Packaging Plastic Reduction, Food Waste/Food Loss Reduction, and Food Recycling
First written in FY2023. 4 of 5 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2024. Latest entry: FY2026.
2 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「• Reduced the weight of plastic used in its own-manufactured national-brand products by 13.0% (compared with fiscal 2018). • Completed the switch to year-and-month date displays, except for certain products. • Food recycling rate: 99.2%.」
The company disclosed a 13.0% reduction in plastic use, the switch to year-and-month best-before date displays, and a food recycling rate of 99.2%. From the following fiscal year onward, it is reorganizing its targets to include annual improvements in the percentage of environmentally friendly materials used. - FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「• Reduced the weight of plastic used in its own-manufactured national-brand products by 13.0% (compared with fiscal 2018). • Extended the best-before date by 1 month and switched to year-and-month date displays for all household regular coffee products, excluding private-label products and certain other products. • Food recycling rate: 99.4%」
The company reduced plastic use by 13.0% compared with fiscal 2018, extended best-before dates, switched to year-and-month date displays, and implemented and disclosed a food recycling rate of 99.4%. - FY2025-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「For some food-service products, the company became the first in the world to use environmentally friendly packaging incorporating burlap sacks formerly used for green coffee beans as product packaging, and is also actively pursuing environmental initiatives such as reducing plastic use.」
The company became the first in the world to use environmentally friendly packaging incorporating discarded burlap sacks for green coffee beans, taking concrete steps to reduce plastic use. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「• Reduced the weight of plastic used in its own-manufactured national-brand products by 9.7% (compared with fiscal 2018). • Extended the best-before dates of 3 products. • Food recycling rate: 99.6%」
The company disclosed its results for the year in reducing plastic use, extending best-before dates and recycling food, and is making concrete progress toward its environmental impact reduction targets. - FY2023First statedAnnual report
「The company is promoting the replacement of plastic with biomass plastics and aims to reduce the weight of plastic used in its own-manufactured national-brand products by 20% by fiscal 2030. (Compared with fiscal 2018.)」
The company has established targets, with milestones including fiscal 2030, for reducing plastic in packaging, displaying best-before dates by year and month, extending shelf life, and maintaining a food recycling rate of at least 99%.