A Rental Business Contributing to Decarbonization

Japan pledged to reach carbon neutrality by 2050 in October 2020. In April 2021, the government then set the specific goal for a 46% reduction of CO₂ emissions by 2030 compared to fiscal 2013. In October 2021, the Prime Minister’s Office of Japan rolled out the 6th Strategic Energy Plan, which incorporates Japan’s Green Growth Strategy to achieve this pledge and related goals. This strategy advocates a stable energy supply and cost reduction while driving forward measures to combat climate change. Kanamoto is also highly aware of the increasing importance of environmental measures that incorporate decarbonization.
Rental business, a core of Kanamoto Group's business, is in and of itself a sharing economy which contributes to decarbonization throughout all of society. Even in the manufacturing industry in which Kanamoto regularly purchases construction equipment on an annual basis, construction equipment manufacturers are advancing the development of machines with superior energy-savings, such as hybrid, ICT, and electric-drive equipment. According to the Japan Construction Equipment Manufacturers Association, the improvement of fuel efficiency in the three major types of equipment (hydraulic excavators, wheel-type loaders, and bulldozers), and development and adoption of energy-saving equipment including hybrid models have been estimated to have the potential to reduce CO₂ emissions to approximately 1.6 million t- CO₂ (levels of CO₂ in 1990) by 2030. The entire industry aims to reduce the manufacturing energy consumption rate by 17% from the actual achievement of 2013 as a target for CO₂ reductions by 2030, which has accelerated decarbonization efforts throughout the manufacturing industry. We have newly introduced a biofuel genera- tor and made it available for rental. The introduction of this product, which uses biofuel instead of diesel fuel, will contribute to the reduction of CO₂ emissions at construction sites and the realization of carbon neutrality by 2050.

Asset Shift to Eco-friendly Equipment Toward Decarbonization

Kanamoto has long been strategically shifting resources toward equipment with exhaust control. Every year, we regularly purchase roughly 3,000 pieces of equipment complying with exhaust control regulations to replace existing construction equipment. This investment not only optimizes operational processes via efficient vehicle allocation and Digital Transformation (DX) initiatives but also steadily advances decarbonization.
Our efforts are not limited to Kanamoto rental construction equipment. We also actively adopt commercial vehicles certified for high fuel efficiency and low emissions. Kanamoto has been an early adopter of hybrid technology for commercial vehicles since mass production of hybrid vehicles began in 1988 and consistently upgrades to vehicles with higher fuel efficiency and lower exhaust emissions.
Moreover, our branches carry out initiatives to actively use renewable energy via solar power generation systems installed on the building roofs. A transition to renewable energy for in-house power consumption helps reduce CO₂ emissions and secures a supply of power even during power outages resulting from large-scale disasters or other incidents. This helps establish a system for business continuity necessary for disaster response.
To achieve decarbonization and realize a sustainable society, the Kanamoto must both respond to user needs and consider environmental conservation. We will always strive to provide a reliable, eco-friendly rental business, actively upgrading equipment to models that take advantage of environmentally-friendly technologies.

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  Solar Power Generation System Installed on the Roof of the Kyoto Branch Office