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Environmental, social and governance data related to Glory’s business operations

Environment

CO2 Emissions

Scope1 & 2

（t-CO2）
FY 2023 2024 2025
Scope1 18,105 18,259* 18,741*
Scope2 (Market-based) 17,712 11,915* 12,175*
Total 35,817 30,174* 30,916*
  • Calculation Boundary
     GLORY LTD. and its domestic and overseas consolidated subsidiaries
  • Calculation Methodology
     Scope 1: Emissions are calculated by multiplying fuel consumption by the applicable emission factors specified in the List of Calculation Methods and Emission Factors under the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Calculation, Reporting and Publication System pursuant to the Act on Promotion of Global Warming Countermeasures.
     Scope 2: Emissions are calculated by multiplying electricity consumption by the applicable reporting-year emission factors from the emission factors by electricity supplier and menu published by the Ministry of the Environment and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. For overseas operations, emissions are calculated by multiplying electricity consumption by the latest country-specific emission factors from IEA Emission Factors.
  • Third-Party Assurance
     *: Figures subject to third-party assurance
  • FY2024_Independent Assurance Report (459KB)
    FY2025_Independent Assurance Report (1,710KB)

Scope3

（t-CO2）
Category FY
2023 2024 2025
1 Purchased goods and services 278,893 298,133 288,093
2 Capital goods 44,431 41,485 46,047
3 Fuel- and energy-related activities 2,249 9,624 9,908
4 Upstream transportation and distribution 11,953 30,532 28,195
5 Waste generated in operations 287 220 255
6 Business travel 2,544 1,644 1,629
7 Employee commuting 2,373 4,885 4,765
8 Upstream leased assets 857 N/A N/A
9 Downstream transportation and distribution N/A 18 16
10 Processing of sold products N/A N/A N/A
11 Use of sold products 187,902 184,732 148,654
12 End-of-life treatment of sold products 1,976 2,200 2,006
13 Downstream leased assets N/A N/A N/A
14 Franchises N/A N/A N/A
15 Investments N/A N/A N/A
Total 533,466 573,473 529,567
  • Scope of calculation (FY2023)
     Category 1, 2, 11, 12: GLORY Ltd. and its domestic and overseas consolidated subsidiaries
     Category 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8: GLORY Ltd. and its ISO 14001-certified sites in Japan
  • Calculation Boundary (FY2024 onward)
     GLORY Ltd. and its domestic and overseas consolidated subsidiaries
     - To enhance completeness and alignment with the GHG Protocol consolidation approach, Scope 3 Categories 3-7 were expanded to include all consolidated subsidiaries, and Category 9 was added.
  • Calculation Methodology (FY2024 onward)
     - To improve accuracy in accordance with the GHG Protocol, the calculation methodology (activity data and emission factors) was revised.
     - Category 8: GHG emissions associated with leased assets are excluded from Scope 3, as they are accounted for under Scope 1 and Scope 2.

Waste Volume

Waste Volume Unit FY2023 FY2024 FY2025
Japan
Recycled Waste
 ton 713 764 648
Final Disposal
 3 2 2
Hazardous waste*1
 6 3 5
Overseas
Recycled Waste
 ton 1,278 1,065 1,444
Final Disposal
 359 335 265
  • Scope of calculation: GLORY LTD. and its domestic ISO14001-certified production sites and overseas ISO14001-certified sites.
  • *1　Specially Controlled Industrial Waste

Water Usage

Water Usage Unit FY2023 FY2024 FY2025
Water Withdrawal m3 128,200 112,776 126,333
Municipal Potable Water
 106,209 98,099 106,862
Industrial Water
 21,991 14,677 19,471
Surface Water (e.g., rivers and lakes)
 0 0 0
Ground Water
 0 0 0
Water Discharge 121,791 108,075 119,979
Sewage System
 113,733 99,567 111,751
Surface Water (Public)
 8,058 8,508 8,228
Ocean
 0 0 0
Grand Water
 0 0 0
Water Consumption 6,409 4,701 6,354
  • Scope of calculation: GLORY LTD. and its domestic ISO14001-certified production sites and overseas ISO14001-certified sites.
Water withdrawals in water stressed regions Unit FY2023 FY2024 FY2025
Water withdrawal m3 1,133 9,103 9,057
  • Water Risk Assessment Tool: WRI Aqueduct
  • Sites with a Baseline Water Stress of 40% or higher, as defined by WRI Aqueduct, are classified as water-stressed locations.
    • FY2023: Glory Global Solutions (Germany) GmbH, Glory Global Solutions Inc.
    • FY2024: GLORY Denshi Kogyo (Suzhou) Ltd., Glory Global Solutions (Germany) GmbH, Glory Global Solutions Inc.
    • FY2025: GLORY Denshi Kogyo (Suzhou) Ltd., Glory Global Solutions (Germany) GmbH, Glory Global Solutions Inc.

Compliance

FY 2023 2024 2025
Violations of environmental laws and regulations Number of cases 0 0 0
Amount of fines/penalties (millions of yen) 0 0 0

Society

Employees Data

Permanent employees Unit FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
Non-consolidated
Men
 Person 3,038 3,034 3,019 2,984 2,689
Women
 465 472 479 484 464
Total
 3,503 3,506 3,498 3,468 3,153
Non-regular employees
 317 304 289 250 221
Ratio of employees in union
 % 54.9 54.2 61.0 60.1 64.8
Group Consolidated
Men
 Person - - - 9,167 8,854
Women
 - - - 2,233 2,505
Gender not disclosed
 - - - 1 1
Total
 - - - 11,401 11,360
Number of employees by age group Unit FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
Non-consolidated
Under 30
 Person - - - 508 521
30-49
 - - - 1,541 1,490
50+
 - - - 1.419 1,142
Group Consolidated
Under 30
 Person - - - 1,541 1,602
30-49
 - - - 5,919 5,980
50+
 - - - 3,941 3,778
Average length of service
(Non-consolidated)		 Unit FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
Men Year 20.4 20.6 20.7 20.7 19.1
Women 19.0 19.5 19.9 20.2 19.2
Total 20.3 20.5 20.6 20.6 19.1
Average age（Non-consolidated） Unit FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
Men Age 44.3 44.6 44.7 44.9 43.3
Women 41.9 42.4 42.9 43.3 42.6
Total 44.0 44.3 44.5 44.7 43.2
Number and ratio of employee turnover Unit FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
Non-consolidated
Number of turnover
 Person 85 93 128 125 112
Turnover rate
 % 2.43 2.65 3.66 3.45 3.10
Voluntary
 1.60 1.97 2.92 2.54 2.46
Involuntary
 0.83 0.68 0.74 0.91 0.64
Group Consolidated
Number of turnover
 Person - - - 480 442
Turnover rate
 % - - - 4.21 3.89
Voluntary
 - - - 2.86 2.79
Involuntary
 - - - 1.35 1.10

Diversity

Number of new graduate hires
(Non-consolidated)		 Unit FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
Men Person 65 71 51 68 78
Women 12 15 12 13 13
Total 77 86 63 81 91
Ratio of females % 15.6 17.4 19.0 16.0 14.3
Number of managers Unit FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
Non-consolidated
Men
 Person 1,042 1,040 1,040 1,017 1,001
Women
 21 28 29 31 33
Total
 1,063 1,068 1,069 1,048 1,034
Ratio of women in management positions
 % 1.97 2.62 2.71 2.96 3.19
Group Consolidated
Men
 Person - - - 1,954 1,911
Women
 - - - 216 225
Total
 - - - 2,170 2,136
Ratio of women in management positions
 % - - - 9.95 10.53
Number of mid-career hires
(Non-consolidated)		 Unit FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
Men Person 15 33 57 44 62
Women 4 3 4 7 9
Total 19 36 57 51 71
Number of mid-career hires in managment positions 270 257 261 266 269
Ratio of mid-career hires in management positions % 24.7 23.6 24.2 25.4 26.0
Number/Ratio of employees with disabilities Unit FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
*2
Number of employees with disabilities
 Person 120 124 123 121 124.5
Ratio of employees with disabilities
 % 2.39 2.46 2.46 2.42 2.49
Group Consolidated (excl. Japan)
Number of employees with disabilities
 Person - - - 12 7

*2 GLORY LTD., GLORY Products Ltd., GLORY Friendly Co., Ltd., and GLORY Technical Solutions Ltd.

Number/Ratio of re-employed via
retiree re-employment system *3
(Non-consolidated)		 Unit FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
Number of retirees Person 64 89 91 104 98
Number of re-employed via retiree re-employment system 55 81 84 97 86
Ratio of re-employed via retiree re-employment system % 85.9 91.0 92.0 93.0 88.0

*3 Glory's re-employment system for retirees who wish to continue their employment until the age of 65.

Gender Wage Difference*4
(Non-consolidated)		 Unit FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
Among all employees % - - 57.1 59.6 61.0
Among permanet employees - - 72.1 69.1 69.1
Among part-time/fixed-term employees - - 33.3 33.8 36.5

*4 Calculated in accordance with Japan's Act on Promotion of Women's Active Engagement in Professional Life (Act No. 64 of 2015)

Work-Life Balance Promotion

Annual paid leaves taken
(Non-consolidated)		 Unit FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
Ratio of annual paid leaves taken % 65.6 66.1 70.2 70.7 71.6
Number of employees taking childcare leave Unit FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
Non-consolidated
Men
 Person 10 31 45 38 39
Women
 20 27 32 29 26
Total
 30 58 77 67 65
Rate of chilcare leave taken by male employees
 % - - 60.0 55.0 80.8
Ratio of employees who returned to work after taking childcare leave
 100 98 100 100 98
Group Consolidated (Japan only)
Number of male employees who have taken childcare leave
 Person - - - 47 50
Rate of chilcare leave taken by male employees
 % - - - 49.0 51.0
Number of employees taking nursing care leave (Non-consolidated) Unit FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
Men Person 1 1 1 0 0
Women 1 0 0 1 1
Total 2 1 1 1 1
Annual working hours
(Non-consolidated)		 Unit FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
Annual working hours per employee Hours 2,039 2,025 2,013 2,032 2,009

Human Resource Development

Professional development expenses (Non-consolidated) Unit FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
Professional development expenses Million
Yen		 89 169 74 127 159
Professional development expenses per employee Yen 25,827 48,203 21,154 36,621 49,855

Industrial Safety and Health

Occupational accidents/Commuting accidents (Non-consolidated) Unit FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
Number of occupational accidents Number 10 8 9 10 9
Number of fatalities due to work-related accidents Person 0 0 0 0 1
Number of commuting accidents Number 13 9 8 14 13
Lost time injury frequency rate*5 - 0.39 0.52 0.53 0.53 0.30
Lost time injury severity rate*6 - 0.001 0.005 0.020 0.005 1.132

*5 Number of work-related injuries per million hours worked during a single financial year, indicating frequency of work-related injuries.
　Frequency rate: (Number of work-related injuries in the reporting period x 1,000,000) / Total hours worked in the reporting period

*6 Number of lost days due to work-related injuries per 1,000 hours worked in a given period, indicating severity of work-related injuries.
　Severity rate: (Number of lost workdays x 1,000) / Total number of hours worked by employees

Social Contribution

Social Contribution (Non-consolidated) Unit FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
Expenditures for social contribution activities Million
Yen		 51 16 10 32 15

Intellectual Property Initiatives

Patents, utility models, and designs owned/applied Unit FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
Group consolidated (Japan only)
Number of patent owned (Japan)
 - 1,229 1,085 1,123 1,162 1,104
Number of applications (Japan)
 147 171 125 127 165
Group consolidated (excl. Japan)
Number of patent owned (Overseas)
 - 1,114 1,057 1,136 1,204 1,169
Number of applications (Overseas)
 68 75 54 64 71
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