Proactive Expansion of Activities to Address Social Issues
First written in FY2020-Q2. 11 of 15 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2021-Q1. Latest entry: FY2027-H1.
- FY2027-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「As a specific initiative to address social issues, we installed water stations at the Osaka-Kansai Expo, a testing ground for the society of the future, and demonstrated results contributing to reduced environmental impact and heatstroke prevention. We have also decided to participate in GREEN×EXPO 2027’s Refill Circular Project, to be held in 2027, and are advancing further social implementation and expansion based on the water-station infrastructure model demonstrated at the Osaka-Kansai Expo.」
The company demonstrated the results of its water stations at the Osaka-Kansai Expo and decided to participate in GREEN×EXPO 2027’s Refill Circular Project. It is extending the model demonstrated at the Expo into the next phase of social implementation. - FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「According to an announcement by the Expo Association, the amount of waste generated at the venue has been reduced by approximately 50% from the initial estimate. This demonstrated that our “plastic waste reduction” initiative, which we have promoted through awareness campaigns for the past 5 years, can make a direct contribution to the realization of the circular society advocated by the government.」
Demonstrating a track record of contributing to an approximately 50% reduction in waste generated at the Expo venue by promoting water refill stations and reusable bottle use as part of initiatives to address social issues. - FY2026-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「At the Osaka-Kansai Expo, we installed free outdoor hydration stations and conducted awareness campaigns on heatstroke prevention and plastic waste reduction. The stations have been covered by the media daily, leading to orders from local governments and school facilities nationwide, and we are working diligently to promote the spread of hydration stations.」
Developing initiatives to address social issues, including Sutehaji, into the installation of water refill stations and awareness campaigns at Expo 2025 Osaka-Kansai, as well as orders from local governments and schools. - FY2024-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Co-creation is expanding among a wide range of companies, organizations, local governments and educational institutions nationwide, and demand for water refill stations is increasing further.」
Explaining that co-creation around initiatives to address social issues centered on Sutehaji is expanding beyond companies, organizations and local governments to include educational institutions. - FY2024-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「The Sutehaji project undertaken by our group has been registered as “TEAM EXPO 2025,” an official program of Expo 2025 Osaka-Kansai. From the perspectives of heatstroke prevention and resource circulation, the spread of water refill stations is expected not only during the Expo but also after it ends.」
Continuing Sutehaji as an initiative to address social issues related to heatstroke prevention and resource circulation, while reaffirming its status as an official program of Expo 2025 Osaka-Kansai. - FY2024-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「The Sutehaji project undertaken by our group is an official program of Expo 2025 Osaka-Kansai. From the perspectives of heatstroke prevention and resource circulation, the spread of water refill stations is expected not only during the Expo but also after it ends.」
The Sutehaji project, advanced as an initiative to address social issues, has become an official program of Expo 2025 Osaka-Kansai and is presented as a framework aimed at expanding water refill stations after the Expo as well. - FY2023-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「This project seeks to address the marine plastic problem and various social issues arising from disposable products through the concept that “disposables are embarrassing.” Specifically, we hold awareness campaigns for reusable bottles and beach-cleanup events together with companies, local governments and NGOs.」
Developing the Sutehaji project into a framework for conducting awareness campaigns and beach-cleanup events in cooperation with companies, local governments and NGOs to address issues such as marine plastic pollution. - FY2021-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「We allocated the entire budget, including promotional expenses for our 50th anniversary commemorative projects, the ceremony venue and expenses for inviting guests from overseas, to providing 10,000 cases of disinfecting water free of charge for infection prevention by local governments in 7 prefectures, including Tokyo.」
Explaining that the existing commemorative-project budget was redirected to the free provision of disinfecting water for infection prevention, developing the social-issue initiative into a specific infectious-disease control measure. - FY2020ReframedAnnual report
「For many years, including the past 30 years, we have promoted SDG-related initiatives as part of our social activities, including educational campaigns on household wastewater to protect water quality and encouraging the use of reusable bottles to reduce plastic bottle waste. To promote these activities more actively, we launched and are advancing our own Sutehaji project.」
Reorganizing existing activities such as educational campaigns on household wastewater and encouraging the use of reusable bottles as SDG initiatives, and further advancing them under our own Sutehaji project. - FY2020-Q3ReframedAnnual report
「For many years, we have actively promoted initiatives to address social issues, now referred to as the SDGs, through activities in each business, including educational campaigns on household wastewater to protect water quality and encouraging the use of reusable bottles to reduce plastic bottle waste.」
Reorganizing longstanding activities involving household wastewater and reusable bottles as initiatives to address social issues under the recently established SDGs framework. - FY2020-Q2First statedAnnual report
「The group has also actively pursued initiatives to address social issues through its businesses, including awareness activities on household wastewater to protect water quality, call-out activities for the Ministry of the Environment's Heatstroke Prevention Project, and recommendations to use reusable bottles to reduce plastic bottle waste.」
Provides an overview of initiatives addressing social issues such as household wastewater, water quality conservation, heatstroke and plastic bottle waste as activities undertaken in each business.