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Environmental Impact Overview
Environmental Impact Overview Fiscal 2021
| Toray Industries, Inc. | Group companies in Japan | Group companies outside Japan | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | Compared to previous year (%) |
2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | Compared to previous year (%) |
2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | Compared to previous year (%) |
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| INPUT | |||||||||||||||
| Energy (1,000,000 gigajoules)1 |
28.8 | 27.8 | 25.3 | 27.3 | 108.1 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 5.3 | 5.8 | 108.5 | 54.1 | 61.0 | 50.9 | 63.4 | 124.5 |
| Derived from non-renewable energy sources | 27.6 | 26.5 | 24.0 | 26.1 | 108.6 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 5.3 | 5.8 | 108.6 | 54.0 | 60.9 | 50.7 | 63.2 | 124.7 |
| Derived from renewable energy sources | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 100.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 50.0 |
| Water usage (1,000,000 tons)1 |
175.9 | 171.8 | 165.7 | 171.8 | 103.7 | 13.3 | 13.4 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 100.2 | 43.7 | 41.9 | 37.6 | 40.5 | 107.8 |
| Industrial water | 139.1 | 132.1 | 129.9 | 130.9 | 100.8 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 105.7 | 16.1 | 18.3 | 16.5 | 20.4 | 123.6 |
| Public water | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 100.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 100.0 | 11.1 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 10.1 | 98.1 |
| Seawater | 6.0 | 7.7 | 6.2 | 9.5 | 153.2 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 115.4 | 7.3 | 6.1 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Groundwater | 24.6 | 25.5 | 23.4 | 25.2 | 107.7 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 6.3 | 5.9 | 93.7 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 4.8 | 240.0 |
| Others | 6.0 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 100.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 100.0 | 5.8 | 7.2 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 108.3 |
| OUTPUT | |||||||||||||||
| GHG (10,000 tons CO2eq)1, 2 | |||||||||||||||
| 6 gases including CO2 | 195.3 | 186.0 | 165.7 | 186.2 | 112.3 | 37.4 | 33.4 | 30.7 | 33.3 | 108.3 | 330.8 | 356.3 | 300.5 | 329.8 | 109.8 |
| Scope13 | 161.7 | 155.9 | 140.3 | 157.9 | 112.6 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 5.5 | 134.4 | 164.2 | 166.8 | 137.3 | 140.9 | 102.6 |
| CO2 | 152.6 | 146.9 | 132.6 | 148.4 | 111.9 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 124.4 | 164.2 | 166.8 | 137.3 | 140.9 | 102.6 |
| CH4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| N2O | 8.6 | 8.7 | 7.3 | 8.9 | 121.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 12,254.5 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other gases (HFCs, PFCs, SF6) | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1,000.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Scope2 | 33.6 | 30.1 | 25.5 | 28.3 | 111.1 | 32.3 | 28.7 | 26.6 | 27.7 | 104.3 | 166.6 | 189.5 | 163.1 | 188.8 | 115.7 |
| PRTR Law-specified substances (tons) | |||||||||||||||
| Atmospheric emissions | 327.7 | 229.1 | 211.0 | 183.3 | 86.9 | 101.5 | 99.7 | 104.4 | 89.8 | 86.0 | 457.0 | 392.2 | 480.6 | 442.8 | 92.1 |
| Water emissions | 28.3 | 24.2 | 22.2 | 26.5 | 119.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 3.7 | 522.7 |
| Waste transfers | 746.3 | 1,054.1 | 577.4 | 499.1 | 86.4 | 1,333.7 | 1,674.1 | 2,468.9 | 957.4 | 38.8 | 2,798.5 | 2,140.4 | 4,276.9 | 4,611.1 | 107.8 |
| Air pollutants (tons)1 | |||||||||||||||
| SOx | 244.9 | 254.9 | 160.1 | 219.4 | 137.1 | 16.0 | 9.7 | 17.9 | 2.4 | 13.3 | 2,291.5 | 1,597.4 | 1,404.7 | 1,111.3 | 79.1 |
| NOx | 1,305.7 | 1,274.0 | 1,139.2 | 1,302.6 | 114.3 | 32.5 | 30.2 | 29.7 | 14.3 | 48.3 | 708.9 | 878.4 | 1,020.7 | 1,372.9 | 134.5 |
| Dust | 96.5 | 121.9 | 60.9 | 102.6 | 168.4 | 1.0 | 3.1 | 1.5 | 4.7 | 316.0 | 173.9 | 234.1 | 133.3 | 207.4 | 155.5 |
| VOC | 422.1 | 307.4 | 309.2 | 266.1 | 86.1 | 178.1 | 175.0 | 172.2 | 136.4 | 79.2 | 528.7 | 486.0 | 557.8 | 485.9 | 87.1 |
| Industrial wastewater (million tons)1 | |||||||||||||||
| 166.6 | 160.4 | 150.1 | 154.4 | 102.9 | 9.5 | 9.3 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 106.6 | 23.4 | 25.7 | 24.3 | 25.7 | 105.4 | |
| Total water consumed (million tons) Note: Calculated by substracting industrial wastewater from water withdrawn |
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| 9.3 | 11.3 | 15.6 | 17.4 | 111.4 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 87.4 | 20.3 | 16.2 | 13.2 | 14.8 | 112.4 | |
| Water pollutants (tons) | |||||||||||||||
| BOD | 624.2 | 606.9 | 523.5 | 464.7 | 88.8 | 32.1 | 31.3 | 21.6 | 16.3 | 75.5 | 167.4 | 211.4 | 188.3 | 174.0 | 92.4 |
| COD1 | 780.4 | 727.2 | 694.0 | 666.6 | 96.0 | 27.7 | 25.2 | 28.8 | 25.9 | 90.0 | 1,149.0 | 1,550.0 | 1,222.6 | 1,445.4 | 118.2 |
| Nitrogen | 393.5 | 341.2 | 340.4 | 405.8 | 119.2 | 13.8 | 13.5 | 8.6 | 7.6 | 87.9 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Phosphorus | 31.0 | 24.8 | 18.7 | 19.0 | 101.7 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 116.9 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Waste (1,000 tons)1 | |||||||||||||||
| Recycled | 30.6 | 30.0 | 27.0 | 27.6 | 102.3 | 15.9 | 15.1 | 12.3 | 11.3 | 92.1 | 112.8 | 108.9 | 84.3 | 99.7 | 118.3 |
| Incinerated and other | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 455.3 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 17.3 | 20.5 | 20.2 | 11.5 | 15.7 | 137.0 |
| Direct landfill Diposal | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 128.4 | 0.4 | 4.3 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 28.6 | 20.8 | 22.7 | 17.7 | 19.2 | 108.3 |
| Coal ash (1,000 tons)1 | |||||||||||||||
| Recycled | 68.7 | 68.1 | 66.6 | 69.0 | 103.7 | - | - | - | - | - | 22.6 | 19.0 | 12.5 | 15.8 | 126.5 |
| Direct landfill Diposal | 3.2 | 3.2 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 115.4 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 105.7 |
| Hazardous waste (1,000 tons)1, 4 | |||||||||||||||
| Hazardous waste | - | - | 2.1 | 2.3 | 108.3 | - | - | 2.8 | 2.7 | 98.1 | - | - | - | 0.0 | - |
| Non-hazardous waste | - | - | 25.0 | 25.7 | 102.9 | - | - | 12.5 | 9.2 | 73.6 | - | - | - | 134.6 | - |
- 1 FY2021 figures have been verified by a third party, LRQA Limited. (Target: Toray Industries, Inc.)
- 2 CO2-equivalent emissions are calculated from the conversion factor for each gas.
- 3 CO2 is aggregated for group companies outside Japan.
- 4 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. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
| Category1: Purchased goods and services | - | - | - | 231.5 |
| Category2: Capital goods5 | 13.7 | 12.8 | 10.2 | 9.2 |
| Category3: fuel and energy related activities5 | 56.1 | 68.9 | 63.1 | 19.0 |
| Category4: Upstream transportation and distribution5 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 4.3 |
| Category5: Waste generated in operations | - | - | - | 2.0 |
| Category6: Business travel | - | - | - | 1.3 |
| Category7: Employee commuting | - | - | - | 0.2 |
| Total | 74.4 | 86.4 | 77.1 | 267.5 |
- 5 FY2021 figures have been verified by a third party, LRQA Limited. (Target: Toray Industries, Inc.)
Index of Environmental Impact Per Unit of Sales6
| Toray Industries, Inc. | Group companies in Japan | Group companies outside Japan | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | Year-on-year comparison (points) |
2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | Year-on-year comparison (points) |
2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | Year-on-year comparison (points) |
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| GHG emissions | 57.1 | 55.4 | 59.8 | 57.0 | -2.8 | 57.8 | 62.1 | 74.2 | 75.1 | 0.9 | 64.7 | 67.1 | 58.4 | 50.1 | -8.3 |
| PRTR atmospheric emissions | 26.0 | 20.5 | 41.0 | 30.2 | -10.8 | 29.1 | 24.9 | 11.0 | 8.9 | -2.1 | 28.1 | 23.2 | 34.1 | 24.4 | -9.7 |
| SOx emissions | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 0.5 | 9.9 | 6.9 | 38.5 | 4.8 | -33.7 | 12.1 | 9.0 | 6.8 | 4.2 | -2.6 |
| Water usage volume | 68.6 | 70.5 | 84.3 | 74.2 | -10.1 | 36.8 | 37.6 | 66.4 | 64.9 | -1.5 | 51.0 | 51.9 | 37.6 | 31.7 | -5.9 |
| BOD emissions | 36.6 | 36.7 | 40.8 | 30.7 | -10.1 | 11.3 | 14.3 | 22.0 | 15.5 | -6.5 | 24.9 | 26.1 | 14.2 | 10.3 | -3.9 |
| Landfilled waste volume | 8.3 | 79.3 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 37.3 | 40.6 | 31.5 | 7.0 | -24.5 | 59.3 | 76.3 | 35.3 | 29.9 | -5.4 |
- 6 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 | 49 plants at 26 companies | 84 plants at 63 companies |
| PRTR Law-specified substances | All 13 plants and 1 research laboratory | 44 plants at 24 companies | 84 plants at 63 companies |
| SOx, NOx, dust | All 13 plants and 1 research laboratory | 37 plants at 22 companies | 84 plants at 63 companies |
| BOD | All 13 plants and 1 research laboratory | 37 plants at 22 companies | 84 plants at 63 companies |
| COD7 | All 13 plants and 1 research laboratory | 37 plants at 22 companies | 84 plants at 63 companies |
| Nitrogen and phosphorus | All 13 plants and 1 research laboratory | 37 plants at 22 companies | - |
| Waste | All 13 plants and 1 research laboratory | 44 plants at 24 companies | 84 plants at 63 companies |
- 7 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).