Environmental

Global Environmental Data

Reporting of Environmental Data
Reporting period: Fiscal year from April 1 to March 31 of the following year
Unit: t is used for metric tons

Energy

Use of non-renewable energy

  Unit

FY2017

FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
Japan Fuel MWh 330,257 350,307 306,884 336,189 320,796 319,056
Electricity MWh 467,629 361,612 181,696 0 0 0
Steam MWh 0 0 0 0 0 0
Overseas Fuel MWh 19,592 16,869 16,957 13,121 13,752 11,629
Electricity MWh 341,322 309,855 263,240 182,815 31,110 0
Steam MWh 2,822 2,380 2,407 2,594 2,389 1,994
Total MWh 1,158,800 1,038,644 768,778 532,126 365,658 332,679

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

Use of renewable electricity

  Unit FY2017 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
Japan MWh 257 118,974 335,408 515,804 520,041 513,598
  Purchased electricity MWh 0 118,879 317,532 446,019 444,201 431,570
Generated onsite MWh 257 95 150 813 1,819 2,885
Renewable Energy Certificate1 MWh - - 17,727 68,971 74,022 79,144
Overseas MWh 9,215 37,466 94,201 179,861 322,796 353,509
  Purchased electricity MWh 7,063 32,117 88,015 111,455 138,818 131,678
Generated onsite MWh 2,152 5,349 6,186 9,746 12,794 14,891
Renewable Energy Certificate1 MWh - - - 58,660 171,184 206,940
Total MWh 9,473 156,440 429,610 695,665 842,837 867,107

* Totals do not add up in some cases due to rounding off of fractions.
1 Includes self-generated portion from fuels such as CGS. 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)
FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
Renewable electricity MWh 9,473 156,440 429,610 695,665 842,837 867,107
Non-renewable electricity MWh 850,359 707,408 442,530 180,221 28,721 0
Total MWh 859,831 863,849 872,140 875,886 871,558 867,107
Ratio of renewable electricity % 1.1 18 49 79 96 100

* Totals do not add up in some cases due to rounding off of fractions.
* Includes self-generated portion from fuels such as CGS. Since it is difficult to procure renewable energy fuels or green gas certificates that meets the RE100technical criteria, we have achieved 100% renewable electricity by voluntarily applying renewable energy certificates equivalent to the amount of electricity used.
* Fiery, which became a wholly owned subsidiary in December 2024, is not included.

Greenhouse gas (GHG)

Greenhouse gas emissions (scopes 1, 2, and 3)

  Unit FY2017
(Base year)
FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
Scope 1 kt-CO2e 130 125 118 142 126 104
Scope 2 (market-based) kt-CO2e 439 345 230 93 15 0.4
Scope 3 kt-CO2e 3,265 2,516 2,392 2,327 2,377 2,381
Total kt-CO2e 3,834 2,987 2,740 2,562 2,518 2,485
FY2030 target (science-based): Reduce total emissions by 55% from FY2017. -35%

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: Scope 3: Indirect GHG emissions of the entire value chain
* Totals do not add up in some cases due to rounding off of fractions.
* Calculations are based on the GHG Protocol. Calculations for FY2017, 2023, and 2024 are based on the latest SBT standards.
* Scope 2 for FY2024 is emissions associated with steam.
* Fiery, which became a wholly owned subsidiary in December 2024, is not included.

Greenhouse gas emissions (scopes 1, 2)

  Unit FY2017
(Base year)
FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
Scope 1 t-CO2e 129,590 124,929 124,724 159,196 126,195 103,950
  Japan t-CO2e 123,718 109,613 109,186 140,343 119,278 98,206
Overseas t-CO2e 5,871 15,316 15,537 18,853 6,917 5,744
Scope 2 (market-based) t-CO2e 438,807 345,151 229,993 92,855 15,251 401
  Japan t-CO2e 246,022 179,890 72,991 0 0 0
Overseas t-CO2e 192,786 165,261 157,002 92,855 15,251 401
(Scope 2:location-based) t-CO2e (447,886) (421,711) (417,283) (421,421) (409,613) (403,641)
Total t-CO2e 568,397 470,079 354,717 252,051 141,447 104,351
FY2030 target (science-based): Reduce total emissions by 90% compared to FY2017. -81%


  Unit FY2017 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
Reduction equivalent t-CO2e 0 0 7,047 17,313 19,161 18,292
Net emissions t-CO2e 568,397 470,079 347,670 234,738 122,286 86,059
FY2030 target: Net zero ccope 1 & 2 emissions -84%

* Net emissions are calculated to show the impact of voluntary efforts. From scope 1 and 2 emissions, we offset the CO2reduction equivalent of credits andelectricity certificates that were used to account for the electricity generated in-house from fuel sources, such as CGS, as renewable energy.
* Reduction rates are reference values relative to total emissions compared to FY17.

Scope 1 emissions by type (FY2024)

  Scope 1
(t-CO2e)
Emissions by gas type (t)
CO2 CH4 N2O HFCs PFCs SF6 NF3
Energy-related Fuel 64,715 64,458 6.7 0.25        
Non energy-related
(other than fuel combustion)
Greenhouse gases 34,652 109 0.026 4.0 0.35 2.4 0.30 0.049
Refrigerant 4,062       2.0      
Wastewater treatment, binder combustion, etc. 521   12 0.50     0.002  
Total 103,950 64,567 19 4.7 2.3 2.4 0.30 0.049

* Totals do not add up in some cases due to rounding off of fractions
* Third-party verification has been obtained for scope 1 and 2 emissions in the latest fiscal year.
* Calculations for FY2017, 2023, and 2024 are based on the latest SBT standards.
* Calculation of scope 1 and 2 emissions is based on the control and financial control criteria, and covers affiliated companies in which Seiko Epson Corporation has a stake of 50% or more.
* A threshold for minor emissions based on site-level emissions has been established, and emissions below this threshold are excluded from the calculation
* Scope 2 for FY2024 is emissions associated with steam.
* Fiery, which became a wholly owned subsidiary in December 2024, is not included.
* CO2 conversion factor of greenhouse gas emissions
Electric power: Disclose market-based emissions. 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 emission factors of the electricity retailers contracted at each site or the emission factors of the IEA (International Energy Agency) for each country. 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 2019 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 (AR5) of the IPCC. AR6 is used from 2024 onwards.

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Greenhouse gas emission (scope 3)

  Unit FY2017 (Base Year) FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
Scope 3 kt-CO2e 3,265 2,327 2,377 2,381
  Category 1 Purchased goods and services kt-CO2e 1,399 980 1,101 1,146
Category 2 Capital goods kt-CO2e 228 176 174 189
Category 3 Fuel- and energy-related activities not
included in scope 1 or scope 2
kt-CO2e 47 20 23 24
Category 4 Upstream transportation and distribution kt-CO2e 277 176 123 131
Category 5 Waste generated in operations kt-CO2e 6 5 3 4
Category 6 Business travel kt-CO2e 12 15 24 24
Category 7 Employee commuting kt-CO2e 34 35 35 35
Category 8 Upstream leased assets kt-CO2e 4 4 2 3
Category 9 Downstream transportation and distribution kt-CO2e 27 5 11 13
Category 10 Processing of sold products kt-CO2e 0 30 0 0
Category 11 Use of sold products kt-CO2e 1,108 787 738 680
Category 12 End-of-life treatment of sold products kt-CO2e 79 94 99 88
Category 13 Downstream leased assets kt-CO2e N/A N/A N/A N/A
Category 14 Franchises kt-CO2e N/A N/A N/A N/A
Category 15 Investments kt-CO2e 45 N/A 45 45
FY2025 target (science-based): reduce 44% per unit of business profit from FY2017 (categories 1 and 11) -39%

* Third-party verification has been obtained for category 1 and 11 emissions in the latest fiscal year
* Calculations for FY2017, 2023, and 2024 are based on the latest SBT standards.
* Some intermediate products are excluded from the calculation of category 11, including device products and printheads, because it is virtually impossible to reasonably estimate a calculation of energy consumption as customer products, and watches powered by primary batteries, because they are not accounted for in scope 1 and 2 for end-users.
* Biogenic CO2 emissions exist separately from scope 3 emissions (43 t-CO2 in FY2024).
* Fiery, which became a wholly owned subsidiary in December 2024, is not included.
* CO2 conversion factor of greenhouse gas emissions
Category 1: Factors of the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) are used after FY2022. IDEA LCIA IPCC 2021 GWP 100a (latest Ver. 3.4)
Category 4: Used WTW (well-to-wheel) of the latest emissions intensity of GHG Protocol, GLEC, and IDEA.
Category 11: Used the global average of the latest IEA Emissions Factors.
Other: Used the latest version of the emissions intensity database available at Ministry of the Environment.

Calculation method

Category 1 Multiplied the mass of materials that comprise sold products by their emission factors. For items other than raw materials and components, the calculation is done by multiplying the cost under each accounting item by the corresponding emission factor.
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. Emissions associated with distribution centers are calculated by multiplying the mass of cargo handled by the emissions intensity.
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 expenses by their emission factors
Category 7 Multiplied the transportation expenses for each transportation mode expenses 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 (if the amount of electricity purchased from the tenant-owner cannot be determined directly)
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 Excluded (because it is virtually impossible to reasonably estimate a calculation of processing by customers for device products and because the emissions are neglibible in relation to the total emissions)
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 Affiliate emissions multiplied by the equity share.


Third-party verification of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions
We have a third party verify our calculations to ensure reliability. Our FY2024 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.

Third-party verification report (PDF,970KB)

Industrial waste

Industrial waste emissions

  Unit FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
Japan Waste generated thousand t 13.7 14.6 13.6 13.1 13.5
  Recycled thousand t 13.1 13.9 13.0 12.7 12.9
Waste (disposed of) thousand t 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.6
Landfilled thousand t 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.4
Overseas Waste generated thousand t 19.8 18.6 19.9 18.5 19.9
  Recycled thousand t 17.8 16.5 18.1 17.0 18.2
Waste (disposed of) thousand t 2.0 2.1 1.8 1.5 1.8
Landfilled thousand t 1.5 1.3 1.1 0.8 0.8
Total waste generated thousand t 33.5 33.2 33.5 31.6 33.5
Target: amount of emissions (waste generated) previous year or less +5.9%

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

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Water

Water withdrawal by source

  Unit FY2020 FY2021 2022 degrees FY2023 FY2024
Japan Municipal water thousand m³ 4,992 4,949 4,969 4,988 5,041
Ground water thousand m³ 638 731 773 841 1,162
(Returned water to the source) thousand m³ (373) (411) (446) (515) (747)
Sub-total thousand m³ 5,629 5,680 5,742 5,829 6,203
Overseas Municipal water thousand m³ 2,296 2,360 2,498 2,364 2,223
Ground water thousand m³ 0 0 0 0 0
(Returned water to the source) thousand m³ (0) (0) (0) (0) (0)
Sub-total thousand m³ 2,296 2,360 2,498 2,364 2,223
Total thousand m³ 7,925 8,041 8,240 8,193 8,426
Per unit of business profit thousand m³/100 million yen 0.80 0.71 0.62 0.62 0.62
Target: 1% improvement in water withdrawal per revenue from the base value (0.74 thousand ㎥/100 million yen) -16%

* Some figures differ from those in Sustainability Report 2024 due to groundwater metering for snow removal.
* 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 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
Recycled water thousand  m3 1,693 1,750 2,019 1,957 2,111
Recycled ratio % 18 18 20 19 20

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

Water discharge by destination

  Unit FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
Japan Sewerage thousand m³ 2,003 2,065 2,142 2,193 2,267
Rivers thousand m³ 2,863 2,892 3,000 3,017 3,358
Sub-total thousand m³ 4,867 4,957 5,142 5,210 5,625
Overseas Sewerage thousand m³ 2,068 2,131 2,262 2,149 1,999
Rivers thousand m³ 0 0 0 0 0
Sub-total thousand m³ 2,068 2,131 2,262 2,149 1,999
Total thousand m³ 6,935 7,088 7,404 7,359 7,624

* Some figures differ from those in Sustainability Report 2024 due to groundwater metering for snow removal.
* 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 FY2024 data.

Third-party verification report(PDF,970KB)

Chemical substances

  Unit FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
Japan PRTR1 substance emissions t 2.2 2.2 2.4 3.4 2.9
Japan VOC2 emissions t 71 75 80 68 68

* Some figures differ from those in Sustainability Report 2024 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 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
Raw material consumption thousand t 193 210 209 206 217
Detailed breakdown Resin % 42 37 41 41 36
Metal % 20 19 16 16 16
Paper and wood % 19 20 20 20 18
Electronic components % 10 8 8 8 7
Other % 9 16 15 15 23

Coverage of environmental reporting

  Unit FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
Company number Companies 50 52 58 64 64
Percentage of coverage (Revenue) % 95 95 98 99 99

* Company number includes Seiko Epson Corporation.

Epson Group Business Site and Company EnvironmentaData  *Link to Japanese site.

environmental impact data for major locations is available.

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Reporting under the Ordinance

The Nagano Prefectural Ordinance on Global Warming Countermeasures requires business companies whose total energy consumption at factories and other facilities in Nagano Prefecture is 1,500 kl/year or more in terms of crude oil equivalent to submit business an activity global warming countermeasures plan. At Epson, Suwa Minami business, Fujimi business, Toyoshina business, Hirooka business, Ina business, and Shiojiri business are subject to this requirement and publish their annual plans and reports.

FY 2009,30,31 business Activity Global Warming Prevention Plan and Implementation Status Report (PDF,290KB)
FY2020 - FY2022 business Global Warming Prevention Plan and Implementation Status Report (PDF,266KB)
FY2023 - FY2025 business Global Warming Action Plan and Progress Report (PDF,295KB)

business Environmental Policy for Offices and Affiliates

  • 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 (click here for environmental activities)
  • Epson Logistics Corporation
  • Epson Swan Corporation
Environmental Policy (PDF,332KB)
  • Seiko Epson Corporation
    • P Office & Home,  P Commercial & Industrial, and P System Solutions Operations Divisions.
Environmental Policy (PDF,213KB)
Epson Atmix 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
    • P Office & Home,  P Commercial & Industrial, and P System Solutions Operations Divisions.
Epson Atmix Corporation

Overseas: Regional headquarters/Sales/Service subsidiaries and affiliates

Region Certified sites
Asia/Oceania
Epson (China) Co.
Seiko Epson Corporation, Hong Kong Office
Epson Australia Pty.
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.
Epson Precision Suzhou Co.
Epson Engineering (Shenzhen) Ltd.
Epson Precision (Philippines) Inc.
Epson Precision (Johor) Sdn. Bhd.
Singapore Epson Industrial Pte.
PT. Epson Batam
PT. Indonesia Epson Industry
Epson Precision Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.
Epson Precision (Thailand) Ltd.
Epson Wuxi Co.
Europe Epson Telford Ltd.
Americas Epson Portland Inc., HQ
Epson Portland Inc., Longview Office
Epson do Brasil Industria e Comercio Ltda.

Product Recycling

Collection

  Unit FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
Finished products1 thousand t 17.5 24.2 35.5 23.7 23.7
Cartridges thousand t 1.5 2.3 1.8 2.7 3.3

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 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
Violation of environmental regulations Cases 0 0 0 0 0

* Some figures differ from those in Sustainability Report 2024.

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

Site Unit FY2022 FY2023 FY2024 Remediation
Head Office mg/L 10 5.9 7.5 Barrier, pump and treat, monitoring
Shiojiri mg/L 0.11 0.11 0.046 Barrier, pump and treat, monitoring
Fujimi mg/L 0.010 0.058 0.053 Barrier, pump and treat, monitoring
Suwa-Minami mg/L 0.015 0.014 0.059 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 and Training

Environmental Education (Japan)

Training   Unit FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024
Basic environmental training Participants Persons 18,626 17,490 18,657 19,042 19,133
ISO 14001 environmental auditor training Participants Persons 114 117 91 126 86
Certification recipients Persons 1,131 1,207 1,262 1,370 1,398

* 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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