Waste Reduction and the Resource-Circulating Society

12 Responsible Consumption and Production

Approach to Resource Circulation

The NIPPN Group is committed to the effective use of resources to create a resource-circulating society. We consider food loss as a key issue, so that we are committed to minimize the amount of waste generated from the production process as much as possible, develop upcycled products using food by-products and provide products to food banks.

We also comply with relevant laws such as "Act on Waste Management and Public Cleansing," "Act on Promotion of Recycling and Related Activities for Treatment of Cyclical Food Resources," and "Act on the Promotion of Sorted Collection and Recycling of Containers and Packaging," as well as strive to handle waste appropriately.

Waste Management

Although our food business has a relatively low environment impact among manufacturing industries, we believe "Reduction of Waste Generated" by our business activities is an issue that needs to be addressed. We will work for recycling waste and other resources.

Total Waste Generated and Recycling Rate

		FY2019	FY2020	FY2021	FY2022	FY2023
Total waste generated (t)	Japan	44,883	45,384	39,583	43,237	45,155
	Overseas	1,762	1,755	1,597	1,631	1,730
	Japan and overseas	46,645	47,139	41,180	44,868	46,885
Recycling rate (%)	Japan and overseas	95.8	95.2	95.4	96.5	95.9
Total waste generated per product volume (kg/t)		24.1	25.1	21.6	23.5	23.7

Zero Emission

In FY2023, total 16 business sites of our 7 Group companies achieved zero emissions.
※ (More than 100 tons/year of total waste generated).

▼Business Sites that Achieved Zero Emissions

Company name	Business sites
NIPPN CORPORATION	Yokohama, Chiba, Isesaki Frozen Food, Ryugasaki, Kobe-Konan, Fukuoka
Matsuya Flour Mills Co., Ltd.	Kaminokawa
OHMY Co., Ltd.	Atsugi
Fast Foods Co., Ltd.	Hachioji, Musashi, Hidaka, Numazu
Fast Foods Fukushima Co., Ltd.	Koriyama
Fast Foods Tsukuba Co., Ltd.	Tsuchiura
NPF Japan Co., Ltd.	Chiba, Nagoya

※Zero Emissions：Our group defines zero emissions as "less than 0.5％ of waste ultimately end up in landfills."

Reduction of Food Loss

As part of our ISO 14001 activities, we have set environmental targets for the reduction of food loss. In FY2023, we exceeded the goal of developing 2 products annually, and developed 12 new products, including products in trays for single servings.

External Evaluation

In recent years, there is an active worldwide movement to switch product containers and straws from plastic to paper.

As part of our efforts to address the problem of marine plastics, we use eco-paper trays made from unbleached wood pulp for our Frozen Food "One Plate Meal" series to reduce the amount of plastic waste generated in homes.

As a result of these activities, we received an award from the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan in the environmental division (category of 'promotion of energy-saving and other environmental measures') of "the 41st Food Industry Excellent Company Awards," which was sponsored by the Organization of Food-marketing Structure Improvement in Japan, and supported by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan.

The award is a recognition of our Group’s commitment to environmental preservation activities, and we will continue to make further efforts in the future.

Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries' Award Certificate

Appropriate handling of Chemical Substances

Management of Chemical Substances

Our Group does not use any substances subject to laws concerning PRTR* in the manufacturing process. Meanwhile, at business sites where food analysis, etc. is conducted, chemical substances containing substances subject to laws concerning PRTR are used as analytical reagents, but the liquid wastes are properly handled as specially controlled industrial waste after use.

*Laws concerning PRTR (Pollutant Release and Transfer Resister) : A common name for laws that require notification of emissions and transfers of designated chemical substances into the environment.

Chemical Usage Quantity and Chemical Usage Quantity per Product Volume

		FY2019	FY2020	FY2021	FY2022	FY2023
Chemical usage quantity (ℓ)	Japan	10,206	10,821	9,498	8,414	10,204
	Overseas	5	6	6	6	6
	Japan and overseas	10,211	10,827	9,504	8,420	10,210
Chemical usage quantity per product volume (ℓ/1,000t)		4.49	4.79	4.70	5.02	5.45

PCB Waste Management

Our Group strictly stores and manages equipment (transformers, capacitors, etc.) containing polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) that was used in the past complied with the laws and regulations. In accordance with the Act on Special Measures concerning Promotion of Proper Treatment of PCB Wastes and other related laws and regulations, we promote the detoxification treatment of PCBs by entrusting the government-approved treatment facilities.

Soil Contamination Countermeasures

Our Group investigates the status of soil contamination and take appropriate countermeasures when selling / purchasing land, as well as disclose appropriate information.