Environmental Management System

Eco Action 21 Activities

Eco Action 21 is a unique Japanese environmental management system (EMS) devised by Japan’s Ministry of the Environment. Based on a method for continuously improving performance, typically called a PDCA cycle, Eco Action 21 specifies methods by which organizations, business operators, and others can voluntarily undertake environmental initiatives.
As the main operating company of the Group, Warabeya Nichiyo Foods Co., Ltd. (formerly Warabeya Nichiyo Co., Ltd.), acquired Eco Action 21 certification and registration for all of our domestic plants in October 2020 in an effort to strengthen our environmental measures, including those for saving energy, conserving resources, and reducing waste.
We will fulfill our responsibilities as a member of society by further strengthening the environmental awareness of each and every employee, and by continuing to engage in these efforts.

Environmental Management Targets

The Group has set forth environmental management targets and published them in the Environmental Management Report since 2020. This report provides details on the following initiatives.

Reducing CO₂ through electric power
Reducing CO₂ through fuels
Reducing CO₂ through automobile fuels
Reducing water usage
Reducing general waste
Reducing industrial waste (plastic waste)
Reducing animal and plant residues*
Increasing the food waste recycling rate

Eco Action 21: Environmental Management Report

*Animal and plant residue: Refers to unwanted solids from animals and plants used as ingredients. Specific examples include animal and fish bones, egg shells, vegetable scraps, etc.

Major Environmental Impact Results

Item	Unit	2021	2022
Total carbon dioxide emissions	t-CO₂	113,804	110,176
Waste Amounts
General waste	t	984	961
Industrial waste	t	25,408	8,454
Food waste
Amount generated	t	12,882	12,138
Amount avoid	t	2,973	3,719
Amount recycled	t	12,800	12,028
Heat recovery	t	0	0
Amount reduced	t	0	0
Non-recycled amount	t	0	0
Amount of discarded waste	t	81	110
Food recycling etc. implementation rate	%	99	99
Food recycling etc. standard implementation rate	%	99	99
Total wastewater volume	thousand m³	4,614	4,438

*Carbon dioxide emissions factor　　0.443kg-CO₂/kWh
*Each plant was assessed using the substitute values published in 2022 by the Ministry of the Environment and by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry

Environmental Management Targets and Results

Item		Item	2021	2022					Per unit (t-CO₂/1 million yen)			Per unit (t-CO2/1 million yen)	Per unit (t-CO2/1 million yen)
		Item	2021	2022			Item					2022	2023	2024
		Item	Item	Base	Target	Results	Evaluation	Results	Target	Target
Electric power reduced	t-CO₂	62,139	61,518	63,980	×	0.420	0.416	0.411
Electric power reduced	Electric power reduced	Base/Results comparison	-	99%	×	103％		-	99%	98%
Fuels reduced (city gas, LPG, heavy oil, etc.)	t-CO₂	50,996	50,486	45,358	〇	0.298	0.295	0.292
Fuels reduced (city gas, LPG, heavy oil, etc.)	Fuels reduced (city gas, LPG, heavy oil, etc.)	Base/Results comparison	-	99%	〇	88.9%		-	99%	98%
Automobile fuels reduced	t-CO₂	669	662.3	838	×	0.005	0.005	0.005
Automobile fuels reduced		Base/Results comparison	-	99%	×	125.3%		-	99%	98%
Total carbon dioxide emissions	t-CO₂	113,804	112,666	110,176	-	0.723	0.716	0.708
Water usage reduced	thousand m³	4,399	4,355	4,438	×	0.029	0.029	0.029
Water usage reduced	Water usage reduced	Base/Results comparison	-	99%	×	100.9%		-	99%	98%
General waste reduced	t	984	974	961	〇	0.006	0.006	0.006
General waste reduced	General waste reduced	Base/Results comparison	-	99%	〇	97.7%		-	99%	98%
Plastic waste reduced	t	7,678	7,601	8,152	×	0.053	0.053	0.052
Plastic waste reduced	Plastic waste reduced	Base/Results comparison	-	99%	×	106.2%		-	99%	98%
Animal and plant residues reduced	t	11,210	11,098	11,210	×	0.074	0.073	0.072
Animal and plant residues reduced	Animal and plant residues reduced	Base/Results comparison	-	99%	×	100%		-	99%	98%
Food waste recycling rate	Base/Results comparison	99%	99%	99%	〇	-	99%	99%
Chemical substance usage reduced		Chemical substance usage reduced	Proper management							Proper management	Proper management	Proper management	Proper management	Proper management	Proper management
Environmentally-friendly production activities		Environmentally-friendly production activities	Give consideration to the environment by reducing defects and by improving the efficiency of work processes							Give consideration to the environment by reducing defects and by improving the efficiency of work processes	Give consideration to the environment by reducing defects and by improving the efficiency of work processes	Give consideration to the environment by reducing defects and by improving the efficiency of work processes	Give consideration to the environment by reducing defects and by improving the efficiency of work processes	Give consideration to the environment by reducing defects and by improving the efficiency of work processes	Give consideration to the environment by reducing defects and by improving the efficiency of work processes

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Eco Action 21 Activities

Environmental Management Targets

Major Environmental Impact Results

Environmental Management Targets and Results

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