Taneya Group Implements 'invox Carbon Accounting,' Reducing CO2 Emissions Calculation Costs to Effectively Zero

We are pleased to announce that 'invox Carbon Accounting,' provided by invox Inc. (Headquarters: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Akira Yokoi), has been adopted by Taneya Group. Through this implementation, Taneya Group has established a carbon accounting operational system that is sustainable and manageable, achieving system migration while maintaining existing operations and calculation accuracy, while reducing CO2 emissions calculation costs.

Connecting Nature's Blessings to the Future: CO2 Calculation and Cost Challenges Confectionery ingredients all originate from nature's blessings. As global warming progresses, the climate crisis significantly impacts the natural environment, making sustainable procurement of raw materials and securing water resources increasingly difficult. To continue producing delicious confectionery, it is essential to protect the environment that allows us to receive nature's bounty. Believing that curbing greenhouse gas emissions—the cause of global warming—and aiming for carbon neutrality is vital, the Corporate Planning Office has been leading initiatives to calculate CO2 (GHG) emissions for about five years.

Initially, calculations were performed using another company's carbon accounting service. However, as operations continued, concerns regarding costs emerged. With nearly 1 million JPY in annual costs just for emissions calculations, we questioned whether spending this much solely on calculations was appropriate.

Reducing Carbon Accounting Costs to Zero with Bundled Pricing: Switching to invox While Maintaining Operations and Accuracy Originally, under the leadership of the DX Promotion Office, we had introduced 'invox Invoice Receipt.' The intuitive UI was well-received, allowing for smooth utilization across departments without burdening the site operations.

Subsequently, as we introduced the invox series in the accounting domain—including 'invox Electronic Book Preservation' and 'invox Issued Invoices'—we learned that invox Carbon Accounting could be used at no additional cost through invox's bundled pricing.

Following this, the DX Promotion Office shared this information with the Corporate Planning Office, and we began trial usage. Having confirmed that operations could be conducted without significantly altering existing calculation procedures and accuracy, we decided to switch systems and fully implement invox Carbon Accounting.

As a result, carbon accounting costs, which previously totaled nearly 1 million JPY annually, became zero, allowing us to build a sustainable system.

During system migration, we requested initial settings using the implementation support pack. There were few difficult aspects regarding operation or configuration, enabling a smooth start. We continue to utilize free support to maintain operations and use the system with peace of mind.

Continuing CO2 Emissions Visualization: Advancing Utilization and Decarbonization Management With the introduction of invox Carbon Accounting, we continue to visualize emissions as before. By reviewing data on a monthly basis, it has become easier to grasp trends in emissions, such as increases during summer months influenced by air conditioning and fluctuations in Scope 3 according to purchase volumes.

On the other hand, challenges toward utilization have emerged as we progressed with operations. While current calculations are based on accounting data, more detailed calculations based on differences in raw materials and suppliers are necessary to connect to concrete measures.

For us as a food manufacturing company, Scope 3 accounts for a large proportion, and reviewing procurement is an effective approach toward reducing emissions.

However, in CO2 emissions calculation, average values from government databases are generally used as emission factors for agricultural products. As long as average values are used, there is a challenge where differences in emissions are not apparent in calculations even if suppliers are changed. In reality, there are differences in emissions due to fertilizers, water management, and cultivation methods for each farmer. Reflecting these differences requires primary data for each supplier, which is not sufficiently reflected in the current situation.

As a company that manufactures products using nature's blessings, we wish to correctly understand the efforts of producers and the background of materials, and to grasp emissions as close to reality as possible. Therefore, we feel the necessity of working on more accurate calculation methods and data acquisition.

Since Scope 1 and 2 data are calculated from activity volumes and primary data, it is an area where daily initiatives easily translate into reductions. On the other hand, it is important to incorporate the decarbonization perspective into management decision-making, rather than stopping at simple energy-saving activities.

Decarbonization management is not only about risk reduction but also a growth opportunity. We are convinced that being conscious of environmental impacts from product planning and procurement stages leads to improved brand value and recruitment.

To this end, we will advance data optimization and the development of internal utilization systems, connecting carbon accounting to a form that can be better utilized in actual practice.