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CSR activities in FY2017

Non-Financial Data (ESG Factors)

Environment (E) Factors

  • NTN only
  • Domestic subsidiaries
  • Overseas subsidiaries
Item Applicable Scope Fiscal year ended March 31,
2017
Fiscal year ended March 31,
2018
Achievements Achievements
CO2 emissions Total 619,000 metric tons 641,000 metric tons
        Domestic Scope 1   49,000 metric tons 49,000 metric tons
              Scope 2   228,000 metric tons 237,000 metric tons
        Overseas Scope 1     48,000 metric tons 54,000 metric tons
              Scope 2     294,000 metric tons 301,000 metric tons
Water usage Total 3.23million m 3 3.22million m 3
        Domestic   1.95million m 3 1.94million m 3
        Overseas     1.28million m 3 1.28million m 3
Generated waste Total 163,000 metric tons 176,000 metric tons
          Domestic   63,000 metric tons 68,000 metric tons
          Overseas     100,000 metric tons 108,000 metric tons
Recycling rate Total 98.1% 97.9%
        Domestic   99.9% 99.9%
        Overseas     96.9% 96.7%

Social (S) Factors

  • NTN only
  • Domestic subsidiaries
  • Overseas subsidiaries
Item Applicable Scope Fiscal year ended March 31,
2017
Fiscal year ended March 31,
2018
Achievements Achievements
R&D expenditures 19.2billion yen 21.0billion yen
Ratio of R&D expenditures to sales 2.8% 2.8%
Number of outside awards received for product development   3 3
Number of patents reward being paid   191 129
Ratio of local procurement (Total)     88% 88%
             (Americas)     84% 84%
             (Europe)     94% 94%
             (Asia and Others)     85% 84%
Subcontracting self-auditing rate   100% 95%
Conflict minerals survey response rate
from business partners
    - 92%
Customer Satisfaction Survey results
(ratio of Excellent + Good responses)
  95% 98%
Number of participants in specialized quality education courses   145 112
Quality management system certification rate *1 100% 100%
Number of Sales TQM (Total Quality Management) activities     228 205
Number of customer visits by Technical Service Units 858 727
Overseas production rate (Total)     51% 52%
              (Americas)     22% 19%
              (Europe)     14% 17%
              (Asia and Others)     14% 16%
Number of employees 24,665 25,493
Percentage of female employees   11% 11%
Overseas employee ratio 66% 67%
Average age Total     40 41
          Male     41 41
          Female     38 39
Average years of continuous employment Total     17 19
          Male     18 19
          Female     16 17
Rate of paid leave use (regular employees)     92%*2 89%*3
Job turnover Total     2.1% 2.4%
Job turnover in 3 years or less     4.6% 5.9%
Percentage of hired female graduates     19% 14%
Employment rate of persons with disabilities     2.08% 2.06%
Average training time per employee
(regular employees)
    13 hours 13 hours
Number of woman in management positions (NTN only) *4     31 32
Percentage of woman in management positions (NTN + domestic subsidiaries) *4   3.7% 3.6%
Percentage of woman in management position (NTN Group) *4 10.9% 12.2%
Post-retirement rehiring rate (NTN only)     63% 62%
Post-retirement rehiring rate (NTN + domestic subsidiaries)   81% 81%
Number of temporary employees promoted into regular employee positions     36 49
Total number of work hours per year     1,842 hours 1,888 hours
Total number of overtime work hours     110 hours 146 hours
Number of employees taking leave for partner’s childbirth     55 178
Number of employees taking child leave Total     40 44
Male     2 3
Female     38 41
Number of employees returning after childcare leave Total     20 18
            Male     1 3
            Female     19 15
Percentage of employees returning after childcare leave     100% 100%
Number of employees on shortened working hours for childcare Total     29 31
            Male     0 0
            Female     29 31
Number of employees taking long-term care leave     1 1
Number of employees using NTN Job Return scheme     - 2
Number of employees using intra-company child daycare care center (Bear Kids Land)     23 34
Number of employees using the facility supporting persons with intellectual disabilities(Dream Workshop)     14 15
Number of employees taking mental health leave     23 26
Percentage of returning employees taking mental health leave     56% 50%
Number of counseling service consultations per month     76 69
Percentage of high-stress employees *5     8% 8%
Rate of workplace incidents causing lost work time     0.41 *2 0.08 *3
Number of workplace incidents causing lost work time     5 *2 1 *3
Number of law-related training sessions held by safety and health consultants     7 8
Rate of health check program use     100% 100%
Percentage of designated health checks provided     100% 100%
Rate of designated health guidance program use     47% 48%
Number of OSHMS-certified sites   9 9
Number of hazard simulation classes provided   60 95
Number of social contribution activities
(Total)
685 705
(Americas)     106 109
(Europe)     39 43
(Asia and Others)     54 57

*1 ISO 9001, IATF 16949 (and other standards for which switching is under review) / Applies to domestic and overseas consolidated manufacturing subsidiaries (excluding bases that have not started mass production).
*2 From December 16, 2015 to December 15, 2016
*3 From December 16, 2016 to December 15, 2017
*4 Includes three consolidated subsidiaries which were merged in October 2018: NTN KONGO CORP.,NTN MIKUMO COMPANY LTD.and NTN ENGINEERING PLASTICS CORP.
(Currently KONGO WORKS,MIKUMO WORKS,ENGINEERING PLASTICS WORKS.)
*5 As determined by NTN stress check program.

Governance (G) Factors

  • NTN only
  • Domestic subsidiaries
  • Overseas subsidiaries
Item Applicable Scope Fiscal year ended March 31,
2017
Fiscal year ended March 31,
2018
Achievements Achievements
Number of directors Total     14 14
            Male     14 14
            Female     0 0
Number of directors not serving as executive officers     14 14
Number of outside directors     2 2
Percentage of outside directors     14% 14%
Number of outside Audit & Supervisory Board Members     3 3
Board of Directors
Number of meetings per year
    17 18
Board of Directors
Director (outside) attendance rate
    97% 100%
Board of Directors
Director (inside) attendance rate
    99% 99%
Board of Directors
Audit & Supervisory Board Members (outside) attendance rate
    96% 100%
Board of Directors
Audit & Supervisory Board Members (inside) attendance rate
    100% 100%
Audit & Supervisory Board
Number of meetings per year
    14 15
Audit & Supervisory Board
Audit & Supervisory Board Members (outside) attendance rate
    95% 100%
Audit & Supervisory Board
Audit & Supervisory Board Members (inside) attendance rate
    100% 100%
Compensation Advisory Committee
Number of meetings per year
3 5
Compensation Advisory Committee
Director (outside) attendance rate
    100% 100%
Compensation Advisory Committee
Director (inside) attendance rate
    83% 100%
Compensation Advisory Committee
Audit & Supervisory Board Members (outside) attendance rate
    100% 100%
Number of sites subject to internal control assessments 49 51
Number of SRI indexes included in     6 * 6 *
Total number of dialogs (meetings) held with institutional investors     293 292
Number of shareholders at the General Meeting of Shareholders     133 213
Percentage of votes cast     84.2% 82.6%
Total annual cash dividends per share     10 yen 15 yen
Number of Stakeholder Dialog held with CSR experts     1 1
Number of CSR Committee held per year     2 2
Number of Risk Management Committee held per year 2 3
Number of registered training held using emergency safety verification system   1 1
Number of Compliance Committee meetings held per year     4 4
Number of Fair Trade Monitoring Committee meetings held per year     2 2
Compliance awareness survey response rate   78% 76%
Helpline Recognition level   79% 81%
Number of reports from whistle-blower   15 17
Helpline report response rate   100% 100%

* Inclusion status as of the end of June.