Press release
- LIMEX
Aiming to reduce greenhouse gases such as CO2 in TBM and Scope 3, real-time understanding of CO2 emissions during domestic transportation of the new material LIMEX
-Introduction of Raksul's "Hacobell Connect CO2 Calculation Support Service"-
TBM Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, CEO: Nobuyoshi Yamasaki, hereinafter referred to as TBM) is provided by Raksul Inc. (Headquarters: Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, President and CEO: Kyosetsu Matsumoto, hereinafter referred to as Raksul). We are pleased to inform you that we have introduced the "Hacobell Connect CO 2 Calculation Support Service" that automatically calculates and visualizes CO 2 emissions from delivery data.
With the introduction of this service, it will be possible to obtain detailed CO2 emissions in real time during domestic transportation of "LIMEX Pellet" and "LIMEX Sheet", which are mainly made of limestone. In the past, it was said that it would be difficult to understand in detail the amount of CO2 emitted during product transportation and delivery in the logistics flow and to unify the data into refined data. This time, by realizing effective analysis by utilizing the data of this service, TBM is aiming to achieve the ambitious goal of "TBM Pledge 2030" to "realize carbon negative by 2030". We will promote the reduction of greenhouse gases (GHG) such as CO 2 emitted in
Background
The shift to Decarbonization society is accelerating worldwide as a response to worsening climate change. Over 120 countries and regions have agreed to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, and major global companies have also set specific numerical targets for carbon neutrality. Furthermore, amid the recent expansion of ESG investment, there is a growing movement to require companies to measure and report their GHG emissions in the financial sector. In Japan, the government is also considering making it mandatory for companies to disclose climate change risks. Going forward, companies will be required to quantitatively understand and promote the reduction of GHG emissions throughout their supply chains, including their own emissions from business activities (Scope 1 and Scope 2) as well as other indirect emissions (Scope 3).*
*Scope 1: GHG emissions directly from a company (GHG emissions from boilers in the company's factories, etc.) | Scope 2: Indirect emissions from energy sources (GHG emissions associated with energy supplied by other companies, such as electricity, that is consumed by the company) | Scope 3: GHG emissions during the life cycle of a product, such as raw material procurement, distribution, customer use, disposal, and recycling.
Overview
TBM uses LIMEX, a new material made primarily from limestone, as plastic alternative, reducing the amount of petroleum-based plastics used, and as paper alternative, reducing the amount of water and forest resources used.To reduce GHG emissions in the manufacturing process of LIMEX Pellet and LIMEX Sheet, TBM manages GHG emissions from production activities at its factories and, from fiscal 2020, strives to gain a more detailed understanding of GHG emissions (Scope 3) emitted throughout the value chain.
By introducing the newly launched "Hacobell Connect CO2 Calculation Support Service" by Raksul, it is now possible to calculate CO2 emissions during domestic transportation of LIMEX Pellets and LIMEX Sheets in real time, and to compile and analyze data that can be used to reduce GHG emissions in Scope 3.