Environment

Basic Policy and Activity Results

Basic Policy and Activity Results

Mitsuboshi Belting’s Approach

As alarm bells have been ringing over global warming caused by greenhouse gases, countries around the world are committing to greenhouse gas emission reduction targets and working to reduce their emissions. In the meanwhile, various climate disasters caused by global warming are occurring all over the world, and their frequency and intensity are increasing year by year, bringing about a critical situation not only for human lives but also for the survival of society and the environment, which are the foundations of our corporate activities.

Under these circumstances, the Mitsuboshi Belting Group has taken up "response to climate change" as a key management issue (materiality), for which it has set specific measures and KPIs, and has been implementing various activities including greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction, energy-saving, and development of eco-friendly products.

Results of measures related to climate change

※The data is actual results for 2022.

Measures	Results achieved in FY2022 *Data scope: 8 sites in Japan
Reduction of CO2 emissions (compared to base year, FY2013)	Revised CO2 emission reduction targets. FY2023: 20% ▶ 22% or more / FY2030: 35% ▶ 46% Newly set a CO2 emission reduction target value for the midway year　 FY2025: 27% Actual CO2 emissions in FY2022: 28,930 tons (reduction of 6,049 tons, or 17.3% compared to the previous year; reduction of 29.2% compared to the base year, FY2013)
Introduction of renewable electricity	Kobe Plant R&D Center and Shikoku Plant: Switched to renewable electricity (all purchased electricity covered).
Installation of a solar power generation system	Suzhou Mitsuboshi Belting Co., Ltd.: Installed a solar power generation system and commenced power generation (installation area: approx. 8,300 m2).
Introduction of carbon-neutral fuel	Kobe Plant R&D Center and Nagoya Plant: Switched to carbon offset city gas
Switching to low-emission fuels	Shikoku Plant and Mitsuboshi Belting Giken: Commenced work to convert equipment using heavy oil to fuel gas; operation scheduled to start in FY2024 and FY2025, respectively.
Promotion of energy-saving activities	Emissions intensity improvement rate: 11.2% compared to the previous year (8 sites in Japan, Scope 1, 2)
Calculation of Scope 3 emissions	Calculated emissions for 11 categories excluding categories 8, 13, 14, and 15.
Promotion of waste recycling	Amount of landfill disposal of waste in FY2022; 0.1%
Reduction of water consumption	Total water withdrawal in FY2022: 814 kL (reduction of 63 kL, or 7.2% compared to the previous year)
Reduction of emissions/transfers of chemical substances	Against the target of 150 tons or less, the actual amount of emissions/transfers in FY2022 was 132 tons (5.2% reduction compared to the previous year).
Reduction of VOC emissions	Against the target of 73 tons or less, actual amount of VOC emissions in FY2022 was 36.347 tons (8.2% reduction from the previous year).
Maintenance of environmental management system	Maintained ISO 14001 certification at all 13 sites.
Promotion of the development of eco-friendly products	Currently developing new eco-friendly products that contribute to the realization of a circular economy (exhibited for reference at the M-Tech in June 2023).

*Data scope: 8 sites in Japan