Week for Sustainability

Introduction of Activities

All of Japan

Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd.
★ Ito-Yokado Sustainable Life
Ito-Yokado will introduce sustainable products from our stores and online shopping, and suggest sustainable ways of living for customers.
★ Ito-Yokado Sustainable Life
Ito-Yokado will introduce sustainable products at all 135 Ito-Yokado stores.

Sustainability Section, Corporate Planning Dept., MS&ADInsurance Group Holdings, Inc.
★ MS&AD Ramsar Supporters
(1)MS&AD employees carry out waterfront environmental protection activities in wetlands registered under the Ramsar Convention and elsewehere.
(2)Visiting classes on biodiversity for elementary school students (teaching materials using video, free distribution of animal underlay, etc.)
(Due to COVID-19, it was decided to cancel in FY2020. Plans to resume depending on the situation.)
★ 2020 The Story of Biology Told by Companies Part 13
The symposium has been held every year since 2007 as an opportunity for companies to provide information on their biodiversity initiatives.
The symposium was held for the 13th time in March 2020. It has been featured in the National Biodiversity Strategy of Japan 2012-2020 and the Guidelines for Private Sector Engagement in Biodiversity, and its efforts have been highly evaluated.

Oisix ra daichi Inc.
★ check the sustainability of your diet
A special website will be opened to check how well we are eating sustainably on a daily life.
We will also introduce the products and initiatives of Oisix-ra-daichi that lead to sustainable eating habits.

EARTH MALL by HAKUHODO SDGs Project
★ EARTH MALL TABLE
Focusing on "eating" as an everyday activity, we work with companies in a variety of food-related fields such as food and cooking equipment to produce educational content for consumers, support acquisition of international certification, and plan and produce online and offline events to know and think about sustainable food . As a first step, we plan to implement a program to learn about the SDGs through "cooking" and connect it to action. As a first step, we plan to implement a program to learn about the SDGs through cooking and link it to action. In addition, we will expand our activities through creative programs with media that have a high affinity with each generation, from young people to seniors.
EARTH MALL TABLE with Orange Page Magazine
The first example of action through cooking
An online cooking class titled "Thinking about Sustainability in the Kitchen" was held for Orange Page Magazine readers. The theme was "No Waste, No Hassle! Snacks at home" is a lesson for those who want to learn how to make snacks at home. The lessons are designed to introduce Sus-Point ( "sustainable" cooking methods as a "point of reference" ) and to encourage students to make a conscious effort to cook in a particular way.

JA－Zenchu
★ "Farmer's Market Day" Get Wagyu Campaign
From August 31 to November 1, 2020, JA is running a campaign to enter a drawing for a chance to win a Japanese Wagyu beef from purchases of 2,000 yen or more (including tax) at JA farmers' markets nationwide.

GAP Extention Organization, Inc.
★ Sustainable farming practice and GAP education in high schools
All Japanese agricultural high school has programs to learn the sustainable farming practice, namely ‘GAP in school’. The students learn various themes such as GAP principles, method to get GAP certificates and selling agricultural produce from the certified farms. On Sept 16, students from 9 schools join the website and introduce their activities with each other.

Ezaki Glico Co., Ltd.
★ Food Loss Reduction
You may want to make a nutritious and balanced meal, but you don't have time.... This is a project to share short, well-balanced and nutritious recipes to solve your problems and make the table smile. It's "Gochitan" for short. This time it's "Use up the contents in the refrigerator! We are looking for recipes based on the concept of Let's reduce food waste by cooking foods that are often left over in a short period of time and making them tasty.

Hokkaido

Consumers Co-operative CO-OP Aichi
★ COOP's forestation efforts
COOP conducts an initiative to protect and nurture the ocean through tree planting. For every product sold, one yen is reserved in a fund to promote forestation, from which we promote natural cycle of forests and utilize marine resources. The fund is used to pay for seedlings and management costs.
COOP also works with producers and manufacturers to plant trees in three different areas of production. [a producer of salmon and other marine products (Notsuke-Hokkaido)]

Kamishihoro Town Office
★ Online Farm Tour(Language: Japanese)
The town of Kamishihoro, Hokkaido, has a biogas plant that generates electricity using livestock manure from a ranch, creating a sustainable town that is highly self-sufficient in food and energy.

Iwate

Kirin Holdings Company, Limited
★ Ecological Watching Event
An ecological research event will be held at a hop field in Tono, Iwate prefecture (date to be determined)

Miyagi

Miyagi Consumers' Co-operative Society
★ Introducing Miyagi Co-op's SDGs site and SDGs initiatives
Miyagi Co-op will post about its SDGs site and SDGs initiatives on the Facebook with hashtag during the week for sustainability.

Saitama

Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd. (Sogo Omiya)
★ Sogo & Seibu - SCAFFF Introduction Corner
Sogo & Seibu will introduce you to products that are friendly to the earth and make your daily life richer and more comfortable.

CO-OPDELI CONSUMERS' CO-OPERATIVE UNION
[Coop Mirai (Saitama), Ibaraki Coop, Tochigi Coop, Coop Gunma, Coop Nagano, Coop Niigata and Coop Kuruco (Niigata)]
★ Share ideas of the SCAFFF project
(1)A special page will be set up on the Coop Deli Group's sustainability website to introduce the SCAFFF Project.
(2)The special page will be introduced on the Facebook pages of Coop Mirai, Ibaraki Coop, Tochigi Coop and Coop Gunma using the #hashtag.
★ Find "Your Ethical choices" at your Co-operative!
We use various products in our daily life without thinking enough.
Let's imagine the path how these products were made.
Likewise, ‘Does everyone involved in the production processes is smiling?’
‘Are the processes nature-friendly and environmentally friendly?’
Our daily purchases may cause various problems in the world!
Let's choose products carefully by considering not only qualities and prices, but also concerned people, forests, oceans, and the Earth.
Your Ethical choices create our future!
★ Share ideas of the SCAFFF project
Coop Deli will share ideas of the SCAFFF project among the members of Coop through product catalog ”Vie Nature”.
“Vie Nature” is a product catalog that proposes a simple and natural lifestyle that is friendly to the environment and the earth.

Tokita Seed Co., Ltd.
★ Supporting the revitalization of local agriculture
Tokita Seed highlights local producers and their efforts to raise awareness on the SDGs section of our website as well as the official Twitter page.

Gunma

NIPPON PAPER INDUSTRIES, CO., LTD.
★ Shirane-aoi Preservation Group 
Katashina Village in Gunma Prefecture and Oze High School formed the Shirane-aoi Preservation Group in 2000 to protect Shirane-aoi, which is a kind of flower listed as an endangered species 2 in Gunma Prefecture due to feeding damage by deer and other factors. Nippon Paper Group has supported the Shirane-aoi Preservation Group since its establishment.

Chiba

Three little birds LLC
★ Organic Rice in School Lunch
Local organic rice will be provided on 'Local Food Day' at the Sosa City School Food Service Center.
★ Chiba Sake Revitalization Project
A project to enjoy sake brewed in five breweries in Chiba using organic Yamada-Nishiki grown by Mr. Shingo Sato (Three little birds LLC, Sakae Agricultural Union, SOL FARM Sato-Noen) in Chiba.

Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd. (Sogo Chiba)
★ Sogo & Seibu - SCAFFF Introduction Corner
Sogo & Seibu will introduce you to products that are friendly to the earth and make your daily life richer and more comfortable.

Youki Co., Ltd.
★ Cool Vege Events (Sep 21)
Bamboo Forest Maintenance and Biochar Making & Cool Vege Farming Experience at Musubiai - Farm in Sakura City
 *Cool Vege: Biochar application to agricultural land can reduce CO2 in the atmosphere and improve soil for the crops. The vegetables cultivated in those fields are sold under "Cool Vege" eco-brand, which means "vegetables that cool the earth".
★ Sustina-week SALE
Shopping for Cool Vege vegetables and other sustainable deals

Tokyo

Japan Organics Recycling Association
★ Biomass Mark
JORA is promoting the Biomass Mark Project, which calls for the recruitment of environmental products made from biomass and the examination and certification of these products to certify their compliance with the relevant laws, regulations, standards and criteria in terms of quality and safety.
When you come across this mark products, we hope that you will think about the product development and keep the basics of the "3Rs" in mind, then use them in a smart way. Let's work together to contribute global warming and promote a sound resource cycle.
During Week for Sustainability, our efforts will be presented in an easy-to-understand manner on JORA website.

Kirin Holdings Company, Limited
★ Ecological Watching Event
An ecological research event will be held at a hop field in Tono, Iwate prefecture (date to be determined)

MARUHON INC. (SHINJUKU SHOWROOM)
★ Maruhon's Action for 2030 Agenda
Sharing information about sustainability in our activities and products with hashtags such as #Sustainability and #SustainabilityAction on our blog and SNS including Facebook.
All showroom staff members waring badges made of FSC certified wood will introduce you the quality of various sustainable products with our brochures with a SCAFFF logo.

ISEKI&CO., LTD.(External Link)
For the purpose of reducing the environmental burden at each stage of production, customer use and disposal, ISEKI promotes eco-design in all product development and provides products that are environmentally friendly.
★ Rice transplanter "Sanae" PRJ8
Automatic straight-line operation by GPS and automatic control of the amount of fertilizer applied according to the soil conditions prevents over-application of fertilizer, and reduces the overturning of the rice plant to save work and energy. It is a super eco-friendly product that reduces fertilizer loss, contributes to resource conservation and water quality protection.
★ Tractor TJV885 and 985
The engine is equipped with an engine that greatly reduces air pollutants in the exhaust gas and fuel consumption loss by re-burning a portion of the exhaust gas. It is an eco-friendly product that contributes to energy conservation and work saving by improving fuel efficiency and reducing noise.
★ Tractor NTA5 series
Tractor NTA5 series is an eco-friendly product that contributes to the reduction of environmentally hazardous substances with an engine that reduces soot in the exhaust gas by 99% while enabling powerful work with an exhaust volume that is about 10% higher than that of conventional engines.

Japanese Consumers' Co-operative Union
★ On Twitter and the corporate website, we will introduce sustainable CO-OP products (which CO-OP call 'ethical consumption products') as well as SACFFF project and 'Sustaina-Week'.

WISE WISE INC.
★ WISE・WISE's Action for 2030 Agenda
Sharing information about sustainability in our activities and products with hashtags such as #Sustainability and #SustainabilityAction on our blog and SNS including Facebook.
★ WISE・WISE's Action for 2030 Agenda
WISE・WISE showroom in Omotesando, Tokyo plans, manufactures and sells furniture made from fair wood, domestic and regional materials. It will promote the quality of sustainable products with the SCAFFF project’s poster during Week for Sustainability.
★ WISE・WISE's Action for 2030 Agenda
WISE・WISE showroom in Roppongi, Tokyo Midtown plans, produces and selects sustainable and ethical tools for daily life. It will promote the quality of sustainable products with the SCAFFF project’s poster during Week for Sustainability.

Sustainability Section, Corporate Planning Dept., MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc.
★ Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance's approach to green space based on the principle of "harmony with the surrounding environment"
(1)Surugadai Building Rooftop Garden: Biodiversity-friendly garden with evergreen trees, deciduous trees and fruit trees, and a bird bathing area.
(2)ECOM Surugadai: A communication space for disseminating a variety of information about the environment and nature
(Free 'ikimono' underlay will be given to the first 100 people who say they saw the ‘Sustaina-Week’ website after September 17.)
★ Serving menus using sustainable seafood in the employee cafeterias
Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance has been serving menus using MSC and ASC-certified sustainable seafood in the employee cafeterias of the Surugadai Building and the new Surugadai building of Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance since October 2019.
The menu will be available in Chiba from August 2020, and in Osaka by the end of fiscal 2020.

Japan Food Safety Management Association
★ Promoting sustainable initiatives
Members of JFSM, operating organizations (accreditation/certification bodies, auditing companies) and JFS standard-certified/compliant organizations will be invited to promote their own sustainable initiatives, such as food safety, on social networking sites (Facebook, Twitter, etc.) during #WeekforSustainability with the hashtags #Sustainability, #SDGs, #GFSI and #JFS.

House Foods Group Inc.
★ Environmental Considerations in Products
House Foods Group.Inc is working to develop environmentally friendly products with the idea including resource conservation, package-weight reduction, improved waste disposal, and energy-saving cooking, as part of its corporate responsibility.
We will keep on providing environmentally friendly products and services in the future.

MEGMILK SNOW BRAND Co., Ltd.
★ Food Loss Reduction
As an effort to reduce food loss, MEGMILK SNOW BRAND Co.,Ltd. has adjusted the expiration date of products, such as Hokkaido 100 mellow cheese powder, brown rice crackers for cheese, and Smoked Scented Slices (7 slices)

NIPPON PAPER INDUSTRIES, CO., LTD.
★ Local Erman's birch Soap
A handmade soap with a fine, elegant lather and a moisturizing effect, made from the sap of Erman's birch, which grows wild in the Marunuma Highlands, where forests are managed in consideration of biodiversity. No fragrance and no coloring.
★ Sustainable "Green Purchasing Law Conforming" Paper
Nippon Paper introduces its printing & writing paper, communication paper and industrial paper that comply with the new standards of the Green Purchasing Law in consideration of sustainability.
★ Paper straw
This paper straw is environmentally friendly and of high quality mouthfeel. It is made of domestic paper, which is sustainably sourced forest with the 3rd party's certification.
★ "SPOPS®", newly developed paper container for toiletries and cosmetics
SPOPS® is a paper container that replaces plastic refill pouches and can reduce single use plastics.
It will realize the eco-friendly future bringing more comfortable life and benefits for economy.
★ "Shield Plus®", an environmentally friendly barrier material
Shield Plus®, a paper-based barrier material, inhibits the penetration of oxygen, water vapor and odors, and prevents the flavor of the contents from deteriorating.
★ "Lamina®", a material that can make paper-only package possible
"Lamina®" is made by applying a heat-seal coating layer to paper, and it is an environmentally friendly new material that can make paper-only package possible.

Meiji Holdings Co., Ltd.
★ Meiji Agroforestry Chocolate
Through the production of agroforestry chocolates, Meiji is contributing to the reforestation and biodiversity conservation in the Amazon by supporting agroforestry farming (forest-growing agriculture) in Brazil.
★ Supporting Refugees through Meiji Milk Chocolate
Meiji donates a portion of sales from Meiji Milk Chocolate, sold between January and February each year, to the UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) Association's program to improve nutrition for refugee children in Africa.
★ Meiji The Chocolate
Meiji The Chocolate is made under the "BEAN to BAR" style, in which manufacturers handle everything from cacao beans (BEAN) to chocolate bars (BAR) in an integrated manner, using sustainable cacao beans produced in areas where Meiji's own farmer support program, "Meiji Cacao Support", has been implemented.
★ Reducing Meiji Group's Use of Plastic Packaging
Meiji Group will strengthen its efforts to recycle plastic resources in order to solve the social problem of ocean pollution caused by plastic waste. We will reduce the amount of plastic used in yogurt and other container packaging, aiming to reduce it by 25% or more (compared to fiscal 2017) by fiscal 2030. We will also increase the use of biomass and recycled plastics.
★ Expansion of the Meiji Group's use of environmentally friendly paper
Meiji Group will expand the use of environmentally friendly paper, such as the use of certified and recycled paper, in the containers and packaging of various products, as well as in various printed materials and copy paper, aiming to use 100% of environmentally friendly paper materials by fiscal 2020. 
★ Labeling to reduce food waste
Starting in February 2020, the Meiji Group will progressively implement the labeling "best-before month" instead of "best-before date" for food products with a shelf life of one year or more to reduce unnecessary waste.
This will contribute to the reduction of food waste throughout the supply chain, as well as improve the efficiency of logistics.

Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd. (Seibu Ikebukuro)
★ Sogo & Seibu - SCAFFF Introduction Corner
Introducing the sustainable products of Seven Premium, the private brand of the Seven & i Group.

Nippon Travel Agency Co.,Ltd.
★ TABLE FOR TWO Learning Program
Nippon Travel Agency Co.,Ltd. is working with junior and senior high school students to consider how to resolve food imbalances.

EARTH MALL by HAKUHODO SDGs Project
★ EARTH MALL
We work with a wide range of stakeholders, including businesses, NPOs, academia, and government to develop educational programs to teach people about sustainable production and consumption, and to support business development, with the aim of changing the future through "shopping", an action that is familiar to consumers.

JA－Zenchu
★ Distributing disposable chopsticks made from thinned wood
From September 17, 2020, at Minore on the 4th floor of the JA building, from September 17, 2020, disposable chopsticks made from domestically produced thinning wood will be distributed to the first 1,000 customers who purchase a boxed lunch at the "Shun" boxed lunch corner, in order to use resources effectively.

Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd.
★ Isetan Mitsukoshi Group's sustainability
Isetan Mitsukoshi Group is working on reducing packages such as paper or plastic bags, and food waste in order to reduce CO2 emissions through the supply chain.
★ Sustainability under "Only MI" (Isetan Shinjuku Store)(External Link)
・The "Kobento", a smaller-sized bento (packed meal) boxed lunch that uses plastic-free (plastic-reduced) containers (Sep 9(Wed)-22(Tue))
From March 2020, the company began developing mainly miniature bento boxes made from falcata wood, an alternative to petroleum-based plastic containers. The mini-sized bento boxes are popular with women and children, who are unable to finish them because of the large amount of food in conventional bento sizes, as they are of department store quality and can finish them with no worries.Falcata, an eco-friendly wood container, grows five times faster and is more productive than warp wood. It contributes to the marine plastic problem and forest conservation.
・Re-bake(Secondary elaboration) bread (Sep 9(Wed)-22(Tue))
(1) Secondary processing of bread baked the day before and selling it. (three kinds of bread puddings)(HEDIARD)
(2) Secondary processing of bread crust baked and selling it as a new product. (Andersen)
・Perishables
(1) Vegetables: Original rice bran used for pickling that was once used in the company cafeteria for MI Food Style are sold and continued by the store when the head office moved. We devised ways to create delicious vegetables that are irregular in size and shape or that have been delayed in sales. (fruit and vegetables). (year-round)
(2) Marine Products: Original canned fish made from unused fish landed at Hamada Fishing Port in Shimane Prefecture. (Uosei) (Sep 9(Wed)-22(Tue))
・Confectionery
The outer edges of the sponge pancakes, which are usually not sold as trimmings but instead discarded or closed for sale, are sold in this project as a freshly baked "kama-dashi" to convey the value of the freshness of the sponge pancakes, which also helps to reduce waste. (Bunmeido)(Sep 9(Wed)-22(Tue))
★ Isetan Shinjuku Store's year-round activities
・Selling shochu made from sake lees(sake kasu), which is usually discarded
   Kikusuishuzo "Kasutori Shuzo" 720ml
   Morinokura"Ginkozo" (Kasutori Shochu) 720ml
・Changing from plastic spoons to wooden spoons (for a fee) (noix de beurre)
・Using Paper-made straws, responding to the growing interest of customers in marine plastic issues. (Premium Malio Gelateria)
★ Nihombashi Mitsukoshi Main Store's year-round activites
・Changing from plastic bags to biomass vinyl.(Taketoku Kamaboko, Doi Shiba Zubazuke Honpo, Sendagi Koshizuka（partial use))
・Providing expired products for free to child-care facilities and health care workers, etc.(Satie / Debauve et Galle / Caison de Setsuko. / Keishindo / Eitairo Souhonpo)
・The entire company is committed to sustainability. (Taneya Group)

S&B Foods Inc.
★ Sustainable spices initiatives at S&B Foods
S&B will introduce the sustainability initiatives of S&B Foods, starting with its Organic Spice Series, which is JAS and Fair Trade certified.
★ Organic farming and fair trade initiatives
S&B showcases the sustainability initiatives of S&B Foods, starting with its Organic Spice Series, which is JAS and Fair Trade certified.
★ Product development in response to changes in the social environment
S&B provides products that reduce food waste through packaging that retains quality for a long period of time, as well as food allergy-friendly and Halal-certified products for customers with a wide range of attributes.

Nichirei Corporation
★ Sustainable Food Procurement (External Link)
The Nichirei Group procures food with the sustainability of resources, the environment and society in mind. Nichirei Fresh is working to develop and procure carefully selected ingredients, as well as to provide safe and secure food on a stable basis, such as by reducing methane gas emitted by cattle.
★ Supporting forest conservation activities (External Link)
The Nichirei Group supports forest conservation activities.
Nichirei Foods supports forest conservation activities with a portion of the proceeds from the "Good for Forests" program.
Nichirei Fresh is engaged in activities to expand mangrove forests in Indonesia through the procurement and sale of shrimp.
★ Effective use of food (External Link)
The Nichirei Group is engaged in activities to make effective use of food.
Nichirei Foods supports the food bank activities of the NPO Second Harvest Japan, and donates products that do not have a problem with quality but cannot be sold in the general market, such as products whose outer packaging was deformed when imported. In cooperation with the Nichirei Logistics Group, we deliver the products directly to orphanages and other facilities certified by Second Harvest Japan using low-temperature transport.
★ Environmental consideration supported by food distribution network (External Link)
The Nichirei Logistics Group utilizes the largest food distribution network in Japan to contribute to the reduction of environmental impact.
One example of this is our joint delivery system. By combining multiple companies that used to make individual deliveries with one another, we are able to reduce environmental impact and reduce the amount of time and effort required by our suppliers by improving the efficiency of deliveries through the stacking of goods.
★ SDGs initiatives of Nichirei Foods
We introduce the SDGs initiatives of Nichirei Foods, a manufacturer of frozen foods. Nichirei Foods engages in a variety of "Hamidas activities" such as dietary education and environmental activities.

Showa Sangyo Co., Ltd.
★ "Mottainai Life"
On the "Mottainai Life" page, we focus on food and environment and propose sustainable lifestyles based on the ideas of reducing trash, eliminating waste as well as eating with appreciation.
It also recommends a sustainable "Mottainai Life" with recipes you can do at home to reduce food loss.
★ SHOWA's Smart Plastic Action Plan
In an effort to reduce the environmental impact of its product packaging, SHOWA develops eco-friendly packaging and distributes original eco-bags to its employees.

MOTHEREARTH CO.,Ltd.
★ Shinjuku Sustena Vegan Eat & Walk
Eat vegan food and do something a little better for the planet! This is a stamp rally for restaurants in the Shinjuku area that promote veganism as a sustainable lifestyle.
With sustainable, ethical and vegan as its main keywords, style table, a select shop that deals in cosmetics, skin care and food items, and the restaurants are collaborating with each other to promote an eco-friendly lifestyle from Shinjuku. Co-sponsored by Vege for Peace and Tokyo Smile Veggies (MOTHEREARTH Inc. supports this project.)
★ Linking Food and Veganism to the Environment and Sustainability
As the global environment is changing, including global warming, daily eating is a major factor in sustainable SDGs efforts.
Associate Professor Inoue, Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies, Sophia University, will explain the relationship between veganism and the serious climate crisis, as a dietary option that is friendly to the body, mind and future generations.
In the latter half of the event, students from Vege for Peace and environmental organizations will also take the stage to discuss the future of food together. Co-organized by Vege for Peace and Tokyo Smile Veggies (MOTHEREARTH Inc. supports this project.)
You can participate in the event online at ZOOM and at the style table Shinjuku store.
*Date and time: September 17th, 1500 - 1630
★ #sustainable vegan action by styletable
Enjoy learning about "Shopping for the Future"! Vegan prince Alex Delucchi, also known as Prince Vegan, will present an original movie about sustainable, organic, vegan and other eco-friendly ways of living.
The movie will be shown on a panel in the storefront of "style table," a popular women's boutique with a sustainable theme.

Japan Management Association GHG Certification Center
★ Internal promotion seminar for the SDGs in 6 steps (September 23rd)
We will explain the basics of the SDGs, especially the reason why the social issues of 2030 are relevant to corporate performance.
In addition, we will also train participants in the five major themes that all companies working on the SDGs must address or face, and how to solve them. In particular, we will provide up-and-coming information at this stage about the question "how far do we need to go to ensure that we are addressing the SDGs?". In summary, JMA's SDG process model will be used to train participants in the "6 Steps" and its implementation tips.

AJINOMOTO CO.,INC.
★ Joint Research on Pacific Coastal Bonito Marker Release (External Link, PDF:7,270KB)
We are conducting a joint research on Pacific coast skipjack tagging and release to promote sustainable skipjack fishing and resource utilization.
★ Eco-Life that starts at the dining table
We are proposing a "Table-to-Eco Life" where you can eat all your food deliciously and without wasting it.
★ Eco-friendly product manufacturing "BioCycle"
The byproduct of extracting the amino acids that make up AJI-NO-MOTO® is returned to the field as organic fertilizer, resulting in a rich harvest for the community.

Nagano

The University of Nagano
★ Sustainable Archives (External Link)
The university of Nagano posts archived contents (videos, etc.) on its web to showcase sustainable initiatives.

Toyama

Snow-White Farm
★ Grapes cared by farmers and ponies
Snow-white farm grow grapes without using any pesticides (except gibberellin) and chemical fertilizers, which are friendly to the environment and people.
The ponies and their son play an active role in preparing the soil with horse manure, mowing the inside of the grape house, and preventing damage from monkeys and civets.
★ Snow-White farm Open Day
Abandoned fields are being reclaimed as pony pastures to conserve the local landscape and farmland.
During Week for sustainability, the Hakusetsu Farm's resting container will be open to the public.
Please come and watch a family of ponies grazing leisurely against the Tateyama Mountain range and rural landscape (September 20th (cancelled in case of rain)).

Aichi

Consumers Co-operative CO-OP Aichi
★ Recycling
COOP Home Delivery promotes recycling of catalogs, milk cartons, egg cartons, etc. by calling on members.
★ Creature Watching Event
As part of the rice farming experience, we hold an observation event in July every year to learn about the role of the rice paddies and the importance of biodiversity. (This year's event was cancelled.)
★ Cultivation method efforts visualization
COOP independently certifies the efforts of producers who use a variety of methods to reduce the use of pesticides and aim for environmentally friendly agriculture as a "point of pride".
★ Hagukumi efforts visualization
Livestock products: COOP independently certifies the efforts of producers of meat, eggs, milk and other livestock products and processed products as "proud efforts" to ensure quality and security.
Marine products: COOP independently certifies products that meet the quality standards set for each type of product and have been evaluated and recognized for their resource management and environmental efforts.
★ COOP's forestation efforts
COOP conducts an initiative to protect and nurture the ocean through tree planting. For every product sold, one yen is reserved in a fund to promote forestation, from which we promote natural cycle of forests and utilize marine resources. The fund is used to pay for seedlings and management costs.
COOP also works with producers and manufacturers to plant trees in three different areas of production. (1) a producer of black tiger shrimp (Tarakan Island, Indonesia), (2) a producer of salmon and other marine products (Notsuke-Hokkaido), and (3) a producer of mozuku and other Okinawa marine products (Onna Village, Okinawa).

Maruya Hatcho Miso Co.,Ltd.
★ Towards a "sustainable" future
Maruya Hatcho Miso's environmental efforts and the Maruya Hatcho SCAFFF Project are showcased on its website.

Osaka

International Environmental Technology Centre, Chemicals and Health Branch, Economy Division, United Nations Environment Programme
★ UNEP-SCAFFF dialogue
On 23 September, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), organizer of UNEP Sustainability Action, and MAFF, organizer Sustainability Consortium for Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries and Food, will host an online dialogue event to consider the sustainability of the global food system, connecting Tokyo, Osaka and Kathmandu(Nepal). The event will explore, through dialogue, what each and every one of us in Japan can do to achieve a sustainable society.

PBFS Business Division, Fuji Oil Holding Inc.
★ UPGRADE Plant based kitchen joins ‘Sustaina-Week’
FUJI OIL CO., LTD. sells soybean meat and soy milk cheese dishes made with eco-friendly soybeans.

Hyogo

Green Science Alliance Co., Ltd.
★ Biomass-based sustainability initiatives
Green Science Alliance develops and sells 100% naturally derived biomass-based biodegradable resin materials that do not use petroleum-based materials, biomass waste composite biodegradable resins such as cellulose nanofibers, waste wood, bamboo, waste paper, waste rice, and starch, and cellulosic biodegradable resins derived from inedible biomass, as well as their molded products.

Nestlé Japan Ltd.
★ paper package of Kit Kat 
Nestlé has announced a commitment to make its packaging materials 100% recyclable or reusable by 2025. In Japan, we are working to improve the environmental performance of packaging for products such as Nescafe and Kit Kat, and in 2019 we switched the outer packaging material for our five main Kit Kat large bags from plastic to paper, and in 2020, we will increase our annual recycling rate by 450 tonnes through expanded efforts. We expect to reduce plastic.

Ehime

ISEKI&CO., LTD. (External Link)
For the purpose of reducing the environmental burden at each stage of production, customer use and disposal, ISEKI promotes eco-design in all product development and provides products that are environmentally friendly.
★ Rice transplanter "Sanae" PRJ8
Automatic straight-line operation by GPS and automatic control of the amount of fertilizer applied according to the soil conditions prevents over-application of fertilizer, and reduces the overturning of the rice plant to save work and energy. It is a super eco-friendly product that reduces fertilizer loss, contributes to resource conservation and water quality protection.
★ Tractor TJV885 and 985
The engine is equipped with an engine that greatly reduces air pollutants in the exhaust gas and fuel consumption loss by re-burning a portion of the exhaust gas. It is an eco-friendly product that contributes to energy conservation and work saving by improving fuel efficiency and reducing noise.
★ Tractor NTA5 series
Tractor NTA5 series is an eco-friendly product that contributes to the reduction of environmentally hazardous substances with an engine that reduces soot in the exhaust gas by 99% while enabling powerful work with an exhaust volume that is about 10% higher than that of conventional engines.

Fukuoka

MARUHON INC. (MARUHON FUKUOKA)
★ Maruhon's Action for 2030 Agenda
Sharing information about sustainability in our activities and products with hashtags such as #Sustainability and #SustainabilityAction on our blog and SNS including Facebook.
All showroom staff members waring badges made of FSC certified wood will introduce you the quality of various sustainable products with our brochures with a SCAFFF logo.

NPO KITAKYUSHU・GYOBU
★ loach 'Ushi-no-hi' Project
Under the title of "Ushi-no-hi Project", the "loach kabayaki-don" (1,000 yen tax not included), which is made with completely farmed loach, is offered at the Fish Club Cafe Biophilia throughout the year. Original badges will also be given away during the campaign. By participating in this tasty and fun campaign, we can raise awareness in society about the preservation of biodiversity, the conservation of resources and food culture, and the sustainable use of these resources.

Kumamoto

O2Farm
★ Online Farm Tour(Language: Japanese)
Ms. Eri Otsu, a rice and Japanese Brown Cattle farmer in Minami-Aso Village, Kumamoto, Japan, talks about the appeal of sustainable agriculture and living in harmony with nature.

Kagoshima

KAGOSHIMA ORGANIC FARMERS ASSOC.
★ The 22nd organic farming challenge forum 2020
As part of the Organic Farming Challenge Forum, we will hold an initiative to improve cultivation and management skills.
This year, we have invited an agricultural consultant to give a talk on "The inspiring stories organic farmers don't usually hear".

Okinawa

Consumers Co-operative CO-OP Aichi
★ COOP's forestation efforts
COOP conducts an initiative to protect and nurture the ocean through tree planting. For every product sold, one yen is reserved in a fund to promote forestation, from which we promote natural cycle of forests and utilize marine resources. The fund is used to pay for seedlings and management costs.
COOP also works with producers and manufacturers to plant trees in three different areas of production. [a producer of mozuku and other Okinawa marine products (Onna Village, Okinawa)]

Overseas

Consumers Co-operative CO-OP Aichi
★ COOP's forestation efforts
COOP conducts an initiative to protect and nurture the ocean through tree planting. For every product sold, one yen is reserved in a fund to promote forestation, from which we promote natural cycle of forests and utilize marine resources. The fund is used to pay for seedlings and management costs.
COOP also works with producers and manufacturers to plant trees in three different areas of production. [a producer of black tiger shrimp (Tarakan Island, Indonesia)]

Meiji Holdings Co., Ltd.
★ Meiji Agroforestry Chocolate
Through the production of agroforestry chocolates, Meiji is contributing to the reforestation and biodiversity conservation in the Amazon by supporting agroforestry farming (forest-growing agriculture) in Brazil.
★ Meiji The Chocolate
Meiji The Chocolate is made under the "BEAN to BAR" style, in which manufacturers handle everything from cacao beans (BEAN) to chocolate bars (BAR) in an integrated manner, using sustainable cacao beans produced in areas where Meiji's own farmer support program, "Meiji Cacao Support", has been implemented.

International Environmental Technology Centre, Chemicals and Health Branch, Economy Division, United Nations Environment Programme
★ UNEP-SCAFFF dialogue
On 23 September, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), organizer of UNEP Sustainability Action, and MAFF, organizer Sustainability Consortium for Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries and Food, will host an online dialogue event to consider the sustainability of the global food system, connecting Tokyo, Osaka and Kathmandu(Nepal). The event will explore, through dialogue, what each and every one of us in Japan can do to achieve a sustainable society.

AJINOMOTO CO.,INC.
★ Joint Research on Pacific Coastal Bonito Marker Release(External Link, PDF:7,270KB)
We are conducting a joint research on Pacific coast skipjack tagging and release to promote sustainable skipjack fishing and resource utilization.
★ Eco-friendly product manufacturing "BioCycle"
The byproduct of extracting the amino acids that make up AJI-NO-MOTO® is returned to the field as organic fertilizer, resulting in a rich harvest for the community.

Nichirei Corporation
★ Supporting forest conservation activities(External Link)
The Nichirei Group supports forest conservation activities.
Nichirei Foods supports forest conservation activities with a portion of the proceeds from the "Good for Forests" program.
Nichirei Fresh is engaged in activities to expand mangrove forests in Indonesia through the procurement and sale of shrimp.

Week for Sustainability 2021 ”Choose - Eat- Sustainable”

Project “SCAFFF2030”: The Sustainability Consortium for Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries and Foods will launch a campaign ‘Week for Sustainability (Sustaina-Week)’ to promote ‘a daily choice for a green future’ from September 18th to 28th in parallel with the scheduled United Nations 76th General Assembly, and the UN Food System Summt on 23rd September.

Sustaina-Week showcases the efforts of companies participating in the SCAFFF2030 and some stores will offer products focusing on enhancing sustainability. You will find tips on what actions to take and what to buy for "small steps" towards sustainable consumption.

Life is made up of choices. During the 11 days of Sustaina-Week, you can find "small steps" towards consumption for sustainability and tips on what to buy.

＊'SCAFFF 2030' is a project that promotes activities to enhance sustainability in production and consumption with the aim of achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030.

1. Concept of 'Week for sustainability'

Our lives benefit greatly from natural environment. In order for future generations to inherit food resource and a pleasant environment , we need to pay attention to various issues surrounding the natural environment, such as climate change and the biodiversity loss.

However, despite the tremendous benefits of our food system that we receive from nature, when we buy or eat something, we are often unaware of its impact on the natural environment.

Sustaina-Week showcases the sustainable efforts of companies participating in the SCAFFF2030 and some stores will offer products focusing on enhancing sustainability.

Life is made up of choices. During the 11 days of Sustaina-Week, you will find "small steps" towards consumption for sustainability and tips on what to buy.

2. Methods for 'Week for sustainability'

If you would like to register your company for an event, first become a member of the SCAFFF project!

1) “At the shops ”
 SCAFFF2030 members sell products and services with a SCAFFF logo that focus on stopping climate change, promoting circular economy and local resilience, biodiversity, water and soil sustainability.

2) “At the event venue”
SCAFFF2030 members will hold events under the theme of "Sustainability" at various locations in Japan. For this year, events will be held only in some areas.

3) “On social networking sites”
SCAFFF2030 members showcase the sustainability initiatives of SCAFFF members by SNSs with hashtags such as #SustainabilityWeek

Please find your Sustainability Actions!

Event: Choose and Eat them for Sustainability

A talk event and interactive exhibition on the theme "Let's focus on sustainability, not on looks".

Date and time: Saturday 18 September - Sunday 10 October
Place：ITOCHU SDGs STUDIO (2-3-1 Kita-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo)

Details will be announced on this website as soon as they are confirmed.

Sustainability Actions of SCAFFF members

Introduction of SUSTAINABILITY ACTIONS!

All of Japan

Ito-Yokado Co., Ltd.（Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd.）  
    ●”Food with a Face” vegetables with the information about where and how they were made(Enternal Link)
    Since 2002, Ito-Yokado has been working with producers to pursue food safety and security through its private brand. In recent years, Ito-Yokado has also expanded the acquisition of various certifications, such as JGAP certification, which considers food safety and the environment, and MEL certification, which is a certification for marine products caught and cultivated with consideration for marine resources and ecosystems. You can get informed the idea and efforts of producers in the stores. During Sustaina-Week, Ito-Yokado will also post web advertisements of its sustainable efforts.
 
    ●"Seven Farm" Dressing(PDF : 1,053KB)(Enternal Link)
    By selling waste-minimized dressings made from ugly or extra vegetables, harvested from "Seven Farm," which practices recycling agriculture using this high-quality compost made from food scraps from stores to grow vegetables.

    ●Organic Cotton Products for Clothing and Daily Living(PDF : 605KB)(Enternal Link)
   In the clothing and daily-life products section, we sell a lineup of products made from organic cotton. In the past, we have mainly sold underwear and towels, but this season Seven & i will promote T-shirts made from TRUECOTTON, a yarn made from organic cotton grown in Turkey, which is one of the rarest and best quality.
   The T-shirts made by 100% organic cotton yarn that is traceable to its producer and place of origin.
   The staffs will try it on and experience the product for themselves beforehand, and directly convey the advantages of the product to customers in the shops.


JA－Zenchu

◆Direct Selling Day Special! Quiz Campaign on "#Kokushou-Kokusan"! (Enternal Link)
 The JA Group has been promoting "Kokushou-Kokusan" as an effort to contribute to sustainable food and agriculture by promoting production of food in Japan that Japanese people need and consume. A quiz related to "consumption and production in Japan" will be held on the campaign website with JA Group supporter Mr. Osamu Hayashi and cooking expert Mr. Koh KenTetsu. All participants will get an original recipe from Mr. Koh KenTetsu,and 200 people will win Prize A: "Assorted premium grapes" and 500 people will win Prize B: "JA Town 2,000yen coupon, winner will be chosen by lottery from among those who apply for the campaign.

Japan Organics Recycling Association

 ★Biomass Exhibition(Enternal Link)
JORA will join the Biomass Exhibition as co-organizer. Information of the exhibition and seminars will be announced by various media.
International Biomass Exhibition [Autumn] Sep. 29 - Oct. 01
Biomass Exhibition [Kansai] Nov 17-19
International Biomass Exhibition Spring] Mar. 16-18, 2022

York-Benimaru Co., Ltd.（Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd.）

●Local Fresh Vegetables
York-Benimaru actively supply and sell fresh, safe, and secure vegetables from farmers near its stores. During this Sustaina-Week period, we will put up a poster of the Sustaina-Week at the local vegetable corner to inform more customers.

York Co., Ltd. （Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd.）

★Supporting Local Farmers by Introducing Local Vegetables and Reducing Food Mileage
 During Sustaina-Week, we will set up explanatory media in the "Local Vegetable Corner" to inform customers about the value of local vegetables, such as supporting local farmers and reducing food mileage.

GAP Extension Organization, Inc.

★Practice and Challenge to Obtain Certification of GAP in Agricultural High Schools 2021(Enternal Link)
In order to learn about sustainable agriculture, which will play an important role in the future of food, agricultural high schools across Japan are adopting a variety of unique learning methods, such as practicing GAP, challenging to obtain GAP certification, and selling agricultural products from certified farms. On September 28, an event will be held where supporting schools and students will gather online to disseminate information and promote the findings of their study.

Oisix ra daichi Inc.

●A quiz campaign will be held on a special website(Enternal Link)
A quiz campaign on sustainability will be held on a special website during Sustaina-Week. Through the quiz, Oisix ra daichi will tell people that just a small change of our daily lives may lead to sustainability actions. We will also introduce the sustainable activities of Oisix La Daichi through its businesses such as "Upcycle by Oisix", "Mottainai & Imperfect Series" and "Fuzoroi-Radish".

Hokkaido

NIPPON PAPER INDUSTRIES, CO., LTD.

●Balancing the conservation of habitat for Blakiston's fish owls with forest operations(PDF : 604KB)(Enternal Link)
In 2010, Nippon Paper Industries signed an agreement with the Wild Bird Society of Japan to dedicate protected logging-free areas in company-owned forests in Hokkaido. In 2015, this collaboration led to the establishment of new standards for the company’s forests that balance the conservation of habitat for Blakiston's fish owls with forest operations, including consideration of the scale and timing of forest operations. In 2020, artificial nest boxes were installed to support the breeding of Blakiston's fish owls. The Company received the Hokkaido Biodiversity Conservation Practice Award (2020) in recognition of its collaboration.

Division of Agriculture and Forestry, Hokkaido Biei Town

●On farm collaboration of agricultural practice and social welfare activity in Biei, Hokkaido.(Enternal Link)
The conference on promoting collaborations of agriculture and social welfare sectors in Biei town organizes training programs on cultivating tomato in greenhouse for handicapped people at Agricultural Next-leaders Training Center called Bishin. For raising awareness of collaboration, they sell tomatos with producers’ information on Furusato-Market, Agricultural Product Direct Sales Community.

Tohoku 

Iwate

Nichirei Corporation

●“Junwa Chicken" certified as JAS with special features (Enternal Link)
“Junwa-Dori”, a purely domestic chicken breed that Nichirei Fresh Corporation raises and sells, was certified for the first time as "JAS with special features of chicken meat that contribute for sustainability" in October 2020.

Kanto 

Ibaraki

CO-OPDELI CONSUMERS' CO-OPERATIVE UNION [Ibaraki Coop]

●Coop Deli's Eco-Life (Enternal Link)
 Coop Deli sets up a special webpage for Sustaina-Week on the Coop Deli Group's sustainability website to introduce "Coop Deli's Eco-Life". 
 "Coop Deli's Eco-Life" aims to eliminate greenhouse gases (especially CO2), single-use plastics, and food loss and waste. 
 

Tochigi

CO-OPDELI CONSUMERS' CO-OPERATIVE UNION [Tochigi Coop]

●Coop Deli's Eco-Life (Enternal Link)
  Coop Deli sets up a special webpage for Sustaina-Week on the Coop Deli Group's sustainability website to introduce "Coop Deli's Eco-Life". 
   "Coop Deli's Eco-Life" aims to eliminate greenhouse gases (especially CO2), single-use plastics, and food loss and waste. 
 

Gunma

CO-OPDELI CONSUMERS' CO-OPERATIVE UNION [Coop Gunma]

●Coop Deli's Eco-Life (Enternal Link)
 Coop Deli sets up a special webpage for Sustaina-Week on the Coop Deli Group's sustainability website to introduce "Coop Deli's Eco-Life". 
   "Coop Deli's Eco-Life" aims to eliminate greenhouse gases (especially CO2), single-use plastics, and food loss and waste. 
 

NIPPON PAPER INDUSTRIES, CO., LTD.

●Supporting the Activities "the Shirane-aoi flower Preservation Group"(PDF : 372KB)(Enternal Link)
"The Shirane-aoi wo Mamoru Kai" (the Shirane-aoi flower Preservation Group) was set up in December 2000, mainly at the initiative of Gunma Prefectural Oze High School and Katashina Village, Tone County, Gunma Prefecture. Shirane-aoi flower (Glaucidium palmatum: Japanese wood poppy) is designated as a "Threatened II” species for Gunma Prefecture. On the part of the Nippon Paper Group, Nippon Paper Development Co.,Ltd. which manages Nippon Paper Industries' Sugenuma Forest has provided operational support to the group since its initial establishment, and has made a portion of the Sugenuma Forest available to the group as a restorative plantation site for Shirane-aoi.

Saitama

CO-OPDELI CONSUMERS' CO-OPERATIVE UNION [Coop Mirai (Saitama)]

●Coop Deli's Eco-Life(Enternal Link)
Coop Deli sets up a special webpage for Sustaina-Week on the Coop Deli Group's sustainability website to introduce "Coop Deli's Eco-Life".

Tokyo 

AJINOMOTO CO.,INC.

●"How to Use Up Leftover Vegetables” the Nougyou-joshi, Agricultural Women's empowerment Project (Enternal Link)
 The Nougyou-joshi Project members will teach the "recipe for using up vegetables" to support the eradication of food loss and waste in the home. This is a way to use up whole cabbage and radishes that tend to remain in the refrigerator.
 
●Love Veggie® Thematic study for kids with Vegetables (Enternal Link)
 This is content for elementary school students to get them interested in vegetables and make them like vegetables. It introduces themes such as how to make vegetables last longer and thinking about local production for local consumption.
 
●Eco-Life Starting from the Dining Table (Enternal Link)
 Eat the whole food without wasting any of it. This site is full of tips to start an "eco-life from the dining table. And it also includes contents on "food ecology" for children who will bear the next generation.。 
 
●Recipe for a wasteless kichen【Spring・Summer・Autumn・Winter】  (Enternal Link)
 Introduction of the information on weekday recipe for a wasteless kitchen. It uses seasonal ingredients.
 
●Seasonings in reusable containers (LOOP) (Enternal Link)
 AJINOMOTO joined Loop, a recycling-oriented shopping platform that uses reusable containers, and launched three seasonings in the containers on the Loop website.
 
●Umami seasoning "AJINOMOTO®" paper package (Enternal Link)
 In order to achieve zero plastic waste, 100g-size paper packages of umami seasoning “AJINOMOTO®” are available for E-Commerce.
 
●Instant coffee in reusable containers (LOOP) (Enternal Link)
 AJINOMOTO joined Loop, a recycling-oriented shopping platform that uses reusable containers, and launched instant coffee “AGF®” Black Coffee, a bottled exclusively for Loop, on the Loop website.
 
●AGF® bottled coffee is now half-labeled. (Enternal Link)
AJINOMOTO launched the "Blendy® bottled coffee" series and "Maxim® bottled black coffee with aroma and sharpness, sugar-free", in half-label packages for ethical consumption.

Ito-Yokado Co., Ltd.（Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd.）

●Proposing a sustainable lifestyle
 Ito-Yokado introduces sustainable products in the stores and online stores and suggests tips for a sustainable lifestyle to the customers.

S&B Foods Inc.

●S&B made the spices that conserve the diversity of forests and support producers (Enternal Link)
 An article about S&B's fair trade spices is published in the SDGs special issue of FRaU magazine.
 
●Spice & Herb Club Special Project: Enjoy Fair Trade Spices (Enternal Link)
 An archive video of an online event held by the Spice & Herb Club, a member organization of S&B Foods, during the International Fair Trade Month is available online. 
 
●Organic cultivation and Fair trade (Enternal Link)
 S&B Foods introduces own sustainability initiatives, such as the Organic Spice Series, which has received JAS organic and fairtrade certification.
 
●Creating products that respond to changes in the social environment(Enternal Link)
 S&B Foods offers products that reduce food loss by packaging that preserves quality for a long time period as well as other products with various attributes including allergen-free products and Halal-certified products.

Kirin Holdings Company, Limited

◆Kirin School Challenge Twitter Campaign (Enternal Link)
 Kirin School Challenge is a workshop held every year during the summer vacation period since 2014. As an output of the workshop, junior and senior high school students will create a "sketchbook relay" on a theme they would like to appeal to their peers and post it on the Twitter account of the co-hosting Children's United Nations. The team with the most retweets between September 08 (Wednesday) and October 08 (Friday) will be crowned the winner. This year's theme is FSC certification and Rainforest Alliance certification.
 
●Supporting the Acquisition of Rainforest Alliance Certification for Tea Plantations(Enternal Link)
Since about 50% of the tea leaves imported by Japan come from Sri Lanka, and about 25% of them are used in “Kirin’s Afternoon Tea”. Kirin has been supporting tea farms in Sri Lanka to obtain Rainforest Alliance certification since 2013. 30% percent of the certified farms obtained the certification with Kirin's support.
In August, Kirin launched the “Kirin Afternoon Tea Straight Tea(250ml paper pack (LL Slim))”, the first product in the series with the Rainforest Alliance certification mark, which indicates that it is made from at least 90% certified tea leaves from Sri Lanka.

KOKUBU GROUP CORP

●"Turban shell boiled from Ise-Shima"
 "Kantsuma" series "Turban shell boiled from Ise-Shima" supports the "traditional fishing method" of ama fishing * and the region while preserving natural resources, and uses the turban shell caught by that fishing method as a raw material for canning. K&K delivers safe, secure and high quality turban shells to consumers.* Ama fishing: A fishing method in which women catch turban shells by diving. It started about 2,000 years ago and is a rare fishing method in the world. It is also a fishing that allows ama to conserve resources without catching all of them by checking the size of each one when picking turban shells.

Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd.

●Special Website Introduces Seven & i Group's Initiatives (Enternal Link)
 The Seven & i Group has been promoting sustainable procurement as one of the themes in its environmental declaration "GREEN CHALLENGE 2050". In this year's Sustaina-Week, The Seven & i Group will introduce on its members’ website the efforts of each company in the Group that places importance on the relationship with local people, especially vegetables and other agricultural producers.
 
●Distribution of "Wise Man's Recipes" for "Cooking with Care, Eating with Care(Enternal Link)
The "Wise Man's Recipes," which have been distributed since March 2021, are the recipe with tips that makes everyone happy, those who grow the foods, those who cook them, and those who eat them. In September, Seven&i will introduce the best recipes from Seven and i employees.

SEVEN-ELEVEN JAPAN Co., Ltd. （Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd.）

◆Introduction of "Let's Use Local Foods Project"(Enternal Link)
Seven-Eleven Japan Co., Ltd. will introduce the "Let's Use Local Foods Project" on its official Twitter and Facebook pages to pass on attractive local foods and bring them to many customers.

Japan Organics Recycling Association

●Special Campaign to Introduce Biomass Mark Certified Products (Enternal Link)
Biomass mark certified products include tableware, plastic bags, and ink. Please refer to them as a step toward sustainable consumption.
 
●Special Operation of the Biomass Utilization Consultation Room(Enternal Link)
 JORA opens the Biomass Utilization Consultation Room and inform the advantages of biomass utilization. Please contact us if you have any questions.
 
★Training for developing human resources for biomass utilization(Enternal Link)
 JORA is calling for participants for a training program to develop expertise in biomass utilization.
 Methane Fermentation Technology Advisor Training Course (Oct. 04-6)
 
★Online Environment Festival for Children in Chuo-ku, Tokyo(Enternal Link)
 JORA will contribute environment education for chidren by providing a video. The viewing will be possible on JORA web site later.

NIPPON PAPER INDUSTRIES, CO., LTD.

●Strawless Paper Pack (Enternal Link)
"The NP-PAK-mini School POP” is strawless paper pack for school milk. Children can easily open it and drink without straw. It helps to reduce plastic waste and could be a study tool of SDGs, which supports to raise children’s environmental consciousness through their school life.
 
●The Sustainable high quality paper straw (Enternal Link)
 These paper straws are designed for environmental friendliness and a good feel on the mouth. The raw material used is certified paper that is made in Japan with caring for sustainability.
 
●Environmentally friendly paper barrier material " SHIELDPLUS” (Enternal Link)
  After it is produced, the content in a package, especially food, is gradually deteriorated chemically as time passes for reason of environmental changes. The package is therefore required to prevent deterioration of commercial value of the content. In order to prevent the deterioration of the product, NIPPON PAPER INDUSTRIES have developed SHIELDPLUS as an environmentally friendly paper-based barrier material by applying onto a base paper completely made of wooden material a barrier coating layer based on the water-based coating technology for papermaking.
 
●“Waterproof Liner” that can be used as an alternative to Styrofoam(Enternal Link)
Nippon Paper Industries and Nippon Tokai Industrial Paper Supply have developed a functional linerboard that does not get wet despite being paper, enabling even fresh fishes to be transported. The use of assembled boxes increases the transportation efficiency by 30% compared to a Styrofoam box of the same inner size. After use, the box can be folded to reduce storage space. It can also be recycled just like ordinary linerboard.

NIPPON ACCESS, INC.

★Implementation of food drive in the company(Enternal Link)
 NIPPON ACCESS will promote the Food drives, collecting surplus food from home at the head office where more than 1,000 employees work, and donate it to food banks.
 
●Promotion of sustainable products(PDF : 1,185KB)(Enternal Link)
 NIPPON ACCESS will promote sustainable PB products such as frozen meal kits made from plant-based food on our website.

Japanese Consumers' Co-operative Union   

●Consumer Co-ops’- practices for sustainability(Enternal Link)
As part of "Consumer Co-op 2030 Environmental Sustainability Policy”, consumer co-ops in Japan have committed to ethical consumption, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, reducing the use of plastic containers and paper, and promoting responsible procurement that respects human rights and considers the environment. On our Twitter and corporate website, not only "Consumer Co-op 2030 Environmental Sustainability Policy" and "Ethical by Co-op" are introduced, but also the information about "SCAFFF project" and "Sustaina-week"are provided.

Nichirei Corporation

●Some sales proceeds support forest preservation(Enternal Link)
Nichirei Foods supports forest conservation activities with a portion of the proceeds from the "Good for Forests" program.

 
●The Nichirei Group is engaged in activities to make effective use of food.  (Enternal Link)
Nichirei Foods supports the food bank activities of the NPO Second Harvest Japan, and donates products that do not have a problem with quality but cannot be sold in the general market, such as products whose outer packaging was deformed when imported. In cooperation with the Nichirei Logistics Group, the products is delivered directly to orphanages and other facilities certified by Second Harvest Japan using low-temperature transport.
 
●Food Loss Research Institute established on the website(Enternal Link)
The Nichirei Group has developed its main businesses with "power of chilled". Each of its business takes full advantages of chilled food, such as long-term preservation, quality retention, and restorability, and contributes to the reduction of food loss and waste. Furthermore, throughout the supply chain, all Group company are working to reduce food loss and waste.

Maruha Nichiro Corporation

●Promoting MSC and ASC certified marine products(Enternal Link)
The Maruha Nichiro Group is actively promoting the handling of MSC("Eco Label for the Sea") and ASC certified marine products with logo marks.
MSC("Eco Label for the Sea") certifies natural marine products caught by sustainable fisheries that are managed in consideration of marine resources and the environment and ASC certifies responsibly farmed marine products. So, selecting MSC or ASC certified products will help to conserve the marine environment and resources.

MARUHON INC.

● Maruhon's Action for 2030 Agenda(Enternal Link)
Maruhon is engaged in the development and sale of wood-related products, focusing on interior components such as solid wood flooring. In order to protect the beautiful earth and pass it on to the next generation, we are working on activities to preserve sustainable wood resources.
We spread the word on our blog, Facebook, and other SNS with hashtags such as #Sustainaweek and #SustainabilityAction. We will also introduce sustainable products in our blog.
FSC-certified solid Nara wood flooring, a sustainable product, is displayed in the showroom. The Afuno wa logo is displayed on product pamphlets to promote the products.

Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd.

●Fisheries, reducing Food Loss Yoshikawa Suisan "steamed dark tuna meat & tuna parboiled" Niko Salmon "Kesa no Hama (boiled seasonal fish)"
The product made with parts of the fish that are difficult to cook at home and are often thrown away, conveys the concept of "the virtue of eating without any loss or waste.
"Kesa no Hama (boiled seasonal fish)," is a prepared dish using small amounts of fish that are not marketed and cannot be priced.

●Small-Lunch box caring for Climate Change and reducing food waste, “Cobento” made from Omni-Meat, a New Vegetable Protein Material
Isetan Mitsukoshi is working to promote 4R-refuse and reduce waste, recycle and reuse materials, and reduction of food loss and waste under the slogan "think good, let’s use your imagination and start thinking”.
The small lunch box series "Cobento" was created to make it easier to eat up for children and women without leaving anything behind. During Sustaina-week, the menu includes Omni-meat and other plant-basedproteins. It will be available at Isetan Shinjuku from September 15th (Wednesday) to September 28th (Tuesday).
From September 22nd (Wednesday) to October 19th (Tuesday), a "think good" campaign will be held at Isetan Shinjuku, Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi, Ginza Mitsukoshi, and Isetan Mitsukoshi Online Store under the theme of "Passing to the Next Generation”.

Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Company, Limited(a subsidiary of MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc.

●Growing Vegetables Eco-Friendly Way on rooftop vegetable garden(Enternal Link)
Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Company has rent out 23 lots on rooftop vegetable garden in Surugadai Building (about 6 m2 each) to local residents and the employees. It is operated in consideration of biodiversity by using only the minimum amount of organic fertilizers based on soil diagnosis and organic agrichemicals met the organic JAS standard. The actual cultivation guidance and training for users is carried out by an affiliated organization. Originally it is face-to-face activity, but now, due to Covid-19 Pandemic, it is conducted remotely by e-mail and lectures using YouTube.

Meiji Holdings Co., Ltd.

●Meiji Agroforestry Chocolate (Enternal Link)
Through the production of agroforestry chocolates, Meiji is contributing to the reforestation and biodiversity conservation in the Amazon by supporting agroforestry farming (forest-growing agriculture) in Brazil.

●Supporting Refugees through Meiji Milk Chocolate (Enternal Link)
 Meiji donates a portion of sales from Meiji Milk Chocolate, sold between January and February each year, to the UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) Association's
 program to improve nutrition for refugee children in Africa.

★Meiji The Chocolate(Enternal Link)
 Meiji The Chocolate is made under the "BEAN to BAR" style, in which manufacturers handle everything from cacao beans (BEAN) to chocolate bars (BAR) in an integrated manner, using sustainable cacao beans produced in areas where Meiji's own farmer support program, "Meiji Cacao Support", has been implemented.
 
●Reducing Meiji Group's Use of Plastic Packaging (Enternal Link)
 Meiji Group will strengthen its efforts to recycle plastic resources in order to solve the social problem of ocean pollution caused by plastic waste. Meiji Group will reduce the amount of plastic used in the packaging of yogurt and other food products, aiming to reduce at least 25% (compared to FY2017) by FY2030. Meiji will also increase the use of biomass and recycled plastics.
 
●Expansion of the Meiji Group's use of environmentally friendly paper (Enternal Link)
Meiji Group will expand the use of environmentally friendly paper, such as the use of certified and recycled paper, in the containers and packaging of various products, as well as in various printed materials and copy paper, aiming to use 100% of environmentally friendly paper materials by FY2020.
 
●Support for Dairy Farmers through Original Producer Management Support Activities 
Meiji Group supports producer’s management of their farm with the original program to improve operation efficiency. Meiji Group aims to achieve sustainable dairy farming with advice from Meiji Group's experts.

WISE WISE INC.

●WISE・WISE's Action for 2030 Agenda (Tokyo Midtown Store and Nezu Store) (Enternal Link)
At WISE・WISE's tools store in Tokyo Midtown and Nedu-store offers sustainable and ethical Japanese lifestyle tools based on the theme of traditional and ethical crafts for daily use. A poster with the SCAFFF’s logo is also displayed.

AgVenture Lab

●Thinking about the SDGs / "Eat and Reduce Food Loss and waste!” (Enternal Link)
JA Group's innovation lab, AgVenture Lab with the concept of “Thinking about the future of food, agriculture and life”, and association of “Ienohikari (Light of home)” collaborated to produce a panel discussion video on "Food Loss". There are four videos including a talk session and recipe introduction. Let's think about "food loss" together, and take a step to solve the problem around us!

●Dr. Crow is here! Thinking about Coexistence with Wild Beasts and Birds: What's in it for the Crows? (Part 1 / Part 2)
This video introduces the idea of coexisting with crows, our most familiar wild animal. Dr. Akisaki Matsushita, Dr. Akiei Sugita, Dr. Akiei Sugita of Tokyo Metropolitan University, and Yuichi Watanabe of Acar Corporation appear in this video. This video has two-parts, in part1, they will introduce the profound charm of crows through a crow quiz. In part2, they show how people and crows can live coexist in a comunity.
 
Reducing Food Loss for a Sustainable Society" [FoodTech Webinar].(Enternal Link)
While the world’s population is growing, food loss in Japan is only slightly decreasing, and even under these circumstances, a lot of foods are still imported from overseas. This webinar will focus on these issues and introduce the activities of JA members and companies that are working to solve the problems in order to achieve a sustainable society. The panel discussion informs you about food loss, a problem close to everyone, and tips on how we can all do to achieve sustainability from now.

Kanagawa

FEED ONE CO., LTD.

●Promoting Consumption of Domestic Livestock and Aquatic Products and Providing Food-related Knowledge through "Know and Learn about FEED ONE" (Enternal Link)
 The "Know and Learn about FEED ONE" section of our website provides knowledge on how to select safe livestock and aquatic products. The fish section mentions the difference between wild and cultured fish, which will contribute to promoting the consumption of domestic livestock and aquatic products.

●Food Donation to FoodBank(PDF : 265KB)(Enternal Link)
FEED ONE donates food made from our customers' livestock products to support the project "Supporting single-parent families, as well as job opportunities for handicapped" which is in need due to the effects of COVID-19 measures. This activity is sponsored by Yokohama City Council of Social Welfare. (In fiscal 2020, 300 servings of beef curry are donated.)

Nagano

Kirin Holdings Company, Limited

◆Activities to Increase Clara in the Mariko-Vineyard (Enternal Link)
  “Mercian” is working with the international NGO Earthwatch Japan to increase the number of Clara leaves, the only food plant for the larvae of the oriental whitefly, in its own vineyard under the guidance of the National Agriculture and Food Research Organization(NARO). The vineyard, called Mariko-Vineyard is a hedgegrow-type field converted from abandoned land, where native and rare species are nurtured thirough herbaceous cultivation. Clara cuttings are grown and planted in the field the following spring. This year, the local elementary schools will also participate in the activity.

CO-OPDELI CONSUMERS' CO-OPERATIVE UNION [Coop Nagano]

●Coop Deli's Eco-Life(Enternal Link)
Coop Deli sets up a special webpage for Sustaina-Week on the Coop Deli Group's sustainability website to introduce "Coop Deli's Eco-Life".
"Coop Deli's Eco-Life" aims to eliminate greenhouse gases (especially CO2), single-use plastics, and food loss and waste.

 

Hokuriku

Nigata

CO-OPDELI CONSUMERS' CO-OPERATIVE UNION [Niigata and Coop Kuruco (Niigata)]

●Coop Deli's Eco-Life (Enternal Link)
Coop Deli sets up a special webpage for Sustaina-Week on the Coop Deli Group's sustainability website to introduce "Coop Deli's Eco-Life".
"Coop Deli's Eco-Life" aims to eliminate greenhouse gases (especially CO2), single-use plastics, and food loss and waste.

Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd.

●Agriculture, reducing Food Losses "Tokamachi Koshihikari (Niigata Prefecture)
"Using materials for paddy that people can eat, because we will eat the rice produced there." is the concept behind their organically grown rice.
It is produced in Uonuma, a rice-growing region, in time for the new rice season, and is grown by composting food losses from fruit and vegetables.

Toyama

Snow-White Farm

★Tateyama Farm & Art Festival 21 FARM & ART FEST 21(Enternal Link)
Farmers and artists gather in a pasture where pony parents and children eat grass leisurely, and show agriculture and art, the blessings of autumn at will. In addition to
outdoor live performances, Snow-White Farm will also sell rice without chemical pesticides, grapes, and vegetables grown at Shirayuki Farm in the market (postponed to 3^rd Nov.).

Tokai

Aichi

KEC CO.,Ltd

★PR of sustainable products at the web shop and stores(Enternal Link)
Introducing sustainable products and the activities of the SCAFFF project on the Web.

Maruya Hatcho Miso Co.,Ltd.

●Sustainable, traditional production methods(Enternal Link)
In consideration of the natural environment, Maruya Hatcho produce miso using natural brewing and organic methods. This sustainable method of making “Hatcho miso”, which has been used since the Edo period, will be passed on to the future.

mamirika's

◆Providing information about the honey of the fantastic Japanese honeybee. (Enternal Link)
“mamirika's” reports on the status of Japanese honeybees on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter and conserves biodiversity through beekeeping activities for native Japanese honeybees.

Kinki

Osaka 

Osaka Izumi Co-operative Society Group

●“Food Drive" at Coop stores (Enternal Link)
The Osaka Izumi Co-operative Society Group donates surplus food from households to children's canteens, welfare facilities and volunteer groups through food banks. Donations are accepted at the special boxes set up near the service corners of the shops. Please check the website for more information on the conditions of the food to be donated.
 
★ Coop's "Produce Direct" Crossword Quiz (Enternal Link)
 The flyer for the "Produce Direct Crossword Challenge" is available at the Co-op stores. If you solve the crossword in the flyer and bring it to the service corner, you will receive a Bamboo Eco Cutlery Set. (This will be finished when all the prizes are gone.)

●The "Food Recycling Loop" initiative(Enternal Link)
The Osaka Izumi Co-operative Society Group’s framework makes fertilizer from unsold products at the stores and agricultural processing and then it uses the fertilizer to grow vegetables in the fields, and sell these vegetables at Co-op stores and home delivery. Within this framework, the recycling rate is 87%. (Results for fiscal 2020)

Kyushu

Saga

Corporate Communication Department, AEON KYUSHU

The Sustaina-Week event (Enternal Link)
The AEON Saga Yamato shop in Saga prefecture has formed a project team with mainly young members to offer sustainable products during the Sustaina-Week with the keyword "We can do it for the future Kyushu", the theme of the 50th anniversary of AEON Kyushu co. ltd.,.
In collaboration with Saga City Hall, it will also hold a panel exhibition on sustainable issues in Saga City and shops featuring sustainable products in Saga City during the period.

Okinawa

NIPPON PAPER INDUSTRIES, CO., LTD.

●Eradicating Invasive Plant Species from Iriomote Island
Nippon Paper Industries concluded an agreement for forest conservation activities on Iriomote Island in cooperation with "the Iriomote Island Eco-Tourism Association” and the Okinawa Regional Forest Office of the Forestry Agency's Kyushu Regional Forest Office. Iriomote Island is home to Japan's largest mangrove forest and a subtropical broad-leaved forest, where valuable wild plants and animals grow and live. However, a number of non-native plants have invaded the island. The Company is working with the local people to eradicate one of the invasive species, the American hamaguruma.

Oversea

Indonesia

Nichirei Corporation

●Expanding Indonesia’s mangroves(Enternal Link)
 Nichirei Fresh is helping to expand Indonesia’s mangrove forests through the procurement and sale of shrimp sustainably sourced from t