Climate Change Data

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Environmental
• Social
• Governance

Environmental Achievements

• Developed 7 new eco-friendly paper products in 2013 (compared to 10 in 2012)
• Launched FSC® certified premium printing paper "Babyface"
• Launched FSC® certified fancy paper "Classic Colmus" and "Sundance Linen"
• Increased green purchasing share to over 80%

Social Achievements

• Held 36 client eco-product study sessions and 19 supplier eco-product study sessions
• Held 18 eco-events and 53 internal and 9 external environmental training sessions
• Reduced OA paper usage by 6% across all sites

Governance Achievements

• Maintained ISO 14001 certification
• Maintained FSC® and PEFC CoC certifications

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Reducing energy consumption
• Maintaining high green purchasing share
• Managing paper inventory efficiently

Mitigation Strategies

• Implemented energy-saving measures, resulting in reduced energy usage in Tokyo, Osaka, Fukuoka, and Sendai
• Maintained green purchasing share above 80%
• Improved inventory management, although overall inventory share was below target

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement

• Eco-product study sessions with suppliers

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: ISO 14001, FSC®, PEFC

Certifications: ISO 14001, FSC® CoC, PEFC CoC

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Recycled paper
• Non-wood pulp paper
• Serial paper
• Forest certified paper
• Thinned wood paper
• Green power paper

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Sustainable materials
• Environmental conservation
• Work-life balance
• Diversity and inclusion
• Community engagement

Environmental Achievements

• Shifting to FSC® certified paper for certain products.
• Reduced electricity consumption by 1.6% year-on-year.
• Increased hybrid car usage in the company fleet to 52%.

Social Achievements

• Increased the percentage of women in management positions to 14.0%.
• Participation in the TERAKOYA Program, a community education initiative.

Governance Achievements

• Strengthened compliance awareness among all employees.
• Not disclosed

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Structural decline in demand for printing and information paper.
• Increased raw material prices and prolonged yen depreciation.
• Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mitigation Strategies

• Strengthened sales of high value-added specialty papers.
• Focused on high-end packaging and specialty papers with enhanced functions.
• Implemented measures to reduce the impact of price revisions on sales volume.
• Business restructuring in response to declining paper and board demand.
• Development of new materials that meet the needs of decarbonization and SDGs.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Not disclosed

Responsible Procurement

• Eco-friendly product procurement, fair procurement.

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks

• Not disclosed

Transition Risks

• Not disclosed

Opportunities

• Not disclosed

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: Null

Certifications: ISO 14001

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• Goal 7 (Affordable and Clean Energy)
• Goal 12 (Responsible Consumption and Production)
• Goal 13 (Climate Action)
• Goal 8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth)
• Goal 4 (Quality Education)

Heiwa Paper's initiatives contribute to these goals through sustainable material sourcing, energy efficiency, community engagement, and employee development.

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Masago paper (FSC® certified), HSK Cushion F (FSC® certified)

Awards & Recognition

• Not disclosed

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Sustainability
• Environmental Conservation
• Circular Economy
• Workforce Diversity
• Governance

Environmental Achievements

• Shifting to FSC® certified paper for multiple products.
• Developing and launching new products made from upcycled materials (e.g., tea leaves, food scraps, fabric scraps).
• Reducing electricity usage by 0.7% and gasoline usage by 3.0%.

Social Achievements

• Increased the percentage of women in management positions to 9.5%.

Governance Achievements

• Strengthening governance structure; discussions on board restructuring are underway.

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Structural decline in demand for printing and information paper.
• Increased raw material prices.
• Decreased consumer spending due to rising prices.
• Digital shift accelerating.
• Decreased demand for paper in information transmission media.

Mitigation Strategies

• Focusing on high value-added specialty paper sales.
• Developing and proposing products that meet social needs (decarbonization, deplasticization, SDGs).
• Improving customer satisfaction and profitability by enhancing the value-added nature of product lineup.
• Expanding into new growth areas, such as selling specialized materials beyond paper.
• Creating a new Business Development Department to explore new business opportunities.

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement

• Environmentally conscious procurement.
• Fair procurement.

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: SDGs

Certifications: FSC®, ISO14001

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 7
• 8
• 12
• 13
• 17

Heiwa Paper's initiatives contribute to these SDGs through sustainable material use, resource recycling, environmental conservation, and partnerships.

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Ecology papers
• Upcycled paper products