Responding to Climate Change
Of global environmental issues, climate change is of increasingly higher significance, and the TIS INTEC Group is responding from two angles, working to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from business activities and promoting measures to address climate change through business activities.
TIS INTEC Group's Carbon Neutrality Declaration
The TIS INTEC Group aims to achieve carbon neutrality for its own greenhouse gas emissions by fiscal 2041, ending March 31, 2041, and net zero greenhouse gas emissions across its entire value chain by fiscal 2051, ending March 31, 2051.
Targets
- Own greenhouse gas emissions:
Achieve carbon neutrality (Scope 1 and 2) by fiscal 2041, ending March 31, 2041. - Greenhouse gas emissions across entire value chain:
Achieve net zero emissions (Scope 1, 2, and 3) by fiscal 2051, ending March 31, 2051.
Previously, we targeted a 27.5% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from our business activities by fiscal 2031, ending March 31, 2031 (compared with fiscal 2020, ended March 31, 2020). This target received SBT certification from the Science Based Targets initiative as being consistent with the achievement level set under the Paris Agreement and is well below the 2˚C target.
This time, seeking to fast-track the Group's action plan to achieve carbon neutrality, we have obtained SBT 1.5˚C certification while forging ahead with efforts to achieve the 1.5˚C target of the Paris Agreement.
Initiatives to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions at Data Centers
The Group operates a data center business. This business accounts for more than 60% of the Group's greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (Scope 1 and 2).
We are promoting enhanced energy efficiency and conservation through appropriate air conditioning management, as well as the renewal and improvement of equipment and facilities, while also promoting the adoption of renewable energy.
At the Group's four main data centers (Tokyo No. 4 DC, Osaka No. 2 Data Center, Osaka No. 3 Data Center, and Osaka No. 4 Data Center), all electricity used has been switched to renewable energy sources, contributing to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions (Scope 1 and 2) across the Group for the fiscal year ending March 2025.
In light of future changes in the market environment, including social conditions, government policies, and electric power company trends, we will purchase energy with less environmental impact at stable and appropriate prices. Our aim is to achieve carbon neutrality while operating clean data centers with reduced environmental impact.
In addition to these initiatives, we will install natural lighting, small-scale solar power generation systems, and rooftop greening at our data centers.
Initiatives to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions at Offices
We are consolidating Group offices within each region and actively promoting the use of renewable energy at each location.
We have already begun using renewable energy at our head offices in Tokyo, Nagoya, and Osaka, as well as at the Toyosu Office, and we plan to gradually expand these efforts to other offices.
In addition, we will step up measures to save energy consumption at our offices, including by setting optimal air conditioning temperatures and having lights turn off automatically.
Targets and Results of GHG reduction in Scope1 and 2
※1 The reason for the increase in Scope 1 + 2 emissions in Fiscal2021 compared to the same period last year is due to the addition of data centers to be included in the calculation.
※2 Scope of data collection:
・After fiscal 2025 ：TIS INTEC Group (consolidated basis)
・Before fiscal 2024：TIS, INTEC, AGREX, QUALICA, AJS, TIS Solution Link, TIS System, TIS Tohoku, TIS Nagano, TIS West Japan, TIS Hokkaido, TIS Business Service (Company name have changed from TIS Total Services in April 2022), SorunPure, Chuo system(to November 2021), NEOAXIS (to March 2021), MFEC Public(from April 2022), Business Application(from April, 2022), Motif Technology Public(from April 2022), Hongson(from April 2022), MISO Digital(from April 2022 ), Prain Fintech(from April, 2022), Msyne Innovations(from April, 2022), Playtorium Solutions(from April 2022), and Data Café(from April, 2022 to June, 2022)