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Daicel | Sustainability Performance

https://www.daicel.com/en/
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Manufactures chemicals, plastics, and functional materials used in automotive, electronics, and healthcare sectors.

1919

Japan

10,001+ employees

Chemicals

$1B - 10B in revenue

$100M - 500M in profitability

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Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark

#1927
Overall
#103
in Japan
#41
in Chemicals

Sustainability Maturity

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Industry Rank

105 out of 404

Overview
Environmental
Carbon emissionsEnergy consumptionWaste managementWater managementAir and land impactNature and biodiversityNature riskClimate risk
Social
Diversity and inclusionPay gapsHealth and safetyExternalities
Governance
TargetsSDG ImpactESG scores and exclusionsB-corp & CDP
Financial Data
Business performanceCapital & innovationAnalyst projections

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Waste generated

162.0K tonnes, 2024
Laggard

Female engagement

32% 2024
Aligned

Externalities

306.5M $, 2025
Aligned

Market cap

59.3T $, 2026▲2.6% YoY

Revenue

3.9B $, 2026▼1.2% YoY

R&D intensity

0% 2026

Renewable energy

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%2024

Industry rank: Beyond Top 100


Total energy consumption
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Industry rank: Beyond Top 100

Total energy

Share of renewable energy

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Intensity


Greenhouse gas intensity (Scope 1, 2, 3)(tCO₂e /$M)
Energy consumption (direct) intensity (MWh /$M)
Water consumption intensity (m³ /$M)
Waste generation intensity (tonnes /$M)
Industry Benchmark

795.1

B/M 1.2K

2.2K

B/M 544.4

2.1K

B/M 1.6K

41.8

B/M 10.8


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Female engagement

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Share of female employees (%)

25
50
75
100
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Waste

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162.0K2024

Total waste generated (tonnes)

Total waste
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Controversy level


Very Low
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Noticeable
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  • Daicel Corporation, Japanese specialty chemicals/airbag inflators (Takata legacy supplier), has faced multiple international class actions over the historic 20152018 sustained Takata airbag inflator recall affecting multiple US auto OEM customer sites (Daicel inflator supplied Takata) affecting Japanese institutional shareholders, plus periodic Japanese FSA enforcement scrutiny affecting Japanese institutional shareholders amid Asian specialty chemicals market normalization.
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Carbon emissions breakdown

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Climate risk

OverallAcuteChronic
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135 assets assessed
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64High
$593.0Mestimated revenue at risk
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Nature risk

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Production loss

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Biodiversity loss in km²

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Biodiversity loss in terms of the equivalent land affected (km²e)

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Biodiversity loss in CO2e

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Total biodiversity loss as CO2e tonnes

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Potential species loss

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Biodiversity impact

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Waste management

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Water management

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Air pollution

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Diversity & inclusion

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Pay gap breakdown

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Health & safety

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Externalities

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Market cap

59.3T $, 2026▲2.6% YoY

Revenue

3.9B $, FY2026▼1.2% YoY

EBITDA

281.2M $, FY2026▼9.1% YoY

Operating margin

7% Industry: 6▼45.1% YoY

Revenue & EBITDA

$3.9BFY2026 revenue

Total Annual
Revenue & EBITDA
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EBITDA
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Margin trends


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Gross margin
Operating margin
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Free cashflow

140.8M 2025▲64.3% YoY

Capex

483.5M 2025▲4.3% YoY

Debt/equity ratio

0.9 Industry: 1▼NaN% YoY

R&D intensity

0.0%FY2026

R&D as % of revenue

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Return on invested capital

2.0%FY2026

Return on invested capital (ROIC)
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Analyst revenue estimates & actuals


Analyst consensus vs actuals
($ B)

Actual revenue
Consensus estimates
Estimate only

3.7

▲ 99702.5%

2024

3.9

▼ 0.6%

2025

3.9

▼ 0.1%

2026

800.0

2031

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Environmental policy coverage

Carbon reduction policy

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Human rights policy

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Recycling policy

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Workplace health & safety policy

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23%
Independent Directors

6 out of 26 incl. management

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SBTi targets and commitments

TargetStatusTemperature alignmentYear
Near-term targetTargets set1.5°CFY2030
Long-term targetTargets set1.5°CFY2050
Net-zeroTargets set-2050
Business Ambition 1.5°CNot disclosed--

Target details

Overall Net-Zero Target: Daicel Corporation commits to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions across the value chain by FY2050. Near-Term Targets: Daicel Corporation commits to reduce absolute scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions 50.4% by FY2030 from a FY2018 base year. Daicel Corporation also commits to reduce absolute scope 3 GHG emissions from purchased goods and services, fuel- and energy-related activities and upstream transportation and distribution 30.0% within the same timeframe. Long-Term Targets: Daicel Corporation commits to reduce absolute scope 1, 2 and 3 GHG emissions 90.0% by FY2050 from a FY2018 base year. Within this target, Daicel Corporation commits to reduce scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions 90.0% and scope 3 GHG emissions 90.0% within the same timeframe.

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Sustainability targets and commitments

TargetYearValueScopeBaseline

Overall score

84

Environment

90

Social

99

Governance

63

Exclusion screening

Adult content

Not available

Alcoholic

Not available

Animal testing

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Firearms

Not available

Tobacco

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Gambling

Not available

Nuclear

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CDP Scores


Climate Score

B

Forests Score

B

Water Score

B

A

A-

B

B-

C

C-

D

D-

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SDG impact

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SDG impact (historical)

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Reporting

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