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Environmental data ― Scope 3 GHG emissions for FY2015
At the Ricoh Group, Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions for fiscal 2015 accounted for 83.9% of total emissions.
Within Scope 3, emissions were particularly large from Categories 1, 4 and 11, to which higher priority was given in exerting efforts to reduce emissions. For these three categories, we received third-party verification of calculation results related to reduction efforts from SGS Japan Inc., in order to increase their credibility. (For details, please click here.)
Scope 3 Categories
| CO2 Emissions (1,000 tons) |
Ratio to Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scope1 | 178 | 5.8% | |||
| Scope2 | 320.0 | 10.3% | |||
| Scope3 | Cat1 | Purchased Goods and Services | 768*1 | 24.8% | 83.9% |
| Cat2 | Capital Goods | 267 | 8.6% | ||
| Cat3 | Fuel- and Energy-Related Activities Not Included in Scope 1 or Scope 2 | 54 | 1.7% | ||
| Cat4 | Upstream Transportation and Distribution | 460*2 | 14.8% | ||
| Cat5 | Waste Generated in Operations | 21 | 0.7% | ||
| Cat6 | Business Travel | 20 | 0.6% | ||
| Cat7 | Employee Commuting | 90 | 2.9% | ||
| Cat8 | Upstream Leased Assets | 50 | 1.6% | ||
| Cat9 | Downstream Transportation and Distribution | 0.1 | 0.0% | ||
| Cat10 | Processing of Sold Products | 11 | 0.4% | ||
| Cat11 | Use of Sold Products | 564*3 | 18.2% | ||
| Cat12 | End-of-Life Treatment of Sold Products | 42 | 1.4% | ||
| Cat13 | Downstream Leased Assets | 241 | 7.8% | ||
| Cat14 | Franchises | (NA) | - | ||
| Cat15 | Investments | 9 | 0.3% | ||
| Scope 3 (Total for Cat1-15) | 2,596 | 83.9% | |||
| Total Greenhouse Gas emissions | 3,095 | 100.0% | |||
- *1For Cat 1 emissions, we received third-party verification totaling 287,000 t-CO2.
- *2For Cat 4 emissions, we received third-party verification totaling 173,000 t-CO2.
- *3For Cat 11 emissions, we received third-party verification totaling 537,000 t-CO2.
- (“Cat” in the above table stands for “Category.”)
Approach to Calculation and the Calculation Method
In reference to multiple guidelines, we have calculated the amount of emissions based on product life, operation hours, various per-unit emission indices, and emission factors set based on our own data. In the future, we will continually review the calculation method, emission factors, and boundaries to increase calculation accuracy.
- *For example, the following major guidelines have been published:
“Corporate Value Chain (Scope 3) Accounting and Reporting Standard”
“Green Value Chain Platform (Japanese Ministry of the Environment website, which provides Scope 3 emissions calculation methods and models)”
Calculation method for each of the categories
| Cat1 | Calculate by multiplying the total amount of purchased resources by the emission factor for each of the materials |
| Cat2 | Calculate by multiplying the annual amount of capital investment by the emission factor |
| Cat3 | Calculate by multiplying annual energy consumption by the emission factor |
| Cat4 | Calculate for the transportation of cargo shipped by the Ricoh Group (excluding emissions included in Scope 1 and 2 totals) |
| Cat5 | Calculate by multiplying by the emission factor the disposal weight of waste from the manufacturing facilities for each type classified in terms of disposal method (Changed from the previous method) |
| Cat6 | Calculate for the entire Group based on Ricoh Co., Ltd.’s data (for Japan) and on data from sales companies in Europe (for overseas) |
| Cat7 | Calculated for the entire Group based on data for Ricoh Co., Ltd. and its affiliated companies in Japan |
| Cat8 | Calculate emissions from leased offices (excluding leased devices, automobiles, etc., since these are included in Scope 1 and 2 totals) based on the number of people （Also excluding emissions from leased offices that are included in Scope 1 and 2 totals) |
| Cat9 | Calculate emissions from the transportation of products that are not shipped by the Ricoh Group |
| Cat10 | Calculate by multiplying the amount of products that are not final products by the emission factor |
| Cat11 | Calculate based on the assumed usage and life of the sold products |
| Cat12 | Calculate based on the weight of the sold products and LCA data on emissions from the disposal of Ricoh products (Changed from the previous method) |
| Cat13 | Calculate emissions from the use of assets leased by the Ricoh Group’s leasing company (Ricoh Leasing) based on the per-category quantity and emission factor. (Exclude emissions from leased Ricoh products and emissions from assets leased to the Ricoh Group) |
| Cat14 | Not applicable (The Ricoh Group has no emissions from this category.) |
| Cat15 | Calculate based on emissions from the companies of which Ricoh Co., Ltd. owns shares as well as based on the shareholding ratio |