- Increase in energy procurement costs due to carbon tax hikes
- Decrease in sales due to adjustments to product pricing
- Conversion of low-carbon materials and processes to meet market demand
- Increase in damage caused by extreme weather events
- Decrease in sales due to extreme weather events
- Opportunity loss due to changes in consumption behavior
SEKISUI CHEMICAL Group
Greenhouse gas emissions & sustainability report data
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.
Renewable Energy
49.5%
of total energy
Water Usage
20.8K thousand tons
2023-04 to 2024-03
Waste
65 thousand tons
2023-04 to 2024-03
Energy Use
3.1K TJ
2023-04 to 2024-03
📈 Emissions by Report Period
| Report period | Headline emissions figure reported |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 942 kt-CO2 (FY2021) |
| 2020-04 to 2021-03 | 802.0K tCO2e/year |
| 2016-04 to 2017-03 | 302.0K tCO2e (Japan); 506000 tCO2e (Overseas) |
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 32.8% compared with FY2019
- Increased renewable energy ratio of purchased electricity to 49.5%
- Material recycling rate for waste plastics (Japan) reached 60.7%
- Reduced water intake volume at production sites by 8.5% compared with FY2016
- Reduced total COD volume of river discharge water by 2.7% compared with FY2016
- Improved JBIB Land Use Score Card® points by 1.5 points compared with FY2022
🎯 Climate & Sustainability Targets
🔜 Short-term
- Minimize water-related risks at business sites by 2023
- Reduce water intake volume at production sites by 10% compared with FY2016 (2023-2025)
- Reduce total COD volume of river discharge water by 10% compared with FY2016 (2023-2025)
📅 Medium-term
- Achieve 70% renewable energy ratio of purchased electricity by 2025
- Achieve -33% GHG emission reduction rate by 2025 (compared with FY2019)
- Achieve 65% recycling rate for waste plastic materials in Japan by 2025
- Minimize the business impact of water-related risks at five sites by 2023
- Improve JBIB Land Use Score Card® points by 3 points over a 3-year period (compared with FY2022)
🔭 Long-term
- Achieve zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050
- Achieve a circular economy by 2050
- Realize societies with abundant access to clean water by 2050
- Realize an earth with maintained biodiversity by 2050 (Nature Positive)
🌱 ESG Focus Areas
Climate ChangeResource RecyclingWater-related risksBiodiversityGovernance (Internal Control)DXHuman CapitalInnovationProducts to Enhance Sustainability