Climate Change Data

Asahi Broadcasting Group Holdings Corporation

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2013-2021)

Reporting Period: 2013-2021

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:5609 t-CO2 (2020)
Scope 1 Emissions:706.8 t-CO2 (2020)
Scope 2 Emissions:4902.2 t-CO2 (2020)

ESG Focus Areas

  • Climate Change

Environmental Achievements

  • Converted effectively all electricity used at Osaka headquarters building to electricity derived from renewable energy sources in April 2022 (Scope 2).
  • Began converting to LED lighting in offices, studios, and other facilities in April 2022.

Governance Achievements

  • Established the Sustainability Promotion Committee and the Environmental Subcommittee to analyze scenarios, risks, and opportunities related to climate change and formulate response measures.

Climate Goals & Targets

Short-term Goals:
  • Achieve CO₂-free electricity by 2025.
  • Complete transition to LED lighting by 2025.

Environmental Challenges

  • Government Policy and Regulatory Risks: Stricter GHG emission control standards.
  • Physical Risks: Unexpected occurrence and severity of wind and flood damage, higher summer temperatures, increased program changes, strain on internal personnel and resources.
  • Physical Risks: Damage to housing exhibition sites and buildings, decrease in customer numbers due to high temperatures and severe storms.
  • Physical Risks: Flooding risk at headquarters situated on the Dojima River.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Sustained implementation of the Group's ABC Green Declaration and other measures to transition to the use of CO2-free electricity.
  • Maintaining broadcasts and meeting responsibilities as a media outlet, while allocating more investment funds to human capital and other related capital.
  • Providing venues that are highly resilient to disasters. Encouraging exhibitors to build disaster-resistant exhibition buildings.
  • Restructuring business models, including disaster-resistant online support.
  • Restructuring business model to accommodate both in-person and virtual customers.
  • Reinforcing and responding with facilities that are highly resilient to disasters.
  • Implementing measures to prevent disasters caused by flooding damage.
  • Reexamining and reformulating flood response measures under the current business continuity plan.

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Wind and flood damage
  • Higher summer temperatures
  • Flooding
Transition Risks
  • Stricter GHG emission control standards
Opportunities
  • Changes in customer behavior and social changes leading to changes in commercial placement plans and new client placements.
  • Increased appeal of information related to the global environment and nature.
  • Increased demand for news content.
  • Renewed societal trust by addressing climate change.
  • Increased demand for disaster-resistant housing.

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: TCFD