Press release
- LIMEX
Hacobell and TBM Win 2022 Logistics Awards Special Award
-Efforts to visualize indirect CO2 emissions (Scope 3) in real time have been highly evaluated, promoting decarbonization activities in the logistics industry-
Hacobell Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, President and CEO: Takeshi Hazama, hereinafter "Hacobell") and TBM Co., Ltd., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, CEO: Nobuyoshi Yamasaki, hereinafter "TBM") We are pleased to announce that we have received the “2022 Logistics Grand Prize Special Award” from the Japan Logistics System Association (hereinafter “JILS”).
Details and background of initiatives
In May 2021, the revised Law Concerning the Promotion of Measures to Cope with Global Warming was passed and enacted, and with the enforcement in April 2022, we will announce the greenhouse gas emissions of companies at each business site and make efforts to decarbonize. "Visualization" *1. Requests have also been made for the creation of open data on companies' greenhouse gas emissions information and for the digitization of greenhouse gas emissions reports in principle.has become obligatory
At the same time, for companies listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime, the Corporate Governance Code (Corporate Governance Guidelines) revised in June 2021 complies with the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) of financial authorities in major countries. Disclosure is now required, and many companies are under pressure to visualize their CO₂ emissions.
Against this backdrop, from 2021, Hacobel and TBM will jointly visualize the indirect CO2 emissions (supply chain emissions and Scope 3 *2) generated in the domestic transportation process of LIMEX, a product of TBM. We have moved forward with the project. As a scheme, TBM will define visualization requirements with a view to reducing CO2 emissions, organize data necessary for calculation, operational design, etc., and Hacobell will collect data and tools using the logistics platform "Hacobell Connect". I am developing. As a result of submitting this initiative as a thesis, we received a special prize of the "Logistics Award" sponsored by the Japan Logistics System Association.
In this award, not only is it possible to grasp the amount of CO2 emissions in real time, but by utilizing the data generated from the cooperation with the transportation company by Hacobell Connect, visualization is progressing without additional work. Two points were evaluated for the possibility that carbonization will promote the reduction of emissions.
Through this initiative, we will strongly promote the visualization of indirect CO2 emissions (Scope 3), which is listed as one of the 14 priority areas in the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry's Green Growth Strategy for Carbon Neutrality. We will also support sustainable growth from an environmental perspective.
*1 Based on the Law Concerning the Promotion of Measures to Cope with Global Warming, from April 1, 2006, persons emitting large amounts of greenhouse gases (specified emitters) must calculate their own greenhouse gas emissions and report them to the government. are obligated to do so. In addition, the government is supposed to compile and publish the reported information.
*Source: Ministry of the Environment website “Greenhouse Gas Emissions Calculation, Reporting, and Disclosure System”
*2 Supply chain emissions: Refers to the total emissions of all emissions related to business activities, not just emissions from the business itself. In other words, it is the amount of greenhouse gas emissions generated from the entire series of processes, such as raw material procurement, manufacturing, distribution, sales, and disposal.
Supply chain emissions = Scope 1 emissions + Scope 2 emissions + Scope 3 emissions.
Scope 1: Direct emissions of greenhouse gases by business operators (fuel combustion, industrial processes)
Scope2 : Indirect emissions associated with the use of electricity, heat and steam supplied by other companies
Scope3: Indirect emissions other than Scope1 and Scope2 (emissions from other companies related to business activities)
*Source: Ministry of the Environment website “For those who start calculating supply chain emissions”
Award summary
・Award category: Logistics Grand Prize Special Award
・ Target companies: Hacobell Co., Ltd. / TBM Co., Ltd. Co., Ltd.
・Theme: Realization of a real-time visualization system for indirect CO2 emissions (Scope 3) -Efforts to visualize CO2 emissions without imposing a workload-
・Reason for award:
Demands for business activities that consider the environment, society, and sustainability, such as ESG management and SDGs, are increasing, and individual and specific measures are required to reduce CO2 emissions throughout the supply chain. . On the other hand, when it comes to reducing CO2 emissions, it is not uncommon to find it difficult to even grasp and visualize the emissions themselves. Against this background, in order to promote the reduction of CO2 emissions not only in our company but also in the entire supply chain, including the indirect emissions of our partner companies, we will utilize the data on each company's vehicle allocation management system and Visualization is realized in a board format. In addition to being able to grasp the situation in real time, the fact that it is realized without additional work by utilizing conventionally exchanged data, and furthermore, the visualization and sharing of the situation promotes further reduction of emissions. was evaluated for its potential to spread and expand.
Comment Nobuyoshi Yamasaki CEO of TBM Co., Ltd., Ltd.
I am very honored to receive this prestigious award. Aiming to contribute to the resolution of social issues on a global scale, we have been promoting the development and production of LIMEX, a new eco-friendly material that we have been working on since our founding, and the business of promoting material circulation, which we have been focusing on in recent years. In August 2021, on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of our founding, we set an ambitious goal of "realizing carbon negative by 2030" as "TBM Pledge 2030". As we promote our business, we consider greenhouse gas emissions to be an important issue, which led us to this initiative with Hacobel. We believe that the real-time visualization of CO2 emissions from transportation will greatly contribute to the development of an environment for reducing CO2 emissions throughout the value chain. We will continue to promote activities to realize a decarbonized society and aim to realize a “Sustainability Revolution”.
Comment from Takeshi Hazama, President and CEO of Hacobell Co., Ltd.
The distribution platform "Hacobell" aims to provide a total solution for transportation and delivery, and provides a matching business that supports everything from the last mile to intercity trunk transportation, and software for optimizing and managing shipping plans for shipper companies. We are developing a SaaS business that provides. While many shippers are using "Hacobell Connect" to manage their logistics operations, many companies strongly feel the need to work on decarbonization, but they are struggling to understand their CO2 emissions. I noticed. The “CO2 calculation support service” was born from the discovery of this problem. This time, we are very happy that our efforts with TBM Co., Ltd., Ltd., which used this function early on, were highly evaluated. The world's perception of climate change issues has changed rapidly over the past few years, and we are now at a point where we must make major changes in corporate behavior. Hacobel will continue to make efforts to realize green logistics that contribute to a sustainable society.