Sustainability Committee (confirmation of Medium- to Long-Term Sustainability Plan progress, discussion on each theme, etc.)

Water Resources Policy, Guidelines for the Procurement of Paper, and Guidelines for the Procurement of Soybeans

Sustainability Committee (confirmation of Medium- to Long-Term Sustainability Plan progress, discussion on each theme, etc.)

Formulated Dairy Animal Welfare Policy, Guidelines for the Procurement of Raw Material Milk, and Guidelines for the Procurement of Palm Oil

Sustainability Committee (confirmation of Medium- to Long-Term Sustainability Plan progress, discussion on each theme, etc.)

Formulated Well-being Statement and Marketing Communication Policy

Revised Human Rights Policy

Sustainability Committee convened (status of promoting sustainability management, discussion on each theme, etc.), revised Quality Policy

Held briefing session on Sustainability Medium- to Long-Term Plan 2030 for investors and media

Announcement of results of TCFD scenario analysis

Announcement of Sustainability Medium- to Long-Term Plan 2030

Sustainability Committee convened (Confirmation of Sustainability Medium- to Long-Term Plan 2030 overview, discussion on each theme, etc.)

Formulated Biodiversity Policy, Policy on Communities, and Supplier Guideline. Environmental Policy revised.

Announcement of TCFD Governance System

Formulation of tax policies

Construction of a Business Site Sustainability Promotion System

Appointed Sustainability Promotion Leaders at 77 organizations in all business sites. Launched company-wide initiatives for integration of sustainability promotion activities into employees' daily duties.

Launch of Medium- to Long-Term Sustainability Plan Formulation Project

Began studying the Medium- to Long-Term Sustainability Plan under the Medium- to Long-Term Sustainability Plan Formulation Project (SX Project)

June 2021: Sustainability Division begins operations

The Sustainability Division was newly established to promote sustainable management that will lead to ongoing development of the Group. The CSR Promotion Department was renamed the Sustainability Promotion Department.
Simultaneously, the CSR Committee was renamed the Sustainability Committee.

CSR Committee convened (Confirmation of directions for promoting sustainability management, confirmation of progress toward KPIs, etc.)

Breast-Milk Substitutes (BMS) Marketing Policy formulated

Anti-corruption Policy formulated

CSR Committee convened (Confirmation of progress toward KPIs, etc.)

CSR Committee convened (Confirmation of progress toward KPIs, etc.)

Sustainability Initiatives in Management

An explicit statement was promulgated that business will have an ESG-focus in the Medium-term Business Plan (2019 – 2021) and KPIs were formulated for priority issues.

Participation in the Japan Sustainable Palm Oil Network (JaSPON)

Morinaga Milk participated in the Japan Sustainable Palm Oil Network (JaSPON) as a founding member and served as director in order to accelerate the procurement and consumption of sustainable palm oil in the Japanese market with the aim of solving a range of problems in palm oil production related to the environment and development.

Establishment of a Long-Term Vision (Morinaga Milk Group 10-Year Vision)

Formulation of Human Rights Policy

Participation in Stakeholder Engagement Program

Formulation of Priority Issues

As part of the 2017 SDGs Study Group, Morinaga Milk formulated its Seven Priority Issues through a total of four workshops.

Signed United Nations Global Compact

Morinaga Milk signed the United Nations Global Compact, which sets out protection of human rights, elimination of unfair labor, action on the environment, and prevention of corruption.

Joined RSPO

Joined the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO).

Check our progress at www.rspo.org

Participation in Stakeholder Engagement Program

Morinaga Milk representatives participated in programs (human rights due diligence workshops) organized by Caux Round Table (CRT) Japan. Five workshops involving a series of discussions with a variety of companies were held with NGOs/NPOs and experts around the topic of “Business and Human Rights” to identify serious human rights issues.

SDGs Study Group

The SDGs Study Group was held with the participation of employees from a variety of departments and positions. Outside experts as instructors were invited to consider the relationship between the SDGs and corporate activities across the entire supply chain.

Announcement of new corporate philosophy

Our new corporate philosophy was announced on April 1, 2017. At the same time, “For Ever Brighter Smiles,” which was created through the Co-Creation of Aspirations Project, became the new Corporate Slogan.

Establishment of the CSR Committee

The CSR Committee, chaired by the President, was established.

The committee meets once every six months.

Launch of CSR Promotion Department

The CSR Office, which was a part of the Investor & Public Relations Department, was reorganized as an independent entity, the CSR Promotion Department.

Co-Creation of Aspirations Project

The project was launched in order to formulate a philosophy structure ahead of the 100th anniversary of the company’s founding. A two-day forum of employee volunteers was conducted to discuss the results of a questionnaire taken among all employees.