RYOHIN KEIKAKU CO.,LTD. has announced a target to reduce Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions related to suppliers’ raw materials and manufacturing by approximately 30% by the fiscal year ending August 2040, compared with the fiscal year ended August 2021. It will advance joint efforts to reduce emissions across the entire supply chain, including employment and production sites.
RYOHIN KEIKAKU CO.,LTD. has announced a target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions across its entire supply chain under “Scope 3.” By the fiscal year ending August 2040, it aims to reduce emissions per unit of sales related to product raw materials, material production and manufacturing by approximately 30% compared with the fiscal year ended August 2021.
Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions together account for 4% of the company’s total emissions, while Scope 3 accounts for 96%. Within Scope 3, “Category 1,” which includes raw materials, material production and manufacturing, accounts for 74%.
To achieve the target, the company will promote joint consideration with suppliers’ factories of energy conservation and the introduction of renewable energy. A senior executive officer who is also a director emphasized the policy of balancing the creation of social value with the creation of economic value.
Following the presentation at the briefing held on the same day, efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions across the entire supply chain are expected to remain a focus.