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March 09, 2023 Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. Kobe Steel, Ltd.
Both companies believe optimal and effective approaches to reduce CO2 emissions throughout the supply chain are essential to realize a sustainable society. While MOL seeks co-creation with other companies on measures that the company can take now to achieve the target of net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050, Kobe Steel, which set "Contributing to a green society" as its Group's materiality, agrees with the idea. This has led the companies to team up on this carbon offset. The offsetting took place for the Capesize bulker under MOL's operation, Shinzan Maru (Note 2), which is exclusively engaged in a long-term iron ore transport contract with Kobe Steel. The voyage took about six weeks from Port Walcott, Australia, to Kakogawa Works in Kakogawa City, Hyogo Prefecture, where the iron ore was unloaded. The CO2 emissions from the Shinzan Maru during this period were calculated to be about 2,875 tons for the entire process from fuel oil production to consumption on the vessel. (Note 3) The carbon credits used for this carbon offset have been certified by Verra, which operates the world's leading voluntary carbon credit standards, and generated within the past five years. In addition, the Rimba Raya Biodiversity Reserve project contributes not only to CO2 emission reductions, but also to co-benefits such as biodiversity conservation and job creation for local communities. MOL and Kobe Steel hope to use this opportunity to accelerate co-creation with various stakeholders with the aim of effectively reducing CO2 emissions throughout the supply chain and contributing to society. 
Iron ore carrier Shinzan Maru 
Rimba Raya Biodiversity Reserve © Infinity Earth MOL's initiatives for the environment
MOL expects this initiative to contribute especially to the realization of "Environment -Conservation for Marine and global environment-" and "Human & Community -Contributing to the growth and development of people and communities-." Kobe Steel's initiatives for the environment In its Medium-Term Management Plan (FY2021–2023) announced in May 2021, the Kobe Steel Group, also known as the Kobelco Group, has set forth its 2050 vision of taking on the challenge of realizing carbon neutrality in its production processes, and of contributing to CO2 emission reductions of 100 million tons or more through its technologies, products, and services. By leveraging the collective strengths of its diverse businesses, the Group successfully demonstrated a technology that can significantly reduce CO2 emissions in the blast furnace process, based on which Kobe Steel launched Kobenable Steel and became Japan's first provider of low-CO2 blast furnace steel products. The Kobelco Group will continue to contribute to a green society in a wide range of fields and provide solutions to the needs of society by integrating strengths of its diverse businesses, technologies, and human resources, to continue to be a corporate group indispensable to its stakeholders. This carbon offset is relevant to "Contributing to a green society" among the five materiality issues. (Note 1) Carbon credits used for this carbon offset 
(Note 2) Shinzan Maru Specifications Shipyard: Hiroshima Shipyard, Imabari Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. Delivery year: 2016 Deadweight tons: 215,790 tons Length: 319.95 m Breadth: 55.00 m Full load draft: 16.25 m Outline of the vessel: The current Shinzan Maru is the third-generation vessel carrying that name and has played a role in transporting raw materials as part of the core fleet serving Kobe Steel since the days of Yamashita-Shinnihon Steamship Co., Ltd., one of MOL's predecessors. The traditional name of the vessel has been passed down from the first generation, completed in 1968, through the second generation, completed in 1987, to the vessel now in service. (Note 3) Based on a survey conducted by Bureau Veritas, a third-party certification body headquartered in Paris, France. The entire process from the calculation of CO2 emissions, including the verification process, to the offsetting of CO2 emissions through carbon credits is also conducted by a third-party certification body, Climate Neutral Commodity (Headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. It provides certification services for carbon neutral products and transactions, as well as advisory services related to these products and transactions). Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. press release 
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