Updated August 2025
| Catagory | Details of Effects | Scope | Unit | FY2023 Environmental Conservation Costs |
FY2024 Environmental Conservation Costs |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Investment Amount | Cost | Investment Amount | Cost | |||||
| 1) Cost around our business area | (Subtotal) | Non-consolidated sites | million yen | 843 | 2,910 | 1,010 | 3,111 | |
| Breakdown | 1) Pollution prevention costs | Measures to reduce environmental burden | Non-consolidated sites | million yen | 662 | 2,329 | 727 | 2,364 |
| ②Costs for earth environmental preservation | Energy-saving equipment | Non-consolidated sites | million yen | 95 | 296 | 126 | 330 | |
| 3) Resource recycling costs | Efficient use of resources | Non-consolidated sites | million yen | 86 | 286 | 157 | 417 | |
| 2) Upstream and downstream costs | Change of raw materials etc. | Non-consolidated sites | million yen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3) Cost of management activities | ISO maintenance management, educational activities, etc. | Non-consolidated sites | million yen | 2 | 36 | 2 | 54 | |
| 4) Research and development costs | Development of energy-saving products | Non-consolidated sites | million yen | 250 | 1,085 | 64 | 865 | |
| 5) Social activity costs | Communication with Local Communities | Non-consolidated sites | million yen | 0 | 4 | 200 | 404 | |
| 6) Cost of environmental damage activities | Natural restoration, pollution load charge system | Non-consolidated sites | million yen | 27 | 79 | 0 | 74 | |
| Pollution load charge | Non-consolidated sites | million yen | 0 | 69 | 0 | 65 | ||
| 7) Others | Non-consolidated sites | million yen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | Non-consolidated sites | million yen | 1,122 | 4,113 | 1,276 | 4,507 | ||
We have aggregated data on environmental burden. For details, please refer to the Environmental Performance Data on this website.
| Items of Environmental Burden | Scope | Unit | FY2021 Results |
FY2022 Results |
FY2023 Results |
FY2024 Results |
Previous fiscal year difference | FY2025 Targets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO 2 emissions (from energy and non-energy sources) |
Non-consolidated sites | 10,000 tons | 197 | 185 | 158 | 177 | 19 | ー |
| SOx Emissions | Non-consolidated sites | ton | 46 | 33 | 42 | 41 | -1 | 31 |
| NOx Emissions | Non-consolidated sites | ton | 3,393 | 3,747 | 3,579 | 3,059 | -520 | 1,551 |
| Soot and Dust Emissions | Non-consolidated sites | ton | 109 | 68 | 97 | 84 | -13 | 37 |
| COD(BOD)Emissions | Non-consolidated sites | ton | 181 | 275 | 250 | 317 | 67 | 323 |
| Water used | Non-consolidated sites | 1,000 tons | 58,257 | 58,451 | 58,889 | 62,755 | 3,866 | 64,313 |
| PRTR Substances Emissions | Non-consolidated sites | ton | 83 | 61 | 78 | 86 | 8 | 75 |
| Amount of industrial waste | Non-consolidated sites | 1,000 tons | 121 | 122 | 105 | 119 | 14 | 235 |
| Final disposal amount of waste | Non-consolidated sites | ton | 63 | 50 | 46 | 56 | 10 | 48 |
| CO 2 emissions in transportation | Non-consolidated sites | 1,000 tons | 34 | 132 | 110 | 112 | 2 | ー |
The substantial economic effects accompanying environmental conservation measures are the following: sale of valuable materials and energy cost reduction due to energy conservation.
| Catagory | Item | Details of Effects | Scope | Unit | FY2023 Economic Impact |
FY2024 Economic Effects |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profits | Business income from recycling of waste or used products generated from principal business activities | Sale of valuable materials | Non-consolidated sites | million yen | 620 | 886 |
| Cost reductions | Reduction of energy costs by energy conservation | Energy-saving effect | Non-consolidated sites | million yen | 256 | 70 |
| Reduction of waste treatment costs due to resource conservation or recycling | Effective utilization of resources | Non-consolidated sites | million yen | 68 | 6 | |
| Total | Non-consolidated sites | million yen | 944 | 962 | ||
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