SGH

Environmental Accounting

Environmental Conservation Cost

(Units: million yen)

Category Major initiatives FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Environment Environment Environment Environment Environment
Investments Expenses Investments Expenses Investments Expenses Investments Expenses Investments Expenses
(1) Costs within business area 241 1,456 273 1,399 301 1,431 238 1,443 234 1,345
Breakdown 1. Cost of pollution prevention Prevention of air pollution, water contamination and noise (sound insulating wall, car-washing equipment, etc.) 7 3 13 4 1 6 4 6 2 6
2. Global environmental conservation cost Prevention of global warming and destruction of the ozone layer (environmentally friendly vehicles, solar power generation systems and power-saving equipment, etc) 227 245 258 259 295 289 226 323 230 326
3. Cost of circulation of resources Waste processing, water saving, purchase of uniforms recycling PET bottles and recycling of tires, etc. 7 1,208 2 1,136 4 1,136 8 1,114 2 1,013
(2) Upstream and downstream cost Promoting green purchasing - - - - - - - 354 - 357
(3) Cost of management activities Introduction of environmental managementsystems, environmental advertising,environmental education and disclosure of environmental information - 4 - 5 - 5 - 8 - 9
(4) Research and development cost Development of environmentally friendly services - - - 0 - 0 - 0 - 17
(5) Cost of social activities Donation to domestic and foreign environmental conservation groups, raising awareness, Clean-up Campaign - 1 - 1 - 0 - 11 - 10
(6) Cost of responding to environmental damage Measures for dealing with asbestos dust - - - - - - - - - -
(7) Cost of safety measures Vehicle inspection, employee education and raising awareness as safety measures - 4,757 - 4,764 - 4,842 - 5,093 - 5,586
Total 241 6,218 273 6,169 301 6,278 238 6,910 234 7,324

*The tally is for Sagawa Express.

*Partially revised FY2020 data from previously published data.

*Aggregate upstream and downstream cost promotiong green purchasing from FY2021.

Environmental Performance and Environmental Conservation Effect

Environmental performance indicators Unit FY2021 FY2022 Environmental conservation effect(FY2021 Results - FY2022 Results)
Diesel kl 81,748 82,909 -1,161
Kerosene kl 96 90 6
Heavy oil kl 97 96 1
Natural gas *1 km3 7,395 6,122 1,273
City gas *2 km3 898 829 69
LNG kg 7,960 0 7,960
Propane *3 kg 121,954 108,440 13,514
Gasoline *4 kl 16,354 15,412 941
Electricity (fossil fuel) ten thousand kWh 19,785 16,143 3,641
Renewable energy *5 Private solar power generation ten thousand kWh 45 42 42
Purchased ten thousand kWh 2,268 6,254 6,254
Water (water intake) km3 729 857 -128
Water (waste water) km3 725 855 -131
Industrial water (water intake) km3 0 0 0
Industrial water (waste water) km3 0 0 0
Number of recycled PET bottles *5,6 Bottles 1,089,509 581,944 581,944

* The tally is for Sagawa Express. The environmental conservation effect is calculated as the net change compared to FY2021.

*1Figures for natural gas used at onsite gas stations are after temperature or pressure corrections.

*2Figures for city gas were tallied using the figures written on invoices from suppliers without making temperature or pressure corrections. Biogas excluded.

*3The figures written on invoices from suppliers (m³) were converted into weight at 2.07kg/m³.

*4 Including high octane.

*5The environmental conservation effect of renewable energy and amount of PET bottle recycle are recorded as environmental conservation benefits based on actual results.

*6The effect believed to have contributed to the recycling of PET bottles by using uniforms made from recycled PET bottles is converted into the number of PET bottles. (Value for conversion: Total weight approx. 175g for short sleeves and approx. 240g for long sleeves) x number of uniforms x amount of polyester used (cotton material 65% / sweat absorption material 100%) x1 (100% recycling rate of polyester used) ÷ 30 (30g per 500 ml PET bottle)

Tallying method

  • Guideline used as a reference: Environmental Accounting Guidelines 2005 Edition, Ministry of the Environment
  • Acquisitions of assets valued at 200,000 yen or more are recorded as investments.
  • Environmental facilities are depreciated over four years by the straight-line method.
  • Personnel expenses are calculated based on the number of hours of environmental activities x the average personnel expenses of Sagawa Express.