Through our business activities, the Morinaga Group promotes the creation of a sustainable circular economy.
We are also continually improving our environmental management system, implementing environmentally conscious initiatives in various aspects of our business activities.
Through our business activities, the Morinaga Group promotes the creation of a sustainable circular economy.
We are also continually improving our environmental management system, implementing environmentally conscious initiatives in various aspects of our business activities.
(Revised in May 2018)
The Morinaga Group plans, sets goals, and reviews important environmental policies at its CSR Committee, which is chaired by the President. The Environment Integration Office was established with members from the Production Supervising Division and the Corporate Communication Division to exchange information with the Factory Environment Management Committee and other organs, as well as to promote continuous improvements to our management system and to reduce the environmental load and increase productivity.
We have built an environmental management system centered on the ISO 14001 (international standard for environmental management system). In January 2018, the Morinaga Group Production Division obtained multiple site certification.
In FY2020/3, we received five inquiries and complaints from neighbors regarding odors, noise, etc. from our factories. We responded promptly to these issues and took remedial measures.
Having set long-term goals for reducing CO2 and waste emissions, the Morinaga Group is working to contribute to the realization of a low-carbon society and the formation of a circular economy.
Even after the achievement of our CO2 emission reduction goal in FY2015/3, we are continuously working on the emission reduction activities.
Our waste emission levels remained below set goals for the period from FY2010/3 through FY2012/3; however, since FY2013/3, the emissions have been on an upward trajectory, driving us to accelerate our efforts to achieve the goals again.
In addition, the Morinaga Group is continuing discussions towards the formulation of environmental targets for FY2031/3.
Previously, each production sites acquired the ISO 14001: 2004 certification individually. Simultaneously with the transfer to a new standard ISO 14001: 2015, the Morinaga Group Production Division including the Headquarters Environment Integration Office has obtained the multiple site certification on January 23, 2018, using the multiple-site method integrating multiple sites as one organization. For your information, Morinaga Snack Foods Co., Ltd., which discontinued its production in August 2019 and then was merged into Morinaga & Co., Ltd., was removed from the registration scope when we made revisions to the registration on January 23, 2020.
The Company considers its key tasks as a food manufacturer to be delivery of safe, reliable products to customers and procurement of sustainable raw materials that are not harmful to the global environment or society.
“I wish to provide delicious, highly nutritious Western confectionaries to the people of Japan.” Morinaga & Co., Ltd. was launched with this strong desire as expressed by Taichiro Morinaga, the company’s founder.
The Morinaga Group is aware of various social issues that it faces at every stage of its value chain (planning and development, procurement, production, distribution and sales, and consumption/disposal) and is promoting measures to resolve them.
Society as a whole is becoming increasingly health-conscious and there is a growing need to take proper nutrients in an easy and functional way. The Morinaga Group has been working on the development of wellness products that can help people lead a healthy and happy life.