Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions
GHG emissions (Scope 1, 2, and 3)*1(48 companies in the Cosmo Energy Group)*2
| Unit | FY2013 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 | Third Party Verified | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scope 1 emissions | CO2 emissions*2 | 1,000 tCO2e | - | 7,660 | 7,277 | 6,872 | 6,147 | 6,722 | ✓ |
| GHG emissions excluding CO2*3 | 1,000 tCO2e | - | 23 | 22 | 26 | 23 | 26 | ✓ | |
| (Breakdown) CH4 | 1,000 tCO2e | - | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | ✓ | |
| N2O | 1,000 tCO2e | - | 19 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 22 | ✓ | |
| Total | 1,000 tCO2e | 7,764 | 7,684 | 7,299 | 6,899 | 6,170 | 6,749 | ✓ | |
| Scope 2 emissions*4 | Purchased electricity | 1,000 tCO2e | - | 173 | 192 | 169 | 189 | 194 | |
| Purchased steam | 1,000 tCO2e | - | 62 | 52 | 57 | 66 | 65 | ||
| Total | 1,000 tCO2e | 320 | 235 | 244 | 226 | 256 | 258 | ✓ | |
| Scope 1&2 emissions total | 1,000 tCO2e | 8,064 | 7,918 | 7,545 | 7,125 | 6,426 | 7,007 | ✓ | |
| Scope 3 emissions | Unit | FY2013 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 | Third Party Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| category 1 Purchased goods and services | 1,000 tCO2e | - | - | 10,306 | 13,534 | 13,258 | 13,228 | ✓ |
| category 2 Capital goods | 1,000 tCO2e | - | - | 268 | 224 | 185 | 251 | ✓ |
| category 3 Fuel- and energy-related activities | 1,000 tCO2e | - | - | 476 | 623 | 588 | 987 | ✓ |
| category 4 Upstream transportation and distribution*2 | 1,000 tCO2e | - | - | 297 | 322 | 321 | 328 | ✓ |
| category 5 Waste generated in operations | 1,000 tCO2e | - | - | 25 | 39 | 44 | 46 | ✓ |
| category 6 Business travel | 1,000 tCO2e | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ✓ |
| category 7 Employee commuting | 1,000 tCO2e | - | - | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | ✓ |
| category 8 Upstream leased assets*5 | 1,000 tCO2e | |||||||
| category 9 Downstream transportation and distribution | 1,000 tCO2e | - | - | 86 | 75 | 142 | 270 | ✓ |
| category 10 Processing of sold products*5 | 1,000 tCO2e | |||||||
| category 11 Use of sold products | 1,000 tCO2e | - | 54,859 | 57,979 | 56,655 | 55,542 | 55,512 | ✓ |
| category 12 End-of-life treatment of sold products | 1,000 tCO2e | - | - | 3,803 | 4,349 | 4,176 | 4,402 | ✓ |
| category 13 Downstream leased assets | 1,000 tCO2e | - | - | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | ✓ |
| category 14 Franchises*5 | 1,000 tCO2e | |||||||
| category 15 Investments | 1,000 tCO2e | - | - | - | 1,199 | 783 | 378 | ✓ |
| Total | 81,970 | - | 73,257 | 77,034 | 75,054 | 75,420 | ✓ | |
*1. The following databases were used to calculate GHG emissions by scope
- Calculating and Reporting Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Ministry of the Environment)
- LCI Database IDEA version 3.5.1 (IDEA Lab, Research Institute of Science for Safety and Sustainability, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology)
- Emissions Intensity Database for Calculating an Organization's Greenhouse Gas Emissions Throughout its Supply Chain ver3.6 (Ministry of the Environment)
*2. Scope of data coverage: Cosmo Energy Holdings and its 47 consolidated companies(including Cosmo Oil, Cosmo Oil Marketing, Cosmo Energy Exploration & Production, Maruzen Petrochemical, as well as subsidiaries).
We have reviewed the eligible facilities and calculated the amounts retroactively for fiscal years 2021, 2022, 2023and 2024.
*3. Reported values according to the Act on Promotion of Global Warming Countermeasures, Aggregate values for CH4 and N2O (HFCs, PFCs, etc. are excluded due to small amounts)
*4. Calculated value of market-base
*5. ー:Categories 8, 10, and 14 have been excluded because they are not applicable or no applicable items were identified.
Scope 1&2 emissions intensity
| Unit | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 | Third Party Verified | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GHG emissions per unit of consolidated net sales | tCO2e/million yen | 3.24 | 2.70 | 2.61 | 2.29 | 2.62 | ||
| Consolidated net sales | 1 million yen | 2,440,452 | 2,791,872 | 2,729,570 | 2,799,947 | 2,677,582 | ||
| GHG emissions per unit of energy consumption | tCO2e/1,000kL-crude oil | 2.47 | 2.42 | 2.47 | 2.40 | 2.44 | ||
| Energy consumption(Crude oil equivalent) | 1,000kL-cude oil | 3,212 | 3,117 | 2,885 | 2,679 | 2,871 | ✓ | |
| refineries | GHG emission intensity | kgCO2e/1,000kL | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | ✓ |
| GHG emissions | 1,000 tCO2e | 4,138 | 4,153 | 3,780 | 3,809 | 3,958 | ✓ | |
Scope 3 (Category 11_Use of sold products) CO2 emissions intensity
| Unit | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 | Third Party Verified | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO2 emissions from the use of sold products per unit of consolidated net sales | tCO2e/million yen | 22.48 | 20.77 | 20.76 | 19.84 | 20.73 | |
| CO2 emissions from the use of sold products | 1,000tCO2e | 54,859 | 57,979 | 56,655 | 55,542 | 55,512 | ✓ |
CO2 Contribution to reduction
| Unit | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 | Third Party Verified | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO2 Reduction Contribution from the Sale of Renewable Energy*6 | 1,000 tCO2e | 269 | 244 | 276 | 249 | 407 | |
| CO2 Reduction Contribution from the Sale of Biofuels*7 | 1,000 tCO2e | 165 | 193 | 207 | 219 | 231 | |
| Total | 434 | 437 | 483 | 469 | 637 |
*6. Calculating the CO2 reduction contribution based on actual renewable energy sales volume
*7. Calculating the CO2 reduction contribution based on actual sales volumes of Bio-ETBE-blended gasoline and SAF
Energy consumption
Energy usage
| Unit | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 | Third Party Verified | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petroleum refining business | TJ | 73,544 | 71,652 | 66,218 | 61,618 | 68,796 | |
| Petrochemical business | TJ | 44,380 | 43,485 | 39,985 | 36,175 | 36,387 | |
| Others (oil E&P/sales/office) | TJ | 6,569 | 5,682 | 5,634 | 6,035 | 6,090 | |
| Group total(Heat quantity equivalent) | TJ | 124,493 | 120,819 | 111,837 | 103,828 | 111,273 | ✓ |
Energy usage in manufacturing operations, and energy consumption intensity
| Unit | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 | Third Party Verified | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petroleum refining business (including storage and research centers) | Fuel | 1,000 kL crude oil | 1,791 | 1,720 | 1,626 | 1,641 | 1,835 | |
| Electricity | 1,000 kWh | 313,962 | 413,203 | 299,224 | 357,840 | 321,767 | ||
| Steam | GJ | 524,564 | 523,494 | 556,963 | 615,972 | 613,578 | ||
| Petrochemical business (including research centers) | Fuel | 1,000 kL crude oil | 1,113 | 1,060 | 1,009 | 908 | 911 | |
| Electricity | 1,000 kWh | 58,006 | 72,584 | 63,923 | 50,957 | 63,117 | ||
| Steam | GJ | 350,307 | 362,611 | 332,590 | 572,456 | 540,704 | ||
| Sales | Electricity | 1,000 kWh | 42,084 | 41,657 | 40,066 | 38,921 | 36,281 | |
| Office and Other | Electricity | 1,000 kWh | 2,134 | 4,895 | 5,524 | 5,234 | 5,429 | |
| Total purchased electricity amount | Electricity | 1,000 kWh | 416,186 | 532,339 | 408,737 | 452,952 | 426,595 | |
| Renewable energy portion | 1,000 kWh | 7,570 | 38,968 | 38,632 | 40,291 | 40,402 | ||
| Energy consumption intensity (petroleum refining)*8 | L/kL | 9.21 | 9.17 | 9.03 | 9.10 | 9.13 | ✓ | |
| Energy consumption (petroleum refining) | 1,000 kL crude oil | 1,616 | 1,621 | 1,451 | 1,480 | 1,542 | ✓ | |
*8. Energy consumption intensity = Energy consumption (crude oil equivalent) / Crude oil equivalent processing amount
Energy consumption intensity in transport operations (petroleum business)
| Unit | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 | Third Party Verified | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coastal tankers*9, 10 | L / thousand t-km | 12 | 11.94 | 13.64 | 13.96 | 14.12 | ✓ |
| Tank trucks*10 | L / thousand t-km | 35.38 | 35.62 | 36.44 | 35.82 | 35.53 | ✓ |
*9. Review of the coverage of coastal tankers and retroactively counted for FY2024.
*10. Energy consumption intensity = Energy consumption (crude oil equivalent) / Transport t-km
Office energy consumption*11
| Unit | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 | Third Party Verified | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cosmo Energy Holdings and 3 core operating companies*12 | 1,000 kWh | 920 | 959 | 822 | 825 | 719 | |
| Group companies | 1,000 kWh | 1,214 | 3,936 | 4,702 | 4,409 | 4,711 | |
| Cosmo Energy Group total | 1,000 kWh | 2,134 | 4,895 | 5,524 | 5,234 | 5,429 |
*11. Cosmo Energy Group companies: 48 companies in total.
*12. 3 core operating companies: Cosmo Oil, Cosmo Oil Marketing, and Cosmo Energy Exploration & Production
Environmentally hazardous substances
Air pollutant emissions
| Unit | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 | Third Party Verified | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petroleum refining | Sulfur oxides (SOx) | t | 3,583 | 3,196 | 3,165 | 3,491 | 3,512 | ✓ |
| Nitrogen oxides (NOx) | t | 2,520 | 2,300 | 2,336 | 2,131 | 2,333 | ✓ | |
| Petrochemicals | Sulfur oxides (SOx) | t | 604 | 597 | 582 | 558 | 322 | ✓ |
| Nitrogen oxides (NOx) | t | 889 | 774 | 790 | 737 | 822 | ✓ | |
| Volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions | t | 2,620 | 2,625 | 2,604 | 2,599 | 2,595 | ||
Air pollution emission intensity (refineries)
| Unit | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 | Third Party Verified | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOx emissions intensity*13 | g/kL | 20.2 | 17.9 | 19.5 | 21.4 | 20.6 | ✓ |
| Annual sulfur oxide (SOx) emissions | t | 3,537 | 3,161 | 3,127 | 3,479 | 3,480 | ✓ |
| NOx emissions intensity*13 | g/kL | 13.8 | 12.6 | 14.0 | 12.9 | 13.3 | ✓ |
| Annual sulfur oxide (NOx) emissions | t | 2,416 | 2,223 | 2,244 | 2,099 | 2,254 | ✓ |
*13. Emission intensity= Annual emissions / Crude oil equivalent processing amount
Chemical substances released and transferred (PRTR designated substances)
| Unit | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 | Third Party Verified | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petroleum refining | Atmospheric emissions | t | 120 | 123 | 132 | 140 | 121 | |
| Wastewater discharge | t | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 14 | ||
| Soil contaminants | t | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total emissions released | t | 123 | 126 | 134 | 147 | 135 | ✓ | |
| Total emissions transferred | t | 682 | 438 | 535 | 262 | 696 | ✓ | |
| Total | t | 806 | 565 | 669 | 409 | 831 | ||
| Petrochemicals | Atmospheric emissions | t | 274 | 253 | 302 | 387 | 319 | |
| Wastewater discharge | t | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Soil contaminants | t | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total emissions released | t | 278 | 255 | 303 | 389 | 320 | ✓ | |
| Total emissions transferred | t | 18 | 19 | 36 | 38 | 36 | ✓ | |
| Total | t | 296 | 274 | 339 | 426 | 356 | ||
Number of environmental accidents*14
| FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 | Third Party Verified | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of oil spills | 0件 | 0件 | 0件 | 0件 | 0件 | |
| Environmental law violations, fines, and penalties | なし | なし | なし | なし | なし |
*14. In FY2025, no complaints were received through the formal environmental complaint handling channel (and no response measures were taken).
Water resource use and discharge
Water intake, discharge and usage
| Unit | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 | Third Party Verified | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petroleum refining | Industrial water | 1,000 t | 41,186 | 41,243 | 41,033 | 40,027 | 42,045 | ✓ |
| Seawater | 1,000 t | 413,496 | 409,504 | 398,892 | 386,067 | 422,620 | ✓ | |
| Groundwater | 1,000 t | 384 | 284 | 235 | 391 | 422 | ✓ | |
| Municipal water | 1,000 t | 199 | 165 | 179 | 230 | 228 | ✓ | |
| Total intake | 1,000 t | 455,265 | 451,196 | 440,339 | 426,715 | 465,316 | ✓ | |
| Total discharge*15合計 | 1,000 t | 450,372 | 445,532 | 435,144 | 420,909 | 458,886 | ✓ | |
| Total usage | 1,000 t | 4,893 | 5,664 | 5,194 | 5,807 | 6,430 | ||
| Petrochemicals | Industrial water | 1,000 t | 21,679 | 19,856 | 19,214 | 18,157 | 17,694 | ✓ |
| Seawater | 1,000 t | 101,998 | 88,791 | 94,341 | 79,566 | 84,016 | ✓ | |
| Groundwater | 1,000 t | 39 | 34 | 28 | 34 | 46 | ✓ | |
| Municipal water | 1,000 t | 17 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | ✓ | |
| Total intake | 1,000 t | 123,733 | 108,702 | 113,601 | 97,776 | 101,775 | ✓ | |
| Total discharge*15 | 1,000 t | 109,915 | 95,808 | 101,229 | 86,153 | 90,863 | ✓ | |
| Total usage | 1,000 t | 13,818 | 12,893 | 12,372 | 11,623 | 10,912 | ||
| Cosmo Energy Group Total |
Industrial water | 1,000 t | 63,217 | 61,434 | 60,482 | 58,449 | 59,921 | ✓ |
| Seawater | 1,000 t | 515,493 | 498,295 | 493,233 | 468,124 | 509,627 | ✓ | |
| Groundwater | 1,000 t | 452 | 477 | 358 | 435 | 481 | ✓ | |
| Municipal water | 1,000 t | 240 | 241 | 247 | 324 | 314 | ✓ | |
| Total intake | 1,000 t | 579,403 | 560,447 | 554,320 | 527,332 | 570,343 | ✓ | |
| Total discharge*15 | 1,000 t | 560,560 | 541,691 | 536,603 | 508,749 | 551,377 | ✓ | |
| Total usage | 1,000 t | 18,843 | 18,755 | 17,717 | 18,583 | 18,966 | ||
*15. All wastewater is treated and goes to the sea
Wastewater treatment
| Unit | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 | Third Party Verified | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wastewater treatment | Petroleum refining | 1,000 t | 13,176 | 12,722 | 12,897 | 11,873 | 12,289 | |
| Petrochemicals | 1,000 t | 5,664 | 4,968 | 4,649 | 4,529 | 4,678 | ||
| Other(product storage,research centers) | 1,000 t | 325 | 346 | 230 | 1,631 | 1,585 | ||
| Total | 1,000 t | 19,165 | 18,037 | 17,777 | 18,033 | 18,552 | ||
Water pollution loads
| Unit | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 | Third Party Verified | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petroleum refining | COD loads | t | 104.5 | 89.6 | 90.8 | 90.7 | 97.1 | ✓ |
| Nitrogen loads | t | 63.7 | 44.6 | 47.5 | 47.4 | 53.4 | ✓ | |
| Phosphorus loads | t | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | ✓ | |
| Petrochemicals | COD loads | t | 80.3 | 61.5 | 63.0 | 55.8 | 35.5 | ✓ |
| Nitrogen loads | t | 35.7 | 36.3 | 30.0 | 29.2 | 27.4 | ✓ | |
| Phosphorus loads | t | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.2 | ✓ | |
Water pollution load intensity (refinery)
| Unit | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 | Third Party Verified | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COD load intensity*16 | g/kL | 0.59 | 0.51 | 0.56 | 0.56 | 0.57 | ✓ |
| COD Annual load | t | 104.3 | 89.5 | 90.8 | 90.6 | 96.1 | ✓ |
*16. Load intensity= Annual load / Crude oil equivalent processing amount
Resource recycling (waste)
Raw material input
| Unit | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 | Third Party Verified | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petroleum: Crude oil processing | 1,000 kL | 20,098 | 20,596 | 18,568 | 18,632 | 19,221 | |
| Petrochemicals: Total material input | 1,000 kL | 4,357 | 4,040 | 3,617 | 3,235 | 3,214 |
Waste generation and recycling rate
| Unit | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 | Third Party Verified | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petroleum refining | Industrial Waste generated | t | 65,853 | 59,068 | 78,067 | 72,394 | 62,044 | ✓ |
| Waste recycled | t | 24,367 | 17,837 | 28,738 | 23,984 | 24,135 | ✓ | |
| Final disposal amount | t | 15 | 10 | 15 | 79 | 144 | ✓ | |
| Final disposal rate | % | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.11 | 0.23 | ||
| Recycling rate | % | 37.00 | 30.2 | 36.8 | 33.1 | 38.9 | ||
| Petrochemicals | Industrial Waste generated | t | 94,642 | 89,197 | 76,666 | 77,900 | 80,775 | ✓ |
| Waste recycled | t | 25,297 | 15,264 | 9,164 | 12,041 | 8,985 | ✓ | |
| Final disposal amount | t | 274 | 183 | 226 | 292 | 127 | ✓ | |
| Final disposal rate | % | 0.29 | 0.21 | 0.30 | 0.37 | 0.16 | ||
| Recycling rate | % | 26.73 | 17.1 | 12.0 | 15.5 | 11.1 | ||
| Cosmo Energy Group Total |
Industrial Waste generated | t | 161,780 | 149,580 | 155,301 | 159,599 | 145,377 | ✓ |
| Waste recycled | t | 50,790 | 34,259 | 41,816 | 45,221 | 35,646 | ✓ | |
| Final disposal amount | t | 297 | 199 | 309 | 475 | 283 | ✓ | |
| Final disposal rate | % | 0.18% | 0.13 | 0.20 | 0.30 | 0.19 | ||
| Recycling rate | % | 31.4% | 22.9 | 26.9 | 28.3 | 24.5 | ||
Industrial waste from plastic product use
| Industrial waste from plastic product use | Unit | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 | Third Party Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waste (Cosmo Oil) | t | 362 | 258 | 444 | 408 | 383 | |
| Waste (Maruzen Petrochemical)*1 | t | 318 | 223 | 150 | 188 | 170 |
*1.Review the method for calculating the volume of emissions. Retroactively calculate figures for fiscal years 2023 and 2024.