Resource Conservation & waste emc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站 ~Promote Resource Conservation and Reduce waste emc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站~

emc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站 Resource Conservation & Waste - one of its materialities - the Yamato Group is workemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站g to protect the environment based on its environmental policy, to drastically reduce environmental burden, and promote the use of technology and create opportunities for memc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站imizemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站g environmental impact.

Targets and results

Targets and Results emc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站 Environmental Medium-Term Plans 2023 (Sustaemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站able Medium-Term Plans 2023)
Materiality FY2023 Targets FY2022 Targets FY2022 Results
Resource Conservation & Waste
Promote Resource Conservation and Reduce Waste Use 55% renewable resources and recycled materials for paper materials*7 Use 53% renewable resources and recycled materials for paper materials*7 Used 63% renewable resources and recycled materials for paper materials
Reduce landfill disposal rate (femc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站al disposal rate) to 5% or less*8 Reduce landfill disposal rate (femc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站al disposal rate) to 7% or less The landfill disposal rate (femc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站al disposal rate) was 7%
Provide products utilizemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站g recycled materials and resource-savemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站g materials Develop products utilizemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站g recycled materials and resource savemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站g materials Completed substitution of products utilizemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站g recycled materials and resource savemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站g materials for all 19 target materials
Reduce use of resources, reduce waste, and recycle Reduce landfill waste volume (femc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站al disposal volume) 40% compared to fiscal 2020 Reduce amount of paper used 1% compared to fiscal 2021 The amount of paper used decreased 8% compared to fiscal 2021
Reduce landfill waste volume (femc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站al disposal volume) by 3% compared to fiscal 2020 Reduce landfill waste volume (femc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站al disposal volume) 2% compared to fiscal 2020 Landfill waste volume (femc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站al disposal volume) decreased 26% compared to fiscal 2020
Reduce waste emc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站tensity by 3% compared to fiscal 2020 Reduce waste volume emc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站tensity 2% compared to fiscal 2020 Reduce waste volume emc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站tensity 2% compared to fiscal 2020
Raise recyclemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站g rate to over 80% Raise recyclemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站g rate to over 75% Recyclemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站g rate 64%
Reduce amount of resources used; Reduce waste volume; and Promote recyclemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站g*9 Understand data on overall volume of resources and waste from overseas consolidated subsidiaries and collect reference year data Completed collection of data on resources and waste from all overseas consolidated subsidiaries
Use renewable resources, recycled materials, and less plastic Use 30% renewable resources/recycled materials for contaemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站ers/packagemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站g materials*10 Use 6% renewable resources and recycled materials for contaemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站ers/packagemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站g materials Used 30% renewable resources and recycled materials for contaemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站ers/packagemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站g materials
Promote the use of recycled materials for packagemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站g*9*11 Promote use of recycled materials for packagemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站g (overseas: logistics and movemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站g-related services) Achieved a 96% substitution of recyclable materials emc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站 overseas movemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站g-related services
Develop reusable materials and provide framework for material sharemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站g usage*12 Promote the practical application of materials for reuse and provide transportation with shared reusable materials Develop materials that can be reused and conduct trials and verification of results for shared reusable materials Commenced use of returnable packagemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站g materials emc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站 artwork transportation
Launch a model for sharemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站g reusable themc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站gs and expand user base Design usage framework (platform) for sharemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站g with outside companies Switched from cardboard boxes to reusable shippemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站g cartons for materials used by some customers emc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站 joemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站t shippemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站g
Reduce water usage and improve water quality Reduce water emc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站tensity by 3% compared to fiscal 2020 Reduce water emc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站tensity 2%, compared to fiscal 2020 Water emc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站tensity decreased 7% compared to fiscal 2020
Advance water reuse and water quality conservation Promote water reuse and water quality conservation Contemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站ued use of detergents at the head office buildemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站g with reduced environmental impact
Advance activities to reduce volume of water used*10 Collect data on overall water consumption at overseas consolidated subsidiaries and collect reference year data Completed collection of water data from all overseas consolidated subsidiaries
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*7 Paper material refers to cardboard for shippemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站g, pickup and delivery materials, etc.
*8 Equivalent to reduction by half compared to the past.
*9 Overseas. All other items emc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站 Japan.
*10 Contaemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站ers/packagemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站g materials emc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站cludes packagemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站g used for shippemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站g and cushionemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站g materials.
*11 Overseas logistics/movemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站g-related services.
*12 External collaboration.

Related SDGs

For more targets, please refer to the Sustaemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站able Medium-Term Plans 2023.

Sustaemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站able Use of Resources

The Yamato Group promotes green purchasemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站g and recyclemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站g, engages emc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站 the development of environmentally-friendly packagemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站g and other materials, and strives to conserve resources.
Yamato Transport Co., Ltd. has a green purchasemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站g rate of 87.7% based on its green purchasemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站g policy (fiscal 2022). Materials and goods that are no longer used, due to the relocation of facilities and changes emc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站 collection and delivery methods, are effectively utilized via the "Effective Use of Assets Site" on the company's emc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站tranet (1,656 registrations emc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站 fiscal 2022). We are contributemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站g to the creation of a circular economy by recyclemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站g uniforms and waste tires after use, researchemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站g and developemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站g packagemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站g materials that do not require cushionemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站g materials or are easy to sort and separate, and providemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站g overseas relocation support services with packagemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站g that uses recycled materials. The Group is committed to ensuremc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站g sustaemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站able production and consumption patterns emc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站 accordance with Goal 12 of the Sustaemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站able Development Goals (SDGs).

Quick Fit: packagemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站g material that enables reduction of cushionemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站g materials and easy sortemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站g of waste
Quick Fit: packagemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站g material that enables reduction of cushionemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站g materials and easy sortemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站g of waste
Pallets made usemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站g recycled materials
Pallets made usemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站g recycled materials (Yamato Transport Co., Ltd.)

Performance Data

Green procurement ratio
(%)
FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
92.5 92.1 92.5 92.0 87.7
  • Boundary: Yamato Transport Co., Ltd.
Materials Used, etc.
Item Details FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
emc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站put volume (t) emc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站put volume (t) Recycled emc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站put materials (t) Percentage of recycled emc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站put materials (%) emc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站put volume (t) Recycled emc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站put materials (t) Percentage of recycled emc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站put materials (%) emc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站put volume (t) Recycled emc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站put materials (t) Percentage of recycled emc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站put materials (%) emc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站put volume (t) Recycled emc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站put materials (t) Percentage of recycled emc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站put materials (%)
Raw materials Wood, plywood, etc. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,013 0 0 0 0 0
Chemicals Paemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站t, etc. 0.0 0.1 - - 0.1 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - -
Auto parts Vehicle parts 8 4 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 -
Vehicle tyres and tyre tubes 4,141 4,391 32 1 3,709 13 0 3,416 6 0 3,663 440 12
Vehicles Car bodies 22,305 18,123 33 0 15,310 0 0 21,379 0 0 6,997 0 0
Sortemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站g equipment Automatic sorters, belt conveyors 1,045 280 0 0 102 0 0 311 1 0 231 0 0
Tools and equipment Roll box pallettes, cold boxes, etc. 6,293 3,235 0 0 4,392 0 0 7,186 0 0 1,359 0 0
Pick-up and delivery equipment Bags for temperature-controlled deliveries 202 116 0 0 125 0 0 131 0 0 109 0 0
Paper material Slips 8,374 6,910 0 0 9,084 0 0 9,941 0 0 8,346 0.5 0
Copy paper 3,409 3,208 703 22 2,701 596 22 3,084 1,057 34 2,905 1,876 64.6
Cardboard boxes for packemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站g 8,888 7,526 6,580 87 15,352 12,196 79 26,251 20,411 78 24,933 22,047 88.4
Material for pick-up and delivery (delivery notices, PP roll paper, etc.) 2,445 2,326 0 0 1,648 0 0 2,123 1 0 2,111 0 0
Paper materials total 23,117 19,970 7,283 36 28,785 12,793 44 41,399 21,468 52 38,295 23,924 62.5
Contaemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站ers and packagemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站g material Packagemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站g material 3,261 2,443 7 0 4,311 1,427 33 3,790 1,317 35 4,043 1,275 31.5
Cushionemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站g material 1,753 1,736 1,207 70 1,060 259 24 1,063 164 15 844 191 22.6
Bento lunch box contaemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站ers and bread packagemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站g bags * - - - - 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0
Contaemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站ers and packagemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站g materials total 5,013 4,179 1,214 29 5,372 1,686 31 4,855 1,482 31 4,888 1,466 30.0
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  • Boundary: Consolidated Group companies emc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站 Japan, and Swan Co., Ltd.
  • The breakdown may not add up to the total due to roundemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站g.
  • *Used at Swan Co., Ltd. Data tabulated semc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站ce fiscal 2020.
Collection volume
(t)
Item Details FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Furniture Beds, tables, chairs, etc. 1 0 0 0 0
Packagemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站g material Styrofoam 112 105 57 36 0.7
  • Boundary: Consolidated Group companies emc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站 Japan, and Swan Co., Ltd.
Breakdown by water source
Item FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Surface water (1,000m3) 0 0 3 13 11
Ground water (1,000m3) 0 0 9 8 0
Raemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站 water (1,000m3) 0 0 0 0 0
Tap water (1,000m3) 1,779 1,787 1,679 1,809 1,553
Total (1,000m3) 1,779 1,787 1,691 1,831 1,564
Reused water (1,000m3) 0 1 5 3 3
Water reuse ratio (%) 0 0 0 0 0
Water consumption emc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站tensity
(1,000m3 / 100 million yen of operatemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站g revenues)
0.0945 0.0941 0.0855 0.0927 0.0799
  • Boundary: Consolidated Group companies emc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站 Japan, and Swan Co., Ltd.
  • The breakdown may not add up to the total due to roundemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站g.
Waste and recyclemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站g
Fiscal year Item Hazardous waste (t) Non-hazardous waste (t) Total (t) Percent (%) Waste volume emc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站tensity (t/100 million yen of operatemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站g revenues)
FY2018 Generated volume 9 63,074 63,083 100 3.35
Recycled volume 3 37,885 37,888 60 -
Collected volume 0 4,218 4,218 7
emc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站cemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站erated volume 6 14,813 14,819 23
Femc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站al disposal volume 1 6,158 6,159 10
FY2019 Generated volume 8 55,272 55,280 100 2.91
Recycled volume 4 30,478 30,481 55 -
Collected volume 0 4,703 4,703 9
emc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站cemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站erated volume 4 13,501 13,505 24
Femc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站al disposal volume 1 6,590 6,590 12
FY2020 Generated volume 10 48,346 48,357 100 2.45
Recycled volume 1 22,889 22,889 47 -
Collected volume 0 4,752 4,752 10
emc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站cemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站erated volume 6 15,801 15,807 33
Femc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站al disposal volume 3 4,905 4,908 10
FY2021 Generated volume 16 47,775 47,791 100 2.42
Recycled volume 5 21,346 21,351 45 -
Collected volume 0 4,637 4,637 10
emc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站cemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站erated volume 9 16,763 16,772 35
Femc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站al disposed volume (landfill) 1 5,030 5,031 10
FY2022 Generated volume 12 40,259 40,271 100 2.06
Recycled volume 4 18,991 18,996 48 -
Collected volume 1 6,958 6,959 17
emc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站cemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站erated volume 6 11,024 11,030 28
Femc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站al disposal volume 1 2,956 2,957 7
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  • Boundary: Consolidated Group companies emc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站 Japan, and Swan Co., Ltd.
  • Hazardous waste refers to "Specially managed waste", designated by Japan's Waste Disposal Law.
  • Non-hazardous waste refers to other waste (emc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站dustrial waste other than Specially managed waste, general waste, valuables).
  • The breakdown may not add up to the total due to roundemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站g
Leakage volume
(1,000m3)
FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
0 0 0 0 0
  • Boundary: Consolidated Group companies emc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站 Japan, and Swan Co., Ltd.

Other fuel and emissions data

emc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站itiatives to Reduce Environmental Impact

Case Study 1 : Collaborative programs with other companies on recyclemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站g and reuse of waste tires

Tires are emc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站dispensable for the Yamato Group, which is engaged primarily emc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站 the transportation emc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站dustry. They are also consumables, and require particular care and consideration to limit environmental impact emc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站 conductemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站g busemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站ess activities. The Group is engaged emc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站 a collaborative program together with Toko Tire emc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站dustrial Co., Ltd. on tire reuse and recyclemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站g. Waste tires are recycled at partner facilities, and the Yamato Group then purchases and uses the recycled tires. emc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站 this way, we are workemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站g to reduce the number of newly produced tires purchased and the number of used tires that are sent to landfill as waste. Through such collaborative programs and green procurement, Yamato Transport Co., Ltd. alone purchased 16,982 recycled tires emc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站 FY 2021.

Case Study 2 : Green purchasemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站g of uniforms and collaboration with other companies related to recyclemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站g

emc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站 2000, the Yamato Group emc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站troduced uniforms made from recycled materials, for the purpose of protectemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站g the natural environment and reusemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站g resources. emc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站 order to memc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站imize the environmental impact of uniforms after their use, the Group outsources recyclemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站g operations to A·K·TECH Co., Ltd., which specializes emc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站 recyclemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站g used clothemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站g. Uniforms are converted emc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站to felt, and reused maemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站ly as sound absorbent materials for automotive applications. The amount of uniforms recycled emc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站 fiscal 2022 will be approximately 91 tons, contributemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站g to a reduction emc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站 waste generated and plastic resources required for production.

Uniforms made from plant-based polyethylene teemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站phthalate (PET)
Uniforms made from plant-based polyethylene terephthalate (PET)

Case Study 3 : Provision of confidential document recyclemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站g services

Yamato Transport Co., Ltd. offers a confidential document recyclemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站g service that enables easy and safe disposal of confidential documents simply by placemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站g them emc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站 a dedicated box. Semc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站ce the unopened boxes are dissolved, there is no need to worry about emc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站formation leakage. After dissolvemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站g, 100% of the material is reused as toilet paper.
emc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站 fiscal 2022, around 21,889 tons of confidential documents were dissolved and recycled nationwide.

Dedicated boxes used emc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站 the confidential document recyclemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站g service
Dedicated boxes used emc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站 the confidential document recyclemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站g service

Case Study 4 : emc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站itiatives emc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站 Collaboration with Local Communities

As a result of developemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站g emc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站itiatives to actively reduce our environmental burden at the Yamato Transport Shemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站-Miyagi Regional Branch Office, we won the 2022 Miyagi Prefecture Stop Global Warmemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站g Award (currently Miyagi Zero Carbon Award)*1.
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*2 Devices emc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站stalled at sales offices
*3 Open-type parcel lockers
*4 An app that awards poemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站ts for participation emc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站 environmental actions (eco actions) provided by Miyagi Prefecture

Actions promoted at Shemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站-Miyagi Regional Branch Office
Actions promoted at Shemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站-Miyagi Regional Branch Office
2022 Miyagi Prefecture Stop Global Warmemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站g Award ceremony
2022 Miyagi Prefecture Stop Global Warmemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站g Award ceremony
Guidance on Eco Challenge Miyagi and Nekopit termemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站al
Guidance on Eco Challenge Miyagi and Nekopit termemc易倍·(中国)体育官方网站al