Materiality
The business environment surrounding the Company contains a diverse array of social issues, including environmental issues, such as climate change and resource depletion, as well as labor and human rights issues in the supply chain. To continue business activities in the future, we think the management issues that need to be addressed should be clarified by identifying and evaluating the impacts on our corporate activities based on these various social issues. Accordingly, we have identified our priority issues in terms of two aspects: importance to stakeholders and importance to our businesses. By prioritizing these issues in the allocation of our internal resources, we aim to provide value to stakeholders and achieve medium- to long-term growth, while avoiding management risks and seizing opportunities to realize innovation.
- Materiality Identification Process
- Materiality Map
- Sustainability Management Promotion Framework
- Priority Themes and Major Measures Based on Materiality
- Comments from Experts in Identifying Materiality
Materiality Identification Process
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Step1
- Organize social issues
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- List social issues making reference to the SDGs and other frameworks
- Identify the social issues relevant to the Calbee Group
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Step2
- Create a materiality map
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- Evaluate the importance of said social issues and create a materiality map
- Make a materiality proposal based on the materiality map
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Step3
- Verify suitability
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- Hold workshops to incorporate internal opinions
- Carry out interviews with external experts
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Step4
- Final identification of materiality
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- Perform final identification of materiality based on internal and expert opinions
Materiality Map
Importance to Calbee’s businesses | |||
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Importance to stakeholders |
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- Customers
- Supply chain and business partners
- Communities
- Employees
- Shareholders
Sustainability Management Promotion Framework
In December 2019, we established a Sustainability Committee including an external expert as advisor. The Sustainability Committee determines the Calbee Group’s materiality, discusses and reviews the roadmap for the priority themes promoted by the subcommittees, and reviews the status of progress on them. The results of these activities are regularly reported to the Board of Directors.
Report
Theme identification and monitoring
Strategy determination and progress reports
Priority Themes and Major Measures Based on Materiality
Category | Materiality | Priority themes and major measures | Targets (KPIs) | FY2021/3 results | Correspondence with the SDGs |
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Contributions through products | 1 Assurance of food safety |
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2 Response to health conscious and diversifying lifestyles | Provision of health-conscious products
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FY2024/3
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Contributions through the supply chain | 3 Progress of sustainable agriculture 4 Ensuring the sustainability of raw materials and logistics with improved efficiency |
Sustainable, environmentally conscious procurement: Stable procurement of potatoes
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FY2024/3
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Sustainable, environmentally conscious procurement: Use of certified palm oil
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Contribution to the global environment and local communities | 5 Caring for the earth | Reduction of greenhouse gas emissions
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CY2030
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Total greenhouse gas emissions 0.6% increase
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Protection of resources and realization of a recycling society
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FY2024/3
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Replacement and reduction of plastic package
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CY2030
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Capital participation in R Plus Japan, Ltd. | |||
6 Foster deeper connections with people, local societies, and communities | Invigoration of food communications
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FY2024/3
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Food communications
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Contributions to local societies
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Establishment of management base | 7 Promote active roles for all employees based on diversity | Promote diversity and inclusion Strengthening of human resource development Workstyle transformation |
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8 Enhance corporate governance | Establishment of corporate governance organizations and frameworks Bolster compliance and risk management Respect for human rights of stakeholders |
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- Product food loss reduction targets and results are for domestic Calbee Group companies excluding Potato Kaitsuka Ltd. Targets and results for reduction of greenhouses gases are for factories operated by Calbee, Inc., and Obihiro factory of Calbee Potato, Inc. All other indices are for Calbee Inc.
- *1 Salt content of all products sold as a percentage of the total weight of products sold
- *2 13% or more of total energy consumption accounts for protein
- *3 Food education activities such as Calbee Snack School and factory tours
Comments from Experts in Identifying Materiality
In order to verify the appropriateness of our materiality from external perspectives, we carried out interviews with three experts based on their expertise. We have finally identified the materiality in consideration of their opinions.