*Calculated for the period from January to December 2021. However, logistics CO2 is calculated from April 2021 to March 2022 for the administrative reporting period.
*1 The conversion of electricity into CO2 is calculated with a fixed coefficient of 0.421 for internal management purposes.
*2 The calculation method for waste resulting from returned products is under review.
Major Trend in Environmental Impacts (domestic plants)
Inputs
| Classification | Unit | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raw ingredients | Raw Vegetables | t | 28,770 | 27,010 | 31,000 |
| Processed agricultural products | t | 113,750 | 110,570 | 120,060 | |
| Other condiments, etc. | t | 35,990 | 34,460 | 32,630 | |
| Energy | GJ | 858,940 | 832,120 | 831,260 | |
| Water (irrigation water) | thousand tons | 2,840 | 2,780 | 2,740 | |
Outputs
| Classification | Unit | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Products | t | 391,910 | 396,700 | 399,950 |
| CO2 emissions | t | 38,910 | 37,600 | 37,560 |
| Manufacturing surplus | t | 11,040 | 10,970 | 10,890 |
| Recycled resources | t | 11,020 | 10,960 | 10,870 |
Environmental Accounting
We are reviewing the items relevant to environmental accounting as appropriate so that we can proceed with the right measures in reference to the Ministry of the Environment's Environmental Accounting Guidelines (2005 version). In FY2021, we spent a total of 1,014 million yen on investments and expenses.
(Unit: million yen)
| Item & details | Investment amount |
Expenses amount |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Costs within business area |
1) Pollution prevention cost |
Prevention of air and water pollution, air and water quality analysis and measurement, etc. | 37 | 280 |
| 2) Environmental conservation cost |
CO2 reduction, energy conservation, fluorocarbon related costs, etc. | 32 | 234 | |
| 3) Resource recycling cost | Effective use of resources, recycling of waste, etc. | 0 | 140 | |
| Sum of 1), 2), and 3) | 69 | 653 | ||
| Upstream and downstream costs |
Recycling consignment fee for containers and packaging, etc. | 0 | 148 | |
| Management activities cost |
Environment management system operations, environmental education, etc. | 0 | 126 | |
| R&D cost | R&D activities to reduce environmental impacts | 0 | 13 | |
| Social activities cost | Environmental clean-up, pollution control levy, related group activity expenses, etc. | 0 | 5 | |
| Environmental damage response costs |
0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 69 | 945 | ||
(January to December 2021)
