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## Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions 

In fiscal 2013, the Astellas Group’s global greenhouse gas emissions (actual emissions) were 218 kilotons. Although this was 13.0% (33 kilotons) lower than the base year level in fiscal 2005, it was 11 kilotons higher than the previous fiscal year. This increase mainly reflected the start of operation of new facilities at production facilities, which among other factors added about 8 kilotons. Another factor was an increase of about 2 kilotons from deterioration in the electricity CO 2  emis- sions coefficient compared to the previous fiscal year. The difference between the coefficient used to evaluate progress against the Environmental Action Plan and the coefficient used to calculate actual emissions was 0.157 kg-CO 2 /kWh. The difference between these coefficients accounted for more than 34 kilotons of greenhouse gas emissions. 

## Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Global) 

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## Using Renewable Energy 

The direct use of renewable energy such as solar and wind power is the most effective way of mitigating global warming. Therefore, we intend to actively incorporate technologies that can be feasibly introduced. We operate a wind turbine system with a maximum output of 800 kW at the Kerry Plant in Ireland, which generated 1,802 MWh in fiscal 2013. Further- more, a wood chip biomass boiler (maximum output of 1.8 MW) also used 34,980 GJ of heat at the Kerry Plant. These two initiatives reduced our greenhouse gas emissions by 3,163 tons. In Japan, we have installed photovoltaic panel system at the Tsukuba Research Center and the Kashima R&D Center. In fiscal 2013, those systems together generated 88 MWh, reducing our greenhouse gas emissions by 43 tons. Furthermore, the Norman Plant in the U.S. purchased 19,726 MWh of electricity in fiscal 2013, 19,634 MWh of which was generated by wind turbines. 

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## Monitoring Greenhouse Gas Emissions in the Supply Chain 

In recent years, it has become increasingly important to monitor and announce not only greenhouse gas emissions by the Company, but also greenhouse gas emissions in the supply chain, including transportation of employees, raw materials purchasing, product distribution, and waste dis- posal. Astellas is working to monitor greenhouse gas emis- sions generated by employees commuting and business trips, product distribution and other stages of operations. We aim to successively expand the scope of this monitoring and disclosure going forward. 

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*1 Scope is global (Japan: All business premises, sales fleets; and Overseas: All production facilities, sales fleets, principal offices and R&D centers). Includes overseas office buildings, R&D centers, sales fleets, in addition to the scope of the Environmental Action Plan. 

*2 All product shipment is outsourced to third parties. 

*3 Emissions due to the use of products that employ hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) as fillers. The figure has been converted into CO 2  equivalent emissions. 

*4 Items other than business trips cover all activity in Japan. 

