Initiatives in Business Activities
With the aim of maintaining and improving the global environment, we are working to reduce environmental impact through our business activities, such as CO2 emissions reduction and production activities that make effective use of limited resources.
Environmental Performance
Environmental Activity Targets and Achievements
| FY 2023 Objectives | FY 2023 Achievements | FY 2024 Objectives | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CO2emission reduction | Reduce CO2 emissions to 8,857t-CO2 or less | Through the introduction of a solar power generation system and energy saving activities, attained the objective by reducing CO2 emissions to 8,200 t-CO2. | Reduce CO2 emissions to 7,581t-CO2 or less toward the medium-term goal to reduce CO2 emissions by 50 % compared with that of FY 2013 by 2030. |
| Energy Management | Achieve a reduction rate equivalent to 5% of the 5-year average energy consumption base unit | Actively pursued updates to air conditioning systems, lighting and similar equipment. Improved energy efficiency through productivity improvement and energy saving activities.Achieve a reduction rate equivalent to 5% of the 5-year average energy consumption base unit. | Achieve a reduction rate of 1 % or higher in the 5-year average energy consumption per unit. |
| Waste Management | Continue waste reduction activities Maintain a recycling rate of 99.0 % or higher at all major domestic production |
Total Waste Volume 3,084 t (84% year-on-year) Achieved a recycling rate of 99.4 % for cumulative waste at all major domestic production sites. |
Continue waste reduction activities Maintain a recycling rate of 99.0 % or higher at all major domestic production |
Environmental Load Data
- ＊Scope of Reporting
- ・Energy data(Power Usage, LPG Usage, Kerosene Usage, Gasoline / Light Oil Usage/CO2 Emissions):Oriental Motor sites and affiliated companies in Japan
- ・Non-energy data: production sites in Japan
- ＊The calculation of CO2 emissions is referred to the GHG Emissions Accounting and Reporting Manual issued by the Ministry of the Environment and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.
Environmental Performance
Carbon Neutrality Initiatives
To achieve these goals, we undertake from both ends of activities that relate to products and business operations.For the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in Scopes 1 and 2, we have set goals to have net-zero CO2 emissions associated with the production activities by 2050 and to reduce CO2 emissions by 50 % compared with that of FY 2013 by 2030.
We conduct business activities with the three pillars as shown in the chart below.Electricity accounts for approximately 90 percent of Oriental Motor's CO2 emissions. By replacing current energy sources with renewable alternatives in a planned manner, we expect to have considerable reductions in CO2 emissions.In FY 2023, we introduced a self-consumption solar power generation system into the Takamatsu-Kokubunji plant, the Tsukuba plant, and the Soma plant, and started using renewable energy.
On top of energy-saving measures in our production operations, all employees participate in company-wide energy saving acivities.
In Scope 3, Category 11 (CO2 emissions from product use) accounts for approximately 90% of Oriental Motor's overall supply chain emissions. For this reason, by proactively providing customers with environmentally friendly products, we make substantial contribution to the reduction of CO2 emissions and resource saving during product use.
- Scope1：Direct greenhouse gas emissions by a business operator (combustion of fuel and industrial processes)
- Scope2：Indirect emissions associated with the consumption of electricity supplied by other com-panies
- Scope3：Indirect emissions other than Scope 1 and Scope 2(emissions from other companies related to the business operator's activities);
accounted for Categories 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 11 out of the 15 categories
Avoided emissions represent CO2 emissions that customers reduce by replacing conven-tional products and services with our products and services that are more environmentally friendly.
In FY 2023, we contributed to avoided emissions by 643 thousand t-CO2, which is 78 times higher than in Scopes 1 and 2, which are directly associated with production.
- ※ Avoided emissions = CO2 emissions from the use of conventional products - CO2 emissions from the use of environmentally friendly products
(Ministry of the Environment: General Guidelines on Supply Chain GHG Emission Ac-counting)
Report on Environmental Activities
Details of Oriental Motor's environmental activities can also be found in the Oriental Motor Report.
