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Environment

Business Locations in Japan in FY2022

Business Locations in Japan and Overseas

Scope 3

Breakdown of Greenhouse Gas Emissions

2019 2020 2021 2022
CO2 emission (1000t) Composition ratio CO2 emission (1000t) Composition ratio CO2 emission (1000t) Composition ratio CO2 emission (1000t) Composition ratio
Scope1 237 5.8% 254 6.3% 266 6.2% 269 6.4%
Scope2 *4 179 4.4% 174 4.3% 173 4.0% 158 3.7%
Scope3 3,655 89.8% 3,601 89.4% 3,862 89.8% 3,804 88.9%
Category1: Purchased goods and services 2,328 57.2% 2325 57.7% 2,524 58.7% 2,494 58.9%
Category2: Capital goods 232 5.7% 123 3.1% 109 2.5% 78 1.8%
Category3: "Fuel-and-energy-related activities not included in Scope 1 or 2" 57 1.4% 75 1.9% 77 1.8% 88 2.1%
Category4: Upstream transportation and distribution 374 9.2% 353 8.7% 379 8.8% 387 9.1%
Category5: Waste generated in operations 9 0.2% 21 0.5% 24 0.6% 18 0.4%
Category6: Business travel 4 0.1% 5 0.1% 5 0.1% 4 0.1%
Category7: Employee commuting 20 0.5% 22 0.6% 12 0.3% 10 0.2%
Category8: Upstream leased assets Not relevant - Not relevant - Not relevant - Not relevant -
Category9: Downstream transportation and distribution 253 6.2% 268 6.7% 282 6.6% 284 6.7%
Category10: Processing of sold products Not relevant - Not relevant - Not relevant - Not relevant -
Category11: Use of sold products 289 7.1% 291 7.2% 324 7.5% 321 7.6%
Category12: End of life treatment of sold products 89 2.2% 119 3.0% 127 3.0% 122 2.9%
Category13: Downstream leased assets Not relevant - Not relevant - Not relevant - Not relevant -
Category14: Franchises Not relevant - Not relevant - Not relevant - Not relevant -
Category15: Investments Not relevant - Not relevant - Not relevant - Not relevant -
Total of Scopes 1, 2 and 3 4,070 100.0% 4,029 100% 4,301 100.0% 4,232 100.0%

Scope 2 GHG emissions (a market-based method and a location-based method) *5

CO2 emission (1000t) 2018 2019 2020 2021
Scope2 A market-based 179 174 173 158
A location-based 187 187 186 187

Scope:

Business Locations in Japan

  • ・NISSIN FOODS HOLDINGS CO., LTD. (Tokyo Head Office, Osaka Head Office, and “the WAVE” R&D center), and MYOJO FOODS CO., LTD. (Research Center)*6.
  • ・Manufacturing plants in Japan. (None of the data includes data for Koikeya, Koikeya Vietnam Co., Ltd.)

Reporting period :

  • ・Data for 2018-2020 is based on fiscal year (April 1to March 31) . Data for 2021 onwards is based on calendar year (January 1 to December 31).
Scope3
  • ・Data for 2018-2019 is based on fiscal year (April 1to March 31) . Data for 2020-2021 onwards is based on calendar year (January 1 to December 31).

Calculation Methods:

Scope1,2
  • ・CO2 emissions for business locations : Calculated according to the Act on Promotion of Global Warming Counter Measures.
  • ・CO2 emissions for electricity use in Japan: Calculated using emission factors disclosed by the Ministry of the Environment.
  • ・CO2 emissions for overseas electricity use : Calculated using IEA Emission factors (IEA)
Scope3
CO2 emissions from the value chains of NISSIN FOODS HOLDINGS and the Group companies in Japan and overseas.
Calculation methods:
  • ・The Corporate Value Chain (SCOPE 3) Accounting and Reporting
  • ・The Basic Guidelines on Accounting for Greenhouse Gas Emissions Through the Supply Chain Ver. 2.3 (issued by the Japanese Ministry of the Environment)

Because the figures have been rounded up or down, grand totals may not exactly match the sum of totals for individual companies, and the sum of percentages may not add up to 100%.

  • *1Product weight data does not include data for UNI-STAR and SAGAMI FRESH.
  • *2Waste data includes valuables.
  • *3Food waste data does not include the amount of waste from logistics warehouses.
  • *4A market-based method
  • *5A market-based method refers to quantify Scope 2 GHG emissions based on GHG emissions emitted by the generators from which the reporter contractually purchases electricity bundled with instruments, or unbundled instruments on their own.
    A location-based method refers to quantify Scope 2 GHG emissions based on average energy generation emission factors for defined locations, including local, subnational, or national boundaries.
  • *6Energy Consumption and CO2 emissions data include data for MYOJO FOODS CO., LTD. (Research Center).

Third-Party Verification:

The data for Scope 1,2,and 3 emissions, water and waste received third-party certification.

Environmental Accounting

Environmental Conservation Benefits

Environmental impact FY2020 FY2021 Benefit*
INPUT Energy Consumption (TJ) 2,398 2,495 54
Electricity (TJ) 957 894 123
heavy oil (TJ) 0 0 0
Gas (TJ) 1,441 1,601 -69
Water (m3) 1,698,067 1,843,086 -38,481
OUTPUT CO2 (t-CO2) 120,724 126,740 1,558
Waste Emissions (t) 23,610 24,944 147
Landfill of waste (t) 28 24,944 -24,914
Discharged Water (m3) 1,273,084 1,380,399 -27,441
BOD (t) 1 2 -1
NOx (t) 25 17 9
SOx (t) 0 0 0
  • *FY2020 Product Weight×(FY2021 Product Weight÷FY2020Product Weight)- FY2021 Product Weight

Scope:

NISSIN FOOD PRODUCTS’s all plants (Kanto Plant, Shizuoka Plant, Kansai Plant, Shiga Plant and Shimonoseki Plant)

Calculation Methods:

Accounting is based on the Environmental Accounting Guidelines 2005 issued by the Ministry of the Environment.

Progress toward Environmental Strategy EARTH FOOD CHALLENGE 2030

Environmental Targets toward 2030 Targets Figures
Sustainable palm oil procurement ratio 100% 36%
Overall water use (per million yen of IFRS-based sales) 12.3m3/per million yen 11.3m3/per million yen
Waste recycling ratio (within Japan) 99.5% 99.7%
Total waste reduction in sales and distribution processes (compared to fiscal 2016, within Japan) -50.0% -38.9%
Reduction of CO2 emissions: Scope 1 + 2
(compared to fiscal 2019, in Japan and overseas)		 -30.0% 2.7%
Reduction of CO2 emissions: Scope 3
(compared to fiscal 2019, in Japan and overseas)		 -15.0% 8.5%
  • *Target: NISSIN FOOD PRODUCTS, NISSIN CHILLED FOODS, NISSIN FROZEN FOODS
    Calculated based on the Containers and Packaging Recycling Law

Goals and Achievements in Palm Oil Procurement

Result for FY2020 Result for FY2021 Result for FY2022 FY2031 goal
Palm oil sustainable procurement rate*1 20% 26% 36% 100%
Procurement rate from suppliers that can trace products up to oil mills*2 100% 100% 100%
  • *1Usage percentage of RSPO-certified palm oil by NISSIN FOOD PRODUCTS, NISSIN FOODS (U.S.A.) and Nissin Foods Kft. to the entier Group
  • *2Scope: group companies in Japan

100% ISO 14001 certification rate at Group plants

FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Certification rate at manufacturing plants in Japan and overseas subject to inspection 64.2% 64.2% 58.6% 75.9%

Group Companies with ISO 14001 Certification

Japan NISSIN FOOD PRODUCTS (Kanto Plant, Shizuoka Plant, Kansai Plant, Shiga Plant, Shimonoseki Plant), MYOJO FOODS (Head Office, Research Center), NISSIN CISCO (Tokyo Plant, Osaka Plant), NISSIN YORK (Kanto Plant, Kansai Plant), SAPPORO NISSIN FOODS, NISSIN PLASTICS (Kanto Plant, Shiga Plant, Kansai Plant), HIGASHINIHON MYOJO (Saitama Plant, Kobe Plant), UNI-STAR, SAITAMA NISSIN FOOD PRODUCTS, SHIKOKU NISSIN FOOD PRODUCTS, NISSIN F.D. FOODS, AJINIHON, KAGAWA NISSIN FOOD PRODUCTS, NICKY FOODS CO.,LTD (Izumisano Plant, Tondabayashi Plant, Bonchi (Kobe Plant, Tokyo Plant, Yamagata Plant, Chuo-kogyo-danchi Plant)
Overseas Nissin Foods (H.K.) (Wing On Plant, Winner Plant, Nissin Plant), WINNER FOOD PRODUCTS LTD. (Win Tai Plant), ZHUHAI GOLDEN COAST WINNER FOOD PRODUCTS, GUANGDONG SHUNDE NISSIN FOODS, GUANGDONG SHUNDE NISSIN FOODS CO., ZHEJIANG NISSIN FOODS, NISSIN FOODS DO BRASIL, NISSIN FOODS (THAILAND), NISSIN FOODS VIETNAM, Nissin Foods Kft.
As of June 2022

Major Pollution-Related Accidents or Lawsuits

  • ・Fiscal 2018: 0
  • ・Fiscal 2019: 0
  • ・Fiscal 2020: 0
  • ・Fiscal 2021: 0
  • ・Fiscal 2022: 0

Endorsement of Industry Associations and Initiatives

  • ・Signatory to the United Nations Global Compact
  • ・Endorsing the TCFD
  • ・Participating in the TCFD Consortium
  • ・Participating in the Science Based Targets (SBT) Initiative
  • ・Participating in the RE100
  • ・Participating in the Ministry of the Environment’s network on promoting decarbonizing management
  • ・Participating in the Japan Climate Initiative
  • ・Participating in the Challenge Zero
  • ・Participating in the Clean Ocean Material Alliance as a managing company
  • ・Participating in the 10×20×30 Food Loss and Waste Initiative of the Japan project
  • ・Participating in the Institute of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), Japan as a supporting member
  • ・Participating in the Japan Sustainable Palm Oil Network (JaSPON) as a board member
  • ・Participating in the Japan Association for Cellular Agriculture
  • ・Council for Public-Private Partnership in Food Technology
  • ・Participating in the Food Tech Studio – Bites!

Product Safety, Suppliers

Breakdown of Procurement Costs by Region (Target: NISSIN FOOD PRODUCTS])

  • ・Japan: 91%
  • ・China: 5%
  • ・Other regions in Asia: 3%
  • ・Europe and other regions: 0.1 or lower

Number of Suppliers Visited in Japan and Abroad

  • ・Fiscal 2021: 15 suppliers
  • ・FIscal 2022 plan: 20 suppliers

Acquisition of Third-party Certification on Food Safety: 29 and 15 Locations Respectively in Japan and Overseas

  • *ISO9001、ISO22000、FSSC22000

GMO Foods

We do not use genetically modified agricultural products subject to mandatory labeling as raw materials of products made for Japan.

Product Recall

In 2019, there was suspicion that NISSIN FROZEN FOODS’ Nissin Chicken Ramen Kin-no-Chahan (best before date: April 25, 2020) has been contaminated by plastic pieces. Voluntary recall was completed by June 2020. The results of investigation did not find contamination by plastic pieces.

Customer Satisfaction Survey

In fiscal 2021, more than 90% of customers replied that they wish to purchase our Group’s products again in the future.

Endorsement of Industry Associations and Initiatives

Participating in the Consumer Goods Forum

Employees

Key Personnel and Labor Data

Scope: Employees of those who are employed by NISSIN FOOD PRODUCTS (including employees on temporary assignment to NISSIN FOODS HOLDINGS, NISSIN CHILLED FOODS, NISSIN FROZEN FOODS, etc.)

Fiscal year*1 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Number of employees Total 2,168 2,194 2,266 2,336 2,370
Permanent
(Male/Female)		 1,983
(1,645・338)		 2,027
(1,667・360 *4)		 2,107
(1,710・397 *4)		 2,197
(1,768・429 *4)		 2,243
(1,776・467)
Contract
(Male/Female)		 185
(107・78)		 167
(99・68)		 159
(102・57)		 139
(99・40)		 127
(95・32)
Number of new hires Total
(Male/Female)		 240
(195・45)		 191
(142・49)		 220
(166・54)		 152
(113・39)		 185
(125・60)
New graduates
(Male/Female)		 64
(53・11)		 56
(45・11)		 50
(37・13)		 38
(29・9)		 50
(36・14)
Mid-career
(Male/Female)		 176
(142・34)		 135
(97・38)		 170
(129・41)		 114
(84・30)		 135
(89・46)
The percentage of female new hires (%) 18.8 25.7 24.5 25.7 32.4
The percentage of mid-career hires (%) 73.3 70.7 77.3 75.0 73.0
Attrition rate of employees with less than three years of service 10.5 11.5 23.0 12.5 4.5
The percentage of female managers 3.8 4.0 *4 5.2 *4 5.4 *4 5.8
Number of re-employed persons 60 73 98 96 102
Average years of service
(Male/Female) 		12.2
(12.7・9.7)		 11.9
(12.4・9.6)		 11.4
(11.9・9.2)		 11.8
(12.8・9.8)		 12.3
(13.0・9.6)
The percentage of permanent turnover 4.5 3.7 4.8 2.8 4.4
Employees taking parental leave (subtotal: males) 32 (4) 38 (2) 50 (4) 60 (10) 49 (20)
Number of employees taking family care leave 1 1 0 1 3
The percentage of paid leave usage *2 76.8 96.6 94.7 74.7 78.6
The percentage of disabled employee *3 1.97 2.18 2.36 2.30 2.32
The percentage of the Stress Check Program Implementation 89.8 69 79.9 81.1 87.4
Comprehensive Health Risk 108 108 106 103 102
Average number of monthly overtime work hours (hours/months) 25 22 21 20 21.8
No. of employees on leave due to injury or illness (Number of people) 38 26 38 30 27

Scope: Employees working at Group companies in Japan and overseas

Fiscal Year *1 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
No. of new hires 1,329 1,682 1,640 1,479 1,837
Turnover ratio 10% 15% 13% 9% 9%
(Voluntary turnover ratio) 7% 9% 9% 8% 8%
  • *1As of March 31
  • *2Scope: Non-managerial employees
  • *3Scope: Employees of those who are employed by NISSIN FOOD PRODUCTS, MYOJO FOOD and NISSIN BUSINESS SUPPORT PLUS
  • *4Permanent Female employees and female manager ration were third-party verified.
  • *5Comprehensive Health Risk is a quantification of the degree of health risk that occurs due to the work environment. It is derived from the scores of the stress check program. The national average is 100, and the lower the number, the lower the risk.

The Percentage of Labor Union Membership in Fiscal 2022：89%

Scope: Employees working at Group companies in Japan and overseas except employees working at the companies without unions and employees who don't have rights to join.

Data Related to Female Employees

Scope: Permanent employees of consolidated subsidiaries in Japan and overseas

Fiscal year 2022
The percentage of female permanent employees 34%
The percentage of female managers 15%
The percentage of female executive assistants 15%
The percentage of female management 12%
The percentage of female managers in departments generating sales (sales departments, marketing departments, etc.) 15%
The percentage of femle employees in the fields of science, technology, engineering or math. 32%

Scope: Employees of those who are employed by NISSIN FOOD PRODUCTS (including employees on temporary assignment to NISSIN FOODS HOLDINGS, NISSIN CHILLED FOODS, NISSIN FROZEN FOODS, etc.)

FY2022 Target
The percentage of female managers 6% 10% or higher by FY2026

Employees by Age

Scope: Permanent employees working at Group companies in Japan and overseas

Fiscal year 2022
under 29 23%
30-50 58%
51 and over 19%

Employees by Region

Scope: Permanent employeesworking at Group companies in Japan and overseas except NISSIN U.S.A.

Employees FY2022
Employees Managers
Japan 47% 70%
China (incl. H.K.) 14% 13%
U.S.A. 0% 0%
Brazil 19% 6%
India 4% 2%
Other Asian countries 8% 5%
Middle East coutries 0% 0%
Europe countries 4% 2%
Other north American countries 0% 0%
Other middle and south American countries 4% 3%
Others 0% 0%

The Percentage of Permanent Employee Salary by Gender
(Average Salary of Female Employees Against Average Salary of Male Employees)*1

FY2021
Group companies in Japan Overseas Group companies Group companies in Japan and overseas
Managers (basic salary only)*2 100% 88% 91%
Managers (basic salary + cash incentives such as other bonuses) 103% 86% 91%
Non-managers 84% 98% 89%
  • *1While wages are applied using a uniform standard regardless of gender, there are differences between male and female employees due to factors such as number of employees, grade, and years of employment.
  • *2Received third-party verification.

Salary

Scope: Employees of those who are employed by NISSIN FOOD PRODUCTS (including employees on temporary assignment to NISSIN FOODS HOLDINGS, NISSIN CHILLED FOODS, NISSIN FROZEN FOODS, etc.)

Average female salary Average male salary
Managers (regular salary and other cash insentives) 12,516,430 13,016,141
Non-managerial employees 5,899,452 7,181,778
  • *While wages are applied using a uniform standard regardless of gender, there are differences between male and female employees due to factors such as number of employees, grade, and years of employment.

Results of Employee Attitude Surveys

Scope: Employees of consolidated subsidiaries in Japan
FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Feel job satisfaction 77% 76% 74% 78% 77%
Satisfied with workplace environment 69% 68% 67% 71% 69%
Satisfied with employee-friendly systems 51% 56% 57% 61% 58%
Scope: Employees of consolidated subsidiaries in Japan and overseas
FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
I want to achieve the company’s vision and strategies together 79% * 86% 82% 79% * 84%
  • *The data for FY2018 and FY2021 does not include the employees of consolidated subsidiaries overseas.

Training Time and Expenses for Fiscal 2022

Employees of NISSIN FOOD PRODUCTS* Employees of Group companies in Japan and overseas
Total training time 35,933 hours 106,299 hours
Training time per person 16 hours 9 hours
Training expenses per person JPY 52,936 JPY 17,675
  • *Including employees on temporary assignment to NISSIN FOODS HOLDINGS, NISSIN CHILLED FOODS, NISSIN FROZEN FOODS, etc.

Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate and Occupational Illness Frequency Rate

Scope FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Number of fatal accidents Employees of Group companies in Japan 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Lost time injury frequency rate (LTIFR) *1 Employees of Group companies in Japan 3.0 *3 1.1 *3 1.0 *3 1.0
Contractors of NISSIN FOODS HOLDINGS, NISSIN FOOD PRODUCTS, NISSIN CHILLED FOODS, and NISSIN FROZEN FOODS 7.6 *3 4.9 *3 3.4 *3 2.0
Occupational illness frequency rate (OIFR) *3 Employees of Group companies in Japan 0.0 *3 0.0 *3 0.0 *3 0.0
  • *1 (Number of lost time injuries in the reporting period/total working hours) ×1,000,000
  • *2 (Number of work-related ill health cases /total working hours) ×1,000,000
  • *3Received third-party verification.

Employees’ Health

FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 target
Medical examinations rate 100% 100% 100% 100% -
Reexamination rate 70.1% 87% 71.6% 83.2% 85%
Employees with BMI within acceptable range 67.5% 66.5% 66.3% 67.4% 70%
Employees with blood pressure within acceptable range 76.2% 76.8% 75.2% 80.2% 83%
Health guidance cases 345 591 476 940 -

Social Contribution

Social Contribution Activities in Fiscal 2022: ¥0.8 billion

Scope: NISSIN FOODS HOLDINGS, NISSIN FOOD PRODUCTS and six other Group companies

Cost breakdown(Millions of yen)
  • ・Cash donations: 732
  • ・Personnel costs of employees working for non-profit organizations or employees participating in activities working hours: 46
  • ・Donation of goods: 33
  • ・Managements overhead: 35

Results of Employee Attitude Surveys

Scope:Employees who are employed by NISSIN FOOD PRODUCTS (including employees seconded to NISSIN FOODS HOLDINGS, NISSIN CHILLED FOODS, NISSIN FROZEN FOODS, etc.), MYOJO FOODS, NISSIN YORK, and NISSIN CISCO.

FY2019 FY2020 FY2021
The company conducts businesses that take the environment into consideration. 59% 64% 73%
The company is contributing to society via its businesses. 81% 80% 88%

Endorsement of Industry Associations and Initiatives

  • ・Participating in the Federation of Industry for National Life and Consumer’s Association
  • ・Participating in the Nutrition Japan Public Private Platform
  • ・CEO Koki Ando serves as Chairman of the Japan Association for the World Food Programme (JAWFP).

Compliance

Number of Violations of Anti-Corruption Code of Conduct, Laws and Regulations in Fiscal 2022 : 0

Target: Group companies in Japan

Legal actions for anti-competitive behavior, anti-trust, and monopoly practices : 0

Scope of Compliance Training：All NISSIN FOODS Group Company Employees in Japan

Number of Reports and Cosultations Made to the Whistleblowing System

  • ・Fiscal 2019: 72 cases
  • ・Fiscal 2020: 60 cases
  • ・Fiscal 2021: 63 cases
  • ・Fiscal 2022: 60 cases

Political Donations and Other Expenditures by NISSIN FOODS HOLDINGS

(million yen)

FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Lobbying activities 0 0 0 0
Expenditures for political activities and political organizations 5 6 5 5
Expenditures for trade associations or tax-exempt organizations 1,461 1,383 1,447 1,393
Others (Referendum expenses, etc.) 0 0 0 0
Total 1,961 1,983 1,947 1,893

Number of Cases of Customer Information Leaks in Fiscal 2022: 0

Target: Group companies in Japan and overseas

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