KYORIN Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

Greenhouse gas emissions & sustainability report data

📊 Latest report period: 2023-04 to 2024-03🗂️ Report periods on file: 2023-04 to 2024-03, 2019-04 to 2020-03, 2016-04-01 to 2017-03-31, 2015-04-01 to 2016-03-31

In its 2023-04 to 2024-03 reporting, KYORIN Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. disclosed greenhouse gas emissions of 25.0K tons/year (Scope 1+2). By scope: Scope 1: 12.9K tCO2e/year; Scope 2: 12.1K tCO2e/year; Scope 3: 16.8K tCO2e/year. Figures are as stated in the company's own report and may use different boundaries, units or methods (for example market-based vs location-based Scope 2), so compare with care.

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GHG Emissions
25.0K tons/year (Scope 1+2)
2023-04 to 2024-03
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Water Usage
219.0K m3/year
2023-04 to 2024-03
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Waste
834 tons/year
2023-04 to 2024-03
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Energy Use
527.8K GJ/year
2023-04 to 2024-03

📊 Emissions by Scope (2023-04 to 2024-03)

ScopeWhat it coversReported value
Scope 1Direct emissions from sources the company owns or controls (fuel combustion, company vehicles, process and fugitive emissions).12.9K tCO2e/year
Scope 2Indirect emissions from purchased electricity, steam, heat and cooling.12.1K tCO2e/year
Scope 3Other indirect emissions across the value chain (purchased goods, business travel, use of sold products, etc.).16.8K tCO2e/year

New to scopes? Read Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions explained and market-based vs location-based Scope 2.

📈 Emissions by Report Period

Report periodHeadline emissions figure reported
2023-04 to 2024-0325.0K tons/year (Scope 1+2)
2019-04 to 2020-0327.5K tCO2e/year
2016-04-01 to 2017-03-3118.2K tCO2e/year
2015-04-01 to 2016-03-3119.8K tCO2e/year

Each row is the headline figure extracted from a different report; scope coverage and methodology can change between years.

✅ Reported Environmental Achievements

🎯 Climate & Sustainability Targets

🔜 Short-term

  • Increase ratio of new drugs to at least 50% by fiscal 2025
  • Achieve operating profit before deduction of R&D expenses of at least 16% by fiscal 2025
  • Reduce CO2 emissions by at least 20% compared with the level of fiscal 2015 by fiscal 2025
  • Have at least 50% of eligible male employees take their childcare leave by fiscal 2025
  • Have at least 10% of management positions filled by women by 2030

📅 Medium-term

  • Achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, with an interim target of a 46% reduction in CO2 emissions by fiscal 2030 (from the fiscal 2015 level)

🔭 Long-term

  • Carbon neutrality by 2050

🌱 ESG Focus Areas

EnvironmentalSocialGovernance

⚠️ Challenges & Risks +

  • Annual NHI drug price revisions
  • High prices for energy resources and raw materials
  • Foreign exchange effects from the yen’s depreciation
  • Unstable supplies of generic drugs stemming from quality issues at some companies
  • Low price-book value ratio (PBR) below 1x

📋 Report Information

Reporting Period: 2023-04 to 2024-03
Frameworks: IFRS Foundation’s international integrated reporting framework, GRI sustainability reporting standards, ISO 26000, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry’s Guidance for Collaborative Value Creation, Ministry of the Environment’s Environmental Reporting Guidelines