Climate Change Data

Toyo Engineering Corporation

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2020)

Reporting Period: 2020

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:5867 tons/year (domestic and overseas offices and project site offices)

ESG Focus Areas

  • Environment
  • Social
  • Governance

Environmental Achievements

  • Maintained a recycling rate of at least 91% since 2013.
  • Reduced tap water use by 38% by reusing rooftop rainwater compared to fiscal 2015.
  • Reduced printing-paper purchase volume by approximately 30 tons by encouraging paperless offices.
  • Achieved zero environmental disasters since acquiring ISO 14001 certification in 2004.

Social Achievements

  • Obtained Eruboshi certification (two stars) in June 2019 for promoting women’s participation in the workplace.
  • Manager ratio of foreign national employees at the Head Office was 41.7% in fiscal 2019.
  • Ratio of female managers was 12.3% in fiscal 2019.
  • Ongoing school and education-related support activities in India (building classrooms, developing women’s restrooms, donating uniforms, etc.).
  • Overseas internship program for technical school students at Toyo-Malaysia (25 students participated).

Governance Achievements

  • Established a Compliance Committee and assigned a manager to each overseas group company.
  • Established a Compliance Department in April 2018.
  • Implemented measures to strengthen project risk management, including pre-order and post-order risk management.

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Net zero emissions by 2050 (implied)
Medium-term Goals:
  • Blue : Green gross profit composition targets Fiscal 2025: 75:25 Fiscal 2030: 50:50
  • Increase productivity 6 times by 2024 through DX
Short-term Goals:
  • Achieve zero quality-related losses.

Environmental Challenges

  • Cost overruns on the US ethylene project due to inadequate risk assessment and delayed strengthening of EPC capabilities.
  • Sudden increase in orders exceeding the Group’s human capital and operational project execution capabilities.
  • Increased regionalism resulting in more limited market access and low-price competition.
  • Lack of technological innovation.
  • Insufficient funds and political instability hindering plant construction in emerging countries.
  • Climate change resulting in more frequent and severe natural disasters.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Implemented measures to minimize risk upfront through a more rigorous proposal process.
  • Established rules for evaluating new technologies and implementing countermeasures.
  • Set a rule not to take a risk of construction under American-style Time & Materials contracts.
  • Carried out overall business process reforms.
  • Strengthened the Construction Division.
  • Strengthened project management oversight and support functions.
  • Thoroughly implemented risk management measures.
  • Established a medium- to long-term strategy to strengthen conventional products and regional EPC business and diversify profit structure.

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Extreme weather events hindering plant EPC business.
Transition Risks
  • Shifting energy sources to prevent global warming.
Opportunities
  • Business opportunities related to renewable energy and resource recycling.

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • HERO (energy-saving consulting service)
  • DX-PLANT® (plant operation support service)
  • Microplastics and microbeads removal technology
  • CO2 recycling technology
  • Bio jet fuel
  • e-fuel
  • Green hydrogen
  • Next-generation urea process
  • SAF (Sustainable Aviation Fuel)
  • CO2 free ammonia

Awards & Recognition

  • Energy Conservation Grand Prize (2018)
  • Engineering Commendation Award of Engineering Advancement Association of Japan 2019