Measures for Raw-Material Production, Collection and Sugar Manufacturing Under Extreme Weather
First written in FY2017. 2 of 3 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2020. Latest entry: FY2024.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2018: 10 of 15 companies on the "Worse" side.
0 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「To halt the current decline in planted area, the company is pursuing initiatives to encourage producers to choose beet cultivation by improving their income, including introducing new beet varieties resistant to climate change, diseases and pests, and developing cultivation technologies that reduce labor requirements and workload.」
It is translating responses to abnormal weather, diseases and pests into specific raw material production measures, including the introduction of resistant varieties, labor-saving and workload-reducing technologies, and improvements in producer income. - FY2020AdvancedAnnual report
「The company worked to improve the efficiency of sugar manufacturing and reduce manufacturing costs, including by limiting the use of sugar-manufacturing materials.」
In response to abnormal weather conditions, it has implemented specific measures for raw materials and sugar manufacturing, including limiting the use of sugar-manufacturing materials and improving manufacturing efficiency. - FY2017First statedAnnual report
「Going forward, it will be necessary to continue developing further innovations in raw material production, collection and sugar manufacturing under abnormal weather conditions and to consider these measures on a company-wide basis.」
In response to poor beet harvests, difficulties collecting raw materials and challenges in sugar manufacturing, it has for the first time explicitly stated that company-wide measures will be considered across the entire process from raw material production through collection and manufacturing.