C S R

LINTEC Corporation

R E P O R T

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Company Motto

Sincerity and Creativity
The foundation of the Lintec Group’s CSR is its company motto,“Sincerity and Creativity.” These are the ideals that everyonein the group aspires to.
“Sincerity” means thinking about what can be done that will be of
benefit and appreciated and tackling every task with all one’s heart.
“Creativity” means to work constantly to innovate and improve, seeking
greater added value without being satisfied with the status quo.
Showing integrity to all stakeholders and taking on new challenges
over and over again with a determination to innovate is the starting
point for a manufacturer dedicated to craftsmanship.
“Start with Sincerity and then apply Creativity”—this is Lintec’s
unchanging approach and the driving force that underpins its
sustainable growth.

LINTEC WAY
Important values supporting the company motto

Five Rules of Sincerity

Five Rules of Creativity

1. Always be sincere.

1. Be committed until you succeed.

2. Faithfulness opens people’s mind.

2. Be proud of being unique.

3. Please people.
4. Be a giver.

3. Be resilient and take advantage
of changes.

5. Care about colleagues and family.

4. Think globally.
5. Look for connections to potential
everywhere.

■ Editorial Policy
The CSR activities of the Lintec Group follow the company motto:“Sincerity and Creativity” when conducting its CSR activities.
This report explains our CSR activities during fiscal 2017.
The Highlight section features “Holding CSR Study Sessions for GroupWide Activities,” as well as “Starting the SDGs Committee to Build a
Sustainable Future.”
This report publishes certain information which is important for boththe stakeholders* and the Lintec Group. For more detailed information,please visit our CSR website.

INDEX* Stakeholders include consumers, employees, shareholders, creditors, suppliers, local communities, andgovernment agencies.

01
02
06
10

■ Main Channels for CSR Information

Editorial Policy
Overview of the Lintec Group
Message from the President
Materiality (Important Issues)■ CSR Report (Booklet / PDF version)[Booklet]	Information on the CSR activities of the Lintec Group is describedin a simple manner.
[PDF version]	Full version is created in English. Abridged version is createdin Korean, Chinese (traditional), Chinese (simplified), Malay,
Indonesian and Thai.

Highlight 1

12	Holding CSR Study Sessionsfor Group-wide Activities

Highlight 2

16	Starting the SDGs Committee
to Build a Sustainable Future

Corporate
Governance

18 Practicing Sincerity■ CSR Website
More detailed information on the CSR activities of the Lintec Group is available.
[Japanese][English]http://www.lintec.co.jp/csr/
http://www.lintec-global.com/csr/■ Guidelines Referenced
Sustainability Reporting Standards of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)
Environmental Reporting Guidelines (2012) of the Ministry of the Environment of Japan
Environmental Accounting Guidelines (2005) of the Ministry of the Environment of JapanISO 26000 (Guidance on social responsibility)■ Reporting Period
This report covers the period from April 1, 2017, to March 31, 2018 (fiscal 2017). It also
includes some information up through June 30, 2018 concerning specific initiatives.
Environmental data for 14 group companies outside Japan covers the period from January 1
to December 31, 2017.

■ Organizations Covered
Corporate Governance Social Report
Lintec: Lintec Corporation
Lintec Group: Lintec Corporation plus group companies in and outside Japan

SocialReport22 Providing Value to Customers
24 Cooperating with Suppliers
25 Human Rights and Diversity
28	Safety and Disaster Prevention
29 Community Participation

Environmental
Report30 Addressing Global Warming
32	Reducing Waste andWater Usage
33	Reduction of Environmentally
Hazardous Substances

Environmental Report
Lintec: Lintec Corporation (Head Office, 10 production sites*1, and Research Center) andTokyo Lintec Kako, Inc.
Lintec and 14 group companies outside Japan: Sites listed above and 14 overseas groupcompanies*2
Lintec Group: Lintec Corporation plus group companies in and outside Japan*1 See page 04. *2 See environmental data for 14 group companies outside Japan on page 34.

■ Note on the fiscal year of consolidated subsidiaries
The fiscal year of Mactac Americas, LLC, Lintec (Thailand) Co., Ltd., and another 35 consolidated
subsidiaries ends on December 31. As the difference between the fiscal year end of these37 consolidated subsidiaries and the consolidated closing date is within three months,
consolidated financial statements use each company’s financial statements based on thefiscal year, and make necessary adjustments with regard to important transactions that
occurred between the two accounting dates.

■ Verification of the reliability of this Report
Performance indicators marked by an asterisk* have been verified by a third party, SGS
Japan Inc. As a result of third-party verification, no important issues that require correction
were found.

35	CSR Activities at Group
Companies Outside Japan
37 Third-Party Opinion

Publication datePrevious publication: August 2017
Current publication: August 2018
Next publication: August 201901

Overview of the Lintec Group

What Is the Lintec Group?
To realize the company motto, “Sincerity and Creativity,” the Lintec Group is creating new value by evolving four basic
technologies in accordance with the LINTEC WAY and the Lintec Group Compliance Guidelines.
Through initiatives implemented under the medium-term business plan, “LINTEC INNOVATION PLAN 2019 (LIP-2019),” which istargeted at creating economic value, as well as initiatives linked to materiality (important issues), the Lintec Group aims for thesustainable development of society.

Sustainable development of society

Company Motto

Sincerity and Creativity

Suppliers
page 24

Deepening innovation aimed
at driving new growthPaper- and pro
segm cessen itMedium-term Business Plan
[LIP-2019]

d
late
e
r
ng

Globalenvironment
pages 30–34

Prin
tin
ga

Business field

Shareholders& investors
WEB

ustry-relatedindnd gmentse

Economic value

Employees
pages 25–28

Local
communities
page 29

op E l e c t
r o nic- a n d nt
tice
a l-r elated seg m

Four core technologies
Adhesive applications

Surface improvement

System development

Specialty papers and releasematerials production

LINTEC WAY

Marketneeds

02

Lintec Group
Compliance Guidelines

SocialissuesBasic CSR Approaches
Meet the expectations ofstakeholders and contributeto achieving a sustainable society
through our business activities

Social value

Customers
pages 22–23

Printing- and industryrelated segment

Electronic- and opticalrelated segment

Paper- and processingrelated segment

We provide products to which various

We provide products that leverage our

Taking advantage of paper-making

functions are added to suit the purpose or

unique R&D and technologies, including

technologies, we provide a wide variety ofusage environment, including: adhesive

special tapes for semiconductor chipproducts, including: color envelop paper andpapers and films for labels on household

manufacturing and mounting processes,

color paper in a wide array of colors, function

goods, food products and home electronics,

devices to make the best of these tapes’

paper including greaseproof paper andtapes for fixing parts of mobile devices,

properties, release films indispensable fordust-free paper for food packaging, high-adhesive products for automobiles, industrial

laminated ceramic capacitor manufacturing,

quality printing paper, and release paper andbarcode printers, labeling machines for

LED-related adhesive products, and touch

release film for protecting adhesive coatedautomatic labeling, window films forscreen-related products. We play a part insurfaces, as well as casting paper usedbuildings and automobiles, materials for

expanding the IoT society*2 by providing

when manufacturing synthetic leather andoutdoor signage and advertisements, marking

materials for manufacturing processes usedcarbon fiber composite materials. Recently,

films for decorating car bodies, and interior

in producing smartphone and other electronic

we have developed highly water-repellent

decorative sheets.

devices and highly functional tapes required

yet printable craft paper, which is used forfor flash memory production.

envelopes, wrapping and book printing. We
continue to improve our products according
to market needs.

Sales

Sales

Sales

Sales

Sales

100,000 100,000 100,000

150,000 150,000 150,000
121,691

121,691

87,63887,638100,000 100,000
100,000
86,76486,764 85,661
86,271 86,764
86,271 87,638
86,271 85,661

85,661

121,691

50,00050,000050,000

2013

0

Sales

Sales

(Million yen)
(Million yen)(Million yen)

(Million yen)
(Million yen)(Million yen)

79,13983,207
79,13950,00050,000

Sales

Sales

(Million yen)
(Million yen)(Million yen)

85,42285,422
83,207
83,207
79,139 83,205

88,88285,422
83,20588,882
83,20550,00088,88225,00050,00050,00037,831

37,83137,28325,00025,00037,83137,44037,28337,44037,283
37,10838,45637,44037,10838,456
37,10838,456

2015
2014
2013

2016
2015
2014

*1
*1
(FY)2017
2016
2016
2017
2015 (FY)2017

50,000

2014
2013

0

2015
2014
2013

2016
2015
2014

*1
2017
2016
2015 (FY)
2017
2016

*1
(FY)
2017

(FY)*1

0

2013

0

2014
2013

0

2015
2014
2013

2016
2015
2014

*1
*1
(FY)2017201620172015 (FY)
2017
2016

(FY)*1

0

2013

0

2014
2013

0

Adhesive papers and films for labels

Semiconductor-related tapes

Envelope paper

Window films for buildings

LED-related adhesive products

Casting paper for carbon fiber composite materials(FY)*1*1 See page 01 for a note on the fiscal year of consolidated subsidiaries.
*2 IoT: IoT stands for Internet of Things, which collectively refers to a wide variety of “things,” such as buildings, appliances, automobiles and medical equipment, connected to the Internet for the purpose of
exchanging information.

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Overview of the Lintec Group

Global Network Supports Our Activities
In response to the views of our stakeholders, all employees of the Lintec Group are engaged in
CSR activities to help build a better society.

North America

Europe3 companies,
39 employees

UnitedNetherlands
Kingdom
Germany
Hungary

7 companies, 734 employeesJapan

8 companies,
3,592 employees
Japan

China

IsraelCanadaUnited States

South Korea

India

TaiwanThailandSingapore

Vietnam
Malaysia

MexicoPhilippines

Sales by region(Million yen)

Indonesia

Japan

Asia

Other

210,501

205,975

249,030

11,96012,62970,301

65,14270,880128,239

128,203

130,408

2015

2016

2017

250,000Asia

23 companies, 1,326 employees

Manufacturing subsidiary

200,000
150,000

47,742100,000

Sales subsidiary, officeHolding company, regional headquarters

50,000Subsidiary’s plant, branch office, and R&D center
Note: The number of employees shown here includes employees of non-consolidated subsidiaries.

0

(FY)

Corporate Profile (as of March 31, 2018)04

Company name

Lintec Corporation

Head office23-23, Honcho, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 173-0001, Japan

Websitewww.lintec-global.com/

Established

October 1934

Capital23.2 billion yen

Stock listing

Tokyo Stock Exchange, First Section(Securities Code: 7966)Fiscal year-end

March 31

Representative

Hiroyuki Nishio, Representative Director President,
CEO and COO

Number of
employees

Consolidated: 4,794
Non-consolidated: 2,558

Sites

Sales offices:

Business activities

Development, manufacturing, and sales of adhesive products(adhesive papers and films for labels, marking films, window films,
semiconductor-related tapes, optical function film, etc.); specialty
papers (color envelope paper, color paper, special function paper, etc.);
processing materials (release paper, release film, casting paper forsynthetic leather, casting paper for carbon fiber composite material,etc.); and adhesive-related devices (labeling machines, semiconductorrelated equipment, etc.)

Sales(fiscal 2017)

Consolidated: 249.0 billion yen
Non-consolidated: 170.3 billion yen

Operating income(fiscal 2017)

Consolidated: 20.1 billion yen
Non-consolidated: 13.3 billion yen

Iidabashi (Tokyo), Sapporo, Sendai, Hokuriku (Toyama
Prefecture), Shizuoka, Nagoya, Osaka, Hiroshima,
Shikoku (Ehime Prefecture), Fukuoka, and Kumamoto
Production sites: Agatsuma (Gunma Prefecture), Kumagaya, Ina(Saitama Prefecture), Chiba (Chiba Prefecture),
Tatsuno, Shingu (Hyogo Prefecture), Mishima, Doi,
Niihama (Ehime Prefecture), and Komatsushima(Tokushima Prefecture)
R&D facility:
Research Center (Saitama Prefecture)

Financial and Non-Financial Highlights (Consolidated)
See page 01 for a note on the fiscal year of consolidated subsidiaries.

Sales

Operating income
249,030(Million yen)

(Million yen)

210,501
205,975
203,242 207,255

200,000

Sales by segment (Fiscal 2017)(Million yen)

20,00016,881

17,692

20,095Paper- andprocessingrelated
38,456

16,595

13,766
100,000

10,000

0

0

2013

2014

2015

2016

203,242

207,255

210,501

2017

2013

(FY)

2014

2015

2016

2017

(FY)

Printing- andindustryrelated
121,691

Total
249,030

Electronic- andoptical-related
88,882(Million yen)

190,844income
Ordinary
200,000

205,975（百万円）
Current net income
20,000 yen)
(Million(Million yen)

100,000

20,00017,901

17,623

18,38910,000

0

2013

2014

2015

2016 (FY)

8,501

10,000
0

0

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

Dividend per share

16,5950(FY)

10,89911,45029.7

17,901(Million yen)

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016 （年度）

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

(FY)

10,981
10,000300,000

15,684225,073 237,444 240,720

274,19910

292,735

100,000
0

5
2012

2013

2013

2014

2014

2015

2015

2016

2017

(1,000 tons216,048
CO2)

237,444

225,073

240,720

100,000

203

202

200

195

50
0

1990

（千t-CO2）
250

2013

2013

2014

2014 2015

2015

2016

6,000

186

5

2016 （年度）2017

10,899
6.6
6.1

ROA

2013
2014

2014
2015

2015

2,000
0
0

(FY)

80

11,450
6.2

6,000

6.5

4,000

40

2016 （年度）

2016

2017

● ROE

ROA

7.4

7.2
5.8

5.6

7.8

0

(FY)

25

2015

2016

2017

(FY)

34

（%）

41.6
36.8
6,771
42

7,644
29.7

48

7,925
66

7,639
35.7
54

50

25

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

（年度）

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

(FY)

Percentage of paid leave taken
(%)

6.6

6.4
4,760

4,794
6.1

4,223
5.2

4,413
6.0

4,246

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016 （年度）

2014

2015

2016

2017

2013

2014

50

66
66

54

48

（円）
(Million yen)

6,849
33.1

10

4,000

2012

6.4

(Persons)

150

100 0

7.2

11,659
7.4（%）
Number of employees

274,199250
200,000
182

8,501

2012
2013

(FY)

2013

0
2,000

0

0

CO2 emissions (non-consolidated)
300,000

6.0

2016 （年度）

（百万円）

200

7.8

10,0005.8 7,681

200,000
0ROE(%)
20,00013,165

0

41.6

35.7

■1株当たり配当金● 配当性向（右目盛）R&D expenses(non-consolidated)（百万円）

17,62342

40

ROE / ROA

20,00036.8

11,257（百万円）

Total assets

Dividend payout ratio(right vertical axis)
(%)
42.3

(Yen)

80
11,6592012

17,692

10,56410,00013,165

16,881
13,76620,00015,684

Dividend per share

(FY)

70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0

50.1

51.1

2013

2014

61.1

61.6

64.0

2015

2016

2017

(FY)

（人）

05
6,000

4,760

Message from the President

Taking on Challenges to Create New
Value by Seeing Change as a Chance
Based on the spirit of the company motto, “Sincerity
and Creativity,” as well as the concepts of “linkage” and“technology,” from which the company name is derived,
Lintec is globalizing its business by integrating its unique coretechnologies, such as technologies for applying adhesives, formodifying surfaces, and for systemization, at a high level toexpand its business scope.
In March 2018, the Lintec Group ended the first year of its
three-year medium-term business plan, LINTEC INNOVATION
PLAN 2019 (LIP-2019), with the results exceeding the previous
year’s figures in both sales and operating profit. However,sales fell below the initial numerical target of the plan, andmost operating profit was disproportionately generated fromelectronics-related business, meaning that the business portfolio
remained unbalanced. It must also be noted that some groupcompanies outside Japan are confronting an urgent need to
improve their business.
To address these issues, we consider fiscal 2018, the second
year of the plan, as the year to further accelerate innovation, anddeveloped a new action policy: deepening reforms, ensuring the“Customer First” principle, and achieving a sustainable future
based on the CSR spirit.
There will be no growth without innovation, and no businesswill survive without growth. Future advances in IoT*1 andartificial intelligence (AI) will dramatically change our living
environment. The advancement and widespread use of digitaltechnology and communication technology have already driven

Hiroyuki Nishio
Representative Director, President, CEO and COO
LINTEC Corporation06

paperless, cashless, wireless and other “-less” systems, leading to
the rapid creation of new businesses and products.
Seeing these changes as opportunities and taking on new
challenges to develop businesses and products and build
business processes with innovative ideas and perspectives is theinnovation that creates new value and guides the Lintec Groupon the path to growth.

Medium-Term Business Plan LIP-2019(From the FY ending March 2018 to the FY ending March 2020)

Basic policies

Deepening innovation aimed
at driving new growth
Key initiatives
1. Strengthening of regional strategy
2. Creation of new value
3. Bolstering the corporate structure
4. Activities for realizing a sustainable society

Guide to Action for the 125th Fiscal Period

A Year to Accelerate Innovation
LINTEC INNOVATION PLAN 2019
● Create far-reaching innovation to drive new growth● Provide customer-centered products and services basedon a customer first mindset● Build on CSR foundation and collaborate with society tobuild a sustainable future

CSR Initiatives as the Engine
for Innovation
CSR activities play a crucial role as an engine to drive innovation
for further growth.
Our company has established the SDGs*2 Committee, across-divisional committee led by the Executive General Managerof the Business Administration Division, to achieve the growthand development of the Group while contributing to addressing
environmental and social issues through our core business.
Social interest in the SDGs has been growing rapidly since
their adoption by the United Nations in 2015. Furthermore, aprocurement code taking sustainability into consideration isrequired in the procurement process for the preparation andoperation of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Going forward, we must work on new business with a stronger
focus on the environment and social contribution. We must also
develop new products aligned with SDGs as speedily as possible
and put them on the market.
The fact that our research, production and sales divisions
are working together on processes from product development
to sales is our great strength. Cases in which researchers
collect information from customers, resulting in the creationof new value beyond current needs are increasing. To achieve
multifaceted innovation, it is crucial that development and sales
divisions communicate, freely put forward innovative ideas, andimprove the environment to produce results as soon as possible.
To activate such moves, we established the New Project
Planning Office in charge of planning and developing new
business by consolidating opinions from divisions. We are*1 For IoT, see page 03.
*2	The SDGs are the Sustainable Development Goals. The United Nations adopted the SDGs,
comprising 17 goals and 169 targets, in September 2015.

Accelerate Innovation for Further Growth with
CSR Activities Based on “Sincerity and Creativity”

07considering integrating the SDGs Committee into the office sothat it will function as a cross-sectoral new project planning
office in the future. Meanwhile, the SDGs Committee linked
certain SDGs to materiality (important issues)*1 concerns that
we have pursued on a full scale since fiscal 2016. To achievesustainable growth together with society, we will proactively
continue to incorporate SDGs into our management.
With an awareness of SDGs, individual employees can grasp
the reality that they are contributing to society through their
daily work—I believe that this is what the Lintec Group should
be and what is of great importance.

Focusing on Enhancing
Governance with Sincerity
CSR activities not only serve as an engine for “creativity”
that promotes innovation, but also demonstrate great powerin ensuring “sincerity,” such as legal compliance and respectfor human rights. At present, we are focusing on enhancing
governance as an important issue.
With the goal of stepping up governance and improving
efficiency in management, our company appoints Audit andSupervisory Committee members as directors with voting rights
to strengthen the supervisory function of the Board of Directors.
Currently, four out of 15 directors (including four Audit andSupervisory Committee members) are outside directors.
To eliminate risks that have an impact on business, such as
the falsification of quality data and the leaking of information,
before they emerge, we have established the Corporate Risk
Management Committee, primarily comprising executive generalmanagers. In parallel with the committee activity, we update theBCMS*2 to reinforce our defense.
For “strengthening of regional strategy,” which is set forthin LIP-2019, and global business operation, it is indispensable
to enhance governance over group companies outside Japan.
To that end, it is crucial to build a system for checking
governance locally on a daily basis. In North America, we will
enhance the functions of Lintec USA Holding, Inc. as regional
headquarters to strengthen the governance of group companies
in the United States.
Meanwhile, to instill the company motto, “Sincerity andCreativity,” and the LINTEC WAY in countries and regions withdifferent ethical and moral norms, the CSR Management Office isleading the effort by holding workshops on a continual basis.
We expect that embracing shared ethics and working on CSR
activities across the Lintec Group will lead to innovation thatcreates new value.

Continued Innovative Initiatives for
Further Environmental Contribution
As part of “activities for realizing a sustainable society,” which
is one of the key initiatives under LIP-2019, we have worked
on CO2 emissions reduction for years. Last fiscal year, we
responded to a questionnaire from CDP*3 in order to provide
disclosure to investors and evaluation organizations. As for CO2
emissions, we will improve efficiency in production processes,
introduce renewable energy, and carry out innovation to achieveenvironmental targets.

Process of Identifying Materiality and Setting KPIs
For further promotion of CSR activities and in response to stakeholder demands, infiscal 2014 the Lintec Group identified its materiality, following steps 1 through 3 on
the right. The Lintec Group set key performance indicators (KPIs)*4 in fiscal 2015, andstarted to use them in fiscal 2016.
*4 Key performance indicators (KPIs): KPIs are important indicators related to organizational strategies, and quantitatively measureprogress toward targets.

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STEP 1 Identify issues
We identified CSR-related issues tobe considered based on ISO 26000,
GRI and other guidelines and throughcommunication with stakeholders.

Message from the President

Promoting Diversity to Develop
Innovative Human Resources
For work style reforms, a policy that is drawing attention, theDiversity Committee, established in fiscal 2016, is leading thepromotion of female empowerment and revision of personnel
systems to support work-family care balance. We set up theBusiness Reform Promotion Project to more powerfully drive
work style reforms on a group-wide basis. However, in terms ofpromoting women in management and supervisory positions,
initiatives in Japan are somewhat lagging behind those at groupcompanies outside Japan.
As a global company, we must achieve global-standard
diversity across the group and develop an environment whereindividuality is respected regardless of gender or nationality.
Workers whose development takes place amid such a corporate
culture and who are proud employees of the Lintec Group will
drive future innovation.

Contributing to Addressing Social Issues
with CSR Activities Based on the Company
Motto, “Sincerity and Creativity”
The root and driving force of CSR activities is “sincerity andcreativity,” our company motto. Ethics based on “sincerity” is theprinciple required for CSR, including governance. And innovation
created from there embodies “creativity.”
We will continue to meet stakeholder expectations andcontribute to addressing social issues through core business forfurther growth.
To communicate our CSR activities broadly to the public andall employees, this report clearly summarizes the results of our
CSR activities during fiscal 2017.
We would appreciate the continued support and guidance of
all our stakeholders.
*1 For materiality (important issues), see page 10.
*2 BCMS stands for a Business Continuity Management System. It is a management technique todevelop a business continuity plan, based on the understanding of the current conditions of theorganization, to ensure that the businesses are continued in the event of a serious incident thatwill or may have grave impact on major products/services of the organization. Drills are also
performed to validate the effectiveness of the BCP.
*3 CDP: Originally established as the Carbon Disclosure Project in 2000, CDP as an international
NGO asks businesses to disclose environmental data (on climate change, water, forest, etc.) forthe publication of its analysis reports.

STEP 2 Determine priority

STEP 3 Check validity

STEP 4 Set KPIs

We determined the priority of the identified
issues from the two perspectives of theirimportance to the Lintec Group and theirimportance to stakeholders.

We received an evaluation andapproval from the president as thechief decision-maker on CSR as well
as from external experts.

We disclosed our identified materiality. In
light of the progress in our activities, we set
KPIs in fiscal 2015 and started to use themin fiscal 2016.

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Materiality (Important Issues)
Scope
Materiality

Circles mean applicable

Internal

Issues we should work on

Enhance and operate the management
system.

Governance Operating global governance

Reducing atmospheric emissions

Labor
practices

SocietyEnhance global governance.

Procure materials that will help to reduce
environmental impact based on the Lintec
Procurement Policy.

Effectively using raw materials

The
environment

Specific actions

External

Reduce environmental impact andcomply with environmental laws andregulations.

Making environmental
contributions through products
and services

Reduce emissions into the atmosphere basedon our mid-term environmental target.
Develop and spread environmentally friendly
products through LCA*1.

Ensuring environmental compliance

Ensure and manage environmental complianceusing the environmental management system.

Ensuring occupational health andsafetyConduct activities to ensure occupational safetyaccording to the occupational safety and healthmanagement system.

Achieving workplace diversity–

Improving employee satisfaction–

Provide workplace environments
where employees can work with peaceof mind and ensure the safety of ouremployees in emergencies.

Respect the diversity of employees and provide
rewarding workplaces.
Build working environments where employees
feel motivated to work.

Conducting human rights due
diligence*2

Respect human rights and determine risks
throughout the supply chain.

Ensuring social compliance

Instill and ensure group-wide compliance.

Ensuring product compliance

Promote stakeholder-friendly global
communication.

Use the quality management system toeliminate and prevent accidents.

Making contributions to sustainableconsumption

Publicize the effects of environmentally friendly
products to stakeholders.

Achieving harmonious co-existencewith local communities

Introduce social contribution activities for local
communities as a good corporate citizen.

Developing business models for
local production & consumption inContribution emerging countries

to businessEntering new areas*1 LCA (Life Cycle Assessment): A method for comprehensively assessing effects on theenvironment by calculating items such as the amount of energy and water input, the amountof raw materials used, and the amount of CO2 and hazardous chemical substances emitted
throughout a product’s lifecycle.

Promote business models that arefriendly to the environment andsociety, and create businesses that cancontribute to solving social issues.

Conduct R&D for products intended for local
procurement and for solving social issues.

*2 Human rights due diligence: A process exercised by an organization not only to comply withlaws but also to address and reduce the risk of human rights violations (ISO 26000 6.3.3.
Human Rights Issue 1).

Holding CSR study sessions around the globe to carry out CSR activities as group-wide efforts (For activity details, see the article starting page 12)10Organizations covered in Results:[A] Lintec Corp.; [B] Lintec Group; [C] Lintec Corp., Tokyo Lintec Kako, Inc.; [D] Lintec Corp. Head Office, 10 production sites, Research Center; [E] Lintec Corp. production sites (excl. Ina), Research Center

KPIs

Results*

Relatedpages(1) Use of consultation contact points in and outsideJapan(2) Results of audits by the Internal Audit Officeaccording to local laws and regulations and internal
standards(1) 6 cases [B](2) No serious findings [B]20
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Amount of organic solvents used

21,500 t [A]—(1) CO2 emissions from business activities in Japan(2) VOC*3 emissions from business activities in Japan(1) 185,700 t [C](2) 967.4 t [E]3033

Number of environmentally friendly products developed

15 products [A]31

Number of violations of environmental laws andregulations

0 violations [D]—(1) Number of occupational accidents and accidents
resulting in absence from work
(2) Working hours with no occupational accidents(1) 2 accidents [C](2) See page 28 [C]28(1) Ratio of female managers(2) Return to work after taking time off for childcare
leave(1) 12% [B](2) 100% [A]25

Turnover in three years of employees hired as new
graduates

6.8% [A]26

Number of responses to supplier survey

114 companies [A]24

Response rate to compliance survey by officers andmanagers

Response rate to risk identification survey: 97.8% [B] ompliance survey was not conducted as risk identification surveyC(excluding officers) was conducted.

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Number of serious product accidents reported

0 accidents [C]22

Number of exhibitions participated in as an exhibitor in
and outside Japan (activity evaluation)

45 times [A]CSR site(1) Total number of participants on plant tours(2) Implementation of social contribution activities(1) 717 persons [C](2) See page 29 [B]29

Development of a system for registering local raw
materials at sites outside Japan (activity evaluation)

Search system for global raw material information
management under development [B]24

Number of patent applications (activity evaluation)

412 applications [A]23

Related SDGs

Under review*3 VOCs: VOCs stands for volatile organic compounds. VOCs collectively refers to organic
compounds that become gas in the atmosphere.

11Holding CSR Study Sessionsfor Group-wide Activities

Highlight

1

In conjunction with the triennial update of its medium-term businessplan, the Lintec Group holds CSR study sessions, which cover the samecontent wherever they are held, so that all employees will think about
and undertake CSR activities at their own initiative in an integrated
manner. In fiscal 2017, we held the sessions at 58 locations in andoutside Japan, including Mactac Americas, LLC, a new member ofthe Lintec Group, Lintec Europe (UK) Limited and VDI, LLC, in which
about 4,100 employees participated.

LINTEC OF AMERICA, INC.
Chicago Office

MACTAC AMERICAS, LLC

LINTEC KOREA, INC.

[Participant’s comment]
I really felt the strong will to contribute to society
as a manufacturing company. I realized theimportance of keeping in mind how what we
make has an impact on people in society
and on solving issues.

Naoko PaulLINTEC (SUZHOU) TECH CORPORATION

LINTEC CORPORATION Agatsuma Plant

LINTEC INDUSTRIES (MALAYSIA) SDN. BHD.

LINTEC CORPORATION Research Center

Nano-Science & Technology Center
Lintec of America, Inc.

LINTEC CORPORATION Nagoya Branch[Participant’s comment]
I learned that CSR can be the basis of ourpersonal life to improve our relationships
with others. I will make efforts to grow with
self-esteem.

Yuukari Miura

Business Support Office
Human Resources Department

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LINTEC CORPORATION Tatsuno Plant

LINTEC ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES (KOREA), INC.

CSR Study Sessions Grown with Support from Participants
The Lintec Group started to hold CSR study sessions about 10 years ago in 2009. Back then,
the term “CSR” was not fully understood, either in society or within the company, so
participants learned “what CSR is” from scratch. After initially holding sessions
irregularly for participants limited to employees from specific divisions of Lintec,
we have held sessions every three years on a regular basis at locations expandedfrom Lintec to group companies in and outside Japan.
The scale was expanded due to feedback from employees who
participated in CSR sessions, such as: “Please continue to hold the sessions”;“It should be attended by those working at production sites”; and“It should be held outside Japan, too.” Encouraged by such comments,
we have gradually increased the number of sessions and expanded
their locations to reach the scale we see today, which allows
participation by about 70% of Lintec Group employees.

[Participant’s comment]
I used to think of CSR, corporate social responsibility,
as an external activity, but now I understandthat internal improvement efforts, such as
improving relationships and workplaceenvironments, are also part of CSR activities.
LINTEC (SUZHOU) TECH CORPORATION
Shanghai Branch & LINTEC ADVANCEDTECHNOLOGIES (SHANGHAI), INC.

LINTEC PRINTING & TECHNOLOGY (TIANJIN)CORPORATION

Keita Kawamoto
PT. LINTEC JAKARTA

PT. LINTEC INDONESIA

Accounting Section
Finance & Accounting Department

LINTEC KUALA LUMPUR SDN. BHD.

LINTEC (THAILAND) CO., LTD.

[Participant’s comment]
I like the company motto and LINTEC WAY. They
make sense and I am proud to know that I am
working for a company that has these values.

Elizabeth Starc
Mactac Americas, LLC

LINTEC SPECIALITY FILMS (TAIWAN), INC.

LINTEC HANOI VIETNAM CO., LTD.

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To Promote CSR Activities Based on the Company Motto “Sincerity and Creativity”
and the LINTEC WAY
What we value most in holding CSR study sessions is sharing
with employees the company motto, “Sincerity and Creativity,”
which is the basis of the Lintec Group’s CSR activities, andthe LINTEC WAY, which helps us reflect the company mottoin specific actions, to unify employees’ awareness. No matter
where and when study sessions are held and no matter
how the world changes, this basic concept will not waver.
We communicate the same message at every study sessions
held at every site, in or outside Japan. From the results of ourquestionnaire survey, we have found that respondents havepositive opinions about the company motto, “Sincerity andCreativity,” and the LINTEC WAY, and that they have steadily
established these as the basis of their individual CSR activities.
We are seeing transnational chain reactions of Lintec-style CSR

LINTEC ADVANCEDTECHNOLOGIES (MALAYSIA)
SDN. BHD.

MADICO, INC.

LINTEC ASIA PACIFIC REGIONAL
HEADQUARTERS PRIVATE LIMITED &LINTEC SINGAPORE PRIVATE LIMITED

LINTEC SPECIALITY FILMS (KOREA), INC.

activities. For instance, one site referred to an overseas site’ssocial activity and started a similar activity.
We will continue to promote CSR activities based on thecompany motto, “Sincerity and Creativity,” and the LINTEC
WAY by using what we have realized and learned at CSR
study sessions.
ColumnTrue Heart Stone
The stone is a gift to the CSR Management Officefrom an employee of a group company outside
Japan who participated in a CSR study session andrelated to the content. The stone represents oneof the Five Rules of Sincerity: “Faithfulness opens
people’s mind.”

LINTEC ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES (TAIWAN), INC.

LINTEC CORPORATION Head Office

LINTEC OF AMERICA, INC.
Nano-Science & Technology Center

LINTEC EUROPE (UK) LIMITED

LINTEC HI-TECH(TAIWAN), INC.

[Participant’s comment]
As the content of the session is updated every time
it is held, I can see that it has become betterat helping us understand the meaning of
the code of conduct. I hope activities for all
employees across the group will continue.
LINTEC OF AMERICA, INC.
Head Office

Naoshi Nishikado
Corporate Strategic Office

LINTEC SIGN SYSTEM, INC.

TOKYO LINTEC KAKO, INC.

[Participant’s comment]
I think the company motto and LINTEC WAY are very
important and clear. The best thing about the study
session was that I could fully understand themeaning of the LINTEC WAY and share theenthusiasm of the CSR Management Office.

Alistair Coombs
LINTEC COMMERCE, INC.

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Lintec Europe (UK) Limited

LINTEC CORPORATION Kumagaya Plant

Survey of participants

Response to CSR Study Sessions■ D o you think CSR activities of the Lintec Group havebecome established internally?
Do not agree at all
0.2% (9 persons)surveys on CSR study sessions, in particular, feedback that

No answer
0.4% (16 persons)

Do not agree

helps me clearly understand how local employees think
and their reaction to CSR. I have realized that many agree

Strongly agree
11.0%(409 persons)

3.3% (125 persons)
Not sure
17.9% (671 persons)

I always look forward to reading the results of questionnaire

Total
respondents

3,750 persons

with the Lintec Group’s CSR activities and that the company
motto, “Sincerity and Creativity,” and the LINTEC WAY havebeen instilled across the Group. I am encouraged by the fact

Agree
67.2%
(2,520 persons)that the three companies that joined our Group in fiscal
2016 established a CSR Committee to start activities theycame up with themselves.
As a group, we will make concerted efforts to carry out

78.2% of participants “strongly agree” or “agree.”

CSR activities to achieve a sustainable society.

Hiroyuki Nishio

The graph is based on the results of the questionnaire survey (multiple choice) on 2017 CSR
study sessions.
The survey did not cover Mactac Americas, LLC, Lintec Europe (UK) Limited or VDI, LLC, which
participated in CSR study sessions for the first time.

MACTAC AMERICAS, LLC Scranton Plant

Representative Director, President, CEO and COO

VDI, LLC

LINTEC INDUSTRIES (SARAWAK) SDN. BHD.

[Participant’s comment]
Participating in the study session, I thought I should
read the Compliance Guideline and in-housemagazine again. I think regularly holding
such study sessions will help Lintec’s CSR
penetrate right across the company.

Junya Tanimoto
LINTEC VIETNAM CO., LTD.

LINTEC CORPORATION Komatsushima Plant

Planning/Design Group
Information Systems Department

MACTAC AMERICAS, LLC Columbus Plant

LINTEC CORPORATION Mishima Plant

LINTEC CORPORATION Chiba Plant

LINTEC EUROPE B.V.

[Participant’s comment]
I found the company motto and LINTEC WAY
very exciting. I was looking forward to attending
the study session. Thank you so much.

Distin Williams
VDI, LLC

LINTEC ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES (EUROPE) GMBH

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Highlight2

Starting the SDGs Committee
to Build a Sustainable Future

Incorporating SDGs into Management from the Perspective of Aggressive CSRWith the growing worldwide interest in the SDGs as animportant issue to be tackled on a global scale, businesses
are activating their initiatives on SDGs. Firms that areconsidering operating existing business in new fields anddeveloping new business in light of the SDGs are increasing.
It is also said that initiatives for SDGs can be one of thekeys to gaining a competitive advantage. Under thesecircumstances, Lintec established the SDGs Committee
to practice specific activities for the fourth key initiative
set under LIP-2019, “activities for realizing a sustainable
society,” as well as for one of items of the Guide to Action
for the 125th Fiscal Period, “Build on CSR foundation andcollaborate with society to build a sustainable future.”
The SDGs Committee, with Director Hattori serving as
an officer in charge of promotion and the CSR Management
Office serving as secretariat, comprises 26 members from

What are the SDGs?
“SDGs” stands for Sustainable
Development Goals. In September
2015, the United Nations adopted
the SDGs, comprising 17 goals and
169 targets, to be achieved by its
member states in the 15 years from2016 to 2030. The SDGs are considered
common goals for all persons onplanet Earth and businesses are
regarded as important players.

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a wide variety of sections, including research, production,and sales. Starting with the kick-off in February 2018, thecommittee plans to meet a total of 10 times by March
2019. In March 2018, the committee identified items in the
17 SDGs that have a strong relevance to the materiality(important issues) of the Lintec Group, and verified the current
contribution and possibility of future contribution to achieving
the goals. The committee has also selected Lintec products that
greatly contribute to achieving specific SDGs.
To share the SDGs with all employees and instill theminternally, the committee provides an e-learning program on aregular basis. Through the committee activities, we will review,in stages, initiatives to incorporate SDGs into management
and contribution with our core business from the perspectiveof aggressive CSR.

From the Officer in Charge of Promotion

To Be a Company Contributing toAddressing Social Issues

SDGs as an Extension of Daily
Operations and CSR Activities

The SDGs, comprising 17 goals and 169 targets, cover awide variety of themes. Therefore, our SDGs Committee
values diversity and appoints members from a wide rangeof sections and from different age groups. Even at ourcompany, opportunities for diverse groups of employees toengage in free and frank discussions and review businessare limited. So this initiative is very significant.
The committee is scheduled to evaluate its activities inMarch 2019, but that is not the goal. We will continue anddevelop activities by unfailingly implementing PDCA cycles,
including rebuilding the activity plan for the next fiscal year
from the perspective of management. Incorporating SDGs
into management will help us become a company that iscontributing to addressing social issues from a position of
being closer to society than ever before. In that sense, thisinitiative represents a new start. As an officer in charge ofpromoting the committee, I will work with the committee
members working at the frontline of their respective
sections to create a path forward for the Lintec Group.

Employees who are not participating in the committee may
not be familiar with the term “SDGs.” In fact, SDGs are notspecial but rather encompass universal themes, such as
decent work, climate action and peace. I hope employeesof the Lintec Group will become aware that the SDGs are
an extension of their daily operations and CSR activities
and will work on their daily tasks and activities with pride.
The company will support such efforts.

Director Hattori, officer in charge of promotion,
declaring the kick-off of the SDGs Committee

Joining mangrove planting that contributes toattainment of the SDGs

Makoto Hattori

Director, Managing Executive Officer
Executive General Manager, Business Administration Division
Officer in charge of promoting SDGs Committee

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Practicing Sincerity
Materiality
1 Operating global governance2 Ensuring social compliance
3 Making contributions to sustainable consumption

Lintec Group’s thinking
The Lintec Group regards the basics of corporate governance to be the practice of thoroughgoing compliance, maximum managementtransparency, awareness of corporate ethics, rapid decision-making, and efficient administration of business operations. The Lintec
Group aims to increase its corporate value by continually improving its corporate governance and common benefit to shareholders.

Corporate Governance Framework■ Corporate Governance Systeman audit and supervisory committee , and appoints directors as*2

Audit and Supervisory Committee members with voting rights,
with the aims of stepping up corporate governance and improving
management further.
Lintec has four outside directors, including three directors as
Audit and Supervisory Committee members. With the adoption ofan executive officer system, Lintec separates directors in charge ofGeneral Meeting of Shareholders
Appointment/dismissal

Decision making
Reporting/recommending

CSR Management
OfficeAppointment/dismissal

Board of Directors(directors)

Auditing/supervising

President
Management
meetings(directors and executive officers)

Appointment/dismissal

Audit andSupervisory
Committee(directors as
committee members)

Cooperation

Account auditing
Internal control
auditing
Reporting

Cooperation

making decisions on important management issues from executive
Operations

officers in charge of business operations.
PromotingOperational
implementation

Administrative,
marketing,production,and technical divisions
Domestic andOverseas subsidiaries

Internal auditing

Audit
OfficeIndependent Auditors

For organizational design*1, Lintec has chosen a company with

Compliance
All employees at the Lintec Group are committed to disciplining
themselves based on the corporate motto of “Sincerity and Creativity.”

All employees use these materials for checking their conduct andconducting compliance learning activities in their departments.

“Compliance self-check sheet” and “compliance training
materials” are published in the Lintec intranet.

Activity

1 Global Surveys on Human Rights and Labor Standards

The Lintec Group conducts an all-site survey to check laborthat all sites comply with local and regional laws and regulations,conditions and human rights at all group companies. The surveythat the Lintec Group Compliance Guidelines are well understoodcovers a wide range of items, including legal compliance, eliminationby employees, and that Lintec employees work in a healthy andof discrimination, respect for human rights, prohibition of child labor,safe working environment where their fundamental human rights

prohibition of forced labor, wages, working hours, dialogue andare respected.

negotiation with employees, safe/healthy working environments, andhuman resource development.

We will continue this regular survey every year to understandour current conditions, and improve them.

As a result of the survey in March 2018*, it was confirmed*1 Organizational design: Determining the structure of organizations (e.g., shareholder meeting,board of directors) in charge of decision-making or operation of a joint-stock company

18*2 A company with an audit and supervisory committee: A stock company where its audit andsupervisory committee, comprising more than three directors (with outside directors as a majority)
as committee members, audits and supervises how directors administer business operations.

Risk Management

Related DataAt the Lintec Group, the Corporate Risk Management Committee, primarily comprising
executive general managers, strives to prevent problems by identifying all possible
risks associated with company management and working at making improvements
throughout the group according to the degree of urgency and importance.
our risk management ability.

Kazumori Fukushima

Director

(Managing Executive Officer, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.)

Kazumori Fukushima enhances the supervisory function of Lintec’s
Board of Directors by drawing on his experience as an officer, as
well as the knowledge and experience he acquired in production
and sales capacities, at Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

Director / Audit & Supervisory Committee Member

Activity

2 Initiative to Reduce Business Risk

The Lintec Board of Directors at its meeting held in March 2018 decided toat the end of the shareholder meeting in June.

Toru Nozawa audits and supervises Lintec’s Board of Directors bydrawing on his experience as an officer, as well as the knowledge
and experience he acquired in an administrative capacity, at
Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

Director / Audit & Supervisory Committee MemberFrom now on, Lintec will reduce the risk of being acquired in a hostile bid
by stepping up efforts for corporate value improvement. When it is reasonably
determined that there is a need to take a countermeasure against large-scale sharepurchasing, Lintec will promptly decide and implement appropriate measures andLintec is also practicing principles of the Corporate Governance Code*3. In lightof social situations and the progress of its initiatives, Lintec holds discussions with
top management and outside directors regarding insufficiencies to continue its
improvement efforts.

Education for Top Management
3 Legaland Employees

To promote understanding of corporate legal affairs, Lintec provides directors andexecutive officers with a top-management training program. In fiscal 2017, we held
two training sessions, one on laws and one on accounting.
In addition to this training for top management, we are incorporating legal
training into training programs for young salespersons and for newly appointed
section managers. Starting in fiscal 2018, we will hold legal training sessions for

Satoshi Ohoka(Lecturer, Chuo University Graduate School of Commerce; Outside
Director, Ryobi Limited)

Satoshi Ohoka audits and supervises Lintec’s Board of Directors
by drawing on his experience in policy-based finance, his richinternational experience, his specialized academic experience, andthe knowledge and experience he acquired as an outside director
in other industries.

Director / Audit & Supervisory Committee Member

Kanako Osawa(Lawyer at Kajitani Law Offices)

Kanako Osawa audits and supervises Lintec’s Board of Directors
by drawing on her advanced legal knowledge, broad insights, andknowledge and experience acquired in corporate legal affairs inand outside Japan.

Environmental Reportendeavor to secure its corporate value and the common interest of shareholders.

Activity

Toru Nozawa(Director, Managing Executive Officer, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.)Social Reportdiscontinue the large-scale purchasing rules on shares, and the rules were abolishedCorporate GovernanceThe committee seeks to understand the situation within the company to improve

Outside Directors

No. of Board of Directors meetings● No. of meetings............................................................ 14● Attendance of directors (%)������������������������������������� 97.2
Attendance of outside directors (%)������������������������� 80.0
Figures for attendance of directors at the board meetings above
include that of Mr. Hitoshi Asai, who served as a director until
March 31, 2018.

No. of Audit & Supervisory Committee
meetings● No. of meetings............................................................ 13● Attendance of committee members (%) �������������������� 100
Attendance of outside committee members (%) �������� 100

employees in charge of sales six times a year.
Meanwhile, in January 2018, Lintec redesigned its Legal News publication for

Total amount of executive compensation

employees of the Lintec Group to make it easier to read and increased the number ofissues from four to six issues per year.

and publish information to help improveunderstanding of corporate legal affairs.

No. ofofficers
Stockcoveredoption as
Bonus (persons)compensation

Executive category

Director(excl. Audit &Supervisory
Committee member)(excl. outside director)

450

338

21

90

13

Director (Audit &Supervisory Committee
member)(excl. outside director)

19

19

-

-

2

Outside officer

20

20

-

-

5

We will continue to provide education
for top management and employees

Total compensation by category(million yen)

Total
compensation(million yen)

Basiccompensation

Legal News (digest version)*3 Corporate Governance Code: A compilation of key principles in the form of a code that listedcompanies in Japan are expected to comply with as a means of enhancing corporate governance.

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Activity

4 Establishing Group-wide BCMS

*1

Activity

5 Information Security

Lintec Corporation, Tokyo Lintec Kako, Inc., and Lintec Speciality

Lintec has developed Information Security Management Rules,

Films (Taiwan), Inc. have developed a BCP to be able to minimize

and conducts an internal audit every year at each department

human casualties, continue to supply products, and resume

based on the Information Security Operational Rules and Internalbusiness as early as possible after an earthquake or other disaster.

Audit Checklist. In fiscal 2017, the Corporate Ethics Committee

Becoming certified under ISO 22301*3: 2012 in March 2014, we

conducted a self-audit and confirmed that each department properly

are operating the BCMS to maintain and improve the BCP. We will

understood the Information Security Management Rules. Lintec also

make continued efforts to share the BCMS among employees toprovides all employees with an e-learning program on preventing

initiate and enhance activities.

information security breaches while incorporating information*2

security education into the training program for new employees.
Lintec is improving the level of security by providing
comprehensive education that includes things to note when usingsocial media in a personal capacity, as well as internal rules on
information management.

Activity

6 Helpline

Lintec has a helpline (internal reporting system) to enable employees

Instructions on how to use the helpline are provided in theto report, without any disadvantage, any serious legal or ethicalCompliance Guideline to raise awareness of the helpline acrossviolations that they identify within the company. Lintec added

the Group. Lintec Head Office sends written questionnaire surveys

a third-party lawyer to the helpline system to facilitate prompt

to group companies every year to grasp how each company isinvestigations while protecting reporters and reported details. In

publicizing and operating the system in order to provide necessary

2015, we started to operate the global whistleblowing system,

instructions and support to improve its effectiveness.

covering group companies outside Japan.

Lintec Group’s Value Chain and Stakeholder Communication
Business activities of the Lintec Group have impacts on every link of the value
chain. We proactively hold dialogues with stakeholders at each phase to carry out
initiatives that meet social expectations.

Raw material procurement

R&D

Implement CSR procurement
to co-exist and co-prosper
with suppliers.

Create new innovative
products for society, led by
the R&D Division.

Dialogue opportunities
Customers

Trade shows in and outside Japan, contact for inquiries

Suppliers

Questionnaire survey

Local communities
Employees
Shareholders/investors

Factory tour, social contribution activities
Communication magazine, intranet
Shareholders meeting, IR meeting, IR tool
Material suppliers

Highlights ofLintec’s initiatives*1 For BCMS, see page 09.

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About
Questionnaire survey
response rate from117 suppliers

500
97.4

companies%

Aggressive R&D to meetcustomer expectations
R&D cost
No. of patentapplications

7.9
412

billion yen

applications/year*2 BCP stands for a Business Continuity Plan. It is a plan developed in advance to enable theminimization of damage and the continuation or early resumption of business in the event thata company encounters an emergency situation such as an accident or disaster.

CSR in the Lintec
Many stakeholders support the business of the Lintec Group. To meet

PLAN 2019 (LIP-2019), which started in April 2017, we need tothese stakeholders’ expectations and be trusted by them, all Lintec

enhance group management. Therefore, we are conducting CSRGroup employees actively conduct CSR activities with the company

activities on a global basis. With strong awareness that CSR

motto “Sincerity and Creativity” at the center and in accordance

activities directly impact the business and in order to implement CSR

with “LINTEC WAY” which is an important value supporting theactivities in our core business, the Lintec Group sets key performancecompany motto, the Basic CSR Approaches and the Lintec Group

indicators*4 based on our identified materiality, and has beenCompliance Guidelines.

implementing PDCA cycles in our strategic CSR activities.

To achieve the medium-term business plan, LINTEC INNOVATIONCSR Promotion System

United Nations Global Compact

The CSR Management Office under the direct control of the president

Having participated in the United Nations Global Compact since April

strives to foster high ethical standards, disseminate information on

2011, the Lintec Group conducts business activities based on the following

CSR, and support the initiatives of the CSR committees. The CSR

Ten Principles to contribute to the sustainable growth of society.

committees, which have a cross-organizational membership andeach of which include an officer in charge, lead initiatives withresponsibility from the standpoint of management. In fiscal 2017,
the SDGs Committee was established to solve social issues throughour core business.
President and CEO
CSR Management Office
Corporate Ethics Committee

Corporate Strategic Office
Cost Innovation OfficePublic Relations Office
General Affairs & Personnel Division
Administration Division
Business Administration Division

Social Contribution Committee

Production Division

SDGs Committee● LabourPrinciple 3: Businesses should uphold thefreedom of association andthe effective recognition of theright to collective bargaining;
Principle 4: the elimination of all forms offorced and compulsory labour;
Principle 5: the effective abolition of childlabour; andPrinciple 6: the elimination of
discrimination in respect of
employment and occupation.

Audit Office

Customer Satisfaction Committee● Human Rights
Principle 1: Businesses should supportand respect the protectionof internationally proclaimed
human rights; andPrinciple 2: make sure that they are notcomplicit in human rights abuses.

Quality Assurance & Environmental Protection Division
Research & Development Division● Environment
Principle 7: Businesses should support aprecautionary approach toenvironmental challenges;
Principle 8: undertake initiatives
to promote greater
environmental responsibility;andPrinciple 9: encourage the development
and diffusion ofenvironmentally friendly
technologies.
● Anti-Corruption
Principle 10: Businesses should work
against corruption in all its
forms, including extortionand bribery.

ISO 26000
ISO 26000 is an international standard that defines social

Subsidiaries in/outside Japan
As of April 1, 2018

responsibilities of all organizations. By referring to the seven core
subjects, the Lintec Group promotes CSR activities.

Manufacturing

Distribution

Improve production efficiency,
reduce environmental impact,
and mass-produce new products
in and outside Japan.

Carrying out social contribution activities
at each sales office
Annual spending onsocial contribution activities

9.23

million yen

Sales/Use

Reduction of CO2
emissions from
distribution comparedto FY2016
Improvement ofenergy consumption
per production unit

0.13
1.0

%

About

Disposal/Recycling

Provide security and trust
based on high-quality
manufacturing that cansatisfy customers.

Reduce environmental
impact and achieve a stablesupply of products as aresult of our modal shift*5.

%*3 ISO 22301: An international standard for BCMS that a corporation or organization should
follow in establishing and effectively operating a system to prepare for earthquake, fire,
trouble in the IT system, financial crisis, bankruptcy of supplier, pandemic, or other natural
disaster or accident.

Reduce waste and use it
effectively.

Reduction of quality accidents
compared to 2003 (benchmark year)with thorough quality control

90%

Final landfill
disposal rate

1.67

%

*4 For key performance indicators, see page 08.
*5 Modal shift: An initiative to reduce CO2 emissions by changing the mode of transport forpassenger or cargo transportation from truck to railway or ship, allowing mass transport.

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Providing Value to Customers
Materiality
1 Developing business models for local production &consumption in emerging countries
2 Entering new areas

Lintec Group’s thinking“We adhere to the fundamentals of ‘manufacturing.’ We shall develop, manufacture, and sell ‘quality,’ ‘environment friendly,’ and ‘safe’
products, and pursue business activities that are trusted by all stakeholders.” While upholding this Quality Policy, the Lintec Group ismaking efforts for improving the added value of our products and services to meet customer expectations.

Quality Assurance System
The Lintec Group has established a quality assurance system basedenhance the system.
We will step up our quality assurance system to improveon ISO 9001*1.
With the completion of the transition to ISO 9001: 2015 at all 19

customer satisfaction.

sites in and outside Japan, we are now integrating sites to further

Activity

1 Quality Incident Prevention and Education

The Lintec Group believes that individual employees must have anawareness of how an emphasis on quality is important to maintainand improve the quality of products and services, and that acquiring
quality-related knowledge and skills with such an awareness is
indispensable.
Based on this belief, the Lintec Group provides employee
education to maintain and improve quality and prevent quality
incidents. Through internal courses and e-learning programs, we
provide employees with opportunities to recognize the importanceof quality in order to establish and raise quality awareness.
In fiscal 2017, we intensively provided education on the revised
ISO 9001: 2015 standard.

■ Ratio of quality accidents
(%)

100
80
60
40
20
0

100

2003

18

14

12

13

10

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017 (FY)

Notes: 1 Ratio of quality accidents at Lintec Corp., Tokyo Lintec Kako, Inc. and Shonan Lintec Kako, Inc.
2 Ratio to the number recorded in fiscal 2003 as 100%.

Total participants in quality education program

4,593

employees

S cope: Lintec Corp., Tokyo Lintec Kako,
Inc., Shonan Lintec Kako, Inc., Lintec
Customer Service, Inc. and Printec Corp.

All employees are making concerted efforts for quality
improvement to meet customer demands.

Voice

Promoting Improvement Activities using PDCA Cycles

Lintec (Suzhou) has set a fiscal 2017 quality policy ofand take appropriate measures while the Quality

using PDCA cycles to eliminate recurring complaints.

Assurance Section is checking the implementation

Based on the policy, all employees are making

status of the measures. To improve product quality,

concerts efforts to investigate causes of problems

we will continue our improvement activities.

*1 ISO 9001: The international standard for quality management systems

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He Guan Jun

Quality Assurance Section 1
Lintec (Suzhou) Tech Corporation

Activity

2 Disclosing Product Information

The number of inquiries from customers about products is increasing
every year and the content of these inquiries varies widely. To ensure

product characteristics.
On the Lintec website, we also provide our company motto,

customers’ safe and secure use of our products, the Lintec Groupmission statement and corporate policy, as well as details on CSR

provides product information in various forms, including publication

activities, product information and R&D initiatives.
Based on the spirit of good manufacturing, we will continue tosubstances contained in products, disclosing information about ISO,aim at producing high-quality products that satisfy customers.

FSC®*2 and other certifications, and technical documents describing

Activity

3 Promoting One-stop Development
reducing material and preproduction costs. It has also become

operation of the Advanced Technology Wing in 2015. In fiscal 2017,

possible to use the mass production test coating facilities in thethe division made maximum use of the mass production test coating

clean room, where cutting facilities are installed, to directly provide

facilities in the wing to further promote “one-stop development,”

customers with samples for evaluation.
We will incorporate verification using mass production test

product design. By carrying out thorough advance verification,

coating facilities into the design and development flow to further

the division became able to facilitate the preproduction process,expedite product development.
No. of patentapplications*

412

Environmental Reportwhich considers the mass production process simultaneously withSocial Report

Lintec’s Research & Development Division started full-scale

Corporate Governanceof a safety data sheet (SDS), responding to surveys on chemical

applications/year

Advanced Technology Wing

Voice

Mass production test coating facilities

Completing Promising New Product After Verification
with Test Coating Facilities for Mass Production

In fiscal 2017, we were able continue to deliver aideas of designers, and their mass production

number of new products to customers and markets.

became possible through verification using theIn particular, at Label Expo Europe 2017, the world’s

mass production test coating facilities. We firmly

largest label exhibition, we displayed super-hope that these new products will be useful tostrength adhesive labelstocks, ultra low-migration

the world. We will introduce new ancillary facilities

labelstocks, 3D conformable labelstocks and laser

to improve the performance of the mass production

markable labelstock, among others. Needless to say,test coating facilities and further promotethese materials were created based on the unique

one-stop development.

Mamoru Kobayashi

Assistant Manager
Product Research Department
Research Center
Research & Development Division*2 FSC®: The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) is an international organization that certifies woodproducing forests around the world as well as the distribution and processing of wood takenfrom such forests.

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Cooperating with Suppliers
Materiality
1 Conducting human rights due diligence*1
2 Developing business models for local production & consumption in
emerging countries

Lintec Group’s thinking
Considering all suppliers as “partners who should grow together with Lintec,” the Lintec Group strives to establish relationships built
on trust with them. When selecting suppliers, we evaluate them appropriately based on the principle of free competition. We engage infair and transparent transactions, and ensure legal and ethical compliance in our procurement activities.

Activity

1 CSR Procurement

Lintec’s procurement activities follow the Lintec Procurement Policy,
the Lintec Green Procurement Policy, and the Lintec Lumber Pulp

We will continue to improve procurement activities and enhancecooperation with our suppliers.

Procurement Policy, all of which are based on CSR.
We request suppliers, on various occasions, to ensure CSR■ Supplier questionnaire survey

activities from multiple perspectives, including respect for human

Selected:
based on transaction amount; andfrom the BCP perspective

rights, occupational health and safety, information security, andcorporate ethics.
In fiscal 2017, we asked 117 companies, which we selected out

Survey ofof roughly 500 material suppliers based on the transaction amount

117 suppliers

and from the BCP*2 perspective, to complete a questionnaire,114

and 114* of them did so. The survey covered CSR-related items,

suppliers
responded

including legal compliance, prohibition of child labor, and safe/
healthy working environments. We are also using the survey resultsin supplier evaluation.

Activity

2 Conflict Minerals*3

About 500 material suppliers

Activity

3 Green Procurement

Lintec recognizes that conflict minerals, mined to fund armed

For procurement with lower environmental impact, the Lintec Group

conflict, are a serious social problem, and investigates whether

is ensuring thorough chemical substance management for raw

materials it uses include metals from mines that serve as funding

materials, parts, and secondary materials. We conduct investigations

sources for armed groups.

into substances contained not only in new materials that we procure

We will continue to confirm that our supply chain is not funding
armed groups and conduct procurement management that avoids
the use of conflict minerals.

for the first time but also in materials that we have continuously
procured in order to ensure compliance with new regulations.
In fiscal 2017, we asked suppliers to respond to ourenvironmental survey based on the revised Joint Article Management
Promotion-consortium (JAMP) declarable substance list (versions
4.080 and 4.090), covering about 5,000 raw materials. Together with
suppliers, we will continue to promote environmental protection
activities and ensure control of chemical substances.

*1 For human rights due diligence, see page 10.
*2 For BCP, see page 20.

24*3 Conflict Minerals: Metals derived from conflict minerals defined in the Dodd-Frank Wall Street
Reform and Consumer Protection Act include tantalum, tin, tungsten and gold.

Human Rights and Diversity
Materiality
1 Achieving workplace diversity
2 Improving employee satisfaction

To ensure that all employees may find their work equally rewarding, the group respects the diversity*4 of every employee and prohibits
any kind of discrimination, including that based on race, creed, gender, education, nationality or age. In 2011, Lintec joined the UN
Global Compact, which seeks to eliminate the use of child and forced labor. The Lintec Group will continue to promote diversity so that
all employees can grow through mutual understanding and respect.

1 Diversity Committee

Social Report

Activity

Corporate Governance

Lintec Group’s thinking

In December 2017, Lintec distributed thea focus on the ongoing themes of supporting employees engaged in

Family Care Support Handbook, which provides

family care, empowerment of female employees, and empowerment

helpful information for achieving a goodof employees who are rehired after reaching retirement age. As thework-family care balance, to all employees.

number of employees engaged in family care is likely to increase,

Lintec also provided a training program led by

Lintec revised work regulations to allow the more realistic use ofan expert, in which the handbook was used.

programs and help individual employees work securely in their own

About 200 employees across Japan undertook

environments and achieve work-family care balance.

the program.

Family Care Support
Handbook distributed
to all employees■ Revision of work regulations, etc. [in April 2018]

Environmental Report

In fiscal 2017, Lintec’s Diversity Committee carried out activities with

● Increasing the upper limit of accumulated time off days (50 days to 80 days)

Accumulated time off● Easing requirements for taking time off (accepting “in need of support” in addition to “being in need of care”)● Expanding the scope of family (adding family of spouse)

Family care leave● Easing requirements for taking time off (accepting “in need of support” in addition to “being in need of care”)● Expanding the scope of family (adding family of spouse)

Family care time off● Providing benefit during time off

Half-day off● Increasing the number of times (from up to 40 times/year to up to 80 times/year)

Work-life Balance■ Number of employees by gender: Lintec Corporation[Male]
2,221** 8787%%[Male] 2,221

Achieving work-life balance is indispensable to help employees

Total employees
employees
Total

perform their jobs with peace of mind and exercise their full abilities.

2,558

For creating workplace environments where diverse employees canmake active contributions and promoting career development, the[Female]337** 13
13%%
[Female] 337†
Managers
Managers† 474
474

98
98%
%

†
Managers
Managers† 10
10

2
2%
%

Diversity Committee leads discussions and the implementation of■ Number of employees by gender: Lintec Group (incl. non-consolidated companies)

multifaceted initiatives.

Targets and current status of initiatives based on
the Female Empowerment Promotion Act
Target(1) R aise the average*5 percentage of females in the total number of newhires (graduated from university/graduate school) to over 30%(2) R aise the percentage of female supervisors (section chiefs) to over 10%

FY201734.2%
6.3%[Male][Male] 4,490
4,490** 79
79%%[Female][Female] 1,201
1,201** 21
21%
%
Total
Total employees
employees

5,691†Managers
Managers† 802
802

88
88%
%

†
Managers
Managers† 112
112

*
12
12%
%*

(Outside Japan: as of December 31, 2017; In Japan: as of March 31, 2018)† Percentage of each gender in management positions

Plan period: 3 years from April 1, 2016 to March 31, 2019

*4 Respect for diversity: Respecting individuality in people and diversity in groups leads to the rightpeople being assigned to the right jobs, the solving of problems by the application of diverse
perspectives, and the generation of unique ideas.

*5 Average during the three-year period of the plan from April 1, 2016 to March 31, 201925

Activityfor Human Rights
2 Respectin Labor Management and Education

The Lintec Group believes that compliance forms a foundation forits activities andthoroughly adheres to both social rules and relevant laws and regulations in and

Related Data
Employees by region and by gender(persons)

outside Japan. This also applies to the recruitment and treatment of employees. Labor

Male

Femalemanagement is performed in accordance with relevant laws. Unfair discrimination,

Japan

2,957

635

3,592

child labor, and harassment are prohibited.

Asia

972

354

1,326

Other

561

212

773

programs. In fiscal 2018, Lintec provided

Total

4,490

1,201

5,691

40 new employees who joined the(Outside Japan: as of December 31, 2017; In Japan: as of March 31, 2018)

Lintec incorporates human rights education into its rank-based training

company during the fiscal year withThree-year turnover of employees hired
as new graduates†* (persons)“UN Global Compact and CSR” training
and provided sexual harassment andJoinedworkplace bullying training during
training programs for newly appointed
section chiefs and managers.
Training for new employees

Activity

3 Career Design*1society, Lintec, as part of its human resources training, has introduced company-widerank-based training programs that allow individual employees with diverse values torealize their personal growth according to the current stage of their career building,starting from training for new employees. Additionally, Lintec has introduced training
programs based on certain themes, such as diversity and subordinate development.
Through these training programs, Lintec supports individuals in skill acquisitionand career design.

Activity

4 Global Education

At the Ina Technology Center, Lintec provides service engineers in and outside Japan
with facilities operation and maintenance training. To facilitate customer support for
the “RAD-3520F/12” semiconductor manufacturing equipment developed in 2017,
Lintec invited engineers from Singapore, the Philippines, and Malaysia in June, fromthe United States in September, from
Taiwan and across Japan in October,and from Germany in November 2017to provide them with education usinglevel-based manuals on operation

Left

TurnoverNew employees joinedin 2015 (group-wide)

59

4

6.8%

Male

50

3

6.0%

Female

9

1

11.1%

FY2015FY2016FY2017

Family care leave
program (persons)

0

0

0

Family care time off(persons)

1

1

3

Accumulated time off(persons)

61

86

74

Childbirth leave(persons)

13

19

23

Childcare leave(persons)

20

25

36

Child nursing care time
off program (persons)

9

9

7

Shorter hours/ﬂex time(persons)

27

31

36

Paid social contribution
time off (persons)22(Total49 days)26(Total55.5 days)

21(Total54 days)

61.1

61.6

64.0

Use of programs†*
ProgramAiming at developing people who can contribute to the growth of the company andPercentage of paid
leave taken (%)

Company-wide rank-based
training programs:
participants and training hours†*
Total participants

Total training hours

491

7,124 hours† “Turnover within three years of employees hired as new
graduates,” “use of programs,” and “company-wide rank-based
training programs: participants and training hours” above
indicate figures of Lintec Corporation.

and adjustment.

Training session*1 Career design refers to the planning of one’s own career so as to use one’s own abilities bytaking into account one’s own experiences, skills, and ideal future.

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Total

To Create Workplace Environments Where Diverse Employees Make Active Contributions

Lintec Personnel Systems Reforms
Labor productivity improvement is indispensable for the Lintec Groupto achieve further growth and continue to contribute to society. To that
end, Lintec promotes work style reforms led by the Human Resources
Department and the Diversity Committee. Reforms include partial
revisions of personnel systems in April 2018, measures to reduce long
working hours, and human resources development initiatives for groupcompanies outside Japan.

To promote work style reforms, changing awareness among individual
employees as program users, as well as changing programs, is crucial.
The Human Resources Department and the Diversity Committee will leadefforts to create workplace environments where everyone can make ameaningful contribution and exercise their full abilities by spinning thewheels of “program development” and “corporate culture development.”

Social Report

Key Reforms of Personnel Systems

1 Review of wage and retirement allowance [in April 2018]

2 Revision of working rules [in April 2018]
For supporting employees engaged in family care, which the Diversity
Committee set as one of the fiscal 2017 focus themes, we revised various
programs, including easing requirements for taking accumulated time off andfamily care leave, increasing the number of times employees are permitted totake a half-day off, and providing benefits during family care time off.

3 Measures to reduce long working hours
For employee health management, we took measures to reduce long
working hours, such as raising managers’ awareness and creating a workhour management list, which consequently led to improvements regarding
prolonged work and late night work.

■R eview of wage curvefor young employees
We increased the starting salary as
well as wages for employees in theirsecond to tenth year at the company.

■R eview of the level ofretirement allowance
We raised the standard modelof retirement allowance.

■ E asing requirements for taking accumulated time off
Before change

After change

Upper limit

50 days

80 daysRequirement

Being in need of care

Added “being in need of support”

Scope offamily2nd degree of kinship

Added family of spouse(relatives by marriage)

Environmental Report

Considering the development of personnel systems that will motivate all
employees and let them work with peace of mind as the heart of work stylereforms, we reviewed the wages and retirement allowance system for young
employees and senior employees.

Corporate Governance

Promoting Work Style Reforms with “Program Development” and “Corporate Culture Development”

The same revision of requirement and scope of family was made for family care time off.

■K ey results
FY2016FY2017

Working 80 hours
or longer

174 persons in total

58 persons in total

Working after 21:00(excl. shiftwork)

Average of 72
persons/day

Average of 50
persons/day

4 Enhance/develop human resources of group companies outside JapanFor the Lintec Group to achieve further growth, we believe that we must
develop excellent employees working at group companies outside Japan into
key local people in a planned manner, as well as provide systems that willallow them to build their career.
We will consider introducing new personnel systems that facilitate
human resources enhancement and development from a global perspective.

■M easures under discussion
Introduction of succession plan(successors plan)

Setting career path*2 for staff
at group companies outside Japan

Considering introduction of a systemthat facilitates selection of successor
candidates by the heads of sites ofgroup companies outside Japan andtheir development

Considering introduction of a systemthat sets career path for excellent
staff at group companies outside
Japan and supports their growth*2 Career path: A series of work experiences required to be appointed to a certain job or position,
the order of appointments, and path of appointments and transfers.

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Safety and Disaster Prevention
Materiality
1 Ensuring occupational health and safety

Lintec Group’s thinking
The Lintec Group continues to operate the Occupational Safety and Health Policy, which it established based on an occupational safety
and health management system (OSHMS)*1. According to the policy, annual safety and health plans are developed. According to theplans, which set targets and specific activities for individual priority actions, safety and health management activities are carried out.
Activity results are evaluated by way of internal audit and management review to assist activities in the following fiscal year.

Activity

1 Safety and Health Committee and Health Committee

Every month, the Lintec Group plants in and outside Japan hold
Safety and Health Committee meetings while the Head Office,Iidabashi Office, and Osaka Branch hold Health Committee meetings.
Minutes of the committee meetings, a disaster flash report, andother information is delivered in Japanese and English for groupwide information sharing and safety management.
Additionally, Lintec holds a corporate Safety Convention. The second
convention was held at the Tatsuno Plant in April 2018 following thefirst convention held at the Kumagaya Plant in fiscal 2017.

Activity

2 Annual Safety and Health Plans

We will continue to exchange information on safety management
and implement PDCA cycles to improve the safety level.
■ Committees on workplace safety and healthCommittee

Scope

Safety and Health Plants, ResearchCommittee
Center
HealthCommittee

Activity

Head Office andplants having asales section■ Share information, incl. disaster occurrence, safety

education implementation status, facilities inspection
results, feedback and improvements found during patrol■ Discuss health, safe driving, and disaster prevention

activities

Zero Accidents
3 Toward
Resulting in Absence from Work

Each fiscal year, the Lintec Group formulates safety and healthIn fiscal 2017, there was one accident during commuting and oneplans by referring to the Occupational Safety and Health Policy andaccident involving a worker becoming caught. Both the number ofresults of the management review, and carries out safety and healthaccidents and the number of days of absence from work decreased

activities based on the plans.

from the previous year.

Safety and health plans set priority action items, including■ Occurrence of accidents resulting in absence from worksafety patrols, risk assessment*2, and safety education, as well as
targets and detailed implementation schedules for the respective
action items. Each plant checks the progress of its plan every monthand reports the results to the Safety and Health Committee todiscuss improvement.
By implementing such PDCA cycles, the Lintec Group continues
to carry out safety and health activities for zero accidents.

Number of accidents resulting
in absence from work
Number of days of absencefrom work
Company*1 OSHMS: Stands for Occupational Safety and Health Management System. It is a voluntary
management system operated by a business operator with an aim to improve the safety andhealth level of its business sites.

FY2015FY2016FY2017*

5

5

2

134

207

16

Partner companies

Lintec Corp.,
partner companies

Lintec Corp.,
partner companies■ Accident-free hours achievements*3 (April 1, 2017 to March 31, 2018)*
Date achieved
December 26
March 22
March 31
March 312018
March 31
March 31
March 31
March 312017

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Activities■ Implement plans

Business site
Mishima Plant
Kumagaya Plant
Chiba Plant
Kumagaya Plant
Research Center
Shingu Plant (incl. Niihama)
Mishima Plant
Tokyo Lintec Kako, Inc.

Achievement (hours)
1.5 million hours
1.5 million hours
No accidents in the year
No accidents in the year
No accidents in the year
No accidents in the year
No accidents in the year
No accidents in the year

*2 Risk assessment: Evaluating risks to set safety standards*3 Accident-free hours achievements: Number of workers x Hours worked per day x Days of operation

Community Participation
Materiality
1 Achieving harmonious co-existence with local communities

Corporate Governance

Lintec Group’s thinking
Recognizing that it is part of society and local communities, the Lintec Group is engaged in various initiatives to contribute to society
while ensuring harmonious co-existence with society.

Activity

Activity

2 Global Activities*

The Lintec Group carries out community-based social contribution

the Itabashi Culture Hall, inviting persons with disabilities andactivities in locations where it operates. In November 2017, Lintec

their helpers living in Tokyo’s Itabashi City, as well as people from(Thailand) Co., Ltd. carried out its first mangrove planting on Bangpu

neighboring areas. A total of about 500 people, including Lintec

Beach in Samut Prakan Province. A total of 144 persons, including

employees, participated in the concert. The concert program included

employees and their families, planted 750 mangrove seedlingsa hand bell performance and dance incorporating sign language by

and learned the importance of environmental conservation. As achildren of members of Itabashi “Hohoemi-no-Kai,” an association

corporate group trusted by local communities, we will continue toof parents of children with Down syndrome; a chorus by “Harmony

carry out activities around the globe.

Korine” from the Daito Bunka University a cappella club; and ajazz band session.
We will continue toEnvironmental Report

In October 2017, Lintec held its seventh Lintec Fureai Concert at

Social Report

1 Fureai Concert*value opportunities tocommunicate withlocal residents.

Well-attended Fureai Concert

Voice

Mangrove planting by Lintec (Thailand)

Community Support
ExpensesTree Planting to Learn About the Importanceof Forest Conservation(FY2017)

In fiscal 2017, we provided support
for education, including donations foruniversity scholarship. Development of
future generations will be another focus.

Lintec Advanced Technologies (Taiwan), Inc. carried out its first tree planting
in February 2017. Our employees planted trees with elderly people froma local residential care home and held a post-planting party. The activity

Disaster Community support
11.9%
6.7%

provided us with an opportunity to

Welfare0.7%

spend time in a good and meaningful
way and to recognize the importance of

Total

forest conservation in addressing global

9.23 million yen

warming. We will continue to conduct

Chen-Jung Liaoenvironmental conservation activities.
Planting trees with the elderly

ISO Promotion Department
Lintec Advanced Technologies(Taiwan), Inc.

Sports14.1%

Education

66.6%

Scope: Lintec Corp.

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Addressing Global Warming
Materiality
12
3
4

Effectively using raw materials
Reducing atmospheric emissions
Making environmental contributions through products and services
Ensuring environmental compliance

Lintec Group’s thinking
The domestic Lintec Group is committed to carrying out various environmental activities to mitigate global warming, climate change
and other environmental issues that impose risks on the continuity of its business.

Efforts to Address Global Warming
194,000 tons in fiscal 2016.

In fiscal 2017, total energy use (crude oil equivalent) for the Lintec
Group in Japan*1 increased by 0.5% from the previous year due to

In fiscal 2018, Lintec aims to reduce its CO2 emissions by 1.0%

an increase in production volume. Energy use per unit of production

and its energy use by 1.0% compared to fiscal 2017, on a per-unit of

improved by 2.0% to 0.3173 kl per ton. Energy use increased byproduction basis.

0.9%. CO2 emissions in fiscal 2017 were 186,000 tons, down from

INPUT
Pulp

115,000 tons

OUTPUT

Business
Activitiesof Lintec*2
Products

Paper

36,500 tons
Film

33,900 tons
AdhesiveRawmaterials

21,300 tons

Raw material
procurement

1,200 tons

Waste generated

29,890 tons
6,950 tons
4,190 tons
500 tons• Incineration• Final landfill disposal● Sale of valuable materials

R&D

Other chemicals

Emissions
into theatmosphere

35,500 tons
Mechanical parts

600 tons
162,000 MWh

11,640 tons

• Effective external utilization● Effective internal utilization

9,400 tons

185,700 tons

SOx

6.4 tons

NOx

65.1 tons
1.2 tons

Substances subject
to the PRTR

Manufacturing

Release into
water bodies

10,520 tons
7,730 tons

CO2

Soot and dust

(Crude oil equivalent 41,000 kl)

Effluent(Kumagaya Plant, Mishima Plant)

500 tons
6,637,000 m

3

Fuel (crude oil conversion)

Breakdown of CO2 emissions

51,000 kl● Scope 1*4

36,000 MWh● Self-generated

electricity(Crude oil equivalent 9,000 kl)

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Adhesive-related
equipment

Waste

Organic solvents

Water

43,900 tons
Adhesive products
106,300 tons

● Waste emitted

2,300 tons

EnergyProcessing materials(release paper, etc.)

Release agents

Purchased
power

69,400 tons

Specialty papers

Industrial-use water

8,263,000 m

3*3*1 Lintec Group in Japan: Lintec Corporation and its sales offices; Tokyo Lintec Kako, Inc.; Printec,
Inc.; Lintec Services, Inc.; and Lintec Commerce, Inc.
*2 Organizations covered by the environmental report:
Lintec: Lintec Corporation’s Head Office, 10 production sites, and Research Center, and Tokyo
Lintec Kako, Inc.

Sales

Direct emissions• Bunker-A oil• Utility gas
tons• LPG etc.
(Total volume control† 90,600 tons)

103,600● Scope 2*5
Indirect emissions from energy• Electricity

82,100 tons

(Total volume control† 97,200 tons)† Total volume control: A calculation method covering Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions, including those
not covered by the Energy Conservation Act. The calculation includes Lintec
Corp., Tokyo Lintec Kako, Inc., Lintec Services, Inc., Printec, Inc., Lintec Customer
Service, Inc., and Shonan Lintec Kako, Inc.

*3 m3 (cubic meters): While tons were used for calculation, the measurement was converted to m3 forthis report.
*4 Scope 1: Direct CO2 or other greenhouse gas emissions from the consumption of purchased gas andliquid fuels, such as liquid natural gas (LNG), liquid petroleum gas (LPG), utility gas, kerosene, lightoil, and gasoline.

Lintec Group Quality, Environmental and Business Continuity Policy
The Lintec Group sets forth its Basic Policy in the Lintec Group

Guidelines set under the Environmental Policy include development

Quality, Environmental and Business Continuity Policy. To practiceof eco-friendly products by the research section as well as reduction

specific activities, the Group drew up a Quality Policy, Environmentalof the release of VOCs*6 into the air and electricity consumption by

Policy, and Business Continuity Policy, as well as Action Guidelines

the production section.

Medium-Term Targets (2017 to 2019) and Results Scope: Lintec Corp.
Item

Target

FY2017 results (year-on-year reduction)

1% reduction from the previous year (per unit of production)

7.4%

Achieved

Electric power consumption

1% reduction from the previous year (per unit of production)

1.7%

Achieved

0.8%

Not achieved

1.2%

Achieved

Production water usage
Waste discharge

1% reduction from the previous year (per unit of production)(Paper production at the Mishima and Kumagaya plants)

0.1% reduction from the previous year

Environmental Management System
In March 2018, the Lintec Group has completed the transition towater usage, but, in fiscal 2017, added waste discharge to the items

ISO 14001: 2015, and updated its certification.

to enhance its measures.

Activity

1 Product Development Initiatives

For biodiversity conservation, we will continue initiatives in andoutside Japan.

Activity

2 Efforts in Manufacturing

Lintec develops not only products that meet customer needs but also

To comply with the Energy Conservation Act, the Lintec Group in

eco-friendly products that take into account and evaluate LCA .

Japan collects monthly data on energy consumption of individual*7

For example, we are increasing the percentage of solvent-freesites under the direction of the Lintec Energy Savings Promotion

release agents. When all release agents become solvent-free, theCommittee. One of the most effective measures has been heatproduction section is likely to reduce VOC emissions by 120 tons

recovery at the Tatsuno Plant. In fiscal 2017, overall energy use perper year.

production unit improved due to an increase in production volume.

Activity

Environmental Report

The Group had undergone third-party verification as to three
items of CO2 emissions, electric power consumption, and production

Social Report

CO2 emissions

Corporate Governancefor each. Efforts for addressing global warming based on the Action

3 Efforts in Distribution

Lintec does not have distribution and transportation sections but isa “Designated Shipper” under the Revised Energy Conservation Act

improved by about 1.0%.
We will continue to stepin Japan because it consigns the transport of more than 30 million

up modal shift*9 and otherton-kilometers*8 annually. As a Designated Shipper, Lintec submits anefforts to improve ourannual report to the government in accordance with this Act.

distribution system andIn fiscal 2017, the volume of transportation increased by 0.9%transportation efficiency,(822,000 ton-kilometers) from the previous year but CO2 emissions

with the goal of reducing

decreased by 0.13% (14 t-CO2). Energy use per unit of transportation

environmental impacts.

*5 Scope 2: CO2 or other greenhouse gas emissions generated by other companies in the
production of energy, such as electricity and steam, purchased by the reporting company.
*6 For VOC, see page 11.
*7 For LCA, see page 10.

*8 Ton-kilometers: A unit of cargo transport amounts, computed by multiplying the cargo tonnage
by the transportation distance. Transporting 1 ton of cargo over a distance of one kilometer
equals one ton-kilometer.
*9 For modal shift, see page 21.

Transportation using railway containers thathave an interior volume equivalent to thatof large trucks

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Reducing Waste and Water Usage
Materiality
12
3
4

Effectively using raw materials
Reducing atmospheric emissions
Making environmental contributions through products and services
Ensuring environmental compliance

Lintec Group’s thinking
In order to help realize a recycling-oriented society, the Lintec Group is working to reduce waste. It is also striving to save water, reuse
waste water, while complying with the effluent control regulations and improving the quality of effluent generated.

Activity

1 Efforts for Zero Emissions*1

In fiscal 2017, the amount of waste generated, including

2019 is a 0.1% reduction in the amount of waste generated, on a

manufacturing loss, at Lintec was 29,890 tons. The total waste

year-on-year basis.

output was 11,640 tons. Of this waste output, 6,950 tons were
■ Flow of waste (FY2017)

recycled by outside recycling companies and the remaining
4,690 tons were properly disposed of by waste disposal companies.
The final landfill disposal rate*2 for fiscal 2017 was about 1.67%,
falling short of the target final landfill disposal rate of 1.0% or less,which Lintec had achieved every year since fiscal 2007 until theEffective internal utilization 10,520 tons
Waste
29,890 tons
Total waste
output11,640 tons

previous year, because sludge generated at the Mishima Plant was

7,730 tons

Effective external utilization

6,950 tons

Incineration 4,190 tons
Final landfill disposal 500 tons

no longer used effectively. Lintec’s target from fiscal 2018 to fiscal

Activity

Sale of valuable materials

Waste recycled
25,200 tons in total

Waste externally disposed of
4,690 tons in total

2 Reducing Water Usage and Effluent

In fiscal 2017, Lintec used 8,263,000 m3 of water. Of this amount,

The target in fiscal 2018 is 1.0% reduction per unit ofabout 89% was used by the Kumagaya and Mishima plants, which

production from the previous year. To that end, the plants willare Lintec’s Fine & Paper Products Operations. Water usage per unit

make continued efforts to reduce water usage in each process andof paper production was 47.5 m3/t*3. Lintec was unable to achieve

prevent water leaks.

the target of a 1.0% reduction on a year-on-year basis.

Voice

Recovering and Reusing White Water to Reduce Water Usage

The Mishima Plant, which is one of Lintec’s Fine

resulted in a substantial reduction in water usage& Paper Products Operations, has made efforts toand also allowed us to use raw materials contained

reduce water usage. For instance, we recover andin white water to reduce waste. Through cross-reuse white water, which refers to water mixed withsectoral cooperation, we will continue to reduce

raw materials in the papermaking process. This has

water usage and waste.

Yoji Fujii

Section Manager
Environmental Section
Mishima Plant*1 Zero emission: Lintec’s standard is a final landfill disposal rate of one percent or less.
*2 The final landfill disposal rate is a value found using the following formula: Final landfill disposal
rate (%) = Final landfill disposal amount/Amount of waste generated × 100.
*3 m3/t: While t/t was used for calculation, the measurement was converted to m3/t for this report.

32*4 The PRTR (Pollutant Release and Transfer Register) Act is formally named the Act on Confirmation,etc. of Release Amounts of Specific Chemical Substances in the Environment and Promotion of
Improvement to the Management Thereof. PRTR is a system for ascertaining, aggregating, andpublishing data on the amounts of chemical substances released and transferred.

Reduction of Environmentally Hazardous Substances
Materiality
1 Reducing atmospheric emissions

The Lintec Group complies with relevant laws and regulations in and outside Japan and strives to reduce its use of chemical substancesthat have an impact on the environment.

Activity*4

Activity

with EU Regulations Concerning
2 Complying
Chemical Substance Management andIn fiscal 2017, Lintec used nine substances that are subject toEnvironmental Preservation

PRTR reporting. The total quantity of PRTR chemicals was 7,838

Lintec examines substances with environmental impact in the raw

tons. Toluene accounted for the largest portion of this amount, at
7,752 tons, up 22 tons from the previous year due to an increase inproduction volume. Emissions of toluene into the atmosphere wereamount was 483 tons, up 16 tons from the year before.

chemical substances to comply with related laws and regulations,and communicates information to customers. The company isfulfilling its reporting obligations under the REACH Regulation*5 andthe RoHS Directive*6. Starting fiscal 2017, Lintec has been making
preparations for compliance with chemSHERPA*7 to build a system
for more accurate and efficient information communication.

Activity

Environmental Report

482 tons, up 11 tons from the previous year, and the transferredmaterials it purchases, properly grasps and manages its use ofSocial Report

1 Compliance with PRTR Act

Corporate Governance

Lintec Group’s thinking

3 Reducing VOCs

*8

Lintec is reducing VOCs. In product design, Lintec is working on

Recognizing the importance of further reducing VOCs forswitching to a solvent-free release agent for its release paper andpreventing air pollution by businesses, Lintec is planning andsolvent-free adhesive for printing-related adhesive products toimplementing VOC reduction measures. Lintec has completed the

reduce the amount of organic solvents it uses. In fiscal 2017, theinstallation of exhaust gas treatment facilities, and will continue

percentage of solvent-free release paper (production basis) was

to ensure reliable management of treatment facilities, manage the

55.1%. The percentage of solvent-free printing-related adhesive

percentage of solvent-free products, and develop and promote sales

products (sales basis) was 73.7%. The percentage of solvent-freeof solvent-free products to further reduce its environmental impact.

paper and products remained at the same level as in the past.

Voice

Introducing VOC Treatment Facilities to Comply with Revised Law

South Korea revised its Clean Air Conservation Act

Korea, Inc. installed two concentrators and one RTO-

in 2015 to expand the scope of control to cover air

based exhaust gas treatment system and started

containing volatile organic solvents generated fromtheir operation in November 2016. VOC emissions infacilities other than VOC-emitting facilities. To treat

fiscal 2017 were reduced by about 7 tons from fiscal

low-concentration VOCs from its clean room, Lintec

2016. We will continue to reduce VOCs.

*5 REACH Regulation: A chemical substance regulation in the EU on the “Registration, Evaluation,
Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals.” Registration is required when exporting a chemical substanceinto EU states in quantities of one metric ton or more per year. Notification must also be submitted
to the authorities when a chemical substance falling under the category of “candidate for required
authorization” is present in a product at more than 0.1 percent of the mass of the object.
*6 RoHS Directive: Directive on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical andelectronic equipment issued by the EU.

Jang Dae Jung

Section Manager
Plant Engineering Section
Lintec Korea, Inc.

*7 chemSHERPA: A scheme, recommended by Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade andIndustry, for communicating information about chemical substances contained in
products. The mechanism is aimed at properly managing chemical substances containedin products across supply chains, from upstream to downstream, to ensure continued
compliance with tighter regulations.
*8 For VOCs, see page 11.

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エネルギー総使用量（原油換算）

物流におけるCO2排出量と輸送量

Related Data
Total energy use (crude oil equivalent)
Purchased power

Fuel

CO2 emissions and transportation volume in distribution
CO 2 emissions

Basic unit (energy usage/production)(1,000 tons CO 2)(1,000 kl)
140
0.35
120

0.33

100

0.32

0.32

93

92

92

(kl/tons)
0.70

0.32
91

20.0

0.50
0.40

80
56

55

52

51

51

20

37

37

40

40

41

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

0

9.7

9.6

15.0

9.0

10.0

6.0

0.30

60

廃棄物発生量
40

12.0
9.8

9.7

9.5

0.60
92

Transportation volume(10 million ton-kilometers)

0.20

5.0

(FY)

11.7

11.1

11.1

10.9

10.9

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

トルエンの排出量・移動量

0.10
0

3.0

0.0

0.0
(FY)

Note: Fuel means kerosene, Bunker-A oil, liquid natural gas (LNG), liquid petroleum gas (LPG), and utility gas.

Waste generated

25

Waste oil

28.3

3.9

3.8

5.3

1.4
4.9

15

Waste plastic

29.1

5.9

20

Emission and transfer of toluene

Waste paper(1,000 tons)
35
30.1
30
3.5

5.3

1.4
4.6

1.4
4.5

Sludge

Other

30.2

29.9

4.5

3.9

5.0

5.2

1.5

1.5

4.8

5.1

Emissons
into the air:
482 tons

Lintec plant

Toluenehandled:7,752 tons

10

14.4
13.3
13.9
用水使用量
（熊谷工場
・三島工場）
5
0

2013

2014

2015

Quantity
eliminated:
6,787 tons

Exhaust processing
equipment(93.4% elimination
rate)

Manufacturing processes
for release paper andadhesive products

処理排水量（熊谷工場・三島工場）*1

14.4

14.2

2016

2017

Toluene flow

(FY)

Quantitytransferred(treated as waste):

Note: Elimination rate = eliminated amount/(handling amount − transferred amount) ×100

Water usage (Kumagaya and Mishima Plants)
Water usage(1,000 tons)
20,000Effluent treated (Kumagaya and Mishima plants)*1

Water usage amount/paper production tonnage

95.3(m3/t)
100.0(1,000 m3)
8,000

75.0

6,000

50.0

4,000

6,666
15,00011,883

53.9

51.4

51.0

47.9

10,000
6,427

5,993

6,014

5,959

47.5

25.0
100

200

300

400

5000

10000

0.0
2013

2014

2015

2016

5,800

5,735

2,000

0

0
2000

6,291

6,197

7,361

5,000
0

483 tons

2017

15000

20000

0

1000

2000

3000

4000

0

(FY)

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

5000

(FY)

Environmental data at 14 group companies outside Japan
FY2017 data (Jan. 1, 2017 to Dec. 31, 2017)

FY2016 data (Jan. 1, 2016 to Dec. 31, 2016)

VOC emissions*2
Lintec Suzhou
Toluene handled:
Lintec Printing &Technology (Tianjin)
Lintecplant
7,752 tons
LSFT

5.8
20.6

Lintec Printing &Technology (Tianjin)
40.1
30

2.9
9.8

3,941
3,778

Indonesia

8,681
8,700

174

300.1

3,810
3,337

Indonesia

12.9
18.3

7,040
5,960.9

Malaysia
Sarawak 198
180.4

Singapore 00

Singapore

6.9
7.1

Mactac Americas

68.7

VDI

LE (UK) 0

LE (UK) 90.3

(tons) 0

100

200

300

400

(MWh) 0335
182

Indonesia

482
433
818.8
609.2

Sarawak 00
Singapore 00
4,704
4,813.6

Madico19,154

Mactac Americas

VDI 1

1,429.6
1,321.7

LSFK

Malaysia

728
722

Madico

194.7
182

Korea

7,615
7,331

LSFK

Sarawak 0.3
0.2

MadicoLSFT
LAT-T 00

Korea
61
70

LSFK

Lintec Printing & 48.9
Technology (Tianjin) 45.2

1,767
1,642.9

LAT-T

783
776.8

Lintec Suzhou

922
877

LSFT

LAT-T 00

Malaysia

3,809
3,973

Lintec Suzhou

0.1
0

Korea

Fuel (light oil and natural gas)usage (crude oil conversion)

Electricity usage

3,969

528.1
850.8
4,793.7

Mactac Americas
VDI 0
LE (UK) 0

5,000

10,00015,00020,000(kl) 0

1,000

2,000

3,000

Mactac Americas, LLC, VDI, LLC, and Lintec Europe (UK) Limited, which joined the Lintec Group in 2016, are included in the data starting 2017.
Notes: 1. VOCs = toluene and methyl ethyl ketone
2. Figures stipulated in Article 4 of the enforcement regulations for Japan’s Energy Conservation Act were used for the calorific value of each fuel used in order to calculate the crude oil equivalent of consumed fuel.
3. LSFT = Lintec Speciality Films (Taiwan); LAT-T = Lintec Advanced Technologies (Taiwan); LSFK = Lintec Speciality Films (Korea); LE (UK) = Lintec Europe (UK) Limited*1 Total of flowmeter data for effluent treatment equipment installed at the Kumagaya andMishima plants

34*2 For VOCs, see page 11.

4,000

5,000

CSR Activities at
Group Companies
Outside Japan
Each of our group companies
outside Japan is promoting
community-based CSR activities
to fulfill our responsibility
as a global company.

LINTEC (SUZHOU) TECH CORPORATIONL INTEC PRINTING & TECHNOLOGY (TIANJIN)CORPORATION

Location: Suzhou, China
No. of employees: 211
Main business activities: manufacture and sale of printing and industry-related
products and paper-and processing-related products

Location: Tianjin, China
No. of employees: 95
Main business activities: manufacture and sale of printing andindustry-related products

In response to the notification dated May 2017from Jiangsu Province to businesses that handle
hazardous chemicals, our company installed
double gates separating the production areafrom other areas in November and started
their operation in the following month. This
has enabled us to readily grasp the number of
persons in the area during emergencies.

To promote the understanding of biodiversity,
we planted nine cherry trees on our premises
in March 2018. We are planning to leave themanagement and care of the trees to therespective sections in our company, on a one
tree, one section basis. We will continue to carryout our biodiversity conservation activities.

Display board in the area

Liu Shiping
Engineering
Department

Planting trees

Zhang Kun
Quality Assurance
Section

LINTEC SPECIALITY FILMS (TAIWAN), INC.

LINTEC ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES (TAIWAN), INC.

LINTEC KOREA, INC.

Location: Tainan, Taiwan
No. of employees: 93
Main business activities: manufacture and sale of electronic- andoptical-related products

Location: Kaohsiung, Taiwan
No. of employees: 82
Main business activities: m anufacture and sale of electronic- andoptical-related products

Location: Cheongju-si, Chungcheongbuk-do, Korea
No. of employees: 89
Main business activities: manufacture and sale of electronic- andoptical-related products

Anticipating that rescuing injured persons in
the event of a disaster would be difficult, we
installed a wheelchair for emergency stairs
in 2017. During a fire drill, we were able topromptly rescue an injured person using thewheelchair. We will continue our training in
preparation for disasters.

In October 2017, we cleaned the Qijin Coast
area in Kaohsiung City. Some employees
brought their children along to participate
in the weekend activity. Through the activity,
participants came to understand the seriousnessof marine debris and provided positive feedback.
We will continue to pursue our environmental
conservation activities.

As part of our social contribution activities, about
10 employees cooked kimchi at our cafeteria
and delivered it to 60 households in the local
community, including elderly people living
alone, single-mother families, and single-father
families, in November 2017. It provided us with ameaningful opportunity to practice sharing.

Drill using a wheelchair for
emergency stairs

Tui-ching Yang
Environment &Safety Office

Cleaning the coast

Chen-Jung Liao
ISO Promotion
Department

Employees preparing kimchi

Moon Ji-Eun
General Affairs
Section

LINTEC SPECIALITY FILMS (KOREA), INC.

PT. LINTEC INDONESIA

PT. LINTEC JAKARTA

Location: Pyeongtaek-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
No. of employees: 124
Main business activities: manufacture and sale of electronic- andoptical-related products

Location: Bogor, Indonesia
No. of employees: 118
Main business activities: m anufacture and sale of printing andindustry-related products

Location: Jakarta, Indonesia
No. of employees: 19
Main business activities: sale of printing and industry-related products

We participate in environmental purification
activities that local businesses are voluntarily
implementing and carry out a monthly cleanup
activity, which not only contributes to environmental
conservation of the surrounding areas but also helps
us strengthen our bond with the local community
and raise awareness of environmental conservation
among our employees and local residents.

In March 2018, we provided 20 orphans withschool supplies as part of our community
contribution activities and then started a teambuilding training program for all employees.
Through activities and training, we more deeply
recognized the significance of relationships
based on trust and cohesion and the importanceof growing together with local residents.

Starting around September 2017, we installed
used battery collection boxes within ourcompany. We will bring the collected batteries
to their manufacturers or local poisonousand hazardous substance treatment sites.
We will continue to promote environmental
conservation activities.

Employees who participatedin environmental purification
activities

Myung-Jin Choi
Environmental Safety
SectionPresenting school supplies

Sarni Pujiyanto
General Affairs and Human
Resources Department

Used battery collection box

Sitha Damayanti
General Affairs andHuman Resources

35

LINTEC INDUSTRIES (MALAYSIA) SDN. BHD.

LINTEC INDUSTRIES (SARAWAK) SDN. BHD.

LINTEC SINGAPORE PRIVATE LIMITED

Location: Penang, Malaysia
No. of employees: 99
Main business activities: manufacture and sale of electronic- andoptical-related products

Location: Sarawak, Malaysia
No. of employees: 25
Main business activities: m anufacture and sale of electronic- andoptical-related products

Location: Singapore
No. of employees: 86
Main business activities: manufacture and sale of printing and industry-related
products and electronic- and optical-related products

The Penang district in Malaysia was hit by an
unprecedented storm in November, 2017 thatcaused devastating flood damage. Our company
decided to donate used clothes to the affected
people, and sent about 500 clothing items
collected from employees to the affected area
within two days. All employees contributed.

In October 2017, all employees of our company
participated in an activity to preserve the world’s
largest flower, the Rafflesia, specimens of which
grow in a conservation area about a two-hour
drive from our company. We learned about
the conservation activity from a ranger at theconservation office and carried out a cleanup.

In September 2017, we visited a residential
care facility for the elderly, St. John’s Home,
to plant trees. The company will continue toundertake this environmental conservation
activity with employees.

Used clothes collected from
employees

Gathered in front of theconservation office

Michael Benzi Junior
General Affairs & Human
Resources

Planting trees

L INTEC OF AMERICA, INC.
Nano-Science & Technology Center

LINTEC (THAILAND) CO., LTD.

LINTEC EUROPE (UK) LIMITED

Location: Chachoengsao, Thailand
No. of employees: 166
Main business activities: manufacture and sale of printing andindustry-related products

Location: Buckinghamshire, UK
No. of employees: 18
Main business activities: m anufacture and sale of printing andindustry-related products

Location: Texas, U.S.A.
No. of employees: 33
Main business activities: research and development

As part of our community contribution, we
cleaned temples, built shoe shelves using
wooden pallets, repaired children’s playgroundequipment, and cleaned school floors and toilets
in March 2018. We will continue to support local
development.

In August 2017, we provided a local under-13
football team with uniforms for the 20172018 season. In June 2018, the team, wearing
the uniforms, played in a six-a-side football
tournament and took first place. We willcontinue to contribute to the local community.

The North Texas Food Bank is a volunteer
organization providing free food to needy
persons living in northern Texas. We participatedin its activity and packed 16,000 servings ofnutritious food and beverages. We will join theactivity on an ongoing basis.

Participants in local
contribution activities

Apakorn Pleansri
Business Development
Department

Local football team wearing
the uniform and holding thewinning trophy

Alistair Coombs
General Manager

Jeffrey Sameshima
Customer Relationship

Employees making foodpackages

MADICO, INC.

VDI, LLC

MACTAC AMERICAS, LLC

Location: Florida, U.S.A.
No. of employees: 179
Main business activities: manufacture and sale of printing andindustry-related products

Location: Kentucky, U.S.A.
No. of employees: 34
Main business activities: m anufacture and sale of printing andindustry-related products

Location: Ohio, U.S.A.
No. of employees: 476
Main business activities: manufacture and sale of printing andindustry-related products

To contribute to the promotion of biodiversity,
we carry out various activities. In fiscal 2017,
we worked on the conservation of habitats
for marine organisms in the Tampa Bay
area through cooperation with a non-profit
organization. We also cleaned up along thecoast with volunteers from the community andpicked up about 200 kg of trash.

We established our first CSR Committee inMarch 2018. The committee will cover overall
CSR activities, including environmental
conservation, biodiversity, social contribution,
and workplace environments, and lead efforts
for building a foundation for promoting worldclass initiatives.

We supported Bulldog Bags, an organizationthat addresses food insecurity among local
children. We provided elementary school children
in the community where our company is locatedwith nutritious breakfasts and lunches. Fifteen
employees made food packages in support of
the activity undertaken by the organization.

Trash collected by cleaning up
along the coast

36

Siti Sarah
General Affairs and Human
Resources Department

Sharon Bolling
CSR Committee

CSR Committee members

Toni Doughty
CSR Committee

Employees who carried out thevolunteer activity

CSR Committee members

Third-Party Opinion
In providing my third-party opinion for a second year, I noticed that

The first is to further sophisticate its

social responsibility at Lintec has steadily evolved in a highly ethicalmateriality and KPIs. For instance,manner, while the company motto, “Sincerity and Creativity,” iswith regard to improving employee

practiced in CSR activities.

satisfaction, Lintec is carrying out anFirst of all, I would note the establishment of the SDGs

action to build working environments(Sustainable Development Goals) Committee, which reflects thewhere employees feel motivated tointention to embody, group-wide, one of the key initiatives set

work. For that action, it has set a KPI

under the LINTEC INNOVATION PLAN 2019 (LIP-2019), “activities

for turnover within three years offor realizing a sustainable society.” The cross-departmental SDGs

employees hired as new graduates.

Committee comprises a total of 26 members from diverse sections

More explanation is needed assuch as research, production, and sales as well as a director in charge

to whether the KPI expresses theof promotion. The committee is not just a formal organization tasked

satisfaction of all employees or not. To take another example, thewith relating SDGs to activities and products but provides a venue for

KPI set for making contributions to sustainable consumption is theunrestricted discussions on how to create innovation by viewing thenumber of exhibitions participated in as an exhibitor in and outside

SDGs as new opportunities. I appreciate the establishment of such

Japan. It would help if the report explains the relevance of this, suchan organization as an indication of the responsibility Lintec has as a

as how the number of exhibitions participated in in and outside Japan

global company for addressing global social issues and using them tocontributes to sustainable consumption.

drive its own sustainable growth.

Makiko Akabane
Director of CSR
Asia Japan Office

Lintec may need to review its pursuit of materiality (important

In my third-party opinion last year, I advised Lintec to consider

issues), which it has operated at full-scale since fiscal 2016, in adisclosing what it was doing to prevent pollution. As to that point,

flexible manner when the business environment changes. For example,

one of the “Voice” articles in this year’s report introduces an

the issue of microplastics has recently been drawing worldwide

employee’s views on the use of infrastructure for pollution prevention

attention. Reportedly, at the G7 Summit held in June 2018, Japan,

in compliance with the revised Clean Air Conservation Act in South

along with the United States, did not sign the Ocean Plastics Charter,

Korea. The sincere and prompt response is a precise demonstration of

but microplastics is a very serious global environmental issue.

the company motto, “Sincerity and Creativity.”

I advise Lintec to consider disclosing how Lintec would deal with theI have a few suggestions that may help the Lintec Group,
where the ratio of employees in Japan to employees outside Japanproblem, for instance, by increasing the percentage of biodegradable
or recyclable products.

is about 6:4, to further publicize itself as a sincere global company.

Response to Third-Party Opinion
We are grateful to Ms. Akabane for her third-party opinion, as we

flexibly review our materiality in light of social changes and results ofwere in 2017, and for her appreciation of our practice of our company

the SDGs Committee activities.

motto, “Sincerity and Creativity,” as well as the establishment of theWe will take seriously the opinion received and ensure that

SDGs Committee in response to one of the key initiatives set under

our group makes concerted efforts to address social issues throughthe LINTEC INNOVATION PLAN 2019 (LIP-2019). We will roll out

our core business. By sharing with all employees the importance of

the activity across the group so that it will be performed not only by

the company motto, “Sincerity and Creativity,” as the basis of ourthe committee members, and continue it until we produce results ofgroup, we will aim to be a company that contributes to developing agroup-wide activities and all employees realize results.

sustainable society.

As for materiality, we will strive to clearly show the reasons why

Hiroyuki Nishio

we selected the KPIs and explain them to stakeholders. We will also

Representative Director, President, CEO and COO

Editor’s postscript
The CSR Report is supported by cross-organizational

are based on the company motto, “Sincerity andmembers. As some activities are introduced only on ourCreativity,” and the LINTEC WAY, which underpins the

CSR website, we invite readers to visit the site to learn

motto. For our group to achieve sustainable growthmore about them.

together with society, all employees are thinking about

The Highlight articles feature the CSR study
sessions held at the Lintec Group companies andactivities of the SDGs Committee. These activities

activities and seeking to independently implement themin an integrated manner.
CSR Report 2018 production project members

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