Ministry of the Environment and Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2022)
Reporting Period: 2022
Environmental Metrics
ESG Focus Areas
- Climate Change
Climate Goals & Targets
Environmental Challenges
- Difficulty in obtaining emission data from various stages of the supply chain.
- Lack of standardized methodologies for calculating supply chain emissions across different industries.
- Need for harmonization with international standards and dissemination of Japan's approach globally.
Mitigation Strategies
- Development of guidelines for calculating supply chain greenhouse gas emissions.
- Establishment of a framework for categorizing and calculating emissions at different stages of the supply chain.
- Provision of a database of emission factors.
Supply Chain Management
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Reporting Standards
Frameworks Used: GHG Protocol, ISO 14064-1, ISO/TR 14069
UN Sustainable Development Goals
- Goal 13 (Climate Action)
The guidelines contribute to Goal 13 by providing a framework for calculating and reducing greenhouse gas emissions from supply chains.