Response to Natural Capital and Biodiversity

We have completed an analysis of each sector’s dependencies on natural capital and their impact in accordance with the LEAP approach^*1 since FY2023 in order to identify relationships between our business and natural capital. In FY2024, we updated the Heat Map of Dependencies and Heat Map of Impacts following the update of ENCORE^*2 data.

As a result of our analyses, we recognize that Public Utilities, Raw Materials, and Food and Beverage sectors have a high degree of dependency and impact on water-related ecosystem services.
We are also conducting research and analyses into water-related risks and countermeasures in business activities of the abovementioned sectors’ value chains.

We will deepen our analyses of nature-related risks and opportunities by utilizing our customers’ disclosed information, and consider specific countermeasures based on those analyses.

1. A systematic evaluation approach for nature-related risks and opportunities. LEAP is comprised of the four phases of Locate, Evaluate, Assess and Prepare.
2. A tool to evaluate dependencies and impacts on nature

Heat Map of Dependencies

Heat Map of Impacts