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Efforts in Business Operations
Environmental Accounting
For greater efficiency in our environmental activities
Concept of environmental accounting
The Brother Group monitors investments and expenses related to environmental activities, quantitatively assesses their effectiveness, and reflects the results in environmental activities to be carried out the next fiscal year. The Brother Group considers environmental accounting to be effective means for improving the efficiency of environmental management on an ongoing basis.
Calculation results for FY2010
Environmental conservation costs and expenses
The Brother Group (business sites in Japan) spent JPY 153 million on environmental conservation activities, 1.6 times as much as in the previous year. The manufacturing facilities outside Japan spent JPY 109 million, down approximately 30% from the previous year because FY2010 was the third year in the plan for global warming prevention.
Expenditures and labor costs for various environmental conservation activities were JPY 671 million, up approximately 4% from the previous fiscal year, for the facilities in Japan, and JPY 152 million, up a dramatic 1.9 times, for those outside Japan.
Environmental investments in Japan include (i) reinforcement of the management system for environmentally hazardous chemical substances contained in parts and materials of products, and (ii) installation of VOC testing chambers (vessels), etc.
The increase in expenditures and labor costs of manufacturing facilities outside Japan (JPY 95 million) is mainly attributed to energy-saving activities.
| Classification |
Details of main activities and their effects |
Investment
(unit:JPY million) |
Expenses
(unit:JPY million) |
| In Japan |
Outside Japan |
In Japan |
Outside Japan |
| 1.Business area cost |
1) Pollution prevention cost |
Pollution prevention measures
(including air, water, vibration and noise) |
0
(-1) |
0 |
24
(-3) |
21
(-3) |
| 2) Global environmental conservation cost |
Global warming prevention(energy-saving) measures |
8
(8) |
102
(-59) |
20
(-2) |
95
(76) |
| 3) Resource circulation cost |
Recycling and reduction in waste generation |
0
(-1) |
7
(7) |
83
(2) |
22
(1) |
| 2.Upstream / downstream cost |
Costs incurred to reduce environmental impact when procuring parts and materials and after selling products |
Green procurement activities; collection and recycling of used products / consumables |
0
(-4) |
0 |
123
(4) |
2
(2) |
| 3.Administration cost |
Costs incurred by activities that contribute indirectly to reducing the environmental impact of business operations |
Establishment, administration, and maintenance of the ISO 14001 system; environmental training for employees; disclosure of environmental information; greening and cleanup of manufacturing facilities and their surrounding areas |
91
(7) |
0 |
295
(19) |
10
(-3) |
| 4.R&D cost |
R&D costs for reducing environmental impact |
Development of eco-conscious products and technologies; implementation of product environmental assessments; design improvement |
54
(52) |
0 |
109
(1) |
0 |
| 5.Social activity cost |
Costs of environmental conservation that is not directly linked with corporate activities |
Support for environmental conservation groups and organizations; support for environmental activities by local citizens; information services |
0 |
0 |
13
(2) |
3
(1) |
| 6.Cost to deal with environmental damage |
Costs incurred to restore the natural environment (including soil remediation) |
Soil contamination surveys; soil remediation |
0
(-2) |
0 |
3
(1) |
0 |
| Total |
153
(59) |
109
(-52) |
671
(24) |
152
(72) |
Figures in parentheses show increases/decreases in the amount from the previous fiscal year.
Environmental conservation effects and economic effects in FY2010
Environmental conservation effects are mainly attributed to the increase in business income derived primarily from recycling of waste at manufacturing facilities in and outside Japan. Highly effective measures in Japan were the reduction in electric power consumption by changing the air-conditioning temperature settings and improving lighting equipment.
The significant reduction in NOX and SOX emissions into the atmosphere is attributed to the replacement of heavy-oil-fueled private power generation with public utility services by Brother Technology (Shenzhen) Ltd.
| Content of Environmental Conservation Effect |
Classification of Index to Measure Environmental Conservation Effect |
In Japan |
Outside Japan |
| Effects resulting from business area cost |
Effects related to resource input into business operations |
Total energy input |
(kL: converted into crude oil quantity) |
10,556
(1,076) |
15,015
(2,944) |
| Water input |
m3 |
103,722
(5,631) |
621,840
(168,872) |
| Effects related to environmental impact and waste released from business operations |
Release into atmosphere |
CO2(t-CO2/year) |
17,234
(1,823) |
24,903
(3,552) |
| NOX(kg/year) |
2,371
(1,026) |
3,647
(-5,329) |
| SOX(kg/year) |
11
(5) |
111
(-2,039) |
| Generation of waste |
Amount of waste generation (t) |
2,154
(12) |
3,900
(1,634) |
| Landfill waste (t) |
0 |
8
(-12) |
Figures in parentheses show increases/decreases in the amount from the previous fiscal year.
| Content of Economic Effects Involving Environmental Conservation Effects |
In Japan
(unit:JPY million) |
Outside Japan
(unit:JPY million) |
| Income |
Operating income from recycling of waste generated from main business operations |
10.1
(5.3) |
33.7
(9.8) |
| Cost reduction |
Reduction in energy cost by energy-saving |
3.6
(1.7) |
97.3
(-16.3) |
| Reduction in waste treatment cost due to resource-saving and recycling |
31.3
(-1.4) |
63.1
(-0.3) |
| Other |
Publicity effects, such as newspaper reporting, calculated in terms of advertising expenses |
2.2
(-1.3) |
10.7
(10.7) |
| Total |
47.1
(4.2) |
204.8
(4.6) |
Figures in parentheses show increases/decreases in the amount from the previous fiscal year.
Scope of aggregation
Eight business sites in Japan, including Headquarters and eight manufacturing facilities outside Japan: Target period is from April 1, 2010 to March 31, 2011.
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