The Group has established a Sustainability Committee with the chairperson of the Board of Directors of NH Foods Ltd. serving as chair. In principle, the committee meets at least once every quarter in order to hear the opinions of external experts and outside directors who have expertise in ESG matters and to carry out activities such as formulating sustainability policies and strategies, and checking the progress being made by each Group company. The details of these discussions are reported to the Board of Directors, which makes decisions if necessary.
As a supporting organization, the Sustainability Subcommittee materializes the strategies discussed by the Sustainability Committee and develops these into measures for the business divisions.
We have also established an Executive Committee to manage environmental measures, sustainable procurement, and the sharing of sustainability-related information, primarily among corporate back-office departments.
Sustainability Promotion Framework
Meeting bodies
| Organization Entity | Role | Organization | Frequency | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sustainability Committee | ・Review and formulate the Group's sustainability policies and strategies ・Oversee ESG-related initiatives, including key themes (*1) based on environmental policy |
・Director ・Outside Director ・General Manager of Business Division ・Audit & Supervisory Board Member / Outside experts |
4 times / year | |
| Sustainability Subcommittee | ・Applies strategies decided by upper-level management meetings to business units and Group companies | ・Director in charge of Sustainability ・Business division general managers ・Head of Departments and Sections |
4 times / year | |
| Working Meeting | environmental measures | ・Discussions, recommendations, and target management regarding key themes (*1) based on environmental policy ・Compliance with environmental information-related disclosure regulations (TCFD, TNFD, etc.) |
・Director and personnel in charge of related departments | 10 times / year |
| sustainable procurement | ・Enhances the sustainability of procurement activities and the effectiveness of sustainable procurement | ・Managers and personnel in charge of related departments | 7 times / year | |
| sharing of sustainability-related information | ・Shares information among corporate related departments to prevent business risk and to build resilient systems ・Addresses human rights due diligence |
・Corporate related departments | 5 times / year | |
*1 Key themes based on environmental policy: climate change, plastic reduction, water, food loss, waste reduction, biodiversity
Outside Experts
| Position, Name of the company | Name | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Advisor, CSR & Global Environment Center, Daikin Industries, Ltd. | Satoru Fujimoto | Committee Member |
| Satoshi Okazaki Certified Public Accountant Office | Satoshi Okazaki | Committee Member |
| Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health,School of Medicine, Keio University part time lecturer | Itsuko Horiguchi | Committee Member |