Ecosystem conversion and restoration
The company does not disclose its efforts in achieving conversion-free supply chains. Although the company aims to achieve this goal, it does not have a specified timeline or a company-wide objective. Additionally, the company has not made a public commitment to minimizing ecosystem conversion or ensuring zero conversion. Furthermore, there is no commitment from the company to restore ecosystems, and it does not share specific information or outcomes regarding ecosystem restoration projects in areas impacted by its own operations or its suppliers.
GHG emissions
The company discloses its target to reduce it’s emissions of fossil fuel-derived CO2 in Japan by 46% by 2030 with respect to 2013 and overseas by 24% compared to 2021. However it is not clear whether this will lead to a total reduction in Scope 1 and 2 emissions across all its operations. Then, the company should set time-bound targets to reduce its scope 1, 2 and 3 greenhouse gas emissions as well as report progress against them. Crucially, the company needs to reduce its scope 1 and 2 emissions and all its scope 1, 2 and 3 targets need to align with a 1.5-degree trajectory.
Impact and dependencies assessment
The company has an opportunity to disclose assessments of its impacts on nature, including biodiversity, within its own operations and in its supply chain. It also has the opportunity to disclose its dependencies on nature within its own operations and upstream business relationships.
Invasive species
The company has not identified any activities that could lead to the introduction of invasive alien species in its own operations.
Key areas and species
The company has an opportunity to disclose locations within or adjacent to areas important for biodiversity, both in its own operations and its supplier locations. It could also disclose existing species populations existing in or adjacent to both its own and its suppliers’ locations, as well as the conservation status of species identified at its own sites according to national and international lists.
Resource exploitation and circularity performance
The company currently discloses certain inputs, but there is room for improvement in providing more detailed information and categorizing them as either renewable or non-renewable. Additionally, the company does not provide quantitative reporting on its overall circularity performance across its entire group. Another area where the company has an opportunity for disclosure is in sharing its efforts to enhance soil health and promote agrobiodiversity within its production or sourcing practices. To further demonstrate commitment in this area, the company could also disclose a specific target for improving soil health in its production or sourcing practices and regularly report on the progress made towards achieving that target.
Solid and air pollution
The company should commit to avoid developing or marketing new chemicals or products with SVHC (substance of very high concern) properties, as well as work on reducing the production of hazardous substances and waste. It could also disclose time-bound targets to reduce air pollutants across the most material parts of its value chain.
Water
The company does not disclose relevant information related to water, in its operations or supply chains.