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Nippon Paints | Sustainability Performance

https://www.nipponpaint-holdings.com/en/

Is a global company that manufactures and sells a wide range of paints and coatings.

1881

Japan

10,001+ employees

Chemicals

$10B+ in revenue

$1B - 10B in profitability

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Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark

#1583
Overall
#74
in Japan
#35
in Chemicals

Sustainability Maturity

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Industry Rank

316 out of 403

Overview
Environmental
Carbon emissionsEnergy consumptionWaste ManagementWater ManagementAir & land impactNature and biodiversityClimate risk
Social
Diversity and InclusionPay GapsHealth and SafetyExternalities
Governance
TargetsSDG ImpactESG scores and Exclusions
Financial Data
Business performanceCapital & innovationAnalyst projections

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CO2 scope 1 + 2

315.7K CO2e tonnes, 2024
Leading

Renewable energy

10% 2024
Aligned

Waste generated

112.3K tonnes, 2024
Aligned

Female employees

35% 2025
Aligned

Externalities

38.4M $, 2024
Aligned

Market cap

2.3T $, 2026▲8.8% YoY

Revenue

1.6T $, 2024▼12% YoY

R&D intensity

2.01% 2024

Carbon emissions

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Industry rank: 12 out of 403


Total CO2 emissions
(CO2e tonnes)

Industry rank: 12 out of 403

Scope 1
Scope 2 location based
Scope 3 downstream
Scope 3 upstream
Industry benchmark
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Renewable energy

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10%2024

Industry rank: 58 out of 403


Total energy consumption
and % renewables
(MWh, % of consumption)

Industry rank: 58 out of 403

Total energy

Share of renewable energy

Industry benchmark

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Renewable electricity

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%2024

Industry rank: Beyond Top 100


Total electricity consumption
and % renewables
(MWh, % of consumption)

Industry rank: Beyond Top 100

Total electricity

Share of renewable electricity

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Intensity


Greenhouse gas intensity (Scope 1, 2, 3)(tCO₂e /$M)
Waste generation intensity (tonnes /$M)
Industry Benchmark

931.1

B/M 1.2K

9.9

B/M 11.0


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Female employees

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Share of female employees (%)

Share of female board members

25
50
75
100
Company
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Waste

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112.3K2024

Total waste generated (tonnes)

Total waste
Recovered & recycled
Not-recovered & not-recycled
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Controversy level


Very Low
Low
Noticeable
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Severe
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  • Nippon Paint Holdings Co Ltd, Japan's largest paint company (Wuthelam Holdings 58% controlled), has faced sustained Asian regulatory enforcement scrutiny over the contested historic Wuthelam Holdings (Goh family Singapore) controlling shareholder governance complexity and the contested 2024 sustained share price volatility amid Asian paint customer demand normalization affecting Japanese institutional minority shareholders.
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Carbon emissions breakdown

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Climate risk

OverallAcuteChronic
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1,028 assets assessed
ScenarioComing soon
60Moderate
$12.4Testimated revenue at risk
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Biodiversity loss in km²

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

Total biodiversity loss (km²e)
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Biodiversity loss in CO2e

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Total biodiversity loss as CO2e tonnes

Total biodiversity loss (CO2e tonnes)
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Potential species loss

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Estimated nature species lost due to corporate activity, expressed as Potentially Disappeared Fraction (PDF)

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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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Land use

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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

2.3T $, 2026▲8.8% YoY

Revenue

1.6T $, FY2024▼12% YoY

EBITDA

179.2B $, FY2024▼9.1% YoY

Operating margin

11% Industry: 5▲0.2% YoY

P/E ratio

18.9 Industry: 21▲19.7% YoY

Revenue & EBITDA

$1.6TFY2024 revenue

Total Annual
Revenue & EBITDA
($ B)

Annual revenue
EBITDA
3 year change
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Margin trends


Margin as % of revenue

Gross margin
Operating margin
Net margin

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Free cashflow

117.6B 2024▲29.3% YoY

Capex

51.8B 2024▼26.4% YoY

Debt/equity ratio

0.5 Industry: 1▼NaN% YoY

R&D intensity

2.0%FY2024

R&D as % of revenue

Return on invested capital (ROIC)
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Return on invested capital

5.0%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

1.3K

▼ 0.3%

2022

1.4K

▼ 0.8%

2023

1.6K

▲ 1.4%

2024

2.1K

2028

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Environmental policy coverage

Carbon reduction policy

Available

Human rights policy

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Recycling policy

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Workplace health & safety policy

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55%
Independent Directors

6 out of 11 incl. management

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Overall score

71

Environment

74

Social

64

Governance

76

Exclusion screening

Adult content

Not available

Alcoholic

Not available

Animal testing

Not available

Firearms

Not available

Tobacco

Not available

Gambling

Not available

Nuclear

Not available

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SDG impact

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SDG impact (historical)

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Reporting

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Sustainability Report

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Not committed to key sustainability initiatives

Sustainability employees


Total sustainability employees

4-6



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