Environmental Accounting
Environmental accounting is based on the calculations according to the Taisho Pharmaceutical Environmental Management Accounting Preparation Procedures (Rev. 2), which is based on Environmental Accounting Guidelines 2005 published by the Ministry of the Environment. [Target period: April 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022]
Environmental Conservation Costs
| Category | Main initiative | Invested cost (millions of yen) | Cost (millions of yen) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Costs in business area | 130 | 778 | |
| Pollution control cost | Operation and management of effluent treatment facility/Implementation of air pollution prevention measures | 7 | 198 |
| Global environmental conservation cost | Support for energy conservation and introduction of energy-saving facilities/Operation and management of cogeneration system | 123 | 463 |
| Resource recycling cost | Recycling promotion/Waste treatment | 0 | 117 |
| Up/downstream cost | Outsourcing cost for recycling of containers and packaging/Waste product treatment | 0 | 235 |
| Management activity cost | Monitoring of environmental load/Compliance and operation of ISO 14001 | 12 | 67 |
| Research and development cost | Research and development for environmentally friendly products/Purchasing of raw materials for research | 0 | 0 |
| Social activity cost | Activity costs of and donation to industry groups | 0 | 0 |
| Environmental damage solution cost | Implementation of soil and groundwater pollution measures | 7 | 27 |
| Total | 149 | 1,107 |
Environmental Conservation Effects
| Category | Main initiative | FY2020 | FY2021 | Reduced volume | Reduction rate (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Effects on environmental conservation that correspond to the costs in the business area (resources) | Total energy input (1,000 GJ) | 981 | 966 | 15 | 1.5 |
| Power consumption (10,000 kWh) | 6,279 | 6,114 | 165 | 2.6 | |
| Usage of city gas (1,000 m3) | 7,034 | 7,081 | -47 | -0.7 | |
| Usage of Bunker A (kL) | 1,270 | 1,245 | 25 | 2.0 | |
| Usage of LPG (m3) | 639 | 682 | -43 | -6.7 | |
| Usage of gasoline (kL) | 1,600 | 1,630 | -30 | -1.9 | |
| Usage of light oil (kL) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Usage of water (1,000 m3) | 639 | 624 | 15 | 2.3 | |
| Usage of groundwater | 386 | 388 | -2 | -0.5 | |
| Usage of tap water (domestic water) | 222 | 212 | 10 | 4.5 | |
| Usage of industrial water | 27 | 22 | 5 | 18.5 | |
| Usage of greywater (rainwater) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50.7 | |
| Transaction volume of specific chemical substances* (tons) | 50 | 32 | 18 | 35.8 | |
| Effects on environmental conservation that correspond to the costs in the business area (emissions) | Volume of CO2 emissions (tons) | 51,887 | 50,085 | 1,802 | 3.5 |
| Emissions from production and office work activities | 48,176 | 46,301 | 1,875 | 3.9 | |
| Emissions from sales and logistics activities | 3,711 | 3,784 | -73 | -2.0 | |
| Total waste volume (tons) | 3,952 | 3,660 | 292 | 7.4 | |
| Final landfill disposal volume (tons) | 44 | 50 | -6 | -13.6 | |
| Total wastewater discharge (1,000 m3) | 429 | 415 | 14 | 3.3 |
- * Based on the Act on Confirmation, etc. of Release Amounts of Specific Chemical Substances in the Environment and Promotion of Improvements to the Management Thereof
Economic Effects Regarding Environmental Conservation Costs
| Details of effects | Amount (millions of yen) | |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | Economic income regarding recycling | 0.8 |
| Reduced cost | Reduced cost from energy saving | 0.4 |
| Reduced cost from reduction of product containers | 0.0 | |
| Total | 1.2 | |
| Items | Amount (millions of yen) |
|---|---|
| Total invested amount during the relevant period | 16,880 |
| Total R&D cost during the relevant period | 19,366 |