Helping Resolve Environmental Issues Toward 2050

The world’s population, which was 7.3 billion in 2015, is projected to grow to 9.7 billion by 2050 and to 11.2 billion by 2100.*1
Global GDP is also continuing to expand—led by emerging economies—aggravating a host of environmental problems,including global warming caused by higher CO2 emissions from fossil fuel consumption, the depletion of resources due
to increased demand, and ecosystem destruction. Global-scale efforts are being made to develop approaches that lighten
the burden on the environment so that a prosperous planet can be passed on to future generations.
Hitachi strives to achieve a more sustainable society by addressing environmental problems, which pose a major challenge for society, based on its corporate mission of contributing to society through the development of superior, originaltechnology and products.
*1 According to World Population Prospects: The 2015 Revision, published by the United Nations.

Hitachi’s Environmental Vision
As global warming, resource depletion, ecosystem destruction,and other environmental issues grow more serious, the international community is working together to tackle these problems,

Environmental Vision
Hitachi will resolve environmental issues andsuch as by adopting the Paris Agreement that includes a target

achieve both a higher quality of life and a sustainable

to keep global warming to below 2°C. From an environmental-society through its Social Innovation Business inmanagement perspective, Hitachi, which promotes the Social

collaborative creation with its stakeholders.

Innovation Business, has established the Environmental Visionand defined the kind of society we envision in the long term incontributing to the resolution of global environmental issues.

Long-Term Environmental Targets:
Hitachi Environmental Innovation 2050
Our Environmental Vision envisions a low-carbon society; aresource efficient society; a harmonized society with nature. Toachieve such a sustainable society, we have newly established aset of long-term environmental targets called Hitachi
Environmental Innovation 2050.
To create a low-carbon society, we aim to achieve 80% reduc-Hitachi Environmental Innovation 2050
Low-Carbon Society• Achieve 50% reductions
in CO2 emissions by fiscal 2030
and 80% reductions by fiscal 2050
across the value chain(compared to fiscal 2010)

tions in CO2 emissions by fiscal 2050 across the value chain in linewith ambitious targets set in the Paris Agreement. Toward thatend, we will enhance the efficiency of our products and services,supply low-carbon energy, and develop innovative technologies
and solutions.
To achieve a resource efficient society, we will do our utmost
through our business operations, together with our customers
and society, to help build a society that uses water and other

Resource Efficient Society• Build a society that uses waterand other resources efficiently• Achieve 50% improvement in usage efficiency ofwater and other resources by fiscal 2050
(compared to fiscal 2010 in the Hitachi Group)

resources efficiently. We will also improve our usage efficiency ofwater and other resources in our business operations by 50% by
fiscal 2050.
To achieve a harmonized society with nature, we will strive tominimize Hitachi’s impact on natural capital, which bestows thebenefits of nature on humankind.

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Reducing the Environmental Burden of Our Business Operations (Fiscal 2015 Results)
The Environmental Action Plan for 2013 to 2015 encompassed many themes, such as promoting Eco-Products, reducing CO2 emissions,and using resources efficiently. Three years of improvement activities were concluded in fiscal 2015 with many positive results.
Environmental Action Plan for 2013 to 2015: Achievements
Category
Establish Environmental
Management Systems

Items
Raise the level of environmental
activities

Indicators
GPs (green points) in GREEN 21 Environmental
Activity Evaluation System

Fiscal 2015 targets
640 GPs

Fiscal 2015 results
646 GPs

Ecosystem (biodiversity)preservation

Implementation of ecosystem preservationassessment

Completion of ecosystempreservation assessment

Completed ecosystempreservation assessment

Expand Hitachi Eco-Productlineup

Percentage of Hitachi Eco-Product sales

90%95%

Number of models in Eco-Products Select program 340 models

409 models

Build Industry’s Most
Advanced Factories andOffices

Promote Eco-Factories & Offices
Select certification

Eco-Factories & Offices Select certification

Average of at least 1 certification per in-house or Group
company

New certifications: 15
Renewed certifications: 58
Total: 73

Prevent Global Warming

Reduce energy use per unit

Reduction in energy use per unit (base: FY 2005,global)

15%

16%

Promote Eco-Products

For details about initiatives to address major indicators other than those above, please refer to the CSR section of our website.

Calculation of GHG Emissions Throughout
the Value Chain

Global Warming Countermeasuresin Factories and Offices

We calculate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions throughout theWe are promoting ways to use energy more efficiently andentire value chain to more effectively reduce these emissions. As

reduce GHG emissions during production and transportation, inover 90% of emissions come from use of the products we haveboth manufacturing and nonmanufacturing divisions, to help

sold, we are working to reduce emissions by developing Eco-prevent global warming.

Products that meet environmentally conscious criteria throughout
their life cycle.

We are working to reduce the energy use per unit as one way
to use energy more efficiently. In fiscal 2015, we achieved a
reduction of 16% (from fiscal 2005, the base year), surpassing

GHG Emissions Throughout the Hitachi Value Chain

the target of 15%. We are systematically working to improve theProcurement of Raw Materials and Parts 3.2%

energy efficiency of individual lighting equipment and facilities byinstalling high-efficiency equipment and devices, from LED light-Use 94.6%
Transportation 0.1%
Production 2.0%

Disposal and Recycling 0.1%

ing to inverter air conditioners. In pursuit of more efficientenergy use, moreover, we are actively harnessing the control
technologies and IT systems that are our forte to conserve energy

Increasing the Ratio of Eco-Products

at our factories and offices.

We promote the development of environmentally conscious products

Reduction in Energy Use per Unit

called Eco-Products as part of our initiative to reduce the environmental burden of our products and services as much as possible.
Eco-Products must meet criteria used in the design and devel-

From base year

opment stages, when we evaluate the extent to which their envi-

16%reductionronmental burden can be reduced. Until fiscal 2015, we promoted
the development of Eco-Products by setting targets for raising theEco-Product sales ratio, a figure measuring Eco-Product sales
against total product sales. In fiscal 2016, we will launch new• FY2005 (base year)• FY2015

initiatives with the aim of helping to resolve environmental issues

Energy used 1,746 ML

Energy used 1,581 ML

by developing and expanding the use of products and services

Activity amount*with high environmental value.
[Key Indicators] Eco-Product Sales Ratio (Please refer to page 55.)

=100%

Activity amount= 84%* A value closely related to the emission factor numerators (environmental burden) ofenergy use from business activities (for example, production quantity, output, building
floor space, and number of employees).

[Key Indicators] CO2 Emissions (Please refer to page 55.)

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