CSR Report 2021

Corporate Social Responsibility Report 2021

Philosophy Structure of the Nihon Nohyaku Group

Creating Agrochemicals to Improve the Quality of Life for All

In FY2020, Nihon Nohyaku newly established a CSR basic policy to organize its philosophy structure.
Philosophy Structure
The Basic Principles of the Nihon Nohyaku Group● We contribute to society by ensuring a safe and steady food supply and improving the quality of life for all.
● We fulfill market needs by creating superior values with innovative technologies.

CSR Basic Policy

BasicPrinciples

Philosophy

Contributing to food and the environment / society(Group’s raison d’etre, purpose,through technological innovationand value)
Based on Nihon Nohyaku Group Basic Principles,
we will contribute to society by continuing to takeon challenges to ensure stable food throughtechnological innovations and to protect affluent
lifestyles and the environment.

Action Charter(Action Charter based on the Basic Principles)

Vision(Growing Global)● We commit to being a trustworthy company for all stakeholders through our fair and vigorous business activities.

The Nihon Nohyaku Group Action Charter1.

We improve the quality of life for all by providing safe and effective products and services that satisfy our customers.

2.

 e conduct fair and transparent business operations, respecting social ethics and complying with related laws,
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regulations and the spirit thereof.

3.

We contribute to the realization of a sustainable society, considering the global environment.

4.

We actively communicate and contribute to our communities as a good corporate citizen.

5.

We properly manage corporate information and disclose it in a timely and appropriate manner.

6. 	We recognize the importance of personal data, intellectual property and other information, and safeguard it underproper protection and management.
7.

 e ensure a safe and comfortable work environment for our employees, always respecting human rights and theWdiversity in people and cultures.

8.

We entirely exclude involvement with antisocial forces and organizations, and resolutely refuse unreasonable requests.

9.

 e contribute to the development of each country and region in line with globalization, adhering to internationalW
rules as well as local laws, culture and customs.

Business Plan

10. We promote the sound and sustainable growth of Nichino Group for social contribution.

Medium-Term Management Plan

Management Policy and Business Plan (Annual)
CSR activities(measures to realize the Basic Principles)

Corporate Statement

Nichinostyle

The Nichino Group also applies “Global Innovator for Crop &Life” as a corporate statement that further solidifies theprinciples of our Basic Principles and Action Charter. Throughthis statement, we challenge ourselves to ensure a safe andsteady food supply and to improve the quality of life for all
through technical innovation.
*N ichino is an abbreviation for Nihon Nohyaku.

CSR Report 2021 Contents
Philosophy Structure of the Nihon Nohyaku Group � 01
At a glance ��������������������� 03
Commitment of Top Management ��������� 05

Editorial Policy

Occupational Safety & Health, Process Safety & Disaster Prevention � 19

1. Occupational Safety & Health
2. Process Safety & Disaster Prevention

1. Disseminating Information to Society
2. Relationship with Society

Environmental Preservation  ����������� 22

Information of Each Facility ������������ 31

Corporate Governance  �������������� 11

1. Flow of Resources and Energy Input to Product Output and Environmental Load
2. Environmental Impact
3. Investments and Costs Related to Environmental Preservation
4. Green Purchasing and Green Procurement
5. Efforts towards Creating a Low-Carbon Society

Special feature: Initiatives toward smart agriculture � 13

Logistics Safety, Product Stewardship (Chemical Materials & Products Safety) � 26

CSR of Nihon Nohyaku
CSR Initiatives of the Nihon Nohyaku Group ��� 09

Responsible Care Activities in the CSR Promotion System � 15
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RC Promotion Structure
RC Global Charter
Certified Management System
RC Mid-Term Targets and Activity Results/Plans

Communication with Society  ����������� 29

1. Logistics Safety
2. Product Development Considering Environment / Safety and Animal Welfare
3. Management of Safety Information on Raw Materials and Products
4. Eliminating NPE and Reducing PRTR Substances
5. Activities to Address Poisoning and Environmental Accidents

Company Overview and List of the Nihon Nohyaku Group Companies � 33
Third-party Verification  �������������� 34

This CSR Report summarizes The Nihon Nohyaku Group activities using the following
as references: Environmental Reporting Guidelines (2018) by the Japanese Ministry of
the Environment, Environmental Accounting Guidelines (2003) by the Japan Chemical
Industry Association (JCIA), and JIS Z 26000: 2012 Guidance on Social Responsibilityby the Japanese Standards Association, etc.

Scope ofapplicability
Dataaggregation
periodIssue

About CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility)

Unless otherwise noted, performance data is from Nihon Nohyaku Co.,
Ltd. and Nichino Service Co., Ltd. Unless otherwise noted, the scope of
applicability of the Nihon Nohyaku Group covers Nihon Nohyaku Co., Ltd.
and nine consolidated Group companies.
Unless otherwise noted, the 2020 fiscal year (the 122nd fiscal year, April
2020 to March 2021, denoted in this text simply as “fiscal year”). Capital,
numbers of employees, net sales, etc., displayed in this text are as of endof March 2021.
September 2021 (Next: Planned for September 2022)*P ursuant to the Partial Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation approved at the 120th Ordinary
General Meeting of Shareholders held on December 20, 2019, Nihon Nohyaku has changed its
fiscal year end from September 30 to March 31, effective from the 121st fiscal year.

CSR is the general term for activities focused on achieving sustainable development for the company and society based on the philosophy that the responsibilityof a corporation is not simply to adhere to the law and pursue profits for the company, but also to fulfill responsibilities to society based on an ethical code.
Based on the above Basic Principles, the Nihon Nohyaku Group is pushing forward the establishment of a CSR promotion system.

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At a glance
Non-financial Information＊1

About the Nihon Nohyaku Group
Nihon Nohyaku was founded in 1928 as the first Japanese agrochemical manufacturer. As a corporation “protecting food supply andgreenery,” Nihon Nohyaku has been working on technological innovation in its core business involving research and development, andpromotion of agrochemicals. To perform the mission and role of helping agricultural production activities aimed at ensuring a stable supply ofcrops, we will continue to create and provide agrochemicals superior in effects, cost performance, and safety in Japan and overseas. In addition,
we will strengthen the foundation of creating agrochemicals and business competitiveness by promoting growth strategies from a global
viewpoint. We will contribute to food supply and agriculture in the future, while also being actively engaged in CSR activities.
Summary of Performance Results for FY2020
Sales

71,525 million yen

Operating profit

6,981 million yen

Ordinary profit

5,722 million yen

Profit attributable to owners of parent

4,344 million yen

Domestic agrochemical sales

2.6%

7.4 %

ROE
Liabilities

45,897 million yen

Net assets

62,071 million yen

Total assets

107,969 million yen

Equity ratio

56.4 %

3.4%

Mainstay products

20.2

21.3

21.3

6.9

6.0%

Sales

Sales

Sales

4,279

Number of male employees taking paternity leave*3(Nihon Nohyaku Co., Ltd.)(persons) ■■Number of male employees eligible for paternity leave●●Number of male employees taking paternity leave

million yen

Pursuit of new agrochemicals(new chemical compounds)

Biological field
Discovery(effects of chemical compounds)

Verification Safety field

Challenge to practical use● Synthesis research*1● Process chemistry research*2● Formulation research*3● Insecticide research● Fungicide research● Herbicide research*4● Product safety and pharmaceutical research*5● Metabolism and environment research

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4 years*1 Synthesis research
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weed control effects, we try to find substances that could
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R&D expenses(Nihon Nohyaku Co., Ltd.)(Group consolidated)(Number) ■■Patent applications filed in Japan■■Patent applications filed overseas＊4(million yen)

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*4 Biological research
We assess all the effects that chemical compounds have on pest
infestations and weeds to determine their potential as agrochemicals.

*3 Formulation research
We conduct formulation research tomaximize the performance of
agrochemicals and seek for their ease ofuse, while making sure not to impair theeffects and safety of chemical compounds.

*6 Application for registration
According to the provisions of the Agricultural Chemicals Regulation Act,
test results such as on the effects, safety, toxicity and persistency of
agrochemicals must be submitted to the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry
and Fisheries, and approved (registered).
Unless registered, agrochemicals cannot be manufactured, sold or used.

Sep. 2017 Sep. 2018 Sep. 2019 Mar. 2020 Mar. 2021

Female employee maternity leave usage rate was 100%

Charitable donations

Number of employees(thousand yen)(persons) ■■Nihon Nohyaku Co., Ltd.
■■The Nihon Nohyaku Group (consolidated)(Nihon Nohyaku Co., Ltd.)

10 years*5 Product safety and pharmaceutical research
We thoroughly verify safety to check how chemical compounds impact
living organisms and the environment. In addition, we apply our own
technologies to research and develop pharmaceuticals.

Formulation technology
enables small amounts ofagrochemicals to be applied
uniformly over large fields.

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*2 Process chemistry research
We develop a manufacturing method to turn chemical compounds with complex
structures into commercial products and seek for a low-cost production method
to provide customers with products at a more reasonable price.

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The creation of new agrochemicals takes more than ten years, requiring many processes from research anddevelopment to launch as new products. Under such circumstances, we have continued to develop one new
agrochemical every three years.

Chemical field

7.4

Number of patent applications filed

103

Business Model of Nihon Nohyaku

Invention

7.1

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Other chemical products excluding agrochemicals

million yen

8.8

34.2%
43.3%
Europe20.3%
Other regions 2.2%

Other chemical products excluding agrochemicals

43,344(days)

23.1(Nihon Nohyaku Co., Ltd.)

Americas

Overseas agrochemical sales

million yen

（%）

Asia

Domestic agrochemical sales

19,581（%）

60.6%

Greening and gardening
construction, real estate leasing,agrochemical residue analysis, etc.

1,859 million yen Other agrochemicals

Paid leave days used*2(Nihon Nohyaku Co., Ltd.)

Overseas agrochemical sales
Sales composition
by business division

Other

Rate of female managers(Nihon Nohyaku Co., Ltd.)

19.3

Status by business division

27.4%

Rate of female employees

12,250

11,150 11,200

1,461

1,443 1,472

1,451 1,484

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9,510

700
Sep. 2017 Sep. 2018 Sep. 2019 Mar. 2020 Mar. 2021

395

＊1 For FY2019, represents the period from October 1, 2019
to March 31, 2020 due to the change of fiscal year end.
＊2 Applies to regular full-time and temporary full-time
employees, and does not include contract employees.
＊3 Includes persons employed at that time who have sinceretired. Applies to regular full-time and temporary full-time
employees, and does not include contract employees.
＊4 Number of PCT international applications filed (by transfer
country) + Paris route or Number of standard applications
filed

379

Sep. 2017 Sep. 2018 Sep. 2019 Mar. 2020 Mar. 2021

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4Commitment of Top Management
We aim to be a company that can contribute to society
across generations, enhancing the structure andpromoting CSR management.

Nihon Nohyaku has supported theevolution of Japan’s agriculture for over
90 years. Today, our businesses have
expanded around the globe, toincorporate fields including chemicals
and pharmaceuticals. The demands
placed on us change with each new era,but our commitment remains the same:
to ensure a safe and steady food supply
and improve the quality of life for all. We
will continue to contribute to society,taking pride in our mission as anagrochemical manufacturer.

Yosuke Tomoi
President andRepresentative Director

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Supporting progress in agricultural

Enhancing the CSR management systemproduction as an agrochemical manufacturer

to resolve new social issues in new era

The spread of COVID-19 has battered the global
economy and there is still no end in sight. However,agricultural production has continued to grow evenduring what can be called a once in a 100 year
crisis and demand for agrochemicals is increasing.
Moreover, despite the severe restrictions on
movement of people and goods during the
COVID-19 pandemic, the movement of goods in the
agriculture sector around the world has actually
accelerated to ensure stability of agricultural
products with the appropriate and timely use ofagrochemicals. This has once again highlighted that
agrochemicals are indispensable agricultural
materials to support the food of people around theworld.
Nihon Nohyaku will go beyond nationalboundaries and beyond the era to continue fulfilling
our mission.
Nihon Nohyaku has advanced in tandem with thehistory of Japan’s agrochemical industry since ourfounding as Japan’s first agrochemical
manufacturer in 1928. Pest infestations and weeds
cause major damage to agricultural products. We
have focused our efforts on research anddevelopment of new agrochemicals to suppress
such damage, and researched and developed
ground-breaking agrochemicals that meet theneeds of the changing times. By dispatchingagrochemicals with superior efficacy of pest andweed control around the world and undertaking
activities to spread awareness of their proper use,
we have maintained the quality of agricultural
products and ensured stable production volume,
while contributing to labor savings in agricultural
production.
Furthermore, since the 1990s, we have also
accelerated overseas development, and continued
to grow as a global agrochemical group supporting
increased food production for the world’s growing
population. In addition, with agrochemicals as ourcore technology, we have expanded into areas suchas chemicals, pharmaceuticals and animal healthcare products.
With a mission to ensure safe and steady foodsupply and to improve the quality of life for all, we
respond to the trust placed in us by all our
stakeholders through our business activities and bycreating superior values with innovativetechnologies. This is still at the heart of ourconvictions as set out in the “Basic Principles of the
Nihon Nohyaku Group,” which we share with all
employees.

However, the current environment surrounding
the agrochemical industry is becoming increasingly
complex. We forecast an ongoing increase in the
global population, so concerns about stable global
food supply are likely to become more serious. In
Japan, the shortage of agricultural workers andaging population have become structural issues andthere are heightened expectations for smart
agriculture with developments in digitaltechnologies. In addition, moves for stricter
regulations concerning agrochemical registration
are accelerating worldwide.
On the other hand, there have been more calls
for social responsibility such as reductions in theenvironmental impact and respect for human rights
even in relation to business activities. Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs) were adopted at theUnited Nations summit held in 2015, and industry,
government and academia are aggressively
promoting initiatives, even in Japan.

We must also evolve to respond to the demandsof this new era. Nihon Nohyaku has alreadyconducted business activities to ensure safe andsteady food supply to fulfill the social
responsibilities put forward in our Basic Principles.
However, we also newly established the CSR
Committee in October 2020 to steadily progressmeasures needed to improve CSR management.
This committee is on the same level as theManagement Committee, which is responsible forbusiness execution, and has adopted the policy forcompany-wide CSR activities and priority
initiatives. Furthermore, we have enhanced thestructure to ensure company-wide activities suchas with the establishment of the CSR Working
Group and Human Rights/ Labor Practices
Subcommittee as the actual working units.
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Commitment of Top Management

Following deliberations by this CSR Committee,
the Board of Directors resolved and enacted the“CSR Basic Policy” in March 2021. We will
sincerely advance CSR management with thebasic policy of “Contributing to food, theenvironment, and society through technologicalinnovation” based on The Basic Principles of the
Nihon Nohyaku Group.

Identifying seven CSR priority issues andformulating a specific action plan
We commenced Nihon Nohyaku’s new mediumterm management plan “Ensuring Growing Global
2” (EGG2) from April 2021. We continue tostrengthen the business base needed to

Nichino Group Visionconsolidate “growing global,” which was establishedin the Group Vision, so that the previous mediumterm management plan EGG 2021 outcomes will
flourish even more in a second act.
We aim to strengthen CSR activities and ESG
management and set major pillars in the new
medium-term management plan EGG2 as “Improve
profitability,” “Technological innovation andestablishment of next-generation businesses” aswell as “Sustainable growth in corporate value.” Inparticular, we established seven CSR priority
issues, set quantitative targets and incorporated
them into a specific action plan.
The seven CSR priority issues are as follows.
In regard to “Enriching compliance and risk
management,” we aim to build a global internalreporting system and strengthen the BCP (BusinessContinuity Plan).

New Corporate Statement

Nichino Group - Growing Global●●

Supporting agricultural production and healthy lifestyles by providing advanced
technologies that meet customer needs, such as new agrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, andanimal health care products
Contributing to a sustainable society by expanding products and services that contribute to
the SDGs, such as products with low environmental impact and labor saving technologies

	New medium-term
management plan

Ensuring Growing Global 2
Group KPI
Operating profit Net sales¥6.4 Bil ¥89.0 Bil
Dividend payout ratio
30% or above

Execute further
growth strategy

Target sales¥100.0 Bil
Reinforcement ofbusiness infrastructure■ Improve profitability■ Technological innovation and establishment of
next-generation businesses■ Sustainable growth in corporate value

Global expansion up until now

Basic Policy for the three years of the new Medium-Term Management Plan

Improve profitability
 xpansion of priority products
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Strengthening domestic
agrochemicals sales● Cost reduction through optimal active
ingredient manufacturing systems● Expansion of group synergies●

Technological innovation and establishmentof next-generation businesses●●

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 romotion and global expansion ofP
research and development●

Expansion of non-agrochemical areas●

DX initiatives

Sustainable growth in corporate value●●

 trengthening CSR activities
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and ESG management
 romotion of operationalPreform and workstyle reform

In regard to “strengthening corporate andorganizational governance,” we are further
enhancing internal audits including at overseas
group companies, aiming to improve theeffectiveness of the Board of Directors throughmeasures such as having an active GovernanceCommittee and introducing external evaluations.
In regard to “raising the level of environmental
management,” we set specific numerical targets
and are making progress in reducing CO2
emissions and the energy intensity rate as well as
the modal shift. We are also deliberating a proposal
to introduce environmental accounting.
In regard to “expansion of human rights
management,” we have set a Basic Policy on
Human Rights, and making efforts to respecthuman rights in the supply chain as the highest
priority issue. We are also strongly promoting
diversity & inclusion and, with regard to thepromotion of the empowerment of women inparticular, we are aiming for a 40% ratio of womenin selecting candidates for new graduate employees
and a 13% ratio of female employees inmanagement positions
In regard to “enhancing the tradition of safety,” wecontinue to aim for zero labor and commuting
accidents, while improving the quality management
and guarantee system, with the aim of zero productreturns. Furthermore, we have commenced
initiatives to manage data in advance to prepare forthe risk of dust explosions at production sites.
In regard to “community involvement,” we areengaged in enhancing the CSR Report andstrengthening the brand strategy. We are alsodeliberating regional revitalization through businessactivities such as utilizing fallow land and enhancing
dialogue with stakeholders.
Then in regard to “development of technologies
and products that meet the needs of society,” weaim to tie-up with various agricultural platforms byproviding labor saving products, developing nonagrochemical materials such as biotic pesticides
and biostimulants, enhancing AI image diagnosis
technologies and utilizing drone control
technologies and other areas.

Discover new areas using
originality as a weapon
The new medium-term management plan EGG2 is
not an extension of the current measures. We haveplanned the direction and specific measures basedon back casting from our future vision. Even with theenormous change taking place in the world, we haveto think about the ideal goals for the Nihon Nohyaku
Group. Our biggest strength is without doubt the
proprietary technologies generated from ourresearch and development capabilities. We willcontinue to pursue the originality cultivated frommany years of research and development inagrochemicals and generate new customer value.
To achieve this, we will protect the “honesty” wehave inherited as our corporate culture since
foundation while changing into a corporate culturethat takes on challenges.
With strong conviction towards new challenges,
we updated our corporate statement to “Global
Innovator for Crop & Life” in April 2021. Our mission
is to provide advanced technologies in response tosocietal needs in wide-ranging areas such as
agrochemicals as well as pharmaceuticals andanimal health care products and to support people’s
health and lives.
Nihon Nohyaku will continue to take on challenges,
unafraid of change to be a company that continues
to contribute to society.

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CSR Initiatives of the Nihon Nohyaku GroupCSR Initiatives of the Nihon Nohyaku Group
Nihon Nohyaku has, ever since its establishment in 1928, worked on agrochemical sales andpromotion, the development of pest control technologies and education on their safe and appropriate use,with the mission of ensuring a safe and sufficient food supply, improving the quality of life for all andprotecting the environment, as the first agrochemical manufacturer in Japan. Amid increasing concerns
over the sufficient food supply such as the ever-increasing world population and emerging risks of climatechange, we will continue to contribute to food and agriculture in the future by responding to the trust placedin us by all of our stakeholders and fulfilling our responsibility as an enterprise through our businessactivities while newly establishing a CSR basic policy and a basic human rights policy, strengthening CSR
management to solve social issues in the new era and respecting the human rights of all our stakeholders.

CSR Basic Policy“Contributing to Food and the Environment / Society through Technological Innovation”

Based on the Basic Principles of the Nihon Nohyaku Group, we will contributeto society by continuing to take on challenges to ensure stable food throughtechnological innovations and to protect affluent lifestyles and the environment.

CSR Promotion System
With the aim of enhancing our CSR activities, we newly established the CSR Committee in October 2020 as an organizationthat deliberates on priority issues in our business activities, by unifying the three Committees of Compliance, Risk Management,
and RC Promotion. We have developed a system to further promote our CSR management with the establishment of the CSR
Working Group (CSR-WG) and Human Rights/Labor Practices Subcommittee as a task force under the CSR Committee.
Board of Directors
President
Management Committee

Basic Human Rights Policy

The Nihon Nohyaku Group respects the humanrights and diverse values of all our stakeholders,
including our customers, and aims to achieve asociety free of discrimination and prejudice.

CSR Committee
CSR-WG

Compliance Committee
Information Management
Subcommittee

Risk Management Committee
Environment Management
Subcommittee

Responsible Care Promotion Committee

Overall Safety and HealthController Subcommittee

Safety Promotion
Subcommittee

Human Rights/Labor
Practices Subcommittee

Seven CSR Priority issues
Priority areaE  

Priority issue

KGI/KPI targets to be achieved by 2030

Raising the level of environmental management● Acquire ISO14001 certification for Nihon Nohyaku Co., Ltd.

(Environmental preservation, RC activities)● Global expansion of RC environmental preservation activities● Energy saving: maintain -1% of energy intensity on average over 5 years*

Environment● Establish global environmental management● Promote modal shift/reduce CO2 emissions from manufacturing plants(Diversity & inclusion (D&I), and human resource
development)● Advance human rights management by establishing the Human Rights/

Labor Practices Subcommittee● Global expansion of human resources training● Promote female participation in the workplace (advance relevant indicators)● Promote the employment of persons with disabilities● Ensure human rights at all stages of the supply chain● Energy saving: achieve -1% of energy intensity on average over 5 years*● Develop a process for achieving carbon neutrality by 2050

● Commence RC initiatives at overseas sites (India)● Introduce and implement specific initiatives at overseas sites (India and Brazil)● Raise awareness and understanding of human rights policies and personnel

Percentage of women in the final interview for new graduate recruitment: 40% (quota system)
Percentage of women among employees: 30% (3-year average of 2022-2024)
Percentage of women in management positions: 13%● Achieve the statutory number of persons with disabilities employed● Commence global personnel exchange (research and registration)

Formulate and disseminate human rights policies and personnel policies● Understand personnel information at overseas subsidiaries● Develop a plan to introduce a global personnel system● Develop an environment for promotion of female participation in the workplace● Aim to achieve zero (0) work-related injuries and traffic accidents while commuting(Occupational safety & health, product safety)● Promote Product Stewardship through the product life cycle● Have complete dust explosion data (active ingredients, isolated intermediate● Advance risk assessment, enrich dust explosion data (active ingredients: 70%,

● Establish a global occupational safety audit system● Avoid accidents in the research stage● Eliminate serious accidents at production sites● Provide high quality products*● Promote white logistics*● Create the system for the selection of products that contribute to society

and share them within the Group● Create new agrochemicals that reduce environmental impact(environmental-conscious agrochemicals)● Contribute to smart agriculture (adopt advanced technologies)● Strengthen communication with our customers● Enhance risk assessment (complete the development of process safety records at all factories)

agents: fully developed)● Fully develop a risk assessment system● Zero product recall● Share product safety information among domestic and overseas group companies● Continuously create new environmental-conscious agrochemicals (3 agrochemicals)● Strengthen the identification of potential risks

isolated intermediate agents: 50%)

● Zero product recall● Educate on and share product safety information among domestic and overseas

group companies● Respond to labor-saving technologies/reduction of environmental impact● Select products that contribute to society in a timely manner (6 cases + 2 cases)

Acquire registration of application using drones (59 cases in total), high-density
treatment (10 agrochemicals), side dressing (5 agrochemicals)● Product development and provision of materials that lead to customer satisfaction
Commercialize non-agrochemical materials/frost damage prevention chemicals● Biotic pesticides: 400 million yen, biostimulants: 300 million yen (both on a consolidated basis)● Develop antifungal agents in Japan and overseas (3 cases)● Advance the development of smart agriculture (AI diagnosis application) (expansion of application fields: 19 crops)● Expand new business fields (commercialization of one theme)● Standardize the selection of products that contribute to society and select them in a timely manner (currently 5 cases + 1 case)● Improve our CSR Reports● Respond to labor-saving technologies/reduction of environmental impact● Product development and provision of materials that lead to customer satisfaction● Enhance non-agrochemical materials/environmentally friendly agrochemicals● Biotic pesticides: 4.0 billion yen, biostimulants: 1.7 billion yen (both on a consolidated basis)● Develop antifungal agents in Japan and overseas (5 cases)● Strengthen customer communication and attract new customers● Expand areas for executing image diagnosis technologies and provide them overseas (targeting 1.0 million users)● Gradually expand new business fields

For all ESG● Operation of the Human Rights/Labor Practices Subcommittee

policies (overseas subsidiaries/supply chain)● Complete the next personnel system reform
Completely eliminate age and gender factors● Consistently promote female participation in the workplace
Percentage of women in the final interview for new graduate recruitment: 40% (quota system)
Percentage of women among employees: 30% or more
Percentage of women in management positions: 22%● Achieve the statutory number of persons with disabilities employed● Enhance global personnel exchanges● Aim to achieve zero (0) work-related injuries and traffic accidents while commuting(Pursue to satisfy our customers)

General● Consider introduction of environmental accounting● Promote global zero accidents (RC occupational safety & health activities)

To develop technologies and product thatmeet needs of society

Governance● Modal shift in/between group companies: 20%

Enhancing the tradition of safety

SocietyG  

KGI/KPI targets for the new Mid-Term Business Plan for 2023
● Reduce CO2 emissions: -3.8% compared to 2013*● Reduce CO2 emissions: -6.5% compared to 2013*● Advance environmental management through environmental accounting

Expansion of human rights management

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Major initiatives● Set and manage numerical targets to reduce environmental impact

Community Involvement● Improve our CSR Reports● Issue integrated reports(Dialogue with stakeholders)● Support regional revitalization● Enhance plant tours, regularize the dispatch of lecturers to external institutions● Expand business based on regional revitalization plans● Seek regional revitalization plans through business activities

Strengthening corporate and organizational governance● Rebuild audit systems● Conduct efficient and effective auditing by the Audit and Supervisory Committee,● Conduct internal audits (including overseas subsidiaries)(Corporate governance, CSR management)● Develop CSR-related systems and functions (integration of CSR and management)● Expand CSR audits globally

J-SOX audits, internal audits, and RC audits● Invigorate the Governance Committee, conduct external evaluations of the effectiveness of the Board of Directors● Collaboration between RC audits and other audits (global CSR auditing)● Global expansion and management● Utilize a global internal reporting system● Strengthen global compliance/risk management systems (India, Taiwan and Brazil)● Stable procurement of Nichino’s active ingredients (build a global SCM system)● Respond to tightening of regulations for agrochemical registration systems in various countries

Expansion of compliance and risk management(Sustainability management: BCP)

● Promote the enhancement of our corporate value (brand strategy)● Appropriate support activities in the event of disaster● Enhance and strengthen internal control systems● Enhance BCP (in Japan: an earthquake directly hitting Tokyo, natural

disasters, infectious diseases)● Raise awareness of and promote the SDGs, global expansion● Strengthen our ability to distribute information utilizing social media and other means● Respond in advance of tightening of regulations for agrochemical registration systems in various countries● Appoint a manager dedicated to risk management● Firmly establish SDGs-related matters within the Group● Strengthen and promote our branding strategies● Enhance plant tours (50 tours/year: Research Center), dispatch lecturers to external institutions (5 dispatches/year)● Continue to develop basic rules for group companies● Invigorate the Governance Committee, conduct external evaluations of the effectiveness of the Board of Directors● Collaboration between RC audits and other audits (domestic CSR auditing)● Build a global internal reporting system● Develop BCP (large-scale disasters, infectious diseases, overseas risk management)/each office● Participate in the Japan Chemical Industry Association’s SDGs network* In cooperation with Nichino Service Co., Ltd.

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Corporate GovernanceCorporate GovernanceCorporate Governance Structure1) Basic Approach to Corporate
Governance
We have established “Basic Principles of the Nihon
Nohyaku Group” as the base for all our activities. We haveestablished the Nihon Nohyaku Group Vision to define ourvision for the future, to achieve sustained growth of the
Nihon Nohyaku Group, and to improve medium to long term
corporate value based on these Basic Principles. Then, as
the backbone for such vision, we have set “Contributing tofood, the environment, and society through technologicalinnovation” as the CSR basic policy.
Based on the Nihon Nohyaku Group Action Charter, theGroup Vision, and the CSR Basic Policy, we aim to be a
corporate group that is trusted by various stakeholders
including shareholders, customers, business partners,
employees and local communities, and have constructed thefollowing corporate governance structure (see Chart below).
Note for the year ended March 31, 2021, to engage in CSR
as a core aspect of management, we established a new
CSR Committee on the same level as the Management
Committee in October 2020, and are aiming to promote CSR
management and accelerate initiatives for SDGs.
In addition, when building this governance structure,
Nihon Nohyaku respects the intent and spirit of the
Corporate Governance Code, which is a listing regulation of
the Tokyo Stock Exchange. We have established the “Nihon
Nohyaku Corporate Governance Guidelines” and act inaccordance with such guidelines.
Nihon Nohyaku and the Group companies report to theCompliance Committee and the Group Compliance Council

on the status of compliance with laws and regulations andvarious internal regulations.
In addition, Nihon Nohyaku and the Group companies
report to the Risk Management Committee and the Group
Risk Management Council on risk management issues, etc.,
after identifying their respective risks.

Activity Report from an Audit and Supervisory
Message from our
independent officers Committee Member
Nihon Nohyaku is a R&D focused company with a social mission to ensure
steady food supply and protect the quality of life. We aim to increase corporate
value under the new medium-term management plan EGG2 (Ensuring Growing
Global 2), which covers the three years commencing April 1, 2021 (the year ending2) Governance Committee
Nihon Nohyaku has established the “GovernanceCommittee” as an advisory body to the Board of Directors tofurther improve our corporate governance.
The Governance Committee deliberates and reports on
the appropriateness, etc., of the process for appointing anddismissing candidates for Director of Nihon Nohyaku, their
qualifications and reasons for appointment/dismissal, theindependence standards for appointing independent officers,
evaluations of the overall effectiveness of the Board of
Directors, the officers’ remuneration system and othermatters upon a consultation request from the Board of
Directors.
In principle, a majority of the members of the GovernanceCommittee shall be independent officers.
The Board of Directors, upon receipt of the reports from theGovernance Committee, shall select candidates for Director
and determine the officers’ remuneration system, etc.
Governance Committee meetings were held four times in
the fiscal year ended March 2021. It reported on advice
concerning the appointment and remuneration of officers
and conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of theBoard of Directors.

March 31, 2022 to the year ending March 31, 2024), through measures such as
developing global sustained business activities and the life science business. We
have strengthened the corporate governance structure by enhancing thesupervisory function of the Board of Directors and improving the CSR promotion
structure, as outlined below.

Yoshiko Oshima(1) Establishment of Audit and Supervisory Committee

Outside Director (Audit andSupervisory Committee Member)(Governance Committee Member)

Nihon Nohyaku shifted to “a Company with an Audit & Supervisory Committee”
from “a Company with a Board of Corporate Auditors” in accordance with aresolution to amend the Articles of Incorporation at the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders held on June 26,
2020.
Due to this change of structure, the corporate governance structure was further enhanced with Independent Outside
Directors comprising the majority of Audit & Supervisory Committee members, and enhancement of the Board of
Directors supervisory function with the addition of deliberations, etc. concerning the authority of management evaluation
to the previous matters deliberated at the Board of Corporate Auditors.
(2) Improve the effectiveness of the Governance Committee’s supervisory function
Nihon Nohyaku already has a Governance Committee consisting mostly of Independent Outside Directors as anadvisory body to the Board of Directors, which advises and reports on the selection of candidates and remuneration for
officers and evaluating the effectiveness of the Board of Directors from an objective and independent perspective.
However, the establishment of the Audit and Supervisory Committee has created a stronger corporate governancestructure, building the relationship or synergies between both committees, which is in accordance with the trends in theJune 11, 2021 revision of the Corporate Governance Code.
(3) Improving the CSR promotion structureWith the endorsement of SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals), Nihon Nohyaku has formulated a CSR Basic
Policy and established the new CSR Committee on October 20, 2020 as a body to deliberate and decide on mattersnecessary to promote business activities such as internal controls, compliance, risk management, responsible care, andCorporate Governance Diagram

respect for human rights, as a CSR promotion structure. We have built and improved the corporate governance structure

General Meeting of Shareholders
Governance Committee

Board of Directors

to fulfill Nihon Nohyaku’s social responsibilities.

Audit and Supervisory Committee

Accounting Auditor

being attentive to the execution of my duties in my role and position at Nihon Nohyaku (Audit and Supervisory

President

Committee Member, Independent Outside Director, Governance Committee member) utilizing my career history, etc.
(independence and expertise as an administrative lawyer, inhouse lawyer for a global company, and experience working

Internal Audit Department
Management Committee

I intend to do my utmost and strive to earn the trust of all stakeholders so that the Company can contribute to society
by aiming to ensure impartiality in business activities and transparency in management’s decision-making process byat a US law firm, etc.) in this position. This includes promoting the aforementioned types of CSR activities and in trends

CSR Committee

such as strengthening the corporate governance structure, strengthening the supervisory functions of the Board of
Directors, and securing global personnel through diversity & inclusion based on various views and sense of values.

Compliance Committee

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Risk Management
Committee

Responsible Care
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Special feature

Initiatives toward smart agriculture
Achieve labor savings and improved efficiency
with the use of cutting-edge technologies
Nihon Nohyaku has contributed to the development ofJapanese agriculture since its foundation.
Utilizing our knowledge as an agrochemical
manufacturer, we have accelerated our efforts for“smart agriculture” to solve agriculture related issues
making use of cutting-edge technologies.

To embark on smart agriculture ahead ofothers as an agricultural manufacturer
Nihon Nohyaku has, over the 90 years since its
foundation, responded to societal demands for moreadvanced and efficient agricultural production capacity
through the production and supply of agrochemicals.
In addition, we set “Contributing to food, the environment,
and society through technological innovation” as the basic
policy in the CSR Basic Policy formulated in March 2021. In
the future development of agriculture in Japan and theworld, we believe it will be important for us to contribute not
only with agrochemicals but also cutting-edge technologies.
There are many issues currently facing Japanese
agriculture. Of particular note is the lack of increase in new
farmers and the decline in agricultural producers over many
years, as well as the pronounced aging of the farming
community. In recent years, the demand for food has
declined in line with the decline in population and a change
in strategy has increasingly become an urgent issue.
Specifically, it is vital to achieve agriculture that can be
expected to be high quality and high yielding even when thesize of farming land per producer is increasing andproducers have limited experience.
The focus under such circumstances is “smart
agriculture.” According to Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture,
Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF), smart agriculture is definedas new agriculture that achieves labor savings, moreaccurate and high quality production, etc. utilizing robot
technologies and information and communications
technologies (ICT).
Nihon Nohyaku commenced investigation of thedevelopment of new technologies such as cloud services for
agriculture, AI technologies, power assist suit development
and use of drones from 2014 in preparation forcommercialization of smart agriculture. In particular, we
decided to become involved in the business of platforms
with WEB diagnostics at the core and we proceeded withpreparation such as building a basic business model andselecting business partners. Our participation in a projectcontracted from MAFF since 2017, helped us to discover

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This not only contributes to improving the production
efficiency of new farmers and producers with limited
experience, but is also used by skilled producers as areference for revising control methods since the app can beused as a database for incidents of pest infestations andweeds.
Main functions of the “LeiMe AI Disease, Pest & Weed Analysis” app

Tadashi Tanimoto
Executive Officer
General Manager, Smart
Agriculture Promotion
Department

societal needs and become involved in solving problems at
the field sites level.
In terms of our internal structure, we established a virtual“Smart Agriculture Promotion Preparation Department”
centered on the Corporate Planning Division and Domestic
Sales Division in August 2019. Furthermore, in August 2020,
we created the “Smart Agriculture Promotion Department” aspart of the Domestic Sales Division, and strengthened this toa team of six under a General Manager. In addition, we
launched the cross-organizational “Smart Agriculture
Promotion Project” with the aim of expanding businessdevelopment beyond Japan and also to promote
development to group companies in Japan and overseas.

Select diagnosis method
Able to select the diagnosis methodfrom “AI exam,” which selects animage photographed with asmartphone or an image from thedatabase within the app, and “medical
record diagnosis,” which comparesagainst illustrations while doing one’s
own diagnosis.

AI diagnostic results
Diagnosis by AI based on image datasuch as diseases and pest
infestations in crops and weeds infields.

Introduce agrochemicals
Propose a list of effective pesticides
for control based on the diagnostic
results. Detailed information can be
confirmed if selecting the pesticide,which can be registered and saved asa favorite.

Diagnostic record
Since the diagnostic details can besaved for a certain period, it ispossible to confirm at a later time, orlabel the place of the photograph andplace of diagnosis on a map.

Contributing to new farmers to skilled
producers with image diagnostic
services utilizing AI technologies
Nihon Nohyaku’s biggest strengths are the experienceand extensive knowledge of agriculture cultivation sites
acquired over many years and our abundant know-how
concerning pest infestations and weed control. We utilize
such strengths to the full even in the smart agriculturebusiness, while providing total solutions focused on
agrochemical sales, mainly for large-scale producers.
We are positioning image diagnosis of pest infestations
and weeds utilizing AI technologies as the core service. As afirst step, we released the free smartphone app “LeiMe AI
Disease, Pest & Weed Analysis” in April 2020.
Images in the database, forming the basis of thediagnosis, enable highly precise diagnosis with an enormousvolume collected by persons in charge of technologies andresearchers from Nihon Nohyaku going to the sites andphotographing appropriate images for teaching.
The crops initially targeted for diagnosis were ricepaddies, but image diagnosis is now possible for six crops
with the addition of cabbages, napa cabbages, broccoli,
lettuces, and leeks, and we are increasing the number oftarget crops. More than 40% of users are producers or JA(Japan Agricultural Cooperatives) related parties and thelevel of interest in the agricultural sector is steadily growing.

combined with “LeiMe AI Disease, Pest & Weed Analysis” isaimed at proposing solutions that will lead to the best
control.
We are also proceeding with the development of
herbicides, insecticides and fungicides that are appropriate
for dispersion via drones that have loading weight
restrictions.
In addition to these services, in terms of smartphone apps
we also provide “Agrochemicals Adjustment Support app,”which enables the confirmation of examples of major
combinations of Nihon Nohyaku agrochemicals, and theautomatic calculation of the amount of required pesticidefrom information such as the dilution multiple and liquidmeasure of dispersion.
In future, we will strive to enhance services to reflect theneeds of the time and we are currently jointly promoting“LeiMe AI Disease, Pest & Weed Analysis” with threeagrochemical manufacturers (Nissan Chemical Corporation,
Mitsui Chemicals Agro, Inc. and Nippon Soda Co., Ltd.) thatshare the same perspective. The number of downloads
reached 47,000 by the end of June 2021, and we are aimingfor 100,000 downloads by March 31, 2022. Along withre-teaching AI by reinforcing teaching image data andupgrading to third-generation, we continue our efforts toimprove the percentage of correct answers in the diagnostic
results by focusing on user awareness of the appropriate
photographic methods. We plan to increase the number ofcrops carried to 15 within the next three years.
In addition, we are proceeding with alliances in sensing
technologies and cultivated field management clouds suchas drones based on smartphone apps and have built the
Nichino AI Pest Control Support System.
In future, we will aim to develop new solutions throughcomplete digitalization and smart control of pest infestations
and weeds, while utilizing the control data accumulated
through this to develop new businesses such as digitalmarketing and the provision of control information.
In parallel with this, we will accumulate knowledge inJapan, where diverse crops are cultivated, and engage inoverseas development focused on our own Group
companies. We plan to release the app in multiple
languages, initially in regions in Asia such as India, Vietnam
and Taiwan.
We will continue to contribute to the development ofagriculture in Japan and the world, while making use of
cutting-edge technologies.

Check the health of cultivated fields
by combining with drones
In April 2021, we entered into a technological alliance withDJI Japan, a Japanese subsidiary of DJI, a world leader in
consumer drones and aerial photography technology.
Agriculture needs to be more efficient to solve the problem oflabor shortage due to the declining birth rate and aging
population. As part of this, it is essential to improve thetechnology to check the health condition of cultivated fields
more easily. Through this alliance, DJI’s drones will detect
abnormalities in cultivated fields from above, which when

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Responsible Care Activities in the CSR Promotion System

Responsible Care Activities in the CSR Promotion System

2 RC Global Charter
In 2014, Nihon Nohyaku’s (then) President Kohyama
signed the RC Global Charter, proclaiming its commitment toabide by the international principles of RC and strengthening
its RC initiatives. As of May 31, 2021, 594 companies
around the world have signed this charter (ICCA*). President
Tomoi re-signed the charter in January 2019.

The Nihon Nohyaku Group established the CSR Committee in October 2020 thatgoverns our CSR activities. We are working on Responsible Care (RC) activities, which
are promoted by the global chemical industry as one of the main pillars of CSR activities
by linking the Compliance Committee, the Risk Management Committee and the RC
Promotion Committee under the CSR Committee. Furthermore, we have established the
CSR Working Group (CSR-WG) that is responsible for the overall CSR activities and a
subcommittee dedicated to working on issues related to human rights and labor practices,and established our CSR promotion system.
Nihon Nohyaku belongs to the JCIA RC Committee, and has registered four domestic consolidated
subsidiaries with the Committee as affiliate companies in our RC activities. In promoting RC activities, theNichino Group has established the RC Mid-Term Targets and is carrying out the systematic activities basedon the RC promotion policies established by each of our domestic companies. This initiative also leads
toward the SDGs.
The Nihon Nohyaku Group is striving for future growth and more efficient operations through its CSR and
RC activities by further enhancing communication with ADEKA Corporation, our capital and business alliancepartner, to strengthen our cooperation and collaboration system.

3 Certified Management System
The Nichino Group has acquired the following certifications
for the management system and is working to continuously
improve its operations. With the establishment of ISO45001(Occupational Safety & Health Management System), Nichino
Service has completed a transition from OHSAS to ISO,
promoting initiatives to integrate with Quality Management* International Council of Chemical Associations

System and Environment Management System.

Responsible Care Global Charter

International Standards Company name (applicable office)ISO9001
ISO14001●●●●

Nichino Service Co., Ltd.
Nichino India Pvt. Ltd.
Nichino Chemical India Pvt. Ltd.
Sipcam Nichino Brasil S.A.

ISO45001●

Nichino Service Co., Ltd.

OHSAS18001●●

Nichino India Pvt. Ltd. (Balanagar)
Nichino Chemical India Pvt. Ltd.
(Humnabad)
Sipcam Nichino Brasil S.A.

●

ISO17025●

Nihon Ecotech Co., Ltd.
(Osaka Analytical Center)

What is Responsible Care (RC)?
RC encompasses voluntary activities wherein each company handling chemical substances secures “the environment,
safety and health” and publishes the results of its activities, maintaining a dialogue and communication with society
regarding all its processes, ranging from R&D through manufacturing, sales, logistics, use, and final consumption, to thedisposal and recycling of the chemical substances. We have six fields of implementation for Responsible Care, namely “RC
codes”, consists of “Environmental Preservation”, “Occupational Safety and Health”, “Process Safety & Disaster Prevention”,“Logistics Safety”, “Product Stewardship (Chemical Materials and Product Safety)” and “Communication with Society” inJapan, we work to improve activities through the continued implementation of the PDCA (Plan→Do→Check→Act) cycle.
This is an initiative that the global chemical industry is integrally promoting to safely manage chemicals over their life
cycles through its activities, such that products can contribute to improving the quality of life and sustainable development.

RC Management

1 RC Promotion Structure
Under our CSR promotion structure governed by the CSR
Committee, the RC Promotion Committee is responsible for
the RC activities of the entire domestic Nichino Group. Three
Subcommittees (figure below) are in charge of activities ineach RC field.

Positioning of RC in the CSR promotion structure

Safety and HealthSupervisors Subcommittee
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Environment Management
Subcommittee

The Environment Safety Department of Nihon Nohyaku, as
administrative office of the RC Promotion Committee, conducts
annual RC audits of all business sites of domestic Group
companies to confirm progress of RC activities. The RC codes
for which each panel is responsible are shown below.
Subcommittee

RC codeEnvironment Management Environmental Preservation
Subcommittee

RC Promotion Committee
Safety Promotion
Subcommittee

1) About the Nichino Group RC Mid-Term Targets (April 2020 – March 2025)
RC Activities

RC Mid-Term Targets

General

1. Contribution to food, the environment, society, and the SDGs through technological innovation, and promotion of RC activities with CSR in mind
2. Expansion of action codes of domestic subsidiaries and commencement of RC activities at overseas subsidiaries

Occupational Safety & 1. Zero work-related injuries and traffic accidents while commuting
Health, Process Safety 2. Maintaining zero serious accident on the equipment& Disaster Prevention 3. Ensuring implementation of risk assessment

Environmental
Preservation

Safety and HealthOccupational Safety & Health, Process
Supervisors Subcommittee Safety & Disaster Prevention

CSR Committee

4 RC Mid-Term Targets and Activity Results/Plans

Safety Promotion
Subcommittee

Logistics Safety, Product Stewardship (including
quality management and poisonous material
management), Communication with Society

1. Promoting energy saving and reducing CO2 emissions●
Energy saving: reduction of 1% or more of energy intensity*1 on average over 5 years (specified business operators of theGroup, designated plants, etc.)
Promoting appropriate evaluation of energy intensity (unspecified business operators)●
CO2 emissions (continuing initiatives for a low-carbon society)
Reduction compared to the previous year, aiming to achieve 4.9% group-wide reduction in 2025 compared to 2013, and zero emissions in 2050
2. Zero environmental accidents
3. Reducing waste, zero emissions*2 and addressing plastic resource recycling strategy issues (continuing green purchasing and green procurement)
1. Maintaining zero accidents caused by scattering or spillage in logistics

Logistics Safety 2. Continuing to hold logistics conferences with logistics companies
3. Maintaining and promoting modal shift

Product Stewardship(Chemical Materials &Product Safety)

1. Promoting product development and field testing considering the environment, health and safety
2. Managing centrally safety information on chemical substances on a global basis and sharing it within the Group
3. Improvement of product quality and thorough management

Communication 1. Maintaining good relationship with governments, industry associations and local communities
with Society
2. Participating in the preparation of CSR reports with the SDGs in mind, and receiving third-party verification as appropriate*1 An index showing the efficiency of energy consumption that divides annual energy consumption by figures related to business (for example production amount, officesurface area, etc.). A lower energy intensity indicates better energy consumption efficiency.
*2 The final landfill amount of waste shall be 1% or less of the volume.
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2) FY2020 Activity Results and Internal Evaluation, RC Activities in FY2021
Nihon Nohyaku and four domestic consolidated subsidiaries actively engaged in activities aimed at achieving ourGroup Vision as the first year of our RC Mid-Term Targets.
FY2020RC Activities

Major plans

Results

1. Building CSR promotion system and formulating policies
on CSR
2. Promoting activities in line with the new RC Mid-TermTargets, with the new fiscal year in mind
3. Expanding activities to overseas subsidiaries throughproviding the RC information, etc.

1. Established the CSR Committee (including establishment of the Human
Rights/Labor Practices Subcommittee) and formulated the CSR Basic Policy.
2. Studied the expansion of action codes associated with the transfer of
products to domestic subsidiaries.
3. Provided relevant information to overseas subsidiaries, etc. to expand
RC activities.

Occupationaland sensitivity to risks to achieve zero work-related injuries
Safety & Health,and traffic accidents while commuting
Process Safety 2. Conducting periodic maintenance and training to keep
zero serious accidents at production facilities& Disaster3. Conducting systematic risk assessment, SOP*2 education, nearPrevention

1. Continuing education and training to raise safety awareness1. Achieved zero accidents with workdays lost and three accidents
without workdays lost occurred. Conducted training and education for
emergency response while taking measures to prevent infection of
COVID-19.
2. Maintained zero serious accidents.
3. Conducted systematic risk assessment and education to raise
sensitivity to risks.

1. Promoting energy saving (goal: reduction of energy
intensity from the previous year, reduction of 1% or moreon average over 5 years), continuing study on thecalculation methods to refine energy intensity, continuing
the evaluation of energy intensity based on the form ofbusiness and continuing initiatives to reduce CO2
Environmental
emissions
Preservation
2. Maintaining green purchasing rate of 95% or higher andimproving green procurement rate
3. Promoting 3Rs*3 and reducing waste by maintaining andexpanding zero emissions
4. Continuing initiatives for a low-carbon society (Locavore*4)

1. ● Energy intensity (5-year average)	Nihon Nohyaku -0.1%,
Nichino Service -3.7%●
CO2 emissions (compared to the previous year)	Nihon Nohyaku -0.9%
Nichino Service +7.1%
Evaluation of the energy intensity continued at other domestic
subsidiaries.
2. Green purchasing rate at 99.9%
Green procurement rate at 96.7%
3. 3R initiatives were promoted at each plant. Waste amount was 6,735t(-17% compared to the previous year), and Nichino Service Saga
Plant maintained zero emissions.
4. Continued to hold “The Contest for number of times of one pot dish”.

Generalmisses and risk finding and safety indications at workplaces

Logistics
Safety1. Conducting training to maintain zero serious accidents(scattering/spillage) in logistics
2. Continuing to hold regular logistics conferences withtransport and warehouse companies
3. Continuing to provide Yellow Cards*5 and White Cards*6and strengthening their linkage to prevent accidents
4. Continuing to promote modal shift*7

1. Continuing efforts to avoid using NPE*8 and reducing
PRTR*9 inert ingredients in new products. Substituting
50% of NPE in existing products.
Product
2. Continuing appropriate management of chemical substances
Stewardshipand conducting necessary education and training(Chemical 3. Conducting risk assessment and continuing measures toprevent accidents due to chemical substances
Materials &4. Promoting SDS*10 information sharing within the Nichino
Product
Group worldwide. Starting full operation of the automated
SDS preparing system.
Safety)5. Continuing to provide information on revisions to laws andregulations concerning chemical substances

Communication
with Society

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1. Participating in community activities, continuing tocollaborate with local communities to improve theenvironmental conditions around the plants
2. Strengthening exchange with stakeholders throughissuance of CSR Reports and disseminating informationon our website
3. Continuing activities toward the JCPA VISION 2025 ofJapan Crop Protection Association

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1. Maintained zero serious accidents in logistics.
2. Information exchange with transport and warehouse companies washeld by the SCM Dept. and each Nichino Service Plant, and efforts
were made to prevent any potential logistics issues from arising.
3. Continued at each plant.
4. ditto.
1. Continued non-use of NPE in new products, and reduction of use inexisting products.
2. Confirmed the continuation of appropriate management at each plant,
and conducted systematic education and training and risk
assessment.
3. ditto.
4. Completed application of the automated SDS preparing system forsome groups of chemical compounds, and continuing to work toward
full operation.
5. Shared information on revisions to laws and regulations among
relevant plants and departments.
1. Continued collaboration through remote work, etc. while taking
measures to prevent infection at each company and plant.
2. Provided CSR Report 2020 (English version in August) and CSR
Report Data Book: October 1, 2019-March 31, 2020 (Japaneseversion in September, English version in October).
3. Continued activities as an executive meeting member company ofJapan Crop Protection Association.

FY2021
Evaluation*1

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Activities

1. Promoting RC activities under our CSR promotion system.
2. Cooperating with ADEKA Corporation.
3. Expanding activities to overseas subsidiaries (providing theRC
information, etc.).

1. Continuing safety education and training to achieve zero workrelated injuries and traffic accidents while commuting.
2. Conducting maintenance and periodic training to keep zero serious
accidents at production facilities.
3. Conducting systematic risk assessment, SOP education, nearmisses and risk finding and safety indications at workplaces.
1. Promoting energy saving (goal: reduction of 1% or more of energy
intensity on average over 5 years), continuing study on theevaluation methods for energy intensity, continuing the evaluationof energy intensity based on the form of business and considering
initiatives to reduce CO2 emissions.
2. Maintaining green purchasing rate of 95% or higher and improving
green procurement rate.
3. Promoting 3Rs and reducing waste by maintaining and expanding
zero emissions.
4. Continuing initiatives for a low-carbon society.

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1. Conducting training to maintain zero serious accidents (scattering/
spillage) in logistics.
2. Holding regular logistics conferences with transport and warehousecompanies.
3. Preventing problems through continued provision of Yellow Cards
and White Cards and their stronger linkage.
4. Continuing to promote modal shift and promoting white logistics.

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1. Continuing efforts to avoid using NPE and reducing PRTR inert
ingredients in new products. Substituting 50% of NPE in existingproducts.
2. Continuing appropriate management of chemical substances andconducting necessary education and training.
3. Conducting risk assessment and continuing measures to prevent
accidents due to chemical substances
4. Promoting SDS information sharing within the Nichino Group
worldwide. Starting full operation of the automated SDS preparing
system.
5. Continuing to provide information on revisions to laws andregulations of chemical substances.

29-30*1 Internal evaluation of actual results:
Achieved
Partially not achieved
Not achieved*2 Standard Operating Procedure*3 Reduce, Reuse and Recycle of the waste.
*4 A composite word with the term “Local” and the term“-vore (meaning an animal that eats something)”
meaning “people who eat local food”. It indicates anactivity that leads to a reduction of CO2 when combinedwith “local consumption of local products” and expanded
consumption of “domestic agricultural and marine
products”.
*5 Cards, established by JCIA, which include concise
indications of contact information, handling methods andprecautions for prompt response to an accident during
the transport of toxic substances, poisons or hazardous
materials/designated flammable substances stipulatedby the Fire Service Act.
*6 Original Card by Nihon Nohyaku that indicates similar
information as Yellow Cards for products for which thecarrying of a Yellow Card is not required.
*7 Switching the transportation of raw materials andproducts from trucking to rail freight and transshipmentwith less CO2 emissions.
*8 Polyoxyethylene nonylphenyl ether*9 Pollutant Release and Transfer Register*10 Safety Data Sheet

1. Continuing to participate in community activities, collaborating withlocal communities to improve the environmental conditions aroundthe plants.
2. Strengthening exchange with stakeholders through issuance of
CSR Report 2021 (Japanese version) and disseminating
information on our website.
3. Continuing activities toward the JCPA VISION 2025.

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Occupational Safety & Health,
Process Safety & Disaster Prevention

Responsible Care Activities in the CSR Promotion System

Occupational Safety & Health,
Process Safety & Disaster Prevention4) Working Condition Improvementat Production Sites
To prevent worker health damage, fire or explosions, and otheraccidents related to chemical substances, at Nichino Service wehave outlined “Work Management Standards for Handling

1 Occupational Safety & Health

Chemical Substances” and voluntarily established Acceptable
Operator Exposure Limits for each chemical substance handled.
We conduct measurements regularly to manage these standards.

1) Efforts to Reform Workstyles, Ensure Work-life Balance and Diversity
We promote personnel development that fosters to maximize theunique capabilities and senses of each employee. In order tomaintain and promote the health of our employees and support
their work-life balance, we have established various programs andmade some of them over and above those required by the relevantlaws and regulations (table below). In FY2020, for preventing the
spread of COVID-19 (hereinafter, the COVID-19 response), among
other reasons, we reviewed the working from home system and the

In FY2020, at business sites subject to the aggregation, we
achieved a zero-incident rate concerning accidents with workdays lostand a zero-incident rate concerning accidents without workdays lost,
both falling below the level for JCIA members. However, at domestic
Group companies not covered by the aggregation, there were three
accidents without workdays lost. We will continue to promote theprevention of work-related injuries as we aim for zero accidents.
*1 A scale for indicating the severity of work-related injuries calculated using theformula [workdays lost/total work hours (per 1,000 hours)]*2 Record of No. of days and work hours without an accident with workdays lost.
*3 A scale for indicating the frequency of accidents without workdays lost,
calculated using the formula {number of accidents without workdays lost(persons)/total working hours (in millions of hours)} (including accidents
without workdays lost while commuting).

flex-time system to promote the establishment of a working
environment that allows for a more flexible working style. In
addition, we proactively work on diversity by the “Diversity Special
Mission Promotion Manager”, to create a working environment inwhich employees with diverse values (gender, age, nationality,
workstyle, sexual orientation, gender identity, etc.) are able todemonstrate their capabilities at their full potential.

Record of Zero Occupational Accidents (as of March 31, 2021)

Major internal programs

Maintaining and promoting
the health of employees

Medical examinations for all employees (full physical examinations for employees over age 40）and long-term
sick leave

Support for work-lifebalance

Allocating refresh vacations and travel coupons based on the number of consecutive years of employment,
Half-day paid leave, Family care leave (paid), Volunteer leave (paid), Childcare leave (“Mama Papa Child Care
Leave Plus”, “Child Care Leave for Dads”, Expansion of those applicable for child nursing care leave (paid), etc.)
Company-sponsored provision of allowance during childcare leave period
Shorter working hours system for childcare, expectant and nursing mothers, family care, injury and sickness
treatment, Working from home system, Flex-time system

2) Promotion of Safety and Health Management

3) Expenses for Safety & HealthAll sites hold regular safety and health committee meetings,
through which we formulate goals, execute action plans, andconduct progress status check and risk assessments. Throughthese meetings, we work to eliminate work-related injuries, create apleasant work environment, and improve our safety and healthlevels. At the Head Office and Research Center, which both havemore than 50 employees, we have contracts with industrial
physicians and mental health professionals to create a system thatallows employees the opportunity to consult with experts on mental
health and other issues. In addition to consultation with industrial
physicians at these offices, at companies and offices without adedicated industrial physician being required, we use web
conferencing systems to enable sessions with the Head Officeindustrial physician. Furthermore, we also use external contractors
to establish the Nichino Group Consultation Desk, where
employees and their families can consult on all types of healthissues, including mental health.
As for stress checks, we continue to reach out to those working
in specific departments according to the results of organizational
analysis, in an effort to enable employees to work in a better
environment. We also maintain a high participation rate in thespecified health guidance and data health plan sponsored by thehealth insurance society.

In FY2020 we spent 19.2 million yen on medical examinations,11.8 million yen on industrial physicians, and 1.9 million yen on
mental health related expenditure such as stress checks andexternal health consultations, in a total of 32.9 million yen. We
will continue to allocate necessary expenses to improve thestandard of safety and health, and towards mental healthcare.
Vaccination and mental health related
Industrial physician
Medical examinations

Amounts of expenses for safety & health(Million yen)

40

Total No. ofDays

Total Hours(1,000 hours)

Research Center

3,774

3,024

Osaka Office

1,705

540

Fukushima Plant

2,620

1,846

Kashima Plant

2,844

1,012

756

331

Site
Nihon Nohyaku

Field

Nichino Service

Saga Plant

2 Process Safety & Disaster Prevention
1) Ready for Disaster
Nihon Nohyaku engages in education and training for
emergency response. In FY2020, we checked evacuation routes atworkplaces and confirmed the development status of a safety
confirmation system for emergency situations instead of holding anevacuation training to avoid closed, crowded and close-contact
settings as a precaution against COVID-19.

2) Safety Management of Facilities
We conducted planned risk assessments and mandated
inspections for facilities and equipment. We monitor waste
water based on voluntarily managed standards and work toprevent accidents. In FY2020, we had no serious facility
accidents or leaks of agrochemicals, etc.

3) Training for Emergency
Topics are introduced below.

34.1

33.9

33.3

33.8

32.9

30

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20

We canceled our regular evacuation training as a precaution
against COVID-19. At the Head Office, branches and sales

1005) Incident Rate*1 and Record of
Zero-Occupational Accident*2

offices, we checked the emergency evacuation routes.
At the Research Center, we conduct large-scale disaster
FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020* Aggregation period: FY2016 to 2018: October in the previous year to
September in each fiscal year
FY2019 to 2020: April in each fiscal year to
March in the following year

prevention training each year, in preparation for an emergency
situation. In FY2020, to minimize the risk of COVID-19, we
conducted evacuation, fire extinguisher and emergency calltraining that did not involve crowded places.
At the Osaka Office, we conducted leak response training on
account of the site’s role as a logistics center, in addition todisaster prevention training.

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Large-scale disaster prevention training (Research Center: November 2020)

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Occupational Safety & Health,
Process
Safety & Disaster Prevention
Responsible Care Activities in the CSR Promotion System

Nichino Service

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Responsible Care Activities in the CSR Promotion System

Environmental Preservation

At each site, we conducted firefighting training andemergency situation training to address potential raw
material or product leaks caused by natural disaster or

1 Flow of Resources and Energy Input to Product Output and Environmental Load

unexpected accidents, as well as safety lectures and otheractivities for Nichino Service Safety Day. In addition, we
continued the Kiken Yochi (risk prediction) activities toimprove sensitivity to risks.

Firefighting and evacuation training (Fukushima Plant: October 2020)

Firefighting training (Kashima Plant: May 2020)

The following shows the amountsof raw materials, energy and water

INPUT

used in our business activities,
along with the matters discharged
in the process of production /products consumption and disposal.

Raw material*1 The round brackets indicate comparisonswith the previous year. The square
brackets indicate the percentage for theprevious year.
*2 Purchased electricity calculated as crude
oil equivalent.
*3 Amount of heavy oil, light oil, kerosene,
gasoline, city gas, LP gas, and purchased
steam are expressed in crude oil
equivalent.
*4 Total sum of tap water, well water, andindustrial water for Research Center,
Osaka Office, and Nichino Service Plants.
*5 Product amount = (active ingredientproduction amount) + (formulation
production amount) - (active ingredientamount used for formulation production)*6 Used emission factors were referred to in
the Act on Promotion of Global WarmingCountermeasures.
*7 Containers and packaging amount ofagrochemical products for home andgarden use sold during the 2020 fiscal
year (Aggregation period: October 2019 –March 2020).
*8 Amount consigned to the Japan
Containers and Packaging Recycling
Association (Aggregation period: October
2019 – March 2020).

Packaging material

OUTPUT
Products**5
12,566t（123％）

15,406t

Atmospheric emissions

2,683tProduction
Circulated use
for production
50t

Energy (crude oil equivalent kl)

0.0t（102％）
9.8t（ 95％）
1.1t（106％）
9,039t（104％）

Dust
NOx
SOx
CO2*6

Waste water
3 94％）
Volume 181,000m（
COD
2t（ 70％）

Waste

Electrics*2 3,605㎘（103％）*1
3
Fuel etc.* 1,939㎘（105％）

Amount
6,735t（ 83％）
Rate of recycling
71%【65】
Final landfill
237t
（33%）
PRTR Substances

3
Water*4 223,000m（93％）

0.2t（139％）
73.3t（174％）

Released
Transferred

Transported by
Railway
Ship
Truck

Logistics

164t（124％）
1,554t（ 94％）
17,587t（ 77％）

Mandatory containers and packaging*7248kg
Recycling*8
9kg

Use/Disposal

2 Environmental Impact
1) Efficiency of Energy Consumption
As specified business operators defined in the Energy
Water discharge training (Saga Plant: August 2020)

Conservation Act*1, Nihon Nohyaku and Nichino Service arepromoting energy conservation with the goal of lowering our energy

Energy intensity

120

intensity compared to the previous fiscal year and by 1% or more on

Nichino Ryokka, Nihon Ecotech, and AgriMart

average in the past five years. Nichino Service has steadily reduced

We conducted education and other programs related to emergency response similar to those conducted at the branches andsales offices of Nihon Nohyaku.

100

its energy intensity index, despite fluctuations between fiscal years.
80

0.1% and 3.7% respectively. Nichino Service was officiallyrecognized for excellence in energy conservation (S Class) under4) Other Topics
The Research Center conducts educational activities for21

the Business Classification System of the Energy Conservation Act*2
radiation management zone that occurred in 2002.

all employees, to mark “4-4 Feel Safety Day”, an annual

Following-on from the previous year, the General Manager

event held on April 4 every year, based on lessons learned

held a seminar, refreshing our memory of the incident andfrom the incident due to an equipment malfunction within thecalling for attention to accidents.

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for the fifth consecutive year. We also set standards according to thebusiness forms, and continued to examine and evaluate efficiency ofenergy consumption at other domestic Group companies as part ofefforts to optimize energy consumption.

120

100.0

103.1

88.7

Nihon Nohyaku failed to reach the target but Nichino Service
achieved the target, with the past five-year average reduction rate ofIntensity index*3
Nihon Nohyaku
Nichino Service
TargetIntensity (YoY) (%)
Nihon Nohyaku
Nichino Service

60

99.8

99.5

85.8

85.8

102.4

102.6
100

83.1

100.0 103.1
99.7
96.8
102.9
100.1
100.0
88.7
96.7
96.9

76.3
100.2
91.8

FY2015 FY2016 FY2017 FY2018 FY2019 FY2020

80

60*1 Abbreviation for the “Act on the Rational Use, etc. of Energy”*2 A system under which business operators are officially recognized for excellence inenergy conservation (S Class) if they meet the nonbinding targets defined by theJapanese Government (annual reduction of 1% or more on average) or the benchmark
targets (e.g., the figure of energy consumption in the manufacture of iron and steel withblast furnaces, divided by the amount of crude steel should be 0.531 /t or lower for
the iron industry, with blast furnaces) in the past five-year average of the year-on-yearchanges in the efficiency of energy consumption to be reported on a periodic basis to
the government. The operators are categorized into four ranks: S, A, B and C.
*3 Index for each fiscal year when the efficiency of energy intensity for FY2015 is set as 100.
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2) Energy Consumption, CO2
Emissions, and Water Consumption
Due to an increase in the production amount, energy
consumption (crude oil equivalent) increased by 3.5% from theprevious year, and CO2 emissions*1 increased by 4.1%. Water
consumption decreased by 7.1% from the previous year due toincreased efficiency in production.
*1 The CO2 emissions are calculated using the latest emission coefficient and the following formula.
CO2 emissions (t) = Σ{consumption volume by type of fuel x energy conversion coefficient by
type of fuel (fixed) x CO2 emission coefficient by type of fuel (fixed)} + Σ{power consumption
volume by power company x CO2 emission coefficient by power company (variable)}*2 Aggregation period: From October of the previous year to September of thecurrent year for FY 2018 and earlier, and from April of the current year to
March of the following year for FY2019 onward
Production amount (t)Energy consumption (crude oil equivalent
CO2 emissions (t)Water consumption (1,000 m³))

1,000
12,9388,000

10,545

9,005
5,427

10,918
10,259

5,780

5,649

4,000

293
212

192
0

FY2016FY2017

12,566750

9,873

10,450FY20185) P
 RTR Law*1 Applicable Hazardous Substance Released and Transferred Amount*2

4) Waste

8,687
5,356
240

FY2019

9,039
5,545

500

250
223

(2) Reduction of final landfill
All plants separate waste and work to reduce final landfill by

FY2020*2

FY2020, the final landfill amount decreased due to changes in thetypes of waste, although the disposal of defective products

Current Y Previous Y

2―

Sodium poly(oxyethylene)
dodecyl ether sulfate

23.0

with the final landfill amount accounting for less than 1% of the3

2

Triethylamine

22.0

total waste.

4

3

Xylene17.8* Rate of recycling = recycled amount / (recycled amount + final landfill amount)

5

6

Buprofezin*5

17.0

6

5

Ethylbenzene

13.7

7

4

1,2-Dichloroethane

11.0

8

9

Flutolanil*5

9

―

10

7

Service Saga Plant and Kashima Plant achieved zero emissions,

Total waste (t)Recycled (t)Final landfill (t)Rate of recycling (%)

8,078

65

71

6,735

2,500

0

80

60

40

1,307
712
FY2019584
237
FY2020

0

10.3

10

9.8

7.5

(3) Survey and inspection of waste disposal contractors
We outsource waste disposal to contractors capable of properly

0.8

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Xylene35.8

2

1

Chlorobenzene

21.1

3

4

Ethylbenzene

4.3

4

3

n - Hexane

3.7

5

6

Carbaryl*5

1.2

6

―

Acetonitrile

1.1

7

―

Zinc compounds(water-soluble)*6

1.1

8.4

8

9

Poly(oxyethylene) alkyl ether*6

0.6

Acetonitrile

6.0

9

5

Oxine-copper*5

0.4

Isoprothiolane*5

4.5

10

8

Phenmedipham*5

0.4

Other

19.7

Other

3.6

Total

227.1

Total

73.3

3 Investments and Costs Related to Environmental Preservation
Environmental preservation is one of the important social

preservation both decreased from the previous year. Of the expenses,

responsibilities of a corporation, and we will continue to allocate

72% were related to environmental preservation spending within R&D.

appropriate expenditures for investments and expenses.

Environmental Preservation Costs (Unit: million yen)*2
Investments

Expenses(1) Pollution prevention
1. Costs(2) Global environmental
within businesspreservationarea(3) Resource recycling

Prevention of air pollution, water pollutant, bad odor

32（-4）

82（-19）Prevent global warming by energy conservation

2（-4）

7（-10）

Industrial waste, general waste disposal

20（+1）

136（-200）

system and dispose systematically in accordance with the PCBs

2. Upstream/Downstream

Cost of switching to environmental preservation type raw materials

1

5（+1）

Special Measures Act*2. Disposal of the waste containing PCBs

3. Management activity

Research Center, office neighborhood greenification, environmental load monitoring

0

3（+3）

stored at the Research Center, Osaka Office and Nichino Service

4. R&D costs

R&D for products contributing to environmental preservation

39（-16）

5. Social activity costs

Donations/support for organizations involved in environmental preservation

01

6. Environment damage recovery costs

Pollutant collection costs

0

0

1.4

0.9

1.0

0.6
FY20180.0

0.0

FY2017FY2019FY2020**1 Refers to electrical device waste products that unintentionally contain minimum
amounts of PCBs, manufactured after the termination of PCBs manufacturing.
*2 Abbreviation for the “Act on Special Measures concerning Promotion of
Proper Treatment of PCB Wastes”

0.4

FY2016(t)

Details of major initiatives

Saga Plant has been completed.
1.1

Substance name2

treating waste, inspect statutory manifests, and continue on-site

6.0
4.0

Current Y Previous Y
1

Total investments and expenses*1 related to environmental

minimum amounts of PCBs*1, under strict leakage prevention

15

Rank

20

We store highly concentrated PCB wastes and waste containing

17.3

(kg)
84.0

(4) Waste containing polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)

20

Substance name

Transferred amountn - Hexane

due to the decrease in the final landfill amount. The Nichino*1 PRTR is an abbreviation of Pollutant Release and Transfer Register, defined underthe Act on Confirmation, etc., of Release Amounts of Specific Chemical Substances
into the Environment and Promotion of Improvements to the Management Thereof.
*2 Scope of calculation includes Nihon Ecotech Fukushima and Osaka Analytical
Technology Center.
*3 Release to atmosphere, public waters, soil, and landfill.
*4 The amount of substances including those transferred to sewer works and for which
disposal was consigned to a waste disposal contractor (excluding the amountshipped as commercial products).
*5 Agrochemical active ingredient. *6 Agrochemical inert ingredient.

Amount of emissions
Rank

surveys and inspections of the final landfill sites.

NOx (t)SOx (t)Dust (t)23

Released and transferred amount: Top 10 substances by amount

1

5,000

* Aggregation period: From October of the previous year to September of thecurrent year for FY 2018 and earlier, and from April of the current year to Marchof the following year for FY2019 onward

previous year, due primarily to changes in the handled andproduced items and transfers as waste.

10

Nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions derived from exhaust
gasses from boilers, etc. decreased by 5.2% from theprevious year due to the optimization of operating conditionsof boilers. Sulfur oxides (SOx) and dust emissions wereboth at relatively low levels, despite slight increases due toan increase in the production amount at Nichino Service.
Exhaust gases are appropriately managed to comply withthe exhaust level standard and other standards.

transferred amount*4 (up 74.1% YoY) increased from thepracticing the 3R (reduce, reuse, and recycle of waste) system. In

10,0003) Emission to Atmosphere

0Both the released amount*3 (up 39.5% YoY) and the

The amount of waste decreased by 17% from the previous
year, due to a significant decrease in the disposal of excavatedsoil derived from redevelopment works at the Osaka Office.

7,500

5

(Aggregation period: April 2020 – March 2021)(1) Amount of waste

increased. The rate of recycling* increased from the previous year

16,00012,000

Environmental Preservation

Responsible Care Activities in the CSR Promotion System

Classification

Total

92（-24）595（+81）828（-144）*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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4 Green Purchasing andGreen Procurement

Nihon Nohyaku is enrolled in the Green Purchasing Network,through which we proactively promote green purchasing in tandemwith our domestic Group companies. The green purchasing rate
for our entire Group is 99.9%, surpassing our goal (95% or higher).
We will continuously promote the purchase of goods and items
taking into consideration not only quality and prices, but also
environmental friendliness.
The green procurement rate was 96.7%, largely unchanged
from the previous year. We will continue to improve our green
procurement rate.

Environmental Preservation

The Nichino Group green procurement standards
Each green supplier of chemical materials should satisfy the conditionA) and, in addition, satisfy at least one of conditions B1) to B3).
A) Providing SDS (Safety Data Sheet) or equivalent GHS-related information.
B1) Actively promoting environmental preservation*1.
B2) Suppling products with less environmental impact and withouthighly hazardous substances*2.
B3) Not using any highly hazardous substances during processing
and manufacturing*2.
*1*2

Activity examples: acquired environment management system
certification, involved in Responsible Care activities, participating in
national environmental preservation activities (Fun to Share, etc.),
issuing environmental reports, acquired environmental ranking
Hazardous substance examples: POPs, PRTR substances(excluding agrochemical active ingredients), substances subject tomajor regulations in other countries (e.g. SVHC in the EU), chemical
substances not allowed in foods, etc.

5 Efforts towards Creating a Low-Carbon Society1) Supplying Renewable Energy
We installed solar power generators in Nichino Service Saga
Plant. All power generated by the facility (1,697 MWh) is sold topower companies, which contributes to CO2 emission reductions
for the whole of Japan, by reducing the emission coefficient of thepower company.

Solar power generators (Nichino Service Saga Plant)

2) Activities Related to Climate
Change Campaign “Fun to Share”
The Nichino Group companies registered their activity
declarations with “Fun to Share” promoted by the Ministry of theEnvironment, on a plant basis, using “Locavore (local consumptionof local products)” as the common word in the declarations. By
sharing the latest wisdom on measures to address global warmingwith each plant, employees, and their families, we will continue toraise awareness of such measures to encourage small actions at
home. In addition, the Environment Safety Department issues“Environment Safety News” to share information with all
employees. The newsletter features recent information related toenvironmental safety.

Activities at home
As part of Fun to Share, we focus on one pot dish (nabe)
cuisine, which contributes to consumption of agricultural andmarine produce with a high rate of domestic self-sufficiency, andcontinue to hold a contest in winter to see who makes one pot
dishes most often. While we shortened the contest period this year
due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the number of participants
decreased from the previous years, the contest still saw 314
participants which account for approximately a half of ouremployees. They cooked one pot dishes 6.4 times on average, andthe winner did 35 times. The Group also conducted a survey inJune 2021, the Environment Month, to create an occasion for each
employee to think about environmental preservation. To achieve
the government’s 2030 CO2 emissions reduction target, each
person needs to reduce 300 kg of CO2 at home.
Presenting examples of energy saving activities at home thatlead to CO2 reduction, the questionnaire survey asked whether it
would be possible to achieve the 300 kg reduction through theactivities in the examples. The respondents were asked to selecttheir answers based on the actions they already take and would be
able to take in the future, and approximately 80% of them said that
it would be possible. This indicates an increased awareness of theactivities (see figure below).

Logistics Safety, Product Stewardship(Chemical Materials & Product Safety)

1 Logistics Safety
1) Safety Management During Transport

3) White Logistics

To prepare for the event of an accident during the transport ofpoisonous materials or hazardous materials/designated flammable
substances stipulated by the Fire Service Act, we ask drivers tocarry Yellow Cards, which include a concise indication of
emergency contact information, handling methods, and precautions
for emergencies. To account for the difficulty in using Yellow Cards
for mixed shipments or for small-lot shipments after reloading cargo
at relay points, we use Container Yellow Cards, which show theguideline number and UN number on the outside of the container toindicate emergency response measures. These are both measures
recommended by the JCIA. We created White Cards in FY2010
and have been using them to indicate similar information as Yellow
Cards on the back of(Front)invoices for products forwhich carrying a Yellow
Card is not required,
thereby striving topromote logistics safety.

Nihon Nohyaku has endorsed the White Logistics Movement, an
initiative put forward by Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure,
Transport and Tourism (MLIT), Ministry of Economy, Trade andIndustry (METI) and Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries(MAFF), and submitted our Declaration of Voluntary Action.

It would be difficult
79 persons

It is already achieved
104 persons

2) Promotion of Modal Shift
The transported amount of products and intermediate agentsincreased from the previous year, due to higher production
amounts. CO2 emissions related to logistics were 2,686 t (up 32%
YoY). As a result of modal shift initiatives to convert the method oftransport mainly between Nichino Service plants from trucking torailway or marine freight to reduce CO2 emissions, our modal shift
rate* in FY2020 was 9%, up 2 percentage points from the previous
year. We will continue to focus on efficient transport that

Transport Amount (1,000 t/km)

20
15,711

15,00015

11,956

10,000

10
9

5,000
0
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Modal shift rate (%)

20,000

It would be possible in
the future
146 persons<Initiatives>
Recognize that ensuring sustained and steady logistics necessary for thebusiness activities of participating companies is an industry issue, andsupport to advance initiatives for continuous improvement of logistics atparticipating companies under the mutual understanding and cooperationof affiliated parties such as business partners and logistics operators toachieve highly productive logistics and workstyle reforms.
<Take account of compliance with laws and regulations>
Conduct a necessary awareness campaign so that participating companies and theirlogistic operating business partners comply with labor-related laws and regulations
and motor truck transportation business related laws and regulations such as byappropriately responding to revisions of contract details and transportation details in
the event of concerns about violation of laws and regulations violation.
<Clarify and comply with contract details>
Call upon participating companies for the clarification of contract details fortransport and non-transportation services such as cargo handling andinspections, and strive for compliance thereof by obtaining the cooperation ofaffiliates such as business partners and logistics operators.

Our original invoice with the White Card

* Modal shift rate (ratio of railway freight and marine transport) = (railway freightand marine transport amount) / (total transport amount) x 100

It would be impossible
19 persons

Aim of the White Logistics Movement(Back)

emphasizes this modal shift.

It would be possible in
the future, although it
would take a lot of effort
137 persons

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7

FY20195

FY20200Nihon Nohyaku’s Declaration of Voluntary Action for White Logistics*
No.

Classification
numberInitiative item

Initiative details

Sincerely respond through discussion if there are
Cooperate with requests from logistics operators such as reducing
waiting times and loading and unloading of cargo
1 A ① proposals toimprove logistics undertaken manually by drivers or the rationalizationof ancillary work, and proactively make proposals.
2 A ③ Use pallets, etc.

Expand use of pallets, etc. to reduce cargohandling time

3 A ⑩

Extend lead
times

Negotiate with recipients in an effort to extend
lead times

4 A ⑪

Use
expressways

Sincerely negotiate with logistics operators if
there are inquiries about the use of expressways
and the burden of tolls

Make a modal
Promote a modal shift, secure new transportation methods
5 A ⑭ shift towards sea as well as making an effort to reduce the environmental
and rail
impact such as reducing carbon dioxide emissions
6 B ①

Promote documentation
Promote documentation of transport contractsof transport contracts

Do not request unreasonable transport in the event that
Cancel or
there is or anticipated to be abnormal weather such assuspendtyphoons, torrential rain or heavy snowfalls, etc.
7 D ② operations when
In addition, in the event that logistics operators decided
there is abnormal
it necessary to cancel or suspend operations, respect
weather, etc.
such decision.
* https://white-logistics-movement.jp/wp-content/themes/white-logistics/docs/
declarations/01646.pdf
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Logistics Safety, Product Stewardship(Chemical Materials & Product Safety)

Responsible Care Activities in the CSR Promotion System

2 Product Development Considering Environment / Safety and Animal Welfare
Agrochemicals are used to protect agricultural products frompest infestations and weeds for the stable production of foodsupply. Agrochemicals today must not only be effective against pest
infestations and weeds, but at the same time must give due
consideration to the safety of agrochemical users and end
consumers of crops, as well as the impact on the naturalenvironment surrounding farmlands. We not only respond todomestic and overseas laws and regulations, but are developing
agrochemicals more aligned with the perspectives of theenvironment, safety and health utilizing the latest scientificknowledge. In addition, our acceleration of safety research andmore efficient development helps us to provide even better
products quickly.
In the research stage, we conduct multifaceted safety researchfrom the initial stages while confirming the safety of researchers
and the environment. We establish internal regulations for therequired testing and also conduct autonomous audits of theprocess (small-scale field-test audits, etc.) as we continue ourefforts toward “Responsible Consumption and Production,” one of
the SDGs. In addition, through research utilizing cultured cells andcomputer modelling, we have consistently strived to find ways toacquire accurate data while reducing conventional testing on
animals, which contributes to the promotion of animal welfare.

4 Eliminating NPE and Reducing PRTR Substances
Poly (oxyethylene) nonylphenyl ether (NPE) is categorized as an
endocrine disrupting substance that degrades into theexisting products. We also are working to reduce the use of PRTR
substances during new product development.

environment, and we have eliminated NPE as an inert ingredient in
new products and are progressing with the elimination of NPE from5 Activities to Address Poisoning and Environmental Accidents
We provide the Japan Poison Information Center (JPIC) with

Researcher working in the greenhouse of the Research Center

3 Management of Safety Information on Raw Materials and Products

requirements under the Consumer Product Safety Act. During

SDSs and product labels that would be useful in responding to

FY2020, there were 15 inquiries concerning accidents relating toinquiries from medical institutions in the unlikely event of a

Nihon Nohyaku’s products made to the JPIC. We also received

poisoning accident related to our products. We participate in aneight direct inquiries in relation to risk and hazard information andagrochemical poisoning consortium comprised of volunteers frompromptly provide various types of information, which helps improve

the agrochemicals industry, in order to obtain timely details fromproduct safety. During FY2020, we had no environmental accidents

JPIC on poisoning accidents involving our products, provide

relating to Nihon Nohyaku’s products and no poisoning accidents

information promptly and respond appropriately to official reporting

requiring official reporting under the Consumer Product Safety Act.

1) Management of Safety Data Sheet (SDS) for Globalization
We have issued the SDSs for approximately 600 items andprovided them both inside and outside Nihon Nohyaku with the goalof ensuring the safe handling of our agrochemical products,
samples for testing and research purposes and other chemical
products, and preventing work-related injuries and other accidents.
Also, we are developing a system that allows relevant departments
at the Research Center and Nichino Service to browse and utilize
the SDSs for all raw materials and products and other information
via our internal LAN.
Overseas, there is a need to respond to GHS in laws andregulations related to chemical substances in countries such as EU,
South Korea, China and the USA. We will globally cover eachcountry’s regulation and we continue to cooperate with our Group
company Nichino Europe Co., Ltd. to revise the SDSs for the EU

into REACH*1-compliant SDSs based on the latest CLP
regulations*2. In FY2020, we proceeded with preparations for thefull operation of an automated SDS preparing system to refine andstreamline operations to prepare and revise SDSs, andcommenced responding to the preparation of SDSs of samples fordomestic trials.

What is GHS2) Agrochemical/Chemical Substance
Quality Management

An abbreviation for Globally Harmonized System ofClassification and Labelling of Chemicals, which wasrecommended by the United Nations in 2003. The outline is
as follows:
1.	Classifying the hazards of chemical substances and their mixturesin accordance with a methods and definitions that are globallycommon.
2.	The hazards are displayed on product labels and SDSs using
standardized hazard symbols / signal words, etc.
3.	Making the hazards of chemicals easy to understand by the global
standardization of these classifications and labeling.

*1 Registration, Evaluation, Authorization, and Restriction of Chemicals: A
comprehensive system for registration, evaluation, approval and restrictionof chemical substances in Europe.
*2 Regulation on Classification, Labelling and Packaging of substances andmixtures. (The EU Regulation that stipulates methods of classification, labellingand packaging of chemical products. Classification methods based on GHS
have been adopted.) There is a need for product labels, SDSs, etc., forchemical substances distributed within the EU, to conform to the CLP
regulations.

We work to ensure product quality and safety in every stage ofour business activities, from R&D to production, sales, logistics,
use, and final consumption as well as disposal and recycling.
Our Production Division and Nichino Service work together in
conducting detailed evaluations of product quality, while striving tomaintain and improve product quality. In addition, we adapt the
management methods of GMP (production management andquality control standards for pharmaceuticals) for quality
enhancement in our production of active ingredients.
We conduct risk management for product liability (PL) to prevent
issues. We use the internal visualization of response status forcomplaints received in relation to our products to promote rapid andaccurate response.

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CSR of Nihon Nohyaku

Communication with Society

Responsible Care Activities in the CSR Promotion System

2 Relationship with Society

Communication with Society1) Community Service

1 Disseminating Information to Society

Relationship with the Local Community

We conduct the following with the goal of constantly providing beneficial and accurate information. We are happy to hear youropinions or requests, through our contact point.

Many festivals and meetings held by neighborhood communities
in the locations of our offices were suspended in FY2020 due to
COVID-19. We participate in meetings held by regional councils,

1) Customer Consultation Service
We have established consultation desks based on productfields. Regarding domestic agrochemical products, wewelcome inquiries from customers via telephone or via theinquiry form on our website. It is also important for us to hear
general questions and inquiries from consumers regarding
agrochemicals. By providing relevant information, we hope toincrease understanding of our agrochemicals.

2) Disclosure of Business Information
To promote a deeper understanding of our businessactivities by our stakeholders, we work to provide timely andappropriate information disclosure and to enhance thecontent of information disclosed. In addition, we provide achatbot service “LeiMe’s Agrochemicals Chat Room,” and acartoon character called LeiMe provides easy
to understand explanations of matters suchas product information and the safety ofagrochemicals on our website. We will alsoenhance the content in future.

etc. that use email, etc.
Virtually all office tours were cancelled in FY2020 due to
COVID-19 and we plan to recommence based on the state of
infections.

Cooperation with the neighboring
irrigation association in the canal cleaning
Once a year we cooperate with the irrigation association, which

are interested. We hope to be of some assistance as a company
that creates and maintains green spaces.

[Inquiries] Nichino Ryokka Co., Ltd.

TEL. +81-3-3808-2281
FAX. +81-3-3808-2360
Our website
http://www.nichino-ryokka.co.jp/
Nichino Scholarship Fund and workshops
In FY2008, we started the Nichino Scholarship Fund,commemorating the 80th anniversary of our founding. This year
marks the 14th year of the fund. Each year, we provide

supports our field trials, in the cleaning of the canal near the
Research Center. Volunteers from the Research Center and thescholarship funds to students from 9 agricultural colleges around

Nichino Service Kawachinagano Center prepare masks, gloves,rubber boots, hoes and other tools, and clear the long water canalstudents. We were unable to hold agrochemical workshops for(Customer Service Center)

Pharmaceuticals, Animal Health Care Products
TEL. +81-3-6361-1418

from the reservoir to the farmlands, raking out the dirt and mud andclearing the tangle of weeds while maintaining social distance inrelated documents to students and deepened their understanding

response to COVID-19. The work brings back the clean canal, and
we enter the field trial season in good mood.

development of successors to the future of Japan’s agriculture.

Consultation Desk
Domestic Agrochemical Products
TEL. +81-3-6361-1414(Pharmaceuticals Dept.)

Termiticide, Agrochemicals for Turf and Garden
TEL. +81-3-5159-1711(AgriMart Corporation)(Weekdays, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm)

Japan to support the agricultural careers of more than 200
scholarship students in 2020 due to COVID-19, but we distributedof agrochemicals. We hope this system will aid in the

Cooperating with blood donations

Website: https://www.nichino.co.jp/en/index.html (top page)

The Research Center, Nichino Service Fukushima and the Saga
Plants cooperate with Japan Red Cross blood drives. Blood
donation trucks also visited these sites in FY2020, withparticipation by many employees who found time during work to
donate blood.

3) Distributing information about local promotion and sales activities (Our website contents “Nichino Field Report”)
We conduct promotion and sales activities of products that meetthe needs of regional customers through measures such as trials at
local cultivated fields. Since the target of pest control and timing

Field Report” present images of such trials in each area as well as

differs according to the area and cropping type even with the samecrops and pesticide, the confirmation of the pervasiveness in thethe following two-dimensional barcode or the URL.

local area through such activities is also important for solving thecustomers’ issue of pest control. Our website contents “Nichinocomments from customers, etc.
The contents of our website are available fromhttps://www.nichino.co.jp/
products/asunoshinsyu.html

Broadcasting radio commercials
Canal Cleaning (Research Center; May 2020)(Japanese page only)2) Contribution to Society
Free Provision of Lawn (Nichino Ryokka)
We want children and the elderly to be in touch with nature inplaces such as schools, kindergartens and senior citizens’ homes.
With that idea in mind, Nichino Ryokka is providing the lawn wecarry to some people free of charge. While there are limitations on
the numbers and conditions, please feel free to contact us if you

In FY2020, we supported the Nippon Broadcasting System, Inc.’s
special campaign for SDGs awareness and broadcast radio
commercials for a limited period to let as many people as possible
know about the agrochemicals contribution to “Zero Hunger,” one of
the SDGs. We also convened “SDGs inhouse workshops,”
providing an opportunity for officers and employees to learn about
the fundamentals of SDGs.
The Group committed to contributing to a sustainable society by
expanding products and services that contribute to the SDGs, suchas products with low environmental impact and labor-savings
technology in the Group Vision “Nichino Group - Growing Global.”
We will continue to engage in various activities that contribute to
SDGs.

Trials at the local field sites

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

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

Research Center
Items

Address:
345, Oyamada-cho, Kawachinagano-shi,
Osaka

EnergyAtmosphericemissions

Number of employees: 178
Land area: approx. 71,000 m²

Waste

Floor surface area: approx. 16,000 m²

Waste water

Content (unit)

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

FY20191,965.1
30.6
0.0
0.7
0.0
3,053.4
200.0
85.5
18.0
0.0

Items

Address: 19, Sunayama, Kamisu-shi, Ibaraki

Products

Number of employees: 55

EnergyLand area: approx. 45,000 m²

Research Center environmental data

General Manager: Tetsuyoshi Nishimatsu

Nichino Service Kashima Plant environmental data*

FY20202,010.4
30.0
0.0
1.1
0.0
3,050.8
211.7
94.9
17.3
0.0

Atmosphericemissions
Waste
Waste water

Content (unit)

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

FY20191,456.0
1,946.2
190.5
0.1
8.6
0.0
3,118.7
4,928.3
5.5
161.9
3.2

FY20201,623.8
1,943.5
183.0
0.1
7.4
0.0
3,159.9
5,668.1
4.5
151.7
2.2

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

Nichino Service Co., Ltd. Fukushima Plant
General Manager: Toshiaki Shimizu(took office in April 2021)
Address: 286, Hiraishitakada 4-Chome,
Nihonmatsu-shi, Fukushima
Number of employees: 96
Land area: approx. 119,000 m²

Nichino Service Fukushima Plant environmental data
Items

Products
EnergyAtmosphericemissions
Waste
Waste water

Osaka Office
General Manager: Hirohisa Yano
Address: 2-30, Tsukuda 5-Chome,
Nishiyodogawa-ku, Osaka
Number of employees:
15 (including members of the departments of
Nihon Nohyaku and Nichino Service stationed
at the office)Land area: approx. 15,000 m²
Floor surface area: approx. 3,600 m²

Content (unit)

Crude oil equivalent
（kℓ）
EnergyWater （1,000m3）
SOx
（t）
Atmospheric NOx（t）emissions
Dust
（t）
CO2
（t）
Amount（t）
Waste
Final landfill（t）Volume （1,000m3）＊2
Waste water
COD
（t）

FY2019

39.6
1.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
59.8
2,482.3
525.2
0.0
0.0

FY2020

45.1
0.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
49.4
75.5
3.0
0.0
0.0

*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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FY20194,121.0
466.1
6.8
0.7
0.1
0.0
1,008.6
438.5
93.4
6.3
0.0

FY20205,566.0
525.2
8.2
0.8
0.2
0.0
1,123.8
499.3
132.8
6.7
0.0

Nichino Service Co., Ltd. Saga Plant

Osaka Office environmental data＊1
Items

Content (unit)

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

General Manager: Toru Ohuchi
Address: 180-1, Aza Nihonsugi, Oaza
Tsutsumi, Kamimine-cho, Miyaki-gun, Saga
Number of employees:9 3 (excluding Osaka Delivery Group members)
Land area: approx. 84,000 m²

Nichino Service Saga Plant environmental data
Items

Products
EnergyAtmosphericemissions
Waste
Waste water

Content (unit)

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

FY20194,296.0
840.9
11.2
0.2
0.9
0.0
1,276.9
419.8
0.0
5.0
0.0

FY20205,376.0
940.0
12.9
0.2
1.1
0.0
1,502.5
300.0
0.0
4.8
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Company Overview and List of The Nihon Nohyaku Group Companies
Nihon Nohyaku Co., Ltd.
Group companies(consolidated)● Non-consolidated subsidiaries
accounted for by the equity method
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This newly issued CSR Report 2021 was verified by Japan Chemical Industry
Association (JCIA) in accordance with the mid-term target of the NichinoGroup Responsible Care program (FY2020 to FY2024) (August 2021).
The verification took place at Nihon Nohyaku’s Head Office and the Nichino
Service Fukushima Plant, and included confirmation of the reasonableness ofthe methods of calculation and aggregation of the performance indicators(numerical values) listed in this report as well as the accuracy of reported
information other than the numerical values in the report. JCIA also provided
us the advice for improving the level of Nihon Nohyaku Group’s CSR and RC
activities.

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Nihon Nohyaku Co., Ltd.

as of March 31, 2021

Head Office19-8 Kyobashi 1-Chome, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
address
104-8386
FoundedNovember 17, 1928
Capital14,939 million yen
Number of employees 1,484(consolidated)
Main business
Manufacturing, import, export, and sales ofagrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, quasi drugs,
veterinary products, wood preservative
agents, agricultural materials, and more

Head office andbranches

Research
Facilities
Manufacturing
plant (contracted)

Head office,Tokyo Branch (Chuo-ku, Tokyo)
Sapporo Branch (Sapporo-shi, Hokkaido)
Sendai Branch (Sendai-shi, Miyagi)
Osaka Branch, Tokai-Hokuriku Sales Office (Osaka-shi, Osaka)
Fukuoka Branch (Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka)
Osaka Office (Osaka-shi, Osaka)
Research Center (Kawachinagano-shi, Osaka)
Naganuma Nursery (Yubari-gun, Hokkaido)
Nichino Service Co., Ltd.
( Fukushima Plant / Kashima Plant / Saga Plant)

Consolidated Group Companies
Sales of chemicals/pesticides for golf courses, home & garden, and greenification, sales Chuo-ku, Tokyoof turf and turf-related materials, planning and construction of gardens and amenity areas
Nichino Service Co., Ltd.
Manufacturing and sales of agrochemicals, contracted manufacturing,Chuo-ku, Tokyo
storage, and transport of agrochemicals, cultivation and management of
Nihonmatsu-shi, Fukushima
Fukushima Plant
fields, real estate management
Kashima Plant
Kamisu-shi, Ibaraki
Kawachinagano-shi, Osaka
Kawachinagano Center
Saga Plant
Miyaki-gun, Saga
Nichino America, Inc.
Agrochemical sales, promotion, development, and registration in the USA
U.S.A. / Wilmington
Nihon Ecotech Co., Ltd.
Agrochemical residue analysis, chemical substance safety testing, andChuo-ku, Tokyo
Nihonmatsu-shi, Fukushima
Fukushima Analytical Technology Center related activities
Kawachinagano-shi, Osaka
Osaka Analytical Technology Center
Taiwan Nihon Nohyaku Co., Ltd.
Agrochemical sales and promotion in Taiwan
Taiwan / Taipei
AgriMart Corporation
Sales of termite control agents/devices, pest control agents/devices
Chuo-ku, Tokyo
Agrochemical sales, manufacturing, development, promotion, import and export in India India / Hyderabad
Nichino India Pvt. Ltd.
Nichino Chemical India Pvt. Ltd.
Agrochemical sales and manufacturing in India
India / Hyderabad
Sipcam Nichino Brasil S.A.
Agrochemical sales and manufacturing in Brazil
Brazil / Uberaba
Nichino Europe Co., Ltd.
Agrochemical sales, promotion, development, and registration in Europe
UK / Cambridge
Nichino Ryokka Co., Ltd.

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

Agrochemical sales, development, promotion, import and export in Vietnam

Vietnam / Ho Chi Minh

Agrochemical sales and promotion in China
Agrochemical development and registration in Brazil
Agrochemical sales, development, promotion, import and export in the Andes and Central America

China / Shanghai
Brazil / Sao PauloColombia / Bogota

Non-consolidated Companies
26 Nichino Shanghai Co., Ltd.
27 Nichino do Brasil Agroquímicos Ltda.
28 Nihon Nohyaku Andica S.A.S.

Affiliated Companies Accounted for by the Equity Method
29 Agricultural Chemicals（Malaysia）Sdn.Bhd.
30 Sipcam Europe S.p.A.

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Agrochemical sales and manufacturing in Malaysia
Agrochemical sales and manufacturing in Europe

Malaysia / Penang
Italy / Milan

Verification Opinion

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Head Office19-8, Kyobashi 1-Chome (Kyobashi OM Bldg.),
Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-8386

TEL+81-3-6361-1400

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

We practice Green Purchasing.
Nihon Nohyaku received a
Development Bank of Japanloan based on the DBJ
Environmentally Rated Loan
Program, and has been rated
as “a company with advanced
environmental initiatives”.