Environmental Materiality (Material Issues)

The SHIONOGI Group determines material issues to be addressed by drawing up a Materiality Map regarding management challenges in consideration of their relevance to its business and their importance in society. As a result, we have identified “Protect the environment” as one of the SHIONOGI Group’s material issues (materiality).

In addition, we identify environmental issues to be addressed through more detailed analysis of changes in the external environment and dialogue with external stakeholders, such as ESG investment institutions and external experts, and related organizations within the Company. We have identified these issues as “Environmental Materiality” by assessing their impact on the sustainability of global ecosystems and on stakeholders based on the Environmental Reporting Guidelines. To address the issues, we have also adopted the Environmental Materiality Targets (EHS Action Targets). Environmental Materiality and the Environmental Materiality Targets are determined through deliberation by the SHIONOGI Group Companywide EHS Committee, the Corporate Executive Management Meeting, and the Board of Directors.

 

The SHIONOGI Group hopes to further deepen its activities by clarifying concrete steps toward handling material issues in the future and key performance indicators (KPIs) to offer value to society and meet our stakeholders’ expectations.

It is a diagram showing the process of identifying environmental materiality.  Environmental materials include AMR, climate change, resource conservation / resource recycling, and water.

Summary of identification of Environmental Materiality

Shows a specific overview of environmental materiality

Environmental Materiality Targets (EHS Action Targets)

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See the sections“Action Targets” and “Results” for more information on the targets and activities.

Environmental Materiality and the value chain

 

 

Purchase

R&D

Manufacturing

Distribution and sales

Use and disposal

AMR

Antimicrobial release management

 

Antimicrobial release management

 

Promotion of responsible antimicrobial use

Climate change

Introduction of energy-saving equipment
Introduction of renewable energy

Introduction of energy-saving equipment
Introduction of renewable energy

Introduction of energy-saving equipment
Introduction of renewable energy

Introduction of hybrid vehicles
Improvement of transportation efficiency

Change in or recycling of containers and packaging materials

Resources conservation and circulation 

Green purchasing

Design of environmentally responsible products

3Rs of waste materials

 

Reuse and recycling of containers and packaging materials
Responsible disposal

Water and water risks

Water risk assessment

Water risk assessment, water conservation, and wastewater management

Water risk assessment, water conservation, and wastewater management