Earth Corporation
4985・Prime Market・Chemicals
Governance
Company with a board of corporate auditors. The Board of Directors comprises 9 members including 4 independent outside directors (outside ratio approximately 44%), with directors serving one-year terms. A Nomination and Compensation Committee handling both nomination and compensation functions has been established, with outside directors holding a majority of seats. Five committees are in place, including the Corporate Governance Promotion Committee, Compliance Committee, and Crisis Management Committee.
Risk Management
The company has established a Crisis Management Committee and Crisis Management Subcommittee based on its "Basic Crisis Management Regulations" to identify and manage overall management risks. It thoroughly enforces corporate ethics and legal compliance through the establishment of the "Earth Corporation Code of Conduct," the establishment of a Compliance Committee, and the introduction of an internal whistleblowing system (Speak Up Line). Internal whistleblowing contact points have also been set up at subsidiaries to promote risk management across the entire group. In terms of sustainability management, a framework has been established whereby the CSR Sustainability Promotion Department reports climate change-related risks and opportunities to the Board of Directors from an ESG perspective.
Shareholder Returns
The company's policy is to pay stable and continuous dividends targeting a DOE (dividend on equity ratio) of around 4%. Actual results for FY2025 (ending December 2025) were ¥125 per share (ordinary dividend of ¥120 plus a special dividend of ¥5 to commemorate the company's 100th founding anniversary). For FY2026 (ending December 2026), a dividend of ¥130 is planned (paid as a single year-end distribution). The company's policy is to consider share buybacks flexibly.
Dividend Policy
The company pays stable and continuous dividends targeting a DOE (dividend on equity ratio) of around 4%. Actual results for FY2025 (ending December 2025): ¥125 per share (¥0 at the second-quarter end plus ¥125 at year-end). Planned for FY2026 (ending December 2026): ¥130 per share (¥0 at the second-quarter end plus ¥130 at year-end). Dividends of surplus are determined by resolution of the Board of Directors (year-end dividend only). No revision from the most recently announced dividend forecast.
ESG
Supports TCFD recommendations and conducts 1.5°C and 4°C scenario analyses. In FY2025 results, Scope 1+2 emissions were reduced by 31.7% versus 2020 (2030 target: 46% reduction), with a renewable energy ratio of 67.6% (2030 target: 95%). In human capital, the company was selected as a
Last updated: March 24, 2026