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CSR activities in FY2021

Non-Financial Data (ESG Factors)

Environment (E) Factors
Social (S) Factors
Governance (G) Factors

Environment (E) Factors

  • ● NTN only
  • ● Domestic subsidiaries
  • ● Overseas subsidiaries
Item Applicable Scope Fiscal year ended March 31,
2021		 Fiscal year ended March 31,
2022
Achievements Achievements
CO2 emissions Total ● ● ● 537,000
tons		 577,000
tons
        Japan Scope 1 ● ● ● 40,000
tons		 55,000
tons
              Scope 2 ● ● ● 235,000
tons		 247,000
tons
        Overseas Scope 1 ● ● ● 44,000
tons		 50,000
tons
              Scope 2 ● ● ● 217,000
tons		 225,000
tons
Water consumption Total ● ● ● 2.43 million m3 2.72 million m3
        Japan ● ● ● 1.54 million m3 1.68 million m3
        Overseas ● ● ● 0.89 million m3 1.03 million m3
Waste generation Total ● ● ● 131,000
tons		 154,000
tons
        Japan ● ● ● 50,000
tons		 64,000
tons
        Overseas ● ● ● 80,000
tons		 90,000
tons
Recycling rate Total ● ● ● 96.9% 95.8%
        Japan ● ● ● 98.1% 97.9%
        Overseas ● ● ● 96.1% 94.2%

Social (S) Factors

  • ● NTN only
  • ● Domestic subsidiaries
  • ● Overseas subsidiaries
Item Applicable Scope Fiscal year ended March 31,
2021		 Fiscal year ended March 31,
2022
Achievements Achievements
R&D expenditures ● ● ● 17.5billion yen 17.4billion yen
Ratio of R&D expenditures to sales ● ● ● 3.1% 2.7%
Number of outside awards received for product development ● ● - 2 4
Number of patents reward being paid ● ● - 149 129
Ratio of local procurement (Total) - - ● 72% 67%
             (Americas) - - ● 65% 61%
             (Europe) - - ● 78% 74%
             (China) - - ● 83% 80%
             (Asia and Others) - - ● 64% 63%
Subcontracting self-auditing rate ● ● - 100% 100%
Conflict minerals survey response rate
from business partners 		● - - 93% 93%
Overseas production rate (Total) ● ● ● 51% 51%
              (Americas) ● ● ● 21% 22%
              (Europe) ● ● ● 15% 15%
              (Asia and Others) ● ● ● 15% 14%
Number of participants in specialized quality education courses ● ● - 25 125
Quality management system certification rate *1 ● ● ● 100% 100%
Number of Sales TQM (Total Quality Management) activities ● ● -  100 114
Number of customer visits by Technical Service Units ● ● ● 127 143
Number of online technology seminars held ● ● ● 240 239
Number of employees ● ● ● 23,292 23,383
Percentage of female employees ● ● - 10% 11%
Overseas employee ratio ● ● ● 62% 63%
Average age Total ● - - 41 41
       Male ● - - 42 42
       Female ● - - 39 39
Average years of continuous employment Total ● - - 20 20
       Male ● - - 20 20
       Female ● - - 18 19
Percentage of hired female graduates ● - - 5% 19%
Employment rate of persons with disabilities ● - - 2.34% 2.55%
Number of managers (equivalent to general manager) Total ● - - 156 163
        Male ● - - 154 161
        Female ● - - 2 2
Number of managers (equivalent to section manager) Total ● - - 530 534
        Male ● - - 503 507
        Female ● - - 27 27
Number of women in management positions (NTN only) ● - - 29 29
Number of newly appointed managers Total ● - - 25 43
        Male ● - - 24 43
        Female ● - - 1 0
Percentage of women in management positions (NTN + domestic subsidiaries) ● ●   3.3% 3.4%
        (NTN Group) ● ● ● 14.0% 14.4%
Post-retirement rehiring rate (NTN only) ● - - 91% 90%
Number of mid-career hires Total ● - - 8 2
         Male ● - - 8 2
         Female ● - - 0 0
Number of employees taking leave for partner’s childbirth ● - - 196 186
Number of employees taking childcare leave Total ● - - 67 89
        Male ● - - 15 31
        Female ● - - 52 58
Childcare leave acquisition rate Total ● - - 16.3% 20.8%
         Male ● - - 5.9% 11.0%
         Female ● - - 100% 100%
Average number of days of childcare leave taken Total ● - - 217 218
            Male ● - - 83 59
            Female ● - - 294 369
Number of employees returning after childcare leave Total ● - - 32 46
        Male ● - - 10 22
        Female ● - - 22 24
Percentage of employees returning after childcare leave ● - - 100% 93%
Number of employees on shortened working hours for childcare Total ● - - 41 35
        Male ● - - 1 1
        Female ● - - 40 34
Number of employees taking long-term care leave ● - - 2 3
Number of employees using NTN Job Return scheme ● - - 0 4
Number of employees using intra-company child daycare center (Bear Kids Land) ● - - 26 29
Number of employees using the facility supporting persons with intellectual disabilities (Dream Workshop) ● - - 15 18
Number of employees taking mental health leave ● - - 31 33
Percentage of returning employees taking mental health leave ● - - 45% 39%
Number of counseling service consultations per month ● - - 43 43
Percentage of high-stress employees ● - - 7.1% 8.3%
Rate of workplace incidents causing lost work time ● - - 0.09 ＊2 0.24 ＊2
Number of workplace incidents causing lost work time ● - - 1 ＊2 3 ＊2
Number of fatalities due to occupational accidents ● - - 0 0
Percentage of designated health checks provided ● - - 100% 100%
Number of ISO 45001-certified sites ● - - 7 9
Number of OSHMS-certified sites - ● - 3 8
Number of hazard simulation classes provided ● - - 66 277

＊1 ISO 9001, IATF 16949
Applies to domestic and overseas consolidated manufacturing subsidiaries (excluding bases that have not started mass production).
＊2 Fiscal year ended March 2022 : December 16, 2020 to December 15, 2021

Governance (G) Factors

  • ● NTN only
  • ● Domestic subsidiaries
  • ● Overseas subsidiaries
Item Applicable Scope Fiscal year ended March 31,
2021		 Fiscal year ended March 31,
2022
Achievements Achievements
Number of sites subject to internal control assessments ● ● ● 50 50
Status of inclusion in ESG indexes ●     5＊3 5＊3
Number of shareholders at the General Meeting of Shareholders ●     30 47
Percentage of votes cast ●     79.7% 77.6%
Number of Stakeholder Dialog held with CSR experts ●     1 1
Number of Sustainability Committee held per year ●     4 3
Number of Risk Management Committee held per year ●     4 2
Number of Compliance Committee held per year ●     2 2
Number of Fair Trade Monitoring Committee held per year ●     1 2
Response rate of survey of "Compliance awareness" ● ●   82% 84%
Helpline Recognition level ● ●   87% 90%
       Number of reports from whistle-blower ● ●   11 12
       Report response rate ● ●   100% 100%

＊3 Status of inclusion in ESG indexes as of July 31