Reducing Environmental Impact and Environmental Stewardship

「Fiscal 2025 CO2 emissions for Scopes 1 and 2 were 361kton. CO2 emissions reductions progressed steadily, enabling us to achieve the 2025 target of 470kton.」

「CO2 emissions, one of our environmental non-financial indicators, had previously been targeted at Scopes 1 and 2 in setting goals toward achieving Nitto Group Carbon Neutral 2050. To achieve zero environmental impact across the entire supply chain, not only within our group, we have newly added Scope 3 as a target and set fiscal 2030 emissions of 1,460kton based on the SBT.」

「In its medium-term management plan, Nitto for Everyone 2025, our group has set CO2 emissions as one of its environmental non-financial indicators and is working to achieve Nitto Group Carbon Neutral 2050. On 26 August 2024, we obtained SBT certification and, to accelerate our response to climate change, revised the fiscal 2025 CO2 emissions target for Scopes 1 and 2 upward from 550kton/year to 470kton/year. We will further accelerate our efforts to realize a decarbonized society.」

「Going forward, to accelerate our response to further climate change, we are pursuing initiatives including eliminating solvents and promoting renewable energy, and have revised our fiscal 2030 target upward from 470kton/year to 400kton/year based on the SBT. We have also set a target of net-zero CO2 emissions (Scopes 1 and 2) by 2050.」

「In addition to our core products for diapers, we are developing new applications that leverage the properties of functional films, our core material, while also developing environmentally beneficial new products using biodegradable technology.」

「We are developing new environmentally beneficial products using biodegradable technology.」

「We have established a system for evaluating our group's products according to our own standards from two perspectives, contribution to the environment and contribution to humanity, and certifying products recognized as making particularly significant contributions as PlanetFlagsTM (environmental contribution products) and HumanFlagsTM (humanity contribution products).」

「This declaration states that we will: (1) aim for net-zero CO2 emissions from the Nitto Group by 2050 (Scopes 1 and 2); (2) reduce the Nitto Group's CO2 emissions to 470kton by 2030; and (3) contribute to reducing customers' CO2 emissions through our products and solutions. Regarding CO2 emissions, we had previously set the 2030 target at 600kton, but revised it upward to 470kton, approximately 40% below 2013 levels, toward the realization of a decarbonized society.」

「We have also set non-financial targets of maintaining the ratio of new products, a source of our group's competitiveness, at 35% or higher; reducing total CO2 emissions by 25K tons from fiscal 2020 levels and reducing emissions intensity by 20% with a view to achieving a decarbonized society; and achieving a global ratio of women in management positions of 21%. Emissions intensity is an indicator of CO2 emissions per ¥1 billion in revenue.」

「We have also set non-financial targets of maintaining the ratio of new products, a source of our group's competitiveness, at 35% or higher; reducing total CO2 emissions by 25K tons from fiscal 2020 levels and reducing emissions intensity by 20% with a view to achieving a decarbonized society; and achieving a global ratio of women in management positions of 21%. Emissions intensity is an indicator of CO2 emissions per ¥1 billion in revenue.」

「Our group has adopted responsible conduct that takes the environment into account as its basic environmental policy and, from the perspective of social responsibility, is working to reduce CO2 emissions, atmospheric toluene emissions and waste volumes.」

「Meanwhile, demand for solvent-free double-sided adhesive tape remained firm. We will continue working to contribute to the environment through manufacturing.」

「In this segment, we are working to manufacture products with consideration for the environment. In addition, our solvent-free double-sided adhesive tape, which uses a completely solvent-free adhesive dispersed in water and contains no organic solvents that could cause health problems, received the Award of Excellence at the 46th Environmental Award, jointly sponsored by the National Institute for Environmental Studies and The Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun and supported by the Ministry of the Environment.」

「While promoting business growth, we will continue pursuing initiatives including creating a safe and secure workplace, reducing the environmental impact of our business activities, pursuing quality that satisfies our customers, and engaging in social contribution activities, thereby providing greater value to our stakeholders. In particular, we aim to manage the business with a focus on addressing social issues such as the SDGs.」

「While promoting business growth, we will further enhance the value we provide to our stakeholders by actively pursuing initiatives including creating a safe and secure workplace, reducing the environmental impact of our business activities, providing environmentally friendly products, pursuing quality that satisfies our customers, and engaging in social contribution activities.」

「The group regards responsible conduct that takes the environment into account, from the local community to the global level, as an important policy. From the perspective of its social responsibilities, it has established voluntary plans to reduce its environmental impact and is working to reduce waste, prevent air pollution and combat global warming.」