Human Resources
Please refer to the following pages for the Group’s human resources data.
Human Rights
| Coverage | Result | ||
| Fiscal 2022 | Fiscal 2023 | ||
| Training on Human Rights Number of participants in business and human rights training |
Domestic Group companies*1 | ― | 3,543 |
| Training on Human Rights Number of participants in harassment prevention training |
Domestic Group companies*1 | 3,559 | 3,500 |
- *1 Sumitomo Bakelite Co., Ltd. and companies located in Japan of which Sumitomo Bakelite Co., Ltd. directly or indirectly holds more than 50% of the voting rights. Officers and employees of the domestic Group companies and employees temporarily assigned from Sumitomo Bakelite Co., Ltd. to Group companies overseas are also included.
Sustainable Procurement
| Coverage | Result | (Target) | |
| Fiscal 2022 | Fiscal 2023 | ||
| Sustainable procurement rate (%)*1, *2 | Group*3 | 82% | （≧85%） |
- *1 Among the major suppliers accounting for the top 90% of raw material purchases by segment, the percentage of suppliers whose responses to the sustainable procurement questionnaire meet the specified criteria.
- *2 The sustainable procurement questionnaire is conducted in using the “Responsible Business Conduct Guidelines / Self-Assessment Questionnaire Detailed Version” developed by JEITA (Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association). The self-evaluation therein was conducted in nine areas with each item rated on a 100-point scale: “1. Compliance with Laws and Regulations and Respect to International Norms, 2. Human Rights and Labor, 3. Health and Safety, 4. Environment, 5. Fair Trade and Ethics, 6. Quality and Safety, 7. Information Security, 8. Business Continuity Plan, and 9. Establishment of Management System.” Based on the result of this survey, we requested 16 target suppliers whose responses include items that fall below the prescribed criteria to make improvements.
- *3 Sumitomo Bakelite Co., Ltd. and the companies of which Sumitomo Bakelite Co., Ltd. directly or indirectly holds more than 50% of the voting rights
| Coverage | Mineral | Result | (Target) | ||
| Fiscal 2023 | Fiscal 2024 | ||||
| Responsible Mineral Sourcing Survey Results 3TG |
Group*1 | 3TG Total |
Number of raw materials/parts | 34 | - |
| CMRT response rate | 100% (16/16 companies) |
（100%） | |||
| RMAP conformant smelters*2 |
100% (101/101 locations) |
（100%） | |||
| Tin | Number of raw materials/parts | 31 | - | ||
| CMRT response rate | 100% (13/13 companies) |
- | |||
| RMAP conformant smelters*2 |
100% (98/98 locations) |
- | |||
| Tantalum | Number of raw materials/parts | 0 | - | ||
| CMRT response rate | - | - | |||
| RMAP conformant smelters*2 |
- | - | |||
| Tungsten | Number of raw materials/parts | 2 | - | ||
| CMRT response rate | 100% (2/2 companies) |
- | |||
| RMAP conformant smelters*2 |
100% (2/2 locations) |
- | |||
| Gold | Number of raw materials/parts | 1 | - | ||
| CMRT response rate | 100% (1/1 company) |
- | |||
| RMAP conformant smelters*2 |
100% (1/1 location) |
- | |||
| Responsible Mineral Sourcing Survey Results Cobalt, Mica |
Group*1 | Cobalt | Number of raw materials/parts | 4 | - |
| EMRT response rate | 100% (4/4 companies) |
- | |||
| Mica | Number of raw materials/parts | 4 | - | ||
| EMRT response rate | 100% (4/4 companies) |
- |
- *1 Sumitomo Bakelite Co., Ltd. and the companies of which Sumitomo Bakelite Co., Ltd. directly or indirectly holds more than 50% of the voting rights (Vaupell Holdings Inc. and its subsidiaries, Hokkai Taiyo Plastic Co., Ltd., and S.B. Techno Plastics Co., Ltd. were excluded in the fiscal 2023 survey)
- *2 RMAP: Responsible Minerals Assurance Process
RMAP conformant smelter usage rate = Number of RMAP Conformant Smelters / Total smelters x 100
Multiple smelters/refiners may be used for the same supplier and raw materials.