SCM

Sustainability initiatives to achieve sustainable society

Key Sustainability Issues and 2030 targets

We aim to be a leading company in sustainability initiatives among companies that handle food by aiming to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 and setting even higher targets for the Key Sustainability Issues and 2030 targets.

Key Sustainability Issues		2030 targets
Key Sustainability Issues Environment	Partnerships & Innovation	Partnerships & Innovation 2030 targets Reduce CO2 emissions* by 60% compared to FY2016 to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. Reduce food waste by 50% compared to FY2016. Promote plastic recycling and use environmentally friendly products.
Priority Issues Community and Living	Partnerships & Innovation 2030 targets Build a strong and sustainable supply chain. Create/expand products and services that contribute to the local community and help solve local issues.
Priority Issues Health	Partnerships & Innovation 2030 targets Create/expand products and services that solve health issues and contribute to good health.
Priority Issues Foundation for value creation	Partnerships & Innovation 2030 targets Foster an organization culture that respects individuality and encourages employees to make the most of their abilities and aptitudes to play an active role in a healthy manner, while improving engagement.

Key Sustainability Issues

2030 targets

Key Sustainability Issues

Environment

Partnerships & Innovation

2030 targets

Reduce CO2 emissions* by 60% compared to FY2016 to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.
Reduce food waste by 50% compared to FY2016.
Promote plastic recycling and use environmentally friendly products.

Priority Issues

Community and Living

Partnerships & Innovation

2030 targets

Build a strong and sustainable supply chain.
Create/expand products and services that contribute to the local community and help solve local issues.

Priority Issues

Health

Partnerships & Innovation

2030 targets

Create/expand products and services that solve health issues and contribute to good health.

Priority Issues

Foundation for value creation

Partnerships & Innovation

2030 targets

Foster an organization culture that respects individuality and encourages employees to make the most of their abilities and aptitudes to play an active role in a healthy manner, while improving engagement.

Emissions from Scope 1 (direct greenhouse gas emissions by the business itself) and Scope 2 (indirect emissions from the use of electricity, heat, and steam supplied by other companies)

Switch to environmentally-friendly power contracts

Change all electricity that the company uses under its own name in nine areas nationwide to environmentally-friendly power contracts with zero CO2 emissions in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2023
Pilot introduction of environmentally friendly vehicles

Trialing two vehicles started in February 2022

Promotion of generalization and collaboration - from partial optimization to overall optimization

Active introduction of new technology to create a comfortable working environment

Transport Management System
<TMS>
FY2022: Achieving optimal vehicle dispatch by introducing TMS
(Application to other companies’ vehicles are also being considered)
Types of information that can be obtained

Current location, delivery completion status

Travel route, section of toll roads used

Travel period, stoppage time, number of loaded items
Remote monitoring system

Improving efficiency of center management
Transshipment automation
<Depalletizer>

Reduction of heavy labor load at freezer warehouse
Improving efficiency of subdividing work <Multi-pick>

Improving efficiency of complicated warehouse picking of subdivided items

Sustainability initiatives to achieve sustainable society

Key Sustainability Issues and 2030 targets

Promotion of generalization and collaboration - from partial optimization to overall optimization

Active introduction of new technology to create a comfortable working environment

Reduction of environmental impact: Initiatives with SCOPE 3 in mind