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Assurance and Certification as of Fiscal 2023

Every year since Fiscal 2021, an independent organization has verified the accuracy of our GHG emissions data for Prima Meat Packers Group (at scopes 1 and 2).

Data FY2021 FY2022 FY2023
GHG emissions (t-CO2e) Group-wide, Scope 1 (t-CO2e) 133,693 140,251 ★114,681
Group-wide, Scope 2 (t-CO2e) 108,671 102,790 ★94,642
Group-wide, Scopes 1 and 2 (t-CO2e) 242,365 243,041 ★209,324

The data marked with a star (★) was verified by KPMG Azsa Sustainability in accordance with ISAE 3000 and ISAE 3000 (two of the International Standards on Assurance Engagements set by the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board) in 2024.

  1. 1Period to which the report pertains

    April 1 to March 31
    However, the report also covers some actions/initiatives that were either conducted before the period or were conducted recently.

  2. 2Scope of reporting

    Prima Meat Packers
    Head Office, East Japan branches (Tohoku, Kanto), West Japan branches (Chubu, Kansai, Chugoku/Shikoku, Kyushu), plants (Hokkaido, Ibaraki, Mie, Kagoshima), logistics centers (Kanto, Mie, Fukuoka), R&D Center

    Group companies
    Fiscal 2021:
    Processed foods business: 12 companies in Japan, 4 overseas
    Fresh meat business: 15 companies
    Other: 4 companies
    Fiscal 2022:
    Processed foods business: 12 companies in Japan, 4 overseas
    Fresh meat business: 14 companies
    Other: 4 companies
    Fiscal 2023:
    Processed foods business: 12 companies in Japan, 4 overseas
    Fresh meat business: 13 companies
    Other: 4 companies

  3. 3Standards for quantifying Scope 1 emissions
    1. 1Stationary combustion (fuels, heating sources) and mobile combustion (cars, vans, trucks)

      We use the following standards to calculate this:
      Japan’s Act on Promotion of Global Warming Countermeasures (Global Warming Act)
      The Ministry of the Environment’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions Accounting and Reporting Manual (GHG manual)

    2. 2Fugitive emissions (HFC/HCFC leaks):

      We use the following standards to calculate this:
      Japan’s Act on Rational Use and Appropriate Management of Fluorocarbons
      Note that we include in our Scope 1 calculations fugitive emissions from group companies whose annual fugitive emissions total less than 1 kiloton of carbon dioxide equivalent.

    3. 3Agricultural emissions (CH4 and N2O emissions from hog farming operations):

      We use the following standards to calculate emissions from our group’s hog farming operations—specifically, methane emissions from enteric fermentation, and methane and nitrous oxide emissions from waste and manure management:
      Global Warming Act, GHG manual
      Note that we include in our Scope 1 calculations agricultural emissions from group companies whose annual emissions of methane and nitrous oxide total less than 3 kilotons of carbon dioxide equivalent.

  4. 4Standards for calculating Scope 2 emissions
    1. 1CO2 emissions from the generation of purchased energy:

      We use the following standards to calculate this:
      Global Warming Act, GHG manual
      For electricity supplied in Japan, we set supplier-specific emission factors for each business site, using the latest emission factors data announced by the Ministry of the Environment and Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.

      • *Up to and including Fiscal 2020, we used general emission factors. In Fiscal 2021, we started using amended emission factors. In Fiscal 2023, we started using the supplier-specific amended emission factors announced by the Ministry of the Environment in December 2023.

      For electricity units purchased from overseas suppliers, we use the latest country-specific emissions factors announced by the International Energy Agency (IEA).
      In Fiscal 2023, we used the 2023 country-specific emission factors announced by the International Energy Agency (in IEA Emission factors 2023).

    2. 2CO2 emissions from the generation of purchased fuel for heating:

      We use the following standards to calculate this:
      Global Warming Act, GHG manual

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