History of Our Social and Environmental Activities
Covers Kewpie Corporation and the Kewpie Group
The chronological table reflects business activities at the time
| Year | Social Activities | Environmental Activities |
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2022
*As of the end of May 2022 |
Established Kewpie Group Basic Policy on Sustainability | |
| Revised our Material Issues for Sustainability and Sustainability Targets | ||
| Kewpie Corporation received the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Award at the 6th Food Education Activity Awards, Educator and Business Category (company sector) | Disclosure of information based on TCFD Framework | |
| Achieved zero vegetable waste at all seven plants (Nakagawara, Itami, and Tosu Salad Club, Inc. Plant, etc.) | ||
| Salad Club, Inc. reduced plastic usage by approx. 10% by reducing the weight of salad trays | ||
| Switching to 100% renewable electricity at Shibuya Head Office and Sengawa Kewport | ||
| Installation of on-site PPA model solar panels at Kewpie Kobe Plant | ||
| Salad Club, Inc. reduced plastic usage by changing the salad film packaging standards (reduction of dimensions and thinning) | ||
| Received the Green Food System Promotion Award (for "Effective Use of Eggs" video) at Sustainer Award 2021 | ||
| 2021 | Revised our Material Issues for Sustainability and Sustainability Targets | |
| Started online baby food classes at Kewpie Tosu Plant | Installed all-electric facilities at Kewpie Guangzhou Plant | |
| Kewpie and Tokyo Kasei University established the Egg Delicacy Research Institute as a joint research course | Reduced packaging plastic by around 25% for the Kewpie baby snack “Tamago Tappuri Boro” (Round Biscuits with Plenty of Egg) | |
| Released "Health Support Book" | Completion of zero-waste vegetable production at four plants (Salad Club Goka Plant etc.) | |
| Aohata Corporation recognized as a "company supporting child-rearing" for four consecutive terms | Adopted containers made partly from recycled plastic for all Kewpie Tasty Dressing products | |
| Started Kewpie dietary education activities "Mayonnaise Class" and "Food Lectures" in-person and online |
Endorsed TCFD recommendations Joined TCFD consortium |
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| Formulated the Kewpie Group Human Rights Policy | Salad Club, Inc. launched sustainability webpage | |
| Launched "Food & Life Academy," a website where the children who will shape our future can enjoy learning and experimenting to nurture their zest for life | ||
| Launched "Let's Enjoy Vegetables with Children," a website to encourage children to eat vegetables in a delicious and fun way | ||
| Launched "Food and Health Support for Everyone," a website that introduces key dietary points for each generation to be aware of and recommended recipes | ||
| 2020 | A reorganization establishes the Sustainability Promotion Department (formerly CSR) inside the Management Promotion Division | |
| Established a Sustainability Committee (formerly CSR Committee) chaired by the director in charge of sustainability | ||
| The CSR website changed its name to the Sustainability Website | ||
| FY2020 Health and Productivity Management Outstanding Organizations Recognition Program (White 500) Certified for the 3rd consecutive year | Solar power generation equipment installed at the Shunsai Deli Co. Ltd. Akishima site | |
| Kewpie Corporation received the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries Award in the 2nd Japan Open Innovation Prize for use of AI in raw material inspection system | Eliminated vegetable waste at three factories(Salad Club Mihara Factory and Salad Club Maniwa Factory) | |
| Established Kewpie Research Division for Egg Innovation at the Tokyo University of Agriculture | Kewpie Corporation and Kewpie Egg Corporation receive the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries' Food Industry Affairs Bureau's Top Award in the Seventh Food Industry Mottainai (Reducing Wastefulness) Awards (on the exploration in value of eggshells and eggshell membranes and contributions to food and health) |
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| Kewpie Corporation won the FY2020 “Intellectual Property Achievement Award” for the Award from the Commissioner of the Japan Patent Office as a company that has effectively taken advantage of the intellectual property rights system | Began to use recycled plastic for the outer packaging of the Kewpie stick-type dressings | |
| Launched joint research with Tokyo Kasei University to develop a microRNA measurement device with the goal of creating a cancer prevention service in the future | "Salad Club Ingredients Pouch" series Began to use plant-based plastic for 12 of the products Extended the shelf life of all products and switched to "month, year" expiration labels |
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| Selected to participate in the FY2020 Project for Establishing Infrastructures for Research and Development for Innovative Robots: R&D to Achieve Robot-Friendly Environments (working with a partner company to develop, at low cost, automation machines that can serve delicatessen foods into containers) | Joined the Plastics Smart Campaign organized by the Ministry of the Environment | |
| Presented the results of a joint study conducted with Matsumoto City and Matsumoto University Made recommendations for a healthy diet | Joined the Japan Clean Ocean Material Alliance (CLOMA) | |
| Began joint research with Shibuya-ku on the relationship between diet and health | ||
| Selected to participate in the "Technology Development Project on Next-Generation Artificial Intelligence Evolving Together With Humans" organized by the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) in the "Development of Fundamental Technology of Explainable AI" (a part of Research and Development Item (i): Development of Fundamental Technology for an AI System That Evolves Together With Humans) | ||
| Kewpie Corporation was selected to participate in the FY2020 Research Program on Development of Innovative Technology (Research and development of an AI instrument that can inspect the exterior and interior of food ingredients quickly, at low cost and with high accuracy) |
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| First online social studies tours were held at the Kewpie Koromo Plant and Kewpie Kobe Plant | ||
| Began online tours at Mayo-Terrace | ||
| 2019 | Formulated the "Sustainability Targets" | |
| FY2019 Health and Productivity Management Outstanding Organizations Recognition Program (White 500) Certified for the 2nd consecutive year | Eliminated vegetable waste (Salad Club Enshu Factory) | |
| Reached 100,000 total people attending Mayonnaise Classes (remote visits) | Recycled plastics used in outer packaging for Kewpie dressing stick-type | |
| "Kewpie Smile Concert," a centennial anniversary celebration, held at 10 day cares, kindergartens, and nursing facilities across Japan | Kewpie, Sunstar Inc., and Japan Pallet Rental Corporation launched a tri-company initiative to share truck and sea shipments (between Kansai and Kyushu) | |
| Comprehensive partnership agreement with Yamagata Prefecture (promoting the revitalization of the region and increasing residents' quality of life) | Kewpie Corporation and Green Message Co., Ltd. receive the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries' Food Industry Affairs Bureau's Top Award in the Sixth Food Industry Mottainai (Reducing Wastefulness) Awards (promoting upcycling using unused parts of vegetables) |
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| Kewpie Corporation wins the grand prize in the Deep Learning Business Awards for the use of deep learning in AI raw material inspection systems (organized by Nikkei x TECH) | Kewpie Corporation and Kewpie Egg Corporation receive the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Award for the FY2019 3Rs (Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle) Promotion Merit Awards. (campaign to increase added value of egg shells and contributions to society) |
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| Kewpie Corporation wins the grand prize in the Deep Learning Business Awards for the use of deep learning in AI raw material inspection systems (organized by Nikkei x TECH) | ||
| 2018 | Formulated the "Basic Approach to CSR" and "CSR Material Issues" | |
| Certified under the 2018 Health and Productivity Management Organization Recognition Program ("White 500" category for large organizations) | Formulated Kewpie Group Fundamental Policy for Sustainable Procurement | |
| Certified under the Platinum Kurumin program recognizing organizations that support child-raising | Kewpie changed expiration labelling from year/month/day to year/month (on retort pouches for the Yasashii Kondate commercial nursing food series) for the first time | |
| Entered into comprehensive partnership agreement with the Hiroshima prefectural government (to engage in local production/local consumption initiatives, dietary education, health promotion, etc.) | Switched from glass containers to plastic bottles for Kewpie dressing (Reduced greenhouse gas emissions by around 20% in raw ingredient procurement, container production, and container transport) | |
| Established the "Aichi Minna no Salad" Executive Committee (supporting an increase in vegetable consumption for Aichi residents) | Installed solar power generation facilities at Kewpie (Thailand) Co., Ltd. | |
| Kewpie, Lion Corporation , and Japan Pallet Rental Corporation, three companies from different industries, launched a joint-route transportation scheme | ||
| Kewpie Corporation and Green Message Co., Ltd. receive the Prime Minister's Prize for the FY2018 3Rs (Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle) Promotion Merit Awards. (promotion of upcycling of unused parts of vegetables) |
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| Received the FY2018 Excellent Green Logistics Partnership Award from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism | ||
| Joined the RSPO*
(*RSPO: Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil) |
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| 2017 | Staged a CSR display at the General Meeting of Shareholders | |
| Established CSR Committee and restructured Environment Committee to form an organization that promotes overall CSR activities including food education and social contribution | ||
| Started Open Kitchen factory tours at Kewpie Kobe factory | Expanded solar power generation facilities at Green Factory Center | |
| Established the Kewpie Mirai Tamago Foundation (*Since April 1, 2019, switched to a Public Interest Incorporated Foundation) | Fujiyoshida Kewpie won Facility Excellence Award in the FY2016 Kanto Region Electricity Usage Rationalization Committee Chairman's Awards
Note: Share transfer in 2021. |
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| Kewpie Mirai Tamago Foundation convened 1st Summit on Creating Meaningful Spaces in which Children Can Relax and Gain a Stronger Sense of Belonging in Regions | Aprons dyed with vegetable residue from factory processes (food textiles) adopted for use in Mayonnaise Classes | |
| Green Message Co., Ltd. started making silage from vegetable residue | ||
| 2016 | Signed a Shibuya Social Action Partner agreement with the municipal government of Shibuya Ward | Extended expiry dates for some sizes of Kewpie Mayonnaise and Kewpie Half Salad Dressing (to reduce food waste) |
| Started 3rd stage of Kewpie Forest activities | ||
| Kewpie Kobe factory began operation based on the concept of halving energy use | ||
| Installed solar power generation facilities at Enshu Delica Co., Ltd.* and the Goka Factory *now the Salad Club, Inc. Enshu Factory |
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| 2015 | Social & Environmental Promotion Department reorganized to form the CSR Department | |
| Started promoting modal shift for long-distance transport (500 km or more) | ||
| Extended expiry dates for some packaged salad products | ||
| Installed solar power generation facilities at Green Factory Center and Fujiyoshida Kewpie Co., Ltd. (Share transfer in 2021) | ||
| 2014 | Opened Mayoterrace visitor facility at Sengawa Kewport | Exhibited sample uses of eggshells in the Ministry of the Environment's "Fun to Share" booth at the EcoPro 2014 trade fair for eco-products |
| Installed solar power generation facilities at K.R.S. Corporation's Tokorozawa distribution center and Kewpie Jyozo Co., Ltd.'s Shiga Factory | ||
| Joined the "Container and Packaging Diet Declaration" initiative promoted by nine local governments. Showcased products with lightweight containers via a campaign run by 75 supermarkets in the Kanto region. | ||
| Began production of livestock feed for pigs from potato peel (chiefly potato skin and sprouts) | ||
| 2013 | Established the "Food for Health" endowed research department at Ochanomizu University | Joint initiative by Kato Sangyo Co., Ltd., K.R.S. Corporation, and Kewpie to promote and expand green distribution won a Green Partnership Council special award |
| Started cosponsorship of All-Japan Elementary School Dance Competition | Installed solar power generation facilities at K.R.S. Corporation's Matsudo Sales Office and Itami No. 3 Sales Office, and Kpack Co., Ltd. | |
| Aohata Corporation entered into comprehensive partnership agreement with the Hiroshima prefectural government | Started 2nd stage of Kewpie Forest activities | |
| 2012 | Restructured Social & Environmental Promotion Department and Public Relations Office to form the Public Relations and CSR Division | |
| Began production and publication of picture books for children (one volume per year published until 2016) | ||
| Opened the Aohata Jamdeck visitor facility at the Aohata Jam Factory | ||
| 2011 | Won Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Prize in the CSR category of the 32nd Food Industry Excellent Company Award | |
| Began five-year program of donations to educational support activities in areas affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake conducted by the Bellmark educational aid foundation | ||
| 2010 | Launched "Kazoku de Wakuwaku Cooking" (exciting family cooking) classes with guest chef Kiyomi Mikuni | |
| 2009 | Restructured Social & Environmental Promotion Office and Legal and Intellectual Property Office to form CSR Promotion Division and reorganized Social & Environmental Promotion Office as Social & Environmental Promotion Department | |
| Established "Mayonnaise Factory" activity at the KidZania Koshien activity park | Introduced Toyota Prius hybrid cars into sales fleet | |
| 2008 | Launched QPeace donation-matching scheme | Reduced inks used for printing on cardboard boxes from 39 colors to 18 standard colors |
| Social and environmental blog won Goo Environmental Award (blog category) | ||
| 2007 | Began supporting food bank activities | Fujiyoshida Factory obtained ISO14001 certification
Note:Share transfer in 2021. |
| Launched social and environmental blog | Started Kewpie Forest conservation activities in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, in the aim of fostering water sources | |
| 2006 | Began cosponsorship of the Shibuya Music Scramble festival | Joined the Japanese Government's "Team Minus 6%" global warming prevention initiative |
| Joined the "Container and Packaging Diet Declaration" initiative promoted by eight local governments | ||
| Began publishing the Social and Environmental Report (increased content relating to social contribution initiatives and published print and online versions) | ||
| 2005 | Appointed officer in charge of CSR, reorganized Environmental Measures Office into Social & Environmental Promotion Office | |
| Started publishing Environmental and Social Report (added information on social activities to Environmental Report) | ||
| Nakagawara Factory obtained ISO14001 certification | ||
| 2004 | Kewpie News awarded top prize in the 4th "Excellent Material Awards concerning Consumer Education for Companies and Organizations" (organized by the National Institute on Consumer Education) | Tosu Factory obtained ISO14001 certification |
| 2003 | Achieved 100% recycling rate for waste at all Kewpie factories | |
| 2002 | Started Mayonnaise Classes | Abolished waste incinerators at all Kewpie factories |
| Established the Toichiro Nakashima Memorial endowed health food science course at graduate school of the Tokyo University of Fisheries (now Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology) | Achieved 100% recycling rate for waste at Goka Factory | |
| 2001 | Started publishing Environmental Report | |
| Goka Factory obtained ISO14001 certification | ||
| Developed Group Environmental Management Manual | ||
| 2000 | Reduced bulk of mayonnaise containers and cardboard boxes, eliminated use of packaging partitions, etc. | |
| Itami Factory obtained ISO14001 certification | ||
| Began cosponsoring and donating to the Kiritappu Wetland National Trust, an NPO | ||
| 1998 | Set standards for assessing environmental impact of containers and packaging | |
| Set basic principles for green purchasing, and developed and began operating guidelines for use of printer paper, etc. | ||
| Formulated basic policy for environmental conservation (set goals for each division and embarked on activities) | ||
| 1997 | Appointed an officer in charge of environmental management and established Environmental Measures Office | |
| Reorganized environmental organizations and established Environmental Committee to include all group companies (Chair: officer in charge of environmental management) | ||
| Launched umami condiment using eggshell membrane as an ingredient (Product name: Ransho). Note:This product has been discontinued. |
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| 1993 | Established system for group companies to conduct mutual safety and environmental checks | |
| 1992 | Reduced container bulk (introduced lightweight round bottle for dressings, etc.) | |
| 1991 | Established Environmental Issue Investigation Committee (Chair: General Manager of Production Division) | |
| Processed eggshell membrane and began selling it as a raw ingredient for cosmetics | ||
| 1984 | Started running food-themed seminars | |
| 1981 | Began selling eggshells as source of calcium for food products (achieved by developing membrane-removal technology and sold under the product name Calhope) | |
| 1980 | Began cosponsorship of the Naha Mothers' Chorus Festival (now the Okinawa Mothers' Chorus Festival) | |
| 1978 | Began cosponsorship of the JCA Mothers' Chorus Festival (organized by the Japan Choral Association and the Asahi Shimbun Company) | |
| 1975 | Began distributing videos on dietary life | |
| 1973 | Launched the monthly magazine Kewpie News to spread food and health knowledge | |
| 1971 | Introduced activated sludge water treatment facilities (installed in all factories by 1975) | |
| 1969 | Installed equipment for crushing and drying eggshells (Former Sengawa Factory) | |
| 1963 | Started reducing waste materials as part of streamlining | |
| 1962 | Began broadcasting "Kewpie Three-Minute Cooking" | |
| 1961 | Started Open Kitchen factory tours | |
| 1960 | Started sponsorship of the Bellmark educational aid foundation | |
| 1956 | Began sun-drying eggshells and selling them to farms as soil conditioner | |