Environment-related Information

Items Applicable companies FY2021 FY2022 FY2023
CO₂ emissions (t-CO₂)
(Scope 1,2)		 Takara Bio 8,585 9,833 10,418
Takara Biotechnology (Dalian) 4,058 4,126 4,619
Other offices 187 294 655
Waste emissions (t) Takara Bio 231 192 325
Takara Biotechnology (Dalian) 88 79 75
Amount of chemical substances handled
(under PRTR Law) (kg)		 Takara Bio 97 186 382
Volume of water used (m³) Takara Bio 84,190 84,657 83,689
Takara Biotechnology (Dalian) 19,963 21,251 19,936
Other offices 75 80 1,805

Human Resources-related Information

Employee information (Takara Bio Group)

Item Breakdown FY2021 FY2022 FY2023
No. of employees
by region		 Japan 570 669 769
Overseas U.S. 202 204 233
China 587 601 596
Europe 88 102 101
Other* 92 90 94

*Asia excluding Japan and China

Employee Information (Takara Bio)

Item Breakdown FY2021 FY2022 FY2023
No. of employees Male 327 377 411
Female 243 292 358
No. of new
graduate hires		 Male 6 27 26
Female 9 24 41
Diversity Employees with disabilities (%) 2.9 2.8 2.4
Women in managerial positions (%) 19.7 22.0 23.0
Status of
employees		 Average years of service 12 years and 8 months 10 years and 10 months 11 years and 9 months
Average age 41 years and 0 months 39 years and 10 months 40 years and 8 months
Average annual remuneration (Tens of thousands of yen) 695 705 709
No. of women who have taken childcare leave 7 10 11
No. of men who have taken childcare leave 4 5 10
Women who returned to work after taking childcare leave (%) 100 100 100
Monthly average of overtime hours 25.5 24.3 24.7
Annual paid holidays taken (days) 9.8 10.9 13.4
Turnover* (%) 1.8 6.7 10.2
Average years of employment (male) 13.7 11.9 12.4
Average years of employment (female) 11.4 9.5 9.5
Industrial safety
and health		 No. of work-related injuries (including minor injuries) 2 3 5
Frequency 0 0 0
Severity 0 0 0

*Turnover of newly-graduated employees who leave within three years of service

Governance-related information—Number of external directors and external Audit & Supervisory Board members

FY2021 FY2022 FY2023
Directors 9 9 9
Internal directors 6 6 6
External directors 3 3 3
Ratio of external directors (%) 33% 33% 33%
Audit & Supervisory
Board members		 5 5 5
Internal Audit & Supervisory Board members 2 2 2
External Audit & Supervisory Board members 3 3 3