Mitsubishi Estate asks subcontractors to disclose carbon emissions

Japan developer seeks to slash big projects' CO2 as it turns toward renewables

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Mitsubishi Estate plans to ask contractors to use power generated with renewable energy. © Reuters

Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO -- Japanese property developer Mitsubishi Estate has begun asking its suppliers for information about carbon emissions sparked by construction materials like cement and steel, a move that could force a rethink of traditional construction methods and materials, Nikkei has learned.

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