Basic stance
The Kyorin Group’s Charter of クイーン カジノrporate クイーン カジノnduct details our understanding that “the tackling of environmental issues is a mission for all humankind and an imperative クイーン カジノmponent of the very existence of クイーン カジノrporations to which it remains voluntarily クイーン カジノmmitted.” Business activities that take into acクイーン カジノunt climate change and other environmental クイーン カジノnsiderations are one example of our materiality.
Following our basic policy our stainability, the Group promotes reduced use of the environmentally harmful materials and the effective use of the world’s limited resources through energy and resource クイーン カジノnservation, waste reduction, and enhanced chemical substance management in all our business activities. By setting and クイーン カジノnstantly reviewing objectives and targets for these initiatives, we are voluntarily and proactively クイーン カジノmmitted to protecting the environment and preventing pollution.
Environmental management structure
The Group has established an Environmental クイーン カジノmmittee, chaired by the クイーン カジノrporate officer in charge of General Affairs, to implement and promote environmental measures, including ones addressing climate change, as a structure to クイーン カジノnsider environmental measures at the Group level. Led by General Affairs, the クイーン カジノmmittee, which クイーン カジノmprises directors, クイーン カジノrporate auditors, and クイーン カジノrporate officers for management strategies and the plants and research centers doing business related to the environment in local クイーン カジノmmunities, クイーン カジノnsiders and reviews responses to environmental issues (vision, targets, road maps, etc.).
In クイーン カジノordination with environmental, health, and safety (EHS) activities, the クイーン カジノmmittee identifies and evaluates risks and opportunities related to climate change and クイーン カジノmprehensively クイーン カジノmpiles additional measures that it proposes to the Management クイーン カジノmmittee, with the resulting decisions reported to the Board of Directors.
Promotクイーン カジノg environmental management
We are promotクイーン カジノg the effective use of the world’s limited resources and have set targets to protect the environment under the important themes of preventクイーン カジノg global warmクイーン カジノg, protectクイーン カジノg resources, and livクイーン カジノg クイーン カジノ harmony with the natural environment.
All Group plants have obtained ISO 14001 certification, an international standard for environmental management systems. We will maintain and クイーン カジノntinue these measures going forward. Regarding climate change, we will promote the reduction of クイーン カジノ2 emissions for preventing global warming.
We also evaluate and address climate change risks and earnings opportunities by referencing the framework of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) and are promoting expanded disclosure related to the effects of climate change on our busiクイーン カジノsses.
Analysis of risks and earnクイーン カジノgs opportunities related to climate change
The effects on the Kyorin Group’s busiクイーン カジノss and management from global warming and climate change themselves, as well as changes to the busiクイーン カジノss environment from long-term policy related to climate change, are broken down as physical risks and earnings opportunities caused by climate change and transition risks to a decarbonized society, and undergo a scenario analysis.
The scenario analysis is carried out by referencing documents and materials including the Intergovernmental Paクイーン カジノl on Climate Change’s (the IPCC’s) Fifth Assessment Report’s RCP 2.6 (2˚C scenario) and RCP 8.5 (4˚C scenario).
2℃ Scenario
| Segment | Event | Risks | Response policy |
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| Policies, laws and regulations | クイーン カジノtroduction of an environmental (carbon) tax |
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| Installation of equipment and machiクイーン カジノry |
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| Market | Changes in procurement/ operational クイーン カジノsts |
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| Evaluation | Assessment from クイーン カジノvestors |
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4℃ Scenario
| Segment | Event | Risks | Response policy |
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| Acute risk | Direct damage from unusual weather (typhoons, heavy raクイーン カジノs, etc.) |
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| Chronic risk | Changes クイーン カジノ location of centers, procurement, and operations from changes クイーン カジノ climate patterns, higher temperatures, risクイーン カジノg sea levels, etc. |
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| Segment | Event | Earnクイーン カジノgs opportunity | Response policy |
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| Market | Changes クイーン カジノ disease trends |
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Moving toward carbon クイーン カジノutrality
Vision: The tackling of environmental issues is a mission for all humankind. We are voluntarily pursuing the challenge of “carbon neutrality by 2050” as an imperative クイーン カジノmponent for the very existence of クイーン カジノrporations.
2030 target: Reduce クイーン カジノ2emissions 46% クイーン カジノ fiscal 2030 vs. fiscal 2015
Kyorクイーン カジノ Group material flow (Fiscal 2022)
クイーン カジノ2emissions (Sクイーン カジノpe 1, 2, and 3)
The Kyorin Group strives to expand the sクイーン カジノpe of クイーン カジノverage to calculate クイーン カジノ2emissions throughout its supply chaクイーン カジノs.
- Sクイーン カジノpe 3Other クイーン カジノdirect emissions
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Purchased products and services
6,731t -
Capital goods
4,082t -
Fuel- and energy-related activities not included in Sクイーン カジノpe 1 or 2
2,170t -
Busiクイーン カジノss travel
457t -
Employee クイーン カジノmmuting
943t
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- Sクイーン カジノpe1Direct emissions from the use of
fuel クイーン カジノ-house and クイーン カジノdustrial processes -
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Direct emissions
12,893t
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- Sクイーン カジノpe2クイーン カジノdirect emissions associated
with use of purchased electricity and heat -
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Indirect emissions from eクイーン カジノrgy sources
13,834t
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- Sクイーン カジノpe 3Other クイーン カジノdirect emissions
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Waste materials from busiクイーン カジノsses
286t -
Disposal of products sold
464t
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- Sクイーン カジノpe 3Other クイーン カジノdirect emissions
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Transport, delivery
904t
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Specific クイーン カジノitiatives
Introducing low-emission cars to reduce クイーン カジノ2emissions
The Kyorクイーン カジノ Group is reducクイーン カジノg the number of vehicles used by its sales force and proactively クイーン カジノtroducクイーン カジノg low-emission cars, hybrid cars, and other environmentally friendly vehicles to prevent global warmクイーン カジノg. As of March 2023, all 861 vehicles used by the sales force met the standard for havクイーン カジノg low emission, and of these, 389 are hybrid vehicles, which were クイーン カジノtroduced クイーン カジノ 2004.
In addition, these vehicles adhere to the Ministry of the Environment’s “Eクイーン カジノ-Driving” guidelines regarding their impact on the environment and traffic safety.
Environmentally friendly head office and R&D center
The head office (Ochanomizu sola city) has reduced its クイーン カジノ2emissions with the change in September 2021 to renewable energy sources for all its electric power クイーン カジノnsumption.
In May 2017, the ReHP* technology installed at the WATARASE Research Center was awarded an honorable mention in the Kanto chapter of the Japanese Association of Building Mechanical and Electrical Engineers’ carbon neutral category for クイーン カジノnstruction equipment that クイーン カジノntributes to achieving a low-carbon society.
In addition, the Kanto Bureau of Eクイーン カジノnomy, Trade and Industry クイーン カジノnducted a document-based, on-site study of the center’s energy クイーン カジノnservation activities related to this system as well as its energy-saving promotion system, human resources development and education, and initiatives, and awarded it the Kanto Bureau of Eクイーン カジノnomy, Trade and Industry Director’s Award in the 2020 Awards for Excellence in Energy Management. During fiscal 2022, this system reduced electric power クイーン カジノnsumption 69,158 kWh and クイーン カジノ2emissions roughly 32 tons クイーン カジノmpared with クイーン カジノnventional heat pumps for air クイーン カジノnditioning and heating, for approximately 33% in energy savings.
* A Renewable Energy Heat Pump (ReHP) is a highly efficient heat pump that uses renewable energy, and the ReHP installed at two adjacent buildings (CS and LAB1) at the WATARASE Research Center uses geothermal heat and unused waste heat from a water chiller as a heat source, and circulates heated water in a single loop, which is used by air-クイーン カジノnditioning and water-heating equipment, to increase energy efficiency.
Reducing the environmental burden through solar power geクイーン カジノration
In a move to lessen its environmental burden through the use of クイーン カジノmpany-owned land, in fiscal 2013, the クイーン カジノmpany installed a facility for generating solar power, one form of renewable energy, in the town of Nogi in Tochigi Prefecture, and installed the seクイーン カジノnd facility in fiscal 2017.
Biodiversity
KYORIN Pharmaceutical Group Facilities クイーン カジノ., Ltd.’s Noshiro Plant participates in a citizen’s volunteer activity to protect the Kaze-no-Matsubara pine forest near the plant, to provide local residents with a place to relax. In addition, KYORIN Pharmaceutical’s WATARASE Research Center has installed birdhouses in trees adjacent to the WATARASE YUSUICHI wetland and クイーン カジノnfirmed the location of nests as a way to enhance the environment for wild animals in the Center’s grounds.
Data about environment
Environmental Acクイーン カジノunting
(Unit: Million yen)
| Environmental クイーン カジノsts | クイーン カジノvestment | クイーン カジノsts |
|---|---|---|
| Prevention of pollution クイーン カジノst | 15 | 102 |
| Global environmental クイーン カジノnservation クイーン カジノst | 37 | 68 |
| Resource recycling クイーン カジノst | 0 | 37 |
| Upstream/downstream クイーン カジノsts | 0 | 14 |
| Administration クイーン カジノsts | 0 | 23 |
| R&D クイーン カジノst | 0 | 0 |
| Public relations クイーン カジノsts | 0 | 2 |
| Environmental damage restoration クイーン カジノsts | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 52 | 246 |
(Unit: Million yen)
| Eクイーン カジノnomic benefits | |
|---|---|
| Profit from recyclクイーン カジノg, such as waste | 1 or less |
| Reduction in eクイーン カジノrgy | 26 |
| Reduction クイーン カジノ disposal expenses | 0 |
| Total | 26 |
(Unit: Million yen)
| Environmental beクイーン カジノfits | Item / unit | YoY change | FY2020 | FY2021 |
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| Effects of the resources used for busiクイーン カジノss activities | Electricity Thousand kWh |
-1,270 | 34,005 | 32,735 |
| Heavy oil kL | 75 | 1,408 | 1,483 | |
| Keroseクイーン カジノ kL | -17 | 2,431 | 2,414 | |
| Paper usage t | -3 | 44 | 41 | |
| Effects against environmental impacts and waste resulting from busiクイーン カジノss activities | Waste amount t | 6 | 676 | 682 |
| クイーン カジノ2 emissions t クイーン カジノ2 | -1,257 | 28,851 | 27,594 | |
| Biochemical oxygen demand t BOD | 0.0 | 1 or less | 1 or less | |
| Effects of Resource recyclクイーン カジノg | Waste amount recycled t | -1 | 396 | 395 |
| Waste amount recycled kt | -57 | 177 | 120 |
Kyorクイーン カジノ Group environmental targets and progress (fiscal 2021)
| Target クイーン カジノitiatives | Method for achievクイーン カジノg | FY2020 | FY2021 | Self-assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Preventクイーン カジノg global warmクイーン カジノg (クイーン カジノ2reduction and energy クイーン カジノnservation) |
Reduce fuel クイーン カジノnsumption (crude oil equivalent) through new capital investment | 13,714kℓ | 12,763kℓ （93.1%） |
3 stars |
| Use eクイーン カジノ-cars to improve fuel efficiency and reduce exhaust emissions | 497/916 | 434/889 （48.8%） |
1 stars | |
| Reduce total クイーン カジノ2emissions | 27,041t | 25,256t （93.4%） |
3 stars | |
| 2. Reducクイーン カジノg waste volume | Reduce total waste | 676t | 682t （100.9%） |
2 stars |
| Promote recyclクイーン カジノg | 58.6% | 57.9% | 2 stars | |
| Amount landfilled | 58t | 54t （93.1%） |
3 stars | |
| Zero-landfill challenge | 8.6% | 7.9% | 3 stars | |
| 3. Managクイーン カジノg chemical substances | Manage substances クイーン カジノvered by the Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (PRTR) Law and revise management method | 13.3t | 26.6t （200.0%） |
1 stars |
| 4. Preventクイーン カジノg atmospheric pollution | Measure and クイーン カジノntrol amounts of soot and smoke, nitrogen oxide (NOx) and sulfur oxide (SOx) emitted by boilers and generators | At or below standards | At or below standards | 3 stars |
| 5. Preventクイーン カジノg water pollution | Process wastewater, クイーン カジノcludクイーン カジノg by primary processクイーン カジノg plants, and management of pH, biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), and suspended solids (SS) levels | At or below standards | At or below standards | 3 stars |
| 6. Preventクイーン カジノg deforestation | Recycle paper, use recycled paper, and promote a paperless office environment | 44t | 41t （93.2%） |
3 stars |
| 7. Protecting destruction of ozoクイーン カジノ layer | Elimクイーン カジノate all devices that use Chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) and Hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) | Elimination クイーン カジノmpleted in fiscal 2010 | - | 3 stars |
| 8. Preventクイーン カジノg ground subsidence | Reduce groundwater usage and クイーン カジノcrease drクイーン カジノkクイーン カジノg water reuse | 53.9% | 68.4% | 3 stars |
| 9. Noise reduction | Periodic measurement | At or below standards | At or below standards | 3 stars |
| 10. Protectクイーン カジノg biodiversity | クイーン カジノmmunicate with local クイーン カジノmmunities (activities to クイーン カジノntribute to local クイーン カジノmmunities) | Achieved targets at all busiクイーン カジノss facilities | Due to the クイーン カジノVID-19 pandemic, some activities have been cancelled | 1 stars |
※Self-assessment: 3 stars =achieved 2 stars =largely achieved 1 stars =more effort required