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Category Metric 2021 2022 2023 Scope*1 Notes
Environment-related accidents Environmental law violation fine (yen) 0 0 0
Air pollution NOx (nitrogen oxide) emissions (t) 0 0 0 No applicable equipment
SOx (sulfur oxide) emissions (t) 0 0 0 No business sites with soot or smoke producing facilities
VOC (volatile organic compounds) emissions (t) 0 0 0 No applicable equipment
Waste Hazardous waste emissions (t)*2 2.0 0.9 0 Yokorei
Waste emissions (t) 3,093 2,962 3,120 Yokorei*3
Recyclable 1,688 1,745 1,952
Non-recyclable 1,406 1,216 1,168
Waste emissions per unit of capacity (kg) 1.4 1.2 1.1 Yokorei*3
Water resources Water-related law violations (incidents) 0 0 0
Total water withdrawal(㎥) 362,598 499,589 515,477 Yokorei*4
Tap water 248,269 305,309 315,989
Industrial water 103,628 77,980 90,097
Well water - 106,755 102,079
Ocean water 10,701 9,545 7,312
Total discharge volume(㎥) - - 298,804
Third-party discharge destination (e.g., sewer) - - 298,804
Climate change Greenhouse gas emissions (t-CO2) Yokorei
Scope1 479 533 542
Refrigerated warehousing business sector 402 438 445
Food sales business sector 60 79 79
Corporate management sector 17 17 17
Scope2 58,696 57,104 56,491
Refrigerated warehousing business sector 58,373 56,477 55,878
Food sales business sector 184 480 523
Ocean water 139 147 90
Scope3 - 485,881 581,704
Purchased products and services - 446,545 522,684
Capital goods - 12,475 31,519
Fuel and energy-related activities not included in Scope 1 and 2 - 9,823 9,874
Transportation and delivery (upstream) - 16,020 16,602
Waste from operations - 313 327
Business travel - 184 184
Employee commuting - 503 504
Leased assets (upstream) - - - Non-applicable
Transportation and delivery (downstream) - - - Non-applicable
Processing of products sold - - - Non-applicable
Use of sold products - - - Non-applicable
Disposal of sold products - 18 11
Leased assets (downstream) - - - Non-applicable
Franchises - - - Non-applicable
Investments - - - Non-applicable
Scope1+2 59,175 57,637 57,032
Refrigerated warehousing business sector 58,775 56,915 56,324
Food sales business sector 244 559 602
Corporate management sector 156 164 107
Scope1+2+3 - 543,518 638,737
  • *1 Fields containing no text in the scope pertain to Yokorei and its consolidated subsidiaries.
  • *2 The FY2021 figure is due to the emission of PCB waste (transformers); hazardous waste emissions do not occur every year.
  • *3 Covers all 50 of Yokorei's domestic Refrigerated Warehousing Business's locations.
  • *4 Water withdrawals at offices of the food sales business sector and company headquarters are omitted because they account for less than 1% of total water withdrawals.

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