株式会社あじかん
Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2020, 2022-04 to 2023-03, 2023-04 to 2024-03)
Reporting Period: 2020
Environmental Metrics
ESG Focus Areas
- Employee Well-being
- Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
- Productivity Improvement
- Corporate Governance
- Work-Life Balance
Environmental Achievements
- Reduced travel expenses through the introduction of an online conferencing system.
Social Achievements
- Held Makizushi workshops for children and families.
- Supported local community events.
- Implemented employee training programs (extended from 1 month to 2 months for mid-career development).
Governance Achievements
- Transitioned from a company with a board of auditors to a company with an audit and supervisory board.
- Abolished the system of retirement allowance for directors and revised the director compensation system.
- Established a Nomination and Remuneration Committee.
Climate Goals & Targets
Short-term Goals:
- Reduce total labor hours by 5% while improving productivity by 10%.
Environmental Challenges
- Decreasing productivity
- Work-life balance challenges
- Changing values of younger generations
- Maintaining traditional Makizushi culture in a changing food landscape.
Mitigation Strategies
- Productivity improvement initiatives with target setting and collaboration with line departments.
- Implementation of AI and IoT for information system improvements.
- Introduction of online conferencing system to reduce travel expenses.
- Extended employee training programs.
- Focus on employee well-being and work-life balance.
Supply Chain Management
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Reporting Standards
Frameworks Used: ESG
Reporting Period: 2022-04 to 2023-03
Environmental Metrics
ESG Focus Areas
- Environmental responsibility
- Sustainable practices
- Stakeholder engagement
- Employee wellbeing
- Supply chain sustainability
Environmental Achievements
- MSC-CoC certification obtained for crab-flavored kamaboko production line at the Tosu factory, ensuring sustainable fishing practices.
Social Achievements
- Launched new products focusing on health and wellbeing, such as 'roasted burdock tea' and supplements.
- Implemented a branch system in the food service sector to improve customer service responsiveness.
Governance Achievements
- Transitioned to a company with an audit committee.
- Stopped sending physical copies of the resolution notification, opting for online publication to reduce paper usage.
Climate Goals & Targets
Long-term Goals:
- Ajikan V30: Long-term vision aiming for 60 billion yen in sales and a 4% or higher operating profit margin by FY2030.
Environmental Challenges
- Significant increase in the purchase price of main raw materials such as chicken eggs due to bird flu.
- High prices of other raw materials like fish paste and dried gourd.
- Decreased new customer acquisition in health food business due to reduced advertising.
- Stagnation in the health tea market.
- Decreased demand in North America due to economic downturn.
Mitigation Strategies
- Thorough cost reduction efforts.
- Strengthened sales promotion activities for food service and restaurant sectors.
- New product launches in health food sector.
- Strengthened sales promotion activities for food service and restaurant sectors.
- Shift to a branch system to improve customer service responsiveness.
Supply Chain Management
Responsible Procurement
- Sourcing MSC-certified seafood for crab-flavored kamaboko.
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Sustainable Products & Innovation
- Roasted burdock tea
- Supplements
Reporting Period: 2023-04 to 2024-03
Environmental Metrics
Renewable Energy Share:Aiming for 5% or more by 2030
ESG Focus Areas
- Food loss reduction
- CO2 emission reduction
- Plastic packaging reduction
- Food and health initiatives
- Sustainability management
Environmental Achievements
- Reduced tray usage by approximately 25% (2019 compared to 2024)
- Aiming for 10% reduction in plastic packaging by 2030 (2019 baseline)
Social Achievements
- Developed new product "MelBurd" (roasted burdock root based sweets material)
- Launched "GOVOCE" (a chocolate-like confectionery using MelBurd), receiving positive customer feedback
- Increased usage of "Kamadaki Sushi Ingredients" by over 130% compared to the previous fiscal year
Governance Achievements
- Discussion and decision-making on capital cost and stock price-conscious management at the board of directors
- Strengthened communication with investors through individual meetings and presentations
Climate Goals & Targets
Long-term Goals:
- Achieve sales of 59 billion yen by 2030
- Achieve operating profit margin of 4.5% or more by 2030
- Achieve ROE of 8.0% or more by 2030
- Achieve ROIC of 6.0% or more by 2030
- Achieve DOE of 2.0% or more by 2030
Medium-term Goals:
- Reduce factory in-process loss by 50%
- Reduce factory energy consumption by 20%
- Reduce branch office energy consumption by 10%
- Reduce vehicle fuel consumption (gasoline + light oil) by 30%
- Achieve 5% or more renewable energy ratio by 2030
Environmental Challenges
- High egg prices and difficulty in procuring egg raw materials due to avian influenza
- Decreased advertising efficiency for health food products
- Price increases and reduced consumption of luxury goods due to inflation
Mitigation Strategies
- Resumed egg product supply and promoted sales after raw material procurement stabilized
- Revised sales prices for egg products and imported goods
- Increased sales of vegetable processed products and ready-to-eat frozen foods
- Increased advertising on terrestrial TV and EC malls
Supply Chain Management
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Sustainable Products & Innovation
- MelBurd (roasted burdock root based sweets material)