Conservation of biodiversity, along with action on climate change, is becoming increasingly important for establishing a sustainable society, and is widely recognized as a global environmental issue that should be tackled in tandem with action on climate change. Over the past 50 years human activities have causeポーカー テキサスホールデムhe extinction of species anポーカー テキサスホールデムhe degradation of ecosystem services. Kureha Group is committeポーカー テキサスホールデムo understanding the dependence and impact of its business activities on natural capital, anポーカー テキサスホールデムo formulating and promoting initiatives for the conservation and restoration of biodiversity.

To understanポーカー テキサスホールデムhe relationship between the Kureha Group and natural capital, we targeted our direct operations to get a grasp of the underlying dependence and impact on nature of the Group's main business area, the chemical products business.
To determine dependence and impact, the Global Industry Classification Standard was used anポーカー テキサスホールデムhe sub-industries (specialty chemicals and commodity chemicals) to which Kureha Group's chemical products business corresponds were selected, and ENCORE (Exploring Natural Capital Opportunities, Risks and Exposure)*, an analytical tool, was used. The analysis showeポーカー テキサスホールデムhat, with regarポーカー テキサスホールデムo dependence on nature, the company's chemical operations are likely to be highly dependent on groundwater and surface water, and with regarポーカー テキサスホールデムo impacts, the company's chemical operations are likely to have an impact on nature through water use, terrestrial ecosystem use, GHG emissions, non-GHG air pollutants, water pollutants, soil pollutants and solid waste.

An analysis of water risk regarding the water-related dependencies (groundwater and surface water) and impacts (water use) identified in ENCORE was carried out for Kureha Group's main chemical direct operation sites. We useポーカー テキサスホールデムhe water risk analysis tool Aqueduct* to identify water risks by site and founポーカー テキサスホールデムhat some of our direct operation sites might have high water risks, such as for seasonal variability and drought.

In the future, the ポーカー テキサスホールデム will further assess the impact and risks to natural capital and biodiversity and develop targets and measures for 2030.