Murata and the Environment
Overall Image of Environmental Impact and Environmental Accounting
Murata strives to quantitatively ascertain the environmental impact associated with its business activities and analyzes that information to reduce the environmental impact.
Murata’s environmental impact
Measures to respond to climate change and conservation/recycling of resources are priorities
Although the electronic components we manufacture are small, the amount of resources such as energy and water used in their production is not.
We have established goals related to the reduction of environmental impact for fiscal 2019 to fiscal 2021 from a lifecycle perspective and are taking action to achieve those goals.
Data calculation method
“Total substance input” and “Chemical substance atmospheric emissions” represent totals for manufacturing plants and subsidiaries in Japan. Other figures represent totals for manufacturing plants and subsidiaries in Japan and other locations.
Environmental Accounting: Fiscal 2019 results and analysis
Expenses for environmental activities in fiscal 2019 totaled approximately 6 billion yen.The figure for capital investment was approximately 4 billion yen
As production increased, there was a commensurate increase in day-to-day management costs related to resource recycling measures. In addition, as a capital investment, we proactively introduced equipment to assist in the prevention of pollution.
Environmental Accounting: Fiscal 2019 Results and Analysis
| Classification | Costs (Millions of yen) | Investment (Millions of yen) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiscal 2018 | Fiscal 2019 | Fiscal 2018 | Fiscal 2019 | ||
| Costs at manufacturing plant premises | Pollution prevention | 341 | 265 | 846 | 651 |
| Environmental protection | 272 | 293 | 355 | 318 | |
| Recycling of resources | 3,118 | 3,008 | 2,516 | 2,949 | |
| Subtotal | 3,730 | 3,566 | 3,717 | 3,919 | |
| Upstream/downstream environmental protection costs | 66 | 71 | 0 | 0 | |
| Management activities costs | 1,055 | 1,106 | 9 | 20 | |
| Social activities costs | 84 | 90 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cost of R&D | 1,104 | 1,256 | 258 | 106 | |
| Environmental damage costs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 6,039 | 6,089 | 3,984 | 4,045 | |
Calculation method
- Aggregates include each Murata Manufacturing business site and domestic production plant (20 companies) .
- Figures were aggregated for the 12-month period from April 2019 to March 2020.
- Costs include personnel costs and depreciation costs.