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Climate change

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Category [Unit] Boundary Coverage FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Results Results
(Achievement Rate)		 Target
Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions (Scope 1, 2)
Total [t-CO2] ★ ② FY2022:
99.4%		 693,953 776,104 620,929 708,534 579,919
(101.0%)		 586,000
GHG Scope 1 [t-CO2] ★ 11,456 15,803 15,416 10,709 13,998
(107.2%)		 15,000
GHG Scope 2 [t-CO2] ★ 682,497 760,301 605,513 697,825 565,921
(100.7%)		 570,000
GHG Emissions Intensity*1 [t-CO2/Gbps] ① - 682 628 411 359 249
(132.5%)		 330
Greenhouse Gas (Breakdown of Scope 1)
Carbon Dioxide (CO2) [t] ★ ② FY2022:
99.4%		 - - 14,962 10,134 13,427
(-)		 -
Methane (CH4) [t-CO2] ★ - - 293 25 17
(-)		 -
Dinitrogen Monoxide (N2O) [t-CO2] ★ - - 0.03 3.00 2.35
(-)		 -
Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) [t-CO2] ★ - - 162 547 551
(-)		 -
Perfluorocarbons (PFCs) [t-CO2] ★ - - 0 0 0
(-)		 -
Sulfur Hexafluoride (SF6) [t-CO2] ★ - - 0 0 0
(-)		 -
Nitrogen Trifluoride (NF3) [t-CO2] ★ - - 0 0 0
(-)		 -
Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions (Scope 3)
GHG Emissions [t-CO2] ★ ② FY2022:
90.9%		 - 5,931,433 3,121,487*2 8,685,602 9,368,649
(106.7%)		 10,000,000
[Notes]
  1. *1
    Greenhouse gas emissions at 1 Gbps
  2. *2
    The coverage for FY2020 greenhouse gas emissions (Scope 3) differs from other years.
  3. *
    The greenhouse gas emissions (Scope 1, 2, and 3), energy consumption, industrial waste and water consumption in FY2022 were examined by Japan Quality Assurance Organization as a third party (Limited guarantee level in accordance with ISO 14064-3 and ISAE 3000).
Category [Unit] Boundary Coverage FY2022 Rate (%) Scope 3 Description of calculation
Scope 1: Direct Emission [t-CO2] ★ ② FY2022:
99.4%		 13,998 0.1 -
Scope 2: Indirect Emission of Energy Sources [t-CO2] ★ ② FY2022:
99.4%		 565,921 5.7 -
Scope 3: Other Indirect Emission [t-CO2] ★ ② FY2022:
90.9%		 9,368,649 94.2 -
Category 1: Purchased Goods and Services 2,916,405 29.3 Calculated by multiplying the purchase price of products and services by the CO2 emission factor, including the procurement and transportation processes
Category 2: Capital Goods 1,312,591 13.2 Calculated by multiplying the capital investment amount by the CO2 emission factor of capital goods
Category 3: Fuel- and Energy-Related Activities Not Included in Scope 1 or Scope 2 1,262,619 12.7 Calculated by multiplying fuel/electric power consumption by the CO2 emission factor for fuel procurement in manufacturing processes and, for electric power procured for sale from external sources, calculated by multiplying the amount of electric power by the CO2 emission factor upon fuel procurement
Category 4: Upstream Transportation and Distribution 147,001 1.5 Calculated by multiplying transportation costs by the CO2 emission factor for transportation between bases and shipping (Procurement transportation is included in Category 1)
Category 5: Waste Generated in Operations 1,986 0.0 Calculated by multiplying the weight of industrial waste by the CO2 emission factor for each kind of waste disposal method
Category 6: Business Travel 14,780 0.1 Calculated by multiplying the amount paid for transportation allowances by the CO2 emission factor for each transportation category, by multiplying the number of days of accommodation by the CO2 emission factor per day of accommodation, and by multiplying the total travel distance of rental cars by the CO2 emission factor for each fuel type and maximum loading capacity
Category 7: Employee Commuting 17,295 0.2 Calculated by multiplying the total commuting distance of employees by the CO2 emission factor per km of travelers for each transportation category and multiplying the power consumption during telework by the CO2 emission factor of electric power
Category 8: Upstream Leased Assets 428,056 4.3 Calculated by multiplying the total floor area of warehouses and rental offices by the CO2 emission factor per area for each building use and by multiplying the electric power consumption of telecommunications equipment installed and operated at rental properties by the CO2 emission factor for electric power
Category 9: Downstream Transportation and Distribution 678,913 6.8 For shipping, it is calculated by multiplying transportation costs by the CO2 emission factor
Category 10: Processing of Sold Products 0 0.0 (Not to be calculated)
Category 11: Use of Sold Products 2,397,972 24.1 Calculated by multiplying the number of products sold/rented by lifelong power consumption of each product and the CO2 emission factor of electric power
Category 12: End-of-Life Treatment of Sold Products 160,830 1.6 Calculated by multiplying the total weight of products sold by the CO2 emission factor for each kind of waste
Category 13: Downstream Leased Assets 961 0.0 Calculated by multiplying the number of units rented by electric power consumption and the CO2 emission factor for electric power
Category 14: Franchises 29,242 0.3 Calculated by multiplying the total floor area of franchise shops by the CO2 emission factor per area for each building use
Category 15: Investments 0 0.0 (Not to be calculated)
Total 9,948,568 100.0
Category [Unit] Bound-ary Coverage FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Results Results
(Achieve-ment Rate)		 Target
Energy Electric Power Consumption [MWh] ★ ② FY2022:
99.4%		 1,355,703 1,644,234 1,680,530 2,117,259 2,278,902
(100.0%)		 2,279,000
└ Of which, Renewable Energy Consumption [MWh] ★ 44 32,516 324,766 631,248 998,571
(100.1%)		 998,000
└ Renewable Energy Rate [%] ★ 0.0 2.0 19.3 29.8 43.8
(100.1%)		 43.8
City Gas [m³] ★ 4,554,000 4,508,000 4,914,000 3,256,578 3,067,817
(-)		 -
Heavy Oil A [kL] ★ 190 160 198 213 354
(-)		 -
Energy Consumption Intensity*1 [MWh/Gbps] ① - 1,332 1,296 1,124 1,084 979
(-)		 -
Electric Power Consumption in Data Centers [MWh] ★ ② FY2022:
99.4%		 73,670 263,620 271,711 534,275 565,824
(102.3%)		 579,000
└ Of which, Renewable Energy Consumption [MWh] ★ 0 20,874 23,503 133,946 253,863
(107.6%)		 236,000
└ Renewable Energy Rate [%] ★ - 7.9 8.6 25.1 44.9
(110.1%)		 40.8
Power Usage Effectiveness [-] 1.74 1.57 1.50 1.42 1.34
(104.5%)		 1.40
Category [Unit] Boundary Coverage FY2023 FY2024 FY2025 FY2026 FY2027 FY2030
Plan
Mid/long-term Plan for Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions [t-CO2] Sum of Scope 1 and 2 ② 100% 547,000 509,000 403,000 375,000 347,000 0
[Notes]
  1. *1
    Electric power consumption at 1 Gbps
  2. *
    In the fiscal year ending March 2031 (FY2030), electric power consumption is estimated to be 2,500,000 MWh. We have set the goal of using 100% virtually renewable energy for all electric power consumption by FY2030.

Resources and waste

Category [Unit] Bound-ary Cover-age FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Results Results
(Achieve-ment Rate)		 Target
Industrial Waste Discharge Amount [t] ★ ② FY2022:
90.7%		 1,092 5,226 6,313 6,196 6,398
(-)		 -
Recycling Amount [t] ★ 1,059 5,073 5,482 5,668 5,841
(-)		 -
Final Disposal Amount*1 ★ [t] 33 153 831 528 557
(90%)		 500
Hazardous Waste (PCB) Disposal Amount [t] ① - - - 0.49 0.18 0.22
(110%)		 0.20
Communi-cation Equipment of Removed Base Stations Final Disposal Rate [%] ① - 0.85 1.40 0.51 0.20 0.04
(250%)		 0.10
Used Mobile Phones Devices to be Reused or Recycled [Mobile Phones] ① - - 2,425,840 2,541,078 2,532,827 2,229,218
(-)		 -
Use of Water*2 Water consumption (Water withdrawal) (Total)*3 [m³] ★ ② FY2022:
75.8%		 738,517 1,191,210 1,330,834 675,729 731,594
(101.7%)		 744,000
└ Municipal potable water [m³] ★ 738,517 1,191,210 1,330,596 432,544 426,724
(-)		 -
└ Groundwater [m³] ★ - - - 0 0
(-)		 -
└ Industrial Water [m³] ★ - - - 237,230 278,467
(-)		 -
└ Harvested rainwater*4 [m³] ★ - - 238*5 5,953 26,403
(-)		 -
Water Discharge Volume*6 [m³] ★ 738,517 1,191,210 1,330,834 675,729 731,594
(-)		 -
Consumption Per Area [m³/m²] 0.92 0.73 0.82 0.58 0.62
(-)		 -
Water Consumption and Discharge Volume at Offices [m³] - 917,542 929,588 125,297 147,468
(101.7%)		 150,000
Water Consumption and Discharge Volume at Data Centers [m³] - 273,668 401,246 353,394 411,594
(-)		 -
[Notes]
  1. *1
    The calculation method was changed from FY2020.
  2. *2
    Due to a change in definition in FY2022, the figures for FY2021 have been retroactively adjusted.
  3. *3
    For offices not equipped with meters, consumption is estimated based on floor area using data on consumption per unit of floor area for the SoftBank Corp. group.
  4. *4
    Harvested rainwater with roof drains
  5. *5
    Figures for the period from Sep. 2020 to Mar. 2021 after the relocation of the headquarters.
  6. *6
    Sewage only

Environmental management system

Category [Unit] Boundary Coverage FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Results
ISO 14001 Certified Sites [Sites] ① - - - - 19 19
ISO 14001 Certification Rate*1 [%] ① - - - - 100.0 100.0
[Note]
  1. *1
    The percentage of certified sites among all applicable sites (sites designated under the Act on the Rational Use of Energy as type 1 designated energy management factories, etc., or type 2 designated energy management factories, etc.)

Compliance

Category [Unit] Boundary Coverage FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Results
Violations of Environmental Rules Times [Times] ② FY2022:
99.4%		 0 0 0 0 0
Penalty Amount [Thousand yen] 0 0 0 0 0