Toyo Seikan Group CSR Report 2020
CSR Office, Toyo Seikan Group Holdings, Ltd. Osaki Forest Bldg., 2-18-1 Higashi-Gotanda, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, 141-8627 Japan Tel. +81-3-4514-2303 Published in October 2020 Management Philosophy of Toyo Seikan Group Table of Contents
Management Policy Editorial Policy/Report Pro le ...... 2
We will constantly create new and innovative Management Philosophy of Toyo Seikan Group/ values, aspire to achieve a sustainable society and Fundamental Principles of Toyo Seikan/ Table of Contents ...... 3 contribute to people’s happiness. Open Up and Be Inspired Creed Company Pro le ...... 4 We will honor dignity and always strive to be fair and Top Message ...... 6 unbiased in every way. Materiality Topics ...... 8 he oyo eikan roup contributes to the solution of social issues through its All of us will fully demonstrate our own strengths and CSR Management of Toyo Seikan Group ...... 10 business activities. expertise, and contribute to social prosperity while we grow ll our employees are a are of their social responsibility in daily operations and thrive as an individual, a corporation or a group. ENVIRONMENT and act accordingly. Vision Our Commitment to Global Environment ...... 12 hrough these eff orts, e create the values of pen p and e nspired, We will aim to become the Group which can provide unique and aim to become a company that contributes to and innovative technologies and products that will meet SOCIETY achieving a sustainable society. global expectations. Quality Assurance System ...... 18
Human Rights ...... 20
Together with Our Employees ...... 21
Fundamental Principles of Toyo Seikan Social Contribution Activities ...... 26 In 1933 our founder Tatsunosuke Takasaki clearly stated our founding philosophy as the fundamental principles in the handbook “The Mission GOVERNANCE of Toyo Seikan,” which was distributed to shareholders, employees, and Corporate Governance ...... 28 partners in the industry. Since then, we have fulfi lled our duties based on the principles. This is the origin of CSR activities of the Toyo Seikan Group. Compliance ...... 29
Risk Management ...... 31 1. Our aim is to achieve results that bring happiness to mankind. Toyo Seikan Group Companies ...... 32 2. We shall work not just for pro t, which is merely a result of our business activities and not the main purpose. Editorial Policy Report Profi le 3. All of us shall have a spirit of service to ful ll our respective duties and demonstrate the spirit as the entire organization, striving for the prosperity of our business The Toyo Seikan Group (the “Group”) promotes CSR management based Companies covered by the Report: partners in the same way as for our own success. on its “Management Philosophy” under a holding company system. Domestic and overseas group companies including This report was created with the aim to clearly communicate the Group’s Toyo Seikan Group Holdings, Ltd. CSR vision and activities to its stakeholders. For your better understanding Period covered: of our specifi c CSR activities, we classifi ed our achievements in fi scal 2019 April 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020 (the year ended March 2020) into environmental, social and governance Please refer to the relevant websites for details of activities at group companies described below. categories and described them in the corresponding sections of the report. Numerical data: (Reports marked with an asterisk (*) are available only in Japanese.) Please visit our website for the information not covered by this report, such as April 1, 2019 to March 31, 2020
our CSR-related policies, systems and data. ■ Toyo Seikan Co., Ltd.: Environmental Website* ■ Toyo Glass Co., Ltd.: Environmental Activities* Published in: Our stance on CSR is based on sincere communication with our October 2020 (Next issue to be published in ■ Toyo Kohan Co., Ltd.: CSR* ■ Mebius Packaging Co., Ltd.: Our Commitment to Environment stakeholders and actions originating from such communication. We would October 2021) ■ Tokan Kogyo Co., Ltd.: CSR ■ Toyo Aerosol Industry Co., Ltd.: Environmental Policy* appreciate your opinions and feedback. ■ Nippon Closures Co., Ltd.: Environmental and Social ■ TOMATEC CO., LTD.: The Measure for Environment Reference Guideline: https://www.tskg-hd.com/en/csr/ Activities* ISO26000 (Guidance on Social Responsibility)
2 Toyo Seikan Group CSR REPORT 2020 3 Company Profi le
Toyo Seikan Group Holdings, Ltd. Financial Data (Consolidated)
Founded: June 25, 1917 Net sales by business segment Net sales Operating profit ROE 850 (Billion yen) 40(Billion yen) 4.0(%) Representative: Ichio Otsuka, Real estate related 1.0% Functional materials related 3.2 President and Representative Director 4.7% Others 3.1% Capital: 11,094 million yen 800 30 2.0 31.8 Head Offi ce: Osaki Forest Bldg., 2-18-1 Higashi-Gotanda, Steel plate related 793.1 790.8 Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141-8627, Japan 785.2 27.2 8.0% 25.4 Packaging related 750 20 0 Number of 447 (19,307 on a consolidated basis) 83.3% Employees: as of March 31, 2020 0.1
700 10 -2.0
Business Overview 0 0 -4.0 3.8 2017 2018 2019 (FY) 2017 2018 2019 (FY) 2017 2018 2019 (FY) Steel plate related Functional materials Packaging business business related business
Earnings per share Net assets & equity ratio Research & development costs 150 (YEN) 1,000(Billion yen) (%)100 20(Billion yen) Net Assets Equity Ratio
800 80 103.05 75 720.2 15 15.3 649.8 624.5 14.3 600 60 13.7 Manufacturing and sales of various Manufacturing and sales of various Manufacturing and sales of materials 0 58.2 58.6 58.4 10 packaging containers that support steel plate materials used in with various functional properties, -2.71 people’s daily lives, such as metal every phase of daily life, such as such as aluminum substrates for 400 40 cans, plastic containers, closures, materials for cans, electrical and magnetic disks, functional fi lms for glass bottles, paper containers and electronic components, automotive optics, glaze, micronutrient fertilizers, -75 5 200 20 aerosol products. and industrial machinery parts, pigments and gel coats. and construction and consumer -121.96 electronics. -150 0 0 0 2017 2018 2019 (FY) 2017 2018 2019 (FY) 2017 2018 2019 (FY)
Machinery and Cash flow Number of employees Net sales by region equipment 150 (Billion yen) 20,000(Persons) Real estate related Other businesses Operating Investing Financing Asia (Thailand, China, Malaysia, etc.) activities activities activities Manufacturing and sales of business 7.4% packaging-related machinery and 100 19,500 Others (U.S., etc.) equipment including container 78.6 7.6% manufacturing equipment and fi lling 59.2 55.2 19,307 50 19,000 & seaming equipment. 18,950
0 18,500 Japan 18,419 85.0% Logistics -25.2 Leasing of offi ce buildings and Manufacturing and sales of -50 -36.4 -40.2 18,000 -30.5 commercial properties. automotive press dies, machinery -53.8 -58.2 and appliances, hard alloys and -100 0 Trucking and warehousing services agricultural-use materials; sales of 2017 2018 2019 (FY) 2017 2018 2019 (FY) mainly for group companies. petroleum products; and non-life * Since the Company has adopted the “Partial Amendments to Accounting Standard for Tax Effect Accounting” (ASBJ Statement No. 28, issued on February 16, 2018) for its insurance agency business. consolidated fi nancial statements from fi scal 2018, fi gures for fi scal 2017 are retrospectively adjusted according to the currently adopted standards.
4 Toyo Seikan Group CSR REPORT 2020 5 Top Message
Address ongoing social Issues and seek to look ahead to social changes In this region, we will seek to detect signs of changes beyond Our commitment to the the common ideas, aiming to integrate such insight with our through our management based on Materiality of Toyo Seikan existing knowledge. Group We also initiated the OPEN UP! PROJECT, a project for innovation and product development from a long-term corporate social responsibility As part of our CSR-based management under the viewpoint to redesign the Group for the next 100 years. Management Philosophy established in 2016, we have been Demanding a quick return would force us to focus more engaged in our Eight Material Issues, specifi c priority issues on existing businesses and would result in a lack of long- we have identifi ed, across the group. term development activities and eventually, a lack of future opportunities for the next generations. We must prevent such Compliance, which underlies all of our activities situations. I believe that thorough compliance is the foundation of In addition, diversity is important in designing new products all activities. and services. As for packaging containers, for instance, In 2019, our operating company Toyo Seikan received removing little inconvenience in daily living is required— a surcharge payment order from the Japan Fair Trade including caps easy to open for the elderly with weaker Commission regarding the violation of the Antimonopoly hand strength, and containers suitable for sorted collection Act. To ensure that this will never happen again, we have from the viewpoint of consumers sensitive to effective use been implementing group-wide preventive measures, of resources. We need colleagues with different perspectives including the establishment of compliance framework for the in order to fi nd a clue out of the fi ndings made in daily life Antimonopoly Act, the enhancement of bribery prevention, and to use it for business. To that end, we will continue to and deeper understanding of the Group’s Code of Conduct develop our organization and corporate culture that allow and Guidelines of Behavior. The Group’s founder Tatsunosuke diverse members to demonstrate their different abilities. Takasaki used to say that technicians who make canned food must deserve the trust of people since the products’ Governance to bring out abilities of operating companies contents cannot be seen at all from the outside. In doing Our group management is aimed at bringing out the business, we must engrave these words on our mind and strength of individual operating companies. To achieve this never forget them. goal, management needs a dialogue with employees in the respective workplace. Since taking offi ce, I have visited Addressing environmental issues domestic and overseas operating companies to talk with Regarding the contribution to the environment, the marine colleagues working there. Recently I began to send my plastic pollution is an urgent issue to address, following message twice a month to all group members, hoping to climate change. Plastic containers such as PET bottles foster the sense of unity within the Group. We also invited President and Representative Director Toyo Seikan Group Holdings, Ltd. have been widely used in the food and beverage industries a new outside director who had served as an executive to help deliver safe and reliable products. Meanwhile, mass at other companies. With critical opinions from the new production and consumption models are reaching their limits, board member, management is developing a framework for and there is an irreversible trend towards the production and business plan formulation and investment decision-making. consumption that are well-balanced with the environment. In order to create a sustainable society, we will contribute In the past the Toyo Seikan Group suffered damage to its to the solution of the environmental issues through our Be a business group that Developing a transparent facilities caused by natural disasters such as the Great East efforts, including the “3Rs” initiatives, the development and organization to address Japan Earthquake, the fl ooding in Thailand and the torrential introduction of alternative materials, and cooperation with opens up the future with risks under the initiative rains in Western Japan. In October 2019, we established the external partners. new technologies Risk Management Administration Offi ce to provide against of Risk Management various risks, including natural disasters which frequently Be more sensitive to future changes, provide packaging I expect that the key words 20 to 30 years from now will Administration Offi ce occur worldwide and information security issues. The new and services that meet the needs of society be “food and health,” “environment” and “digital information.” In publishing our CSR Report 2020, we would like to division is also playing a central role in responding to the We have expertise and knowledge, both tangible and Responding to new social issues such as climate change express our deepest sympathy to those who are suffering ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, collecting information and intangible, which have been accumulated for over 100 years and digitalization while maintaining our founding principles of from the coronavirus disease and to those who are in implementing our business continuity plan (BCP). since founding of the Group. To utilize them for innovation delivering safe, reliable and high-quality products and services, diffi culties amid the pandemic. We would also like to express Recognizing that an inappropriate initial response poses a to provide solutions to social issues, we ourselves should we need to be aware of expectations for us and become a our sincere gratitude to medical professionals and people signifi cant risk, the offi ce always bases itself on the principle: refi ne our sensitivity to anticipated changes in society. As group that opens up the future with new technologies. This working dedicatedly in this situation. Making maximum efforts “Share bad information as quickly as possible.” I believe this one of such efforts, we launched the Future Design Lab in is the way for us to implement our management philosophy: to prevent infection, we as the entire group also continue to has been working well to allow the Group as a whole to take our Singapore branch offi ce in April 2019. Singapore is the We will constantly create new and innovative values, aspire perform our duties to support your daily lives. prompt action. center of Asia, where emerging nations are growing, and the to achieve a sustainable society and contribute to people’s place where information is being exchanged across borders. happiness.
6 Toyo Seikan Group CSR REPORT 2020 7 Materiality Topics
Materiality
Materiality Contribution to Environ- More Sustainable ment Protection Solar Power System Introduced in Thailand Supply Chain Mebius Packaging Takes Part in a Joint R&D
Project for Recycling Plastic Containers In October 2019, Toyo Seikan (Thailand) introduced a solar power generation system, the fi rst for the Toyo Seikan Group in Thailand. The new system of 374 kW capacity with 1,134 solar panels installed on the roof is expected to generate 530 With demand for businesses to contribute to the solution of global environmental issues, MWh of electricity per year, reducing carbon emissions by ebius ackaging, together ith sahi asei orporation and ion orporation, approximately 280 tons annually. We will continue to introduce has been engaged in an pro ect to help create a ero aste society. renewable energy as a measure against global warming.
Outline Progress
The three companies have jointly conducted R&D We aim to overcome the challenges facing with the activities based on a research program led by New Energy entire value chain by allowing companies from upstream
and Industrial Technology Development Organization to downstream to work together to comprehensively Top: View from the top (NEDO), “R&D on material recycling processes to achieve address relevant issues involving recycling methods and Left: Solar panels and inverters an advanced plastic recycling,” which began in July 2019. ways of reusing. In the NEDO-led program, we performed Under this project, Mebius Packaging has focused on blow molding evaluation for a 50/50 weight percent blend recycling polyethylene that is collected as household of virgin and recycled polyethylene and succeeded in waste in schemes under the Containers and Packaging forming bottles from the mixed material. While the bottle Recycling Law to be reused for packaging containers. satisfi es the product standards for both compression strength and drop strength, there remain several issues that are characteristic of recycled plastic, such as foreign Challenges matter contamination. Unlike used PET bottles, many of which are recycled Materiality into new beverage containers, progress in recycling Respect for Employees Achieving Flexible Work Environment for polyethylene waste is slow despite its large volume. One reason is that containers which are collected as Work-Life Balance waste widely vary in their applications, contents, and specifi cations. Another reason is that there are no Toyo Seikan Group Holdings started a pilot program These steps implemented across the group in the established recycling processes or ways of using recycled of teleworking as part of its work style reform from fi scal ways suitable for individual group companies enabled us plastic which work properly for those diverse packages in 2018. In July 2019, the telework system was offi cially to smoothly transition into teleworking in response to the the value chain. introduced for all its employees. The company has outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic this year. succeeded in improving productivity and implementing its We will continue with our efforts to create a better business continuity plan by utilizing thin client PCs and a work environment and become a company where diverse web conference system. In addition, employees have been employees can grow and develop, aiming to increase our able to use their time more effi ciently in both work and corporate value and achieve a continuous growth. Eco Action Plan 2030 – Environmental Goals of Mebius Packaging – Left: Prototype made of a 50/50 blend of virgin and recycled resin Right: Bottle using recycled material with white-color coating of virgin plastic private life. Since fi scal 2018, the company has also joined a government-led program TELEWORK DAYS, and in Contribute to a Zero-Waste Society November 2019, it was selected as "Pioneer of Telework" Use ratio of recycled/ Recyclable product by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. plant-based plastics specifi cations The NEDO-led program ended in July 2020, and since Other group companies are also promoting the adoption 30% or more 100% August 2020 we have taken on a new phase under the of telework systems that are suited for their respective Contribute to a Low-Carbon Society framework of a national project aimed at implementation work conditions. Nippon Closures, for example, has Emissions from operations Emissions from supply chain in the society. Our R&D efforts continue on towards a (Scope 1&2) opened satellite offi ces at Ishioka Plant and in Technical (Scope 3) per unit sales weight per unit production weight society that recycles plastic packaging infi nitely, like the % less* Development Center at Hiratsuka Plant so that employees 30% less* 10 Möbius loop, with all abilities of the cross-company team. Attending a web who work for its head offi ce can save commuting time and meeting * Compared to fi scal 2013 make effi cient use of their time. Satellite offi ce in Nippon Closures’ Technical Development Center
8 Toyo Seikan Group CSR REPORT 2020 9 CSR Management of Toyo Seikan Group
Toyo Seikan Group CSR Policy Materiality of Toyo Seikan Group
The Toyo Seikan Group defi nes CSR as “continuous contribution to the happiness and prosperity of mankind through fair The Toyo Seikan Group has identifi ed the “eight items of materiality” as its material issues to address with a high priority and honest business activities.” All employees of the Group understand its CSR commitment and work for all stakeholders. in order to contribute to the creation of a sustainable society. They are based on our Management Philosophy and serve as a basic guide for us to promote management that is fully integrated with CSR. Through addressing these issues, we also contribute to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which were adopted by the United Nations in September 2015. All stakeholders Process of Setting Materiality We will respect basic human rights and diversity of people, and communicate and act sincerely.
1 2 3 4 We will provide safe and reliable We will create a safe, Identifi cation of social Identifi cation of the Assessment of Setting priorities products, systems and services to Customers Employees clean and vibrant workplace. material issues Group’s material issues appropriateness ensure customer satisfaction. We selected most We identi ed what efforts We identi ed material Drawing a matrix of social important items for both are needed in the society, issues for the Group and and the Group’s material the society and the Group using reporting guidelines, rated their importance issues, the appropriateness and set priorities on them. We will promote participation We will always conduct fair such as GRI and SASB, through discussions of identi ed issues are Business Local in community activities and transparent business Toyo Seikan Group and ESG assessment among group companies’ reviewed by taking partners societies to coexist in harmony criteria, including DJSI presidents and operating the opinions of activities with good ethics. with local communities. and FTSE. of cers. external experts into consideration.
We will strive to enhance corporate Shareholders We will strive to preserve and Global and value, and manage and disclose environment improve the global environment. information appropriately. investors Materiality of Toyo Seikan Group
Category Materiality Goals Contribution to SDGs
Development of packaging Develop and provide safe and useful products, systems and Continuous containers and services in services to the society. creation of new line with social needs products and services Enhancement of quality Ensure quality and safety of our products, systems and CSR Promotion Framework of Toyo Seikan Group assurance services.
Contribution to Contribute to the creation of a low-carbon, Zero-Waste The Group has established the Group CSR Promotion Committee to promote its CSR management. environment protection Society that coexists with nature. The committee, chaired by the President of Toyo Seikan Group Holdings, consists of offi cers of the company and Eco-friendly systems More sustainable supply presidents of key group companies. Establish a system for sustainable raw material procurement. chain
Promote community contribution activities with a careful Coexistence with understanding of social conditions, cultures and customs of Toyo Seikan Group communities Audit and Supervisory Board Board of Directors Governance Committee countries where we operate. Holdings, Ltd. President Respect the fundamental human rights and never violate the Respect for human rights human rights in every aspect of our business. Executive Management Meeting Management Strategy Meeting Group CSR Promotion Committee Develop and support individuals who continue to seek growth and challenges. Group Risk and Compliance Committee Honest and responsible Create a corporate culture where we are able to take Group Environment Committee behavior advantage of our diversity. Respect for employees Achieve a exible work style that allows for a right balance between work and home life.
Maintain the workplace that is safe and healthy and Nippon Mebius Toyo Aerosol comfortable for employees. Toyo Seikan Toyo Kohan Tokan Kogyo Toyo Glass TOMATEC Closures packaging Industry Ensuring thorough Ensure that our business activities are properly conducted. compliance
10 Toyo Seikan Group CSR REPORT 2020 11 ENVIRONMENT ENVIRONMENT E Our Commitment to Global Environment We ill strive to preserve and improve the global environment.