Environment

Global Environmental Data

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
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
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.

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 services 1 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 products 1 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.

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.

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

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.

Chemical substance

  Unit FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023
Japan PRTR 1 substance emissions t 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.4 3.4
Per unit of business profit kg/100 million yen 5.5 3.5 2.4 2.4 5.2
Japan VOC 2 emissions t 76 71 75 80 58
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.

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 products 1 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.

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.

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
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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