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EnvironmentEnvironmental Accounting

1. Policy, Scope, and Underlying Assumptions

(1) Policy

JSR introduced environmental accounting in FY1999 with the following two objectives

  1. To strive to quantify the amount of resources invested into the environment and implement sound measures for the environment.
  2. To publish environmental accounting and increase corporate transparency.

(2) Scope

JSR Corporation - JSR Head Office, Yokkaichi Plant, Chiba Plant, Kashima Plant, Yokkaichi Research Laboratories, Tsukuba Research Laboratories, and Nagoya Branch

(3) Target Period

April 1, 2019 - March 31, 2020

(4) Underlying Assumptions regarding Aggregation and Calculation

  1. Calculations are performed in accordance with the Environmental Accounting Guidelines, 2005 edition (Ministry of the Environment) and environmental guidelines used in the chemical industry (issued by the Japan Chemical Industry Association and the Japan Responsible Care Council).
  2. While the calculation of costs was based mainly on actual results, the calculation of some expenses was based on underlying assumptions.
  3. Economic effects were substantial and did not include conversions of risk aversion effects or deemed effects into monetary amounts.

2. Environmental Protection Costs

(Unit: one million yen)

Classification Content of main activities
Figures in parentheses express millions of yen.		 Investment Expense
FY2018 FY2019 FY2018 FY2019
(1) Business area costs 1,022 718 4,515 4,512
Breakdown (1)-1
Pollution prevention costs		 Investments: Wastewater treatment facility maintenance, etc.
Expenses: Air pollution prevention maintenance and management, etc.		 743 544 1,823 1,935
(1)-2
Global environmental protection costs		 Investments: Major on-site power generation equipment upgrades, etc.
Expenses: Routine on-site power generation equipment maintenance, etc.		 94 69 975 929
(1)-3
Resource circulation costs		 Investments: Sludge dryer system improvement, etc.
Expenses: Industrial waste recycling, disposal, etc.		 185 104 1,717 1,648
(2) Upstream/downstream costs 0 0 0 0
(3) Management activity costs Expenses: Environmental load monitoring, ISO 14001 maintenance and operation, etc. 25 38 502 522
(4) Research and development costs Expenses: Development of environmentally friendly products, tests for legal applications, etc. 0 0 1,116 1,645
(5) Social activity costs Expenses: Donations to environmental protection organizations, support for ICETT, etc. 0 0 47 49
(6) Environmental pollution response costs 0 0 0 0
Total 1,047 756 6,180 6,728

* The table is slidable aside.

3. Environmental Protection Effects

Effect Index Unit FY2018 FY2019 Difference*1 Related information
Environmental effects related to resources used in business activities Total energy consumption (crude oil equivalent) kL 269,400 251,100 -18,300 For more information
Use of resources designated under PRTR Act tons 725,700 632,800 -92,900 For more information
Water consumption 1,000m3 15,300 14,900 -400 For more information
Environmental protection effects related to environmental impact and waste emitted from business activities GHG emissions tons 666,100 624,900 -41,200 For more information
SOx emissions tons 4 4 0 For more information
NOx emissions tons 308 303 -5 For more information
PRTR substance emissions tons 98 126 28 For more information
Total amount of wastewater 1,000m3 12,500 11,300 -1,200 For more information
Chemical Oxygen Demand emissions tons 479 404 -75 For more information
Total nitrogen emissions tons 128 145 17 For more information
Total phosphorus emissions tons 1 1 0 For more information
Waste materials from plants tons 20,300 23,400 3,100 For more information
Off-site recycling tons 20,000 22,700 2,700 For more information
Reduced volume of waste treated off-site tons 239 764 525 For more information
Waste materials from plants disposed of by landfill tons 0 0 0 For more information
PRTR materials transported tons 328 338 10 For more information
Other environmental effects Products transported million ton-kilometer 514 434 -80 For more information
During transport GHG emissions tons 24,200 20,200 -4,000 For more information
Number of environmental complaints
(Odor, noise, and vibration)		 cases 0 0 0 For more information

* The table is slidable aside.

*1 Improvement from previous years has not been corrected in terms of the production volume.

4. Economical Effects of Environmental Protection Measures
-Substantial Effect-

(Unit: million yen)

Effect (for one year) Benefit
FY2018 FY2019
Cost reduction By saving energy 75 185
By saving resources 124 119
By treating waste on-site 343 985
Total 542 1,289

5. Consolidated Accounting

(Unit: one million yen)

Investments Expense Benefit
FY2018 FY2019 FY2018 FY2019 FY2018 FY2019
JSR 1,047 756 6,181 6,728 542 1,289
Domestic Group companies total 363 81 2,241 2,066 194 187
Total*2 1,410 837 8,422 8,794 736 1,476

* The table is slidable aside.

*2 Total of JSR Corporation and 8 JSR Group companies