Approach and Policy
Climate change due to global warming is causing serious environmental issues on a worldwide scale, such as by severely impacting biological and water resources. We recognize it as a major risk to our global operations. In aiming to contribute to a decarbonized, more sustainable society, the Otsuka group is working to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions throughout the value chain in line with the international targets and indicators adopted under the Paris Agreement.
Our Goals
- ＊1Including improvement in CO2 emissions by adopting IEA Emissions Factors
- ＊2Including the Green Power Certificates for offices
> Please refer to the Environmental Report (Carbon Neutrality)
Commitment Letter to Obtain Science-Based Targets Validation for the Entire Otsuka Group Was Submitted
In January 2026, Otsuka group submitted a letter of commitment*1 to SBTi*2, the certification body for Science-Based Targets (SBT), which are greenhouse gas emission reduction targets based on the Paris Agreement, and announced its intention to aim for SBT certification.
SBT targets have been set at some group companies such as Otsuka Pharmaceutical and Taiho Pharmaceutical, but by setting targets for the Otsuka group, we will accelerate efforts across the entire group.
- ＊1A corporate climate initiative which was initially founded as a collaboration between CDP, United Nations Global Compact (UNGC), We Mean Business Coalition, World Resources Institute (WRI), and World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). It validates whether corporate GHG emission reduction targets are consistent with scientific knowledge to achieve the Paris Agreement’s goal of holding the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels and pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels
- ＊2A Commitment Letter signifies a company’s pledge to set targets aligned with SBT standards and apply to SBTi within two years