 14,407 22,220 24,377 13,640 Consolidated
(domestic)
Academic support activities through the Murata Science Foundation*8
 Unit FY2016 FY2017 FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 Included range
Volume of grants million yen 260 300 368 370 426 -
　Domestic million yen 260 290 358 360 410 -
　Overseas million yen - 10 10 10 16 -
Research grants cases 119 161 174 161 213 -
　Domestic cases 119 141 154 141 173 -
　Overseas cases - 20 20 20 40 -
Research society grant cases 38 38 40 35 34 -
Support for Overseas dispaching researcher cases 98 99 105 94 59 -

Note

  • *1

    Number of management staff…Includes expert managerial positions from fiscal 2020.

  • *2

    Number of recent graduate hire…It was decided to include global hiring, etc. in the number of newly hired graduates, and the figures have been recalculated from 2016.

  • *3

    Number of mid-career hires…The definition was reevaluated, and the figures have been recalculated from 2016.

  • *4

    Frequency rate of industrials accidents resulting lost workdays…represents the frequency of accidents as number of casualties due to industrials accidents per million actual work-hours.

  • *5

    Industrial accidents rate per 1000 employees (accidents resulting lost workdays)…represents the percentage of casualties that occurred per 1,000 people.

  • *6

    Ratio of annual work accidents per 1,000 people (including accidents which do not require time off)…At Murata, we manage the number of work accidents by including the accidents which do not require time off in the accidents which require time off.

  • *7

    TABLE FOR TWO…By choosing a healthy menu during activities contributing to society originating in Japan that focus simultaneously on hunger in developing nations and lifestyle diseases and obesity in developed nations, an employee can donate 20 yen per meal to pay for one meal provided in a developing nation. Murata has been participating in such activities since FY2010.

  • *8

    Murata Science Foundation…The Murata Science Foundation was established in 1985 with the intention of contributing to the development of science and technology by promoting science. The foundation promotes international exchanges between researchers and issues grants for research that contributes to the improvement and development of science and technology or the resolving of various problems in the fields of the humanities and social sciences.

Governance

Corruption prevention Unit FY2016 FY2017 FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 Included range
Number of persons having completed corruption prevention training*1 persons - - - 3,776 7,316 Consolidated
(domestic)
Compliance ・ Risk management Unit FY2016 FY2017 FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 Included range
Expenditures for the provision of political funding and other expenses million
yen		 0.4 1.4 0.4 0.9 0.9 Consolidated

(As of June 29, 2021)

Composition of the Board of Directors Unit Included range
Number of member persons 12 Non-consolidated
Outside directors persons 5 Non-consolidated
　Outside directors appointed as independent directors persons 5 Non-consolidated
Inside directors persons 7 Non-consolidated
Ratio of outside directors % 41.7 Non-consolidated
Female directors persons 2 Non-consolidated
Ratio of female directors % 16.7 Non-consolidated
Composition of Audit and Supervisory Committee
Number of member persons 4 Non-consolidated
Outside directors persons 3 Non-consolidated
Composition of Nomination Advisory Committee
chairman of the committee - Inside director -
Number of nomination advisors persons 5 Non-consolidated
Number of outside directors persons 3 Non-consolidated
Composition of Remuneration Advisory Committee
chairman of the committee - outside director -
Number of member persons 5 Non-consolidated
Outside directors persons 3 Non-consolidated
Number of meetings, etc. Unit FY2020 Included range
Number of meetings of the Board of Directors times 10 Non-consolidated
Board of Directors meeting attendance rate % 100.0 Non-consolidated
　Board of Directors meeting attendance rate for outside directors % 100.0 Non-consolidated
Number of meetings of the Audit and Supervisory Committee times 10 Non-consolidated
Audit and Supervisory Committee meeting attendance rate % 97.5 Non-consolidated
Number of meetings of the Nomination Advisory Committee times 4 Non-consolidated
Number of meetings of the Remuneration Advisory Committee times 3 Non-consolidated
Remuneration
Remuneration structure, procedures, performance, etc. See the following page:
Go to Executive Remuneration Page

Note

  • *1…

    Bribery prevention training is implemented annually via e-learning for a specific class of employees.

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