Prima Meat Packers ｜ Sustainability

ESG Databank

INDEX
E Environment
S Social
G Governance

E | Environment

Data		FY 2018	FY 2019	FY 2020	FY 2021	FY 2022
Number of internal auditors on the environmental management system	ISO 14001 (People)	145	154	149	168	183
	EcoAction 21 (People)	21	41	48	47	73
Energy consumption※2	Energy consumption※1（_kℓ oil equivalent）	63,699	64,408	68,408	70,019	69,191
	Energy consumption per unit※1（ℓ/ton）	262	262	268	269	274
	Group-wide（_kℓ oil equivalent）	―	―	89,867	92,399	90,936
GHG emissions※2	GHG emissions※1（t-CO₂e）	128,943	127,544	127,723	134,852	130,765
	GHG emissions per unit※1（kg CO₂/ton）	531	519	500	519	518
	Group-wide, Scope 1（t-CO₂e）※6	―	―	138,327	133,693	140,251
	Group-wide, Scope 2（t-CO₂e）※6	―	―	98,687	108,671	102,790
	Group-wide, Scopes 1 and 2 （t-CO₂e）※6	―	―	237,014	242,365	243,041
Renewable energy consumption※3（MW）		471	427	405	464	3,251
Amount of transportation energy	Amount of transportation energy（_kℓ oil equivalent）	4,165	4,302	5,863	4,925	5,005
Amount of transportation energy	Amount of transportation energy per unit（_kℓ/kt）	5.34	5.41	6.98	5.81	6.04
Waste output	Waste output※1（ton）	40,559	40,960	43,249	43,362	36,473
	Waste output per unit※1（kg/ton）	167	167	169	167	144
	Group-wide（ton）	―	―	43,530	47,432	41,431
Recycling rate（%）※4		83	85	85	84	86
Water consumption	Mains water※1（km³）	790	1,396	1,412	1,428	1,466
	Well-water※1（km³）	1,142	2,539	2,522	2,546	2,482
	Mains water + well-water※1※5（km³）	1,905	―	―	―	―
	Water consumption per unit※1（m³/ton）	15.8	16.0	15.4	15.3	15.6
	Group-wide （km³）	―	―	5,255	5,325	5,610

※1 This figure pertains to the following 22 plants: Prima Meat Packers’ four plants, Prime Delica Co., Ltd.’s 12 plants, Akita Prima Foods Co., Ltd., PrimaFineFoods Co., Ltd., Prime Foods Co., Ltd., Shikoku Foods Co., Ltd., Prima Luca Co., Ltd., and Nishi-Nippon Best Packers Co., Ltd.
※2 Following a detailed analysis, we reviewed the energy consumption and GHG emissions data for FY2018–FY2020.
※3 This includes electricity generated from the solar panels in our facilities and electricity we purchased from an electricity supplier under a renewable energy plan.
※4 Applies to Prima Meat Packers’ four plants, Akita Prima Foods Co., Ltd., Prima Fine Foods Co., Ltd., Prime Foods Co., Ltd., Shikoku Foods Co., Ltd., Prima Luca Co., Ltd., and Nishi-Nippon Best Packers Co., Ltd.
※5 The “mains water + well-water” portion pertains to 12 of Prime Delica’s plants. For FY2018, the 12 plants provided no breakdown by type of water consumed.
1. ※6 The details are as follows.
2. 1. Period to which the report pertains
  1. April 1 to March 31
    However, the report also covers some actions/initiatives that were either conducted before the period or were conducted recently.
3. 2. Scope of reporting
  1. 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)
  2. Group companies :
    FY2021
    Processed foods business: 12 companies in Japan, 4 overseas
    Fresh meat business: 15 companies
    Other: 4 companies
    
    FY2022
    Processed foods business: 12 companies in Japan, 4 overseas
    Fresh meat business: 14 companies
    Other: 4 companies
4. 3. Standards for quantifying Scope 1 emissions
  1. 1. Stationary 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. 2. Fugitive 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. 3. Agricultural emissions (CH₄ and N₂0 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:
    We use the following standards to calculate this:
    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.
5. 4. Standards for calculating Scope 2 emissions
  1. 1. CO₂ 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 FY2020, we used general emission factors. In FY2021, we started using amended emission factors. In FY2022, we started using the supplier-specific amended emission factors announced by the Ministry of the Environment in January 2023.
    For electricity units purchased from overseas suppliers, we use the latest country-specific emissions factors announced by the International Energy Agency (IEA).
    In FY2022, we started using the latest country-specific emission factors announced by the International Energy Agency (in IEA Emission factors 2022).
  2. 2. CO₂ emissions from the generation of purchased fuel for heating:
    We use the following standards to calculate this:
    Global Warming Act, GHG manual

S | Social

Data		FY 2018	FY 2019	FY 2020	FY 2021	FY 2022
Number of internal supervisors of food safety		138	143	155	164	186
Number of companies participating in supplier information sessions		38	28	－	35	43
Gender representation in middle management (non-consolidated)	Male	342	342	345	345	317
	Female	4	6	7	10	11
	Percentage of women in middle management post (%)	1.2	1.7	2	2.8	3.4
Gender representation in lower management (non-consolidated)	Male	158	152	150	154	160
	Female	22	25	28	31	34
	Percentage of women in lower management post (%)	12.2	14.1	15.7	16.8	17.5
Parental leave take-up	Number of men taking parental leave	0	0	5	7	6
	Number of men who returned to work after parental leave※1	0	0	5	7	6
	Percentage who returned to work after leave	–	–	100	100	100
	Number of women taking parental leave	9	7	9	15	17
	Number of women who returned to work after parental leave※1	9	7	4	9	9
	Percentage of women taking parental leave※2	100	100	100	100	100
	Percentage who returned to work after leave	100	100	100	100	100
Number of employees who used the shortened working hours system related to childcare		17	21	23	31	41
Employment ratio of people disabilities (non-consolidated)	Prima Meat Packers., Ltd※3	2.36	2.24	2.22	2.34	2.36
Employment ratio of people disabilities (non-consolidated)	Legally mandated ratio	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.3	2.3
Number of employees (non-consolidated)	Employees (male)	841	959	973	991	971
	Employees (female)	114	170	195	200	206
	Non-employees (male)	375	259	247	241	263
	Non-employees (female)	584	575	561	575	611
	Total	1,914	1,963	1,976	2,007	2,051
Number of new graduate hires and those who have left the company (non-consolidated)	New graduate hires	37	62	49	57	57
	Those who have left the company※4	2	6	12	7	0
	Turnover rate (%)	5.4	9.7	24.5	12.3	0
Average annual salary (non-consolidated) (¥ thousand）※5		7,191	7,251	7,289	7,339	7,789
Take-up rate for paid leave (non-consolidated)	Percentage of employees taking paid leave	61	69	55	50	61

※1 This number excludes employees who planned on returning after parental leave but who ultimately never did return.
※2 Rate of female employees who gave birth taking parental leave
※3 Including employees of Prima Luca co., ltd., a special subsidiary that takes initiative for employment of people with disabilities.
※4 Percentage of graduate hires who leave within three years　(non-consolidated)
※5 Figures include bonuses and extra wages

G | Governance

Data		FY 2018	FY 2019	FY 2020	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023
Composition of the Board of Directors※1	Directors	8	9	5	5	6	5
	Independent Outside Directors included above	2	2	2	2	3	3
	Ratio of independent Outside Directors on the Board of Directors (%)	25	22	40	40	50	60
Number of meetings of the Board of Directors※2	Number of meetings	18	17	15	15	13	–
Number of meetings of the Board of Directors※2	Attendance rate (%)	98	98	100	100	100	–
Number of meetings of the Board of Auditors※2	Number of meetings	16	17	17	17	15	–
Number of meetings of the Board of Auditors※2	Attendance rate (%)	100	100	100	100	100	–
Composition of the Executive Advisory Committee※1	Directors	3	3	3	3	4	4
	Independent Outside Directors included above	2	2	2	2	3	3
	Ratio of independent Outside Directors on the Board of Directors (%)	67	67	67	67	75	75

※1 As of end of June
※2 During the fiscal year (April to March in the following year)

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