Environmental Initiatives
The Rubycon Group’s initiatives for decarbonization and reduction of environmental impact, together with actual results, are listed here.
Energy Saving Measures
In 2010, our company was designated as a specified business operator under the Act on the Rational Use of Energy, and is working on energy-saving measures for lighting, air conditioning, production equipment, etc, with the goal of achieving energy savings of 1% or more per year. Recent achievements are as follows. (Converted per unit of energy consumption):
Year | Energy Saving Result |
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2022 | 1.4% decreased |
2023 | 4.5% increased |
2024 | 19.4% decreased |
Towards reduction of GHG (Greenhouse Gas) emissions
We have been working on CO2 emissios reduction by 1% or more, and recent results of the reductions are as follows:
Year | Emission | % change v. previous year |
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2022 | 35,409t-CO2e | – |
2023 | 34,232t-CO2e | 4.3% decreased |
2024 | 34,867t-CO2e | 1.9% increased |
We use Electric Vehicles (EVs) for inter-company transportation to and from neighboring Company buildings and Group companies, as part of our environmentally friendly efforts to de-carbonize our businesses.
Furthermore, we achieved size & weight reduction and performance improvement of our products through R&D to respond to customers requests.
We continue further improvement in size reduction to reduce CO2 emission and contribute on energy conservation.
Reduction of Industrial Waste
We work to reduce Industrial Waste. Achievements in recent years are as follows:
Year | Waste |
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2022 | 213t |
2023 | 193t |
2024 | 151t |