Supporting the
Environment

We contribute to environmental
improvement through efforts to
address
climate change and
limited water resources, and by reducing waste.

Addressing Climate Change

Addressing Climate Change

Target CO2 emissions
reduction by FY2030

46% reduction
compared to FY2015 levels

Managing Limited Water Resources

Managing Limited Water Resources

Target water usage reduction by FY2030

Reduce and maintain by 20%
or more
compared to FY2015 levels

* Water usage refers to the water resources used in production activities (based on wastewater volume).

Reducing Waste

Reducing Waste

Target waste reduction by FY2030

Achieveand maintain

zero waste

Environmental Data

Calculation Results

☑ : Indicator subject to third-party assurance

FY2024 (*1)
t-CO2e % (*2)
Own operations
(Scope 1 + 2)
Direct emissions
(Scope 1)
33,167 ☑ 2.2
Energy indirect emissions (Scope 2) (Market-based) 34,255 ☑ 2.3
Energy indirect emissions (Scope 2) (Location-based) 35,461 ☑ 2.4
Supply chain
(Scope 3)
Purchased goods and services
(Category 1)
1,187,401 ☑ 79.5
Capital goods
(Category 2)
2,759 0.2
Fuel- and energy-related activities not included in Scope 1 or 2
(Category 3)
32,334 2.2
Upstream transportation and distribution (Category 4) 194,031 13.0
Waste generated in operations
(Category 5)
99 0.0
Business travel
(Category 6)
224 0.0
Employee commuting
(Category 7)
120 0.0
Upstream leased assets (Category 8) - (*3) -
Downstream transportation and distribution (Category 9) 8,357 0.6
Processing of sold products
(Category 10)
- (*4) -
Use of sold products
(Category 11)
- (*3) -
End-of-life treatment of sold products
(Category 12)
689 0.0
Downstream leased assets (Category 13) - (*3) -
Franchises
(Category 14)
- (*3) -
Investments
(Category 15)
- (*3) -
Scope 3 total 1,426,014 95.5
Calculation Method
Calculation Method
Own operations
(Scope 1 + 2)
Direct emissions
(Scope 1)
-Fuel (city gas, diesel, gasoline, etc.)
Σ (Amount of fuel used in the current fiscal year) × Emission factor for each fuel type
*Source of emission factors: "List of Calculation Methods and Emission Factors" and "List of Emission Factors by Gas Provider" under the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Calculation, Reporting and Publishing System (hereinafter referred to as the "SHK System") based on the Act on Promotion of Global Warming Countermeasures
-Fluorocarbons
Σ (Amount of fluorocarbons leaked in the current fiscal year) × Global Warming Potential (GWP) for each type
*Source of GWP: GWP values used in the reporting of calculated leakage of fluorocarbons based on the Act on Rational Use and Proper Management of Fluorocarbons.
Energy indirect emissions
(Scope 2) (Market-based)

Energy indirect emissions
(Scope 2) (Location-based)
-Heat (steam)
Σ (Amount of heat used in the current fiscal year) × Emission factor for each provider
-Electricity
(1) Market-based Σ (Amount of electricity used in the current fiscal year) × Emission factor for each electricity provider *Source of emission factors: Emission factors by electricity provider under the SHK System
(2) Location-based
Σ (Amount of electricity used in the current fiscal year) × Emission factor for each region *Source of emission factors: Emission factors by electricity provider under the SHK System
Supply chain
(Scope 3)
Purchased goods and services
(Category 1)
Σ (Weight of raw materials for refined sugar and purchased products such as brown sugar and molasses procured in the current fiscal year) × Emission factor
*Source of emission factors: LCI Database IDEA v2.3 (hereinafter referred to as "IDEA v2.3")
Capital goods
(Category 2)
Σ (Acquisition amount of fixed assets acquired in the current fiscal year) × Emission factor
*Source of emission factors: "Database of Emission Factors for Calculating Greenhouse Gas Emissions, etc. of Organizations Through the Supply Chain (Ver. 3.5)" (published by the Ministry of the Environment and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan)
Fuel- and energy-related
activities not included in Scope 1 or 2
(Category 3)
Σ (Weight of fuel used in the current fiscal year) × Emission factor
*Source of emission factors: "Database of Emission Factors for Calculating Greenhouse Gas Emissions, etc. of Organizations Through the Supply Chain (Ver. 3.5)", IDEA v2.3
Upstream transportation
and distribution
(Category 4)
Σ (Ton-kilometers of transportation of raw materials for refined sugar purchased in the current fiscal year and transportation of products sold in the current fiscal year [paid by the Company]) × Emission factor) *1 The boundary of calculation is limited to the transportation of raw materials for refined sugar and the transportation of products paid by the Company
*2 Source of emission factors: "Database of Emission Factors for Calculating Greenhouse Gas Emissions, etc. of Organizations Through the Supply Chain (Ver. 3.5)", Periodic Report under the Act on the Rational Use of Energy (Specified Consigners)
Waste generated in operations
(Category 5)
Σ (Weight of waste generated in the current fiscal year) × Emission factor *Source of emission factors: "Database of Emission Factors for Calculating Greenhouse Gas Emissions, etc. of Organizations Through the Supply Chain (Ver. 3.5)", IDEA v2.3
Business travel
(Category 6)
Σ (Number of business travel days of employees in the current fiscal year) × Emission factor
*Source of emission factors: "Database of Emission Factors for Calculating Greenhouse Gas Emissions, etc. of Organizations Through the Supply Chain (Ver. 3.5)"
Employee commuting
(Category 7)
Σ (Cost of employee commuting by train and bus in the current fiscal year) × Emission factor + Σ (Distance of employee commuting by car in the current fiscal year) × Emission factor
*Source of emission factors: "Database of Emission Factors for Calculating Greenhouse Gas Emissions, etc. of Organizations Through the Supply Chain (Ver. 3.5)"
Upstream leased assets
(Category 8)
Excluded from calculation as there are no applicable activities
Downstream transportation and distribution
(Category 9)
Σ (Ton-kilometers of transportation of refined sugar products sold in the current fiscal year [paid by other companies]) × Emission factor
*1 The boundary of calculation is limited to the transportation of refined sugar and beet sugar products
*2 Source of emission factors: "Database of Emission Factors for Calculating Greenhouse Gas Emissions, etc. of Organizations Through the Supply Chain (Ver. 3.5)"
Processing of sold products
(Category 10)
Currently under calculation
Use of sold products
(Category 11)
Excluded from calculation as there are no applicable activities
End-of-life treatment of sold products
(Category 12)
Σ (Weight of waste from products sold in the current fiscal year) × Emission factor *1 The boundary of calculation is limited to refined sugar, beet sugar, and molasses *2 Source of emission factors: "Database of Emission Factors for Calculating Greenhouse Gas Emissions, etc. of Organizations Through the Supply Chain (Ver. 3.5)"
Downstream leased assets
(Category 13)
Excluded from calculation as there are no applicable activities
Franchises
(Category 14)
Excluded from calculation as there are no applicable activities
Investments
(Category 15)
Excluded from calculation as there are no applicable activities

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