- Material issues
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Securing safe, reliable food
- Metrics and targets
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- Food Safety Management System (FSMS) operating in all major plants and farms by end of fiscal 2030
- Key results in fiscal 2023
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- FSMS operating in 93% of major plants and farms
- Material issues
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Recommending health-conscious products
- Metrics and targets
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- Larger lineup of health-oriented foods
- Key results in fiscal 2023
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- In progress
- Material issues
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Reducing greenhouse gas emissions at scopes 1 and 2
- Metrics and targets
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Fiscal 2030: GHG emissions from fossil fuel combustion in Japan (excludes emissions from overseas sources and from livestock) down 24.3% from fiscal 2021 level
- Key results in fiscal 2023
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GHG emissions reduction down 11.0% (153,798 t-CO2e)
- Material issues
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Reducing the volume of waste output
- Metrics and targets
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- Fiscal 2030: Plastic waste per production unit down 5% from fiscal 2021 level
- Fiscal 2030: Food waste per production unit down 5% from fiscal 2021 level
- At least 98% of food waste produced during production is recycled
- Key results in fiscal 2023
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- Plastic waste down 4.0% (33.2 kg/t)
- Food waste down 7.1% (60.6 kg/t)
- 96.4% of the food waste recycled
- Material issues
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Reducing water usage
- Metrics and targets
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Fiscal 2030: Water usage (volume of water withdrawn per unit of product created) down 3%
from fiscal 2021 level
- Key results in fiscal 2023
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- Water usage up 1.6% (15.6 m3 / t)
- Material issues
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Reducing plastic usage
- Metrics and targets
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- Less plastic used in packaging
- Key results in fiscal 2023
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- In progress
- Material issues
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Safeguarding biodiversity
- Metrics and targets
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- Impact on biodiversity lessened as a result of efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, water usage, and waste
- Key results in fiscal 2023
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- In progress
- Material issues
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Achieving sustainable procurement of raw materials
- Metrics and targets
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- Procurement policy established for stable supply of raw materials
- All tier 1 suppliers performing first-person audits
- Key results in fiscal 2023
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- First-person audits in progress
- Material issues
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Addressing animal welfare
- Metrics and targets
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- Directly managed pork farms compliant with feed management standards of the World Organization for Animal Health
- Animal welfare used as a criterion in supplier selection
- Key results in fiscal 2023
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- Prima Meat Packers Group Animal Welfare Policy established (in July 2024)
- Material issues
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Respecting and promoting diverse workstyles
- Metrics and targets
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- Fiscal 2030, Prima Meat Packers: 90% take up rate for paid leave
- Prima Meat Packers: Reduction in total no. of hours actually worked
- Fiscal 2030, Prima Meat Packers: 100% take-up rate for paternity leave (at least five days leave) among full-time male employees
- Fiscal 2030, Prima Meat Packers: Women account for at least 40% of new full-time employees
- Fiscal 2030, all Group companies: 100% of employees receive training in human rights awareness
- Fiscal 2030, all Group companies: Yearly process in place for human rights due diligence
- Fiscal 2030, Prima Meat Packers and its disability-friendly subsidiaries: Employees with disabilities account for at least 2.7% of total workforce
- Key results in fiscal 2023
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- 64% take-up rate for paid leave
- Reduction in hours worked: In progress
- 55.6% take-up rate for paternity leave
- Women accounted for 47% of new full-time employees hired in fiscal 2024
- Training in human rights awareness: In progress
- Human rights due diligence: In progress
- Employees with disabilities accounted for 2.3% of workforce
- Material issues
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Hiring and developing outstanding human resources
- Metrics and targets
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Fiscal 2030, Prima Meat Packers: Women occupy at least 10% of management posts
- Key results in fiscal 2023
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Women occupying 4.7% of management posts
- Material issues
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Occupational health and safety that focuses on mental and physical health
- Metrics and targets
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A program is in place to promote mental and physical wellbeing of employees and their families
- Key results in fiscal 2023
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- In progress
- Material issues
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Strengthening corporate governance
- Metrics and targets
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- Business transactions are free, fair, and transparent
- A program is in place to permeate compliance mindset among employees
- Best practices followed in ESG reporting, improvement in ESG ratings
- Disclosed information in line with TCFD recommendations
- Key results in fiscal 2023
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- In progress toward targets
- Completed disclosures in line with TCFD recommendations (expanded disclosures in progress)