Aiming for realization of net zero carbon emissions by 2050, our Group is actively promoting initiatives to reduce burdens on the environment in our own business activities, including one aimed at reducing GHGs, through our proprietary environmental management system, MS&AD Green Earth Project, under the MS&AD Insurance Group Basic Policy on the Environment.

We are actively promoting environmental initiatives through our proprietary environmental management system under the MS&AD Insurance Group Basic Policy on the Environment.

【MS&AD Green Earth Project】

“MS&AD Green Earth Project” is the collective, unifying name for our various Group-wide environment-related initiatives under the themes of conservation/restoration of natural environments, environmental burden reduction, disaster prevention and reduction, and regional revitalization.

MS&AD has signed the Paris Pledge for Action to contribute to climate change mitigation. In May 2021, we revised our medium- to long-term targets for reducing GHG emissions to net zero by 2050, in line with the Paris Agreement "Pursuing efforts to keep global temperature increases well below 2°C and aiming to keep it below 1.5°C from pre-industrial levels." We have also set new targets for our use of renewable energy. As a global insurance and financial organization, all companies in our Group are actively working to reduce GHG emissions, including through our supply chains.

By reducing business-related commuting and office space requirements through operational reforms such as remote working, Web-conferencing, and telecommuting, we are lowering our organization’s consumption of electricity, gasoline and paper. We will make further reductions in these areas through measures such as introducing state-of-the-art energy-saving equipment in our own buildings, installing solar panels, replacing current company cars with more fuel-efficient vehicles, better managing expenses, and green purchasing. We are also working to reduce waste by promoting recycling and thorough separation of waste generated in buildings, which also contributes to reducing Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions.

The concept of a circular economy, which creates added value by treating what has previously been waste in economic activities as resources and effectively utilizing and recycling it, is becoming important.
In addition to the water cycle that filters and reuses rainwater, the entire Group is working to promote the circular economy, including efforts at the Surugadai Building of Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance to contribute to urban flood mitigation, efforts at the Tokorozawa Building of Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance to introduce office chairs made from recycled ocean plastic waste (plastic resource recycling), and Group-wide efforts to reduce plastics use and raise awareness of ocean plastic issues.

Our initiatives for reducing our impact on the environment are also promoted in conjunction with our customers and key business partners. We, together with our stakeholders, will aim at contributing to realization of a sustainable society.

Each company in our Group is promoting initiatives for conservation of biodiversity. We are also actively engaged in environmental conservation activities within each company and in raising awareness among employees.