In Japan, we use the Environmental Accounting Guidelines 2005 edition issued by the Ministry of the Environment to understand and announce environmental conservation costs.
Target period: From January 1 to December 31, 2018
Scope: Domestic facilities (production facilities, research institutes, departments in the Headquarters), overseas facilities (production facilities)
| Category | Main Initiatives | Investment | Expenses | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1) Costs breakdown by operation |
|
154 | 478 | |
| Breakdown | (1)-1 Pollution prevention costs | Water contamination, atmospheric pollution, etc. | 12 | 228 |
| (1)-2 Global environmental conservation costs | Promotion of energy conservation, measures to protect the ozone layer, etc. | 73 | 9 | |
| (1)-3 Resources recycling costs | Waste processing, recycling, Wastewater re-use, reducing materials, etc. | 69 | 241 | |
| (2) Upstream/downstream costs | Costs associated with Recycling of Containers and Packaging Recycling Law, green procurement, product recycling, etc. | - | 180 | |
| (3) Administrative costs | Personnel expenses (excluding R&D), environmental management costs | - | 320 | |
| (4) Research and Development costs | R&D for environmentally friendly products, etc. (including personnel expenses) | - | - | |
| (5) Social contribution costs | Support of environmental groups, disclosure of environmental information, environmental advertising, etc. | - | 59 | |
| (6) Environmental remediation costs | Environmental remediation costs, etc. | - | 0 | |
| (7) Other costs |
|
- | - | |
| Total |
|
154 | 1,037 | |
| Outcomes | Economic effect | |
|---|---|---|
| Earnings | Revenue from the recycling of waste generated in main business activities and the recycling of used products, etc. | 58 |
| Cost savings | From energy conservation | 60 |
| Waste-related | 18 | |
| From resource conservation | 77 | |
| Other | 1 | |
| Total | 214 | |
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