The Delica Foods Group’s Contribution to Achieving the SDGs

that connects agriculture to good health

The Delica Foods Group will create a sustainable business of fruit and vegetable distribution through the five themes given below, aiming to make the best use of vegetables, bounties of nature.

Make the best use of vegetables, bounties of nature

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• Promote the expansion of agricultural production and vegetable consumption
• Use vegetables with zero waste to reduce food loss

Tackle global environmental issues

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• Expand its fruit and vegetable distribution business to contribute to building a carbon-free society
• Use clean energies (photovoltaic power generation and geothermal utilization)
• Promote the recycling of vegetable residues into livestock feed

Foster human assets who possess both tenderness and strength

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• Promote diverse human assets, regardless of gender and nationality
• Establish a training system that supports employees’ career plans
• Develop a work environment that achieves a healthy work-life balance

Aiming for a comfortable community to live in

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• Actively participate in community activities
• Donate foodstuffs to various facilities
• Actively employ people with disabilities and from overseas

Help realize a society where everyone is healthy

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• Develop and offer new products that connect food to health
• Have the research department evaluate vegetable nutrients and promote the spread of functional vegetables
• Conduct enlightenment activities, including food education seminars

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Contribution to realizing a carbon-free society

We will expand our distribution business to boost fruit and vegetable consumption and promote agricultural growth, contributing to building a sustainable, carbon-free society.

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• Expand sales of home-grown fruits and vegetables
• Reduce food waste and loss
• Add value to fruits and vegetables through R&D
• Share cooking ideas

Boost consumption

• Increase cultivation area and agricultural employment
• Greater carbon dioxide absorption
• Greater oxygen production
• Sustainable agriculture

Agricultural growth

Per ha of cabbage cultivation

［Amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) absorption］

［Emissions from automobiles］

［Emissions from people］

［Amount of oxygen (O2) production］

［Emissions from people］

Amount of CO2 absorption by our business activities

［FY 2020］

The goal is to increase

the absorption of CO2 by 42%

［Target for FY 2023］

As a result...

The Delica Foods Group’s growth will support Japan’s agriculture and also help contribute to building a carbon-free society.

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Energy saving efforts

The Delica Foods Group’s offices across Japan have been striving to save energy at their factories. An example of such efforts is the "Project for Introducing a Cooling System That Uses Temperature Difference Energy Based on Cold Energy in Drainage Water". Cold energy in water discharged from the precut vegetable production line is used to reduce the power consumed by the chiller (a liquid cooling device), which enables energy saving and cost reduction. This system has been introduced to Delica Foods Co., Ltd. Tokyo Office and Kanagawa Office so far, causing Tokyo Office to save energy usage by 36% and reduce electricity costs by 2.72 million yen per year.

Tokyo Office has also introduced a photovoltaic power generation system that utilizes the rooftop space. In the event of a power outage, the system can supply electric power through the dedicated outlets in the office building. Tokyo Office has worked on energy consumption reduction not just for the environment issues but also for more efficient operation of the office.

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