ESG data

Environment

The performance indicators marked with check_boxand check_boxhave been independently assured by EY ShinNihon LLC. For details, please refer to the Independent Assurance Report.

check_box Independent Assurance Report (Jun 13th 2025) 

check_box Independent Assurance Report (Aug 8th 2025) 

Reporting coverage, methods, etc. (Aug 8th 2025) 

Direct interaction between Astellas and the Environment (Results for FY 2024)

Direct Interaction

INPUT  OUTPUT 
Energy *1GHGs *1 *4   
Purchased electricity205,273 MWh check_box

Renewable derived
77,628 MWh check_box		Scope 152,212 t-CO2 check_box
Scope 255,621 t-CO2check_box
Pollutants (atmosphere)*5
Gaseous fuel210,279 MWh check_boxNOx16 tons check_box
VOC22 tons check_box
Liquid fuel55,942 MWh check_boxWater discharge, pollutants (water body)
Purchased heat7,790 MWh check_boxWater discharge*26,690 thousand m3 check_box
Other renewable energy15,455 MWh check_boxBOD*58 tons check_box
ResourceCOD*520 tons
Water *26,883 thousand m3 check_boxWaste material
Raw materials and consumables (by weight)*34,457 tons check_boxVolume of waste generated*611,447 tons check_box
Landfill volume*581 tons check_box

  *1All Astellas business facilities

  *2All production sites and R&D sites. (The volume of water discharge from non-Japanese 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 production sites (global) and R&D sites (Japan) was 1,724 tons- CO2.

   *5Japanese production sites and R&D sites

   *6All Japanese facilities, and all production and R&D sites outside of Japan

Indirect GHGs (Scope 3)

（Unit：t-CO2e）

Upstream Scope 3 emissionsDownstream Scope 3 emissions
1. Purchased goods and services1,082,5369. Transportation and distribution (downstream)15,048
2. Capital goods90,58210. Processing of sold productsNot relevant
3. Fuel and energy related activities (not included in Scope 1 and Scope 2)27,41011. Use of sold productsNot applicable
4. Transportation and distribution (upstream)19,98712. End-of-life treatment of sold products246
5. Waste generated in operation1,15113. Downstream leased assets3,301
6. Business travel (by airplane)34,05614. FranchisesNot relevant
7. Employee commuting2,00415. InvestmentsNot relevant
8. Upstream leased assetsNot relevant  

INPUT

Breakdown of Energy Consumption

(Unit: MWh)

 FY2021Ratio*1
(%)		FY2022Ratio*1
(%)		FY2023Ratio*1
(%)		FY2024Ratio*1
(%)
Global581,432 569,850 558,039 494,739 check_box 
(Renewable Sourced (renewable energy ratio109,022
19%		 107,633
19%		 103,504
19%		 93,083check_box
19%check_box		 
Total electricity consumption*2 (Renewable Sourced (renewable energy ratio)225,744
97,531
43%		 227,486
95,008
42%		 228,688
90,527
40%		 207,703 check_box
80,059check_box
39% check_box		 
by energy source        
Electricity Purchased (Renewable Sourced224,095
95,882		 225,526
93,048		 226,691
88,530		 205,273 check_box
77,628 check_box		 
Gaseous fuel278,044 267,124 252,061 210,279 check_box 
Liquid fuel55,775 53,894 56,069 55,942 check_box 
Purchased heat10,379 8,722 8,244 7,790 check_box 
Renewable energy （self-generated electricity13,140
1,650		 14,584
1,960		 14,974
1,997		 15,455 check_box
2,431 check_box		 
Japan421,69173407,44772387,64169349,301 check_box70
by energy source        
Electricity Purchased (Renewable Sourced167,760
66,993		 167,420
64,049		 167,043
60,576		 160,803 check_box
59,476 check_box		 
Gaseous fuel241,391 226,994 209,395 177,842 check_box 
Liquid fuel12,139 12,903 10,969 9,795 check_box 
Purchased heat349 82 60 4 check_box 
Renewable energy52 48 174 858 check_box
 
Overseas159,74127162,40328179,39831145,438 check_box30
by energy source        
Electricity Purchased (Renewable Sourced56,335
28,889		 58,107
28,999		 59,648
27,954		 44,470 check_box
18,153 check_box		 
Gaseous fuel36,652 40,130 42,665 32,437 check_box 
Liquid fuel43,635 40,991 45,100 46,147 check_box 
Purchased heat10,031 8,639 8,184 7,786 check_box 
Renewable energy13,088
 14,536
 14,800
 14,597 check_box
 

*1 The proportion of energy consumption in Japan and overseas relative to the global total.
*2 The amount of purchased electricity and self-generated electricity from renewable sources.

Changes in Volume of Water Resources Withdrawn and Revenue

 FY2016FY2022FY2023FY2024
Volume of water resource withdrawn (thousand m³) 8,7746,8646,4976,883check_box
 Service water and industrial water8,0176,4306,1516,484check_box
 Groundwater758434346399check_box
JapanService water and industrial water7,7056,2315,9526,286
 Groundwater758434346399
USService water and industrial water146556168
 Groundwater----
Established Markets
Service water and industrial water145129124111
 Groundwater----
Greater ChinaService water and industrial water21151418
 Groundwater----
International MarketsService water and industrial water----
 Groundwater----
Revenue (billions of yen) 1,3121,5191,6041,912
Water resource productivity
(billions of yen／thousand m³) 0.150.220.250.28check_box
Improvement from Base-year -48%65%86%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

Changes in Actual GHG Emissions Volume

（Unit：t-CO2）

 FY 2015Ratio
(%)FY
2022Ratio
(%)FY
2023Ratio
(%)FY
2024Ratio
(%)
Japan 154,4477789,7097892,3257782,224check_box76
 Scope 156,674 44,253 40,601 35,558 check_box 
 Scope 256,674 45,456 92,325 46,666 check_box 
Overseas 46,5062325,8152227,8462325,609check_box24
 Scope 128,082 14,798 16,523 16,654check_box 
 Scope 218,424 11,017 11,323 8,955check_box 
Global 200,953 115,524 120,171 107,833check_box 
% change from base year - -43% -40% -46%check_box 
 Scope 184,756 59,051 57,124 52,212check_box 
 Scope 2116,197 56,473 56,473 55,621check_box 

Please refer to the EHS Report 2025 for detailed data by area.

GHG emissions Volume by Activity

（Unit：t-CO2）

 FY2015FY2022FY2023FY2024
Emissions from production sites and R&D sites154,70696,957100,86090,743 check_box
Emissions from office17,5226,1885,9323,768 check_box
Emissions from company vehicle use28,72512,37813,38013,323 check_box

GHG data（Scope 3 and Scope 1+2+3）

 FY2015FY2022FY2023FY2024
Scope 3 GHG emission (t-CO2e)1,378,972893,6171,121,3501,276,323 check_box
vs FY 2015 (％)---35%-19%-7%
Scope 1+2+3 GHG emission (t-CO2e)1,579,9251,009,1411,241,5211,384,156 check_box
vs FY 2015（％)---50%-21%-12%
Scope 1+2+3 GHG emission per sales revenue（t-CO2e/billion JPY)1,151665774724
vs FY 2015 (％)---42%-33%-37%

Indirect GHGs (Scope 3)

(Unit：t-CO2e)

CategoryFY2015FY2022FY2023FY2024
Upstream Scope 3 emissions
1. Purchased goods and services1,099,263650,001857,9451,082,536
2. Capital goods144,053171,163178,42190,582
3. Fuel and energy related activities (not included in Scope1 and Scope2)28,40030,09629,75527,410
4. Transportation and distribution (upstream)17,83714,94214,94619,987
5. Waste generated in operation3,6001,2811,2961,151
6. Business travel (by airplane)53,5286,94021,49634,056
7. Employee commuting5,0922,1192,3102,004
8. Upstream leased assetsNot relevantNot relevantNot relevantNot relevant
Downstream Scope 3 emissions
9. Transportation and distribution (downstream)26,39216,60214,66815,048
10. Processing of sold productsNot relevantNot relevantNot relevantNot relevant
11. Use of sold productsNot applicableNot applicableNot applicableNot applicable
12. End-of-life treatment of sold products807424242246
13. Downstream leased assetsNot relevant482713,301
14. FranchisesNot relevantNot relevantNot relevantNot relevant
15. InvestmentsNot relevantNot relevantNot relevantNot relevant

Discharges into water bodies

Changes in BOD Load

(Unit：tons)

DestinationFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024
BOD99978 check_box
Discharge into river88657 check_box
Discharge into sewerage system11321 check_box

Target: Production sites and R&D sites in Japan

Changes in Water Discharge Volume

（Unit：thousand ㎥）

DestinationFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024
Discharge Volume7,0386,8106,2986,0196,492 check_box
Discharge into river6,8356,6106,1085,8346,323 check_box
Discharge into sewerage system203200190185169 check_box

Scope: Production sites and R&D sites in Japan

Changes in Waste Generation Volume and Revenue

 FY2016FY2022FY2023FY2024
Waste generation volume (Tons)14,26613,54113,01011,421 check_box
Japan11,7269,7879,3548,736
US54780921720
Established Markets2,4322,8662,6551,860
China5410981104
International Markets----
Revenue(billions of yen)1,3121,5191,6041,912
Waste generated per unit
(Tons/billions of yen)		10.98.98.16.0check_box
Improvement from Base-year-18%25%45% check_box

Target: Production facilities and R&D sites in Japan and overseas (Note: The amount of Waste generation volume as indicated in Direct interaction between Astellas and the Environment (Results for FY 2024) includes the amount of waste generation volume at our head office.)
*The indicators subject to independent assurance are the waste generation volume and waste generated per unit.

Air Pollution

(Unit：tons)

SubstanceFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024
NOx2117181516 check_box
VOC2221232222 check_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.

For more details, please refer to the page Environment.

Release and transfer of PRTR Chemical Substances in FY 2024

(Unit：tons)


Substance name
Volume handled		Volume releasedVolume transferred
AirWaterSoilWasteSewerage
Chloroform11.437 check_box0.572 check_box0.000 check_box0.000 check_box10.865 check_box0.000 check_box
N, N-Dimethylformamide6.112 check_box0.007 check_box0.001 check_box0.000 check_box6.034 check_box0.000 check_box
Hexane1.893 check_box0.095 check_box0.000 check_box0.000 check_box1.798 check_box0.000 check_box
Heptane16.794 check_box0.176 check_box0.001 check_box0.000 check_box16.618 check_box0.000 check_box
Tetrahydrofuran1.434 check_box0.008 check_box0.000 check_box0.000 check_box1.309 check_box0.000 check_box
Toluene1.207 check_box0.006 check_box0.000 check_box0.000 check_box1.202 check_box0.000 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.