The Hitachi High-Tech Group is working to efficiently reduce environmental impact by managing and calculating environmental conservation costs, economic effects, and material effects.
The Hitachi High-Tech Group introduced environmental accounting starting in FY2001 as a tool for managing our environmental conservation activities. We confirm our cost-effectiveness with regard to environmental conservation and conduct evaluations of the Group's engagement in environmental initiatives.
In addition, in order to achieve the goals of Hitachi Environmental Innovation 2050 (1. Achieving a Decarbonized Society 2. Achieving a Resource Efficient Society 3. Achieving a Harmonized Society with Nature),that are the long-term environmental goals shared by the Hitachi Group, we are managing measures and targets through the Environmental Committee and its subcommittees and meetings, and are working to understand the costs of environmental conservation and improve the effects of environmental conservation by implementing these measures and setting targets.
However, the results of the Group's activities in FY2020 were decreased mainly due to a decrease in the number of employees coming to work as a result of COVID-19 pandemic, which led to a decrease in the purchase of consumables, and a reduction in outdoor biodiversity conservation activities, resulting in a decrease in environmental conservation costs of 319 million yen (a decrease of about 9% from the previous year).
Environmental investment also decreased by 207 million yen (about 39 % decreased from the previous year). This was mainly due to the proactive implementation of air-conditioning equipment facility renewal and lighting LED conversion work in FY2019, the previous year.
| Classification | FY2019 | FY2020 | Increase/ Decrease |
Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Business area costs Cost of minimizing the environmental burden arising from business activities in each business area |
852 | 810 | ▲43 | Costs associated with reducing environmental risks | |
| Breakdown | Pollution prevention costs Cost of preventing pollution, including air, water, and soil pollution |
139 | 140 | 0 | |
| Environmental conservation costs Costs associated with the prevention of global warming and energy conservation |
482 | 459 | ▲23 | ||
| Resource recycling costs Costs associated with resource conservation and waste reduction and recycling |
231 | 210 | ▲20 | ||
| 2. Upstream and downstream costs Cost of minimizing the upstream/downstream environmental burden arising from business activities |
60 | 34 | ▲26 | ||
| 3. Administration costs Cost of management activities focused on environmental conservation |
694 | 687 | ▲6 | Costs associated with promoting activities | |
| 4. R&D costs Cost of R&D activities |
2,043 | 1,831 | ▲212 | ||
| 5. Social activity costs Cost of social projects |
73 | 49 | ▲24 | ||
| 6. Other Environmental remediation costs |
10 | 1 | ▲9 | ||
| Total expenses of environmental conservation (1-6) | 3,731 | 3,412 | ▲319 | ||
| All environmental conservation costs - environmental conservation effects (economic effects) | 3,682 | 3,363 | ▲319 | ||
* There were no environmental fines or penalties during the fiscal year.
* The totals of each item and the values in the total column may differ due to the number of digits displayed.
Unit: ¥1 million/year
| Item | Conservation Benefit (FY2019) | Conservation Benefit (FY2020) | Key Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Economic benefit | Net earnings effect | 21 | 21 | Recycling of scrap iron, wire, cardboard, waste paper, etc. |
| Cost reduction effect | 28 | 28 | ||
| Total | 49 | 49 | ||
| Material benefit | Reduction in electricity usage | 310 MWh/year | 502 MWh/year | Energy saving in workplace air conditioning |
Unit: ¥1 million/year
| Classification | FY2019 | FY2020 | Increase/Decrease | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total environmental investment | 534 | 327 | ▲207 |
Unit: ¥1 million/year
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