ESG Data

Environmental

Growth in the number of detached ZEH (Green First ZERO) homes

  FY2014 FY2015 FY2016 FY2017 FY2018 FY2019
Ratio of detached ZEH homes (%)* 62 71 74 76 79 87
Cumulative total sold (number of homes) 12,741 20,253 28,195 35,881 44,247 51,793
  •  Ratio of detached ZEH (Green First ZERO) homes among newly built homes sold

FairWood procurement volume and rank breakdown

  FY2014 FY2015 FY2016 FY2017 FY2018 FY2019
FairWood procurement volume (10,000 m3) 33.4 32.0 30.3 29.9 29.3 28.8
Rank S (%) 71 71 79 77 76 81
Rank A (%) 20 22 14 15 18 15
Rank B (%) 4 3 4 6 4 3
Rank C (%) 5 4 4 2 2 2

(10,000 m3)

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Environmental [E] - Key performance indicator (KPI)

Main Themes Indicator Unit 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2022
Results Results Results Results Target Results Eva-
luation
Target Target
Decarbonized Society Green First ZERO ratio*1 71% 74% 76% 79% 80% 87% 88% 90%
Rate of CO2 emissions reduction from business operations*2 8.6% 13.0% 16.0% 21.5% 23% 27.4% 29% 34%
Rate of CO2 emissions reduction from new housing*3 21.3% 27.7% 36.1% 38.1% 39% 41.6% 42% 43%
Ratio of post-FIT power purchased*4 - - - - 1% 1% 6% 15%
Society in Which Humans and Nature Coexist Sustainable wood procurement ratio*5 93% 93% 92% 94% 95% 95% 96% 97%
Eco-friendly tree planting*6 ×1,000 1199 1306 1409 1502 1600 1611 1700 1900
Circular Economy Waste ratio (new construction)*7 5.2% 5.6% 5.5% 5.5% - 5.8% - 5.5% 5.2%
Waste recycling rate (new construction)*8 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Waste recycling rate (maintenance and remodeling)*9 93.2% 94.0% 95.5% 94.9% 90% min. 94.3% 90% min. 90% min.
  1. Ratio of ZEH equivalent houses to all built-to-order houses and condominiums (excluding Hokkaido)
  2. Scope 1, 2: 50% reduction (relative to FY2013) in CO2 emissions by FY2030. Excludes Konoike Construction Co., Ltd., which became a group company in October 2019 (described in the boundary of current SBT targets).
  3. Scope 3, Category 11: 45% reduction (relative to FY2013) in COspan style="position: relative; margin-left: 1px; font-size: 75%;">2 emissions by FY2030. Excludes Konoike Construction Co., Ltd., which became a group company in October 2019 (described in the boundary of current SBT targets).
  4. Percentage of electricity used for business operations (FY2030: 50%, FY2040: 100%)
  5. Procurement ratio of Rank S and Rank A wood products (according to Wood Procurement Guidelines)
  6. Cumulative number of trees planted under the Gohon no ki project
  7. Waste ratio from raw material production and resource inputs for new industrialized housing products
  8. Waste recycling rate for new industrialized housing products
  9. Waste recycling rate for maintenance and remodeling work

Energy consumption in the group

(TJ)

  FY2015 FY2016 FY2017 FY2018 FY2019
Development and design 1,164 1,097 1,065 1,026 966
Factory production 854 880 869 838 812
Construction 488 464 450 415 404
Demolition 26 25 22 21 20
Total 2,532 2,466 2,405 2,299 2,202

Energy consumption intensity

(MJ/million yen)

  FY2015 FY2016 FY2017 FY2018 FY2019
Development and design 626 541 0 475 400
Factory production 460 434 402 388 336
Construction 263 229 208 192 167
Demolition 14 12 10 10 8
Total 1,363 1,216 620 1,065 911

Energy consumption by factory (breakdown by type)

  FY2015 FY2016 FY2017 FY2018 FY2019
Electricity (MWh) 49,331 51,116 49,613 47,155 45,610
Natural gas (thous. m3) 3,543 3,547 2,576 4,067 3,920
LPG (t)  2,873 2,904 3,835 2,055 1,982
LNG (t) 1,460 1,623 1,523 1,439 1,437
Kerosene (t) 221 240 234 223 214
Light oil (kl) 66 90 76 73 64
Gasoline (kl) 46 46 37 33 29
Heavy oil (kl) 2 0 (no use) 0 (no use) 0 (no use) 0 (no use)
Hot water (GJ) 4,040 2,433 0 0 0

Amount of materials input into production

(thous. t)

  FY2015 FY2016 FY2017 FY2018 FY2019
Metals 311 308 300 276 271
Concrete 272 269 264 246 243
Glass and ceramics 273 270 255 237 229
Lumber 164 162 153 145 139
Other 89 89 86 80 78
Total 1,109 1,098 1,058 984 960

Water use in the group

( ): Water used in production factories (thous. m3)

  FY2015 FY2016 FY2017 FY2018 FY2019
Water supply 728 698 666 645 634
(164) (154) (146) (149) (143)
Groundwater 481 488 478 529 446
(481) (488) (478) (529) 446)
Industrial-use water (Reclaimed water) 38 33 30 32 32
(38) (33) (30) (32) (32)
Total 1,247 1,219 1,174 1,206 1,112
(683) (675) (654) (710) (621)

Ratio of green procurement, etc.*

(%)

  FY2015 FY2016 FY2017 FY2018 FY2019
Green procurement ratio 92.4 95.4 93.0 92.7 91.7
Recycled copy paper usage ratio 99.3 99.6 99.5 99.7 99.8

On a non-consolidated basis (Sekisui House only)

CO2 emissions Scope 1-3

(Unit: thous. t)

Classification FY2015 FY2016 FY2017 FY2018 FY2019 Ratio
Scope 1 & 2 Scope 1 CO2 emissions associated with fuel consumption 86 80 77 73 71 1.3%
Scope 2 CO2 emissions associated with purchased electricity and heat 67 67 63 58 51 0.9%
  Total of Scope 1, 2 153 147 140 131 121 (2.2%)
Scope 3 Category 1 Purchased goods services (raw materials) 1,511 1,539 1,582 1,561 1,538 27.3%
Category 2 Capital goods 80 82 26 99 51 0.9%
Category 3 Fuel- and energy-related activities not included in Scope 1 or Scope 2 17 17 17 17 15 0.3%
Category 4 Upstream transportation and distribution [Transport] 36 36 34 32 31 0.6%
Category 5 Waste generated in operations [Business waste] 147 118 111 95 98 1.7%
Category 6 Business travel 7 7 7 7 7 0.1%
Category 7 Employee commuting 2 2 2 2 2 0.0%
Category 8 Upstream leased assets - - - - - N/A*
Category 9 Downstream transportation and distribution - - - - - N/A
Category 10 Processing of sold products - - - - - N/A
Category 11 Use of sold products [Dwellings] 4,855 4,461 3,944 3,817 3,605 64.1%
Category 12 End-of-life treatment of sold products [Product waste] 200 201 185 137 152 2.7%
Category 13 Downstream leased assets 4 18 13 11 6 0.1%
Category 14 Franchise - - - - - N/A
Category 15 Investment - - - - - N/A
  Total of Scope 3 6,859 6,481 5,921 5,778 5,505 (97.8%)
    Total of Scope 1, 2, 3 7,012 6,628 6,061 5,909 5,626 (100.0%)

CO2 emissions from leased vehicles (company cars) are calculated in Scope 1.

CO2 Emissions (Scope 1 & 2 breakdown)

(thous. t-CO2)

  FY2015 FY2016 FY2017 FY2018 FY2019
Development and design 72 67 63 60 54
Factory production 47 48 47 44 42
Construction 32 31 29 26 25
Demolition 2 2 2 1 1
Total 153 148 141 131 122

CO2 emissions intensity (Scope 1 & 2)

(kg-CO2 / million yen)

  FY2015 FY2016 FY2017 FY2018 FY2019
Development and design 38.6 32.8 29.4 27.6 22.3
Factory production 25.2 23.7 21.7 20.4 17.2
Construction 17.3 15.1 13.2 12.1 10.4
Demolition 1.0 0.9 0.7 0.7 0.6
Total 82.1 72.5 65.0 60.8 50.5

GHG emissions (Scope 1 & 2)

(thous. t-CO2e)

  FY2015 FY2016 FY2017 FY2018 FY2019
GHG emissions 153 148 141 132 123

Volume of waste generated

(thous. t)

  FY2015 FY2016 FY2017 FY2018 FY2019
Production factory 19.4 21.1 18.3 17.2 16.3
Construction site* 154.9 156.6 154.3 155.2 148.6
Demolition work 598.0 547.4 505.9 465.9 454.8
Other (head office building) 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Total 772.4 725.3 678.5 638.3 619.8
Breakdown Non-recyclable waste 33.0 26.3 22.3 17.9 16.2
Recyclable waste
Recycling rate (%)
739.4
95.7%
699.0
96.4%
656.3
96.7%
620.4
97.2%
603.6
97.4%

Wastewater volume by discharge destination

( ): Production factory discharge (thous. m3)

  FY2015 FY2016 FY2017 FY2018 FY2019
Sewers 525 509 485 459 455
(18) (20) (13) (9) (9)
Rivers 349 365 325 362 342
(349) (365) (325) (362) (342)
Total 874 874 810 821 797
(367) (385) (338) (371) (351)

SOx and NOx emissions (factories in Japan)

(t)

  FY2015 FY2016 FY2017 FY2018 FY2019
Sulfur oxides (SOx) 0.053 0.055 0.049 0.053 0.050
Nitrogen oxides (NOx) 4.500 5.332 5.572 5.361 4.646

Social

Social [S] - Key performance indicator (KPI)

Main Themes Indicator Unit 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2022
Results Results Results Results Target Results Eva-
luation
Target Target
Contributing to Health, Longevity and Wealth; Pursuing Customer Satisfaction through Our Value Chain Customer satisfaction*1 % 92.5% 95.5% 95.6% 95.8% 95%
min.
95.9% 95%
min.
95%
min.
SDG procurement coverage - - 77% 80% 80% 76% 85% 90%
SDG procurement score Points - - 85.0 86.2 82.2 *2 86.7 87.0 88.0
Promoting Diversity Number and percentage of female managers People
(%)
114
(2.43%)
141
(2.79%)
158
(2.94%)
176
(3.10%)
185 206
(3.44%)
200 260
Percentage and number of full-time female employees %
(people)
23.6%
(4954)
24.2%
(5142)
25.0%
(5431)
25.7%
(5657)
- 26.4%
(5930)
- 27.0% 28.0%
Percentage and number of female new graduates hired %
(people)
40.6%
(276)
41.6%
(237)
40.3%
(266)
37.7%
(250)
- 42.0%
(281)
- 41.6% 42.0%
Number of female directors (non-consolidated basis) People - - - 1 *3 1 or
more
1 *3 1 or
more
1 or
more
Employment rate of persons with disabilities (non-consolidated basis)*4 % 2.21% 2.20% 2.38% 2.53% 2.55% 2.61% 2.61% 2.61% *5
Workstyle Reforms Take-up rate for male childcare leave (non-consolidated basis) % 23.0% 70.0% 95.0% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Annual paid leave take-up rate and number of days taken %
(days)
32.8%
(5.8)
35.0%
(6.2)
39.7%
(7.1)
42.2%
(7.4)
- 56.1%
(9.8)
- 57% 60%
Monthly average working hours per person Hours 171.37 170.02 168.32 170.26 - 168.17 - 166.66 164
Human Resource Development Cumulative number of workers who have acquired major qualifications required for a position*6 People
(total)
18516 19588 20632 21516 - 22176 - 22300 22900
Respect for Human Rights Governance awareness survey score for “Anti-power harassment culture”*7 Points 77.7 78.1 77.5 79.2 - 79.7 - 81.0 83.0
Contributing to Society Sign-up rate for Sekisui House Matching Program % 15% 16% 18% 21% 25% 25% 30% 40%
  1. Total ratio of “very satisfied,” “satisfied,” and “somewhat satisfied” responses in the questionnaire after one year
  2. Score evaluation criteria changed in 2019.
  3. The three female executives comprise one Outside Director, one Outside Auditor and one Executive Officer.
  4. Calculation based on the exclusion rate system (construction industry 20%)
  5. The statutory requirement for number of employees with disabilities is achieved in the group as a whole.
  6. First-class architect, second-class architect, first-class construction management technician, residential land building trader (passed), FP skill test (1st, 2nd, 3rd class)
  7. An item of the annual governance awareness survey. Figures in the table are average values calculated as follows: “strongly agree”: 100 points, “mostly agree”: 75 points, “mostly disagree”: 25 points, “strongly disagree”: 0 points.

Customer satisfaction survey (after one year in home) Level of satisfaction (7 degrees)

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  • The horizontal axis on the graph (year) is the survey year.

Number of employees (as of end of fiscal year) (non-consolidated)

FY2015 FY2016 FY2017 FY2018 FY2019
Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female
No. of employees 11,170 2,685 11,258 2,783 11,455 3,027 11,469 3,147 11,512 3,289
Average no. of years worked 16.73 11.04 17.09 11.48 17.29 11.62 17.53 11.88 17.76 11.88
Average age 42.84 34.21 43.53 34.75 44.04 35.33 44.35 35.79 44.70 36.14

Number of new graduates hired (male/female) and job leavers over last three years (non-consolidated)

  FY2017 FY2018 FY2019
No. hired Male 308 314 281
Female 199 173 189
Total 507 487 470
No. of job leavers   69 21 9

Number of female managers by type of position (ratio of total managers) (as of end of fiscal year)

  FY2017 FY2018 FY2019
Sekisui House Group sales position 84(4.26%) 88(4.26%) 95(5.09%)
Sekisui House Group technical position 44(1.74%) 50(1.87%) 58(2.31%)
Sekisui House Group administrative position 30(3.47%) 38(4.06%) 50(4.73%)
Total 158(2.94%) 176(3.10%) 206(3.44%)

Rate of return to the job after childcare leave (non-consolidated)

  FY2015 FY2016 FY2017 FY2018 FY2019
Male (%) 100 100 100 100 100
Female (%) 93.5 95.8 100 95.3 97.5

Ratio of employees who stayed on the job 12 months after returning from childcare leave (non-consolidated)

  FY2015 FY2016 FY2017 FY2018 FY2019
Male (%) 100 98.6 98.6 98.9 98.1
Female (%) 95.4 99.3 100 100 98.2

Number of users of childcare leave system (including short-term use)

  FY2015 FY2016 FY2017 FY2018 FY2019
Male 162 436 597 818 1054
Female 240 295 241 282 264
Total 402 731 838 1100 1318

Results of Sekisui House Matching Program, an employee-company joint donation system

  FY2016 FY2017 FY2018 FY2019 FY2020
Children's Fund Total amount 1,350 million yen 1,505 million yen 1,450 million yen 1,704 million yen 2,153 million yen
No. of organizations 13 16 15 17 18
Eco-Fund Total amount 864 million yen 1,149 million yen 1,034 million yen 1,110 million yen 1,320 million yen
No. of organizations 11 13 12 12 15
Housing Community Fund Total amount 170 million yen 101 million yen 150 million yen 210 million yen 360 million yen
No. of organizations 2 2 2 2 4
Total Total amount 2,384 million yen 2,755 million yen 2,634 million yen 3,024 million yen 3,833 million yen
No. of organizations 26 31 29 31 37

Donation type

Donation type Amount
Cash donations ¥463,173,053
Time donations
Participation in recovery support efforts by new employees (460 employees in FY2019)
¥14,986,800
Physical goods donations ¥7,016,902
-Breakdown- Donations of goods to areas hit by Typhoons nos. 15 and 19 (¥2,943,700)
Utilizing the system of distributing gifts to shareholders, a portion of the rice normally sent to shareholders-either declined or returned due to an unknown address-was donated to facilities and groups such as homes for people with disabilities or elder care facilities. (¥2,970,902)
Event support (SELP goods, etc.) (¥1,102,300)

Governance

Governance [G] - Key performance indicator (KPI)

Main Themes Indicator Unit 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2022
Results Results Results Results Target Results Eva-
luation
Target Target
Strengthening Our Corporate Governance System Governance awareness survey score for “Workplace culture”*1 Points 77.9 77.6 79.3 79.7 82.6 79.0 82.6 83.0
Governance awareness survey score for “Compliance”*1 Points 81.3 81.1 82.9 82.7 86.1 81.9 86.1 87.0
Governance awareness survey score for “Employee satisfaction”*2 Points 80.8 80.6 82.0 82.0 82.5 81.5 82.0 83.0
Compliance and Risk Management Number of serious violations of laws and voluntary norms Cases 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Occupational Health and Safety Management Lost-time accident frequency rate in the Construction Department 2.42 2.57 1.89 2.42 2.18 2.92 2.63 2.13
Occupational illness frequency rate in the Construction Department 0.14 0.34 0.20 0.63 0.57 0.43 0.39 0.31
  1. Items that serve as indicators for the creation of an open workplace culture among all survey items of the annual governance awareness survey. Figures in the table are average values calculated as follows: “strongly agree”: 100 points, “mostly agree”: 75 points, “mostly disagree”: 25 points, “strongly disagree”: 0 points.
  2. Average of all items in the governance awareness survey. The calculation method is the same as that stated in footnote 1 above.

Board of directors composition (as of April 24, 2020)

Directors Of which are outside directors Age
Under 50 50 to 59 60 or above
12 (11 male, one female) 4 (3 male, one female) 0 2 10

Note: There are no members belonging to minority groups that require special mention.

Audit & supervisory board composition (as of April 24, 2020)

Audit & supervisory board members Of which are outside audit & supervisory board members Age
Under 50 50 to 59 60 or above
6 (5 male, one female) 12 (11 male, one female) 0 0 6

Note: There are no members belonging to minority groups that require special mention.

Number of board of directors 'meetings and average attendance rate

  FY2015 FY2016 FY2017 FY2018 FY2019
No. of board meetings 11 11 13 12 12
Average attendance rate 97.2% 97.2% 97.1% 98.0% 99.0%
Outside directors 90.9% 81.8% 96.2% 96.9% 100%
Outside audit & supervisory board members 97.0% 100.0% 87.2% 93.3% 97.9%

Accidents resulting in lost worktime and occupational illness frequency rates

(Total of one or more days of lost worktime)

Department Frequency rate of accidents resulting in lost worktime Frequency rate of occupational illnesses
FY2017 FY2018 FY2019 FY2017 FY2018 FY2019
Administrative department (employees)* 0.10 0.19 0.42 0.07 0.03 0.07
Production department Employees* 0.00 0.00 0.45 0.00 0.00 0.00
Subcontractors 0.51 0.00 0.27 0.00 0.00 0.00
Construction department
(subcontractors only)
1.89 2.42 2.92 0.20 0.63 0.43
  • On a non-consolidated basis (Sekisui House only)
    Frequency rate of accidents resulting in lost worktime: number of accidents resulting in lost worktime (1 day or more) 1,000,000
    Frequency rate of occupational illnesses: number of occupational illnesses resulting in lost worktime (1 day or more) 1,000,000