Climate Change Data

Hazama Ando Corporation

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2023)

Reporting Period: 2023

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:61,000 tCO2e/year
Scope 1 Emissions:64.0 tCO2e/year
Scope 2 Emissions:6.0 tCO2e/year
Scope 3 Emissions:2,289.0 tCO2e/year
Renewable Energy Share:68% of total energy use
Total Energy Consumption:45.47 million kWh/year (work sites), 2.71 million kWh/year (offices)
Water Consumption:15.2 thousand m3/year (offices)
Waste Generated:602 thousand tons/year
Carbon Intensity:CO2 emissions per completed construction (civil engineering and building construction).

ESG Focus Areas

  • Helping to solve social issues and create value for society
  • Protecting and being attuned to the natural environment
  • Promoting sustainable management and taking full responsibility for corporate actions

Environmental Achievements

  • Reduced CO2 emission rate (Scope 1 and 2) by 26.3% compared to fiscal 2017.
  • Reduced CO2 emission rate (Scope 3) by 22.1% compared to fiscal 2017.
  • Completed 5 ZEB projects.
  • Developed Carbon Pool concrete, successfully capturing and sequestering CO2 in aggregate.

Social Achievements

  • Achieved 0 serious work-related accidents.
  • Increased the number of female managers to 38.
  • Maintained 100% rate of human rights education and training attendance.
  • Achieved an employee engagement score of 75%.
  • Supported the Art of Possibility Project, exhibiting artwork at 47 sites nationwide.

Governance Achievements

  • Maintained a ratio of female board directors at 33.3%.
  • Maintained a ratio of external board directors at 66.6%.
  • Maintained 100% attendance rate for information security and compliance training.
  • Transitioned to a company with an Audit and Supervisory Committee.

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Achieve 100% renewable energy share by 2050.
Medium-term Goals:
  • Achieve 80% renewable energy share by 2030.
  • Reduce CO2 emissions by 55% (Scope 1+2) compared to fiscal 2017 by 2030.
  • Reduce CO2 emissions by 33% (Scope 3) compared to fiscal 2017 by 2030.
Short-term Goals:
  • Reduce greenhouse gas emissions (Scope 1+2) by 34% compared to fiscal 2017 by 2025.
  • Reduce greenhouse gas emissions (Scope 3) by 21% compared to fiscal 2017 by 2025.
  • Increase the number of female managers to 60 by 2025.
  • Achieve an employee engagement score of at least 80% by 2025.
  • Implement ZEB proposals for 100% of design-build projects of 2,000 square meters or more by 2025.

Environmental Challenges

  • Slowing economic growth and intensifying competitive environments.
  • Rising geopolitical risks and surging material and fuel prices.
  • Declining birthrate and aging population, leading to labor shortages.
  • Progress of climate change and spread of infectious diseases.
  • Cybersecurity risks.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Implementing a PDCA cycle to address material themes.
  • Developing and applying new technologies and construction methods to boost productivity and address labor shortages (e.g., autonomous driving construction machinery).
  • Strengthening corporate governance and ensuring rigorous compliance.
  • Bolstering information security measures, including employee education and supply chain response measures.
  • Formulating a business continuity plan.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Not disclosed

Responsible Procurement
  • Procurement Policy encompassing compliance with laws, respect for human rights, environmental considerations, and contribution to local communities.

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Extreme weather events
Transition Risks
  • Regulatory changes, market shifts
Opportunities
  • Development of energy-efficient products and services, next-generation energy projects.

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI Standards, IFRS Foundation ISSB Standards, UN SDGs and Global Compact, EU European Sustainability Reporting Standard, CDP, TCFD, SBT Initiative

Certifications: ISO 9001, ISO 14001

Third-party Assurance: Japan Testing Center for Construction Materials

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • Not disclosed

The report mentions alignment with several SDGs, but doesn't explicitly list them.

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • ZEB buildings, Carbon Pool concrete, autonomous driving construction machinery.

Awards & Recognition

  • Numerous awards for technologies and projects (listed in the report).