Environment and Corporate Governance
Response to the CDP 2017 Climate Change Questionnaire (Hakuhodo DY Group)
In June 2017, the Hakuhodo DY Group took a step forward in its efforts to properly disclose information about the Groupnabclimate change related activities by responding, for the first time, to the CDP* climate change questionnaire.
*An international NPO that collaborates with institutional investors to encourage companies to disclose information on their strategies for combating climate change and their emissions of greenhouse gases
Green Bird Akasaka Team (Hakuhodo DY Group)
Green Bird is an NPO started by a (then) Hakuhodo employee under the concept of “a clean city makes people happy. ” The initiative now has roughly 80 branches around the world. After moving to its Akasaka headquarters, Hakuhodo started the Akasaka Team, which has conducted cleaning activities roughly 190 times since 2008, involving over 1,200 participants. In addition to picking up garbage, the Green Bird Project promotes community participation and forging connections between people.
Promotion of Environmental Management (Hakuhodo)
Hakuhodo Inc. has been engaged in the companywide promotion of environmental management since 2013. Major goals of these activities include reduction of CO2 emissions through energy conservation, waste reduction, and recycling promotion. This company has also acquired certification under the ISO 14001 standard for environmental management systems. In addition to Hakuhodo, this certification has been acquired by Group companies OZMA Inc. and Hakuhodo i-studio Inc.
〈Targets and Achievements in Fiscal 2016〉
Item | Target | Achievement |
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Reduction of CO2 emissions through energy conservation |
Reduction of 5% compared with fiscal 2009 and fiscal 2010 |
Reduction of 2,381 kl (crude oil equivalent of energy consumed), or 6.8%, compared with the base fiscal years |
Waste reduction | Reduction of 5% compared with fiscal 2010 |
Reduction of 570 tons, or 4.4%, compared with the base fiscal year |
Recycling promotion | Recycling ratio of over 83% | Recycling ratio of 83.9% |
Target: Hakuhodo head office in Tokyo