Environmental Data
Material Balance
The material balance provides an overview of our environmental impact. In FY2003, Iwatani began surveying consolidated Group companies in Japan for their environmental impact and publishing the results. Our goal is to improve environmental efficiency in our business activities by reducing resource inputs, energy consumption, waste outputs, energy-derived CO2 emissions, and other environmental impact factors.
| Material balance (Iwatani Group*1) | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inputs | Electricity (thousand kWh) | 305,406 | 344,793 | 336,325 | ||
| Steam (Gj) | 11,858 | 11,875 | 17,197 | |||
| Fuels (Gj) |
LPG | 151,709 | 153,305 | 140,036 | ||
| City gas/LNG | 89,010 | 54,235 | 58,809 | |||
| Diesel | 206,471 | 175,902 | 174,239 | |||
| Gasoline | 150,439 | 147,307 | 143,405 | |||
| Kerosene | 12,369 | 13,797 | 13,359 | |||
| Bunker A | 6,056 | 8,868 | 8,009 | |||
| Paper (t)*2 | 251 (95％) | 232 (96％) | 224 (98％) | |||
| Water (thousand m3)*2 | 954 (95％) | 1,001 (96％) | 1,007 (90％) | |||
| Outputs | Recycling (paper) (t)*1*3 | 186 | 156 | 171 | ||
| Industrial wastes (t)*1 | 5,808 | 5,722 | 11,024 | |||
| Wastewater (thousand m3)*1*2 | 845 (95％) | 887 (95％) | 903 (88％) | |||
| CO2 emissions (t) | Domestic | Scope 1*1 | 81,570 | 85,208 | 85,935 | |
| Scope 2*1*4 | 132,928 | 151,247 | 141,976 | |||
| Overseas | Scope 1*5 | ー | ー | 37,686 | ||
| Scope 2*5 | ー | ー | 121,454 | |||
Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions
(tCO2)
| Items | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | Remarks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scope 1 | Domestic*1 | 81,570 | 85,208 | 85,935 | ||
| Overseas*5 | ー | ー | 37,686 | |||
| Scope 2 | Domestic*1*4 | 132,928 | 151,247 | 141,976 | ||
| Overseas*5 | ー | ー | 121,454 | |||
| Scope 3 | Scope 3 (total) | 8,559,372 | 8,846,895 | 10,764,421 | ||
| Category 1 | Purchased goods and services | 2,936,522 | 3,181,419 | 4,233,523 | ||
| Category 2 | Capital goods | 20,428 | 25,324 | 71,139 | ||
| Category 3 | Fuel-and energy related activities (not included in scope 1 or scope 2) | ー | ー | 44,090 | ||
| Category 4 | Upstream transportation and distribution | ー | ー | 57,073 | Calculated using the calculation scope and method for specific shippers in the calculation, reporting, and disclosure system | |
| Category 5 | Waste generated in operations | 16,242 | 15,988 | 30,837 | ||
| Category 6 | Business travel | 1,321 | 1,325 | 1,480 | ||
| Category 7 | Employee commuting | 4,738 | 4,734 | 5,309 | ||
| Category 8 | Upstream leased assets | ー | ー | ー | Emissions associated with the use of leased assets are omitted, as they are calculated in Scope 1 and Scope 2 | |
| Category 9 | Downstream transportation and distribution | ー | ー | ー | Omitted due to the diverse nature of transportation and distribution, which renders accurate assessments difficult | |
| Category 10 | Processing of sold products | ー | ー | ー | Omitted due to the diverse range of products, which renders accurate assessments difficult | |
| Category 11 | Use of sold products | 5,465,635 | 5,492,873 | 6,197,114 | Emissions resulting from the use of LP gas, LNG, kerosene, and carbon dioxide gas sold | |
| Category 12 | End-of-life treatment of sold products | ー | ー | ー | Omitted due to the diverse range of products, which renders accurate assessments difficult | |
| Category 13 | Downstream leased assets | 386 | 353 | 327 | ||
| Category 14 | Franchise | ー | ー | ー | Omitted due to no relevance | |
| Category 15 | Investment | 114,099 | 124,878 | 123,529 | ||
- *1 Totals include domestic consolidated subsidiaries and two equity-method affiliates using large volumes of energy in addition to domestic Iwatani Corporation business sites.
- *2 Where estimates are included, the percentage of announced figures consisting of actual measurements are indicated in parentheses.
- *3 Recycled paper volumes include paper resources other than those for business use, including newspapers, magazines, and wrapping paper.
- *4 CO2 emissions from electricity use in Scope 2 for FY2020 are calculated on a location basis. Those for FY2021 and FY2022 are calculated on a market basis.
- *5 Overseas consolidated subsidiaries and liaison offices are included within the total.
- Note 1: Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are calculated in accordance with the GHG Protocol standards.
- Note 2: Underscored figures have been independently verified by SOCOTEC Certification Japan.
- Please refer to the third-party assurance reports available below.
- FY2023 (Scope 1, Scope 2, Scope 3)
- FY2022 (Scope 1, Scope 2, Scope 3)
- FY2019-FY2021 (Scope 3)
Contributions to CO2 reductions
In FY2022, we helped achieve reductions of approximately 560,000 t in CO2 emissions through LPG and LNG fuel conversion efforts, by supplying hydrogen for use in FCVs and FC buses, and by boosting sales of biomass fuel (PKS), biomass PET resins, and Hydrocut® premixed hydrogen-cutting gas. We are committed to fighting global warming through proactive sales expansion efforts and the development of clean energy and other Solutions.
| Product, service |
Reduction concept |
|---|---|
| LPG and LNG fuel conversion | Contributing to CO2 emissions reductions (at the stage of use) through conversion from heavy oil and other fuels to LPG and LNG |
| Supplying hydrogen for FCVs and FC buses | Contributing to CO2 emissions reductions (at the stage of use) by supplying hydrogen as fuel for FCVs and FC buses |
| Biomass fuel (PKS) | Contributing to CO2 emissions reductions (at the stage of use) by supplying PKS for power generation use |
| Biomass PET resins | Contributing to CO2 emissions reductions through replacing traditional PET resins with resins made from plant-derived raw materials (at the stages of raw-material production and waste disposal) |
| Hydrocut® premixed hydrogen-cutting gas | Contributing to CO2 emissions reductions (LCA) via the replacement of acetylene and other cutting gases with hydrogen-mixed Hydrocut® gas |