Environmental Accounting
We introduced environmental accounting to collect data on our environmental conservation costs, identify their effects, and improve our environmental efficiency.
Environmental conservation costs
| Field of activity | Main initiatives | FY2010 | FY2011 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Investment (million yen) |
Expenses (million yen) |
Investment (million yen) |
Expenses (million yen) |
||
| 1. CO2 | Introduction of energy-saving equipment | 46.5 | 603.9 | 64.6 | 580.9 |
| 2. Waste | Introduction of equipment for waste reduction, appropriate treatment of waste | 12.5 | 1,188.0 | 0.0 | 1,046.7 |
| 3. Chemical substances | Personnel expenses for the management of chemical substances | 0.4 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 20.8 |
| 4. Water | Introduction of exhaust equipment to improve the working environment | 15.4 | 290.5 | 42.0 | 368.2 |
| 5. Air | Enhancement and maintenance of wastewater treatment systems | 116.2 | 76.6 | 0.5 | 75.5 |
| 6. Soil | Improvement of in-house equipment for storage of liquid chemicals | 0.0 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Total | 190.9 | 2,166.7 | 107.1 | 2,092.4 | |
| Environmental impact | Environmental benefits (Reduction) | Economic benefits (million yen) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2010 |
FY 2011 |
year-on-year change | |||||
| CO2 emissions(t) | 23,563 | 23,941 | 1.6% | -378 | Expense reduction | -42.7 | |
| Break down |
Electricity (MWh) |
41,149 | 43,690 | 6.2% | |||
| Gasoline (kL) |
1,372 | 1,378 | 0.5% | ||||
| Light oil (kL) |
252 | 275 | 9.1% | ||||
| Kerosene (kL) |
435 | 419 | -3.8% | ||||
| Class-A heavy oil(kL) | 756 | 747 | -1.2% | ||||
| LPG(t) | 13 | 12 | -7.7% | ||||
| LNG(m3) | 16,336 | 16,339 | 0.0% | ||||
| Chilled water(GJ) | 3,202 | 4,065 | 27.0% | ||||
| Steam(GJ) | 2,260 | 2,237 | -1.0% | ||||
| Tap water (m3) |
238,482 | 261,957 | 9.8% | ||||
| Groundwater (m3) |
566,014 | 887,752 | 56.8% | ||||
| Copy paper(t) | 145 | 151 | 3.8% | ||||
| Waste amount(t) | 26,186 | 24,739 | -5.5% | 1,447 | Reduction in treatment expenses | 153.6 | |
| Break down |
General waste(t) | 327 | 338 | 3.3% | |||
| Industrial waste(t) | 10,896 | 9,604 | -11.9% | ||||
| Specially regulated industrial waste(t) | 14,964 | 14,797 | -1.1% | ||||
| Recycled amount(t) | 3,909 | 5,660 | 44.8% | ||||
| Waste sold as valuable resources(t) |
525 | 416 | -20.8% | Income from the sale of waste | 62.0 | ||
| Recycling rate(%) | 16.6 | 24.2 | 45.8% | ||||
| Total | 172.9 | ||||||
Calculation of environmental accounts
1. Calculation period: April 1, 2010 to March 31, 2011
2. Calculation range
- (1)Environmental conservation costs
Kurita Water Industries, Ltd. : Head Office,Kurita Global Technology Center,Shizuoka Plant,Tsuruga Plant
Domestic Subsidiaries: Head Office of Kurita Chemical Manufacturing Ltd.,Mie Plant,Iga Plant,Ooita Plant of Kuritec Service Co., Ltd. - (2)Environmental and economic benefits
The Kurita Group
*The company of "environmental preservation cost" accounted for 67% and 96% of the Kurita Group's total CO2 emissions and waste generation, respectively.
3. Calculation method
- (1)Calculation is performed according to the Environmental Accounting Guidelines (2005 edition) of the Japanese Ministry of the Environment.
- (2)Environmental conservation expenses include depreciation of environmental investments made in previous years (on environmentally conscious equipment),and personnel expenses necessary for environmental improvement activities.
- (3)Items whose environmental effects are difficult to quantify directly are evaluated by estimating the proportion that serves for environmental improvement.
Internal Change
