Sustainability | Environment | Environmental Goals and Achievements FY2020 Achievements of the TDK Environment, Health and Safety Action 2025

Tasks Fiscal Year 2020 Achievements Status
Objectives Practical Activities
【1】 TDK Environment Activity: improve CO2 emissions basic-unit in a lifecycle perspective 50% by 2035, compared with Fiscal Year 2014
Assess our entire value chain emissions impact including environmental contribution, and improve the sales based basic units
Promotion as an in-house activity
SDGs7
(1) Reduce CO2 emissions from production activities Improve CO2 emissions basic-unit from energy use by 1.8% compared with the previous FY
  • Implement energy-saving activities at each manufacturing site equivalent to 2.0% of the previous FY's CO2 emissions
  • Set voluntary CO2 emissions targets
  • Consider introduction of renewable energy
Worsened by 4.6% compared with the previous FY Not achieved
SDGs7
(2) Expand renewable energy usage Promote renewable energy introduction/purchase
  • Research of renewable energy purchasing sources
  • Considering target and plans of renewable energy introduction /purchase by GHQ/RHQ bases
  • Introduced 100% renewable energy at 16 sites
  • The global renewable energy (electric power only) usage rate is 23.9%
Achieved
SDGs12
(3) Reduce incoming water Improve water (= incoming water) basic unit 1.5% of the previous FY
  • Improve water usage basic-unit 1.5% compared with the previous FY at each manufacturing site
  • Improve the recycling ratio of water
Worsened by 0.31% compared with the previous FY Not achieved
SDGs12
(4) Efficient use of resources Improve waste amount basic-unit 1.5% of the previous FY
  • Research of renewable energy purchasing sources
  • Considering target and plans of renewable energy introduction /purchase by GHQ/RHQ bases
Worsened by 14.2% compared with the previous FY Not achieved
Contribution to society
SDGs12
(5) Reduce CO2 emissions from a life cycle perspective Reduce the environmental load by reducing procure resources Reduce the amount of CO2 emissions in logistics by 3.0% of FY 2014
  • Effective use of input resource materials (improvement of  resource efficiency)
  • Review the international shipping of products and materials
Reduced by 1.5% compared with FY2014 Not achieved
SDGs7
SDGs12
(6) Expand environmental contribution of products Improve product-based CO2 reduction contributions basic-unit by 2.7% compared with the previous FY
  • Calculate product contributions amounts of new products
  • Review of product contribution calculation guidelines
Improved by 7.1% compared with the previous FY Achieved
SDGs7
(7) Expand renewable energy business Develop and expand sales of products for the renewable energy market Expand sales into the renewable energy market by using SSRS (Sustainable Strategy Review Sheet) Promoted activities to expand sales into the renewable energy market by using SSRS (Sustainable Strategy Review Sheet) -
SDGs12
(8) Reduce risks of chemicals use Reduce influence of chemicals to the human and environment
  • Promote the substitution and reduce usage of hazardous chemicals
  • Review and revise of the 《Chemical Substance Control Detailed Rules》 for Japan sites
Promote compliance with China's VOC Regulations and compliance with regulations for the use of hazardous chemical substances as per customer requirements Achieved
SDGs14
SDGs15
(9) Contribute to environmental society Preserve the environment and biodiversity
  • Promote forest protection activity
  • Promote environmental education and awareness activity
  • No. of trees planted outside company: 940
  • Aggregate no. of employees participating in volunteer activities: 1,073
Achieved
【2】 TDK Health and Safety Activity
Take actions to achieve "Zero labor accident", our ultimate goal
SDGs8
Activity for health and safety Achieve the "ZERO significant labor accident *" Mitigate the significant safety risks and promote the safety patrol by site top manager thoroughly Achieved the "ZERO significant labor accident" Achieved
* Significant labor accident: an accident with remaining disability, required long-term nursing, or fatality

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