Environmental Data

Climate Change

The amount of CO2 emissions

Total CO₂ emissions（Scope1）
（thousand t-CO₂e）
FY2019 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024 FY2025 FY2026
Japan 73.1 69.9 66.2 58.9 60.0 62.5
Overseas Manufacturing & Sales 24.9 26.9 26.4 26.1 27.3 30.3
Overseas Wholesale 14.8 15.4 15.1 14.9 15.1 14.7
Total 112.8 112.3 107.7 99.9 102.4 107.5
Total CO₂ emissions（Scope2）
（thousand t-CO₂e）
FY2019 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024 FY2025 FY2026
Japan 56.8 40.5 16.3 12.8 11.5 5.9
Overseas Manufacturing & Sales 47.1 36.8 31.1 29.5 26.3 19.5
Overseas Wholesale 12.9 16.6 10.5 7.4 4.4 4.4
Total 116.9 93.8 57.9 49.7 42.1 29.8
Total CO₂ emissions（Scope3）
（thousand t-CO₂e）
FY2019 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024 FY2025 FY2026
Japan 760.9 734.7 794.0 706.6 751.0 869.7
Overseas Manufacturing & Sales 374.9 414.1 415.4 405.3 451.2 466.8
Overseas Wholesale 1,007.0 1,178.7 1,322.6 1,211.5 1,250.4 1,255.7
Total 2,142.8 2,327.4 2,532.0 2,323.4 2,452.7 2,592.2
Scope3 By Category FY2019 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024 FY2025 FY2026
Total 2,142.8 2,327.4 2,532.0 2,323.4 2,452.7 2,592.2
Category 1　Purchased goods and services 1,569.0 1,723.3 1,868.4 1,676.7 1,752.9 1,941.9
Category 2　Capital goods 90.2 78.4 122.2 136.5 147.0 72.4
Category 3　Fuel - and energy-related activities 49.3 51.8 49.3 43.3 44.8 54.6
Category 4　Upstream transportation and distribution 322.4 353.1 371.5 345.5 360.7 367.8
Category 5　Waste generated in operations 5.7 5.6 7.8 7.4 8.3 15.8
Category 6　Business travel 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
Category 7　Employee commuting 2.6 2.8 2.9 2.8 2.9 2.9
Category 8　Upstream leased assets 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.4
Category 9　Downstream transportation and distribution 20.9 23.1 22.5 25.9 27.5 28.3
Category 10　Processing of sold products 46.5 47.1 46.4 44.7 50.7 49.5
Category 11　Use of sold products 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Category 12　End-of-life treatment of sold products 34.8 40.7 39.7 39.2 56.6 57.6
Category 13　Downstream leased assets 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Category 14　Franchises 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Category 15　Investments 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
＊ Scope：Kikkoman Corp. and its consolidated subsidiaries
＊ CO2e：CO2e stands for CO2 equivalent and shows the value of greenhouse gases converted to carbon dioxide.

Verification

For the FY2026 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and environmental information (water usage), we have obtained a third-party verification statement from Japan Management Association Sustainability Center to enhance reliability.

Method of Calculating GHG Emissions

Scope Amount of Activity Intensity
Scope 1
  • Amount of fuel used in factories, offices, logistics, etc.; amount of freon leakage
  • Analysis values at wastewater treatment facilities
  • Amount of soy sauce oil (for boiler fuel)
  • Greenhouse gas emissions accounting and reporting manual (Ver.6.1)
  • Emission factors for fuels reported by countries
Scope 2
  • Amount of electricity purchased in factories, offices, logistics, etc.
  • Amount of purchased steam used in factories
  • Greenhouse gas emissions accounting and reporting manual (Ver.6.1)
  • IEA Emissions Factors - 2025 edition
  • Emission factors reported by countries and electricity providers
Scope 3 Cat 1  Purchased goods and services
  • Amount or value of materials and packaging materials procured
  • Amount or value of wholesale business products procured
  • Amount of outsourcing of manufactured products
  • AIST-IDEA Ver.3.5.1
Cat 2  Capital goods
  • Capital Expenditures
  • Emission Factor Database on Accounting for Greenhouse Gas Emissions Throughout the Supply Chain (Ver. 3.6)
Cat 3  Fuel - and energyrelated activities
  • Energy consumption
  • AIST-IDEA Ver.3.5.1
Cat 4  Upstream transportation and distribution
  • Amount of procured goods; transport distance
  • Transport costs
  • Amount of fuel used in outsourced transport
  • Emission Factor Database on Accounting for Greenhouse Gas Emissions Throughout the Supply Chain (Ver. 3.6)
  • Greenhouse gas emissions accounting and reporting manual (Ver.6.1)
Cat 5  Waste generated in operations
  • Weight of waste treated or disposed
  • AIST-IDEA Ver.3.5.1
  • Emission Factor Database on Accounting for Greenhouse Gas Emissions Throughout the Supply Chain (Ver. 3.6)
Cat 6  Business travel
  • Number of employees
  • Emission Factor Database on Accounting for Greenhouse Gas Emissions Throughout the Supply Chain (Ver. 3.6)
Cat 7  Employee commuting
  • Number of employees
  • Emission Factor Database on Accounting for Greenhouse Gas Emissions Throughout the Supply Chain (Ver. 3.6)
Cat 8  Upstream leased assets
  • Occupied area of office space
  • Emission Factor Database on Accounting for Greenhouse Gas Emissions Throughout the Supply Chain (Ver. 3.6)
Cat 9  Downstream transportation and distribution
  • Amount of products manufactured in factories
  • Amount of products sale wholesale business
  • Emission Factor Database on Accounting for Greenhouse Gas Emissions Throughout the Supply Chain (Ver. 3.6)
Cat 10  Processing of sold products
  • Manufacture of products for processing
  • Emission factor calculated in-house
Cat 11  Use of sold products
N/A
N/A
Cat 12  End-of-life treatment of sold products
  • Weight of packaging materials
  • Emission Factor Database on Accounting for Greenhouse Gas Emissions Throughout the Supply Chain (Ver. 3.6)
  • IDEA v2.3
Cat 13  Downstream leased assets N/A
N/A
Cat 14  Franchises N/A N/A
Cat 15  Investments N/A N/A
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