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Key data on Sustainability (Governance, Environment, Social). See notes below table for the scope of data.
Information marked with an asterisk ☑ has been guaranteed by SGS Japan K.K.

Corporate Governance and Compliance

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Corporate Governance and ComplianceScope of data*1UnitPeriodFY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023
Ratio of outside directors to directors
(Outside directors/Directors)		 Global Persons At fiscal year end 63.6%
7/11		 63.6%
7/11		 66.7%
8/12		 63.6%
7/11		 63.6%
7/11
Ratio of female directors to directors
(Female directors/Directors)		 Global Persons At fiscal year end 9.1%
1/11		 9.1%
1/11		 8.3%
1/12		 9.1%
1/11		 18.2%
2/11
Ratio of female corporate officers to corporate officers
(Female corporate officers/Corporate officers)		 Global Persons At fiscal year end 10.0%
3/30		 13.3%
4/30		 13.8%
4/29		 18.2%
4/22		 14.3%
3/21
Average age of corporate officers Global Years old At fiscal year end 54.2 54.4 54.7 55.4 56.2
Compensation
(Base compensation, bonuses and retirement allowances)		 Directors (inside) Global Millions of yen At fiscal year end 113 113 113 113 129
Directors (outside) Global Millions of yen 92 93 103 97 134
Corporate officers Global Millions of yen 1,378 1,049 1,180 1,004 1,164
Compliance training Number of times offered Eisai Co., Ltd. Times Annually 172 83 89 111 140
Number of executive training courses Eisai Co., Ltd. Times 2 2 2 1 1
Totall participants (approx.) Eisai Co., Ltd. Persons 7,200 5,000 6,000 8,300 13,100
Submission rate of compliance oath Global % At fiscal year end 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Human rights training Number of times offered Eisai Group in Japan Times Annually 29 16 15 14 12
Participants Eisai Group in Japan Persons 6,220 5,145 5,295 5,147 4,946

Discrimination/ 
Harassment

 Global Incidents At fiscal year end - - - - 15
Bribery and Corruption Global Incidents At fiscal year end - - - - 0
Number of cases subject to investigation by the authorities due to violation of anti-corruption acts* Global Incidents At fiscal year end 0 0 0 1 1
Number of employee disciplinary dismissals due to violation of anti-corruption acts* Global Incidents At fiscal year end 0 0 0 0 0
Fines, penalties and costs of settlement related to violation of anti-corruption acts* Global Yen At fiscal year end 0 0 0 0 0
  • *
    The U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), the U.K. Bribery Act, the Unfair Competition Prevention Act in Japan, etc.

Involvement with Patients

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Involvement with PatientsScope of data*1UnitPeriodFY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022
Number of prescription drugs approved* Japan Global Product At fiscal year end 2 5 2 5 0
Americas (North America) Global Product 2 2 0 2 1
EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa, Russia and Oceania) Global Product 1 0 1 2 0
China Global Product 1 2 1 2 0
Asia Global Product 1 0 1 2 0
Number of patents (number of patent applications) Global Items Annually 63 54 54 78 76
Number of inquiries tohhcHotline Eisai Co., Ltd. Incidents Annually 71,568 58,088 59,754 55,643 43,436
  Number of inquiries posted on the website Eisai Co., Ltd. Incidents 1,450 1,918 2,344 3,305 1,470
  Number of complaints (concerning product quality) Eisai Co., Ltd. Incidents 525 342 297 294 240
  • *
    Includes additional indications and formulations

Relationship with Environment

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Relationship with EnvironmentScope of data*1UnitFY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022
Greenhouse gas Greenhouse gas emissions (scope 1) Global t-CO2 45452 49457 45009 46534 47507
Greenhouse gas emissions (scope 2, market standard method) Global t-CO2 87916 55830 34100 27967 6105
Greenhouse gas emissions from headquarters and 14 major manufacturing and research sites* (scope 1) Global
(Plants and Laboratories)		 t-CO2 34302 35937 35393 ☑36182 ☑36417
Greenhouse gas emissions from headquarters and 14 major manufacturing and research sites (scope 2) Global
(Plants and Laboratories)		 t-CO2 81681 81728 32468 ☑24824 ☑5039
Greenhouse gas emissions from headquarters and 14 major manufacturing and research sites (scope 3) Global
(Plants and Laboratories)		 t-CO2 452453 456386 486057 ☑521809 ☑602655
Energy consumption Total non-renewable energy consumption Global MWh 406420 401630 299718 315397 264087
Total renewable energy consumption Global MWh 8500 47037 90291 110408 169380
Water Water intake: Total water supply Global Million ㎥ 0.569 0.538 0.501 0.505 0.679
Water intake: Surface water (lakes, rivers, etc.) Global Million ㎥ 0.157 0.142 0.135 0.142 0
Water intake: Groundwater Global Million ㎥ 2.367 2.798 2.889 2.573 3.183
Wastewater Global Million ㎥ 2.556 2.886 2.906 2.923 2.591
Total consumption of pure freshwater Global Million ㎥ 0.536 0.592 0.619 0.298 0
Water intake at 14 major manufacturing and research sites Global
(Plants and Laboratories)		 Million ㎥ - - ☑3501.7 ☑3194 ☑3777
Wastewater at 14 major manufacturing and research sites Global
(Plants and Laboratories)		 Million ㎥ - - ☑2883.3 ☑2898 ☑2505
Waste Amount of waste generated Global t 4744 4582 5412 5828 6037
Total waste recycled and reused Global t 3292 3653 3865 4203 3891
Landfill waste Global t 164 138 140 124 139
Waste generated at 14 major manufacturing and research sites Global
(Plants and Laboratories)		 t - - - ☑4858 ☑5522
Number of administrative actions and lawsuits related to the environment Global Incidents 0 0 0 0 0
  • *
    Major manufacturing and research sites are as follows
    Kawashima Industrial Park, Tsukuba Research Laboratories, Kobe Research Laboratories, EA Pharma Fukushima Plant, Suzhou Plant (China), Benxi Plant (China), Bogor Plant (Indonesia), Vizag Site (India), European Knowledge Center (UK), Exton Site (U.S.), Baltimore Plant (U.S.), G2D2 (U.S.)

Involvement with Society

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Involvement with SocietyScope of data*1UnitPeriodFY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022
Diethylcarbamazine (DEC) tablets supplied (billion tablets) Global Billion tablets Annually 3.2 3.2 0.3 0.4 0.8
Cumulative quantity of DEC tablets supplied (billion tablets) Global Billion tablets 16.6 19.9 20.2 20.5 21.3
Amount of funds donated (millions of yen) Global Millions of yen Annually 2,765 3,502 2,355 2,738 2,912

Involvement with Employees

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Involvement with EmployeesScope of data*1UnitPeriodFY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023
Eisai group number of employees by region Total Global Persons At fiscal year end 10,998 11,237 11,322 11,076 11,067
Japan Global Persons 4,593 ☑4,613 ☑4,591 ☑4,490 4,314
Americas (North America) Global Persons 1,682 ☑1,820 ☑1,982 ☑1,755 1,915
EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa, Russia and Oceania) Global Persons 1,113 ☑1,166 ☑1,200 ☑1,234 1,305
China Global Persons 2,087 ☑2,060 ☑2,044 ☑2,002 1,950
Asia and Latin America Global Persons 1,523 ☑1,578 ☑1,505 ☑1,595 1,583
Eisai group ratio of women (in management) Ratio of women Global % At fiscal year end - ☑40 ☑41 ☑42 43
Ratio of women in management Global % - ☑28 ☑33 ☑35 36
Ratio of women in junior management*2 Global % - - - 33 37
Ratio of women in management in revenue-generating functions*3 Global % - - - 34 35
Ratio of women in STEM-related positions*4 Global % - - - 38 38
Number of employees of Eisai Co., Ltd.*5 Total Eisai Co., Ltd. Persons At fiscal year end 3,212 3,212 3,200 3,171 3,101
Male Eisai Co., Ltd. Persons 2,479 ☑2,435 ☑2,367 2,326 2,263
Female Eisai Co., Ltd. Persons 733 ☑777 ☑833 845 838
Eisai Co., Ltd. % 22.8% 24.2% 26.0% 26.6% 27.0%
Number of temporary employees Eisai Co., Ltd. Persons At fiscal year end 293 357 263 243 279
Ratio of temporary employees to total employees*5 Eisai Co., Ltd. % At fiscal year end 8.4% 10.0% 7.6% 7.1% 8.3%
Number of managers*6 Total Eisai Co., Ltd. Persons At fiscal year end 1,203 1,198 1,187 1,216 1,235
Female Eisai Co., Ltd. Persons 116 125 137 145 158
Ratio of women in management*6 Total Eisai Co., Ltd. % At fiscal year end 9.6% 10.4% 11.5% 11.9% 12.8%
Newly appointed managers Eisai Co., Ltd. % 23.1%
15/65		 18.3%
11/60		 28.1%
18/64		 21.6%
11/51		 25.4%
13/51
Average age*5 Eisai Co., Ltd. Years old At fiscal year end 45.0 44.4 43.4 43.9 44.4
Average years of employment*5 Total Eisai Co., Ltd. Year At fiscal year end 19.9 18.9 17.8 17.9 18.7
Male Eisai Co., Ltd. Year 21.3 20.4 19.6 20.0 20.5
Female Eisai Co., Ltd. Year 15.4 14.3 12.6 13.2 13.9
Turnover rate (resignation) Eisai Co., Ltd.*5,7 % Annually 2.1% 2.0% 3.1% 3.4% 3.4%
Global*7 % Annually - - 11.0% 9% 7%
Total turnover rate Eisai Co., Ltd.*5,8 % Annually 7.5% 7.6% 4.0% 4.4% 4.4%
Global*8 % Annually - - 15.0% 14.0% 10.0%
Penetration of corporate concept hhc*9 Global % Annually - - 96% 96% 96%
Global Engagement Survey Score: Sustainable Engagement
(response rate)		 Global % Annually - - 85%
(81%)		 85%
(83%)		 85%
(90%)
Number of users of childcare leave program*5,10 Total Eisai Co., Ltd. Persons Annually 91 110 133 130 137
Male Eisai Co., Ltd. Persons 8 20 40 38 50
Female Eisai Co., Ltd. Persons 83 90 93 92 87
Number of users of spousal maternity leave program*5,11 Eisai Co., Ltd. Persons Annually 78 49 59 57 69
Number of users of short working hours program for childcare*5 Eisai Co., Ltd. Persons Annually 69 61 50 54 52
Average annual salary
(according to the annual securities report)		 Eisai Co., Ltd. Thousands of yen Annually 10,370 10,424 9,202 10,503 10,539
Gender pay gap*12 Eisai Co., Ltd. % Annually - - - ☑71.6% 74.4%
Personal development expenses
(per employee)*5,13		 Eisai Co., Ltd. Thousands of yen Annually 259 213 188 169 176
Percentage of employees with disabilities Eisai Co., Ltd. % Annually 2.62% ☑2.63% ☑2.33% ☑2.45% 2.51%
Share of annual female hires
(Female/Total)*5		 Eisai Co., Ltd. % Annually 39.8%
74/186		 39.7%
100/252		 45.1%
116/257		 32.4%
36/111		 37.3%
28/75
Number of new employee hires Global Persons Annually - - - 1,340 1,194
Number of hired new graduates*5,14 Total Eisai Co., Ltd. Persons Annually 97 130 197 66 51
Male Eisai Co., Ltd. Persons 50 67 93 37 30
Female Eisai Co., Ltd. Persons 47 63 104 29 21
Retention rate of hired new graduates after 3 years*5,14,15 Total
(5 years average 90.1%)		 Eisai Co., Ltd. % At fiscal year end 86.0%
37/43		 81.4%
48/59		 93.8%
91/97		 96.9％
126/130		 91.4%
180/197
Male
(5 years average 90.2%)		 Eisai Co., Ltd. % 87.0%
20/23		 87.5%
28/32		 92.0%
46/50		 97.0％
65/67		 92.5%
86/93
Female
(5 years average 90.0%)		 Eisai Co., Ltd. % 85.0%
17/20		 74.1%
20/27		 95.7%
45/47		 96.8%
61/63		 90.4%
94/104
Retention rate of hired new graduates after 5 years*5,14,15 Total
(5 years average 79.3%)		 Eisai Co., Ltd. % At fiscal year end 84.0%
84/100		 76.9%
30/39		 81.4%
35/43		 76.3%
45/59		 79.4%
77/97
Male
(5 years average 81.7%)		 Eisai Co., Ltd. % 87.9%
58/66		 80.0%
16/20		 78.3%
18/23		 81.3%
26/32		 80.0%
40/50
Female
(5 years average 76.2%)		 Eisai Co., Ltd. % 76.5%
26/34		 73.7%
14/19		 85.0%
17/20		 70.4%
19/27		 78.7%
37/47
Retention rate of hired new graduates after 10 years*5,14,15 Total
(5 years average 63.0%)		 Eisai Co., Ltd. % At fiscal year end 64.3%
63/98		 73.2%
41/56		 66.7%
14/21		 57.9%
44/76		 66.7%
2/3
Male
(5 years average 69.9%)		 Eisai Co., Ltd. % 73.7%
42/57		 79.5%
31/39		 66.7%
8/12		 60.9%
28/46		 50.0%
1/2
Female
(5 years average 52.0%)		 Eisai Co., Ltd. % 51.2%
21/41		 58.8%
10/17		 66.7%
6/9		 53.3%
16/30		 100.0%
1/1
Average monthly overtime hours
(per non-management employee)		 Eisai Co., Ltd. Hours Annually 11h10m 12h32m 13h59m 14h19m 7h40m
Number of work-related accidents
(lost time injuries, traffic accidents)*16		 Eisai Co., Ltd. Incidents Annually 11 21 21 11 8
Global Incidents Annually - - ☑66 ☑53 62
Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate (LTIFR), more than 4 day*16,17 Employee
Eisai Co., Ltd. Incidents Annually 0 0 0.31 0 0
Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate (LTIFR), more than 1 day*16,18 Employee Global Incidents Annually - - ☑0.52 ☑0.63 0.65
Number of work-related fatalities*16
Employee Eisai Co., Ltd. Incidents Annually 0 0 0 0 0
Employee
Global Incidents Annually - - 0 0 0
Percentage of employees who underwent health checks Employee Eisai Co., Ltd. % Annually 99.94% 98.20% 98.74% 99.93% 100.0%
Family members*19 Eisai Co., Ltd. % 76.40% 78.35% 89.35% 71.05% 75.22%
Average days of paid holidays taken
(per non-management employee)		 Eisai Co., Ltd. Day Annually 12.5 11.5 11.2 13.3 12.8
Employees' ratio by race Asian Eisai Inc.（the subsidary in US） % At fiscal year end - - - - 23%
Black or African American - - - - 8%
Hispanic or Latino - - - - 5%
White - - - - 61%
Indigenous or Native - - - - <1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander - - - - <1%
Two or more races - - - - 2%
Managers' ratio by race Asian Eisai Inc.（the subsidary in US） % At fiscal year end - - - - 28%
Black or African American - - - - 6%
Hispanic or Latino - - - - 3%
White - - - - 60%
Indigenous or Native - - - - <1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander - - - - <1%
Two or more races - - - - 2%
      • *1
        Global: Eisai Co., Ltd. and domestic and overseas group companies. Eisai Co., Ltd., domestic group: Eisai Co., Ltd. and domestic group companies.
      • *2
        We count lower level of management position within a company’s management hierarchy.
      • *3
        We count management position in sales and marketing functions excluding support functions such as HR, Legal and IT.
      • *4
        We count STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics) related employees.
      • *5
        Based on the number of fulltime Eisai Co., Ltd. employees including employees dispatched to Eisai Network Companies (ENW)
      • *6
        Based on the number of employees disclosed in the Annual Securities Report (Eisai Co., Ltd. employees include those dispatched from ENW and exclude those dispatched to ENW)
      • *7
        Voluntary termination only, not including mandatory retirement due to age, voluntary retirement, etc.
      • *8
        Covering all forms of leaving the Company, such as voluntary termination, mandatory retirement due to age, voluntary retirement, etc.
      • *9
        Response rate of Favorable or higher for the question in Eisai Global Engagement Survey, "I believe strongly in the goals and objectives of Eisai Group."
      • *10
        Childcare leave program Entitlement: Workers requested childcare leave for child/children under the age of 3; Period: Until the day specified by the employee, provided that this is before the child’s 3rd birthday
      • *11
        Spousal maternity leave program Entitlement: Workers whose partner has given birth Period: Up to 5 days of special paid holiday
      • *12
        The gender pay gap shows the ratio of women's wages to men's wages. There is no difference in wages for the same work, and this is due to the difference in the composition of the number of workers by grade.
      • *13
        Personal development expenses include training, studying abroad, and participation in academic conferences
      • *14
        Not including employees who joined the company midway through the year
      • *15
        At the beginning of next fiscal year (e.g. The number of retention rate after 3 years for fiscal 2023 indicates the rate of retention of the new graduates hired in fiscal 2021 as of April 1, 2024)
      • *16
        These figures cover employees, part-time workers, and temporary workers.
      • *17
        Eisai Co., Ltd. Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate = Number of casualties resulting from occupational and traffic accidents (absence of 4 day or more) ÷ Total working hours × 1,000,000
      • *18
        Eisai Group Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate = Number of casualties resulting from occupational and traffic accidents (absence of 1 day or more) ÷ Total working hours × 1,000,000
        According to the 2023 Survey of Occupational Accident Trends conducted by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, the Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate for the Pharmaceutical manufacturing industry was 1.01.
      • *19
        Health check eligibility includes dependent spouses and dependent family members aged 40 or older.

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