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The Environmental Preservation Activities Case Book present, categorized by theme, the environmental preservation activities by affiliate companies of the Kikkoman Group.
As Kikkoman makes use of the work of microorganisms as the base of its operations, Kikkoman has been valuing harmony with nature since its inception. In particular, since the 1970s when social concerns over the relations between corporations and nature became apparent, Kikkoman has placed healthy environmental preservation as one of its management goals, and the group as a whole, has been taking various measures.
This Case Book gives more detailed relevant information which can be disclosed regarding environmental preservation activities in the Kikkoman Group that are included in the Corporate Citizenship Report published annually since 2006 (former Sustainability Report for 2004-2005, and Environmental Report for 2003 and before). It also contains information on activities which are not carried out now but which should be recorded for reference. (Cases which were dealt with in the Corporate Citizenship Report and the former Reports are referred to by page in the Reports and for the cases which were not dealt with in the Reports but were worth enough to being recorded, the year when the cases were operated or the records of the cases were made, is indicated at the beginning of respective articles.) Some of the activities contained in this report have been terminated or suspended, but are included for the sake of record. If you are interested in the present situations of these cases, please contact the Environment Division mentioned below.
Please send your message to:

The Environment Department of Kikkoman Corporation Tel: +81-4-7123-5061
Fax: +81-4-7123-5188



Environmental Preservation Activities Case Book 2009: Download Entire Report	(PDF1.83MB)

Environmental Preservation Activities Case Book 2009: Download by Section
Table of Contents	(PDF56KB)

Reuse and Reduction of Waste CO2 Emissions Reduction Environmental Management Environmental Preservation Environmental and Social Activities Inventions in Production Process Overseas Activities History of Environmental Preservation

I. Reuse and Reduction of Waste	(PDF312KB)
1. Industrial Waste Treatment 1) Manual for Treating Industrial Waste 2. Soy Sauce Cake 1) History of Soy Sauce Cake 2) Use as Livestock Feed 3) Use as Fuel 4) Use to Manufacture Paper 5) Expansion of Livestock Feed Production 3. Soy Sauce Oil 1) History of Soy Sauce Oil 2) Use as Fish Feed 3) Use as Fuel 4. Tomato Peel 1) Use of an Anti-allergy Action 5. Grape Seeds 1) Use of an Antioxidant Action 6. Recycling Factory Residues 1) Merchandizing Products from Factory Residues 2) Establishing a Recycle Loop 7. Use of Okara 1) Okara powder 2) Introduction of a Buffer Tank
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II. CO2 Emissions Reduction	(PDF396KB)
1. Noda Head Office Building 1) Environmentally-friendly Office Building 2. Logistic and Distribution 1) Direct Distribution System from Factories Helped Reduce Truck Traffic 2) Large-scale Logistic Centers Enhanced Environmental Improvement 3) Improvement of the Distribution System Resulting in Environmental Preservation 4) Reducing the Consumption of Light Diesel Oil for Trucks 5) Environmental Policy of Sobu Logistic Corporation 6) Promotion of a Modal Shift 7) Integration of Channels for Product Distribution and Procurement 3. Sales 1) Energy Saving Measures 2) Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) Measures 4. Efforts at Factories 1) Introduction of Co-generators 2) Hybrid Street Lamps 3) Introduction of a Compact Boiler Using Japan's Voluntary Emissions Trading Schemes 4) Change in Fuel from Heavy Oil to City Gas 5. CO2 Emissions per Unit of Production 1) CO2 Emissions per Unit of Production of Soy Sauce 2) CO2 Emissions per Unit of Production of Soy Sauce, Noodle Soup and Barbeque Sauce 6. Carbon Footprint of Products 1) Carbon Footprint of Products 2) CFP of Unmodified Soy Milk (1000 ml) 3) CFP of Extra Fancy Whole Beans Soy Sauce 1 liter Bottle
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III. Environmental Management	(PDF200KB)
1. Pollution Control Measures 1) Air Pollution Prevention 2) Efforts to Prevent Air Pollution in the Distribution Process 3) Discharged Water Disposal 4) Black (black mold) Pollution 5) Emergency Drill 2. Environmental Management 1) Environmental Management Promotion System 2) Environment Department 3) ISO 14001 4) Electronic Documentation for ISO Certification 5) Workshop for Environmental Administrators of the Kikkoman Group 6) Information Exchange by Kikkoman's Noda and Takasago Factories 7) Takasago Factory Environmental Preservation Committee 8) Sharing Information on Environmental Laws and Regulations 9) Noda and Nagareyama Environmental Preservation Round Table 3. Environmental Accounting 1) Environmental Accounting of the Kikkoman Group 2) Nikkei-JBIC Carbon Quotation Index 4. Energy and Resource Flow 1) Energy and Resource Flow
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IV. Environmental Preservation	(PDF220KB)
1. Preservation of Nature 1) Shimizu Park 2) Kikkoman Analysis Center 3) Cooperation with Local Organizations 4) Cooperation with Community Activities 2. Cooperation with Environment-Concerned Organizations 1) Participation in Team Minus 6% Initiative 2) Participation in the Council for PET Bottle Recycling 3) Cooperation with the Amendment to the Food Recycling Law 4) Cooperation with the Green Purchasing Network 3. Saving Wild Life by Biotechnology 1) Life of Fireflies 2) Hygienic Inspection System Taking Advantage of Luciferase 3) Application of Luciferase Received the Award from the Japan Society for Bioscience, Biotechnology and Agrochemistry 4) Speedy Microorganism Examination Method
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V. Environmental and Social Activities	(PDF452KB)
1. Environmental Education 1) Exhibition at General Shareholders' Meetings 2) Exhibition along the Visitors' Route 3) Eco-Products Exhibition 4) Biotechnology Class 5) Presentation at the Symposium on the Environment 2004 Chiba 6) Lecture at the Public Seminar on the Environment at Tokyo University on Marine Science and Technology 7) Symposium on the Environment at Chiba University 8) Environmental Management Internship at Chiba University 9) Open Class for Elementary School Children at Tokyo University of Science 10) Industry-Academic-Government Interaction Symposium 11) Ecological Learning at Shimizu Park 12) Participation in the Eco Messe 2008 in Chiba as a Panelist 13) Environmental Seminar for Trainees from Countries in Asia 2. Environmental Education for Employees 1) New Recruit Training 2) Training for New Managers 3) Training on Environmental Concerns for Managers Assigned to Overseas Factories 4) Training for ISO14001 Internal Auditors 3. Donations 1) Chiba Environmental Restoration Fund
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VI. Inventions in Production Process	(PDF236KB)
1. Contribution by the R&D Division 1) The R&D Division Celebrating its 100th Anniversary 2. Environmental Consideration Given to Products 1) Use of Non-GMO (genetically modified) Materials 2) Residual Agricultural Chemical Inspection According to the Positive Listing System 3. Containers and Packages 1) Containers and Packaging Committee 2) Guidelines for Containers and Packages 3) History of Containers and Packages 4) Lighter Containers 5) Related Organizations 6) Improved Bag-in-Box (BIB) 7) Participation in the "Containers and Packaging Shape-up Declaration"
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VII. Overseas Activities	(PDF88KB)
1. USA 1) Environmental Preservation Activities at the California Plant 2) Internal Environmental Audit at Wisconsin and California Plants 2. Europe 1) Cooperation with Environmental Purification 2) Support to a Forestation Project 3) Internal Environmental Audit at Plants in Europe 3. Asia 1) Internal Environmental Audit at Plants in China, Singapore and Taiwan
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VIII. History of Environmental Preservation	(PDF24KB)
1. Awards Received 2. History of Environmental Preservation Activities
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