Information Disclosure Based on the TCFD Recommendations
As a member of the Toshiba Group, which endorses the TCFD, we disclose information in line with the TCFD recommendations. We will continue to actively disclose information as part of our efforts to achieve carbon neutrality.
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Toshiba Corporation - Information disclosure based on the TCFD's recommendations
Analysis of "risks and opportunities" in the Group
The following is an analysis of "risks and opportunities" for the Group's major businesses.
Risks
Transition Risks(*)
- Increase in costs as a result of installing detoxifying equipment or changing to alternative gases due to tightened regulations on process gas
- Increase in amount of capital investment for reducing greenhouse gas emissions
- Missing out on sales opportunities due to being unable to develop products for low carbonization or decarbonization including power semiconductors at an appropriate time
- Increase in procurement costs due to price hikes in main components
Physical risk(*)
- Impact on manufacturing processes and increase in costs attributable to water shortage due to temperature rise
* Transition risk: Risk posed by changes in, for example, climate change policies and regulations, technological developments, market trends, and market valuations.
* Physical risk: Refers to acute or chronic damage caused by disasters and other events brought about by climate change.
Opportunities
- Increase in demand for energy efficiency products, including power semiconductors and high-efficiency semiconductors
- Increase in demand for semiconductor products that are adapted to demand for energy saving products.
- Increase in demand for products related to electric vehicles due to the expansion of their market
- Increase in demand for low power-consumption helium-filled HDDs
