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Kito responds to the need to safely lift, move and hold heavy loads in all industries and regions, and as a result makes it possible to create value without the constraints of gravity. As a corporate member of society we always bear in mind our responsibilities to maintain our commitment to legal compliance, which is our top priority, fair and transparent governance. We also promote clean, environmentally friendly manufacturing, and stay active with our social contributions.

  • Environmental protection
  • Kito helps create a rich, sustainable society where people live in harmony with the environment, working to reduce environmental impact and prevent pollution throughout our operations and total product life cycles, while continuously improving our management system and promoting environmentally conscious activities.
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  • Social contribution
  • By producing and selling safe, durable hoists and cranes, Kito contributes not only to our customers, distributors, business partners and other direct stakeholders, but to society at large as well.
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  • Disclosure based on TCFD recommendations
  • The Kito Group has endorsed the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) as established by the Financial Stability Board, has disclosed climate-related information based on the TCFD framework, and will continue to enhance its disclosure.
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Environmental and Social Data

Kito’s Environmental and Social data from its business activities.
Data are based on KITO’s non-consolidated figures (Japan).

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Environmental

Kito helps create a rich, sustainable society where people live in harmony with the environment, and works to reduce environmental impact and prevent pollution throughout our operations and total product life cycles while promoting environmentally conscious activities.

Field Item Unit FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Energy Total energy input GJ 200,891 230,747 251,655*
Electric power usage kwh 17,038,001 19,963,149 20,680,638*
LPG usage t 14 14 16*
City gas usage m3 818,390 943,770 1,017,990*
Gasoline usage L 75,133 88,771 92,150*
Greenhouse gas emissions
(Non-consolidated)		 Scope1 t-CO2 2,057 2,369 2,551*
Scope2 t-CO2 7,531 8,842 5,917*
Scope3
(Calculated from FY2019)		 t-CO2 74,315 98,852 112,971*
CO2 Emissions intensity Emissions/
Weight of production		 1.721 1.807 1.380*
vs. previous fiscal year % 91.5 105 76*
Water resources Water resource input m3 113,709 118,740 127,120*
Water supply m3 10,631 11,174 13,994*
Industrial water m3 103,078 107,566 113,126*
Total discharge m3 42,832 45,241 52,385*
Controlled substances Input t 13 14 15
Pollutant release and transfer register (PRTR) Emissions and transfers t 6 6 7
Organic solvents and VOCs Amount used t 13 12 11*
Waste Total waste t 1,713 2,039 2,421*
Environment-related laws and regulations Number of violations – 0 0 0*

Social

Kito believes that securing diverse human resources is the foundation for the company’s economic development and sustainable growth. We aim to be a group with high ethical standards, with our corporate philosophy as the unifying force of the organization.

Field Item Unit FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Employment Number of employees Total – 677 687 697
Male – 547 551 559
Female – 130 136 138
Average employee age Total years 43.8 43.0 42.4
Male years 44.4 44.0 43.3
Female years 41.1 38.7 38.8
Years of service Total – 17.4 17.6 17.4
Male – 18.0 18.4 18.0
Female – 14.7 14.6 14.8
Number of non-japanese employees Total – 14 15 14
Employees by age Under 30 Total – 102 105 108
Male – 79 79 85
Female – 23 26 23
30-39 Total – 136 149 158
Male – 105 115 119
Female – 31 34 39
40-49 Total – 185 166 149
Male – 137 123 113
Female – 48 43 36
50-59 Total – 204 220 239
Male – 179 190 203
Female – 25 30 36
Over 60 Total – 50 47 43
Male – 47 44 39
Female – 3 3 4
Hires straight out of school Total – 15 14 19
Male – 12 10 16
Female – 3 4 3
Retention rate after 3 years Total % 78.6 83.3 86.7
Male % 72.7 76.9 91.7
Female % 100 100 66.7
Mid-career hires Total – 21 20 20
Male – 17 17 16
Female – 4 3 4
Number who leave Total – 15 10 18
Male – 13 9 15
Female – 2 1 3
Turnover % 2.3 1.5 3.0
Number of employees with disabilities – 34 35 36
Percentage of employees with disabilities % 6.8 6.9 7.0
Appointment of diverse human resources as directors Appointment of diverse human resources as directors
(Figures in parentheses indicate general managers and above)		 Male – 82（29） 73（23） 86（26）
Female – 3（0） 3（0） 3（0）
Non-Japanese – 0（0） 0（0） 0（0）
Percent female % 3.5（0） 3.9（0） 3.0（0）
Upper management
(Directors, corporate auditors, and executive officers)		 Total number – 20 21 21
Male – 19 20 15
Female – 1 1 0
Non-Japanese – 6 6 6
Percent female % 5.0 4.8 0
Labor Mean annual salary Total yen 6,125,677 6,131,399 6,549,747
Mean monthly salary for a 30-year-old
*college graduate, career track		 yen 279,061 265,274 258,792
Annual paid leave usage Number of days granted – 19.0 18.9 18.8
Number of days taken – 15.3 15.3 16.1
Number of days taken % 81.2 81.0 85.3
Number of employees taking maternity leave – 2 8 7
Number of employees taking childcare leave
（Figures in parentheses indicate the number of employees who took childcare leave for one week or less.)		 Total – 6 14 12
Male – 2（0） 9（1） 8（1）
Female – 4 5 4
Percent who return to work after childcare leave % 100 100 100
Number of employees taking time off to care for sick or injured children. – 3 7 10
Number of employees taking caregiver leave – 1 1 0
Number of employees taking short-term carergiver leave – 12 12 19
Education and training expense per employee yen 52,119 40,842 70,570
Safety Frequency rate of industrial accidents ー 2.53 3.86 5.41
Other Number of proposals for improvement that were given awards from officers – 339 264 343
Annualized amount of effect of improvement proposals Millions of yen 157 99 79

Figures marked with * are the aggregated results from January to December of the relevant year. Other than that, the results are from April to March of the following year.