Management of Water Utilization

Water Consumption Reduction Targets

Ascertaining water risks for corporate business activities and taking suitable countermeasures are growing in significance. The JVCKENWOOD Group has set a target to reduce water use as follows.

■Reduction in Water Consumption

・Target: 11% reduction by FY2030 from the FY2019 level (total, global)

Water Usage Reduction Performance

We reduced water use by 48% from the FY2019 level in FY2024.
In FY2024, we were able to reduce water consumption due to factors including the closure of the Hachioji and Kurihama business centers, the consolidation of operation at VCS, and the sale of Shanghai Kenwood Electronics Co., Ltd. in China. Meanwhile, the Group has been steadily implementing measures to reduce water use on a constant basis. As a specific example, we are working to recycle water by recycling wastewater (for details, see Initiatives Pertaining to Wastewater). We also recognize the importance of complying with laws and regulations pertaining to water quality, and no violations were committed in FY2024.

Water consumption (FY2019-2024)

Coverage: refer to “Change in Water usage by business location”

Water consumption (by type) (FY2020-2024)

Unit: t

Type	FY2020	FY2021	FY2022	FY2023	FY2024
Waterworks	137,286	147,896	118,082	108,504	90,248
Industrial water	56,030	33,250	49,419	42,614	38,309
Fresh groundwater	11,134	11,841	9,899	9,703	5,992
Fresh surface water (rainwater)	0	0	0	0	0
Total usage	204,450	192,987	177,400	160,821	134,548

Coverage: refer to “Change in water usage by business location”

Change in water consumption by business location　(FY2020-2024)

Unit: t

Japan/overseas		FY2020	FY2021	FY2022	FY2023	FY2024
Japan	Head Office & Yokohama Business Center	15,365	16,579	7,759	8,506	12,418
	Hachioji Business Center	16,534	17,304	15,251	15,804	8,328
	Hakusan Business Center	5,443	5,726	5,404	6,023	5,072
	Kurihama Business Center	12,361	13,001	11,820	15,019	1,036
	Yokosuka Business Center	2,947	3,067	2,990	2,875	3,484
	Niigata Device Production Section	-	-	-	-	6,620
	JVCKENWOOD Yamagata	3,341	3,147	3,327	3,594	3,571
	JVCKENWOOD Nagano	3,958	3,720	6,419	5,641	6,004
	JVCKENWOOD Nagaoka	11,791	10,460	10,139	10,167	10,907
	JVCKENWOOD Creative Media	9,311	9,318	9,404	9,515	8,122
	Victor Entertainment	3,027	3,115	2,852	2,653	2,652
	JVCKENWOOD Video Tech	567	597	495	498	479
	JVCKENWOOD Design	0	0	0	0	0
Malaysia	JVCKENWOOD Electronics Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.	33,965	27,300	31,860	29,529	27,547
Thailand	JVCKENWOOD Electronics (Thailand) Co., Ltd.	8,266	7,267	-	-	-
Thailand	JVCKENWOOD Optical Electronics (Thailand) Co., Ltd.	16,175	15,416	19,630	17,636	15,719
Indonesia	PT JVCKENWOOD Electronics Indonesia	39,855	33,250	29,789	24,978	22,590
People’s Republic of China	Shanghai Kenwood Electronics Co., Ltd.	19,697	21,977	18,535	8,383	-
Singapore	JVCKENWOOD Technologies Singapore Pte. Ltd.	1,846	1,743	1,726	-	-
Total usage		204,450	192,987	177,400	160,821	134,548

Initiatives to Reduce Water Consumption

Initiatives Pertaining to Wastewater

To address the rising water risk in recent years and to use water resources in a sustainable manner, the JVCKENWOOD Group is endeavoring to ensure as far as possible that the water used and the wastewater generated in its business activities are reusable water resources. For example, at our Head Office and Yokohama Business Center, we recycle about 5,000 m³ of water annually by purifying gray water from kitchens and cafeterias as well as wastewater from toilets to recycle it. This helps reduce the amount of drinking water and industrial water that we use (see diagram below). In FY2024, we spent approximately 5.12 million yen of costs for the maintenance of septic tanks and other water-related expenses.

With regard to wastewater quality, the actual amount of 28 hazardous substances specified under the Water Pollution Prevention Act contained in our wastewater was 0.27 tons in FY2024, achieving the target to beat our FY2023 result of 0.58 tons. The water management plan is introduced by five business locations including the Head Office and Yokohama Business Center.

Water recycle system

Wastewater volume (by type) (FY2020-2024）

Unit：t

	FY2020	FY2021	FY2022	FY2023	FY2024
Sewers	136,714	123,006	126,554	113,415	89,494
Rivers	-	-	-	-	-
Other	49,330	47,638	37,548	34,207	36,485
Total	186,044	170,644	164,102	147,622	125,979

Coverage 1: refer to “Change in water usage by business location”

Coverage 2: Basically, the calculation is based on actual measured wastewater volume. For some sites where wastewater is circulated, the amount of wastewater after circulation is aggregated.

Operations in Water-stressed Regions

The Group identified regions where water shortages and flooding are a concern (water-stressed regions) by using the Aqueduct tool provided by the World Resources Institute (WRI) and has confirmed that two of its business locations operate in these regions. The total amount of water used in the two business locations was 38,309 tons in FY2024, which represented 28.5% of the total water use by the Group. We aim to actively work toward reducing water use in the regions, considering that the significance of doing so is particularly high in achieving our global target for water use reduction. In addition to the Group’s measures to reduce water use, we undertake activities to support stakeholders faced with water risks in the regions.
We also provide special repair services for some customers who have suffered flood damage.

Participation in External Initiatives

The Group participates in the Water Project launched by the Ministry of the Environment. The purpose of the Water Project is to introduce companies’ measures to preserve the water environment and communicate the importance of water, as well as correct information on water. We exchange information with other participants and utilize the exchanged information for our measures to preserve the water environment.

For details, see the website of the Water Project.