Environmental Data
| Item (Unit) |
Fiscal year（from October of the previous year to September of the relevant year） | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
| Electricity consumption (kWh) (Company-wide) |
1,796,215 | 1,769,735 | 1,742,452 | 1,800,438 | 1,789,434 |
| City gas (㎥) (Head office only) |
136,228 | 141,977 | 145,610 | 171,024 | 142,128 |
Greenhouse gas emissions
| Item (Unit) |
Fiscal year（from October of the previous year to September of the relevant year） | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
| Scope 1 (t-CO2) (Head office) |
269 | 281 | 288 | 338 | 291 |
| Scope 2 (t-CO2) (Company-wide) |
803 | 791 | 779 | 805 | 819 |
| Scopes 1 and 2 (t-CO2) |
1,072 | 1,072 | 1,067 | 1,143 | 1,110 |
※Scope 1 is the data for the head office only.
| Scope 3 By category | Fiscal Year(from October of the previous year to September of the relevant year) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | ||
| Category | 35,530 | 38,341 | 47,971 | |
| 1 | Purchased products and services | 34,218 | 36,728 | 43,281 |
| 2 | Capital goods | 876 | 1,167 | 4,156 |
| 3 | Fuel- and energy-related activities not included in Scope 1 & 2 | 119 | 112 | 193 |
| 4 | Transportation and distribution (upstream) | 70 | 74 | 83 |
| 5 | Waste from business activities | 6 | 14 | 8 |
| 6 | Business Travel | 72 | 74 | 75 |
| 7 | Commuting of employees | 169 | 172 | 175 |
| 8 | Leased assets (upstream) | Not subject to calculation | ||
| 9 | Transportation and delivery (downstream) | Not subject to calculation | ||
| 10 | Processing of the sold products | Not subject to calculation | ||
| 11 | Use of the sold products | ※1 | ||
| 12 | Disposal of the sold products | ※1 | ||
| 13 | Lease (downstream) | Not subject to calculation | ||
| 14 | Franchise | Not subject to calculation | ||
| 15 | Investments | Not subject to calculation | ||
(in t-CO2)
※1: With regard to Categories 11 and 12, the system for calculating greenhouse gas emissions for all the products has not yet been established because of our wide-ranging business activities (import, export, trade between foreign countries, and domestic trade) involving a wide variety of products.
Waste emissions and recycling rate
| Item （Unit） |
Fiscal year（from October of the previous year to September of the relevant year） | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |||
| Waste Emission |
Total Waste Emissions | (kg) | 98,140 | 73,671 | 82,327 | 86,037 | 80,382 |
| Waste(excluding recycled waste) | (kg) | 15,800 | 13,540 | 19,630 | 18,285 | 17,415 | |
| Recycled Waste | (kg) | 82,340 | 60,131 | 62,697 | 67,752 | 62,967 | |
| Recycling rate | (%) | 83.9 | 81.6 | 76.1 | 78.7 | 78.3 | |
| Hazardous waste | (kg) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
※Waste emissions and recycling rates are calculated only for the Head Office.
※Hazardous waste is calculated for all our business sites, including the Head Office, Osaka Branch, Nagoya Branch, Utsunomiya Sales Office, and R&D Center.
Paper consumption
| Item (Unit) |
Fiscal year（from October of the previous year to September of the relevant year） | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | ||
| Paper consumption (Company-wide) |
(sheets/person) | 290 | 194 | 149 | 149 | 139 |
| (sheets) | 2,010,000 | 1,351,000 | 1,055,000 | 1,053,500 | 986,500 | |
Water usage
| Item (Unit) |
Fiscal year（from October of the previous year to September of the relevant year） | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
| Water consumption(㎥) （Head office） |
6,822 | 5,889 | 4,496 | 5,489 | 5,460 |
| Item (Unit) |
Fiscal year（from October of the previous year to September of the relevant year） | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
| Green procurement rate(％) (Company-wide) |
71.0 | 72.6 | 69.3 | 61.5 | 53.5 |
Third-party Assurance
To ensure the reliability of our reported figures, we have completed a third-party verification of our greenhouse gas emissions data (Scope 1, 2, and 3) for FY2023, covering the period from October 1, 2022, to September 30, 2023. This verification was conducted out in accordance with ISO 14064-3, an international standard. For more details, please refer to the report provided by the Japan Audit and Certification Organization for Environment and Quality (JACO).
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