Environment
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Environmental Management at Konica Minolta
Environmental accounting
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- Implementation of environmental accounting
- Results of Environmental Investment and Expense in Fiscal 2008
Implementation of environmental accounting
Implementing Group consolidated accounting on a global basis
Environmental accounting is a method for quantitatively assessing the cost and benefit of a range of environmental measures. Konica Minolta uses environmental accounting for rational decision making when planning and implementing effective environmental measures.
An environmental accounting manager is appointed at each Group company and the Group carries out consolidated environmental accounting globally, from research and development to production and sales. In addition, the companies establish their own environmental budget system to manage the environmental costs for the next fiscal year, including investments and expenses. Konica Minolta will continue to undertake effective environmental measures based on this environmental accounting approach.
Results of Environmental Investment and Expense in Fiscal 2008
The amount invested in fiscal 2008 was 69% less than fiscal 2007, at about ¥1.2 billion. Of this amount, 72% was capital investment towards reducing the amount of VOCs emitted into the atmosphere and for energy saving (both are costs within the business domain). Expenses were 8% less than in fiscal 2007, at about ¥14.9 billion, of which 40% was for resource saving in production and products and the cost of reuse and recycling (costs within the business domain - resource recycling, and up/downstream costs). In addition, significant costs went into the development of new products that make a contribution to the environment, while research and development costs accounted for 24%.
Considered by business segment, in the office equipment business, the environmental impact of product usage and recovery of used products is significant, and therefore, environmental costs consist mainly of research and development costs and up/downstream costs. On the other hand, in the optics business, the environmental impact of production is significant, and so environmental costs are concentrated in costs within the business domain.
In the fiscal 2009 budget, the amount of investment is 35% higher than fiscal 2008, at about ¥1.6 billion, while costs are 16% lower than fiscal 2008 at ¥12.6 billion.
Environmental Accounting: Results for Fiscal 2008 and Budget for Fiscal 2009
(Unit: ¥1 million)
| Types of Environmental Conservation Activities | Major Initiatives | FY 2008 Results | FY 2009 Budget | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Investment | Expenditures | Economic Effects | Investment | Expenditures | |||
| 1.Costs within business area | 866 | 4,430 | 13,986 | 416 | 3,731 | ||
| 1) Pollution prevention | Reduced VOC emissions and managed chemical substances in the optics business | 417 | 2,345 | 53 | 124 | 1,894 | |
| 2) Global warming prevention | Promoted energy conservation | 354 | 556 | 403 | 206 | 557 | |
| 3) Recycling | Restricted use of solvents and plastics, and recovered silver from waste in optics business | 95 | 1,529 | 13,529 | 86 | 1,280 | |
| 2. Up/downstream costs | Collected and recycled products, and recovered silver from collected products in office equipment | 1 | 4,553 | 2,275 | 7 | 2,813 | |
| 3. Management activity costs | Maintained and promoted environmental ISO standards | 38 | 1,338 | 0 | 39 | 1,361 | |
| 4. R&D costs | Conducted R&D on energy-saving adaptations for office equipment and new products that contribute to the environment | 166 | 3,556 | 79 | 1,133 | 4,056 | |
| 5. Social activity costs | Conducted nature conservation activities | 0 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 94 | |
| 6. Environmental damage costs | Restored contaminated soil | 140 | 907 | 0 | 35 | 509 | |
| 7. Other costs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 1,210 | 14,876 | 16,340 | 1,630 | 12,565 | ||
| Stages | Types of Benefit | Effects |
|---|---|---|
| Production | Water use reduced (1,000 t)*1 | 739 |
| Electricity reduced (1,000 MWh)*1 | 20 | |
| Natural gas reduced (1,000 m3)*1 | 3,335 | |
| Heavy oil reduced (1,000 )*1 | 134 | |
| Harmful chemical substances reduced (t)*1 | 61 | |
| Materials reduced (1,000 t)*1 | 71 | |
| External recycling and reuse of waste (1,000 t)*2 | 22 | |
| Sales | Packaging reduced (t)*1 | 37 |
| Recycling and reuse of materials from used products (1,000 t)*2 | 9 | |
| Usage | CO2 emissions reduced (1,000 t-CO2)*3 | 21 |
- *1
- The environmental conservation effects are calculated as the difference with the environmental impact produced before the activity was implemented.
- *2
- The environmental conservation effects are calculated as the volume recycled and reused as a result of the activity specified.
- *3
- The environmental conservation effects are calculated as the difference in the CO2 emissions produced by the use of a previous version of the product.
| Stage | Types of Benefit | Effects |
|---|---|---|
| Usage | Consumer electricity consumption reduced (1,000 MWh) | 55.5 |
| Consumer electricity bills reduced (¥1 million) | 800 |
Scope of fiscal 2008 results
10 Group companies, including the holding company, business companies, and common function companies
- Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc.
- Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.
- Konica Minolta Opto, Inc.
- Konica Minolta Photo Imaging, Inc.
- Konica Minolta Medical & Graphic, Inc.
- Konica Minolta Sensing, Inc.
- Konica Minolta Technology Center, Inc.
- Konica Minolta Business Expert, Inc.
- Konica Minolta IJ Technologies, Inc.
- Konica Minolta Planetarium Co., Ltd.
22 Japanese affiliates
- Konica Minolta Information System Co., Ltd.
- Konica Minolta Supplies Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
- Konica Minolta Supplies Manufacturing Kansai Co., Ltd.
- Toyohashi Precision Products Co., Ltd.
- Konica Minolta Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Konica Minolta Business Solutions Japan Co., Ltd.
- Konica Minolta Printing Solutions Japan Co., Ltd.
- Konica Minolta Software Laboratory Co., Ltd.
- Konica Minolta Opto Products Co., Ltd.
- Konica Minolta Components Co., Ltd.
- Konica Minolta Opto Device Co., Ltd.
- Konica Minolta Glass Tech. Co., Ltd.
- Konica Minolta Repro Co., Ltd.
- Konica Minolta Technoproducts Co., Ltd.
- Konica Minolta Healthcare Co., Ltd.
- Konica Minolta Graphic Imaging Japan Co., Ltd.
- Konica Minolta ID System Co., Ltd.
- Konica Minolta Chemical Co., Ltd.
- Konica Minolta Technosearch Co., Ltd.
- Konica Minolta Engineering Co., Ltd.
- Konica Minolta Logistics Co., Ltd.
- Konica Minolta Sogo Service Co., Ltd.
22 affiliates outside Japan
- Konica Minolta Business Technologies (Dongguan) Ltd.
- Konica Minolta Business Technologies (Wuxi) Co., Ltd.
- Konica Minolta Business Technologies Manufacturing (HK) Ltd.
- Konica Minolta Business Solutions(China) Co., Ltd.
- Konica Minolta Supplies Manufacturing U.S.A., Inc.
- Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc.
- Konica Minolta Business Solutions Europe GmbH
- Konica Minolta Business Solutions Deutschland GmbH
- Konica Minolta Business Solutions (UK) Ltd.
- Konica Minolta Supplies Manufacturing France S.A.S.
- Konica Minolta Business Solutions France S.A.S.
- Konica Minolta Business Solutions Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Konica Minolta Opto (Dalian) Co., Ltd.
- Konica Minolta Optical Products (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
- Konica Minolta Opto (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
- Konica Minolta Glass Tech (M) Sdn. Bhd.
- American Litho Inc.
- Konica Minolta Graphic Imaging U.S.A., Inc.
- Konica Minolta Medical Imaging U.S.A., Inc.
- Konica Minolta Sensing Americas, Inc.
- Konica Minolta Sensing Europe B.V.
- Konica Minolta Sensing Singapore, Pte. Ltd.
