The Hitachi Group’s Growth Strategy

Environmental Vision and the Decarbonization Business
The Environmental Vision and Hitachi
Environmental Innovation 2050
As climate change, resource depletion, ecosystem destruction, andother environmental issues grow more serious, the responsibilities andThe aim of Hitachi’s environmental management

contributions of companies are growing, given the increasing demands
and expectations for reductions in the environmental burden of theirbusiness activities.
In response to global demands for a reduced environmental burden,
we created a management strategy called the Environmental Vision,which declares, “Hitachi will resolve environmental issues and achieveboth a higher quality of life and a sustainable society through its Social
Innovation Business in collaborative creation with its stakeholders.” We
aim to achieve a low-carbon society, a resource efficient society, and aharmonized society with nature in accordance with this Vision. To
guide our efforts toward 2030 and 2050, in September 2016 weestablished long-term environmental targets called Hitachi
Environmental Innovation 2050. To achieve these long-term goals, wehave been updating our Environmental Action Plan every three years.
We are strengthening and promoting our environmental activities underthe Environmental Action Plan for 2021 (covering fiscal 2019–21),
created in line with the 2021 Mid-term Management Plan.
Hitachi’s Environmental Vision
http://www.hitachi.com/environment/vision/index.html

Efforts to Achieve a Low-Carbon Society
Hitachi Environmental Innovation 2050 sets targets for reducing CO2

Carbon Pricing (HICP) framework in fiscal 2018 to provide incentives

emissions to help the world meet the challenge of climate change. Infor raising production efficiency at factories and offices and making

line with a scenario to keep the increase in global temperatures below

energy-saving investments. And we are taking a variety of steps to2°C, we have established reduction targets of 50% by fiscal 2030 and

accelerate the shift to renewable energy sources at our business sites

80% by fiscal 2050 (compared to fiscal 2010 levels) throughout theboth in and outside Japan.

value chain.
Approximately 90% of the value-chain emissions of our products andchange on corporate operations, in June 2018 we announced ourservices—from the procurement of raw materials and parts to

support for the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related

production, transportation, use, disposal, and recycling—result from

Financial Disclosures (TCFD). We are actively disclosing climate-related

the use of our products and services after they were sold. For thisinformation in accordance with these recommendations and conducting

reason, reducing CO2 emissions during the stage of use is crucial todialogues with investors.

reducing emissions across the value chain.
We will further enhance the energy efficiency of our products andservices to reduce CO2 emissions during their use. We will also seek toexpand our decarbonization business, utilizing IT and other innovativetechnologies to offer system solutions that collectively contribute todecarbonization.
We are advancing reduction measures for CO2 emissions during
production and other stages as well, introducing the Hitachi Internal

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In light of heightening investor interest in the financial impact of climate

Hitachi Integrated Report 2019

Expanding the Decarbonization Business to Address Climate Change
To help build a sustainable society through the Social Innovation

In the industry sector, along with improving the overall efficiency ofBusiness, the 2021 Mid-term Management Plan cites the goal ofclients’ factories through the provision of high-efficiency industrial

simultaneously increasing social, environmental, and economic value

products, we are using IoT and AI to optimize entire factory operations

for our customers by supplying solutions in the five sectors of IT,

and helping our customers reduce their CO2 emissions.

energy, industry, mobility, and smart life. It also sets a reduction target

In the mobility sector, we are promoting energy savings by makingof more than 20% for our value-chain CO2 emissions by fiscal 2021

trains lighter and introducing operating systems that use cutting-edge

compared to fiscal 2010.

IT technologies to improve overall efficiency.

We are utilizing Lumada to expand our decarbonization business.

For smart life solutions, we are providing clean-energy vehicles,

Through collaborative creation, we will help the world mitigate andsmart home appliances, and other highly efficient, energy-saving

adapt to climate change.

products and services to make people’s lives safer, more convenient,In the IT sector, we are contributing to building a low-carbon society

and comfortable by improving connectivity through the use of IT. In

by transforming social systems and lifestyles by providing innovative

addition, we are working with our business partners to build smart

digital solutions.

cities and smart mobility systems that bring those technologies

With regard to energy, we are contributing to CO 2 emission
reductions through the provision of power generation systems using

together, thereby helping to create decarbonized cities that improve
the lives of all residents.

non-fossil energy, such as renewable energy and nuclear power, andcreating smart grids that transmit and distribute power efficiently andstably and can optimize local supply and demand.

Decarbonization Business: A Hitachi Focus

ITsolutions
Finance and publicoriented solutions• Promoting digital solutions

Data center• Developing smart datacenters

Servers/storage• Enhancing energy-savingfeatures of servers andstorage

Energysolutions
Power grid solutions• Enhancing efficiency ofpower transmission/distribution

Industrysolutions
Smart logistics• Improving energy-savingfeatures through fully ITenhanced logistics

Energy management

Factory automation• Advancing smart energy
management to reduce
peak electricity demand• Enhancing energy
efficiency through shorter
lead times

Power generation

Water business• Promoting power
generation systems using
wind and other non-fossil
energy sources• Enhancing efficiency ofwater and sewage systems

Industrial products• Enhancing efficiency ofindustrial products

Mobility
solutions
Railways• Enhancing energy-savingfeatures of rolling stock• Developing smart operating
systems

Elevators• Enhancing energy-savingfeatures of elevatorsand escalators throughreplacement• Enhancing energy
efficiency through totalbuilding solutions

Smart Lifesolutions
Smart cities• Reducing CO2 throughcomprehensive urban
energy management
solutions

Vehicle electrification• Promoting electrification
through electric powertrainsystems

Home appliances• Enhancing energy
efficiency of home
appliances• Promoting connected
home appliances

Smart therapies• Enhancing energy-savingfeatures of medical devices

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