In Japan, we use the Environmental Accounting Guidelines 2005 edition issued by the Ministry of the Environment to quantify the environmental conservation costs and outcomes.
Target period: From January 1 to December 31, 2022
Scope: Domestic sites (production sites, research centers, departments in the Headquarters), overseas sites (production sites)
| Category | Main Initiatives | Investment | Expenses | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1) Costs breakdown by operation |
| 764 | 593 | |
| Breakdown | (1)-1 Pollution prevention costs | Water contamination, atmospheric pollution, etc. | 60 | 228 |
| (1)-2 Global environmental conservation costs | Promotion of energy conservation, measures to protect the ozone layer, etc. | 653 | 18 | |
| (1)-3 Resources recycling costs | Waste processing, recycling, Wastewater re-use, reducing materials, etc. | 51 | 332 | |
| (1)-4 Chemical substance reduction cost |
| 0 | 15 | |
| (2) Upstream/downstream costs | Costs associated with Recycling of Containers and Packaging Recycling Law, green procurement, product recycling, etc. | 0 | 129 | |
| (3) Administrative costs | Personnel expenses (excluding R&D), environmental management costs | 0 | 408 | |
| (4) Research and Development costs | R&D for environmentally friendly products, etc. (including personnel expenses) | 0 | 0 | |
| (5) Social contribution costs | Support of environmental groups, disclosure of environmental information, environmental advertising, etc. | 0 | 33 | |
| (6) Environmental remediation costs | Environmental remediation costs, etc. | 0 | 0 | |
| (7) Other costs |
| 0 | 0 | |
| Total |
| 764 | 1,163 | |
| Outcomes | Economic Benefit | |
|---|---|---|
| Earnings | Revenue from the recycling of waste generated in main business activities and the recycling of used products, etc. | 52 |
| Cost savings | From energy conservation | 76 |
| Waste-related | 3 | |
| From resource conservation | 24 | |
| Other | 0 | |
| Total | 155 | |
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