Reducing the Amount of Water Used
Our Approach
The risk of a global water shortage is on the rise, due to such factors as climate change, the destruction of forests, and the economic growth and population boom in emerging and developing countries. Such a water shortage is a risk for companies as well, since it may very well affect the survival of their businesses. As such, it is important for us to recycle and reduce the amount of water we use.
Since the Fujitsu Group uses particularly large amounts of water in the manufacture of semiconductors and printed circuit boards, we believe it is necessary to reduce our water consumption in these areas especially. In addition to our general water conservation efforts, we have also worked to reuse and recirculate water, through methods such as pure water recycling and the reuse of rainwater. We are continuing our efforts to effectively use water resources in the Environmental Action Plan (Stage Ⅺ).
FY2024 Performance
| Targets under the Fujitsu Group Environmental Action Plan (Stage Ⅺ) | FY2024 result |
|---|---|
| Adding measures to reduce water consumption and reducing water usage by at least 57 thousand m³ by the end of FY2025. (*1) | Water consumption was reduced 46 thousand m³ (target for FY2024: 38 thousand m³) |
*1: Target organizations: Japan; Fuｓjitsu and Fujitsu Group offices (excluding data centers)
Overseas; Fujitsu and Fujitsu Group manufacturing sites
The measures we established in FY2024 to reduce water usage include reducing the amount of water used in coating and cleaning processes, reviewing our water supply and wastewater through actions such as optimizing the water supply for our scrubbers, and upgrading air conditioners from water-cooled units to air-cooled units. We implemented these measures at each business site, plant, etc., so that we could make more efficient use of our water resources.
As a result of these measures, water usage for 2024 was reduced to 46 thousand m³, making a total of 105 thousand m³ from 2023 to 2024, which is 184% of the 57 thousand m³ reduction target set in the Fujitsu Group Environmental Action Plan (Stage XI).
Water Usage in FY2024 was 6.40 Million m³ (a 5% Increase Compared to the Previous Fiscal Year)
The total amount of water we used in FY2024 was 6.40 million m³ (output level per sales amount: 180 m³/100 million yen), an increase of 5% compared to FY2023. Additionally, 3.08 million m³ of that usage was recycled water, which was a decrease of 6.6% in comparison to FY2023. Since the total amount of water we used increased, recycled water comprised 48.1% of our total water usage, a deterioration of 5.9% over FY 2023.
