Message from the Executive in Charge of Environment

Extreme weather events such as torrential rains and floods in countries around the world, as well as increasingly hot summers each year, threaten our lives. These phenomena are thought to be attributed to global warming, and we are called upon to do more to address global environmental issues, including climate change.
Under the long standing Basic Commitment of Toshiba Group, "Committed to People, Committed to the Future," we believe that our mission is to promote environmental management that sincerely addresses various issues such as achieving carbon neutrality, transitioning to a circular economy, and addressing water risks and biodiversity conservation, with the goal of achieving a sustainable society and corporate management that will enable us to pass down this beautiful planet to the children of the next generation in 10 to 20 years.
Toshiba Group formulated its long-term vision, Environmental Future Vision 2050, in FY2020. Under this vision, we are promoting efforts in three areas—namely, Response to climate change, Response to the circular economy, and Consideration of ecosystems—through activities that include not only Toshiba Group employees but also the Group's stakeholders, aiming to create enriched value and ensure harmony with the earth. We would greatly appreciate your continued cooperation and support.
Response to climate change
Toshiba Group aims to achieve carbon neutrality at its production sites and offices by FY2030 and in the entire value chain by FY2050. In addition to actively undertaking initiatives to reduce GHG emissions within Toshiba Group by investing in energy-saving equipment and introducing renewable energy facilities, we will enhance the sustainability of our businesses and society by providing products, technologies, and services that contribute to reducing GHG emissions, considering the social trend toward carbon neutrality of society at large to be a major business opportunity.
Response to the circular economy
To sustain the economy while protecting the global environment with limited resources, we aim to achieve a circular economy. To this end, while promoting the effective use of resources in both business activities as well as products and services, we work to decouple resource consumption and environmental impacts from economic activities. In active collaboration with industrial associations, the government, and other companies, we will pursue a circular economy business model.
Consideration of ecosystems
Biodiversity loss is considered one of the fastest growing risks over the next 10 years and is a global issue of the same importance as climate change. To stop the loss of natural capital that we are blessed with such as water, soil, and air, countries around the world are launching strategies that support the realization of a "Nature Positive" world, where biodiversity loss is halted and nature is put on a path to recovery. Toshiba Group also will contribute to realizing a society in which people live in harmony with nature and continue to enjoy the blessings of ecosystems by promoting efforts to address water risks, such as floods and droughts, which are becoming more serious around the world, and conservation of biodiversity.