Environment

Promoting Environmental Management

Aspect Classification Items Boundary*1 Unit FY2021 FY2022 FY2023
CO2 CO2emissions Sales vehicles In Japan t-CO2 4,636 4,696 4,570
Global t-CO2 13,513 14,713 14,323
Offices In Japan t-CO2 4,970 2,562 2,338
Global t-CO2 7,847 4,832 4,516
Plants and research facilities In Japan t-CO2 134,168 59,540 59,112
Global t-CO2 170,039 90,189 90,400
Total In Japan t-CO2 143,774 66,798 66,020
Global t-CO2 191,399 109,735 109,239
CO2 emissions by Greenhouse Gas Protocol classification Scope 1*2 In Japan t-CO2 68,736 64,388 63,848
Global t-CO2 88,249 86,006 85,245
Scope 2*2 In Japan t-CO2 75,038 2,409 2,173
Global t-CO2 103,150 23,729 23,994
Scope 3*3 Global t-CO2 679,444 2,122,492 4,408,736
Scope 3
Category 1*3		 Global t-CO2 513,874 1,809,230 3,887,790
Energy*4 Breakdown of energy use (In Japan) Electricity (excluding renewable electricity) In Japan MWh 159,350 5,272 4,720
Renewable electricity In Japan MWh 3,989 163,072 183,557
City gas In Japan MWh 320,327 310,347 338,404
Others (LPG, LNG, heavy oil, kerosene, diesel oil, gasoline) In Japan MWh 20,062 22,181 19,983
Other renewable energy, Fuels (Renewable enegy) In Japan MWh 0 0 0
Total In Japan MWh 503,727 500,873 546,663
Breakdown of energy use (Global) Electricity (excluding renewable electricity) Global MWh 208,383 50,609 51,260
Renewable electricity Global MWh 21,596 179,962 204,554
City gas Global MWh 379,523 370,381 406,901
Others (LPG, LNG, heavy oil, kerosene, diesel oil, gasoline) Global MWh 62,578 67,221 58,881
Other renewable energy, Fuels (Renewable energy) Global MWh 6,811 12,550 15,192
Total Global MWh 678,890 680,723 736,789
Renewable electricity
utilization rate		 Global % 9.4 78.1 80.0
Water resources Water used
(municipal water, industrial water, fresh ground water)		 In Japan (Plants and research facilities) 1,000m3 7,979 7,860 7,800
Global (Plants and research facilities) 1,000m3 8,486 8,261 8,191
Wastewater In Japan (Plants and research facilities) 1,000 m3 8,002 7,704 7,866
Global (Plants and research facilities) 1,000 m3 8,464 8,090 8,232
Effective water usage volume*5*6 Global (Plants and research facilities) 1,000 m3 22 171 -41
Water quality COD*7 In Japan（Plants and research facilities that discharge wastewater into public waters） t 13 12 13
Global（Plants and research facilities that discharge wastewater into public waters） t 17 14 15
Waste Total amount of waste generated In Japan（Plants and research falicilites） t 12,598 13,406 12,024
Global（Plants and research falicilites） t 14,428 13,509 14,102
Total amount of waste discharged(outsourced waste treatment) In Japan（Plants and research falicilites） t 8,168 10,346 8,830
Global (Plants and research facilities) t 9,998 12,189 10,909
Total amount of waste discharged(excluding hazardous waste) In Japan (Plants and research facilities) t 4,216 3,466 3,728
Global (Plants and research facilities) t 5,648 4,995 5,435
Recycled waste In Japan (Plants and research facilities) t 5,066 1,660 1,467
Global (Plants and research facilities) t 6,249 2,879 2,744
Recycling rate In Japan (Plants and research facilities) % 62 16 17
Final disposal In Japan (Plants and research facilities) t 72 466 389
Global (Plants and research facilities) t 693 1,168 1,180
Final disposal rate In Japan (Plants and research facilities) % 0.57 3.48 3.23
Waste plastic recycling rate Global (Plants and research facilities) % 59.3 69.3 72.4
Disposal of hazardous waste In Japan (Plants and research facilities) t 3,952 6,880 5,102
Global (Plants and research facilities) t 4,350 7,194 5,474
Air SOx emissions Global (Plants and research facilities) t 1.0 2.3 0.8
NOx emissions Global (Plants and research facilities) t 51 53 46
PRTR substances Amount handled In Japan (Plants and research facilities) t 2,063 2,074 945
Amount discharged (air) In Japan (Plants and research facilities) t 3 1 1
Amount discharged (water) In Japan (Plants and research facilities) t 0 0 0
Amount transferred (sewage) In Japan (Plants and research facilities) t 0 0 0
Amount transferred (waste) In Japan (Plants and research facilities) t 1,861 2,072 941
Containers and packaging Containers and packaging materials recovery and recycling Containers and packaging materials recovery and recycling In Japan t 1,609 2,906 1,432
Management Acquisition of ISO14001 certification (Number of certified sites) In Japan Sites 5 5 5
Global Sites 10 9 9
Biodiversity Ecological footprint In Japan gha 402,857 874,422 1,644,895

Social

Mutual Growth of Employees and the Company


Aspect Classification Items Boundary*1 Unit FY2021 FY2022 FY2023
Employees Number of employees by region*8 Japan In Japan Persons 9,135 9,263 9,468
Outside Japan Total Outside Japan Persons 7,323 8,172 9,258
Asia/Oceania Outside Japan Persons 1,821 1,958 2,161
South and Central America Outside Japan Persons 517 598 623
North America Outside Japan Persons 2,706 3,062 3,573
Europe Outside Japan Persons 2,279 2,554 2,901
Total Global Persons 16,458 17,435*9 18,726*9
Employee data*8 Number of employees In Japan (female) Persons 2,382 2,471 2,615
% 26.1 26.7 27.6
Outside Japan (female) Persons 3,819 4,469 5,068
% 52.2 54.7 54.7
Global (female)  Persons 6,201 6,940 7,683
% 37.7 39.8 41.0
  In Japan (male) Persons 6,753 6,792 6,853
Outside Japan (male)  Persons 3,504 3,701 4,184
Global (male)  Persons 10,257 10,493 11,037
Temporary employees In Japan Persons 605 656 693
Outside Japan Persons 0 0 0
Average years of service In Japan Years 19.6 19.7 19.4
In Japan（male） Years 21.1 21.4 21.1
In Japan（female） Years 15.4 15.2 15.1
Outside Japan Years 5.7 5.8 5.6
Outside Japan（male） Years 5.6 5.9 6.0
Outside Japan（female） Years 5.8 5.7 5.4
Global Years 13.5 13.1 12.7
Global（male） Years 15.8 16 15.5
Global（female） Years 9.5 8.7 8.7
Managerial employees In Japan (female)  Persons 248 267 288
% 8.4 9.1 10.0
Outside japan (female)  Persons 1,357 1,755 2,073
% 49 53 53.3
Global (female)  Persons 1,605 2,022 2,361
% 28.1 32.4 34.8

In Japan (male) Persons 2,695 2,656 2,601
Outside Japan (male)  Persons 1,417 1,560 1,817
Global (male)  Persons 4,112 4,216 4,418
  In Japan (total) Persons 2,943 2,923 2,889
Outside Japan (total) Persons 2,774 3,315 3,892*9
Global (total) Persons 5,717 6,238*9 6,781*9
Females in managerial positions*10 Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited % 8.1 9.4 9.8
Rate of newly appointed female managerial employees In Japan % 20.3 18.4 19.5
Female senior managerial employees*11 In Japan % 4.4 5.6 8.2
Global % 17.9 19.2 18.7
New employees In Japan（male） Persons 99 103 109
In Japan（female） Persons 100 84 108
In Japan（total） Persons 199
(non-consolidated 103)
 187
(non-consolidated 91)		 217
(non-consolidated 98)
Mid-career hire employees In Japan（male） Persons 67 95 146
In Japan（female） Persons 36 51 61
In Japan（total） Persons 103
(non-consolidated 52)		 146
(non-consolidated 96)
 207
(non-consolidated 122)
Rate of mid-career hires*12 In Japan (total) % 34
(non-consolidated 34)		 44
(non-consolidated 51)
 44
(non-consolidated 56)
Total new employees In Japan（male） Persons 166 198 255
In Japan（female） Persons 136 135 169
In Japan（total） Persons 302
(non-consolidated 155)
 333 424
Outside Japan（male） Persons 603 785 1,025
Outside Japan（female） Persons 706 1,045 1,391
Outside Japan (total) Persons 1,309 1,831 2,416
Global（male） Persons 769 983 1,280
Global（female） Persons 842 1,180 1,560
Global（total） Persons 1,611 2,164*9 2,840
Employment rate of people with physical or mental disabilities In Japan % 2.35 2.44 2.57
Outside Japan % 2.53 2.65 3.50
Human resource development Number of company award winners*‘13 In Japan Persons 68 51 60
Total number of participants in all levels of training In Japan Persons 805 775 883
Number of participants in all leadership development training In Japan Persons 77 112 79
Number of participants in all global skills training In Japan Persons 330 330 354
Number of participants in all business skills training In Japan Persons 1,224 1,224 9,711
Number of participants in career seminars and career training In Japan Persons 1,428 1,359 1,254
Amount of training/development investments per employee Global Yen 121,065 145,734 166,906
Total turnover rate In Japan % 1.8 1.9 1.9
Global (male) %
4.8 5.0
Global (female) %
7.2 6.6
Global (total) % 7.4 5.7 5.6
Turnover rate (due to personal reasons) In Japan % 1.2 1.4 1.3
Global (male) %
3.2 3.0
Global (female) %
4.9 4.7
Global (total) % 5.2 3.9 3.7
Positive response rate (%) on corporate culture & work environment through engagement survey Global % 75 77 79
Positive response rate (%) on development & growth opportunities through engagement survey Global % 68 75 76
Retention rate of employees in their 3rd year of service In Japan（male） % 96.4 97.4 97.3
In Japan（female） % 90.4 93.9 92.7
In Japan（total） % 93.5 95.8 95.1
Employees taking childcare leave Employees taking childcare leave In Japan (male) Persons 81 103 123
Ration of employees taking childcare leave In Japan (male) % 70.4 85.6 96.9
Employees taking childcare leave In Japan (female) Persons 78 84 87
Ratio of employees returning to work after childcare leave*14 In Japan (male) % 100 100 100
In Japan (female) % 100 100 100
Retention rate of employees after taking childcare leave*15 In Japan (male) % 95 99 98
In Japan (female) % 100 100 100
Employees taking childcare leave Outside Japan (male) Persons 70 134 102
Outside Japan (female) Persons 65 106 125
Employees taking leave to care for children Employees taking childcare leave In Japan (male) Persons 215 252 295
In Japan (female) Persons 237 267 302
Employees taking long-term nursing care leave Employees taking long-term nursing care leave In Japan (male) Persons 1 0 2
In Japan (female) Persons 1 1 0
Employees taking short-term nursing care leave Employees taking short-term nursing care leave In Japan (male) Persons 117 154 188
In Japan (female) Persons 73 104 115
Occupational health and safety Paid vacation usage rate In Japan % 78.6 84.9 84.9
Total hours worked in a year In Japan Hours 1,900 1,880 1,857
Lost time injuries frequency rate*16
（Full-time employees, contract employees, temporary employees）*17		 In Japan - 0.17 0.17
Outside Japan - 2.31 2.03
Global - 1.11 1.05
Lost time injuries frequency rate*16
（Full-time employees, contract employees）*18		 In Japan - 0.23
Outside Japan - 2.69
Global - 1.42
Lost time injuries frequency rate*16（Temporary employees）*19 Global - 0 0 1.47
Occupational accident fatalities Global Persons 0 0 0
Accident severity rate*20 In Japan - 0.0005 0.0008 0.0024
Outside Japan - 0.0232 0.0383 0.0570
Global - 0.0105 0.0184 0.0290
Labor union Coverage of collective bargaining In Japan % 100 100 100
Global % 88 89 89
Stock ownership*21 Eligible people In Japan Persons 9,158 9,301 9,509
Members In Japan Persons 5,257 5,387 5,611
Participation rate In Japan % 57.4 57.9 59.0

Enhancement of Communication with Stakeholders

Aspect Classification Items Boundary*1 Unit FY2021 FY2022 FY2023
Patients and medical professionals Evalutaion of corporate stance and MR activities Overall assessment of MRs (all responding physicians)*22 In Japan Rank 1st 1st 1st
Overall assessment of MRs (hospital doctors)*22 In Japan Rank 1st 1st 1st
Overall assessment of MRs (private-practice physicians)*22 In Japan Rank 1st 1st 1st
Number of inquiries received by the product information center from outside the company (prescription pharmaceuticals) In Japan Cases 70,000 60,000 60,000
Number of clinical trial summaries for patients (number of studies) In Japan Cases 7 26 12
Number of clinical trial results summaries for patients (number of studies) In Japan Cases 8 8 4
Social Political contributions・Lobby activity expenses Total amount Global JPY Million 12.8 14.1 59.3
Social Trade associations or tax-exempt groups Total amount Global JPY Million 636.9 648.1 956.9

Improving Access to Healthcare

Aspect Classification Items Boundary*1 Unit FY2021 FY2022 FY2023

Number of people received breast cancer/cervical cancer screening Aggregate (January to March) In Nepal Persons 1,091 1,006 2,556
Number of participants in breast cancer/cervical cancer awareness Aggregate (April to March) In Zimbabwe Persons 3,651 13,384 11,466
Number of development projects conducted through the GHIT*23 Aggregate (January to December) - Cases 4 4 4

Social Contribution Activities

Aspect Classification Items Boundary*1 Unit FY2021 FY2022 FY2023
Social Amount of contributions In Japan JYP Million 1,356 1,423 1,099
Number of visitors to our laboratories and plants In Japan Persons 32 301 611
Charitable contributions and sponsorship Global JYP Million 2,544 1,783
Number of visitors to Kusuri Museum*24 Non-consolidated Persons 2,036 5,494 9,398
Employees Number of employees taking short-term volunteer leave In Japan Persons 7 0 9
Number of employees taking long-term leave for volunteer activities In Japan Persons 0 0 0
Number of employees taking leave for bone marrow donation In Japan Persons 2 1 1

Governance

Aspect Classification Items Boundary*1 Unit FY2021 FY2022 FY2023
Governance Structure of Board of Directors Number of directors Non-consolidated Persons 9 9 9
Number of outside directors Non-consolidated Persons 4 4 4
Number of female directors Non-consolidated Persons 1 1 1
Structure of Audit and Supervisory Board Number of Audit & Supervisory Board members Non-consolidated Persons 5 5 5
Number of Outside Audit & Supervisory Board members Non-consolidated Persons 3 3 3
Number of Outside Audit & Supervisory Board members (female) Non-consolidated Persons 2 2 2
Remuneration to Members of the Board Total Non-consolidated JPY Million 959 1,092 1,200
Remuneration to Members of the Audit and Supervisory Board Total Non-consolidated JPY Million 154 154 154
Training for board members In Japan Times 7 13 17
Structure of the Compensation Committee Ratio of independent directors and auditors Non-consolidated % 100 100 100
Structure of the Nomination Committee Ratio of independent directors and auditors Non-consolidated % 100 100 100
Number of the meetings of the Board of Directors held Non-consolidated Times 17 13 16
Attendance rate for meetings of the Board of Directors (Members of the Board) Non-consolidated % 100 100 100
Attendance rate for meetings of the Board of Directors (Members of the Audit and Supervisory Board) Non-consolidated % 100 100 100
Number of meetings of the Audit and Supervisory Board held Non-consolidated Times 15 13 14
Attendance rate for the meetings of Audit and Supervisory Board Non-consolidated % 100 100 100
Number of meetings of the Audit and Supervisory Board held Non-consolidated Times 10 11 9
Attendance rate for the Nomination Committees Non-consolidated % 100 100 100
Number of Compensation Committees held Non-consolidated Times 11 11 11
Attendance rate for the Compensation Committees Non-consolidated % 100 100 100

Promoting Compliance Management

Aspect Classification Items Boundary*1 Unit FY2021 FY2022 FY2023
Compliance Compliance training Total In Japan Persons 549 599 450
Training new employees In Japan Persons 199 187 217
Training newly appointed managerial employees In Japan Persons 129 148 135
Training newly appointed executive candidates In Japan Persons 83 102 98
Training newly appointed vice presidents In Japan Persons 17 16 34
Training mid-career hire employees In Japan Persons 121 146 207
Training on Daiichi Sankyo Group Employee Code of Conduct Number of employees participating in e-learning and group training In Japan Persons 9,412 9,454 9,637
Outside Japan Persons Approx. 4,270 2,370 5,880
Compliance awareness surveys Response rate In Japan % - - 91.3
Periodic employee survey on ethical culture Positive response rate Global % 84 - 86
Compliance data Number of allegations received Global Cases 157 207 315
Information security training Ratio of employees participating in e-learning In Japan % 97.6 94.8 99.4
GVP*25training Ratio of GVP-related employees undergoing training Non-consolidated % 100 100 100
Number of employees (excluding GVP-related employees) undergoing training Non-consolidated Persons 5,873 5,909 5,980
GQP*26training Ratio of GQP-related employees undergoing training Non-consolidated % 100 100 100
Development-related training (including GCP) Aggregate number of e-learning programs and group training sessions Non-consolidated Times 127 79 126
Ratio of new employees who passed the MR certification test Test pass rate In Japan % 100 100 100
Number of recalls（Class I*27） Number of recalls Global Cases 0 0 0
Number of recalls（Class II*28） Number of recalls Global Cases 4 5 2
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  • *1In Japan: Daiichi Sankyo (non-consolidated) and consolidated subsidiaries in Japan. Outside Japan: consolidated overseas subsidiaries. Global: Daiichi Sankyo (non-consolidated) and all its consolidated subsidiaries.
  • *2Scope 1:For sites in Japan, the emission factors stipulated by the Act on Promotion of Global Warming Countermeasures are used. The emissions from renewable energy and waste incineration are included. For overseas sites, the emission factors stipulated by each country's regulation are generally used. If the specific factors are not available, the emission factors stipulated by the Act on Promotion of Global Warming Countermeasures are used.
  • Scope 2: Generally, the emission factors are determined by the power contract or each country's regulations. If the specific factors are not available, the latest factors published by country “Emissions Factors 2023” of the International Energy Agency (IEA) are used instead. The emissions from renewable energy are included.
  • *3In FY2023, CO2 emissions increased due to changes in calculation methods, such as revision of emissions intensity allocation, and an increase in the activities. Figure for FY2021 is for Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited and Daiichi Sankyo Healthcare Co., Ltd.
  • *4The heat values per unit described in the Act on Rationalization of Energy Use and Shift to Non-fossil Energy are used for fuel and electricity.
  • *5Water used - Wastewater
  • *6Due to a Japanese site measuring rainwater amount flowing into wastewater ditches, the amount of wastewater exceeds the amount of water used in FY2023
  • *7COD pollution load at four sites in Japan (Tatebayashi site, Onahama site, Odawara site and Kitamoto site) was measured using potassium permanganate as an oxidant. The global COD pollution load is the aforementioned domestic COD pollution load plus the overseas COD pollution load measured by the colorimetric determination method.
  • *8The numbers of employees as of the settlement date of each Group company (as of March 31, 2024 for fiscal 2023). Average years of service is as of April 1 of the next fiscal year
  • *9Including non-binary category based on the requests
  • *10Female employees in charge of a certain organization, who are responsible for the management of business performance and human resources, including heads of divisions, departments and groups
  • *11Female employees in a division head or higher position
  • *12Rate of regular employees hired in the middle of their careers, based on the Comprehensive Labor Policy Promotion Act
  • *13Total number of employees who received a prize for culture-building and achievement awards
  • *14 (Total number of employees returning to work after childcare leave/Total number of employees scheduled to return to work after childcare leave in the given fiscal year)*100
  • *15(Total number of employees who continued to work for 12 months after returning to work after childcare leave/Total number of employees who returned to work after childcare leave in the previous fiscal year)*100
  • *16Number of work-related deaths and injuries/Total hours worked*1,000,000 The number of work-related deaths and injuries counts cases that involved at least a day of leave
  • *17Temporary employees, contractors, and outsourced contractors are not included in the figures for domestic consolidated subsidiaries. Temporary employees, contractors, and outsourced service providers are included in the data for overseas consolidated subsidiaries
  • *18Outside Japan and Global in FY2023 do not include Daiichi Sankyo Australia, Daiichi Sankyo Singapore, and Daiichi Sankyo Canada
  • *19Global in FY2023 do not include Daiichi Sankyo Inc, Daiichi Sankyo Australia, Daiichi Sankyo Singapore, and Daiichi Sankyo Canada
  • *20Number of total work hours lost due to work-related deaths and injuries/Total hours worked*1,000
  • *21As of March 31 of each fiscal year
  • *22Survey by Antelrio Co., Ltd. in fiscal 2021、INTAGAE Healthcare Inc (Rep-i) between fiscal 2022 and 2023
  • *23Global Health Innovative Technology Fund
  • *24In FY2020, as a measure to prevent the spread of COVID 19 opened by reservation only , limited to 3 groups per day (maximum 10 people).　Currently, reservations for 4 groups per day, with a maximum of 20 people per group
  • *25Good Vigilance Practice. Standards for safety management of pharmaceuticals, quasi-pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and medical devices after manufacturing and selling
  • *26Good Quality Practice. A ministerial ordinance on quality management standards for pharmaceuticals, quasi-pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and medical devices
  • *27A situation where there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to the product will severely affect the health or cause death
  • *28A situation where use of a product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequence is remote

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