Sustainable Growth and Enhanced Corporate Value through ESG Activities
First written in FY2021. 6 of 9 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2022-Q1. Latest entry: FY2026.
- FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「The company organized the growth strategy, related material issues and required human resources for Double Impact 2035. After identifying the risks associated with the relevant material issues, it reviewed and reset its sustainability targets.」
The company linked the long-term management plan’s growth strategy with material issues, required human resources and risks, and reviewed and reset its sustainability targets. - 2026-08-18AdvancedEarnings
「As the strengthening of PB/OEM products and food offerings is positioned as one of our growth strategies, and the importance of the relationship with natural capital in the production and procurement of raw materials is increasing, we are addressing nature-related issues with reference to the framework of the TNFD (Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures).」
The company added addressing nature-related issues to the scope of its ESG initiatives and stated its policy of referring to the TNFD. - FY2025ReframedAnnual report
「Among the material issues, we identified "the environment," "human capital" and "supply chain management" as urgent issues to address during the current consolidated fiscal year, and focused our efforts on them.」
The Group restructured its previous priority areas, including climate change, plastics, human rights- and environment-conscious supply chains, and women's advancement, into the urgent issues for FY2025: the environment, human capital and supply chain management. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「Among the material issues, we identified "responding to climate change," "reducing plastic use," "human rights- and environment-conscious supply chain management" and "promoting women's advancement" as urgent issues to address during the current consolidated fiscal year, and focused our efforts on them.」
The Group identified 4 urgent priority issues for FY2024, adding reducing plastic use to the 3 issues in FY2023, and disclosed metrics, results and specific initiatives for each issue. - FY2023AdvancedAnnual report
「Among the material issues, we identified "responding to climate change," "human rights- and environment-conscious supply chain management" and "promoting women's advancement" as urgent issues to address during the current consolidated fiscal year, and focused our efforts on them.」
The ESG policy progressed to identifying 3 priority issues for the fiscal year and disclosing specific initiatives and metrics. - FY2023-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「The Group continued to advance “aggressive management” based on an aggressive sales strategy, fully demonstrating the strengths grounded in its field-oriented, store-by-store approach, which continues to differentiate it from competitors.」
The Group stated that there were no material changes to its ESG policy and continued sales activities based on a hands-on, individual-store approach. - FY2022AdvancedAnnual report
「Through engagement with stakeholders, we revised our material issues to the following 5 areas.」
The ESG policy was translated into 5 materiality areas: reducing environmental impact, diversity and meaningful work, sustainable product sourcing, coexistence with local communities, and governance. - FY2022-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「In July 2021, we established a new Sustainability Committee to address environmental measures and supply chain management, which had previously been pursued separately, as company-wide priority initiatives. We will actively promote and strengthen ESG initiatives, including reducing CO₂ emissions and waste and establishing a supplier code of conduct.」
The Group progressed from a policy centered on ESG to establishing a Sustainability Committee and promoting environmental measures and supply chain management as company-wide priority initiatives. - FY2021First statedAnnual report
「Under our corporate principle of "customer-first," the Group promotes ESG initiatives and works to achieve sustainable growth and enhance corporate value over the medium to long term, so that our stores will continue to be valued and chosen by customers in every era.」
ESG was positioned as a cross-functional initiative spanning the environment, society and corporate governance, with reference also made to its overlap with the SDGs and the proactive disclosure of quantitative and qualitative information.