Sustainable Procurement Policy and 2020 Targets

「For its sales since 2006 of products bearing the MSC "Marine Eco-Label," an international certification for sustainable fisheries, AEON received the MSC Japan Award 2025 in the retail category for the second consecutive year, as the retailer with the largest domestic sales volume of products bearing the MSC "Marine Eco-Label."」

「As part of its efforts toward a sustainable society, AEON is also focusing on organic foods, which are gaining consumer support. By using its product procurement routes to offer a broad range at affordable prices, AEON aims to achieve a 30% share of Japan's domestic organic food market for Topvalu Green Eye Organic by FY2025. In addition, AEON will develop all Topvalu products to address the 3Rs of Reduce, Reuse and Recycle, creating a system through which customers' everyday consumption helps reduce environmental impact.」

「By 2025, AEON will switch all Topvalu products to environmentally considerate 3R products developed to address one or more of Reduce, Reuse and Recycle.」

「In July, AEON announced that it had begun full-scale efforts to manage and reduce other indirect emissions classified as Scope 3, with the aim of ensuring greater reductions in CO2 and other emissions across the supply chain. It will begin by surveying the main contract manufacturers of Topvalu food and H&BC products regarding their climate change initiatives to establish the current situation.」

「In March, in addition to coffee sold under the Topvalu brand, AEON set a target of switching the cacao used in its chocolate to sustainably sourced cacao by 2030. AEON newly concluded a memorandum of understanding on cacao procurement with a certified NPO and will work toward achieving the target.」

「In May, AEON announced that it would launch 24 environmentally considerate Topvalu products in approximately 510 AEON, AEON Style and other stores nationwide in response to customer requests to contribute to environmental conservation through shopping.」

「AEON is also working to strengthen partnerships with organic agricultural producers nationwide and build a system for delivering fresh products to customers at affordable prices, with the aim of achieving a 5% sales mix for organic agricultural products under the Sustainable Procurement 2020 Targets.」

「In September, AEON also announced its target of achieving ¥10 billion in sales of organic agricultural products in 2020. By strengthening partnerships with organic agricultural producers nationwide, AEON will achieve higher yields, stable supply and lower cultivation costs through innovation and sharing of cultivation techniques and expanded scale, delivering fresh organic agricultural products to customers at affordable prices.」

「In June, AEON also announced its AEON Eel Handling Policy, which calls for an active shift to procuring eel with sustainable provenance and for new food proposals such as kabayaki made with ingredients other than eel.」

「In April, we launched 2 additional Topvalu hand-rolled rice balls containing mentaiko and sujiko made with seafood caught through sustainable fisheries and carrying MSC certification. In May, we became the first company in Japan to launch Topvalu ASC-Certified Izumi Sea Bream, farmed using environmentally friendly and sustainable methods.」

「In July, AEON launched its Topvalu Green Eye Natural products, pole-and-line-caught skipjack tuna and shishamo smelt roe. To ensure a stable and continuous supply of delicious seafood, AEON will promote the sale of environmentally considerate products that protect limited resources, based on its own seafood procurement policy.」

「AEON announced the AEON Sustainable Procurement Policy and Sustainable Procurement 2020 Targets for agricultural, livestock, and fishery products, paper, pulp and timber, and palm oil. These initiatives are consistent with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set out in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development adopted by the United Nations in 2015, and represent a further evolution of AEON's efforts to date. By promoting the procurement of products produced in accordance with global standards, AEON will continue to provide customers with genuinely safe and reliable products while contributing to the realisation of a sustainable society.」