Ecosystem conversion and restoration
No evidence was found regarding the company’s efforts to avoid ecosystem conversion, including deforestation, or promote restoration. The company has an opportunity to develop a strategy and publicly report on specific, time-bound targets.
GHG emissions
Nippon Suisan Kaisha (Nissui) 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, 2 and 3 emissions and its targets need to align with a 1.5-degree trajectory.
Impact and dependencies assessment
Nippon Suisan Kaisha (Nissui) indicates its commitment to preserving the natural environment and biodiversity, taking a holistic approach to conservation across various ecosystems. However, the company has an opportunity to assess its impacts on nature, including biodiversity, and disclose the methodology and results of these assessments. It has not yet evaluated or disclosed its nature-related impacts or dependencies within its own operations or upstream business relationships.
Invasive species
Nippon Suisan Kaisha (Nissui) has not identified any activities that could lead to the introduction of invasive alien species in its own operations.
Key areas and species
While Nippon Suisan Kaisha (Nissui) has disclosed involvement in projects near areas of high biodiversity value, it has the opportunity to fully disclose all locations in or adjacent to important biodiversity areas within its own operations. Additionally, the company can disclose the locations of suppliers in proximity to important biodiversity areas and expand its reporting to include all species populations adjacent to its own locations and those of its suppliers. This could include critically endangered and endangered species, in line with national and international conservation lists.
Resource exploitation and circularity performance
Nippon Suisan Kaisha (Nissui) currently discloses some of its inputs, but it has the opportunity to disclose all of them in accordance with an international standard. Additionally, the company does not provide quantitative reporting on its overall circularity performance. Furthermore, the company has the chance to disclose any activities it undertakes to enhance soil health or promote agrobiodiversity in its production or sourcing practices. Lastly, the company can also disclose a 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
Nippon Suisan Kaisha (Nissui) 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 has an opportunity to report on the amount of plastic waste generated and proportions directed from or to disposal. Additionally, the company could disclose time-bound targets to reduce air pollutants across the most material parts of its value chain.
Water
Nippon Suisan Kaisha (Nissui) has an opportunity to further improve water withdrawal by setting a time-bound target, disclosing water withdrawals in water-stressed areas, and engaging with suppliers. It has an opportunity to improve on its disclosure on water pollution by setting disclosing water pollutant metrics and setting time-bound targets to reduce them. The company does not disclose relevant information on rights to water in its operations or supply chains.
