Initiatives in Business Activities
Initiatives in Business Activities
Casio’s efforts to promote initiatives are guided by its targets to achieve zero emissions*1 of waste and reduce water intake by the Group. As part of its efforts to achieve zero emissions, Casio strives to reduce the amount of waste generated by its business activities and to decrease the landfill disposal rate, as well. The company is also taking initiatives for voluntary collection and recycling of used products.
Reducing Waste and Decreasing Landfill Disposal Rate
Approach and Policy
As part of our efforts to support a recycling society, we have set targets for reducing the amount of waste, including valuable waste generated, as well as decreasing the landfill disposal rate. The Casio Group has bases all over the world, and the situation regarding waste differs from site to site, including regulations regarding waste and the operation of waste disposal companies. Therefore, we are working to achieve our targets by refining and visualizing performance data, collecting information for each site, making the Group’s overall picture visible, and sharing effective information across sites.
Targets and Performance
Casio has set targets for each fiscal year and is verifying the status of achievement. For fiscal 2024, Casio set targets to reduce the amount of generation of waste (including valuables) by at least 4% compared to fiscal 2020 and to achieve a landfill disposal rate of at least 4%.
In fiscal 2024, as a result of implementing activities aimed at achieving our goals for each of our group sites, we achieved our target for the total amount of waste, including valuable waste. On the other hand, although we did not achieve our target for the landfill disposal rate, we did achieve a result that was close to the target.
Evaluation ◎: All targets met, ○ : Most targets met, △ : Remaining issues outweigh results, × : No progress made
| Medium and long-term target | FY2024 Target | FY2024 Performance | Evaluation | FY2025Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Achieve zero emissions *1 of waste at businesssites by FY2031 | Reduce the amount of generation of waste(including valuable waste) at least 4% compared to FY2020 | Reduced the amount of waste(including valuable waste) generated by Casio Group by 46.3% compared to FY2020. | ◎ | Reduce the amount of waste（including valuable waste） generated at least 5% compared to FY2020. |
| Achieve a landfill disposal rate at least 4% | Achieved 4.4% landfill disposal rate | 〇 *3 |
Achieve a landfill disposal rate*2 at least 4% |
*1 Casio Group’s definition of zero emissions:
Landfill disposal rate = (final landfill disposal amount ÷ amount of waste generated [including valuable waste]) × 100 is 1 or less.
*2 Landfill disposal rate = (final landfill disposal amount ÷ amount of waste generated [including valuable waste]) × 100
*3 ○ evaluation determined based on at least 80% achievement of the target figure.
Reducing water intake
Approach and Policy
Water resources are essential in maintaining human activities. However, in recent years, water-related risks, including increasing demand due to population growth and decreasing supply due to climate change, have become a cause for concern, and Casio business activities could face similar risks.
The Casio Group uses a limited amount of water in production activities, to wash a few of the components in production activities. Use for applications such as air conditioning and domestic-type use account for the majority of the water used by the Casio Group. The domestic-type use of water is important in terms of maintaining hygienic at its sites.
When Casio conducted an evaluation of water stress levels*1 with a focus on access to water for hygiene at production sites with relatively high intake usage among the Group sites, one out of all the Group’s production sites was found to be under water stress. Despite the relatively low level of overall water stress, Casio has set a target of continually reducing water usage for the entire Group, and is working to reduce risk related to use of water resources.
*1 The Baseline Water Stress indicator presented in WRI Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas 4.0. Casio assessed sites where the Baseline Water Stress is High or more as under water stress.
Targets and Performance
Casio has set targets for each fiscal year and is verifying the status of achievement. For fiscal 2024, the company set a target of reducing water use by at least 4% compared to fiscal 2020.
Water intake is used in production activities, as well as to support the daily activities of employees. Although the target was achieved in fiscal 2024, water intake was slightly higher than in fiscal 2023. In fiscal 2023, the number of employees coming to work in offices and going on business trips was on an upward trajectory due to a decrease in the impact of COVID-19, but in fiscal 2024, this trend increased further, and as a result, water intake increased.
Evaluation ◎: All targets met, ○ : Most targets met, △ : Remaining issues outweigh results, × : No progress made
| FY2024 Target | FY2024 Performance | Evaluation | FY2025 Target |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reduce waterintake by at least 4% compared to FY2020 | Reduced water usage by 23.9% compared to FY2020 | ◎ | Reduce water usage by at least 5% compared to FY2020 |