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Environment data (up-to-date)

The following performance indicators such as Scope1, Scope2, Scope3 categories 2 and 3, Energy usage, Total renewable energy usage, Total waste disposed, Total waste recycled/reused, Total amount of waste reduced, Total waste landfilled, Total hazardous waste disposed, Total hazardous waste recycled/reused, Total amount of hazardous waste reduced, Total hazardous waste landfilled, Water usage and Total discharge are guaranteed by the third party to improve reliability. The independent third-party assurance report can be found on page 22 of the ESG Data Book.

Measures against Climate Change

Greenhouse gas (CO2) emissions trend

<Scope1 and 2>(Unit: t-CO2)
 FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023Y/Y
Scope1 + Scope2 (Market-based) (*1)34,76734,02530,01222,61922,438-0.8%
Scope1(*1)15,29614,86014,82016,94817,0210.4%
Scope2 (Market-based)(*1)19,47119,16515,1925,6715,417-4.5%
Scope2 (Location-based)20,18719,56618,52521,39022,5915.6%
CO2 emissions per unit of revenue [t-CO2/billion yen]1441361138174-8.3%
  1.  The value of emission on SBT base year includes CO2 emissions derived from gasoline for overseas sales vehicles (1,973 tons-CO2), as well as some different conversion factors used in the calculation. According to this calculation method, greenhouse gas emissions in FY2019 are 37,529 tons-CO2 for Scope 1 + Scope 2 (Market-based), 17,420 tons-CO2 for Scope 1, and 20,109 tons-CO2 for Scope 2 (Market-based).
(Unit: t-CO2)
Operational siteFY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023Y/Y
Noto Plant
Scope1 + Scope2 (Market-based)		13,65213,52512,5315,5235,260-4.8%
Scope15,7445,9605,4445,5235,260-4.8%
Scope2 (Market-based)9,0218,9605,83400-
Scope2 (Location-based)7,9087,5667,0877,2617,016-3.4%
Shiga Product Supply Center
Scope1 + Scope2 (Market-based)		7,5357,4227,1915,1625,75211.4%
Scope13,3883,4783,4205,1625,75211.4%
Scope2 (Market-based)2,9982,8182,35500-
Scope2 (Location-based)4,1463,9443,7716,3188,05927.6%
Nara Research and Development Center
Scope1 + Scope2 (Market-based)		4,8274,6364,6992,8022,718-3.0%
Scope12,6242,4992,6722,8022,718-3.0%
Scope2 (Market-based)1,5921,5271,39800-
Scope2 (Location-based)2,2032,1372,0272,1412,099-2.0%
Shimoshinjo Office
Scope1 + Scope2 (Market-based)		251210184---
Scope1000---
Scope2 (Market-based)182150149---
Scope2 (Location-based)251210184---
Branch and Sales offices and others
Scope1 + Scope2 (Market-based)		2,6131,9482,1312,1601,955-9.5%
Scope12,0281,4411,6761,6811,497-10.9%
Scope2 (Market-based)585507455479458-4.4%
Scope2 (Location-based)585507455479458-4.4%
Suzhou Plant(China)
Scope1 + Scope2 (Market-based)		6,6066,6856,6096,9736,753-3.1%
Scope11,5131,4821,6081,7811,7950.8%
Scope2 (Market-based)5,0935,2025,0005,1924,959-4.5%
Scope2 (Location-based)5,0935,2025,0005,1924,959-4.5%
<Scope3>(Unit: t-CO2)
CategoryFY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023Y/Y
1: Purchased goods and services114,613138,182111,829106,743102,440-4.0%
2: Capital goods(*1)7,6006,7817,39323,574--
----87,182-
3: Fuel and energy related activities not included in Scope1 and Scope2(*2)2,1032,1891,67264--
----3,189-
4: Transportation and distribution (Upstream)763565517533504-5.6%
5: Waste generated in operation489446316332302-9.0%
6: Business travel2,0413396099521,60068.0%
7: Employee commuting1,4851,2478309821,0254.4%
12: End-of-life treatment of sold products20720822027133824.6%
Total(*3)129,300149,957123,386133,451196,57947.3%
CO2 emissions per unit of revenue [t-CO2/billion yen]7848877117521,11948.8%
  1. Santen Pharmaceutical (China) Co., Ltd has been included in the boundary from FY2023.(Upper row: All of the facilities and sales offices in Japan, Lower row: All of the facilities and sales offices in Japan and Santen Pharmaceutical (China) Co., Ltd)
  2. Emisison dicreased due to an increase in the use of renewable energy and electricity derived from renewable energy sources in FY2022. Emissions from procurement other than electricity has been added from FY2023.(Upper row: Excluding emissions from procurement of fuel and energy other than electricity, Lower row: Including emissions from procurement of fuel and energy other than electricity)
  3. Category 8,10,11,13-15 are not indicated, because of our business characteristics. Category 9 is not calculated and indicated, at present.

Greenhouse gas (CO2) emissions reporting boundary

  • Scopes 1 and 2:
    All of the facilities and sales offices in Japan, and major production facility in other countries (Suzhou Plant in China)
  • Scope 3 Category 2:
    Until FY2022: All of the facilities and sales offices in Japan
    From FY2023: All of the facilities and sales offices in Japan and Santen Pharmaceutical (China) Co., Ltd
  • Scope 3 Category 3:
    Until FY2022: All of the facilities and sales offices in Japan (Excluding emissions from procurement of fuel and energy other than electricity)
    From FY2023: All of the facilities and sales offices in Japan (Including emissions from procurement of fuel and energy other than electricity)

Greenhouse gas (CO2) emissions calculation standards

Scope1CO2 emissions associated with fuel use
<Calculation method>
Calculated based on fuel consumption x heating value per unit x fuel CO2 emission factor
<Emission factor>
Japan:
Other than City gas: Emission factors based on the "Greenhouse Gas Emission Calculation, Reporting, and Publication System" (Ministry of the Environment).
City gas: Emission factors deemed appropriate based on actual measurements or Emission factor published by the Minister of the Environment and the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry as alternative values.
China：Electricity：Emission factor of "企业温室气体排放核算方法与报告指南 发电设施(2022年修订版）" (China Environmental Environment Department)
Scope2CO2 emissions from the purchase of electricity and heat
<Calculation method>
Calculated based on electricity consumption x electricity CO2emission factor + heat usage x heat CO2emission factor.
<Emission factor>
Japan：Electricity & Heat：Emission factor based on "Greenhouse gas emission calculation / reporting / publication system" (Ministry of the Environment)
China：Electricity：Emission factor of "关于做好2023—2025年发电行业企业温室气体排放报告管理有关工作的通知" or "企业温室气体排放核算方法与报告指南 发电设施(2022年修订版）" (China Environmental Environment Department)
Scope3Scope3 CO2 emissions through the supply chain
<Calculation method>
The method of receiving emissions from business partners or calculated by multiplying the amount of activity in each category collected by the company by the emissions intensity based on the "Emissions intensity database for calculating greenhouse gas emissions of organisations through the supply chain" (Ministry of the Environment and Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, ver.3.4).
<Emission factor>
  • Category 1: Emissions associated with the purchase of raw materials / materials,
    [5] Input-output table-based emission intensity However, for purchases of raw materials and materials which account for a large proportion, CO2 emissions in the upstream of the supply chain are calculated proportionally based on the amount procured.
  • Category 2: Emissions associated with the capital goods
    [6] Emission intensity per price of capital goods <Secretariat> 06-0260 Emission intensity of pharmaceutical products
  • Category 3: Emissions associated with the procurement of fuel required to generate electricity for purchased electricity
    [7] Emission intensity per unit of electricity / heat consumption <Secretariat> Emission intensity of electricity, emission intensity of heavy oil A, LPG, city gas, gasoline and light oil based on "IDEA v2"
  • Category 4: Obtain the result calculated by the fuel consumption method or the improved ton-kilo method from the transportation distance from our factory and distribution center to the delivery destination (pharmaceutical wholesale) from the contractor.
  • Category 5: Emissions associated with the disposal of discharged industrial waste
    [8] Emission intensity by waste type / treatment method Emission intensity by waste type of <Secretariat>
  • Category 6: Emissions associated with employee business trips, etc.
    [11] Emissions per unit of transportation expenses <Secretariat> and [12] Emissions per number of nights <Secretariat>
  • Category 7: Emissions associated with employee commuting
    [11] Emissions per unit of transportation expenses <Secretariat> Emissions and emissions associated with the use of gasoline for commuting by car
  • Category 12: Emissions due to obligation to re-commercialize under the Containers and Packaging Recycling Law
    [9] Emission intensity by waste type <Secretariat> Applicable emission intensity such as waste brass and waste paper

Energy usage trend

(Unit: GJ)
 FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023Y/Y
Energy usage(*1)651,669610,368635,562746,317717,550-3.9%
Purchased renewable energy(*2)---351,615338,792-3.6%
Energy usage per unit of revenue [GJ/billion yen]2,6982,4452,3872,6752,376-11.2%
  1. From FY2021, gasoline for domestic sales vehicles has been added.
  2. The purchased renewable energy consumption in GJ has been counted as energy consumption since FY2022, which is not deducted from energy usage.
Energy usage by operational site(Unit: GJ)
Operational siteFY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023Y/Y
Noto Plant248,878250,863237,273241,908212,774-12.0%
Shiga Product Supply Center153,698154,389151,794242,776271,81212.0%
Nara Research and Development Center97,86595,69698,028103,00894,798-8.0%
Shimoshinjo Office5,3334,6244,171---
Branch and Sales offices and others(*1)4,0503,09935,38036,15831,097-14.0%
Suzhou Plant (China)106,503101,698108,916122,467107,070-12.6%
Tampere Plant (Finland)35,342-----
  1. From 2021, gasoline for domestic sales vehicles has been added.

Renewable energy trend

(Unit: MWh)
 FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023Y/Y
Solar energy generation(*1)121212121,38611607.0%
Purchased renewable energy(*2)1,591-6,54736,22039,2128.3%
Total1,603126,55936,23240,59812.1%
  1. Generated by solar energy equipment installed in Nara Research and Development Center and Suzhou Plant (China) which is deducted from energy usage.
  2. Not deducted from energy usage

Reducing Our Environmental Impact

Waste reduction and recycling trend(*1)(Unit: tons)
 FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023Y/Y
Total waste disposed(*2)3,2012,9852,7023,0252,724-9.9%
Total waste recycled/ reused(*2)2,6222,5272,2672,5752,114-17.9%
Amount of waste reduced(*3)395431421294241.6%
Waste landfilled(*4)1079.5141711-33.5%
Recycling rate(*5)[%]81.9%84.7%83.9%85.1%77.6%-7.6ppt
Waste disposal per unit of revenue[tons/billion yen]13.312.010.110.89.0-16.8%
Recycling rate (Non-landfill disposal rate)　(*6)[%]96.7%99.7%99.5%99.5%99.6%0.1ppt
(Unit: tons)
 FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023Y/Y
Thermal recycling amount(*7)377366243582425-27.1%
Material recycling amount2,2452,1612,0251,9931,689-15.2%
Waste incinerated without energy recovery36640741643355828.9%
Recycling rate (excluding thermal recycling)(*8)[%]70.1%72.4%74.9%65.9%62.0%-3.9ppt
(Unit: tons)
Operational siteFY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023Y/Y
Noto PlantTotal waste disposed1,8651,7161,6491,7771,309-26.3%
Total waste recycled/ reused1,8651,7161,6491,7771,309-26.3%
Waste landfilled0.10.10.10.10.0-100.0%
Shiga Product Supply CenterTotal waste disposed74383766876789917.2%
Total waste recycled/ reused37743027336540210.1%
Waste landfilled0.00.00.00.05.4-
Nara Research and Development CenterTotal waste disposed805463548149.4%
Total waste recycled/ reused7852615246-12.3%
Waste landfilled0.10.10.10.134.332650.4%
Suzhou Plant (China)(*9)Total waste disposed179248153316273-13.6%
Total waste recycled/ reused75220118271197-27.1%
Waste landfilled1049.213.416.30.1-99.7%
Shimoshinjo / Umeda OfficeTotal waste disposed9913016911016246.8%
Total waste recycled/ reused9012616611015944.8%
Waste landfilled0.20.20.10.01.8-
  1. The aggregation method has been revised and the figures have been retroactively adjusted for FY2022.
  2. Including valuable materials.
  3. Amount not effectively used and reduced by intermediate treatment such as dewatering
  4. Total amount of residual waste landfilled after incineration and waste directly landfilled
  5. (Total waste recycled/ reused) / Total waste disposed
  6. Target for Santen Vision for the Earth 2050
  7. The figures have been retroactively adjusted for FY2019 and beyond.
  8. (Total waste recycled/ reused - Thermal recycling amount) / Total waste disposed
  9. The aggregation method has been revised and the figures have been retroactively adjusted for FY2022.

Hazardous Waste (*1)

(Unit: tons)
 FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023Y/Y
Total(*2)
Total waste disposed-16590265193-27.2%
Total waste recycled/ reused--64224119-46.8%
Amount of waste reduced(*3)--220.050.43760.0%
Waste landfilled(*4)--4128-39.1%
Thermal recycling amount--64224112-49.9%
Material recycling amount--007-
Waste incinerated without energy recovery--02966130.6%
Hazardous waste disposal per unit of revenue[tons/billion yen]-0.660.340.950.64-32.7%
Japan (Specially controlled industrial waste emissions)(*2)
Total waste disposed-13201918-4.4%
Total waste recycled/ reused--201818-2.4%
Amount of waste reduced(*3)--000.38-
Waste landfilled(*4)--000-
Thermal recycling amount--201811-40.4%
Material recycling amount--007-
Waste incinerated without energy recovery--00.40.2-48.1%
China (Hazardous waste)(*2)
Total waste disposed-15270246175-29.0%
Total waste recycled/ reused--44206101-50.7%
Amount of waste reduced(*3)--220.050.050.0%
Waste landfilled(*4)--4128-39.2%
Thermal recycling amount--44206101-50.7%
Material recycling amount--000-
Waste incinerated without energy recovery--02866133.0%
  1. According to the laws and regulations of each country, we have defined “Hazardous Wastes” as below.
    Japan : Waste that falls under the category of specially controlled industrial wastes under the "Waste Disposal and Public Cleansing Law"
    China : Wastes listed in the National Hazardous Waste Inventory by the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China
  2. Japan : The aggregation method has been revised and the figures have been retroactively adjusted for FY2022.
    China：We confirmed the treatment status of the waste disposal contractor and the breakdown has been retroactively revised for FY2022.
  3. Amount not effectively used and reduced by intermediate treatment such as dewatering
  4. Total amount of residual waste landfilled after incineration and waste directly landfilled

Air pollutants emission trend and substances handled

(Unit: tons)
SubstanceFY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023Y/Y
SOx(sulfur oxides)(*1,2)1.81.31.51.50.6-56.8%
NOx(nitrogen oxides)(*1,2)3.94.44.24.210.3147.3%
VOC(volatile organic compounds) handled464245486024.0%
  1. Emission is estimated based on results from regular examinations.
  2. Suzhou Plant in China is excluded until year ended March 31 2020.

Water pollutants emissions trend

(Unit: tons)
 FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023Y/Y
BOD(biochemical oxygen demand)(*1,2)8.84.83.43.43.3-3.0%
COD(chemical oxygen demand)(*1,2)7.14.54.84.23.6-14.1%
  1. Emission is estimated based on results from regular examinations.
  2. Suzhou Plant in China is excluded until year ended March 31 2020.

Water usage trend

(Unit: thousand m3)
 FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023Y/Y
Water usageTotal588542521612562-8.2%
Tap water154112125149129-13.8%
Industrial water96104891421527.2%
Groundwater338326307321281-12.4%
Water usage per unit of revenue [thousand m3/billion yen]Usage2.42.22.02.21.9-15.0%
Water usage per production quantity(*1) [m3/ten thousand units]Usage12.412.113.414.712.9-12.6%
Total discharge430406417543499-8.1%
Total water consumption1581361046963-9.3%
  1. In FY2022, water consumption increased temporarily due to the launch of a new building at the Shiga Product Supply Center. If this effect is deducted, the water usage per production quantity in FY2022 is 13.5m3/ ten thousand units.
(Unit: thousand m3)
Operational siteFY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023Y/Y
Noto PlantUsage343332313327286-12.4%
Discharge296281268286249-12.7%
Consumption4751454237-10.5%
Shiga Product Supply CenterUsage9311199170169-0.8%
Discharge9392921711773.6%
Consumption0197-1-8904.4%
Nara Research and Development CenterUsage524445475210.4%
Discharge383132323716.4%
Consumption1413131514-2.6%
Branch and Sales offices and othersUsage2.92.11.70.20.28.4%
Discharge2.92.11.60.00.00.0%
Consumption0.00.00.10.10.19.9%
Suzhou Plant (China)Usage6153626855-19.6%
Discharge--235435-35.2%
Consumption--39142041.7%

PRTR (Pollutant Release and Transfer Register) Class 1 designated chemical substances handled

(Unit: tons)
 FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023Y/Y
Methylnaphthalene23.322.320.420.619.4-5.8%
Boron compounds0.70.60.61.50.6-57.8%
Xylene0.20.40.30.10.283.0%

PCB (Poly Chlorinated Biphenyl) storage

We have no PCB-containing equipment in our business sites since March 2017.
In March 2017, we completed, through a nationally designated service provider,appropriately disposing of the three PCB-containing fluorescent light ballasts that hadbeen stored at our former Osaka Plant, and making them harmless.

Prevention of environmental pollution

We comply with the regulations of the local governments in which our plants and Research and Development Center are located in Japan.

Note

Reporting boundary

In principle, environmental data covers all facilities including sales offices in Japan, and Suzhou Plant in China as a major overseas production facility. For other operational sites, the scope of reporting is determined on an individual basis.

Guidelines referenced

These data have been prepared with reference to the Environmental Reporting Guidelines (2018 edition, Ministry of the Environment of Japan), the Basic Guidelines on Accounting for Greenhouse Gas Emissions Throughout the Supply Chain (Ministry of the Environment of Japan / Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan, Ver. 2.5), the Environmental Accounting Guideline (2005 edition, the Ministry of the Environment of Japan), the GRI Standards, the Emissions intensity database for calculating greenhouse gas emissions of organizations through the supply chain (ver.3.4) and the Greenhouse Gas Protocol.

Numerical results

Total numbers may not always match, due to the effect of rounding and other reasons.

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