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CSR activities in FY2022

Non-Financial Data (ESG Factors)

Environment (E) Factors

  • ● NTN only
  • ● Domestic subsidiaries
  • ● Overseas subsidiaries
Item Applicable Scope Fiscal year ended March 31, 2022 Fiscal year ended March 31, 2023
Achievements Achievements
CO2 emissions Total ● ● ● 592,000 tons 564,000 tons
       Scope 1 ● ● ● 106,000 tons 101,000 tons
       Scope 2 ● ● ● 486,000 tons 463,000 tons
Water consumption ● ● ● 2.72 million m3 2.84 million m3
Waste generation ● ● ● 154,000 tons 163,000 tons
Recycling rate ● ● ● 95.8% 97.2%

Social (S) Factors

  • ● NTN only
  • ● Domestic subsidiaries
  • ● Overseas subsidiaries
Item Applicable Scope Fiscal year ended March 31, 2022 Fiscal year ended March 31, 2023
Achievements Achievements
R&D expenditures ● ● ● 17.4 billion yen 18.7 billion yen
Ratio of R&D expenditures to sales ● ● ● 2.7% 2.4%
Number of outside awards received for product development ● ● - 4 3
Number of patents held ● ● ● 6,923 6,192
Ratio of local procurement (Total) - - ● 67% 70%
      (Americas) - - ● 61% 70%
      (Europe) - - ● 74% 72%
      (China) - - ● 80% 75%
      (Asia and Others) - - ● 63% 64%
Subcontracting self-auditing rate ● ● - 100% 100%
Conflict minerals survey response rate from business partners ● - - 93% 97%
Overseas production rate (Total) ● ● ● 51% 54%
      (Americas) ● ● ● 22% 26%
      (Europe) ● ● ● 15% 16%
      (Asia and Others) ● ● ● 14% 12%
Number of participants in specialized quality education courses ● ● - 125 145
Quality management system certification rate *1 ● ● ● 100% 100%
Number of Sales TQM (Total Quality Management) activities ● ● - 114 84
Number of customer visits by Technical Service Units ● ● ● 143 235
Number of online technology seminars held ● ● ● 239 335
Number of employees (Total) ● ● ● 23,383 23,027
    (Japan) ● ● - 8,579 8,419
    (Americas) - - ● 5,107 5,210
    (Europe) - - ● 5,614 5,464
    (Asia and Others) - - ● 4,083 3,934
Percentage of female employees ● ● - 11% 10%
Overseas employee ratio ● ● ● 63% 63%
Average age Total ● - - 41 42
     Male ● - - 42 42
     Female ● - - 39 41
Average years of continuous employment Total ● - - 20 20
     Male ● - - 20 20
     Female ● - - 19 19
Number of managers (equivalent to general manager) Total ● - - 163 157
             Male ● - - 161 155
             Female ● - - 2 2
Number of managers (equivalent to section manager) Total ● - - 534 524
             Male ● - - 507 496
             Female ● - - 27 28
Number of women in management positions (NTN only) ● - - 29 30
Number of newly appointed managers Total ● - - 43 33
           Male ● - - 43 31
           Female ● - - 0 2
Percentage of women in management positions (NTN only) ● - - 3.9% 4.4%
        (NTN + domestic subsidiaries) ● ● - 3.4% 4.0%
        (NTN Group) ● ● ● 14.4% 14.7%
Percentage of hired female graduates ● - - 19% 24%
Employment rate of persons with disabilities ● - - 2.55% 2.57%
Number of employees using the facility supporting persons with intellectual disabilities (Dream Workshop) ● - - 18 17
Post-retirement rehiring rate (NTN only) ● - - 90% 82%
Number of mid-career hires Total ● - - 2 12
         Male ● - - 2 11
         Female ● - - 0 1
Percentage of mid-career hires ● - - 6.7% 19.0%
Number of employees taking childcare leave Total ● - - 89 143
          Male ● - - 31 91
          Female ● - - 58 52
Childcare leave acquisition rate Total ● - - 20.8% 42.1%
         Male ● - - 11.2% 37.2%
         Female ● - - 100% 94.7%
Average number of days of childcare leave taken Total ● - - 218 127
            Male ● - - 59 40
            Female ● - - 369 371
Number of employees returning after childcare leave Total ● - - 46 99
          Male ● - - 22 73
          Female ● - - 24 26
Percentage of employees returning after childcare leave ● - - 93% 100%
Number of employees on shortened working hours for childcare Total ● - - 35 49
            Male ● - - 1 2
            Female ● - - 34 47
Number of employees taking leave for partner’s childbirth ● - - 186 199
Number of employees taking long-term care leave ● - - 3 3
Number of employees using NTN Job Return scheme ● - - 4 1
Number of employees using intra-company child daycare center (Bear Kids Land) ● - - 29 34
Number of succession plan candidates ● ● ● 19 19
Training hours per employee ● - - 11.6 hours 16.2 hours
Number of participants in human rights education ● - - 1,213 1,354
Number of employees taking mental health leave ● - - 33 25
Percentage of returning employees taking mental health leave ● - - 39% 40%
Number of counseling service consultations per month ● - - 43 43
Percentage of high-stress employees ● - - 8.3% 8.6%
Percentage of employees with health check abnormalities ● - - 61.3% 60.7%
Rate of workplace incidents causing lost work time ● - - 0.24*2 0.33*2
Number of workplace incidents causing lost work time ● - - 3*2 4*2
Number of fatalities due to occupational accidents ● - - 0 0
Percentage of designated health checks provided ● - - 100% 100%
Number of ISO 45001-certified sites ● - - 9 9
Number of OSHMS-certified sites - ● - 8 8
Number of hazard simulation classes provided ● - - 277 103

*1 ISO9001, IATF16949
Applies to domestic and overseas consolidated manufacturing subsidiaries (excluding bases that have not started mass production).
*2 Fiscal year ended March 2023 : December 16, 2021 to December 15, 2022

Governance (G) Factors

  • ● NTN only
  • ● Domestic subsidiaries
  • ● Overseas subsidiaries

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