At Kyocera, we are committed to sustainable business and initiatives that help to support a greener future for everyone. Our colleagues at Kyocera Document Solutions UK exemplify this commitment by offsetting their carbon emissions, partnering with various initiatives to protect the planet, and even housing beehives on their roof!
Get to know more about the eco-friendly activities and commitments of our friends in the UK.
Offsetting carbon emissions: A carbon neutral entity
Guided by the Kyocera philosophy of love and respect, Kyocera Document Solutions UK is taking action to offset their operations’ carbon emissions by working with partners to reforest their paper use and by funding carbon-reducing projects around the world.
The calculation of KYOCERA Group UK's operational carbon emissions includes:
- Direct (scope 1) emissions - gas central heating and fuel for company-owned vehicles
- Electricity-related (scope 2) emissions - a calculation of the emissions generated by their electricity consumption, based on the UK energy grid's mix of energy sources
- Certain indirect (scope 3) emissions - Kyocera Document Solutions UK have continued to broaden the range they measure in 2023-2024, to include staff commuting to and from their homes to their designated place of work, energy and heating used by staff when working from home, upstream and downstream transportation of Kyocera goods undertaken by third-party courier/transit companies, supply and treatment of water to and from Kyocera’s UK sites and paper usage across UK group operations.
By carbon offsetting Scope 1+2 and certain Scope 3 GHG-emissions 2021/2022, they are proud to be a carbon-neutral entity.
Following an increase in scope 3 emissions reported in 2022-23, Kyocera Document Solutions UK continues to broaden the range it measures, to include:
- Energy and heating used by staff and contractors when working from home, as part of their hybrid working policy.
- Upstream and downstream transportation of Kyocera goods undertaken by third-party courier/transit companies, including road and air freight.
- Emissions from purchased capital goods (related IT operations).
- Supply and treatment of water to and from Kyocera’s UK sites.
- Generation and transportation of electricity used at Kyocera’s UK sites.
- Staff commuting to and from their homes to their designated place of work.
- Other expensed fuel usage from staff and contractors (in line with SECR reporting).
- Paper usage by Kyocera Document Solutions UK Group operations.
These are calculated in accordance with the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) protocol and UK GHG reporting conversion factors.
However, it can be difficult within the supply chain to obtain accurate CO2 emissions readings for services provided to UK operations. This may hamper the identification of and subsequent offsetting of scope 3 emissions.
Investing in a greener tomorrow
Kyocera Document Solutions UK puts its money where its mouth is, partnering with MyClimate and PrintReleaf to make a difference.
