Environment
Climate change and other global-scale environmental issues have gained much attention in recent years.
The MGC Group recognizes that not only do its business activities place a burden on the environment, but that environmental problems have a significant impact on its business activities, and is engaged in a variety of initiatives to address them.
- The MGC Group Declaration on Environmental Sustainability
- Environment Information at Glance
- Environmental Management
- Response to Climate Change
(Disclosure Based on the TCFD Recommendations) - Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction
- Response to Natural Capital
(Disclosure Based on the TNFD Recommendations) - Biodiversity Conservation
- Water Resource Conservation
- Waste Reduction and Resource Recycling
- Reduction of Plastic Waste
- Chemical Emission Reduction
- Prevention of Air and Water Pollution
Download past environmental reports
- Environmental Report (Fiscal 2023 Results)(
PDF:3.4MB) - Environmental Report (Fiscal 2022 Results)(PDF:3.10MB)
- Environmental Report (Fiscal 2021 Results)(PDF:1.97MB)
- Environmental Report (Fiscal 2020 Results)(PDF:2.14MB)
- Environmental Report (Fiscal 2019 Results)(PDF:1.7MB)
- Environmental Report (Fiscal 2018 Results)(PDF:2.2MB)
- Environmental Report (Fiscal 2017 Results)(PDF:2.7MB)
Scope of This Report
The scope of information tabulated in this report is classified as follows.
| Designation | Scope |
|---|---|
| MGC (Non-consolidated) | Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company, Inc. |
| Consolidated subsidiaries | Main companies engaged primarily in manufacturing among consolidated subsidiaries |
| Domestic MGC Group | Consolidated subsidiaries located in Japan |
| Overseas MGC Group | Consolidated subsidiaries located overseas |
| MGC Group | MGC (non-consolidated) and consolidated subsidiaries |
For environmental items other than energy consumption and GHG emissions, the scope of data collection up to and including fiscal year 2023 performance is as follows.
- Domestic MGC Group:members of the MGC Group Environment and Safety Council*1
- Overseas MGC Group:Companies subject to environmental and safety audits
*1 MGC Group Environment and Safety Council:
MGC Group companies in Japan that manufacture and process chemical substances and resins as raw materials, those that engage in the business of transporting or storing chemical substances, and MCG undertake environmental and safety activities in accordance with Responsible Care through the MGC Group Environment and Safety Council.
The Council holds the MGC Group Environment and Safety Council Meeting twice each year to raise the levels of environmental and safety measures by developing annual plans for the environmental and safety activities of each company, conducting PDCA on the results, and reporting on and exchanging information concerning the status of accidents and disaster and other topics.
Tabulation Period for this Report
The tabulation periods for this report are as follows.
| Designation | Scope |
|---|---|
| MGC (Non-consolidated) | April – Following March (expressed as fiscal year) |
| Consolidated subsidiaries | For Japan, April to the following March; for overseas, January to December |
** In the stacked bar chart, figures tabulated by calendar year are accumulated directly on the fiscal year graph.