Assessment of Dependencies and Impacts on Biodiversity and Natural Capital
First written in FY2024. 2 of 3 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2025. Latest entry: FY2026.
38 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「In fiscal 2025, the company is working with the Indonesian Sugar Research Institute (P3GI) to validate farming methods that can both improve farmers' livelihoods and enable the production of sugarcane with a lower environmental impact.」
The LEAP analysis of biodiversity and natural capital progressed to field studies of water, deforestation, and soil degradation risks associated with sugarcane in Thailand, Indonesia, and Brazil, as well as validation of farming methods with P3GI. In fiscal 2026, the company will consider setting targets for the Prepare phase. - FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「In fiscal 2024, under the Assess phase, the company conducted a detailed analysis of sugarcane, which has a significant financial impact from physical risks.」
The biodiversity dependency and impact analysis progressed to a detailed analysis of sugarcane, which has a significant financial impact from physical risks, and an analysis of procurement mills in Thailand, Indonesia, and Brazil. - FY2024First statedAnnual report
「In fiscal 2023, the company conducted risk and opportunity assessments based on analyses of dependencies and impacts relating to selected procurement materials in the Ajinomoto Group's seasonings and foods, frozen foods, and certain healthcare businesses, in accordance with the LEAP approach in the TNFD guidance.」
The company established biodiversity guidelines and began dependency and impact analyses using the LEAP approach for 12 materials: sugarcane, cassava, corn, raw milk, soybeans, rapeseed, rice, cattle, coffee, palm, copper, and crude oil. Of the 24,000 grids covered, 20,000 were identified based on factors including materiality, degradation, and water stress.