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Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc.

SocialEmployees | Diversity | Human Resource Development | Work-life Balance | Respect for Human Rights |Employee Health | Occupational Health and Safety / Process Safety and Disaster Prevention | Ensuring the Quality and
Safety of Chemicals and Products | Socially Responsible Sourcing | Communication with Stakeholders |Social Contribution Activities | Participation in External Initiatives

Employees (Non-consolidated)
Average Age, Average Length of Service
Indicator
Average age

Average length of service

Category

Unit

Male

Years old

FY201941.8

FY202042.0

FY2021
42.2

FY2022
42.2

FemaleYears old

39.1

38.8

38.7

38.2

OverallYears old

41.5

41.7

41.8

41.8

Male

Year

18.8

19.0

19.1

19.1

FemaleOverall

Year
Year

15.8
18.5

15.5
18.6

15.3
18.7

14.5
18.7

* Unless otherwise noted, data are current as of March 31 of each fiscal year and include MGC personnel seconded to othercompanies.

Full-time Employees
Indicator

Overall

By ageCategory

Unit

FY2019FY2020

FY2021

FY2022

Male

People

2,468

2,503

2,542

2,516

FemaleTotal

PeoplePeople

264
2,732

270
2,773

274
2,816

287
2,805

Ratio offemales

%

9.7

9.7

9.7

10.2

20s andunder

People

480

474

477

465

30s

People

689

704

721

745

40s

People

828

808

781

742

50s

People

723

774

811

818

60 andoverPeople

12

13

26

35

Managers
Indicator

OverallCategory

Unit

Male

PeopleFY2019FY2020FemalePeople

18

22

26

31

Total

People

903

926

944

953

Ratio offemales

%

2.0

2.4

2.8

3.3

885

FY2021904

FY2022918

922

Temporary and Contract Employees
Indicator

Category

Number of temporary employees*
Contract employees

Unit

FY2019FY2020

FY2021

FY2022People

0

0

0

0

Male
FemalePeoplePeople

17
106

34
96

27
103

20
110

Total

People

123

130

130

130

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Employees (Consolidated)
Indicator

OverallManagement personnel

Category

Unit

FY2019FY2020

FY2021

FY2022

Male

People

7,311

7,449

7,925

7,936

FemalePeople

1,814

1,956

2,105

2,158

Total

People

9,125

9,405

10,03010,094

Ratio ofNon-fulltimeemplo
yees

%

10.5

9.5

9.5

7.3
1,779

Male

People

1,597

1,735

1,775

FemalePeople

116

126

123

123

Total

People

1,713

1,861

1,898

1,902

* Personnel (including contract employees and personnel seconded to MGC) employed as of March 31 of each fiscal year,
including temporary and part-time employees.
* For the reporting boundaries of the data in the table below, see page 35.

Diversity (Non-consolidated)
New Employees
Indicator

Category

Unit

Male

People

66

63

77

70

New Employees(new graduates) *1

FemaleTotal

PeoplePeople

12
78

13
76

14
91

14
84

Ratio offemales

%

15.4

17.1

15.4

15.8

New Employees(mid-career hires) *2

FY2019FY2020

FY2021

FY2022

Male

People

19

20

22

10

FemalePeople

10

2

4

13

Total

People

29

22

26

23

Ratio offemales

%

34.5

9.1

15.3

56.5

%

27.1

22.4

22.2

21.5

Mid-career hires’ share of total(first disclosed October 2021)*1. Number of people who joined the company in April of each fiscal year
*2. Number of people who joined the company from April to March of the following year【】 is the number of people who joined the company through the comeback system .
Comeback system: A system in which employees who have retired from the company (3 years or more of service, less than 10
years since retirement) are reemployed after a prescribed screening process.

Ratio of Employees with Disabilities
Indicator

Unit

FY2019Number of employees with disabilities

People

50

51

53

55

Ratio of employees with disabilities*

%

2.30

2.27

2.45

2.51

(Statutory minimum rate)

%

2.20

2.20

2.3

2.3

*Data as of June 1 of each fiscal year

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FY2021

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Re-employment of retired employees
Indicator

Unit

Re-employment of retired employees

People

24

22

29

48

%

80

81

83

74

Ratio of re-employment of retired
employees

FY2019FY2020

FY2021

FY2022

Human Resource Development (Non-consolidated)
Performance review and career development
Target and performance interviews are held once every six months for employees (full-time employees
and retired employees who have been rehired) and reviews are conducted. Additionally, careerinterviews are held once a year for non-managerial staff to review their career training and development.
Average Training Hours
Indicator
Average training and development
hours per full-time employee

Unit

FY2019

Hours

24.9

FY202024.9

FY2021

FY2022

26.1

26.2

Training Programs (FY2022)
Training
purposeTraining for all
employees
Level-specificeducation andtraining
Job-specificeducation andtraining
Job-basededucation andtraining

Content
Compliance/internal control education, D&I promotion education,
human rights awareness education, sustainability education
Organizational management training, mid-level management
training, new management training
Managerial candidate training, mid-career employee training,course selection training
Young employee training, new employee follow-up training, newemployee training
Logical communication training, problem-solving ability training,negotiation training, facilitation training, coaching skills training,
design thinking training, overseas short-term training
Patent training, marketing education, DX education, HAZOP
training, engineer planning training

Target audience
All employees
Managerial level
Mid-career employee
level
Young employee level
Mid-career/young
employees
Mainly research andtechnical staff*Indicates training conducted company wide. Job-specific training and OJT are implemented at each office.

Work-life Balance
Basic Approach to Wages and Working Hours
The MGC Group complies with local minimum wage laws and regulations in the countries/regions inwhich it operates and pays wages to its employees based on fair evaluations. In addition to also
complying with local laws and regulations on working hours, the Group endeavors to enable
employees to have a healthy work-life balance through appropriate labor management to avoid
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Work-life Balance Data (Non-consolidated)
Indicator

Unit

FY2019FY2020

FY2021

FY2022

Total annual average working hours(excluding managers)

Hours

1,845.8

1,858.2

1,859.2

1,851.0

Average monthly overtime/holiday work
(excluding managers)

Hours

13.6

12.9

14.6

14.8

Annual paid vacation days available

Days

19.4

19.4

19.3

19.3

Annual paid vacation days taken

Days

16.9

15.0

15.6

16.5

Ratio of taking annual leave

%

86.9

77.6

80.9

85.4

Employees who started maternity leave*1

People

21

8

13

10

Employees who started parental
leave

Male

People

3

31

31

48

FemalePeople

21

14

14

11

Male

%

100

100

100

100

FemaleMale%
People

100
1

100
0

100
0

100
2

FemalePeople

35

36

36

45

Employees who started taking nursing care
leave

People0303Voluntary retirement*2

People

20

24

30

40

Retired due to company reasons

People0000Total retirees

Return to work rate after taking
maternity/childcare leave
Employees who took shortened
working hours for childcare

People

20

24

30

40

Rate of employee turnover

%

0.7

0.9

1.1

1.4

Rate of employee turnover due to voluntary
retirement

%

0.7

0.9

1.1

1.4

Employee turnovers within three years*3

People4831Rate of employee turnover within three
years

%

5.1

10.5

3.3

1.2

*1. Does not include those who are still on leave that started in the previous fiscal year.
*2. Does not include transferees to other Group companies. Including those who have completed the period of leave of absence .
*3. Number of employee turnovers within three years from among new graduate hires in each fiscal year.
※ We have reviewed past data and revised figures.

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Programs to Promote Work-Life Balance (Non-consolidated)
Purpose of the system

A system that allows fora variety of ways to use
your work time

A system that allows
for a variety of ways totake time off

A system that allows
you to take thenecessary time off withpeace of mind during
life events

ProgramDescription

Flextime

Introduced a super flextime system with no core timethroughout the company (to regular day-shift workers only)

Teleworking

Company-wide implementation.; employees may work fromhome up to three days per week

Shortened work
schedule forcaregivers

Employees with young children (up to third grade) or otherfamily members requiring care can work a shortened schedule(up to six hours per day in 30-minute units)

Annual paid
leave by “halfday”

Employees can take a half-day leave up to 30 times per year

Accumulating
annual leave

Employees can accumulate up to 40 unused paid leave fromprior years for emergency use (e.g., personal illness/injury,
family illness, natural disaster, fertility treatment)

Volunteeringleave

Employees who volunteer to assist with emergency disaster
relief can take up to three (paid) days per year to do so

Medical donors
leave

Employees can take up to three (paid) days per year for bonemarrow donation, including registration, screening andextraction

Nursing leave forchildrenEmployees can take up to 20 personal days per year to carefor children not yet of school age

Nursing leave

Employees can annually take five days per family member
requiring care, up to a maximum of 10 days if two or morefamily members require care

Refresh leave

Upon turning 50 years old, employees are granted five days of
special (paid) vacation and paid a one-time bonus

Parental leave

Employees unable to secure childcare can take leave untilchild is two years oldPaternity leave

Employees can take five days of (paid) leave when spousegives birthNursing leave

Employees can take one year of leave per family member
requiring care; the year can be split into up to three intervals

Leave toaccompany
spouse overseas

Employees can take a leave of absence for up to three years
to accompany their spouse working overseas.

Respect for Human Rights
Basic Approach to Human Rights
The MGC Group supports international human rights standards such as the UN Global Compact, UN
Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and OECD Guidelines for Multinational
Enterprises.
The MGC Group respects everyone’s dignity and rights. It does not discriminate on any grounds,
including but not limited to pedigree, nationality, race, ethnicity, beliefs, religion, gender, sexual
orientation, age, disability, personal interests, educational attainment, pregnancy, language, economic
background and political views.
Promotion of Respect for Human Rights
MGC promotes respect for human rights mainly through its Diversity and Inclusion Promotion Expert
Committee (administrative staffing for which is provided by the Administrative & Personnel Division’s
D&I Promotion Group). An advisory body of the Sustainability Promotion Council (made up of directors
and chaired by MGC’s president), the Diversity and Inclusion Promotion Expert Committee reports to
the Sustainability Promotion Council through the Sustainability Promotion Conference Secretariat.
The Administrative & Personnel Division’s D&I Promotion Group carries out initiatives to promoteeveryday respect for human rights (e.g., educating about/raising awareness of human rights, addressing
human rights issues).

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Basic Approach to Rights to Organize and to Collectively Bargain
The MGC Group respects basic labor rights, including workers’ rights to organize and collectively
bargain.
Freedom of Association*1 (non-consolidated)
Indicator
Union members*2
Ratio of union members*

3

Unit

FY2019FY2020

FY2021

FY2022People

1,887

1,885

1,902

1,888

%

100

100

100

100

*1. Includes some affiliates*2. Data is as of March 31 for each fiscal year
*3. Number of union members / number of eligible people (excluding management level and others stipulated by agreement)

Employee Health (non-consolidated)
Indicator

Unit

Ratio of employees receiving regular healthcheckups*

FY2019FY2020

FY2021

FY2022

%

99

99

99

100

Ratio of employees receiving stress checks

%

98

98

98

98

*Employees on temporary retirement excluded

Occupational Health and Safety / Process Safety and Disaster Prevention
Occupational Health and Safety / Process Safety and Disaster Prevention Policies
In accord with its Safety Philosophy and Safety Philosophy Behavior Guidelines, MGC conducts safety
activities aimed at completely eliminating occupational injuries with the participation of all personnel,
including partner companies’ employees working at MGC sites in addition to MGC employees. Every
MGC site also conducts their own safety activities spearheaded by front-line personnel. Additionally,
MGC conducts company-wide improvement activities through its cross-organizational LINK program.
MGC systematically maintains its facilities and is stepping up TPM* (total productive maintenance)
activities at production plants as an effective means of not only preventing accidents but also reducing
equipment breakdowns and production downtime.
*TPM activities: activities that continuously improve productivity and contribute to profits by eliminating all types of loss es thatexist in production systems.

・Safety Philosophy
Ensuring safety is the top priority of our business activity
・Safety Philosophy Behavior Guidelines(1) Fostering a safety culture(2) Thorough education and drills(3) Confirming and abiding by safety rules(4) Promoting preventive safety measures
・Safety Slogan
Build a safety culture together through keen awareness and certain knowledge.

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Occupational Health and Safety(non-consolidated)
Indicator

Unit

FY2019FY2020

FY2021

FY2022

Employees

Cases

0

1

2

1

Partner*1

Cases

3

5

8

1

Employees

People0000Partner*1

People0000

Lost-time injury frequency
rate*2

Employees
Partner*1

―
―

0
1.41

0.28
1.38

0.45
1.73

0.28
0.25

Lost-time injury severity
rate*3

Employees

―

0

0.008

0.001

0.004

Partner*

―

0.039

0.068

0.023

0.000

Occupational illness
frequency rate (per one
million hours worked)

Employees

―

0.29

0.56

0.83

0.28

Partner*1

―

0.85

1.38

1.35

1.73

Cases

0

0

0

0

Lost work accident
Work-related fatalities

1

Number of violations of occupational healthand safety regulations and codes*1. Including contract employees*2. Total number of deaths and injuries caused by labor accidents per one million actual hours worked*3. Total number of working days lost per 1,000 working hours※ We have reviewed past data and revised figures.

Occupational Health and Safety(consolidated)
Indicator
Lost work accident
Work-related fatalities

Unit

FY2019FY2020

FY2021

FY2022

Employees

Cases

7

6

6

8

Partner*1

Cases

5

7

9

3

Employees

People0000Partner*1

People1000*1. Including contract employees* For the reporting boundaries of the data in the table below, see page 35.

Performance monitoring and management of health and safety(non-consolidated)
KPI indicator
seriousoccupational
accidents*1
Seriousaccidents*2

Cases
achievement
statusCases
achievement
statusTargets

FY2019FY2020年

FY2021

FY2022

0

０

１

1

1

－

〇

×

×

×

0

１

0

0

0

－

×

〇

〇

〇

*1. Accidents resulting in lost work days eligible for disability compensation, including death and permanent disability, or potential
disability, with four or more lost work days
*2. Accidents that pose a threat to third parties, such as local environmental pollution or damage to local residents, and accide nts
involving serious industrial accidents

Occupational safety and health management system
The Environment and Safety Committee is chaired by the president. The members of the Environment
and Safety Committee are directors, auditors, those in charge of the Research & Development, thosein charge of the Basic Chemicals Business Sector, those in charge of the Specialty Chemicals Sector,
the Plant Managers, the General Manager of the Production Engineering Division, the General Managerof the Purchasing & Logistics Division, and other persons appointed by the President.
The Environmental Safety Committee report the status of implementation of Responsible Care※, theresults of Responsible Care audits, the results of environmental safety inspections, and the occurrenceof occupational accidents and abnormal phenomena.

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※Responsible Care
Voluntary improvement activities that consider "health, safety, and the environment" throughout theentire life cycle of chemical substances, from development to manufacturing, distribution, use, final
consumption, and disposal, and harmonize business activities with global environmental protection.
"Health, safety, and the environment" here refers to a global concept encompassing occupational healthand safety, process safety and disaster prevention, environmental protection, chemical and productsafety, logistics safety, and communication with society.
※Responsible Care
It encompasses all of occupational health and safety, process safety and disaster prevention,
environmental protection, chemical and product safety, and logistics safety.
Environmental conservation includes both local environmental issues (pollution) and global
environmental issues.
Occupational Safety and Health Committees, Management Council Meetings and Management
Briefings
MGC has established Occupational Safety and Health Committees comprising representatives of laborand management at all of its sites. The committees thoroughly research and discuss basic safeguards
to prevent workplace hazards and protect workers’ health (including identification of causes ofoccupational accidents and recurrence prevention measures) among other important matters.
Additionally, representatives of management (President, as well as Directors who are appointed byPresident) and labor unions regularly gather together at management council meetings andmanagement briefings to discuss operations in general and occupational safety and health matters.
Role of the Occupational Safety and Health Committee
The Occupational Safety and Health Committees of each business site carry out occupational safety
and health initiatives, including occupational safety and health risk management.
Unions and companies discuss and exchange opinions on occupational safety and health at the Central
Environmental Safety and Health Conference.
Procedure for Handling Labor Standard Violations
When the MGC Group is contacted by authorities about a violation, the matter is referred to concerned
staff in the Environment, Safety & Quality Assurance Division and Administrative & Personnel Divisionand reported to senior management. Said staff decide how to rectify the violation, set a timeline for doing
so in consultation with each other and oversee the rectification process until completed. MGC endeavors
to also raise awareness and prevent recurrence by sharing examples of nonconformance with its entire
workforce.

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・Selected Initiatives
With safety as its top priority, MGC proactively pursues initiatives aimed at zero accidents and zero injuries.
Intensification of everyday safety
activities
Augmentation of education

MGC is stepping up workplace safety activities, including hazard prediction,
finding near-miss incidents, pointing and calling, 5S activities andsupervisor patrols.
MGC is augmenting its educational programs, including by installing
operator training simulators and hiring an external organization to conduct
process risk assessment (HAZOP) training.

Workplace improvement
presentations

MGC aims to encourage workplace safety activities by sharing andcommending outstanding activities at workplace and company-wide
improvement presentations.

Accident recurrence prevention

MGC endeavors to prevent recurrence of accidents similar to ones thathave occurred at its sites or at Group companies by sharing and analyzingcase studies of the accidents. Additionally, its plants actively share
information on their occupational safety and disaster prevention activities
with each other through LINK activities in the aim of upgrading their
independent process-safety capabilities to a high level and ensuring safe
operations.

Disaster prevention support forpartner companies

MGC strengthens communications with partner companies through suchmeans as holding disaster prevention conferences and providing
information on accidents that occurred at other plants/companies.
Additionally, it supports partner companies’ safety activities by, e.g., making
internal educational facilities available for them.

Safety awards

MGC’s president presents awards to plants without any occupational
injuries for a certain period of time. Two sites received such awards in
2022.

Safety consciousness-raisingthrough, e.g., posters

MGC’s Safety Philosophy, and MGC Group Basic Policy on Environment
and Safety Policies are displayed on banners and posters at every
workplace. Additionally, MGC promote safety consciousness by having all
personnel carry a Safety Slogan card while on the job.

Adoption of new technologies

MGC is preparing to adopt state-of-the-art testing/inspection technology
and upgrading its facilities management technologies.

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Process Safety and Disaster Prevention
・Process Safety Incidents(non-consolidated)
Indicator
Total count of process safety incidents(PSIC)Unit

FY2019FY2020

FY2021

FY2022

Cases

3

2

4

8

Process safety total incident rate
(PSTIR)

―

0.2

0.1

0.1

0.2

Process safety incident severity rate
(PSISR)

―

0.3

0.1

0.2

0.3

※ We have reviewed past data and revised figures.

Process Safety Assessments for New Processes
Plants/laboratories mitigate the risk of accidents in the course of their operations by identifying
workplace hazards, assessing risks by type and frequency of occurrence and devising and implementing
measures to avert any intolerable risks.
Process Safety Assessments for Existing Processes
When installing new capacity or modifying existing facilities, plants/laboratories mitigate the risk ofaccidents by assessing process safety, implementing necessary safeguards and subsequently
reassessing/updating on a regular basis.
Response after disaster
After the anomalous phenomenon subsides, the site that caused the disaster will investigate the cause
and take measures to prevent recurrence in order to resume business.
Once the abnormal phenomenon has subsided, if the plant manager deems it necessary, an accident
countermeasures committee will be established to investigate the cause and take measures to prevent
recurrence.
If the scale of the accident is large and the officer in charge of Environment Safety and Quality Assurance
Division deems it necessary, an accident response committee will be established at the head office.

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Reporting ScopeSocialJapan

Overseas
Company

JSP CORPORATIONJAPAN FINECHEM

Employees

Occupational
Health and
Safety●●●Company

SAMYOUNG PURE

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MGC PURE CHEMICALSJapan U-PiCA Company, Ltd.

●●TAIWAN, INC.

FUDOW COMPANY LTD.

●●TAIXING MGC LINGSU CO.,MGC Terminal Company, Inc.

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LTD.

MGC Advance Co., Ltd.

●●MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL

MGC Woodchem Corporation●●

ENGINEERING-PLASTICS

Polyols Asia Company, Inc.

(SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.

MGC ENERGY Company

MGC PURE CHEMICALSLimitedSINGAPORE PTE. LTD.

KYOUDOU KASANKASUISOMITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICALCORP.

SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.

MGC Filsheet Co., Ltd.

●●PT PEROKSIDA INDONESIAMGC Electrotechno Co., Ltd.

●●PRATAMA●●MGC AGELESS Co., Ltd.

●●

Global Polyacetal Co., Ltd.

●EIWA CHEMICAL IND. CO.,●

THAI POLYACETAL CO., LTD
AGELESS (THAILAND) CO.,LTD.
MGC ELECTROTECHNO(THAILAND) CO., LTD●

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical
Trading, Inc.
Ryowa Enterprise Co., Ltd.

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THAI POLYCARBONATE CO.,LTD.
Toyo Kagaku Co., Ltd.

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Korea Polyacetal Co., Ltd

TOHO EARTHTECH, INC

Inc.

Occupational
Health and
SafetyCHEMICALS CO., LTD.

COMPANY, INC.

Yonezawa Dia Electronics Co.,

Employees●

LTD.※
Brunei Methanol Company●

Sdn.Bhd. ※●MGC ADVANCED POLYMERS,SHINSANSO KAGAKU CO. ※

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INC.

MGC Farmix Co.,Ltd. ※●MGC PURE CHEMICALSAMERICA, INC
MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICALAMERICA, INC
MGC Specialty Chemicals
Netherlands B.V.

※

Equity method affiliate

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Ensuring the Quality and Safety of Chemicals and Products (non-consolidated)
Policy on Chemical and Product Safety
Under its Safety Philosophy and Safe Behavior Guidelines, the MGC Group’s basic policy is to ensure
the safe handling, use and disposal of chemical products.
System for Promoting the Safety of Chemicals and Products
The MGC Group promotes responsible care (RC) in all divisions in accordance with the MGC Group
Policies on Environment and Safety. It establishes RC medium-term and annual plans, and progresswith those plans is reported to the Environment and Safety Council, chaired by the president, at a
meeting held in December of each year. One approved, the plans ensure continuous improvements
through a PDCA cycle.
Chemical and Product Safety Activities
At MGC, we conduct basic surveys and safety assessments at the product development stage.
When products correspond to new chemical substances, we first conduct safety testing and thenclassify the products according to whether they do or do not come under applicable regulations, aswell as according to their degree of hazard under standards such as GHS*, before preparing safety
information such as safety data sheets (SDSs). Based on these, we perform risk assessments (basedon hazards of the substances themselves and hazards related to exposure) for every stage of a
product, from manufacture to disposal Products are offered once this screening (premarketinginvestigation) is complete.
Many of MGC’s products are chemicals, and potential product-related accidents include fires andchemical burns. We present hazard information about chemicals with SDSs, product labels, andyellow cards given to customers and others concerned to ensure that products are handled safely.
Hazard information is also provided for products aimed at overseas markets, via translated SDSs andother means.
*GHS: The Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals.
Chemical hazards are classified under fixed standards and are indicated clearly with pictograms on labels and through SDS
documentation. Ultimately, the information contributes to accident prevention and to protecting human health and the environm ent.

Chemical Safety Information Management
MGC manages chemical safety information to help customers, employees, partner companies ’employees and other concerned parties better understand chemicals’ hazardous/toxic properties,
promote proper handling of chemicals and, in turn, prevent occupational injuries and pollution due tochemicals.
MGC manages chemical safety information on hazardous/toxic properties of all chemicals it supplies(including chemicals sourced from external vendors) and all chemicals involved in the process ofmanufacturing or prototyping its products (including products in development, prototypes andintermediates).
For safety information on end products, products in development, prototypes, raw materials,
intermediates, byproducts, waste products and reagents, MGC stores certain safety information in anenvironmental and safety database accessible via its intranet site. Information in the database includes
reports on internally and externally conducted safety assessments/tests, Safety Data Sheets in multiple
languages and warning labels in multiple languages.
Product Risk Assessments
MGC performs risk assessments on all new products. It also reassesses existing products’ risks
whenever a raw-material input or manufacturing process changes, the product is to be used for a new
application, applicable laws, regulations or standards are revised or new scientific knowledge becomes
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Safety Assessment
When commencing production using a newly developed chemical or using an existing chemical for a
new application, MGC assesses (1) physical and chemical hazards, (2) human health toxicity and (3)environmental toxicity. When assessing a chemical’s safety, MGC also factors in the chemical’s
compatibility with applicable laws and both domestic and international regulations. In the case of new
products, MGC analyzes and assesses risks at every stage of the product’s lifecycle frommanufacturing, sales and distribution to usage/consumption and disposal, fully taking into account how
the product foreseeably could be used, prospective users’ characteristics, usage environments andother relevant factors. When a product requires regulatory approval as a new chemical substance,
MGC formally seeks such approval from competent authorities.
Quantitative Chemical/Product Safety Targets ThroughIndicator

FY2023

Unit% Of

Pre-/post-marketing investigations of new products

100

products

Substances registered in compliance with local chemical
substance controls

% Of

100

products% Of

SDS (safety information) prepared and distributed

100

products

Socially Responsible Sourcing (non-consolidated)
Indicator

Unit

FY2019

Share of total purchases* sourced fromsuppliers that completed CSR questionnaires%―

FY202090

FY202199

FY202299*Purchases by Purchasing & Logistics Division

Basic Approach to Human Rights
Under the Mitsubishi Gas Chemical CSR Procurement Guidelines, MGC calls upon its suppliers（including contractors or agents) to prohibit discrimination, inhumane treatment, forced labor andchild labor. MGC is proactively endeavoring to gain suppliers’ understanding of and cooperation with
the Guidelines.
Basic Approach to Rights to Organize and to Collectively Bargain
The MGC Group respects basic labor rights, including workers’ rights to organize and collectively
bargain. Even in raw material supply chains, MGC respects workers’ rights to organize and collectively
bargain as a means of negotiating their wages, working conditions, working environment and other suchmatters with management.
Approach to Water Use and Biodiversity in Socially Responsible Sourcing
・MGC complies with local environmental laws and regulations, including those pertaining to water
withdrawals, wastewater discharges, industrial sewage and emissions, in the countries/regions in which
it operates. It also sets voluntary standards in pursuit of further improvement.
・MGC uses materials conducive to preserving biodiversity, discloses its progress in reducing emissions,effluents, soil contamination, resource usage and waste usage for the sake of environmental protection.
It also carries out initiatives to improve in the areas.

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Communication with Stakeholders (Non-consolidated)
Stakeholder

Communication philosophy

Customers

MGC offers a wide range of
products. To respond to
customer expectations and thetrust they place in our products,
MGC incorporates customer
requests and feedback in
product development and in
improving its services.

Shareholders/ Investors

Business
Partners

MGC conducts a broad range ofcommunication activities andensures shareholders and theinvestment community have acorrect understanding of MGC;
we strive to disclose information
timely in a fair and transparent
manner.
We consider supporting
suppliers’ CSR activities to be an
important factor in this regard. In
this way, we endeavor to build asupply chain that takes into
account regulatory compliance,
the environment and safety.

Main means of communication
Direct contact by sales staff

Daily

Incoming phone calls, website contacts

Daily

Survey requests from customers

Daily

Responses to CDP climate change
questionnaires
Responses to CDP water security
questionnaires

Localcommunities

Employees

MCG aims to create dynamic
workplace environments where
all employees know theirrespective roles, give full play totheir creativity, produce
impressive results and findmeaning in their jobs.

Once yearlyOnce yearly

Earnings briefings

Twice yearly

IR inquiries/responses

As necessary

Information disclosure in compliance withlaws or securities exchanges’ regulations
IR section of website

TimelyDaily

General Meeting of Shareholders

Once yearly

Reports to shareholders

Twice yearlyCommunication through purchasing
activities

Daily

Inquiries about product sourcing

Daily

Responses to CSR surveys
Incoming phone calls, website visits

We encourage community
interaction and contribute totheir development throughparticipation in local festivals,
blood drives, and traffic safety
campaigns in Japan, as well as
through participation in local
activities outside of Japan.

Frequency

Local community activities (disaster relief,
litter pickup, tree-planting, traffic safety, etc.)
Scholarships for foreign students throughMitsubishi Gas Chemical Memorial
Foundation

As necessary
Daily
As necessary
Applications
accepted
twice yearly

Support for education of next generation(distribution of chemistry experiment kits,
etc.)

Periodically

Community meetings at plants

As necessary

Plant tours

As necessary

Participation in local events

As necessary

Training programs, interviews

PeriodicallyManagement conferences/briefings(labor-management talks)

Periodically

Personnel System Review Committee forjoint labor-management discussion

PeriodicallyCollective bargaining

As necessary

Internal newsletter

Quarterly

Intranet

Daily

Consultation desk, whistleblower hotline

Daily

Occupational Safety and HealthCommittee meetings

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Social Contribution Activities
Main Donations
RecipientIn-kind donation of emergency food stocks to Second Harvest Japan
Mitsubishi Memorial Foundation for Educational Excellence
Important Cultural Property Conservation Activities
Second Harvest Japan

In-kind benefit of disaster stockpile

international friendship exchange

Main Social Contribution Activities
Activity
Hosting of plant/laboratory tours
Promotion of communication with production plants’ local communities
Sponsorship of community youth sports
Provision of instructors for university courses
Internship program (for university/technical college students)
Donation of science experiment kits to middle schools
Social Contribution Activity Expenditures (Non-consolidated)
Indicator

Unit

Social contribution activity expenditures
Of which, total donations

Million yen
Million yen

251
235

230
210

206
177

185
164

Million yen

16

17

29

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Of which, other expenditures

FY2019FY2020

FY2021

FY2022

Priorities for Activities to Contribute to Society
・Contributions to local communities
MGC engages in community activities like sponsoring sporting events and participating in public gatherings, mainly
in communities around its plants and other sites.
MGC places priority on reciprocal communication and partnerships with local communities. It also values coexistingin harmony with local communities and contributing to society through employees’ participation on their own initiative.
MGC supports employees’ community/societal activities.
・Initiatives for the Next Generation
MGC host student visits to Japan and internships involving local junior high schools, high schools, technical juniorcolleges, and universities. We have also continued to provide chemistry experiment kits to junior high schools near
our facilities since 2008, with the aim of helping students to realize that chemistry is useful in everyday life andpreventing a declining interest in science. The kits help students learn about the oxidation of iron by making pocket
heating pads.
Through these and other initiatives, we are stimulating interest in chemistry among children and students who
represent the next generation.
・Support for promising talent and chemistry/chemical engineering research
Developing elite human resources who will shoulder the next generation is essential for sustained growth ofsociety. At MGC as well, people are our most important asset from the standpoint of continuing to operate inperpetuity. Companies have a responsibility to contribute to society by supporting research and providing learning
environments for self-motivated students. The Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Memorial Foundation provides scholarships
to undergraduate and graduate students majoring in chemistry or chemical engineering, particularly foreign students
from ASEAN countries who attend Japanese universities.
・Business-related contributions
As a company that develops and disseminates chemical technologies, MGC dispatches its researchers to speak atuniversities on topics such as product (new material) development at a chemical company, technologicaldevelopment programs, regulation of chemicals, and chemical industry developments based on their own practicalexperience.

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Participation in External Initiatives (Non-consolidated)
Main External Initiatives
EntityJapan Business Federation
Japan Business Federation’s Committee on Nature Conservation
Japan Chemical Industry Association
Japan Petrochemical Industry Association
United Nations Global Compact
Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD)
Zero-Emission Challenge (Japan Business Federation)
Tokyo Zero-emission Innovation Bay (Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry)
Japan Hydrogen Association
Responsible Care Global Charter
Japan Chemical Industry Association’s Responsible Care Committee
Global Compact Network Japan

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