Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions through High-Efficiency Equipment and Energy Conservation
First written in FY2020. 6 of 11 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2021. Latest entry: FY2026.
30 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「Since December 2025, the company has been procuring solar power at its Hofu Plant in Hofu, Yamaguchi Prefecture, using an on-site PPA scheme. This is expected to reduce the group’s GHG emissions by approximately 4,000 t-CO2 annually. In addition, the group is proceeding with a plan to convert the coal-fired power plant at 日本海水㈱'s Sanuki Plant in Sakaide, Kagawa Prefecture, into a woody biomass power plant, with construction scheduled to begin in fiscal 2026 and operations to commence in fiscal 2028.」
Regarding GHG reductions, the company began an on-site PPA at the Hofu Plant and expects to reduce emissions by approximately 4,000 t-CO2 annually. It also specified a plan to convert the Sannuki Plant's coal-fired power generation to woody biomass, with construction scheduled to begin in fiscal 2026 and operations to start in fiscal 2028. Scope 1 and 2 emissions in fiscal 2025 were down 11.9% from fiscal 2020, while Scope 3 emissions per unit of sales increased by approximately 8.9% from the base year. - FY2025RaisedAnnual report
「The group has set a fiscal 2030 reduction target of a 30% reduction in sales intensity from fiscal 2024 levels and will begin reducing supply-chain emissions from fiscal 2025.」
In addition to the existing Scope 1 and Scope 2 reduction targets, the company set a Scope 3 target of reducing emissions intensity per sales by 30% in fiscal 2030 compared with fiscal 2024, expanding the scope of reductions to the entire supply chain. Domestic energy-derived CO2 emissions under Scope 1 and Scope 2 in fiscal 2024 were down 2.9% from the base year. - FY2025-H1RestatedAnnual report
「The company also began selling liquefied biomethane derived from livestock manure as a new business in the carbon-neutral field.」
The company describes the launch of liquefied biomethane sales as continued progress in developing new businesses as part of its greenhouse gas reduction and decarbonization initiatives. - FY2024Increase in emissions compared with the base yearAnnual report
「GHG emissions in fiscal 2023 increased by 0.4% from the base year for domestic energy-derived CO2, due to structural changes in the reporting boundary, energy conservation in manufacturing processes, the introduction of renewable energy and increases associated with business growth.」
Against the target of reducing domestic energy-related CO2 emissions by 30% in fiscal 2030 compared with fiscal 2020, emissions in fiscal 2023 increased by 0.4% from the base year. Meanwhile, GHG emissions intensity declined from 3.87 in fiscal 2020 to 3.05 in fiscal 2023. - FY2024-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「In creating new businesses to address social issues, the company worked to build a supply chain for biomethane, produced from livestock manure as an alternative fuel to LNG, by leveraging its gas purification and separation technologies and its business platform in Hokkaido to help achieve a carbon-neutral society. It also worked to establish a company-wide business promotion structure in anticipation of diverse decarbonization demand, including CO2 capture and reuse, low-carbon hydrogen, and ammonia.」
In addition to high-efficiency equipment and energy conservation, the company is advancing decarbonization business models covering biomethane, CO2 capture and reuse, low-carbon hydrogen and ammonia, together with a company-wide framework for promoting these initiatives. - FY2024-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「The Company worked to build business models for CO2 capture and utilization and new energy, with a view to creating new businesses that contribute to achieving a decarbonized society, including by advancing various demonstrations of the small-scale CO2 capture system ReCO2STATION and liquefied biomethane, which can be used as an alternative fuel to LNG.」
The company continues demonstration projects for ReCO2STATION and liquefied biomethane aimed at reducing GHG emissions, as well as the development of business models for CO2 capture and utilization and new energy. - FY2023AdvancedAnnual report
「GHG emissions in fiscal 2022 decreased by 437 thousand t-CO2e from fiscal 2021, including the increase attributable to business growth, owing to structural changes in the reporting boundary, energy conservation in manufacturing processes, fuel conversion and the introduction of onsite PPAs, among other factors.」
GHG emissions decreased by 437 thousand t-CO2e from fiscal 2021 through energy conservation, fuel conversion, and on-site PPAs, resulting in a 5.6% reduction from fiscal 2020. This updates the progress toward the targets of a 30% reduction by fiscal 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2050. - FY2023-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「The company also developed the small CO2 capture unit "ReCO2STATION" and "liquefied biomethane," which can be used as an LNG alternative fuel, and advanced the creation of business models for CO2 capture and utilization and new energy.」
As part of its efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the company is developing liquefied biomethane as an LNG alternative fuel in addition to ReCO2STATION, broadening its focus to the creation of a new-energy business model. - FY2023-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「As part of its efforts to build business models related to resource circulation and new energy, the company developed a small-scale CO2 capture unit, ReCO2STATION, and began initiatives aimed at commercializing CO2 capture and utilization.」
The company has given concrete form to its technology development for reducing greenhouse gas emissions through the development of small-scale CO2 capture equipment and the launch of commercialisation efforts for CO2 capture and utilisation. - FY2021AdvancedAnnual report
「In line with the government policy of achieving net-zero CO2 emissions by 2050 and reducing emissions by 46% from 2013 levels by 2030, we are working to develop CO2 capture and utilization technologies.」
Regarding greenhouse gas reductions, the Company specifies the timeline and targets of net zero by 2050 and a 46% reduction by 2030, and explicitly describes industry-government-academia collaboration aimed at implementing CO2 capture and utilization technologies in society. - FY2020First statedAnnual report
「To achieve this target, the Group is working to reduce total greenhouse gas emissions (CO2) through the introduction and renewal of high-efficiency plants and thorough energy-saving initiatives.」
The company disclosed systematically for the first time that it regards climate change response as an important management issue, uses reductions in total CO2 emissions as a KPI, and pursues this through the introduction and renewal of high-efficiency plants and energy-saving activities.