Increased Costs of Environmental Measures Associated with Greenhouse Gas Reduction, etc.
First written in FY2022-Q3. 1 of 2 entries say "Worsened", first in FY2022. Latest entry: FY2022.
Daio Paper moved to the "Worse" side of this theme in 2022, 3 years before the typical company in this theme (2025).
The whole theme swung hardest in 2021: 4 of 17 companies on the "Worse" side.
15 other companies' latest entry also says "Worsened".
- FY2022WorsenedAnnual report
「Meanwhile, in response to soaring logistics and raw material and fuel costs and higher environmental costs, including measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the company has continued thorough cost reductions, including reviewing its production structure and cutting expenses, and has also worked to revise selling prices since the fourth quarter.」
The increase in spending on environmental measures, including greenhouse gas reductions, is emerging as a specific cost-increase factor for the current fiscal year, alongside higher raw material, fuel and logistics costs. - FY2022-Q3First statedAnnual report
「To address the increase in environmental costs associated with greenhouse gas reductions and other measures, we are continuing thorough cost reductions, including reviewing the production framework and cutting expenses, while also working to revise selling prices.」
The increase in spending on environmental measures, including greenhouse gas reductions, was explicitly identified for the first time as a cost-management challenge on par with higher raw material, fuel and logistics costs.