ESG Data

This page summarizes the main ESG (environmental, social, and governance) data for the Daifuku Group's business activities.

Note regarding the data coverage period: due to the change in business term, the accounting period for fiscal 2024 was the 9-month period from April through December. However, in order to ensure comparative validity, we have set the data coverage period as the 12-month period from January through December.

E: Environmental

Type Item Scope Unit FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
CO2 CO2 emissions (Scopes 1 + 2) Global t-CO2 26,408 20,926 17,377
CO2 emissions Japan t-CO2 7,656 3,392 2,800
CO2 emissions Outside of Japan t-CO2 18,752 17,534 14,577
CO2 emissions per net sales Global t-CO2/¥100 million 4.4 3.4 2.9
Scope 1 Global t-CO2 10,511 8,804 8,853
Scope 1 Japan t-CO2 1,928 1,609 1,609
Scope 1 Outside of Japan t-CO2 8,583 7,195 7,244
Scope 2 Global t-CO2 15,897 12,122 8,524
Scope 2 Japan t-CO2 5,728 1,783 1,191
Scope 2 Outside of Japan t-CO2 10,169 10,339 7,333
Scope 3*1 Global t-CO2 2,363,344 2,115,601 2,205,756
Energy Energy consumption (production) Global GJ 691,821 661,357 698,542
Energy consumption (non-production) Global GJ 82,226 108,136 102,736
Electricity Global GWh 58 59 62
Electricity derived from renewable energy sources Global GWh 16.9 32.1 41.3
Percentage of electricity derived from renewable energy sources Global % 29.1 54.0 66.6
Liquefied petroleum gas Global t 606 490 422
City gas Global Thousand m3 3,333 3,147 3,418
Type-A heavy oil Global kl 80 84 112
Kerosene Global kl 17 14 15
Gasoline Global kl 370 321 173
Light oil Global kl 67 61 58
Raw materials Steel Daifuku Co., Ltd. t 22,017 17,854 18,191
Aluminum material Daifuku Co., Ltd. t 2,472 1,591 1,550
Water resources Water consumption*2 Global m3 216,795 183,017 183,492
Groundwater (well water)*2 Global m3 60,528 50,622 51,778
Water supply, industrial water Global m3 156,267 132,395 131,714
Surface water (rivers, lakes, seas) Global m3 0 0 0
Water consumption*2 Japan m3 99,057 86,589 88,861
Groundwater (well water)*2 Japan m3 51,366 39,992 42,378
Water supply, industrial water Japan m3 47,691 46,597 46,483
Surface water (rivers, lakes, seas) Japan m3 0 0 0
Water consumption*2 Outside of Japan m3 117,738 96,428 94,631
Groundwater (well water)*2 Outside of Japan m3 9,162 10,630 9,400
Water supply, industrial water Outside of Japan m3 108,576 85,798 85,231
Surface water (rivers, lakes, seas) Outside of Japan m3 0 0 0
Water discharge Global m3 211,187 171,256 167,217
Sewers Global m3 144,738 164,158 160,306
Rivers Global m3 66,449 7,098 6,911
Water discharge Japan m3 96,611 78,360 75,075
Sewers Japan m3 36,162 78,360 75,075
Rivers Global m3 60,449 0 0
Water discharge Outside of Japan m3 114,576 92,896 92,142
Sewers Outside of Japan m3 108,576 85,798 85,231
Rivers Outside of Japan m3 6,000 7,098 6,911
Water use intensity Global Thousand m3/¥100 million 0.0360 0.0299 0.0289
Waste Waste generated (including valuable wastes) Japan t 4,775 4,778 5,062
Waste generated (including valuable wastes)*3 Outside of Japan t 2,749 5,903 5,673
Landfill disposal Japan t 29 32 44
Landfill disposal*3 Outside of Japan t 105 191 490
Recycling rate of waste (including valuable wastes)*3 Global % 95.3 95.6 93.0
Landfill disposal rate Japan % 0.6 0.7 0.9
Landfill disposal rate*3 Outside of Japan % 3.8 3.2 8.7
Other Soil and groundwater pollution status reported within plant grounds Japan Cases 0 0 0
Number of environment-related (including water-related) legal violations Japan Cases 0 0 0
Amount paid in fines for environmental-related (including water-related) legal violations Japan Million yen 0 0 0
  • *1We have adopted a more accurate aggregation method and revised the results for FY2022 and FY2023 (August 2024). The aggregation scope is listed on the Climate Change page.
  • *2Due to an error in the aggregation method, the results for FY2022 have been revised (August 2024).
  • *3Figures for FY2022 do not include data for North American locations.

S: Social

Type Item Scope Unit FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
Quality Number of serious accidents related to product or system safety Global Cases 0 0 0
Employment Number of employees Global People 13,020 13,071 11,042
Number of employees Daifuku Co., Ltd. People 3,375 3,509 3,691
Average age Daifuku Co., Ltd. Age 41.0 41.3 41.6
Average years of service Daifuku Co., Ltd. Years 15.0 15.3 14.7
Average annual salary Daifuku Co., Ltd. Yen 7,712,196 7,757,563 8,228,038
Ratio of women’s wages to men’s wages (all workers) Daifuku Co., Ltd. % 68.8 69.1 73.1
Ratio of women’s wages to men’s wages (regular employment) Daifuku Co., Ltd. % 76.5 76.3 77.6
Ratio of women’s wages to men’s wages (non-regular employment) Daifuku Co., Ltd. % 49.9 53.1 56.9
New graduate recruits*1 Daifuku Co., Ltd. People 103 104 84
Mid-career recruits Daifuku Co., Ltd. People 144 129 126
Ratio of female recruits*1 Daifuku Co., Ltd. % 8.1 13.3 12.9
Number of female employees Daifuku Co., Ltd. People 420 442 511
Number of female managers*2
*as of the end of each fiscal year		 Daifuku Co., Ltd. People 26 32 40
Ratio of women in management positions*2
*as of the end of each fiscal year		 Daifuku Co., Ltd. People 3.5 4.3 5.4
Employment rate of people with disabilities
*as of June 1 of each fiscal year		 Daifuku Co., Ltd. % 2.48 2.42 2.34
Training Employee training costs Japan Million yen 158.7 190.7 190.3
Training time per person Japan Hours 55.6 59.4 50.9
Number of days of training per person
*Calculated by converting the training hours into 7 hours and 45 minutes, which is the standard working hours per day		 Japan Days 7.2 7.7 6.6
Number of employees participating in compliance training
*Rank-based training		 Japan People 243 264 268
Number of occupational safety and health trainees Japan People 2,161 1,885 1,451
Labor Paid leave acquisition rate
*Data in parentheses () is that of the 9-month period (April–December 2024)		 Daifuku Co., Ltd. % 78.9 78.5 84.0(65.0)
Maternity leave utilization Daifuku Co., Ltd. People 7 16 17
Childcare leave utilization rate (female) Daifuku Co., Ltd. % 100 100 100
Childcare leave utilization rate (male)*3 Daifuku Co., Ltd. % 44 65 65
Childcare short-time workday system utilization (female) Daifuku Co., Ltd. People 33 30 35
Childcare short-time workday system utilization (male) Daifuku Co., Ltd. People 0 0 0
Return to work rates after 6 months of maternity/childcare leave Daifuku Co., Ltd. % 100 96 100
Nursing care leave utilization Daifuku Co., Ltd. People 1 0 0
Turnover rate*4 Daifuku Co., Ltd. % 2.70 3.56 2.43
Safety*5 Frequency rate Japan ー 0.45 0.55 0.46
Frequency rate Outside of Japan ー 0.90 0.58 0.70
Severity rate Japan ー 0.006 0.016 0.026
Severity rate Outside of Japan ー 0.216 0.011 0.009
Number of serious accidents*6 Japan People 0 0 1
Number of serious accidents*6 Outside of Japan People 1 0 0
Communities Number of visitors to the Hini Arata Kan demo center ー People 14,980 17,859 16,990
Amount spent for promoting social contribution activities (including donations) Daifuku Co., Ltd. Million yen 39.56 43.08 25.14
Donation amount to non-profit organizations Daifuku Co., Ltd. Million yen 3.25 15.43 3.39
Other Number of patents registered Global Cases 4,040 4,378 4,498
  • *1Figures for FY2022 have been revised to reflect the change in data aggregation timing (August 2024).
  • *2Previously, figures were disclosed as of April 1 of the following fiscal year; the results for fiscal 2022 and fiscal 2023 have therefore been revised to represent the figures as of the end of each fiscal year (May 2025).
  • *3Figures are based on the amendment to the Child Care and Family Care Leave Act.
  • *4Excludes retirees and employees who leave the company upon the conclusion of their contract period.
  • *5Data from January through December. These indicators are calculated including installation contractors.
  • *6Accidents resulting in death or permanent injury during work at Daifuku.

G: Governance

Type Item Unit FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
Composition of the Board of Directors*
*as of June of each fiscal year		 Number of directors People 9 10 10
Number of outside directors People 4 5 5
Number of female directors People 1 1 1
Number of foreign national directors People 0 1 1
Composition of the Audit & Supervisory Board*
*as of June of each fiscal year		 Number of Audit & Supervisory Board members People 4 4 4
Number of outside Audit & Supervisory Board members People 3 3 3
Number of meetings Number of Board of Directors meetings
(regular, irregular)		 Times 17 16 13
Number of Audit & Supervisory Board meetings Times 9 8 6
Advisory Committee for Nomination and Renumeration Times 7 9 7
Remuneration Directors
(outside directors)		 Million yen 576 (60) 560 (71) 554 (56)
Audit & Supervisory Board members
(outside members)		 Million yen 76 (30) 79 (34) 54 (27)
Other Whistleblowing cases Cases 17 14 12
Investor Relations (IR) coverage Companies 1,437 1,232 1,190
  • *The most recent composition can be found on the Management page (May 2025).

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