Material Balance
Fundamental Approach
The Nittobo Group consumes fuel, electricity, and other energy sources to manufacture a wide range of products with natural resources and chemical substances as raw materials. Major environmental impacts include carbon dioxide generated as a result of energy consumption, chemical substances that are discharged to the environment without being collected, and other waste. The Nittobo Group is striving to reduce these environmental impacts by adopting renewable energy, promoting energy conservation, and engaging in resource cycle initiatives.
Results for Fiscal 2023
- *1 Energy input: Total energy used in the form of fuel and electricity at factories, offices and other sites.
- *2 Recycled materials: Amount of recycled resources received as raw materials by our factories from other companies.
- *3 Materials recycled: Portion of waste material generated at factories and other sites that is used effectively or recycled for reuse.
- *4 CO2 emissions from business operations: Amount of CO2 emitted through the consumption of energy at factories and other business sites.
- *5 Waste disposal volume: Portion of waste material generated at factories and other sites that is not used effectively and is simply incinerated, sent to landfill sites, or otherwise disposed of.
- *6 PRTR substances emitted to the environment: Amount of substances that are subject to Japan’s PRTR Act (the Act on Confirmation, Etc. of Release Amounts of Specific Chemical Substances in the Environment and Promotion of Improvements to the Management Thereof) emitted to the atmosphere or in wastewater at factories and other sites.
Scope and Period of Data Collection
Scope of data collection | : | Nittobo and global consolidated subsidiaries (some data items not collected for some overseas business sites) |
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Japan business sites | : | Data collected from April 2023 to March 2024 |
Overseas business sites | : | Data collected from January to December 2023 |