{"id":1663,"date":"2022-06-01T09:31:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-01T00:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.meg-snow.com\/english\/cms2\/?page_id=1663"},"modified":"2022-06-01T09:32:40","modified_gmt":"2022-06-01T00:32:40","slug":"csrmaterialissue","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.meg-snow.com\/english\/sustainability\/csrmaterialissue\/","title":{"rendered":"Material Issues"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1663\" class=\"elementor elementor-1663\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c76b37b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c76b37b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c4d01a3\" data-id=\"c4d01a3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-638ab09 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"638ab09\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-deca24e\" data-id=\"deca24e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b52c0f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b52c0f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">[Basic approach]<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b1d3af elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b1d3af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Grounded in compliance*1, engage in activities with highest priority on securing product and service safety (quality assurance).<\/li><li>Focus on all stakeholders, including customers and consumers, and conduct operations that reflect social conscious.<\/li><li>Designate our core issue (materiality) and work towards resolving social issues in order to achieve a sustainable society.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe4d568 uk-text-small elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fe4d568\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>*1.Compliance includes legal compliance as well as adherence to internal and societal rules, and adherence to the ethical values of society.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f123267 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f123267\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-627dfad\" data-id=\"627dfad\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4eb7219 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4eb7219\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uk-overflow-auto\"><table class=\"uk-table uk-table-small uk-table-divider\"><tbody><tr><th valign=\"top\">Domain<\/th><th valign=\"top\">Material Issues<\/th><th valign=\"top\">Core Activity Theme<\/th><th valign=\"top\">KPI (Key Performance Indicator)<\/th><\/tr><tr><td class=\"materiality1\" rowspan=\"4\">Food and Health<\/td><td class=\"materiality1\" rowspan=\"4\"><p>Milk for Contributions to Food and Health<\/p><p><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-1676\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meg-snow.com\/english\/cms2\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sdgs01-300x210.png\" width=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meg-snow.com\/english\/cms2\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sdgs01-300x210.png 300w, https:\/\/www.meg-snow.com\/english\/cms2\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sdgs01.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/td><td class=\"materiality1\" rowspan=\"2\">Providing safe products and<br \/>services<\/td><td>\u2022 By fiscal 2022, 75% or more of the food facilities in and outside Japan that manufacture<br \/>Megmilk Snow Brand products will be certified under an international food safety scheme (such as FSSC or SQF) recognized by GFSI, and thereafter continuing efforts will be made toincrease GFSI certifications. (G)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u2022 Train certified sensory evaluation technicians with the ability to evaluate flavor (number of\u00a0certified sensory evaluation technicians: 110% or more compared to fiscal 2017 levels)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"materiality1\" rowspan=\"2\">Contributing to extending<br \/>healthy life expectancy<\/td><td>\u2022 Carry out research and development, product development, service provision and information transmission to contribute to the extension of healthy lives through milk (G)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u2022 Carry out food education activities based on the key theme of contributing to the extension of healthy lives and aim for an average of 45,000 participants every year in fiscal 2019-2026<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"materiality1\">Dairy Farming<\/td><td class=\"materiality1\"><p>Contributing to Sustainable Dairy Farming<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1674\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meg-snow.com\/english\/cms2\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sdgs02-300x210.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meg-snow.com\/english\/cms2\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sdgs02-300x210.png 300w, https:\/\/www.meg-snow.com\/english\/cms2\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sdgs02.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p><\/td><td class=\"materiality1\">Working to strengthen the dairy farming production platform<\/td><td>\u2022 Provide administrative and technical support for sustainable dairy farm management through operational support for Rakuseiken and the activities of the Research &amp; Development Center for Dairy Farming (G)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"materiality1\" rowspan=\"7\">Environment<\/td><td class=\"materiality1\" rowspan=\"7\"><p>Reducing Environmental Impact<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meg-snow.com\/english\/cms2\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sdgs03-300x210.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meg-snow.com\/english\/cms2\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sdgs03-300x210.png 300w, https:\/\/www.meg-snow.com\/english\/cms2\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sdgs03.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p><\/td><td class=\"materiality1\">Preventing global warming<\/td><td>\u2022 Reduce CO2 emissions by 30% from the fiscal 2013 level by fiscal 2030<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"materiality1\" rowspan=\"3\">Sustainably using resources<\/td><td>\u2022 Make sure that all paper used is made of 100% eco-friendly materials by fiscal 2022<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u2022 Procure 100% certified palm oil by fiscal 2026<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u2022 Reduce plastic use and reuse resources by developing and using eco-friendly packaging and containers (quantitative targets will be set by the end of fiscal 2020)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"materiality1\" rowspan=\"3\">Building a recycling-based society<\/td><td>\u2022 Take the following steps to address waste: 1 Cut waste generation by 30% from the fiscal 2013 levels by fiscal 2030 2 Raise the waste recycling rate to 98% or more by fiscal 2030 3 Raise the food waste recycling rate to 95% or more by fiscal 2019<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u2022 Pursue eco-friendly product development (extend the expiration date on existing and new products, and actively promote the labeling of the month and year for expiration dates)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u2022 Promote the effective use of water resources (quantitative targets will be set by the end of fiscal 2020)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"materiality1\" rowspan=\"3\">People and Society<\/td><td class=\"materiality1\" rowspan=\"2\"><p>Realization of a Diverse and Motivating Workplace<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1672\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meg-snow.com\/english\/cms2\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sdgs04-300x210.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meg-snow.com\/english\/cms2\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sdgs04-300x210.png 300w, https:\/\/www.meg-snow.com\/english\/cms2\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sdgs04.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p><\/td><td class=\"materiality1\">Diversifying and developing human resources<\/td><td>\u2022 Increase the share of management positions held by women to 10% or more by fiscal 2025<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"materiality1\">Achieving work-life balance and improving labor productivity<\/td><td>\u2022 Obtain METI recognition under the Certified Health &amp; Productivity Management Outstanding Organizations Recognition Program<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"materiality1\"><p>Contributing to Local Communities<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1673\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meg-snow.com\/english\/cms2\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sdgs05-300x210.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meg-snow.com\/english\/cms2\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sdgs05-300x210.png 300w, https:\/\/www.meg-snow.com\/english\/cms2\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sdgs05.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p><\/td><td class=\"materiality1\">Partnering with local communities<\/td><td>\u2022 Work with the community to help resolve social issues (G)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef540b8 uk-text-small elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ef540b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: right;\">\u201c(G)\u201d indicates a KPI for the Megmilk Snow Brand Group; other KPIs are for Megmilk Snow Brand Co., Ltd. only.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-230e27d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"230e27d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3d54fcf\" data-id=\"3d54fcf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5b8b635 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5b8b635\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b0857d5\" data-id=\"b0857d5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b617172 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b617172\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SDGs<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60cc932 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60cc932\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>SDG stands for Sustainable Development Goals. These are international goals for the realization of a sustainable society adopted at the September 2015 UN Summit and aim to resolve social issues such as poverty, starvation, and gender inequality. Embracing the goal of ending starvation and malnutrition by 2030 and pursuing a sustainable future, the SDGs consist of 17 goals and 169 targets. <br \/>The Megmilk Snow Brand Group will contribute to the achievement of the SDGs by shifting our thinking from a corporate-centric focus to a focus on resolving social issues. With this in mind, we display the SDG logo with each of our activities. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0a9c233\" data-id=\"0a9c233\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e3883c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1e3883c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"744\" height=\"502\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meg-snow.com\/english\/cms2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sdgs.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meg-snow.com\/english\/cms2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sdgs.png 744w, https:\/\/www.meg-snow.com\/english\/cms2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sdgs-300x202.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 744px) 100vw, 744px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"[Basic approach] Grounded in compliance*1, engage in activities with highest priority on securing product and ... <a href=\"https:\/\/www.meg-snow.com\/english\/sustainability\/csrmaterialissue\/\">\uff08\u7d9a\u304d\u3092\u8aad\u3080\uff09<\/a>","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"parent":196,"menu_order":80,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.meg-snow.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1663"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.meg-snow.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.meg-snow.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.meg-snow.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.meg-snow.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1663"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/www.meg-snow.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1663\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3775,"href":"https:\/\/www.meg-snow.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1663\/revisions\/3775"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.meg-snow.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/196"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.meg-snow.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1663"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}