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Data compilation FY2021 (Environmental report)

Action 2 <Minimum CO2 Monozukuri>

CO2 emissions basic unit of the DENSO Group

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CO2 Emissions of the DENSO Group (Scope 1 and Scope 2)

(Thousands of t-CO2)

  Fiscal 2019 Fiscal 2020 Fiscal 2021
DENSO CORPORATION 852 841 819
Domestic Group companies 317 277 264
Overseas Group companies 738 766 700
Total (Scope 1 and Scope 2) 1,907 1,883 1,784


Breakdown of Global Scope 1 and Scope 2 CO2 Emissions (the DENSO Group)

(Thousands of t-CO2)

    Fiscal 2019 Fiscal 2020 Fiscal 2021
Scope 1 DENSO CORPORATION 437 449 428
Domestic Group companies 82 57 56
Overseas Group companies 156 205 199
Scope 2 DENSO CORPORATION 415 392 391
Domestic Group companies 235 220 208
Overseas Group companies 582 560 502
Total 1,907 1,883 1,784

Proportion of total CO2 emissions throughout value chain

The proportions expressed in the graph are based on the international guideline "GHG Protocol Scope 3 Standard" related to the calculation and reporting of CO2 emissions throughout the value chain.

* Of the "scopes" (scope of emissions) for greenhouse gases: (a) Scope 1 emissions are direct GHG emissions from the entity such as gasoline or the combustion of heavy oil; (b) Scope 2 emissions are indirect GHG emissions resulting from the generation of electricity; and (c) Scope 3 emissions include indirect GHG emissions from related activities undertaken outside of the entity such as raw material procurement, production, disposal, logistics, and sales.

Global CO2 Emissions of the DENSO Group (Fiscal 2021) (Thousands of t-CO2)

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Breakdown of Global Scope 3 CO2 Emissions (Fiscal 2021) (the DENSO Group)
Scope 3 category Emissions amount
(Thousands of tons)
Notes
1. Purchased goods and services 7,661 *  
2. Capital goods 1,288  
3. Fuel- and energy-related activities
(excluding Scope 1 and Scope 2)
233  
4. Transportation and distribution
(upstream)
52  
5. Waste generated from operations 38  
6. Business travel 22  
7. Employee commuting 80  
8. Leased assets (upstream) - Recorded in Scope 2
9. Transportation and distribution
(downstream)
- Recorded in 4. Transportation and distribution (upstream)
10. Processing of sold products - No relevant businesses
11. Use of sold products 8,601 *  
12. End-of-life treatment of sold products 33  
13. Leased assets (downstream) - No relevant businesses
14. Franchises - No relevant businesses
15. Investments - No relevant businesses
16. Other
(upstream and downstream)
- No relevant businesses
Scope 3 total 18,008  

*The CO2 emissions of "1. Purchased raw materials" and "11. Use of sold products" are being verified by an external organization.

Scope 3 CO2 Emissions

(Thousands of t-CO2)

Fiscal 2019 Fiscal 2020 Fiscal 2021
The DENSO Group 22,880 18,874 18,008

* CO2 emissions of DENSO CORPORATION, Domestic Group companies and Overseas Group companies are proceeding with verification by external organizations (scopes 1, 2 and part of scope 3, FY2020 and FY2021). Along with that, we may be reviewing the calculation range and method of past data.

Domestic Greenhouse Gas Emissions (DENSO CORPORATION + Domestic Group Companies)

(Thousands of t-CO2e)

Fiscal 2019 Fiscal 2020 Fiscal 2021
CO2 1,169 1,118 1,083
CH4 12 12 10
N2O 3 3 3
HFCs 22 2 2
PFCs 39 49 55
SF6 8 11 11
Others 2 0 0

For reference: Basic rationale on the calculation of total greenhouse gas emissions

At DENSO, all greenhouse gases defined in the Kyoto Protocol are cumulatively calculated, specifically, CO2 (an energy-related greenhouse gas) and five gases (non-energy-related greenhouse gases), including PFC, HFC, SF6, N2O, and CH4. The emission coefficient set by region is the conversion factor for CO2 at DENSO.
In Japan, the Company uses the conversion factors shown in the table below. Outside Japan, DENSO uses the factors publicly announced in each global region.

Please note that in this report the reduction effect of CO2 by co-generation is converted by the average of conversion factors for different types of thermal power generation. The effect of co-generation is included in the CO2 emissions of the Company. As for the emissions of the five gases, from fiscal 2007, the Company began using the instructions of the Law Concerning the Promotion of the Measures to Cope with Global Warming enacted and enforced in Japan.

Conversion factors for CO2 used in the calculation of CO2 emissions

Electricity 0.453kg-CO2/kWh
Heavy fuel oil (A) 2.71kg-CO2/L
Kerosene 2.489kg-CO2/L
Propane 2.999kg-CO2/kg
Light crude oil 2.585kg-CO2/L
City gas 2.171kg-CO2/m3

* Reference of conversion factor for CO2: Japan Auto Parts Industries Association

Domestic Volume of Energy Used (DENSO CORPORATION)

(GJ)

  Fiscal 2019 Fiscal 2020 Fiscal 2021
Scope 1 9,209,974 9,622,392 9,021,261
Scope 2 8,931,464 9,189,391 8,411,763
Total 18,141,438 18,811,784 17,433,024

CO2 emissions from logistics [DENSO CORPORATION]

FY FY2013
(Base year)
・・・ FY2017 FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021
1,000t-CO2 34.4 33.6 34.3 41.8 43.2 40.4

Amount of CO2 emissions in logistics / Physical production and sales (Unit: 100 million yen) [DENSO Corporation]

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    *Asmo Corporation was integrated into Denso Corporation (April 2018).

Action 4 <Eco-Materials & Low-Emissions>

Product reconditioning volumes at DENSO REMANI [Japan]

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Action 5 <Minimum Environmental Impact Production>
(1)Water

Domestic Water Intake (Usage) Volume (DENSO CORPORATION + Domestic Group Companies)

(Ten thousands of tons)

  Fiscal 2016 Fiscal 2017 Fiscal 2018 Fiscal 2019 Fiscal 2020 Fiscal 2021
Water Intake Volume 1,183 1,142 1,204 1,065 1,111 1,080

Domestic Water Intake Volume (DENSO CORPORATION + Domestic Group Companies)

(Ten thousands of tons)

  Fiscal 2019 Fiscal 2020 Fiscal 2021
Public water 869 917 926
Sewage water 27 30 32
Rainwater 95 104 35
Total wastewater 992 1,051 993

* Collection of data on wastewater commenced in fiscal 2019.

Water Management in Factories

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DENSO CORPORATION's water resource management system

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Domestic Water Quality (Content When Standard for Wastewater Set at 100) (DENSO CORPORATION)

    Fiscal 2019 Fiscal 2020 Fiscal 2021
PH Highest 93.0 93.0 94.2
Lowest 10.3 3.4 5.2
Average 51.8 51.3 51.8
COD Highest 32.0 37.6 36.8
Lowest 8.4 8.4 6.8
Average 20.5 20.1 19.5
BOD Highest 16.8 20.4 26.0
Lowest 2.0 0.8 0.8
Average 4.9 4.3 5.5
SS Highest 16.7 21.0 23.3
Lowest 0.0 0.0 0.0
Average 4.4 4.3 4.5
Oil content Highest 50.0 50.0 50.0
Lowest 0.0 0.0 0.0
Average 17.0 17.0 17.0
Total nitrogen Highest 23.5 24.0 19.9
Lowest 0.0 0.0 0.0
Average 9.7 9.9 9.1
Total phosphorus

Highest 20.0 21.0 21.0
Lowest 0.1 0.1 0.1
Average 4.0 3.3 3.3
Zinc Highest 71.5 47.5 34.5
Lowest 1.0 0.8 0.4
Average 8.4 7.2 5.9
Escherichia coli (E. coli) Highest 7.7 9.7 6.5
Lowest 0.0 0.0 0.0
Average 0.3 0.4 0.3

(2)Air

Domestic (Content When Standard for Emissions Set at Zero) (DENSO CORPORATION)

    Fiscal 2019 Fiscal 2020 Fiscal 2021
Soot and dust Highest 1.00 0.70 0.20
Lowest 0.00 0.00 0.00
Average 0.04 0.06 0.04
SOx Highest 0.03 0.03 0.05
Lowest 0.00 0.00 0.00
Average 0.00 0.00 0.00
NOx Highest 0.94 0.94 0.97
Lowest 0.00 0.04 0.00
Average 0.29 0.32 0.34

Domestic VOCs (DENSO CORPORATION + Domestic Group Companies)

(Tons)

  Fiscal 2019 Fiscal 2020 Fiscal 2021
Emissions amount 612 638 594

(3)Other

Domestic Industrial Waste (DENSO CORPORATION + Domestic Group Companies)

(Tons)

      Fiscal 2019 Fiscal 2020 Fiscal 2021
Valuables Recycling 107,219 157,587 144,122
Waste Industrial waste Special control 2,021 2,114 2,276
Other 23,508 29,559 25,549
Landfill waste 4 13 9
Resource recycling rate (%) 99.99% 99.97% 99.97%

Action 8 <Workplaces Surrounded by Greenery and an Abundance of Nature>

Tree-Planting Efforts in Collaboration with Local Communities [DENSO CORPORATION and the DENSO Group (Japan)]

Fiscal 2021 results (Note: Includes activities up to June 2021)
Number of times activities were held Number of participants Total number of saplings planted
57 8,796
* Local community members and employees of DENSO CORPORATION and the DENSO Group (Japan) and their families
22,812

Action 10 <Environmental Management>

Domestic Environmental Accidents/Violations (DENSO CORPORATION + Domestic Group Companies)

(Incidents)

  Fiscal 2019 Fiscal 2020 Fiscal 2021
Environmental accidents 0 0 0
Exceeding of standard limits 0 0 0

In fiscal 2021, DENSO paid no environment-related fines or penalties.

Acquisition of ISO 14001 at Domestic and Overseas Production Companies (DENSO CORPORATION + Domestic and Overseas Group Companies)

Number of companies that had received ISO 14001 certification as of fiscal 2021 year-end: 73