Sustainability

ESG Data

Environmental

Preventing Global Warming

Item		Scope	Category	FY2015	FY2016	FY2017	FY2018	FY2019	Unit
CO₂ emissions		All NGK Group manufacturing sites		795	817	870	907	910	10³ metric tons
	Basic unit per net sales	All NGK Group manufacturing sites		81	90	86	87	91	Basic unit per net sales
	Reduction rate against BAU	All NGK Group manufacturing sites		12	15	18	14	16	%
Scope 1 GHG emissions		NGK Group		311	317	320	323	309	10³ metric tons of CO₂
Scope 2 GHG emissions		NGK Group		521	562	612	637	651	10³ metric tons of CO₂
Scope 3 GHG emissions		NGK	Total	-	-	877	1,047	977	10³ metric tons of CO₂
			Purchased goods and services (including resale items)	-	-	762	863	842	10³ metric tons of CO₂
			Capital goods (capital investment)	-	-	84	152	99	10³ metric tons of CO₂
			Fuel- and energy-related activities	-	-	16	18	16	10³ metric tons of CO₂
			Upstream transportation and distribution	-	-	11	8	14	10³ metric tons of CO₂
			Waste generated in operations	-	-	1	3	2	10³ metric tons of CO₂
			Business travel	-	-	1	1	1	10³ metric tons of CO₂
			Employee commuting	-	-	2	2	2	10³ metric tons of CO₂
			Upstream leased assets	-	-	0	0	0	10³ metric tons of CO₂
Energy-origin CO₂		All NGK Group manufacturing sites		742	817	932	960	960	10³ metric tons of CO₂
Other greenhouse gases		All NGK Group manufacturing sites		3	6	5	5	5	10³ metric tons of CO₂
CO₂ (non-energy origin)		All NGK Group manufacturing sites		-	-	1	0	0	10³ metric tons of CO₂

Consumption of Each Energy

Item	Scope	FY2015	FY2016	FY2017	FY2018	FY2019	Unit
Electric power	All NGK Group manufacturing sites	690	810	880	930	950	GWh
Gas (natural gas conversion)	All NGK Group manufacturing sites	136	141	140	142	137	Million Nm³
Oil (light oil conversion)	All NGK Group manufacturing sites	2.72	2.09	2.55	2.11	1.74	Million L

Raw Materials

Item	Scope	FY2015	FY2016	FY2017	FY2018	FY2019	Unit
Raw materials	All NGK Group manufacturing sites	190	185	192	180	147	10³ metric tons
Recycled materials	All NGK Group manufacturing sites	-	-	4.4	3.8	3.8	10³ metric tons
PRTR-listed substances	All NGK Group manufacturing sites	398	662	707	694	589	Metric tons
Total water usage	All NGK Group manufacturing sites	2.85	4.09	4.32	4.53	4.33	Million m³

Chemical Management System

Item	Scope	FY2015	FY2016	FY2017	FY2018	FY2019	Unit
CH₄	All NGK Group manufacturing sites	-	-	1	0	0	10³ metric tons of CO₂
N₂O	All NGK Group manufacturing sites	-	-	0	0	0	10³ metric tons of CO₂
HFC	All NGK Group manufacturing sites	-	-	0	0	0	10³ metric tons of CO₂
PFC	All NGK Group manufacturing sites	-	-	4	4	3	10³ metric tons of CO₂
SF₆	All NGK Group manufacturing sites	-	-	0	0	0	10³ metric tons of CO₂
VOC	All NGK Group manufacturing sites	6.8	155.4	145.3	119.7	68.4	Metric tons
PRTR-listed substances (emissions into atmosphere)	All NGK Group manufacturing sites	14.0	163.1	154.2	127.5	76.3	Metric tons

Discarded Materials

Item	Scope	FY2015	FY2016	FY2017	FY2018	FY2019	Unit
Discarded materials	All NGK Group manufacturing sites	64	59	59	58	54	10³ metric tons
Basic unit per net sales	All NGK Group manufacturing sites	81	81	72	70	68	Basic unit per net sales
Reduction rate against BAU	All NGK Group manufacturing sites	12	18	22	20	24	%
Recycled	All NGK Group manufacturing sites	-	-	44	43	43	10³ metric tons
Disposed of externally	All NGK Group manufacturing sites	-	-	15	16	11	10³ metric tons
Total water discharge	All NGK Group manufacturing sites	1.97	2.79	2.87	2.81	3.14	Million m³
PRTR-listed substances (discharge into bodies of water)	All NGK Group manufacturing sites	-	-	0.4	0.3	0.5	Metric tons

Water Withdrawal

Item	Scope	FY2015	FY2016	FY2017	FY2018	FY2019	Unit
Municipal government water utility (or other water utility)	Consolidated	-	-	3.69	3.91	3.71	Million m³
Groundwater	Consolidated	-	-	0.63	0.62	0.62	Million m³
Surface water (lakes, rivers, etc.)	Consolidated	-	-	0.002	0.002	0.001	Million m³
Total	Consolidated	-	-	4.322	4.532	4.331	Million m³

Water Discharge

Item	Scope	FY2015	FY2016	FY2017	FY2018	FY2019	Unit
Sewerage	Consolidated	-	-	0.73	0.71	0.66	Million m³
Rivers, lakes, etc.	Consolidated	-	-	2.14	2.10	2.48	Million m³
Waste	Consolidated	-	-	0.0	0.0	0.0	Million m³
Ground permeation	Consolidated			0.0	0.0	0.0	Million m³
Total	Consolidated	-	-	2.87	2.81	3.14	Million m³

Water Recycled Amount

Item	Scope	FY2015	FY2016	FY2017	FY2018	FY2019	Unit
Recycled amount	Consolidated	-	-	0.09	0.09	0.09	Million m³

Water Recycling Rate

Item	Scope	FY2015	FY2016	FY2017	FY2018	FY2019	Unit
Recycling rate	Consolidated	-	-	2.04	1.95	2.04	%

Products Contributing to Environmental Protection

Item	Scope	FY2015	FY2016	FY2017	FY2018	FY2019	Unit
Sales growth* for products contributing to environmental protection	NGK Group	144	126	137	144	145	%

Figures are indexed with fiscal 2013 set at 100.

Environmental Accounting

Item	Scope	FY2015	FY2016	FY2017	FY2018	FY2019	Unit
Capital investment	NGK and Group companies in Japan	8.0	7.8	6.0	14.8	13.6	100 million yen
Expenditures	NGK and Group companies in Japan	31.7	28.0	29.0	27.9	29.8	100 million yen
Economic benefits	NGK and Group companies in Japan	5.5	5.1	6.3	4.3	5.8	100 million yen
Cost-effectiveness	NGK and Group companies in Japan	17.2	18.2	21.7	15.5	19.2	%
CO₂ eco-efficiency	Consolidated	124	111	117	115	109	%
Discarded materials eco-efficiency	Consolidated	124	123	139	144	146	%

Social

Quality Management System

Item	Scope	FY2015	FY2016	FY2017	FY2018	FY2019	Unit
Percentage of ISO 9001 certified sites	NGK Group	100	100	97	97	97	%

Note: NGK Ceramics (Thailand) Co., Ltd. has been preparing to obtain certification since fiscal 2017.

Basic Information on Employees

Item	Scope	Category	FY2015	FY2016	FY2017	FY2018	FY2019	Unit
Number of employees*	NGK Group		16,667	17,517	18,783	20,115	20,000	Persons
Number of employees by gender	NGK Group	Total	16,805	17,824	19,406	20,578	20,409	Persons
		Men	12,855	13,620	15,013	16,167	16,010	Persons
		Women	3,950	4,204	4,393	4,411	4,399	Persons
		Ratio of women	23.5	23.6	22.6	21.4	21.6	%
Number of employees by employment type	NGK	Full-time employee	3,717	3,939	4,136	4,355	4,529	Persons
		Contract employee	150	131	398	507	464	Persons
		Temporary employee	299	322	392	389	395	Persons
Employee composition by region	NGK Group	Japan	39	39	38	37	39	%
		Asia	29	29	27	25	23	%
		Europe	14	15	18	21	21	%
		North and Central America	17	17	16	16	15	%
		Other	1	1	1	1	1	%
Average age	NGK	Total	38.6	39.0	38.7	39.0	38.8	Year
		Men	38.6	39.1	38.7	38.1	39.0	Year
		Women	39.2	38.9	38.6	39.1	38.6	Year
Average salary	NGK		7,746,664	7,861,726	7,852,010	7,888,094	7,770,318	Yen
Turnover ratio (Only full-time employees, excludes mandatory retirees)	NGK		1.2	1.1	0.8	1.4	1.5	%
Voluntary turnover ratio (Only full-time employees, excludes mandatory retirees)	NGK		0.7	0.8	0.8	1.2	1.5	%
Retention rate of new hires after 3 years	NGK		95.1	94.3	94.6	92.6	93.5	%

Includes employees from outside companies who have been temporarily assigned to the NGK Group, but excludes employees from the NGK Group who have been temporarily assigned to outside companies.

Occupational Health and Safety

Item	Scope	Category	FY2015	FY2016	FY2017	FY2018	FY2019	Unit
Work-related accidents	NGK		11	6	3	12	7	Cases
	Manufacturing Group companies in Japan		10	8	7	8	8	Cases
	Manufacturing Group companies outside Japan		-	42	28	17	19	Cases
Severity rate (Number of lost workdays per 1,000 hours worked)	NGK Group		-	0.026	0.013	0.193	0.012	Day / 1,000 hours
Rate of lost-worktime injuries (Number of lost-worktime accidents per a million hours worked)	NGK Group		-	1.00	0.55	0.32	0.34	Per a million hours worked
Rate of occupational disease	NGK		0.00	0.11	0.11	0.10	0.00	%
Number of deaths from work-related accidents	NGK		0	0	0	1	0	Persons
Acquisition of occupational safety and health management system certification	NGK	ISO 45001 and JIS Q 45100	-	-	-	100%	100%	%
	Manufacturing Group companies in Japan (12)	ISO 45001	-	-	-	58%	100%	%
	Manufacturing Group companies outside Japan (15)	ISO 45001 or OHSAS 18001	-	-	-	40%	73%	%

Health and Productivity Management

Item	Scope	Category	FY2015	FY2016	FY2017	FY2018	FY2019	Unit
Average overtime work per month	NGK	General employees	24.9	23.7	24.3	25.2	23.7	Hours
		Including key personnel	23.7	22.9	23.4	25.2	23.6	Hours
		Production divisions	26.7	24.7	25.7	27.3	24.4	Hours
		Non-production divisions	22.4	22.3	22.4	24.0	23.2	Hours
Percentage of employees taking stress checks	NGK		-	91.4	93.4	94.9	95.9	%
Percentage with high stress levels	NGK		-	9.0	9.7	11.7	10.7	%
Number of employees taking position-based mental care education	NGK		558	1,009	567	200	614	Persons

Diversity

Item	Scope	Category	FY2015	FY2016	FY2017	FY2018	FY2019	Unit
Number of new graduate hires	NGK	Total	154	111	155	143	141	Persons
		Men	127	96	122	115	108	Persons
		Women	27	15	33	28	33	Persons
Number of mid-career hires	NGK	Total	200	158	135	115	105	Persons
		Men	185	139	121	101	87	Persons
		Women	15	19	14	14	18	Persons
Ratio of female employees	NGK		12.6	12.7	12.5	12.6	12.8	%
Number of key personnel (employees in managerial positions)	NGK	Total	803	824	865	890	900	Persons
		Men	789	808	848	870	874	Persons
		Women	14	16	17	20	26	Persons
		Ratio of women	1.7	1.9	2.0	2.2	2.9	%
Number of key personnel (employees in managerial positions)	Group companies outside Japan	Ratio of women	-	15.3	21.0	16.0	20.2	%
Number of female directors	NGK		-	-	1	1	1	Persons
Number of employees with disabilities	NGK		56	55	57	62	135	Persons
Hiring rate for persons with disabilities	NGK		2.18	2.03	1.90	1.92	2.20	%

Work-life Balance

Item	Scope	Category	FY2015	FY2016	FY2017	FY2018	FY2019	Unit
Paid leave: Number of days used	NGK		11.9	12.1	12.2	12.8	14.1	Days
Paid leave: Utilization rate	NGK		65.2	67.5	68.7	72.5	77.5	%
Number of childcare leave takers	NGK	Total	60	51	53	54	94	Persons
		Men	11	7	17	27	37	Persons
		Women	49	44	36	27	57	Persons
Number of employees utilizing working hour reduction system for childcare	NGK		53	57	51	63	64	Persons
Nursing care leave usage	NGK	Total	0	0	1	1	1	Persons
		Men	0	0	1	0	1	Persons
		Women	0	0	0	1	0	Persons

Human Resource Development

Item	Scope	FY2015	FY2016	FY2017	FY2018	FY2019	Unit
Training participant summary (total participants)	NGK	3,988	4,002	3,889	4,661	4,685	Persons
Average time spent in training annually per employee	NGK	21.0	24.8	21.7	21.3	21.4	Hours
Average annual cost of training per full-time employee	NGK	7.8	7.0	6.6	6.3	5.3	10 thousand yen

Labor-management Initiatives

Item	Scope	FY2015	FY2016	FY2017	FY2018	FY2019	Unit
Labor union membership rate	NGK	97	89	94	96	97	%

Social Contribution Activity

Item	Scope	FY2015	FY2016	FY2017	FY2018	FY2019	Unit
Social contribution expenditures	NGK	346	315	300	302	237	Million yen
Number of social contribution programs		9	10	10	10	13	Cases
Number of collaborations with NPOs/NGOs		4	4	4	4	4	Cases

Governance

Board of Directors

Item	Scope	FY2015	FY2016	FY2017	FY2018	FY2019	Unit
Number of directors	NGK	12	13	12	12	13	Persons
Number of outside directors	NGK	2	2	3	3	3	Persons
Number of board of directors meeting held	NGK	14	13	15	14	14	Times

Audit & Supervisory Board Members

Item	Scope	FY2015	FY2016	FY2017	FY2018	FY2019	Unit
Number of audit & supervisory board members	NGK	4	4	4	4	4	Persons
Number of outside audit & supervisory board members	NGK	2	2	2	2	2	Persons
Number of audit & supervisory board meeting held	NGK	14	14	14	14	14	Times

Executive Officer

Item	Scope	FY2015	FY2016	FY2017	FY2018	FY2019	Unit
Number of executive officers (excluding directors)	NGK	13	12	13	15	15	Persons
Men		13	12	13	15	14	Persons
Women		0	0	0	0	1	Persons

Remuneration of Directors and Audit & Supervisory Board Members

Item	Scope	Category	FY2015	FY2016	FY2017	FY2018	FY2019	Unit
Remuneration of directors and audit & supervisory board members	NGK	Directors (excluding outside directors)	618	692	676	570	535	Million yen
		Audit & supervisory board members (excluding outside audit & supervisory board members)	59	59	61	62	59	Million yen
		Outside directors and outside audit & supervisory board members	46	52	62	66	66	Million yen

Whistleblowing System

Item	Scope	FY2015	FY2016	FY2017	FY2018	FY2019	Unit
Number of helpline consultation cases	NGK	-	17	43	75	55	Cases

Intellectual Property Management

Item	Scope	FY2015	FY2016	FY2017	FY2018	FY2019	Unit
Number of national patents of Japan	NGK	2,907	3,038	3,191	3,352	3,513	Cases
Number of foreign patents	NGK	4,042	4,134	4,186	4,346	4,485	Cases