Announcement of "SBT Certification Acquisition" by Sakamoto Kogyo Co., Ltd.
Chugoku Bank announced that Sakamoto Kogyo Co., Ltd., utilizing the bank's consulting service, has successfully acquired SBT certification for SMEs by calculating its GHG emissions.
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The Chugoku Bank, Ltd. (Okayama City, President: Sadanori Kato) has been offering the "Chugin Decarbonization Consulting (*1)" service since August 18, 2022, to support customers' efforts toward decarbonization.
We are pleased to announce that through this service, Sakamoto Kogyo Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as the "Company") has calculated its greenhouse gas emissions, Scope 1 and Scope 2 (*3), based on the GHG Protocol (*2), and the reduction targets it set have acquired SBT (*4) certification (for SMEs).
The Bank will continue to provide hands-on support to help the Company achieve its reduction targets through the provision of various solution menus.
(*1) Please see the release at the time of the service launch here.
(*2) International standards for calculating and reporting greenhouse gas emissions.
(*3) Scope 1: Direct emissions of greenhouse gases by the business operator itself (such as fuel combustion).
Scope 2: Indirect emissions associated with the use of electricity, heat, and steam supplied by other companies.
(*4) Abbreviation for Science Based Targets, which are corporate greenhouse gas reduction targets that are scientifically consistent with the Paris Agreement.
1. Overview of the SBT Certified Company
- Company Name: Sakamoto Kogyo Co., Ltd.
- Location: 1170-6, Sokabematsuoyone, Tsuyama City, Okayama Prefecture
- Representative: Koichi Sakamoto
- Industry: Architectural steel frame manufacturing
- Comment: Under the catchphrase "Realizing a future society and dreams created by steel frames," we operate as a factory certified as H-grade by the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, delivering high-quality steel frames from Tsuyama to construction sites nationwide. We have now formulated our own greenhouse gas reduction targets and obtained SBT certification. We will continue to contribute to the realization of a sustainable society and the development of the northern Okayama region.
2. SBT Certification Letter of Acceptance
3. SBT Targets
We are pleased to announce that through this service, Sakamoto Kogyo Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as the "Company") has calculated its greenhouse gas emissions, Scope 1 and Scope 2 (*3), based on the GHG Protocol (*2), and the reduction targets it set have acquired SBT (*4) certification (for SMEs).
The Bank will continue to provide hands-on support to help the Company achieve its reduction targets through the provision of various solution menus.
(*1) Please see the release at the time of the service launch here.
(*2) International standards for calculating and reporting greenhouse gas emissions.
(*3) Scope 1: Direct emissions of greenhouse gases by the business operator itself (such as fuel combustion).
Scope 2: Indirect emissions associated with the use of electricity, heat, and steam supplied by other companies.
(*4) Abbreviation for Science Based Targets, which are corporate greenhouse gas reduction targets that are scientifically consistent with the Paris Agreement.
1. Overview of the SBT Certified Company
- Company Name: Sakamoto Kogyo Co., Ltd.
- Location: 1170-6, Sokabematsuoyone, Tsuyama City, Okayama Prefecture
- Representative: Koichi Sakamoto
- Industry: Architectural steel frame manufacturing
- Comment: Under the catchphrase "Realizing a future society and dreams created by steel frames," we operate as a factory certified as H-grade by the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, delivering high-quality steel frames from Tsuyama to construction sites nationwide. We have now formulated our own greenhouse gas reduction targets and obtained SBT certification. We will continue to contribute to the realization of a sustainable society and the development of the northern Okayama region.
2. SBT Certification Letter of Acceptance
3. SBT Targets