Decarbonization

Reduction of GHG Emissions (Scope 1 and Scope 2)

<Medium-term Target>

Reduce GHG Emissions by 90% by Fiscal 2030(base year: fiscal 2021)

Alps Alpine joined the RE100 initiative in April 2023 and obtained SBT certification in April 2024. Additionally, a Scope 1 & 2 Reduction Task Force will be established from fiscal 2024 to accelerate efforts to achieve these targets.

Scope 1 & Scope 2 Emissions Reduction Plan

Proactive Use of Renewable Energy

We have declared that we will convert 100% of the electricity used in our operations to renewable energy by fiscal 2030. We have been actively introducing solar power generation facilities. In fiscal 2023, we invested in facilities equivalent to 7 MW, mainly at our domestic production plants, bringing our total generation capacity to approximately 18 MW. In fiscal 2024, we plan to introduce the system to our plants in Mexico and Malaysia.

Solar power generation equipment at Alpine Taicang

Solar power generation equipment at Alpine Taicang

Renewable energy use rate
(consolidated)
Fiscal 2021 Fiscal 2022 Fiscal 2023
24.5% 40.4% 63.6%

Energy Conservation Efforts

We promote energy-saving activities to improve energy efficiency at our production plants. In Japan and China, we hold energy conservation plenary meetings and achieve global reductions in energy use through regular communication.

Energy use (consolidated) Fiscal 2021 Fiscal 2022 Fiscal 2023
617 thousand MWh
(9.3 increase)
473 thousand MWh
(23.3% reduction)
479 thousand MWh
(1.3% increase)

Reduction of GHG Emissions (Scope 3)

<Medium-term Target>

Reduce GHG Emissions by 25% by Fiscal 2030 (base year: fiscal 2021)

Efforts to reduce emissions in Category 1 (purchased products and services), Category 4 (upstream transportation and delivery), and Category 11 (use of products sold), which account for a large proportion of Scope 3 emissions, will begin in fiscal 2024, and we will be putting together a specific reduction roadmap through fiscal 2030.

Scope 3 Emissions Reduction Plan

Supply Chain Initiatives

To reduce Category 1 (purchased goods and services), which accounts for the highest percentage of Scope 3, we started a GHG emissions survey with the cooperation of our suppliers in fiscal 2022. In fiscal 2023, we prepared a simplified calculation sheet and provided calculation support to suppliers.

Calculation of Product Carbon Footprint

With the growing movement to reduce GHG emissions throughout the value chain, a movement has begun to effectively reduce emissions by calculating product carbon footprints and analyzing hot spots with high emissions. We began calculating the carbon footprint of our products in fiscal 2023 and are linking this to specific reduction measures.