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The Brother Group Global Charter

FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023
The Brother Group Global Charter Established in 1999
Number of available languages 28 languages 28 languages 28 languages 28 languages 29 languages
Number of dialogues between top management and employees About 3,000 times About 4,000 times About 4,500 times About 4,600 times About 4,600 times

Numbers of facilities/Sales revenue

FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023
Manufacturing facilities and sales facilities In more than 40 countries and regions
Sales revenue (Consolidated) 637,259 million yen 631,812 million yen 710,938 million yen 815,269 million yen 822,930 million yen
Sales revenue by region Japan 19.2% 15.7% 14.8% 14.2% 14.2%
The Americas 31.4% 31.8% 31.3% 33.8% 34.4%
Europe 27.4% 28.2% 27.3% 25.7% 27.7%
Asia & Others 22.1% 24.3% 26.6% 26.3% 23.8%

Evaluation by external entities

FTSE4Good Index Series Included since June 2020
FTSE Blossom Japan Index Included since June 2020
FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index Included since March 2022
MSCI Nihonkabu ESG Select Leaders Index Included since June 2023
MSCI Japan Empowering Women (WIN) Select Index Included since November 2019
Morningstar Japan ex-REIT Gender Diversity Tilt Index Included since 2022
S&P/JPX Carbon Efficient Index Included since 2018
The SOMPO Sustainability Index Included since 2012
EcoVadis Sustainability Assessment Received a Silver Medal since 2020
Science Based Targets Certified for 1.5°C target in April 2022
"Asia-Pacific Climate Leaders" Survey Selected as one of the top companies since 2022
Clarivate Top 100 Global Innovators 1x Winner in 2012 and 6x Winner in 2023
Health & Productivity Stock Selection Program Recognized in 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2024
Certified Health & Productivity Management Outstanding Organization Certified since 2017

Environmental-Related Data (E)

Material balance

The Brother Group's manufacturing facilities are engaged in processing and assembly to manufacture products.
The environmental impacts (including resource consumption, CO2 emissions, and waste generated) associated with all business operations are quantitatively monitored and summarized to reduce environmental impacts.

Resource utilization and material production/emissions from FY2019 through FY2023

Resource and energy inputs

Resource consumption and product raw materials Total energy consumption Volume of crude petroleum equivalent Water consumption

Material production/emissions

Greenhouse gas emissions Wastewater volume and volume recycled Production-related waste and volume recycled

For the list of applicable sites, see page 8 of "Material balance" [PDF/663KB].

Reduction of CO2 emissions

Scope 1, 2, and 3 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions according to ISO 14064 from FY2019 through FY2023

Category CO2 emissions in t-CO2 equivalent
FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023
Scope 1: Direct emissions 17,363 18,356 18,724 19,040 18,840
Scope 2: Indirect emissions from energy use Market-based 107,285 98,685 105,099 93,409*1 91,228*1
Scope 3: Other indirect emissions 2,809,046 2,752,567 2,942,352 3,439,056*2,3 2,431,462*1
C1 Purchased goods and services 1,351,272 1,302,661 1,404,939 1,671,015*2,3 1,253,780*1
C2 Capital goods 56,658 75,897 86,955 123,562 126,268
C3 Fuel- and energy-related activities 10,955 10,987 11,838 12,062 11,899
C4 Upstream transportation and distribution 80,691 103,148 138,978 99,236*2 95,109
C5 Waste generated in operations 3,680 4,138 2,849 3,257 3,991
C6 Business travel 3,663 1,558 1,887 4,023 6,502
C7 Employee commuting 14,247 14,698 14,819 14,768 15,553
C8 Upstream leased assets 5,176 4,642 4,101 3,827 4,588
C9 Downstream transportation and distribution 15,312 14,671 15,366 17,825*2 14,762
C10 Processing of sold products - - - - -
C11 Use of sold products 998,441 968,174 995,115 1,183,284*2 670,148
C12 End of life treatment of sold products 267,207 250,107 263,618 305,036*2 227,291
C13 Downstream leased assets 1,742 1,886 1,886 1,160 1,168
C14 Franchises - - - - -
C15 Investments - - - - 402*4
Total of Scopes 1, 2, and 3
Market-based		 2,933,694 2,869,608 3,066,176 3,551,505*1,2,3 2,541,530*1
  1. After using renewable energy electricity certificates from external sources
  2. The numerical value has been changed because the Domino Business was added to the scope of aggregation for Scope 3.
  3. The numerical value has been changed because the CO2 emissions from purchased goods and services other than products and parts were added to C1 (Purchased goods and services). However, the additional CO2 emissions in FY2022 (about 2% of the entire Scope 3) are not included in the auditing for ISO 14064.
  4. Emissions from related companies have been added since FY2023.

Scope

External assurance

  • In 2024, questions regarding Climate change, Forests, Water security, Plastics, and Biodiversity were integrated into the CDP Questionnaire.

Resource circulation and waste reduction

Water-related data at main business sites from FY2019 through FY2023

Water intake, wastewater volume, volume of water recycled

FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023
Water intake(m3) Clean water 550,645 504,122 506,166 470,172 408,991
Industrial water 0 0 0 0 0
Underground water 100,557 87,474 111,697 123,034 119,904
Wastewater volume(m3) Public waters 190,703 179,782 170,392 150,453 110,928
Sewer system 382,111 338,746 372,721 369,193 333,406
Others 251 1,177 150 149 36
Volume of water recycled(m3) 421 3,759 2,978 5,385 8,717
Percent of water recycled(%) 0.1 0.7 0.5 1.0 1.9

For the list of applicable sites, see page 5 of "Material balance" [PDF/663KB].

Water pollution load

FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023
Water pollution load(t) BOD 25.0 37.8 29.3 31.2 19.5
COD 46.1 95.3 68.4 48.1 36.8
N-hexane extracts 0.5 0.7 0.5 1.5 0.5
SS 13.8 29.4 12.0 15.6 6.6

For the list of applicable sites, see page 8 of "Material balance" [PDF/663KB]

  • In 2024, questions regarding Climate change, Forests, Water security, Plastics, and Biodiversity were integrated into the CDP Questionnaire.

Biodiversity conservation

Pollution prevention and chemical substance management

Creating eco-conscious products

Social-Related Data (S)

Product safety

Basic Product Safety Policies Established in 2008

Business partners

FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023
Procurement Policy and CSR Procurement Standards Established in 2008
Green Procurement Started in 2001
Supplier meeting Participated in by 460 companies and approximately 900 individuals in total Conducted online Participated in by 217 people from 129 companies Conducted online Participated in by 680 people from 380 companies Conducted online Participated in by 814 people from 478 companies Conducted on-site and online Participated in by 842 people from 472 companies
CSR questionnaire Started in 2012 (conducted every three years), revised in 2020 (conducted every two years)

Diversity/Supporting work-life balance*1

FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023
Number of employees*2 All employees 3,800 3,803 3,867 3,890 3,877
Male 3,026 3,024 3,067 3,084 3,071
Female 774 779 800 806 806
Percentage of female employees in total workforce 20.4% 20.5% 20.7% 20.7% 20.8%
Average length of service*2,3 All employees 17.2 17.3 17.1 16.7 16.3
Male 17.2 17.2 16.9 16.4 16.1
Female 17.2 17.7 17.9 17.5 17.2
Gender gap 100.0% 102.9% 105.9% 106.7% 107.2%
Total number of employees in senior management
*2,4,5		 All employees 850 842 815 777 756
Male 815 804 772 731 708
Female 35 38 43 46 48
Percentage of female employees in senior management 4.1% 4.5% 5.3% 5.9% 6.3%
① Total number of new graduates*3,6 All employees 84 81 74 84 113
Male 65 66 57 65 84
Female 19 15 17 19 29
Percentage of female new graduates 22.6% 18.5% 23.0% 22.6% 25.7%
② Total number of mid-career recruits*3,7,8 All employees 27 21 24 71 46
Percentage of mid-career recruits based on Labor Measures Comprehensive Promotion Act 24% 21% 24% 46% 29%
Male 19 16 20 56 38
Female 8 5 4 15 8
Percentage of female mid-career recruits 29.6% 23.8% 16.7% 21.1% 17.4%
Total number of newly hired employees
(① and ② combined)		 All employees 111 102 98 155 159
Male 84 82 77 121 122
Female 27 20 21 34 37
Percentage of female employees 24.3% 19.6% 21.4% 21.9% 23.3%
Percentage of contract employees (including temporary staffs) 17.0% 17.2% 21.1% 23.1% 23.1%
Voluntary turnover rates / Number of employees leaving*3,9 1.3% / 50 1.0% / 39 0.94% / 36 1.44% / 55 1.42% / 54
Employment rate of persons with disabilities*10,11 Brother Industries, Ltd. 2.03% 2.17% 2.29% 2.38% 2.34%
including 13 Brother Group companies in Japan*12 2.11% 2.17% 2.26% 2.31% 2.31%
Number of employees on childcare leave*13,14 All employees 74 96 94 92 119
Male 41 60 65 63 77
Female 33 36 29 29 42
Percentage of employees on childcare leave Male 33.6% 49.2% 52.0% 67.0% 70.0%
Female 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Number of employees on family-care leave*13 All employees 3 2 2 2 2
Male 2 1 2 1 0
Female 1 1 0 1 2
Number of employees using the short-time working system for childcare All employees 176 184 184 175 164
Male 7 10 8 9 9
Female 169 174 176 166 155
Number of employees using the short-time working system for family-care All employees 6 5 5 4 4
Male 1 2 1 1 2
Female 5 3 4 3 2
Number of employees on nursing care leave All employees 28 13 16 32 35
Male 7 3 6 12 14
Female 21 10 10 20 21
  1. Brother Industries, Ltd.
  2. As of March 31 of each FY
  3. Doesn't include incoming seconded employees, temporary employees or fixed-term employees
  4. Includes temporary employees and seconded employees. Doesn't include Directors, Corporate Auditors, and Executive Officers
  5. Recalculated and updated based on the standards of *4
  6. Revised from the number of employees who joined on April 1 of each fiscal year to the number of employees who joined on April 1 and October 1 of each fiscal year
  7. Number of employees who joined each fiscal year between April 1 and March 31 of the following year
  8. Includes conversions from non-regular employment to regular employment and transfers. Doesn't include re-employed individuals
  9. Employees who resigned for personal reasons
  10. As of June 1 of each FY
  11. Includes incoming seconded employees but not temporary employees or fixed-term employees
  12. BROTHER INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, BROTHER SALES, LTD., BROTHER ENTERPRISE, LTD., BROTHER LOGITEC LTD., XING INC., STANDARD CORP., TEICHIKU ENTERTAINMENT, INC., NISSEI CORPORATION, MIE BROTHER PRECISION INDUSTRIES, LTD., BROTHER REAL ESTATE, LTD., BROTHER LIVING SERVICE CO., LTD., BETOP STAFF, LTD., BROTHER INDUSTRIAL PRINTING (JAPAN), LTD.
  13. Number of employees who took leave in the respective year
  14. The figures for the number of employees on childcare leave and the percentage of employees on childcare leave have been recalculated and updated based on the standards set by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.

Safety, health and disaster prevention/Health and productivity management

FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023
Number of occupational injuries reported at manufacturing facilities 14 18 15 18 14
Yearly incident rate ((number of incidents/number of employees) x 1,000) at manufacturing facilities 0.57 0.66 0.50 0.62 0.58
Brother Safety and Prevention Convention Held every year since 2008
The Brother Group Health & Productivity Management Philosophy Established in 2016

Local communities

FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023
Employees' participation in the Golden Ring Project At 23 facilities Suspended At 13 facilities At 24 facilities At 30 facilities
Amount of global donations 130,259,278 yen 94,467,274 yen 225,495,501 yen 188,320,870 yen 229,866,510 yen
The Kizuna Fund Number of employees who participated 152 97 129 105 112
Amount of donations 5,050,216 yen 1,524,950 yen 2,570,965 yen 4,211,876yen 3,696,388 yen
Amount of donations to registered not-for-profit organizations (Brother Industries, Ltd.) 10,699,112 yen 3,472,020 yen 65,014,680 yen 44,307,800 yen 42,831,730 yen
Tokai Young Entrepreneur Seminar Supported by Brother Industries, Ltd. since 2008
Number of pro bono participants (Brother Industries, Ltd.) Target 3 3 3 3 3
Achievement 3 3 3 4 4

Governance-Related Data (G)

Corporate governance

FY2019*1 FY2020*2 FY2021*3 FY2022*4 FY2023*5
Number of Directors Total 11 11 11 11 11
Outside Directors (included in total) 5 5 5 5 5
Percentage/Number of female Directors on the Board Percentage 9.1% 9.1% 9.1% 9.1% 9.1%
Number 1 1 1 1 1
Number of Statutory Auditors Total 5 5 5 5 5
Outside Auditors (included in total) 3 3 3 3 3
Number of Directors, Statutory Auditors and Executive Officers Total 34 31 30 30 32
Female Officers (included in total) 2 2 2 3 3
Non-Japanese Officers (included in total) 2 2 2 2 2
The Brother Group Principles of Social Responsibility Established in 2012
Global internal audit meeting Started in 2010
Group Information Management Regulation Established in 2015 (The information management regulation of Brother Industries, Ltd. was established in 2008.)
  1. As of June 24, 2020
  2. As of June 23, 2021
  3. As of June 20, 2022
  4. As of June 22, 2023
  5. As of June 25, 2024

Shareholders*

FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023
Financial results briefing Held four times a year
Shareholder newsletter Issued twice a year (The full-year newsletter is integrated with the convocation notice of a general shareholders' meeting, and the second-quarter newsletter is published only in Japanese.)

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