Environmental

Based on Toyo Seikan Group Environmental Policy, which was established in 2002, we have been actively working on the protection and improvement of the global environment through our business activities. In 2021, we revised our long-term goals, which had previously aimed for a "low-carbon society" but now aims to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 toward a “zero-carbon society,” and also raised the mid to long-term targets for fiscal 2030. Taking specific measures to reduce environmental impact, we will drive our efforts in an effective manner.

Toyo Seikan Group Environmental Policy

  • We pursue energy conservation while increasing the ratio of renewable energy to total energy consumption, and significantly reduce our carbon footprint.
  • In order to deliver products, services and systems with lower environmental burden throughout their lifecycles, we pursue product design that allows for the use of recycled and renewable materials and the improvement of recyclability.
  • We reduce material input and waste generation and promote recycling for more effective use of resources.
  • We reduce the use and release of substances which could have an adverse impact on the environment, and promote switching to alternative substances.
  • We advance our efforts to prevent environmental pollution, seeking solutions to the global problem of marine plastic pollution.
  • We make efforts to understand the impact of business activities on the ecosystem, and perform our operations while respecting the biodiversity.
  • We engage in active communication on environmental issues with our stakeholders to build a mutual understanding.

Eco Action Plan 2030

  • Reduce CO2 emissions from our operations (Scope 1 & 2) by 50% (compared to FY2019)
  • Reduce CO2 emissions from the supply chain (Scope 3) by 30% (compared to FY2019)
  • Reduce the use of exhaustible resources*1 by 30% (compared to FY2013)
  • Reduce the use of fossil resources*2 for plastic products by 40% (compared to FY2013)
    • 15% reduction by decreasing product weight and switching materials (compared to FY2013)
    • Increasing the ratio of recycled and plant-based plastics by 30% (compared to FY2013)
  • All packaging to be recyclable or reusable
  • Promote biodiversity conservation
    • Achieving 1% improvement in water consumption for operations per unit of sales from the previous fiscal year
    • Promoting initiatives for water risk assessment and risk reduction at business sites
  • Promote communication with external parties
    • Action to address marine plastic pollution (prevention of litter) and the disclosure of relevant information
  • An exhaustible resource is a natural resource that is not replenished by natural processes as fast as humans consume it.
  • Fossil resources include crude oil and natural gas.

Toyo Seikan Group Environmental Management System

The Toyo Seikan Group has established the Group Sustainability Committee (chaired by the President of Toyo Seikan Group Holdings) to promote sustainability management on a group-wide basis. With respect to the environmental aspect of sustainability management, the Group Environmental Activity Committee discusses relevant issues and makes decisions, overseeing environmental activities across the Group. Based on the committee’s decisions, individual group companies develop initiatives to promote their environmental management activities.

Toyo Seikan Group Environmental Management System

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