Disclosure of climate-related information based on TCFD’s recommendations

In December 2021, Taikisha expressed its support for the recommendations of the “Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD)” and joined the “TCFD Consortium.” The mitigation of and adaptation to climate change is one of our top management priorities (materialities), and we are endeavoring to reduce environmental impacts through our core business of providing air conditioning and sanitation equipment, and painting plants with high energy-saving performance.
In addition, in order to identify and evaluate climate-related risks and opportunities and to understand the medium to long-term impacts of climate-related issues on our businesses, we conducted scenario analyses of two businesses, the green technology system and paint finishing system. Based on the results of these analyses, we disclose climate-related information in line with TCFD’s recommendations.

Governance

Regarding that addressing global-scale social issues, such as climate change, is our raison purpose, the Management Meeting is aware of and perceives risks and opportunities as business opportunities and incorporates them into management strategies. The Management Meeting formulates a company-wide action plan for environmental conservation activities, which will be referred to the Board of Directors for final approval.
In addition, the Corporate Policy Review Meeting keeps track of and evaluates the status of environmental conservation activities based on the plan, reviews goals, and reports the results to the Board of Directors at least twice a year.
Upon the receipt of these reports, the Board of Directors supervises climate-related risks and opportunities and monitors goals and progress.
Responsibilities for evaluating and controlling climate-related risks and opportunities are assigned to the President, who chairs the Risk Management Committee. With regard to the linkage with incentives, non-financial indicators are introduced, from the perspective of complying with the CG Code, at a specific rate to the compensation structure of the executive directors, and we review them with a view to encouraging the strengthening of promotional activities.

Strategies

In order to identify and evaluate climate-related risks and opportunities and to understand their impacts on our businesses, we conducted scenario analyses of the Green Technology System Division and Paint Finishing System Division through the process described below.
Specifically, we firstly identified factors of risks and opportunities having a great impact on us. Next we conducted an analysis concerning shifts in policies and market trends, and physical changes attributable to disasters, using each of a less-than-2°C scenario, which assumes that the average temperature rise of the world in FY 2035 will be kept below 2°C, and a 4°C scenario, which assumes that the average temperature will rise by approximately 4°C. We perceived “carbon taxes,” “changes in customer behavior,” and “prevalence of energy-saving and renewable energy technologies” as shift factors, and “average temperature rise” as a physical factor, and identified them as important risks and opportunities.
The degrees of the financial impacts on the businesses verified in each scenario are indicated in units of one billion yen using arrows, and a countermeasure against each of the impacts is also described.

Analysis process

  • Evaluation of the degree of the priority of each risk

    Identify the risks and opportunities of climate change that Taikisha Group is currently confronted with and is expected to be confronted with in the future in the Green Technology System Division and Paint Finishing System Division, and evaluate their degrees of importance on our future businesses.

  • Definition of scenarios

    Select multiple scenarios, and then obtain objective future information on parameters related to risk and opportunity items. Based on this information, categorize global movements around us, including the behavior of future stakeholders in each of the scenarios.

  • Evaluation of impacts on businesses

    Based on global movements in each scenario, consider what strategic options we should take, clarify the gap between existing management, business strategies, and plans and them. Then estimate their impacts on businesses.

  • Definition of countermeasures

    Based on each scenario and our actions, scrutinize applicable and realistic countermeasures to address the identified risks and opportunities.

Selected climate change scenarios

With reference to the climate change scenarios published by the International Energy Agency (IEA) and other organizations, we selected the less-than-2°C scenario and the 4°C scenario. With awareness that the impacts of climate change have the nature of becoming apparent over the medium to long period, we analyzed the impacts of climate change in 2035 as the reference timeline.

4°C scenario: If more powerful countermeasures than the ongoing ones are not taken against global warming, land surface temperature will rise by 2.7 to 5.4°C from the level in the period of the Industrial Revolution. Less-than-2°C scenario: If strict countermeasures are taken against global warming, land surface temperature will rise by 0.9 to 2.3°C from the level in the period of the Industrial Revolution. Created by Taikisha based on IPCC AR5 Climate Change 2014 Synthesis Report Summary for Policymakers
(Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry,
Japan Meteorological Agency, Ministry of the Environment)

Definition of scenarios

A logic tree was used to organize the flow in which the impact of climate change becomes apparent.
Although it is difficult to predict climate change that will occur in the timeline of a medium to long period, we consider it is important to discuss its impacts on our businesses and countermeasures to the maximum extent and flexibly deal with them.

<Assumed 4°C scenario> Green Technology System Division, Paint Finishing System Division

The low carbon policies by the government are limited, and the extent of the transition to a low carbon society will be limited while an average temperature rise will magnify heat stress and the risk of natural disasters. They are expected to have the following impacts on our businesses:
Since it is assumed that carbon taxes will not be introduced in Japan, the impact of increases in material costs due to the introduction of carbon taxes will be limited. When it comes to each divisions demand for net zero energy buildings (ZEBs) will increase in the Green Technology System Division, and demand for energy-saving design plants will grow in the Paint Finishing System Division. However, it is assumed that the impact of requests from customers for actions to achieve low carbon on sales will be limited. On the other hand, as average temperature rises, it will be necessary to capture demand for plant factories and air conditioning systems, and to strengthen countermeasures against heatstroke and infectious diseases at construction sites.

Impacts of climate change and logic of actions against them (4°C): The low carbon policies by the government are limited, and the extent of the transition to a low carbon society will be limited while an average temperature rise will magnify heat stress and the risk of natural disasters. Since it is assumed that carbon taxes will not be introduced in Japan, the impact of increases in material costs due to the introduction of carbon taxes will be limited. When it comes to each divisions demand for net zero energy buildings (ZEBs) will increase in the Green Technology System Division, and demand for energy-saving design plants will grow in the Paint Finishing System Division. However, it is assumed that the impact of requests from customers for actions to achieve low carbon on sales will be limited. On the other hand, as average temperature rises, it will be necessary to capture demand for plant factories and air conditioning systems, and to strengthen countermeasures against heatstroke and infectious diseases at construction sites.

<Assumed less-than-2°C scenario> Green Technology System Division, Paint Finishing System Division

The impacts of physical risks will remain limited, but it will be necessary to deal with transition risks, including various regulations and customer requests. They are expected to have the following impacts on our businesses: It is anticipated that the strengthening of the low carbon policy by the government will incur the impacts burdening us with carbon taxes and increases in material costs, and operating costs will increase. Taking a closer look at these impacts in each business, in the Green Technology System Division, the sales of installation works of existing air conditioning systems will decrease due to stronger requests from customers for actions to achieve low carbon, energy-saving regulations, and the setting of an obligation to build new ZEBs, and for other reasons, but sales are expected to increase as a result of developing products and technologies capable of fulfilling these requests, etc. In the Paint Finishing System Division, demand for painting processes producing less carbon will escalate, and the sales of existing products not supporting low carbon and energy saving will decline, but sales are expected to increase as a result of developing products and technologies designed to support them.

Impacts of climate change and logic of actions against them (less-than-2°C): The impacts of physical risks will remain limited, but it will be necessary to deal with transition risks, including various regulations and customer requests. It is anticipated that the strengthening of the low carbon policy by the government will incur the impacts burdening us with carbon taxes and increases in material costs, and operating costs will increase. Taking a closer look at these impacts in each business, in the Green Technology System Division, the sales of installation works of existing air conditioning systems will decrease due to stronger requests from customers for actions to achieve low carbon, energy-saving regulations, and the setting of an obligation to build new ZEBs, and for other reasons, but sales are expected to increase as a result of developing products and technologies capable of fulfilling these requests, etc. In the Paint Finishing System Division, demand for painting processes producing less carbon will escalate, and the sales of existing products not supporting low carbon and energy saving will decline, but sales are expected to increase as a result of developing products and technologies designed to support them.

Results of scenario analyses

As a result of the scenario analyses, the material climate-related risks that will affect our businesses, opportunities, and the financial impacts as of FY 2035 are as follows:

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Items of material risks and opportunities Risk Opportunity Financial impact in each scenario Assumed countermeasure
4°C less-than-2°C
Transition
risk,
opportuni-ties
Policy/
Regulation
Carbon
tax
Introduction of carbon taxes
(Due to the rises in carbon prices and material costs, the cost will increase by about 300 million yen in the 4°C scenario and by about 9 billion yen in the less-than-2°C scenario.)
Growth of demand for low-carbon buildings
Increase in sales
Growth of demand for low-carbon painting plants (increase in sales)
- less than 1 billion yen - 1 billion yen or more
  • Setting of GHG emmision reduction targets
  • Keeping track of the total amount of GHG emissions, improvement in analysis efficiency
  • Improvement in energy efficiency and introduction of renewable energy by the company
    Examples of commitments
    Introduction of a new system for utilizing natural energy (photovoltaic generation, etc.) at our research and development facility and conduct data verification
  • Development of low-carbon installation work technologies and systems
  • Participation in the renewable energy industry
  • Development of air conditioning equipment and technologies compatible with environmental countermeasures, policies, and measures taken by each country
Industry/
Technology/
Market
Changes in customer behavior, prevalence of energy-saving and renewable energy technologies Response to requests from customers (rise of costs and inadequate responses decrease in sales),
deterioration of competitiveness in the development of energy-saving and renewable energy technologies (decrease in sales)
Increase of about 1.1 billion yen in sales in the 4°C scenario and of about 2.2 billion yen in the less-than-2°C scenario as a result of integrating customers’ needs for low-carbon buildings and fluctuations in demand for construction works of growing ZEBs, development of advanced energy-saving and renewable energy technologies (increase in sales) + 1 billion yen or more + 1 billion yen or more
  • Expansion of installation works of energy-saving equipment, such as the transformation of plants into ZEBs
  • Construction of energy circulation systems
  • Provision of energy-saving solutions, such as energy management
    Examples of commitments to the Green Technology System Division
    Contribution to transformation into smart factories and smart cities with the aid of energy management technologies (production tracking control, predictive maintenance) utilizing ICT
  • Development of low-carbon construction work technologies and systems
  • Miniaturization and energy saving of equipment
    Examples of commitments to the Green Technology System Division
    Realization of energy saving by transforming air conditioning equipment into a mini-environment (small-scale environmental control)
    Examples of commitments to the Paint Finishing System Division
    Development of dry decoration technology with reduced CO2 emissions, not conventional wet painting
  • Acquisition of skills that will contribute to the reform of painting processes, and promotion of product development
  • Improvement in high coating efficiency, development of energy-saving technologies
    Examples of commitments to the Paint Finishing System Division
    Development and verification of equipment with reduced environmental burdens, such as hydrogen burners
    Development and commercialization of painting systems with high coating efficiency
  • Development of CO2 recovery and recycling technologies, etc., creation of businesses
    Examples of new businesses
    Direct capture of CO2 (DAC), utilization for plant growth, etc.
  • New water treatment, maintenance and effective use of water resources, and generation technologies (MOF, etc.)
  • Digital fusion for research and development and the creation of new businesses
  • Development of automatic work robots and construction work support robots at construction sites
    Examples of commitments to the Paint Finishing System Division
    Speedup and sophistication of research and development through robot technologies and digital twins
  • Development and verification of equipment that will not produce CO2, and equipment capable of recycling CO2
Physical
risks
and
opportuni-ties
Chronic Average
temperature
rise
Deterioration of labor productivity due to an average temperature rise and suspension of construction works due to the increase of extremely hot days (increase of about 400 million yen in operating costs in the 4°C scenario and of about 370 million yen in the less-than-2°C scenario)
Revision of labor laws and regulations (decrease in sales)
Growth of demand for air conditioning system technologies (increase in sales) Promotion of the mechanization and automation of installation works (increase in sales) Growth of demand for plant factories (increase in sales) - less than 1 billion yen - less than 1 billion yen
  • Diversified expansion of the plant factory business, energy recycling of plant factories
  • Promotion of the mechanization and automation of installation works
    Examples of commitments
    Introduction of robots to construction work management and field work
  • Improvement of the working environment, such as good air conditioning and enough rest areas
  • Promotion of countermeasures against heatstroke
    Examples of commitments
    Measurement of WBGT values, water and salt intake, patrols, etc.

Risk Management

The Taikisha Group is endeavoring to reduce material risks, including climate change, and minimize risks that will become apparent. The Risk Management Committee assesses the level of each risk, selects risks we should deal with, and formulates and implements policies, for reducing risks from the overall perspective of the group.
Specifically, we have established the Risk Management Rules and organized the Risk Management Committee based on the rules to conduct centralized, effective, and efficient management of the group’s risks. The Committee, chaired by the President and Representative Director, is held twice a year and whenever necessary, and establishes and thoroughly disseminates basic policies, responsibility systems, and operation for company-wide risk management.
When it comes to material risks, including climate change, each of the departments in charge identifies items and determines the “degree of risk (degree of importance)” with three levels - High, Medium, and Low - taking into account the “impact on management” and the “frequency of occurrence.”
Among them, High items that have a significant impact on our strategies or financial status are selected as risks that should be preferentially dealt with and reported to the Risk Management Committee after formulating priority management policies and targets.
The Risk Management Committee assesses the degree of each risk and discusses the priority management policies and targets from a company-wide, comprehensive perspective, and formulates basic policies. Then, each department in charge monitors the progress of its activity plan and reports the results to the Risk Management Committee.
The Chairperson (President and Representative Director) of the Risk Management Committee scrutinizes the status of company-wide risk management and reports it to the Board of Directors twice a year after discussion by the Internal Control Committee.
In addition, the Management Committee, which determines important management matters on the whole, discusses the risks and opportunities of climate change, reviews climate change scenarios, and reflects them in long-term strategies. The Management Committee reports related issues, including the risks of climate change, concurrently with the reporting to the Risk Management Committee.
In order to strengthen risk assessments from a company-wide, comprehensive perspective, the members of the Internal Control Committee conduct additional company-wide assessments and formulate policies.

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Meeting body organization Overview of organization Overview of activities
Board of Directors Organized by each director
  • Held once each month and supervising the risks and opportunities of climate change (monitoring targets and their progress)
Governance Committee Chairperson: External director
  • Held at least four times a year
  • Replying to questions from the Board of Directors about the risk management system and the status of risk management, and advancing proposals to the Board of Directors
Management Meeting Chairperson: President and Representative Director
  • The Management Meeting “reviews climate change scenarios” and “reflects them in long-term strategies.”
  • The Management Meeting discusses the risks and opportunities of climate change.
  • The Management Meeting reports climate-related issues to the Board of Directors.
Internal Control Committee Chairperson: President and Representative Director
  • Held as needed
  • The Internal Control Committee discusses the risk management system and the status of risk management.
Risk Management Committee Chairperson: President and Representative Director
  • Held twice a year
  • The Risk Management Committee perceives and assesses the risks of climate change and confirms the direction of actions against important risks.
Corporate Policy Review Meeting Chairperson: President and Representative Director
  • Held twice a year
  • The Corporate Policy Review Meeting considers countermeasures against important risks of climate change and reflects them in company-wide policies and each department.
Sustainability Promotion Committee Chairperson: President and Representative Director
  • Held four times a year
  • The Sustainability Promotion Committee responds to external initiatives related to climate change, such as TCFD and CDP, keeps track of GHG emissions, and monitors the degrees of achievement of target values.
  • Sustainability-related matters in a broader sense are addressed by the Management Meeting and the Risk Management Committee.

Indicators and Targets

Indicators used to manage and assess climate-related risks and opportunities

In order to manage climate-related risks and opportunities, various measures are implemented by setting not only GHG emissions but also indicators, such as energy consumption, water usage, and waste emissions.

Greenhouse gas emissions of Scope 1, 2 and 3

CO2 emissions 3,270,838 t-CO2 Scope1:0.04%,Scope2:0.03%,Scope3:99.93% Category1:7.64%,Category2:0.10%,Category3:0.01%,Category4:0.79%,Category5:0.25%,Category6:0.16%,Category7:0.01%,Category11:90.93%,Category12:0.04%
Scope1
Emissions(t-CO2) 12,689
Scope2
Emissions(t-CO2) 16,206
Scope3
Emissions(t-CO2) 10,299,611

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Category Accounting methods* Emissions amount(t-CO2)
Category 1: Purchased goods and services Calculated from (raw) materials procurement amount (in value terms) 688,465
Category 2: Capital goods Calculated from amount of capital investment 1,841
Category3: Fuel- and energy-related activities not included in Scope 1 or 2 Calculated from purchased amount of electricity and fuels 4,981
Category4: Transportation and delivery (upstream) Calculated from transportation costs accompanying procurement of (raw) materials 63,905
Category5: Waste generated in operations Calculated from amount of waste discharged by type 1,999
Category6: Business travel Calculated from travel expenses paid by mode of transportation 2,303
Category7: Employee commuting Calculated from transportation expenses paid to employees 1,799
Category8: Leased assets (upstream) included in Scope 1 and 2 emission calculation
Category9: Transportation and delivery (downstream) No relevant activities
Category10: Processing of sold products There are some products that are relevant, but calculations are ignored because their ratios in sales are extremely small.
Category11: Use of sold products Calculated from emissions from operation of facilities Taikisha provided, HFC leakage from equipment Taikisha provided, and estimated useful lives 9,532,735
Category12: End-of-life treatment of sold products Calculated from weight of main equipment by type 1,584
Category13: Leased assets (downstream) No relevant activities
Category14: Franchises No relevant activities
Category15: Investments Calculations are ignored because the validity of the category 15 estimates is low as a result of many portfolio companies not disclosing Scope 1 and 2 emissions and the impact of the category 15 estimates on the entire supply chain is small.
  • *
    Emission factor is calculated based on the Emission Factor Database on Accounting for Greenhouse Gas Emissions throughout the Supply Chain (ver.3.2) of the Ministry of the Environment and LCI Database IDEAv2 (for calculating greenhouse gas emissions in supply chain) of The National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Research Institute of Science for Safety and Sustainability, Advanced LCA Research Group, Sustainable Management Promotion Organization.
Total
Total of Scope 1. 2 and 3 10,328,506
  • *
    CO2 emissions are calculated based on the GHG protocol.

Reduction target

We contribute to realizing a decarbonized society by actively endeavoring to reduce CO2 emissions of equipment designed and constructed by us during the operation stage, under long-term reduction targets.

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Business Reduction target for 2050 Milestone for FY 2030 Commitments in FY 2022 (achievements)
Green Technology System Division CO2 emissions reduced by 80% (from FY 2013 level) CO2 emissions reduced by 25% (from FY 2013 level) We proposed a system capable of controlling energy used throughout a building’s lifecycle, and provided technologies for “low carbon” and “reducing environmental burdens.”
Paint Finishing System Division We reduces CO2 emissions of automobiles to virtually 0kg-CO2/unit with the technologies that envisages future energy reform. We reduce CO2 emissions of automobiles to 60 kg-CO2/unit with the current heat source configuration for paint finishing processes. Using an energy estimation model for a paint finishing line, we have improved efficiency and downsized equipment, and introduced renewable energy and low-temperature waste heat recovery systems.