The ROHTO Group acknowledges that its most important issue is responding
to climate change toward reducing greenhouse gas emissions to net zero
by 2025 to realize carbon neutrality, which is a significant social challenge.
With that aim, we have taken various initiatives to save energy in our
offices, factories, and laboratories and reduce the environmental burden
in transfer and transportation. We have reviewed our CO2 emission targets and are promoting activities with the goal of reducing CO2 emissions from Scope 1 and 2 by 46% (compared to fiscal 2013 levels) by
2030. In fiscal 2023, we achieved a 19.6% reduction. In addition, we began
calculating emissions for Scope 3 in fiscal 2021. We will continue to promote
Company-wide efforts to reduce emissions.
Set Targets
- Reduce total Scope 1 and 2 CO2 emissions by 46% in fiscal 2030 compared to fiscal 2013
- Interim target of a 30% reduction in fiscal 2025 compared to fiscal 2013
Reduction: Scope 1 and 2
We have been working toward our goal of reducing CO2 emissions from Scope 1 and 2 by 46% (compared to fiscal 2013 levels) by 2030.
Initiatives to Reduce CO2
- Purchase of CO2-free electricity
Purchase electricity generated from renewable energy sources that do not generate CO2, such as hydroelectric, wind, and solar power, and reduce CO2 emissions from purchased electricity consumption by 27.6% by fiscal 2030
- Installation of solar power facility and introduction of geothermal heat pump to new factory building at the Ueno Techno Center, our Mother Plant
From fiscal 2023 to fiscal 2024, in line with the operational status, we installed a solar power facility and a ground source heat pump to reduce CO2 emitted through electric generation and the consumption of power purchased by 1 ~2 % per year, as the whole Center including existing factory buildings
- Preservation and operational improvement, waste heat utilization, energy conversion Reduce energy consumption by at least 1% per year by fiscal 2030
Reduction: Scope 3
We started calculating Scope 3 from fiscal 2021 and has grasped CO2 emissions throughout the supply chain. Since Scope 3 emissions account for 93.7% of total CO2 emissions, we take the importance of reducing emissions seriously, and will further strengthen and promote company-wide initiatives together with our suppliers.
FY2023 CO2 emissions by Scope
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Scope 3
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| Category |
Emissions
(t-CO2) |
Ratio
(%) |
| Category 1 Purchased goods and services |
195.9 |
86.1% |
| Category 2 Capital goods |
13.2 |
5.8% |
| Category 3 Fuel- and energy-related activities (not included in scope 1 or scope 2) |
3.4 |
1.5% |
| Category 4 Upstream transportation and distribution |
4.7 |
2.1% |
| Category 5 Waste generated in operations |
0.1 |
0.1% |
| Category 6 Business travel |
2.1 |
0.9% |
| Category 7 Employee commuting |
1.3 |
0.6% |
| Category 8 Upstream leased assets |
1.1 |
0.5% |
| Category 9 Downstream transportation and distribution |
1.3 |
0.6% |
| Category 10 Processing of sold products |
- |
- |
| Category 11 Use of sold products |
- |
- |
| Category 12 End-of-life treatment of sold products |
4.4 |
1.9% |
| Category 13 Downstream leased assets |
0.0 |
0.0% |
| Category 14 Franchises |
- |
- |
| Category 15 Investments |
- |
- |
| Scope 3 Total |
227.5 |
100.0% |
ESG Data (Environment)
Our Initiatives
Initiatives at Plants
Initiatives at the Ueno Techno Center
We have introduced a cogeneration system to reduce the amount of electricity purchased at the time of maximum demand and to effectively use waste heat for air conditioning and other purposes.
In the new factory building, we employed the geothermal heat pump) system that
is not affected by day length nor weather, in addition to solar power generation,
to use them to reduce the burden on air-conditioning. The advance of switching
to CO2-free electricity increased the percentage of renewable and non-fossil
energy to 29% of the total energy consumption, thereby reducing fossil
energy.
Our goal is to reduce the amount of purchased electricity by 40% during times of maximum demand.
Initiatives at the Osaka Plant
Solar panels are installed on the roof of the Head Office to supply 80,000Kwh electricity annually.
We will construct a new plant "Smart Plant that is friendly to human beings and the environment" (News Release)
Initiatives in logistics
Since our products are mostly pharmaceuticals and cosmetics, they tend
to be relatively small in size, and each delivery tends to be a small quantity
of a variety of products. Therefore, we are promoting initiatives, such
as bundled deliveries and ordering by pallet tiers (accepting an order
for one tier of a pallet). Also, in collaboration with our business partners,
we realized the modal shift, reducing CO2 emissions. We will continue such
cooperation to achieve more efficient delivery and enhance eco-friendliness
in logistics.
Collaboration with Suppliers
Initiatives at Offices
We introduce casual fridays every Friday and cool biz during the summer season to save energy in our offices and reduce CO2 emissions.
Efforts Related to Sales Activities
We use our sales vehicles for the purpose of having our sales representatives visit our business partners. In order to reduce CO2 emissions from sales vehicles, we are reducing the number of vehicles used and switching to vehicles with lower environmental impact, such as hybrids. We began introducing hybrid vehicles in 2003, and now all sales vehicles are being replaced with hybrid vehicles, contributing to a reduction in CO2 emissions.