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Targets, Results, and Other Matters Relating to Pollution Control and Resources Recycling

Japan Post Group will work to promote the 3 R's (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) and efforts to go paperless, to effectively utilize resources, and to reduce waste to use limited resources carefully and to realize a recycle-based society.

Task	Details of initiatives 2021-2025(Process Targets)		Results
Pollution Control	Compliance with laws and regulations	We comply with environmental laws and other agreements and work to prevent pollution and other problems due to business operations from occurring.	Number of incidents of non-compliance Penalty costs
Pollution Control	Control of atmospheric pollution through the promotion of EVs	We reduce emissions of polluting substances through switching from gasoline-powered cars to EVs used in the delivery of postal items.	Status of EV deployment (Japanese)
Resource recycling and waste reduction	Efficient use of resources	We work to promote the 3 R's (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) and efforts to go paperless in order to use limited resources carefully and to realize a recycle-based society.	Bank book and insurance certificate online services Amount of copy paper used Reusing uniforms (Japanese) Ink cartridge collection (Japanese)
Resource recycling and waste reduction	Waste reduction	We reduce waste from our operations and promote recycling.	Amount of waste and recycling

Japan Post Group has formulated a plan to reduce energy consumption in our business activities and is committed to implementing it. In addition, after estimating the cost required to promote the plan and analyzing the impact on management, we will strive to use limited energy resources and mitigate climate change efficiently.

<FY2021-FY2025 Energy Consumption Reduction Plan to Climate Change>

Details of initiatives 2021-2025	Reduction effect of initiatives (GJ)	Reduction effect of initiatives (tCO₂)	By main type of energy
Changeover of vehicles Introduction of electric vehicles (12,000 light vans and 21,000 motorcycles) Switch to fuel efficient vehicles (410 light vans, 550 motorcycles)	▲511,400	▲34,300	Gasoline
Switch to high efficiency air conditioning and LED lighting, updating of counter equipment, etc.	▲1,728,900	▲83,500	Electricity
Adoption of renewable energy, review of electricity procurement methods	-	▲90,000	Electricity
Other energy conservation measures, improvement of business efficiency	▲151,200	▲9,600	Electricity
Total	▲2,391,500	▲217,400

Total Costs for Environmental-related Penalties and Fines

Development of facilities that consider resource recycling and natural energy use (Japanese)
Japan Post is proceeding with the construction of environmentally friendly +Eco Post Offices. In addition to utilizing recycled resources through the use of CLT materials, we are also introducing solar powered-power generation equipment and taking other initiatives to contribute to the creation of a recycling-based society.
Pollution Control and Recycling Initiatives

Pencil Recycling System
At Japan Post, we are carrying out a demonstration of a pencil recycling system together with Sakata Seed Corporation, Shinagawa City Board of Education, and Mitsubishi Pencil Co., Ltd.
This system collects pencils that have been fully used at post offices and reuses them as fuel or in biomass power generation.
Pencil Recycling System (Japanese)
Ink Cartridges Satogaeri (Homecoming) Project
It is estimated that around 200 million ink cartridges are used each year in Japan following the popularization of home printers. Japan Post is setting up collection boxes in post offices and working on ink cartridge recycling with the goal of creating a recycle-based society in global environmental conservation.
Ink Cartridges Satogaeri (Homecoming) Project (Japanese)