INDEX

ESG Data

ESG Data

Environmental Data

  • Note: Due to numerical rounding, the total may not match.
  • Seiko Group:
    Total of 249 locations
    (12 domestic manufacturing sites, 157 domestic non-manufacturing sites, 9 overseas manufacturing sites, 71 overseas non-manufacturing sites)

Energy consumption

Energy Consumption (Worldwide)

Scope of Data Reviewed: Seiko Group

(Unit: MWh)

FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023
Japan 133,497 131,314 134,448 132,309 109,481
Overseas 113,914 110,006 118,847 116,203 106,831
Total 247,410 241,320 253,295 248,512 216,313

Electricity Consumption

Scope of Data Reviewed: Seiko Group

(Unit: MWh)

FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023
Japan Non-renewable energy 104,403 102,046 102,894 77,553 55,784
Renewable energy 0 0 1,413 25,897 27,926
Breakdown: Purchased 0 0 1,413 25,897 25,506
Generated 0 0 0 0 0
Certificates 0 0 0 0 2,420
Total for Japan 104,403 102,046 104,307 103,450 83,710
Renewable Energy Ratio 0% 0% 1.4% 25.0% 33.4%
FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023
Overseas Non-renewable energy 111,111 107,375 98,176 102,843 90,479
Renewable energy 0 0 14,535 6,727 6,101
Breakdown: Purchased 0 0 0 174 401
Generated 0 0 1,535 3,453 5,700
Certificates 0 0 13,000 3,100 0
Total for Overseas 111,111 107,375 112,711 109,570 96,580
Renewable Energy Ratio 0% 0% 12.9% 6.1% 6.3%
FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023
Japan
+
Overseas
Non-renewable energy 215,515 209,422 201,070 180,395 146,263
Renewable energy 0 0 15,948 32,624 34,027
Breakdown: Purchased 0 0 1,413 26,071 25,907
Generated 0 0 1,535 3,453 5,700
Certificates 0 0 13,000 3,100 2,420
Total for Japan+Overseas 215,515 209,422 217,018 213,020 180,290
Renewable Energy Ratio 0% 0% 7.3% 15.3% 18.9%

Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions

Scope 1 (Direct Emissions from Owned or Controlled Sources)

Scope of Data Reviewed: Seiko Group

(Unit: t-CO₂)

FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023
Japan 6,313 6,409 7,324 7,113 5,662
Overseas 521 490 954 1,034 5,061
Total 6,834 6,898 8,279 8,147 10,723
  • ■Notes:
  • ・Includes greenhouse gases other than CO₂
    ・Excludes biogenic GHG emissions
  • ■Emission Factors:
  • ・Fuel: Uses the "Calculation Methods and Emission Factors List" from the Act on Promotion of Global Warming Countermeasures
    ・Greenhouse gases other than CO₂:Uses the "Calculation Methods and Emission Factors List" from the Act on Promotion of Global Warming Countermeasures

Scope2(Indirect emissions associated with the use of energy such as electricity and heat.)

Scope of Data Reviewed: Seiko Group

(Unit: t-CO₂)

FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023
Japan 50,829 48,499 46,355 36,101 23,299
Overseas 55,944 53,899 48,001 52,334 45,942
Total 106,773 102,398 94,356 88,434 69,242
  • ■Notes:
  • ・Calculated based on market standards
  • ■Emission Factors:
  • ・Electricity:
    Japan: Uses the "Emission Factors by Electric Power Company" standards from the Act on Promotion of Global Warming Countermeasures
    Overseas: Uses the emission factors of each country from the International Energy Agency (IEA)

Scope1+2

Scope of Data Reviewed: Seiko Group

(Unit: t-CO₂)

FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023
Japan 57,142 54,908 53,679 43,214 28,962
Overseas 56,465 54,388 48,955 53,368 51,003
Total 113,607 109,296 102,634 96,581 79,965

Scope3

Scope of Data Reviewed: Seiko Group

Category Items GHG Emissions
(t-CO₂)
%
Category 1 Purchased goods and services 366,505 64.4%
Category 2 Capital goods 36,082 6.3%
Category 3 Fuel- and energy-related activities not included in Scope 1 or Scope 2 12,399 2.2%
Category 4 Upstream transportation and distribution 35,093 6.2%
Category 5 Waste generated in operations 2,464 0.4%
Category 6 Business travel 4,506 0.8%
Category 7 Employee commuting 5,380 0.9%
Category 8 Upstream leased assets 122 0.0%
Category 9 Downstream transportation and distribution 3,476 0.6%
Category 10 Processing of sold products 12,469 2.2%
Category 11 Use of sold products 84,896 14.9%
Category 12 End-of-life treatment of sold products 4,573 0.8%
Category 13 Downstream leased assets 708 0.1%
Category 14 Franchises - -
Category 15 Investments - -
Total 568,674 100.0%

NOx、SOx

Scope of Data Reviewed: (NOx): Three domestic manufacturing sites required to take measurements under the Air Pollution Control Law in Japan
Scope of Data Reviewed: (SOx): Three domestic manufacturing sites required to take measurements under the Air Pollution Control Law in Japan

(Unit: t)

FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023
NOx emissions 1.3 1.5 5.1 4.3 4.5
SOx emissions 0.04 0.04 0.3 0.3 0.4

※Scope of Data Reviewed: Before Fiscal Year 2020 NOx: 3 domestic locations targeted, SOx: 2 domestic locations targeted

Waste

Waste Output

Scope of Data Reviewed: A total of 23 companies, including manufacturing bases and offices, both in Japan and overseas

(Unit: t)

FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023
Japan 2,217 2,126 2,177 2,255 2,133
Overseas 2,907 3,107 3,510 3,409 2,854
Total 5,124 5,232 5,686 5,664 4,987

Recycling Rate

Scope of Data Reviewed: A total of 23 companies, including manufacturing bases and offices, both in Japan and overseas

(Unit: %)

FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023
Japan 80% 76% 76% 72% 73%
Overseas 68% 65% 71% 69% 66%
Total 73% 69% 73% 70% 69%

Recycling rate includes heat recovery

Paper Usage

Paper Usage

Scope of Data Reviewed: A total of 28 companies, including manufacturing bases and offices, both in Japan and overseas

(Unit: t)

FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023
Japan 60 45 42 42 46
Overseas 21 19 18 17 14
Total 81 64 60 58 60

Water

Water Withdrawal Volume

Scope of Data Reviewed: Seiko Group

(Unit: thousand m³)

FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023
Japan Surface water 176 166 166 159 158
Industrial water 23 17 12 10 18
Groundwater 256 256 264 242 216
Japan Total 455 438 442 412 392
Overseas Surface water 416 376 349 349 348
Industrial water 0 0 0 0 0
Groundwater 0 0 0 0 0
Overseas Total 416 376 349 349 348
Japan+Overseas Combined Total 870 814 791 761 740

Water Discharge Volume

Scope of Data Reviewed: Seiko Group

(Unit: thousand m³)

FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023
Japan Rivers 235 230 249 235 176
Sewers 33 31 31 48 45
Japan Total 269 262 280 283 221
Overseas Rivers 79 59 46 66 63
Sewers 290 276 254 283 285
Overseas Total 370 335 300 349 348
Japan+Overseas Combined Total 639 596 580 632 569

BOD、COD

Scope of Data Reviewed: (BOD): 7 manufacturing bases in Japan required to take measurements under the Water Quality Pollution Control Law.
Scope of Data Reviewed: (COD): 1 manufacturing base in Japan required to take measurements under the Water Quality Pollution Control Law.

(Unit: t)

FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023
BOD 0.8 0.8 1.0 0.9 1.1
COD 0.6 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.7

Scope of Data Reviewed: before Fiscal Year 2020 BOD: 6 domestic sites

PRTR Target Substances

Scope of Data Reviewed: All domestic manufacturing bases in Japan (12 sites)

(Unit: kg)

Chemical Substance Volume Handled Discharge Transport Recycling Consumption Removal/ Treatment
① Atmospheric Emissions ② Discharge into Public Waters ③ Discharge to Soil at Respective Facilities ④ Landfill Disposal at Respective Facilities ⑤ Movement of Wastewater to the Sewer System ⑥ Movement of Waste Outside Respective Facilities ⑦ Movement of Valuables Outside Respective Facilities ⑧ Movement as Products, etc. ⑨ Decomposition, Other responses, etc.
Ethylbenzene 526 141 0 0 0 0 385 0 0 0
Xylene 3,912 188 0 0 0 0 751 0 0 2,973
Cobalt and its compounds 9,699 0 0 0 0 0 10 348 9,340 0
Inorganic Cyanides (excluding complex salts and cyanates) 602 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 593
Toluene 1,950 1,130 0 0 0 0 658 0 162 0
Nickel compounds 1,771 0 2 0 0 0 254 16 1,499 0
Phenol 1,418 213 0 0 0 0 1,134 0 0 71
Hydrogen fluoride and its water-soluble salts 11,146 3 6 0 0 0 10,580 0 0 557
Fluorine and its compounds 109 0 95 0 0 0 3 0 0 11
Manganese and its compounds 7,083 0 0 0 0 0 1,693 0 5,390 0
Methylnaphthalene 7,877 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7,838
1,2-Dimethoxyethane 239 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 239 0
Trimethylbenzene 4,382 57 0 0 0 0 822 0 0 3,503
Lead and its compounds 1,890 0 0 0 0 0 1,511 0 379 0
N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone 4,726 876 0 0 0 0 3,850 0 0 0
Grand Total 57,328 2,655 103 0 0 0 21,651 364 17,009 15,546

Comprehensive Overview of Environmental Impact

Items not specified as overseas are domestic data

Comprehensive Overview of Environmental Impact
INPUT
Packaging materials Paper, plastic, and glass subject to the Container and Packaging Recycling Law
Paper Copy and printer papers used in the company
Chemical Substances PRTR Target Substances, VOC
Electricity Electricity purchased from power companies
Renewable energy
Gas City gas, LP gas
Fuel Kerosene, heavy oil, light oil
Water Tap water, industrial water, groundwater
OUTPUT
GHG (Greenhouse Gases) CO₂ and other greenhouse gases (Scope 1 and Scope 2)
NOx Nitrogen oxides generated by the use of gas, oil, etc.
SOx Sulfur oxides generated by the use of oil, etc.

*NOx and SOx are limited to sites with soot and smoke generating facilities regulated by the Air Pollution Control Law.

Chemical Substances Substances subject to PRTR
Wastewater Drainage into rivers and sewage systems
COD Pollution load

*Limited to sites subject to total volume control under the Water Pollution Control Law

BOD Pollution load

*Limited to sites with specified facilities under the Water Pollution Control Law

Waste Waste generated from business activities

Environmental Accounting

Environmental Conservation Costs

Scope of Data Reviewed: 11 domestic business units in the Seiko Group

(Unit: Million Yen)

Classification Contents Investment※1
FY2023
Cost ※2
FY2023
1.Operating Costs 250.5

Total of i, ii, and iii

1403.9

Total of i, ii, and iii

ⅰ.Pollution Prevention Costs Measures related to pollution prevention, such as water quality, air, noise, vibration, etc. 44.3 331.0
ⅱ.Global Environmental Conservation Costs Actions related to preventing global warming, ozone layer protection, etc. 203.9 619.4
ⅲ.Resource Recycling Costs Resource conservation, waste reduction and recycling, restrained purchases, etc. 2.3 453.5
2.Upstream and Downstream Costs Manufacture of environmentally friendly products 0.3 28.3
Recycling of products, containers, packaging, etc.
3.Management Activity Costs Environmental education, disclosure of environmental information 65.8 150.5
Operation of environmental management systems
4.Research and Development Costs Research and development related to the environment 0.0 11.2
5.Social Activity Costs Support for environmental protection organizations and local communities 0.0 1.0
6.Environmental Damage Response Costs Costs for soil contamination remediation, etc. 0.0 0.0
Total 316.6 1594.9

※1 Investment amount is for FY2023 only. If the entire amount cannot be classified as environmental conservation costs, a prorated total was used.
※2 Expense amount includes depreciation costs for investments made in previous fiscal years up to the previous year.

Environmental Conservation Effects


Environmental Impact Factor Reduction Amount (Effect)
GHG 14,252(t)
Water Usage 20 (thousand m³)
Paper Resources -4(t)
Industrial Waste 116(t)
General Waste 6(t)

Economic Effects of Environmental Activities

(Unit: Million Yen)

Details of Actual Effects
Cost Reduction through Energy Conservation 586.5
Cost Reduction through Resource Conservation (Water) -1.0
Cost Reduction through Resource Conservation (Paper) -2.3
Reduction in Waste Disposal Costs -4.3
Income from Sale of Valuables, etc. (Single-year Effect) 240.9
Grand Total 819.8

Site-specific Environmental Performance Data

Name Description of Main Business Activities Site Type INPUT OUTPUT
Fuel and Heat
Consumption
(MWh)
Electricity
Consumption
(MWh)
Water Usage
(Thousand m³)
PRTR
Chemical Substances
(t)
GHG Emissions
※1(t-CO₂)
Discharge Volume
(Thousand m³)
PRTR
Chemical Substances
(t)
Waste and Emissions
Volume
(t)
SEIKO GROUP CORPORATION Head Office Consolidated Business Management Japan/ Office 478 7 0 7 26
SEIKO WATCH CORPORATION Head Office Watches Japan/ Office 1 376 4
SEIKO WATCH CORPORATION, Domestic Sales Offices Watches Japan/ Office 18 530 208 177
SEIKO TIME LABS CO., LTD. Watches Japan/ Office 443 183
SEIKO WATCH CORPORATION, Domestic Sales Subsidiaries Watches Japan/ Office 636 237
Seiko Instruments Inc. Head Office Electronic Devices Japan/ Office 2,675 1,987 16 1,061 16 151
SEIKO Solutions Inc. System Solutions Japan/ Office 59 3,794 1 1,391 1 52
SEIKO Time Creation Inc. Others Japan/ Office 350 1,655 726 81
WAKO Co., Ltd. Others Japan/ Office 50 3,134 6 388 4 175
Morioka Seiko Instruments Inc. Watches Japan / Manufacturing 1,168 18,654 34 5 409 22 0 288
Ninohe Tokei Kogyo Co., Ltd. Watches Japan / Manufacturing 183 970 2 53 2 16
Tono Seiki Co., Ltd. Watches Japan / Manufacturing 17 1,605 2 5 2 10
Seiko Instruments Inc., Ohno Unit Electronic Devices Japan / Manufacturing 35 1,151 3 459 1 62
Seiko Instruments Inc., Takatsuka Unit Electronic Devices Japan / Manufacturing 381 13,267 77 6 5,326 32 1 270
Seiko Instruments Inc., Sendai Unit Electronic Devices Japan / Manufacturing 7,714 13,143 35 19 7,505 15 1 202
Seiko Instruments Inc., Akita Unit Electronic Devices Japan / Manufacturing 1,612 2,243 101 5 1,462 18 0 201
SII Crystal Technology Inc. Electronic Devices Japan / Manufacturing 4,285 10,651 77 16 5,169 72 1 227
SEIKO NPC CORPORATION Electronic Devices Japan / Manufacturing 7,223 8,759 32 6 5,269 29 0 195
SEIKO WATCH CORPORATION, Overseas Sales Subsidiaries Watches Overseas/ Office 3,132 4,885 8 2,804 8 2
Seiko Instruments Inc., Overseas Sales Subsidiaries Electronic Devices Overseas/ Office 728 452 334
Seiko Time Creation Overseas Sales Subsidiaries Others Overseas/ Office 52 90 69
Guangzhou SII Watch Co., Ltd. Watches Overseas / Manufacturing 100 1,553 9 1,072 9 53
Instruments Technology (Johor) Sdn. Bhd. Watches Overseas / Manufacturing 91 13,919 63 9,106 63 346
Seiko Manufacturing (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. Watches Overseas / Manufacturing 17 14,743 91 5,550 91 207
Dalian Seiko Instruments Inc. Electronic Devices Overseas / Manufacturing 3,556 16,798 51 11,470 51 527
Seiko Instruments technology (Shanghai) Inc. Electronic Devices Overseas / Manufacturing 706 1 430 1 6
Seiko Instruments (Thailand) Ltd. Electronic Devices Overseas / Manufacturing 2,128 33,946 90 16,356 90 1,377
Seiko Precision (Thailand) Co., Ltd. Electronic Devices Overseas / Manufacturing 447 9,471 35 3,802 35 337

Data is provided for major sites
Some sites may include data from other facilities or affiliated subsidiaries
GHG emissions do not reflect offset amounts already certified

CDP

CDP Climate Change Response for FY2024(PDF:167KB)

List of ISO 14001 Certification Acquisitions

All 12 domestic manufacturing sites and 9 overseas manufacturing sites have obtained ISO certification.

Domestic Sites (For detailed information, please click on individual company links)

Companies with Certification Applicable Operating Companies Certification Acquisition Date
SEIKO NPC CORPORATION March 1996
SEIKO GROUP CORPORATION
Seiko Instruments Inc.
Seiko Future Creation Inc.
SII Printek Inc.
Seiko EG&G Co., Ltd.
SII Crystal Technology Inc.
November 1996
SEIKO Time Creation Inc.
(Excluding Clock Business Division)
December 2004
SEIKO Solutions Inc. IIM Corporation
CSM SOLUTION CO., LTD.
GCC CO., LTD.
TOTAL SYSTEM ENGINEERING Co., Ltd.
BackStore Co., Ltd.
Prestige Co., Ltd.
January 2014
Morioka Seiko Instruments Inc. Michinoku Service Co., Ltd.
Ninohe Tokei Kogyo Co., Ltd.
Tono Seiki Co., Ltd.
October 2020

Overseas Sites

Companies with Certification Certification Acquisition Date
Dalian Seiko Instruments Inc. June 2001
Seiko Precision (Thailand) Co.,Ltd. January 2002
Seiko Instruments (Thailand) Ltd. March 2002
Instruments Technology (Johor) Sdn. Bhd. October 2002
Guangzhou SII Watch Co., Ltd. March 2005
Seiko Instruments Technology (Shanghai) Inc. July 2012
Seiko Manufacturing ( H.K.) Ltd. April 2020 ※
Seiko Manufacturing (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. July 2020 ※

※ Due to the Seiko Group's business reorganization in April 2020, prior certifications became invalid, so new certifications were obtained

Social Data

Basic Data

Number of Employees

Scope of Data Reviewed: Consolidated Group (as of March 31, 2024)

(Unit: persons)

FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023
Number of Employees 11,947
(1,732)
12,092
(1,579)
11,984
(1,514)
11,843
(1,332)
11,740
(1,000)

※ The number of temporary employees (including part-timers and dispatched workers) is listed separately in parentheses.

Ratio of Regular Employees by Gender

Scope of Data Reviewed: SEIKO GROUP CORPORATION and 19 operating companies in Japan (as of April 1 of the following year)

(Unit: %)

FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023
Male 71.3 71.1 71.0 70.4 70.0
Female 28.7 28.9 29.0 29.6 30.0

※ The ratio as of April 1 of the following year is used to represent (March 31) fiscal year-end information

Overseas employee ratio

Scope of Data Reviewed: Consolidated Group (as of March 31, 2024)

(Unit:%)

FY2023
Overseas employee ratio 47.7

Average Length of Service

Scope of Data Reviewed: SEIKO GROUP CORPORATION and 7 operating companies in Japan

(Unit:years)

FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023
Average Length of Service 17.9
Male 18.9
Female 15.5
19.8
Male 20.2
Female 17.4
20.0
Male 20.8
Female 17.9
19.5
Male 20.3
Female 17.4
18.8
Male 19.6
Female 16.7

Scope of Data Reviewed: SEIKO GROUP CORPORATION and 7 operating companies in Japan

FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023
Average Non-statutory Overtime Hours 4.9 2.9 6.9 7.4 7.1
Average Age (Years) Male 45.4 46.0 46.4 46.5 46.2
Female 41.7 42.6 42.4 42.7 42.8
3-Year Turnover Rate (Retention Rate) (%) 5.8(94.2) 10.6(89.4) 3.4(96.6) 9.7(90.3) 13.0(87.0)

Promotion of Diversity

Scope of Data Reviewed: (Ratio of Female Managers): SEIKO GROUP CORPORATION and 19 operating companies in Japan (as of April 1 of the following year)
Scope of Data Reviewed: (Employment Ratio of Persons with Disabilities): SEIKO GROUP CORPORATION and 8 companies certified as Group companies including special subsidiaries

(Unit: %)

FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023
Percentage of Female Managers ※1 13.4 13.7 13.2 13.3 14.2
Employment Ratio of Persons with Disabilities ※2 2.3 2.7 2.3 2.4 2.4

※1 The ratio of female managers as of April 1 of the following year is used to represent year-end information
※2 The employment ratio of persons with disabilities as of June 1 of the following year is used to represent year-end information

Promotion of Work-Life Balance

Parental Leave Taken

Scope of Data Reviewed: SEIKO GROUP CORPORATION and 7 operating companies in Japan

FY2021 FY2022 FY2023
Male Female Male Female Male Female
Number of Eligible Individuals ※1 (Regular Employees) 39 44 30 19 33 21
Number of People Taking Parental Leave 9 44 14 19 29 21
Parental Leave Utilization Ratio ※2 (%) 23.0 100.0 46.7 100.0 87.9 100.0

※1 Eligible Individuals = Employees eligible for parental leave starting in the respective year.
※2 Parental Leave Utilization Ratio = Percentage of eligible individuals who started parental leave within the respective year.

Human Resource Development

Hours allocated to skill development training

Scope of Data Reviewed: SEIKO GROUP CORPORATION

(Unit: hours)

FY2023
Average training hours per person 19.8
Total training hours (all staff) 3,347

Occupational Health and Safety

Occupational accidents

Scope of Data Reviewed: SEIKO GROUP CORPORATION and 8 operating companies in Japan

FY2021 FY2022 FY2023
Number of fatal accidents (cases) 0 0 0
Number of accidents resulting in leave (cases) 0 0 0
Frequency rate of accidents resulting in leave1 *1 0.00 0.00 0.00
Lost time due to accidents2 *2 0.00 0.00 0.00

*1 Number of employees on leave per million working hours of enrolled workers
*2 Total number of lost workdays per thousand working hours of enrolled workers

Governance Data

Board of Directors Composition Ratios

(As of June 27, 2024)

Board of Directors Composition Ratios Board of Directors Composition Ratios

Other activities

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