Under the corporate philosophy "Dedicated to the Fight against Disease and Pain,” ONO group contributes to the realization of a sustainable and prosperous society by creating innovative medicines and working on solving environmental issues such as climate change.

ONO has established a medium- to long-term environmental challenge vision for 2050, named “Environmental Challenge Ono Vision (ECO VISION 2050)” to realize a sustainable society.

Background for the establishment of vision

In recent years, the global environmental issues including climate change and other issues have become serious. In the future of 2050, it is expected that people's healthy and sound life will be threatened due to various threats such as water and food shortages, increase of new diseases, devastating natural disasters and so on.
In order to promote the creation of a healthy and sound society through the discovery and development of innovative pharmaceutical products under the corporate philosophy to be "Dedicated to the Fight against Disease and Pain", it is important that we recognize that our business activities are supported by a sound global environment and that we will strengthen our activities toward the resolution of environmental challenge. We believe that such activities are not only our corporate responsibility for the environment, but also lead to build the foundation for sustainable business activities.
We will challenge to reduce the environmental burden in anticipation of 2050 based on the ECO VISION 2050 so that people can welcome a healthy and sound society.

To realize "ECO VISION 2050," we have set 3 priority items: "Realization of a decarbonized society," "Realization of a water recycling society," and "Realization of a resource recycling society," and have set specific medium-to long-term targets for greenhouse gas, water, and resource recycling in 2019. We have also set annual targets.

Realization of a decarbonized society

Medium- to long-term targets and fiscal year targets

Our medium- to long-term greenhouse gas reduction targets are classified by the SBTi as the most ambitious "1.5 °C target." For more information, please see here (Environmental Initiatives). As for energy, we will increase the use of renewable energy in line with the RE100 target that we joined in June 2020.

Results (progress) against targets

• * Items marked with [ECO VISION 2050] are concrete medium- to long-term targets set to realize the medium- to long-term environmental vision of ECO VISION 2050.

Realization of a water recycling society

Medium- to long-term targets and fiscal year targets

1. Reduce water resource consumption (water intake) per production volume unit by 15% in FY2030 <compared to FY2017>
2. Reduce water resource consumption (water intake) below the previous year <FY target>

Results (progress) against targets

• * Items marked with [ECO VISION 2050] are concrete medium-to long-term targets set to realize the medium-to long-term environmental vision of ECO VISION 2050.

Realization of a resource recycling society

Medium- to long-term targets and fiscal year targets

1. Maintain the final landfill disposal rate of industrial waste 1% or less every year
   • * Defining the ratio of non-recycling (landfill and simple incineration) to less than 1% of the total amount as a standard of our “zero emission”
2. Reduce the volume of industrial waste per production volume unit by 15% in FY2030 <compared to FY2017>
3. Promote reduction of environmental impact through business activities
4. Reduce the volume of industrial waste below the previous year <FY target>

Results (progress) against targets

• * Items marked with [ECO VISION 2050] are concrete medium- to long-term targets set to realize the medium-to long-term environmental vision of ECO VISION 2050.