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■Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Report (Independent Third Party Assurance Report)

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Scope Unit 2022/3 2023/3 2024/3*2 2025/3 2026/3
SCOPE 1*1 Consolidated t-CO2e 3,293 3,576 3,622 3,768 3,404
SCOPE 2 Market-based*1 t-CO2e 4,248 3,717 4,285 5,563 5,855
Location-based*1 t-CO2e 11,895 11,541 13,138 14,351 15,099
SCOPE 3

1 Purchased goods and services*1

t-CO2e 71,871 107,925 117,497 103,340 104,222

2 Capital goods

t-CO2e 2,183 3,173 4,813 7,962 4,499

3 Fuel- and energy-related activities (not included in SCOPE 1 or 2)

t-CO2e 2,126 2,058 2,211 2,408 2,686

4 Upstream transportation and distribution

t-CO2e 395 506 461 1,964 2,442

5 Waste generated in operations

t-CO2e 28 22 151 369 286

6 Business travel

t-CO2e 255 609 626 948 1,344

7 Employee commuting

t-CO2e 1,459 1,518 1,563 1,898 1,909

8 Upstream leased assets

t-CO2e - - - - -

9 Downstream transportation and distribution

t-CO2e 450 537 552 503 500

10 Processing of sold products

t-CO2e - - - - -

11 Use of sold products*1

t-CO2e 763,645 943,317 881,030 1,118,220 1,112,914

12 End-of-life treatment of sold products*1

t-CO2e 33,448 31,947 31,520 45,490 42,743

13 Downstream leased assets

t-CO2e - - - - -

14 Franchises

t-CO2e - - - - -

15 Investments

t-CO2e - - - - -
SCOPE 3 total t-CO2e 875,859 1,091,612 1,040,425 1,283,101 1,273,544
SCOPE 1, 2, 3 total*3 t-CO2e 883,400 1,098,905 1,048,332 1,292,432 1,282,803
  • *1 Figures are based on an independent third-party assurance report.
  • *2 For the fiscal year ended March 2024, COSMOPIA HIGHTECH CORP.,is excluded.
  • *3 SCOPE 2 utilizes a market-based approach.

■Energy Consumption

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Scope Unit 2022/3 2023/3 2024/3*1 2025/3 2026/3
Gasoline Consolidated kℓ 528 555 540 555 518
Kerosene kℓ - 0 0 0 0
Diesel fuel kℓ 7 7 6 19 23
LPG t 0 0 0 3 6
City gas 1,000N㎥ 110 90 73 74 92
Natural gas 1,000N㎥ 163 167 147 252 278
Electricity 1,000kWh 25,414 24,913 27,987 30,733 32,231
Renewable energy usage*2 1,000kWh 17,717 18,124 20,266 20,724 21,551
(self-generated electricity (solar)) 1,000kWh 80 89 54 58 21
  • *1 For the fiscal year ended March 2024, COSMOPIA HIGHTECH CORP.,is excluded.
  • *2 Renewable energy consumption includes in-house solar power generation, renewable electricity menu options, and certificates. Renewable energy certificates were accounted for through the fiscal year ended March 2025, while non-fossil certificates were accounted for in the fiscal year ended March 2026.

■Water Withdrawal and Water Emissions

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Scope Unit 2022/3 2023/3 2024/3* 2025/3 2026/3
Water withdrawal Consolidated 1,000㎥ 77 92 99 129 109
Water emissions 1,000㎥ 73 89 99 118 101
  • * For the fiscal year ended March 2024, COSMOPIA HIGHTECH CORP.,is excluded.

■Total Amount of Emissions

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Scope Unit 2022/3 2023/3 2024/3 2025/3 2026/3
Total amount of waste and recycled materials Consolidated t 1,701 1,207 1,282 1,185 1,159
Waste disposed t 840 542 479 467 389
Recycled materials t 861 664 803 718 769
  • * For each fiscal year, ESPEC ENVIRONMENTAL EQUIPMENT (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD., a sales subsidiary, is excluded.
    For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022, SHANGHAI ESPEC ENVIRONMENTAL EQUIPMENT CORP., ESPEC KOREA CORP., and ESPEC ENGINEERING (THAILAND) CO., LTD. are excluded.
    For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023, SHANGHAI ESPEC ENVIRONMENTAL EQUIPMENT CORP. is excluded.
    For the fiscal year ended March 2024, COSMOPIA HIGHTECH CORP.,is excluded.

■Fluorocarbon Recovery

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Scope Unit 2022/3 2023/3 2024/3 2025/3 2026/3
Amount of Fluorocarbon Recovered Non-consolidated kg 3,208 3,695 3,471 3,115 3,200

■Product Recycling Service*

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Scope Unit 2022/3 2023/3 2024/3 2025/3 2026/3
Number of products recycled Non-consolidated units 431 473 482 489 433
  • * We have been certified under the Ministry of the Environment's Wide-Area Certification System, and we collect our used environmental testing equipment for a fee and recycle it.

■Environmental Data

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Scope Unit 2022/3 2023/3 2024/3 2025/3 2026/3
Number of company cars Domestic consolidated companies units 251 251 254 256 263
(Number of eco-friendly cars) Domestic consolidated companies units 87 94 95 96 91
Office Paper Usage Domestic consolidated companies thousand sheets 488 505 472 441 443
Number of participants in ESPEC Green Schools Non-consolidated Persons 88 229 225 125 57
Number of seedlings provided for green curtains Non-consolidated Seedlings 6,405 4,299 3,840 4,618 4,412
Eco Test Pass Rate of Managers*1 Non-consolidated % 100 100 100 100 99
Eco Test Pass Rate of Staff*1 Non-consolidated % 83 84 81 82 78
ESPEC Foundation for Global Environment Research and Technology Cumulative grant amount Non-consolidated 10 thousand yen 14,741 15,641 16,491 17,391 18,291
Grants amount Non-consolidated 10 thousand yen 900 900 850 900 900
Number of Grants Non-consolidated Cases 18 18 18 17 17
Number of trees planted through environmental preservation business ESPEC MIC CORP. Trees 53,132 80,650 60,314 39,593 45,833
  • *1 The Certification Test for Environmental Specialists (Eco Test), a certification test administered by the Tokyo Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

FY 2025 PRTR results

Calculation range: ESPEC CORP., ESPEC ASSIST CORP., ESPEC MIC CORP.,and ESPEC THERMAL TECH SYSTEM CORP.

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(Units: kg)

  Name of Class 1 chemical substance Ethyl
Benzene
Xylene Acephate Toluene Hexane Benzene Tritolyl Phosphate Glyphosate and its ammonium, isopropylamine, potassium and sodium salt Cyclo
Hexane
Trimethyl
benzene
Heptane Methyl isobutyl ketone
  Number of Class 1 chemical substance 53 80 212 300 392 400 460 605 629 691 731 737
  Amount handled annually 4.3 10.6 1.7 48.6 11.0 1.1 3.8 2.3 22.4 7.0 2.5 1.1
Contained in product (Voluntary measurement item) - - - - - - 3.8 - - - - -
Amount recycled (sold) (voluntary measurement item) - - - - - - - - - - - -
Amounts released (A) Amount released into atmosphere annually 4.3 10.6 - 48.6 11.0 1.1 - - 22.4 7.0 2.5 1.1
(B) Amount released into public waters annually - - - - - - - - - - - -
(C) Amount released into soil at the business sites other than (D) - - 1.7 - - - - 2.3 - - - -
(D) Amount disposed of in landfill at the business sites - - - - - - - - - - - -
Amounts transferred (A) Transferred to sewage - - - - - - - - - - - -
(B) Other than (A) transferred to outside business sites - - - - - - - - - - - -

* Of the Class 1 Designated Chemical Substances, those that have been confirmed to be handled in quantiti es of 1 kg or more per year are listed above.

FY 2025 Business Activities Material Balance

Social

■Number of Employees*

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Unit 2020/3 2021/3 2022/3 2023/3 2024/3 2025/3 2026/3
Number of employees in Japan and Overseas
Total Persons 1,512 1,526 1,628 1,691 1,775 1,860 1,898
Domestic Persons 857 850 901 906 982 1,042 1,053
Overseas Persons 655 676 727 785 793 818 845
Number of employees by gender (non-consolidated)
Non-consolidated total Persons 786 780 770 778 790 838 845
Male Persons 673 658 643 636 633 663 659
Male ratio % 85.6 84.4 83.5 81.7 80.1 79.1 78.0
Female Persons 113 122 127 142 157 175 186
Female ratio % 14.4 15.6 16.5 18.3 19.9 20.9 22.0
Number of Employees by Business
Consolidated Total (Consolidated ) Persons 1,512 1,526 1,628 1,691 1,775 1,860 1,898
Equipment Business Persons 1,188 1,197 1,307 1,358 1,429 1,487 1,502
Service Business Persons 237 238 232 239 242 256 259
Other Business Persons 29 27 26 30 30 36 42
Corporate (common) Persons 58 64 63 64 74 81 95
Non-consolidated Total (Non-consolidated) Persons 786 780 770 778 790 838 845
Equipment Business Persons 515 504 502 506 506 533 529
Service Business Persons 213 212 205 208 210 224 221
Other Business Persons - - - - - - -
Corporate (common) Persons 58 64 63 64 74 81 95
  • * The number of employees is as of the end of each fiscal year.

Employee-related Data(Non-consolidated)

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Unit 2020/3 2021/3 2022/3 2023/3 2024/3 2025/3 2026/3
Average years of service
Total Years 17.4 19.2 19.1 17.2 17.0 15.3 14.4
Male Years 18.2 20.1 20.1 18.2 18.1 16.1 15.3
Female Years 12.8 13.8 14.0 12.5 12.6 12.0 11.5
Average age
Total Years old 41.2 43.1 43.0 41.2 41.4 40.3 39.7
Male Years old 41.8 43.8 43.8 41.8 42.1 40.8 40.2
Female Years old 37.7 38.7 39.0 38.5 38.8 38.1 38.3
Average annual salary*1 Thousands of yen 6,548 6,455 5,889 6,149 6,826 7,630 7,928
Number of hires
Total number of hires Persons 36 36 29 39 48 94 43
Total number of new graduate hires Persons 24 27 24 21 20 27 20
Ratio of new graduates hired % 66.7 75.0 82.8 53.8 41.7 28.7 46.5
Total number of mid-career hired Persons 12 9 5 18 28 67 23
Ratio of mid-career hired % 33.3 25.0 17.2 46.2 58.3 71.3 53.5
Number of employees who left*2 Persons 19 18 12 11 26 19 15
Turnover rate*2 % 2.4 2.3 1.6 1.4 3.3 2.3 1.8
Monthly average overtime hours Hours 21.2 11.0 15.5 22.6 20.1 21.9 20.7
Annual paid leave utilization rate % 73.4 65.8 69.1 75.1 74.3 77.8 83.8
  • *1 Average annual employee salary includes bonuses and overtime pay.
  • *2 Excluding mandatory retirement employees.

■Diversity Data(Non-consolidated)

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Unit 2020/3 2021/3 2022/3 2023/3 2024/3 2025/3 2026/3
Female officers (board members and executive officers)*1
Total number of officers (board members and executive officers)*1 Persons 16 16 16 14 14 14 14
Female officers (board members and executive officers)*1 Persons 1 1 2 2 2 2 2
Ratio of female officers (board members and executive officers) % 6.3 6.3 12.5 14.3 14.3 14.3 14.3
Female managers Total number of managers*2 Persons 86 85 83 86 84 82 86
Number of female managers*2 Persons 4 4 5 6 8 8 7
Ratio of female managers % 4.7 4.7 6.0 7.0 9.5 9.8 8.1
Female new graduate hired Number of female new graduates hired*2 Persons 11 6 6 8 11 7 5
Ratio of female new graduates hired % 40.7 25.0 28.6 40.0 39.3 30.4 25.0
Gender pay gap % - - - 70.3 72.5 73.5 72.6
Number of re-employed retired employees Persons 22 22 26 25 16 30 29
Number of non-Japanese employees Number of foreign national hires Persons 0 0 3 3 3 3 1
Number of employees with disabilities Number of employees with disabilities*3 Persons 15 14 16 16 16 18 17
Ratio of employees with disabilities % 2.20 2.20 2.50 2.47 2.37 2.46 2.35
  • *1 The number of female officers (board members and executive officers) is as of the end of June of each fiscal year.
  • *2 The total number of managers, the number of female managers, and the number of female new graduates hired are as of April 1 of the following fiscal year.
  • *3 The number of employees with disabilities is as of the end of each fiscal year.

■Utilization of Childcare Leave and Shortened Working Hour Programs(Non-consolidated)

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Unit 2020/3 2021/3 2022/3 2023/3 2024/3 2025/3 2026/3
Number of employees who started childcare leave Persons 1 10 7 11 9 20 19
Ratio of employees taking childcare leave
Male % 7.0 12.5 30.8 13.3 52.9 56.0 46.7
Female % None 100 100 100 100 100 100
Number of employees who started shortened working hours Persons 8 3 7 5 4 8 5

■Investment in Employee Education and Development(Non-consolidated)

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Unit 2020/3 2021/3 2022/3 2023/3 2024/3 2025/3 2026/3
Investment in employee education and development million yen - - - 101 129 135 125
Utilization of Self-Development Education Support
Self-development courses Persons 321 324 337 318 228 336 289
Correspondence course Persons 152 185 171 160 141 158 161
Recommended qualifications Persons 86 63 78 78 294 312 352
Foreign language learning Persons 41 23 20 16 120 23 22
Number of participants in the on-demand video learning program Persons - - - 438 581 456 358
Learning hours of the on-demand video learning program Hours - - - 3,780 4,295 3,341 2,790
Utilization of Executive Development Program
University degree completion course Persons 5 5 5 5 4 1 2
Number of participants in overseas training system programs
Number of employees utilizing the program Persons 5 0 0 2 1 3 3
Number of participants in the Round-up training courses*
Number of participants Persons 317 351 343 856 485 375 496
  • * The workshop designed to promote understanding and penetration of our corporate philosophy. Includes some domestic group companies.

■Employee Health and Safety-related Data (Non-consolidated)

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Unit 2020/3 2021/3 2022/3 2023/3 2024/3 2025/3 2026/3
Employee Health Rate of health checkup participation % 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Absenteeism*1 % - - - - - 1.6 1.9
Presenteeism*2 % - - - - - 36.2 35.5
Work Engagement*3*4 - - - - - - B B
Employee Engagement*3*5 - - - - - - C B
Occupational accident (excluding non-lost-time accidents)*6 Cases 1 0 2 0 1 0 0
Frequency rate [calculated as (number of lost time accidents/total worked hours)×1,000,000]*6 - 0.62 0 1.34 0 0.55 0 0
Personal injury accidents by cars, motorcycles and bicycles Cases 3 3 1 0 1 0 5
At-fault accidents involving cars and motorcycles Cases 12 19 11 11 13 17 14
  • *1 Absence or leave due to mental or physical health issues. This indicator measures the percentage of all employees who are either recipients of the monthly salary compensation program due to personal injury or illness or those on long-term leave (excluding duplicates).
  • *2 A state in which employees work despite experiencing mental or physical health issues. We use the productivity loss rate measured using the WHO-HPQ as an indicator.
  • *3 Results from the engagement survey. (S: Excellent, A: Good, B: Average, C: Needs Improvement, D: Requires Immediate Improvement)
  • *4 A proactive and positive mindset toward work.
  • *5 A sense of attachment to the company or organization.
  • *6 Excludes temporary workers.

■Number of patents held (Non-consolidated)

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Unit 2020/3 2021/3 2022/3 2023/3 2024/3 2025/3 2026/3
Number of patents held Cases - - - 393 408 422 404

■Cumulative Number of Registrants on “Test Navi,” a Technical Information Website

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Unit 2020/3 2021/3 2022/3 2023/3 2024/3 2025/3 2026/3
Number of registrants Persons 19,570 20,931 22,154 23,076 23,927 24,772 25,448

Governance

■Board of Directors (Non-consolidated)

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Unit 2020/3 2021/3 2022/3 2023/3 2024/3 2025/3 2026/3
Composition of Board of Directors
Total Persons 8 8 8 10 10 10 10
Independent outside Persons 2 2 2 4 4 4 4
Ratio of independent outside % 25 25 25 40 40 40 40
Female Persons 0 0 0 2 2 2 2
Female ratio % 0 0 0 20 20 20 20
Number of meetings held Times 13 13 13 13 13 13 13
Attendance rates % 98.7 100 100 100 99.2 100 96.9
  • * The Company has transitioned from a company with an Audit & Supervisory Board to a company with an Audit & Supervisory Committee in June 2022.

■Audit & Supervisory Board (Non-consolidated)

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Unit 2020/3 2021/3 2022/3 2023/3 2024/3 2025/3 2026/3
Composition of Audit & Supervisory Board
Total Persons 4 4 4 - - - -
Independent outside Persons 2 3 3 - - - -
Ratio of independent outside % 50 75 75 - - - -
Female Persons 0 0 1 - - - -
Female ratio % 0 0 25 - - - -
Number of meetings Times 13 13 14 3 - - -
Attendance rates % 94.2 100 100 100 - - -
  • * The Company has transitioned from a company with an Audit & Supervisory Board to a company with an Audit & Supervisory Committee in June 2022.

■Audit & Supervisory Committee (Non-consolidated)

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Unit 2020/3 2021/3 2022/3 2023/3 2024/3 2025/3 2026/3
Composition of Audit & Supervisory Board
Total Persons - - - 3 3 3 3
Independent outside Persons - - - 2 2 2 2
Ratio of independent outside % - - - 67 67 67 67
Female Persons - - - 1 1 1 1
Female ratio % - - - 33 33 33 33
Number of meetings Times - - - 10 13 13 13
Attendance rates % - - - 100 100 100 100
  • * The Company has transitioned from a company with an Audit & Supervisory Board to a company with an Audit & Supervisory Committee in June 2022.

■Voluntary Committee(s) Equivalent to Nomination Committee or Remuneration Committee (Non-consolidated)

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Unit 2020/3 2021/3 2022/3 2023/3 2024/3 2025/3 2026/3
Voluntary Establishment of Committee(s) equivalent to Nomination Committee or Remuneration Committee ‐ Established Established Established Established Established Established Established
Composition of Nomination and Compensation Committee*
Total Persons 3 3 5 5 5 5 5
Committee chairperson - Inside director Inside director Outside director Outside director Outside director Outside director Outside director
Independent outside Persons 2 2 3 3 3 3 3
Ratio of independent outside % 67 67 60 60 60 60 60
Number of meetings Times 2 5 4 2 2 2 2
Attendance rates % 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
  • * The Company changed the name of the Personnel Advisory Committee, a voluntary body that deliberates on director appointments and compensation, to the Nomination and Compensation Advisory Committee in March 2021, ,and changed to the Nomination and Compensation Committee in March 2022.

■Compensation (Non-consolidated)

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Unit 2020/3 2021/3 2022/3 2023/3 2024/3 2025/3 2026/3
Compensation of directors(Excluding directors who are Audit & Supervisory Committee Members) Total Million yen 183 235 185 188 234 247 205
Outside Million yen 12 12 12 12 13 14 15
Compensation of directors(Audit & Supervisory Committee Members) Total Million yen - - - 22 33 35 37
Outside Million yen - - - 9 13 14 15
Compensation of auditors Total Million yen 50 34 36 9 - - -
Outside Million yen 12 16 18 4 - - -
Total Total Million yen 233 269 221 219 267 282 242
Outside Million yen 24 28 30 25 27 28 30
  • * The Company has transitioned from a company with an Audit & Supervisory Board to a company with an Audit & Supervisory Committee in June 2022.
    The Compensation of fiscal year ended March 2023, includes 4 directors (including 1 outside director) and 4 Audit & Supervisory Board members (including 3 outside Audit & Supervisory Board members) who retired at the conclusion of the 69th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders held in June 2022, as their terms of office had ended. Of these, 3 Audit & Supervisory Board members (including two outside Audit & Supervisory Board members) were newly appointed as directors who are Audit & Supervisory Committee members after retiring as Audit & Supervisory Board members at the conclusion of the 69th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders. Accordingly, in presenting the compensation of recipients for these officers, the portion for their time as Audit & Supervisory Board members is included in Audit & Supervisory Board members and the portion for their time as directors who are Audit & Supervisory Committee members in Directors (Audit & Supervisory committee member).

■Compliance (Non-consolidated)

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Unit 2020/3 2021/3 2022/3 2023/3 2024/3 2025/3 2026/3
Total number of reports to the internal hotlines Cases 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Number of compliance issues Cases 2 2 1 3 2 2 0