Expansion of the end of free distribution of plastic shopping bags
First written in FY2021-Q1. 3 of 4 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2023-Q1. Latest entry: FY2024-Q2.
0 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2024-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Beginning in October, the company will progressively switch to paid paper bags using environmentally considerate FSC-certified paper and vegetable-based inks at the apparel, household goods and daily necessities sales floors of all 523 Aeon and Aeon Style stores.」
Advanced resource-recycling measures following the discontinuation of free plastic shopping bags by switching all 523 Aeon and Aeon Style stores to paid paper bags using FSC-certified paper and vegetable-based inks. - FY2024-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「The company has also continued its Bring Your Own Shopping Bag campaign since 1991. In fiscal 2022, customers had declined a cumulative total of approximately 3.3 billion shopping bags, equivalent to a reduction of approximately 102,500t of carbon dioxide. Approximately ¥46.09 million in proceeds from bags sold to customers who needed them was donated to local governments and organizations throughout Japan for use in a range of local environmental conservation activities.」
Updated the effects of discontinuing free shopping-bag distribution to a cumulative approximately 3.3 billion bags declined in fiscal 2022, a reduction of approximately 102,500t of CO2, and donations of approximately ¥46.09 million in proceeds. - FY2023-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「In fiscal 2021, customers declined approximately 3.2 billion shopping bags, equivalent to a reduction of approximately 99,000t-CO2. Proceeds from bags sold were donated to local governments and organizations throughout Japan for use in a range of local environmental conservation activities. In June, the company announced a donation of approximately ¥137.13 million in bag proceeds from fiscal 2021.」
Demonstrated the effects of discontinuing free shopping-bag distribution as approximately 3.2 billion bags declined in fiscal 2021, equivalent to a reduction of approximately 99,000t-CO2, and donated approximately ¥137.13 million in proceeds to environmental conservation activities. - FY2021-Q1First statedAnnual report
「In April, the company expanded to drugstores, urban-format small supermarkets and other businesses the types of operations that discontinued the free distribution of plastic shopping bags, with the aim of establishing lifestyles that do not treat resources as disposable. In addition, at approximately 800 general merchandise stores, including Aeon and Aeon Style, free distribution of bags ended across all directly operated sales floors, including apparel and household and leisure products, in addition to food products, where the initiative was already in place. As a result of these ongoing efforts, the rate of customers declining bags at stores that discontinued free distribution exceeded 80% as of the end of April 2020.」
Expanded the businesses and sales floors covered by the discontinuation of free distribution of shopping bags, rolling it out across all directly operated sales floors at approximately 800 stores; the bag-decline rate exceeded 80% as of the end of April 2020.