CSR activity report

Environment

Reduce our own environmental impacts and contribute to the resolution of environmental issues.

For other environment-related topics, please refer to here.

Address Climate Change (Priority Issue 1)

Note: ◎ Excellent 〇 Good △ Fair × Poor

Targets for FY2030 Targets Index Unit Result Target
value for
2030
Against target
2019 2020 2021 Self
evaluation
Progress
Reducing the Fujifilm Group’s CO2 emissions Reduce CO2 emissions across the entire product life cycle*1 by 50% by FY2030, compared to the FY2019 level Rate for reduction in CO2 emissions 0 15 7.5 50 × 15%
Reduce CO2 emissions from its operations (Scope 1 and 2) *2 by 50% by FY2030, compared to the FY2019 level, aiming to achieve net zero CO2 emissions by FY2040 Rate for reduction in CO2 emissions 0 6 2.9 50 × 5.7%
Convert 50% of purchased electric power to renewable energy-derived power by FY2030 Share of renewable energy 9 9 9.4 50 18.8%
Contributing to reducing CO2 emissions in society through products and services Contribute to a reduction in the CO2 emissions generated by society by 90 million tons by FY2030 Reduced volume of CO2 emissions million ton 16 20 24.5 90 27.2%
Make Green Value Products rate per sales 60% by FY2030 Sales coverage ratio 27 32 30 60 50%
  • *1 Including phases such as procurement of materials, and manufacturing, transportation, usage and disposal of products
  • *2 Direct emission from the company at the manufacturing stage of the product (Scope 1) and indirect emission due to the use of electricity / steam supplied from other companies (Scope 2)

Promote Recycling of Resources (Priority Issue 2)

Note: ◎ Excellent 〇 Good △ Fair × Poor

Targets for FY2030 Targets Index Unit Result Target
value for
2030
Against target
2019 2020 2021 Self
evaluation
Progress
value
Reducing the amount of water the Fujifilm Group uses Reduce the amount of water the Fujifilm Group uses by 30% by FY2030 (compared to the FY2013 level) Rate of reduction in water usage 15 16 13.7 30 × 45.7%
Contributing to water treatment through products and services Contribute to the treatment of 35 million tons of water per year in society by FY2030 Annual amount of water treatment million ton 5 8 6 35 × 17.1%
Reducing waste Reduce the amount of waste generated by the Fujifilm Group by 30% by FY2030 (compared to the FY2013 level) Rate of waste reduction -9 0 -6 30 × 0%
Improving recycling quality Achieve recycling index: More than 10 by FY2030 Recycling index*3 6.6 6.5 7.6 10 76%
Achieve valuables conversion index: More than 1 by FY2030 Valuables conversion index*4 0.67 0.63 0.64 1 64%
  • *3 Recycling index = (Recycled volume + Valuable-converted volume) / Simple disposal volume
  • *4 Valuables conversion index = Valuable-converted volume / Recycled volume

Address Energy Issues toward a Decarbonized Society (Priority Issue 3)

Note: ◎ Excellent 〇 Good △ Fair × Poor

Targets for FY2030 Major activities of FY2021 Against target
Contribute to the creation and widespread use of renewable energies through advanced materials
  • Selected as a “Companies Taking on the Zero-Emission Challenge”*5 by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry in recognition of our active participation in various industry-government-academia collaborative projects by the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO), including the “Development of Material Evaluation Techniques for Advanced and Innovative Batteries (Phase 2)”.
  • *5 Companies Taking on the Zero-Emission*6 Challenge:
    A project sponsored by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry to list enterprises that take on the challenge of innovation to realize a decarbonized society and provide information that can be used by investors and others. At TCFD Summit 2021 held on October 5, 2021, about 600 “Zero Emission Challenging Companies” were announced.
  • *6 Zero Emissions: In this case, it refers to the emission of “GHG”.

Ensure Product and Chemical Safety (Priority Issue 4)

Note: ◎ Excellent 〇 Good △ Fair × Poor

Targets for FY2030 Major activities of FY2021 Against target
(1) Adopting alternatives to animal testing in all safety assessments.
  • Completed replacement of two of the seven “risk management priority substances” identified in FY2020. In FY 2021, reduced the use of four substances and judged that one substance poses a low risk.
  • The company-wide global chemical substance management system has been revamped to improve the accuracy of the risk assessment of chemical substances used in our group. Started using this database not only to reduce risks, but also to develop technologies that contribute to solving social issues.
(2) Conduct the safety evaluation as alternatives to animal testing
  • Developed an evaluation method “ADRA"(Amino acid Derivative Reactivity Assay, our original skin sensitization test). The chemical which can be tested by ADRA used to be limited to a single substance, and was expanded to mixtures. This evaluation method was newly adopted in OECD Test Guideline (OECDTG442C).

Future Activities and Targets

In line with the Fujifilm Group Environmental Strategy, “Green Value Climate Strategy,” we will promote our production activities with lower environmental impact and creation and dissemination of products and services with superior environmental performance to achieve our targets.

As a company with core engineering technologies in the molecular design of functional molecules and functional polymers, we also set new targets for chemical management and utilization to ensure product and chemical safety.

Environmental issues, including climate change, are the highest priority issues in international society. The Fujifilm Group is addressing environmental issues by uniting its Group efforts and continues to work toward achieving its FY2030 targets.

Environmental Initiatives in Each Fujifilm Group Site

  • FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies Texas, LLC (Texas, U.S.A.)(1)
  • FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies U.S.A., Inc. (North Carolina, U.S.A.)(2)
  • FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies UK Limited (U.K.)(3)
  • FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies Denmark ApS (Denmark)(4)

Environmental Education

The Fujifilm Group is committed to providing environmental education for its employees to help them gain basic knowledge on the environment and understanding about environmental issues, while promoting environmental activities. In addition, the Group provides e-leaning-based environmental education for all of its employees to ensure that they fully understand the “Fujifilm Group Green Policy.”

Third-Party Opinion

Third-Party Opinion on “Environment”

Achieving your major SVP 2030 targets ahead of plan and the subsequent upward revision of the target figures demonstrate the excellence of the Fujifilm Group’s corporate culture. I respect the constant efforts by the management and all members of the Group.

Global trends are now driving net-zero emissions to expand from a corporate-basis to cover the entire supply chain, making the net-zero commitment a trading condition. Further, the carbon-minus scheme, which can offset past emissions, has also appeared. Society is demanding, more than ever before, that companies show a clear sense of social contribution through their businesses, such as by taking initiatives in supporting environmental measures outside the company.

The pursuit of green recovery that should go beyond stopgap measures, generated by the sense of crisis about worsening climate change, is the means of survival for nations and corporations in the 21st century. In the post-COVID-19 era, it will be essential to make drastic changes to the industrial structure and business portfolio toward building a sustainable society.

I look forward to seeing just how the Fujifilm Group, which already implements world-class environmental measures, will navigate through this global turning point to attain new heights.

Activities of each operating company

Workplace Environmental Considerations(Fujifilm)  

Measures for “Environment” Taken to Achieve SVP2030 (FUJIFILM Business Innovation)