Leading the Way to a Greener Global Future
The world faces mounting environmental challenges like climate change, natural disasters, and air pollution. At Vandapac, we acknowledge the urgency and have made a dedicated commitment to sustainable practices. Recognizing our global responsibility, we actively assess our environmental impact through the Carbon Footprint for Organization (CFO) project. This comprehensive initiative measures and analyzes greenhouse gas emissions across all our operations, pinpointing key areas for improvement. Armed with this valuable data, we develop targeted strategies to reduce our carbon footprint and drive positive change across the globe.
This approach exemplifies our commitment to operating as a responsible global citizen. We believe in transparency and regularly share our progress on the CFO project, showcasing the real impact of our efforts towards a greener future.
Charting Our Sustainable Course: The Carbon Footprint for Organization Project
At Vandapac, we take ownership of our environmental impact. Recognizing our global responsibility, we launched the Carbon Footprint for Organization (CFO) project. This in-depth initiative dissects our greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across the board, from fuel use and energy consumption to waste management and employee travel.
Imagine the CFO project as a detailed map of our environmental footprint. It pinpoints three key areas, known as scopes:
Scope 1
Direct Emissions: These are the GHGs we directly release through our core activities, like fuel combustion from company vehicles and equipment, emissions from wastewater treatment, and unintentional leaks from our operations.
Scope 2
Indirect Emissions from Energy Use: This includes emissions associated with the energy we purchase, like powering our facilities with grid-supplied electricity.
Scope 3
Other Indirect Emissions: These encompass emissions outside our direct control but still within our value chain, such as employee commuting and business travel, or the production and transportation of materials we use.
By closely examining each scope, we identify areas with potential for significant emission reduction. This data fuels our sustainability strategies, allowing us to prioritize targeted initiatives and track our progress towards a greener future.
Our Pathway to Net Zero
Vandapac Co., Ltd. recognizes the urgent need to address climate change and is fully committed to doing business with care for the environment. Since 2017, we have taken real action to reduce our carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. In 2022, we stepped up our efforts by starting to collect greenhouse gas data and clearly sharing our sustainability strategies and expectations.
To show our true commitment and responsibility to the environment, we have set these clear future targets:
– Reduce CO2 emissions by 47% by 2035, which is an important step in our plan to reduce climate change impacts.
– Become a Net Zero organization by 2050, our ultimate goal that shows our vision for a sustainable, carbon-free society.
We believe that our actions today will build a better and more sustainable future for the next generations.
To reach these goals, we drive our greenhouse gas reduction through 5 main strategies. We focus on using more renewable energy by installing Solar Rooftops on our factory buildings, and promoting a Circular Economy by using Green Materials with 4R strategies, while developing products that are easy to recycle. We also work on Low-Carbon Logistics, improve our production lines to save energy, and study CCUS technology to capture and store carbon—all to create a sustainable future and hand over a better world to the next generation.
VANDAPAC GHG EMISSION TARGET
REDUCING GHG EMISSION STRATEGY
We are committed to minimizing our environmental footprint through five strategic pillars. By harnessing the power of the sun with Rooftop Solar energy, we tap into renewable resources to power our operations. We drive a Circular Economy and plastic resource circulation by integrating Green Materials, executing the 4R Strategy (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Renewable), and developing products engineered for a recycling-oriented society. Efficiency is further embedded across our entire supply chain through Low-Carbon Logistics and Innovative Process Optimization to drastically reduce energy usage. Ultimately, our future-forward dedication includes utilizing cutting-edge CCUS Technology to neutralize emissions, ensuring all aspects of Vandapac’s operations contribute to a highly sustainable future.
VDP 2025 EMISSION
GHG emissions associated with activities and sources that the reporting organization owns or directly controls, such as fuel use and refrigerant leakage.
Indirect greenhouse gas emissions from purchased electricity used within the organization.
Other indirect greenhouse gas emissions resulting from activities across the entire value chain, both upstream and downstream, such as raw material procurement and product delivery.
** 5 % Materiality