SAKATA INX CORPORATION (Headquarters: Nishi-ku, Osaka; Representative Director, President & CEO: Yoshiaki Ueno; Securities Code: 4633) announces that the international anti-climate change Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi)*1 has certified the SAKATA INX Group's targets for the reduction of its GHG emissions as a science based targets (SBTs).*2
SAKATA INX Group's targets for the reduction of its GHG emissions
Category | Target | |
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Scope1 | Direct greenhouse gas emissions from the Company | Reduce CO2 emissions by 58.8% versus the FY2022 level by FY2034. |
Scope2 | Indirect emissions resulting from the use of electric power, heat and steam supplied by other companies | |
Scope3 | Non-Scope 2 indirect emissions(emissions from other companies relating to business operators' activities) | 89% of suppliers will set scientifically grounded targets by FY2029 based on expenditures on purchased products and services. |
The SAKATA INX Group defines the direction of its strategy as, "strengthening ESG/sustainability efforts emphasizing the global environment and local community," as stated in its long-term strategic vision, SAKATA INX VISION 2030. Maintaining a sustainable global environment is one of the important issues the Group is facing. The Group will continue to be committed to reducing its environmental impact and realizing a decarbonized society through efforts such as the streamlining of production and the expansion of energy-saving activities.
*1 | An international anti-climate change initiative co-established by the UN Global Compact, the CDP (formerly the Carbon Disclosure Project), the World Resources Institute (WRI) and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). |
*2 | Greenhouse gas emission reduction targets set by companies consistent with the levels required by the Paris Agreement (which aims to limit the global temperature increase to well below 2 °C compared to pre-industrial levels, preferably to 1.5 °C) |
About SAKATA INX CORPORATION
Founded in 1896, SAKATA INX is the world's third largest chemical manufacturer in sales of printing inks, with operations in more than 20 countries and regions worldwide, including Asia, the Americas, and Europe. The company manufactures and sells printing inks used for various packages, beverage cans, and information media, industrial inkjet inks and color toners for digital printing, and image display materials for liquid crystal displays. Under the business theme of "Creation of Visual Communication Technology," the company aims to "create an information culture that makes people's lives more comfortable" through environmentally-friendly and sustainable products and continues to take on the challenge of entering new fields.
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