JP7222499B1 - Environmental evaluation system, environmental evaluation method and environmental evaluation program - Google Patents

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to provide a novel technique for determining standards for GHG amount calculation for each provider.
An environmental evaluation system for determining a GHG amount calculation coefficient, the environmental evaluation system comprising a storage unit, a provider information reception unit, a business activity information reception unit, and a GHG unit calculation unit. , wherein the storage unit stores a reference coefficient for calculating a reference GHG amount per unit quantity, the provider information reception unit receives provider information regarding a provider of business activities, and receives the business activity information The unit receives business activity information including the actual monetary amount and the actual quantity during the unit period by the provider, and the GHG unit calculation unit uses the actual monetary amount, the actual quantity and the reference coefficient to calculate the provider's An individual calculation coefficient is determined and stored in association with the provider information.
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Description

The present invention relates to an environmental evaluation system, an environmental evaluation method, and an environmental evaluation program.

Conventionally, interest in environmental problems and energy problems has increased. In recent years, in particular, the importance of reducing GHG emissions has been emphasized in corporate activities and personal lives.

Patent Literature 1 discloses a technique for providing an information processing system that allows a user to easily grasp the difference in the amount of carbon dioxide reduction due to means of transportation.

Patent document 2 describes an estimation information storage unit that stores estimation information for estimating the distance traveled from the toll for each mode of transportation, and a storage unit for calculating the emissions of environmentally hazardous substances according to the distance traveled for each mode of transportation. Based on the coefficient storage unit that stores the emission coefficient, the input unit that accepts input of transportation cost information including the transportation facility and fee related to the employee's transportation fee, and the transportation facility and fee included in the transportation expense information and estimated information , a travel distance calculation unit that calculates the travel distance related to the transportation cost information, and an emission amount calculation unit that calculates the emission amount by multiplying the travel distance by the emission coefficient corresponding to the transportation mode is disclosed. there is

JP 2022-026418 A Japanese Patent No. 7045601

For example, end users go to lodging facilities, restaurants, exhibition facilities, and theaters in their daily lives and travels to receive products and services. In addition, we may receive products and services such as activity experiences, lessons, relaxation, sightseeing guides, manufacturing experiences, souvenir shops, etc.

Even providers who engage in the same kind of business activities should differ in the amount of GHG they actually emit. Although there are cases where different coefficients are used for providers that engage in specific business activities, such as electric power companies, for providers that engage in business activities such as those described above, standards for calculating GHG amounts are set for each provider. is not provided.

In view of the above circumstances, an object of the present invention is to provide a novel technique for determining standards for GHG amount calculation for each provider.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention is an environmental evaluation system,
The environmental evaluation system comprises a storage unit, a provider information reception unit, a business activity information reception unit, and a GHG unit calculation unit,
The storage unit stores a reference coefficient for calculating a reference GHG amount per unit quantity,
The provider information reception unit receives provider information about a provider of business activities,
The business activity information reception unit receives business activity information including actual amounts and actual quantities during the unit period from the provider,
The GHG unit calculation unit determines the individual calculation coefficient of the provider using the actual amount of money, the actual quantity, and the reference coefficient, and stores it in association with the provider information.

Further, the present invention is an environmental evaluation method,
In the provider information receiving step, provider information regarding a provider of business activities is received,
In the business activity information receiving step, business activity information including the actual amount and actual quantity during the unit period from the provider is received,
In the GHG unit calculation step, the individual calculation coefficient of the provider is determined using the actual amount, the actual quantity, and the reference coefficient for calculating the standard GHG amount per unit quantity, and linked with the provider information Store.

Further, the present invention is an environmental evaluation program,
The computer functions as a provider information reception unit, a business activity information reception unit, and a GHG unit calculation unit,
The provider information reception unit receives provider information about a provider of business activities,
The business activity information reception unit receives business activity information including actual amounts and actual quantities during the unit period from the provider,
The GHG unit calculation unit determines the individual calculation coefficient of the provider using the actual amount, the actual quantity, and a reference coefficient for calculating the standard GHG amount per unit quantity, and associates it with the provider information. store.

By adopting such a configuration, it is possible to determine a calculation coefficient for evaluating the amount of GHG with respect to the activity of the service that the user receives from the base.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the provider information includes a base location of the provider,
The individual calculation coefficient is stored in association with the area based on the base location.

By adopting such a configuration, geographically related providers can be put together into a database. Therefore, for example, an alternative provider can be proposed according to the evaluation result of the GHG amount.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the business activity information includes actual amounts of multiple types,
The GHG unit calculation unit determines individual calculation coefficients using the actual amounts of the plurality of types and the reference coefficients corresponding to the types.
In addition, the business activity information includes actual amounts of multiple types,
The GHG unit calculation unit determines an individual calculation coefficient for each of the types using the actual amounts of the plurality of types and the reference coefficient corresponding to the type.

With such a configuration, the calculation coefficient can be determined more accurately.

A preferred embodiment of the present invention further comprises a boundary determination unit,
The business activity information reception unit receives a data set having a plurality of records linked with items indicating the actual amount and its content,
The storage unit stores boundary information for determining whether or not the item corresponds to an object to be aggregated for actual monetary amounts for calculating the individual calculation coefficient,
The boundary determination unit determines whether the aggregation target is appropriate based on the boundary information for each item,
The GHG unit calculation unit determines the individual calculation coefficient based on the aggregated actual amount.
Further, in a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the boundary information indicates, based on the item, to which type of total amount the actual amount corresponds,
The GHG unit calculation unit determines the individual calculation coefficient based on the actual amount of money aggregated for each type.

With such a configuration, the calculation coefficient can be determined more easily.

A preferred embodiment of the present invention further comprises a point grant rate determining unit,
The storage unit stores a reference point award rate,
The point grant rate determination unit determines the point grant rate of the provider using the individual calculation coefficient and the reference point grant rate.

By adopting such a configuration, it is possible to differentiate the environmental points given to the service provided by the base to the user among the providers.

A preferred embodiment of the present invention further comprises a point grant rate determining unit,
The storage unit stores a reference point award rate,
The point grant rate determination unit determines the point grant rate of the provider using the actual amount of money or the GHG amount obtained by multiplying the actual amount of money by the reference coefficient and the reference point grant rate.

By adopting such a configuration, environment points given to the providers can be made different among the providers.

The present invention can provide a novel technique for determining criteria for GHG amount calculation for each provider.

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a system according to one embodiment; FIG. 1 is a hardware configuration diagram of a system according to an embodiment; FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of a system according to one embodiment; FIG. The figure which shows an example of the business activity information in the system of one embodiment. The figure which shows an example of the boundary information in the system of one embodiment. 4 is a flowchart of processing up to determination of a point grant rate in the system according to one embodiment; FIG. 10 is a processing flow chart of pass/fail judgment in the system according to one embodiment; FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a calculation example of individual calculation coefficients in the system according to one embodiment;

A more detailed description is given below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Preferred embodiments are shown in the drawings. It may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein.

For example, although the configuration, operation, and the like of the environmental evaluation system will be described in the present embodiment, similar effects can be achieved by methods, devices, computer programs, and the like that are executed. In the present embodiment, a so-called server-client type environment evaluation system will be described, in which a program is started in an external computer in order to realize the function in a client terminal. The program may be provided as a computer-readable non-transitory recording medium, or may be provided downloadably from an external server.

In this embodiment, first, the calculation coefficient is registered, and then the GHG amount for the activity is evaluated using the registered calculation coefficient.

First, by providing goods and/or services, a party that enables activities by end users (hereafter referred to as "provider") conducts business activities, resulting in GHG emissions/reduced GHG emissions In order to evaluate , register the calculation coefficient that will be the standard. Providers are, for example, lodging facilities, restaurants, exhibition facilities, theaters, and individuals, organizations, or facilities that provide products and services such as activity experiences, lessons, relaxation, tourist guides, manufacturing experiences, souvenir shops, etc. is. A calculation coefficient registered for each provider is defined as an individual calculation coefficient. Multiple individual calculation coefficients may be registered for one provider.

After that, the products and services used by end-users are evaluated for GHG amounts. In this embodiment, the end user is a consumer, and the consumer receives an evaluation of the amount of GHG for the goods and services of the provider that the consumer uses, and receives environmental points based on the evaluation result. do. For example, the end user may be a travel agency or the like that creates an itinerary, and may receive an evaluation of the GHG amount of the goods and services provided by the provider incorporated in the itinerary.

In addition, "GHG" is Greenhouse Gas (greenhouse gas), and is carbon dioxide (CO2) in this embodiment. GHG may be methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), sulfur hexafluoride (SF6), nitrogen trifluoride (NF3) . The "amount" is a value related to a quantitative indicator of GHG such as GHG emissions, GHG increase, GHG reduction, GHG increase rate or GHG reduction rate. (Amount of increase) is calculated.

<1. System configuration>
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a system according to one embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the environment evaluation system 0 includes an evaluation device 1 (server device), a registration device 2 (server device), a provider terminal device 3 (terminal device), and a user terminal device 4 (terminal). The registration device 2 and the provider terminal device 3 (terminal device) as well as the evaluation device 1 and the user terminal device 4 are configured to be able to communicate via the communication network NW. It is configured to be communicable via a network (not shown). The evaluation device 1 and registration device 2 operate as servers, and the provider terminal device 3 and user terminal device 4 operate as clients.

As the evaluation device 1 and the registration device 2, it is possible to use a general-purpose server computer, a personal computer, or the like. A personal computer, a smart phone, a tablet terminal, a wearable device, or the like can be used as the provider terminal device 3 and the user terminal device 4 . The provider terminal device 3 and the user terminal device 4 have an application (typically a web browser) for making requests to the evaluation device 1 and the registration device 2 and receiving responses.

Although the communication network NW is an IP (Internet Protocol) network in this embodiment, there is no limit to the type of communication protocol, and there is no limit to the type and scale of the network.

<1.1. Hardware configuration>
FIG. 2 is a hardware configuration diagram. As shown in FIG. 2A, the server device 10 (evaluation device 1 and registration device 2) has an arithmetic device 101, a main storage device 102, an auxiliary storage device 103, a communication device 106 and a bus interface. It is used for exerting the action of each process.

The arithmetic unit 101 has a processor such as a CPU capable of executing an instruction set, and executes an evaluation program or a GHG unit calculation program (environmental evaluation program) according to the present invention, an OS, and other applications, so that the evaluation apparatus 1 controls the entire operating process of
The main memory device 102 has a volatile memory such as RAM that can store instruction sets.
The auxiliary storage device 103 has a non-volatile recording medium such as an HDD or an SSD capable of recording an OS, an evaluation program, a GHG unit calculation program, or the like.
The communication device 106 has an interface for physically connecting to the network, executes communication control with the communication network NW, and inputs and outputs information.

As shown in FIG. 2B, the terminal device 90 (the provider terminal device 3 and the user terminal device 4) includes an arithmetic device 901, a main memory device 902, an auxiliary memory device 903, an input device 904, an output device 905, and a communication device. 906 and a bus interface, which are used to exert the actions of each section and each process.

Arithmetic device 901 has a processor such as a CPU capable of executing an instruction set, and executes an OS, a web browser, and other applications.
The main memory device 902 has volatile memory such as RAM that can store instruction sets.
Auxiliary storage device 903 has a non-volatile recording medium such as an HDD or SSD capable of recording an OS, a web browser application, and the like.
The input device 904 has an input device capable of input processing, such as a touch panel and a keyboard.
The output device 905 has a display device capable of display processing such as a display.
The communication device 906 has an interface for physically connecting to the network, executes communication control with the communication network NW, and inputs and outputs information.

<1.2. Functional Configuration of Environmental Evaluation System 0>
FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of the environmental evaluation system 0. As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 3A, the registration device 2 includes a provider information reception unit 21, a business activity information reception unit 22, an input shaping unit 23, a boundary determination unit 24, a GHG unit calculation unit 25, It has a point grant rate determination unit 26 . This is a specific implementation of information processing by software (the GHG unit calculation program stored in the auxiliary storage device 103) by hardware (arithmetic device 101, etc.).

As shown in FIG. 3B, the evaluation device 1 has a reception unit 11, a determination unit 12, an evaluation unit 13, and an environment point evaluation unit . This is a specific implementation of information processing by software (evaluation program stored in auxiliary storage device 103) by hardware (arithmetic device 101, etc.).

In this embodiment, the evaluation apparatus 1 and the registration apparatus 2 each include functional components (units), but each functional component may be housed in one server device. Also, some of the functional components possessed by one may be implemented by the other or another device including the terminal device 90 .

In this embodiment, the evaluation device 1 and the registration device 2 are provided to providers and end users (collectively referred to as “users”) in the form of web applications, and the provider terminal device 3 and the user terminal device 4 are provided on the web. Used through a browser. The evaluation device 1 and the registration device 2 have a display processing unit (not shown) for functioning as a web server. The display processing unit performs display processing of a usage screen for the user to use the web application, and transmits the display processing result to the provider terminal device 3 or the user terminal device 4 . The web browser of the provider terminal device 3 or the user terminal device 4 uses the display processing result received via the communication device 906 to display the usage screen on the output device 905 . In addition, through the input device 904, an operation on the usage screen is accepted, and information input to the usage screen and a display processing request for a further screen are displayed on the evaluation device 1 or the registration device 2 via the communication device 906. It is configured to be able to transmit to the department. In order to simplify the explanation, the explanation will be made by omitting the intervention of the display processing unit to the extent that it is not unclear.

<1.3. Provider Information Reception Department>
The provider terminal device 3 inputs provider information and business activity information on the registration screen, and transmits the information to the registration device 2 .
The provider information receiving unit 21 receives provider information and stores it in the storage unit (auxiliary storage device 103 or the like). Provider information is information about a provider (individual, organization, or facility) that conducts business activities, and includes, for example, provider name, base location, and the like. The base location is, for example, an address. In addition to the address, or instead of the address, the provider information may include the latitude and longitude of the base, two-dimensional or three-dimensional coordinates in any coordinate system such as the global coordinate system, etc. as the location of the base. The coordinates may be acquired via a GNSS module, an altimeter, or the like provided in the provider terminal device 3 and may be input to the registration screen or transmitted to the registration device 2 .

<1.4. Business Activity Information Reception Department＞
The business activity information reception unit 22 receives the business activity information and stores it in the storage unit (auxiliary storage device 103 or the like) in association with the provider information. The business activity information is information relating to the business activity performed by the provider during a predetermined period, and includes at least the actual monetary amount and actual quantity during the unit period.

For example, the provider terminal device 3 can input the actual quantity by transmitting the value of the actual quantity via the registration screen. The actual quantity is, for example, the total number of lodgers, the total number of users, the number of vehicles, the number of operating days, the total number of meals, etc., of the provider. The actual quantity does not necessarily have to be one quantity. For example, multiple quantities to be added or multiplied, or operating rates may be input. For example, when registering individual calculation coefficients per room from the total amount of GHG in an accommodation facility, the total number of rooms actually used can be obtained by multiplying the total number of rooms in the facility by the number of days in operation by the operating rate. In this case, the occupancy rate is a value indicating the ratio of the number of rooms used to the total number of rooms in the facility. In addition, the number of used vehicles can also be obtained from the operating rate, which indicates the ratio of the number of used vehicles to the number of owned vehicles.

Further, the provider terminal device 3 can input the business activity information by transmitting the actual amount of money for each type through the same or another registration screen. In this case, the GHG unit calculation unit 25 calculates individual calculation coefficients based on the input actual quantity, actual monetary amount, and type thereof.

Further, as the business activity information, a data set indicating the results of business activities in a unit period (last year, etc.) can be received, and individual calculation coefficients can be calculated based on the data set. In that case, the boundary determination unit 24 determines whether or not the individual actual amount of money for each element included in the data set (hereinafter referred to as the individual actual amount) is used for calculating the individual calculation coefficient, and the GHG unit calculation unit 25 calculates an individual calculation coefficient based on the input actual quantity, individual actual amount, and type thereof. Depending on the contents of the data set, the input shaping section 23 performs data shaping processing, and then the boundary determination section 24 performs determination.

The data set includes individual actual amounts and items indicating the details of the individual actual amounts. accounting data. In the present embodiment, the individual actual amount is an amount associated with individual expense items, details, etc. (for example, electricity bills, water bills, etc.) in the accounting data. The sales amount for each department (for example, accommodation sales, meal sales, souvenir sales, etc. in accommodation facilities) in the accounting data, or the sales amount for each product item may be used as the actual amount.

<1.4.1. Formatting of business activity information>
The input shaping section 23 shapes the business activity information received by the business activity information receiving section 22 . The formatting process is a process of converting the raw data of the business activity information into a predetermined data format for processing by the registration device 2 (a process of deleting unnecessary attributes, replacing columns, converting to a corresponding attribute name, etc.). etc.), replacing the item name (attribute name) and item value (attribute value) of the input business activity information based on dictionary information, etc., and adding an item (attribute). The shaping process may be a rule-based process using a correspondence table or the like, or may be performed by, for example, natural language processing.

One element (one record) in the business activity information as accounting data is a hierarchical item structure path in which the lower items subdivide the higher items for each individual actual amount. It is shown. In this embodiment, the items are items and details, and each individual actual amount has an item or item and one or more details. The details may have a subject as a parent, or may have a detail as a parent, and may have a plurality of hierarchical structures. For example, an item corresponds to an account, a detail whose parent is an account, an item, a detail whose parent is an item (detail) is a product name, and a detail whose parent is a product name (detail) is an abstract, a department name, a supplier, etc. .

Further, for example, a detail may include an attribute value that does not necessarily have a parent-child relationship semantically with a subject or detail. For example, details include data indicating whether the cost is direct cost or indirect cost, data indicating whether the cost is variable cost or fixed cost, department data (department name) that generated the item/item, etc. good to have It should be noted that the plurality of details does not necessarily have to have a hierarchical structure in series, and it is not excluded that one record of the business activity information includes a plurality of details having a common detail as a parent.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of input business activity information and shaped business activity information. The data shown in the upper part of FIG. 4 shows input business activity information (raw data of accounting data), and the lower part shows an example of formatted business activity information. Note that the illustrated subject names and the like may be codes used in the environmental evaluation system 0. FIG.

In this embodiment, the item and details of the record are determined based on the item code ("debit item code" on the upper side of the illustrated example) included in the input business activity information. This is performed, for example, by storing in the storage unit (auxiliary storage device 103) the item code of major accounting software, etc., and the item and details corresponding to the code in association with each other. In addition, natural language processing is performed on the item name in the input business activity information (“debit item name” on the upper side of the example illustration), and the corresponding item and/or details (“item name”, “item name” on the lower side of the illustration example ", "product name", etc.) may be determined. Alternatively, output data output from not only accounting software but also budget management, purchasing management, production management, distribution management systems, etc. may be used as business activity information, and shaping processing corresponding to the format of the output data may be performed.

The input shaping section 23 may determine the individual actual amount of money, etc., from the sentences included in the summary of the business activity information received by the business activity information receiving section 22 . This may be determined by obtaining character strings adjacent to specific keywords (e.g. yen, ¥, m3 and kWh) included in the abstract, and may be determined, for example, by rule-based methods or statistically. Techniques, machine learning, and natural language processing may extract information corresponding to the minutiae.

Further, the registration device 2 displays an edit screen on which the received business activity information and/or the shaped business activity information can be edited, and stores the business activity information that has undergone the editing process on the edit screen. section (auxiliary storage device 103). At this time, the business activity information receiving unit 22, if there is an inconsistency in items, contents, numerical values, amounts, quantities, etc. that are missing in the business activity information, displays that part via the edit screen, Input may be accepted.

<1.4.2. Categories of business activities＞
Provider information and/or business activity information includes business activity category information. The category information includes, for example, "accommodation", "bus", "restaurant", and "exhibition facility". Also, as category information, two or more attributes may be linked, and part or all of them may have a hierarchical structure. For example, when category 1 of the category information is "accommodation", categories such as "business hotel" and "ryokan" can be defined as lower category 2. FIG.

The actual quantity corresponds to the unit by which the individual calculation coefficient is multiplied, and the requested actual quantity may differ depending on the registered individual calculation coefficient. Also, the requested performance quantity may differ depending on the category information. For example, if the category information is "accommodation", the actual quantity is the total number of guests (/person) during the unit period. Also, if the category information is "Bus", the actual quantity will be the total number of users (/person), the number of vehicles owned (/unit), the number of operating days (/day), etc. during the unit period, and the category information will be "Meal In the case of "Place", the actual quantity will be the total number of meals (/meal), the total number of customers (/person), etc. during the unit period, and if the category information is "Exhibition Facility", the actual quantity will be the number of visitors during the unit period. (/ person).

<1.5. Boundary Determination Unit>
The boundary judging unit 24 judges whether the individual actual amount of money is subject to aggregation based on the item indicating the content thereof and the boundary information. The boundary determination unit 24 determines each element included in the business activity information ( For each individual actual amount of each record), it is determined whether or not it is an object to be aggregated into the actual amount used for calculating the individual calculation coefficient. Note that the boundary determination unit 24 may determine records in the business activity information corresponding to the boundary information by, for example, rule-based methods, statistical methods, machine learning, and natural language processing.

The boundary information is information for judging whether or not the actual amount to be aggregated for calculating the individual calculation coefficient is based on the classification information (boundary information) indicating the content of the actual amount, and By listing the category information that corresponds to the target, the criteria for whether or not the target is to be aggregated are indicated. Note that, in the present embodiment, the boundary information also lists the category information that does not correspond to the aggregation target.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of boundary information. As shown in the illustrated example, the boundary information has information (“type”/“non-target flag”) indicating whether or not each piece of classification information (boundary information) is subject to aggregation. The classification information (boundary information) indicates the content of the individual actual amount by a hierarchical item structure path in which the lower level items subdivide the higher level items. In this embodiment, the classification information (boundary information) is It has items or combinations of items (items or combinations of items and one or more items).

The boundary information indicates, for each category information (boundary information), to which type of aggregation target the individual actual amount of money corresponds. The boundary information in the illustrated example is boundary information for the "accommodation" category. When the categories of business activities are different, the types linked to the same combination of items may be different.

<1.6. GHG unit calculator>
The GHG unit calculation unit 25 determines the individual calculation coefficient of the provider using the (individual actual amount or aggregated) actual amount, the actual amount, and the standard coefficient, and stores it in the storage unit in association with the provider information. . In this embodiment, the storage unit (auxiliary storage device 103, etc.) stores calculation formulas for the reference coefficient and the individual calculation coefficient, and the GHG unit calculation unit 25 calculates the actual monetary amount, the actual quantity, and the reference coefficient. Determine the individual calculation factor by calculating according to the formula. The GHG unit calculation unit 25 preferably determines the individual calculation coefficient using the actual amount of money aggregated for each type.

<1.7. Point Granting Rate Determination Unit>
The point awarding rate determination unit 26 uses the individual calculation coefficient and the reference point awarding rate to determine the point awarding rate for each provider to be applied when points are awarded to the user. The point grant rate determination unit 26 preferably uses the GHG amount and actual amount of money aggregated for each type and the reference GHG amount and actual amount of money prepared for each type to determine the point grant rate applied when points are awarded to the provider. to decide. Note that the point grant rate may be set for each provider, or may be set for each business activity.

<2. Overall procedure until the point award rate is determined>
FIG. 6 is a processing flowchart from the input of business activity information to the determination of the point award rate.

<2.1. Steps for inputting provider information and business activity information>
First, the environmental evaluation system 0 executes step S61. In step S61, the provider information receiving section 21 receives input of provider information from the provider, and the business activity information receiving section 22 receives input of business activity information. In step S62, the input shaping unit 23 shapes the business activity information of the received raw data to generate business activity information shaped into a common format. If the business activity information input in step S61 is already data conforming to the common format, step S62 is unnecessary.

<2.2. Pass/fail judgment step>
The environmental evaluation system 0 then executes step S63. In step S63, the boundary determination unit 24 determines whether each record included in the business activity information is subject to aggregation based on the boundary information. In the present embodiment, the individual performance amount to be tallied is determined for each type by performing the determination according to the processing flowchart shown in FIG. 7 .

<2.2.1. Processing Procedure for Approval Judgment>
FIG. 7 shows that the boundary determination unit 24 uses boundary information i (1, 2, ..., l) to record k (1, 2, ..., n) included in the business activity information, The procedure for judging whether the application is correct or not will be shown. At this time, as illustrated in FIG. 5, the boundary information i will be explained assuming that the pass/fail judgment is performed in order from at least the top item, that is, at least for each subject, in order from the item with the lowest number of judgment ranks.

In step S701, business activity information is input via the business activity information reception unit 22 (and the input shaping unit 23), and items or combinations of items to be determined are determined. In step S702, boundary information 1, which is the first boundary information used for the suitability determination, is set for the item (item or item) determined in step S701. Also, in step S703, record 1, which is the first record in the business activity information to be determined using this boundary information 1, is set.

In step S704, the classification information (boundary information) 1 of the boundary information 1 is compared with the subject or the subject and details of the record 1, and if the record 1 matches the classification information (boundary information) 1 of the boundary information 1 , the process proceeds to step S705.

In step S705, if the type is set in the classification information (boundary information), it is determined as true. In the case of this determination, that is, when record 1 includes classification information (boundary information) 1 and boundary information 1 does not have an out-of-target flag, the type is set for record 1 .

In step S705, if the classification information (boundary information) is not set for the type, a negative determination is made. If the negative determination is made, that is, if the record 1 includes the classification information (boundary information) 1 and the boundary information 1 has an out-of-target flag, the type is not set for the record 1 . Non-setting refers to processing that does not add a type.

If it does not apply in step S704, that is, if it does not correspond to either yes or no, or if it corresponds to either yes or no in S705 and the type is set or not set, the process proceeds to step S708. If determination has not been completed for all records (NO in step S708), the next record k+1 is set in step S709, and the processing of steps S705 to S708 is repeated until determination is completed for all records. If all records have been processed (YES in step S708), the process proceeds to step S710.

If determination has not been completed for all boundary information related to the subject or item determined in step S701 (NO in step S710), the process proceeds to step S711. In step S711, the next boundary information i+1 is set, and the processing of steps S705 to S710 is repeated until the determination of all boundary information is completed. If the process has been completed for all boundary information (YES in step S710), the process ends.

In this embodiment, the boundary information is first selected, each record is judged with respect to the boundary information, and then the next boundary information is selected. The next record may be selected after determining each boundary information for an item or a combination of items. This process may be processed serially or in parallel for each boundary information/record, and the determination may be processed serially or in parallel for each type linked to the category information.

In the present embodiment, the type is associated with a reference coefficient, and the reference coefficient to be multiplied by each actual amount is determined by the type. However, the reference coefficient is associated with each boundary information. may be In this case, the total amount of GHG for each type can be evaluated by multiplying the actual amount of money included in the record to be aggregated by a reference coefficient for each boundary information, or the like. Each provider who conducts the same business activity calculates the individual calculation coefficient using the same standard coefficient. It should be noted that different reference coefficients may be applied between regions to each provider that conducts the same business activity.

<2.3. Calculation Step of Individual Calculation Coefficient>
The environmental evaluation system 0 then executes step S64. In step S64, the GHG unit calculator 25 calculates individual calculation coefficients.

<2.3.1. Calculation example of individual calculation coefficient>
A calculation example of the individual calculation coefficient will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 8A is an individual calculation coefficient master for calculating individual calculation coefficients. The individual calculation coefficient may be registered for each business activity provided by the provider, and the calculation formula of the individual calculation coefficient and the classification information (individual calculation coefficient) indicating the business activity content of the provider are set. In the illustrated example, a provider in the "accommodation/business hotel" category can register two types of individual calculation coefficients as business activities: "1 night without meals" and "1 night with meals". (individual calculation coefficient) is linked.

The classification information (individual calculation coefficient) indicates the business activity content by a hierarchical item structure path in which the lower items subdivide the higher items. In the present embodiment, category information (individual calculation coefficient) items include category information, subjects or combinations of subjects, and one or more details. Values input as provider information or business activity information may be set in some or all items of the classification information (individual calculation coefficients). In the illustrated example, the name of the provider is set in item 2, and the classification information (individual calculation coefficient) of the individual calculation coefficient is determined.

For example, the GHG unit calculator 25 calculates the individual calculation coefficient by Equation 1, associates it with the classification information (individual calculation coefficient), and stores it in the storage unit. In this embodiment, n corresponds to the "type" when calculating the individual calculation coefficient using actual amounts of multiple types, and the actual amount is an amount obtained by aggregating the individual actual amounts for which the same type is set. , and the reference coefficient is a value set for each type. In this way, the GHG unit calculation unit 25 may determine individual calculation coefficients by using actual amounts of multiple types and reference coefficients corresponding to the types.

In the example shown in the figure, the individual calculation coefficients when the business activity is "one night without meals" are four items (n = 1, 2, 3, 4), the reference coefficient corresponding to each actual amount, and the actual number (total number of guests), and the unit quantity is "people". In addition, if the business activity is "one night with meals", the individual calculation coefficients are the annual "electricity bill", "gas bill", "fuel bill", "water bill", "food bill", and "disposal bill". ” (n=1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6), a reference coefficient corresponding to each actual price, and the actual quantity (total number of guests).

Note that the reference coefficient may be associated with each combination of category information and type, or the value of the reference coefficient may be written in advance in the calculation formula for the individual calculation coefficient. Also, when a reference coefficient is associated with each boundary information, the actual amount of money to be multiplied is replaced with the individual actual amount of money. Then, the GHG unit calculation unit 25 calculates an individual calculation coefficient using the N individual actual amounts (n=1 to N) that are classified into the same type and are aggregated. In addition, in Formula 1, each individual actual amount is multiplied by a standard coefficient corresponding to the individual actual amount, converted into a GHG amount, and aggregated. After that, it may be converted to the amount of GHG by multiplying by a reference factor.

The GHG unit calculation unit 25 may determine individual calculation coefficients using actual amounts of multiple types and previous standard coefficients corresponding to the types, or define the business activity indicated by the individual calculation coefficients and determine actual amounts to be used. Depending on the type, the individual calculation coefficient may be determined using the actual amount of money for one type (N=1) and the corresponding reference coefficient. For example, when the business activity information receiving unit 22 receives year-round sales data aggregated for each subject as performance information (actual amount), the sales amount whose type is accommodation expenses is regarded as the actual amount, and the corresponding reference coefficient and actual result Depending on the amount (total number of guests, etc.), an individual calculation coefficient for evaluating the amount of GHG per unit amount (per person) can be calculated from the accommodation fee. In addition, individual calculation coefficients for evaluating the amount of GHG per unit quantity (one meal) can be calculated from the meal price using the corresponding standard coefficient and actual quantity (total number of meals, etc.), with the sales of the meal cost as the actual amount. .

FIG. 8B is an example of provider information received by the provider information receiving unit 21 . The provider information in the illustrated example includes, in addition to the provider name and base location (address in the illustrated example), category information indicating the type of provider (facility) such as "accommodation (category 1)" and "business hotel (category 2). )”. The category information is stored in a category master (not shown) or the like, and the provider selects a category corresponding to business activities and transmits it as provider information. In addition, the provider information includes the location of the base, which allows geographical grouping of combinations of providers and individual calculation factors to search for providers with higher/lower GHG amounts in the same area. etc. becomes possible.

FIG. 8C is an example of business activity information (actual quantity) received by the business activity information reception unit 22 . The provider inputs the actual quantity required to calculate the individual calculation coefficient according to the business activity. In the illustrated example, the total number of guests during a unit period (for example, fiscal year 2021) is input as the actual quantity corresponding to part of the category information or all layers.

FIG. 8D is an example of the business activity information (actual amount of money) received by the business activity information receiving unit 22 . For example, the business activity information reception unit 22 receives the actual amount of money for each item (type) during a unit period (for example, fiscal year 2021).

FIG. 8(e) is an example of business activity details for which the provider wishes to register individual calculation coefficients. When the provider designates the category information, the contents of business activities that can be designated in that category (registered in the individual calculation coefficient master) are presented to the provider terminal device 3 . The illustrated example shows the case of registering two types of individual calculation coefficients, "1 night without meals" and "1 night with meals". Register one type of individual calculation coefficient.

FIG. 8(f) is an example of the reference coefficient master stored in the storage unit. The reference coefficient master stores reference coefficients for evaluating the amount of GHG per unit period from the actual amount of money for each type of actual amount of money. Note that the reference coefficient may be different by multiplying a common calculated coefficient by a value for proportionally dividing or multiplying the amount. For example, when using the sales totaled for each type of room as the actual amount, if the sales of a double room are multiplied by a standard coefficient A (=calculation coefficient), the sales of a quadruple room will be The sales of single rooms may be multiplied by a reference coefficient B (=calculation coefficient x 2), and the sales of single rooms may be multiplied by a reference coefficient C (=calculation coefficient x 0.5).

<2.4. Step for determining point grant rate>
The environmental evaluation system 0 then executes step S65. In step S65, the point grant rate determination unit 26 determines the point grant rate for each business activity content provided by the provider, and stores it in association with the individual calculation coefficient and the classification information (individual calculation coefficient). Note that the point grant rate is a value for calculating the number of points to be provided by multiplying the information on the number of people, the number of cars, the number of days, the number of meals, the number of products, and the amount of money used.

<2.4.1. Calculation example of point grant rate>
Points may be given to a provider, a user (end user), or both from a point supplier such as a company or a local government. Also, the points given to the provider may be returned to the end user.

<2.4.2. Calculation example of point award rate for providers>
When points are awarded to the provider, the point grant rate determining unit 26 calculates the point grant rate using Equation 2, for example.

The actual amount is, for example, the total actual amount during the unit period (latest fiscal year, etc.). More specifically, among accounting data for a unit period, individual actual amounts linked to items or combinations of items used to calculate GHG emissions, aggregated actual amounts of those items, aggregated actual amounts for one or more specific categories. is. Note that the actual amount may be the GHG amount obtained by multiplying the individual actual amount or aggregated actual amount by a reference coefficient.
The reference actual amount is a unit amount corresponding to the actual amount, and may be an amount for each provider, or may be an amount common to some or all of the providers. The common amount includes an industry average actual amount, an arbitrary actual amount set by the point provider, and the GHG amount obtained by multiplying these by a standard coefficient. Note that some providers are, for example, providers who have a common provider category, a type of amount used as a performance amount, and a common item. Also, the industry average may be the average of actual monetary amounts or GHG amounts for providers in the same category, preferably the average during the same unit period (latest fiscal year, etc.). The individual amount is, for example, a value based on the past actual amount, and is the actual monetary amount or GHG amount of the previous year or a specific year more than the unit period of the actual amount.
The standard grant rate is a standard point grant rate, and may be uniform or may differ for each provider's category, location, item or combination of items, or one or more combinations of types.

<2.4.3. Calculation example of point award rate for users>
When points are awarded to the user, the point grant rate determination unit 26 calculates the point grant rate using Equation 3, for example.

Note that the point award rate may be calculated by any method other than the formulas 2 and 3. Further, in addition to the point grant rate calculated by the formulas 2 and 3, the point grant rate and the number of points may be set for each provider, each business activity content, each product handled, and the like.

<3. Use of Individual Calculation Coefficient>
The user terminal device 4 can evaluate the amount of GHG using individual calculation coefficients that differ for each facility. For example, on the evaluation screen displayed on the user terminal device 4, the user inputs the content of the provider's business activities used/used and the quantity used, and transmits the information to the evaluation device 1 as evaluation target information. . For example, by operating a pull-down menu or the like on the evaluation screen, the provider, its business activity details, and the usage quantity are designated. The reception unit 11 of the evaluation device 1 receives evaluation target information. The evaluation unit 13 determines an individual calculation coefficient for evaluating the amount of GHG from the business activities of the provider received by the reception unit 11, and multiplies the coefficient by the usage amount to evaluate the amount of GHG. The usage quantity is the quantity corresponding to the actual quantity, such as the number of people, the number of cars, the number of days, the number of meals, the number of products, and the like.

The provider posts a one-dimensional or two-dimensional code encoded with information indicating the provider's business activity content or the business activity content and usage quantity in the facility, etc., and inserts this code into the user terminal device 4. By being read, the evaluation target information may be input to the evaluation screen or the evaluation target information may be transmitted to the evaluation apparatus 1 . When the code includes only a part of the evaluation target information (when it does not include the information indicating the usage quantity), the user separately inputs the evaluation target information (usage quantity) via the evaluation screen. In addition to code reading, the evaluation target information may be given using an RFID or a beacon.

In addition, the user terminal device 4 inputs evaluation target information such as an itinerary quotation that includes multiple records of items or combinations of items and usage quantities to the evaluation screen. You may send. The determination unit 12 applies to the usage quantity included in the evaluation target information from the items or combinations of items included in the evaluation target information and the classification information (individual calculation coefficients) linked to the individual calculation coefficients. Determine individual calculation coefficients. The evaluation unit 13 may evaluate the amount of GHG based on the combination of the individual calculation coefficient and the usage quantity determined by the determination unit 12 .

<4. Giving Environmental Points>
The user terminal device 4 reads a two-dimensional code such as a QR code (registered trademark) and transmits information indicating the details of business activities of the provider to the evaluation device 1 . For example, the two-dimensional code is presented to the end user so as to be able to be photographed after the provider has provided services such as activity experiences, lessons, relaxation, sightseeing guides, and craftsmanship experiences. The two-dimensional code is encoded with the provider and business activity details (menu details, items, etc.), and the user terminal device 4 reads the provider and business activity details read from the two-dimensional code and sends them to the evaluation device 1. Send to the receiving unit 11 . The two-dimensional code may include information on the number of people, the number of cars, the number of days, the number of meals, the number of products, and the amount of money used. The reception unit 11 of the evaluation device 1 associates the received information with user information, a time stamp, and the like, and stores the information in a database. The environment point evaluation unit 15 determines the point grant rate to be applied from the business activity details of the provider received by the reception unit 11, and calculates the number of points to be granted using the usage amount. The calculated number of points is stored in association with user information and the like.

Also, POS (Point of Sales) terminals (not shown) are used when a certain end-user purchases a product, receives accommodation, provides services, etc., and exchanges money. The quantity used (amount of money and number of items) and the like are transmitted to the reception unit 11 of the evaluation device 1 . In addition, the identification information of the user is transmitted in association with those information. The user's identification information is displayed, for example, in the form of a bar code, two-dimensional code, or the like on the user terminal device 4 or the user's card, and is read by a handy scanner, camera, or the like at the POS terminal. The reception unit 11 of the evaluation device 1 associates the received information with user information, a time stamp, and the like, and stores the information in a database. The environment point evaluation unit 15 determines a point grant rate to be applied from the provider's services and items received by the reception unit 11, and calculates the number of points to be granted using the usage quantity. The calculated number of points is stored in association with user information and the like.

0 : Environmental evaluation system 1 : Evaluation device 2 : Registration device 3 : Provider terminal device 4 : User terminal device 10 : Server device 11 : Reception unit 12 : Judgment unit 13 : Evaluation unit 14 : Environmental point evaluation unit 15 : Environmental points Evaluation unit 21 : Provider information reception unit 22 : Business activity information reception unit 23 : Input shaping unit 24 : Boundary determination unit 25 : GHG unit calculation unit 26 : Point grant rate determination unit 90 : Terminal device 101 : Arithmetic device 102 : Main Storage device 103: Auxiliary storage device 106: Communication device 901: Arithmetic device 902: Main storage device 903: Auxiliary storage device 904: Input device 905: Output device 906: Communication device NW: Communication network

Claims (10)

An environmental rating system,
The environmental evaluation system comprises a storage unit, a provider information reception unit, a business activity information reception unit, and a GHG unit calculation unit,
The storage unit stores a reference coefficient for calculating a reference GHG amount per unit amount of money ,
The provider information reception unit receives provider information about a provider of business activities,
The business activity information reception unit receives business activity information including actual amounts and actual quantities during the unit period from the provider,
The GHG unit calculation unit uses the actual amount of money, the actual amount, and the reference coefficient to calculate the amount of GHG per unit amount of the business activity provided for each provider. An environmental evaluation system that determines an individual calculation coefficient for a person and stores it in association with the above-mentioned provider information. The provider information includes the location of the provider's base,
2. The environmental evaluation system according to claim 1, wherein said individual calculation coefficient is stored in association with an area based on said base location. The business activity information includes actual amounts of multiple types,
2. The environmental assessment system according to claim 1, wherein said GHG unit calculation unit determines individual calculation coefficients using said actual amounts of said plurality of types and said reference coefficients corresponding to said types. The business activity information includes actual amounts of multiple types,
2. The environmental assessment system according to claim 1, wherein said GHG unit calculation unit determines an individual calculation coefficient for each of said types using said actual amounts of said plurality of types and said reference coefficient corresponding to said type. Furthermore, a boundary determination unit is provided,
The business activity information reception unit receives a data set having a plurality of records linked with items indicating the actual amount and its content,
The storage unit stores boundary information for determining whether or not the item corresponds to an object to be aggregated for actual monetary amounts for calculating the individual calculation coefficient,
The boundary determination unit determines whether the aggregation target is appropriate based on the boundary information for each item,
The GHG unit calculation unit determines the individual calculation coefficient based on the aggregated actual amount.
The environmental evaluation system according to claim 1. The boundary information indicates, based on the item, to which type of aggregation target the actual amount corresponds,
The GHG unit calculation unit determines the individual calculation coefficient based on the actual amount of money aggregated for each type.
The environmental evaluation system according to claim 5. Furthermore, a point grant rate determination unit is provided,
The storage unit stores a reference point award rate,
The point grant rate determination unit determines the end user 's point grant rate using the individual calculation coefficient and the reference point grant rate.
The environmental evaluation system according to claim 1. Furthermore, a point grant rate determination unit is provided,
The storage unit stores a reference point award rate,
The point grant rate determination unit determines the point grant rate of the provider using the actual amount or the GHG amount obtained by multiplying the actual amount by the reference coefficient and the reference point grant rate.
The environmental evaluation system according to claim 1. An environmental assessment method executed by a computer comprising a storage unit that stores a reference coefficient for calculating a reference GHG amount per unit amount of money ,
In the provider information receiving step, provider information regarding a provider of business activities is received,
In the business activity information receiving step, business activity information including the actual amount and actual quantity during the unit period from the provider is received,
In the GHG unit calculation step, the provided amount, which is a coefficient for calculating the GHG amount per unit quantity for which the business activity is provided, for each provider, using the actual amount, the actual quantity, and the reference coefficient. an environmental evaluation method, wherein an individual calculation coefficient for a person is determined and stored in association with the provider information. An environmental assessment program,
A computer having a storage unit that stores a reference coefficient for calculating a reference GHG amount per unit amount of money is caused to function as a provider information reception unit, a business activity information reception unit, and a GHG unit calculation unit,
The provider information reception unit receives provider information about a provider of business activities,
The business activity information reception unit receives business activity information including actual amounts and actual quantities during the unit period from the provider,
The GHG unit calculation unit is a coefficient for calculating the GHG amount per unit quantity of the business activity provided for each provider, using the actual amount, the actual quantity, and the reference coefficient. An environmental evaluation program for determining a provider's individual calculation coefficient and storing it in association with the provider information.

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