Environment

Environmental Vision 2050

Environmental Vision 2050

In September 2020, we established the “Environment Action Program 2030” with FY2030 being the target achievement year as a medium-term program to start new initiatives in FY2021 and the “Environmental Vision 2050,” a 30-year long-term vision from now.

  • *We have positioned the “Environment Action Program 2030” as a milestone to achieve the "Environmental Vision 2050"
Environment Action Program

Environmental Vision 2050

Net-zero carbon

Reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to virtually zero

  • Implement "Sustainable Forest Management" through the promotion of forest plantation overseas and forest conservation and achieve CO2 absorption and fixation that outweighs GHG emissions from our production activities
  • Reduce GHG emissions from our production activities by improving the efficiency of energy consumption and increasing the use of renewable energy
  • Reduce GHG emissions from the value chain by collaborating with our stakeholders

Aim for a recycling-oriented society

  • Promote "Paper Recycling" through increasing recovered paper usage
  • Promote "Water Recycling" in manufacturing processes

Harmony with nature and society

Aim for a society in harmony with nature by seeking to conserve biodiversity and reduce our impact on the environment

  • Guarantee ecosystem functioning for the future by creating abundant forests and ensuring that rare plants and animals are protected and nurtured
  • Promote the development and production of biodegradable and biomass materials to help maintain ecosystems
  • Promote the purification of wastewater and exhaust gas and the effective use of waste