Protecting Natural Capital and Biodiversity

Basic approach

Recognizing that our business activities affect the entire planet and that protecting the global environment is essential for our survival and activity, we actively take the initiative to protect the environment under the Nisshin Seifun Group Environmental Basic Policy, including initiatives to reduce waste and CO₂ emissions and to effectively use resources and energy.

Our business and products are dependent on the blessings of nature. We see sustainability, including the careful use of water as a vital part of natural capital, as a core priority, and we are continually working to reduce the amount of water used in our factories in Japan and overseas. Additionally, we contribute to biodiversity conservation across our supply chains. Initiatives include water stress surveys in the areas where we procure raw materials, and maintaining soil health activities in the regions where we procure the wheat used in our products. We are also contributing to society in areas beyond our business by supporting projects in Japan and overseas with aims such as managing natural resources in a way that conserves biodiversity, protecting rare plants and animals, planting trees, and providing environmental education. We are achieving this by supporting the activities of organizations such as the authorized NPO Kiritappu Wetland National Trust and the charitable trust Keidanren Nature Conservation Fund.
We will continue to work through our business activities and social contributions to ensure that human health and prosperity can benefit from the bounties of nature.

Support for the Kiritappu Wetland National Trust

Kiritappu Wetland in Hokkaido is Japan’s third biggest wetland. It has been registered under the Ramsar Convention due to the extremely important role it plays as a habitat for waterfowl. Wetlands fulfill important water recharge and climate adjustment functions and nurture a rich variety of life. They also benefit the local dairy farming and fishing industries. In 2021, the Akkeshi-Kiritappu-Konbumori Quasi-National Park was established as a representative landscape for the co-existence of people and nature. We are supporting the Kiritappu Wetland National Trust in its efforts to buy privately owned sections of the wetlands and to carry out conservation activities in order to leave a wonderful natural resource for future generations.

Connecting with local nature through a flora and fauna survey (Nisshin Milling Museum)

The Nisshin Milling Muesum, a corporate cultural facility located in Tatebayashi, Gunma Prefecture, where Nisshin Seifun was originally founded, has conducted a survey to understand how the natural environment and living beings in the region are interconnected. The results have revealed that the region is a habitat for a variety of birds and butterflies and that these can often be seen in the area around the museum.

Conserving the local coastline
(Thai Nisshin Seifun Co., Ltd.)

Since 2017, approximately 100 employees of Thai Nisshin Seifun Co., Ltd. have been participating in activities to revive the mangrove forests that grow along the regional coastline. Mangrove forests are able to absorb and store CO₂, which is a major contributor to global warming, and also provide a habitat for a wide variety of life. They are also expected to help protect the livelihoods of local communities from disasters such as tsunamis and high tides.