Climate Change

Production (Scope 1 & 2)

To contribute to the prevention of global warming, HCM Group is working to reduce the CO2 emissions generated by energy which accompanies business activity. We receive third-party evaluation for GHG emissions based on criteria of verification ISO 14064-3 at limited level of assurance.

We promote our efforts to reduce of CO2 emissions throughout the Hitachi Construction Machinery Group by energy-saving measures such as switching to solar power generation, optimizing the number of forklifts, and electrifying air tools.

Energy usage and GHG emissions that accompany business operations

No GHG emissions generated by other energy sources
No CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6 emissions
Total Range: All Domestic and Overseas Production/non-Production Bases for Consolidation

The Hitachi Construction Machinery Group has numerical targets for reducing energy consumption to work on continuous improvements.

Major initiatives for energy management and reduction

- Conduct energy conservation diagnosis by internal expert team to inspect energy performance and proposed improvements
- Establish a power reduction project aimed at reducing peak power and usage, and promote energy conservation activities
- Promote the use of electricity from solar, wind and other renewable power generation
- Investment in introducing energy-saving equipment and switching to renewable energy
- Education program on energy conservation for all employees

Total Range: Main Domestic and Overseas Production Bases for Consolidation

Ongoing Initiatives

We are promoting activities to reduce CO2 emissions caused by energy use. At the six Hitachi Construction Machinery plants, we are implementing high-efficiency equipment at production lines, fuel conversion, and standby power reduction activities at the Energy saving Subcommittee. Furthermore, we share these practices to global bases to strengthen PDCA.

Transport

Reducing Energy Used in Transport

The Hitachi Construction Machinery Group is committed to energy conservation for the transport of its products and components etc.

In order to improve work efficiency and reduce logistics costs, we are consolidating ports use for overseas export to Hitachinaka Port, which is near our production base, in an effort to reduce land transportation distances.
Moreover, until now, the trailer head that carried the container had to return to the shipping company once when unloading and pick up the empty container separately. By having the trailer head carrying the container for the next shipment take back the empty container that had arrived before, we have reduced the waste of the trailer head driving for empty shipments.

In FY 2023, the entire Hitachi Construction Machinery Group achieved an 43.2% reduction in transport-based CO2 per unit sold.

In order for the HCM Group to ensure the reliability of the data, we implement third-party evaluation regarding CO2 emissions during transport. In FY2023, we received limited assurance for Scope 3 Category 4 upstream transportation and distribution.

Scope 3

HCM Group has been calculating CO2 emissions over product lifecycle since FY 2007, and CO2 emissions over the entire supply chain, including Scope 3, since 2009. We receive third-party evaluation for GHG emissions based on criteria of verification ISO 14064-3 at limited level of assurance.

FY2023 GHG(CO2) emissions are as follows.

As of the end of June, 2024

“－” Non-applicable item
*1 The emissions basic unit database for the calculation of an organization’s greenhouse gas emissions generated by the supply chain (Ver.3.4)
*2 Fundamental Guidelines regarding the calculation of greenhouse gas emissions by supply chains (Ver.2.6)