Press Release
Joined "RE100" & Concluded off-site virtual PPA
for long-term stable supply of renewable energy
to cover 90% of domestic demand
DMG MORI CO., LTD. (hereinafter referred to as “DMG MORI”) has expanded its sustainability efforts by joining several international initiatives to reduce CO2 emissions that affect climate change globally.
In August 2025, DMG MORI officially joined the international environmental initiative RE100*1 that aims to ensure 100% coverage of electricity for business purposes from renewable sources. The entire DMG MORI Group will be required to ensure that the proportion of renewable energy compliant with the RE100 technical requirements for renewable energy (hereinafter referred to as "RE100-compliant energy*2") out of the Group-wide energy consumption shall be 90% by 2035 and 100% by 2040.
【DMG MORI’s history of international initiatives】
| November 2021 | Accredited by the SBT Initiative*3 |
|---|---|
| June 2024 | Obtained the “Net-Zero” target certification*4 |
| for the reduction of CO2 emissions by 2030 (against 2019 levels): | |
| ・by 46.2% in Scope1 and Scope2, and | |
| ・by 27.5% in Scope3. | |
| February 2025 | Received top ratings in the CPD*5 2024 survey: |
| “A” for “climate change” and “A-” for “water security.” |
To date, we have installed solar panels on the roofs of our main plants, including Iga Campus (Iga City, Mie Prefecture) and Nara Campus (Yamato Koriyama City, Nara Prefecture), for self-use of the electricity generated to cover approx. 30% of our annual electricity consumption.
【Solar power systems at DMG MORI】
| Iga | Nara | |
|---|---|---|
| Panel capacity | approx. 13,400 kW | approx. 3,000 kW |
| Annual generation | approx. 14 million kWh | approx. 3 million kWh |
| Estimated CO2 avoidance | 6,000 tons/year | 1,300 tons/year |
Furthermore, since 2021, we have started to purchase CO2-free power from grid sources. However, as our net-zero target raises the demand for more renewable energy, we see the risk of conventional one-year contracts being insufficient for stable procurement of sufficient amounts.
In consequence, we have decided to utilize an off-site virtual PPA*6 service to procure the environmental value of the Fukuyama Biomass Power Plant of Chubu Electric Power Miraiz Company, Incorporated. The resulting reduction in CO2 emissions is equivalent to 30,000 tons per year and will contribute to our achievement of the RE100 targets through the procurement of RE100-compliant energy on a long-term stable basis.
With the above strategies, DMG MORI has established a system that enables us to cover approx. 90% of energy use at domestic DMG MORI locations and group companies with RE100-compliant energy for the coming approx. 20 years.
【Details of the off-site virtual PPA service】
| Contracted company | Chubu Electric Power Miraiz Company, Incorporated |
|---|---|
| Contract period | July 30th, 2025 to November 30th, 2044 |
| Power provider | Fukuyama Biomass Power Plant |
| Contracted power amount | Approx. 73 million kWh (environmental value) |
| Power recipient | DMG MORI’s domestic plants and offices, incl. Iga, Nara, Nagoya, Izumo, Isehara, and Nagaoka |
DMG MORI will continue to expand the use of renewable energy to accelerate the reduction of CO2 emissions and contribute to the realization of a sustainable society.
*1 RE100
An international collaborative initiative operated by the Climate Group, an international NGO, in partnership with the CDP, that aims to help the world's most influential companies achieve the goal of 100% renewable energy from solar, wind, hydro, biomass, geothermal, and other renewable sources by 2050.（Website: https://www.there100.org/）
*2 RE100-compliant energy
Energy that meets the technical requirement of RE100, which recommends a third-party verification of the sustainability of biomass energy generation to ensure compliance with ISO 13065:2015, the sustainability standard for biomass energy defined in a set of principles, criteria, and indicators in three aspects: environmental (biodiversity, waste, etc.), social (labor rights, land and water use rights, etc.), and economic.
*3 SBT Initiative
An international organization jointly established in 2015 by four organizations: CDP, the UN Global Compact, the World Resources Institute (WRI), and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). The organization promotes the establishment of science-based greenhouse gas emission reduction targets for companies to achieve the level required by the Paris Agreement, which aims to limit the global temperature increase to 1.5°C to 2°C below pre-industrial levels.（Website: https://sciencebasedtargets.org/）
*4 Net-zero target
A greenhouse gas emissions reduction standard developed by the SBT Initiative that aims to limit the global average temperature increase to within +1.5°C by 2050.
*5 CDP
An international environmental non-profit organization established in the UK in 2000. It promotes and evaluates the disclosure of environmental information on climate change, water resources, forest resources, etc. to corporations and local governments, and is widely recognized as the global standard for evaluating corporate environmental activities. By 2024, a total of 24,800 companies and organizations worldwide have disclosed data through CDP and received evaluation based on governance, risks and opportunities, business strategy, goals and performance, and engagement.
*6 Off-site virtual PPA
Service that provides only environmental value (confirmed CO2-free value) derived from electricity generated by a renewable energy source installed off the customer's premises.
Fukuyama Biomas Power Plant
（picture provided by Fukuyama Biomass Power Plant）