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Global Environmental Data

Energy
Greenhouse gas (GHG)
Industrial waste
Water
Chemical substance
Raw materials
Coverage of environmental reporting

Energy

Use of non-renewable energy

		Unit	FY2017 (Base year)	FY2019	FY2020	FY2021	FY2022	FY2023
Japan	Gas/oil	MWh	330,257	331,509	350,307	306,884	336,189	320,796
Japan	Electricity/steam	MWh	467,629	360,543	361,612	181,696	0	0
Overseas	Gas/oil	MWh	19,592	15,804	16,869	16,957	13,121	13,752
Overseas	Electricity/steam	MWh	341,322	343,183	309,855	263,240	182,815	31,110
Total		MWh	1,158,800	1,051,039	1,038,644	768,778	532,126	365,658
Per unit of business profit (include renewable energy)		GWh/100 million yen	1.6	2.9	1.9	1.3	1.2	1.8

* Totals do not add up in some cases due to rounding off of fractions.

Use of renewable electricity

		Unit	FY2017 (Base year)	FY2019	FY2020	FY2021	FY2022	FY2023
Japan		MWh	257	119,302	118,974	335,408	515,804	520,041
	Purchased electricity	MWh	0	119,070	118,879	317,532	446,019	444,201
	Generated onsite	MWh	257	232	95	150	813	1,819
	Renewable Energy Certificate ¹	MWh	-	-	-	17,727	68,971	74,022
Overseas		MWh	9,215	18,695	37,466	94,201	179,861	322,796
	Purchased electricity	MWh	7,063	13,757	32,117	88,015	111,455	138,818
	Generated onsite	MWh	2,152	4,938	5,349	6,186	9,746	12,794
	Renewable Energy Certificate	MWh	-	-	-	-	58,660	171,184
Total		MWh	9,473	137,997	156,440	429,610	695,665	842,837

* Totals do not add up in some cases due to rounding off of fractions.
¹ Includes cogeneration systems (CGS) electricity and self-generated electricity. Since it is difficult to procure renewable energy fuels or green gas certificates that meets the RE100 technical criteria, we have achieved 100% renewable electricity by voluntarily applying renewable energy certificates equivalent to the amount of electricity used.

Status of electricity sources

	Unit	FY2017 (Base year)	FY2019	FY2020	FY2021	FY2022	FY2023
Renewable electricity	MWh	9,473	137,997	156,440	429,610	695,665	842,837
Non-renewable electricity	MWh	850,359	741,546	707,408	442,530	180,221	28,721
Total	MWh	859,831	879,543	863,849	872,140	875,886	871,558
Ratio of renewable electricity	%	1.1	16	18	49	79	96

* Totals do not add up in some cases due to rounding off of fractions.
*Includes cogeneration systems (CGS) electricity and self-generated electricity. Since it is difficult to procure renewable energy fuels or green gas certificates that meets the RE100 technical criteria, we have achieved 100% renewable electricity by voluntarily applying renewable energy certificates equivalent to the amount of electricity used.

Greenhouse gas (GHG)

Greenhouse gas emission(Scopes 1, 2, and 3)

	Unit	FY2017 (Base year)	FY2019	FY2020	FY2021	FY2022	FY2023
Scope 1	thousand t-CO₂e	137	122	125	118	142	101
Scope 2	thousand t-CO₂e	455	363	345	230	93	15
Scope 3	tthousand t-CO₂e	3,261	3,024	2,516	2,392	2,327	2,352
Total	thousand t-CO₂e	3,853	3,510	2,987	2,740	2,562	2,469

Scope 1: Direct GHG emissions (LPG, LNG, natural gas, kerosene, heavy fuel oil, gasoline, PFCs, etc.)
Scope 2: Indirect GHG emissions (electricity and steam, etc.)
Scope 3: Indirect GHG emissions of the entire value chain
* Since it is difficult to procure renewable energy fuels and green gas certificates that meet RE100 technical criteria, we voluntarily applying renewable energy certificates equivalent to the amount of electricity used, offsetting the equivalent CO₂ emissions from Scope 1.

Greenhouse gas emission (scopes 1, 2)

		Unit	FY2017 (Base year)	FY2019	FY2020	FY2021	FY2022	FY2023
Scope 1		t-CO₂e	136,734	122,263	124,929	117,788	141,883	101,416
	Japan	t-CO₂e	122,479	104,470	109,613	102,250	123,030	95,242
	Overseas	t-CO₂e	14,255	17,793	15,316	15,537	18,853	6,174
Scope 2		t-CO₂e	455,110	363,490	345,151	229,883	92,855	15,251
	Japan	t-CO₂e	246,022	184,748	179,890	72,881	0	0
	Overseas	t-CO₂e	209,088	178,743	165,261	157,002	92,855	15,251
Total		t-CO₂e	591,844	485,753	470,079	347,670	234,738	116,668
Per unit of business profit		thousand t/100 million yen	0.79	1.19	0.76	0.38	0.24	0.18
FY2025 target (science-based): reduce 34% total emissions from FY2017								-80%

* Totals do not add up in some cases due to rounding off of fractions
* Since it is difficult to procure renewable energy fuels and green gas certificates that meet RE100 technical criteria, we voluntarily applying renewable energy certificates equivalent to the amount of electricity used, offsetting the equivalent CO₂ emissions from Scope 1.
* CO₂ conversion factor of greenhouse gas emissions

Electric power: Disclose emissions at Market-base. In Japan, we use the adjusted emissions factors for the load serving entities (i.e., utilities) from which our sites purchase electricity, pursuant to Load Serving Entity Emission Factors announced by the Ministry of Environment and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. Overseas, we use the country emission factors listed in IEA (International Energy Agency) or from the load serving entities from which our sites purchase electricity. The emission factor is set to zero for the amount of renewable energy certificates and J-Credits utilized.
Fuel: The factors announced by the IPCC in 2006 were used for both domestic and overseas data.
GHGs other than CO₂: Equivalents were calculated based on 100-year GWP values in the Fifth Assessment Report of the IPCC.

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Greenhouse gas emission (scope 3)

			Unit	FY2019	FY2020	FY2021	FY2022	FY2023
Scope 3			thousand t-CO₂e	3,024	2,516	2,392	2,327	2,352
	Category 1	Purchased goods and services¹	thousand t-CO₂e	1,064	928	932	980	948
	Category 2	Capital goods	thousand t-CO₂e	217	125	128	176	174
	Category 3	Fuel- and energy-related activities not included in scope 1 or scope 2	thousand t-CO₂e	36	36	36	20	23
	Category 4	Upstream transportation and distribution	thousand t-CO₂e	181	167	182	176	141
	Category 5	Waste generated in operations	thousand t-CO₂e	4	3	4	5	3
	Category 6	Business travel	thousand t-CO₂e	32	6	9	15	32
	Category 7	Employee commuting	thousand t-CO₂e	45	45	43	35	35
	Category 8	Upstream leased assets	thousand t-CO₂e	5	3	4	4	2
	Category 9	Downstream transportation and distribution	thousand t-CO₂e	7	6	5	5	5
	Category 10	Processing of sold products	thousand t-CO₂e	61	29	44	30	33
	Category 11	Use of sold products¹	thousand t-CO₂e	1,297	1,106	947	787	866
	Category 12	End-of-life treatment of sold products	thousand t-CO₂e	75	61	58	94	91
	Category 13	Downstream leased assets	thousand t-CO₂e	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
	Category 14	Franchises	thousand t-CO₂e	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
	Category 15	Investments	thousand t-CO₂e	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
FY2025 target (science-based): reduce 44% per unit of business profit from FY2017 (categories 1 and 11)								-17%

* Category 1: The National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology IDEA Ver.3.3 is used for calculations from FY2022.
¹ Data verified by a third party

Calculation method

Category 1	Multiplied the mass of materials that comprise sold products by their emission factors
Category 2	Multiplied the capital expenditure in each investment account by emission factors
Category 3	Multiplied the amount of each type of energy used at each site by their emission factors
Category 4	Emissions from transportation to Epson of products and services purchased from suppliers, and emissions from the transport of goods by Epson, were calculated by multiplying the mass of transported goods and the distance transported by emissions factors
Category 5	Multiplied the amount of each type of waste generated at each site by their emission factors
Category 6	Multiplied the transportation expenses for each transportation mode and lodging expenses by their emission factors
Category 7	Multiplied the transportation expenses for each transportation mode by their emission factors
Category 8	For emissions from the operation of leased assets (excluding those not already included in scope 1 or scope 2 inventories), the floor area of leased buildings was multiplied by emission factors
Category 9	Multiplied the sold product not shipped by Epson and the average distances of transported volumes by their emission factors per unit
Category 10	Multiplied the electricity consumed in the processing of intermediate products into finished products by emission factors
Category 11	Multiplied the estimated electricity consumption over the lifetime of sold products by an emission factor
Category 12	Multiplied the mass of each type of waste treated by the emission factor for each type of waste treatment
Category 13	Not applicable (We have no assets leased to customers)
Category 14	Not applicable (We have no franchise business)
Category 15	Not applicable (We do not engage in investment management)

Third-party verification of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions

We have a third party verify our calculations to ensure reliability. Our FY2023 GHG emissions (scopes 1, 2 and 3) , energy use and retired reductions data were verified as having been measured and calculated accurately, and a independent verification report was obtained.

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Industrial waste

Industrial waste emissions

		Unit	FY2019	FY2020	FY2021	FY2022	FY2023
Japan	Waste generated	thousand t	14.3	13.7	14.6	13.6	13.1
	Recycled	thousand t	13.7	13.1	13.9	13.0	12.7
	Waste (disposed of)	thousand t	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.4
	Landfilled	thousand t	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.5	0.4
Overseas	Waste generated	thousand t	18.3	19.8	18.6	19.9	18.5
	Recycled	thousand t	15.3	17.8	16.5	18.1	17.0
	Waste (disposed of)	thousand t	3.0	2.0	2.1	1.8	1.5
	Landfilled	thousand t	2.1	1.5	1.3	1.1	0.8
Total waste generated		thousand t	32.6	33.5	33.2	33.5	31.6
Per unit of business profit		t/100 million yen	79	54	37	35	48
Target: amount of emissions (waste generated) previous year or less							-5.6%

* Totals do not add up in some cases due to rounding off of fractions.

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Water

Water withdrawal by source

		Unit	FY2019	FY2020	FY2021	FY2022	FY2023
Japan	Municipal water	thousand m³	5,031	4,992	4,949	4,969	4,988
	Ground water	thousand m³	692	638	731	773	735
	(Returned water to the source)	thousand m³	(415)	(373)	(411)	(446)	(410)
	Subtotal	thousand m³	5,724	5,629	5,680	5,742	5,724
Overseas	Municipal water	thousand m³	2,407	2,296	2,360	2,498	2,364
	Ground water	thousand m³	0	0	0	0	0
	(Returned water to the source)	thousand m³	(0)	(0)	(0)	(0)	(0)
	Subtotal	thousand m³	2,407	2,296	2,360	2,498	2,364
Total		thousand m³	8,131	7,925	8,041	8,240	8,088
Per unit of business profit		thousand m³/100 million yen	0.78	0.80	0.71	0.62	0.62
Target: 1% improvement in water withdrawal per revenue from the base value (0.74 thousand m3/100 million yen)							-15%

* Industrial water is included in municipal water.
* No water was withdrawn from other sources.
* Totals do not add up in some cases due to rounding off of fractions

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Recycling water

	Unit	FY2019	FY2020	FY2021	FY2022	FY2023
Recycled water	thousand m³	1,527	1,693	1,750	2,019	1,957
Recycled ratio	%	16	18	18	20	19

* Recycled ratio=recycled water / (water usage + recycled water)

Water discharge by destination

		Unit	FY2019	FY2020	FY2021	FY2022	FY2023
Japan	Sewerage	thousand m³	2,021	2,003	2,065	2,142	2,193
	Rivers	thousand m³	2,779	2,863	2,892	3,000	2,912
	Subtotal	thousand m³	4,800	4,867	4,957	5,142	5,105
Overseas	Sewerage	thousand m³	2,178	2,068	2,131	2,262	2,149
	Rivers	thousand m³	0	0	0	0	0
	Subtotal	thousand m³	2,178	2,068	2,131	2,262	2,149
Total		thousand m³	6,977	6,935	7,088	7,404	7,254

* Totals do not add up in some cases due to rounding off of fractions.
* Water consumption=Total water withdrawal-Total water discharge
* No water was discharged into other destinations.

Third-party verification of water

We have a third party verify our FY2023 data.

Third-party verification report (PDF,141KB)

Chemical substance

		Unit	FY2019	FY2020	FY2021	FY2022	FY2023
Japan	PRTR¹ substance emissions	t	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.4	3.4
Japan	Per unit of business profit	kg/100 million yen	5.5	3.5	2.4	2.4	5.2
Japan	VOC² emissions	t	76	71	75	80	58
Japan	Per unit of business profit	kg/100 million yen	187	115	83	84	89

* Some figures differ from those in Sustainability Report 2023 due to a recalculation.
¹ Pollutant Release and Transfer Register.
² Volatile Organic Compounds. We report VOC emissions based on the voluntary action plans of four electric and electronic organizations.

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Raw materials

		Unit	FY2019	FY2020	FY2021	FY2022	FY2023
Raw material consumption		thousand t	234	193	210	209	206
Detailed breakdown	Resin	%	41	42	37	41	41
	Metal	%	19	20	19	16	16
	Electronic component	%	9	10	8	8	20
	Paper and wood	%	16	19	20	20	8
	Other	%	15	9	16	15	15

Coverage of environmental reporting

	Unit	FY2019	FY2020	FY2021	FY2022	FY2023
Company number	Companies	54	50	52	58	64
Percentage of coverage (Revenue)	%	95	95	95	98	99

* Company number includes Seiko Epson Corporation.

ISO 14001 Certification List

Japan: Development divisions/Operations divisions/Group companies

Region	Certified sites
Japan	Seiko Epson Corporation Global Environmental Strategy Promotion Office Technology Development Division Human Capital & Well-Being Management Division IJS Operations Division Visual Products Operations Division Microdevices Operations Division Manufacturing Solutions Operations Division Tohoku Epson Corporation Akita Epson Corporation Miyazaki Epson Corporation Epson Direct Corporation Epson Logistics Corporation Epson Swan Corporation Find details on scope of sites (178KB)
	Seiko Epson Corporation Printing Solutions Operations Division
	Epson Atmix Corporation

Overseas: Regional headquarters/Sales/Service subsidiaries and affiliates

Region	Certified sites
Asia/Oceania	Epson (China) Co., Ltd.
	Seiko Epson Corporation, Hong Kong Office
	Epson Australia Pty. Ltd.
Europe	Epson Europe B.V.
	Epson Deutschland GmbH
	Epson Europe Electronics GmbH
	Epson France S.A.S.
	Epson Italia S.p.A.
	Epson Iberica S.A.U.
	Epson Iberica S.A.U., Portugal Office
	Epson (U.K.) Ltd.
Americas	Epson America, Inc.

Overseas: Manufacturing industry

Region	Certified sites
Asia/Oceania	Tianjin Epson Co., Ltd.
	Epson Precision Suzhou Co., Ltd.
	Epson Engineering (Shenzhen) Ltd.
	Epson Precision (Philippines) Inc.
	Epson Precision (Johor) Sdn. Bhd.
	Singapore Epson Industrial Pte. Ltd.
	PT. Epson Batam
	PT. Indonesia Epson Industry
	Epson Precision Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.
	Epson Precision (Thailand) Ltd.
	Epson Wuxi Co., Ltd.
Europe	Epson Telford Ltd.
Americas	Epson Portland Inc.

Product Recycling

Collection

	Unit	FY2019	FY2020	FY2021	FY2022	FY2023
Finished products¹	thousand t	20.9	17.5	24.2	35.5	23.7
Cartridges	thousand t	1.8	1.5	2.3	1.8	2.7

¹ Collected either voluntarily or as mandated by local law. Sum of amount actually collected and amount expected to be collected.

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Environmental Risk Management

	Unit	FY2019	FY2020	FY2021	FY2022	FY2023
Violation of environmental regulations	Cases	0	2	0	0	0

Groundwater trichloroethylene concentration trend (annual average in wells with highest concentration at each site)

Site	Unit	FY2021	FY2022	FY2023	Remediation
Head Office	mg/L	11	10	5.9	Barrier, pump and treat, monitoring
Shiojiri	mg/L	0.19	0.11	0.11	Barrier, pump and treat, monitoring
Fujimi	mg/L	0.010	0.010	0.058	Barrier, pump and treat, monitoring
Suwa-Minami	mg/L	0.022	0.015	0.014	Barrier, pump and treat, monitoring

Reference: Trichloroethylene standards
- Environmental quality standard for groundwater under Japan's Basic Environmental Law: 0.01 mg/L max.
- Groundwater remediation standard under Japan's Water Quality Pollution Control Act: 0.01 mg/L max.
- Groundwater standard under Japan's Soil Contamination Countermeasures Law: 0.01 mg/L max.

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Education

Environmental education (Japan)

Training		Unit	FY2019	FY2020	FY2021	FY2022	FY2023
Basic environmental training	Participants	Persons	17,008	18,626	17,490	18,657	19,042
ISO 14001 environmental auditor training	Participants	Persons	175	114	117	91	126
ISO 14001 environmental auditor training	Certification recipients	Persons	1,012	1,131	1,207	1,262	1,370

* This is the number of persons who took Basic Environmental Training during the period it was offered. Figures of Certification Recipients show the number of certified persons as of the end of fiscal year.

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