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Environmental Data

Overview of Environmental Burden Created by Business Activities

Overview of Environmental Burden Created by Business Activities

[Scope of Data] Lion and domestic and overseas consolidated subsidiaries

[Period Covered] January 2023 to December 2023: However, data for PRTR-designated chemical substances is for April 2023 to March 2024

*The historical data contained an error, which has been corrected in the figures.

CO2, Energy

CO2 Emissions from Business Activities

Domestic Unit 2017 2020 2021 2022 2023
Absolute quantity Thousand t-CO2 77 67 74 73 35
Reduction from 2017 % — — 5 5 54
Overseas Unit 2017 2020 2021 2022 2023
Absolute quantity Thousand t-CO2 89 89 78 70*1 66*1
Reduction from 2017 % — — 12 21 26

*1 Excludes carbon credit purchases. Including these, the amount was 85,000 tons in 2022 and 82,000 tons in 2023

* The historical data contained an error, which has been corrected in the figures.

Domestic and overseas total Unit 2017 2020 2021 2022 2023
Absolute quantity Thousand t-CO2 166 156 151 143*2 101*2
Reduction from 2017 % — — 9 14 39

*2 Excludes carbon credit purchases. Including these, 159,000 tons in 2022, a 4% reduction and 117,000 tons in 2023, a 29% reduction.

＊ The historical data contained an error, which has been corrected in the figures.

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Total Energy Consumption in Business Activities

Unit 2020 2021 2022 2023
Domestic TJ 799 841 839 810
Overseas 1,139 1,275 1,143 1,053
Domestic and overseas total TJ 1,938 2,116 1,982 1,862

＊ The historical data contained an error, which has been corrected in the figures.

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Total renewable and Non-Renewable Energy Consumption in Business Activities

  Unit 2020 2021 2022 2023 Target for 2023
Total non-renewable energy consumption Domestic GWh 222 233 232 145 —
Overseas 316 313 316 291 —
Domestic and overseas total GWh 538 546 549 436 543
Total renewable energy consumption Domestic GWh 0.04 0.18 0.45 80 —
Overseas 0.01 42 1 1 —
Domestic and overseas total GWh 0.05 42 1.8 81 —
Total renewable energy consumption/
total energy consumption		 Domestic and overseas total % 0.01 7.12 0.33 15.7 —

Greenhouse Gas Emissions throughout the Supply Chain

Unit 2017 2020 2021 2022 2023
Scope 1 % 1.5 1.4 1.6 1.4 1.4
Scope 2 % 2.1 1.9 1.5 1.8 1.1
Scope 3 Purchased goods and services % 21.8 23.1 23.6 23.7 24.8
Capital goods % 0.8 2.5 1.1 1.2 1.5
Fuel- and energy-related activities not include in Scope 1 or Scope 2 % 0.4 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6
Upstream transportation and distribution % 3.4 4.3 3.8 3.9 2.6
Waste generated in operations % 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.1
Business travel % 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
Employee commuting % 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1
Downstream transportation and distribution % 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
Processing of sold products % 5.3 1.8 2.0 2.2 2.5
Use of sold products % 54.3 52.9 54.6 54.3 52.1
End-of-life treatment of sold products % 9.6 10.2 9.9 10.0 12.5
Investments % 0.4 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.5
Total Million t-CO2 4.61 4.82 4.91 5.03 4.65

＊ The historical data contained an error, which has been corrected in the figures.

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Scope 1 and 2 Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Operating Sites

Domestic Unit 2017 2020 2021 2022 2023
Scope 1 Thousand t-CO2 22 19 21 21 20
Scope 2 (location basis) 55 50 52 52 50
Scope 1 + 2 (location basis) total Thousand t-CO2 77 70 73 73 70
Scope 2 (market basis) Thousand t-CO2 55 48 52 52 15
Scope 1 + 2 (market basis) total Thousand t-CO2 77 67 74 73 35
Amount of carbon credits purchased Thousand t-CO2 0 0 0 0 0

* The historical data contained an error, which has been corrected in the figures.

Overseas Unit 2017 2020 2021 2022 2023
Scope 1 Thousand t-CO2 45 47 56 49 43
Scope 2 (location basis) 43 42 41 38 40
Scope 1 + 2 (location basis) total Thousand t-CO2 89 89 97 87 83
Scope 2 (market basis) Thousand t-CO2 43 42 22 36 38
Scope 1 + 2 (market basis) total Thousand t-CO2 89 89 78 85 82
Amount of carbon credits purchased Thousand t-CO2 0 0 0 16 16

* The historical data contained an error, which has been corrected in the figures.

Domestic and overseas total Unit 2017 2020 2021 2022 2023 Target for 2023
Scope 1 Thousand t-CO2 67 66 77 70 63 69
Scope 2 (location basis) 98 93 93 90 90 87
Scope 1 + 2 (location basis) total Thousand t-CO2 166 159 170 160 153 —
Scope 2 (market basis) Thousand t-CO2 98 90 74 89 54 87
Scope 1 + 2 (market basis) total Thousand t-CO2 166 156 151 159 117 —
Amount of carbon credits purchased Thousand t-CO2 0 0 0 16 16 —

* The historical data contained an error, which has been corrected in the figures.

Raw Material, Container and Packaging Material

Raw Material Usage (Domestic Household Products)

Unit 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Raw material usage Thousand tons 245 250 252 235 221

* The historical data contained an error, which has been corrected in the figures.

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Container and Packaging Material Usage (Domestic Household Products)

Unit 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Plastic Thousand tons 20 20 19 20 20
Corrugated cardboard 26 27 27 27 27
Cardboard 6 5 5 5 5
Glass 6 5 6 6 6
Metals 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Total Thousand tons 57 58 57 58 57

＊ Only containers and packaging materials are included in calculations through FY2021; some product plastics are included beginning in FY2022.

＊ The historical data contained an error, which has been corrected in the figures.

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Container and Packaging Material Usage (Domestic and Overseas Total Household Products)

Unit 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Plastic Thousand tons 37 42 43 38 38
Corrugated cardboard 57 59 58 56 57
Cardboard 9 13 13 7 7
Glass 6 5 6 6 6
Metals 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Total Thousand tons 110 119 120 108 108

＊ The historical data contained an error, which has been corrected in the figures.

Water

Water Usage (Water Withdrawal) in Business Activities

Unit 2017 2020 2021 2022 2023
Domestic Thousand m3 917 823 920 940 932
Overseas 670 713 704 683 716
Total Thousand m3 1,586 1,536 1,624 1,623 1,647
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Water Usage (Water Withdrawal) by Source

Unit 2017 2020 2021 2022 2023
Tap water Domestic Thousand m3 339 343 387 365 388
Overseas 645 690 689 655 482
Total Thousand m3 983 1,033 1,076 1,020 870
Industrial water Domestic Thousand m3 538 479 507 529 518
Overseas 25 23 15 28 233
Total Thousand m3 563 502 522 557 752
Groundwater Domestic Thousand m3 38 0 25 44 24
Overseas 0 0 0 0 0
Total Thousand m3 38 0 25 44 24
Rain water Domestic Thousand m3 1 2 2 2 2
Overseas 0 0 0 0 0
Total Thousand m3 1 2 2 2 2

Wastewater Discharge in Business Activities

Unit 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Domestic Thousand m3 448 428 474 512 493
Overseas 190 183 211 180 189
Total Thousand m3 638 611 684 692 682

Wastewater Discharge by Destination

  Unit 2021* 2022 2023
Sewage systems Domestic Thousand m3 302 322 302
Overseas 64 74 85
Total Thousand m3 366 396 387
Sea area Domestic Thousand m3 118 130 135
Overseas 0 0 0
Total Thousand m3 118 130 135
River Domestic Thousand m3 53 60 56
Overseas 44 5 6
Total Thousand m3 97 65 62
Other (industrial park treatment facilities) Domestic Thousand m3 0 0 0
Overseas 103 101 99
Total Thousand m3 103 101 99

* Disclosed from 2021

Breakdown of Water Use over the Lifecycles of Lion Products

Unit 2020 2021 2022 2023
Raw material procurement ％ 19.3 19.4 19.8 21.0
Production % 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Transport % 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Use by consumers % 76.2 76.2 75.8 74.0
Disposal by consumers % 4.4 4.3 4.3 4.9
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Water Use over the Lifecycles of Lion Products

Unit 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Water Usage million m3 2,178 2,273 2,291 2,303 2,228
Usage intensity per unit net sales thousand m3/million yen 6.36 — 6.26 5.91 5.53
Decrease in usage intensity per unit net sales from 2017 % 0 — 2 7 13

Waste

Total Waste Generation, Total Waste Consigned to Final Disposal in Landfills and Total Resources Recovered

Domestic Unit 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Total Waste Generation Thousand tons 8.59 10.43 9.08 11.22 8.77
Total Waste Consigned to Final Disposal in Landfills 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.00
Total Resources Recovered 4.05 3.13 3.73 3.22 3.02
Overseas Unit 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Total Waste Generation Thousand tons 4.15 3.96 3.89 4.19 4.05
Total Waste Consigned to Final Disposal in Landfills 1.04 0.74 0.54 0.38 0.50
Total Resources Recovered 2.76 3.13 3.22 3.15 3.07
Domestic and overseas total Unit 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Total Waste Generation Thousand tons 12.74 14.39 12.97 15.41 12.82
Total Waste Consigned to Final Disposal in Landfills 1.05 0.75 0.54 0.38 0.50
Total Resources Recovered 6.81 6.26 6.95 6.37 6.10
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Unit 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Recycled or reused Thousand tons 14.55 16.38 15.15 17.56 13.83
Landfill 1.05 0.81 0.65 0.38 0.50
Incinerated (with energy recovery) 3.64 3.22 3.49 3.20 3.86
Incinerated (without energy recovery) 0.09 0.13 0.46 0.44 0.76
Disposal method unknown 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

Industrial Waste Disposal Facility Maintenance and Management Data

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Management of Chemical Substances

PRTR-Designated Substance Emissions (Domestic)

Unit 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
PRTR-Designated Substance Emissions Tons 2 2 3 2 3

PRTR-Designated Substance Emissions

Emissions of Nitrogen Oxides (NOX), Sulfur Oxides (SOX) and Particulate Matter

Domestic Unit 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Emissions of Nitrogen Oxides (NOX) Tons 25 29 27 26 25
Emissions of Sulfur Oxides (SOX) 3 4 3 3 4
Particulate Matter 1 1 1 1 0
Overseas Unit 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Emissions of Nitrogen Oxides (NOX) Tons 107 71 33 3 38
Emissions of Sulfur Oxides (SOX) 1 2 1 3 1
Particulate Matter 13 8 58 26 26
Domestic and overseas total Unit 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Emissions of Nitrogen Oxides (NOX) Tons 132 100 60 56 62
Emissions of Sulfur Oxides (SOX) 5 6 5 6 5
Particulate Matter 15 9 59 28 26

VOC Emissions (Domestic)

Unit 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions Tons 67 68 69 57 53

COD in Business Activities

Unit 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Domestic Tons 18 20 22 28 21
Overseas 41 76 77 18 18
Total Tons 59 96 100 47 39
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Environmental Accounting

Based on the Ministry of the Environment’s guidelines, every year we calculate and disclose the environmental conservation cost and the economic benefits (real effect) of environmental conservation measures for the entire domestic Lion Group.(January 2023 to December 2023)

Breaking down total environmental conservation cost in 2023, although investment (capital expenditure) decreased approximately ¥1.1 billion and overall cost increased approximately ¥0.1 billion.

Environmental Conservation Cost

(Millions of yen)
Category Key activity January 2023 to December 2023
Investment Cost
Business area cost Pollution prevention 87 220
Global environmental conservation 546 3,838
Resource recycling 44 452
Environmentally friendly products 1,637 2,628
Upstream/downstream cost Container/packaging recycling — 945
Administration cost ISO 14001 registration, environmental education 0 657
R&D cost R&D of environmentally friendly products, etc. 79 1,066
Social activity cost Environmental improvement measures, donations to organizations 0 22
Environmental remediation cost Pollution burden duties, etc. 0 1
Domestic Group total 2,393 9,829
YoY -1,073 97

Economic Benefit Associated with Environmental Conservation Measures

(Millions of yen)
Effects YoY reduction
Cost reduction due to energy saving -166.8
Cost reduction due to resource saving 85.0
Reduced water utility cost 43.8
Waste disposal reduction* -55.4

* Includes cost of sales of valuable waste

Environmental Efficiency

Every year, Lion calculates its environmental efficiency using the formula below to evaluate how efficient its business activities are in terms of the environmental burden they create. We continually strive to improve environmental efficiency.

* Environmental impact (harm) is calculated as a monetary amount using the Life-cycle Impact assessment Method based on Endpoint modeling (LIME).

Environmental Efficiency and Monetary Value of Environmental Burden (comparison with 2005)

  Unit 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Monetary value of environmental burden (comparison with 2005) % 79 84 84 90 78
Environmental efficiency 350 340 344 326 373

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