Environmental Value
Main Sustainability Issues
Investments in environmental conservation (Nippon Express Co., Ltd.)
Nippon Express is actively investing in initiatives that contribute to environmental protection.
（million yen/year）
| Investment category | Major examples | Amount | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | ||
| Investment in modal shift | Rail transport containers | 191 | 221 | 204 | 1,238 |
| Ship containers (R&S containers, etc.) | 53 | 53 | 72 | 62 | |
| Tractors and trailers for freight containers | 812 | 2,157 | 1,593 | 217 | |
| 引越用反復梱包資材への投資 | Netted blankets, pads, etc. | 64 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
| Vehicle-related investments (environmentally friendly vehicles, etc.) | CNG, hybrid and LPG vehicles, heavy-duty vehicles that meet fuel efficiency standards | 3,871 | 3,171 | 2,358 | 3,480 |
| Costs for appropriate waste disposal and management | Costs related to Manifest Management Center | 24 | 24 | 30 | 30 |
| PCB equipment disposal costs | 24 | 38 | 31 | 13 | |
| Costs for Environmental Management System registration | ISO 14001 and Green Management certification | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Investment in planting greenery | Forest cultivation projects, landscaping work at branches | 3 | 8 | 31 | 0 |
| Others: Investment in facility energy saving | Others: Switchovers of lighting equipment, inverters, etc. | 502 | 396 | 135 | 4 |
| Total | 5,548 | 6,079 | 4,465 | 5,052 | |
*rounded down less than ¥100,000 of each item
Disclosure based on TCFD recommendations
In January 2023, NX GROUP set new medium-and long-term targets for reducing
CO2 emissions with the aim of contributing to a carbon-neutral society and preserving the global environment.
2030 Targets
- Scope1 2
Reduce NX Group Scope 1 and 2 CO2 emissions by 50%* (compared with 2013) - Scope 3
Reduce Scope 3 (Category 4) emissions across the NX Group by 25% from 2022 levels
Reduce Scope 3 (Category 11) emissions from fossil fuel products sold by 42% from 2022 levels
*Equivalent to a 42% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2030 compared to 2020 levels
2050 Target
- SCOPE1.2.3： Contribute to the realization of a carbon-neutral society through NX Group as a whole
Scope, Category（FY2025：NX GROUP）
（Unit: 1,000 tons CO2）
| Nippon Express Co., Ltd. | Domestic group companies | Overseas group companies | Total of whole group | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scope1 (Direct emissions) | 302 | 129 | 68 | 499 | |
| Scope2 (Indirect emissions) | 95 | 34 | 64 | 193 | |
| Scope1+2 | 397 | 163 | 131 | 691 | |
| Scope3 | 3,481 | 6,666 | 7,431 | 17,579 | |
| （Breakdown） | Category 1 (Emissions from purchased goods/services) | 316 | 268 | 87 | 671 |
| Category 2 (Emissions from capital goods) | 129 | 69 | 68 | 266 | |
| Category 3 (Energy-related) | 59 | 26 | 21 | 106 | |
| Category 4 (Upstream transport/distribution) | 2,876 | 673 | 7,222 | 10,770 | |
| Category 5 (Waste) | 10 | 3 | 9 | 23 | |
| Category 6 (Emissions from employee business trips) | 7 | 2 | 5 | 14 | |
| Category 7 (Emissions from employee commuting) | 28 | 10 | 20 | 58 | |
| Category 8 (Leased Assets (Upstream)) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Category 9 (Transportation, Delivery (Downstream)) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Category 10 (Processing of sold products) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Category 11 (Use of Sold Products) | 0 | 5,615 | 0 | 5,615 | |
| Category 12 (Disposal of sold products) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Category 13 (Leased Assets (Downstream)) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Category 14 (Franchise) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Category 15 (Emissions from investment) | 56 | 0 | 0 | 56 | |
CO2 emissions (Scope 1 and 2)
(Unit: tons CO2)
| FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total of domestic group companies | 649,336 | 641,996 | 602,309 | 560,051 |
| Overseas group companies | 96,164 | 107,421 | 123,834 | 131,380 |
| Total | 745,500 | 749,417 | 726,144 | 691,431 |
Component ratio for Scope 3*
（Unit：%）
| FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emissions from purchased goods/services | 96.11 | 94.01 | 3.68 | 3.82 |
| Emissions from capital goods | 1.88 | 2.76 | 1.33 | 1.51 |
| Energy-related | 0.74 | 1.25 | 0.58 | 0.60 |
| Upstream transport/distribution | 0.01 | 0.01 | 63.59 | 61.27 |
| Waste generated from business activities | 0.28 | 0.36 | 29.90 | 0.13 |
| business trip | 0.08 | |||
| Employees' commute | 0.33 | |||
| Upstream lease assets | 0.00 | |||
| Downstream transportation and distribution | 0.00 | |||
| Processing of sold products | 0.00 | |||
| Use of the products sold | 31.94 | |||
| Disposal of sold products | 0.00 | |||
| Downstream leased assets | 0.00 | |||
| franchise | 0.00 | |||
| investment | 0.32 |
* Breakdown of emissions from Scope 6-15 will be collected from fiscal year 2025.
GHG emissions across the supply chain (NX GROUP, FY2024)
（Unit: ％）
| FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scope1 | 3.51 | 5.78 | 2.81 | 2.73 |
| Scope2 | 1.29 | 2.14 | 1.06 | 1.06 |
| Scope3 | 95.2 | 92.08 | 96.13 | 96.22 |
Number of environmentally friendly vehicles owned (by group companies in Japan) *1
（Unit：%）
| FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicles compliant with post-new long-term regulations | 57.62 | |||
| Battery electric vehicle (BEV) | 0.57 | |||
| Fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) | 0.13 | |||
| Plug-in electric vehicle (PHEV) | 0.01 | |||
| Battery-assisted hybrid vehicle (BAHV) | 15.7 | |||
| Compressed natural gas vehicles | 0.04 | |||
| Liquefied petroleum gas vehicles | 0.29 | |||
| Flexible fuel vehicles | 0 |
*1 Figures calculated from the number of registered operation support systems at the end of each fiscal year.
Energy usage (NX GROUP, FY2025)*1,2
| Type | Unit | Nippon Express Co., Ltd. | Affiliates | Total | Nippon Express Co., Ltd., CO2 emissions (t) | Domestic group company CO2emissions (t) | Overseas group company CO2emissions (t) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | Overseas | ||||||||
| Energy | Electricity | 1,000 kWh | 234,085 | 93,093 | 143,931 | 471,108 | 94,984 | 33,996 | 63,854 |
| Diesel oil | kℓ | 59,542 | 29,298 | 15,573 | 104,413 | 155,938 | 76,729 | 40,791 | |
| Gasoline | kℓ | 1,876 | 2,070 | 3,198 | 7,144 | 4,296 | 4,741 | 7,340 | |
| Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) | 1,000m3 | 8 | 1 | 1,959 | 1,968 | 15 | 2 | 523 | |
| City Gas | 1,000m3 | 155 | 151 | 6,187 | 6,493 | 318 | 310 | 13,115 | |
| Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) | kℓ | 0 | 0 | 273 | 273 | 0 | 0 | 762 | |
| Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) | ｔ | 1,687 | 596 | 1,685 | 3,968 | 5,050 | 1,785 | 4,993 | |
| A heavy oil | kℓ | 95 | 9,980 | 0 | 10,076 | 262 | 27,337 | 0 | |
| C heavy oil | kℓ | 43,554 | 5,709 | 0 | 49,263 | 134,844 | 17,675 | 0 | |
| Kerosene | kℓ | 375 | 331 | 1 | 707 | 939 | 829 | 2 | |
| Total CO2 emissions | 396,646 | 163,405 | 131,380 | ||||||
| Total of domestic group companies | Total of whole group | ||||||||
| CO2 emissions（t） | 560,051 | 691,431 | |||||||
| CO2 emissions in the previous year（t） | 602,309 | 726,144 | |||||||
| Year-on-year change(%) | ▲ 42,258 | ▲ 34,713 | |||||||
*1 Data compiled by EcoTrack and DIVA System. For consolidated companies (overseas), only companies that responded to the survey are included in the compilation.
*2 CO2 emission intensity is from the "Emission Intensity Database for Calculating Greenhouse Gas Emissions, etc., of Organizations Through Supply Chains (Ver3.4)" March 2025 (Ministry of the Environment).
Energy consumption in NX GROUP (crude oil equivalent)*1～3
（Unit: kiloliter）
| FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-renewable energy consumption | 312,150 | 313,048 | 312,404 | 305,986 |
| Self-consumption of renewable energy | 260 | 603 | 606 | 1,033 |
| Total | 312,410 | 313,651 | 313,010 | 307,019 |
*1 Data includes Nippon Express Co., Ltd. (standalone) and its consolidated subsidiaries in Japan and overseas (equivalent to Scope 1 and 2).
*2 Natural gas is used as city gas 13A: calorific value 45 GJ/1000 m³.
*3 Includes self-consumption of renewable energy (for FY2022-2024, this refers to group companies in Japan; for FY2025, this refers to our group).
Power generated from renewable energy sources（Group companies in Japan, FY2025）
（Unit: kWh）
| Type | Annual power generation | Of which electricity used in-house | Of which electricity sold |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solar power generation | 12,081,706 | 4,101,547 | 7,980,159 |
Trends in power generated from renewable energy resources (Group companies in Japan)*1
（Unit: kWh）
| Type | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar power generation | 6,719,021 | 8,314,555 | 8,142,603 | 12,081,706 |
*1 Renewable energy generation and sales are not included in the NX Group's energy consumption figures.
LED lighting for facilities
（Unit: ％）
| FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Based on offices（Nippon Express Co., Ltd. ） | 84 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Based on offices（NX GROUP） | 92 |
Waste volume（Group companies in Japan）
（Unit: t）
| FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General waste | 33,305 | 28,690 | 25,284 | 23,642 |
| Industrial waste | 37,117 | 33,238 | 32,773 | 28,080 |
| Total | 70,422 | 61,928 | 58,057 | 51,722 |
waste volume（Group companies in Japan, FY2025）
（Unit: t）
| Nippon Express Co., Ltd. | Affiliates | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| General waste | 18,571 | 5,071 | 23,642 |
| Industrial waste | 18,398 | 9,682 | 28,080 |
| Total | 36,969 | 14,753 | 51,722 |
Water usage（Group companies in Japan）
（Unit: 1,000 m3）
| FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,059 | 1,113 | 1,003 | 961 |
The Act on Rational Use and Proper Management of Fluorocarbons (“Fluorocarbons Management Act”) came (April 2025 to March 2026)
| Applicable equipment (number of systems) | |
|---|---|
| Class I specified products | 9,737 |
Utilization rate of low-carbon marine fuels (group companies in Japan) *
（Unit：%）
| FY 2025 | |
|---|---|
| Green ammonia | 0 |
| Green Hydrogen | 0 |
| Second-generation biofuels | 0.1 |
| Total | 0.1 |
*Collection will begin in fiscal year 2025.