CSR Data Book 2023
Corporate Social Responsibility Data Book 2023

Financial Highlights……………………………………………………………………… 01
Raising the Level of Environmental Management………………………………………… 02
Expansion of Human Rights Management………………………………………………… 08
Enhancing the Safety Culture……………………………………………………………… 11
Development of Technologies and Products that Meet Needs of Society/
Community Involvement…………………………………………………………………… 12
Expansion of Compliance and Risk Management……………………………………… 13
CSR Basic Policy, etc.……………………………………………………………………… 14
Company Overview and List of The Nihon Nohyaku Group Companies……………… 17
Information of Each Facility………………………………………………………………… 18

Financial Highlights■Summary of Performance Results for FY2022 (Consolidated)
Net sales
Operating profit
Ordinary profit
Profit attributable to owners of parent
ROE
Liabilities
Net assets
Total assets
Equity ratio■Status by business division

102.0 billion yen
8.7 billion yen
7.7 billion yen
4.4 billion yen
6.6 %Domestic
agrochemical sales

63.5 billion yen
73.1 billion yen
136.6 billion yen
51.9 %

Greening and gardening
construction, real estateleasing, agrochemical
residue analysis etc.

Overseas
agrochemical sales

21.6%

71.2%

24.7%
54.5%
■ Europe 19.4%■ Other regions 1.4%
■ AsiaSales composition
by business division

Other

1.7%

1.7 billion yen

Otheragrochemicals

1.8% 1.8■ Americas

Other chemical products
excluding agrochemicals

3.7%

billion yen■Mainstay
products

Domestic
agrochemical sales

Overseas
agrochemical sales

Other chemical products
excluding agrochemicals

Net sales

Net sales

Net sales

22.1

72.6

billionyenbillionyen

Net sales

Operating profit

Ordinary profit(billion yen)(billion yen)(billion yen)

102.0

71.5

63.2

8.7

7.7

6.9

80.1

5.7

5.7

3.3

35.6

5.6

4.0

4.0
2.9

Sep. 2019 Mar. 2020 Mar. 2021 Mar. 2022 Mar. 2023

Sep. 2019 Mar. 2020 Mar. 2021 Mar. 2022 Mar. 2023

Sep. 2019 Mar. 2020 Mar. 2021 Mar. 2022 Mar. 2023

Profit attributable to owners of parent/
ROE

Net assets/Total assets/Equity ratio

Earnings per share/Net assets per share■■Profit attributable to owners of parent (billion yen)●●ROE (%)

4.3

4.4

4.4

■■Net assets (billion yen)■■Total assets (billion yen)●●Equity ratio (%)
94.4

2.6
1.4
4.8

7.4

7.0

6.6

102.2

136.6

107.9

58.1

58.3

62.0

59.5

55.2

56.4

C S R D ATA B O O K 2 0 2 3■■Earnings per share (yen)■■Net assets per share (yen)118.2
713.99 716.47

66.9
55.5

774.76836.39904.26

73.1

51.9

2.6

Sep. 2019 Mar. 2020 Mar. 2021 Mar. 2022 Mar. 2023

1

3.7

billionyen

34.07 18.75 55.23 56.08 57.23
Sep. 2019 Mar. 2020 Mar. 2021 Mar. 2022 Mar. 2023

Sep. 2019 Mar. 2020 Mar. 2021 Mar. 2022 Mar. 2023

Raising the Level of Environmental Management
Energy saving
Domestic energy consumption (crude oil equivalent)（㎘）Nihon Nohyaku■

Energy intensity (index for FY2018 set as 100)
YoY (%)
Nihon Nohyaku■ Nichino Service

Nichino Service

110

8,000

105.8
102.9

6,000

Target (1 % reduction each year)

5,300

5,356

5,545

3,197

3,245

3,401

6,017

5,480

100

103.0

101.3

100
100
96.9

4,000

3,818

3,348

94.2

90
89.0

86.5
80

2,000

0

2,102

2,111

2,144

2,199

2,133

Mar. 2019

Mar. 2020

Mar. 2021

Mar. 2022

Mar. 2023

0Mar. 2019

Mar. 2020

Mar. 2021

Mar. 2022

Mar. 2023

Consumption by energy typeJapan
Nihon Nohyaku+Nichino Service
Gasoline

1.5 ㎘

Kerosene

28.5 ㎘

Light oil

2.7 ㎘

Heavy oil A

64.4 ㎘

LPG

300 ㎥

LNG and city gas
Coal1,149,700 ㎥
0.0 t

Steam

6,607.0 t

Electricity

14,142.1 MWh

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Raising the Level of Environmental Management

Reduction of GHG Emissions
Domestic CO2 emissions (Scope 1+2)（t）
■ Scope1

Domestic CO2 emissions and breakdown by Scope*
Scope 1
3,116

■ Scope2

12,000

Scope 2
5,839

tons of CO2

tons of CO2

10,089

9,384

9,039

8,687

6,499
8,000

6,719

6,008

5,746

8,955
5,839

Total emissions

61,697

tons of CO2

Scope 352,742

4,000

0

2,885

2,941

3,031

Mar. 2019

Mar. 2020

Mar. 2021

3,370

3,116

Mar. 2022

Mar. 2023

Global CO2 emissions (Scope 1+2)(t)
■ Japan

40,000■ Brazil

25,661* Calculated in accordance with the GHG Protocol

Category■ India

36,950tons of CO2

Emissions (tons of CO2)

■ 1: Purchased goods and services

40,233■ 2: Capital goods

2,796■ 3: Fuel- and energy-related activities notincluded in Scope 1 or Scope 2
2,170

35,362
25,467■ 4: Transport and delivery (upstream) 4,079

30,000■ 5: Waste from business activities
20,00010,0000

1,200
10,089

941
8,955

1,436

■ 6: Business trips

268■ 7: Employee commuting

725■ 9: Transport and delivery (downstream)324■12: End-of-life treatment of sold products 711* Scope 3 Categories other than the above do not apply
and are not subject to accounting.

Mar. 2022

Mar. 2023

Global CO2 emissions and breakdown by Scope*
Scope 1
20,595tons of CO2

Category

Emissions (tons of CO2)

■ 1: Purchased goods and services

52,719■ 2: Capital goods

2,796■ 3: Fuel- and energy-related activities notincluded in Scope 1 or Scope 2
4,339

Total emissions

127,995

tons of CO2

Scope 2
14,767
tons of CO2

Scope 3
92,633
tons of CO2■ 4: Transport and delivery (upstream) 5,944■ 5: Waste from business activities

1,687■ 6: Business trips

357■ 7: Employee commuting■ 9: Transport and delivery (downstream)

964
23,115■12: End-of-life treatment of sold products* Calculated in accordance with the GHG Protocol

3

C S R D ATA B O O K 2 0 2 3711* Scope 3: Currently available overseas data has been
added to domestic data

Raising the Level of Environmental Management

Material Flow*

1

Business process

INPUT
Input
Raw material

AmountFinal landfill

7,288.2 t
100.3 t

Waste
water

Emissions
COD
BOD

241,500 m3
3.0 t
10.8 tR&D

2,433.1 t

Packagingmaterial

Energy*2

Waste
Procurement

18,380.3 t

Total amount

O UTPU T

Atmosphericemissions

Scope1*3.4
Scope2*5

7,970.1 kℓ
11,052.6 kℓ

Production(crude oil
equivalentkℓ)

Water*6

Logistics
and sales

272,200 m3

Water

Products

SOx
NOx
Dust
CO2*2.7

0.5 t
8.3 t
0.0 t
Scope1*4 20,595.4 t
Scope2
14,766.7 t
Leaked CFCs
20.4 t(CO2 equivalent)

PRTR
Emissionssubstances Transferred

174.9 kg
79.7 tAutomobile
Railway		Ship 12,625.6 t
455.2 t2,526.1 t

Transported
byProduction amount 12,572.6 t*1 Aggregation of Nihon Nohyaku and Nichino Service, unless otherwise specified.
*2 Includes input from overseas manufacturing subsidiaries.
*3 Amount of heavy oil, light oil, kerosene, gasoline, city gas and LP gas consumed are expressed in crude oil equivalent.
*4 Includes fuel from commercial vehicles.
*5 Purchased electricity and steam calculated as crude oil equivalent.
*6 Total sum of tap water, well water, and industrial water for Research Center, Osaka Office and Nichino Service Plants.
*7 Used emission factors were referred to in the Act on Promotion of Global Warming Countermeasures.

Prevention of Water Pollution
Water consumption(1,000 m3)
Nihon Nohyaku■

Waste water volume(1,000 m3)
Nihon Nohyaku■ Nichino Service

■

400

300

400

293

275
240

300

272

223

232

200

200

100

100

0

■ Nichino Service

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

(FY)

* Aggregation period: From October to September for FY2018 and earlier and from April to
March for FY2019 onward

0

2018

230
191

183

2019

2020

2021

242

2022

(FY)

* Aggregation period: From October to September for FY2018 and earlier and from April to
March for FY2019 onward
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COD emissions(t)■ Nihon Nohyaku ■ Nichino Service
8

6

6.0

4

3.0

2.2

2

0

3.2

3.2

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

(FY)

* Aggregation period: From October to September for FY2018 and earlier and from April to
March for FY2019 onward

Prevention of Air Pollution
SOx emissions

NOx emissions

(t)

(t)

■ Nihon Nohyaku ■ Nichino Service■ Nihon Nohyaku ■ Nichino Service

1.2

12
1.0

10.3

1.0

0.8

8

8.3

7.5

7.3

0.6
0.5
0.4

0.4

0

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

(FY)

* Aggregation period: From October to September for FY2018 and earlier and from April to
March for FY2019 onward

Dust emissions（t）
Nihon Nohyaku■■ Nichino Service

9
7.8
6.1

6

3

0.9
0

0.0
2018

2019

0.0
2020

2021

2022

(FY)

* Aggregation period: From October to September for FY2018 and earlier and from April to
March for FY2019 onward

5

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4.2

4

0

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

(FY)

* Aggregation period: From October to September for FY2018 and earlier and from April to
March for FY2019 onwardRaising the Level of Environmental Management

Reduction of Waste
Final landfill volume temporarily increased in FY2019 due to redevelopment works at the Osaka Office.

Industrial waste and disposal amount

Recycled amount and rate of recycling

(t)

(t)
■ Recycled amount■ Amount ■ Final landfill
9,000

2,000

8,468.9
7,288.2

6,754.6
5,883.8

6,000(%)
rate of recycling*100

1,815.679
65

5,662.3

75

74

71

1,306.7
1,000

50

3,000

583.9
389.1
101.4

0

2018

709.6
2019

235.2
2020

630.0
2021

100.3
2022

0

(FY)

* Aggregation period: From October to September for FY2018 and earlier and from April to
March for FY2019 onward

2018

306.0

2019

2020

2021

2022

0
(FY)

* Rate of recycling = recycled amount / (recycled amount + final landfill amount)* Aggregation period: From October to September for FY2018 and earlier and from April to
March for FY2019 onward

Green purchasing rate
Sep. 2019

Mar. 2020

Mar. 2021

Mar. 2022

Mar. 2023

98.2%

99.8%

99.9%

99.9%

100%

Investments and Costs Related to Environmental Conservation
Total investments and expenses*1 related to environmental conservation both decreased from the previous year. Of the expenses, 85% wererelated to environmental conservation within R&D.
Environmental conservation is one of the important social responsibilities of a corporation, and we will continue to allocate appropriate
expenditures for investments and expenses.
Environmental conservation Costs (Unit: million yen)*2
Classification(1) Pollution prevention
1. Costs
within business area(2) Global environmental
conservation(3) Resource recycling

2. Upstream/Downstream
3. Management activity
4. R&D costs
5. Social activity costs
6. Environment damage recovery costs
Total

Details of major initiatives
Prevention of air, water, soil and noise pollution, as well
as vibrations, bad odor and ground subsidence etc.
Prevention of global warming (energy conservation), andprevention of ozone layer depletion
Curbing and reducing waste generation, recycling andother resource circulation
Green purchasing, environmental load reduction forcontainers and packaging, product recalls and recycling
Environmental ISO, environmental information disclosure,environmental load monitoring, greening
R&D expenses related to environmental conservation
Greening and beautification of office neighborhoods,
donations and support for organizations involved inenvironmental conservation
Remediation of contaminated water and soil etc. andnatural restoration

Investments

Expenses46 (36)47 (-13)12 (-139)

9 (-8)

047 (-94)

1 (1)3 (-33)1 (1)2 (-4)

124 (60)618 (42)

0

1

0

0

184 (-40)

727 (-109)*1 Expense amounts: Maintenance and management expenses for facilities used for environmental measures as well as personnel and other expenses related to otherenvironmental measures (including depreciation).
*2 ( ) indicates change from previous fiscal year, no figures indicated if unchanged.

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Related to the PRTR Law*1
Emissions*2

Transferred*3

（kg）

（t）

250

90

227.3

73.3

194.7

200

179.2

167.4

78.0

79.7

Mar. 2022

Mar. 2023

174.9
60

150

54.2
45.3

100
30
50

0

Mar. 2019

Mar. 2020

Mar. 2021

Mar. 2022

0Mar. 2023

Mar. 2019

Mar. 2020

Mar. 2021*1 PRTR is an abbreviation of Pollutant Release and Transfer Register, defined under the Act on Confirmation etc., of Release Amounts of Specific Chemical Substances into the Environment and Promotion of
Improvements to the Management Thereof.
*2 Release to atmosphere, public waters, soil and landfill.
*3 The amount of substances including those transferred to sewer works and for which disposal was consigned to a waste disposal contractor (excluding the amount shipped as commercial products).

Emissions: Top 10 substances by amountEmissions
Rank

Substance name(kg)

Previous year (kg)Compared toprevious year (%)

1n - Hexane

85.0

85.0

100.0

2

Triethylamine

22.0

17.0

129.4

3

Xylene

17.1

18.4

93.0

4

Ethylbenzene

12.1

13.3

91.1

5

1,2-Dichloroethane

11.0

8.0

137.5

6

Isoprothiolane

4.8

3.2

148.7

7

Hydrazine

4.5

4.5

100.0

8

Methylnaphthalene

3.3

1.2

275.2

9

Naphthalene

3.2

1.0

320.6

10

Buprofezin

3.0

7.5

40.5

Other

8.9

20.1

44.2

Total

174.9

179.2

97.6

(t)

Previous year (t)Compared toprevious year (%)

Transferred: Top 10 substances by amountEmissions
Rank

7

Substance name1

Chlorobenzene

44.1

21.1

208.9

2

Toluene

11.0

11.0

100.0
100.0

3

n - Hexane

3.8

3.8

4

Xylene

3.7

20.2

18.3

5

Ethylbenzene

2.7

2.2

125.5

6

Flutolanil

1.3

1.7

75.5

7

Methylnaphthalene

1.0

0.4

240.0

8

Buprofezin

1.0

1.2

84.9

9

Acetonitrile

1.0

1.0

101.4

10

Azoxystrobin

1.0

1.5

65.5

Other

9.1

13.9

65.2

Total

79.7

78.0

102.1

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Expansion of Human Rights Management
Number of employees (consolidated/non-consolidated)(persons)
Consolidated

■

1,600

■ Non-consolidated
1,472

1,567

1,536

1,484

1,451

R
 ate of female employees (Nihon Nohyaku Co., Ltd.)
（%）

30

21.3

Sep. 2019

Mar. 2020

1,200

24.6

23.1

21.3

23.5

20
800

395

381

379

382

375

Sep. 2019

Mar. 2020

Mar. 2021

Mar. 2022

Mar. 2023

400

0

10

0

* Consolidated (not including those seconded to outside the Group)* Non-consolidated (not including those who are seconded)* Data only for regular full-time and temporary full-time employees, and does notinclude contract employees.

Mar. 2022

Mar. 2023* Non-consolidated (not including those who are seconded)* Data only for regular full-time and temporary full-time employees, and does notinclude contract employees.

R ate of female managers (Nihon Nohyaku Co., Ltd.)（%）

Mar. 2021

Number of new graduate employees(persons)■ Male ■ Female

10.0

20

8.8

8.0

7.1

8.3

19
9

8.4

7.4

15

6

3

6.0
10

11

10

4.0

4

9

10

9

8

7

5

2.0

0

14

13

Sep. 2019

Mar. 2020

Mar. 2021

Mar. 2022

0Mar. 2023* Non-consolidated (Enrolled employees = Including seconded employees)

 ercentage of women in new graduatePemployees and at the final selection for them（%）
Percentage of women in new graduate employees

Percentage of women at the final selection

43
40(persons)
New employees■

43

Apr. 2022

Apr. 2023(%)
Retention rate

100
92

40

36

33

Apr. 2021■ After 3 years

88

43

37

Apr. 2020

 etention rate of new graduate employeesRafter 3 years of employment
50

47

50

Apr. 2019* Non-consolidated

92

67

30

30
23

50
16

20

20
12

10

10

8

7

0
0

100

Apr. 2019* Non-consolidated

Apr. 2020

Apr. 2021

Apr. 2022(Date of entry into

Apr. 2023 the company)

0Apr. 2016

6

11

13

12

14

14

4

Apr. 2017

Apr. 2018

Apr. 20190of entry into
Apr. 2020 (Datethe company)* Non-consolidated

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Expansion of Human Rights Management

 umber of mid-career recruits and percentageNof mid-career recruitment of full-time workers
hired in the fiscal year
(persons)
Mid-career recruits■(%)
Percentage of mid-career recruitment■ New graduate employees
100

25

Number of non-Japanese employees(persons)

6

100

5
20

13

19
14

4

4

4

Sep. 2019

Mar. 2020

Mar. 2021

4

4

15
50

38

10

9
22

8
5
3
0

Sep. 2019

Mar. 2020

4
Mar. 2021

2

18
10
2

2

Mar. 2022

Mar. 2023* Non-consolidated

Number of employees with disabilities

Mar. 2023

Percentage of employees with disabilities
(%)

10

2.5
8
7

7

7

6

6

2

0.5

Mar. 2020

1.65

1.66

2018

2019

1.85
1.67

1.5

1.0

Sep. 2019

1.86

2.0

4

0

Mar. 2022* Non-consolidated (Enrolled employees = Including seconded employees)(persons)

800Mar. 2021

Mar. 2022

Mar. 2023* Non-consolidated (Enrolled employees = Including seconded employees)

Average paid leave days taken per year
(days)

0

2020

2021

2022

* FY (April-March) figures* Non-consolidated (Enrolled employees = Including seconded employees)

 umber of men eligible for childcare leave andNnumber of men taking childcare leave(persons)■ With eligibility ■ Recipients

15

13.8
12.1
10.8

20
17

11.4

15

10
10

6.0

5

Sep. 2019

Mar. 2020

Mar. 2021

Mar. 2022

Mar. 2023*
September 2019 to March 2022: Non-consolidated (Enrolled employees =Including seconded employees). Applies to regular full-time and temporary fulltime employees, and does not include contract employees.
* March 2023: Non-consolidated (not including seconded employees). Data for all
employees, including contract employees.

9

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9
7

5

0

(FY)

0

9

9

7

5

Sep. 201910

Mar. 2020

Mar. 2021

55Mar. 2022

Mar. 2023* Non-consolidated (not including those who are seconded)* Female employee maternity leave usage rate was 100%.

Expansion of Human Rights Management

Number of union members

Number of labor-management council(persons)(times)

250
219

224

217

214

20

223

16

200

15

14

15

14

150
10

9

100
5

50

0

Sep. 2019

Mar. 2020

Mar. 2021

Mar. 2022

0Mar. 2023* Non-consolidated(Enrolled employees = Including seconded employees)

Sep. 2019

Mar. 2020

Mar. 2021

Mar. 2022

Mar. 2023* Non-consolidated

Starting salary
Apr. 2019

Apr. 2020

Apr. 2021

Apr. 2022

Apr. 2023

Doctoral degree

241,200 yen

241,200 yen

261,400 yen

268,900 yen

275,900 yen

Master’s degree

220,300 yen

220,300 yen

240,500 yen

243,000 yen

250,000 yen

Bachelor’s degree

212,500 yen

212,500 yen

231,700 yen

234,200 yen

241,200 yen* Non-consolidated

Prescribed working hours and prescribed working days
Sep. 2019

Mar. 2020

Mar. 2021

Mar. 2022

Mar. 2023

Prescribed working hours

1,855 hrs. 20 min.

912 hrs. 20 min.

1,847 hrs. 40 min.

1,847 hrs. 40 min.

1,855 hrs. 20 min.

Prescribed working days

242 days

119 days

241 days

241 days

242 days* Non-consolidated

Stress check examination rate
Sep. 2019

Stress check examination rate

95.0%

Mar. 2020

Mar. 2021ー

Mar. 2022

97.2%

Mar. 2023

97.7%

99.1％

* Non-consolidated(Enrolled employees = Including seconded employees)

Difference in wages between men and women (percentage of women’s wages compared to men’s)
Overall

Full-time employees

Non-regular employees

74.9%

83.1%

65.4%

* Non-consolidated(Enrolled employees = Including seconded employees)

Major Nihon Nohyaku programs related to comfortable work environments
Field

Internal programs

Work systems

Normal work system, Time attendance system, Flex-time work system, Discretionary work system,
Deemed outside work-site system

Holidays

Saturdays, Sundays, national holidays, winter holidays (December 29-January 3), Labor Day (May 1),
Foundation Anniversary Day (November 17)

Realizing diverse
work styles

Annual paid leave, Congratulatory or condolence leave, Posting leave, Maternity leave, Summer
vacation (5 days), Refresh vacations, Half-day paid leave, Childcare leave system, Childcare time
(duty exemption), Shorter working hours system for expectant and nursing mothers (duty exemption),Child nursing care leave (paid), Leave for childcare (paid), Family care leave system, Family careleave (paid)
Shorter working hours system for childcare, family care, injury and sickness treatment, Working fromhome system, Area full time employee system (only when appointed as full-time employee)

Maintaining andpromoting the health of
employees

Medical examinations for all employees (full physical examinations for employees over age 40),
Long-term sick leave, Stress check surveys, Telephone health consultations

Other benefits

Property accumulation savings, Housing loans, Defined contribution pension plan, Employee stock
ownership plan, Leased company housing system
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10Enhancing the Safety Culture
Occupational Safety & Health, Process Safety & Disaster Prevention
Incident rate

Incident rate without workdays lost

Workdays lost/total working hours (per 1,000 hours)
FY2018FY20190

FY20200.23

FY20210

Number of injury and sickness due to accidents without
workdays lost/total working hours (per millions of hours)

FY20220

0.03* Aggregation period: From October to September for FY2018 and earlier and from April to
March for FY2019 onward

FY2018FY201904.77

FY20200

FY2021

FY2022

1.24

4.09* Aggregation period: From October to September for FY2018 and earlier and from April to
March for FY2019 onward

Record of zero-occupational accidents (as of March 31, 2023)

Expenditures on safety and health (FY2022)

Record of No. of days and working hours without an accident
with workdays lost.

Amount of money put towards improving employee health

Total No. of Days Total Hours (1,000 hours)
Nihon Nohyaku

Nichino Service

Total (thousand yen)

Research Center

239

365

Vaccination and mental healthOsaka Office

2,434

198

Industrial physician-related

1,469
7,939

Fukushima Plant

3,350

1,382

Medical examination-related

14,967

Kashima Plant

12,674

2,639

Saga Plant

1,486

676

* Scope of aggregation: Nihon Nohyaku and Nichino Service

Scope of aggregation The scope of aggregation of incident rate, the incident rate without
workdays lost, and record of zero-occupational accidents reflects thethree business sites of the Research Center, Osaka Office andNichino Service. Total working hours without accidents at the Osaka
Office have been calculated since Aug. 2016.

Supply Chain Management
The Nichino Group Green Procurement Standards
Each green supplier of chemical materials should satisfy the condition 1) and at least one more condition from 2) to 4).
1) Providing SDS (Safety Data Sheet) or equivalent GHS-related information.
2) Actively promoting environmental conservation*1.
3) Suppling products with less environmental impact and without highly hazardous substances*2.
4) Not using highly hazardous substances during processing and manufacturing*2.
*1 Activity examples: acquired environment management system certification, involved in Responsible Care activities, participating in national environmental conservation activities (Fun to Share etc.),
issuing environmental reports, acquired environmental ranking etc.
*2 Hazardous substance examples: POPs, PRTR substances (excluding agrochemical active ingredients), substances subject to major regulations in other countries (e.g. SVHC in the EU), chemical
substances not allowed in foods etc.

Logistics Safety
Transport amount and modal shift rate
(1,000 t-km)
Transport amount(%)
Modal shift rate

20,00024
19.1

15,711
15,00018
11,956
10,11910,000
7.3

8.9

9.0

12
6,998

5,000

0

6

2019

2020

* Aggregation period: April to March

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2021

2022

0

(FY)

Development of Technologies and Products that Meet Needs of Society
R&D Expenses and Number of Patent Application Filed
R&D expenses (Group consolidated)

Number of patent applications filed (Nihon Nohyaku Co., Ltd.)(million yen)

(Number)
Patent applications filed in Japan

■

6,000

160

■Patent applications filed out of Japan*

5,211
4,452

4,461

4,681

124

120

4,000

98
80
2,144

2,000

95
55

81

63

40

0

Sep. 2019

Mar. 2020

Mar. 2021

Mar. 2022

0Mar. 2023

77

17
Sep. 201920
10
10
Mar. 2020

44
29

11
Mar. 2021

Mar. 2022

14
Mar. 2023* Number of PCT international applications filed (by transfer country) + Paris route or Number ofstandard applications filed

Community Involvement
Communication with Investors
Communication with Investors
Sep. 2019

Mar. 2020

Mar. 2021

Mar. 2022

Mar. 2023

Number of the company visits
by investors

Content

22

8

2

2

13

Number of visits to investors

12

4

0

0

0

Number of financial results
briefing attendees

87

40

48

99

111

Number of participants in
Research Center tours

6

0

0

0

0

Number of telephone conferences

11

6

40

69

113

Charitable donations (Nihon Nohyaku Co., Ltd.)(thousand yen)

12,000

11,20010,900
9,950

9,510
8,000

4,000

700
0

Sep. 2019

Mar. 2020

Mar. 2021

Mar. 2022

Mar. 2023* FY2019 represents the period from October 1, 2019 to March 31, 2020 due to the change of fiscal year end.

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Expansion of Compliance and Risk Management
Corporate Governance Structure and Initiatives (as of June 21, 2023)
Internal Directors

Outside Directors

Number of Directors
Independent Outside Directors: 6, Inside Directors: 6
Directors serving as the Audit andSupervisory Committee Members

 ercentage of IndependentP
Outside Directors

Average attendance rate of Directors

 ercentage of female
P
Directors(excluding Directors who are Audit andSupervisory Committee members) at Boardof Directors meetings in FY2022

1/2

25.0

100

%

of the total

 verage attendance rate of Directors who are
A
Audit and Supervisory Committee members at
Board of Directors meetings in FY2022

100 %

%

Governance Committee
Comprised of 6 Outside Directors, 3 Internal Directors

Chairperson (Outside Director)

Number of compliance violations/Number of internal reporting cases
Mar. 2021

Mar. 2022

Mar. 2023

Number of compliance violations

7

9

14

Number of internal reporting cases

0

1

1

* The above aggregate results are from Nihon Nohyaku Co., Ltd.

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CSR Basic Policy, etc.
The Nihon Nohyaku Group has established the CSR Basic Policy and other policies to contribute tosociety as a better corporate citizen.
C S R B asi c Po li cy“Contributing to Food and the Environment / Society throughTechnological Innovation”
Based on the Basic Principles of Nihon Nohyaku Group, we will contribute to the society by taking on challenges to ensuresufficient food through technological innovations and to protect affluent lifestyles and the environment.

P ri n c i p l e I dea f or Envi r onme nt , Sa f e ty a nd H e a l th C a re
Nihon Nohyaku enacts the “principle idea for environment, safety and healthcare” for business enforcement as follows inorder to preserve the environment, to secure safety and health and to accomplish our corporate mission.
(1) Develop technology to protect the environment, human safety, and health.
(2) Carry out our business activities to protect the environment, human safety, and health.
(3) Raise consciousness about protecting the environment, human safety, and health.

C o d e o f C ond uct f or Env ir onm e nt , Sa fe ty a nd H e a l th C a reOur codes of conduct based on the “Principle Idea for Environment, Safety and Health Care” are as follows.
(1) R&D Activities
Research and develop highly safe products by fully evaluating their impact on the environment, safety, and health.
Strive to develop technology that will improve safety.
(2) Production Activities
	Conduct production activities aimed at protecting the environment, ensuring safety and health, and improving energy efficiency.
Appropriately manage chemical substances throughout their entire life cycle, from development to disposal.
(3) Sales and Distribution Activities
Conduct sales and promotion activities with consideration for the environment, while ensuring safety and health.
	Conduct appropriate distribution management of chemical substances with consideration for the environment, safety and health.
(4) Information Provision Activities	Publicly disclose information regarding information on our products related to the environment, safety and health, as necessary.
	Provide product users with information on proper use, recycling, and management methods, and encourage them to utilize thisinformation.
(5) PR Activities
	Strive to communicate with society in order to provide an accurate view of our business activities, and obtain the cooperationof society for such activities.
	Raise the awareness of all employees regarding environmental protection and the securing of safety and health, and conduct
public relations and educational activities to realize these goals.
(6) Overseas Activities
When conducting overseas activities, comply with the laws and standards of the export destination country.
Comply with international codes of conduct and strive to protect the environment and ensure safety and health.
(7) Emergency Response	In the event of an environmental, safety or health problem, take all possible measures to ensure the safety and health ofpeople, and to minimize the impact on the environment.
Provide necessary and appropriate technology, materials, and equipment information to enable rapid and accurate responses.

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B a s i c Hum an R ight s Pol ic y
Nihon Nohyaku Group respects the human rights and diverse values of all our stakeholders, including our customers, and aims
to achieve a society free of discrimination and prejudice.

N i h o n N ohya ku G r oup B as ic P r oc ure me nt Pol i c y
1. Consideration for Human Rights, Working Environment, Peace and Fairness
We respect and properly promote Human rights and diverse values in our procurement activities.
In our production activities, we strive to ensure a safe and healthy working environment; protect and respect internationallyrecognized Human Rights, eliminate unfair acts such as discrimination and harassment, and abolish compulsory labour andchild labour.
In addition, we do not use raw materials that contain conflict minerals.
2. Compliance with Laws and Social Norms
We comply with the laws and social norms applicable to the countries and regions in which we operate, respect each culture
and customs, and do not engage in any conduct that violates them.
In addition, we do not send or receive hospitality and gifts that deviate from social norms.
3. Fair Transactions and Equal Opportunities
We open our doors to a wide range of Business Partners and provide opportunities for fair transactions by disseminating
information on procurement in a timely and appropriate manner.
In addition, we do not engage in unfair trade practices, refusals, payment delays, or unfair trade terms by abusing dominantbargaining position.
4. Selection of business partners
We select our business partners based on a comprehensive assessment of quality, prices, stable supplies, technologicalcapabilities, CSR initiatives, and management stability and so on.
5. Promotion of Mutual Development (Partnerships)
With our business partners, we aim to deepen mutual understanding through questionnaires and audits, and grow together bybuilding partnerships based on mutual trust.
6. Ensuring appropriate information management and intellectual property rights
We protect confidential information and undertake the appropriate handling of personal information obtained from ourbusiness partners.
In addition, we pledge to avoid infringement of any intellectual property rights related to patents, trademarks,and so on.
7. Ensuring quality and safety
We ensure compliance with the quality standards and legal requirements of safety standards in the countries and regions weprovide our products and services.
In addition, we commit to providing accurate information on products and services to our customers.
8. Consideration for the environment
In cooperation with our Business partners, we actively prioritize the procurement of raw materials and products with minimal
environmental impact.
We also promote the reduction of waste and greenhouse gas emissions in all our production activities.
Furthermore, we strive to protect the environment, including the conservation of biodiversity, and contribute to the realizationof a sustainable society.
9. Social Contribution
As good corporate citizens, we aim to live in harmony with local communities and all stakeholders, and contribute to therealization of a sustainable society together with our business partners.

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CSR Basic Policy, etc.

N i c h i n o G rou p B as ic Pol ic y f or Pr ohi bi ti on on B ri be ry
1. Purpose and Scope of Application
The Nichino Group shall comply with the laws and regulations on prohibition on bribery which are applicable in a country or
area where the group companies conduct their business including the Japan Unfair Competition Prevention Act, the U.S.
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (US FCPA) and the UK Bribery Act 2010 (the “Bribery Laws and Regulations”) and apply thisBasic Policy to all officers and employees of each group companies to prohibit the giving or receipt of a Bribe.
2. Definitions of Terms“Nichino Group” means a group of companies comprising Nihon Nohyaku Co., Ltd. and companies a majority of whose issued
shares are held or the management of which is substantially governed by Nihon Nohyaku Co., Ltd. and the financial andbusiness policy of which may be affected by Nihon Nohyaku Co., Ltd. through personnel, asset or business relationships, etc.
“Civil Servant” includes officers and employees of a state-owned or government-controlled company or corporation in addition
to all civil servants, political parties, and candidates for public office.
“Business Partner” means a party with whom the Nichino Group conducts a transaction and includes agents, etc. (persons who
provide services such as provision of information or intermediation, agency and mediation of transactions for the NichinoGroup, regardless of the designation of the person such as agency, agent or consultant)“Bribe” means monies and any other profits offered, promised to be offered or given as compensation for professional duties
of a Civil Servant or for the purpose of acquiring or keeping business, receiving or keeping business facilities or obtaining an
unjust business gain. So-called “facilitation payment (payment for the purpose of facilitating government affairs)” may also be
considered to be the giving of a Bribe.
“Policy” means the way of thinking and rules that the officers and employees of each group company must comply with such as
the policy, regulations, standards and guidelines of each group company for prohibition on bribery, including this Basic Policy.
3. Matters for Compliance
The Nichino Group shall request that all officers and employees of each group company comply with the following matters.
Prohibition on Bribery
Officers or employees shall not directly or indirectly offer, promise to offer or give a Bribe to anyone or receive a Bribe.
Understanding of and Compliance with the Bribery Laws and Regulations and Policy for Prevention of Bribery
Officers and employees shall fully understand and comply with the Bribery Laws and Regulations and the Policy for preventionof bribery.
Appropriate Approval Procedures and Ex-post Facto Confirmation Procedures
In principle, officers or employees shall not publicly or personally entertain or give a gift to a Civil Servant. However, if they doso exceptionally within the bounds of common sense in light of conventional wisdom, they must follow appropriate approval
procedures and also conduct appropriate ex-post facto confirmation (review procedures).
Building of Sound Business Relationship
Officers and employees shall conduct business only with lawful and reliable Business Partners and add a provision to any
agreements with such Business Partner to the effect that bribery is prohibited.
Regular Risk Assessment, Review and Improvement
Officers and employees shall regularly assess bribery risks and review the Policy, and control for the prevention of bribery, as
well as revising and improving it as necessary.
Thorough Records Management
Officers and employees shall accurately prepare and manage records so that they can show that they comply with the Bribery
Laws and Regulations and the Policy for prevention of bribery.
Prompt Report
If an officer or employee of the Nichino Group or a Business Partner is likely to be in breach of the Bribery Laws and Regulationsor the Policy for prevention of bribery, such fact shall be promptly reported so that timely and appropriate measures can be taken.
4. Establishment of this Basic Policy, etc.
This Basic Policy shall come into force on December 24, 2015 and any addition and amendment may be made to this Basic
Policy by a resolution of the Board of Directors of Nihon Nohyaku Co., Ltd.

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Company Overview and List of The Nihon Nohyaku Group Companies●Nihon Nohyaku Co., Ltd.
●Group companies (consolidated)●Non-consolidated subsidiaryaccounted for by the equity method●Group companies (non-consolidated)●Affiliated companies accounted for by

❼
●●
❷
30
23

the equity method

❸
●

32

11 17

21

33 12

❺
●

❹●
●
❽
● 13 18
❻

14

29
25
19
24
31

27
22
26

❶●
●
❾ 10 16 20

Nihon Nohyaku Co., Ltd.
Head Officeaddress
FoundedCapital
Number of employees(consolidated)
Main business15
28

as of August 1, 2023

19-8 Kyobashi 1-Chome, Chuo-ku,
Tokyo 104-8386
November 17, 1928
14,939 million yen
1,567 (as of March 31, 2023)

Head Officeand Branches

1 Head Office, Tokyo Branch (Chuo-ku, Tokyo)
2 Sapporo Branch (Sapporo-shi, Hokkaido)
3 Sendai Branch (Sendai-shi, Miyagi)
4 Osaka Branch (Osaka-shi, Osaka)
5 Fukuoka Branch (Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka)
8 Osaka Office (Osaka-shi, Osaka)

Manufacture, import, export, andsale of a variety of products including
agrochemicals, pharmaceuticals,
animal health products, industrial
chemicals, wood preservatives, andagricultural materials

Research
Facilities
Manufacturing Plant(contracted)

6 Research Center (Kawachinagano-shi, Osaka)
7 Naganuma Nursery (Yubari-gun, Hokkaido)
10 Nichino Service Co., Ltd.
( 11 Fukushima Plant / 12 Kashima Plant / 14 Saga Plant)

Consolidated Group Companies
9 Nichino Ryokka Co., Ltd.

Sales of chemicals/pesticides for golf courses, home & garden, Chuo-ku, Tokyoand greenification, sales of turf and turf-related materials,
planning and construction of gardens and amenity areas
10 Nichino Service Co., Ltd. (Head Office) Manufacturing and sales of agrochemicals, contracted
Chuo-ku, Tokyo
manufacturing, storage and transport of agrochemicals,
11 Fukushima Plant
Nihonmatsu-shi, Fukushimacultivation and management of fields and real estate
12 Kashima Plant
Kamisu-shi, Ibaraki
management
13 Kawachinagano Center
Kawachinagano-shi, Osaka
14 Saga Plant
Miyaki-gun, Saga
15 Nichino America, Inc.
Agrochemical sales, promotion, development, and registration in the U.S.A. Wilmington, U.S.A.
16 Nihon Ecotech Co., Ltd.
Agrochemical residue analysis and chemical substance safety Chuo-ku, Tokyo
17 Fukushima Analytical Technology Center testing
Nihonmatsu-shi, Fukushima
18 Osaka Analytical Technology Center
Kawachinagano-shi, Osaka
19 Taiwan Nihon Nohyaku Co., Ltd.
Agrochemical sales, promotion, development, and registration in Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan
20 AgriMart Corporation
Sales of termite control materials and epidemic prevention insecticides Chuo-ku, Tokyo
21 Nichino India Pvt. Ltd.
Agrochemical manufacturing, sales, import andHyderabad, India
export,promotion, and development in India
22 Sipcam Nichino Brasil S.A.
Agrochemical manufacturing and sales in Brazil
Uberaba, Brazil
23 Nichino Europe Co., Ltd.
Agrochemical sales, promotion, development, and registration in Europe Cambridge, UK

Non-consolidated Subsidiary Accounted for by the Equity Method
24 Nichino Vietnam Co., Ltd.

Agrochemical sales, promotion, and development in Vietnam

Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam

Agrochemical promotion in China
Agrochemical development and registration in Brazil
Agrochemical sales, import and export, promotion, anddevelopment in the Andes and Central America
Agrochemical sales, promotion, development, and registration in Mexico
Agrochemical sales, promotion, development, and registration in South Korea
Sales and development of adjuvants and biostimulants in the UK and Europe

Shanghai, China
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Bogota, Colombia

Non-consolidated Companies
25 Nichino Shanghai Co., Ltd.
26 Nichino do Brasil Agroquímicos Ltda.
27 Nihon Nohyaku Andica S.A.S.
28 Nichino México S. de R.L. de C.V.
29 Nichino Korea Co., Ltd.
30 Interagro (UK) Ltd.

Mexico City, Mexico
Seoul, South Korea
Hertfordshire, UK

Affiliated Companies Accounted for by the Equity Method
31 Agricultural Chemicals (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.
32 Sipcam Europe S.p.A.
33 Tama Kagaku Kogyo Co., Ltd.

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Agrochemical manufacturing and sales in Malaysia
Penang, Malaysia
Agrochemical manufacturing and sales in Europe
Milan, Italy
Contract manufacturing of active ingredients and raw materials Yashio-shi, Saitama
for agrochemicals, pharmaceuticals and functional materials

Information of Each Facility
Number of employees for Research Center and each plant includes non-full-time employees.

Research Center
General Manager: Shinsuke Fujioka
Address:
345, Oyamada-cho, Kawachinagano-shi,
Osaka
Number of employees: 222(Including employees of Nichino Service stationed at theoffice)Land area: approx. 71,000 m²
Floor surface area: approx. 16,000 m²

Research Center environmental data
Items

EnergyAtmosphericemissions
Waste
Waste water

Content (unit)

Crude oil equivalent (kℓ)
Water
(1,000 m3)
SOx(t)NOx(t)Dust(t)CO2(t)Amount(t)Final landfill(t)Volume(1,000 m3)
COD(t)BOD(t)FY2020

FY2021

FY20222,010.4
30.0
0.0
1.1
0.0
3,050.8
211.7
94.9
20.0
0.0
---

2,077.8
29.2
0.0
0.7
0.0
3,348.6
268.1
98.0
18.3
0.0
---

2,006.7
30.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
3,019.2
192.7
94.0
19.2
0.0
0.0

FY2020

FY2021

FY2022

45.1
0.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
49.4
75.5
3.0
0.0
0.0
---

31.7
0.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
43.4
44.8
1.4
0.0
0.0
---

37.7
0.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
45.6
42.1
1.3
0.0
0.0
0.0

Osaka Office
General Manager: Hideo Yamamoto
Address: 2-30, Tsukuda 5-Chome,
Nishiyodogawa-ku, Osaka
Number of employees: 14(Including employees of Nichino Service stationed at the office)Osaka Office environmental data*1
Items

EnergyAtmosphericemissionsLand area: Approx. 12,300 m2
Floor surface area: Approx. 3,600 m2

Waste
Waste water*2

Content (unit)

Crude oil equivalent (kℓ)
Water
(1,000 m3)
SOx(t)NOx(t)Dust(t)(t)
CO2
Amount(t)Final landfill(t)Volume(1,000 m3)
COD(t)BOD(t)*1 Includes volume used by the departments of Nihon Nohyaku and Nichino Service stationed
at the office.
*2 Waste water are all treated as industrial waste at the Osaka Office.

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Information of Each Facility

Nichino Service Co., Ltd. Kashima Plant
General Manager: Shigeyuki Sakao

Nichino Service Kashima Plant environmental data*
Items

Address: 19, Sunayama, Kamisu-shi, Ibaraki

Products

Number of employees: 60

EnergyLand area: approx. 45,000 m²

Atmosphericemissions(including assigned Nihon Nohyaku members)

Floor surface area: approx. 12,800 m2

Waste
Waste water

Content (unit)

Active ingredients / bulk powder(t)Crude oil equivalent (kℓ)
Water
(1,000 m3)
SOx(t)NOx(t)Dust(t)(t)
CO2
Amount(t)Final landfill(t)Volume(1,000 m3)
COD(t)BOD(t)FY2020

FY2021

FY2022

1,623.8
1,943.5
183.0
0.1
7.4
7.8
3,159.9
5,668.1
4.5
151.7
2.2
---

1,747.9
2,226.3
215.0
0.1
3.1
6.1
3,469.9
4,293.6
3.2
201.6
3.2
---

1,843.3
1,962.6
220.2
0.1
7.6
0.0
3,018.9
6,029.8
3.5
211.1
3.0
10.8

* Includes volume used by the departments of Nihon Nohyaku stationed at the plant

Nichino Service Co., Ltd. Fukushima Plant
General Manager: Toshiaki Shimizu
Address: 286, Hiraishitakada 4-Chome,
Nihonmatsu-shi, Fukushima
Number of employees: 107
Land area: approx. 119,000 m²
Floor surface area: approx. 26,000 m2

Nichino Service Fukushima Plant environmental data
Items

Products
EnergyAtmosphericemissions
Waste
Waste water

Content (unit)

Agrochemicals(t)
Crude oil equivalent (kℓ)
Water
(1,000 m3)
SOx(t)NOx(t)Dust(t)(t)
CO2
Amount(t)Final landfill(t)Volume(1,000 m3)
COD(t)BOD(t)FY2020

FY2021

FY20225,566.0
525.2
8.2
0.8
0.2
0.0
1,123.8
499.3
132.8
6.7
0.0
---

5,620.3
472.8
8.9
0.2
0.1
0.0
909.1
424.2
0.0
6.6
0.0
---

5,352.0
439.3
8.3
0.3
0.1
0.0
894.1
394.2
1.5
6.5
0.0
0.0

Nichino Service Co., Ltd. Saga Plant
General Manager: Toru Ohuchi
Address: 180-1, Aza Nihonsugi, Oaza
Tsutsumi, Kamimine-cho, Miyaki-gun, Saga
Number of employees: 99
Land area: approx. 83,900 m²
Floor surface area: approx. 20,000 m2

Nichino Service Saga Plant environmental data
Items

Products
EnergyAtmosphericemissions
Waste
Waste water

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Content (unit)

Agrochemicals(t)
Crude oil equivalent (kℓ)
Water
(1,000 m3)
SOx(t)NOx(t)Dust(t)(t)
CO2
Amount(t)Final landfill(t)Volume(1,000 m3)
COD(t)BOD(t)FY2020

FY2021

FY2022

5,376.0
940.0
12.9
0.2
1.1
0.0
1,502.5
300.0
0.0
4.8
0.0
---

6,409.2
1,124.9
21.7
0.0
0.2
0.0
2,167.7
631.6
0.0
4.4
0.0
---

5,377.3
938.6
12.6
0.1
0.6
0.0
1,549.3
629.4
0.0
4.8
0.0
0.0

Head Office19-8, Kyobashi 1-Chome (Kyobashi OM Bldg.),
Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-8386, JAPANPhone+81-570-09-1177

Websitehttps://www.nichino.co.jp/en/index.html