The following is the index for “Environmental Reporting Guidelines 2018” published by the Ministry of the Environment (MOE).
| Item | Integrated Report 2023 | Website |
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| Chapter.1: Basic information of environmental reporting | ||
| 1. Basic requirements for environmental reporting | ||
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Boundary of the reporting entity |
Editorial Policy (p. 2) |
Editorial Policy |
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Reporting period for information provided |
Editorial Policy (p. 2) |
Editorial Policy |
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Reporting standards, guidelines or the like |
Editorial Policy (p. 2) |
Editorial Policy |
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Overview of the environmental report |
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| 2. Trends in key performance indicators | ||
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Trends in major performance indicators |
Consolidated Non-Financial Data (p. 96) |
Initiatives to Achieve Carbon Neutrality Waste Reduction Overview of Business Activities and Environmental Burden Global Environmental Data Links to Performance Data |
| Chapter.2: Items to be reported in environmental reporting | ||
| 1. Top management’s commitments | ||
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Top management's commitments on the entity’s response to material environmental issues |
TOP COMMITMENT (pp. 23-28) |
Top Commitment Basic Policy on Environmental Preservation (fundamental philosophy) Responding to Climate Change (TCFD) |
| 2. Governance | ||
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The entity’s governance structure |
Environmental Management System (p. 63) |
Environmental Management System |
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Name of the manager responsible for material environmental issues |
Environmental Management System (p. 63) |
Environmental Management System |
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The roles of the board of directors and the board of executive officers in the management of material environmental issues |
Environmental Management System (p. 63) ESG-Based Business Management Structure (p. 88) |
Corporate Governance Environmental Management System |
| 3. Stakeholder engagement | ||
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Corporate policies to stakeholders |
Stakeholder Engagement (p. 89) |
Stakeholder Engagement |
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Overview of stakeholder engagement activities conducted in the reporting period |
Responding to Climate Change, Initiatives to Reduce TRWP (p. 63) Supply Chain Management (p. 64) Initiatives to Address Water Security Risks (p. 65) Forestation Activities to Help Curb Global Warming, Initiatives to Preserve Biodiversity (p. 66) Stakeholder Engagement (p. 89) Initiatives for Society (p. 90) |
Environmental Management System Environmental Communications Initiatives to Protect the Environment through Greenery and Forest Development Integrity (Integrity for Society) |
| 4. Risk management | ||
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Environment-related risk identification, assessment, and management processes |
Risk Management (p. 86) |
Risk Management Responding to Climate Change (TCFD) |
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Positioning of the above processes within the entity’s overall risk management |
Risk Management (p. 86) |
Risk Management Responding to Climate Change (TCFD) |
| 5. Business model | ||
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The entity’s business model |
Value Creation Model (pp. 11-12) |
Value Creation Model |
| 6. Value chain management | ||
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Value chain overview |
Risks, Opportunities and the Value Chain (pp. 19-22) |
Value Chain, External Environment, Risks and Opportunities |
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Green procurement policy, objectives, and results |
Fiscal 2022 Targets and Results (pp. 91-92) Supply Chain Management (p. 64) |
Supply Chain Management |
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Status of eco-friendly products and services |
Overview of “TOWANOWA,” a Business Model Designed to Support a Circular Economy through the Tire Business (pp. 56-58) |
Initiatives to Support a Circular Economy Next (Next-Generation Products & Solutions) |
| 7. Long-term vision | ||
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Long-term vision |
TOP COMMITMENT (pp. 23-28) Outline of the New Midterm Plan (2023–2027) (p. 31) Long-Term Sustainability Policy: “Driving Our Future Challenge 2050” (p. 55) |
Top Commitment Management Policy Our Philosophy Long-Term Sustainability Policy: “Driving Our Future Challenge 2050” |
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Time period covered by the long-term vision |
TOP COMMITMENT (pp. 23-28) Outline of the New Midterm Plan (2023–2027) (p. 31) Long-Term Sustainability Policy: “Driving Our Future Challenge 2050” (p. 55) |
Top Commitment Management Policy Our Philosophy Long-Term Sustainability Policy: “Driving Our Future Challenge 2050” |
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Reasons why that time period was selected |
Long-Term Sustainability Policy: “Driving Our Future Challenge 2050” (p. 55) |
Long-Term Sustainability Policy: “Driving Our Future Challenge 2050” |
| 8. Strategy | ||
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Business strategy of an entity developed for contributing to the achievement of a sustainable society |
TOP COMMITMENT (pp. 23-28) Outline of the New Midterm Plan (2023–2027) (p. 31) Long-Term Sustainability Policy: “Driving Our Future Challenge 2050” (p. 55) |
Top Commitment Management Policy Our Philosophy Long-Term Sustainability Policy: “Driving Our Future Challenge 2050” |
| 9. Methodology for identifying material environmental issues | ||
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Procedure by which the entity identified its material environmental issues |
Priority Issues (Materiality) (pp. 15-16) |
Priority Issues (Materiality) |
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List of identified material environmental issues |
Fiscal 2022 Targets and Results (pp. 91-92) |
Ecology (Ecological Sustainability) |
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Reasons that the identified environmental issues were judged material |
Priority Issues (Materiality) (pp. 15-16) |
Priority Issues (Materiality) Responding to Climate Change (TCFD) |
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Boundaries of the material environmental issues |
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Responding to Climate Change (TCFD) |
| 10. The entity’s material environmental issues | ||
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Policies and/or action plans |
A Roadmap for ESG Management (pp. 17-18) Long-Term Sustainability Policy: “Driving Our Future Challenge 2050” (p. 55) |
A Roadmap for Sustainability Management Long-Term Sustainability Policy: “Driving Our Future Challenge 2050” |
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Targets and results of policies / action plans based on performance indicators |
Fiscal 2022 Targets and Results (pp. 91-92) |
Governance (Effective Governance Framework) Ecology (Ecological Sustainability) Next (Next-Generation Products & Solutions) Kindness (A Kind Culture Where Everyone Can Prosper) Integrity (Integrity for Society) |
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Methodologies used for calculating each performance indicator |
Fiscal 2022 Targets and Results (pp. 91-92) |
Ecology (Ecological Sustainability) |
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Aggregation scope of data for each performance indicator |
Fiscal 2022 Targets and Results (pp. 91-92) |
Ecology (Ecological Sustainability) |
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Financial impact of related risks and opportunities and calculation methodology thereof, if the financial impact is significant |
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An assurance report, if an independent third party provided assurance to the items to be reported |
Independent Verification Report (p. 99) |
Independent Verification Report |
| Reference: Major environmental issues and their performance indicators | ||
| 1. Climate change | ||
| Greenhouse gas emissions | ||
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Scope 1 emissions |
Consolidated Non-Financial Data (p. 96) |
Initiatives to Achieve Carbon Neutrality Global Environmental Data |
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Scope 2 emissions |
Consolidated Non-Financial Data (p. 96) |
Initiatives to Achieve Carbon Neutrality Global Environmental Data |
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Scope 3 emissions |
Consolidated Non-Financial Data (p. 96) |
Initiatives to Achieve Carbon Neutrality Global Environmental Data |
| Emission intensity | ||
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Greenhouse gas emission intensity |
Consolidated Non-Financial Data (p. 96) |
Initiatives to Achieve Carbon Neutrality Global Environmental Data |
| Energy usage | ||
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Breakdown of energy usage and overall energy usage |
Consolidated Non-Financial Data (p. 96) |
Overview of Business Activities and Environmental Burden |
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Renewable energy usage as a percentage of overall energy usage |
Consolidated Non-Financial Data (p. 96) |
Global Environmental Data |
| 2. Water resources | ||
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Water resource inputs |
Initiatives to Address Water Security Risks (p. 65) |
Global Environmental Data |
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Water intensity |
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Water discharge |
Initiatives to Address Water Security Risks (p. 65) |
Global Environmental Data |
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Status of water stress, if the entity has sites or supply chains located in areas with water stress |
Initiatives to Address Water Security Risks (p. 65) |
Global Environmental Data |
| 3. Biodiversity | ||
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Impact of business activities on biodiversity |
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Status and extent of the dependency of the entity’s business activities on biodiversity |
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Business activities that contribute to biodiversity conservation |
Initiatives to Preserve Biodiversity (p. 66) |
Initiatives to Preserve Biodiversity |
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Status of cooperation with external stakeholders |
Forestation Activities to Help Curb Global Warming (p. 66) Initiatives for Society (p. 90) |
Initiatives to Protect the Environment through Greenery and Forest Development Integrity (Integrity for Society) |
| 4. Resource circulation | ||
| Resource inputs | ||
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Volume of nonrenewable resource inputs |
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Volume of renewable resource inputs |
Initiatives to Support a Circular Economy (pp. 61-62) |
Initiatives to Support a Circular Economy Waste Reduction |
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Volume of recycled materials used |
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Rate of recycled and reused resources |
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| Resource waste | ||
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Total production of waste, etc. |
Initiatives to Support a Circular Economy (pp. 61-62) |
Initiatives to Support a Circular Economy Waste Reduction |
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Total final disposal volume of waste, etc. |
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Overview of Business Activities and Environmental Burden |
| 5. Chemical substances | ||
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Volume of chemical substances in storage |
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Volume of chemical substance emissions |
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Overview of Business Activities and Environmental Burden |
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Volume of chemical substances transferred |
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Volume of chemical substances handled (volume used) |
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| 6. Pollution prevention | ||
| General | ||
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Status of legal compliance |
Environmental Management (p. 63) |
Environmental Management System |
| Air quality conservation | ||
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Air-pollutant emissions volume, emission concentration in air pollution regulations |
Waste Reduction (p. 65) |
Overview of Business Activities and Environmental Burden |
| Water pollution | ||
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Water pollution load, emission concentration in emissions regulations |
Initiatives to Address Water Security Risks (p. 65) |
Overview of Business Activities and Environmental Burden |
| Soil pollution | ||
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Status of soil pollution |
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Overview of Business Activities and Environmental Burden |