Climate Change Data

Fuji Oil Company, Ltd.

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2023, 2023-04 to 2024-03, 2024)

Reporting Period: 2023

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 1 Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 2 Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 3 Emissions:Not disclosed
Renewable Energy Share:Not disclosed
Total Energy Consumption:Not disclosed
Water Consumption:Not disclosed
Waste Generated:Not disclosed
Carbon Intensity:Not disclosed

ESG Focus Areas

  • Carbon Neutrality
  • Ammonia as a low-carbon fuel

Environmental Achievements

  • Received first shipment of independently-certified low-carbon ammonia from Saudi Arabia for co-firing in power generation at Sodegaura Refinery.

Social Achievements

  • Not disclosed

Governance Achievements

  • Not disclosed

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Contribute to society's overall carbon neutrality
Medium-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed
Short-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed

Environmental Challenges

  • Reducing CO2 emissions from operations
Mitigation Strategies
  • Co-firing ammonia in boilers at Sodegaura Refinery; exploring ammonia supply chain construction.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Not disclosed

Responsible Procurement
  • Not disclosed

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Not disclosed
Transition Risks
  • Not disclosed
Opportunities
  • Not disclosed

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: Null

Certifications: Null

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • Not disclosed

Not disclosed

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Not disclosed

Awards & Recognition

  • Not disclosed

Reporting Period: 2023-04 to 2024-03

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:1,666 thousand tons/year (CO2)
Scope 3 Emissions:23,237,533 tons/year (CO2)
Water Consumption:9.56 million tons/year
Waste Generated:0 tons/year (final disposal)

ESG Focus Areas

  • Environment
  • Social
  • Governance

Environmental Achievements

  • Supplying sulfur-free gasoline and gas oil (sulfur content 10 ppm (mass) or less)
  • Supplying regular and premium gasoline containing bio-ETBE
  • Reduced CO2 emissions through ongoing energy conservation activities and investment
  • Maintained a final disposal rate of less than 1% since FY 2002 for industrial waste

Social Achievements

  • Improved safety performance, reducing work-related accident frequency and severity rates
  • Implemented childcare and long-term care leave systems exceeding legal requirements
  • Extended the number of vacation days to allow for hospital visits and other needs for employees with disabilities
  • Various ongoing employee training programs to promote diversity and inclusion

Governance Achievements

  • Established a Nomination and Remuneration Advisory Committee
  • Strengthened corporate governance framework in accordance with Japan’s Corporate Governance Code
  • Implemented a policy for the selection of director candidates
  • Established a risk management framework

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Achieve net-zero CO2 emissions from own operations by FY 2050
Medium-term Goals:
  • Reduce CO2 emissions (Scope 1 and 2) by 20% or more in FY 2030 compared to FY 2014
  • Raise the proportion of female employees to 30% or more by FY 2026
Short-term Goals:
  • Reduce CO2 emissions by 50,000 tons by FY 2025
  • Achieve energy savings of 15,000 kiloliters-coe per year at the refinery by FY 2025

Environmental Challenges

  • Declining domestic oil demand due to structural factors like shrinking population and increased use of energy-saving vehicles
  • Transition to a carbon-neutral society by 2050
  • Aging production equipment at the refinery
  • Intense competition in the oil refining industry due to new refineries coming online
  • Fluctuations in crude oil prices and exchange rates
  • Risks related to climate change, including physical and transition risks
  • Potential for operational disruptions due to disasters or accidents
Mitigation Strategies
  • Entered into a capital and business alliance with Idemitsu Kosan to create synergies and pursue carbon-neutral initiatives
  • Implementing energy-saving measures and exploring the use of ammonia as boiler fuel
  • Exploring the production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)
  • Investing in digital transformation to improve efficiency and safety
  • Strengthening risk management framework and business continuity planning
  • Diversifying crude oil procurement sources
  • Implementing currency hedging transactions to mitigate exchange rate fluctuations
  • Rigorously managing inventory to contain market risk

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement
  • Diversification of crude oil procurement sources

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Natural disasters affecting production facilities
Transition Risks
  • Declining demand for petroleum products due to the shift to low-carbon energy sources
  • Introduction of carbon taxes and other carbon pricing mechanisms
Opportunities
  • Development of low-carbon energy sources such as SAF, ammonia, hydrogen, and biofuels

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: TCFD

Certifications: ISO 9001, ISO 14001

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Sulfur-free gasoline and gas oil
  • Gasoline containing bio-ETBE
  • Exploration of SAF production

Awards & Recognition

  • Excellence in Automation Award from the ISA100 Wireless Compliance Institute (ISA100 WCI)

Reporting Period: 2024

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:23,237,533 t-CO2e (Scope 1, 2, and 3)
Scope 1 Emissions:1,739,970 t-CO2e
Scope 3 Emissions:21,497,563 t-CO2e
Water Consumption:9.56 million tons

ESG Focus Areas

  • Environment
  • Social
  • Governance

Environmental Achievements

  • Supplying sulfur-free gasoline and gas oil (sulfur content 10 ppm (mass) or less)
  • Use of bio-ETBE
  • Maintained a final disposal rate of less than 1% since the fiscal year ended March 2002
  • Energy savings of 15,000 kiloliters-coe per year at the refinery (for FY 2025).

Social Achievements

  • Established the Fuji Oil Group Human Rights Policy
  • Agreement with Sodegaura City to supply fuel to fire engines, etc., in times of disaster
  • Implemented a multi-layered personnel system, job grade system, and job group transfer system to support diverse career paths
  • Extended childcare and long-term care leave beyond legal requirements

Governance Achievements

  • Strengthened organization in accordance with Japan’s Corporate Governance Code
  • Established a Nomination and Remuneration Advisory Committee
  • Established a Corporate Ethics Committee

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Achieve net-zero CO2 emissions from our own operations by FY 2051
Medium-term Goals:
  • 20% or more reduction in CO2 emissions generated by our own operations in FY 2030 compared to FY 2014
Short-term Goals:
  • Energy savings of 15,000 kiloliters-coe per year at the refinery (FY 2025)
  • Reduce annual CO2 emissions (Scope 1 and 2) by more than 20% compared to FY 2015 (FY 2031)

Environmental Challenges

  • Declining domestic oil demand
  • Global moves toward achieving carbon neutrality by 2050
  • Aging production equipment at the refinery
  • Shrinking population of construction workers
  • Rising costs of construction and materials
  • Risk of changes in legal regulations
  • Exchange rate fluctuation risk
  • Market fluctuation risk
  • Interest rate fluctuation risk
  • Operational risks due to disasters, accidents, etc.
  • Risk from infectious diseases
  • Raw material procurement risk
  • Risks related to the competitive environment
  • Climate change risks
Mitigation Strategies
  • Capital and business alliance with Idemitsu Kosan
  • Intensive inspections of aging equipment
  • Employing drones for inspections and rollout of IoT, AI, and other digital technologies
  • Streamlining refining costs, boosting energy efficiency
  • Optimizing production including raw material procurement
  • Improving equipment to expand production of high-value-added products
  • Streamlining overall costs, boosting operational efficiency
  • Further developing energy-saving actions and investments
  • Exploring use of ammonia as boiler fuel
  • Pursuing introduction of next-generation biofuels, CO2-free hydrogen, synthetic fuels, etc.
  • Business continuity plan
  • Risk Management Guidelines
  • Crisis response headquarters
  • Regularly manage progress of strategies and report back to the Board of Directors

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement
  • Diversified procurement of crude oil

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Increasing severity and frequency of natural disasters
Transition Risks
  • Introduction of carbon tax or other carbon prices
  • Falling demand for petroleum products due to advances in electric vehicle and energy-saving technologies
  • Falling demand for petroleum products due to growing environmental awareness
Opportunities
  • Greater energy efficiency through introduction of leading-edge energy-saving technology
  • Introduction of carbon neutral technology, supply of synthetic fuels, etc.
  • Rising demand for energy with low environmental impact
  • Higher demand for products made from waste plastic oil chemical recycling, etc.

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: TCFD

Certifications: ISO 9001, ISO 14001

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Sulfur-free gasoline and gas oil
  • Gasoline containing bio-ETBE

Awards & Recognition

  • Excellence in Automation Award from the ISA100 Wireless Compliance Institute (ISA100 WCI)