Sony launched the "Road to Zero" environmental plan in 2010,
with the ultimate goal of aiming for a zero environmental footprint.
Accelerating their efforts to further reduce their footprint by 2025,
Sony has implemented the Green Management 2025 target.
Focus points in Green Management 2025
Inspire with less energy and fewer resources
Plastic packaging of newly-designed small products
Amount of plastic packaging used per product (compared to FY2018 levels)
Amount of virgin plastic used per product (excluding packaging) (compared to FY2018 levels)
Annual energy consumption per product (compared to FY2018 levels)
Plastic packaging of newly-designed small products
Amount of virgin plastic used per product (excluding packaging) (compared to FY2018 levels)
Amount of plastic packaging used per product (compared to FY2018 levels)
Annual energy consumption per product (compared to FY2018 levels)
Efforts to reduce energy
and resources used per product
Converting more electricity
from Sony facilities into renewable energy
Efforts to expand use of renewable energy
Collaborating with the supply chain
to accelerate environmental impact reduction
By further collaborating with materials and parts suppliers and manufacturing contractorswe strive to accelerate our reduction in environmental impact.
Collaborative initiatives to reduce
the environmental impact of the supply chain
and Green Partner System
and Green Partner System
Expand our effort toward zero environmental impact
by harmonizing the strengths of diverse groups
We will begin to harmonize the strengths of diverse groups, including entertainment,
to expand and drive our efforts toward zero environmental impact
| Climate change | Resources | Chemical Substances | Biodiversity | |
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| Product/ Service Planning and Design (Baseline year FY2018) |
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Annual energy consumption per product unit |
Amount of virgin plastic per product (excluding packaging) Amount of plastic packaging used per product Plastic packaging of newly-designed small products |
Eliminate high-risk applications of controlled substances*1 that are of high concern and use alternative substances |
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| Operations (Baseline year FY2020) |
Absolute GHG*2 emissions Utilize renewable electricity (renewable electricity rate) |
Improvement in waste generation intensity value Landfill rate Improvement in water usage intensity value for sites that use large water volumes Implement water risk reduction activities for sites located in water-stressed areas Promote the use of certified and recycled paper |
Class 1 substances : Use prohibited. |
Continually promote biodiversity conservation activities respecting the needs of local communities Promote the serving of environmentally conscious food in employee cafeterias Implement initiatives to reduce ocean plastic pollution |
| Supply Chain | Request raw material suppliers, parts suppliers and outsourced manufacturers to monitor GHG emissions, set long- and medium-term targets for emissions reduction, and perform progress management |
Request raw material suppliers, parts suppliers and outsourced manufacturers to set water consumption reduction targets and perform progress management, while taking into consideration the water depletion risk in the area where each site is located |
Request and manage the response of raw material suppliers, parts suppliers and outsourced manufacturers to Sony’s unified standard, for raw materials, components and products supplied to Sony, as well as products/semi-products to be delivered from outsourced manufacturers Request raw material suppliers, parts suppliers and outsourced manufacturers to eliminate the use of substances specified by Sony from their manufacturing processes and perform appropriate management |
Request raw material suppliers, parts suppliers and outsourced manufacturers to take initiatives giving consideration to biodiversity |
| Logistics (Baseline year FY2018) |
Absolute GHG emissions related to logistics between nations and within regions |
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| Take Back and Recycling |
Establish and maintain recycling schemes suitable for the needs of local communities Improve sorting efficiency when recycling a key material resource (tantalum) (Baseline year FY2020) |
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*1 Controlled Substances: (short term for “Environment-related Substances to be Controlled”) substances contained in parts and devices that have significant environmental impact on both humans and the global environment in Sony’s judgment
*2 GHG: Greenhouse gases
*3 VOC: Volatile organic compounds
Timeline to the present
