Establishment of an End-to-End Supply System for MSC Chain of Custody-Certified Products
First written in FY2016. 3 of 8 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2025.
1 other company's latest entry also says "Restated".
- FY2025RestatedAnnual report
「The Company also obtained distribution certification for MEL, a certification demonstrating that an operator considers the sustainability of fisheries resources and the environment, and AEL, its aquaculture counterpart. It will continue pursuing environmentally responsible handling of sustainable seafood,」
The Company continues to handle sustainable seafood and address environmental considerations based on certifications including MSC, ASC, MEL and AEL. - FY2024RestatedAnnual report
「The Group maintains an integrated system covering the procurement of raw materials, processing and sales, while protecting abundant marine resources and supporting a sustainable fisheries industry,」
The Company continues to maintain a certification framework covering raw-material procurement through processing and sales, based on the 4 major fisheries certifications and MSC and ASC CoC certification at its subsidiaries. - FY2023AdvancedAnnual report
「To date, efforts by the public and private sectors to raise awareness have been effective, and penetration among general consumers, although gradual, is progressing. Offers from the Company’s customers have begun to increase.」
Compared with the previous year, when penetration among general consumers and offers from customers were described as limited, the Company explains that awareness and penetration have progressed and that offers from customers have begun to increase. - FY2022Certified-product distribution has fallen short of expectationsAnnual report
「To date, certified products have not gained widespread recognition among general consumers. Accordingly, active offers from the Company’s customers have been limited, and the Company has not yet achieved the results initially anticipated.」
While maintaining the 4 major fisheries certifications and MSC and ASC CoC certification at its subsidiaries, the Company states that certified seafood has achieved limited penetration among general consumers, offers from customers have been limited, and the initially anticipated results have not been achieved. - FY2021AdvancedAnnual report
「The Company’s subsidiaries Kitashoku Co., Ltd., in Hokkaido, and Kyodo Suisan Co., Ltd., in Toyosu Market, also obtained MSC and ASC CoC (chain-of-custody) certification. The Group has established an integrated system covering the procurement of raw materials through processing and sales.」
In addition to holding the 4 major fisheries certifications, Kitashoku and Kyodo Suisan obtained MSC and ASC CoC certification, giving concrete form to a Group-wide certification framework covering raw-material procurement through processing and sales. - FY2020RestatedAnnual report
「As part of its efforts to protect marine resources and promote sustainable fisheries, the Company obtained distribution certifications in 2016 for MSC, the international ecolabel for wild-caught seafood, and ASC, its aquaculture counterpart. In 2017, it obtained distribution certification for MEL, a fisheries certification focused on Japan’s domestic fisheries, followed by AEL distribution certification in 2018. It thereby obtained all 4 major fisheries certifications in Japan.」
The Company continues to maintain a framework based on all 4 major fisheries certifications and to address marine-resource protection and sustainable fisheries. - FY2019RaisedAnnual report
「As part of its efforts to protect marine resources and promote sustainable fisheries, the Company obtained distribution certifications in 2016 for MSC, the international ecolabel for wild-caught seafood, and ASC, its aquaculture counterpart. In 2017, it obtained distribution certification for MEL, a fisheries certification focused on Japan’s domestic fisheries, followed by AEL distribution certification in 2018. It thereby obtained all 4 major fisheries certifications in Japan. In April 2019, it established a logistics committee spanning the Group companies.」
The Company expanded its scope from the previous supply system for MSC CoC-certified products to a certification framework covering the procurement of raw materials through processing and sales, including its subsidiaries, after obtaining the 4 certifications: MSC, ASC, MEL and AEL. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「The Company actively promoted obtaining MSC Chain of Custody (CoC) certification, an environmental certification scheme managed by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), also known as the “sea ecolabel” for its consideration of the sustainability of fisheries resources and the environment. CoC certification covers the processing and distribution chain. By March 2016, the Company had built an integrated system for supplying certified products from procurement through processing and delivery.」
The Company states that it built a certified-product supply system covering procurement through delivery by March 2016, against a backdrop of sustainability and environmental considerations.