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Environmental Accounting

We carry out environmental accounting on a consolidated basis, including Citizen Holdings Co., Ltd. and group companies functioning as major production or sales bases. Economic benefits are calculated on the basis of actual monetary benefits and do not take into account benefits resulting from risk avoidance. Total investment for the period under review came to ¥5.072 billion, with research and development costs totaling ¥9,099 billion.
All data has been compiled with reference to environmental accounting guidelines published by the Ministry of the Environment (2005 edition).

Environmental preservation costs (unit: million yen)

Category Major Initiatives Investment Costs
Business areas costs   713 763
Breakdown 1) Pollution prevention Prevention of air, water and sound pollution 370 400
2) Environmental preservation costs Energy conservation 315 108
3) Resource circulation Waste reduction and recycling, effective water usage 28 255
Upstream/down stream costs Recycling containers and packaging, Eco Mark certification 0 16
Administration costs Environmental education, environmental management systems, tree planting and environmental improvement activities on company premises 5 930
R&D costs LED lighting, solar-powered watches, basic watch technology 97 472
Social activity costs Social contribution activities 0 5
Environmental remediation costs Air pollution charges 0 1
Total 815 2,187

Benefits of environmental preservation

Quantitative benefits of environmental preservation activities
Benefits Indicators showing benefits of environmental preservation
Indicator Units FY2009 FY2010 Change
(1) Benefits of business area costs [1] Benefits of resources invested in business activities Energy GJ 2,098,796 2,358,062 259,266
Water km³ 1,589 1,676 87
Chemical substances t 520 574 53
[2] Benefits relating to environmental impact and waste resulting from business activities CO2 emissions (energy-derived) t-CO2 83,779 94,198 10,419
Water drainage km³ 1,291 1,343 52
Total waste t 5,370 6,967 1,597
Waste recycled t 5,296 6,882 1,586
(2) Benefits of upstream/ downstream costs [3] Benefits relating to goods and services resulting from business activities Plastic containers and packaging t 475 331 ▲144
Paper containers and packaging t 179 287 108

Actual Economic Benifit Associated with Environmental Preservation Activities (Millions of yen)

Benifit Amount Amount
Revenue Operating revenue from the sale of valuable resources resulting from business activities 390
Cost Reduction Reduction in energy consumption as a result of energy saving activities 99
Reduction in water usage costs and Water drainage processing costs as a result of resource conservation activities 33
Reduction in waste disposal costs as a result of resource conservation and recycling activities 65
Other reductions 97
Total 684

Environmental Efficiency index

* "Environmental impact" refers to energy-derived CO2 emissions affecting environmental preservation

Scope of Environmental Accounting

<Domestic companies>
18 companies: CITIZEN HOLDINGS, CITIZEN BUSINESS EXPERT, CITIZEN WATCH, CITIZEN MICRO, CITIZEN SYSTEMS JAPAN, CITIZEN SEIMITSU, CITIZEN TIC, CITIZEN ELECTRONICS, CITIZEN TOHOKU, CITIZEN FINETECH MIYOTA, CITIZEN PLAZA, CITIZEN HEIWA WATCH, CITIZEN MACHINERY, CITIZEN WATCH KAGOSHIMA, CITIZEN ELECTRONICS FUNEHIKI, CITIZEN PRECISION HACHINOHE, CITIZEN YUBARI, CITIZEN LOGISTICS SERVICE

<Reporting Period>
April 1, 2010 to March 31, 2011