- Increased sales prices and transportation expenses due to power consumption constraints and rate hikes
- Reputational damage from insufficient disclosure of information on GHG emission reductions
- Suspended business from violent storm and flood damage
- Delayed procurement and suspended production from disaster damage
- Higher costs from revising procurement networks due to rising sea levels
- Higher energy costs from rising average temperatures
- Altered long-term weather patterns due to climate change
- Suspended factory operations due to intensified water and raw material shortages
- Higher steel prices from soaring metal prices
- Lifecycle GHG reduction requests, info disclosure
MISUMI Group Inc.
Greenhouse gas emissions & sustainability report data
In its 2024 reporting, MISUMI Group Inc. disclosed greenhouse gas emissions of 1.5K thousand t-CO2e/year (FY2022). By scope: Scope 1: 6 thousand t-CO2e/year (FY2022); Scope 2: 15 thousand t-CO2e/year (FY2022); Scope 3: 1.5K thousand t-CO2e/year (FY2022). 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.
GHG Emissions
1.5K thousand t-CO2e/year (FY2022)
2024
Energy Use
111.9K MWh/year (FY2022)
2024
📊 Emissions by Scope (2024)
| Scope | What it covers | Reported value |
|---|---|---|
| Scope 1 | Direct emissions from sources the company owns or controls (fuel combustion, company vehicles, process and fugitive emissions). | 6 thousand t-CO2e/year (FY2022) |
| Scope 2 | Indirect emissions from purchased electricity, steam, heat and cooling. | 15 thousand t-CO2e/year (FY2022) |
| Scope 3 | Other indirect emissions across the value chain (purchased goods, business travel, use of sold products, etc.). | 1.5K thousand t-CO2e/year (FY2022) |
New to scopes? Read Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions explained and market-based vs location-based Scope 2.
📈 Emissions by Report Period
| Report period | Headline emissions figure reported |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.5K thousand t-CO2e/year (FY2022) |
| 2023 | 1.7K thousand t-CO2e/year (2021) |
| 2021 | 70 thousand t-CO2 (2020) |
Each row is the headline figure extracted from a different report; scope coverage and methodology can change between years.
✅ Reported Environmental Achievements
- Reduced greenhouse gas emissions by more than 60% compared to FY2020
- Introduced photovoltaic Onsite PPAs at Vietnam production site
- Promoted energy conservation at domestic production site (Shizuoka)
- Introduced CO2-free electricity at domestic production sites and Head Office building
- Purchased renewable energy certificates for production sites in Vietnam, China, Thailand, and India
- Achieved at least 80% recycling ratio
- Implemented paperless operations
🎯 Climate & Sustainability Targets
🔜 Short-term
- Build information networks to infer behavioral changes and address environmental issues
- Market products that comply with energy consumption and GG emission regulations
📅 Medium-term
- PR and supplies of necessary components in conjunction with customer-led final product development
- Conduct necessary development and investment while responding to the needs of an environmentally conscious society
- Improvements to globally optimal production and reliable quick delivery
- Stronger communication for PR and publicity directed at investors
- Reduce costs by lowering purchase quantities and VA to lower the cost of materials
🔭 Long-term
- Monitoring of carbon pricing in countries where MISUMI does business
- Develop models for prompt recovery and proper supplies in the event of disaster damage and stoppages at business locations
- Select appropriate suppliers
- Achieve carbon neutrality by 2050
- Raise the global ratio of female managers to 30%
🌱 ESG Focus Areas
Climate ChangeResource DepletionAir PollutionProduct Quality and SafetyHuman Rights ProtectionData SecurityCorporate GovernanceEthical BehaviorStakeholder EngagementSupply Chain Management