Environmental Performance and Environmental Accounting

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Environmental Performance Data

Environmental Performance of Domestic Business Sites

Scope of application

Scope
Eight domestic sites ( GS Yuasa International Ltd. (Kyoto, Osadano, Gunma and Ritto Plants), GS Yuasa Energy Co., Ltd., GS Yuasa Ibaraki Co., Ltd., GS Yuasa Moldings Co., Ltd. and GS Yuasa Azumino Co., Ltd.)
Greenhouse gas emissions related to Scope 2

(1) Scope 2 emissions refer to CO2 emissions calculated based on market standards*.

(2) Scope 2 emissions are calculated using the annual coefficient for each power company announced in accordance with the Act on Promotion of Global Warming Countermeasures. However, the conversion factor for power derived from renewable energy is set as zero.

Remarks

(1) Environmental performance related to transportation refers to actual values for GS Yuasa International Ltd.

(2) The figures for past performance are also calculated using the revised criteria due to the scope of application having been revised in fiscal 2022. See here for more details on this revision.

(3) All data was reviewed prior to disclosed.

A method of calculating Scope 2 emissions based on the contents of the contract for purchased electricity.

Environmental performance data (fiscal 2022)

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Classification Product life cycle Items Unit Total Content Breakdown Remarks
INPUT Production Amount of main materials consumption t 186,298 Virgin materials 122,122 Lead, sulfuric acid, plastics, etc.
Recycled materials 64,177
Amount of water consumption 2,256,768 Water for industrial use 999,521 Third party water
Underground water 986,461  
Public water supply 270,786 Third party water
Amount of energy consumption
(crude oil conversion)
kL 99,872 Electricity 84,648  
City gas 12,181  
LPG 2,846  
Kerosene and gasoline 196  
Physical distribution Amount of energy consumption
(crude oil conversion)
kL 3,302 Kerosene and gasoline 3,302 Energy consumption based on volume of cargo transportation
Waste Volume of used products recovered t 4,573 Industrial Batteries, Power Supplies 4,573  
OUTPUT Production Amount of waste discharged t 13,257 Waste plates, batteries, and lead paste 4,899  
Metal scraps 612  
Lithium-ion batteries 3,044  
Waste paper and garbage 872  
Sludge 996  
Waste acids, alkaline substances 663  
Waste plastic 959 Emissions at GS Yuasa International Ltd.: 386t
Wood scraps 523  
Other 689  
Amount of recycling t 12,625 Waste plates, batteries, and lead paste 4,898  
Metal scraps 612  
Lithium-ion batteries 3,044  
Waste paper and garbage 793  
Waste acids, alkaline substances 536  
Sludge 853  
Waste plastic 823  
Wood scraps 467  
Other 599  
Amount of final disposal t 633 Waste plates, batteries, and lead paste 0  
Sludge 143  
Waste plastic 136  
Waste paper and garbage 80  
Wood scraps 57  
Waste acids, alkaline substances 126  
Other 90  
Amount of waste water 1,960,932 Public water body 1,159,958 River
Sewage disposal 800,974  
Amount of CO2 emissions t-CO2 109,634 Electricity 79,064 Scope 2 emissions
City gas 23,544 Scope 1 emissions
LPG 6,513
Kerosene and gasoline 514
Physical distribution Amount of CO2 emissions t-CO2 8,702   8,702 Scope 3 emissions (category 4)
Waste Volume of used products recycling t 3,782   3,782  
Final disposal volume (used products) t 791   791  

Status of violations of permits, standards, and regulations related to water quality and quantity (fiscal 2022)

Items Number of violations of laws and regulations
for which have been imposed penalties
Number of administrative measures
Water intake 0 0
Waste water 0 0

Data on changes in environmental performance

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Category Items Unit fiscal
2018
fiscal
2019
fiscal
2020
fiscal
2021
fiscal
2022
INPUT Amount of main materials consumption t 200,486 197,972 186,225 188,020 186,298
Amount of water consumption 2,443,918 2,474,798 2,455,407 2,348,351 2,256,768
Amount of energy consumption in production
(crude oil conversion)
kL 98,320 97,816 96,772 98,869 99,872
Amount of energy consumption in physical distribution
(crude oil conversion)
kL 3,078 3,411 3,409 3,598 3,302
Volume of used products recovered t 4,276 4,294 5,006 4,773 4,573
OUTPUT Amount of recycling (waste) t 10,266 12,809 11,126 12,083 12,625
Amount of final disposal (waste) t 343 629 598 504 633
Amount of wastewater 1,937,866 2,116,450 2,171,530 2,020,468 1,960,932
Amount of CO2 emissions in production t-CO2 150,879 143,670 146,888 134,505 109,634
Amount of CO2 emissions in physical distribution t-CO2 7,970 8,931 8,953 9,484 8,702
Volume of used products recycling
(used products)
t 3,559 3,566 4,156 3,952 3,782
Final disposal volume
(used products)
t 717 728 850 822 791

Changes in consumption of major raw materials

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Items Unit Fiscal 2018 Fiscal 2019 Fiscal 2020 Fiscal 2021 Fiscal 2022
Lead compounds t 150,415 148,486 139,299 139,669 134,251
Sulfate t 31,695 31,769 30,189 30,899 29,286
Plastic t 14,324 14,185 13,800 13,351 13,493

Status of release and transfer of substances subject to the PRTR Law (Unit: kg)

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Substances subject to
the PRTR Law
Sites Released
into the air
Released
into public
waterways
Transferred
to sewage
system
Transferred
outside the
site
Total
Lead compounds* Kyoto 77.0 0.0 3.7 16,000.0 16,080.7
Osadano 41.0 0.0 10.0 1,100.0 1,151.0
Gunma 77.0 3.4 0.0 130.0 210.4
GS Yuasa Energy 21.0 4.2 0.0 4,500.0 4,525.2
GS Yuasa Ibaraki 14.0 3.9 0.0 50.0 67.9
GS Yuasa Azumino 7.0 0.0 0.0 11.0 18.0
Arsenic and its inorganic compounds* Kyoto 3.0 0.0 0.3 4.2 7.5
Gunma 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.5
GS Yuasa Energy 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.4
Antimony and its compounds Kyoto 7.2 0.0 0.3 1.6 9.1
Osadano 0.0 0.0 3.7 0.0 3.7
Gunma 0.0 1.7 0.0 0.0 1.7
GS Yuasa Energy 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5
Manganese and its compounds Kyoto 0.0 0.0 0.0 24,000.0 24,000.0
Osadano 5.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.6
Ritto 0.0 0.0 0.0 20.0 20.0
Lithium Energy Japan 0.0 0.0 0.0 12,000.0 12,000.0
Nickel compounds* Kyoto 0.0 0.0 0.0 420.0 420.0
Osadano 2.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 2.2
Ritto 0.0 0.0 0.0 60.0 60.0
Lithium Energy Japan 0.0 0.0 0.0 2,800.0 2,800.0
Cobalt and its compounds Kyoto 0.0 0.0 0.0 149.0 149.0
Osadano 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.3
Lithium Energy Japan 0.0 0.0 0.0 2,000.0 2,000.0
Dichloromethane GS Yuasa Ibaraki 1,600.0 0.0 0.0 36.0 1,636.0
acrylic acid and its water-soluble salts GS Yuasa Molding 42.0 0.0 0.0 70.0 112.0
N,N-dimethylformamide GS Yuasa Molding 4.0 0.0 620.0 2,300.0 2,924.0
boron compounds Osadano 2.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.5
Total   1,903.6 13.7 638.0 65,652.9 68,208.2

Production of Specific Class I Designated Chemical Substances

The Group’s Environmental Performance

Scope of application

Scope
The Group’s production bases (Domestic: 8 business sites; Overseas: 16 business sites)
Scope of application regarding greenhouse gas emission

(1) The scope of application of Scopes 1 and 2 is the same as the above scope of application.

(2) Regarding the scope of application of Scope 3, the scope of calculation is clearly indicated for each category.

Greenhouse gas emissions related to Scope 2

(1) Scope 2 emissions show the CO2 emissions calculated using the methods of market standards*.

(2) The CO2 conversion factor in the calculation of CO2 emissions associated with power usage uses the following published values. However, the conversion factor for electricity derived from renewable energy is set to zero.
Japan: Annual coefficient for each power company announced in accordance with the Act on Promotion of Global Warming Countermeasures
Outside of Japan: Annual coefficients announced in “Emissions Factors,” a publication of the International Energy Agency (IEA).

Remarks

(1) Regarding greenhouse gases other than CO2 are excluded from calculation because their relationship to the Group’s business activities is negligible and due to extremely low emissions.

(2) The figures for past performance are also calculated using the revised criteria due to the scope of application having been revised in fiscal 2022. See here for more details on this revision.

(3) All data was reviewed prior to disclosed.

A method of calculating Scope 2 emissions based on the contents of the contract for purchased electricity (a calculation method taking into account the amount of renewable energy procured)

CO2 emissions and water consumption by country (FY 2022)

Country CO2 Emissions*
(t-CO2)
Water Consumption
(m³)
Japan 109,634 2,256,768
China 38,044 233,623
Taiwan 16,985 88,369
Vietnam 24,593 175,808
Malaysia 1,819 35,709
Indonesia 49,914 253,910
Thailand 46,654 713,378
Turkey 34,672 684,371
United Kingdom 4,953 56,524
United States 8,699 46,350
Australia 12,241 40,616
Hungary 175 516
Total 348,384 4,585,942

CO2 emissions and water consumption by production sites for the Group (FY 2022)

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Country Production site CO2 Emissions*
(t-CO2)
Water Consumption
(m³)
Japan GS Yuasa International Ltd. (Kyoto, Osadano, Gunma and Ritto Plants) 79,606 1,259,817
GS Yuasa Energy Co., Ltd. 22,971 746,013
GS Yuasa Ibaraki Co., Ltd. 3,116 155,293
GS Yuasa Moldings Co., Ltd. 2,278 48,809
GS Yuasa Azumino Co., Ltd. 1,664 46,836
China Tianjin GS Battery Co., Ltd. 18,097 138,911
Yuasa Battery (Shunde) Co., Ltd. 16,241 81,835
GS Battery (China) Co., Ltd. 3,706 12,877
Taiwan GS Battery Taiwan Co., Ltd. 16,985 88,369
Vietnam GS Battery Vietnam Co., Ltd. 24,593 175,808
Malaysia GS Yuasa Battery Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. 1,819 35,709
Indonesia PT. Trimitra Baterai Prakasa 23,871 119,102
PT. Yuasa Battery Indonesia 26,044 134,808
Thailand Siam GS Battery Co., Ltd. 28,652 512,068
Yuasa Battery (Thailand) Pub. Co., Ltd. 12,216 164,901
GS Yuasa Siam Industry Ltd. 5,786 36,409
Turkey Inci GS Yuasa Aku Sanayi ve Ticaret Anonim Sirketi 34,672 684,371
United Kingdom GS Yuasa Battery Manufacturing UK Limited 4,953 56,524
United States Yuasa Battery, Inc. 8,699 46,350
Australia Century Yuasa Batteries Pty. Limited 12,241 40,616
Hungary GS Yuasa Hungary Ltd. 175 516

Changes in Scope 1 and 2 emissions (Unit: t-CO2)

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Items Fiscal 2018 Fiscal 2019 Fiscal 2020 Fiscal 2021 Fiscal 2022
Scope 1 emissions 73,273 68,609 66,555 69,678 66,952
Scope 2 emissions 361,087 350,252 341,075 314,887 281,432
Total 434,360 418,861 407,629 384,565 348,384

Our calculated Scope 3 emissions (Fiscal 2021)

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No. Category CO2 Emissions
(t-CO2)
Scope of application
1 Purchased goods and services 523,813 GS Yuasa International Ltd.
2 Capital goods 89,778 GS Yuasa International Ltd., GS Yuasa Energy Co., Ltd., and GS Yuasa Technology Ltd.
3 Fuel- and Energy-related activities not included in scope 1 or scope 2 64,815 The Group’s production sites
(domestic: 8 business sites; overseas: 16 business sites)
4 Upstream transportation and distribution 8,702 GS Yuasa International Ltd. (Restricted to transportation of freight involving specified shippers*)
5 Waste generated in operations 1,226 Domestic production sites (8 business sites)
6 Business travel 785 Domestic production sites (8 business sites)
7 Employee commuting 2,283 Domestic production sites (8 business sites)
12 End-of-life treatment of sold products 18,048 Domestic production sites (8 business sites)
Total 709,450  

Shippers whose annual freight transportation volume exceeds 30 million ton-kilometers based on the Law Concerning the Rational Use of Energy

Changes in the water intake by the Group (Unit: m³)

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Water source Fiscal 2018 Fiscal 2019 Fiscal 2020 Fiscal 2021 Fiscal 2022
Water for industrial use
(Third party water)
3,148,201 3,198,006 2,830,053 2,594,353 2,350,532
Underground water 1,613,929 1,523,218 1,530,950 1,507,990 1,440,132
Public water supply
(Third party water)
850,946 825,801 789,858 832,153 795,278
Other 13,056 25,446 0 0 0
Total 5,626,133 5,572,471 5,150,862 4,934,496 4,585,942

There is no water intake from sources other than those listed in the table above.

Changes in the amount of wastewater (Unit: m³)

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Discharge destination Fiscal 2018 Fiscal 2019 Fiscal 2020 Fiscal 2021 Fiscal 2022
River 1,882,505 2,166,819 1,964,975 1,843,706 1,741,475
Underground water 2,113,577 2,085,441 2,121,870 2,079,824 1,809,809
Total 3,996,082 4,252,260 4,086,845 3,923,531 3,551,284

There are no discharges from business sites to the oceans or to water treatment facilities other than those at business sites.

Environmental Accounting

Scope of calculations for environmental accounting

Structures
Eight domestic sites (GS Yuasa International Ltd. (Kyoto, Osadano, Gunma and Ritto Plants), GS Yuasa Energy Co., Ltd., GS Yuasa Ibaraki Co., Ltd., GS Yuasa Moldings Co., Ltd. and GS Yuasa Azumino Co., Ltd.). Note, however, that environment-related equipment costs within business area costs do not include onsite affiliated companies.
Period covered
April 1, 2022 - March 31, 2023
Reference
Environmental Accounting Guidelines 2005 Edition (issued by the Ministry of the Environment)

Environmental conservation costs (categorized by business activity)

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Category Key
initiatives
Total
(Thousands of yen)
Business area costs (total) 1,984,389
Breakdown Pollution prevention costs Efforts to prevent air pollution 286,202
Efforts to prevent water pollution 916,822
Global environmental
conservation costs
Efforts to reduce
greenhouse gas emissions
473,993
Resource recycling costs Efforts to ensure
suitable disposal of waste
307,372
Upstream and
downstream costs*1
Additional efforts to
reduce environmental burden
23
Management activity costs*2 Employee education and
ISO 14001 maintenance
and management
5,356
Research and
development costs
Research and development efforts
in consideration of the environment
12,622,000
Social activity costs Environmental volunteer efforts 6,101
Environmental
remediation costs
Efforts related to
soil pollution measures
452
Total 14,618,322

Economic effect of environmental conservation initiatives

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Category Key item Monetary
amount
(Thousands of yen)
Economic effects of
more efficient water use
Water use and wastewater cost reduction*3 6,707
Energy conservation effects Cost reductions for electricity,
heavy oil and gas (city gas, LNG, LPG)*3
-2,531,439
Waste reduction effects Cost reduction for industrial waste treatment*3 14,470
Resource recycling effects Profit from recycling and reusing waste 502,192

Effect of environmental conservation

Category Key items Material amount Unit
Effects related to resources used in business activities Amount of recycled water used 1,114,987
Amount of reduction in water use*3 91,584
Amount of energy saved (crude oil conversion)*3 -1,003 kL
Effects related to environmental burden and waste from business activities Amount of CO2 reduced*3 24,870 t-CO2
Amount of waste reduced (final disposal volume) *3 -128 t
Amount of wastewater reduced*3 59,536
Amount of waste recycled 12,625 t
Recycling rate*4 95 %
[Water quality] Amount of lead discharged 25 kg
[Air] Amount of lead emitted 237 kg

1Upstream and downstream costs are the total of consulting expenses and expenses for contracts to create new products based on the Law for Promotion of Sorted Collection and Recycling of Containers and Packaging.

2In addition to employee education, and costs related to ISO 14001 maintenance and management, the management activity cost includes expenses related to information disclosure.

3The tables show amounts reduced compared with the previous fiscal year (negative amounts represent increases).

4Recycling rate (%) = (amount recycled / amount of waste) x 100

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