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: Supplementary explanation regarding the coverage period for prior year data: In fiscal 2024, the Group changed its fiscal year end, resulting in a nine-month accounting period from April to December. However, to ensure comparability, we have defined the fiscal year as a 12-month period from January to December.

E: Environmental

Type Item Scope Unit FY2023 FY2024 FY2025
CO2*3 CO2 emissions (Scopes 1 + 2) Global t-CO2 24,676 21,809 19,158
CO2 emissions Japan t-CO2 5,637 5,722 2,742
CO2 emissions Outside of Japan t-CO2 18,776 16,087 16,416
CO2 emissions per net sales Global t-CO2/¥100 million 4.0 3.1 2.9
Scope 1 Global t-CO2 11,950 12,931 11,354
Scope 1 Japan t-CO2 3,513 4,177 2,742
Scope 1 Outside of Japan t-CO2 8,437 8,754 8,612
Scope 2 (market-based) Global t-CO2 12,463 8,878 7,804
Scope 2 (market-based) Japan t-CO2 2,124 1,545 0
Scope 2 (market-based)*1 Outside of Japan t-CO2 10,339 7,333 7,804
Scope 2 (location-based) Global t-CO2 23,568 23,229 24,927
Scope 2 (location-based) Japan t-CO2 11,488 11,596 12,567
Scope 2 (location-based) Outside of Japan t-CO2 12,080 11,633 12,360
Scope 3*2 Global t-CO2 2,115,601 2,205,756 2,342,113
Energy*3 Energy consumption (production) Global GJ 661,444 702,668 728,514
Energy consumption (non-production) Global GJ 108,148 123,071 158,359
Electricity Global GWh 60 63 67
Electricity derived from renewable energy sources Global GWh 32.1 41.3 49.7
Percentage of electricity derived from renewable energy sources Global % 53.7 66.7 73.9
Liquefied petroleum gas Global t 497 422 380
City gas Global Thousand m3 3,147 3,418 3,230
Type-A heavy oil Global kl 116 136 84
Kerosene Global kl 14 15 11
Gasoline Global kl 1,008 864 1,066
Light oil Global kl 352 324 452
Raw materials Steel Daifuku Co., Ltd. t 17,854 18,191 12,841
Aluminum material Daifuku Co., Ltd. t 1,591 1,550 1,115
Water resources
*3		 Water consumption (intake) Global m3 183,017 200,737 206,230
Groundwater (well water) Global m3 50,622 51,778 52,285
Water supply, industrial water Global m3 132,395 148,959 153,945
Surface water (rivers, lakes, seas) Global m3 0 0 0
Water consumption (intake) Japan m3 86,589 106,106 110,843
Groundwater (well water) Japan m3 39,992 42,378 43,984
Water supply, industrial water Japan m3 46,597 63,728 66,859
Surface water (rivers, lakes, seas) Japan m3 0 0 0
Water consumption (intake) Outside of Japan m3 96,428 94,631 95,387
Groundwater (well water) Outside of Japan m3 10,630 9,400 8,301
Water supply, industrial water Outside of Japan m3 85,798 85,231 87,086
Surface water (rivers, lakes, seas) Outside of Japan m3 0 0 0
Water discharge Global m3 171,256 184,462 172,656
Sewers Global m3 158,423 171,348 160,239
Rivers Global m3 12,833 13,114 12,417
Water discharge Japan m3 78,360 92,320 97,006
Sewers Japan m3 78,360 92,320 97,006
Rivers Japan m3 0 0 0
Water discharge Outside of Japan m3 92,896 92,142 75,650
Sewers Outside of Japan m3 80,063 79,028 63,233
Rivers Outside of Japan m3 12,833 13,114 12,417
Water use intensity Global Thousand m3/¥100 million 0.0299 0.0289 0.0312
Waste Waste generated (including valuable wastes) Japan t 4,778 5,062 4,742
Waste generated (including valuable wastes) Outside of Japan t 5,903 5,673 7,765
Waste emissions per unit sales Outside of Japan t/¥100 million 1.75 1.63 1.89
Landfill disposal Japan t 32 44 50
Landfill disposal Outside of Japan t 191 490 314
Recycling rate of waste (including valuable wastes) Global % 95.6 93.0 94.2
Landfill disposal rate Japan % 0.7 0.9 1.1
Landfill disposal rate Outside of Japan % 3.2 8.7 4.1
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
  • *1When market-based emission factors for overseas markets are unavailable, location-based emission factors are used.
  • *2We have adopted a more accurate aggregation method and revised the results for FY2023 (August 2024). The aggregation scope is listed on the Climate Change page.
  • *3We have adopted a more accurate aggregation method and revised the results for FY2023 and FY2024 (May 2026).

S: Social

Type Item Scope Unit FY2023 FY2024 FY2025
Quality Number of serious accidents related to product or system safety Global Cases 0 0 0
Employment Number of employees Global People 13,071 11,042 11,417
Number of employees Daifuku Co., Ltd. People 3,509 3,691 3,858
Average age Daifuku Co., Ltd. Age 41.3 41.6 41.6
Average years of service Daifuku Co., Ltd. Years 15.3 14.7 14.7
Male Daifuku Co., Ltd. Years 15.4 14.9 14.9
Female Daifuku Co., Ltd. Years 14.5 13.7 13.5
Average annual salary Daifuku Co., Ltd. Yen 7,757,563 8,228,038 9,179,854
Ratio of women’s wages to men’s wages (all workers) Daifuku Co., Ltd. % 69.1 73.1 74.0
Ratio of women’s wages to men’s wages (regular employment) Daifuku Co., Ltd. % 76.3 77.6 77.5
Ratio of women’s wages to men’s wages (non-regular employment) Daifuku Co., Ltd. % 53.1 56.9 69.8
New graduate recruits Daifuku Co., Ltd. People 104 84 101
Male Daifuku Co., Ltd. People 89 75 84
Female Daifuku Co., Ltd. People 15 9 17
Mid-career recruits Daifuku Co., Ltd. People 129 126 171
Male Daifuku Co., Ltd. People 113 108 149
Female Daifuku Co., Ltd. People 16 18 22
Number of female new recruits Daifuku Co., Ltd. People 31 27 39
Ratio of female new recruits Daifuku Co., Ltd. % 13.3 12.9 14.3
Number of female employees Daifuku Co., Ltd. People 442 511 548
Number of managers Daifuku Co., Ltd. People 746 741 728
Number of female managers*1
*as of the end of each fiscal year		 Daifuku Co., Ltd. People 32 40 50
Ratio of women in management positions*1
*as of the end of each fiscal year		 Daifuku Co., Ltd. People 4.3 5.4 6.9
Employment rate of people with disabilities
*as of June 1 of each fiscal year		 Daifuku Co., Ltd. % 2.42 2.34 2.56
Training Employee training costs Japan Million yen 190.7 190.3 222.2
Training time per person Japan Hours 59.4 50.9 53.0
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 7.7 6.6 6.8
Number of employees participating in compliance training
*Rank-based training		 Japan People 264 268 466
Number of occupational safety and health trainees Japan People 1,885 1,451 1,462
Labor Paid leave acquisition rate
*Data in parentheses () is that of the 9-month period (April–December 2024)		 Daifuku Co., Ltd. % 78.5 84.0(65.0) 94.3
Maternity leave utilization Daifuku Co., Ltd. People 16 17 10
Childcare leave utilization rate (female) Daifuku Co., Ltd. % 100 100 100
Childcare leave utilization rate (male)*2 Daifuku Co., Ltd. % 65 65 86
Childcare short-time workday system utilization (female) Daifuku Co., Ltd. People 30 35 40
Childcare short-time workday system utilization (male) Daifuku Co., Ltd. People 0 0 3
Return to work rates after 6 months of maternity/childcare leave Daifuku Co., Ltd. % 96 100 97
Nursing care leave utilization Daifuku Co., Ltd. People 0 0 0
Turnover rate*3 Daifuku Co., Ltd. % 3.56 2.43 2.87
Safety*4 Frequency rate Japan ー 0.55 0.46 1.00
Frequency rate Outside of Japan ー 0.58 0.70 0.74
Severity rate Japan ー 0.016 0.026 0.045
Severity rate Outside of Japan ー 0.011 0.009 0.020
Number of serious accidents*5 Japan People 0 1 0
Number of serious accidents*5 Outside of Japan People 0 0 0
Communities Number of visitors to the Hini Arata Kan demo center ー People 17,859 16,990 20,190
Amount spent for promoting social contribution activities (including donations) Daifuku Co., Ltd. Million yen 43.08 25.14 22.83
Donation amount to non-profit organizations Daifuku Co., Ltd. Million yen 15.43 3.39 3.37
Other Number of patents held Global Cases 4,378 4,498 4,773
  • *1Previously, figures were disclosed as of April 1 of the following fiscal year; the results for fiscal 2023 have therefore been revised to represent the figures as of the end of each fiscal year (May 2025).
  • *2Figures are based on the amendment to the Child Care and Family Care Leave Act.
  • *3Excludes retirees and employees who leave the company upon the conclusion of their contract period.
  • *4Data from January through December. These indicators are calculated including installation contractors.
  • *5Accidents resulting in death or permanent injury during work at Daifuku.

G: Governance

Type Item Unit FY2023 FY2024 FY2025
Composition of the Board of Directors*
*as of the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of each fiscal year		 Number of directors People 10 10 11
Number of outside directors People 5 5 6
Number of female directors People 1 1 2
Number of foreign national directors People 1 1 1
Composition of the Audit & Supervisory Board*
*as of the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders 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 16 13 16
Number of Audit & Supervisory Board meetings Times 8 6 9
Advisory Committee for Nomination and Renumeration Times 9 7 8
Remuneration Directors
(outside directors)		 Million yen 560 (71) 554 (56) 799 (83)
Audit & Supervisory Board members
(outside members)		 Million yen 79 (34) 54 (27) 77 (40)
Other Whistleblowing cases Cases 14 12 18
Investor Relations (IR) coverage Companies 1,232 1,190 1,726

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