Third-Party Verification | Sustainability

The NH Foods Group has undertaken ongoing initiatives to safeguard the environment since formulating its Environmental Charter in 1998. We endeavor to disclose information regarding these efforts on our website and in our social and environmental reports.

To ensure that this data is appropriate, in fiscal 2018 we commissioned SGS Japan Inc. to conduct third-party verifications of the methodology used to calculate and the suitability of the calculation scope about greenhouse gas emissions and water consumptions.

Scope of the assurance

Subjects

stakeholder management process
greenhouse gas(GHG) emissions(Scope 1, 2^(*1), and 3)
energy consumption
water consumption
the management systems supporting the reporting process

Note1: Greenhouse gases covered
Carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide

Period covered

April 1, 2022 to March 31, 2023

The Scope of each assurance is limited to the subsidiaries plants,sales offices,logistics hubs,headquarters,branches and laboratories.

Supplement

Onsite verification of quantitative data
Nippon Pure food, Inc. Isesaki Plant and Nippon Logistics Center, Inc. Osaka Nanko office

ASSURANCE STATEMENT
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Greenhouse Gas Emissions(Scope1, 2)

		Source		Consumption and Emissions	Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Metric tons CO₂ equivalent)
Scope1	Japan	Gasoline		773 L	2
		Kerosene		15,857,728 L	39,478
		Light Oil		10,806 L	28
		Heavy fuel oil A		17,595,698 L	47,678
		Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)		7,891,678 kg	23,666
		Liquefied natural gas (LNG)		5,012,810 kg	13,548
		City gas		26,837,818 m³	59,956
		Gasoline (vehicles)		879,947 L	2,043
		Light oil(vehicles)		9,305,268 L	24,054
		Waste		799,800 kg	2,039
		Methane		1,090,385 kg	27,260
		Nitrous oxide		321,390 kg	95,774
		Subtotal			335,526
	Overseas	Gasoline		7,290 L	17
		Kerosene		125 L	0
		Light Oil		174,739 L	464
		Heavy fuel oil A		456,000 L	1,419
		Thermal coal		2,649,180 kg	6,456
		Hard coal		11,205,390 kg	27,229
		Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)		1,470,888 kg	4,393
		Liquefied natural gas (LNG)		635,761 kg	984
		Natural gas		547,741 m³	1,035
		Natural gas		82,403 GJ	4,236
		Natural gas		482,599 therm	2,553
		City gas		8,785 m³	18
		City gas		53,525 therm	283
		Gasoline (vehicles)		203,467 L	467
		Gasoline (vehicles)		11,358 gal	101
		Light oil(vehicles)		1,529,816 L	4,098
		Light oil(vehicles)		112,599 gal	1,146
		Methane		3,820,544 kg	106,975
		Nitrous oxide		12,958 kg	3,434
		Subtotal			165,308
	Total				500,834
Scope2	Japan	Steam		21,589,794 MJ	1,231
		Electricity	Location base	557,911,143 kWh	246,039
		Electricity	Market base	557,911,143 kWh	236,007
		Subtotal	Location base		247,269
		Subtotal	Market base		237,238
	Overseas	Steam		80,614,433 MJ	6,097
		Electricity	Location base	156,815,449 kWh	79,535
		Electricity	Market base	156,815,449 kWh	79,535
		Subtotal	Location base		85,632
		Subtotal	Market base		85,632
	Total	Location base			332,902
	Total	Market base			322,870
Scope1,2	Total	Location base			833,736
Scope1,2	Total	Market base			823,704

Note:Greenhouse gas emissions about Scope 1 and Scope 2 are calculated by using factors in "Act on Promotion of Global Warming Countermeasures" in Japan

Japan
Location base is calculated by the alternative value which is annual electric power company's emission factors (above the law)
Market base is calculated by each annual electric power company's emission factors (above the law)

Overseas sites
Primarily use laws and regulations or guideliness of the country or region where each company or office is located. If these are unkown, use coefficients of the "Act on Promotion of Global Warming Countermeasures" in Japan.
If the location base is unknown, use the Emissions Factors provided by the IEA.

Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Scope3)

Category	CO₂（thousand t-CO₂)	Composition ratio (%)
1. Purchased goods and services	8,599	83.8
2. Capital goods	159	1.6
3. Fuel and energy related activities (not included in Scope 1 or Scope 2)	79	0.8
4. Upstream transportation and distribution	809	7.9
5. Waste generated in operations	44	0.4
6. Business travel	7	0.1
7. Employee commuting	54	0.5
8. Upstream leased assets	5	0.0
9. Downstream transportation and distribution	-	-
10. Processing of sold products	242	2.4
11. Use of sold products	145	1.4
12. End-of-life treatment of sold products	115	1.1
13. Downstream leased assets	-	-
14. Franchises	-	-
15. Investments	-	-
Total	10,258	100

Note: Scope 3 are calculated which is based on our scenario by category, which referred to "Basic Guidelines On Accounting for Greenhouse Gas Emissions throughout the Supply Chain (in Japan)".The emission unit of calculation is used or referred to below.
Scope of coverage is domestic
"Act on Promotion of Global Warming Countermeasures" in Japan about each year
"Database of Emissions Unit Values on the Same Accounting for Greenhouse Gas Emissions throughout the Supply Chain in Japan

Water Consumption

	Water Source	Water withdrawal and Water consumption (thousand m³)
Japan	City Water	2,006
	Industrial Water	1,652
	Underground Water	10,603
	Sea water	0
	Subtotal	14,261
Overseas	City Water	1,571
	Industrial Water	669
	Underground Water	1,072
	Surface water	771
	Sea water	16
	Subtotal	4,100
Total	City Water	3,577
	Industrial Water	2,321
	Underground Water	11,676
	Surface water	771
	Sea water	16
	Total	18,360

Note: Withdrowing Underground Water Contain a Estimation in Production Sector.