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Environmental Data

Overview of Environmental Burden Created by Business Activities

Overview of Environmental Burden Created by Business Activities

[Scope of Data] Lion and consolidated subsidiaries

[Period Covered] January 2022 to December 2022: However, data for PRTR-designated chemical substances is for April 2022 to March 2023

CO2 Emissions from Business Activities

Domestic Unit 2017 2019 2020 2021 2022
Absolute quantity Thousand t-CO2 77 70 67 74 73
Reduction from 2017 % — — — 5 5
Overseas Unit 2017 2019 2020 2021 2022
Absolute quantity Thousand t-CO2 94 93 96 86 77*1
Reduction from 2017 % — — — 8 19

*1 Excludes carbon credit purchases. Including these, the amount is 92,000 tons, a 2% reduction.

Domestic and overseas total Unit 2017 2019 2020 2021 2022
Absolute quantity Thousand t-CO2 171 163 163 160 150*2
Reduction from 2017 % — — — 7 13

*2 Excludes carbon credit purchases. Including these, the amount is 165,000 tons a 4% reduction.

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Total Energy Consumption in Business Activities

Unit 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Domestic TJ 840 817 799 841 839
Overseas 1,183 1,118 1,139 1,275 1,143
Domestic and overseas total TJ 2,509 2,404 2,409 2,632 2,507
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Total renewable and Non-Renewable Energy Consumption in Business Activities

  Unit 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Target for 2022
Total non-renewable energy consumption Domestic GWh 233 227 222 233 232 —
Overseas 329 310 316 313 316 —
Domestic and overseas total GWh 562 537 538 546 549 540
Total renewable energy consumption Domestic GWh 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.18 0.45 —
Overseas 0 0.01 0.01 42 1 —
Domestic and overseas total GWh 0.04 0.05 0.05 42 1.8 —
Total renewable energy consumption/
total energy consumption		 Domestic and overseas total % 0.01 0.01 0.01 7.12 0.33 —

Greenhouse Gas Emissions throughout the Supply Chain

Unit 2017 2019 2020 2021 2022
Scope 1 % 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.7 1.5
Scope 2 % 2.1 2.1 1.9 1.5 1.8
Scope 3 Purchased goods and services % 21.8 20.4 23.1 23.5 23.7
Capital goods % 0.8 1.3 2.5 1.1 1.2
Fuel- and energy-related activities not include in Scope 1 or Scope 2 % 0.5 0.4 0.6 0.6 0.6
Upstream transportation and distribution % 3.4 4.6 4.3 3.8 3.9
Waste generated in operations % 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.1
Business travel % 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0
Employee commuting % 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0
Downstream transportation and distribution % 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
Processing of sold products % 5.3 2.6 1.8 2.0 2.2
Use of sold products % 54.2 55.8 52.8 54.5 54.3
End-of-life treatment of sold products % 9.5 10.4 10.2 9.9 10.0
Investments % 0.4 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.5
Total Million t-CO2 4.62 4.50 4.83 4.92 5.03
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Notes: Scope: Lion and domestic and overseas consolidated subsidiaries
Scope 1: Direct emissions from operating sites
Scope 2: Indirect emissions from the generation of purchased energy (electricity generation, etc.)
Scope 3: Emissions from the supply chain not included in Scope 1 or Scope 2

Scope 1 and 2 Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Operating Sites

Domestic Unit 2017 2019 2020 2021 2022
Scope 1 Thousand t-CO2 22 21 19 21 21
Scope 2 (location basis) 55 52 50 52 51
Scope 1 + 2 (location basis) total Thousand t-CO2 77 73 70 73 72
Scope 2 (market basis) Thousand t-CO2 55 50 48 52 52
Scope 1 + 2 (market basis) total Thousand t-CO2 77 70 67 74 73
Amount of carbon credits purchased Thousand t-CO2 0 0 0 0 0
Overseas Unit 2017 2019 2020 2021 2022
Scope 1 Thousand t-CO2 51 50 54 64 56
Scope 2 (location basis) 43 43 42 22 36
Scope 1 + 2 (location basis) total Thousand t-CO2 94 93 96 86 92
Scope 2 (market basis) Thousand t-CO2 43 43 42 22 36
Scope 1 + 2 (market basis) total Thousand t-CO2 94 93 96 86 92
Amount of carbon credits purchased Thousand t-CO2 0 0 0 0 16
Domestic and overseas total Unit 2017 2019 2020 2021 2022 Target for 2022
Scope 1 Thousand t-CO2 73 70 73 85 76 85
Scope 2 (location basis) 98 95 93 74 88 74
Scope 1 + 2 (location basis) total Thousand t-CO2 171 165 166 160 164 —
Scope 2 (market basis) Thousand t-CO2 98 93 90 74 89 74
Scope 1 + 2 (market basis) total Thousand t-CO2 171 163 163 160 165 —
Amount of carbon credits purchased Thousand t-CO2 0 0 0 0 0 16

Notes: Scope 1：Direct emissions from operating sites
Scope 2：Indirect emissions from the generation of purchased energy (electricity generation, etc.)

Raw Material Usage (Domestic Household Products)

Unit 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Raw material usage Thousand tons 251 245 250 252 233
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Container and Packaging Material Usage (Domestic Household Products)

Unit 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Plastic Thousand tons 18 20 20 19 18
Corrugated cardboard 24 26 27 27 27
Cardboard 6 6 5 5 5
Glass 6 6 5 6 6
Metals 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1
Total Thousand tons 54 57 58 57 56
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Container and Packaging Material Usage (Domestic and Overseas Total Household Products)

Unit 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Plastic Thousand tons 34 37 42 43 36
Corrugated cardboard 56 57 59 58 56
Cardboard 8 9 13 13 7
Glass 6 6 5 6 6
Metals 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1
Total Thousand tons 105 110 119 120 105

Water Usage (Water Withdrawal) in Business Activities

Unit 2017 2019 2020 2021 2022
Domestic Thousand m3 917 862 823 920 940
Overseas 670 706 713 704 683
Total Thousand m3 1,586 1,568 1,536 1,624 1,623
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Water Usage (Water Withdrawal) by Source

Unit 2017 2019 2020 2021 2022
Tap water Domestic Thousand m3 339 353 343 387 365
Overseas 645 681 690 689 655
Total Thousand m3 983 1,033 1,033 1,076 1,020
Industrial water Domestic Thousand m3 538 507 479 507 529
Overseas 25 25 23 15 28
Total Thousand m3 563 532 502 522 557
Groundwater Domestic Thousand m3 38 0 0 25 44
Overseas 0 0 0 0 0
Total Thousand m3 38 0 0 25 44
Rain water Domestic Thousand m3 1 2 2 2 2
Overseas 0 0 0 0 0
Total Thousand m3 1 2 2 2 2

Wastewater Discharge in Business Activities

Unit 2017 2019 2020 2021 2022
Domestic Thousand m3 526 448 428 474 512
Overseas 172 190 183 211 180
Total Thousand m3 699 638 611 684 692

Wastewater Discharge by Destination

  Unit 2021* 2022
Sewage systems Domestic Thousand m3 302 322
Overseas 64 74
Total Thousand m3 366 396
Sea area Domestic Thousand m3 118 130
Overseas 0 0
Total Thousand m3 118 130
River Domestic Thousand m3 53 60
Overseas 44 5
Total Thousand m3 97 65
Other (industrial park treatment facilities) Domestic Thousand m3 0 0
Overseas 103 101
Total Thousand m3 103 101

* Disclosed from 2021

Breakdown of Water Use over the Life Cycles of Lion Products

Unit 2019 2020 2021 2022
Raw material procurement ％ 19.3 19.3 19.4 19.8
Production % 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Transport % 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Use by consumers % 76.8 76.2 76.2 75.8
Disposal by consumers % 3.8 4.4 4.3 4.3

* Scope: Lion and domestic and overseas consolidated subsidiaries

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Water Use over the Life Cycles of Lion Products

Unit 2017 2019 2020 2021 2022
Water Usage million m3 2,178 2,230 2,273 2,291 2,303
Usage intensity per unit net sales thousand m3/million yen 6.36 — — 6.26 5.91
Decrease in usage intensity per unit net sales from 2017 % 0 — — 2 7

Total Waste Generation, Total Waste Consigned to Final Disposal in Landfills and Total Resources Recovered

Domestic Unit 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Total Waste Generation Thousand tons 8.29 8.59 10.43 9.08 11.22
Total Waste Consigned to Final Disposal in Landfills 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.00
Total Resources Recovered 3.16 4.05 3.13 3.73 3.22
Overseas Unit 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Total Waste Generation Thousand tons 4.49 4.15 3.96 3.89 4.19
Total Waste Consigned to Final Disposal in Landfills 2.83 1.04 0.74 0.54 0.38
Total Resources Recovered 3.59 2.76 3.13 3.22 3.15
Domestic and overseas total Unit 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Total Waste Generation Thousand tons 12.79 12.74 14.39 12.97 15.41
Total Waste Consigned to Final Disposal in Landfills 2.83 1.05 0.75 0.54 0.38
Total Resources Recovered 6.75 6.81 6.26 6.95 6.37
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Unit 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Recycled or reused Thousand tons 12.93 14.55 16.38 15.15 17.56
Landfill 2.83 1.05 0.81 0.65 0.38
Incinerated (with energy recovery) 3.42 3.64 3.22 3.49 3.20
Incinerated (without energy recovery) 0.14 0.09 0.13 0.46 0.44
Disposal method unknown 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

Management of Chemical Substances

PRTR-Designated Substance Emissions (Domestic)

Unit 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
PRTR-Designated Substance Emissions Tons 18 2 2 3 2

Emissions of Nitrogen Oxides (NOX), Sulfur Oxides (SOX) and Particulate Matter

Domestic Unit 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Emissions of Nitrogen Oxides (NOX) Tons 28 25 29 27 26
Emissions of Sulfur Oxides (SOX) 4 3 4 3 3
Particulate Matter 1 1 1 1 1
Overseas Unit 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Emissions of Nitrogen Oxides (NOX) Tons 57 107 71 33 31
Emissions of Sulfur Oxides (SOX) 1 1 2 1 3
Particulate Matter 13 13 8 58 26
Domestic and overseas total Unit 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Emissions of Nitrogen Oxides (NOX) Tons 85 132 100 60 56
Emissions of Sulfur Oxides (SOX) 5 5 6 5 6
Particulate Matter 14 15 9 59 28

VOC Emissions (Domestic)

Unit 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions Tons 78 67 68 69 57

COD in Business Activities

Unit 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Domestic Tons 14 18 20 22 28
Overseas 38 41 76 77 18
Total Tons 52 59 96 100 47

*Total organic carbon value for Lion Corporation (Korea) in and after 2021.

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Environmental Accounting

Based on the Ministry of the Environment’s guidelines, every year we calculate and disclose the environmental conservation cost and the economic benefits (real effect) of environmental conservation measures for the entire domestic Lion Group.(January 2022 to December 2022)

Breaking down total environmental conservation cost in 2022, although investment (capital expenditure) decreased approximately ¥1,34 billion year on year, overall cost decreased approximately ¥1,21 billion.

Environmental Conservation Cost

(Millions of yen)
Category Key activity January 2022 to December 2022
Investment Cost
Business area cost Pollution prevention 18 273
Global environmental conservation 361 3,632
Resource recycling 41 400
Environmentally friendly products 2,982 2,990
Upstream/downstream cost Container/packaging recycling — 782
Administration cost ISO 14001 registration, environmental education 0 658
R&D cost R&D of environmentally friendly products, etc. 64 983
Social activity cost Environmental improvement measures, donations to organizations 0 8
Environmental remediation cost Pollution burden duties, etc. 0 5
Domestic Group total 3,466 9,732
YoY -1,340 1,209

Economic Benefit Associated with Environmental Conservation Measures

(Millions of yen)
Effects YoY reduction
Cost reduction due to energy saving -1,102.8
Cost reduction due to resource saving 47.0
Reduced water utility cost -3.6
Waste disposal reduction* -73.9

* Includes cost of sales of valuable waste

Environmental Efficiency

Every year, Lion calculates its environmental efficiency using the formula below to evaluate how efficient its business activities are in terms of the environmental burden they create. We continually strive to improve environmental efficiency.

* Environmental impact (harm) is calculated as a monetary amount using the Life-cycle Impact assessment Method based on Endpoint modeling (LIME).

Environmental Efficiency and Monetary Value of Environmental Burden (comparison with 2005)

  Unit 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Monetary value of environmental burden (comparison with 2005) % 74 79 84 84 90
Environmental efficiency 374 350 340 344 326

* The monetary value of environmental burden was calculated using the LIME2 integrated coefficient list (July 1, 2010 version).

Production Site Environmental Data

Certification under ISO 14001 (2015 Version)

Domestic 8 locations
Overseas 5 locations
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Conducting Third-Party Verification (Environment)

To ensure the transparency and accuracy of its environmental data, the Lion Group obtains third-party verification opinions regarding data on its greenhouse gas emissions (Scope 1 and Scope 2 and Scope 3 some categories), energy consumption, and water withdrawal and discharge from SGS Japan Inc. Most recently, the Group obtained third-party opinions regarding its environmental data for 2022.

Going forward, we will seek to put third-party opinions to good use and enhance accuracy.

Verification Opinion 1
Verification Opinion 2
Verification Opinion
Verification Opinion（PDF：750KB）

PRTR-Designated Substance Emissions

Industrial Waste Disposal Facility Maintenance and Management Data

Chiba Plant

Social Data

Employee Data

Scope: Lion Corporation + employees on loan / the Lion Group (Lion Corporation + domestic and overseas Group companies; employees on loan from Lion Corporation are counted only for Lion Corporation). All as of December 31.

Diversity & Inclusion

  2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
  Employees
Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 Male 2,827 2,237 2,355 2,347 2,317
Female 1,062 1,044 1,205 1,238 1,270
Lion Group Male - - - 4,454 4,425
Female - - - 2,944 2,979
  Female employee ratio
Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 27.3% 31.8% 33.8% 34.5% 35.4%
Lion Group - - - 39.8% 40.2%
  Ratios of employees by age group
Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 Below 30 y/o - - 16% 16% 16%
30-50 y/o - - 47% 46% 46%
Over 50 y/o - - 37% 38% 38%
Lion Group Below 30 y/o - - 21% 20% 19%
30-50 y/o - - 52% 53% 53%
Over 50 y/o - - 27% 27% 28%
  New hires (new graduates)
Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 Male 63 42 54 46 35
Female 33 34 33 38 30
  Ratio of companies with an independent trade union or collective bargaining agreements
Lion Group % - - 86.4% 86.4% 86.4%
  Ratio of employees represented by an independent trade unions or covered by collective bargaining agreements
Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 % - - 66.2% 77.9% 65.9%
Lion Group % - - 73.4% 75.1% 72.9%
  Re-hired retirees
Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 Number 210 207 243 293 343
% 6.6% 6.3% 6.8% 8.2% 9.6%
  Temporary employees
Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 512 400 196 130 104
  Employees with disabilities
Lion Corporation
(excluding employees on loan)		 Number 76 77 75 77 79
% 2.8% 2.8% 2.7% 2.7%*1 2.8%*1
Lion Group Number - - 94 127 131
% - - 1.3% 1.7% 1.8%
  2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
  Average service years (excluding rehired retirees)
Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 Male 19.6 20.1 19.7 19.5 19.6
Female 16.8 15.1 14.0 14.1 14.2
  Total employee turnover rate*2
Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 - 4.6% 2.4% 2.8% 3.3%
  Voluntary employee turnover rate
Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 - - 1.2% 2.3% 1.6%
Lion Group - - 3.0% 4.9% 5.5%
  Employees who resigned within three years of entering the Company
Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 Number 2 8 10 4 6
% 0.80% 3% 4% 1.60% 2.42%
  Women in all management positions*3
Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 Number 76 81 83 93 98
% 7.4% 9.2% 9.1% 10.3% 11.1%
Lion Group Number - - - 289 267
% - - - 20.4% 19.6
  Women in top management positions
Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 Number - - - 2 2
% - - - 12.5% 9.1%
Lion Group Number - - - 47 44
% - - - 40.2% 38.9%
  Women in low- and mid-level management positions
Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 Number - - - 91 96
% - - - 10.3% 11.2%
Lion Group Number - - - 242 223
% - - - 18.6% 17.8%
  Women in junior management positions*4
Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 Number - - - 163 180
% - - - 27.8% 31.4%
Lion Group Number - - - 232 231
% - - - 28.1% 30.2%
  Women in management positions with revenue-generating functions
Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 Number - - - 36 37
% - - - 9.9% 10.5%
Lion Group Number - - - 154 147
% - - - 24.0% 23.1%
  Women in STEM-related positions
Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 Number - - - 19 19
% - - - 11.8% 12.3%
Lion Group Number - - - 39 40
% - - - 16.8% 16.3%
  2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
  The percentage of average salary of female employees against that of male employees (gender pay gap)
Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 Male directors - - 100% 100% 100%
Female directors - - - - -
Male external directors - - 100% 100% 100%
Female external directors - - 100% 100% 100%
Male employees in management positions - - 100% 100% 100%
Female employees in management positions - - 89% 89% 93%*5
Male employees in non-management positions - - 100% 100% 100%
Female employees in non-management positions - - 76% 79% 79%*5
Lion Group Male employees in management positions - - 100% 100% 100%
Female employees in management positions - - 88% 93% 97%
Male employees in non-management positions - - 100% 100% 100%
Female employees in non-management positions - - 90% 91% 89%
  Regionally based employees
  Users 17 17 2 0 8

*1 Uses the standard calculation for the domestic hiring rate

*2 Total employee turnover rate number should be the sum of the Voluntary employee turnover and the involuntary employee turnover rate　(such as retirement, end of term, death)

*3 Total of those in top-level (equivalent to Executive General Managers, Deputy Executive General Managers, etc., excluding the CEO and directors) and mid-level and low-level (equivalent to General Managers, managers, etc.) management positions

*4 Equivalent to supportive roles, such as assistant managers, etc.

*5 Verified by a third party

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Work-Life Enrichment

  2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
  Employees who took childcare leave
Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 Male 16 13 32 54 55
Female 53 61 78 84 77
  Employees who took shorter work hours for childcare
Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 Male 0 0 0 0 0
Female 64 66 77 78 65
  Average overtime per month [hours]
Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 13.7 11.2 9.2 12.5 13.8
  Annual paid leave used
Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 60.3% 74.0% 68.0% 65.9% 69.2%
  Volunteer leave used
Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 Users 13 15 0 0 0
Days taken 16 19 - - -
  Employee Awareness and Behavior Survey
Employees who take pride in their work*
Lion Corporation
(excluding employees on loan)		 Overall response rate 91.5% 85.8% 83.0% 84.3% 89.5%
Overall 96.2% 95.7% 97.3% 80.5% 77.1%
Male 97.2% 96.5% 97.5% 84.3% 78.2%
Female 94.5% 94.3% 96.8% 77.0% 78.1%
Below 30 y/o 94.1% 94.0% 95.3% 74.9% 71.9%
30–39 y/o 94.8% 93.9% 96.7% 78.9% 76.9%
40–49 y/o 95.3% 96.1% 96.8% 79.0% 75.9%
50–59 y/o 97.7% 95.7% 97.9% 84.6% 79.5%
60 y/o and above 98.1% 98.0% 97.2% 85.4% 82.1%
Non-management positions 95.1% 94.4% 96.6% 77.5% 74.9%
Management Positions (Including officers) 98.5% 98.7% 98.8% 89.6% 85.1%

* Because the rate of employees answering that they took pride in their work neared 100% in 2020, the survey options were changed to enable Lion to gather data to seek further improvement

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Developing Human Resources

  2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
  Average hours per FTE of training and development
Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 - - 14.6 52.8*1 58.1
Lion Group - - 12.1 31.0*1 34.9
  Average hours per FTE of training and development breakdown
Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 Employees below 30 y/o - - - 97.7 93.1
Employees 30–50 y/o - - - 49.3 55.2
Employees 50 y/o and above - - - 54.5 46.3
Male - - - 49.2 66.9
Female - - - 59.8 41.9
Top management positions - - - 39.7 281.5
Low- and mid-level management positions - - - 83.3 128.5
Junior management positions - - - 42.9 18.7
Lion Group Employees below 30 y/o - - - 44.2 44.1
Employees 30–50 y/o - - - 26.3 31.7
Employees 50 y/o and above - - - 36.6 34.1
Male - - - 30.1 40.9
Female - - - 30.3 26.1
Top management positions - - - 21.1 63.8
Low- and mid-level management positions - - - 60.4 95.0
Junior management positions - - - 33.4 16.8
  Average amount spent per FTE on training and development
Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 - - ¥52,300 ¥67,100 ¥94,800
Lion Group - - ¥29,300 ¥36,700 ¥51,400
  Average amount spent per FTE on training and development breakdown
Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 Employees below 30 y/o - - - ¥67,100 ¥288,300
Employees 30–50 y/o - - - ¥107,700 ¥82,900
Employees 50 y/o and above - - - ¥24,100 ¥27,700
Male - - - ¥70,800 ¥98,300
Female - - - ¥60,000 ¥87,500
Top management positions - - - ¥65,000 ¥643,500
Low- and mid-level management positions - - - ¥105,000 ¥176,600
Junior management positions - - - ¥44,000 ¥182,900
Lion Group Employees below 30 y/o - - - ¥43,500 ¥120,000
Employees 30–50 y/o - - - ¥46,700 ¥40,700
Employees 50 y/o and above - - - ¥16,900 ¥20,400
Male - - - ¥41,300 ¥55,900
Female - - - ¥29,200 ¥41,900
Top management positions - - - ¥33,700 ¥108,200
Low- and mid-level management positions - - - ¥76,800 ¥127,600
Junior management positions - - - ¥33,500 ¥139,200
  2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
  Type of individual performance appraisal
Coverage of the MBO system*2 at Lion Corporation Top management positions - - ○ ○ ○
Low- and mid-level management positions - - ○ ○ ○
Junior management positions - - ○ ○ ○
Employees in non-management positions - - ○ ○ ○
Coverage of the MBO system: % of all employees Top management positions - - 55.7% 57.3% 53.3%
Low- and mid-level management positions - - 95.4% 95.5% 94.8%
Junior management positions - - 94.6% 94.9% 94.4%
Employees in non-management positions - - 62.1% 63.6% 66.2%
  Percentage of open positions filled by internal candidates (internal hires)*3
Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 - - 88.5% 69.0% 89.1%
Lion Group - - 49.2% 55.7% 67.6%

*1 Figures for 2021 increased due to the inclusion of divisional training and development hours

*2 MBO: Management by Objectives

*3 Percentage of internal hires: Internal hires / (external mid-career hires + internal hires)

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Key Health Indicators

2020 2021 2022
Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 Physical health Rate of employees getting regular health checkups 100.0% 100.0% 99.8%
Rate of employees getting necessary follow-up examinations 58.0% 59.6% 59.4%
Rate of employees requiring specific health guidance related to metabolic syndrome (ages 40 and over)＊1 17.8% 16.8% 15.8%
Rate of employees getting specific health guidance related to metabolic syndrome (ages 40 and over)＊1 74.9% 83.6% 79.4%
Rate of employees maintaining a healthy body weight 69.4% 66.9% 67.5%
Living habits Employee nonsmoker rate 81.7% 82.6% 83.1%
Rate of employees who habitually exercise 23.7% 24.8% 26.1%
Proportion of employees who are sufficiently rested after sleep 66.0% 67.4% 68.0%
Proportion of employees who eat breakfast habitually 80.7% 75.8% 75.3%
Suitable rate for employees who habitually drink alcohol 83.0% 84.5% 83.0%
Mental health Stress level check implementation rate 98.2% 94.7% 97.5%
Rate of employees with high stress levels 7.9% 9.2% 8.7%
Health history Proportion of employees who respond that they “mostly understand” or “understand well” their health checkup results 89.8% 89.8% 91.2%
Proportion of employees who respond that they “know what to do” or “mostly know what to do” to improve their health based on their health checkup results 86.3% 87.2% 88.6%

*1 Figures calculated by health insurance association (insured persons of the entire group)

Productivity and Professional Fulfillment Indicators

2020 2021 2022 Target 2030
Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 Productivity Performance(Presenteeism)*1 74.5% 86.7% 84.7% 85.0%
or more
Rate of absence due to illness or poor health(Absenteeism)*2 0.8% 0.7% 0.8% Decrease in
2021 (0.7%)
Professional fulfillment*3 Work engagement 2.7 2.6 2.6 3.0
Proportion of employees that respond that they are “satisfied” or “mostly satisfied” with their jobs 74.3% 71.8% 75.4% -
Proportion of employees that respond “Yes” to the statement “My job is professionally fulfilling” 76.3% 74.8% 71.2% -

*1 Presenteeism: A condition in which a person goes to work while suffering from some disease or symptom and has reduced work performance and labor productivity.
Measured using SPQ (University of Tokyo 1-item version), 2022 Number of respondents: 3,507, Response rate: 99.8%.

*2 Absenteeism: sick leave, state of being absent from work due to illness
Absence rate = number of days lost/total number of days worked (calculated from work information)

*3 Work engagement: measured using stress check (Work Engagement: average score of 2 questions on a 4-point scale)
2022 Number of respondents: 3,428, response rate: 97.5%

Conducting Third Party Verification (Society)

To ensure the transparency and accuracy of Lion’s social data (rate of occupational accidents, number of deaths due to occupational accidents, and average compensation ratio between men and women), the Company has undergone third-party verification by SGS Japan Inc. The results of this verification are disclosed on the Lion website. Going forward, we will enhance the reliability of this data by expanding the scope of verification. In addition, we will utilize third-party verification and work continuously to improve accuracy.

Verification written opinion P1
Verification written opinion P2
Verification written opinion
Verification opinion（PDF：3.85MB）

Supply Chain

Switching rate to RSPO-certified products for key raw materials (Domestic)

All as of December 31.

2019 2020 2021 2022
14% 93% 93% 99%

Procurement rate of third-party certified paper from domestic paper manufacturers for key products

All as of December 31.

2019 2020 2021 2022
96% 98% 98% 99%
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Number of Suppliers Evaluated and Response Rate

2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Number of suppliers 610 585 574 502 474
Response Rate 98% 99% 100% 100% 96%
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Key Suppliers

2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Number of key suppliers 90 90 90 90 90
Portion of all primary suppliers that are key suppliers 14.8% 15.4% 15.7% 17.9% 17.9%
Portion of purchasing that is from key suppliers
(monetary basis, among all primary suppliers)		 87% 80% 89% 89% 89%
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Governance Data

Scope: Lion Corporation + domestic Group companies

Compliance E-learning Participation Rate

2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
100% 100% 99.5% 99.2% 98.1%
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The AL Heart Hotline Recognition Rate Among Employees

2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
98.5% 98.6% 99.5% 99.0% 99.4%

AL Heart Hotline Consultations and Reports

2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Harassment 15 11 8 12 13
Personnel and labor management issues 6 11 7 5 9
Others 2 3 58 2 3
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Product recalls* from consumers or distributors

Scope: Lion Corporation

2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
0 0 0 0 0

* Recalls accompanied by company notice on a national newspaper

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