Environmental initiatives

Toward achieving carbon neutrality

The company established a Climate Change Measures Department in December 2021 to grasp the current state of CO₂ emissions throughout the group and to manage action plans aimed at the reduction of CO₂ emissions. Aiming for carbon neutrality by 2050, we built a climate change measures system consisting of top management, and are working on this.

Responses to climate change, a global-scale issue, is now a necessity. As an initiative towards the achievement of carbon neutrality, the company grasped CO₂ emissions in its production activities and set long-term targets for their reduction.

The group as a whole, both in Japan and overseas, will advance reductions step-by-step to achieve “a 30% reduction in CO₂ emissions in fiscal year 2030” and “carbon neutrality in fiscal year 2050,” based on improvements in energy saving, the installation of solar panels, purchasing of renewable electricity, and the trading of CO₂ emissions credits.

Topre Group also has clear policies to ensure that its own policies on climate change are consistent with the position of the Japan Auto-Body Industries Association, of which it is a member, and to respond appropriately if necessary if any differences arise. Specifically, the association has set its own targets based on the Paris Agreement, launched subcommittees, and frequently holds study sessions for member companies.
We carefully examine whether these activities are consistent with Topre Group's policies on climate change and whether they are significantly inconsistent with Topre Group's thinking and direction, and if there are any significant discrepancies, we will consider how to respond.

Topre Group supports laws, regulations (such as the Act on Promotion of Global Warming Countermeasures (Global Warming Countermeasures Act) and the Act on Rational Use of Energy (Energy Conservation Act) in Japan) and policies related to climate change and reducing energy consumption at each of its domestic and overseas bases, and by appropriately responding to these laws and policies, we are fulfilling our social responsibility to help create a sustainable society.

CO₂ emissions reduction activities

Energy saving and CO₂ emissions reduction initiatives

In Japan, we began the installation of solar panels, the main part of our CO₂ reduction measures, in earnest from fiscal year 2022, and our CO₂ emission reductions have increased. Energy conservation measures are also advancing systematically in parallel, and the reduction results have increased.
Overseas too, like Japan, we are implementing surveys and making plans. We started energy saving measures and the installation of solar panels from fiscal year 2023, and the reduction results are increasing gradually.

ICP settings

Because production volumes have risen in association with the expansion of sales in recent years, we must accelerate CO₂ emissions reductions further if the CO₂ emissions reduction target is taken as an absolute amount.
To accelerate investment in CO₂ reductions, the group set internal carbon pricing (ICP) in Japan from fiscal year 2023. We will review ICP once a year in light of the situation in general and at the company.
“Fiscal year 2024: 10,000 (yen / t-CO₂ )”
To achieve its CO₂ emissions reduction target for fiscal year 2030, the group is strengthening CO₂ emissions reductions by investing in energy-saving equipment in stages at domestic bases based on the news release issued in November 2022.

Overview of the plan for the reduction of CO₂ emissions

We are considering the introduction of energy-saving equipment and solar panels, and measures for lower carbon energy at bases in Japan and overseas, and accumulating results in CO₂ emissions reductions.

Plan for the reduction of CO₂ emissions (Japan and overseas)

Overview of considerations

①We will thoroughly implement everyday improvements for energy saving and the successive installation of solar panels on rooftops where they can be installed.

②Examples of items for consideration (other than solar panels)

• Plant air leakage prevention and supply control
• Switch to LED lighting
• Visualization of energy
• Upgrade to highly efficient transformers
• Change company vehicles to EVs
• Change to centralized control of air conditioning
• Upgrade to heat exchange type ventilation systems
• Adaptation of office buildings, etc. to ZEBs

＜Lighting＞
Switching to LED lights in plants and offices has largely been completed and we are advancing the change from mercury lamps, which consume a lot of electricity, to electricity-saving LED lights. At Tochigi Plant, for example, we reduced electricity consumption by about 70% by switching some lighting from mercury lamps to LED lights.

＜Equipment＞
We are upgrading to highly efficient power transformers and air conditioners. In addition, we are also working on everyday improvements such as reducing power consumption by adjusting the timing of the turning off of power to air compressors and the heating time of heat source equipment for each season.

＜Logistics＞
We are conducting activities aimed at the improvement of fuel efficiency by setting annual fuel efficiency targets. In addition, as an initiative to reduce CO₂ emissions associated with manufacturing, we are actively introducing battery-powered forklifts, which can be expected to reduce CO₂ emissions compared to conventional LPG-powered forklifts. Sagamihara Plant has introduced a total of 39 battery-powered forklifts since 2017.

＜Use of renewable energy＞
As an initiative for carbon neutrality, we plan to install solar panels in stages on all plant roofs where installation is possible.

State of installation of solar panels

Fiscal year 2023 results　＜Domestic＞

Fiscal year 2023 results　＜Overseas＞

Fiscal year 2024 plan ＜Domestic＞

Fiscal year 2024 plan ＜Overseas＞

Results of energy saving and CO₂ emissions reduction activities

Scope 3 Reduction Initiatives

Response to CDP

Last updated：February 19, 2025　Update the content of the initiative