Scope of the environmental management
| Indicators | Furukawa Electric Group | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base year | FY2024 | Target for FY2025 | 2025 Mid-term target | |||||
| Target | Result | |||||||
| Reduction of greenhouse gas emissions (Scope1, 2) *1,3 |
CO₂+SF₆ | FY2021 | -14.0% | -34.8% | -18.7% | -18.7% | ||
| Reduction of greenhouse gas emissions (Scope3)*2 | FY2021 | -8.3% | -8.8% | -11.1% | -11.1％ | |||
| Ratio of renewable energy use to total consumption*3 | ー | 25% | 40% | 30% | 30% | |||
| Reduction of water withdrawal (Per unit of net sales) | FY2020 | -4% | -34% | -5% | -5% | |||
| Reduction of energy for production (Per unit of net sales) | -4% | -47% | -5% | -5% | ||||
| Reduction of transportation energy in Japan (tkm)(Per unit of net sales) | -4% | -4% | -5% | -5% | ||||
| Reduction of total waste in Japan (Per unit of net sales) | -4% | -18% | -5% | -5% | ||||
| Reduction of total plastic waste in Japan (Per unit of net sales) | -4% | -25% | -5% | ー | ||||
| Reduction of VOC emissions in Japan (Per unit of net sales) | the previous fiscal year | -1% | -1% | -1% | ー | |||
| Environment business promotion | Sales ratio of environmentally friendly products*3 | ー | 68% | 74% | 70% | 70% | ||
| CO₂ avoided emissions | ー | 140,000ton |
156,000ton |
150,000ton | ー | |||
| Pollution prevention | Prevention of environmental accidents and anomalies | Number of environmental accidents | ー | 0 | 0 | 0 | ー | |
| Environmental anomalies | ー | 3 or less | 5 | 3 or less | ー | |||
| CDP Score on climate change*4 | ー | A | A | A | ー | |||
*1 Scope 1: Direct emissions from works resulting from the use of fossil fuels, etc.
Scope 2: Indirect emissions resulting from the use of electricity, steam, and heat supplied from outside of works
*2 Scope 3: Other indirect emissions, such as purchased products and services, business trip, commuting, and transportation.
*4CDP: An organization through which institutional investors cooperate to run projects that require companies to disclose their strategies on climate change and specific greenhouse gas emissions.
Greenhouse gas emissions in FY2024 decreased by 35% compared to FY2021. To achieve the 2025 Medium-term target, our domestic and overseas factories have actively introduced solar power generation facilities and increased the use of electricity derived from renewable energy sources. Additionally, to enhance energy efficiency in production processes, we have upgraded to high-efficiency equipment, reviewed operating conditions, and implemented waste heat recovery. Furthermore, we have focused on water conservation, leak inspections, upgrading aging equipment for effective water resource use, and expanding the use of recycled materials for the efficient utilization of metals and plastics.
To achieve our Environmental Vision 2030, we will continue to contribute to realizing a carbon-free society by reducing greenhouse gas emissions across our business activities and value chain. Additionally, we aim to contribute to realizing a recycling-based society for water & resources and a society in harmony with nature by promoting the effective use of water resources, metals, and plastics.
In November 2024, we partially revised our "Environmental Vision 2050" to aim for net-zero greenhouse gas emissions across the entire value chain as a contribution to realizing a carbon-free society. We are currently formulating a climate transition plan and preparing specific measures to achieve net zero.
We will further advance energy-saving activities and strive for effective energy use. Also, we will promote the deployment of renewable energy facilities such as solar power, the transition to purchased electricity that effectively contributes to renewable energy generation, the adoption of alternative fuels, and the optimization of heat utilization.
Scope of the environmental management
| Category | Domestic | Overseas | Unit |
|---|
| Raw materials | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Copper | 118.9 | 97.6 | 1,000t |
| Aluminum | 8.7 | 22.3 | 1,000t |
| Steel | 4.2 | 7.8 | 1,000t |
| Glass | － | 0.9 | 1,000t |
| Plastic | 28.7 | 43.7 | 1,000t |
| Energy | 4,723 | 6,033 | TJ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electricity | 396 | 608 | GWh |
| Purchased Electricity （except for renewable energy） | 154 | 512 | GWh |
| Purchased Electricity （renewable energy） | 242 | 96 | GWh |
| Private Power Generation (hydroelectric and solar) | 96 | 4 | GWh |
| City gas, Natural gas | 10,153 | 17,373 | 1,000m³ |
| LPG, LNG | 8.8 | 1.9 | 1,000t |
| Fuel Oil (kerosene, light oil, heavy fuel oil A) | 2,724 | 233 | kℓ |
| Water | 9,202 | 2,364 | 1,000m³ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Industrial water | 6,638 | 74 | 1,000m³ |
| Groundwater | 2,019 | 60 | 1,000m³ |
| Tap water | 545 | 2,230 | 1,000m³ |
| Chemical substances | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Volume handled *1 | 43.9 | ― | 1,000t |
| Packaging *2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardboard, Wood, Paper | 1.5 | 16.3 | 1,000t |
| Plastic | 0.05 | 1.62 | 1,000t |
| Category | Domestic | Overseas | Unit |
|---|
| Waste*3 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total waste generated*4 | 22.6 | 20.7 | 1,000t |
| Final waste disposal | 0.3 | 5.2 | 1,000t |
| Recycling amount | 21.3 | 11.1 | 1,000t |
| Atmospheric emissions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| CO₂ | 119 | 286 | 1,000t-CO₂ |
| SF₆ | 12 | ― | 1,000t-CO₂ |
| SOx | 5 | ― | t |
| NOx | 66 | ― | t |
| Soot | 3 | ― | t |
| Chemical substances | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Volume emitted | 80 | ― | t |
| Volume transferred | 252 | ― | t |
| Water discharge | 8,272 | 1,916 | 1,000m³ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public waterways | 7,878 | 300 | 1,000m³ |
| Rivers | 7,190 | 156 | 1,000m³ |
| Sea | 687 | 0 | 1,000m³ |
| Other | 1 | 144 | 1,000m³ |
| Sewer | 394 | 1,616 | 1,000m³ |
| BOD | 33 | ― | t |
|---|---|---|---|
| COD | 30 | ― | t |
| SS | 26 | ― | t |
*1 PRTR-listed substances
*2 Cardboard, wood, paper, and plastic used in product shipping
*3 Including valuable resources (Japan)
*4 Emissions off-site (including intermediate treatment)
Our group is committed to enhancing the reliability of environmental data through third-party verification.
In FY2024, we underwent third-party verification for greenhouse gas emissions (Scope 1, 2, and 3), energy consumption, and water usage and discharge data (July 2025).
Furukawa Electric Group has introduced environmental accounting to quantitatively grasp the costs and effects of environmental conservation activities, and is striving for efficient and effective environmental activities. Our calculations are based on "Environmental Accounting Guidelines 2005", published by the Ministry of the Environment, and these cover Furukawa Electric and 19 Japanese group companies.
In FY2024, environmental conservation costs amounted to 2.88 billion yen, while environmental investments reached 1.18 billion yen. Compared with the previous fiscal year, costs slightly decreased, but investments approximately doubled.
