There are three categories for greenhouse gases (GHG) emitted during the course of business activities: Direct emissions from use of energy (SCOPE 1), Indirect emissions from energy use (SCOPE 2) and Indirect emissions other than from energy use (SCOPE 3). GHG emissions cannot be easily measured, so we concentrate on energy use and reducing energy consumption.
In FY2017, the amount of GHG emitted by the entire group increased by 21,000 tons-CO2e compared to FY2016. Specifically, the sites in Japan increased their emissions to 211,000 tons-CO2e from 197,000 tons-CO2e in FY2016, while the sites outside Japan increased to 303,000 tons-CO2e from 296,000 tons-CO2e in FY2016 (see G1).
The amount of energy used by the entire Group increased by 9,000 kL compared to FY2016. Specifically, the sites in Japan increased their usage to 94,000 kL from 88,000 kL in FY2016, while the sites outside Japan increased to 129,000 kL from 126,000 kL in FY2016 (see G2).
Energy usage is broken down into 93% for SCOPE 2 and 7% for SCOPE 1 (see G3).
Improvement in energy intensity, which we aim to achieve in the medium term, was 22.6% in FY2016 and FY2017 on average (see G4).
We will continue to review production processes with a focus on core products to further improve the production efficiency for larger energy usage.
In recent years, there has been a growing demand from our stakeholders to disclose information on SCOPE 3 emissions, in addition to information on SCOPE 1 and SCOPE 2 emissions. To meet this demand, we are working to obtain a clear picture of our SCOPE 3 emissions.
We have ascertained that our GHG emissions from purchased goods and services in FY2017 were 328,000 tons-CO2e (group), 7,046 tons-CO2e from commutes (domestic sites), 459 tons-CO2e from business trips (domestic sites), 5,142 tons-CO2e from disposal and processing of waste (domestic sites), and 34,905 tons-CO2e from transporting products (group).