Non-financial data

As of July 31, 2024

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Scope of Data (as of March 31st, 2024)

②

③

④

⑤

③

④

⑤

Japan

Overseas①②Companywide

Japan

Production and Livestock 4 production departments of Nippon Clean Farm Ltd./ 4 production departments of Nippon White
Breeding Facilities andFarm Co., Ltd./ Nippon White Farm Niigata Co., Ltd./ Miyazaki Environmental Preservation
Feedlots
Cooperative/ Junsui Kurobuta Shuton Nojo Y.K.

●●

Meat preparation andprocessing plants

5 plants of Nippon White Farm Co., Ltd./ 6 plants of Nippon Food Packer, Inc./ Nippon Food
Packer Tsugaru, Co., Ltd./ Miyazaki Beef Center Co., Ltd./ Nippon White Farm Niigata Co., Ltd.

●

●

●

Ham and Sausage
Production

5 factories of Nipponham Factory Ltd./ Nipponham Northeast Ltd./ 3 factories of Nipponham
Hokkaido Factory Ltd./ Nipponham Southwest Ltd./ Kamakura Ham Tomioka Co., Ltd./ Kyodo
Foods Co., Ltd.

●

●

●

Processed Food
Production

1 plant of NH Foods Ltd./ 3 plants of Nipponham Processed Foods Ltd./ 3 plants of Nipponham
Delicatessen Ltd./ 7 plants of Nippon Pure Food, Inc./ 2 plants of Hoko Co., Ltd./ Minami Nippon
Fresh Foods Co., Ltd./ 2 plants of Premium Kitchen Co., Ltd.

●

●

●

Marine and Dairy Product2 plants of Nippon Luna, Inc./ 3 plants of Hoko Co., Ltd.
Production

●

●

●

NH Foods Ltd./ NH Foods Marketing Ltd./ Nippon Route Service. Inc/ Nippon Daily Net Co., Ltd./
Nipponham Frozen Foods Sales Ltd./ Nipponham Customer Communication Co., Ltd./ Nippon
Sales Offices, Distribution
Logistics Center, Inc./ Nippon Chilled Logistics, Inc./ Japan Food Corporation/ NH Japan Food
Centers, Headquarters,Ltd./ Higashi Nippon Food, Inc./ Kanto Nippon Food, Inc./ Naka Nippon Food, Inc./ Nishi Nippon
Branches, Offices andFood, Inc./ Nippon Pure Food, Inc./ Hoko Co., Ltd./ Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters BaseballResearch Institutes
Club Co., Ltd./ Nippon Luna, Inc./ Minami Nippon Fresh Foods Co., Ltd./ Nipponham Hokkaido
Factory Ltd./ Usune Co., Ltd./ Fighters Sports & Entertainment Co., Ltd.

●●

Subject(product factories)

Overseas(product factories)

Business sites in Japan
Business sites overseas

Production and breeding
facilities, farms

3 production departments of Whyalla Beef/ Ege-Tav Ege Tarım Hayvancılık Yatırım Ticaret ve
Sanayi Anonim Şirketi●●

Meat preparation andprocessing plants

Oakey Beef Exports Pty. Ltd./ Thomas Borthwick & Sons (Australia) Pty. Ltd./ 2 plants ofWingham Beef Exports Pty. Ltd./ Breeders & Packers Uruguay S.A./ Ege-Tav Ege Tarım
Hayvancılık Yatırım Ticaret ve Sanayi Anonim Şirketi

●

●

●

Manufacture and sale offresh meats andprocessed foods

Shandong Rilong Foodstuffs Co., Ltd./ Pure Food Asia, Inc./ 2 factories of Thai Nippon Foods
Co., Ltd./ 2 factories of NH Foods Vietnam Joint Stock Company/ NH Foods Diamond Indonesia/
Day-Lee Foods, Inc./ Redondo's, LLC

●

●

●

Food marketing, trading
companies

Nippo Food Co., Ltd./ NH Foods Taiwan Ltd./ NH Foods (Thailand) Ltd./ NH Foods Singapore
Pte. Ltd./ NH Foods Australia Pty. Ltd./ Beef Producers Australia Pty. Ltd./ NH Foods U.K. Ltd./NH Foods Chile Y Compania Limitada/ NH Foods Mexicana S.A.DE C.V./ Day-Lee Foods, Inc./
Japan Food Corporation Korea Branch

●

●

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Calculation Method■ Greenhouse gas emissions about Scope 1 and Scope 2 are calculated by using factors in "Act on Promotion of Global Warming Countermeasures" in Japan↳ Location base is calculated by the alternative value which is annual electric power company's emission factors (above the law)
↳ Market base is calculated by each annual electric power company's emission factors (above the law)Overseas sites: Primarily use laws and regulations or guideliness of the country or region where each company or office is located. If these are unkown,use coefficients of the "Act on Promotion of Global Warming Countermeasures" in Japan.

↳ If the location base is unknown, use the Emissions Factors provided by the IEA.
There are not applicable of Perfluorocarbons ,Sulphur hexafluoride and Nitrogen trifluoride. Also, Hydrofluorocarbons aren't calculation in scope■ Scope 3 is calculated which is based on our scenario by category, which referred to "Basic Guidelines On Accounting for Greenhouse Gas Emissions
throughout the Supply Chain (in Japan)". The emission unit of calculation is used or referred to below-"Act on Promotion of Global Warming Countermeasures" in Japan about each year-"Database of Emissions Unit Values on the Same Accounting for Greenhouse Gas Emissions throughout the Supply Chain" in Japan■ Energy consumption about Scope 1 and Scope 2 is calculated as follows:
Japan: Use coefficients, etc., defined by the "Act of Promotion of Global Warming Countermeasures" and the "Act on the Rational Use of Energy" in Japan
Overseas: Primarily use laws and regulations or guideliness of the country or region where each company or office is located. If these are unkown, use coefficients of
the "Act on the Rational Use of Energy" in Japan■ The waste recycling rate and recycling rate were calculated as follows.
Waste recycling rate: (Valuable materials sold + Recycled waste)/Waste generation × 100 (Unit: %)Recycling rate: (Waste recycled in-house + Valuable materials sold + Recycled waste)/(Waste generation - in-house reductions) × 100 (Unit: %)Third-Party Verification
Items with a ☑ mark are subject to third-party verification under the ISAE3000 by SGS Japan Inc.
Scope of verification
GHG emissions in Japan: Scope 1, Scope 2, Scope 3 Overseas GHG emissions: Scope 1, Scope 2
Energy use in Japan: Scope 1, Scope 2 Overseas energy use: Scope 1, Scope 2
Water use in Japan: Water withdrawal and Water consumption
Overseas water use: Water withdrawal and Water consumption

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Environmental Targets
As part of its three-year medium-term management plans, the NH Foods Group has formulated environmental targets aimed at reducing the environmental impact of its
business activities. In April 2021, the Group formulated Vision2030 and identified, while also setting medium- to long-term environmental targets for 2030.
We are helping to realize a sustainable society through our efforts to reduce environmental loads, and through our continuing commitment to effective resource utilization.
In fiscal 2022, we set environmental targets for 2030 based on our medium- to long-term environmental targets for Japan.
Going forward, we will work to promote efforts to achieve a sustainable society from a more global perspective.

Results of Medium- to Long-Term Environmental Targets in Japan
Targets

Unit

Baseline

2030 target

FY2023 results

Reduce fossil fuel-derived CO2 emissions(Reduce by more than 46% compared with FY2013
levels)t-CO2

550,518

297,279

433,167

Waste discharge (per production unit)(Reduce by 5% compard with FY2019 level)

kg/t

134.6

127.9

121.8

Waste recycling rate
(At least 92% by 2030)

％

84.1

92.0

92.2

Waste consumption (per production unit)(Reduce by 5% compared with FY2019 level)

m3/t

15.2

14.4

15.0

Progress
Reduction (change from the baseline）：▲117,351
Reduction (compared with the baseline)：▲21.3%
Reduction (change from the baseline)：▲12.8
Reduction (compared with the baseline)：▲9.5%
ー
Reduction (change from the baseline)：▲0.2
Reduction (compared with the baseline)：▲0.7%* Coverage of the Plan: Reduction of fossil fuel-derived CO 2 emissions, Waste recycling rate・・・②, Waste discharges and water consumption・・・③* CO2 emissions and thermal energy were calculated using the factors stipulated each year under the "Act on Promotion of Global Warming"* Intensity units are based on production quantities by manufacturing factory* The baseline for the waste recycling rate is 84.1% (FY2019 result). The formula is shown in the “Calculation method” section on p.16

Medium- to Long-Term Environmental Targets Overseas
Targets

Unit

Baseline

2030 target

FY2023 results

Reduce fossil fuel-derived CO2 emissions(Reduce by more than 24% compared with FY2021
levels)t-CO2

143,340

108,938

131,274

Waste consumption (per production unit)(Reduce by 5% compared with FY2021 level)

m3/t

14.7

Progress
Reduction (change from the baseline)：▲12,066
Reduction (compared with the baseline)：▲8.4%

14.1

14.3

Reduction (change from the baseline)：▲0.4
Reduction (compared with the baseline）：▲2.4%* Target base year: For overseas operations, based on FY2021 results, with reduction targets set as equal to yearly reduction targets in Japan
Coverage of the Plan: Reduction of fossil fuel-derived CO 2 emissions・・・④, Water consumption・・・⑤* CO2 emissions are mainly calculated using methods defined by the country or region where a company is located.
If this is unknown, the IEA Emissions Factors and the coefficients of the "Act on Promotion of Global Warming Countermeasures" in Japan are used.

* Intensity units are based on production quantities by manufacturing factory

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Results of Medium-Term Management Plan 2020
The Medium-Term Management Plan 2020, which launched on April 1, 2018, sets environmental targets based on average values
for the period from fiscal 2012 to fiscal 2016. The plan achieved the following results.
Baseline(average FY2012-2016)

Initiatives

Mitigation of climate change

Resource saving

CO2 emissions intensity

701.1 kg-CO2/t

Thermal energy intensity

12.0 GJ/t

Water consumption intensity*1

Waste generation intensity*2
Promotion of recycling

Waste recycling rate

17.7 m3/t

Targets(average FY2018-2020)

Results (average FY2018-2020)(compared to baseline)

8.0% Reduction

10.0% Reduction(645.1 kg-CO2/t)(631.0 kg-CO2/t)

8.0% Reduction

3.3% Reduction(11.0 GJ/t)(11.6 GJ/t)

3.0% Reduction

4.5% Increase3(17.2 m /t)(18.5 m3 /t)

6.0% Reduction

14.3% Increase*3(195.1 kg/t)(237.1 kg/t)

94.0% Over

88.9%

207.5 kg/t
90.8%

＊

CO2 emissions and thermal energy calculated by using factors in "Act on Promotion of Global Warming Countermeasures" in Japan about each year＊

Coverage of the Plan: ①＊

Primary unit of each intensity is per unit of product＊

Reduction rate in target value is reduction rate from Baseline＊

The formula for the waste recycling rate is shown in the “Calculation method” section on p.16

*1

Water consumption and discharged includes some estimated values from production departments*2

Excluding farm excreta*3

Excluding the waste from Typhoon Jebi and the Hokkaido Eastern Iburi earthquake in the FY201818

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Mitigation of Global Warming
Greenhouse Gas Emissions from NH Foods Group and Its Entire Supply Chain■Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Scope☑
Business scope

Scope 2 pattern

Japan

ー

215

220

222

213

203

Overseas

ー

ー

ー

52

55

53

Methane (thousand t-CO2)※1

Company-wide

ー

31

28

116

134

122

Nitrous oxide (thousand t-CO2)※1

Company-wide

ー

102

101

102

99

52

Location base

290

276

267

246

243

Market base

269

257

260

236

232

Overseas

Location base

ー

ー

92

86

78

638

625

851

833

751

11,134

10,576

10,503

10,258

10,475Items
CO2 (thousand t-CO2)

Scope 1

Scope 2CO2 (thousand t-CO2)

Japan

Total

CO2 (thousand t-CO2)

Company-wide

Location base

Scope 3CO2 (thousand t-CO2)

Japan

ー

＊ Coverage of data: Scope 1, Scope 2・・・①, Scope 3・・・②※1■Breakdown of Scope 3 Categories (FY2023 Results in Japan)
Category
1 Purchased goods and services※1

FY2019CO2

FY2020

FY2021

FY2022

FY2023Calculations are based only on enteric fermentation and manure management of livestock☑

Composition
ratio (%)
8,953
85.5

10 Processing of sold products※3

Composition
ratio (%)
207
2.0

Category（thousand t-CO2)

CO2（thousand t-CO2)

115

1.6

11 Use of sold products※4

146

1.4

3 (not included in scope 1 or scope 2)

78

0.7

12 End-of-Life treatment of sold products ※5

138

1.3

4 Upstream transportation and distribution

782

7.5

13 Downstream leased assets--

5 Waste generated in operations

44

0.4

14 Franchises--

6 Business travel3

0.0

15 Investments

7 Employee commuting

10

0.1

8 Upstream leased assets--

9 Downstream transportation and distribution--

2 Capital goods
Fuel and energy related activities※1 Raw materials and supplies related to the product※3 Product for businesses heating and cooking

Total＊ Coverage of data: ②--

10,475100※2 Transportation of raw materials and supplies related to the product and transportation of products for which costs are borne※4 Cooking commercial products※5 Disposal of food waste and product packaging

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Environmental Data by Business■Greenhouse Gas（thousand t-CO2）
FY2019Items
Production and Livestock Breeding Facilities and Feedlots

Fresh Meat Processing and Plants

Ham and Sausage Production

Japan

Processed Food Production

Marine and Dairy Product Production

Sales Offices, Distribution Centers, Headquarters,
Branches, Offices and Research Institutes
VehiclesSubtotal

Overseas

Total

Scope 1
Scope 2
Subtotal
Scope 1
Scope 2
Subtotal
Scope 1
Scope 2
Subtotal
Scope 1
Scope 2
Subtotal
Scope 1
Scope 2
Subtotal
Scope 1
Scope 2
Subtotal
Scope 1
Scope 1
Scope 2
Subtotal
Scope 1
Scope 2
Subtotal
Scope 1
Scope 2
Subtotal

FY2020

FY2021

FY2022

FY2023

183
39
222

182
37
219

179
35
215

174
35
209

113
39
152

25
35
61

27
34
60

27
33
60

27
31
58

27
31
58

36
52
88

37
49
86

36
48
84

34
45
79

32
43
75

65
99
164

67
94
161

69
92
161

65
80
145

55
71
126

8
18
26

8
17
25

8
16
24

8
16
24

7
10
17

1
47
48
28

1
45
46
28

1
44
45
28

2
39
41
26

6
38
44
26

348
290
638
ー
ー
ー

349
276
625
ー
ー
ー

348
267
615

336
246
582

266
232
498

144
92
235

165
86
251

164
78
242

348
290
638

349
276
625

492
359
851

501
332
833

430
310
740

＊ Coverage of data: ①

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Resource Saving Initiatives
Consumption of Energy■Transition of Energy Consumption
Items
Gasoline
Kerosene
Light oil
Heavy fuel oil A
Fuel (TJ)
Liquefied petroleum gas / LPG
Liquefied natural gas / LNG
Town gasJapan
Biomass
Total Fuel
Steam, cold water, hot water purchased (TJ)
Electricity purchased (TJ)
Of which, renewable energy (TJ)
Subtotal (TJ)
Of which, renewable energy (TJ)
Gasoline
Kerosene
Light oil
Heavy fuel oil
Coal
Fuel (TJ)
Liquefied petroleum gas / LPG
Natural gas
Overseas
Town gas
Biomass
Total Fuel
Steam, cold water, hot water purchased (TJ)
Electricity purchased (TJ)
Subtotal (TJ)
Of which, renewable energy (TJ)
Total（TJ）
Total
Of which, renewable energy (TJ)
＊ Coverage of data: ①

FY2019
46
570
371
867
392
281
996
ー
3,523
20
5,768
ー
9,311
ー
ー
ー
ー
ー
ー
ー
ー
ー
ー
ー
ー
ー
ー
ー
9,311
ー

FY2020
37
591
372
852
420
302
1,034
ー
3,608
20
5,708
1
9,336
1
ー
ー
ー
ー
ー
ー
ー
ー
ー
ー
ー
ー
ー
ー
9,336
1

FY2021
35
588
379
775
455
315
1,111
59
3,717
21
5,727
1
9,465
60
9
0
86
29
343
48
190
6
288
999
44
600
1,643
288
11,108348

FY2022
30
582
351
688
401
274
1,202
61※1
3,554
22
5,450
14
9,012
75※1
9
0
85
19
371
91
157
6
300
1,038
81
564
1,683
300※1
10,695375※1

FY2023
31
550
355
552
335
209
1,300
56
3,388
22
5,407
28
8,817
85
14
0
89
0
360
87
158
6
237
950
66
468
1,484
237
10,301322※1 Figures revised from the data book 2023

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Water Consumption■ Transition of Water withdrawal and Water consumption (By Water Source)
Items
Groundwater☑ Water withdrawal and WaterJapan

Tap water（including industrial water）

3

Sea water

consumption (thousand m )Subtotal
3

Reuse/recycling water (thousand m )Groundwater
Overseas☑ Water withdrawal and Water
consumption (thousand m3)

Surface water
Tap water
Sea water
Subtotal☑ Total water withdrawal and Water consumption＊ Coverage of data: Japan…② Overseas...⑤＊ Water withdrawal and Water consumption figures include estimates from production departments

Items
Discharged treatment water to river etc.
Japan

Discharged (thousand m3)

SewageTotal

FY201910,8683,952
014,82035
ーーーーー
14,820

FY202010,8733,947
014,82039
ーーーーー
14,820

FY2021
10,8813,840
014,721
37
611
564
2,100
13
3,288
18,009FY2022
10,6033,658
014,261
65
1,072
771
2,240
16
4,099
18,360

FY2023
10,0313,766
013,796
69
2,530
2,426
1,883
0
6,839
20,635FY201911,897
1,514
13,411

FY202011,765
1,489
13,254FY2021
12,224
1,512
13,736FY2022
11,373
1,502
12,875

FY2023
10,763
1,606
12,369FY2019
411.3
205.1
373.8
22.7
92.1

FY2020
402.5
208.8
376.9
19.7
94.7

FY2021
397.6
198.7
380.8
9.6
96.9

FY2022
380.2
193.5
364.2
11.0
96.9

FY2023
378.0
188.1
361.4
11.2
96.3

FY201915.5

FY202022.5

FY202124.0

FY202218.1

FY2023
19.3

Waste■Breakdown of Waste Generation (Results in Japan)
Items
Waste generation (thousand t)
In which, waste discharged (thousand t)
Recycling of waste (thousand t)
Final disposal waste (thousand t)
Recycling rate (%)＊ The formula for the recycling rate is shown in the “Calculation method” section on p.16

Items
Hazardous waste generation (thousand t)＊ Coverage of data: ②＊ Excluding the waste from Typhoon Jebi and the Hokkaido Eastern Iburi earthquake in the FY2018＊ Hazardous waste is defined as specially controlled industrial waste

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Environmental ReportState of Compliance with Environmental Laws and Regulations
The NH Foods Group strives to ensure compliance with laws and regulations at all of its business sites. At farms, factories, and distribution facilities
where environmental loads are especially high, we obtain ISO 14001 certification as the basis for the effective administration of compliance systems. In
addition, the relevant units in NH Foods Ltd. verify operational conditions through internal environmental audits at our business sites, including those
without certification. Steps are taken, including recurrence prevention measures, to address any issues identified through internal audits based on ISO
14001 or internal audits by NH Foods Ltd.
In the unlikely event of an environmental accident, remedial action is implemented in accordance with procedures determined for each business site. We
also submit reports to the relevant agencies and establish structures to prevent recurrences. In addition, the circumstances are reported to theCompliance Department of NH Foods Ltd. in order to share details about the actions taken.
In fiscal 2023, there were no accidents that caused serious environmental impacts at NH Foods Group business sites.
* The meaning of “Serious accident” is as defined in the internal rules of the NH Foods Group.

Items

FY2019FY2020

FY2021

FY2022

FY2023

Number of serious environmental accidents

0

0

0

0

0

Amount of fines (yen)

0

0

0

0

0

＊ Coverage of data: ①

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Business Activities and Environmental Impact■Inputs
FY2019Items

FY2020

FY2021

FY2022

FY2023

Livestock feed (thousand t)

660

641

626

626

618

Raw materials for products (thousand t)

245

241

240

215

207

Plastic

7,188

6,495

6,429

6,909

7,179

Fuel (TJ）

3,523

3,608

3,717

3,554

3,388

―

―

59

61※1

56

590

585

589

562

560

―

1

1

4

8

15

15

15

14

14

Of which, renewable energy (TJ)
Electricity (million kWh)
Of which, renewable energy (million kWh)
Water (million m3)＊ Coverage of data: ②＊ Water input includes some estimated values from production departments＊ Quantities of plastic are based on plastic discharge applications in Japan under the Japanese Law for the Promotion of Sorted Collection andRecycling of Containers and Packaging.

※1 Figures revised from the 2022 data book

■Outputs
Items

FY2019FY2020

FY2021

FY2022

FY2023

Quantity of products (fresh meats, processed foods) produced(thousand t)

797

805

810

761

742

Greenhouse gases （thousand t-CO2)

637

625

615

583

509

Nitrous oxides/NOx (t)

507

507

511

518

635

Sulfur oxides/SOx (t)

196

193

176

167

186

Discharged water (million m3)

13

13

14

13

12

Waste (among generated) (thousand t)

411

403

398

380

378

Waste recycling rate (%)

92.1

94.7

96.9

96.6

96.3

＊ Coverage of data: ②＊ Water discharged includes some estimated values from production departments＊ Excluding the waste from Typhoon Jebi and the Hokkaido Eastern Iburi earthquake in the FY2018＊ The formula for the recycling rate is shown in the “Calculation method” section on p.16

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Third-Party Verification
NH Foods Group has been subjected to third-party verification about the appropriateness of disclosed data.
■Subjects
・Stakeholder management process
・Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (Scope 1, 2*1, and 3)
・Energy consumption
・Water consumption: water intake
・The management systems supporting the reporting*1 Greenhouse gases covered carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide■Period covered
April 1, 2023 to March 31, 2024

The Scope of each assurance covers the subsidiaries plants,
sales offices, logistics hubs,headquarters, branches, and laboratories.
＊ The information on this page is disclosed on NH Foods Group website.

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Social Report

Summary of Employees
Status of Employees (NH Foods Ltd.)
Items

FY2019FY2020

FY2021

FY2022

FY2023

2,137

2,149

2,160

2,077

1,977

Male (regular employees )

883

898

891

863

806

Female (regular employees)

322

339

353

375

385

Percentage of female employees (%) (regular employees)

26.7

27.4

28.4

30.3

32.3

Percentage of female managers (%)

4.6

6.5

8.5

9.8

10.7

Number of temporary employees (average)

953

912

916

839

786

Average age

41.6

41.2

41.6

41.7

41.4

Male (age)

43.3

42.9

43.4

43.5

43.1

Female (age)

36.1

36.7

37.1

37.6

37.7

17.6

17.4

17.8

17.7

17.3

Male (years)

19.4

19.3

19.7

19.7

19.3

Female (years)

11.8

12.6

13.0

13.1

13.3

Number of employees

Average duration of employment (years)

54

51

41

53

51

Male

34

35

25

33

29

Female

20

16

16

20

22

17

26

16

19

18

8,422,396

8,395,177

8,575,136

8,465,458

8,223,437

16.0

3.2

4.1

3.8

5.8

1.70
Voluntary retirement rate (%)＊ Based on the number of current employees as of March 31st in each fiscal year
＊ In FY2019, NH Foods Ltd. expanded the optional retirement system as a temporary measure＊ Average age revised in FY2021

1.29

2.09

1.34

2.75

Number of new graduates hired

Mid-career hiring rate of workers (%)
Average salary (yen)Turnover rate (%)

Status of Employees by Region (NH Foods Group)
Items

FY2019FY2020

FY2021

FY2022

FY2023

Domestic

22,53822,61521,32921,068

20,776

Overseas

7,592

6,775

6,320

5,982

5,136

30,13029,39027,64927,05025,912

Group total＊ Based on the number of current employees as of March 31st in each fiscal year
＊ Includes average number of temporary employees

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Diversity
Gender Pay Gap (NH Foods Ltd.)
F2019

Items
All workers (%)
Employees (%)*2
Temporary employees (%)*3
Regular employees (%)
Managers (%)
General staff (%)

Statutory disclosure items

Optional disclosure items

FY2020
ー
ー
ー
ー
ー
ー

*1

FY2021
ー
ー
ー
ー
ー
ー

ー
ー
ー
73.5
93.0
86.2

FY2022
58.0
61.0
75.2
68.1
91.7
76.3

FY2023
60.9
63.3
69.8
70.1
96.4
76.3

＊ Gender pay gap: Ratio of female employees’ salaries to male employees’ salaries as defined in the Act on Promotion of Women's Participation and Advancement in the Workplace (average yearly salary forfemales / average yearly salary for males)＊ The gender pay gap is caused not by differences in the amounts paid for identical work, but by differences in the percentages of employees at each seniority level, the percentages of employees limited to
specific locations, years of service, working hours, and other factors＊ The division of regular employees into managers and general staff is an optional disclosure item
＊ The statistics for FY2021 precede the introduction of statutory disclosure in FY2023 and are theoretical figures. For this reason, the calculation method used was different from that for FY2023*1 All workers: Employees and temporary employees*2 Employees: Workers in regular employment and non-regular employees who have worked full-time over long periods*3 Temporary employees: Part-timers and employees on limited-term contracts (excluding dispatched workers)

Condition of Utilizing Child and Nursing Care-Related Systems (NH Foods Ltd.)
Items
1.Before and after childbirth leave (number of leave takers)
2.Spousal childbirth leave (number of leave takers)
3.Number of childcare leave takers
Male
Female4.Rate of employees returning to work (%)
5.Shortened working hours for childcare (number of users)
6.Nursing leave (number of leave takers)

FY2018
42
30
73
5
68
97.0
98
145

FY2019
57
29
96
12
84
98.8
81
139

FY2020

FY2021

39
35
108
18
90
98.5
123
173

FY2022

41
16
115
37
78
100.0
117
165

45
11
121
33
88
100.0
122
199

＊ The lower number of spousal childbirth leave days taken in FY2022 reflects the enhancement of the childcare leave system to allow the first 20 days of leave to be used as special leave■Category Details
Before and after childbirth leave

An employee can take the leave for six weeks before giving birth (or fourteen weeks for a multiple pregnancy) and eight weeks after giving birth.
Since September 16, 2022, employees have been able to take three days of paid leave between one week prior to date on which their spouse is expected to give until the date of birth.

Spousal childbirth leave
Childcare leave

Until September 15, 2022, employees were able to take three days of paid leave between one week before the date on which their spouse was expected to give birth until two weeks after the date ofbirth.
Until the child of an employee reaches the age of one year, or until the child reaches the age of three years if the child cannot enter nursery school or is under special circumstances.
(Employees can take 20 days of special paid leave initially.)

Rate of employees returning to work

(Number of employees returning from childcare leave) / (Number of employees expected to return from childcare leave) ×100

Shortened working hours for childcare

Until an employee's child finishes the six years of elementary school, the employee's scheduled working hours in a day may be shortened by up to two hours.

Nursing leave

12 days per year can be taken as nursing leave when the child of employee in sixth grade of elementary school or lower requires nursing,vaccination, or medical checkup. (Paid leave)27

Social Report

Status of Re-Employment Following Mandatory Retirement (NH Foods Ltd.)
Items

FY2019FY2020

FY2021

FY2022

FY2023

11
8
72.7

3
3
100.0

6
5
83.3

14
14
100.0

17
15
88.2

FY20192.4

FY20202.5

FY2021
2.7

FY2022
2.6

FY2023
2.6

Number of mandatory retirees
Number of re-employed retirees
Re-employment rate (%)＊ Number of re-employed retirees: includes individuals employed at subsidiary following mandatory retirement

Status of Hiring Personnel Disabilities (NH Foods Ltd.)
Items

Employment rate (%)＊ Includes non-regular employees＊ Employment rate is calculated based on Disabled Persons Act＊ In November, 2019, Nipponham Career Consulting Ltd. became a special-purpose subsidiary of NH Foods Ltd.

Human Resources
Percentage of Employees Subject to Periodic Evaluation with Respect to Business Performance and Career
Development (NH Foods Ltd.)
Items
Number of employees under the Management by Objectives (MBO)
Percentage of employees under the MBO (%)

FY20191,528
71.5

FY20201,574
94.7

FY2021
1,513
100.0

FY2022
1,577
100.0

FY2023
1,480
100.0

Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining
NH Foods Ltd. respects the freedom of association and the rights of collective bargaining as recognized in the Constitution of Japan and laws andregulations. A union shop agreement has been made with the NH Foods Worker's Union. Members consist of all employees excluding those in management
positions or with equivalent qualifications and others who are excluded based on individual agreements in light of such factors as the nature of their work. In
addition, subsidiaries comply with and respect the laws, regulations, and labor practices of their respective countries, based on a stance that respects
freedom of association and the rights of collective bargaining.
＊ The enrollment rate for the NH Foods Worker's Union in FY2023 was 100%

Employee Health and Occupational Health & Safety
Status of Working Hours and Use of Annual Paid Leave (NH Foods Ltd.)
Items
Annual actual working hours (hours)
Hours of overtime work (hours)
Average number of days of annual paid leave granted (days)
Average number of days of annual paid leave taken (days)
Average usage rate of annual paid leave (%)

FY2019
2,052
278
18
15
79

FY2020
2,040
287
18
12
60

FY2021
2,005
252
18
13
63

FY2022
1,970
226
18
14
76

FY2023
1,968
225
18
14
71

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Social Report

Lost-time injury frequency rate (NH Foods Group in Japan)
FY2019
1.20
3.48
1.97

Items
National manufacturing industry average (%)
National food manufacturing industry average (%)
NH Foods Group average (%)

FY2020
1.21
3.51
2.08

FY2021
1.31
4.01
2.21

FY2022
1.25
3.25
2.54

FY2023
1.29
3.50
2.25

＊ Lost-time injury frequency rate: the number of casualties due to occupational accidents per million hours of actual work, and the frequency of accidents

Lost-time injury severity rate (NH Foods Group in Japan)
FY2019
0.10
0.25
0.04

Items
National manufacturing industry average (%)
National food manufacturing industry average (%)
NH Foods Group average (%)

FY2020
0.07
0.10
0.05

FY2021
0.06
0.15
0.05

FY2022
0.08
0.16
0.09

FY2023
0.08
0.16
0.07

FY2020
77.2
32.8
92.0
91.6

FY2021
86.9
24.9
97.8
92.8

FY2022
81.0
23.6
97.9
94.5

FY2023
83.5
25.6
97.8
95.5

＊ Lost-time injury severity rate :total work days of lost time per 1,000 actual working hours and the severity of accidents

Support Physical and Mental Health
Items
Rate of follow-up action after physical examinations (%)
Ratio of smokers (%)
Stress check examination rate (%)

Subject
NH Foods Ltd.
NH Foods Ltd.
NH Foods Ltd.
NH Foods Group in Japan

FY2019
ー
ー
95.2
90.3

＊ Stress check: A test conducted by businesses on their workers to assess their level of psychological strain

Occupational Safety and Health Management System Status (as of March 2024)■7 business sites certified (certified business site ratio: 1.4%)
Status of ISO45001 Certification Acquisition●Nipponham Delicatessen Ltd.

Japan

(Headquarters, Product Development Division,

ThailandNiigata Plant, Hokkaido Plant, Miyazaki Plant)●Thai Nippon Foods Co., Ltd.
(Ayutthaya Plant, Phitsanulok Branch)

List of Donations
Donations (NH Foods Ltd.)
Items
Total donations (yen)FY2019171,229,030＊ Figures for domestic and overseas group companies have been included since FY2022

FY2020166,479,466

FY2021
186,778,998

FY2022203,983,276

FY2023
171,913,800＊ Political donations in FY2023: 1,100,000 yen

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Corporate GovernanceCorporate Governance
The average meeting attendance rate for directors in fiscal 2023 was 100%.

Board of Directors
Meetings Attended/
Meetings Convened

Attendance Rate(%)

Position

Name

Chairperson and Director

Tetsuhiro Kito

18/18

100

President and Representative Director, President ＆ CEO

Nobuhisa Ikawa

18/18

100

Director and Managing Executive Officer

Fumio Maeda

18/18

100

Director and Managing Executive Officer

Masahito Kataoka

18/18

100

Director

Yoshihide Hata*1

5/5

100

Director and Managing Executive Officer

Kohei Akiyama*2

13/13

100

Director (Outside)

Yasuko Kono

18/18

100

Director (Outside)

Hideo Arase

18/18

100

Director (Outside)

Tokushi Yamasaki

18/18

100

Audit & Supervisory Board Member

Sadanori Miyagai

18/18

100

Audit & Supervisory Board Member

Nobuyuki Tazawa

18/18

100

5/5

100

*1

Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Outside)

Akihiko Shiba

Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Outside)

Masayuki Kitaguchi

18/18

100

Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Outside)

Shigeru Nishiyama

18/18

100

Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Outside)

Katsumi Nakamura*2

13/13

100

The following notes have been added concerning resignations and appointments of officers in June 2023
*1 Resigned in June
*2 Appointed in June30

Corporate Governance

FY2023 Status of Optional Committee Attendance■Compliance Committee

Meetings Attended/
Meetings Convened
4/4

Attendance Rate(%)

Position

Name

Chairperson and Director

Tetsuhiro Kito

President and Representative Director, President ＆ CEO

Nobuhisa Ikawa

4/4

100

Director and Managing Executive Officer

Fumio Maeda

4/4

100

Director and Managing Executive Officer

Kohei Akiyama

4/4

100

Director (Outside)

Yasuko Kono

Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Outside)

4/4

100

*1

1/1

100

*1

4/4

100

4/4

100

Masayuki Kitaguchi

Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Outside)

100

Managing Executive Officer

Katsumi Nakamura
Nobuo Oda

Managing Executive Officer

Yukihiro Matsumoto

4/4

100

Executive Officer

Yoshitaka Hasegawa

4/4

100

General Manager of the Compliance Department

Hiroshi Matsuura

4/4

100

Yuta Yamagishi

4/4

100

Union representative officers＊ The Committee also includes advisors and outside experts■Sustainability Committee*1 Observer
Meetings Attended/
Meetings Convened
4/4

Attendance Rate(%)

Position

Name

Chairperson and Director

Tetsuhiro Kito

President and Representative Director, President ＆ CEO

Nobuhisa Ikawa

4/4

100

Director and Managing Executive Officer

Fumio Maeda

4/4

100

Director and Managing Executive Officer

Masahito Kataoka

4/4

100

Director and Managing Executive Officer

Kohei Akiyama

4/4

100

Director (Outside)

Yasuko Kono

4/4

100

Director (Outside)

Hideo Arase

4/4

100

Director (Outside)

Tokushi Yamasaki

4/4

100

Managing Executive Officer

Nobuo Oda

4/4

100

Managing Executive Officer

Yukihiro Matsumoto

4/4

100

Hirohide Fujiwara

4/4

100

2/2

100

Executive Officer
Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Outside)＊ Additional member is outside expert

Shigeru Nishiyama

*1

100

*1 Observer

31Corporate Governance■Executive Appointments Committee
Meetings Attended/Meetings Convened

Position

Name

Director (Outside)
Director (Outside)
Director (Outside)
Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Outside)

Yasuko Kono
Hideo Arase
Tokushi Yamasaki
Masayuki Kitaguchi

5/5
5/5
5/5
5/5

Attendance Rate(%)

100
100
100
100

■Board of Independent Outside Officers
Meetings Attended/Meetings Convened

Position

Name

Director (Outside)
Director (Outside)
Director (Outside)
Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Outside)
Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Outside)
Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Outside)
Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Outside)

Yasuko Kono
Hideo Arase
Tokushi Yamasaki
Akihiko Shiba*1
Masayuki Kitaguchi
Shigeru Nishiyama
Katsumi Nakamura*2

2/2
2/2
2/2
1/1
2/2
2/2
1/1

Attendance Rate(%)

100
100
100
100
100
100
100

■Compensation Committee
Position

Meetings Attended/Meetings Convened

Name

President and Representative Director, President ＆ CEO
Director (Outside)
Director (Outside)
Director (Outside)

Nobuhisa Ikawa
Yasuko Kono
Hideo Arase
Tokushi Yamasaki

4/4
4/4
4/4
3/3

Attendance Rate(%)

100
100
100
100

■Board of Independent Officers and Representative Directors
Position

Name

Chairperson and Director
President and Representative Director, President ＆ CEO
Director (Outside)
Director (Outside)
Director (Outside)
Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Outside)
Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Outside)
Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Outside)
Audit & Supervisory Board Member (Outside)

Tetsuhiro Kito
Nobuhisa Ikawa
Yasuko Kono
Atsushi Iwasaki*1
Hideo Arase
Akihiko Shiba*1
Masayuki Kitaguchi
Shigeru Nishiyama
Katsumi Nakamura*2*1 Resigned in June

*2

Meetings Attended/Meetings Convened

2/2
2/2
2/2
1/1
2/2
1/1
2/2
1/2
1/1

Attendance Rate(%)

100
100
100
100
100
100
100
50
100

Appointed in June

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Corporate Governance

Promoting Compliance
NH Foods Group engages in awareness-raising activities to deepen employees' understanding of compliance and reaffirm its importance.

Compliance Training (NH Foods Group in Japan)
We reaffirm the importance of compliance at all levels of the organization by acquiring knowledge about harassment and communication, engaging ingroup discussions based on case studies, and through other initiatives.
Items
Number of attendees

FY2019FY2020

FY2021

FY2022

FY2023

1,026

1,370

1,081

1,706

1,679

795

1,102

833

1,478

1,457

Number of attendees ranked manager and higher＊ Total number of attendees for training designed for different levels of the organization, such as new employee training, manager training and Group company president training＊ Applicable employees: Officers,General Managers, and Section Chiefs in FY2023 and FY2022,Officers and General Managers in FY2021, Section Chiefs in FY2020 and FY2019

Compliance Competition (NH Foods Group in Japan)
Knowledge on harassment and communication, as well as the results of initiatives underway at different workplaces and business sites are shared.
Items
Number of attendees

FY2019FY202017,460

FY2021

20,545

FY2022

20,288FY2023

17,186

17,174Compliance Visits to Business Sites (NH Foods Group in Japan)
With the aim of avoiding, mitigating and preventing risks, the Compliance Department visits business sites to listen to employee sentiments regarding theonsite atmosphere, business-related issues, interpersonal issues, and other items.
Items

FY2019FY2020

FY2021

FY2022

FY2023

Number of group companies visited

10

7

18

15

14

Number of business sites visited

43

15

24

24

27

Applicable number of employees

Approx. 1,000

Approx. 700

Approx. 900

Approx. 650

Approx. 490＊ Due to COVID-19, compliance activities were primarily conducted remotely in FY2020

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Corporate GovernanceCompliance Training (NH Foods Group in Japan)
NH Foods Group have set up not only the internal hotline but also the independent external hotline so that Group employees can freely reportand consult on actual workplace conditions.
FY2019Items

FY2020

FY2021

FY2022

FY2023

179

199

249

244

245

－

－

－

12

12

Labor Relations

－

－

－

32

51

Human rights・Harassment・Human relationship

－

－

－

139

111

Quality・Environment・Safety

－

－

－

2

10

Opinion about company policy

－

－

－

43

29

Other（Manners・Moral,etc/）

－

－

－

16

32

Number of consultations received(Detail) Cheating

Compliance Survey (NH Foods Group in Japan)
NH Foods Group conducts a compliance survey of employees (including temporary workers and trainees) every two years.
The purpose of this survey is to consider effective compliance measures and improve the workplace culture by looking at
both compliance risks and employee engagement.
■Survey items: Engagement/Compliance risk/Organizational culture34