Environmental Data
Overview of Environmental Burden Created by Business Activities
[Scope of Data] Lion and domestic and overseas consolidated subsidiaries
[Period Covered] January 2024 to December 2024: However, data for PRTR-designated chemical substances is for April 2024 to March 2025
*A new calculation method was adopted, which has been corrected in the figures.
CO2, Energy
CO2 Emissions from Business Activities
| Domestic |
Unit |
2017 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| Absolute quantity |
Thousand t-CO2 |
77 |
74 |
73 |
35 |
34 |
| Reduction from 2017 |
% |
— |
5 |
5 |
54 |
56 |
| Overseas |
Unit |
2017 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| Absolute quantity |
Thousand t-CO2 |
89 |
78 |
70*1 |
66*1 |
77*1 |
| Reduction from 2017 |
% |
— |
12 |
21 |
26 |
14 |
*1
Excludes carbon credit purchases. Including these, the amount was 85,000 tons in 2022, 82,000 tons in 2023 and 92,000 tons in 2024
| Domestic and overseas total |
Unit |
2017 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| Absolute quantity |
Thousand t-CO2 |
166 |
151 |
143*2 |
101*2 |
111*2 |
| Reduction from 2017 |
% |
— |
9 |
14 |
39 |
33 |
*2
Excludes carbon credit purchases. Including these, 159,000 tons in 2022, a 4% reduction, 117,000 tons in 2023, a 29% reduction and 126,000 tons in 2024, a 24% reduction.
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Total Energy Consumption in Business Activities
|
Unit |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| Domestic |
TJ |
841 |
839 |
810 |
760 |
| Overseas |
1,275 |
1,143 |
1,053 |
1,204 |
| Domestic and overseas total |
TJ |
2,116 |
1,982 |
1,862 |
1,965 |
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Total renewable and Non-Renewable Energy Consumption in Business Activities
| |
Unit |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
Target for 2024 |
| Total non-renewable energy consumption |
Domestic |
GWh |
233 |
232 |
145 |
134 |
— |
| Overseas |
313 |
316 |
291 |
332 |
— |
| Domestic and overseas total |
GWh |
546 |
549 |
436 |
466 |
432 |
| Total renewable energy consumption |
Domestic |
GWh |
0.18 |
0.45 |
80 |
77 |
— |
| Overseas |
42 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
— |
| Domestic and overseas total |
GWh |
42 |
1.8 |
81 |
79 |
— |
Total renewable energy consumption/
total energy consumption |
Domestic and overseas total |
% |
7.12 |
0.33 |
15.7 |
14.6 |
— |
Greenhouse Gas Emissions throughout the Supply Chain
|
Unit |
2017 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| Scope 1 |
% |
1.5 |
1.6 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
1.5 |
| Scope 2 |
% |
2.1 |
1.5 |
1.8 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
| Scope 3 |
Purchased goods and services |
% |
21.8 |
23.6 |
23.7 |
24.8 |
28.7 |
| Capital goods |
% |
0.8 |
1.1 |
1.2 |
1.5 |
0.8 |
| Fuel- and energy-related activities not include in Scope 1 or Scope 2 |
% |
0.4 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
| Upstream transportation and distribution |
% |
3.4 |
3.8 |
3.9 |
2.6 |
2.8 |
| Waste generated in operations |
% |
0.1 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
| Business travel |
% |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Employee commuting |
% |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
| Downstream transportation and distribution |
% |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
| Processing of sold products |
% |
5.3 |
2.0 |
2.2 |
2.5 |
2.1 |
| Use of sold products |
% |
54.3 |
54.6 |
54.3 |
52.1 |
49.0 |
| End-of-life treatment of sold products |
% |
9.6 |
9.9 |
10.0 |
12.5 |
12.4 |
| Investments |
% |
0.4 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
| Total |
Million t-CO2 |
4.61 |
4.91 |
5.03 |
4.65 |
4.86 |
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Scope 1 and 2 Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Operating Sites
| Domestic |
Unit |
2017 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| Scope 1 |
Thousand t-CO2 |
22 |
21 |
21 |
20 |
19 |
| Scope 2 (location basis) |
55 |
52 |
52 |
50 |
49 |
| Scope 1 + 2 (location basis) total |
Thousand t-CO2 |
77 |
73 |
73 |
70 |
68 |
| Scope 2 (market basis) |
Thousand t-CO2 |
55 |
52 |
52 |
15 |
15 |
| Scope 1 + 2 (market basis) total |
Thousand t-CO2 |
77 |
74 |
73 |
35 |
34 |
| Amount of carbon credits purchased |
Thousand t-CO2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Overseas |
Unit |
2017 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| Scope 1 |
Thousand t-CO2 |
45 |
56 |
49 |
43 |
54 |
| Scope 2 (location basis) |
43 |
41 |
38 |
41 |
42 |
| Scope 1 + 2 (location basis) total |
Thousand t-CO2 |
89 |
97 |
87 |
84 |
96 |
| Scope 2 (market basis) |
Thousand t-CO2 |
43 |
22 |
36 |
38 |
38 |
| Scope 1 + 2 (market basis) total |
Thousand t-CO2 |
89 |
78 |
85 |
82 |
92 |
| Amount of carbon credits purchased |
Thousand t-CO2 |
0 |
0 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
*
A new calculation method was adopted, which has been corrected in the figures.
| Domestic and overseas total |
Unit |
2017 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
Target for 2024 |
| Scope 1 |
Thousand t-CO2 |
67 |
77 |
70 |
63 |
73 |
63 |
| Scope 2 (location basis) |
98 |
93 |
90 |
91 |
91 |
90 |
| Scope 1 + 2 (location basis) total |
Thousand t-CO2 |
166 |
170 |
160 |
154 |
164 |
— |
| Scope 2 (market basis) |
Thousand t-CO2 |
98 |
74 |
89 |
54 |
54 |
53 |
| Scope 1 + 2 (market basis) total |
Thousand t-CO2 |
166 |
151 |
159 |
117 |
126 |
— |
| Amount of carbon credits purchased |
Thousand t-CO2 |
0 |
0 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
— |
*
A new calculation method was adopted, which has been corrected in the figures.
Raw Material, Container and Packaging Material
Raw Material Usage (Domestic Household Products)
|
Unit |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| Raw material usage |
Thousand tons |
250 |
252 |
233 |
219 |
144 |
*
A new calculation method was adopted, which has been corrected in the figures.
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Container and Packaging Material Usage (Domestic Household Products)
|
Unit |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| Plastic |
Thousand tons |
20 |
19 |
18 |
18 |
16 |
| Corrugated cardboard |
27 |
27 |
27 |
27 |
24 |
| Cardboard |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
| Glass |
5 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
3 |
| Metals |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
| Total |
Thousand tons |
58 |
57 |
56 |
55 |
48 |
*
A new calculation method was adopted, which has been corrected in the figures.
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Container and Packaging Material Usage (Domestic and Overseas Total Household Products)
|
Unit |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| Plastic |
Thousand tons |
42 |
43 |
36 |
36 |
35 |
| Corrugated cardboard |
59 |
58 |
56 |
57 |
56 |
| Cardboard |
13 |
13 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
| Glass |
5 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
3 |
| Metals |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
| Total |
Thousand tons |
119 |
120 |
105 |
106 |
101 |
*
A new calculation method was adopted, which has been corrected in the figures.
Water
Water Usage (Water Withdrawal) in Business Activities
|
Unit |
2017 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| Domestic |
Thousand m3 |
917 |
920 |
940 |
932 |
844 |
| Overseas |
670 |
704 |
683 |
716 |
746 |
| Total |
Thousand m3 |
1,586 |
1,624 |
1,623 |
1,647 |
1,590 |
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Water Usage (Water Withdrawal) by Source
|
Unit |
2017 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| Tap water |
Domestic |
Thousand m3 |
339 |
387 |
365 |
388 |
351 |
| Overseas |
645 |
689 |
655 |
482 |
413 |
| Total |
Thousand m3 |
983 |
1,076 |
1,020 |
870 |
764 |
| Industrial water |
Domestic |
Thousand m3 |
538 |
507 |
529 |
518 |
472 |
| Overseas |
25 |
15 |
28 |
233 |
333 |
| Total |
Thousand m3 |
563 |
522 |
557 |
752 |
805 |
| Groundwater |
Domestic |
Thousand m3 |
38 |
25 |
44 |
24 |
18 |
| Overseas |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Total |
Thousand m3 |
38 |
25 |
44 |
24 |
18 |
| 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 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| Domestic |
Thousand m3 |
428 |
474 |
512 |
493 |
477 |
| Overseas |
183 |
211 |
180 |
189 |
182 |
| Total |
Thousand m3 |
611 |
684 |
692 |
682 |
659 |
Wastewater Discharge by Destination
| |
Unit |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| Sewage systems |
Domestic |
Thousand m3 |
302 |
322 |
302 |
276 |
| Overseas |
64 |
74 |
85 |
85 |
| Total |
Thousand m3 |
366 |
396 |
387 |
361 |
| Sea area |
Domestic |
Thousand m3 |
118 |
130 |
135 |
154 |
| Overseas |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Total |
Thousand m3 |
118 |
130 |
135 |
154 |
| River |
Domestic |
Thousand m3 |
53 |
60 |
56 |
46 |
| Overseas |
44 |
5 |
6 |
8 |
| Total |
Thousand m3 |
97 |
65 |
62 |
54 |
| Other (industrial park treatment facilities) |
Domestic |
Thousand m3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Overseas |
103 |
101 |
99 |
89 |
| Total |
Thousand m3 |
103 |
101 |
99 |
89 |
Breakdown of Water Use over the Lifecycles of Lion Products
|
Unit |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| Raw material procurement |
％ |
19.3 |
19.4 |
19.8 |
21.0 |
22.7 |
| Production |
% |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
| Transport |
% |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Use by consumers |
% |
76.2 |
76.2 |
75.8 |
74.0 |
70.7 |
| Disposal by consumers |
% |
4.4 |
4.3 |
4.3 |
4.9 |
6.5 |
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Water Use over the Lifecycles of Lion Products
|
Unit |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| Water Usage |
million m3 |
2,273 |
2,291 |
2,303 |
2,228 |
2,380 |
| Usage intensity per unit net sales |
thousand m3/million yen |
— |
6.26 |
5.91 |
5.53 |
5.76 |
| Decrease in usage intensity per unit net sales from 2017 |
% |
— |
2 |
7 |
13 |
9 |
Waste
Total Waste Generation, Total Waste Consigned to Final Disposal in Landfills and Total Resources Recovered
| Domestic |
Unit |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| Total Waste Generation |
Thousand tons |
10.43 |
9.08 |
11.22 |
8.77 |
12.85 |
| Total Waste Consigned to Final Disposal in Landfills |
0.01 |
0.01 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
| Total Resources Recovered |
3.13 |
3.73 |
3.22 |
3.02 |
3.01 |
| Overseas |
Unit |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| Total Waste Generation |
Thousand tons |
3.96 |
3.89 |
4.19 |
4.26 |
4.15 |
| Total Waste Consigned to Final Disposal in Landfills |
0.74 |
0.54 |
0.38 |
0.50 |
0.47 |
| Total Resources Recovered |
3.13 |
3.22 |
3.15 |
3.11 |
3.13 |
| Domestic and overseas total |
Unit |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| Total Waste Generation |
Thousand tons |
14.39 |
12.97 |
15.41 |
13.03 |
17.00 |
| Total Waste Consigned to Final Disposal in Landfills |
0.75 |
0.54 |
0.38 |
0.50 |
0.47 |
| Total Resources Recovered |
6.26 |
6.95 |
6.37 |
6.13 |
6.13 |
*
The historical data contained an error, which has been corrected in the figures.
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Unit |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| Recycled or reused |
Thousand tons |
16.38 |
15.15 |
17.56 |
13.86 |
17.65 |
| Landfill |
0.81 |
0.65 |
0.38 |
0.50 |
0.47 |
| Incinerated (with energy recovery) |
3.22 |
3.49 |
3.20 |
3.86 |
4.14 |
| Incinerated (without energy recovery) |
0.13 |
0.46 |
0.44 |
0.76 |
0.69 |
| Disposal method unknown |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
*
The historical data contained an error, which has been corrected in the figures.
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Management of Chemical Substances
PRTR-Designated Substance Emissions (Domestic)
|
Unit |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| PRTR-Designated Substance Emissions |
Tons |
2 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
9 |
PRTR-Designated Substance Emissions
Emissions of Nitrogen Oxides (NOX), Sulfur Oxides (SOX) and Particulate Matter
| Domestic |
Unit |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| Emissions of Nitrogen Oxides (NOX) |
Tons |
29 |
27 |
26 |
25 |
24 |
| Emissions of Sulfur Oxides (SOX) |
4 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
| Particulate Matter |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Overseas |
Unit |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| Emissions of Nitrogen Oxides (NOX) |
Tons |
71 |
33 |
3 |
38 |
142 |
| Emissions of Sulfur Oxides (SOX) |
2 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
30 |
| Particulate Matter |
8 |
58 |
26 |
26 |
58 |
| Domestic and overseas total |
Unit |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| Emissions of Nitrogen Oxides (NOX) |
Tons |
100 |
60 |
56 |
62 |
167 |
| Emissions of Sulfur Oxides (SOX) |
6 |
5 |
6 |
5 |
33 |
| Particulate Matter |
9 |
59 |
28 |
26 |
58 |
VOC Emissions (Domestic)
|
Unit |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| Volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions |
Tons |
68 |
69 |
57 |
53 |
54 |
COD in Business Activities
|
Unit |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| Domestic |
Tons |
20 |
22 |
28 |
21 |
20 |
| Overseas |
76 |
77 |
18 |
15 |
16 |
| Total |
Tons |
96 |
100 |
47 |
36 |
36 |
*
Lion Corporation (Korea) COD is TOC
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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 2024 to December 2024)
Breaking down total environmental conservation cost in 2024, although investment (capital expenditure) increased approximately ¥17.6 billion and overall cost decreased approximately ¥2.8 billion.
Environmental Conservation Cost
(Millions of yen)
| Category |
Key activity |
January 2024 to December 2024 |
| Investment |
Cost |
| Business area cost |
Pollution prevention |
128 |
202 |
| Global environmental conservation |
879 |
3,547 |
| Resource recycling |
36 |
406 |
| Environmentally friendly products |
3,037 |
3,062 |
| Upstream/downstream cost |
Container/packaging recycling |
— |
757 |
| Administration cost |
ISO 14001 registration, environmental education |
0 |
629 |
| R&D cost |
R&D of environmentally friendly products, etc. |
75 |
920 |
| Social activity cost |
Environmental improvement measures, donations to organizations |
0 |
20 |
| Environmental remediation cost |
Pollution burden duties, etc. |
0 |
1 |
| Domestic Group total |
|
4,156 |
9,546 |
| YoY |
1,763 |
-284 |
Economic Benefit Associated with Environmental Conservation Measures
(Millions of yen)
| Effects |
YoY reduction |
| Cost reduction due to energy saving |
277.1 |
| Cost reduction due to resource saving |
183.0 |
| Reduced water utility cost |
-26.6 |
| Waste disposal reduction* |
44.9 |
*
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 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| Monetary value of environmental burden (comparison with 2005) |
% |
84 |
84 |
90 |
78 |
87 |
| Environmental efficiency |
|
340 |
344 |
326 |
373 |
330 |
Production Site Environmental Data
