Promoting Recycling as a Food Circulation Resource
First written in FY2017. 9 of 10 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2023-Q1. Latest entry: FY2026.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2024: 2 of 17 companies on the "Worse" side.
11 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「We are also progressively switching plastic containers to paper for some fast-food products prepared in stores. Going forward, we will continue to replace materials with paper and reduce container weight, primarily for fast-food products prepared in stores, thereby expanding plastic reduction, while also converting all disposable plastics to environmentally considerate materials.」
The company expanded its initiatives to PET bottle volume-reduction collection machines, a bottle-to-bottle recycling loop, and the conversion and weight reduction of fast-food containers. - FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「In fiscal 2024, we also worked with customers to reduce food waste. Although “temae-dori” had previously been promoted at all stores every October, we provided notices throughout the year. In addition, 219 stores participated in the AEON Group's food drive to reduce food waste from households, donating unused food to food banks and children's cafeterias with customers' cooperation.」
The company expanded its existing food-circulation and food-waste reduction initiatives to year-round notices about “temae-dori” and participation in food drives at 219 stores. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「As part of efforts to reduce plastic use, in June 2023 all stores switched the material of the spoon served with our signature soft-serve ice cream from petroleum-based plastic to an edible “edible spoon.”」
In addition to addressing food waste, decarbonization, renewable energy, LEDs and energy conservation, the company promoted plastic reduction by switching the soft-serve ice cream spoons at all stores. - FY2024-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「To reduce food waste, we are promoting “source reduction (reduce)” through discounted sales at 90% of stores, with the goal of reducing food waste by 50% from 2015 levels by 2025 as part of our efforts to promote resource circulation. In addition, during October's Food Loss and Waste Reduction Month, we posted notices about “temae-dori” at all stores and worked with customers to reduce food waste.」
The company gave concrete form to food-waste reduction through source reduction by discounted sales and notices about “temae-dori” at all stores. It also continued initiatives to reduce CO2 emissions, save electricity and eliminate plastics. - FY2024-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「From 9 June, all stores switched the material of the spoon served with our signature soft-serve ice cream from petroleum-based plastic to an edible “edible spoon.”」
From 9 June, the company expanded its disposable-plastic reduction initiative to the soft-serve ice cream spoons used at all stores, linking decarbonization and plastic reduction with changes in customer behavior. - FY2024-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「As part of our response to climate change, we are focusing on reducing electricity consumption at stores, which accounts for 87.6% of the CO2 emissions calculated within our scope. We reduced average electricity consumption per store from the same period of the previous year by switching the electricity source in some regions to renewable energy, changing indoor and outdoor lighting from fluorescent lamps to LEDs, and implementing energy-saving measures using store energy-saving guidebooks. To promote resource circulation, we are working to reduce food waste by 50% from 2015 levels by 2025, and 91.3% of stores are implementing “source reduction (reduce)” through discounted sales.」
The company expanded its initiatives from a focus on recycling to addressing climate change and promoting resource circulation, including food-waste reduction, renewable energy, LEDs and energy-saving guidebooks. - FY2023-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「For freshly brewed coffee served in stores, we use Arabica beans produced through the Sustainable Coffee Project promoted by the AEON Group. For “Vietnam Cocoa Choco Soft,” we use 60DAYS chocolate produced under a cocoa sustainability program, thereby supporting producers. Together with franchisees and many other stakeholders, we are working to protect the environment and create a circular society.」
In addition to reducing food waste and saving energy, the company expanded its initiatives to the use of sustainable coffee beans and chocolate and support for producers. - FY2023-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「To reduce food waste, we promoted “temae-dori,” an initiative led by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries in cooperation with local governments, and conducted awareness campaigns, in cooperation with government authorities, asking customers to refrain from using disposable spoons and straws when they were unnecessary, thereby helping reduce disposable plastics.」
The company took concrete steps to reduce food waste and disposable plastics and to cooperate with government authorities. It also began efforts to change the spoon used with its signature product to an “edible spoon.” - FY2023-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「We began testing environmentally considerate materials for spoons, straws and other items provided to customers, and installed PET bottle volume-reduction collection machines at some stores, advancing environmentally considerate initiatives to achieve decarbonization and a circular economy.」
In addition to recycling food waste, the company began testing environmentally considerate materials and installing PET bottle volume-reduction collection machines, giving concrete form to its initiatives toward decarbonization and a circular economy. - FY2017First statedAnnual report
「We regard food waste as a “food-circulation resource” rather than ordinary garbage and are promoting its recycling.」
The company has stated its environmental policy of treating food waste as a resource and promoting recycling.