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Energy consumption [*b]

Unit FY 2019 FY 2020 FY 2021 FY 2022 FY 2023
Scope1 City gas 1,000m3 0.7 0.6 0.7 1.2 0.2
LP gas t 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.5 1.3
Heavy oil kl 2.4 2.4 2.1 2.2 2.5
Kerosene kl 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.9 1.1
Gasoline kl 18.2 13.4 15.5 16.4 15.9
Light oil kl 3.9 2.9 2.9 3.3 3.5
Scope2 Electricity 1,000kWh 10,009 9,378 9,348 9,456 9,558
Heat GJ 9,998 10,568 10,815 11,989 12,142

*The breakdown of energy consumption includes non-renewable energy sources such as fuel, electricity, heating, cooling, and steam. At this point, we have not identified any renewable energy sources such as biofuels.

*The energy consumption figures do not include energy consumption outside the organization.

*The calculations use coefficients from the LCI database IDEA version 3.3.

Energy-derived CO2 emissions [*a]

Unit FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023
t-CO2 13,807 12,269 12,668 11,230 11,177
Intensity*2 8.14 8.16 7.34 5.30 4.87

*The figures use the market-based method (emission factors for electric power facilities provided by the Ministry of the Environment).

Energy-derived CO2 emissions by country [*a]

location-based method

（Unit:t-CO2） FY2018(base year) FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023
Japan 9,815 8,568 8,807 8,309 8,286
US 2,728 2,481 2,370 1,815 1,727
Canada 228 138 149 163 163
UK 575 478 467 360 294
France 153 105 129 77 100
Netherlands - 184 184 151 136
Germany 177 116 108 132 137
Italy 95 62 90 99 87
China (factory) 1,489 1,167 1,371 1,096 1,002
China 86 39 41 33 38
Taiwan 213 200 197 186 187
Hong Kong 95 65 36 41 50
South Korea 217 185 210 196 213
Singapore 19 15 15 14 13
Thailand 41 35 27 29 27
Australia 111 90 87 77 67
Total 16,041 13,928 14,289 12,777 12,528

market-based method

（Unit:t-CO2） FY2018(base year) FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023
Japan 8,845 6,909 7,187 6,762 6,935
US 2,728 2,481 2,370 1,815 1,727
Canada 228 138 149 163 163
UK 575 478 467 360 294
France 153 105 129 77 100
Netherlands - 184 184 151 136
Germany 177 116 108 132 137
Italy 95 62 90 99 87
China (factory) 1,489 1,167 1,371 1,096 1,002
China 86 39 41 33 38
Taiwan 213 200 197 186 187
Hong Kong 95 65 36 41 50
South Korea 217 185 210 196 213
Singapore 19 15 15 14 13
Thailand 41 35 27 29 27
Australia 111 90 87 77 67
Total 15,071 12,269 12,668 11,230 11,177

*Due to rounding to the nearest decimal point by country, the totals may not necessarily match.

*The figures use the market-based method (emission factors for electric power facilities provided by the Ministry of the Environment).

Water intake by water source[*a]

domestic group

Unit FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023
Water pipe and water supply facility 1,000m3 35.6 28.5 32.1 32.9 30.3
Groundwater 1,000m3 8.1 7.5 6.4 9.8 6.6
Total water intake 1,000m3 43.7 36.0 38.5 42.7 36.8

overseas group

Unit FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023
Total water intake 1,000m3 19.8 21.4 22.5 18.8 20.3

Effluent[*b]

Unit FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023
Total effluent 1,000m3 43.7 36.0 38.5 42.7 36.8

Toluene emissions[*e]

Unit FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023
Toluene emissions kg 762 686 1,085 1,293 1,287

[*e] Calculated based on data from manufacturing bases in Japan (with Senoh Group bases not included until the fiscal year 2020, Senoh Group bases are included after FY 2021.)

Emissions of substances subject to the PRTR law[*e]

Unit FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023
Emissions kg 2,017 1,706 3,364 3,640 3,647

*Since Mizuno limits the use of substances subject to the Act on the Assessment of Releases of Specified Chemical Substances in the Environment and the Promotion of Management Improvement (known as the Pollutant Release and Transfer Register [PRTR] Law) to its own factories, the amount of such substances transported is 0 kg each year.

Emissions of main substances subject to the PRTR law

Emissions of main chemical substances Unit FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023
Ethylbenzen kg 30 100 130 296 296
Dichloromethane kg 6 0 20 6 6
Phenol kg 64 25 56 43 43
Toluene kg 762 686 1,085 1,293 1,287
Styrene kg 4 12 39 4 21
Xylene kg 71 141 203 379 379
MIBK kg 48 51 0 0 0
n Hexane kg 199 138 443 98 98
Trimethylbenzene kg 2 0 62 124 0
Methyl methacrylat kg 563 374 532 645 645
2 Aminoethanol kg 70 8 8 17 1
N, N, -Dimethylformamide kg 49 28 40 51 51
Trichlorethylene kg 74 39 83 66 66

[*e] Calculations are based on data gathered from domestic manufacturing bases (including the Senoh Group)

Gross weight of industrial waste[*b]

Unit FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023
Industrial waste t 507.4 574.4 857.1 481.4 453.9
Industrial waste t 52.4 37.3 54.1 42.8 39.2
Total t 559.8 611.7 911.2 524.2 493

Note: Waste generated by Mizuno did not contain any substances defined as hazardous in the Basel Convention.

Gross weight of waste by treatment method being adopted at Mizuno’s domestic manufacturing bases (four factories) and waste sold as valuables [*e]

Unit FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023
Industrial waste Incinerated; landfilled t 0.61 2.99 0.21 0.16 0.17
Recycled t 86.51 67.75 82.85 104.85 93.25
Total industrial waste t 87.12 70.74 83.06 105.01 93.42
General waste Incinerated t 8.45 6.17 6.23 7.13 6.94
Landfilled t 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0
Recycled t 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0
Total general waste t 8.45 6.17 6.23 7.13 6.94
Valuables Reused t 2.99 0.25 20.3 3.32 0.35
Recycled t 117.80 95.54 111.91 122.45 110.29
Total valuables t 120.79 95.79 132.22 125.76 110.64
Total amount of emissions t 216.36 172.70 221.51 237.90 211.10

[*e] Calculations are based on data gathered from domestic manufacturing bases (including the Senoh Group)

Environmental Accounting

Environmental Conservation Costs

In the fiscal year 2023, the investment amount for environmental conservation decreased by approximately 71 million yen from the previous year to 36.91 million yen, while the cost increased by 7.7 million yen from the previous year to 169.91 million yen. Investments in the fiscal year 2023 continued from the previous year and included the expansion of LED lighting and the replacement of air conditioning equipment with energy-saving models. The main costs were for the recycling of waste, materials and processes, and research and development costs to reduce environmental impact during the manufacturing stage, as well as management costs associated with the operation of EMS activities.

Environmental protection costs incurred in FY 2023 [*b]

Unit (ten thousand yen)

Categories of environmental protection costs Main efforts Performance in FY 2023
Amount invested Expenses
(1) Business area costs 3,691 7,971
(1)-1 Pollution prevention costs Inspection, examination, and analysis costs 56 736
(1)-2 World environment protection costs Costs incurred for installing energy-saving equipment 3,635 864
Costs incurred for installing energy-saving equipment Recycling waste and using recycled material 0 6,371
(2) Upstream and downstream costs Costs for outsourcing product recycling and green procurement costs 0 1,004
(3) Management activity costs ISO 14001 management costs, external communication costs, and environmental advertising costs 0 2,723
(4) Research and development costs Costs for conducting research into the development of environmentally friendly products 0 5,165
(5) Social activity costs Costs incurred for cleaning up the streets surrounding offices and donating money to the Dongurinokai association 0 128
Costs incurred for cleaning up the streets surrounding offices and donating money to the Dongurinokai association 0 0
(7) Other environmental protection costs 0 0
Total 3,691 16,991

Effectiveness of environmental protection measures

Effectiveness of environmental protection measures taken in FY 2023 [*b]
Reduction (physical effect)

Environmental aspects Unit Performance in FY 2022 Performance in FY 2023 Reduction Compared to the previous year
Energy and resource conservation Electricity 1,000kWh 9,456 9,558 -102 101.1％
City gas 1,000m3 47 9 38 19.1%
Gasoline; light oil kl 673 668 5 99.3%
Kerosene kl 32 38 -6 118.8%
Heavy oil kl 84 99 -15 117.9%
Water supply m3 33 30 3 90.9%
Amount of incinerated general waste t 43 39 4 90.7%
Industrial waste emissions t 481 454 27 94.4%

The fiscal 2023 data were gathered between April 2023 and March 2024.

Reduction (monetary effect)

Unit (ten thousand yen)

Environmental aspects Performance in FY 2022 Performance in FY 2023 Reduction Compared to the previous
Electricity, gas, gasoline, light oil, kerosene, heavy oil, and water supply bills 52,162 50,580 1,582 97.0%

The fiscal year 2023 data were gathered between April 2023 and March 2024.