EnvironmentContributing to Decarbonization

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The TOPPAN Group has formulated the following basic policies to contribute to decarbonization.

Global climate change has huge impacts on corporate activities and the lives of people around the world. Recognizing this burden, we position contributions to decarbonization as a critical challenge for management. Based on the TOPPAN Group Declaration on the Global Environment, every person in the Group is firmly committed to the creation of a sustainable society and strives to address climate change as a responsible member of the international community.

Energy control and the rational use of energy are our prime approaches to achieving a decarbonized economy. We will also continue to adopt renewable energy sources on a preferential basis and encourage the broad use of renewables across society.

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Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions

We have been reducing total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases (GHGs) to help decarbonize society. To reduce Scope 1 GHG emissions (direct emissions from industrial processes or fuels consumed at the Group), we are systematically replacing utility facilities operated for extended periods with high-efficiency alternatives. Systems are also installed to abate high-global-warming-potential (GWP) gases emitted from semiconductor production processes, and high-GWP gases are switched to lower-GWP alternatives.

To reduce Scope 2 GHG emissions (indirect emissions associated with the consumption of electricity, heating, or cooling purchased or acquired by the Group), we are scaling down power consumption through energy-efficiency measures and the adoption of renewables such as solar panels. Electricity contracts with lower CO2 emission factors are also being considered.

We are introducing an internal carbon pricing (ICP) system that will be applied to capital investments from fiscal 2023 onwards. This will allow us to scale up the installation of energy efficient, renewable-energy-driven facilities.

Toppan Logistics Co., Ltd., the logistics specialist for the Group, is working with Group company shippers to optimize transportation conditions and further enhance transportation efficiency. These companies are pooling their efforts to reduce the energy consumption per unit of transport volume by company vehicles and the total volume of CO2 emissions from transport.

As a member of the Japan Federation of Printing Industries (JFPI), Toppan Inc. has driven industry-wide efforts to spawn decarbonization measures, chiefly through its involvement in JFPI activities to address climate change and promote low carbonization. The JFPI’s Working Group for Voluntary Action Plans on the Environment (under the Environmental Management Task Force of the Global Environment Committee) has made particularly strong industry-wide decarbonization contributions by implementing VOC-emission reduction measures and various other activities targeting the realization of a low-carbon, circular economy.

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Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Scope 1 & 2 Greenhouse Gas Emissions (subject to the Group medium-and-long-term environmental targets)
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For Scope 1 & 2 emissions, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with electricity consumption at domestic sites are calculated using the adjusted emission factor according to the method specified in the Ministerial Ordinance Concerning the Calculation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from the Business Activities of Specified Dischargers issued by the Ministry of the Environment (MOE) of Japan. Meanwhile, GHG emissions associated with electricity consumption at overseas sites are calculated using country-specific conversion factors published by the International Energy Agency (IEA).
GHG emissions associated with fuel consumption, excluding electricity consumption, are calculated globally by the MOE method specified in the Ministerial Ordinance Concerning the Calculation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from the Business Activities of Specified Dischargers.
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The fiscal 2017 result is adjusted based on the revised medium-and-long-term environmental target. (The result before the revision was 1,373 kt-CO2e.)
Scope 3 Greenhouse Gas Emissions (subject to the Group medium-and-long-term environmental targets)
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The fiscal 2017 result is adjusted based on the revised medium-and-long-term environmental target. (The result before the revision was 6,122 kt-CO2e.)

Scope 1, 2, 3 Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Based on the fiscal 2022 results, we calculated Groupwide Scope 3 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (indirect emissions not included in Scope 2, associated with business operations throughout the entire value chain of the Group) to identify the categories of corporate activity that emitted more GHGs and to establish priority targets in our GHG-emission reduction strategy. This calculation showed that several categories related to raw material consumption collectively accounted for the largest share of our GHG emissions, primarily: category 1 (manufacturing of products purchased by the Group), categories 4 and 9 (transportation and distribution of products purchased and sold by the Group), and category 12 (end-of-life treatment of products sold by the Group).

Calculating Scope 3 Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Scope 1, 2, 3 Greenhouse Gas Emissions (kt-CO2e)
Details of the Scope 1, 2, and 3 Categories

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Notes
  • We calculate our Scope 3 GHG emissions for categories 1-9 and 12.
  • The calculation boundary covers Groupwide GHG emissions associated with Toppan Inc. and Group entities consolidated for accounting purposes.
  • For “freight ton-kilometers as a designated shipper classified under the Energy Saving Act of Japan” in category 4, “business travel” in category 6, and “employee commuting” in category 7, we have estimated total values across the calculation boundary in terms of the proportion of production volume or employee numbers based on the values counted for organizations whose activities are quantifiable.
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MOE-DB: Emission unit database for calculating the greenhouse gas emissions, etc. of organizations throughout the entire supply chain (ver. 2.5) issued by the Ministry of the Environment of Japan
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CFP-DB: Standard database (ver. 1.01) of the Japan Environmental Management Association for Industry (JEMAI) Carbon Footprint of Products (CFP) Communication Program
Percentages of Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Type
(in tons of CO2 equivalent)
Percentages of Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Source
(in tons of CO2 equivalent)
Notes
  • For Scope 1 & 2 emissions, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with electricity consumption at domestic sites are calculated using the adjusted emission factor according to the method specified in the Ministerial Ordinance Concerning the Calculation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from the Business Activities of Specified Dischargers issued by the Ministry of the Environment (MOE) of Japan. Meanwhile, GHG emissions associated with electricity consumption at overseas sites are calculated using country-specific conversion factors published by the International Energy Agency (IEA).
    GHG emissions associated with fuel consumption, excluding electricity consumption, are calculated globally by the MOE method specified in the Ministerial Ordinance Concerning the Calculation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from the Business Activities of Specified Dischargers.
  • Fiscal 2022 GHG emissions from domestic sites (including Group company sites) and overseas sites are based on calculations of energy-derived CO2 emissions and non-energy-derived GHG emissions (namely, CO2, CH4, N2O, HFC, PFC, SF6, and NF3 emissions associated with dry etching, dry ice consumed, waste burned in incinerators, combusted refuse-derived fuel, and fuel consumed in cogeneration systems).
    GHG emissions accounting for 0.01% or more of total emissions from these sites in CO2-equivalent values are included.
Values, Results, and Evaluation of Environmental Targets for Fiscal 2022
Performance Target Performance Indicator Fiscal 2022
Target Value Result Achievement Rate Evaluation
Contributing to decarbonization Reduce CO2 emissions Scope 1 & 2 greenhouse gas emissions 1,117 kt-CO2e 1,115 kt-CO2e 100.2% A
Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions 5,651 kt-CO2e 5,929 kt-CO2e 95.1% B

Evaluation criteria
S: Results achieved far surpass the targets (achievement rate [%] ≧ 105)
A: Targets achieved (100 ≦ achievement rate [%] < 105)
B: Activities fully carried out, but targets unachieved (70 ≦ achievement rate [%] < 100)
C: Activities insufficient (achievement rate [%] < 70)
Achievement rate: 200 – (values actually achieved / target values) x 100 [%]

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Energy Consumption

We evaluate and disclose Groupwide performance data, including that from overseas Group subsidiaries.

Energy Consumption
Electricity Consumption
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We consume electricity derived from renewable energy sources, in addition to the electricity shown above.
Natural Gas Consumption
Kerosene Consumption
Renewable-derived Energy: Amount and Ratio
Fiscal Year Renewable-derived Energy (GWh/year) Ratio (%)
2021 11.10 0.67
2022 20.22 1.19
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Renewable-derived energy (electricity derived from renewable energy sources) is the renewable energy procured from electricity retailers plus the total energy generated at renewable energy power facilities (solar power and hydro power) installed at Group sites.
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The ratio of renewable-derived energy is the percentage of electricity derived from renewable energy sources out of our overall power consumption.
Fuel Efficiency of Outsourced Cargo Vehicles

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