GRI Content Index
GRI 1: Foundation
Statement of use | Meiji Holdings Co., Ltd. has reported in reference to the GRI Standards for the period from 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023. |
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GRI 1 used | GRI 1: Foundation 2021 |
GRI 2: General Disclosures 2021
GRI 3: Material Topics
GRI 200: Economy
201: Economic Performance 2016
Number | Disclosure | Location |
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201-1 | Direct economic value generated and distributed |
Integrated Report 2023 P30-31 : Securities Report (The 14th Fiscal Year) > P111-114: Consolidated financial statements, etc : |
201-2 | Financial implications and other risks and opportunities due to climate change |
Integrated Report 2023 P82-85 : Securities Report (The 14th Fiscal Year) > P44-47 : |
201-3 | Defined benefit plan obligations and other retirement plans |
Securities Report (The 14th Fiscal Year) > P111-114: Consolidated financial statements, etc |
201-4 | Financial assistance received from government | Not Disclosed |
202: Market Presence 2016
Number | Disclosure | Location |
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202-1 | Ratios of standard entry level wage by gender compared to local minimum wage | Not Disclosed |
202-2 | Proportion of senior management hired from the local community | Not Disclosed |
203: Indirect Economic Impacts 2016
Number | Disclosure | Location |
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203-1 | Infrastructure investments and services supported |
Thriving Communities > Society > Promote Social Contribution |
203-2 | Significant indirect economic impacts |
Health and Nutrition > Contribute to Healthy Diets Health and Nutrition > Respond to a Super-Aged Society Health and Nutrition > Health and Nutrition > Improve Nutrition in Emerging Countries Health and Nutrition > Ensure the Sustainable Supply of Pharmaceuticals |
204: Procurement Practices 2016
Number | Disclosure | Location |
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204-1 | Proportion of spending on local suppliers | Not Disclosed |
205: Anti-corruption 2016
Number | Disclosure | Location |
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205-1 | Operations assessed for risks related to corruption | Not Disclosed |
205-2 | Communication and training about anti-corruption policies and procedures |
Philosophy > Corporate Behavior Charter |
205-3 | Confirmed incidents of corruption and actions taken | Not Disclosed |
206: Anti-competitive Behavior 2016
Number | Disclosure | Location |
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206-1 | Legal actions for anti-competitive behavior, anti-trust, and monopoly practices | Not Disclosed |
207: Tax 2019
Number | Disclosure | Location |
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207-1 | Approach to tax | |
207-2 | Tax governance, control, and risk management | |
207-3 | Stakeholder engagement and management of concerns related to tax | Not Disclosed |
207-4 | Country-by-country reporting |
Tax Compliance > Meiji Group's List of Tax Payment by Tax Jurisdiction |
GRI 300: Environment
301: Materials 2016
Number | Disclosure | Location |
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301-1 | Materials used by weight or volume |
ESG Data > Environment > Circular Economy > Raw materials used |
301-2 | Recycled input materials used |
Caring for the Earth > Circular Economy > Circular Society Targets Caring for the Earth > Circular Economy > Containers and Packaging Recycling Initiatives Integrated Report 2023 P91 : |
301-3 | Reclaimed products and their packaging materials |
Caring for the Earth > Circular Economy > Circular Society Targets Integrated Report 2023 P91 : |
302: Energy 2016
Number | Disclosure | Location |
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302-1 | Energy consumption within the organization |
Caring for the Earth > Climate Change > Reduce CO2 Emissions ESG Data > Environment > Climate Change Integrated Report 2023 88-89 : Integrated Report 2023 P90 : |
302-2 | Energy consumption outside of the organization | Not Disclosed |
302-3 | Energy intensity |
Caring for the Earth > Climate Change > Reduce CO2 Emissions ESG Data > Environment > Climate Change > Energy Consumption Volume > Per unit of sales |
302-4 | Reduction of energy consumption |
Caring for the Earth > Climate Change > Reduce CO2 Emissions ESG Data > Environment > Climate Change > Energy Consumption Volume Integrated Report 2023 P88-89 : |
302-5 | Reductions in energy requirements of products and services |
Caring for the Earth > Climate Change > Reduce CO2 Emissions |
303: Water 2018
304: Biodiversity 2016
Number | Disclosure | Location |
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304-1 | Operational sites owned, leased, managed in, or adjacent to, protected areas and areas of high biodiversity value outside protected areas |
Integrated Report 2023 P50 : |
304-2 | Significant impacts of activities, products, and services on biodiversity |
Integrated Report 2023 P50 : |
304-3 | Habitats protected or restored |
Integrated Report 2023 P50 : |
304-4 | IUCN Red List species and national conservation list species with habitats in areas affected by operations |
Integrated Report 2023 P50 : |
305: Emissions 2016
306: Waste 2020
308: Supplier Environmental Assessment 2016
Number | Disclosure | Location |
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308-1 | New suppliers that were screened using environmental criteria | Not Disclosed |
308-2 | Negative environmental impacts in the supply chain and actions taken |
Integrated Report 2023 P31 : Integrated Report 2023 P51 : |
GRI 400: Society
401: Employment 2016
Number | Disclosure | Location |
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401-1 | New employee hires and employee turnover | ESG Data > Society > Human Resources > Voluntary resignation rate / Number of new employees |
401-2 | Benefits provided to full-time employees that are not provided to temporary or part-time employees | Not Disclosed |
401-3 | Parental leave |
Thriving Communities > Human Resources > Workstyle Reform > Providing Flexible Work Arrangements |
402: Labor/Management Relations 2016
Number | Disclosure | Location |
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402-1 | Minimum notice periods regarding operational changes | Not Disclosed |
403: Occupational Health and Safety 2018
Number | Disclosure | Location |
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403-1 | Occupational health and safety management system |
ESG Data > Society > Employee-Friendly Workplaces > Percentage of sites covered by ISO45001 |
403-2 | Hazard identification, risk assessment, and incident investigation | |
403-3 | Occupational health services | Not Disclosed |
403-4 | Worker participation, consultation, and communication on occupational health and safety | |
403-5 | Worker training on occupational health and safety | |
403-6 | Promotion of worker health |
Thriving Communities > Human Resources > Employee-Friendly Workplaces > Promoting Health Management |
403-7 | Prevention and mitigation of occupational health and safety impacts directly linked by business relationships | |
403-8 | Workers covered by an occupational health and safety management system | |
403-9 | Work-related injuries | |
403-10 | Work-related ill health |
404: Training and Education 2016
Number | Disclosure | Location |
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404-1 | Average hours of training per year per employee | ESG Data > Society > Human Resources > Education and training hours per employee |
404-2 | Programs for upgrading employee skills and transition assistance programs |
Thriving Communities > Human Resources > Strengthening Human Resource Development |
404-3 | Percentage of employees receiving regular performance and career development reviews |
405: Diversity and Equal Opportunity 2016
Number | Disclosure | Location |
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405-1 | Diversity of governance bodies and employees |
Governance > Corporate Governance System ESG Data > Social > Human Resources Integrated Report 2023 P86-87 : Integrated Report 2023 P91 : Securities Report (The 14th Fiscal Year) > P81-86 : Securities Report (The 14th Fiscal Year) > P87-92 : Corporate Governance Report P19 : |
405-2 | Ratio of basic salary and remuneration of women to men |
ESG Data > Social > Human Resources > Gender pay gap (Ratio of female to male) |
406: Non-discrimination 2016
Number | Disclosure | Location |
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406-1 | Incidents of discrimination and corrective actions taken |
Integrated Report 2023 P51 : |
407: Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining 2016
Number | Disclosure | Location |
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407-1 | Operations and suppliers in which the right to freedom of association and collective bargaining may be at risk | Not Disclosed |
408: Child Labor 2016
Number | Disclosure | Location |
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408-1 | Operations and suppliers at significant risk for incidents of child labor |
Meiji Cocoa Support > Efforts to Eliminate Child Labor Integrated Report 2023 P51 : |
409: Forced or Compulsory Labor 2016
Number | Disclosure | Location |
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409-1 | Operations and suppliers at significant risk for incidents of forced or compulsory labor |
Meiji Cocoa Support > Efforts to Eliminate Child Labor Integrated Report 2023 P51 : |
410: Security Practices 2016
Number | Disclosure | Location |
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410-1 | Security personnel trained in human rights policies or procedures |
Thriving Communities > Human Rights > Respect and Promote Human Rights > Group Employee Training |
411: Rights of Indigenous Peoples 2016
Number | Disclosure | Location |
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411-1 | Incidents of violations involving rights of indigenous peoples |
Integrated Report 2023 P51 : |
413: Local Communities 2016
Number | Disclosure | Location |
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413-1 | Operations with local community engagement, impact assessments, and development programs |
Thriving Communities > Society > Stakeholder Engagement Thriving Communities > Society > Promote Social Contribution |
413-2 | Operations with significant actual and potential negative impacts on local communities | Not Disclosed |
414: Supplier Social Assessment 2016
Number | Disclosure | Location |
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414-1 | New suppliers that were screened using social criteria | Not Disclosed |
414-2 | Negative social impacts in the supply chain and actions taken |
Integrated Report 2023 P31 : Integrated Report 2023 P51 : |
415: Public Policy 2016
Number | Disclosure | Location |
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415-1 | Political contributions | Not Disclosed |
416: Customer Health and Safety 2016
Number | Disclosure | Location |
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416-1 | Assessment of the health and safety impacts of product and service categories |
Healthier Lives > Quality and Safety > Ensure Product Quality and Safety |
416-2 | Incidents of non-compliance concerning the health and safety impacts of products and services |
417: Marketing and Labeling 2016
Number | Disclosure | Location |
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417-1 | Requirements for product and service information and labeling |
Healthier Lives > Quality and Safety > Ensure Product Quality and Safety Healthier Lives > Health and Nutrition > Contribute to Healthy Diets > Product Package Labeling Thriving Communities > Society > Stakeholder Engagement > Communicate with Our Customers Meiji Group Food Nutrition Labeling Policy Meiji Group Marketing Communication to Children Policy Meiji Group Policy for the Marketing of Breast-Milk Substitutes (BMS Policy) |
417-2 | Incidents of non-compliance concerning product and service information and labeling | Not Disclosed |
417-3 | Incidents of non-compliance concerning marketing communications | Not Disclosed |
418: Customer Privacy 2016
Number | Disclosure | Location |
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418-1 | Substantiated complaints concerning breaches of customer privacy and losses of customer data | Not Disclosed |
SASB (Sustainability Accounting Standard Board)
Sustainability disclosure topics and accounting metrics
Topic | Accounting Metric | SASB Code | Location | Notes |
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Energy Management | (1) Total energy consumed, (2) percentage grid electricity, (3) percentage renewable |
FB-PF-130a.1 | ESG Data > Environment > Climate Change > Energy consumption Caring for the Earth > Climate Change > Reduce CO2 Emissions > Promotion of Renewable Energy |
The Meiji Group has set the goal of increasing the share of renewable energy to 100% of power usage at company sites by 2050. |
Water Management | (1) Total water withdrawn, (2) total water consumed, percentage of each in regions with High or Extremely High Baseline Water Stress |
FB-PF-140a.1 | ESG Data > Environment > Water Caring for the Earth > Water > Secure Water Resources Integrated Report 2023 P31/88-89 : Financial and Non-Financial Highlights > Water Consumption |
From our FYE 3/2022 results, we can see that water consumption in areas with relatively high risks to water resources* is approximately 3% of total water consumption. |
Number of incidents of non-compliance associated with water quantity and/or quality permits, standards, and regulations | FB-PF-140a.2 | ESG Data > Environment > Environmental management Caring for the Earth > Water > Secure Water Resources > Quality Management of Discharged Water |
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Description of water management risks and discussion of strategies and practices to mitigate those risks | FB-PF-140a.3 | Integrated Report 2023 P50 : Coexisting with Nature > Initiatives to Secure Water Resources |
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Food Safety | Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) audit (1) non-conformance rate and (2) associated corrective action rate for (a) major and (b) minor non-conformances | FB-PF-250a.1 | Zero critical non-conformance found in FYE 3/2023 |
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Percentage of ingredients sourced from Tier 1 supplier facilities certified to a Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) recognized food safety certification program | FB-PF-250a.2 | Healthier Lives > Quality and Safety > Ensure Product Quality and Safety |
We currently do not disclose the percentage of ingredients; however, as part of our food safety efforts, we have already introduced HACCP-based techniques at all our plants. Additionally, we obtained certification from the global third-party food safety management system Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) for all food plants in Japan and overseas by FYE 3/2021. |
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(1) Total number of notices of food safety violation received, (2) percentage corrected |
FB-PF-250a.3 | Zero incidence in FYE 3/2023 |
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(1) Number of recalls issued and (2) total amount of food product recalled | FB-PF-250a.4 | Zero incidence in FYE 3/2023 |
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Health & Nutrition | Revenue from products labeled and/or marketed to promote health and nutrition attributes | FB-PF-260a.1 | ||
Discussion of the process to identify and manage products and ingredients related to nutritional and health concerns among consumers | FB-PF-260a.2 | |||
Product Labeling & Marketing | Percentage of advertising impressions (1) made on children and (2) made on children promoting products that meet dietary guidelines | FB-PF-270a.1 | Not disclosed |
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Revenue from products labeled as (1) containing genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and (2) non-GMO | FB-PF-270a.2 | Not disclosed |
The Meiji Group makes appropriate decisions regarding the use and labeling of genetically modified ingredients in its products in accordance with the laws and regulations of each country concerning the use and labeling of genetically modified ingredients in food products, and does not use any raw materials that are subject to mandatory labeling under the genetically modified labeling system. | |
Number of incidents of non-compliance with industry or regulatory labeling and/or marketing codes | FB-PF-270a.3 | Not disclosed |
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Total amount of monetary losses as a result of legal proceedings associated with labeling and/or marketing practices | FB-PF-270a.4 | Not disclosed |
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Packaging Lifecycle Management | (1) Total weight of packaging, (2) percentage made from recycled and/or renewable materials, and (3) percentage that is recyclable, reusable, and/or compostable |
FB-PF-410a.1 | Caring for the Earth > Circular Economy > Circular Society Targets |
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Discussion of strategies to reduce the environmental impact of packaging throughout its lifecycle | FB-PF-410a.2 | Caring for the Earth > Circular Economy > Circular Society Targets Caring for the Earth > Circular Economy > Bottle Reuse and Other Recycling Initiatives |
In July 2020 we established the Meiji Group Plastic Policy with the goal of reducing use of plastic by at least 25% by FYE 3/2031 (compared to FYE 3/2018). Here is one example of this initiative in action: we are reducing the weight of our products' plastic bottles, as well as reusing and recycling plastic appliances used in storage and transportation. We are also increasing the use of organic bioplastics and recycled plastics for straws and product packaging. |
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Environmental & Social Impacts of Ingredient Supply Chain | Percentage of food ingredients sourced that are certified to third-party environmental and/or social standards, and percentages by standard | FB-PF-430a.1 | ||
Suppliers' social and environmental responsibility audit (1) non-conformance rate and (2) associated corrective action rate for (a) major and (b) minor non-conformances | FB-PF-430a.2 | |||
Ingredient Sourcing | Percentage of food ingredients sourced from regions with High or Extremely High Baseline Water Stress | FB-PF-440a.1 | ||
List of priority food ingredients and discussion of sourcing risks due to environmental and social considerations | FB-PF-440a.2 |
Integrated Report 2023 P45 : Coexisting with Nature > Addressing Social Issues in Main Raw Materials Integrated Report 2023 P51 : Coexisting with Nature > Developing Responsible Supply Chain |
Activity metric
Activity Metric | Code | Location |
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Weight of products sold | FB-PF-000.A | |
Number of production facilities | FB-PF-000.B | Integrated Report 2023 P94-95 : Operating Bases and Group Companies |
UN Global Compact
UN Global Compact Principles | Location | |
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Human Rights | Principle 1 Businesses should support and respect the protection of internationally proclaimed human rights. |
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Principle 2 Businesses should make sure that they are not complicit in human rights abuses. |
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Labour | Principle 3 Businesses should uphold the freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining. |
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Principle 4 Businesses should support the elimination of all forms of forced and compulsory labour. |
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Principle 5 Businesses should support the effective abolition of child labour. |
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Principle 6 Businesses should support the elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation. |
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Environment | Principle 7 Businesses should support a precautionary approach to environmental challenges. |
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Principle 8 Businesses should undertake initiatives to promote greater environmental responsibility. |
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Principle 9 Businesses should encourage the development and diffusion of environmentally friendly technologies. |
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Anti-Corruption | Principle 10 Businesses should work against corruption in all its forms, including extortion and bribery. |
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Goal | Description | Location |
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Goal 2 End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture |
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Goal 3 Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages |
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Goal 4 Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all |
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Goal 5 Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls |
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Goal 6 Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all |
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Goal 7 Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all |
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Goal 8 Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all |
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Goal 10 Reduce inequality within and among countries |
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Goal 12 Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns |
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Goal 13 Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts |
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Goal 14 Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development |
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Goal 15 Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss |
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Goal 17 Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development |
Health and Nutrition
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Declaration
Environment
Last Updated: November 10, 2023
Environmental management
FYE 3/2023 | ||||||||
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Third-party certification | ISO14001 | Japan | - | Certified at 31 factories、2 laboratories, and 12 group companies | ||||
Overseas | - | Certified at 3 group companies | ||||||
Percentage of sites covered by ISO14001*1 | Global | % | 74.6 | |||||
Unit | FYE 3/2019 | FYE 3/2020 | FYE 3/2021 | FYE 3/2022 | FYE 3/2023 | |||
Number of violation of environmental laws and regulations | incidents | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Number of major environmental accidents | incidents | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
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Circular Economy
Unit | FYE 3/2019 | FYE 3/2020 | FYE 3/2021 | FYE 3/2022 | FYE 3/2023 | |||
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Raw materials used | Total*2 | Global | ten thousands of tons | 203.4 | 172.2 | 173.0 | 176.2 | 160.8 |
Raw Milk | ten thousands of tons | - | - | - | 134.6 | 128.3 | ||
Wheat,starch | ten thousands of tons | - | - | - | 12.6 | 4.7 | ||
Sugar | ten thousands of tons | - | - | - | 10.0 | 10.1 | ||
Milk-Derived Raw Materials | ten thousands of tons | - | - | - | 4.6 | 5.8 | ||
Others | ten thousands of tons | - | - | - | 14.3 | 12.0 | ||
packaging used | Total | Global | ten thousands of tons | - | - | - | 18.1 | 17.9 |
Paper | ten thousands of tons | - | - | - | 6.1 | 5.7 | ||
Cardboard | ten thousands of tons | - | - | - | 6.4 | 6.5 | ||
Plastic ,PET bottles | ten thousands of tons | - | - | - | 4.1 | 4.1 | ||
Steel | ten thousands of tons | - | - | - | 0.7 | 0.7 | ||
Others | ten thousands of tons | - | - | - | 0.7 | 0.9 | ||
Total waste*3 | Waste amount (Japan) | ten thousands of tons | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.4 | |
Waste amount per unit of sales (Japan) | tons/hundred million yen | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.5 | ||
Waste amount (Global) | ten thousands of tons | - | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.7 | ||
Waste amount per unit of sales (Global) | tons/hundred million yen | - | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.5 | ||
Hazardous Waste | ten thousands of tons | - | - | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | ||
Recycled volume*3 | ten thousands of tons | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | ||
Final Disposal Volume (Landfill) | ten thousands of tons | - | - | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | ||
Reduction of food product waste | % | △ 21.9 | △ 25.1 | △29.3 | △34.1 | △31.5 | ||
Reduction of plastic usage | % | △8.2 | △9.8 | △11.7 | △16.0 | △18.3 |
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Water
Unit | FYE 3/2019 | FYE 3/2020 | FYE 3/2021 | FYE 3/2022 | FYE 3/2023 | ||
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Water extraction volume*4 | Extraction total | thousand m3 | 23,483 | 23,397 | 22,571 | 21,255 | 20,623 |
Extraction total per unit of sles | m3 per hundred thousand yen | 1.87 | 1.87 | 1.89 | 1.78 | 1.94 | |
Japan | thousand m3 | 22,056 | 21,979 | 21,189 | 19,808 | 19,516 | |
Japan (per unit of sales) | m3 per hundred thousand yen | 1.89 | 1.89 | 1.92 | 1.83 | 2.07 | |
China*5 | thousand m3 | 878 | 903 | 845 | 879 | 509 | |
Asia (excluding Japan and China)*6 | thousand m3 | 487 | 459 | 479 | 497 | 542 | |
North America and Europe*7 | thousand m3 | 62 | 56 | 58 | 71 | 57 | |
Water extraction volume by water source*4 | Fresh water total | thousand m3 | - | 23,397 | 22,571 | 21,255 | 20,623 |
% | - | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | ||
Tap water | thousand m3 | - | 2,619 | 2,391 | 2,259 | 1,845 | |
% | - | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | ||
Water for indistrial use | thousand m3 | - | 5,329 | 4,888 | 4,680 | 4,505 | |
% | - | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | ||
Rivers lakes, and marshes | thousand m3 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
% | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Ground water | thousand m3 | - | 15,446 | 15,289 | 14,313 | 14,270 | |
% | - | 66 | 67 | 67 | 69 | ||
Rainwater | thousand m3 | - | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
% | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Water Drainage Volume*4 | Drainage total | thousand m3 | 20,586 | 19,437 | 18,226 | 17,397 | 17,412 |
Japan | thousand m3 | 19,702 | 18,415 | 17,248 | 16,450 | 16,732 | |
China*5 | thousand m3 | 696 | 790 | 761 | 739 | 441 | |
Asia (excluding Japan and China)*6 | thousand m3 | 141 | 180 | 162 | 178 | 208 | |
North America and Europe*7 | thousand m3 | 47 | 53 | 54 | 31 | 30 | |
Water drainage volume by destination*4 | Drainage total | thousand m3 | - | 19,437 | 18,226 | 17,397 | 17,404 |
% | - | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | ||
Sewerage | thousand m3 | - | 8,729 | 8,156 | 7,979 | 7,479 | |
% | - | 45 | 45 | 46 | 43 | ||
Discharge into rivers | thousand m3 | - | 10,614 | 9,991 | 9,324 | 9,845 | |
% | - | 55 | 55 | 54 | 57 | ||
Discharge into ocean | thousand m3 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
% | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Discharge into ground water (including irrigation) | thousand m3 | - | 94 | 78 | 94 | 80 | |
% | - | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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Biodiversity
Unit | FYE 3/2019 | FYE 3/2020 | FYE 3/2021 | FYE 3/2022 | FYE 3/2023 | ||
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Implementation rate of biodiversity conservation activities at manufacturing sites | % | - | - | 38.8*8 | 61.9*8 | 77.1*8 | |
Japan | % | 62.0 | 80.8 | 36.2*8 | 67.4*8 | 81.4*8 | |
Overseas | % | - | - | 45.0*8 | 50.0*8 | 66.7*8 |
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Climate Change
Unit | FYE 3/2019 | FYE 3/2020 | FYE 3/2021 | FYE 3/2022 | FYE 3/2023 | |||
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Energy consumption volume(Global) | TJ | - | - | 11,439 | 11,095 | 11,020 | ||
Per unit of sales | TJ/hundred million of yen | - | - | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 | ||
Energy consumption volume(Japan) | oil:10,000 kL | 24.6 | 26.0 | 24.8 | 24.0 | 23.5 | ||
TJ | 9,845 | 10,714 | 9,766 | 9,424 | 9,236 | |||
Per unit of sales | TJ/hundred million of yen | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | ||
Energy consumption volume(Global) | Electricity consumption | MWh | 534,616 | 569,049 | 631,404 | 772,659 | 760,199 | |
CO2 emissions | Global | Scope1 | ten thousands of tons | 25.5 | 24.8 | 23.9 | 24.5 | 22.9 |
Scope2 | ten thousands of tons | 36.8 | 35.6 | 32.4 | 29.1 | 28.5 | ||
Per unit of sales | t-CO2/hundred million of yen | 49.7 | 48.2 | 47.2 | 44.8 | 48.4 | ||
Japan | Scope 1 | ten thousands of tons | 22.8 | 22.2 | 21.5 | 22.1 | 20.5 | |
Scope 2*4 | ten thousands of tons | 28.2 | 27.9 | 25.4 | 21.6 | 21.9 | ||
Per unit of sales*9 | t-CO2/hundred million of yen | 43.7 | 43.2 | 42.4 | 40.3 | 45.0 | ||
China*5 | Scope 1 | ten thousands of tons | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | |
Scope 2 | ten thousands of tons | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 1.8 | ||
Asia (excluding Japan and China)*6 |
Scope 1 | ten thousands of tons | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | |
Scope 2 | ten thousands of tons | 5.2 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.1 | ||
North America and Europe*7 | Scope 1 | ten thousands of tons | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.0 | |
Scope 2 | ten thousands of tons | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | ||
Japan | Scope 3 | ten thousands of tons | 318.9 | 303.5 | 294.8 | 302.7 | 348.4 | |
1. Purchased goods and services | ten thousands of tons | 243.7 | 234.3 | 225.9 | 228.4 | 279.2 | ||
2. Capital goods | ten thousands of tons | 22.4 | 22.3 | 21.3 | 29.2 | 22.6 | ||
3. Fuel- and energy-related activities (not included in Scope 1 or 2) | ten thousands of tons | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 8.7 | ||
4. Upstream transportation and distribution | ten thousands of tons | 25.2 | 24.4 | 24.3 | 23.7 | 21.9 | ||
5. Waste generated in operations | ten thousands of tons | 1.2 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.8 | ||
6. Business travel | ten thousands of tons | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | ||
7. Employee commuting | ten thousands of tons | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | ||
8. Upstream leased assets | ten thousands of tons | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
9. Downstream transportation and distribution | ten thousands of tons | 17.7 | 13.5 | 15.6 | 14.7 | 11.2 | ||
10. Processing of sold products | ten thousands of tons | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
11. Use of sold products | ten thousands of tons | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
12. End-of-life treatment of sold products | ten thousands of tons | 6.1 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.3 | ||
13. Downstream leased assets | ten thousands of tons | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
14. Franchises | ten thousands of tons | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
15. Investments | ten thousands of tons | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
Global | Scope 3 | ten thousands of tons | - | 325.3 | 313.5 | 322.7 | 390.5 | |
Reduction of CFC-using*10 |
% | - | - | base year | 48.6 | 57.0 | ||
Japan*10 | % | - | - | base year | 48.9 | 56.0 | ||
Overseas*10 | % | - | - | base year | 47.8 | 59.8 | ||
Use of eco-friendly car*11 | vehicles | 558 | 574 | 660 | 772 | 821 | ||
CO2emission reduction by use of solar power | t-CO2 | 570 | 670 | 1,467 | 1,774 | 2,358 |
Calculation Method for Scope 3 Emissions
Categories | Basis for calculation and calculation method | Emission source unit | ||||||
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1. Purchased goods and services | Untill FY2021 Based on: Purchase price(million yen) Purchase monetary amount of raw material x emission source unit of each raw material FY2022 Based on: Purchase weight (t) Purchase weight of raw material x emission source unit of each raw material |
Coverage: Production bases (Meiji Co., Ltd. including consolidated subsidiaries*12 Meiji Seika pharma Co., Ltd. including consolidated subsidiaries*13 and KM Biologics Co., Ltd.,) -Included all plants of KM Biologics Co., Ltd., from FY3/2020 Emission source unit: Untill FY2021 - Source: The Ministry of the Environment's database*14; emission source units based on the industry-related table Emission source unit on monetary basis for each raw material (purchaser price basis) FY2022 - Source: IDEA_Ver.3.2.0 Emission source unit on weight basis for each raw material |
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2. Capital goods | Based on: Capital expenditures (million yen) Facility investment amount x emission source unit per price of capital goods |
Coverage: all Meiji Group companies*15 Emission sourced unit: - Source: The Ministry of the Environment's database*14; emission source units per price of capital goods |
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3. Fuel- and energy-related activities (not included in Scope 1 or 2) | Based on: Consumption of each type of energy (GJ) Usage amount of purchased fuel, electricity, heat, etc. x emission source units per usage amount for each energy type |
Coverage: all Meiji Group companies*15 Emission sourced unit: - Source: The Ministry of the Environment's database*14; emission source units per usage amount of electricity and heat IDEA_Ver.3.2.0 Fuel was included in the calculation from FY2022 |
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4. Upstream transportation and distribution | Based on: Purchase weight (t) 1. Purchase weight x coefficient by transportation scenario (10t truck of 500km distance and 60% loading ratio) 2. the amount of CO2 emissions based on the distribution of Meiji Co., Ltd. calculated by 1 and 2 |
Coverage: Production bases (Meiji Co., Ltd. including consolidated subsidiaries*12, Meiji Seika pharma Co., Ltd. including consolidated subsidiaries*13 and KM Biologics Co., Ltd.,) Included all plants of KM Biologics Co., Ltd., from FYE 3/2020 Emission source unit during transportation: - Source: The Ministry of the Environment's database*14; Calculation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Calculation |
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5. Waste generated in operations | Based on: Waste weight by waste type (t) Waste weight by waste type (t) x emission source units by waste type |
Coverage: Production bases (Meiji Co., Ltd. including consolidated subsidiaries*12, Meiji Seika pharma Co., Ltd. including consolidated subsidiaries*13 and KM Biologics Co., Ltd.) Included all plants of KM Biologics Co., Ltd., from FYE 3/2020 Emission sourced unit: - Source: The Ministry of the Environment's database*14; emission source units by waste type |
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6. Business travel | Based on: Number of Meiji Group employees Number of Meiji Group employees x emission source units per employee |
Coverge: Meiji Group including consolidated subsidiaries*15 Emission sourced unit: - Source: The Ministry of the Environment's database*14; emission source units per employee |
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7. Employee commuting | Based on: Number of Meiji Group employees, number of work day per year Number of Meiji Group employees × number of work day per year x emission source units per number of work day |
Coverage: Meiji Group including consolidated subsidiaries*15 Emission sourced unit: - Source: The Ministry of the Environment's database*14; emission source units per employee-number of work day |
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8. Upstream leased assets | Not applicable | - | ||||||
9. Downstream transportation and distribution | Based on: Product sales weight (t) Product sales weight x coefficient by transportation scenario (10t truck of 500km distance and 60% loading ratio) |
Coverage: Production bases (Meiji Co., Ltd. including consolidated subsidiaries*12, Meiji Seika pharma Co., Ltd. including consolidated subsidiaries*13 and KM Biologics Co., Ltd.,) Included all plants of KM Biologics Co., Ltd., from FY3/2020 Emission source unit during transportation: - Source: The Ministry of the Environment's database*14; Calculation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Calculation |
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10. Processing of sold products | Excluded from caluculation because of low amount | - | ||||||
11. Use of sold products | Not applicable | - | ||||||
12. End-of-life treatment of sold products | Based on: Weight of materials for the container and of the sold product (t) Weight of materials for the container of the sold product (t) x emission source units by waste type |
Coverage: Production bases (Meiji Co., Ltd. including consolidated subsidiaries*12, Meiji Seika pharma Co., Ltd. including consolidated subsidiaries*13 and KM Biologics Co., Ltd.,) Included all plants of KM Biologics Co., Ltd., from FY3/2020 Emission sourced unit: - Source: The Ministry of the Environment's database*14; emission source units by waste type |
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13. Downstream leased assets | Not applicable | - | ||||||
14. Franchises | Not applicable | - | ||||||
15. Investments | Excluded from caluculation because of low amount | - |
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Appropriate management of chemical substances*16
Unit | FYE 3/2019 | FYE 3/2020 | FYE 3/2021 | FYE 3/2022 | FYE 3/2023 | ||
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PRTR emissions | (13)Acetonitrile | tons | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
(127)Chloroform | tons | 0.0 | 1.3 | 1.6 | - | - | |
(150)1,4-Dioxane | tons | - | - | - | - | - | |
(186)Methylene chloride | tons | - | 7.3 | 7.2 | 9.1 | 1.2 | |
(232)N,N-Dimethylformamide | tons | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.7 | |
(342)Pyridine | tons | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | |
(411) formaldehyde | tons | 0.5 | - | - | - | - | |
(438)Methylnaphthalene | tons | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.0 | |
emissions total | tons | 1.2 | 9.4 | 9.8 | 10.0 | 3.9 | |
Dioxins | mg-TEQ | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | |
PRTR transfer volume | (13)Acetonitrile | tons | 7.4 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
(127)Chloroform | tons | 53.0 | 0.0 | 29.8 | - | - | |
(150)1,4-Dioxane | tons | - | - | - | - | - | |
(186)Methylene chloride | tons | - | 32.9 | 25.0 | 29.2 | 8.3 | |
(232)N,N-Dimethylformamide | tons | 231.3 | 20.9 | 336.2 | 32.8 | 122.0 | |
(342)Pyridine | tons | - | - | - | - | - | |
(411) formaldehyde | tons | 0.1 | - | - | - | - | |
(438)Methylnaphthalene | tons | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
transfer total | tons | 291.8 | 56.4 | 394.6 | 64.2 | 132.4 | |
Dioxins | mg-TEQ | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.3 | |
BOD emissions*17 | tons | - | - | - | 18.0 | 15.4 | |
COD emissions*17 | Japan (CODmn) | tons | - | - | - | 36.0 | 32.3 |
Overseas (CODcr) | tons | - | - | - | - | 2.3 | |
NOx emissions | tons | 134.9 | 141.1 | 140.5 | 164.3 | 157.3 | |
SOx emissions | tons | 63.6 | 69.4 | 66.1 | 95.9 | 97.1 | |
VOC(Atmosphere emissions figures) | tons | - | - | 561.7 | 101.9 | 118.3 |
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Society
Last Updated: October 11, 2023
Human Resources
Unit | FYE 3/2019 | FYE 3/2020 | FYE 3/2021 | FYE 3/2022 | FYE 3/2023 | |||
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Number of employees | Global*1 | persons | 17,608 | 17,571 | 17,832 | 17,336 | 17,290 | |
Male | persons | - | - | 12,585 | 12,199 | 12,039 | ||
% | - | - | 71 | 70 | 70 | |||
Female | persons | - | - | 5,247 | 5,137 | 5,251 | ||
% | - | - | 29 | 30 | 30 | |||
Japan*2 | persons | 9,501 | 9,463 | 9,537 | 9,309 | 9,018 | ||
Male | persons | 7,223 | 7,140 | 7,148 | 6,954 | 6,718 | ||
Female | persons | 2,278 | 2,323 | 2,389 | 2,355 | 2,300 | ||
Number of temporary employees | Global*1 | persons | 9,723 | 9,234 | 8,369 | 7,864 | 7,242 | |
Japan*2 | persons | 4,625 | 4,576 | 4,659 | 4,552 | 4,231 | ||
Male | persons | 1,672 | 1,709 | 1,812 | 1,778 | 1,657 | ||
Female | persons | 2,953 | 2,867 | 2,847 | 2,774 | 2,574 | ||
Number of employees by country of main operations | persons | 5,100 | 5,267 | 5,478 | 5,467 | 5,691 | ||
United States | persons | 561 | 571 | 627 | 636 | 654 | ||
Spain | persons | 281 | 277 | 272 | 243 | 287 | ||
China | persons | 1,094 | 1,092 | 1,071 | 1,157 | 1,193 | ||
Indonesia | persons | 648 | 730 | 781 | 769 | 762 | ||
Singapore | persons | 282 | 316 | 293 | 277 | 318 | ||
Thailand | persons | 394 | 407 | 430 | 419 | 456 | ||
India | persons | 1,840 | 1,874 | 2,004 | 1,966 | 2,021 | ||
Average number of consecutive years served | years, months | 16.10 | 17.02 | 17.04 | 17.09 | 18.03 | ||
Male | years, months | 17.11 | 18.03 | 18.04 | 18.11 | 19.03 | ||
Female | years, months | 13.06 | 13.12 | 14.00 | 14.06 | 15.01 | ||
Average age of employees | age(YY.MM) | 39.12 | 40.05 | 40.09 | 41.04 | 41.10 | ||
Male | age(YY.MM) | 41.01 | 41.05 | 41.10 | 42.05 | 42.11 | ||
Female | age(YY.MM) | 36.06 | 37.03 | 37.07 | 38.02 | 38.08 | ||
Ratio of female executive officers*3 | % | 14.3 | 16.7 | 25.0 | 23.1 | 23.1 | ||
Ratio of female managers | % | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 5.6 | ||
Number of female managers (including assistant managers) | persons | 171 | 189 | 208 | 237 | 256 | ||
Number of new employees | persons | 356 | 342 | 395 | 192 | 228 | ||
Male | persons | 210 | 198 | 256 | 105 | 145 | ||
Female | persons | 146 | 144 | 139 | 87 | 83 | ||
Ratio of employees with disabilities*4 | % | 2.29 | 2.28 | 2.47 | 2.51 | 2.53 | ||
Retierment-age employees requesting re-employment*5 | persons | 83 | 118 | 126 | 113 | 98 | ||
Ratio of approved requests of re-employment*5 | % | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | ||
Percentage of mid-career workers as full-time employees | Meiji Co., Ltd. | % | 14.7 | 18.0 | 48.8 | 7.3 | 28.6 | |
Meiji Seika Pharma Co., Ltd. | % | 21.8 | 21.5 | 34.4 | 28.2 | 58.3 | ||
KM Biologics Co., Ltd. | % | 27.3 | 65.0 | 44.4 | 44.0 | 41.1 | ||
Percentage of open positions filled by internal candidates (internal hires) | % | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95.0 | 100 | ||
Male | % | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52.6 | 66.7 | ||
Female | % | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47.4 | 33.3 | ||
Employee turnover rate*6 | % | - | - | - | - | 2.2 | ||
Male | % | - | - | - | - | 2.1 | ||
Female | % | - | - | - | - | 2.6 | ||
Voluntary employee turnover rate | % | - | - | 1.6 | 2.1 | 2.1 | ||
Male | % | - | - | - | 1.7 | 1.9 | ||
Female | % | - | - | - | 3.2 | 2.5 | ||
Voluntary turnover rate for young employees less than 3 years from graduates | % | 8.9 | 8.9 | 11.4 | 13.4 | 10.6 | ||
Education and training expense per employee*4*7 | yen | 21,000 | 34,000 | 16,000 | 22,000 | 39,000 | ||
Total Education and training hours*7 | hours | - | - | 2,583 | 9,090 | 478,246 | ||
Education and training hours per employee*7 | hours | - | - | 0.27 | 0.98 | 53.03 | ||
Gender pay gap (Ratio of female to male) | % | - | - | - | - | 49.5 | ||
Employees | % | - | - | - | - | 66.2 | ||
Management | % | - | - | - | - | 88.9 | ||
Temporary employees | % | - | - | - | - | 58.6 |
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Employee-Friendly Workplaces
Unit | FYE 3/2019 | FYE 3/2020 | FYE 3/2021 | FYE 3/2022 | FYE 3/2023 | ||
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Average monthly hours of overtime per employee | hours | 13.0 | 12.7 | 10.1 | 12.7 | 11.0 | |
Percentage of annual paid vacation days taken by employees | % | 67.0 | 71.5 | 67.3 | 68.5 | 71.9 | |
Number of employees taking childcare leave | Male | persons | 40 | 68 | 90 | 190 | 275 |
Female | 248 | 335 | 330 | 332 | 332 | ||
Number of employees opting for shortened work hours for childcare | Male | persons | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
Female | 262 | 385 | 402 | 458 | 412 | ||
Percentage of employees returning to work after the end of childcare leave | % | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | |
Percentage of employees who continue working after taking childcare leave | % | 98 | 99 | 100 | 100 | 99 | |
Number of employees taking nursing-care leave | persons | 7 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 21 | |
Union participation rate*8 | % | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | |
Number of lost time injuries*9 | incidents | - | - | - | - | - | |
Japan | incidents | 14 | 32 | 30 | 34 | 23 | |
Overseas | incidents | - | - | - | - | - | |
Lost-time injury frequency rate (LTIFR)*10 | - | - | 1.14 | 1.03 | 1.09 | 1.06 | |
Japan | - | 0.71 | 0.86 | 0.86 | 1.07 | 0.86 | |
Japan (Subcontractors) | - | - | 4.29 | 1.97 | 3.16 | 1.47 | |
Overseas | - | - | 1.82 | 1.52 | 1.16 | 1.46 | |
Average value of Japanese manufacturing industry*11 | - | 1.20 | 1.20 | 1.21 | 1.31 | 1.25 | |
Lost-time injury severity rate*12 | - | - | 0.0534 | 0.0198 | 0.0211 | 0.2682 | |
Japan | - | 0.0494 | 0.0523 | 0.0214 | 0.0218 | 0.3085 | |
Overseas | - | - | 0.0630 | 0.0031 | 0.0164 | 0.0164 | |
Average value of Japanese manufacturing industry*11 | - | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.08 | |
Number of work related fatalities*10 | persons | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Japan | persons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Japan (Subcontractors) | persons | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Overseas | persons | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Percentage of sites covered by ISO45001*13 | Global | % | - | - | - | 40.6 | 50.0 |
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Employee Health Indicators
Unit | FYE 3/2019 | FYE 3/2020 | FYE 3/2021 | FYE 3/2022 | FYE 3/2023 | |||
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Employees with the Risk of Lifestyle-related Disease | Percentage of employees undergoing periodic health examinations | % | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | |
Follow up rate of employees subject to secondary healthcheckups | % | - | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | ||
Percentage of employees receiving secondary medical examinations | % | - | 80.8 | 83.9 | 87.0 | 85.5 | ||
Rate of implementation of specified health guidance | % | - | - | 29.2 | 41.3 | 25.0 | ||
Percentage of employees who maintains desirable weight (Less than BMI18.5-25) | % | 66.0 | 65.1 | 65.5 | 65.7 | 64.5 | ||
Percentage of abdominal circumference standard values exceeded*14 | % | - | 37.9 | 37.5 | 35.3 | 34.1 | ||
Management (treatment retention) rates for high-risk individuals | % | - | - | - | - | 92.1 | ||
Other medical examinations | Gastric cancer screening uptake rate | % | 83.0 | 82.6 | 82.0 | 84.4 | 87.4 | |
Colorectal cancer screening uptake rate | % | 93.4 | 93.5 | 94.3 | 95.5 | 94.3 | ||
Colorectal cancer screening uptake rate | % | 54.8 | 67.4 | 64.2 | 64.1 | 73.7 | ||
Productivity | Absentysms*15 | % | - | 0.41 | 0.37 | 0.15 | 0.44 | |
Presentism (loss)*16 | % | - | - | 21.6 | 20.8 | 21.9 | ||
Presentism | Respondents | persons | - | - | - | - | 8,206 | |
Response rate | % | - | - | - | - | 98.4 | ||
Percentage of employees on leave due to injury or illness | % | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | ||
Stress Check | Participation rate | % | 93.8 | 93.5 | 93.4 | 94.2 | 95.0 | |
Percentage of employees with high stress | % | - | 8.7 | 8.3 | 10.1 | 9.4 | ||
Fitness Habits | Walking Campaign | Participation Rate | % | 54.9 | 58.6 | 59.8 | 61.7 | 45.0 |
Achievement Rate | % | 30.8 | 32.6 | 37.0 | 37.0 | 20.2 | ||
Percentage of employees who exercise for half an hour or more at least twice a week*17 | % | 21.2 | 24.4 | 26.7 | 27.6 | 28.8 | ||
Dietary habits | Percentage who do not eat breakfast | % | 25.9 | 26.9 | 26.1 | 26.8 | 26.9 | |
Percentage who often eats before bedtime | % | 38.8 | 37.8 | 31.9 | 31.6 | 32.1 | ||
Quit-smoking Program | Smoking rate | % | - | 24.0 | 20.8 | 20.5 | 19.5 | |
Number of Participants*18 | persons | - | 39 | 9 | 8 | 2 | ||
Participation rate and percentage satisfaied | Participation rate | E-learning of Lifestyle habits | % | - | - | - | 96.0 | 94.6 |
E-learning of Self care | % | - | - | - | 89.1 | 91.7 | ||
E-learning of Line care | % | - | - | - | 89.1 | 98.3 | ||
Nutrition education seminar | % | - | - | - | 46.7 | 52.0 | ||
Women's Health Seminar | % | - | - | - | - | 91.8 | ||
Percentage satisfied | E-learning | % | - | - | - | 95.4 | 99.4 | |
Nutrition education seminar | % | - | - | - | 91.0 | 94.0 |
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Customers
Unit | FYE 3/2019 | FYE 3/2020 | FYE 3/2021 | FYE 3/2022 | FYE 3/2023 | ||
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Development of health-conscious products | number of products | 47 | 20 | 28 | 27 | 46 | |
Development of value-added nutrition products | number of products | 32 | 45 | 46 | 35 | 41 | |
Development of products that contribute to a super-aged society | number of products | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | |
Percentage of sales of products that contribute to reducing nutritional deficiencies*19, 20 | % | - | - | - | 18 | 27 | |
Percentage of sales of products that contribute to reducing overnutrition*19, 21 | % | - | - | - | 13 | 17 | |
Products with reduced calories*19, 22 | % | - | - | - | 3 | 4 | |
Products with reduced fat*19, 22 | % | - | - | - | 7 | 10 | |
Products with reduced sugar*19, 22 | % | - | - | - | 5 | 6 | |
Products with reduced salt*19, 22 | % | - | - | - | 0.1 | 0.1 | |
Products with reduced cholesterol*19, 22 | % | - | - | - | 0.7 | 0.8 | |
Products compatible with portion size control*19, 23 | % | - | - | - | 6 | 7 | |
Education regarding responsible marketing*24 | persons | - | - | - | 29 | 286 | |
Meiji Group Marketing Communication to Children Policy*24 | persons | - | - | - | - | 130 | |
Rules regarding the use of SDGs logos and icons in the Meiji Group*24 | persons | - | - | - | 29 | 156 | |
Employee training on the Food Labeling Act*25 | persons | - | - | - | 230 | 334 | |
Workshops for new employees | persons | - | - | - | 40 | 91 | |
Periodic workshops for technical employees*25 | persons | - | - | - | 190 | 190 | |
Workshops on a particular topic*25 | persons | - | - | - | - | 53 | |
Employee Training on Quality (Food business) | persons | - | - | 7,568 | 8,186 | 9,001 | |
Quality training for sales representatives*25 | persons | - | - | 1,500 | 1,500 | 2,921 | |
Basic lecture series on quality control for plant employees*26 | persons | - | - | 6,000 | 6,200 | 6,000 | |
Quality assurance meetings for section managers at plants*27 | persons | - | - | 68 | 86 | 80 | |
Quality Assurance Training for Employees (Pharmaceutical business) | persons | - | - | 6,200 | 6,200 | 6,100 | |
training (including GVP, GMP, and QMS) to ensure compliance with laws and regulations related to pharmaceutical affairs*28 | persons | - | - | 2,200 | 2,200 | 2,100 | |
GMP compliance training*29 | persons | - | - | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | |
Quality and safety training*29 | persons | - | - | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 |
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Social Contribution Activities
Unit | FYE 3/2019 | FYE 3/2020 | FYE 3/2021 | FYE 3/2022 | FYE 3/2023 | ||
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Expenditures for social contribution activities | millions of yen | - | - | 2,969 | 2,779 | 2,931 | |
Charitable Donation | millions of yen | - | - | 356 | 243 | 271 | |
% | - | - | 12 | 9 | 9 | ||
Community Investments | millions of yen | - | - | 1,301 | 1,255 | 1,359 | |
% | - | - | 44 | 45 | 46 | ||
Commercial Initiatives (incl. Sponsorship Support) | millions of yen | - | - | 1,312 | 1,282 | 1,301 | |
% | - | - | 44 | 46 | 44 | ||
Breakdown of Social Contribution Expenditures | millions of yen | - | - | 2,969 | 2,779 | 2,931 | |
Cash Contributions | millions of yen | - | - | 324 | 224 | 462 | |
Personnel Expenses (Volunteer-Related Expenses) | millions of yen | - | - | 1,761 | 1,823 | 1,901 | |
In-kind giving (products or services), Project Sponsorship | millions of yen | - | - | 504 | 426 | 206 | |
Management overhead | millions of yen | - | - | 380 | 306 | 362 |
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Sourcing
Unit | FYE 3/2019 | FYE 3/2020 | FYE 3/2021 | FYE 3/2022 | FYE 3/2023 | ||
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Number of implementations of the Meiji Dairy Advisory (MDA) program, which supports dairy farmers to improve their management*30 | Annual | times | - | - | - | 475 | 477 |
Total | times | - | - | - | 1,423 | 1,900 | |
Procurement ratio of Meiji Sustainable Cocoa Beans*31,32 | % | - | - | 40 | 42 | 62 | |
Use of certified sustainable palm oil*32 | % | 7 | 21 | 68 | 84 | 90 | |
Use of FSC or PEFC certified and post-consumer paper*33 | % | 55 | 60 | 77 | 98 | 98 |
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Last Updated: August 21, 2023
Compliance
Unit | FYE 3/2019 | FYE 3/2020 | FYE 3/2021 | FYE 3/2022 | FYE 3/2023 | |||||
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Whistleblowing | incidents | - | - | 174 | 215 | 211 | ||||
Harassment | incidents | - | - | - | 54 | 65 | ||||
Personnel and Labor | incidents | - | - | - | 92 | 91 | ||||
Quality and Safety | incidents | - | - | - | 6 | 11 | ||||
Information Management and Accounting | incidents | - | - | - | 7 | 5 | ||||
Others | incidents | - | - | - | 56 | 39 |