Efforts to Calculate Supply Chain Emissions

<p>Supply chain emissions are greenhouse gas emissions generated during manufacturing. In paper production, it refers to the flow from tree cultivation to paper manufacturing, and then to use and disposal after sale. These emissions consist of the following three Scopes. ・Scope 1 (direct emissions related to manufacturing) ・Scope 2 (indirect emissions of purchased electricity, steam, etc.) ・Scope 3 (indirect emissions other than Scope 1 and 2) Furthermore, Scope 3 is classified into the following 15 categories. (1) Raw materials, (2) Capital goods, (3) Fuel and energy-related activities not included in Scope 1 and 2, (4) Transportation and delivery (upstream), (5) Waste, (6) Business trips, (7) Commuting, (8) Leased assets (upstream), (9) Transportation and delivery (downstream), (10) product processing, (11) product use, (12) product disposal, (13) leased assets (downstream), (14) franchise, and (15) investment. Against the backdrop of the growing need for climate change countermeasures, the scope of companies required to monitor emissions is accelerating, expanding from the conventional "company's own CO₂ emissions" to "the entire organization's supply chain." In addition to 2, it is necessary to understand Scope 3 emissions. Hokuetsu Corporation is one of the 10 companies that have continued to publish data every year since 2013, since the Ministry of the Environment began posting corporate examples of supply chain emissions, and the only company in the manufacturing industry (paper and pulp) sector. We will report on the background and examples of our efforts to calculate supply chain emissions. </p>