Initiatives to Deal with Climate Change

Fundamental Stance Regarding Climate Change

Takeda makes efforts to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the entire Group. We established an Energy Conservation Committee in 1974, and for more than three decades since, we have conducted energy conservation activities to help reduce GHG emissions. We actively publicize our progress through our Annual Report, the Carbon Disclosure Project*, and other means.

* The Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) requires companies around the world to publicize their strategies for dealing with climate change and their GHG emissions.

Setting Medium-Term Targets

The Takeda Group Environmental Action Plan sets the following numerical targets for the Group production and research sites worldwide.

• • Reduce CO₂ emissions from energy sources by 18% from fiscal 2005 levels by fiscal 2015
  For Takeda, the parent company, the plan’s numerical targets are as follows:
• • Reduce CO₂ emissions from energy sources by 30% from fiscal 1990 levels by fiscal 2015
• • Reduce CO₂ emissions from energy sources by 40% from fiscal 1990 levels by fiscal 2020

Results for Fiscal 2010

In fiscal 2010, the final year of Takeda’s “9th Energy Conservation Program,” the Company’s CO₂ emissions were 190 kilotons. This represents a 47% reduction from fiscal 2005 levels, surpassing the 40% reduction target in the program. For the Group as a whole, CO₂ emissions were 332 kilotons, a 32% reduction from fiscal 2005 levels. Here again, we beat our target of a 30% reduction. Takeda has formulated a “10th Energy Conservation Program” to cover fiscal 2010 through fiscal 2012, and is already working to achieve its new targets.

In fiscal 2010, CO₂ emissions at our Osaka Plant were verified by a third party to confirm the correctness of our method for calculating emissions. We have also had a third party verify emissions at our Hikari Plant, and we have accurately ascertained our CO₂ emissions here and at other business sites where we use the same calculation method.

Trend of Takeda Group’s CO₂ Emissions

Data collection sites: global production and research sites of the Takeda Group

Trend of Takeda’s CO₂ Emissions

Data collection sites: Osaka Plant, Hikari Plant, Tsukuba Research Center, Osaka Head Office and Tokyo Head Office

Calculation Method

[ CO₂ emissions ]

CO2 emissions refer to direct emissions generated by combustion of fossil fuels and indirect emissions from electricity use.

[ CO₂ emissions factor ]

Japanese records are calculated based on the “Law Concerning the Rational Use of Energy,” and the CO2 emissions factor for purchased electricity is (0.000555 t-CO₂/kWh)–the default value for 2005 when the 9th Energy Conservation Program was formulated. The CO₂ emissions factor for electricity purchased outside Japan is based on country-specific factors stipulated in the GHG Protocol.