Environmental Data

Unit

FY2021

FY2022

FY2023

<Input>

Energy use (total) *1

thousand kL

220

225

166

(energy intensity)

0.59

0.612

0.676

<Input>

Water use *1

thousand t

23,400

26,337

31,636

<Output>

GHG emissions due to business activities (Scope1+2) *2

thousand t-CO2e

491.6

475.4

277.3

GHG emissions (Scope 1)

thousand t-CO2e

89.1

81.6

52.8

GHG emissions (Scope 2)

thousand t-CO2e

402.5

393.9

224.5

<Output>

GHG emissions (Scope 3) *3, 4

thousand t-CO2e

401.4

326.9

<Output>

Total GHG emissions (Scope 1+2+3) *4

thousand t-CO2e

873.9

604.2

<Output>

Atmospheric pollutant emissions *1

 

 

SOx (sulfur oxide)

t

3

2.4

3.2

NOx (nitrogen oxide)

t

96.2

97.1

68.4

Ash dust

t

3.7

4.4

4.7

<Output>

Wastewater (total) *1

thousand t

32,873

32,160

30,609

<Output>

Water pollutant emissions *1

 

 

 

COD load

t

281

249

184

Total nitrogen emissions

t

58

74

55

Total phosphorous emissions

t

5.3

4.9

4.1

<Output>

Waste emissions

 

 

 

Industrial waste volume *2

t

33,007

32,811

36,188

(of which is from Osaka Soda business sites in Japan)

t

30,578

30,345

34,408

Recycling rate *2

%

88

91

99.7

Final landfill volume *2

3,499

2,068

1,679

(of which is for Osaka Soda business sites in Japan)

3,323

1,905

1,307

Final landfill rate *2

%

10.6

6.3

4.6

<Output>

Emissions of chemical substances subject to PRTR Law *1

 

 

 

Atmospheric emissions

t

49.2

48.1

45

Emissions into water resources

t

3.2

3.2

0.4

Emissions into soil

t

0

0

0

*1:Osaka Soda’s five main plants in Japan (including Sanyo Fine Matsuyama Plant)

*2:Osaka Soda Group business sites in Japan

*3:Osaka Soda business sites in Japan (of which, Osaka Soda’s five plants for some categories)

*4:Disclosed starting with fiscal 2022 figures