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Environmental Performance Data Highlights

Independent Assurance

In order to enhance the credibility of this report, FY2021 figures marked with check mark icon have received independent assurance from SOCOTEC Certification Japan Co., Ltd. in accordance with the International Standard on Assurance Engagements (ISAE) 3000 and ISO14064-3.

  Unit FY2017 FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021
Volume of CO2 emissions from domestic sites t-CO2 43,359 44,019 40,393 31,688 29,383
Volume of CO2 emissions outside Japan t-CO2 9,614 8,911 8,303 8,394 8,863
CO2 emissions per unit of revenues from domestic manufacturing sites t-CO2 /Million Yen 0.133 0.124 0.107 0.090 0.078
Energy usage in Japan (Crude oil equivalent) kl 21,336*1 22,162 22,671 22,346 26,465
Energy usage improvement rate per unit of sales in Japan (Crude oil equivalent) *2 % 45.3 45.6 21.6 17.5 30.0
Energy usage outside Japan (Crude oil equivalent)*2 kl 4,118 4,598 4,859 4,969 5,351
Amount of raw materials used t 2,919 2,293 1,969 2,183 2,530
Volume of waste generated from manufacturing sites in Japan t 2,519 2,632 2,677 2,310 2,147
Waste disposal ratio in Japan % 0.02 0.02 0.03 0.04 0.06
Volume of waste generated outside Japan*3 t 46 46 59 53 55
Water withdrawals in Japan m3 436,736 446,696 454,410 394,530 401,227
Volume of wastewater in Japan m3 406,458 418,623 454,410 394,530 401,227
Water withdrawals outside Japan m3 39,400*4 49,993 70,513 59,815 83,782
Volume of wastewater outside Japan m3 - - 70,451 59,815 83,782
Volume of VOC emissions in Japan t 4.0 3.8 3.9 3.5 3.8
Environmental conservation costs in Japan*5 Million Yen 3,303 3,594 3,731 3,412 3,580
Environmental conservation effects in Japan (Economic effects)*5 Million Yen 83 62 49 49 62
Environmental investment costs in Japan*6 Million Yen 747 672 534 327 320

*1 Due to an expansion of the boundary

*2 Until FY 2018, FY 2005 was used as the base year, but in FY 2019, the base year was changed to FY 2010 in accordance with Hitachi Environmental Innovation 2050.

*3 Only hazardous waste from manufacturing sites is counted.

*4 For sales offices for which water withdrawals cannot be determined, the calculation is an estimate based on the water withdrawals and number of employees at sales offices for which water withdrawals is known.

*5 Environmental Conservation Costs in Japan, and Environmental Conservation Effects in Japan (Economic Effects): Amount invested in, and costs arising in relation to, prevention, minimization, and avoidance of environmental impact, clean-up, recovery after accidents, and initiatives that contribute to such, as well as economic effects of such

*6 Environmental Investment Costs in Japan: Environmental conservation costs relating to capital investment for complying with environmental laws and regulations and reducing environmental impact

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