Dai Nippon Printing Co

Dai Nippon Printing Co's reported carbon emissions

Dai Nippon Printing Co. (JP), operating in the Printed matter and recorded media (22) industry, is committed to achieving net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050. This long-term commitment is supported by near-term targets and initiatives across various scopes. For fiscal year 2020, Dai Nippon Printing reported Scope 1 emissions of approximately 327,000,000 kg CO2e and Scope 2 emissions of approximately 612,000,000 kg CO2e, totalling approximately 939,000,000 kg CO2e for Scope 1 and 2 combined. Scope 3 emissions were not disclosed for this year, but purchased goods and services were noted as a missing data point. In fiscal year 2019, the company reported total emissions of approximately 7,131,000,000 kg CO2e. This figure includes Scope 1 emissions of approximately 367,000,000 kg CO2e, Scope 2 emissions of approximately 695,000,000 kg CO2e, and Scope 3 emissions totalling approximately 6,069,000,000 kg CO2e. Notably, Scope 3 emissions in 2019 were broken down to include purchased goods and services (approximately 3,167,000,000 kg CO2e), downstream transportation and distribution (approximately 670,000,000 kg CO2e), and end-of-life treatment of sold products (approximately 522,000,000 kg CO2e), among other categories. Dai Nippon Printing has aligned its targets with the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). Specifically, the company has committed to reducing absolute Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 46.2% by fiscal year 2030, using fiscal year 2019 as the base year. This target aligns with the 1.5°C pathway. Additionally, Dai Nippon Printing commits to reducing absolute Scope 3 GHG emissions from specific categories, including purchased goods and services, fuel- and energy-related activities, upstream transportation and distribution, and waste generated in operations, by 27.5% within the same timeframe. The company also aims to achieve near-zero Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions by the middle of the current decade, with a long-term goal of achieving net-zero GHG emissions by 2050. Emissions data is not cascaded from a parent organisation.