Taiheiyo Cement Corporation

Taiheiyo Cement Corporation, headquartered in JP and operating in the Cement, lime and plaster industry, reported approximately 21.7 billion kg CO2e in total greenhouse gas emissions for 2025. This included about 19.79 billion kg CO2e from Scope 1 emissions, 755 million kg CO2e from Scope 2 emissions, and 1.186 billion kg CO2e from Scope 3 emissions. Specifically, Scope 3 emissions in 2025 comprised 442 million kg CO2e from purchased goods and services and 744 million kg CO2e from fuel and energy related activities.

In 2024, the company's total emissions were approximately 21.439 billion kg CO2e, with Scope 1 at about 19.007 billion kg CO2e, Scope 2 at 854 million kg CO2e, and Scope 3 at 1.578 billion kg CO2e. Within Scope 3 for 2024, purchased goods and services accounted for 880 million kg CO2e, and fuel and energy related activities were 698 million kg CO2e.

For 2023, Taiheiyo Cement Corporation disclosed total emissions of approximately 22.568 billion kg CO2e, consisting of about 20.065 billion kg CO2e for Scope 1, 868 million kg CO2e for Scope 2, and 1.7 billion kg CO2e for Scope 3. The Scope 3 breakdown for 2023 showed 827 million kg CO2e from purchased goods and services and 873 million kg CO2e from fuel and energy related activities.

In 2022, the company reported Scope 2 emissions of approximately 983 million kg CO2e, primarily from purchased electricity. Scope 3 emissions for 2022 totalled 1.639 billion kg CO2e, with 635 million kg CO2e from purchased goods and services and 1.004 billion kg CO2e from fuel and energy related activities. Scope 1 data was not disclosed for 2022.

Taiheiyo Cement Corporation has set long-term net-zero commitments for both Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions, with a target end year of 2050. These commitments, documented in their 2019 report, indicate a vision to explore various innovative measures to achieve these goals, acknowledging the significant challenges involved beyond current technologies.