The Company will strive to disclose climate change-related information in accordance with the content indicated in the recommendations.
The Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) was established by the Financial Stability Board (FSB), an international organization that includes the central banks and financial regulators of major countries, at the request of G20 finance ministers and central bank governors. The TCFD recommendations encourage companies and others to disclose their governance, strategies, risk management, indicators and targets related to climate change-related risks and opportunities.
Under the common group slogan “Growing together with 
,” the Company aims to grow and develop together with stakeholders and at being a company that can contribute to society. Recognizing that climate change mitigation and adaptation are issues that need to be addressed now, we are working company-wide towards the reduction of CO2 emissions, including the greater efficiency of energy use and labor-savings.
At the Company, managers are responsible for all risk management, and we have established a Compliance (CSR) Promotion Office. The authority to implement all risk management except assessments by managers has been delegated to CSR Promotion Office. CSR Promotion Office manages company-wide risks, including climate change-related risks, and financial risks in accordance with the Risk Management Regulations and the Risk Assessment Implementation Guideline, and managers assess them. In addition, we have established an ESG, SDGs, TCFD Task Force as a subcommittee of CSR Promotion Office, and in cooperation with the CSR Promotion Office Secretariat, it identifies, assesses and manages comprehensively environmental and social risks, including climate change-related risks, based on the Risk Management Regulations and the Risk Assessment Implementation Guideline. The matters discussed in CSR Promotion Office as well as the rates of achievement and state of progress of ESG, the SDGs and TCFD are reported to the Board of Director every six months (twice a year). And with these twice-yearly reports, the Board of Directors manages the progress of climate change-related risks and monitors the state of handling of risks that it has continuously identified.
Under the TCFD recommendations, we classified climate change-related risks into the two categories of transition risks and physical risks, and considered risks based on the recommendations. In doing so, we identified major risk items assumed to be highly related to the Company’s business, assessed their impact based on the Risk Assessment Implementation Guideline, and organized our policies for handling as shown below. As the method for assessing the risks and opportunities related to climate change, we consider their relative importance to the Company and stakeholders taking trends in international society and the expectations of stakeholders into account, consider the time axis as short-term (one to two years), medium-term (three to five years) or long-term (six years or longer), assess their order of priority based on the aspects of frequency of occurrence and level of monetary impact, and assess their importance by the three levels of large, medium and small.
| Risks | Details of risks | Assessment of importance |
Timing of occurrence |
Policy for handling | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Policies and regulations |
Carbon tax and price |
- The introduction of oil and coal taxes and carbon taxes, as well as the expansion of the emissions trading system, will progress. | Small | Medium-term |
- Reduction of GHG emissions by installing solar power generation and introducing energy-saving equipment - Suppression of fossil fuel consumption by introducing eco-cars |
| Carbon emission targets and policies/ of various countries |
- Total emissions regulations for GHG emissions will be strengthened and introduced. | Small | Medium-term | ||
| Strengthening of regulations on products |
- The use of recycled materials in packaging and shipping containers will be made mandatory. - Laws on container recycling will be strengthened. - Monitoring of the traceability of sustainable products will be strengthened, and the decline of brand image and the spread of inappropriate information when incidents occur will hasten. |
Small | Medium-term |
- Improvement of the longevity of chemical solutions - Greater efficiency of raw material use, including the introduction of electroless Ni recovery systems and the promotion of precious metal recovery and recycling - Strengthening of recycling initiatives, including the adoption of chemical returnable containers for chemicals and the use of environmentally friendly products, packaging materials and equipment |
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| Regulations on water use |
- Water intake at production bases in areas of high water stress will be restricted and operations suspended. | Large | Short-term | - Greater efficiency of water use including internal wastewater management, the introduction of circulating water systems, the adoption of liquid raw materials and the introduction of automatic washing machines | |
| Power supply restrictions |
- Production volume will decrease due to power supply being limited. | Large | Short-term |
- Diversification of electric power, including the installation of solar power generation, the introduction of internal power generation facilities and the introduction of new electric power - Greater efficiency of the use of external electric power by installing solar power generation and introducing energy-saving equipment |
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| Industry and market |
Changes in energy prices |
- Energy costs will fluctuate due to soaring oil prices and renewable energy levies, failures with energy mix policies, and GHG emission regulations. - Production and distribution processes will not become more efficient, and we will be at a disadvantage in competition with competitors. - Energy efficiency will not advance and we will be impacted by increases in energy prices. |
Small | Medium-term |
- Greater efficiency of the use of external electric power, including installing solar power generation and introducing energy-saving equipment - Suppression of fossil fuel consumption by introducing eco-cars |
| Soaring raw material prices |
- The prices of major raw materials will rise due to weather, natural disasters, the supply and demand balance, etc. - The shift to raw materials adapted to climate-change will not take place in time and it will be difficult to secure the required amounts of raw materials. |
Medium | Long-term |
- Multiplication of suppliers - Appropriate inventories considerate of the supply and demand balance and procurement costs - Consideration of alternative raw materials |
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| Changes in customer behavior |
- Consumer preferences will change rapidly in association with climate change, and product development and public relations strategies will fall behind, leading to competitive disadvantage. - Product demand will fluctuate due to changes in temperature associated with climate change. - Momentum to consider the environment will increase and demand for products that do not contribute to the reduction of GHG emissions will decrease. |
Medium | Medium-term |
- Early grasping of customer orientations - Promotion of product development that reflects customer orientations |
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| Technology | Transition to low- carbon products based on investments in new technologies |
- We fail in the development of technologies responsive to increasing demand for products associated with climate change, customers will choose alternatives and the Company will lose customers. - Lifecycle management will be emphasized and the use of product containers and packages with a high environmental impact will become difficult. |
Medium | Medium-term | - Expanded sales of products responsive to the needs of a low-carbon society and development of new products |
| Decarbonization of energy sources |
- While GHG emissions are reduced due to reductions in the emission factor of grid power, on the other hand, electricity procurement cost will increase due to renewable energy levies. - The transition to renewable energy will progress throughout society and increase the renewable energy ratio required will rise. |
Small | Medium-term | - Greater efficiency of the use of external electric power, including installing solar power generation and introducing energy-saving equipment | |
| Reputation | Reputation among customers |
- The stance towards and results in initiatives aimed at climate change problems will more easily impact the evaluation of the Company by customers. - Not disclosing appropriate information about climate change will lead to a decline in reputation. |
Medium | Medium-term |
- Early grasping of customer trends - Promotion of product development that reflects customer orientations - Positive information disclosure - Promotion of dialogue with stakeholders |
| Reputation among investors |
- The state of disclosure of non-financial information on climate change will be emphasized more, and the Company’s reputation among investors and financial institutions will fluctuate. - The Company will be unable to issue green bonds tied to climate change measures (water-saving equipment, etc.) so fund procurement will become difficult. |
Small | Medium-term |
- Positive information disclosure - Promotion of dialogue with stakeholders |
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| Risks | Details of risks | Assessment of importance |
Timing of occurrence |
Policy for handling | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chronic | Rise in average temperature |
- It will be necessary to change production sites and processes in response to climate change, and to consider alternative raw materials. | Small | Medium-term |
- Multiplication of suppliers - Greater efficiency of the use of external electric power, including installing solar power generation and introducing energy-saving equipment |
| Changes in water supply and demand |
- Drought will intensify in areas around overseas production plants and they will be affected by rises in water and groundwater prices. - Operating costs will increase due to water shortages in the supply chain. |
Large | Short-term | - Greater efficiency of water use including internal wastewater management, the introduction of circulating water systems, the adoption of liquid raw materials and the introduction of automatic washing machines | |
| Rise in sea levels | - Storm surge damage will occur at production and distribution sites located on the coast. | Small | Long-term |
- Multiplication of suppliers - Promotion of BCP initiatives such as the installation of waterproofing embankments |
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| Acute | Intensification of abnormal weather |
- Serious wind and flood damage, the suspension of factory operations and logistics due to landslides, and losses due to property damage (owned facilities, equipment, etc.) and the disposal of goods will occur. - Measures against wind and flood risks will be delayed, and the vulnerability of the supply chain due to heavy rain and typhoons will lead to competitive disadvantage. |
Medium | Long-term | - Promotion of BCP initiatives such as the securing of emergency power and the installation of waterproofing embankments |
In addition, with regard to the opportunities for the Company, we have also organized the impacts of those that are highly related to the Company’s business as shown below.
| Opportunities | Details of opportunities | Assessment of importance |
Timing of occurrence |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greater efficiency of resources |
Use of more efficient transportation methods | - Energy-saving of transportation methods such as railways, ships and airports | Small | Long-term |
| Efficient construction | - Greater resource efficiency and improvement of productivity through the introduction of smart factories, eco-buildings, etc. | Small | Long-term | |
| Reduction of water use and consumption |
- Greater resource efficiency and improvement of productivity through the reduction of water use in manufacturing processes - Water is purified at water purification plants using energy, but we contribute indirectly to reducing the amount of energy, etc. |
Small | Long-term | |
| Energy sources | Use of energy sources with low GHG emissions |
- Introduction of renewable energy at Company-owned facilities (installation of solar power, etc.), strengthening of energy savings | Medium | Medium-term |
| Products and services |
Development and or expansion of products and services with low-GHG emissions |
- The development of products that contribute to energy saving, renewable energy, and energy creation will advance or demand will increase | Small | Long-term |
| Development of new products and services through R&D and technological innovation |
- We will research and develop new products and services that contribute to decarbonization. - Technological development of systems for new fuels (hydrogen, etc.) |
Small | Long-term | |
| A shift in customer (consumer) preferences |
- Needs will expand as customers come to favor products and services that contribute to decarbonization | Small | Medium to Long-term |
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| Elasticity | Participation in renewable energy programs and adaptation of energy- saving measures |
- Opportunities such as the development of new products, business expansion and the building of unique resource circulation models that will strengthen R&D capabilities and become climate countermeasures by responding to climate change | Small | Medium-term |
We would like to implement and disclose business impact assessments based on scenarios from now on.
The Uyemura Group recognizes countermeasures against climate change as an important issue and is working on various initiatives for reducing CO2 emissions, such as energy efficiency and conservation (installation of solar power and adoption of energy-saving equipment). We have set "reduction of CO2 emissions" as one of our environmental goals and aim to reduce the Group’s CO2 emissions by 40% in Japan and by 25% overseas by 2030 (compared to 2017). In addition, we will take on carbon neutrality (net zero emissions) by 2050 in order to realize a sustainable society.
| CO2 emissions（compared with 2017） | ||
| CO2 emissions (compared with 2017) |
Year 2022 | 2030 Interim target |
| Domestic bases (Japan) | Reduction rate 20% | Reduction rate 40% |
| Overseas group companies | Reduction rate 13% | Reduction rate 25% |
