Certification System for Sustainable Products and Services
Certification System for Sustainable Products and Services
"Open Up! Products & Services"
Toyo Seikan Group has identified "Developing and offering products and services that support various lifestyles" and "Developing and offering products and services that are environmentally sound" as materiality for the Group. Products and services that correspond to these materiality are certified once a year as "Open Up! Products & Services" by the Group Sustainability Committee. As a KGI for materiality, we have set a sales ratio, with the aim of achieving a sales ratio of 30% for certified products and services by 2030.
- Products and Services that Support Various Lifestyles
Products and services that greatly contribute to people's comfortable lives, food, and health.
Consideration for physical, social, and mental well-being, contribution to food safety, quality, and assurance, solving food-related issues, and contribution to medical care, infection prevention, and public health. - Products and Services that are Environmentally Sound
Products and services that significantly contribute to a zero-carbon society, a zero-waste society, and a society coexisting with nature.
Reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, reduction of LC-CO2 in products, environmental contributions of products, reduction of resource usage, circular use of resources, switching to renewable resources, reduction of water and natural capital usage, mitigation of impact on ecosystems, and reduction of food waste and food loss.
Certification Process
Certification Flow
Products and services submitted by group companies will be reviewed based on the following flow and certified as "Open Up! Products & Services."
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Certification Criteria
We fairly deliberate in the review committee whether the product or service contributes to stakeholders such as customers and society in the following aspects.
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| Materiality | Details |
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Developing and offering products and services that support various lifestyles
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Products and services that ensure the safety, security, and prosperity of everyone's lives. Contribution Areas Comfortable living, food, and health |
Developing and offering products and services that are environmentally sound
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Products and services designed with consideration to reduce environmental impact throughout their lifecycle Contribution Areas Zero-Carbon, Zero-Waste, Coexisting with Nature |
Comments from External Advisors
Developing and offering products and services that support various lifestyles:
Dr. Yukiko Furuya [Consumer Life Advisor, Ph.D. (Integrated Policy)]
Contributing to consumers' lives and safety while relentlessly developing and providing packaging that address social issues is truly commendable. It is hoped that these products will become widely recognized by many consumers, leading to even greater societal contributions.
Here are the perspectives I use when evaluating products.
By maintaining a long-term perspective and gradually presenting feasible initiatives, it is important to enhance consumer understanding and acceptance. I hope these efforts will be widely communicated and contribute to the realization of a better society.
Here are the perspectives I use when evaluating products.
- Diversity (users and scenarios)
- Contribution to Safety and Convenience
- Awareness of Addressing Social and Environmental Issues
By maintaining a long-term perspective and gradually presenting feasible initiatives, it is important to enhance consumer understanding and acceptance. I hope these efforts will be widely communicated and contribute to the realization of a better society.
Developing and offering products and services that are environmentally sound:
Ms.Junko Edahiro [President, Institute for Studies in Happiness, Economy and Society]
Addressing environmental issues cannot be achieved without the power of technology. Through "Open Up! Products & Services", we are actively promoting the developing and offering products and services that support various lifestyles and are environmentally sound. This is a good initiative to firmly appeal our technological capabilities to society and get recognized.
When evaluating a product, I consider the following four points.
As a future initiative, we believe it is important to strengthen external promotion through appropriate information sharing and to consider categorization in response to an increase in the number of applications. It is essential to clearly distinguish between new approaches and the application of existing technologies, supporting each endeavor accordingly. Going forward, we aim to broaden the scope of in-house development and look forward to further advancements.
When evaluating a product, I consider the following four points.
- Environment
- Social
- Economy
- Benefits for the User
As a future initiative, we believe it is important to strengthen external promotion through appropriate information sharing and to consider categorization in response to an increase in the number of applications. It is essential to clearly distinguish between new approaches and the application of existing technologies, supporting each endeavor accordingly. Going forward, we aim to broaden the scope of in-house development and look forward to further advancements.
