Halving Single-Use Plastic Use by 2030
First written in FY2024. 5 of 7 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2025-Q1. Latest entry: FY2027-H1.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2025: 2 of 6 companies on the "Worse" side.
2 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2027-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「To reduce plastic use, the company conducted a pilot at 10 stores offering the standard summer product Halohalo in paper cups instead of plastic cups.」
Even after achieving its target of halving single-use plastic ahead of schedule, the company conducted a pilot converting Halohalo to paper cups at 10 stores. - 2026-04-08AdvancedEarnings
「For some in-store processed fast food products, we are gradually switching from plastic containers to paper.」
After achieving its target of halving disposable plastic ahead of schedule, the company is proceeding with the conversion to paper containers and other environmentally considerate materials. - FY2026-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「To reduce plastic use, we are expanding trials of replacing containers with paper for some fast-food products.」
As an initiative following the early achievement of the target to halve disposable plastic use, trials of replacing fast-food containers with paper are being expanded. - FY2025AchievedAnnual report
「The reduction target of halving disposable plastic use by 2030 compared with fiscal 2018 has been achieved ahead of schedule, and … we will continue to promote the change of all disposable plastics to environmentally friendly materials.」
The target of halving disposable plastic use was achieved ahead of schedule. In addition, the initiative is being expanded to cover the change of all disposable plastics to environmentally friendly materials. - FY2025-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「We demonstrated that CO2 emissions are 3.1g-CO2eq lower per spoon than with petroleum-derived plastic spoons, a reduction of approximately 40%, and that reducing plastic use also reduces CO2 emissions.」
The environmental impact of edible spoons was calculated on a life-cycle basis and quantified at 3.1g CO2e per spoon, representing an approximately 40% reduction compared with petroleum-based spoons. All cutlery at flagship stores was changed to environmentally friendly materials. - FY2025-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「We demonstrated that the spoon for eating soft-serve ice cream emits 3.5gCO2eq less per spoon than a petroleum-derived plastic spoon and that reducing plastic use also reduces CO2 emissions. At the flagship store that opened in May, we also changed the materials of all cutlery from petroleum-derived plastic to environmentally friendly materials.」
We advanced disposable plastic reduction by demonstrating the CO2 reduction effect of spoons for eating soft-serve ice cream and switching all cutlery at the flagship store. - FY2024First statedAnnual report
「We set environmental targets to reduce CO2 and other emissions from stores by 50% from fiscal 2013 levels by 2030, reduce food waste generated at stores by 50% from fiscal 2015 levels by 2025, and halve disposable plastic use from fiscal 2018 levels by 2030.」
We first specified an independent deadline and numerical target to halve disposable plastic use from fiscal 2018 levels by 2030, with measures including switching all stores to spoons for eating soft-serve ice cream.