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