Reducing CO2 emissions
In order to safeguard the global environment for future generations,Bandai and Bandai Spirits are working to reduce CO2 emissions.
Introducing Solar Power and Utilizing Green Energy
Achieving net-zero CO2 emissions from facility power consumption at Bandai Hobby Center
At the Bandai Hobby Center, the plastic model production plant operated by Bandai Spirits (Naganuma, Aoi-ku, Shizuoka-shi, Shizuoka Prefecture), we have effectively achieved net-zero CO2 emissions from power consumption through carbon offset initiatives and Power Purchase Agreements (PPA).
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Solar panel installation at Bandai Namco Group production sites in Tochigi and Ehime
At two of our domestic production facilities, we've installed solar power systems through the PPA* model, aiming to reduce annual CO2 emissions by approximately 220 tons.
* Abbreviation for "Power Purchase Agreement." A business model in which the PPA provider leases spaces such as rooftops from consumers, installs solar power systems, and then sells the generated electricity back to the property owners.
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Bandai Namco Craft (Tochigi) -
Heart Corporation (Ehime)
Switching to virtually renewable energy at our headquarters
At the Banda and Bandai Spirits headquarters buildings and five other locations, we've transitioned to using electricity with effectively zero CO2 emissions.
*Note: "Virtually renewable energy" refers to energy primarily sourced from non-fossil fuel options such as waste-to-energy plants. This approach utilizes non-fossil certificates to effectively reduce CO2 emissions to zero.
In this system, our waste recycling activities also contribute to achieving zero CO2 emissions for our company.
Our CO2 Reduction Declaration
Mirai and Creation Declaration
This declaration involves executives and employees committing to proactive measures to reduce CO2 emissions, and displaying their commitments around the company.
Throughout Bandai and Bandai Spirits, we've gathered over 1,000 declarations.
Bandai Hobby Center
Main building (Right) and new building (Left) of the Bandai Hobby Center*The solar panels on the wall of the main building were installed in 2006.
At the Bandai Hobby Center (Naganuma, Aoi-ku, Shizuoka-shi, Shizuoka), which serves as the plastic model production plant for Bandai Spirits, carbon offsetting and power purchase agreements (PPAs) have reduced CO2 emissions from electricity use to net zero.
Through the carbon offset initiative, which was introduced in July 2022, we purchase electricity from renewable energy sources with non-fossil certificates with tracking information (*1). As a result, the Bandai Hobby Center uses electricity with net zero CO2 emissions.
As part of our efforts to achieve self-sufficiency in electric power through the photovoltaic power generation PPA business, we installed solar panels across approximately 1,202 m2 of the rooftop area of the Bandai Hobby Center, and we plan to use the photovoltaic power we generate starting in April 2023. The annual amount of electricity supplied from our own rooftop solar panels is planned to be approximately 260,000 kWh (*2).
Since the completion of the Bandai Hobby Center in 2006, we have installed 324 solar panels on the walls of the main building, and we have been working to reduce the environmental impact of the facility by using electricity generated from sunlight. Through these efforts, the Bandai Hobby Center will continue to contribute to the reduction of CO2 emissions.
(*1) Non-fossil certificates with tracking information are certificates of environmental value associated with electricity generated from solar, wind, biomass, geothermal, and small hydroelectric generation methods and the location of the power plants. Environmental value refers to zero-emissions value (zero CO2 value), non-fossil value (value under the Sophisticated Methods of Energy Supply Structures), and environmental labeling value (clearly labeled added value).
(*2) Calculated using a method to deduce the amount of electricity generated by solar cells according to JIS 8907.