2050 Carbon Neutrality and Eco Challenge 2030
First written in FY2022-Q2. 5 of 10 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2023-Q2. Latest entry: FY2026.
- FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「In January 2026, the Company completed the conversion from coal to LNG at its Kanazu Plant, and emissions in FY2025 were down 17% from FY2013 levels.」
Toward net zero by 2050 and the 46% reduction target for FY2030, the Company disclosed progress consisting of completion of the fuel conversion at the Kanazu Plant and a 17% reduction in FY2025. - 2026-05-14AdvancedRevisions to earnings forecasts
「Within ESG management, environmental initiatives are the highest-priority issue for the Rengo Group, which has adopted “Less is more.” as its keyword. We made further progress on initiatives addressing the material issues of climate change, expansion of the circular economy and conservation of natural capital, toward our 2030 target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 46% from fiscal 2013 levels.」
The company maintained its 2030 greenhouse gas reduction target while advancing initiatives related to climate change, the circular economy and natural capital. - FY2026-H1ReframedAnnual report
「Within ESG management, environmental initiatives are the highest-priority issue for the Rengo Group, which has adopted “Less is more.” as its keyword. We made further progress on initiatives addressing the material issues of climate change, expansion of the circular economy and conservation of natural capital, toward our 2030 target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 46% from fiscal 2013 levels.」
While maintaining the FY2030 greenhouse gas emissions reduction target, the material issues were reorganized and renamed from “decarbonized society, circular society and water risk” to “climate change, circular economy and natural capital.” - FY2025RaisedAnnual report
「Rengo Group Environmental Action 2050 (revised in April 2025) ・Aim to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions across the entire value chain. ・Aim to circulate resources efficiently and maximize the use of non-fossil resources and recycled materials. ・Aim to minimize negative impacts on natural capital.」
In April 2025, the Company revised Environmental Action 2050 and Eco Challenge 2030, broadening their scope beyond net-zero greenhouse gas emissions to include maximizing the use of non-fossil resources and recycled materials and minimizing negative impacts on natural capital. Greenhouse gas emissions in FY2024 were down 14.0% from FY2013 levels. - FY2025-H1RestatedAnnual report
「Environmental initiatives under ESG management are the highest-priority issue for the Rengo Group, which has adopted “Less is more.” as its keyword. Toward our target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 46% from fiscal 2013 levels by fiscal 2030, we made further progress on initiatives addressing the material issues of forming a decarbonized society, forming a circular society and managing water risks.」
The Company continues to pursue the target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 46% from FY2013 levels by FY2030, along with the material issues of decarbonization, a circular society and water risk. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「In 2023, the Company revised its indicators and targets effective from FY2024 to further strengthen initiatives addressing the three material issues of “building a decarbonized society,” “building a circular society” and “managing water risk.” To achieve these new targets, approximately ¥70 billion was incorporated into environmental investment.」
For Eco Challenge 2030, the Company revised its indicators for decarbonization, a circular society and water risk, added targets including a waste-paper utilization rate of at least 99% and a 22% reduction in water use intensity, and incorporated approximately ¥70 billion in environmental investment. - FY2024-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Environmental initiatives under ESG management are the highest-priority issue for our Group, which has adopted “Less is more.” as its keyword. Toward our fiscal 2030 target of reducing CO2 emissions by 46% from fiscal 2013 levels, we will convert the fuel used at the Kanazu Plant in 2026 and at Marusan Paper株式会社, based in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, in 2027, to LNG in order to eliminate coal use.」
Toward the FY2030 target of reducing CO2 emissions by 46% from FY2013 levels, the Company specified the timing of fuel conversion at the Kanazu Plant and Marusan Seishi as a means of achieving zero coal use. - FY2023RaisedAnnual report
「The Rengo Group has established the long-term target “Rengo Group Environmental Action 2050,” aimed at achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. In April 2021, it set a medium-term target for FY2030 under “Eco Challenge 2030,” covering CO2 emissions reductions at domestic group companies. From January 2023, the Group will expand the scope to all Scope 1, Scope 2 and Scope 3 emissions of domestic and overseas group companies by working to set targets toward obtaining SBT (Science Based Targets) certification.」
In addition to the framework of net zero by 2050 and a 46% reduction by FY2030, the Company announced a policy of expanding the scope toward obtaining SBT certification to all Scope 1–3 emissions of domestic and overseas group companies. CO2 emissions in FY2022 were down 9.1% from FY2013 levels. - FY2023-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Environmental initiatives under ESG management are the highest-priority issue for the Rengo Group, which has adopted “Less is more.” as its key message. Toward its FY2030 target of reducing CO2 emissions by 46% from FY2013 levels, the Group brought its second biomass boiler for power generation into operation at the Tonegawa Site (Bando, Ibaraki) in October 2022, following the first at the Yashio Plant (Yashio, Saitama).」
Concrete progress was made toward the FY2030 target of reducing CO2 emissions by 46% from FY2013 levels, with the second biomass boiler for power generation at the Tonegawa Site becoming operational. - FY2022-Q2First statedAnnual report
「As part of its environmental initiatives under ESG management, the Company formulated the environmental target “Eco Challenge 2030” in April, with FY2030 as the target year for achieving carbon neutrality in 2050. In August, it raised its CO2 emissions reduction target to 46% from FY2013 levels.」
The Company formulated an environmental target for FY2030 toward carbon neutrality in 2050 and raised its CO2 emissions reduction target to 46% from FY2013 levels.