Office Activities

All employees at ITOCHU Corporation always do their best to reduce environmental impacts not only when conducting business, but also in their office activities. We tackle environmental conservation initiatives that are achievable in our immediate surroundings by conserving energy at our offices and recycling waste. The following outline some examples of those efforts:

Participation in “Challenge 25 Campaign”

ITOCHU Corporation is a participant in the national “Challenge 25 Campaign^(*)” to mitigate global warming. This campaign includes such initiatives as adjusting the air conditioning temperatures during the summer and winter, turning off lights when they are not needed, and setting computers to a "hibernation" mode when away from the desk for extended periods. It also encourages the separation of trash inside the office and promotes recycling.
As a result, all employees act to protect the environment starting with the little things around them every day.

*The name was changed in January 2010 from “Team Minus 6%” to “Challenge 25 Campaign”

Environmental Performance

Electricity Consumption

The table below shows the total electricity consumption in the Tokyo Headquarters from FY2009 to 2011. We implemented energy-saving measures such as the installation of inverters for the heating, cooling and ventilation systems, and promoted individual involvement in turning off lights and office equipment when not in use.

(Unit:Thousand kWh)
	FY2009	FY2010	FY2011
Tokyo headquarters	13,253	13,493	13,111
Osaka headquarters	1,399	1,858	1,750
Branches in Japan	592	4,274	4,483
Business facilities in Japan	-	4,274	4,483
Total	15,244	19,625	19,344

The scope of the data has been in compliance with the Act on the Rational Use of Energy in Japan since FY2010.
(It covers all headquarters, branches and business facilities except dwellings which ITOCHU Corporation owns or rents.)

CO₂ Emissions from all Headquarters, Branches and Business Facilities

(Unit:t-CO₂)
	FY2009	FY2010	FY2011
Tokyo headquarters	7,540	7,642	7,211
Osaka headquarters	497	784	647
Branches in Japan	287	1,792	1,647
Business facilities in Japan	-	1,792	1,647
Total	8,324	10,218	9,505

The scope of the data has been in compliance with the Act on the Rational Use of Energy in Japan since FY2010.
(It covers all headquarters, branches and business facilities except dwellings which ITOCHU Corporation owns or rents.)

CO₂ Emissions from Distribution

The table below shows the CO₂ emissions generated by distribution from FY2009 to 2011. We have been trying to reduce environmental load entailed by distribution by means such as promoting modal shift from vehicles to cargo vessels, requiring distribution companies to improve their transport efficiency, and encouraging the use of energy-saving vehicles.

(Unit:t-CO₂)
	FY2009	FY2010	FY2011
Distribution factors	21,615	26,803	30,327

The data collected in compliance with the Act on the Rational Use of Energy in Japan which covers domestic transport where ITOCHU Corporation is the consignor.

Total Waste Volume

The table below shows the total waste volume generated in Tokyo headquarters from FY2009 to 2011. We have been promoting waste segregation.

	FY2009	FY2010	FY2011
Total waste volume (Unit: t)	1,013	1,074	1,049
Recycling rate (%)	89.5	90.1	89.3

Paper Consumption (Copy paper)

The table below shows the paper consumption in Tokyo headquarters from FY2009 to 2011. We have been promoting the reduction of paper consumption by means such as encouraging paperless activities and stopping the unnecessary use of paper.

(Unit:Thousand sheets)
	FY2009	FY2010	FY2011
Paper Consumption (Copy paper)	41,389	38,175	36,558

Water Consumption

The table below shows the amount of water usage in Tokyo Headquarters from FY2009 to 2011.

(Unit:m³)
	FY2009	FY2010	FY2011
City water usage	52,567	46,532	41,860
Gray water production	37,330	33,553	31,577

The scope of the data

(○:in scope of aggregation)
	Electricity Consumption	CO₂ Emissions from all headquarters, branches and business facilities in Japan	Total Waste Volume	Paper Consumption	Water Consumption
Tokyo headquarters	○	○	○	○	○
Osaka headquarters	○	○	-	-	-
Branches in Japan	○	○	-	-	-
Business facilities in Japan	○	○	-	-	-

* The data of business facilities in Japan has been collected since FY2010.(FY2010:18 business facilities, FY2011:16 business facilities)

Environmental Conservation at the Tokyo Headquarters Building

Solar power generation

We installed solar panels on the roofs of our TOKYO headquarters and the adjacent CI Plaza. It has started to generate electricity since March 2010. The capacity of generation for solar panels is total 100kw which is equivalent to prevailing 30 detached houses (approximately 3.0kw per detached house). We make use of all clean energy generated solar power in our TOKYO headquarters and it regards as electric energy (Maximum power generation at moment) covered 3.5 floors lighting.

Effective Use of Water Resources

Since the treatment facilities for recovered water (gray water, rainwater and spring water) were installed when the Tokyo Headquarters was built in 1980, recovered water have been effectively utilized to flush the toilets.
The change on amount of securing gray water may be caused by the rainfall every year so that city water usage tends to increase when the rainfall is a little.
Therefore, we take care of saving water to install the devise for economize hand washing water and flushing in toilets.

Tokyo Metropolitan Government Program to prevent Global Warming

ITOCHU Corporation submitted the Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Plan for FY2006 to 2010 to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, in accordance with their Ordinance on Environmental Conservation. In the plan, we committed to reduce CO₂ emissions in the Tokyo Headquarters by 4.1%, compared to the benchmark (the average of annual CO₂ emissions from FY2003 to 2005), during the period between FY2006 and FY2010 ITOCHU emitted 7,549 tons of CO₂ in FY2010 with the reduction rate 18%, compared to the amount of the benchmark.

Those below submitted to Tokyo Metropolitan Government are available in Japanese.

* The plan submitted to Tokyo Metropolitan Government for greenhouse gas emission reduction includes not only the Tokyo Headquarters, but also the adjacent commercial facility, “CI PLAZA”.

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