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Achieving Zero Carbon for a Printing Company is Hard! Why Marushin was still able to achieve this goal at its headquarters office

Japan is "carbon neutral2050In the "Declaration," carbon dioxide (CO2greenhouse gases, including2030By fiscal year2013Compared to fiscal year46Percentage reduction,2050The goal is to achieve zero emissions by 2020. Compared to other industries, the manufacturing industry uses a large amount of energy in its production process.CO2emissions in the industry. Therefore,CO2Only a few companies have achieved carbon zero (carbon neutrality), which means that their emissions are virtually zero. This section describes the current state of decarbonization in the printing industry, our business domain, and how we were able to achieve carbon zero.

Toppan Printing and Dai Nippon Printing are the largest players in the printing industry. Both have group sales of1Toppan Printing is Japan's leading printing company, with a value of more than trillion yen. Toppan Printing is2030As an environmental goal for the fiscal year,Scope1 and2greenhouse gas emissions in the range of2017compared to the fiscal year32.5DNP, on the other hand, has also set a goal of reducing its environmental impact by 20%. Meanwhile, DNP also2030Fiscal Year Target.ScopeIn the range of 1 and 22015compared to the fiscal year40The company is set to reduce the number of employees by 3%. And both companies2050The goal is to reach virtually zero in fiscal year 2012.

Since the size of sales suggests that the largest companies use a vast amount of energy, corporate efforts toCO2There are limits to the amount of reductions that can be achieved through reductions and the use of renewable energy alone, andJ-Achieving carbon zero is not an easy task, since the issue of credit quotas and costs is a major obstacle to offsetting carbon through the use of credits.

On the other hand, for small and medium-sized printing companies, it is difficult to achieve from another perspective. As the printing industry itself is said to be a declining industry due to the declining population, small and medium-sized printing companies have begun to be eliminated. Even if they do not need to invest as much as the major companies, they can make use of renewable energy andJ-Very few small and medium-sized printing companies are able to generate costs that are not directly related to sales, such as credit card purchases.

As you can see, many printers are having difficulty achieving zero carbon, mainly because of the following4There are two possibilities.

1. limited renewable energy supply quotas for electric power companies

2. even if renewable energy can be utilized, electricity costs are relatively high

3. renewable energy100We need to make it a %.J-Credit costs are enormous.

4. cost-effectiveness is uncertain even if zero carbon is achieved

Large printing companies that use vast amounts of energy are 1 and3However, small and medium-sized printers seem to face barriers around 2 and 3. And4It is difficult for any company to calculate the cost-effectiveness of

Among them, there are a few printing companies that have achieved zero carbon emissions, although they are few in number. Kanto2Company and Kansai1Both companies are multibillion-dollar printers and are mainly involved in commercial printing. And the other1The company is Marushin, a seal label and package printing and processing company.

In Marushin,2021年8of the headquarters office in June.Scope1and2The company has achieved zero carbon emissions to the extent of By changing the contract for electricity, which accounts for the majority of energy used at the headquarters, to a renewable energy plan, all electricity usedCO2Zero. In fact, the fact that we were able to receive this renewable energy supply was a major factor in Carbon Zero. This means that we were able to secure a renewable energy quota for the electricity we use. emissions from gasoline (including light oil) and heavy oil and gas, which cannot be reduced by any means.CO2For more information about "Kappa no Mori" in Tanushimaru Property District, Kurume CityJ-credits" are purchased to offset the carbon emissions (carbon offsets), and the head officeCO2emissions were virtually zero.

CO2 emissions at Marushin's head office and business sites

https://www.maru-sin.co.jp/csr/carbonzero/

In conjunction with the achievement of zero carbon emissions at the head office business site,2021年10Since May, we have been working on our own "CO2Zero Printing Mark (Carbon Zero Mark)" has been established and put into operation. Customers can display the Carbon Zero Mark unconditionally on stickers, labels, packages, and other printed materials manufactured at the printing plant located within the head office business unit, and they can also use the Carbon Zero Mark on environmentally friendly products through products displaying the Carbon Zero Mark.PRto be able to do so.

It is a very rare example of a company that manufactures seals, labels, and packaging achieving zero carbon emissions, making it an encouraging partner for companies that want to promote decarbonization and environmental appeal through their product packaging.

Please contact our sales representative for more information about Carbon Zero Mark and environmental materials.