Effective Utilization of Resources
Total power consumption/renewable energy consumption
The CTC Group is working to reduce our power consumption with initiatives including switching to renewable energy sources for our offices, and actively promoting energy saving and green procurement.
| FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power consumption | Consumption amount (kWh) |
― | 33,247,773 | 33,756,569 | 32,407,295 | 30,541,751 |
| Of the above, consumption of electricity from renewable sources | ― | 2,059,674 | 3,680,065 | 5,281,553 | 6,495,095 |
*Time span and entity coverage: From FY2022 onwards, all consolidated subsidiaries of the CTC Group in Japan and abroad
Amounts of Resources Used
Industrial waste
All waste generated from the CTC Group's business activities is appropriately sorted and recycled according to applicable laws and regulations. We are also making effort to reduce the amount of waste we produce.
| FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Industrial waste* | Amount produced (t) | 531.10 | 390.23 | 447.61 | 283.05 | 339.20 |
* Data scope: FY2021 covers CTC on a stand-alone basis. FY2022 and subsequent years include CTC and its consolidated subsidiaries in Japan.
General business-related waste
| Location | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Office* | Amount produced(t) | 111.38 | 88.21 | 116.86 | 147.83 | 190.22 |
| Amount of final disposal (t) | 21.54 | 30.60 | 30.07 | 35.60 | 69.81 | |
| Percentage converted to resources (%) | 80.66 | 65.31 | 74.27 | 75.92 | 63.30 | |
| CTC Logistics Center | Amount produced (t) | 28.78 | 19.67 | 24.40 | 20.46 | 22.85 |
| Amount of final disposal (t) | 1.34 | 1.48 | 1.31 | 1.28 | 1.32 | |
| Percentage converted to resources (%) | 95.34 | 92.48 | 94.63 | 93.74 | 94.22 | |
* Data scope of Office: FY2021 covers CTC’s major offices alone. FY2022 and subsequent years include CTC and its entire consolidated subsidiaries in Japan, which are estimated based on actuals of CTC’s major offices.
Paper Usage
The CTC Group is engaged in reducing the amount of paper it uses, from advancing the digitalization of internal business forms to periodically communicating the actual amount of paper used within the company for copying and printing on a by-organization basis.
| FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total number of sheets purchased (thousands)* | 2,140 | 2,830 | 4,031 | 3,654 | 3,301 |
* Data scope: FY2021 and FY2022 cover paper usage at CTC’s 13 business locations in Japan only. FY2023 and subsequent years include paper usage at CTC’s all business locations in Japan.
Water usage
CTC's data centers use water to cool IT equipment. We strive to reduce water consumption by adopting high-efficiency heat source equipment and utilizing district heat supply systems.
| FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water usage* | Water usage (m3) | 128,465 | 134,498 | 124,969 | 117,049 | 83,892 |
| Amount of wastewater (m3) | ― | 62,327 | 56,351 | 55,698 | 33,454 |
* Boundaries of calculation: Figures for the period up to FY2021 combine actual figures from major bases with Data Center's water consumption. Figures for FY2022 and later include the figures from all of the domestic consolidated subsidiaries, estimated from actual figures from major facilities, and Data Center's water consumption.