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Environmental Impact Overview
Environmental Impact Overview Fiscal 2023
| Toray Industries, Inc. | Group companies in Japan | Group companies outside Japan | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | Compared to previous year (%) |
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | Compared to previous year (%) |
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | Compared to previous year (%) |
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| INPUT | |||||||||||||||
| Energy (1,000,000 gigajoules)1 |
25.3 | 27.3 | 25.6 | 24.2 | 94.5 | 5.3 | 5.8 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 94.1 | 50.9 | 63.4 | 61.3 | 64.0 | 104.4 |
| Derived from non-renewable energy sources |
24.0 | 26.1 | 24.6 | 22.9 | 93.2 | 5.3 | 5.8 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 101.5 | 50.7 | 63.2 | 61.1 | 63.6 | 104.1 |
| Derived from renewable energy sources |
1.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 113.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 145.0 |
| Water usage (1,000,000 tons)1 |
165.7 | 171.8 | 166.2 | 160.9 | 96.8 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 8.6 | 8.2 | 95.2 | 37.6 | 40.5 | 39.1 | 37.7 | 96.4 |
| Industrial water | 129.9 | 130.9 | 127.1 | 122.5 | 96.4 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 169.7 | 16.5 | 20.4 | 14.1 | 18.8 | 133.5 |
| Public water | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 96.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 64.4 | 10.3 | 10.1 | 16.5 | 8.7 | 52.8 |
| Seawater | 6.2 | 9.5 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 102.9 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 133.2 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ─ |
| Groundwater | 23.4 | 25.2 | 24.6 | 23.2 | 94.3 | 6.3 | 5.9 | 6.4 | 5.1 | 79.3 | 2.0 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 95.4 |
| Others | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 6.6 | 108.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 56.7 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 6.1 | 146.3 |
| OUTPUT | |||||||||||||||
| GHG (10,000 tons CO2eq)1-3 |
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| 6 gases including CO2 | 165.7 | 186.2 | 164.7 | 162.6 | 98.7 | 30.7 | 33.3 | 19.5 | 20.1 | 103.0 | 300.5 | 329.8 | 305.1 | 312.4 | 102.4 |
| Scope14 | 140.3 | 157.9 | 137.3 | 136.7 | 99.6 | 4.1 | 5.5 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 93.1 | 137.3 | 140.9 | 113.1 | 109.3 | 96.6 |
| CO2 | 132.6 | 148.4 | 129.3 | 129.6 | 100.3 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 98.8 | 137.3 | 140.9 | 113.1 | 109.3 | 96.6 |
| CH4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 103.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ─ | ─ | ─ | ─ | ─ | ─ |
| N2O | 7.3 | 8.9 | 7.7 | 6.8 | 87.9 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.9 | ─ | ─ | ─ | ─ | ─ |
| Other gases (HFCs, PFCs, SF6) |
0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ─ | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ─ | ─ | ─ | ─ | ─ | ─ |
| Scope2 | 25.5 | 28.3 | 27.4 | 25.9 | 94.6 | 26.6 | 27.7 | 16.1 | 16.9 | 105.1 | 163.1 | 188.8 | 192.0 | 203.2 | 105.8 |
| PRTR Law-specified substances (tons)5 |
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| Atmospheric emissions | 211.0 | 183.3 | 145.1 | 153.0 | 105.4 | 104.4 | 89.8 | 111.3 | 120.6 | 108.4 | 480.6 | 442.8 | 564.2 | 650.3 | 115.3 |
| Water emissions | 22.2 | 26.5 | 28.0 | 13.5 | 48.1 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | ─ | 0.7 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 0.3 | 9.7 |
| Waste transfers | 577.4 | 499.1 | 733.4 | 1,396.5 | 190.4 | 2,468.9 | 957.4 | 917.5 | 969.0 | 105.6 | 4,276.9 | 4,611.1 | 5,287.7 | 1,033.7 | 19.5 |
| Air pollutants (tons)1 | |||||||||||||||
| SOx | 160.1 | 219.4 | 232.0 | 226.2 | 97.5 | 17.9 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 6.1 | 382.6 | 1,404.7 | 1,111.3 | 425.1 | 247.3 | 58.2 |
| NOx | 1,139.2 | 1,302.6 | 1,186.0 | 1,135.0 | 95.7 | 29.7 | 14.3 | 4.2 | 23.3 | 554.4 | 1,020.7 | 1,372.9 | 1,746.7 | 1,553.8 | 89.0 |
| Dust | 60.9 | 102.6 | 77.0 | 86.0 | 111.7 | 1.5 | 4.7 | 1.0 | 6.1 | 611.8 | 133.3 | 207.4 | 443.5 | 539.8 | 121.7 |
| VOC | 309.2 | 266.1 | 361.0 | 306.9 | 85.0 | 172.2 | 136.4 | 52.7 | 134.6 | 255.3 | 557.8 | 485.9 | 743.5 | 650.7 | 87.5 |
| Industrial wastewater (million tons)1 |
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| 150.1 | 154.4 | 143.9 | 139.1 | 96.7 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 94.7 | 24.3 | 25.7 | 29.1 | 23.9 | 82.3 | |
| Total water consumed (million tons) Note: Calculated by substracting industrial wastewater from water withdrawn |
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| 15.6 | 17.4 | 22.2 | 21.8 | 98.3 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 96.1 | 13.2 | 14.8 | 10.0 | 13.7 | 137.4 | |
| Water pollutants (tons) | |||||||||||||||
| BOD | 523.5 | 464.7 | 447.9 | 415.3 | 92.7 | 21.6 | 16.3 | 10.2 | 12.8 | 125.2 | 188.3 | 174.0 | 193.0 | 196.8 | 102.0 |
| COD1 | 694.0 | 666.6 | 586.7 | 534.3 | 91.1 | 28.8 | 25.9 | 15.6 | 18.1 | 115.9 | 1,222.6 | 1,445.4 | 2,294.0 | 1,488.9 | 64.9 |
| Nitrogen | 340.4 | 405.8 | 389.3 | 357.9 | 91.9 | 8.6 | 7.6 | 4.1 | 8.9 | 216.0 | ─ | ─ | ─ | ─ | ─ |
| Phosphorus | 18.7 | 19.0 | 31.7 | 31.9 | 100.7 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 207.0 | ─ | ─ | ─ | ─ | ─ |
| Waste (1,000 tons)1 | |||||||||||||||
| Recycled | 27.0 | 27.6 | 26.7 | 23.7 | 88.6 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 86.7 | 84.3 | 99.7 | 100.6 | 73.2 | 72.8 |
| Incinerated and other | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 65.7 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 60.0 | 11.5 | 15.7 | 32.0 | 28.3 | 88.4 |
| Direct landfill Diposal | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ─ | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 57.8 | 17.7 | 19.2 | 19.1 | 15.8 | 82.6 |
| Coal ash (1,000 tons)1 | |||||||||||||||
| Recycled | 66.6 | 69.0 | 67.5 | 62.3 | 92.3 | ─ | ─ | ─ | ─ | ─ | 12.5 | 15.8 | 11.6 | 8.0 | 69.1 |
| Direct landfill Diposal | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 114.8 | ─ | ─ | ─ | ─ | ─ | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 112.3 |
| Hazardous waste (1,000 tons)1&6 |
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| Hazardous waste | 2.1 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 184.4 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 109.4 | ─ | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ─ |
| Non-hazardous waste | 25.0 | 25.7 | 26.0 | 22.2 | 85.3 | 12.5 | 9.2 | 9.8 | 7.8 | 79.3 | ─ | 134.6 | 151.7 | 117.3 | 77.3 |
- 1 Toray Industries’ fiscal 2023 energy consumption, water use, greenhouse gas emissions (Scope 1 and 2), air emissions (Sox, NOx, dust, and VOC), wastewater, chemical oxygen demand (COD) and industrial waste, as well as overseas group companies’ energy consumption, greenhouse gas emissions (Scope 1 and 2), and industrial waste, has been verified by a third party, LRQA Limited.
- 2 CO2-equivalent emissions are calculated from the conversion factor for each gas.
- 3 Until fiscal 2022, this was calculated by multiplying the GHG emissions and revenue of individual subsidiaries worldwide by the applicable Toray Industries' equity share. In fiscal 2023 however, the calculation method changed, and the degree of financial control Toray Industries has over the individual subsidiary (not the equity share) is now used, in accordance with the GHG Protocol, the international standard.
- 4 CO2 is aggregated for group companies outside Japan.
- 5 In fiscal 2023, the Group's PRTR-regulated substances, including those handled outside Japan, have been updated to align with the new legal requirements.
- 6 Data corresponding to “industrial waste subject to special control,” as defined in Japan’s Waste Disposal and Public Cleansing Act, is recorded as hazardous waste generated.
GHG Emissions in Toray's Supply Chain (Scope3)
（10,000 tons CO2eq）
| Toray Industries, Inc.7 | Toray Group8 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
| Category 1: Purchased goods and services | ─ | 231.5 | 898.0 | 859.7 |
| Category 2: Capital goods | 10.2 | 9.2 | 39.6 | 51.8 |
| Category 3: Fuel and energy related activities | 63.1 | 19.0 | 94.5 | 95.6 |
| Category4: Upstream transportation and distribution | 3.8 | 4.3 | 21.0 | 18.4 |
| Category5: Waste generated in operations | ─ | 2.0 | 1.1 | 0.9 |
| Category6: Business travel | ─ | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| Category7: Employee commuting | ─ | 0.2 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
| Category8: Upstream leased assets | ─ | ─ | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Category9: Transportation and delivery (downstream) | ─ | ─ | ─ | 3.0 |
| Category10: Processing of sold products | ─ | ─ | ─ | ─ |
| Category11: Use of sold products | ─ | ─ | ─ | 274.6 |
| Category12: End-of-life treatment of sold products | ─ | ─ | ─ | 447.5 |
| Category13: Leased assets (downstream) | ─ | ─ | ─ | 1.1 |
| Category14: Franchises | ─ | ─ | ─ | 0.0 |
| Category15: Investments | ─ | ─ | ─ | ─ |
| Total | 77.1 | 267.5 | 1,057.1 | 1,755.6 |
- 7 Figures for fiscal 2020 and 2021 are aggregated for Toray Industries. Figures for categories 2, 3, and 4 have been verified by a third party, LRQA Limited.
- 8 Figures for fiscal 2022 onward are totals for Toray Group. Figures for categories 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8/Figures for all categories have been verified by a third party, LRQA Limited.
Index of Environmental Impact Per Unit of Sales9
| Toray Industries, Inc. | Group companies in Japan | Group companies outside Japan | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | Year-on-year comparison (points) |
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | Year-on-year comparison (points) |
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | Year-on-year comparison (points) |
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| GHG emissions | 59.8 | 57.0 | 48.5 | 46.7 | -1.8 | 74.2 | 75.1 | 53.7 | 40.5 | -13.2 | 58.4 | 50.1 | 44.4 | 40.8 | -3.6 |
| PRTR atmospheric emissions | 41.0 | 30.2 | 22.0 | 23.6 | 1.6 | 11.0 | 8.9 | 12.9 | 10.7 | -2.2 | 34.1 | 24.4 | 28.6 | 31.0 | 2.4 |
| SOx emissions | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 38.5 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 11.0 | 7.2 | 6.8 | 4.2 | 1.5 | 0.8 | -0.7 |
| Water usage volume | 84.3 | 74.2 | 66.0 | 65.2 | -0.8 | 66.4 | 64.9 | 93.0 | 41.2 | -51.8 | 37.6 | 31.7 | 37.6 | 25.4 | -12.2 |
| BOD emissions | 40.8 | 30.7 | 27.3 | 25.9 | -1.4 | 22.0 | 15.5 | 11.3 | 10.9 | -0.4 | 14.2 | 10.3 | 40.3 | 10.0 | -30.3 |
| Landfilled waste volume | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 31.5 | 7.0 | 10.5 | 4.6 | -5.9 | 35.3 | 29.9 | 27.2 | 21.1 | -6.1 |
- 9 The amounts per unit of sales shown in the table are referenced to an index value of 100 set for the base year of fiscal 2001.
Aggregate Environmental Impact Data by Company Type and Location
| Toray Industries, Inc. | Group companies in Japan | Group companies outside Japan | |
|---|---|---|---|
| GHG | All 13 plants and 1 research laboratory | 47 plants at 27 companies | 85 plants at 66 companies |
| PRTR Law-specified substances | All 13 plants and 1 research laboratory | 42 plants at 25 companies | 85 plants at 66 companies |
| SOx, NOx, dust | All 13 plants and 1 research laboratory | 39 plants at 25 companies | 85 plants at 66 companies |
| BOD | All 13 plants and 1 research laboratory | 39 plants at 25 companies | 85 plants at 66 companies |
| COD10 | All 13 plants and 1 research laboratory | 39 plants at 25 companies | 85 plants at 66 companies |
| Nitrogen and phosphorus | All 13 plants and 1 research laboratory | 39 plants at 25 companies | ─ |
| Waste | All 13 plants and 1 research laboratory | 42 plants at 25 companies | 85 plants at 66 companies |
- 10 COD figures for Toray, group companies in Japan and Korea are given in CODmn (using the potassium permanganate method). Other group companies outside Japan are given in CODcr (using the potassium dichromate method).