Growing Environmental Awareness and Response to Sustainable Materials
First written in FY2021-Q3. 3 of 5 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2026.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2021: 1 of 8 companies on the "Worse" side.
1 other company's latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「At our stores, we also sell products categorized as “environmentally friendly products,” including products that use environmentally friendly materials such as biomass and FSC materials in the product itself or its packaging, products suitable for sorting and recycling, and products with environmentally considerate packaging.」
The description of environmentally friendly products was made more specific to include biomass and FSC materials, sorting and recycling, and environmentally considerate packaging, with these products continuing to be sold at stores. - FY2022-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Regarding product and brand differentiation, the company is promoting the development of products that “address new lifestyles,” “take the environment into consideration,” and “expand products in other price ranges,” among others, in pursuit of products supported by customers, while」
The development of environmentally friendly products continues as an initiative to differentiate products and brands. - FY2022-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「In the retail industry, we believe it is necessary to respond to various changes, including changes in consumer trends resulting from the extension of priority preventive measures related to the Omicron variant and initiatives involving environmentally friendly, ecological products.」
Initiatives involving environmentally friendly products continue to be described as changes in the external environment that the retail industry must address. - FY2021RestatedAnnual report
「In the retail industry, in addition to short-term changes in the operating environment caused by the impact of COVID-19 and other factors, management challenges are becoming more complex due to the arrival of a declining-population society, increasingly diverse consumer lifestyles, the expansion of e-commerce, growing environmental awareness, including the use of sustainability-oriented materials, and advances in advanced technologies. Companies are also required to improve their ability to respond to change.」
Growing environmental awareness and the use of sustainable materials continue to be external environmental factors complicating management challenges in the retail industry. - FY2021-Q3First statedAnnual report
「Growing environmental awareness, including the use of sustainability-oriented materials」
Growing environmental awareness and the use of sustainability-oriented materials were explicitly identified for the first time as external factors complicating management challenges in the retail industry.