Environmental Report 2014

Environmental Accounting Data

The JAE Group adopted environmental accounting in fiscal 2002. Quantitatively comparing the cost of environmental activities with their effects helps the group ensure efficiency.

FY 2013 Data

Costs in fiscal 2013 rose compared to fiscal 2012, driven by increased costs for management activities and other factors. With regard to investment amounts, the aggressive investments made in fiscal 2012 accounted for the decline since that year.

●Investments and R&D costs    Unit: Thousand yen
Item Description Investment amount Cost
Cost within business area Pollution control costs Maintenance and operations, including exhaust gas-scrubbing facilities 0 2,830
Maintenance and operations, including wastewater treatment facilities 0 102,960
Boiler maintenance and maintenance and operations of other environment-related facilities 0 95,110
Subtotal 0 200,900
Global environment cost Expenditures for measures against climate change 86,330 10,910
Subtotal 86,330 10,910
Recycling costs Investments and expenditures for treating/recycling industrial waste 2,960 56,180
Investments and expenditures for treating/recycling industrial waste 400 6,850
Operation of raw garbage processing machines 0 1,100
Investments and expenditures for other waste 6,520 1,240
Subtotal 9,880 65,370
Total for costs within business area 96,210 277,180
Upstream/downstream costs Expenditures for studying eco-friendliness of products and checking environmental quality 9,600 63,310
Subtotal 9,600 63,310
Management activity costs Labor expenses for dedicated environment personnel, ISO audit expenditures, and environmental activity man-hours in each division etc. 0 197,220
Creation of environmental reports and web pages 0 1,670
Measurement of exhaust gas, wastewater, noise, and groundwater 2,600 10,620
Education by position and training in emergency response 0 11,510
Cleanup and tree planting around each site 0 8,490
Subtotal 2,600 229,510
R&D costs R&D investments and expenditures for complying with chemical substance regulations 770 3,640
R&D other than the above 70,430 11,130
Subtotal 71,200 14,770
Communal activities costs Expenditures for JAE Group Forest and activities at each site that contribute to society 0 20,740
Subtotal 0 20,740
Costs for dealing with environmental destruction Cost of environmental pollution remediation, compensation and other payments associated with environmental protection 0 0
Subtotal 0 0
Total 179,610 605,510

●Amount invested and R&D expenditures    Unit: Thousand yen
Item Description Amount
Total investment for period in question Investments for measures against climate change, introduction of pretreatment measures and measurement facilities, and other R&D 179,610
Total R&D expenditures for period in question Compliance with chemical substance regulations and other R&D man-hours, etc. 14,770

●Economic effect of environmental protection measures    Unit: Thousand yen
Item Description Amount
Revenue for period in question Revenue from sales of unneeded valuable materials 1,985,970
Scope: JAE Group sites in Japan
Reference guidelines, etc. 2005 edition of Environmental Accounting Guidelines issued by Japan's Ministry of the Environment
Target period:  April 1, 2013 to March 31, 2014
Data criteria:
  • All sums are rounded off to the nearest 1,000 yen.
  • All costs (excluding R&D) that are prorated as environmental activities out of all labor expenditures at environment-dedicated divisions and labor expenditures at other divisions are aggregated into management activities costs. Labor costs that may also be applicable to the following costs are also included.
    1. Pollution control costs
    2. Recycling costs
    3. Communal activities costs
  •      R&D costs are posted as total amounts without prorating the portion related to environmental activities.