HOKUTO Corporation

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2021, 2022-04-01 to 2022-06-30, 2023-04-01 to 2023-12-31)

Reduced CO2 emissions through solar power generation (specific figures provided for several centers, totaling 2910t cumulative by FY2024)
Reduced plastic use in mushroom packaging (specific figures provided, totaling 167t cumulative by FY2024)
Stable reuse of mushroom cultivation culture media as compost and feed

Promoting healthy eating habits through 'KINKATSU through mushrooms' campaign
Ensuring safety and reliability through GLOBAL G.A.P. certification and regular pesticide/heavy metal testing
Providing food aid in disasters and supporting the UN World Food Programme
Sports sponsorships and support for local culture and arts (e.g., Nagano Prefectural Cultural Hall)
Promoting local employment at mushroom centers
Supporting research and human resource development in bio-science through donations

Initiatives for gender equality, including promoting paid leave and aiming for zero employees working over 45 hours of overtime per month
Promoting the use of childcare leave by male employees
Implementing career development initiatives to foster female managers
Promoting diversity by recruiting and utilizing women, seniors, people with disabilities, and foreign nationals
Working toward certification in the Health and Productivity Management Organization Recognition Program

Introducing solar power generation
Reviewing mushroom packaging
Recommending plastic reduction to suppliers
Reusing mushroom cultivation culture media
Promoting recycling activities
Researching mushroom functionalities
Advocating for 'KINKATSU through mushrooms'
Providing factory tours and dietary education
Maintaining GLOBAL G.A.P. certification
Regular testing for pesticide residues and heavy metals
Promoting single-serving size items
Providing food aid
Supporting the UN World Food Programme
Providing functional packaging materials
Sports sponsorship
Supporting culture and arts
Promoting local employment
Donations to the HOKUTO Bio-science Promotion Foundation
Supporting Pink Ribbon activities
Initiatives for gender equality
Promoting diversity
Working toward Health and Productivity Management Organization Recognition Program certification

Signed an agreement for a comprehensive sustainability-linked loan to promote sustainability activities and expand solar-powered sites.
Aiming to achieve cumulative sales of 2,000 million yen for environment-related materials over the next four years.
Focusing on diversification and sophistication of culture media utilization (Bring about three new, used culture media applications).

Aiming to increase the number of subscribers to the mushroom fan site "kinokolabo"
Aiming to obtain certification for an outstanding health and productivity management organization

Signed an agreement for a comprehensive sustainability-linked loan with KPIs linked to loan terms and conditions.

Medium-term Goals:

Achieve cumulative sales of 2,000 million yen for environment-related materials over the next four years

Short-term Goals:

Increase the Hokuto Group's global sales volume to 90,000 tons in FY 2025
Increase the number of solar-powered sites to ten by the end of FY 2025
Develop a new Bunashimeji strain with increased ornithine content by the end of FY 2025

Sluggish mushroom prices due to low vegetable market prices in Japan and outside Japan.
Net sales fell short of the plan in some segments.

Invested in Nagano Prefecture-issued Green Bonds as part of its ESG initiatives.