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The performance indicators marked with check_box have been independently assured by EY ShinNihon LLC. For details, please refer to the Independent Assurance Report.
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Direct interaction between Astellas and the Environment (Results for FY 2025)
Direct Interaction
| INPUT | OUTPUT | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy*1 | GHGs*1 | |||
| Purchased electricity | 190,088 MWh check_box Renewable derived 113,024 MWh check_box | Scope 1*4 | 43,743 t-CO2 check_box | |
| Scope 2 | 37,171 t-CO2check_box | |||
| Pollutants (atmosphere)*5 | ||||
| Gaseous fuel | 191,295 MWh check_box | NOx emissions*5 | 14 tons check_box | |
| VOC emissions*5 | 21 tons check_box | |||
| Liquid fuel | 44,338 MWh check_box | Water discharge, pollutants (water body) | ||
| Purchased heat | 8,525 MWh check_box | Water discharge*2 | 6,011 thousand m3 check_box | |
| Direct use of renewable energy | 16,019 MWh check_box | BOD load*5 | 6 tons check_box | |
| (On-site electricity generation) 3,818 MWh check_box | COD*5 | 18 tons | ||
| Resource | Waste material | |||
| Water withdrawal*2 | 6,327 thousand m3 check_box | Volume of waste generated*6 | 11,299 tons check_box | |
| Raw materials and consumables (by weight)*3 | 4,253 tons check_box | Landfill volume*7 | 75 tons check_box | |
*1All Astellas business facilities
*2All production sites and R&D sites. (The volume of water discharge from overseas research sites and U.S. manufacturing sites was equivalent to that of withdrawal.)
*3Items used at commercial production sites in Japan that can be ascertained on a weight or volume basis. Consumable supplies are those used in commercial production process.
*4Non-energy-related GHG emissions are not included. The CO2 equivalent of fluorinated gases from all production sites and R&D sites in Japan was 518 t-CO2e. check_box
*5All Astellas business facilities in Japan and overseas manufacturing and research sites
*6All Japanese facilities, and all production and R&D sites outside of Japan
*7All production sites ,R&D sites and distribution sites in Japan
Indirect GHGs (Scope 3)
(Unit:t-CO2e)
| Upstream Scope 3 emissions | Downstream Scope 3 emissions | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Purchased goods and services | 957,768 | 9. Transportation and distribution (downstream) | 15,928 |
| 2. Capital goods | 81,671 | 10. Processing of sold products | out of disclosure scope |
| 3. Fuel and energy related activities (not included in Scope 1 and Scope 2) | 23,634 | 11. Use of sold products | out of disclosure scope |
| 4. Transportation and distribution (upstream) | 12,571 | 12. End-of-life treatment of sold products | 210 |
| 5. Waste generated in operation | 777 | 13. Downstream leased assets | 1,660 |
| 6. Business travel (by airplane) | 27,750 | 14. Franchises | out of disclosure scope |
| 7. Employee commuting | 1,888 | 15. Investments | out of disclosure scope |
| 8. Upstream leased assets | out of disclosure scope | ||
INPUT
Energy Consumption
| Region | Type of energy | Unit | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global | Total Energy Consumption | MWh | 581,432 | 558,039 | 494,739 | 450,265check_box |
| renewable sourced | MWh | 109,022 | 103,504 | 93,083 | 129,203check_box | |
| renewable energy ratio | MWh | 19% | 19% | 19% | 29%check_box | |
| Total Electricity*1 | MWh | 227,486 | 228,688 | 207,703 | 198,804check_box | |
| renewable sourced | MWh | 97,531 | 90,527 | 80,059 | 116,842check_box | |
| renewable energy ratio | MWh | 42% | 40% | 39% | 59%check_box | |
| Purchased electricity | MWh | 225,526 | 226,691 | 205,273 | 190,088check_box | |
| renewable sourced | MWh | 93,048 | 88,530 | 77,628 | 113,024check_box | |
| Gaseous fuel | MWh | 267,124 | 252,061 | 210,279 | 191,295check_box | |
| Liquid fuel | MWh | 53,894 | 56,069 | 55,942 | 44,338check_box | |
| Purchased thermal energy | MWh | 8,722 | 8,244 | 7,790 | 8,525check_box | |
| Direct use of renewable energy | MWh | 14,584 | 14,974 | 15,455 | 16,019check_box | |
| Self-generated electricity | MWh | 1,960 | 1,997 | 2,431 | 3,818check_box | |
| Japan | Purchased Electricity | MWh | 407,447 | 387,641 | 349,301 | 317,096check_box |
| renewable sourced | MWh | 64,097 | 60,750 | 60,334 | 93,521check_box | |
| renewable energy ratio | MWh | 16% | 16% | 17% | 29%check_box | |
| Total Electricity*1 | MWh | 167,468 | 167,217 | 161,660 | 154,120check_box | |
| renewable sourced | MWh | 64,097 | 60,750 | 60,334 | 93,521check_box | |
| renewable energy ratio | MWh | 38% | 36% | 37% | 61%check_box | |
| Purchased electricity | MWh | 167,420 | 167,043 | 160,803 | 148,477check_box | |
| renewable sourced | MWh | 64,049 | 60,576 | 59,476 | 92,777check_box | |
| Gaseous fuel | MWh | 226,994 | 209,395 | 177,842 | 162,523check_box | |
| Liquid fuel | MWh | 12,903 | 10,969 | 9,795 | 5,351check_box | |
| Purchased thermal energy | MWh | 82 | 60 | 4 | 0check_box | |
| Direct use of renewable energy | MWh | 48 | 174 | 858 | 744check_box | |
| Self-generated electricity | MWh | 48 | 174 | 858 | 744check_box | |
| Overseas | Purchased Electricity | MWh | 162,403 | 170,398 | 145,438 | 133,169check_box |
| renewable sourced | MWh | 43,536 | 42,754 | 32,750 | 35,682check_box | |
| renewable energy ratio | MWh | 27% | 25% | 23% | 27%check_box | |
| Total Electricity*1 | MWh | 60,019 | 61,472 | 46,043 | 44,684check_box | |
| renewable sourced | MWh | 30,911 | 29,777 | 19,725 | 23,321check_box | |
| renewable energy ratio | MWh | 52% | 48% | 43% | 52%check_box | |
| Purchased electricity | MWh | 58,107 | 59,648 | 44,470 | 41,611check_box | |
| renewable sourced | MWh | 28,999 | 27,954 | 18,153 | 20,248check_box | |
| Gaseous fuel | MWh | 40,130 | 42,665 | 32,437 | 28,772check_box | |
| Liquid fuel | MWh | 40,991 | 45,100 | 46,147 | 38,987check_box | |
| Purchased thermal energy | MWh | 8,639 | 8,184 | 7,786 | 8,525check_box | |
| Direct use of renewable energy | MWh | 14,536 | 14,800 | 14,597 | 15,275check_box | |
| Self-generated electricity | MWh | 1,912 | 1,824 | 1,573 | 3,073check_box |
*1The total amount of purchased electricity, direct use of renewable energy (photovoltaic and wind power), and electricity generated by an internal co-generation facility. FY2025 data include electricity generated by a cogeneration facility, but FY2023/FY2024 data do not
Changes in Volume of Water Resources Withdrawn
| Metric | Region | Water source | Unit | FY2016 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water withdrawal | Global | thousand m3 | 8,774 | 6,497 | 6,883 | 6,327check_box | |
| Service water and industrial water | thousand m3 | 8,017 | 6,151 | 6,484 | 5,801check_box | ||
| Ground water | thousand m3 | 758 | 346 | 399 | 527check_box | ||
| per market | Japan | Service water and industrial water | thousand m3 | 7,705 | 5,952 | 6,286 | 5,642 |
| Ground water | thousand m3 | 758 | 346 | 399 | 527 | ||
| US | Service water and industrial water | thousand m3 | 146 | 61 | 68 | 64 | |
| Ground water | thousand m3 | - | - | - | 0 | ||
| Established Market | Service water and industrial water | thousand m3 | 145 | 124 | 111 | 75 | |
| Ground water | thousand m3 | - | - | - | 0 | ||
| China | Service water and industrial water | thousand m3 | 21 | 14 | 18 | 20 | |
| Ground water | thousand m3 | - | - | - | 0 | ||
| International Market | Service water and industrial water | thousand m3 | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Ground water | thousand m3 | - | - | - | 0 | ||
| Sales Revenue | billion JPY | 1,312 | 1,604 | 1,912 | 2,139 | ||
| Water Resource Productivity | billion JPY/thousand m3 | 0.15 | 0.25 | 0.28 | 0.34check_box | ||
| % improvement(vs FY2016) | 65% | 86% | 126%check_box | ||||
No water was withdrawn from a source other than service water, industrial water, or groundwater
Target: Production facilities and R&D sites in Japan and overseas
OUTPUT
GHG emissions volume (direct operataions)
| Metric | Region | Unit | FY2015 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scope 1*1 | Global | t-CO2 | 84,756 | 57,124 | 52,212 | 43,743check_box |
| Scope 2 (market-based) | Global | t-CO2 | 116,197 | 63,047 | 55,621 | 37,171check_box |
| Scope 1 + 2 (market-based) | ||||||
| Scope 1 + 2 (market-based) GHG emissions | Global | t-CO2 | 200,953 | 120,171 | 107,833 | 80,915check_box |
| % reduction(vs FY2015) | -40% | -46% | -60%check_box | |||
| per market region | Japan | t-CO2 | 154,447 | 92,325 | 82,224 | 53,435check_box |
| Scope 1 | t-CO2 | 56,674 | 40,601 | 35,558 | 28,854check_box | |
| Scope 2 | t-CO2 | 56,674 | 92,325 | 46,666 | 24,580check_box | |
| Overseas | t-CO2 | 46,506 | 27,846 | 25,609 | 27,480check_box | |
| Scope 1 | t-CO2 | 28,082 | 16,523 | 16,654 | 14,889check_box | |
| Scope 2 | t-CO2 | 18,424 | 11,323 | 8,955 | 12,591check_box | |
| US | t-CO2 | 23,863 | 14,826 | 13,111 | 12,102 | |
| EST | t-CO2 | 14,666 | 6,314 | 6,212 | 6,017 | |
| CN | t-CO2 | 3,349 | 3,535 | 2,802 | 6,286 | |
| INT | t-CO2 | 4,628 | 3,172 | 3,485 | 3,076 | |
*1Non-energy-related GHG emissionsare not included. The CO2 equivalent of fluorinated gases from all production sites and R&D sites in Japan was 518 t-CO2e check_box
GHG emissions Volume by Activity
| Metric | Unit | FY2015 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emission from manufacturing and R&D sites | t-CO2 | 154,706 | 100,860 | 90,743 | 66,548check_box |
| Emission from offices | t-CO2 | 17,522 | 5,932 | 3,768 | 3,660check_box |
| Emissions from company vehicle use | t-CO2 | 28,725 | 13,380 | 13,323 | 10,707check_box |
GHG data(Scope 3 and Scope 1+2+3)
| Metric | Unit | FY2015 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scope 3 GHG emission | t-CO2e | 1,378,972 | 1,121,350 | 1,276,323 | 1,123,857check_box |
| % reduction (vs FY2015) | - | -19% | -7% | -19% | |
| Scope 1 + 2 + 3 emissions (market-based) | t-CO2 | 1,579,925 | 1,241,521 | 1,384,156 | 1,204,772check_box |
| % reduction (vs FY2015) | - | -21% | -12% | -24% | |
| Scope 1 + 2 + 3 emissions (market-based) intensity (per sales revenue 1 billion JPY) | t-CO2/billion JPY | 1,151 | 774 | 724 | 563 |
| % reduction (vs FY2015) | - | -33% | -37% | -51% |
Scope 3 GHG emission per category
| Category | Description | Unit | FY2015 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Purchased goods and services | t-CO2e | 1,099,263 | 857,945 | 1,082,536 | 957,768 |
| 2 | Capital goods | t-CO2e | 144,053 | 178,421 | 90,582 | 81,671 |
| 3 | Fuel and energy related activities (not included in Scope 1 and Scope 2) | t-CO2e | 28,400 | 29,755 | 27,410 | 23,634 |
| 4 | Transportation and distribution (upstream) | t-CO2e | 17,837 | 14,946 | 19,987 | 12,571 |
| 5 | Waste generated in operation | t-CO2e | 3,600 | 1,296 | 1,151 | 777 |
| 6 | Business travel (by airplane) | t-CO2e | 53,528 | 21,496 | 34,056 | 27,750 |
| 7 | Employee commuting | t-CO2e | 5,092 | 2,310 | 2,004 | 1,888 |
| 8 | Upstream leased assets | t-CO2e | out of disclosure scope | out of disclosure scope | out of disclosure scope | out of disclosure scope |
| 9 | Transportation and distribution (downstream) | t-CO2e | 26,392 | 14,668 | 15,048 | 15,928 |
| 10 | Processing of sold products | t-CO2e | out of disclosure scope | out of disclosure scope | out of disclosure scope | out of disclosure scope |
| 11 | Use of sold products | t-CO2e | out of disclosure scope | out of disclosure scope | out of disclosure scope | out of disclosure scope |
| 12 | End-of-life treatment of sold products | t-CO2e | 807 | 242 | 246 | 210 |
| 13 | Downstream leased assets | t-CO2e | out of disclosure scope | 271 | 3,301 | 1,660 |
| 14 | Franchises | t-CO2e | out of disclosure scope | out of disclosure scope | out of disclosure scope | out of disclosure scope |
| 15 | Investments | t-CO2e | out of disclosure scope | out of disclosure scope | out of disclosure scope | out of disclosure scope |
Changes in Water Discharges and BOD Load
| Metric | Market region | Unit | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Discharge Volume | Global | thousand m3 | 6,498 | 6,217 | 6,694 | 6,011check_box |
| Japan | thousand m3 | 6,294 | 6,014 | 6,492 | 5,885check_box | |
| Overseas | thousand m3 | 204 | 203 | 201 | 126 | |
| Japan | thousand m3 | 6,294 | 6,014 | 6,492 | 5,885check_box | |
| river | thousand m3 | 6,108 | 5,834 | 6,323 | 5,715check_box | |
| sewage | thousand m3 | 186 | 181 | 169 | 170check_box | |
| BOD Load | Japan | metric ton | 9 | 7 | 8 | 6check_box |
| river | metric ton | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5check_box | |
| sewage | metric ton | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1check_box |
Scope: Production sites and R&D sites
Waste Generation Volume
| Metric | Region | Unit | FY2016 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| kg generated | Global | metric ton | 14,266 | 13,010 | 11,421 | 11,257check_box |
| Japan | metric ton | 11,726 | 9,354 | 8,736 | 8,515 | |
| US | metric ton | 54 | 921 | 720 | 501 | |
| EST | metric ton | 2,432 | 2,655 | 1,860 | 2,127 | |
| CN | metric ton | 54 | 81 | 104 | 114 | |
| INT | metric ton | - | - | - | 0 | |
| Sales Revenue | billion JPY | 1,312 | 1,604 | 1,912 | 2,139 | |
| Waste Generation Intensity | metric ton/billion JPY | 10.9 | 8.1 | 6.0 | 5.3check_box | |
| % improvement (vs FY2016) | 25% | 45% | 52%check_box |
Scope: Production facilities and R&D sites in Japan and overseas
Emission of Air Pollutants
| Air pollutant | Region | Unit | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOx emissions | Japan | metric ton | 18 | 15 | 16 | 14check_box |
| VOC emissions | Japan | metric ton | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21check_box |
Scope: Production sites and R&D sites in Japan.
There are no use of heavy oil fueled equipments and no facilities that are subject to calculations for SOx (sulfur oxide) emissions.
Release and transfer of PRTR Chemical Substances in FY 2025
(Unit:tons)
Substance name | Volume handled | Volume released | Volume transferred | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air | Water | Soil | Waste | Sewerage | ||
| Heptane | 16.004 check_box | 0.184 check_box | 0.000 check_box | 0.000 check_box | 15.819 check_box | 0.000 check_box |
| Chloroform | 11.968 check_box | 0.598 check_box | 0.000 check_box | 0.000 check_box | 11.370 check_box | 0.000 check_box |
| N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone | 4.442 check_box | 0.001 check_box | 0.000 check_box | 0.000 check_box | 4.432 check_box | 0.000 check_box |
| Hexane | 3.106 check_box | 0.140 check_box | 0.000 check_box | 0.000 check_box | 2.966 check_box | 0.000 check_box |
| Toluene | 2.906 check_box | 0.006 check_box | 0.000 check_box | 0.000 check_box | 2.921 check_box | 0.000 check_box |
Tabulated based on the target substance list as indicated in the Order for the Enforcement of the PRTR Act, which came into effect on April 1, 2023.
Scope: Production sites and R&D sites in Japan.