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Scope: Employees of Lion Corporation (hereinafter referred to as “non-consolidated employees”) and employees who work for affiliated companies or organizations while also being employed by Lion Corporation (hereinafter referred to as “employees on loan”). This includes executive officers not under delegated contracts, but excludes temporary, part-time and dispatched employees.

The Lion Group as a whole: Employees of domestic and overseas affiliated companies* in addition to non-consolidated and employees on loan.

* Temporary, part-time and dispatched employees are not included.

* Domestic and overseas affiliates included in calculations (16 companies):Lion Chemical Co., Ltd., Lion Expert Business Co., Ltd., Lion Specialty Chemicals Co., Ltd., Lion Hygiene Co., Ltd., Lion Pet Co., Ltd, Lion Engineering Co., Ltd., issua Company, Ltd., Lion Tomoni Co., Ltd., Lion Dental Products Co., Ltd., Lion Daily Necessities Chemicals (Qingdao) Co., Ltd., Lion Home Products (Taiwan) Co., Ltd., Lion Corporation (Korea), Lion Corporation (Singapore) Pte Ltd., Lion Corporation (Hong Kong) Ltd., Lion Corporation (Thailand) Ltd., Southern Lion Sdn. Bhd.
Reference: 23 linked subsidiaries
As of December 31 of each year

Diversity & Inclusion

  2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
  Employees
Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 Male 2,237 2,355 2,347 2,317 2,253
Female 1,044 1,205 1,238 1,270 1,292
Lion Group Male - - 4,454 4,425 4,306
Female - - 2,944 2,979 2,976
  Female employee ratio
Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 31.8% 33.8% 34.5% 35.4% 36.6%
Lion Group - - 39.8% 40.2% 40.9%
  Ratios of employees by age group
Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 Below 30 y/o - 16.0% 16.0% 16.0% 14.9%
30-50 y/o - 47.0% 46.0% 46.0% 46.2%
Over 50 y/o - 37.0% 38.0% 38.0% 38.9%
Lion Group Below 30 y/o - 21.0% 20.0% 19.0% 18.0%
30-50 y/o - 52.0% 53.0% 53.0% 52.7%
Over 50 y/o - 27.0% 27.0% 28.0% 29.2%
  New hires (new graduates)

*The historical data contained an error, which has been corrected in the figures.
Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 Male 55 42 54 46 35
Female 33 34 33 38 30
  New hires (mid-career hires)

*The historical data contained an error, which has been corrected in the figures.
Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 Male 12 6 20 7 17
Female 4 12 13 14 8
Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 Employees in management position - - - 5 5
Employees in non-management positions - - - 14 20
  Ratio of companies with labor unions, labor-management councils, or other mechanisms for consultation between employees and management
Lion Group % - 86.4% 86.4% 86.4% 86.4%
  Ratio of employees who are members of the above
Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 % - 66.2% 77.9% 65.9% 62.6%
Lion Group % - 73.4% 75.1% 72.9% 71.3%
  Re-hired retirees
Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 Number 207 243 293 343 462
% 6.3% 6.8% 8.2% 9.6% 12.8%
  Temporary employees
Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 Number 400 196 130 104 78
  Employees with disabilities
Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 Number 77 75 77 79 85
% 2.8% 2.7% 2.7%*1 2.8%*1 2.9%*1
Lion Group Number - 94 127 131 135
% - 1.3% 1.7% 1.8% 1.9%
  2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
  Average service years (excluding rehired retirees)
Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 Male 20.1 19.7 19.5 19.6 18.3
Female 15.1 14.0 14.1 14.2 13.1
  Total employee turnover rate*2
Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 4.6% 2.4% 2.8% 3.3% 3.1%
  Voluntary employee turnover rate
Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 2.1% 1.2% 2.3% 1.6% 2.0%
Lion Group - 3.0% 4.9% 5.5% 5.8%
  Employees who resigned within three years of entering the Company
Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 Number 8 10 4 6 11
% 0.3% 4.0% 1.6% 2.4% 4.4%
  Percentage of female employees in management positions*3
Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 Number 81 83 93 98 127
% 9.2% 9.1% 10.3% 11.1% 14.2%
Lion Group Number - - 289 267 334
% - - 20.4% 19.6% 23.5%
  Percentage of female employees in top-level management positions (Senior Management)
Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 Number - - 2 2 3
% - - 12.5% 9.1% 12.5%
Lion Group Number - - 47 44 44
% - - 40.2% 38.9% 39.3%
  Percentage of female employees in low- and mid-level management positions
Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 Number - - 91 96 124
% - - 10.3% 11.2% 14.2%
Lion Group Number - - 242 223 290
% - - 18.6% 17.8% 22.1%
  Percentage of female employees in junior management positions*4
Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 Number - - 163 180 160
% - - 27.8% 31.4% 32.0%
Lion Group Number - - 232 231 233
% - - 28.1% 30.2% 26.3%
  Percentage of female employees in management positions with revenue-generating functions
Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 Number - - 36 37 42
% - - 9.9% 10.5% 12.8%
Lion Group Number - - 154 147 155
% - - 24.0% 23.1% 25.2%
  Percentage of female employees in STEM-related positions
Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 Number - - 19 19 32
% - - 11.8% 12.3% 14.7%
Lion Group Number - - 39 40 58
% - - 16.8% 16.3% 18.8%
  2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
  The percentage of average salary of female employees against that of male employees
Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 Male directors - 100% 100% 100% 100%
Female directors - - - - -
Male external directors - 100% 100% 100% 100%
Female external directors - 100% 100% 100% 100%
Male employees in management positions - 100% 100% 100% 100%
Female employees in management positions - 89% 89% 93%*5 92%*5
Male employees in non-management positions - 100% 100% 100% 100%
Female employees in non-management positions - 76% 79% 79%*5 81%*5
Lion Group Male employees in management positions - 100% 100% 100% 100%
Female employees in management positions - 88% 93% 97% 91%
Male employees in non-management positions - 100% 100% 100% 100%
Female employees in non-management positions - 90% 91% 89% 92%
  Regionally based employees
  Users 17 2 0 8 9

*1 Uses the standard calculation for the domestic hiring rate

*2 Total employee turnover rate number should be the sum of the Voluntary employee turnover and the involuntary employee turnover rate (such as retirement, end of term, or death)

*3 Total of those in top-level (equivalent to Executive General Managers, Deputy Executive General Managers, etc., excluding the CEO and directors) and mid-level and low-level (equivalent to General Managers, managers, etc.) management positions

*4 Equivalent to supportive roles, such as assistant managers, etc.

*5 Verified by a third party

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Work-Life Enrichment

  2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
  Employees who took childcare leave
Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 Male 13 32 54 55 57
Female 61 78 84 77 89
  Employees who took shorter work hours for childcare
Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 Male 0 0 0 0 0
Female 66 77 78 65 74
  Average overtime per month [hours]
Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 11.2 9.2 12.5 13.8 12.4
  Annual paid leave used
Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 74.0% 68.0% 65.9% 69.2% 74.8%
  Volunteer leave used
Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 Users (total) 15 0 0 0 0
Days taken 19 - - - -
  Employee Awareness and Behavior Survey
Employees who take pride in their work*
Lion Corporation
(excluding employees on loan)		 Overall response rate 85.8% 83.0% 84.3% 89.5% 93.5%
Overall 95.7% 97.3% 80.5% 77.1% 74.5%
Male 96.5% 97.5% 84.3% 78.2% 76.4%
Female 94.3% 96.8% 77.0% 78.1% 75.4%
Below 30 y/o 94.0% 95.3% 74.9% 71.9% 75.2%
30–39 y/o 93.9% 96.7% 78.9% 76.9% 70.6%
40–49 y/o 96.1% 96.8% 79.0% 75.9% 72.8%
50–59 y/o 95.7% 97.9% 84.6% 79.5% 76.7%
60 y/o and above 98.0% 97.2% 85.4% 82.1% 78.4%
Non-management positions 94.4% 96.6% 77.5% 74.9% 72.1%
Management Positions (Including executives) 98.7% 98.8% 89.6% 85.1% 82.1%

* The survey options were changed starting in 2021 for the purpose of more rigorously assessing the current situation and aiming for a better state of affairs.

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Developing Human Resources

  2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
  Average hours per FTE of training and development
Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 - 14.6 52.8*1 58.1 50.2
Lion Group - 12.1 31.0*1 34.9 32.1
  Average hours per FTE of training and development breakdown
Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 Employees below 30 y/o - - 97.7 93.1 80.4
Employees 30–50 y/o - - 49.3 55.2 56.7
Employees 50 y/o and above - - 54.5 46.3 31.0
Male - - 49.2 66.9 54.4
Female - - 59.8 41.9 43.0
Top management positions - - 39.7 281.5 48.2
Low- and mid-level management positions - - 83.3 128.5 79.0
Junior management positions - - 42.9 18.7 67.4
Lion Group Employees below 30 y/o - - 44.2 44.1 43.7
Employees 30–50 y/o - - 26.3 31.7 32.8
Employees 50 y/o and above - - 36.6 34.1 23.7
Male - - 30.1 40.9 35.6
Female - - 30.3 26.1 26.9
Top management positions - - 21.1 63.8 29.3
Low- and mid-level management positions - - 60.4 95.0 58.2
Junior management positions - - 33.4 16.8 47.8
  Average amount spent per FTE on training and development
Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 - ¥52,300 ¥67,100 ¥94,800 ¥74,793
Lion Group - ¥29,300 ¥36,700 ¥51,400 ¥43,992
  Average amount spent per FTE on training and development breakdown
Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 Employees below 30 y/o - - ¥67,100 ¥288,300 ¥107,671
Employees 30–50 y/o - - ¥107,700 ¥82,900 ¥103,211
Employees 50 y/o and above - - ¥24,100 ¥27,700 ¥28,557
Male - - ¥70,800 ¥98,300 ¥76,049
Female - - ¥60,000 ¥87,500 ¥72,602
Top management positions - - ¥65,000 ¥643,500 ¥562,378
Low- and mid-level management positions - - ¥105,000 ¥176,600 ¥119,545
Junior management positions - - ¥44,000 ¥182,900 ¥62,361
Lion Group Employees below 30 y/o - - ¥43,500 ¥120,000 ¥48,381
Employees 30–50 y/o - - ¥46,700 ¥40,700 ¥52,257
Employees 50 y/o and above - - ¥16,900 ¥20,400 ¥22,207
Male - - ¥41,300 ¥55,900 ¥45,954
Female - - ¥29,200 ¥41,900 ¥38,129
Top management positions - - ¥33,700 ¥108,200 ¥168,668
Low- and mid-level management positions - - ¥76,800 ¥127,600 ¥87,895
Junior management positions - - ¥33,500 ¥139,200 ¥44,186
  2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
  Type of individual performance appraisal
Coverage of the MBO system*2 at Lion Corporation Top management positions - Introduced Introduced Introduced Introduced
Low- and mid-level management positions - Introduced Introduced Introduced Introduced
Junior management positions - Introduced Introduced Introduced Introduced
Employees in non-management positions - Introduced Introduced Introduced Introduced
Coverage of the MBO system*2: % of all employees Top management positions - 55.7% 57.3% 53.3% 59.8%
Low- and mid-level management positions - 95.4% 95.5% 94.8% 94.7%
Junior management positions - 94.6% 94.9% 94.4% 97.6%
Employees in non-management positions - 62.1% 63.6% 66.2% 69.4%
  Percentage of open positions filled by internal candidates (internal hires)*3
Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 - 88.5% 69.0% 89.1% 95.1%
Lion Group - 49.2% 55.7% 67.6% 82.5%

*1 Figures for 2021 increased due to the inclusion of divisional training and development hours

*2 MBO: Management by Objectives

*3 Percentage of internal hires: Internal hires / (external mid-career hires + internal hires)

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Improving Employee Health

2020年 2021年 2022年 2023年
Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 Physical health Rate of employees getting regular health checkups 100.0% 100.0% 99.8% 99.9%
Rate of employees getting necessary follow-up examinations 58.0% 59.6% 59.4% 55.7%
Rate of employees requiring specific health guidance (ages 40 and over)＊1 17.8% 16.8% 15.8% —
Rate of employees requiring specific health guidance (ages 40 and over)＊1 74.9% 83.6% 79.4% —
Rate of employees with metabolic syndrome (ages 40 and over) 13.6% 14.3% 13.6% 12.9%
Rate of employees who fall into the pre-metabolic syndrome group (ages 40 and over) 14.7% 14.4% 12.1% 13.4%
Rate of employees maintaining a healthy body weight 69.4% 66.9% 67.5% 67.7%
Living habits Employee nonsmoker rate 81.7% 82.6% 83.1% 83.6%
Rate of employees who habitually exercise 23.7% 24.8% 26.1% 26.1%
Proportion of employees who are sufficiently rested after sleep 66.0% 67.4% 68.0% 66.9%
Proportion of employees who eat breakfast habitually 80.7% 75.8% 75.3% 74.4%
Suitable rate for employees who habitually drink alcohol 83.0% 84.5% 83.0% 89.2%
Mental health Stress level check implementation rate 98.2% 94.7% 97.5% 98.3%
Rate of employees with high stress levels 7.9% 9.2% 8.7% 9.5%
Health literacy Proportion of employees who respond that they “mostly understand” or “understand well” their health checkup results 89.8% 89.8% 91.2% 90.8%
Proportion of employees who respond that they “know what to do” or “mostly know what to do” to improve their health based on their health checkup results 86.3% 87.2% 88.6% 88.6%

*1 Figures calculated by health insurance society (insured persons of the entire group)

Productivity and Professional Fulfillment Indicators

2020 2021 2022 2023 Target 2030
Lion Corporation
(including employees on loan)		 Productivity Performance(Presenteeism)*1 74.5% 86.7% 84.7% 85.9% 85.0%
or more
Rate of absence due to illness or poor health(Absenteeism)*2 0.8% 0.7% 0.8% 0.9% Decrease in
2021 (0.7%)
Professional fulfillment*3 Work engagement 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.4 3.0
or more
Proportion of employees that respond that they are “satisfied” or “mostly satisfied” with their jobs 74.3% 71.8% 75.4% 69.4% -
Proportion of employees that respond “I believe so” or “I somewhat believe so” to the statement “My job is professionally fulfilling” 76.3% 74.8% 71.2% 73.2% -

*1 Presenteeism: A condition in which a person goes to work while suffering from some disease or symptom and has reduced work performance and labor productivity.
Measured using SPQ (University of Tokyo 1-item version), 2023 Number of respondents: 3,372, Response rate: 97.6%.

*2 Absenteeism: sick leave, state of being absent from work due to illness
Absence rate = number of days lost/total number of days worked (calculated from work information)

*3 Work engagement: measured using stress check (Work Engagement: average score of 2 questions on a 4-point scale)
2023 Number of respondents: 3,388, response rate: 98.3%

Sustainable Material Procurement

Switching rate to RSPO-certified products for key raw materials (Domestic)

2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
14% 93% 93% 99% 99%
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Procurement rate of third-party certified paper from domestic paper manufacturers for key products

2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
96% 98% 98% 99% 99%
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Number of primary suppliers who filled out self-checks questionnaires and Response Rate

2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Number of suppliers 585 574 502 474 436
Response Rate 99% 100% 100% 96% 96%
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Key Suppliers

2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Number of key suppliers 90 90 90 90 90
Percentage of key suppliers among primary suppliers 15.4% 15.7% 17.9% 17.9% 19.3%
Portion of purchasing that is from key suppliers
(monetary basis, among all primary suppliers)		 80% 89% 89% 89% 89%
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