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Scenario Analysis for Postal and Domestic Logistics Business and Post Office Business
Range of analysis
Scenario | Physical risks: IPCC RCP1.9 (1.5℃ scenario)/RCP2.6 (2℃ scenario)/RCP8.5 (4℃ scenario) Transition risks: IEA WEO NZE 2050 (1.5℃ scenario)/WEO STEPS (2.5℃-4℃ scenario) |
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Business covered | Postal and domestic logistics business and post office business |
Period | 2030 and 2050 |
Definitions of the scenarios
The Group has assumed a scenario where the increase in temperature at the end of the century will be limited to 1.5℃ or less from the pre-industrial level, and a scenario where the increase in temperature at the end of the century will exceed 4℃ from the pre-industrial level, and analyzed the effects of the temperature rises on the postal and domestic logistics business and post office business in both scenarios*.
- If RCP1.9 (1.5℃ scenario) does not include the parameters necessary for quantitative estimates of physical risks, the parameters of RCP2.6 (2℃ scenario) are used.
Impact analysis and response policies in the postal and domestic logistics business and the post office business
Risks and opportunities that climate change will present to the postal and domestic logistics business and the post office business, and their impact under the situations in the 1.5℃ scenario and the 4℃ scenario are as follows.
Physical risks: Acute or chronic damages caused by climate change disasters
Transition risks: Risks posed by changes in policies, regulations, technological development, market trends and evaluation in the market, for example, due to transition to a low-carbon economy
Classification of risks and opportunities | Expected period of materialization*1 | Financial impact*2 | Material risks and opportunities and expected impact (scenario analysis) | |
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Physical risks | Acute | Short term | Small to large |
[1.5℃ scenario] [4℃ scenario] |
Chronic | Short term | Small to medium |
[1.5℃ scenario] [4℃ scenario] |
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Transition risks | Policy and regulations | Medium to long term | Small to medium |
[1.5℃ scenario] [4℃ scenario] |
Reputation | Short to medium term | Small to large |
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- *1 Expected period of materialization: The Group divides the period of materialization into three categories: short term (a year or less), medium term (three years or less), and long term (three years or more).
- *2 The Group presently divides financial impact into three categories: small (less than ¥1 billion), medium (¥1 billion or more, less than ¥10 billion), and large (¥10 billion or more). The Group will continue to analyze qualitative impact.
Financial impact assessment
To understand the impact of climate change risk on the postal and domestic logistics business and post office business portfolio, we conducted scenario analyses mainly on the physical risks associated with increasing extreme weather and the transition risks associated with changes in policies and regulations.
As for the financial impact of physical risk, we conducted calculations using weather data, hazard maps and other materials disclosed by Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and other organizations, assuming that the business scale, facilities and number of employees will be mostly the same as they are now.
For the financial impact of transitional risk, also, we conducted calculations based on the forecast carbon prices, carbon emissions coefficients and electricity prices disclosed by the International Energy Agency (IEA) and others, assuming that the business scale will be mostly the same as it is now. Carbon prices are expected to be 130 USD/t in 2030 and 250 USD/t in 2050, based on the forecasts by IEA.
Quantified Items
In the current calculation of the financial impact, among the risks associated with the postal and domestic logistics business and post office business, we selected the following as items for which the correlation is relatively clear among the data disclosed by the IPCC, IEA and other organizations and the said businesses, and conducted calculations based on certain assumptions.
Going forward we hope to expand the scope of quantified items and carefully examine the calculation results by carrying out further analyses.
Operating and recovery costs | Amount of loss when operations are disrupted due to damage from torrential rains and floods as a result of extreme weather and the costs required for recovery |
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Insurance premiums | Premiums for property insurance and personnel insurance caused by a rise in the rate of disaster due to increasing extreme weather |
Decline in productivity of outdoor work | Impact in case of declining labor productivity due to an increase in extremely hot days (35℃ and higher) |
Cost of fossil fuels | Impact of fluctuations in fossil fuel prices |
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Electricity costs | Impact due to fluctuations in electricity costs or increased air-conditioner use as a result of rising temperatures |
Carbon tax | Impact due to the introduction of the carbon tax (Scope 1 and Scope 2) |
Results of calculations of the financial impact of risks and opportunities of climate change (2030/2050)
Classification | Factors causing impact | 4℃ scenario | 1.5℃ scenario | ||
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2030 | 2050 | 2030 | 2050 | ||
Physical risks | Operating and recovery costs | 160.1 | 287.9 | 75.3 | 108.6 |
Insurance premiums | 15.2 | 35.8 | 10.8 | 14.8 | |
Decline in productivity of outdoor work | 37.5 | 92.7 | 18.2 | 21.8 | |
Transition risks | Cost of fossil fuels | 10.5 | 24.6 | 45.2 | 60.3 |
Electricity costs | 31.5 | 72.6 | 36.6 | 94.9 | |
Carbon tax | 0.0 | 0.0 | 83.1 | 69.5 |
- Notes:
- 1. The above calculations apply to the postal and domestic logistics business and post office business of Japan Post Co., Ltd.
- 2. The above calculations represent a simulation of future risks using forecast data disclosed by IPCC, IEA and other organizations and are not meant as a business plan.
- 3. Calculations may fluctuate in the event that the data used as assumptions are revised or changed, and we will continue to reinforce our understanding of risks by reassessing the impact of climate change on our business portfolio.
Future response policies
The response policies for controlling the impact of climate change on the postal and domestic logistics business and post office business portfolio and creating new earnings opportunities are indicated in the following table. Going forward we will continue to consider and implement specific countermeasures based on these response policies.
Classification | Response policies | |
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Physical Risks | Visualize the risks of torrential rains and floods and bolster resilience toward such risks |
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Maintaining the productivity of outdoor work |
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Transition Risks | Strengthen the decarbonization of facilities and vehicles |
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Opportunities | Create earnings opportunities that look toward a decarbonized society |
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Management | Decarbonized management |
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