Kyocera Corporation (President: Hideo Tanimoto; "Kyocera") has been recognized for its leadership in corporate transparency and performance on climate change by the global environmental non-profit organization CDP, securing a place on CDP's respected annual 'A' List.
Kyocera's selection for the climate change A List marks its fourth time, followed by selections in 2020, 2021, and 2023.
CDP plays a crucial role in encouraging and guiding companies to prioritize environmental transparency and take action. Each year, CDP uses its independent scoring methodology to evaluate companies' disclosures and strategies on an 8-point scale, from the highest leadership level A and A-, to D and D-. In 2025, CDP scored around 20,000 companies worldwide, with 877 companies--representing the top 4%--selected for the A List.
The Kyocera Group prioritizes responding to climate change alongside its key business challenges, setting long-term environmental goals and implementing various concrete initiatives. Furthermore, we are actively engaged in water resource conservation and earned an "A-" rating in the water security category by CDP.
We will continue to work toward sustainable management as a group, aiming for sustainable development while pursuing both ecology (the environment) and economy (economic efficiency).
■Targets and Achievements Regarding Climate Change
The Kyocera Group is focused on achieving carbon neutrality by fiscal year (FY) 2051. We obtained SBTi 1.5℃ certification*1 in 2022. In FY2025, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions were reduced by 14% compared to FY2020 for Scope 1 and 2*2. Including Scope 3*3, actual emissions were reduced by 26%.
Furthermore, in FY2025, we achieved ahead of schedule our long-term environmental target of increasing renewable energy implementation 20x by FY2031 (from FY2014 levels). In response, we have established a more aggressive new target to increase our renewable energy-derived electricity usage ratio to 60% or more by FY2031 (RE60).
*1 A science-based greenhouse gas reduction target consistent with the international climate goal of limiting global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.
*2 Scope 1: Direct emissions associated with fuel use. Scope 2: Indirect emissions associated with the use of externally purchased electricity or heat.
*3 Scope 3: Indirect emissions other than Scope 1 and 2 (includes raw material procurement, transportation, use, disposal, employee commuting, and business travel).
■Climate Change Measures
＜Governance/Assessment＞
Based on the TCFD (Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures) framework, we are systematically advancing and strengthening our governance, assessment of risks and opportunities through scenario analysis, and integration of these efforts into our business strategy.
＜Energy Conservation Measures＞
We implement energy conservation measures integrated with "production efficiency improvements" and "yield improvements" in our production processes, alongside reducing losses through energy visualization, introducing high-efficiency utility equipment and operational improvements, and utilizing waste heat.
＜Renewable Energy Implementation＞
We are installing solar power generation systems on buildings and parking lot roofs within factory and office premises (on-site), both domestically and internationally. In addition, we have been promoting the use of renewable energy-derived electricity through a self-consignment system*4, which involves building solar power facilities on off-site locations, as well as through PPAs*5 based on renewable energy electricity supply and demand.
*4 A system for supplying electricity generated at company facilities or off-site locations to other company facilities through a power transmission and distribution network of transmission and distribution operators.
*5 Power Purchase Agreement: An electricity purchase contract concluded between a power generation company and a specific consumer.
＜Supply Chain Initiatives＞
To reduce emissions in Category 1 (purchased goods and services), which accounts for the largest share of Scope 3 emissions, we will continue to aim for further reductions by decreasing material purchases through yield improvement and also strengthening collaboration with our suppliers.
About CDP
CDP is a global non-profit that runs the world's only independent environmental disclosure system. As the founder of environmental reporting, CDP partners with leaders in enterprise, capital, policy and science, surfacing the information needed to enable Earth-positive decisions. In 2025, 640 investors with $127 trillion in assets asked CDP to collect data on environmental impacts, risks and opportunities.
