As a company engaged in reproductive medicine, Kitazato Corporation recognizes climate change as a significant management issue that may have a material impact on its business operations, supply chain, and production systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As \u201cHappiness, for the Next Generations\u201d, we promote information disclosure in line with the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) to fulfill our responsibility toward a sustainable society and the global environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kitazato positions climate change\u2013related initiatives as an important management issue at the executive level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We organize the impacts of climate change on the field of reproductive medicine into both risks and opportunities, and analyze them based on two scenarios: a 1.5\u00b0C scenario and a 4\u00b0C scenario.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
| \n Risks <\/td>\n | \n Increased costs due to carbon taxes and energy regulations <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n |
| \n Rising procurement costs for raw materials <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n | |
| \n Higher requirements for low-carbon products <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n | |
| \n Responses <\/td>\n | \n Expansion of renewable energy use <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n |
| \n Promotion of energy efficiency through the introduction of high-efficiency manufacturing equipment <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n | |
| \n Reduction of environmental impact through packaging reduction and logistics optimization <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n | |
| \n Establishment of CO\u2082 reduction targets and implementation of phased improvements <\/td>\n <\/tr>\n <\/table>\n<\/div> |