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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, and timely, broad and fair disclosure of information. 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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ESG Data

Kito’s Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) data from its business activities.
Data are based on KITO’s non-consolidated figures (Japan). Some figures, which are marked “Consolidated,” include Group companies.

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E：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 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021
Energy Total energy input GJ 233,643 200,891 230,747
Electric power usage kwh 19,758,526 17,038,001 19,963,149
LPG usage t 17 14 14
City gas usage m3 933,020 818,390 943,770
Gasoline usage L 97,348 75,133 88,771
Greenhouse gas emissions
(Non-consolidated)		 Scope1 t-CO2 2,375 2,057 2,369
Scope2 t-CO2 9,030 7,531 8,842
Scope3 t-CO2 94,578 74,315 98,852
CO2 Emissions intensity Emissions/
Weight of production		 1.881 1.721 1.807
vs. previous fiscal year % 98.6 91.5 105
Water resources Water resource input m3 189,201 113,709 118,740
Water supply m3 12,273 10,631 11,174
Industrial water m3 176,928 103,078 107,566
Total discharge m3 57,136 42,832 45,241
Controlled substances Input t 20 13 14
Pollutant release and transfer register (PRTR) Emissions and transfers t 12 6 6
Organic solvents and VOCs Amount used t 23 13 12
Waste Total waste t 2,251 1,713 2,039
Environment-related laws and regulations Number of violations – 0 0 0

S：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 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021
Employment Number of employees Total – 678 677 687
Male – 548 547 551
Female – 130 130 136
Average employee age Total years 42.9 43.8 43.0
Male years 43.4 44.4 44.0
Female years 40.7 41.1 38.7
Years of service Total – 16.6 17.4 17.6
Male – 17.2 18.0 18.4
Female – 14.2 14.7 14.6
Number of non-japanese employees Total – 14 14 15
Number of non-japanese employees on a consolidated basis Total – 1,621 1,606 1,664
Status of consolidated companies
(Figures in parentheses: average number of temporary employees per year, not included in regional employee numbers)		 Total – 2,328（361） 2,262（296） 2,280（315）
Japan – 679（211） 678（168） 687（172）
Americas – 602（18） 546（6） 570（9）
China – 456（113） 457（101） 440（105）
Asia – 337（12） 322（10） 312（14）
Europe – 200（7） 216（11） 238（15）
Other – 54（0） 43（0） 33（0）
Employees by age Under 30 Total – 108 102 105
Male – 82 79 79
Female – 26 23 26
30-39 Total – 127 136 149
Male – 99 105 115
Female – 28 31 34
40-49 Total – 206 185 166
Male – 154 137 123
Female – 52 48 43
50-59 Total – 193 204 220
Male – 171 179 190
Female – 22 25 30
Over 60 Total – 44 50 47
Male – 42 47 44
Female – 2 3 3
Hires straight out of school Total – 18 15 14
Male – 13 12 10
Female – 5 3 4
Retention rate after 3 years Total % 66.7 78.6 83.3
Male % 57.1 72.7 76.9
Female % 80.0 100 100
Mid-career hires Total – 14 21 20
Male – 11 17 17
Female – 3 4 3
Number who leave Total – 19 15 10
Male – 14 13 9
Female – 5 2 1
Turnover % 2.9 2.3 1.5
Number of employees with disabilities – 36 34 35
Percentage of employees with disabilities % 7.1 6.8 6.9
Appointment of diverse human resources as directors Appointment of diverse human resources as directors
(Figures in parentheses indicate general managers and above)		 Male – 75（36） 82（29） 73（23）
Female – 4（0） 3（0） 3（0）
Non-Japanese – 0（0） 0（0） 0（0）
Percent female % 5.1（0） 3.5（0） 3.9（0）
Upper management
(Directors, corporate auditors, and executive officers)		 Total number – 21 20 21
Male – 20 19 20
Female – 1 1 1
Non-Japanese – 6 6 6
Percent female % 4.8 5.0 4.8
Labor Mean annual salary Total yen 6,849,110 6,125,677 6,131,399
Mean monthly salary for a 30-year-old
*college graduate, career track		 yen 271,311 279,061 265,274
Annual paid leave usage Number of days granted – 19.3 19.0 18.9
Number of days taken – 15.8 15.3 15.3
Number of days taken % 81.8 81.2 81.0
Number of employees taking maternity leave – 4 2 8
Number of employees taking childcare leave
（Figures in parentheses indicate the number of employees who took childcare leave for one week or less.)		 Total – 3 6 14
Male – 1（0） 2（0） 9（1）
Female – 2 4 5
Percent who return to work after childcare leave % 100 100 100
Number of employees taking time off to care for sick or injured children. – 5 3 7
Number of employees taking caregiver leave – 0 1 1
Number of employees taking short-term carergiver leave – 20 12 12
Education and training expense per employee yen – 52,119 40,842
Safety Frequency rate of industrial accidents ー 0.70 2.53 3.86
Other Number of proposals for improvement that were given awards from officers – 450 339 264
Annualized amount of effect of improvement proposals Millions of yen 214 157 99

G：Governance

Kito will achieve sustainable growth and improvement of its corporate value on a medium- to long-term basis, make efforts to enhance corporate governance in accordance with the basic concept and based on the belief that the essence of corporate governance lies in increasing the dynamism of management by securing the transparency and fairness thereof and making management decisions in a prompt and decisive manner.

Field Item Unit FY2019 FY2020 FY2021
Supply chain management Applying sustainable procurement policies to suppliers ー In the procurement of materials, we have identified 19 substances that are not to be included in our products, established “Green Procurement Guidelines,” and are working with our suppliers to reduce environmental impact.
ー Green procurement（LINK）
Supplier evaluation ー We have established procedures and evaluation methods to ensure a stable supply of products that comply with our purchasing requirements, and we have established occasions for confirmation at the start of new transactions and on a regular basis.
Compliance Compliance policy and manual ー Compliance（LINK）
Number of incidents reported – 4 2 1
Fair trade violations – 0 0 0
Anti-corruption violations – 0 0 0
Membership fees and expenditures for economic and industry organizations Millions of yen 9 7 6
Expenditure on political contributions and lobbying, etc. Millions of yen 0 0 0