Environmental Accounting
Environmental Accounting for FY2022
(1) Environmental Conservation Costs
The Nisshinbo Group’s total investment amounted to 749 million yen, up 150% year on year. These are pollution prevention costs associated with the introduction of VOC processing equipment at Nisshinbo Saeron (Changshu) Automotive Co., Ltd. in the Automobile Brakes business, and research and development costs for new materials at Nisshinbo Brake Inc.
The Group’s total spending for the year came to 3,147 million yen, down 4% year on year. This increase is mainly related to research and development of sustainable products at Japan Radio Co., Ltd. and Nisshinbo Brake Inc.
(2) Environmental Conservation Effects
The Group's greenhouse gas emission reductions totaled 62,280 t-CO2, an increase of 220% over the previous year. Emissions were significantly reduced through the following measures: the Textiles business stopped using coal boilers for in-house power generation and switched to purchased power; the Automobile Brakes business switched to green power derived from solar, wind, and hydroelectric power generation for a portion of its electricity consumption; and the Textile business switched to green power derived from geothermal power generation for a portion of its electricity consumption.
(3) Economic effects of environmental protection measures
The Group’s economic effects of environmental protection measures totaled 516 million yen, up 47% year on year. This increase was due to an increase in sales of cotton waste following a recovery in production volume at Nisshinbo Do Brasil Industria Textil LTDA. in the Textiles business.
Category | (1) Environmental Conservation Costs | ||||
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Investment (million yen) |
YoY change (%) | Costs (million yen) |
YoY change (%) | ||
On-Site | Pollution prevention costs | 318 | 341% | 515 | 63% |
Environmental conservation costs | 253 | 112% | 245 | -16% | |
Resource recycling costs | 17 | -63% | 678 | 50% | |
Upstream/downstream costs | 0 | - | 41 | -91% | |
Management costs | 3 | 907% | 276 | -31% | |
R&D costs | 158 | 154% | 1,262 | -5% | |
Social activity costs | 0 | ‐ | 6 | 43% | |
Environmental remediation costs | 0 | ‐ | 2 | ‐93% | |
Other costs | 0 | ‐ | 123 | 8044% | |
Total | 749 | 150% | 3,147 | -4% |
Category | (2) Environmental Conservation Effects | (3)Economic Effects from Environmental Conservation Measures | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Greenhouse gas reduction (t-CO2) |
YoY change (%) | Income (million yen) |
YoY change (%) | ||
On-Site | Pollution prevention effects | 26 | -24% | 1 | -97% |
Environmental preservation effects | 61,827 | 243% | 179 | 233% | |
Resource recycling effects | 251 | -36% | 330 | 20% | |
Upstream/downstream effects | 177 | -83% | 7 | - | |
Management effects | 0 | - | 0 | - | |
R&D effects | 0 | - | 0 | - | |
Social activity effects | 0 | - | 0 | - | |
Environmental remediation effects | 0 | - | 0 | - | |
Other effects | 0 | - | 0 | - | |
Total | 62,280 | 220% | 516 | 47% |