Updated November 2023
The Denka Group expressed its support for the TCFD in September 2020 and joined the Consortium.
In accordance with the processes indicated in the TCFD Recommendations, we will continue to verify the impact of climate change, risks and opportunities posed by policies and regulations, market changes, and technological innovations toward a low-carbon society and decarbonized society as set out in the Paris Agreement.
The Sustainability Promotion Department oversees the entire company under the supervision of the Board of Directors and the Executive Officer in charge of Environmental Measures to address climate change issues in the medium to long term. After important matters such as target setting, establishing basic policies and key measures, and setting and evaluating management indicators are discussed by The Sustainability Committee, decisions are made by the Representative Director.
The Denka Group has positioned the reduction of CO 2 emissions as the most important issue in environmental management and is working toward achieving a 60% reduction from the 2013 fiscal year level by 2030 and becoming carbon neutral by 2050. In addition to promoting energy conservation and expanding the use of renewable energy, mainly hydroelectric power, we will change our production processes to ones that do not emit CO 2, consider the introduction of innovative technologies such as hydrogen utilization, and aim to start implementing these measures by 2030 through joint development with external research institutions. Furthermore, we will address environmental issues across the entire value chain, expanding our perspective to cover environmental impact over the total product life cycle.
The Denka Group actively discloses climate change information covering the entire value chain and has been responding to the CDP Climate Change Questionnaire since fiscal 2015 with the aim of enhancing environmental management and corporate value through the sustainable use of resources and energy. In fiscal 2019, we expanded our response to include water security. Furthermore, we objectively analyze our responses to the CDP and conduct governance related to environmental management and consideration of climate change to examine and improve risks and opportunities through future insights. In fiscal 2022, we obtained scores of A- for climate change and B for water security.
Established on August 27, 2018 Revised on November 8, 2021 Revised on April 1, 2023 Revised on July 14, 2025 Denka Group recognizes that global environmental issues, including climate change...
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Signing of the United Nations Global CompactThe Denka Group expresses its support for the United Nations Global Compact (hereinafter, UNGC) advocated by the United Nations.
The Denka Group expressed its support for the TCFD in September 2020 and joined the TCFD Consortium. Based on the recommendations of the TCFD, we are currently working to identify and assess the climate change-related risks and opportunities that could have a material impact on our business activities.
DENKA Company Limited (hereinafter, "Denka") is a company that provides solutions to environmental issues through its products and technologies. In July 2022, Denka was selected as a participant in the "WIPO GREEN" program, an environmental technology global platform operated by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). The WIPO GREEN program connects providers and seekers of environmentally friendly technologies and facilitates the transfer of such technologies. Denka is actively promoting the use of this program to help solve environmental issues.
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Announced on May 13, 2022, Updated on January 17, 2023 The Company has been promoting the "Partnership Building for Creating a Sustainable Society" in collaboration with the Cabinet Office, the Small and Medium Enterprise Agency, and relevant economic organizations.