In fiscal 2009, the Kurita Group’s CO2 emissions remained at almost the same level as the previous fiscal year, but its CO2 emissions per unit of sales (¥1 million) increased by 4.7% to 112.9kg against the target of a 2.0% reduction. This was due to a decrease in sales caused by the rapid downturn of the market. We were thus unable to achieve the target.
In order to reduce power consumption, which caused roughly 60% of our total CO2 emissions, we changed our air-conditioner temperature settings in implementing our “cool biz” and “warm biz” campaigns, promoted the replacement of lighting equipment with inverter-type fluorescent lamps, adopted energy-saving air-conditioning equipment, and operated air conditioners in a more efficient manner.
Moreover, to reduce the use of gasoline by our corporate vehicles, which caused the second-largest percentage (13%) of our total CO2 emissions, we proactively introduced and replaced existing vehicles with hybrid cars and low-emission vehicles. We also improved the fuel economy of the corporate vehicles by removing unnecessary items from the vehicles to reduce the load and by encouraging more efficient driving.