Sustainability Initiatives

Sustainability Initiatives
（FY03/2025）

After deliberation by the Sustainability Committee, the Company’s Board of Directors has resolved to focus on the implementation of the following items as initiatives related to the five materialities set forth in the Basic Sustainability Policy.

（１）Efforts for environmental issues

We contribute to the sustainability of the global environment through efforts toward biodiversity protection and the transition to a low-carbon and circular society.

Initiative Target value/Action items Status/Results of Initiatives
Environmental contribution through equipment
(Expanded sales of non-chemical and ultrafiltration equipment) 		■ Greenhouse gas emissions
15% reduction in Scope 3/Category 11 by FY2030
(compared to FY2019)
  1. ▶ Due to increases in orders received and emissions intensity, FY2024 CO2 emissions increased 2.9-fold compared with FY2019
    1. ⇨ Strengthen and continue initiatives toward reducing CO2 emissions
Initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

(ⅰ) Scope 1 + Scope 2
25% reduction by FY2030 (compared to FY2019)

(ⅱ) Promotion of modal shift
(Transition from truck and domestic vessel transportation to rail transportation)
  1. (ⅰ) CO2 emissions for Scope 1 + Scope 2 in FY2024
    1. reduced by 68% on a non-consolidated basis and by 23% for the Group as a whole (compared with FY2019)
    2. *Solar panels installed on the rooftop of the new development building (R&D Center)
      1. ⇨ Power generation to begin in FY2026
  2. (ⅱ) Rail transport results: 0 cases

（２）Respect for human rights

We will practice behavior that respects the identity and human rights of all people involved in our business activities.

Initiative Target value/Action items Status/Results of Initiatives
Human rights due diligence operations
  1. (ⅰ) Continued implementation of supply chain surveys (150 companies in total)
  2. (ⅱ) Continued appropriate operation of the whistleblowing hotline for the supply chain
  1. (ⅰ) Handled supply chain surveys for 20 companies (70 companies in total)
  2. (ⅱ) No reports to the whistleblowing hotline
  3. *Based on Item 7 (“Awareness and Education”) of the Human Rights Policy, sustainability training that includes human rights has been implemented for all officers and employees

（３）Consideration for the workplace environment and human resource development

We will strive to create a safe and rewarding work environment and actively support our employees so that they can demonstrate their abilities to the fullest.

Initiative Target value/Action items Status/Results of Initiatives
Promoting diversity
  1. (ⅰ) Percentage of female managers: 5% by 2025, 10% by 2030
  2. (ⅱ) Percentage of female new graduates hired: at least 20% (every year)
  3. (ⅲ) Employment rate of persons with disabilities: Satisfy the legally mandated employment rate (2.5%)
    (Every year)
  1. (ⅰ) 9.6% (as of March 31, 2025)
  2. (ⅱ) 22.2% (hires who entered on April 1, 2025)
  3. (ⅲ) 2.0%
    1. ⇨ Continue proactive initiatives toward meeting the statutory employment rate
Achieving work-life balance
  1. ■Promotion of diverse working styles, including equitable childcare and caregiving support
  1. ▶ Expanded the eligibility for paid child nursing leave, etc.
    (from employees with 5+ years of service to employees with 1+ year of service)
  2. ▶ Expanded eligibility for reduced working hours for childcare
    (from the end of the fiscal year in which the child completes 3rd grade of elementary school to the end of the fiscal year in which the child completes 6th grade of elementary school)
  3. ▶ Expanded shortened working hours for nursing care (Maximum 3 years → Maximum 6 years)
Improved employee engagement metrics
  1. (ⅰ) Conduct the second engagement survey
  2. (ⅱ) Calculate survey scores comparable with those of the first year
  3. (ⅲ) Implement measures to improve engagement
  1. ▶ Conducted the second engagement survey (March-April 2025)
    1. ⇨ As the survey results showed a slight decline, clarify promotion and advancement standards and selection for key positions in the personnel evaluation rules, improve employee benefits, and improve various work-related allowances, thereby leading to improved survey results
Talent development and skill building
  1. (ⅰ) In-house training (second year of data collection (excluding OJT))
  2. (ⅱ) External training through outside seminars, etc. (second year of data collection)
  1. (ⅰ) Total hours of in-house training: 2,145 hours
    (April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026)
  2. (ⅱ) Total external training attendance hours: 3,282 hours
    (April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026)
  3. *In addition, the total training investment amount for FY2025 was approximately 9.48 million yen

（４）Compliance with laws and social norms

We will continue to be a trusted presence in society through thorough compliance with laws and social norms, and through fair and honest business activities.

Initiative Target value/Action items Status/Results of Initiatives
Compliance Committee
  1. ■ At the Compliance Committee, the compliance status of the Company and the Group as a whole is monitored, and responses to ensure the appropriateness of operations, as well as guidance and support, are provided
  1. ▶ In FY2025, the Compliance Committee met twice to monitor the status of compliance with laws and regulations and responses to legal revisions, while also monitoring the status of responses to legal revisions requiring future action, and discussions were held regarding measures to be taken in response to trends in legal revisions
  2. ▶ For the purpose of further fostering compliance awareness throughout the Group, the Group Ethics Regulations were revised, and the Nomura Micro Science Group Code of Conduct was established in October 2025
Providing compliance training
  1. (ⅰ) Company attendance rate: 100% (FY2025)
  2. (ⅱ) Conduct compliance training for overseas subsidiaries
  1. (ⅰ) In FY2025, we conducted e-learning compliance training twice (once in the first half and once in the second half), achieving a 100% participation rate in both the first and second halves
  2. (ⅱ) Compliance training reflecting issues specific to each region was conducted at subsidiaries in Japan, South Korea, China, Taiwan, and the United States.
    1. ⇨ A 100% attendance rate was achieved at all subsidiaries

(5) Participation in and Contribution to Local Communities and Society

As a member of society and the communities where we do business, we contribute to the development of society as a whole and these regional communities by coexisting with nature and engaging in dialogue and collaboration with all stakeholders, including local residents

Initiative Target value/Action items Status/Results of Initiatives
Beautification activities
  1. ■ Conducted volunteer cleanups on a regular basis
  1. ▶ In FY2025, a total of 12 volunteer community cleanups took place
Providing aid for vaccinations to prevent polio infection
  1. ■ Collected and sold plastic bottle caps and donated the proceeds to the Japan Committee, Vaccines for the World’s Children as a vaccine donation
  1. ▶ Collected and sold PET bottle caps to raise funds for vaccines
Supporting national land afforestation activities
  1. ■ Introduced Volunteer Vendor and donated to the National Land Afforestation Promotion Organization to support tree planting for afforestation, in cooperation with beverage manufacturers and vending machine operators
  1. ▶ A portion of sales by volunteer vendors is donated every six months to the National Land Afforestation Promotion Organization
Support for and cooperation with SDGs activities
  1. ■ Cooperation with the SDGs activities of the Shonan Bellmare Sports Club, a specified non-profit organization
  1. ▶ Participated in and supported the beach cleanup activity at Hiratsuka Coast organized by the Shonan Bellmare Sports Club NPO
Providing relief to local residents during disasters
  1. ■ Permanently installed emergency water wells as disaster-time water supply stations
  1. ▶ Permanently installed emergency water wells as disaster-time water supply stations
  2. ▶ Large-scale disasters that required the opening of disaster-time water supply stations in FY2025 None
Contribution to local communities
  1. (ⅰ) Contribution to the promotion of local sports
  2. (ⅱ) Educational support aimed at promoting chemistry education
  3. (ⅲ) Support for vocational education in local elementary and junior high schools
  1. (ⅰ) Promotion of local sports
    1. ⅰ) Promotion of regional sports through a sponsorship agreement with the Yokohama DeNA BayStars
    2. ⅱ) Contributing to the promotion of sports in general in Kanagawa Prefecture and the development of sports for elementary and junior high school students through sponsorship of the Shonan Bellmare Sports Club NPO
  2. (ⅱ) Produced educational materials on "ultrapure water" through a collaboration with "Unko Drill"
    1. ⇨ Scheduled to be donated to elementary schools nationwide in FY2026
  3. (ⅲ) Support for career education at local elementary and junior high schools
    1. ⅰ) Inclusion in the “Work Notebook for Elementary School Students” (booklet) for Atsugi City, Isehara City, and Hadano City (donated to elementary schools in Atsugi City, Isehara City, and Hadano City)
    2. ⅱ) Participation in the Atsugi City edition of the “Local Jobs Guidebook DX” (digital educational material)(donated to elementary and junior high schools in Atsugi City)