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2. Initiatives to Reduce Waste
Initiatives to Reduce Waste
How to efficiently use limited resources is an important issue for the KADOKAWA Group. By improving conventional business processes, the Group will lead to a reduction in waste.
Effective use of paper resources through the digitalization of ordering
By implementing appropriate production plans to meet demand and utilizing technology, such as implementing bookstore ordering systems, the Company has long maintained a return rate that is lower than the publishing industry as a whole. Furthermore, this reduction in the number of copies returned also contributes to a reduction in excess paper consumption. Moving forward, the Group will continue to strive to make effective use of resources through measures such as providing bookstores with incentives corresponding to the level of return reduction, while also further advancing publication manufacturing and distribution DX to enhance the profitability and sustainability of our businesses.
Amount of Waste (FY2024)
| Tokyo Campus | TOKOROZAWA SAKURA TOWN | Total for FY2024 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amount of waste | Percentage of reused (recycled) | Amount of waste | Percentage of reused (recycled) | Amount of waste | Percentage of reused (recycled) | |
| Combustible waste (paper, cardboard, food scraps, etc.) |
129.5 t | 75.68 % | 37.1 t | 54.45 % | 166.6 t | 70.95 % |
| Unburnable waste (Beverage bottles, cans, PET bottles, waste plastic, etc.) |
76.9 t | 100 % | 11.5 t | 100 % | 88.4 t | 100 % |
*Scope of Aggregation
- KADOKAWA on a non-consolidated basis (the Tokyo Campus and TOKOROZAWA SAKURA TOWN)
- Tokyo Campus: Waste generated at the KADOKAWA Headquarters Building (owned by KADOKAWA), KADOKAWA Annex Building, KADOKAWA 2nd Headquarters Building and KADOKAWA Fujimi Building.
- TOKOROZAWA SAKURA TOWN: Waste generated at facilities used by group companies, including the Tokorozawa Campus excluding waste generated by tenants.