Itoham Yonekyu

No leading practices were identified for the company in the governance and strategy measurement area.

No leading practices were identified for the company in the environment measurement area.

No leading practices were identified for the company in the nutrition measurement area.

No leading practices were identified for the company in the social inclusion measurement area.

Sustainable development strategy
The company does not disclose a sustainable development strategy that includes sustainable development objectives and targets, nor an identification and prioritisation process to determine the topics where it has the most impact.

Governance and accountability for sustainable development
The company does not disclose the governance structure for the implementation of its sustainable development strategy or targets, such as the person, team or committee that holds ultimate responsibility for its implementation.

Stakeholder engagement
The company does not disclose stakeholder engagement activities, including how it selects the stakeholders, nor an overview of the topics discussed or their outcomes.

Food loss and waste
While Itoham Yoneku is lists reusing waste oil as fuel and recycling food waste to make feed and fertiliser, it has an opportunity to disclose a commitment to addressing food loss and waste by setting targets to reduce food loss and waste across its own operations and supply chain and reporting against these targets, or by disclosing quantitative data to demonstrate that it is reducing food loss and waste in its own operations and/or supply chain.

Plastic use and packaging waste
While Itoham Yoneku discloses that it is reducing its plastic use and transitioning to sustainable forms of packaging, it has an opportunity to strengthen its commitment by setting targets to reduce plastic use and transition to more sustainable forms of packaging and reporting against these targets.

Scope 1, 2 and 3 greenhouse gas emissions
The company does not disclose quantitative evidence to demonstrate that it is reducing its GHG emissions.

Protein diversification
The company does not disclose that it is diversifying its protein portfolio, for instance, by increasing the proportion of plant-based proteins and other alternatives such as cell-based meat analogues and plant-based dairy options.

Water use
The company does not disclose that it is reducing water withdrawals across its operations and supply chain.

Animal welfare
The company does not disclose that it is addressing key animal and aquatic welfare issues for its relevant key species in its own operations and supply chain. It has an opportunity to disclose a commitment that addresses key issues for animal and aquatic welfare across its relevant species, geographies and products.

Antibiotic use and growth-promoting substances
The company does not disclose that it is reducing or prohibiting the prophylactic use of antibiotics and growth-promoting substances for aquatic and farm animals relevant to the company. It has an opportunity to disclose a commitment on antibiotics which addresses the topic across its relevant species, geographies and products.

Availability, accessibility and affordability of healthy foods
The company does not disclose a commitment or activities to increase the availability of healthy and nutritious foods or to address food insecurity by improving the accessibility and affordability of healthy and nutritious foods.

Clear and transparent labelling
The company does not disclose that it provides nutritional information through clear, transparent and accurate labelling.

Responsible marketing
The company does not disclose a responsible marketing policy, nor guidelines specific to marketing to children.

Workforce nutrition
The company does not disclose sufficient evidence of having any workforce nutrition programmes.

Food safety
The company does not disclose evidence of ensuring safe food for consumers through compliance with national regulations and/or the Codex General Principles of Food Hygiene, nor an effective food safety certification scheme.

Child and forced labour
The company does not disclose a commitment to prohibit child or forced labour in its operations and supply chain.

Living wage
The company does not disclose that it pays its workers a living wage or requires its suppliers to do the same. Neither has it set targets to do so in the future.

Health and safety of vulnerable groups
The company does not disclose that it specifically recognises the health and safety risks to vulnerable groups, such as migrant and temporary labourers, women and young farmers.

Farmer productivity and resilience
The company does not disclose a commitment or examples of activities to support the resilience, productivity and access to markets for farmers, fishers and/or small-scale producers in its supply chain.

Land rights
The company does not commit to recognising and respecting the legitimate tenure rights related to the ownership and use of land of local communities.

No policies or commitments related to respect for human rights were found in the public domain. As such, Itoham Yoneku demonstrates a lack of responsibility in protecting basic human rights in its operations and supply chains.

No evidence of policies or commitments related to key decent work issues were found in the public domain. As such, Itoham Yoneku does not demonstrate that it provides secure, safe and healthy workplaces, where workers are fairly renumerated and have a meaningful say in decision making.

No relevant policies or commitments on key governance & ethics topics – tax, bribery and corruption, and lobbying and political engagement, data privacy – were found in the public domain.