Value Creation StoryValue Creation Process

At S&B Foods, we formulate the S&B Foods Mission (key issues) based on the external environment affecting our business.
While carrying out the Second Medium-Term Business Plan, creating value across the entire value chain helps us aim to achieve a sustainable business, society, and our vision.

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Value Creation StoryS&B Foods Sustainability

Sustainability Promotion Framework

At S&B Foods, the "Sustainability Committee" heled by the President is convened twice per year in order to promote ESG management.
The committee also includes the Environment Group, Sustainable Product Development Group, Sustainable Procurement Promotion Group, and the Engagement Promotion Group. These four organizations help set, monitor the progress, and evaluate the accomplishment of ESG-related goals.

Sustainability Promotion Framework

Materiality Identification Process

With the cooperation of outside experts, we have comprehensively selected social issues relevant to the food industry, evaluating their importance by having internal and external stakeholders answer questionnaires.
Based on the results, we have identified issues that are highly important to S&B Foods as materiality (S&B Foods Mission).

Materiality Map

Relationship Between Identified Materiality and S&B Foods Mission

Materiality S&B Foods Mission
  • 1Natural disaster risk (disaster prevention and support)
  • 2Global warming and climate change
  • 3Resource depletion
Reduce environmental impact
  • 4Food waste (loss) occurrence and increase
Socially and environmentally-minded product supply
  • 5Food shortages and agricultural decline due to climate change
Strengthen group-wide social/environmental management
  • 6Food safety and reliability (quality, etc.)
  • 7Food-related health risks (allergies, etc.)
  • 8Accommodating diversifying dietary needs (religious, faith, allergies, etc.)
Strengthen safety and reliability initiatives
  • 9Increasing poverty (unemployment, economic disparity, etc.)
Promote local and international interaction
  • 10Accommodating diversifying working styles (work and childrearing/long-term care, work from home, etc.)
Promote diversity

Relationship between Materiality identified and S&B Foods mission

S&B Foods Mission Policy Activity Theme Fiscal Year 2021 Goals Results Evaluation Fiscal Year 2022 Goals Relevant Pages
Environmental load reduction We plan and are engaged in achieving quantitative goals such as food waste recycling, reducing the final disposal volume of waste materials, achieving zero emissions, reducing greenhouse gas, and reducing the amount of water used. Greenhouse gas (CO2) emissions
  • 2% reduction in CO2 emission intensity compared to FY2020
  • 5.2.% increase in CO2 emission intensity compared to FY2020

  • 2% reduction in CO2 emission intensity compared to FY2021
Energy consumption
  • 3% reduction in energy consumption intensity (crude oil equivalent) compared to FY2020
  • 3.7% increase in energy consumption intensity (crude oil equivalent) compared to FY2020

  • 3% reduction in energy consumption intensity (crude oil equivalent) compared to FY2021
Water consumption
  • 2% reduction in water consumption intensity compared to FY2020
  • 3.5% increase in water consumption intensity compared to FY2020

  • 2% reduction in water consumption intensity compared to FY2021
Socially and environmentally-minded product supply We are engaged in supplying socially and environmentally-minded products at each stage of development, procurement, production, and logistics. Socially and environmentally-minded product supply
  • Promoting development of containers and packaging with resource conservation and recycling
  • Thinner cardboard material for some prepared spice paste and curry/stew sauce mix products

  • Promoting development of containers and packaging with resource conservation and recycling
Strengthen group-wide social/environmental management We are engaged in group-wide improvement of social and environmental awareness by promoting social contribution, activities that reduce environmental load, and further employee education to put such ideas into practice. Final disposal volume of waste materials
  • 2% reduction compared to FY2020
  • 9.3% increase compared to FY2020

  • 2% reduction compared to FY2021
Strengthen safety and reliability initiatives We endeavor to give customer satisfaction and reliability by improving safety and providing accurate, easy-to-understand product information in product development, procurement, and production. Improving safety and providing accurate, easy-to-understand product information
  • Strengthen quality assurance framework
  • 7 of our factories are FSSC22000 certified

  • Strengthen quality assurance framework
Promote local and international interaction We are actively engaged in social contribution activities as one of its members by closely coordinating and cooperating with the local community. Close communication with the local community
  • Cleaning and environmental activities 15 times or more annually
  • Social contribution activities such as supporting food banks and providing products to Children’s Cafeterias in cooperation with the local community

  • Implementation of cleanup and environmental activities
Promote diversity By incorporating diverse perspectives in our business activities, we actively work to develop an environment where a diverse range of personnel can independently participate so that we can deeply understand and respond to customer requests. Promotion of women's empowerment
Workstyle transformation
  • Promote participation of diverse personnel
  • Promote workstyle transformation
  • 53.6% of new graduate hires in FY2022 are women
  • Received "Platinum Kurumin" certification January 2021
  • Initiatives to establish "new work styles" (expanded work-from-home system, abolishment of core time in flex time system)

  • Promote participation of diverse personnel
  • Promote workstyle transformation

Evaluation key

Goal achievement rate of 100% or more
Goal achievement rate of 80 to 99%
Goal achievement rate of less than 80%

The basic aggregation scope refers to "Editorial Policy".