ESG Data(Environmental)

Past environmental data of the Japan Post Group is available.

Environmental Data

Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Energy Consumption

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Results*1(t-CO2

FY2017 FY2018*2
Japan Post Group Scope1 334,307.0 328,821.9
Scope2 714,428.3 650,418.2
Scope3 - 1,098,782.6
Total 1,048,735.3 2,078,022.7
Japan Post Holdings Scope1 44,751.6 42,250.3
Scope2 46,475.8 47,558.7
Scope3 - 8,955.5
Total 91,227.4 98,764.5
Japan Post Scope1 279,784.7 277,316.7
Scope2 618,281.0 560,777.0
Scope3 - 1,009,154.1
Total 898,065.7 1,847,247.8
Japan Post Bank Scope1 4,514.6 4,591.9
Scope2 35,411.7 29,017.2
Scope3 - 68,638.5
Total 39,926.3 102,247.6
Japan Post Insurance Scope1 5,256.1 4,663.0
Scope2 14,259.7 13,065.3
Scope3 - 12,034.5
Total 19,515.8 29,762.8
Japan Post Transport Scope1 - -
Scope2 - -
Scope3 - -
Total - -
Toll Holdings Scope1 - -
Scope2 - -
Scope3 - -
Total - -
  1. Scope 1 and 2 figures for Group companies indicate greenhouse gas emissions from facilities and vehicles owned by each.
  2. The emission factor of electricity has been changed from the basic emission factor to the adjusted emission factor from FY2019.
 Emission Intensity results 

Emission Intensity of Facilities(tCO₂/m2)

  FY2017 FY2018
Japan Post Holdings 0.137 0.144
Japan Post 0.058 0.053
Japan Post Bank 0.103 0.088
Japan Post Insurance 0.057 0.066
Total for Japan Post Group 0.063 0.058

Emission Intensity of Vehicles(tCO₂/km)

  FY2017 FY2018
Japan Post Holdings 0.000277 0.0
Japan Post 0.000130 0.000134
Japan Post Bank 0.000134 0.000135
Japan Post Insurance 0.000094 0.000158
Total for Japan Post Group 0.000129 0.000135

Scope 3 Performance by Category(t-CO2

  FY2018
Total 1,098,782.8
Category 1 (Purchased goods and services) 833,000.2
Category 2 (Capital goods) 33,424.1
Category 3 (Fuel- and energy-related activities not included in Scope 1 or 2) 97,074.2
Category 6 (Business travel) 28,003.6
Category 7 (Employee commuting) 81,938.5
Category 11 (Use of sold products) 15,766.8
Category 12 (End-of-life treatment of sold products) 2,486.9
Category16 (Other) 7,088.5
(Coverage)
  • <Category 1・2・3・6・7・12・16>Japan Post Holdings, Japan Post, Japan Post Bank, Japan Post Insurance, Japan Post Transport, and Toll Holdings (* Japan Post Transport and Toll Holdings were added to the scope in 2019)
  • <Category 11>Tokyo Beiyu (* Additionally disclosed and not subject to third-party guarantees)

Other Greenhouse Gases Results(tCO₂)

  FY2018
HFCs * 1,294.0
PFCs 0.0
SF6 0.0
NF3 0.0
  1. HFCs was emitted due to maintenance of refrigeration, freezing and air-conditioning equipment for commercial use (Class I Specified Product) in the postal and domestic logistics business.

Energy Consumption Results(GJ)

Scope FY2017 FY2018
Total for Japan Post Group Utility gas Scope 1/ Facilities 1,104,681.4 1,071,703.5
LPG 85,281.5 99,378.3
Kerosene, light oil and heavy oil 1,086,911.4 965,637.2
Gasoline Scope 1/ Vehicles 2,880,131.2 2,930,532.7
Light oil 90,590.8 93,750.3
Electricity Scope 2/ Facilities 13,515,198.4 12,973,477.9
Cold water 213,853.6 237,130.2
Hot water 28,736.3 32,824.5
Steam 128,467.6 122,854.4
Total 19,133,852.2 18,527,289.0
  Japan Post Holdings Utility gas Scope 1/ Facilities 90,676.2 82,522.0
LPG 54,141.5 49,129.8
Kerosene, light oil and heavy oil 534,939.0 508,910.4
Gasoline Scope 1/ Vehicles 19.5 0.0
Light oil 4.8 0.0
Electricity Scope 2/ Facilities 924,603.2 871,621.1
Cold water 17,083.1 19,908.3
Hot water 0.0 4,817.6
Steam 30,438.6 27,976.0
Total 1,651,905.9 1,564,885.2
Japan Post Utility gas Scope 1/ Facilities 956,159.0 936,343.0
LPG 31,140.0 50,032.7
Kerosene, light oil and heavy oil 539,243.0 443,593.5
Gasoline Scope 1/ Vehicles 2,790,571.2 2,845,645.4
Light oil 90,586.0 93,678.1
Electricity Scope 2/ Facilities 11,659,763.0 11,349,415.5
Cold water 143,768.0 156,252.7
Hot water 18,043.0 13,683.2
Steam 95,452.0 91,746.3
Total 16,324,725.2 15,980,390.4
Japan Post Bank Utility gas Scope 1/ Facilities 28,082.3 29,080.5
LPG 0.0 215.8
Kerosene, light oil and heavy oil 12,587.4 12,038.5
Gasoline Scope 1/ Vehicles 33,434.8 34,148.0
Light oil 0.0 72.2
Electricity Scope 2/ Facilities 637,839.5 488,776.7
Cold water 50,552.4 56,408.1
Hot water 7,787.2 9,211.2
Steam 0.0 0.0
Total 770,283.6 629,951.0
Japan Post Insurance Utility gas Scope 1/ Facilities 29,763.9 23,758.0
LPG 0.0 0.0
Kerosene, light oil and heavy oil 142.0 1,094.8
Gasoline Scope 1/ Vehicles 56,105.7 50,739.3
Light oil 0.0 0.0
Electricity Scope 2/ Facilities 292,992.7 263,664.6
Cold water 2,450.1 4,561.1
Hot water 2,906.1 5,112.5
Steam 2,577.0 3,132.1
Total 386,937.5 352,062.4
  1. Figures for Group companies indicate energy consumption of facilities and vehicles owned by each.
  2. Japan Post Transport and Toll Holdings were added to the scope in 2019.

Data Related to Resources

Waste Emissions, Amount of Recycled Waste and Copy Paper Consumption(t)

FY2017 FY2018
Amount of general waste 18,078 26,167
Amount of recycled waste included in the above 10,191 10,132
Amount of non-recycled waste included in the above 7,887 16,035
Amount of industrial waste 8,305 10,468
Amount of recycled waste included in the above 1,009 1,433
Amount of non-recycled waste included in the above 7,296 9,035
Amount of hazardous waste - 30.6
Copy paper consumption 269 236
(Coverage)
  • Amount of general waste and industrial waste: the amount of waste occurring at the main facilities for four main Group companies*
  • Amount of hazardous waste: a reposting of the amount of Japan Post's specially managed industrial waste from among the amount of industrial waste
  • Copy paper: Consumption at head office facilities of the four main Group companies*
  1. Japan Post Holdings, Japan Post, Japan Post Bank, and Japan Post Insurance

Data on the Amount of Chemicals Generated(t)

  FY2018
Nitrogen Oxides(NOx) 15.5
Particulate matter, Particulates(PM) 0.3
Sulfur Oxide(Sox) 0.1
Volatile Organic Compounds(VOC) 0.0
(Coverage)
Includes facilities and vehicles of Japan Post

Data Related to Use of Water(1,000 m³)

  FY2017 FY2018
Tap water consumption 5,206 5,122
Sewage discharge 3,875 3,729
(Coverage)
  • Tap water consumption and sewage discharge: Consumption and discharge from major facilities of the four main Group companies*
  1. Japan Post Holdings, Japan Post, Japan Post Bank, and Japan Post Insurance