Environmental Performance Data
Reporting period: FY2024 (2024.1.1－2024.12.31)
Guidelines: Ministry of the Environment "Environmental Reporting Guidelines FY2018"/ ISO 26000
- Reporting period for Pentel Co., Ltd., Pentel Chemical Co., Ltd., Orient Enterprise Co., Ltd., and 22 overseas group companies of Pentel: FY2024 (April 1, 2023 – March 31, 2024)
Reportable organizations:
| Covered Entities | Scope 1 | Scope 2 | Scope 3 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PLUS CORPORATION | Including Maebashi Plant, Yorii Plant, Tokorozawa Plant, and Osaka Plant | ● | ● | ● |
| Some of the headquarters and plants of consolidated subsidiaries |
PLUS VIETNAM INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. (Dong Nai Province, Vietnam) | ● | ● | ● |
| PLUS Stationery Shanghai Co., Ltd. (Shanghai City, China) | ● | ● | ● | |
| Shantou PLUS Instruments Co., Ltd. (Shantou City, China) | ● | ● | ● | |
| Nippon Notebook Corporation Nippon Notebook Corp. Okayama Plant | ● | ● | ● | |
| Nippon Notebook Vietnam Co., Ltd | ● | ● | ● | |
| THE SAILOR PEN CO., LTD. | ● | ● | ● | |
| PENTEL CO., LTD. | ● | ● | ● | |
| Pentel Chemical Corporation | ● | ● | ||
| ORIENT ENTERPRISE Co., Ltd. | ● | ● | ||
| 22 overseas group companies of PENTEL CO., LTD | ● | ● |
Independent third-party assurance report
Environmental Performance Data for reportable organizations has been verified by a third party (Sustainability Accounting Co., Ltd.) for the reliability of information disclosure.
Independent third-party assurance report
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Emissions of the PLUS Group*
- The PLUS Group indicates the target organizations of the above report.
Breakdown of GHG emissions by category in FY2024
| Scope | Category | Scope/Category name | Emissions intensity (t-CO2) |
Ratio by Scope (%) |
Scope 3 ratio (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | Direct emissions | 3,916 | 0.7 | - |
| 2 | - | Indirect emissions from energy sources | 28,173 | 4.7 | - |
| 3 | 1 | Purchased goods and services | 393,018 | 94.6 | 69.0 |
| 2 | Capital goods | 8,481 | 1.5 | ||
| 3 | Fuel- and energy-related activities not included in Scope 1 and 2 | 3,820 | 0.7 | ||
| 4 | Upstream transportation and distribution | 18,266 | 3.2 | ||
| 5 | Waste generated in operations | 741 | 0.1 | ||
| 6 | Business travel | 626 | 0.1 | ||
| 7 | Employee commuting | 2,111 | 0.4 | ||
| 8 | Upstream leased assets | - | - | ||
| 9 | Downstream transportation and distribution | - | - | ||
| 10 | Processing of sold products | - | - | ||
| 11 | Use of sold products | 92,258 | 16.2 | ||
| 12 | End-of-life treatment of sold products | 49,361 | 8.7 | ||
| 13 | Downstream leased assets | 830 | 0.1 | ||
| 14 | Franchises | - | - | ||
| 15 | Investments | - | - | ||
| Scope 1 and 2 total | 32,089 | 5.4 | |||
| Scope 3 total | 569,512 | 94.6 | |||
| Total | 601,601 | 100.0 | 100.0 | ||
- Scope 2 is based on the market-based approach
Trend in Scope 1 and 2 Emissions
For FY2025, we aim to reduce emissions by 10% compared to FY2024 by promoting the transition to renewable energy at our domestic factories.
| FY2023 results | FY2024 results | FY2025 targets | Comparison with FY2024 | |
| Scope 1 | 3,347 | 3,916 | 3,900 | 99.6% |
| Scope 2 | 17,448 | 28,173 | 25,000 | 88.7% |
| Total | 20,795 | 32,089 | 28,900 | 90.1% |
By organization
| Companies | Emissions intensity (t-CO2) |
Ratio (％) |
| PLUS CORPORATION | 331,729 | 55.1 |
| PLUS VIETNAM INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD | 44,672 | 7.4 |
| PLUS Stationery Shanghai Co., Ltd. | 1,053 | 0.2 |
| SHANTOU PLUS INSTRUMENTS CO., LTD | 7,232 | 1.2 |
| Nippon Notebook Corp. | 44,059 | 7.3 |
| Nippon Notebook Vietnam Co., Ltd | 4,010 | 0.7 |
| THE SAILOR PEN CO., LTD. | 94,203 | 15.7 |
| The PENTEL Group | 74,643 | 12.4 |
| Total | 601,601 |
- The PENTEL Group, PENTEL CO., LTD., Pentel Chemical Corporation, ORIENT ENTERPRISE Co., Ltd., 22 overseas group companies of PENTEL CO., LTD
Environmental performance data
Covered Plants:
| Furniture business field | PLUS CORPORATION Maebashi Plant |
|---|---|
| Stationery business field | PLUS CORPORATION Yorii Plant, Tokorozawa Plant, and Osaka Plant, PLUS VIETNAM INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD, PLUS Stationery Shanghai Co., Ltd., Shantou PLUS Instruments Co., Ltd., Nippon Notebook Corporation Nippon Notebook Corp. Okayama Plant, Nippon Notebook Vietnam Co., Ltd |
Furniture business field material balance
Environmental impact intensity
This index indicates the scale of each environmental burden versus sales volume. Environmental burden generated by production is targeted.
| GHG emissions intensity (t-CO2/million yen)* |
0.64 |
|---|---|
| Water withdrawal intensity (m3/million yen) |
8.43 |
| Waste emissions intensity (t /million yen) |
0.11 |
- Targeting Scope 1 and 2
Stationery business field material balance
Environmental impact intensity
| GHG emissions intensity (t-CO2/million yen)* |
0.67 |
|---|---|
| Water withdrawal intensity (m3/million yen) |
3.17 |
| Waste emissions intensity (t /million yen) |
0.05 |
- Targeting Scope 1 and 2
Waste product breakdown
| Item | Furniture business field | Stationary business field | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waste emissions (t)*1 | Recycling rate (%)*2 | Waste emissions (t)*1 | Recycling rate (%)*2 | |
| Metal | 31.9 | 100 | 0.4 | 83 |
| Plastic | 129.4 | 2.0 | ||
| Paper | 2.0 | 482.2 | ||
| Others | 784.0 | 492.0 | ||
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*1
exclude household waste
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*2
include valuable waste
Recycled content ratio
| Item | Furniture business field | Stationary business field | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total materials purchased (t)* | Recycled materials purchased (t) | Recycled content ratio (％) | Total materials purchased (t)* | Recycled materials purchased (t) | Recycled content ratio (％) | |
| Plastic | 84.4 | 33.3 | 39.4 | 8,707.0 | 902.0 | 10.4 |
| Paper | - | - | - | 8,924.0 | 4,281.0 | 48.0 |
- The purchase volumes are the masses converted assuming a 100% recycling rate for plastics and 100% compounding ratio for wastepaper pulp. (excl. plastic parts and packaging finished on the purchase)
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) emissions
| Plant | Waste emissions (t) |
|---|---|
| PLUS CORPORATION Maebashi Plant | 58.260 |
| PLUS CORPORATION Yorii Plant | 0.000 |
| PLUS CORPORATION Tokorozawa Plant | 0.268 |
| PLUS CORPORATION Osaka Plant | 0.254 |
| PLUS VIETNAM INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD | 8.287 |
| PLUS Stationery Shanghai Co., Ltd. | 0.013 |
| SHANTOU PLUS INSTRUMENTS CO., LTD. | 1.936 |
| Nippon Notebook Corp. Okayama Plant | 0.040 |
| Nippon Notebook Vietnam Co., Ltd | 0.000 |
| Total | 69.058 |
Chemical substances consumption
| Plant | Substance name used | Volume handled (kg) | Release and Transfer (kg) | Amount removed by plant treatment equipment (kg) | Amount of consumption (kg) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emissions to the atmosphere | Discharge into public waters | Emissions to soil at relevant business sites (plants) | Amount of landfill disposal at relevant business sites (plants) | Amount transferred to sewer | Amount transferred outside of relevant business sites (plants) | Subtotal | |||||
| PLUS CORPORATION Maebashi Plant | zinc compounds (water-soluble) | 1,928.00 | 0.00 | 1.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.70 | 0.00 | 1,926.30 |
| ethylbenzene | 1,448.00 | 947.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 420.00 | 1,367.00 | 0.00 | 81.00 | |
| xylene | 1,524.00 | 1,010.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 420.00 | 1,430.00 | 0.00 | 94.00 | |
| dichloromethane; methylene dichloride | 114.00 | 113.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 114.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| trimethylbenzene | 884.00 | 616.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 20.00 | 636.00 | 0.00 | 248.00 | |
| toluene | 392.00 | 290.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 102.00 | 392.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| naphthalene | 334.00 | 233.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 233.00 | 0.00 | 101.00 | |
| nickel compounds | 241.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 186.00 | 186.00 | 0.00 | 55.00 | |
| bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 | |
| n-hexane | 1,271.00 | 1,271.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1,271.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| poly(oxyethylene)alkyl ether (alkyl C=12-15) | 586.00 | 0.00 | 18.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 294.00 | 312.00 | 0.00 | 274.00 | |
| formaldehyde | 67.00 | 47.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 47.00 | 0.00 | 20.00 | |
| methylnaphthalene | 4,206.00 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 4,202.00 | |
| ethylene glycol monoethyl ether | 3,670.00 | 2,570.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 631.00 | 3,201.00 | 0.00 | 469.00 | |
| ethylene glycol monomethyl ether | 763.00 | 534.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 229.00 | 763.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| Methyl isobutyl ketone | 64.00 | 50.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 14.00 | 64.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| Cyclohexane | 953.00 | 683.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 270.00 | 953.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| organic tin compounds | 119.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 12.00 | 12.00 | 0.00 | 107.00 | |
| manganese and its compounds | 21.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 20.00 | |
| ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid | 108.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 37.00 | 41.00 | 0.00 | 67.00 | |
| PLUS VIETNAM INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. | ethylenediamine | 32.99 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 32.99 |
| boron compounds | 0.002 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| poly(oxyethylene) nonylphenyl ether | 14.99 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 14.99 | |
| SHANTOU PLUS INSTRUMENTS CO., LTD. | Naphthalene | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 |
| Ethyleneglycol monobutyl ether (synonym: Butyl cellosolve) | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | |
| Methylenebis (4,1-phenylene) diisocyanate | 930.43 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 930.43 | |
| PLUS CORPORATION Tokorozawa Plant | Trimethylbenzene | 8.00 | 8.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Yes*1 (not individually countable) |
8.00 | 0.00 | less than 8.0 |
| poly(oxyethylene) nonylphenyl ether | 12.18 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Yes*1 (not individually countable) |
0.00 | 0.00 | less than 12.18 | |
| PLUS CORPORATION Osaka Plant | poly(oxyethylene) nonylphenyl ether | 7.83 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Yes*1 (not individually countable) |
0.00 | 0.00 | less than 7.83 |
| Nippon Notebook Corp. Okayama Plant | n-alkylbenzenesulfonic acid and its salts (alkyl C=10-14) | 1.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.60 |
| poly(oxyethylene) nonylphenyl ether | 0.80 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.80 | |
| Nippon Notebook Vietnam Co., Ltd | n-alkylbenzenesulfonic acid and its salts (alkyl C=10-14) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| poly (oxyethylene) alkyl ether (alkyl C=12-15) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
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PLUS group companies strive to decrease the amount of emissions into the environment and check substances designated under the PRTR (Pollutant Release and Transfer Register) Law with annual emission or transfer of more than 1kg.
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Referred to “Manual for PRTR Release Estimation Methods Version 5.0” by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Ministry of the Environment for calculation.
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The amount of consumption shows the amount of the substances that are changed to another substance due to reaction, or removed from the plant in, or attached to, products.
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Individual aggregation load: Aggregation of individual substance is not possible because it is changed to another substance due to reaction or mixed with another substance.