Environmental information management device, environmental information management system, and environmental information management method

Abstract

The aim is to enable proposals to companies to promote ESG management and to make it easier for financial institutions to evaluate companies' ESG management. [Solution] The environmental information management device 10 acquires driving information from multiple vehicles owned by contracted businesses while they are driving, calculates a score from the carbon emissions based on the acquired driving information, evaluates each contracted business based on the calculation results, and creates an ESG evaluation report based on the evaluation results.The corporate portal 70 acquires the ESG evaluation report and provides the ESG evaluation report so that it can be viewed in response to access from the contracted business terminal 60, financial institution terminal 80, and insurance company terminal 90 connected to the network 200.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to, for example, an environmental information management device, an environmental information management system, and an environmental information management method.

Background Art

[0002] Today, actions that consider the environment are increasingly demanded, and carbon-neutral lifestyles and businesses are being emphasized. In corporate management, ESG (environmental, social, and governance) management is being emphasized.

[0003] In particular, in the automobile transportation business (passenger automobile transportation business and freight automobile transportation business), CO2 emissions from automobiles have become a global issue and reduction is required. Therefore, automobile transportation operators need to respond to environmental changes by adopting an operation mode mainly from the perspective of ESG.

[0004] Such responses are also directly related to the financing review by financial institutions. Some financial institutions have introduced ESG-compliant financing for companies that conduct environmentally considerate operations. For example, it is difficult for small and medium-sized enterprises and non-listed companies to create environmental reports, but there is a proposal for a technology that collects and visualizes greenhouse gas emissions in order to promote the creation and reduction activities of such environmental reports (Patent Document 1).

[0005] In addition, in the automobile transportation business, CO2 reduction is an important theme. For example, there is a proposal for a technology that displays the time-series emissions of a single vehicle or the time-series emissions of all vehicles owned by a company to vehicle drivers (Patent Document 2).

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

[0006]

Patent Document 1

Patent Document 2

[0007] Traditionally, companies have been able to prepare evaluation materials such as environmental reports to communicate the results of their ESG measures to the outside world. Therefore, there is an expectation for measures that will allow companies to continue their ESG management while further improving their ESG ratings from financial institutions and other organizations.

[0008] Furthermore, while it has been possible to display and provide CO2 emission data to vehicle drivers, proposals have not yet been made to encourage road transport operators to promote ESG management as a company, and further measures are expected.

[0009] This invention was made in view of the above background, and aims to provide an environmental information management device, an environmental information management system, and an environmental information management method that enable companies to implement proposals for promoting ESG management, and further enable financial institutions to easily evaluate companies' ESG management. [Means for solving the problem]

[0010] To solve the above-mentioned problems and achieve the above objectives, one embodiment of the present invention is an environmental information management device comprising: an input unit for inputting driving information from multiple vehicles owned by a contracting business operator; a calculation unit for calculating a score from carbon emissions based on the driving information input by the input unit; an evaluation unit for performing an evaluation for each of the contracting business operators based on the calculation results of the calculation unit; and a creation unit for creating a report based on the evaluation of the evaluation unit.

[0011] Another embodiment of the present invention is an environmental information management system comprising: a device that acquires driving information from multiple vehicles owned by a contracting company, calculates a score from carbon emissions based on the acquired driving information, evaluates each contracting company based on the calculation results, and creates a report based on the evaluation results; and a portal that is connected to the device via a network, receives reports from the device, and makes the reports viewable in response to access from external terminals connected to the network.

[0012] Furthermore, another embodiment of the present invention is an environmental information management method for an environmental information management device, characterized by including: an input step of inputting driving information from multiple vehicles owned by a contracting company during driving; a calculation step of calculating a score from carbon emissions based on the driving information input in the input step; an evaluation step of evaluating each contracting company based on the calculation result; and a creation step of creating a report based on the evaluation result. [Effects of the Invention]

[0013] According to the present invention, it is possible to implement proposals for promoting ESG management to companies, and furthermore, financial institutions can easily evaluate companies' ESG management. [Brief explanation of the drawing]

[0014] [Figure 1] This is a block diagram showing the functions of an environmental information management system according to one embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 2] This is a configuration diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of an environmental information management system according to one embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 3] This is a sequence diagram illustrating the operation of an environmental information management system according to one embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 4] This is a sequence diagram illustrating the flow of an ESG rating report using one embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 5] This is an explanatory diagram illustrating a use case for ESG evaluation using one embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 6] It is an explanatory diagram for explaining measures for reducing or cutting CO2 emissions according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 7] It is an explanatory diagram for explaining the CO2 emission situation according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 8] It is a sequence diagram for explaining the CO2 emission amount standard deviation calculation process according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 9] It is a sequence diagram for explaining the CO2 emission amount score calculation process for each contractor according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 10] It is an explanatory diagram for explaining a method of storing operation information according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 11] It is an explanatory diagram for explaining a method of storing emissions by vehicle type according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 12] It is an explanatory diagram for explaining a method of storing vehicle type information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Mode for Carrying Out the Invention

[0015] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described while referring to the drawings. Note that the following description and drawings are merely examples for explaining the present invention, and for the sake of clarity of explanation, appropriate omissions and simplifications have been made. In addition, the present invention can be implemented in various other forms. Also, unless otherwise limited, each component may be in a single or plural number.

[0016] In the following description, the same or similar configurations may be denoted by the same reference numerals and duplicate explanations may be omitted. Also, in the following description, various types of information may be described using expressions such as "information" and "table", but the various types of information may be expressed in other data structures. Also, as expressions for identification information, there are expressions such as "identification information", "identifier", "name", "ID", and "number", and these can be replaced with each other. Also, in the following description, "database" is denoted as "DB" and "table" is denoted as "TBL", respectively.

[0017] First, the configuration will be explained using Figures 1 and 2. Figure 1 is a block diagram showing the functions of the environmental information management system according to this embodiment, and Figure 2 is a configuration diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the environmental information management system according to this embodiment.

[0018] The environmental information management system consists of an environmental information management device 10 and a corporate portal 70, as shown in Figure 1, for example. The environmental information management device 10 directly or indirectly via a storage medium acquires driving information, which is the result of driving, from multiple vehicles (vehicle groups) managed by each contracting company that enjoys this service, via a network, and outputs the ESG evaluation report, which will be described later, to the corporate portal 70 via the network. Here, as an example of a vehicle group, we will take a vehicle group 50 consisting of a vehicle 51 managed by the contracting company and other vehicles.

[0019] The corporate portal 70 provides or outputs ESG evaluation reports via the network to the contract operator terminal 60 managed by the contract operator, thereby providing feedback on ESG evaluations. The aforementioned operating information may be output directly from the contract operator terminal 60 to the environmental information management device 10, or it may be output indirectly via the corporate portal 70.

[0020] Furthermore, the corporate portal 70 can also provide or output ESG evaluation reports to financial institutions, i.e., financial institution terminals 80, as information for providing loans to each contracted business. In addition, the corporate portal 70 can also provide or output ESG evaluation reports to insurance companies, i.e., insurance company terminals 90, as information for calculating vehicle insurance amounts for each contracted business.

[0021] The corporate portal 70 includes a corporate ESG evaluation DB 71 that stores and manages ESG evaluations received (input) from the environmental information management device 10 on a company-by-company basis, and an evaluation report provision unit 72 that provides (outputs) ESG evaluation reports to contract operator terminals 60, financial institution terminals 80, and insurance company terminals 90.

[0022] The environmental information management device 10 is composed of, for example, an input unit 11, a vehicle identification unit 12, a driving information registration unit 13, a driving information DB 14, a CO2 emission calculation unit 15, a vehicle-specific emission DB 16, a CO2 emission score calculation unit 17, a vehicle-specific information DB 18, an ESG evaluation processing unit 19, a portal input / output unit 20, and the like, as shown in Figure 1.

[0023] The input unit 11 receives vehicle information (such as a registration number that identifies the vehicle) and driving information (see Figure 10) from each vehicle (such as vehicle 51) in the vehicle group 50 via the network. The vehicle identification unit 12 refers to the driving information DB 14 and identifies whether the vehicle is registered based on the vehicle information entered by the input unit 11.

[0024] The driving information registration unit 13 registers (stores) driving information related to the vehicle identified by the vehicle identification unit 12 in the driving information DB 14 via the input unit 11. The driving information DB 14 will be explained in Figure 10, which will be described later. The CO2 emission calculation unit 15 calculates the CO2 emissions based on the driving information registered in the driving information DB 14 and registers (stores) them in the vehicle-specific emission DB 16. The vehicle-specific emission DB 16 will be explained in Figure 11, which will be described later.

[0025] The CO2 emission score calculation unit 17 calculates a CO2 emission score based on vehicle-specific emissions registered in the vehicle-specific emission DB 16. The ESG evaluation processing unit 19 has evaluation and creation functions, and processes the ESG evaluation based on the CO2 emission score calculated by the CO2 emission score calculation unit 17 and the vehicle information specially recorded in the vehicle information DB 18, creates an ESG evaluation report, and outputs it to the portal input / output unit 20. The portal input / output unit 20 outputs the ESG evaluation report created by the ESG evaluation processing unit 19 to the corporate portal 70 via the network.

[0026] As shown in Figure 2, the hardware consists of the environmental information management device 10, the contract operator terminal 60, the corporate portal 70, the financial institution terminal 80, the insurance company terminal 90, and each vehicle in the vehicle group 50, all connected to the network 200 and executing the processing of this embodiment through communication. The contract operator terminal 60, the financial institution terminal 80, and the insurance company terminal 90 are each equipped with operating devices 61, 81, and 91, which include input devices such as keyboards and output devices such as displays. These operating devices 61, 81, and 91 are operated by an operator.

[0027] The environmental information management device 10, as shown in Figure 2 for example, is composed of a CPU 101 that controls the entire device, a memory 103 that stores programs 102 for processing according to this embodiment to be executed by the CPU 101 (such as the operations shown in Figures 3, 4, 8, and 9 described later) and various data being executed, an operating device 104 equipped with a keyboard and a display device, an external storage device 105 that registers (stores) various data in the form of driving information DB 14, vehicle-specific emission DB 16, vehicle-type information DB 18, etc., a communication IF 106 connected to the network 200 as an input unit 11 and a portal input / output unit 20 and responsible for communication with external terminals, and a bus 107 connected to each unit within the device and responsible for communication of data, signals, etc. within the device.

[0028] Next, the operation will be explained using Figures 3 to 7. Figure 3 is a sequence diagram illustrating the operation of the environmental information management system according to this embodiment, Figure 4 is a sequence diagram illustrating the flow of the ESG evaluation report according to this embodiment, Figure 5 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a use case for ESG evaluation according to this embodiment, Figure 6 is an explanatory diagram illustrating the proposed measures for reducing or mitigating CO2 emissions according to this embodiment, and Figure 7 is an explanatory diagram illustrating the CO2 emission situation according to this embodiment.

[0029] As shown in Figure 3, the entire process leading up to the creation of the ESG evaluation report is handled by the vehicle (vehicle 51 is used as an example), the environmental information management device 10, the driving information DB 14, the vehicle-specific emissions DB 16, and the vehicle-specific information DB 18, with the corporate portal 70 being involved as the output destination for the ESG evaluation report.

[0030] First, the environmental information management device 10 receives access from the vehicle 51 via the input unit 11 (step S31), obtains (inputs) the registration number of the vehicle 51, and identifies whether the vehicle is already registered in the driving information DB 14 via the vehicle identification unit 12 (step S32). If identification is successful, the input unit 11 obtains (inputs) driving information from the vehicle 51 (step S33), and the driving information registration unit 13 registers the driving information (step S34).

[0031] If vehicle 51 is being registered for the first time, a process is executed to register it as a new record in a pre-prepared record for vehicle 51. Also, if vehicle 51 needs to have driving information for a more recent period added to its past history, an additional registration is performed.

[0032] Next, the CO2 emission calculation unit 15 reads the driving information for the vehicle 51 for the period required for ESG evaluation from the driving information DB 14 and calculates the CO2 emissions (step S35). The CO2 emission calculation unit 15 then registers the calculated CO2 emissions in the vehicle-specific emission DB 16 in association with the vehicle 51 (step S36).

[0033] Then, the CO2 emission score calculation unit 17 references the vehicle-specific emission DB 16 and calculates a CO2 emission score based on the CO2 emissions calculated by the CO2 emission calculation unit 15 (step S37).

[0034] In the ESG evaluation processing unit 19, an ESG evaluation report is created based on the CO2 emission score calculated by the CO2 emission score calculation unit 17 and the vehicle information for the vehicle 51 registered in the vehicle information DB 18 (step S38). Then, the ESG evaluation report created by the ESG evaluation processing unit 19 is output to the corporate portal 70 by the portal input / output unit 20 (step S31).

[0035] In this way, each contracted company's ESG evaluation report is registered in the Corporate Portal 70. Each contracted company can access the Corporate Portal 70 to check the feedback on their ESG evaluation through their ESG evaluation report.

[0036] In that case, the operator of the contracting company managing the vehicle group 50 accesses the corporate portal 70 by operating the contracting company terminal 60 (step S41), undergoes user authentication there (step S42), and then requests an ESG evaluation of the contracting company (step S51).

[0037] In the company portal 70, the company-specific ESG evaluation DB 71 is referenced in response to the request, and the relevant ESG evaluation report is read (step S43). The evaluation report provision unit 72 then provides the report for viewing or outputs it as a file (step S44). In the contract operator terminal 60, once the ESG evaluation report is obtained, whether for viewing or file input, the operation device 61 displays the ESG evaluation report (step S52).

[0038] Here, we will explain the ESG evaluation report and its display effects using Figure 5 as an example. Figure 5(A) shows the annual CO2 emission status of Company A, the contracted business operator, in a bar graph. Company A operates buses and taxis as its fleet. Figure 5(A) shows a decreasing trend in CO2 emissions year by year from 2020 to 2023. This makes it easy to intuitively understand the annual CO2 emission trends for each vehicle type within the fleet managed by Company A.

[0039] Figure 5(B) shows a pie chart illustrating the CO2 emissions (t) of each vehicle (vehicles 1 through 6) within the same vehicle type, as a percentage of the total. This makes it easy to intuitively compare and verify which vehicle (vehicle number) has higher or lower CO2 emissions within the same vehicle type.

[0040] Figure 5(C) shows the monthly CO2 emissions of buses and taxis for the most recent year, in the form of a bar graph, compared to the previous year. This allows us to see the monthly trend (year-on-year) of Company A's CO2 emissions, making it easy to intuitively understand the increase or decrease in emissions on a monthly basis compared to the previous year.

[0041] Figure 5(D) shows a line graph comparing the standard deviations of CO2 emissions for vehicles 1 and 3 over the past year with the overall average standard deviation. This makes it easy to intuitively understand whether the CO2 emissions of vehicles owned by Company A are high or low compared to the overall average.

[0042] Furthermore, in this embodiment, the ESG evaluation report also includes proposals for measures to reduce or eliminate CO2 emissions. An example of this is explained using Figure 6. In the case of proposals for CO2 emission reduction measures for each vehicle, for example, as shown in Figure 6(A), the operating device 61 can display a proposal such as: "Analysis of the CO2 emissions of your company's vehicles shows that overall, the vehicles tend to emit more CO2 than average. Vehicle No. 2, in particular, emits a particularly high amount of CO2 compared to all other vehicles, and it is expected that CO2 emissions can be reduced by stopping the engine during idling and by optimizing acceleration and deceleration operations. Vehicle No. 3 emits significantly less CO2 than average, and it is expected that an annual CO2 reduction of XXt can be achieved by operating it in the same way as vehicle No. 3. Vehicle No. 1 has a longer idling time than other vehicles, and it is expected that an annual CO2 reduction of YYt can be achieved by halving the idling time."

[0043] Furthermore, in the case of proposing measures to reduce CO2 emissions by changing the vehicles used, for example, as shown in Figure 6(B), the operating device 61 can display a proposal such as, "Vehicles No. 5 and No. 6 in your fleet are older models and emit 1.8 times more CO2 than the latest models of the same size (MMM). By changing the vehicles used to MMMs, it is expected that annual CO2 emissions will be reduced by ZZt and fuel costs will be reduced by approximately 1 million yen."

[0044] These suggestions will be fed back to each contracted operator, and by taking these suggestions into consideration and implementing measures for each vehicle, it will be possible to work towards reducing or eliminating CO2 emissions on a monthly or yearly basis.

[0045] For example, banks (financial institutions) can not only support contract businesses in reducing CO2 emissions using their existing assets, but also analyze the cost-effectiveness and CO2 reduction amount when contract businesses purchase new vehicles, and use this as input for loan decisions and interest rate preferential treatment.

[0046] In particular, as shown in Figure 7 of the ESG evaluation report, it is possible to add information about the contracting company's initiatives to the graph. In this case, not only will the above proposal be easier to make, but the evaluation materials for the ESG evaluation report will increase, making it easier for financial institutions and insurance companies to evaluate the company.

[0047] Figure 7 shows the results of implementing the measures shown in Figure 6 at Company A. Figure 7(A) shows the monthly CO2 emissions for buses and taxis in 2023. CO2 emission reduction measures were introduced in August of that year, and CO2 emissions for both buses and taxis have decreased since August.

[0048] Figure 7(B) shows the annual CO2 emission situation from 2020 to 2023. No measures were implemented in 2020, and idling measures were first started in 2021. As a result, CO2 emissions decreased for both buses and taxis in 2022. Eco-friendly vehicles were also introduced in 2022. As a result, CO2 emissions decreased for both buses and taxis in 2023.

[0049] Figure 7(C) shows the annual trend in vehicle maintenance costs from 2020 to 2023. No measures were implemented in 2020, and the idling reduction measures were first started in 2021. As a result, maintenance costs for both buses and taxis decreased in 2022. Eco-friendly vehicles were also introduced in 2022. As a result, maintenance costs for both buses and taxis decreased in 2023.

[0050] Figure 7(D) shows Company A's ESG evaluation report from 2020 to 2023. Regarding CO2 emission reduction, it states that "Your company introduced this service in 2020, implemented idling measures in 2021, and introduced eco-friendly vehicles in 2022. Furthermore, by introducing the XX measure in 2023, you have achieved a CO2 emission reduction of XX% compared to when the service was launched." This is the actual result of the implemented measures.

[0051] Furthermore, regarding the trend in vehicle maintenance and management costs, the following is stated as the actual result of the implementation of the measures: "By implementing idling measures in 2021, your company reduced fuel costs, resulting in a reduction of approximately XX million yen in maintenance and management costs in 2022. By introducing eco-friendly vehicles in 2022, maintenance and fuel costs were reduced, resulting in a reduction of XX million yen in maintenance and management costs."

[0052] Based on the above ESG evaluation report, financial institutions will evaluate their lending practices and insurance companies will evaluate their vehicle insurance. This ESG evaluation report is also available to Company A, the contracting party, allowing them to confirm the results of the implemented measures and to consider further actions to reduce or eliminate CO2 emissions.

[0053] Next, various calculation processes will be explained using Figures 8 and 9. Figure 8 is a sequence diagram illustrating the CO2 emission standard deviation calculation process according to this embodiment, and Figure 9 is a sequence diagram illustrating the CO2 emission score calculation process for each contractor according to this embodiment.

[0054] In the CO2 emission standard deviation calculation process shown in Figure 8, the environmental information management device 10 uses the driving information DB14 and the vehicle-specific emission DB16 in the processing of the CPU 101. For example, in the calculation for vehicle model NNN of company A, driving distance information and refueling information are read from the driving information DB14, and the CO2 emissions are calculated (step S81). Here, regarding the CO2 emission calculation formula, in the case of a gasoline vehicle,

[0055]

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[0056] And in the case of diesel vehicles,

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[0058] This is the result.

[0059] In this way, the obtained CO2 emissions are registered in the record assigned to vehicle A in the vehicle-specific emissions DB16, and the standard score TBL is updated. Next, the CO2 emissions from the standard score table corresponding to all vehicle types NNN are read from the vehicle-specific emissions DB16 for a predetermined period, and the average value is calculated (step S82). In this case, the formula for calculating the average value for CO2 emissions is:

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[0061] This is the result.

[0062] Once the mean is obtained, the standard deviation is then calculated (step S83). In this case, the formula for calculating the standard deviation for CO2 emissions is:

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[0064] This is the result. Furthermore, the standard score for A company's NNN model is calculated (step S84). In this case, the formula for calculating the standard score for CO2 emissions is:

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[0066] This is the result.

[0067] Then, in the vehicle-specific emissions DB16, the master TBL is updated using the average emissions and standard deviation values ​​of vehicle NNN obtained from the above calculations. Furthermore, the vehicle-specific emissions deviation value TBL is updated using the deviation values ​​of vehicle NNN (Company A) obtained from the above calculations.

[0068] Furthermore, in the CO2 emission score calculation process for each contractor shown in Figure 9, the environmental information management device 10 uses the driving information DB 14 and the vehicle-specific emission DB 16 in the processing of the CPU 101. For example, in the calculation for vehicle NNN of company A, information such as mileage and refueling is read from the vehicle TBL described later using the driving information DB 14, and the standard deviation for all vehicles of company A is read from the vehicle-specific emission DB 16 using the vehicle-specific emission standard deviation TBL described later.

[0069] Then, for all of Company A's vehicles, the CO2 emissions for each vehicle and the total for all vehicles are calculated, and an ESG evaluation report showing the performance and trends as described above is output (Step S91). Furthermore, for all of Company A's vehicles, the standard score of the CO2 emissions for each vehicle and the total for all vehicles is calculated as a score, and an ESG evaluation report showing the performance and trends as described above is output (Step S92).

[0070] Next, specific examples of DB and TBL will be explained using Figures 10, 11, and 12. Figure 10 is an explanatory diagram illustrating the driving information DB14 according to this embodiment, Figure 11 is an explanatory diagram illustrating the vehicle-specific emission DB16 according to this embodiment, and Figure 12 is an explanatory diagram illustrating the vehicle-specific information DB18 according to this embodiment.

[0071] First, the driving information DB14 will be explained using Figure 10. The driving information DB14 consists of a vehicle TBL14A (Figure (A)) which stores information about the vehicle, a driving information TBL14B (Figure (B)) which stores driving and refueling information, a driving information TBL14C (Figure (C)) which stores information about idling, and a vehicle maintenance information management TBL14D (Figure (D)) which stores information about vehicle maintenance.

[0072] The vehicle TBL14A is configured to store information such as the name of the contracting company, the type of vehicle (e.g., bus, taxi, or truck), the vehicle type (indicated as NNN, OOO, PPP, QQQ, etc. in the diagram) indicating the intended use such as "regular passenger car," "light commercial vehicle," or "light four-wheeled passenger car," or the body type such as "sedan," "sports," or "station wagon," for each vehicle, along with the vehicle classification indicating the engine type (e.g., diesel, gasoline, or hybrid (hereinafter referred to as HV)), the vehicle name indicating the vehicle number, the vehicle inspection date (e.g., year and month), and the year of manufacture (e.g., Western calendar year).

[0073] For example, Company A has five vehicles registered with registration numbers "00000001" through "00000005", while Company B has four vehicles registered with registration numbers "00000006" through "00000009".

[0074] Furthermore, Company A has registered two diesel buses and three taxis (one gasoline and one hybrid), while Company B has registered four diesel trucks. Vehicle names are assigned by type to each contracting company. For example, in Company A's case, the two buses are assigned the numbers 1 and 2. Similarly, the three taxis are assigned the numbers 1, 2, and 3. In the case of Company B, since all are trucks, they are assigned by region, such as Kanto No. 1, Kanto No. 2, Tohoku No. 1, and Tohoku No. 2.

[0075] Furthermore, the driving information TBL14B is configured to store information such as the vehicle type, refueling date (year, month, day), refueling amount (liters: L), distance traveled since the last refueling (km), and average driving speed (km / h) associated with a unique registration number assigned to each vehicle.

[0076] In the driving information system TBL14B, a record is added and the information (data) is updated each time a vehicle with the same registration number is refueled. For example, in the case of vehicle number "00000001", it can be seen that refueling was performed a total of three times: on January 3, 2024, February 6, 2024, and March 5, 2024. For example, as of the refueling date of February 6, 2024, it is registered that the previous refueling amount was 72.64L, the mileage traveled was 550km, and the average speed at that time was 32km / h.

[0077] Furthermore, the TBL14C driving information system stores data such as the idling start time (year, month, day, hour, minute, second), idling end time (year, month, day, hour, minute, second), and whether or not the engine was running during idling, in association with a unique registration number assigned to each vehicle.

[0078] For example, in the case of vehicle number 1, registration number "00000001", three instances of idling are registered. It can be seen that the engine was not running during the idling period (16 seconds) from 8:10:23 to 8:10:39 on January 4, 2024.

[0079] Furthermore, the Vehicle Maintenance Information Management TBL14D is configured to register and store information for each vehicle, including the amount spent on each category in which month and year, for each vehicle with a unique registration number assigned to it. Figure 10(D) shows an example of vehicle No. 1 with registration number "00000001". From the Vehicle Maintenance Information Management TBL14D, it can be seen that this vehicle incurred maintenance costs once a month from January 2020, such as 10,000 yen, 20,000 yen, and 30,000 yen for refueling. Similarly, it can be seen that in February 2020, maintenance costs of 200,000 yen were incurred for parts replacement, and similarly, in March of the same year, maintenance costs of 300,000 yen were incurred for vehicle inspection.

[0080] Next, we will explain the vehicle-specific emission DB16 using Figure 11. The vehicle-specific emission DB16 consists of a master TBL16A (Figure (A)), a vehicle-specific emission deviation value TBL16B (Figure (B)), and so on. Master TBL16A is configured to calculate and register the average emission value (t) and standard deviation (t) for each of the aforementioned vehicle types.

[0081] Figure (A) shows an example for vehicle type NNN, where the average monthly emissions and standard deviation are stored in association with each other from January 2022. For example, in March 2022, the average emissions were "0.03t" and the standard deviation was "0.03t".

[0082] The individual vehicle emission standard score TBL16B is configured to calculate and register the monthly operating days, total emissions (t), and standard score, corresponding to the aforementioned registration number. Figure (B) shows the status of registration number "00000001" as it is updated monthly starting from January 2022. For example, in May 2022, the number of operating days was 16, the emissions for that month were "0.03t", and the standard score was "50".

[0083] Next, we will explain the vehicle information DB18 using Figure 12. The information in the vehicle information DB18 is to be acquired and registered in advance from an external source. The vehicle information DB18 is configured to register information such as the vehicle manufacturer, the type defined in the same way as above, the maximum load capacity (weight in tons or number of people), the year of manufacture, and fuel efficiency information (km / L), corresponding to vehicle types defined in the same way as above, as shown in Figure 12. If the number of contracting operators increases and there are vehicle types, vehicle manufacturers, or types that are not registered in the vehicle information DB18, it will be updated as appropriate.

[0084] For example, vehicle type "AAA" is registered (stored) with the following information associated with it: vehicle manufacturer "PPP", type "truck", load capacity "10t", year "2000", and fuel efficiency information "10km / L". Similarly, vehicle type "EEE" is registered (stored) with the following information associated with it: vehicle manufacturer "TTT", type "bus", load capacity "30 people", year "2020", and fuel efficiency information "12km / L".

[0085] As described above, this embodiment makes it possible to provide companies with proposals to promote ESG management, and furthermore, it makes it possible for financial institutions to easily evaluate companies' ESG management.

[0086] Furthermore, contracted businesses can now obtain ESG evaluation reports from the company portal, view past performance, and receive policy proposals, enabling them to implement ESG management through trial and error.

[0087] Furthermore, financial institutions can now obtain ESG evaluation reports from corporate portals and view the past performance of their borrowers. This allows them to numerically verify a company's efforts toward ESG management and obtain valuable objective information for making lending decisions.

[0088] Furthermore, insurance companies can now obtain ESG evaluation reports from their corporate portals and view past customer performance. This allows them to numerically verify a company's efforts toward ESG management and obtain valuable objective information for determining insurance premiums.

[0089] Furthermore, each of the above-mentioned configurations, functional units, processing units, processing means, etc., may be implemented in hardware, in whole or in part, for example, by designing them as integrated circuits. Alternatively, each of the above-mentioned configurations, functions, etc., may be implemented in software by having the processor interpret and execute programs that realize each function. Information such as programs, tables, and files that realize each function can be stored in memory, hard disks, SSDs (Solid State Drives), or other recording devices, or in recording media such as IC cards, SD cards, or DVDs.

[0090] Furthermore, the above-mentioned arrangement of various functional units, processing units, and databases in the environmental information management system is merely an example. The arrangement of these functional units, processing units, and databases can be changed to the optimal configuration from the perspective of the performance, processing efficiency, and communication efficiency of the hardware and software of these devices.

[0091] Furthermore, the configuration of the database (schema, etc.) that stores the various types of data mentioned above can be flexibly modified from the perspective of efficient resource utilization, improved processing efficiency, improved access efficiency, and improved search efficiency. [Explanation of Symbols]

[0092] 10 Environmental information management device 11 Input section 12 Vehicle Identification Section 13. Driving Information Registration Section 14. Driving Information Database 15 CO2 emissions calculation department 16 Emissions DB by vehicle type 17. CO2 Emission Score Calculation Unit 18 Vehicle Information Database 19 ESG Evaluation Processing Unit 20 Portal Input / Output Section 50 vehicle group 51 vehicles 60 Contract Carrier Terminals 61,81,91,104 Operating devices 70 Company Portals 71 Company-Specific ESG Rating Database 72 Evaluation Report Provision Department 80 Financial Institution Terminals 90 Insurance company terminals 101 CPU 102 Programs 103 memory 105 External storage device 106 Communication I / F 107 Bus

Claims

1. Environmental information management device, An input unit for inputting driving information from multiple vehicles owned by the contracting company, A calculation unit calculates carbon emissions based on driving information entered in the input unit, and uses the average emission value and standard deviation calculated for each vehicle type to calculate a score for the carbon emissions. An evaluation unit that uses the score calculated by the calculation unit to evaluate multiple vehicles belonging to the contracting company and prepares an ESG evaluation report for each contracting company, An environmental information management device characterized by being equipped with the following features.

2. An environmental information management device according to claim 1, wherein the evaluation unit performs an ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) evaluation.

3. The environmental information management device according to claim 1, wherein the evaluation unit produces a report on one of the following: an evaluation of carbon emissions, a proposal and forecast of measures to reduce carbon emissions, or the status of improvement in carbon emissions.

4. The environmental information management device according to claim 1, characterized in that it has a storage unit that stores in advance vehicle information that is referenced when the evaluation unit prepares the ESG evaluation report.

5. The environmental information management device according to claim 1, wherein the calculation unit calculates carbon emissions for each vehicle type and applies a standard deviation in the process.

6. The environmental information management device according to claim 1, wherein the calculation unit determines carbon emissions for each contracted business operator and calculates a score.

7. Environmental information management system, A device that acquires driving information from multiple vehicles owned by a contracting company, calculates carbon emissions based on the acquired driving information, calculates a score for the carbon emissions using the average and standard deviation of emissions calculated for each vehicle type, evaluates the multiple vehicles belonging to the contracting company using the score, and creates an ESG evaluation report for the contracting company. A portal connected to the aforementioned device via a network, which receives reports from the device and makes the reports viewable in response to access from external terminals connected to the network, An environmental information management system equipped with the following features.

8. An environmental information management system according to claim 7, characterized in that the device performs ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) evaluation.

9. The environmental information management system according to claim 7, wherein the device generates a report on one of the following: an evaluation of carbon emissions, a proposal and forecast of measures to reduce carbon emissions, or the status of improvement in carbon emissions.

10. The environmental information management system according to claim 9, wherein the portal outputs the report to an external terminal such as a financial institution via the network.

11. An environmental information management system according to claim 9, characterized in that the portal outputs the report to the contracting business operator's terminal via the network.

12. The environmental information management system according to claim 9, wherein the portal outputs the report as a graph.

13. A method for managing environmental information for a device that manages environmental information, An input step is to input driving information from multiple vehicles owned by the contracting company, A calculation step which calculates carbon emissions based on the driving information entered in the input step, and for said carbon emissions, calculates a score for the deviation value of said carbon emissions using the average emission value and standard deviation calculated for each vehicle type, An evaluation step in which the scores calculated in the calculation step are used to evaluate multiple vehicles belonging to the contracting company and an ESG evaluation report is prepared for each contracting company, An environmental information management method characterized by including the following.

14. The environmental information management method according to claim 13, characterized in that the evaluation step involves conducting an ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) evaluation.

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