Reducing Environmental Impact through Distribution-Center Consolidation, Reusable Logistics Containers and Energy-Efficient Equipment
First written in FY2018. 9 of 10 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2019. Latest entry: FY2026.
6 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「The company began palletization for end-to-end international transport on a pallet-by-pallet basis, maximizing loading and cargo-handling efficiency while reducing the use and disposal of wooden pallets.」
The company began palletization for international transport, improving loading and cargo-handling efficiency and reducing the use and disposal of wooden pallets. The cut-flower Fresh Management Center network also expanded to 4 locations, including Shin-Kansai. - 2026-04-30AdvancedFinancial results briefing materials
「Commencement of integrated palletization for international transport」
The Group began circulating rental pallets for the international transport of private-label products, reducing logistics work hours and CO2 emissions. - FY2025-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「ＫＡＬＮＥＴ, a joint delivery system that collects products from business partners in a single pickup and delivers them to distribution centers using dedicated vehicles, helps reduce the number of vehicles and improve delivery efficiency. Its transaction volume is currently growing at a double-digit rate year on year.」
ＫＡＬＮＥＴ's transaction volume grew at a double-digit rate year on year, while the company advanced reductions in the number of vehicles and improvements in delivery efficiency. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「Implementation of initiatives involving container round use and cross-dock deliveries using JR containers.」
As measures to address the 2024 logistics issue and reduce the environmental impact, the company specifically describes container round use, cross-dock deliveries using JR containers, joint deliveries using dedicated vehicles and joint pallet deliveries. - FY2024-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Through its rental pallet business, 北星産業株式会社 helped improve the efficiency of upstream and downstream logistics using approximately 250,000 pallets during fiscal 2022. Repeatedly using and returning the same pallets also reduces the number of pallets that need to be manufactured. This has resulted in an estimated annual reduction of approximately 6,783 tons of CO2 emissions, calculated using 27.135 kg of CO2 emissions per pallet manufactured, based on a pallet weight of 15 kg.」
The company reports the use of approximately 250,000 reusable pallets annually and an annual reduction of approximately 6,783 tons of CO2 emissions. - FY2023AdvancedAnnual report
「Affordable, fresh cut flowers with reduced social costs, including distribution costs, are provided through Fresh Management Centers that process cut flowers in-house. As of the end of March 2023, 2 centers had been established in Niigata and Ibaraki.」
The Fresh Management Centers, which process and deliver cut flowers more efficiently, are operated at 2 locations in Niigata and Ibaraki. - FY2023-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「On 21 December 2022, the company opened the Niigata Fresh Management Center on the premises of the コメリ Niigata Distribution Management Center to provide customers with fresher cut flowers at lower prices through distribution processing, more efficient delivery, shorter lead times and lower procurement prices. The center began full-scale operations on 13 January 2023.」
The Niigata Fresh Management Center was opened to process and deliver cut flowers more efficiently, shorten lead times and reduce procurement prices, and began full-scale operations in January 2023. - FY2022AdvancedAnnual report
「北星産業株式会社, a consolidated subsidiary, is working to improve delivery efficiency by matching truck requests with information on available trucks, while also working to reduce CO2 emissions and fuel consumption.」
Improving delivery efficiency by matching truck requests with information on available trucks has been added to the measures for reducing the environmental impact of logistics. - FY2019AdvancedAnnual report
「Environmental stations have been installed at 6 centers in Niigata, Hanamaki, Takasaki, Ibaraki, Mie and Okayama to reduce and recycle waste, including cardboard and plastic film, generated at stores and centers.」
In addition to consolidated deliveries to 10 distribution centers nationwide and energy-saving equipment, waste reduction and recycling are being advanced through environmental stations at 6 centers. - FY2018First statedAnnual report
「Products delivered by suppliers are consolidated at 10 distribution centers nationwide and shipped to stores in bulk. By reducing the number of vehicles, this helps reduce CO2 emissions. We also actively use reusable returnable boxes and dedicated pallets as logistics containers, working to reduce packaging materials and improve truck loading efficiency.」
The company described efforts to reduce environmental impact through consolidated distribution to 10 distribution centers nationwide, reusable logistics containers, environmental stations, and energy-saving lighting and air-conditioning equipment at stores.