Planet under Pressure

from its supply chain – by 30 percent
by March 31, 2030, compared to levels
from fiscal year 2013.
In Germany and Austria, the company’s
climate protection strategy also includes
the climate-neutralization of products
through “Product Carbon Footprints.”
Kyocera Germany has been the only
manufacturer to offer all customers only
climate-neutral original toner since 2013.
The hardware has also long since been
made CO 2
-neutral by compensating for
all CO 2
emissions that arise from the
extraction of raw materials, production,
transport, and recycling. In total,
Kyocera has saved well over 260,000
metric tons of CO 2
.
Kyocera offsets this amount by investing
in three international climate protection
projects. All projects have been awarded
the Gold Standard. This guarantees
that not only is a contribution made to
climate protection, but that the living
conditions of people in the regions are
also improved in the long term.
In addition to the cooker project in Kenya,
the Kyocera Print Green program also
promotes the installation of biogas plants
in Nepal, which allow for cooking with
biogas instead of firewood, and the construction
and sale of climate-friendly
solar cookers in Madagascar to counteract
deforestation on the ground.
With ECOSYS technology, Kyocera printers
use toner as their only consumable
– unlike the competition. This is
achieved by using particularly durable
components that remain in the system
throughout the product’s life. The result:
up to 75 percent less waste compared to
other manufacturers.
Our participation in the Alliance for Development and Climate
makes us proud and is an important incentive to continue our
commitment to sustainability.
With our philosophy, we are working to promote our social
commitment, build relationships of mutual trust, and strive for
sustainable growth. At the same time, KYOCERA strives to contribute
to the healthy development of society.
We have been successful with our PRINT GREEN program since 2013.
We are pleased that we have been supporting great climate protection
projects since then and, of course, that our climate-neutral products
are so well received by customers and partners.
Daniela Matysiak, Environmental and CSR Manager
“at KYOCERA Document Solutions Germany
As part of its commitment to climate
protection, Kyocera has made the Corporate
Carbon Footprint 2020 climate
neutral for the German sales company.
To this end, the CO 2
footprint of Kyocera
Document Solutions Deutschland GmbH
was first calculated using the official
guidelines of the “Greenhouse Gas Protocol,”
according to which both direct
and indirect emissions are considered.
In addition to the strategic expansion of
its own commitment to climate protection,
Kyocera is working with other companies,
NGOs, and ministries on various
initiatives to anchor the topic of climate
protection more firmly in German business
and to promote it, for example
in “Business does climate protection”
and in the Alliance for Development
and Climate, which was initiated by the
German Federal Ministry for Economic
Cooperation and Development and focuses
on avoidance, reduction, and compensation.
In the “Business does climate
protection” dialogue forum, Kyocera is
working with other German companies
to develop solutions and guidelines as
well as offer support to further promote
climate awareness and sustainability in
German companies.
Kyocera is also involved in environmental
and species protection. To this end,
the document management provider
is cooperating with the Beefuture bee
initiative and is giving three colonies at
its Meerbusch site a new home. This is
because about half of the bee species that
live in Germany are threatened. More
than 80 percent of the native flowering
plants depend on the pollination of bees.
The consequences for the ecosystem
would be devastating. Sustainability
has always played a major role in the
Kyocera Group.
For more than 30 years, the company has
been a partner of Deutsche Umwelthilfe
and has received several awards for its
commitment. The settlement of the bee
colonies makes a valuable contribution
to the protection of species. Kyocera
is thus sending out a clear signal and
making its contribution to the preservation
of biological diversity. Over the
year, Kyocera bees produce around 45
kilograms of honey, which is given to
the employees as a gift.
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