Period

The present Environment Report covers results achieved during the period of fiscal year 2023 (April 1, 2023 through March 31, 2024) in Japan and calendar year 2023 (January 1 through December 31, 2023) outside Japan. The report also covers our activities conducted immediately before or after these periods.

Organizations Covered

The report covers the environmental activities of Shionogi & Co., Ltd. and the SHIONOGI Group companies in the table below. Sections of the report that concern a different set of organizations are clearly indicated as such in each instance.

 

Company Operating site
Shionogi & Co., Ltd. Head Office, Tokyo Branch Office (Tokyo) , Pharmaceutical Commercial Division (including its sales offices across Japan), Shionogi CMC Research Innovation Center (Hyogo Prefecture),  Shionogi Pharmaceutical Research Center (SPRC) ,  Aburahi Research Center (Shiga Prefecture)

 

Group Company Operating site
Shionogi Healthcare Co., Ltd. Head Office 
Shionogi Pharma Co., Ltd. Settsu Plant, Kanegasaki Plant (Iwate Prefecture), Tokushima Plant (Tokushima Prefecture), Itami Plant (Hyogo Prefecture)
UMN Pharma Inc. Yokohama Research Center (Kanagawa Prefecture), Akita Plant (Akita Prefecture)
Shionogi Techno Advance Research Co., Ltd. on the premises of an operating site of Shionogi & Co., Ltd.
Aburahi AgroResearch Co., Ltd. (Shiga Prefecture) on the premises of an operating site of Shionogi & Co., Ltd.
Shionogi Smile Heart Co., Ltd. on the premises of an operating site of Shionogi & Co., Ltd.

Nanjing C&O Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. 

Nanjing Plant (China)

Companies and operating sites with no location indicated are all situated in Osaka Prefecture.

Numerical Data and Graphs

The numerical data provided in the report are rounded off to the nearest whole number. Accordingly, the totals in the graphs and charts do not necessarily correspond to the sum of the individual figures.

Environmental Performance Data

The data is calculated based on the following [boundary of calculation] and [calculation methods].

[Energy/CO2]

[Boundary of calculation]

Scopes 1 and 2

SHIONOGI Group (excluding overseas Group companies [administrative offices]): SHIONOGI Group companies in Japan and Nanjing Plant (Nanjing C&O Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.)

Scope 3

 

 Category 1 Shionogi & Co., Ltd. and Shionogi Pharma Co., Ltd.
 Category 2 SHIONOGI Group companies in Japan

 Category 3

SHIONOGI Group companies in Japan

 Other categories

SHIONOGI Group companies in Japan (UMN Pharma, Inc. is not included in “Category 4” and “Category 12” among “Other categories.”) 

Energy consumption

SHIONOGI Group (excluding overseas Group companies [administrative offices]): SHIONOGI Group companies in Japan and Nanjing Plant (Nanjing C&O Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.)

 

 

[Calculation methods]

Indicator

Calculation methods

Scope 1

CO2 emissions resulting from fuel use

[Calculation methods]

Based on the “Greenhouse Gas Emissions Accounting and Reporting Manual (Ver. 5.0)” of the Ministry of the Environment and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan           

[CO2 emission factors]

Based on the “Greenhouse Gas Emissions Accounting and Reporting Manual (Ver. 5.0)” of the Ministry of the Environment and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan

Scope 2

CO2 emissions resulting from purchase of electricity and steam

[Calculation methods]

Based on the “Greenhouse Gas Emissions Accounting and Reporting Manual (Ver. 5.0)” of the Ministry of the Environment and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan

[CO2 emission factors]

Electricity (Japan) (location-based): National average emission factors from “Emission Factors by Power Suppliers (for the calculation of GHG emissions by specified emitters) (FY2022 results)” published by the Ministry of the Environment and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan (December 22, 2023)

Electricity (Japan) (market-based): Adjusted emission factors from “Emission Factors by Power Suppliers (for the calculation of GHG emissions by specified emitters) (FY 2022 results)” published by the Ministry of the Environment and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan (December 22, 2023)

Electricity (China) (both location-based and market-based): FY2022/FY2023: National Grid Average Emission Factor (2022) in Climate Letter [2023] No. 43 of the Office of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China /before FY2021: Emission Factors of the International Energy Agency (IEA)

Steam (both location-based and market-based): Emission factors from the “Greenhouse Gas Emissions Accounting and Reporting Manual (Ver. 5.0)” of the Ministry of the Environment and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan

Scope 3

 
 Category 1

CO2 emissions from activities up to the manufacturing of raw materials, parts, purchased goods, and sales-related materials, etc. (hereafter “goods purchased”)

[Calculation methods]

Based on the “Basic Guidelines on Accounting for Greenhouse Gas Emissions Throughout the Supply Chain (Ver. 2.6)” of the Ministry of the Environment and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan, the emissions are calculated by multiplying the purchase price by the emission factor for “Pharmaceuticals” in “[5] Emission Factor Based on the Input-Output Table” in the “Database on Emissions Unit Values for Calculation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions, etc., by Organizations Throughout the Supply Chain (Ver. 3.4)” of the Ministry of the Environment of Japan.

The purchase price includes transportation costs associated with the purchase of purchased goods and does not include amounts related to the purchase of services other than the above.

 Category 2

CO2 emissions resulting from the construction and manufacturing of own capital goods

[Calculation methods]

Based on the “Basic Guidelines on Accounting for Greenhouse Gas Emissions Throughout the Supply Chain (Ver. 2.6)” of the Ministry of the Environment and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan, the emissions are calculated by multiplying the acquisition cost of capital goods by the emission factor for “Pharmaceuticals” in “[6] Emission Factor per Unit Price of Capital Goods” in the “Database on Emissions Unit Values for Calculation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions, etc., by Organizations Throughout the Supply Chain (Ver. 3.4)” of the Ministry of the Environment of Japan.

 Category 3

CO2 emissions resulting from the procurement of fuels required for the generation of electricity purchased

[Calculation methods]

Based on the “Basic Guidelines on Accounting for Greenhouse Gas Emissions Throughout the Supply Chain (Ver. 2.6)” of the Ministry of the Environment and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan, the emissions are calculated using “[7] Emission Unit Values per Use of Electricity and Heat” in the “Database on Emissions Unit Values for Calculation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions, etc., by Organizations Throughout the Supply Chain (Ver. 3.4)” of the Ministry of the Environment of Japan.

 Other categories

Total of Categories 4, 5, 6, 7 and 12,  excluding Categories 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14 and 15 that are not included in our own corporate activities or are reported under other categories

[Calculation methods]

Based on the “Basic Guidelines on Accounting for Greenhouse Gas Emissions Throughout the Supply Chain (Ver.2.6)” of the Ministry of the Environment and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan

Energy consumption

 

 Total energy consumption

Total calorie-converted values for purchased energy (gasoline, other fuel oils, LPG, LNG, town gas, electricity, steam)

[Calculation methods]

Fuel is expressed as the sum of calories calculated using calorie conversion factors under the “Ordinance for Enforcement of the Act on Rationalization of Energy Use and Shift to Non-fossil Energy” and converted into MWh units at a rate of 3.6GJ per MWh. Note that calorie conversion factors disclosed by providers were used for town gas. Electricity is expressed as the sum of purchase volumes (MWh) without conversion to primary energy.

 

 Gasoline

Amount of gasoline purchased, including fuel for sales force vehicles

 Other fuel oils

Amount of kerosene, light oil, and heavy oil A purchased

 Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)

Amount of LPG purchased from gas suppliers

 Liquefied natural gas (LNG)

Amount of LNG purchased from gas suppliers

 Town gas

Amount of town gas purchased from gas suppliers

 Electricity

Amount of electricity purchased from power suppliers

 Steam

Amount of steam purchased from steam suppliers

 

 

 

[Total water withdrawal / Total drainage]

[Boundary of calculation]

Total water withdrawal

Total drainage

SHIONOGI Group (excluding overseas Group companies [administrative offices]): SHIONOGI Group companies in Japan and Nanjing Plant (Nanjing C&O Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.)

 

 

 

[Calculation methods]

Total water withdrawal

Amount of water withdrawn from tap water, industrial water, and groundwater

Total drainage

Amount of water discharged into sewers and rivers (for operating sites that do not measure the amount of drainage, the total water withdrawal is considered to be the total drainage.)

 

 

 

[Waste materials]

[Boundary of calculation]

All waste-related data

SHIONOGI Group companies in Japan (excluding small offices such as branches and sales offices)

 

 

 

[Calculation methods]

Total waste generated

Amount of unwanted materials generated at operating sites

Waste generated

Amount of total waste generated (excluding valuable resources)

Waste disposed of as landfill

Amount of waste sent to landfill directly or after intermediate treatment

Waste reused/recycled

Amount of waste reused/recycled out of total waste generated

 

 

 

[Pollution prevention]

[Boundary of calculation]
All data related to air and water pollution

SHIONOGI Group companies in Japan (excluding small offices such as branches and sales offices)

 

 

 

[Calculation methods]

Nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions

Amount of NOx discharged from specified facilities under the Air Pollution Control Act

NOx emissions = NOx concentration in exhaust gas × Exhaust gas volume  

Sulfur oxide (SOx) emissions

Amount of SOx discharged from specified facilities under the Air Pollution Control Act

SOx emissions = SOx concentration in exhaust gas x Exhaust gas volume

Particulate matter emissions

Amount of particulate matter discharged from specified facilities under the Air Pollution Control Act 

Particulate matter emissions = Particulate matter concentration in exhaust gas × Exhaust gas volume

BOD pollution load

BOD: The amount of oxygen consumed when organic matter in water is decomposed through the biochemical reaction of aerobic microorganisms

Pollution load = Drainage volume x BOD concentration

COD pollution load

COD: The amount of oxygen consumed when organic matter and other substances in water are oxidized with an oxidizing agent such as potassium permanganate

Pollution load = Drainage volume x COD concentration

N (nitrogen)

The amount measured according to the Ministry of the Environment Notification No. 77 of December 2001 (Method for measuring the amount of pollution load related to nitrogen content)

P (phosphorus)

The amount measured according to the Ministry of the Environment Notification No. 78 of December 2001 (Method for measuring the amount of pollution load related to phosphorus content).

Reporting Guidelines

The Environmental Reporting Guidelines 2018 of the Ministry of the Environment of Japan are used as a reference.

Overall Reporting View

A copy of this report is made available on SHIONOGI’s official website, while excerpts from the report are included in the SHIONOGI Integrated Report.

 

The environmental data of FY2023 marked in red on page 114 of “SHIONOGI Integrated Report 2024,” published separately from the present report, was subjected to third-party assurance by KPMG AZSA Sustainability Co., Ltd.

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