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Addressing Climate Change and Environmental Preservation
To contribute on the environmental front to realizing the NEC Group Vision 2017, NEC formulated an action plan in June 2010 called the NEC Group Environmental Management Action Plan 2017/2030. Under the plan, NEC is tackling three key themes—low carbon, ecosystem and biodiversity preservation, and resource recycling and conservation.
Promoting the NEC Group Environmental Management Action Plan 2017/2030
NEC has set the target of reducing total CO2 emissions by 15 million tons by fiscal 2018 through the provision of IT solutions that reduce the environmental impact of customers and society, with the aim of realizing a low-carbon society. In fiscal 2013, NEC helped to reduce an additional 2.98 million tons of CO2 emissions. This represented total CO2 emission cuts of 7.41 million tons over 3 years from fiscal 2011, so NEC is thus proceeding at a pace ahead of its target, and will continue focusing on these activities.
By fiscal 2018, NEC aims to lower CO2 emissions at product usage stages by 80% from fiscal 2006 levels through improvements to the energy efficiency of its products. In fiscal 2013, the reduction was 64%. A good example is NEC’s Eco Symbol Star-approved, digital terrestrial TV transmitters for TOKYO SKYTREE®, which incorporate an ultrahigh efficiency water-cooled power amplifier. These transmitters consume more than 40% less electricity than conventional counterparts.
From the perspective of ecosystem and biodiversity preservation, NEC has been developing biodiversity conservation solutions that draw on the NEC Group’s advanced technologies and products. In the year under review, NEC started disseminating information on three solutions that contribute to ecosystem and biodiversity preservation.
NEC is employing its NeCycle bioplastic in products to encourage the widespread use of this material, as an initiative for promoting recycling and conservation of resources.
Strengthening Scope 3 Compliance
Since fiscal 2013, NEC has been reinforcing adherence to the Scope 3 Standard under the Greenhouse Gas Protocol, with the aim of cutting overall CO2 emissions in its supply chain. In fiscal 2013, NEC obtained validations from thirdparty institutions and confirmed calculation techniques based on the results of the previous term in building a framework to collect information. The NEC Group generated a Scope 3 percentage of 94% for fiscal 2013 against a Scope 1 and 2 aggregate of 6%. Looking ahead, NEC will improve the energy-saving performance of its products, and at the same time work to reduce overall CO2 emissions in its supply chain.
Results of CO2 emissions tabulations for the entire supply chain
