GRI Standard Sustainability Reporting Guidelines

The Ajinomoto Group has access to information on major suppliers in Japan, but cannot disclose it as it is confidential.

The Ajinomoto Group selects material risks that should be managed across the organization by considering from a holistic viewpoint their respective impacts, probabilities, seriousness, and other factors and take precautionary approach.
The Ajinomoto Group has established and adheres to the Ajinomoto Group Policies (AGP) as foundational/universal principles and as a code of conduct related to its business activities.

Each Ajinomoto Group company participates due to necessity, and Ajinomoto Co., Inc. discloses a list of organizations the Company participates.

Each Ajinomoto Group company participates due to necessity, and Ajinomoto Co., Inc. discloses a list of organizations the Company participates.

Stakeholders are selected and engaged for collaboration based on their relevance to Group business and the materiality of issues identified.

The Ajinomoto Group has not obtained third-party assurance for the report as a whole, but obtained only for a portion of environmental data.

As defined benefit plans, the Ajinomoto Group has created a corporate pension plan, welfare pension plan, and lump sum retirement benefit plan. Some consolidated subsidiaries have created defined contribution plans in addition to defined benefit plans. Percentage of salary contributed by employee or employer is 19.5%.

The Ajinomoto Group uses recycled materials for some of its packaging materials and discloses these activities. Other data uncollected.

The Ajinomoto Group uses recycled materials for some of its packaging materials and discloses these activities.

The Ajinomoto Group discloses information only on products for which energy consumption can be reduced at time of use.

The Ajinomoto Group discloses Scope 1 emissions (including base year emissions); these emissions cover only carbon dioxide emissions from manufacturing energy sources. Some of the raw materials used by the Ajinomoto Group are a source of carbon dioxide emissions, which arise from the fermentation of renewable plants, etc., and subsequent wastewater treatment. Due to the renewable nature of these raw materials, these emissions are considered net zero, following the same thinking as biomass combustion.
See 302-1 for standards and information sources used.

The Ajinomoto Group discloses Scope 2 emissions (both location and market-based; including base year emissions); these emissions cover only carbon dioxide emissions from manufacturing energy sources.
See 302-1 for standards and information sources used.

The Ajinomoto Group discloses Scope 3 emissions (including base year emissions); these emissions cover only carbon dioxide emissions from manufacturing energy sources. Some of the raw materials used by the Ajinomoto Group are a source of carbon dioxide emissions, which arise from the fermentation of renewable plants, etc., and subsequent wastewater treatment. Due to the renewable nature of these raw materials, these emissions are considered net zero, following the same thinking as biomass combustion.
See 302-1 for standards and information sources used.

The Ajinomoto Group calculates GHG emissions intensity (Scope 1 and 2) using total production volume as a denominator.

The Ajinomoto Group calculates GHG emissions intensity (Scope 1 and 2) using total production volume as a denominator.

The Ajinomoto Group does not disclose emissions of ODS as they are used cyclically in equipment such as freezers. The Group discloses historical changes in the number of freezers it owns that use chlorofluorocarbons and the amount of CFCs it replenishes.

The Ajinomoto Group does not disclose spill locations and volumes as it is confidential.

There were four violations in fiscal 2018.

100% of new suppliers are selected based on the Group Shared Policy for Suppliers and the Guidelines for Group Shared Policy for Suppliers, which include environmental criteria.

Age data uncollected.

Data on number of employees who returned to work during the reporting period are not collected.

Data not collected by gender/employee category.

The Ajinomoto Group respects the rights of children and strongly condemns child labor in all its forms. The Ajinomoto Group is not aware of any cases of child labor within its own operations or its those of its suppliers.

The Ajinomoto Group strongly condemns forced labor in all its forms. The Ajinomoto Group is not aware of any cases of forced labor within its own operations or its those of its suppliers.

All new suppliers undergo screening based on social selection criteria in accordance with Group policy.

The Ajinomoto Group audits suppliers in accordance with group policies and provides corrective guidance as needed. This information is confidential and therefore not disclosed.