Sustainability Medium-Term Plan
Sustainability-related measures formulated in the Medium-Term Management Plan “PASSION 2026” are summarized in the Sustainability Medium-Term Plan. All members of the Group will work steadily to carry out these measures and take on the challenge of realizing our Sustainability long-term vision.
Under “PASSION 2026” the various measures set out in the Sustainability Medium-Term Plan are grouped together under 3 "P"—which are Planet, Products, and People. We will pursue to engage with our various stakeholders by using this “3P model.”
By moving forward steadily with the measures in the “3P model,” we will aim to achieve a prosperity not only for Kuraray Group but for the society as well.
The priority measures in the Sustainability Medium-Term Plan are as follows.
Priority Measures and Progress Table
"PASSION 2026" Targets
| Planet | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| GHG emissions | |||
| Scope1+2 | Scope3 | ||
| Benchmarks | Benchmarks | ||
| FY2019: 3,230 thousand tons-CO2e | FY2019: 946 thousand tons-CO2e (Japan) | ||
| FY 2024 Target | FY 2026 Target | FY 2024 Target | FY 2026 Target |
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No increase in emissions compared to 2019 (2030: 30% reduction compared to 2019, 2050: Net-zero carbon) |
• Target the entire Group and identify categories that account for more than two-thirds of emission • In 2023, formulate reduction targets for 2024 and 2026 |
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| Product | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sales ratio of products that contribute to the natural and living environments | Ratio of PSA-screened products to total sales | ||
| Benchmarks | Benchmarks | ||
| FY 2020: 46% | ― | ||
| FY 2024 Target | FY 2026 Target | FY 2024 Target | FY 2026 Target |
| 55% | 60% | 80% | ― |
| Sales ratio of products that contribute to the natural environments | Sales ratio of products that contribute to the living environments | ||
| Benchmarks | Benchmarks | ||
| FY 2020: 16% | FY 2020: 30% | ||
| FY 2024 Target | FY 2026 Target | FY 2024 Target | FY 2026 Target |
| 23% | 27% | 32% | 33% |
| People | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Occupational injuries | |||
| A, B rank injuries *1 | Frequency rate of total occupational injuries *2 | ||
| Benchmarks | Benchmarks | ||
| FY2021:3 cases | FY2021:2.89 | ||
| FY 2024 Target | FY 2026 Target | FY 2024 Target | FY 2026 Target |
| 0 cases | 0 cases | 1.7 cases or less | 1.3 cases or less |
| Process accidents | |||
| A, B, C rank process accidents *3 | D1, D2 rank accidents *3 | ||
| Benchmarks | Benchmarks | ||
| FY2021:3 cases | FY2021:7 cases | ||
| FY 2024 Target | FY 2026 Target | FY 2024 Target | FY 2026 Target |
| 0 cases | 0 cases | 3 cases or less | 3 cases or less |
| Diversity and inclusion | |||
| Global measures | Ensuring diversity of core human resources(Japan *4) | ||
| Benchmarks | Benchmarks | ||
| ― | End-September 2021:12% | ||
| FY 2024 Target | FY 2026 Target | FY 2024 Target | FY 2026 Target |
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• Human resource development from a long-term perspective and promotion of global mobility • HR measures to promote diversity (personnel database, personnel recruitment, etc.) |
16% | 20% (FY 2030: 25%) |
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- *1 Evaluation ranking of occupational injuries using Kuraray's proprietary systema. Four ranks in order of seriousness: A > B > C > D.
- *2 Frequency rate of all occupational injuries: Number of all occupational injuries (lost-time and no losttime injuries) per million working hours.
- *3 Evaluation ranking of process accidents using Kuraray's proprietary system. Five ranks in order of seriousness: A > B > C > D1 > D2.
- *4 Japan excluding production sites.
Fiscal 2022 targets, results and evaluations, and Fiscal 2023 targets
| Planet | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GHG emissions | |||||
| Scope1+2 | Scope3 | ||||
| FY 2022 | FY 2022 | ||||
| Targets | Results | Evaluation | Targets | Results | Evaluation |
| Target of maintaining below 3,230 thousand tons-CO2e | 2,896 thousand tons-CO2e | Target achieved | ― | 1,002 thousand tons-CO2e (Japan) |
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| FY 2023 Target | FY 2023 Target | ||||
| No increase in emissions compared to 2019 (3,230 thousand tons-CO2) |
• Target the entire Group and identify categories that account for more than two-thirds of emission • In 2023, formulate reduction targets for 2024 and 2026 |
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| Product | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales ratio of products that contribute to the natural and living environments | Ratio of PSA-screened products to total sales | ||||
| FY 2022 | FY 2022 | ||||
| Targets | Results | Evaluation | Targets | Results | Evaluation |
| ― | 54% | ― | 60% | 58% | Target not achieved |
| FY 2023 Target | FY 2023 Target | ||||
| ― | 70% | ||||
| Sales ratio of products that contribute to the natural environments | Sales ratio of products that contribute to the living environments | ||||
| FY 2022 | FY 2022 | ||||
| Targets | Results | Evaluation | Targets | Results | Evaluation |
| ― | 20% | ― | ― | 34% | ― |
| FY 2023 Target | FY 2023 Target | ||||
| ― | ― | ||||
| People | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Occupational injuries | |||||
| A, B rank injuries *1 | Frequency rate of total occupational injuries *2 | ||||
| FY 2022 | FY 2022 | ||||
| Targets | Results | Evaluation | Targets | Results | Evaluation |
| 0 cases | 5 cases | Target not achieved | 2.0 or less | 2.4 | Target not achieved |
| FY 2023 Target | FY 2023 Target | ||||
| 0 cases | 1.9 or less | ||||
| Process accidents | |||||
| A, B, C rank process accidents *3 | D1, D2 rank accidents *3 | ||||
| FY 2022 | FY 2022 | ||||
| Targets | Results | Evaluation | Targets | Results | Evaluation |
| 0 cases | 5 cases | Target not achieved | 3 cases | 3 cases | Target not achieved |
| FY 2023 Target | FY 2023 Target | ||||
| 0 cases | 3 cases or less | ||||
| Diversity and inclusion | |||||
| Global measures | Ensuring diversity of core human resources(Japan *4) | ||||
| FY 2022 | FY 2022 | ||||
| Targets | Results | Evaluation | Targets | Results | Evaluation |
| ― | ― | ― | 13% | 13% | Target achieved |
| FY 2023 Target | FY 2023 Target | ||||
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• Human resource development from a long-term perspective and promotion of global mobility • HR measures to promote diversity (personnel database, personnel recruitment, etc.) |
14% | ||||
- *1 Evaluation ranking of occupational injuries using Kuraray's proprietary systema. Four ranks in order of seriousness: A > B > C > D.
- *2 Frequency rate of all occupational injuries: Number of all occupational injuries (lost-time and no losttime injuries) per million working hours.
- *3 Evaluation ranking of process accidents using Kuraray's proprietary system. Five ranks in order of seriousness: A > B > C > D1 > D2.
- *4 Japan excluding production sites.
