Climate change/Global warming prevention

We recognize that Planet warming is forcing us to reconsider our socio-economic activities and lifestyles based on mass production, mass consumption, and mass disposal, and that this is an urgent issue that companies must address in order to maintain the Planet environment. I am. Based on this idea, the ITOKI Group has declared carbon neutrality by 2050. To achieve our goals, we are implementing activities to reduce CO2 emissions in all processes, from procurement to production, sales, transportation, and disposal.

The ITOKI Group is promoting reductions across the scope in order to realize a carbon neutral society by 2050. We have conducted Scope aggregation using the GHG Protocol and have set a goal of carbon neutrality in 2050, 50% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 compared to 2013 in 2030, and 30% reduction overall including Scope 3.
In order to achieve this goal, we have formulated a three-year medium-term environmental plan and annual targets, and are striving to contribute to decarbonization in the product field, including the use of recycled raw materials, promotion of recycling, and environmentally friendly product development, as well as energy conservation. We are implementing decarbonization initiatives in the production and sales fields, such as promoting the use of renewable energy and logistics to reduce environmental impact.
By working together with our customers and suppliers to reduce CO₂ emissions throughout the product lifecycle, the ITOKI Group will achieve its goals and contribute to the realization of a sustainable, decarbonized society as a company.

The Itoki Group is working to prevent and alleviate Planet warming by focusing on reducing CO₂ emissions, which is the largest of the six types of GHG emissions (greenhouse gases).
In fiscal 2022, CO2 emissions increased by 25% compared to the target of 9% reduction (compared to fiscal 2013). This is due to the inclusion of one group company in the scope and further refinement of Scope 3 data. In the future, based on the "Medium-term Environmental Plan," we will implement systematic introduction of energy-saving equipment, increase the rate of renewable energy by adopting renewable energy electricity, promote environmental consideration throughout the value chain, and develop businesses that contribute to decarbonization. By actively promoting this, we will revitalize activities throughout the group and further reduce CO₂ emissions.

In response to changes in office trends in recent years, such as DX and paperless offices, the ITOKI Group has a system that allows us to flexibly produce and supply products made from a variety of materials, shapes, and technological elements while keeping costs down. In order to shift to this, we have been improving productivity by consolidating and reorganizing dispersed production lines. As part of this effort, we will open a new AP Center in September 2022 through production reorganization in the Kansai region and promote environmentally friendly production activities.
In addition, we are promoting the introduction of LED lighting and low-temperature painting at our manufacturing plants in an effort to improve energy efficiency. At the same time, we will introduce an on-site PPA solar power generation system and promote renewable energy in parallel with energy conservation, thereby contributing to further CO₂ reductions.

Itoki is leveraging the knowledge it has cultivated through carbon offsetting in its own offices and products to develop its business as a solution and work to reduce greenhouse gases through carbon offsetting.

In order to more effectively reduce CO₂ emissions, we consider the following two points as future issues.

1. Detailed visualization of CO₂ emissions from business activities and refinement of data
2. Detailed consideration of procurement of electricity derived from renewable energy and formulation of renewable energy rate targets

We will continue to strive to improve the environment in order to prevent Planet warming.