Approach and Policy
Since its establishment, the Otsuka group’s operations have had a deep connection to water, a resource essential to life. Through products that use water as a raw material, we have actively contributed not only to the treatment and prevention of diseases, but also to the maintenance and promotion of health. We therefore recognize the importance of water to us as a resource, and consider its conservation to be a critical global issue.
Moreover, water resources are unevenly distributed across different countries and regions, each of which faces different risks. We cooperate with all stakeholders, and conduct ongoing water conservation initiatives from intake to discharge (including cultivation of water resources, conscientious use and clean return), in the aim of sustainable water use.
Our Goals
The Otsuka group has established a 2050 Environmental Vision of Net Zero, which aims to reduce total environmental impact of our business activities to zero. Under the vision, we have revised our medium-term targets to include developing and implementing a water use strategy for business sites in water-stressed areas, and expanding the factory water management program to all locations globally, both by 2028. We are working on the realization of sustainable water use by improving water use efficiency and working to preserve water resources from intake to discharge (including cultivation of water resources, conscientious use of water, and return of clean water to the environment).
> Please refer to the Environmental Report (Water Neutrality)