Tackling Climate Change

In RY2019, CO₂ emissions were 630 kilotons CO₂e, a decrease of 2.6% compared to the previous reporting year. Additionally, CO₂ emissions per unit of sales improved by 6.1% compared to the previous reporting year. In addition to the implementation of reduction measures, these are mainly due to the improvement of the emission coefficients for each electricity utility and a reduction in production volume at cast iron production sites in Japan.

• Trends in CO₂ Emissions and Emissions Per Unit of Sales

  

1. *1.CO₂ emissions (630 kilotons CO₂e) include portions of CO₂ that were not released into the atmosphere but absorbed as carbon into products such as iron pipe (19 kilotons CO₂e).
2. *2.CO₂ emissions include greenhouse gases from non-energy sources.
3. *3.CO₂ emissions per unit of consolidated net sales. The Kubota Group adopted International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) instead of accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America from RY2018.
4. *4.CO₂ emissions for RY2016 and RY2017 and CO₂ emissions per unit of sales for RY2017 were corrected to improve accuracy.

• CO₂ Emissions by Region

  

• CO₂ Emissions by Business

  

• CO₂ Emissions by Emission Source

  • Japan

    

  • Overseas

    

• Trends in Energy Use at Business Sites and Energy Use per Unit of Sales

  

1. *1.PJ=10¹⁵J, TJ=10¹²J
2. *2.Energy use per unit of consolidated net sales. The Kubota Group adopted International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) instead of accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America from RY2018.

In RY2019, CO₂ emissions during distribution were 41 kilotons CO₂e, a decrease of 6.9% compared to the previous reporting year. Additionally, CO₂ emissions during distribution per unit of sales improved by 14.1% compared to the previous reporting year. The Kubota Group continuously promotes various initiatives, including such as improving loading efficiency and realizing a modal shift through the use of ships.

• Trends in CO₂ Emissions during Distribution and Emissions per Unit of Sales (Japan)

  
  • CO₂ emissions during distribution per unit of consolidated net sales. The Kubota Group adopted Inter national Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) instead of accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America from RY2018.

• Trends in Freight Traffic (Japan)

  

The Kubota Group makes concerted efforts to figure out CO₂ emissions throughout the value chain in addition to its business sites. Following guidelines^*, we calculate CO₂ emissions based on Scope 3, and continue to expand the categories in the Scope of its calculation of CO₂ emissions.

• Basic Guidelines on Accounting for Greenhouse Gas Emissions Throughout the Supply Chain issued by the Japanese Ministry of the Environment and Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry

• CO₂ Emissions in Each Stage of Value Chain

  
  1. *1.The value for RY2017 was corrected to improve accuracy.
  2. *2.In addition to the data for Japan, CO₂ emissions from overseas subsidiaries has been included from RY2019.
  3. *3.In addition to the data for Japan, CO₂ emissions associated with the overseas shipping of certain products from Japan has been included from RY2018.

The Kubota Group has established its Medium- and Long-Term Environmental Conservation Targets and is devoting efforts to reducing CO₂ emissions and energy use associated with its business activities.
We have also established medium-term reduction measure implementation plans, which are reviewed every year by each production site. When the plans are reviewed, Internal Carbon Pricing^* is introduced to calculate their effect on reducing CO₂ emissions and energy consumption, as well as the investment cost for the amount of CO₂ reduced, in the capital expenditure plans. The effectiveness and economical rationality of each project are identified from an environmental standpoint and used as resources for making investment decisions. 　Some of the specific reduction measures that have been implemented include eliminating loss in energy consumption through a switch to equipment with higher energy efficiency and proper operation management, and promoting the visualization of power consumption in each process. At the same time, all global sites have been expanding their use of LED lighting. In RY2019, initiatives included a change in fuel for production equipment and heaters. 　We are also accelerating the introduction of renewable energy. In RY2019, a new solar power generation system came online at the Kubota Sakai Rinkai Plant. This brought the renewable energy consumption of the entire Group to 2,604 MWh, an increase of 8.0% compared to RY2018. 　As a result of the efforts toward achieving the Medium-Term Environmental Conservation Targets 2020 for CO₂ reduction, global production sites achieved a reduction of 38.8 kilotons CO₂e in RY2019 compared with the case where countermeasures were not implemented from the base year (RY2014). The economic effects of these measures reached 1.14 billion yen compared to RY2014. CO₂ emissions per unit of production in RY2019 improved by 17.1% compared to RY2014. 　We will continue to implement measures to save energy on production equipment and air-conditioning/lighting, as well as promote measures to reduce waste and loss in the use of energy based on the concept of the Kubota Production System (KPS) and expand the use of renewable energy.

• Refers to the placing of an internal monetary value on carbon by an organization

• Introducing cogeneration systems

  

  Sakai Plant: Utilizing the waste heat generated at the time of in-house power generation and reducing the consumption of steam boiler fuel

• Installation of solar power generation system

  

  Sakai Rinkai Plant: The solar power generation system was installed on the roof of the factory and used renewable energy.

Various impacts are being felt by the progression of climate change, such as the frequent occurrence of weather disasters, changes in agricultural practices, and an increase in the number of heat stroke cases. The response to climate change needs to include measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, as well as to avoid or reduce damage brought on by climate change.
As part of its strategy to adapt to climate change, the Kubota Group is implementing a number of initiatives at its business sites and in its products and services.

Drainage Pump with Vehicle for Disaster Recovery

Provision of Water Pump Vehicle for Disaster Recovery

With all the equipment necessary for effective drainage, including a drainage hose, a control panel, and a generator, as well as a lightweight specialized submersible pump that a person can easily carry, the equipment can be dispatched immediately to sites where flooding is in progress due to torrential rains and rapidly drain water from the location.