- Energy use increased 1.2% despite a target of reduction of 5% due to lower production levels.
- Challenges in expanding locations for overseas music schools due to impacts of China’s Double Reduction Policy.
- Challenges in expanding the usage of sustainably sourced timber due to limited availability of certified timber for certain species.
Yamaha Corporation
Greenhouse gas emissions & sustainability report data
No greenhouse gas emissions figure could be extracted from this company's report. The qualitative information below is all that is currently available.
Energy Use
approximately 11,000 MWh/year (headquarters)
2024
✅ Reported Environmental Achievements
- Transitioned to renewable energy for 100% of the power used at the Company headquarters in April 2021, achieving annual reductions in CO2 emissions of approximately 4,700 t-CO2.
- Achieved a recycling rate of approximately 99% in Japan as of March 31, 2024.
- 100-ton reduction in CO2 emissions associated with the disposal of iron packing and a 1,600-ton reduction in iron resource consumption by introducing returnable packing racks for piano frames.
- A 17.0% reduction in the size of the packaging used for Yamaha P series digital pianos resulted in a 12.5% increase in container packing rates, leading to an annual reduction of 269 in the number of 40-foot high-cube containers used together with a 26-ton decrease in annual CO2 emission volumes.
🎯 Climate & Sustainability Targets
🔜 Short-term
- Reduce CO2 emissions by 5% through energy conservation by fiscal 2025 (compared with fiscal 2018)
- Improve logistics packing efficiency by 5% by fiscal 2025
- Increase rate of sustainable timber use to 75% by fiscal 2025
📅 Medium-term
- Reduce total Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 55% from fiscal 2018 levels by fiscal 2031
- Reduce total Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions by 30% from fiscal 2018 levels by fiscal 2031
- Achieve net zero emissions in its operations and across its value chain by 2050
🔭 Long-term
- Achieve net zero emissions in its operations and across its value chain by 2050
🌱 ESG Focus Areas
Climate ChangeSustainable Resource Use (Timber)Resource Savings and Waste ReductionHuman RightsDiversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&I)Music Culture DevelopmentCommunity CoexistenceCorporate GovernanceCompliance