Climate change countermeasures
Awareness of Climate Change
Crude drugs are substances that come to us directly from nature. The Tsumura Group employs crude drugs as raw materials. As such, in order to grow sustainably, we need to be extremely sensitive to changes in the natural environment as well as any potential crises it may face. To ensure the future continuation of the abundant natural environment that forms a pillar of our business, we are focusing in particular on our responses to climate change and water risk. In order to reduce these risks, the Company is promoting initiatives for carbon neutrality, while focusing on the development of new technologies in the areas of crude drug cultivation and production technology.
Goals and Progress
| Item |
Progress (FY2022 Results) |
Target |
FY2030 targets (reference year: FY2020) |
|---|---|---|---|
| GHG emissions | 12.9% increase compared to the reference year |
◎ （Scope1,2） |
50% reduction, virtually to net zero by FY2050 |
| Item |
Progress (FY2022 Results) |
Target |
FY2022-2024 targets (reference year: previous year) |
| Energy consumption per unit* | 4.8% reduction compared to the previous year | ◎ | 1% reduction |
◎ Entire Tsumura Group
* Energy consumption per unit = Amount of energy usage (GJ)/production volume of extract granules for pharmaceutical products (t)
Key initiative
In fiscal 2023, we made some pathways for achieving this goal, such as introducing offsite PPA, phasing in solar power generation at all sites, and incorporating systems for hydro power generation in the wastewater treatment facility of our new Shizuoka Plant, which is currently under construction.
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Solar panel at Shizuoka Plant -
Solar car ports at Ibaraki Plant
Environmental Performance Data
Approach to Information Disclosure Based on TCFD Recommendations
Crude drugs are substances that come to us directly from nature. The Tsumura Group employs crude drugs as raw materials. As such, in order to grow sustainably, we need to be extremely sensitive to changes in the natural environment as well as any potential crises it may face. To ensure the future continuation of the abundant natural environment that forms a pillar of our business, we are focusing in particular on our responses to climate change and water risk.