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Environment
Contributing to the SDGs through
Environmental Activities
Contents
103 Environmental Activity Goals and Results
- Addressing Climate Change
- Environmental Protection
- Protecting the Atmospheric Environment
- Protecting the Aquatic Environment
- Resource Saving and Waste Reduction
- Biodiversity Preservation Initiatives
125 Appropriate Management of Chemical Substances
- Protecting the Soil Environment
- Environmental Activities: Supplementary Data
126 | 1 | Addressing Climate Change |
128 | 2 | Environmental Protection |
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Environmental Activity Goals and Results
Goal achieved or steadily progressing: Goal not achieved:
Items | Boundary | Goals | Fiscal 2020 Results | Evaluation | Page |
Addressing | Greenhouse gas | Sumitomo Chemical | Reduce 30% compared to | Reduced 22% relative to |
Climate | emissions | Group | fiscal 2013 levels by fiscal 2030 | fiscal 2013 |
Change | Scope 1+2*1 | Consolidated | Reduce more than 57% | |
compared to fiscal 2013 levels | ||||
by fiscal 2050 | ||||
Scope 3*2 | Sumitomo Chemical's | Reduce overall GHG emissions | Held Supplier briefing online | |
major suppliers*3 | by fiscal 2024 | due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||
Conduct engagement to set | ||||
goals | ||||
Unit energy | Sumitomo Chemical | Improve more than 3% | Increased 3% relative to | |
consumption*4 | Group | over the three years of the | fiscal 2018 | |
Consolidated | Corporate Business Plan | |||
(fiscal 2019-2021) | ||||
Unit energy | Sumitomo Chemical | Improve over 1% per year on | Improved by an annual average | |
consumption | and Group companies | average over five years | of 0.9% over five years | |
in the logistics | in Japan*5 | |||
division |
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Note: Further details on goals based on the Act on the Rational Use of Energy and results are provided in the supplementary data (pages 126-127).
*1 Scope 1: Direct emissions from factory operations, such as fuel use in manufacturing processes Scope 2: Indirect emissions from purchases of power and heat from outside the factory
*2 Scope 3: Emissions from the manufacturing and transportation of purchased raw materials
*3 Covers suppliers accounting for 90% of procured raw materials and other items based on weight *4 Energy consumption divided by consolidated net sales
*5 Within the scope of specified shippers according to the definition stipulated under the Act on the Rational Use of Energy
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Environmental Activity Goals and Results
Environmental Activity Goals and Results
Goal achieved or steadily progressing: Goal not achieved:
Items | Boundary | Fiscal 2020 Goals | Fiscal 2020 Results | Evaluation | Fiscal 2021 Goals | Page |
Environmental Protection
Severe environ- | Sumitomo Chemical |
mental accidents | and Group compa- |
nies in Japan | |
Laws and | Sumitomo Chemical |
regulations, etc. |
Environmental | Sumitomo Chemical |
protection | and Group compa- |
management | nies in Japan |
methods, etc. | |
Prevention of | Sumitomo Chemical |
air and water | |
pollution | |
Effective use of | Sumitomo Chemical |
water resources | |
Group companies | |
overseas | |
Response to PRTR | Sumitomo Chemical |
Sumitomo Chemical | |
and Group compa- | |
nies in Japan | |
Reduction of VOC | Sumitomo Chemical |
emissions | |
Prevention of soil | Sumitomo Chemical |
and groundwater | and Group compa- |
contamination | nies in Japan |
Prevention of | Sumitomo Chemical |
ozone layer | and Group compa- |
depletion | nies in Japan |
Conservation of | Sumitomo Chemical |
Biodiversity | |
Reduce the | Sumitomo Chemical |
amount of | |
industrial waste | Sumitomo Chemical |
sent to landfills | |
and Group compa- | |
nies in Japan | |
Properly treated | Sumitomo Chemical |
PCB waste | and Group compa- |
nies in Japan |
0
Properly respond to more stringent laws and regulations and proactively address trends in new environmental regulations
Provide individual support to Group companies for responding to environmental regulations
Meet voluntary management criteria*1
Promote effective and efficient use of water resources
Improve unit water consumption by at least 1% on average per year
Maintain 60% lower total emissions relative to fiscal 2008
Maintain total emissions of air and water pollutants at below fiscal 2015 levels to fiscal 2020
Maintain VOC emissions reductions at 30% relative to fiscal 2000
Keep hazardous materials strictly within Company premises*2
- Eliminate the use of refriger- ation units that use CFCs as coolants by fiscal 2025
- Eliminate the use of refriger- ation units that use HCFCs as coolants by fiscal 2045
Ensure compliance with "Sumitomo Chemical's Commitment to the Conservation of Biodiversity"
Maintain 80% reduction compared to fiscal 2000 levels
Maintain waste volume at below fiscal 2015 levels to fiscal 2020
- (High concentrations of PCB*3) Work toward appropriate storage and recovery of waste containing high concentra- tions of PCBs and complete PCB waste treatment at an early stage
- (Minute amounts of PCB*4) Work toward appropriate storage and recovery of waste containing minute amounts of PCBs and complete PCB waste treatment by March 2025
0
Studied and responded to amendments to the PRTR Act, the Act on Rational Use and Proper Management of Fluorocarbons, and the Air Pollution Control Act (asbestos). Thoroughly discussed legislation to ease or tighten regulations with the National government.
Provided individual support related to the Waste Management and Public Cleansing Law, the Soil Contamination Countermeasures Act, the Act on Rational Use
and Proper Management of Fluorocarbons and the PRTR Act.
There were three instances of the legal standard limit being exceeded etc. We have investigated the causes and taken countermeasures.
Water usage reduced by 6.7% relative to fiscal 2019
Unit water consumption worsened by 4.9% relative to fiscal 2015
Reduced emissions by 90.2% relative to fiscal 2008
Reduced emissions by 24.3% relative to fiscal 2015
Reduced emissions by 55.8% relative to fiscal 2000
Continued to keep hazardous materials strictly within Company premises
Systematically replaced refrigeration units that use CFCs and HCFCs as coolants
Ensured compliance with "Sumitomo Chemical's Commitment to the Conservation of Biodiversity" and promoted detailed initiatives
Reduced by 93% relative to fiscal 2000
Increased by 1.5% relative to fiscal 2015
- (High concentrations of PCB) Sumitomo Chemical: Completed treatment Group companies in Japan: Continuing treatment; continued to promote the storage and recovery of untreated waste
- (Minute amounts of PCB) Implemented the treatment of waste containing minute amounts of PCBs at certain factories; continuing to promote the storage and recovery of untreated waste
0
Properly respond to more stringent laws and regulations and proactively address trends in new environmental regulations
Provide individual support to Group companies for responding to environmental regulations
Meet voluntary management criteria
Promote effective and efficient use of water resources
Improve unit water consumption by at least 1% on average per year
Maintain 60% lower total emissions relative to fiscal 2008
Maintain total emissions of air and water pollutants at below fiscal 2015 levels to fiscal 2021
Maintain VOC emissions reductions at 30% relative to fiscal 2000
Keep hazardous materials strictly within Company premises
- Eliminate the use of refriger- ation units that use CFCs as coolants by fiscal 2025
- Eliminate the use of refriger- ation units that use HCFCs as coolants by fiscal 2045
Ensure compliance with "Sumitomo Chemical's Commitment to the Conservation of Biodiversity"
Maintain 80% reduction compared to fiscal 2000 levels
Maintain waste volume at below fiscal 2015 levels to fiscal 2021
- (High concentrations of PCB) Work toward appropriate storage and recovery of waste containing high concentra- tions of PCBs and complete PCB waste treatment at an early stage
- (Minute amounts of PCB) Work toward appropriate storage and recovery of waste containing minute amounts of PCBs and complete PCB waste treatment by March 2025
Pages
117-125
Note: Further details are provided in the supplementary data (pages 128-147).
*1 Voluntary management targets that are stricter than the mandated levels and criteria of relevant laws and regulations, including agreements reached with local authorities. *2 Keep hazardous materials strictly within Company premises: Controlled on the premises.
*3 High concentrations of PCB: Polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) intentionally used as insulation oil in such items as electric appliances
*4 Minute amounts of PCB: PCB unintentionally mixed in as insulation oil in such items as electric appliances (over 0.5 mg/kg)
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Addressing Climate Change
Basic Stance
Sumitomo Chemical considers climate change a pressing challenge facing society. To address this problem, we are actively working to respond to risks and to seize opportunities by utilizing the technology we have cultivated as a diversified chemical company. In addition, regarding disclosure related to climate change, we will continue gaining the trust of society by actively raising awareness of our initiatives using the framework of the TCFD recommendations.
Furthermore, with movements aimed at achieving carbon neutrality picking up steam in recent years, the chemical industry is being strongly called upon to create innovation and contribute to the achievement of carbon neutrality for society at large through its businesses. Through the newly established Carbon Neutral Strategy Council and the Carbon Neutral Strategy Cross- functional Team, our company will formulate and implement a carbon neutrality strategy that address both our obligation to bring our own greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions close to zero, and the contribution we can make to promoting carbon neutrality for society as a whole through our technologies and products.
Sumitomo Chemical Carbon Neutral Strategy Perspectives
Sumitomo Chemical aims to take a range of multifaceted approaches unique to a diversified chemical company, in our initiatives to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 from the following four perspectives.
To minimize greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with the Group's production activities through innovation, and provide and deploy new technologies across the world.
To drive innovations for GHG emissions reduction regarding materials used in society, and provide products and solutions that contribute to carbon neutrality from a Life Cycle Assessment* perspective.
To actively engage in the development of technologies for recovery, separation, use and storage of GHGs emitted from other industries and from communities, and help the process by becoming part of a system that implements such technologies in society.
To take on the long-term challenge of developing carbon negative technologies to reduce the absolute volume of GHG in the atmosphere.
- Life Cycle Assessment (LCA): A method for quantitatively assessing the environmental impact of a certain product or service across its entire life cycle, from the procurement of raw materials to its use and disposal.
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Addressing Climate Change
Addressing Climate Change
Management System
In order to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 for the Sumitomo Chemical Group, and also to contribute to the achievement of carbon neutrality in society at large, Sumitomo Chemical established the Carbon Neutral Strategy Council (February 2021) to formulate and promote an integrated strategy, with the goal of publishing a strategy during 2021. Previously, the Sustainability Promotion Committee and the Responsible Care Committee, which consisted of members gathered from a wide range of related departments and were both chaired by the company's president, would analyze information and risks relating to climate change, make decisions on important issues, and push forward specific responses, but since the establishment of the Strategy Council, these two committees have also taken on the role of supporting the council in formulating its strategy, and then promote the implementation of that strategy as well.
- Organization of Addressing Climate Change
Board of Directors | |||||
Report | Advise | Report | Advise | ||
Responsible Care Committee | Sustainability Promotion Committee |
Report Advise
Items relating to the formulation and
Chairman: President
Vice
Chairpersons: Executive officer in charge of legal & corporate general affairs
Executive officer in charge of | |
Responsible Care | |
Members: | Executive officers in charge |
of each business sector and | |
corporate departments and the | |
heads of each Works |
Secretariat
(Responsible Care Dept.)
Report Advise
Chairman: President
Members: Executive officers in charge of each business sector and corporate departments
Presidents of overseas regional headquarters
Observers: Chairman of the Board Outside Directors Standing Corporate Auditors Outside Corporate Auditors
Secretariat
(Sustainability Dept.)
Report Advise
implementation of a carbon neutrality strategy
Advise
Carbon Neutral Strategy Council
(Consists of members of | |
Report | management meetings) |
Carbon Neutral Strategy
Cross-functional Team
(Administrative office for the Council)
Corresponding and Internal Meetings
A wide range of specific issues related to energy and greenhouse gases (GHGs) are taken up for detailed discussion at Company- wide Science Based Targets (SBTs) GM Meetings, SBT Promotion Working Groups, Company-wide Energy Manager Meetings, Department Liaison Meetings on Global Warming, Group Company Information Exchange Meetings, and other gatherings. Through the establishment of these various meetings, we have created a system capable of steadily and swiftly sharing important information in addition to managing energy and GHGs for Works, research laboratories, business sectors, and Group companies.
Meeting | Coordinator | Members | Content |
Company-wide SBTs GM | Executive officer responsible for | General managers in charge of SBTs at individual worksites | Discussing various measures |
Meeting | Responsible Care | aimed at achieving SBTs | |
Process & Production Technology | Corporate Planning Office, Research Planning and Coordination | ||
SBT Promotion Working | Department, Process & Production Technology & Safety Planning | Proposing various multi-faceted | |
Group | & Safety Planning Department | Department, Responsible Care Department, and Environmental | measures to achieve SBTs |
general manager | |||
Burden Reduction Technology Development Group | |||
Company-wide Energy | Responsible Care general | Section managers in charge of Energy and GHGs at their | Sharing and spreading informa- |
Manager Meeting | manager | worksites | tion on initiatives at each worksite |
Department Liaison Meeting | Responsible Care general | Section managers in charge of climate change action at the | Sharing Company-wide policies |
on Global Warming | manager | departmental and corporate levels | and ESG issues |
Group Company Information | Executive officer responsible for | Managers in charge of climate change action for Group | Sharing Group policies and issues |
Exchange Meeting | Responsible Care | companies | and promoting best practices |
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