Climate Change Data

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Sustainable Growth
• Biodiversity Conservation
• Community Investment
• Employee Wellbeing

Environmental Achievements

• Launched "NIPPN Forest of Four Seasons" biodiversity conservation initiative in Hokkaido, planting 1,331 trees.
• Used recycled materials in the "NIPPN Forest of Four Seasons" project.
• Utilized idle forest and land for the biodiversity project.

Social Achievements

• Successful launch of new "Oh’my Premium" frozen pasta series, well-received by customers.
• Held cookery workshops for shareholders.
• Sponsorship contract with Jun Mizutani, a national table tennis player, to promote sports.

Governance Achievements

• Not disclosed

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Rising grain and food prices due to demand in emerging countries and climate change.
• Low consumer spending due to economic conditions after the Great East Japan Earthquake.
• Restricted power supply after the earthquake.
• Abrupt appreciation of the yen.
• Time lag between international wheat price changes and government purchase prices, affecting price negotiations with customers.

Mitigation Strategies

• Fine-tuned solution selling and new product development to stimulate demand.
• Sales expansion to ensure profitability.
• Optimization of overall business structure, including overseas group companies.
• Accelerated construction of large capital investment projects to enhance earning strength.
• Efforts to nurture customer understanding of the government wheat pricing system.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Not disclosed

Responsible Procurement

• Not disclosed

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks

• Climate changes affecting grain and food prices

Transition Risks

• Not disclosed

Opportunities

• Not disclosed

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: Null

Certifications: PEFC (for paper trays in Oh’my Premium series)

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• Not disclosed

Not disclosed

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• "Merveille" flour (made of wheat grown in France)
• "Oh’my Premium" frozen pastas
• Small-portion packaging for premixes
• Eco-friendly PEFC-certified paper trays for Oh’my Premium series

Awards & Recognition

• Not disclosed

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• CSR Management

Social Achievements

• Launched “Cookery Workshops for Shareholders”

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Reduced profitability for the previous fiscal year
• Challenging business environment in the food industry due to rising raw material prices and frugal consumers
• Possible decrease in exports due to slowdown of Chinese and other overseas economies

Mitigation Strategies

• Cost reduction efforts
• Sales expansion in high-growth business fields and new business areas
• Business diversification through synergy in product development and material utilization technology
• Strengthening business foundation through self-transformation
• Capital partnership with Matsuda Shokuhin Kogyo K.K. to strengthen soybean-related foods business

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Awards & Recognition

• 18th Nisshoku Excellent Food Machinery / Material Award (NIPPN Pomace Extract)

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• CSR Management

Social Achievements

• Launched REGALO, a premium pasta brand produced in Japan, focusing on ingredients and manufacturing method.
• Began full-scale promotion of Ferrara, a brand for pasta produced in Italy, in the professional use market.

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Intensifying price competition among companies.
• Cost increases due to high prices of raw materials and labor shortages.
• Decreasing population, falling birthrate, aging population, and labor shortage pushing up labor costs.
• Shrinking domestic market.

Mitigation Strategies

• Strengthening business foundation focusing on cost reduction and sales expansion.
• Implementing measures to expand business in growth areas.
• Promoting low-cost operations, total optimization of Group’s operations, re-establishing business structure and portfolio, responding to changes, and promoting CSR management.
• Structural reforms to expand businesses and boost cost competitiveness.
• Reviewing and maintaining production bases including group companies.
• Developing a wide variety of frozen and deli foods to meet changing consumer needs.
• Investing in growth areas such as the deli food business.

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• REGALO premium pasta

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Environment
• Society
• Governance

Environmental Achievements

• Use of paper trays since fall 2010 in product development to address environmental issues

Social Achievements

• Five key social issues addressed: Corporate activities for sustainable growth, Providing high-quality products and services, Earning the trust of stakeholders, Creating workplace environments, and Contribution to international and local communities
• Cookery Workshops for Shareholders

Governance Achievements

• Consistent stance as a company while responding flexibly to the rapidly changing society

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Concerns about possible slowing of the Japanese economy
• Concerns about the impact of the consumption tax increase on consumer behavior
• Impact of fluctuations in demand due to unsettled weather
• Impact of rising labor costs due to labor shortages
• Impact of trade liberalization

Mitigation Strategies

• Cost reduction and sales expansion
• Group-wide vigorous capital investment in promising fields in Japan and overseas
• Strengthening competitiveness and reducing costs

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Paper trays
• Oh’my Premium series (using FSC-certified paper trays)