Ajinomoto Group
GRI Standards Content Index
| GRI 1: Foundation 2021 | Location and explanation |
|---|---|
| Statement of use | Ajinomoto Group has reported in accordance with the GRI Standards for the period Fiscal 2024 (April 1, 2024 to March 31, 2025). |
| GRI 1 used | GRI 1: Foundation 2021 |
| Applicable GRI Sector Standard(s) | Going forward, we will comply with the standards published by relevant sector as they become available. |
| GRI 2: General Disclosures 2021 | Location and explanation | ||
|---|---|---|---|
|
2-1 |
Organizational details | AR：Corporate Data | P98-99 |
|
2-2 |
Entities included in the organization’s sustainability reporting | SR: Editorial policy | P3 |
| ASR: Part I. Company Information > I. Overview of Company > 4. Subsidiaries and affiliates | P7-12 | ||
|
2-3 |
Reporting period, frequency and contact point | SR：Editorial policy | P3 |
| SR：Back cover | Back cover | ||
|
2-4 |
Restatements of information | SR：Key initiatives and progress > Achieving sustainable procurement > Sustainable procurement ratio | P24 |
| SR：Climate change (disclosures based on the TCFD) > Metrics and targets > Scope 1 and 2 emissions and Scope 3 emissions retroactively for companies excluded from the Ajinomoto Group after FY2019, in accordance with SBTi standards | P65 | ||
| SR：Reduction of waste across product lifecycles > Reducing plastic waste > Plastic usage by area > Ajinomoto Group total plastic usage volumes | P77 | ||
| SR：Human resources management > Initiatives to connect diverse global talent (DE&I) > Percentage of female managers | P126 | ||
|
2-5 |
External assurance | SR：Environmental Data > Third-party assurance | Pvii |
| SR：Personnel and Labor-Related Data > Third-party assurance | Px | ||
| The Ajinomoto Group has not obtained third-party assurance for the report as a whole, but obtained only for a portion of Environmental Data and Personnel and Labor-Related Data. | − | ||
|
2-6 |
Activities, value chain and other business relationships | SR：Ajinomoto Group value chain | P22 |
| AR：The current status of the Ajinomoto Group Businesses | P28-29 | ||
|
2-7 |
Employees | SR：Personnel and Labor-Related Data > Employee statistics | Pii-iii |
|
2-8 |
Workers who are not employees | Data not collected. | - |
|
2-9 |
Governance structure and composition | SR：Framework for ESG and sustainability | P10-11 |
| AR：Corporate Governance System / Board of Directors | P80-82 | ||
|
2-10 |
Nomination and selection of the highest governance body | AR：Interview with an Independent Outside Director | P76-79 |
| AR：Succession Plan for the Representative Executive Officer and President (CEO) | P83 | ||
|
2-11 |
Chair of the highest governance body | AR：Board of Directors | P81-82 |
|
2-12 |
Role of the highest governance body in overseeing the management of impacts | SR：Framework for ESG and sustainability | P10-11 |
| AR：Sustainability and Risk Management | P88-89 | ||
|
2-13 |
Delegation of responsibility for managing impacts | SR：Framework for ESG and sustainability | P10-11 |
| AR：Sustainability and Risk Management | P88-89 | ||
|
2-14 |
Role of the highest governance body in sustainability reporting | AR：Sustainability and Risk Management System | P88 |
|
2-15 |
Conflicts of interest | ASR：Part I. Company Information ＞ IV. Information About Reporting Company ＞1. Company’s shares, etc ＞ (6) Status of major shareholders | P79 |
| CS：Ajinomoto Principle on Corporate Governance | P7 | ||
| CS：Corporate Governance Report 2025 | P3-4 | ||
|
2-16 |
Communication of critical concerns | SR：Human rights > Ⅱ. Remedies > 2. Internal reporting hotline | P120 |
| SR：Compliance > Bolstering our internal reporting hotline (whistle-blowing) | P150-151 | ||
| AR：Sustainability and Risk Management System | P88 | ||
|
2-17 |
Collective knowledge of the highest governance body | SR：Framework for ESG and sustainability | P10-11 |
| AR：Corporate Governance | P76-91 | ||
|
2-18 |
Evaluation of the performance of the highest governance body | SR：Framework for ESG and sustainability | P10-11 |
| AR：Improving the effectiveness of the Board of Directors | P83 | ||
|
2-19 |
Remuneration policies | AR：Compensation | P86-87 |
|
2-20 |
Process to determine remuneration | AR：Compensation | P86-87 |
|
2-21 |
Annual total compensation ratio | SR：Human resources management > Initiatives to connect well-being and employees > Initiatives for financial well-being > Ajinomoto Co., Inc. annual salaries by category and by gender in FY2024 | P129 |
|
2-22 |
Statement on sustainable development strategy | SR：Message from the CEO | P5 |
| SR：Message from the Executive Officer in Charge of Sustainability | P6 | ||
| AR：CEO Message | P4-13 | ||
|
2-23 |
Policy commitments | SR：Corporate philosophy framework Our Philosophy | P7 |
| SR：Human rights and human resources > Approach, policy, and structure > Basic policy | P110 | ||
| CS：Sustainabiity > Ajinomoto Group Policies (AGP) | − | ||
|
2-24 |
Embedding policy commitments | SR：Framework for ESG and sustainability | P10-11 |
| SR：Environmental management > Environmental management framework | P55-56 | ||
| SR：Human rights and human resources > Approach, policy, and structure | P110-112 | ||
| SR：Human rights > Ⅰ. Human Rights Due Diligence | P113-120 | ||
| SR：Compliance > Raising awareness of compliance | P149 | ||
|
2-25 |
Processes to remediate negative impacts | SR：Human rights > Ⅰ. Human Rights Due Diligence | P113-120 |
| SR：Compliance > Bolstering our internal reporting hotline (whistle-blowing) | P150-151 | ||
|
2-26 |
Mechanisms for seeking advice and raising concerns | SR：Human rights > Ⅰ. Human Rights Due Diligence > 3. Identifying and Assessing Negative Impacts / 4. Prevent or Remedy Adverse Impacts, and Monitor and Assess Effectiveness | P114-119 |
| SR：Human rights > Ⅱ. Remedies | P120 | ||
| SR：Compliance > Bolstering our internal reporting hotline (whistle-blowing) | P150-151 | ||
|
2-27 |
Compliance with laws and regulations | SR：Environmental management> Response to environmental laws and accidents | P56 |
| SR：Occupational safety and health > Response to safety and health laws and accidents | P131 | ||
|
2-28 |
Membership associations | SR: Participation in initiatives | P28-29 |
| CS：IR > Non-Financial (ESG) > External Evaluation | - | ||
| CS: IR > Non-Financial (ESG) > Participation in Initiatives | - | ||
|
2-29 |
Approach to stakeholder engagement | SR：Stakeholder engagement | P27 |
|
2-30 |
Collective bargaining agreements | SR：Human resources management > Labor-management relations | P129 |
| GRI 3: Material Topics 2021 | Location and explanation | ||
|
3-1 |
Process to determine material topics | SR：Identification process of important issues (Materiality) for the Ajinomoto Group | P12 |
|
3-2 |
List of material topics | SR：Identification process of important issues (Materiality) for the Ajinomoto Group | P13-20 |
|
3-3 |
Management of material topics | SR：Initiatives to solve nutritional issues > Approach to nutrition / Framework for nutrition management | P37-38 |
| SR：Environmental management > Environmental management framework | P55-56 | ||
| SR：Climate change (disclosures based on the TCFD) | P59-65 | ||
| SR：Reduction of waste across product lifecycles | P74-83 | ||
| SR：Contribution to sustainable agriculture | P84-87 | ||
| SR：Food loss and waste | P88-91 | ||
| SR：Biodiversity and natural capital (disclosures based on TNFD) | P92-102 | ||
| SR：Sustainable materials sourcing | P103-106 | ||
| SR：Animal welfare | P107-108 | ||
| SR：Human rights and human resources | P110-112 | ||
| SR：Human rights > Ⅰ. Human Rights Due Diligence | P113-120 | ||
| SR：Occupational safety and health | P130-131 | ||
| SR：Supply chain management | P132-134 | ||
| SR：Strengthening relationships with local communities | P135-136 | ||
| SR：Quality management | P137-143 | ||
| SR：Marketing communications | P144 | ||
| SR：Risk management | P146-147 | ||
| SR：Risk management | P148-152 | ||
| SR：Information security and personal information management | P153-154 | ||
| SR：Proper utilization and management of intellectual property | P155 | ||
| GRI 201: Economic Performance 2016 | Location and explanation | ||
|---|---|---|---|
|
201-1 |
Direct economic value generated and distributed | AR：Ten-Year Summary of Financial Data | P92-93 |
| Distributed economic value not collected. | − | ||
|
201-2 |
Financial implications and other risks and opportunities due to climate change | SR：Climate change (disclosures based on the TCFD) | P59-65 |
| ASR: Part I. Company Information > II. Overview of Business > 2. Disclosure of sustainability-related financial information > Our approach to climate change | P25-31 | ||
|
201-3 |
Defined benefit plan obligations and other retirement plans | ASR: Part I. Company Information > V. Financial Information > 1. Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes > Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements ＞ 3. Material Accounting Policies > (13) Employee benefits > 2) Post-employment benefits | P181 |
| ASR: Part I. Company Information > V. Financial Information > 1. Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes > Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements > 23. Employee Benefits > (1) Post-employment benefits | P216 | ||
| As defined benefit plans, the Ajinomoto Group has created a corporate 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 17.9%. | − | ||
|
201-4 |
Financial assistance received from government | Data not collected. | − |
| GRI 202: Market Presence 2016 | Location and explanation | ||
|
202-1 |
Ratios of standard entry level wage by gender compared to local minimum wage | Data not collected. | − |
|
202-2 |
Proportion of senior management hired from the local community | SR：Personnel and Labor-Related Data > Employee statistics > Ratio of locally hired overseas executives | Piv |
| GRI 203: Indirect Economic Impacts 2016 | Location and explanation | ||
|
203-1 |
Infrastructure investments and services supported | N/A | - |
|
203-2 |
Significant indirect economic impacts | SR：Initiatives to solve nutritional issues | P37-46 |
| SR：Medical foods | P48 | ||
| SR：Addressing health issues | P51-53 | ||
| SR：Contribution to sustainable agriculture | P84-87 | ||
| AR：“AminoScience” in action | P38-47 | ||
| CS：Sustaiability > Nutrition | - | ||
| CS：Sustainabiity > Ajinomoto Group Policies (AGP) > 1. Initiatives to Improve Nutrition | - | ||
| GRI 204: Procurement Practices 2016 | Location and explanation | ||
|
204-1 |
Proportion of spending on local suppliers | Data not collected. | − |
| GRI 205: Anti-corruption 2016 | Location and explanation | ||
|
205-1 |
Operations assessed for risks related to corruption | No cases | − |
|
205-2 |
Communication and training about anti-corruption policies and procedures | SR：Compliance | P148-152 |
|
205-3 |
Confirmed incidents of corruption and actions taken | No cases | − |
| GRI 206: Anti-competitive Behavior 2016 | Location and explanation | ||
|
206-1 |
Legal actions for anti-competitive behavior, anti-trust, and monopoly practices | No cases | − |
| GRI 207: Tax 2019 | Location and explanation | ||
|
207-1 |
Approach to tax | SR：Compliance > Tax strategy > Global tax strategy | P152 |
|
207-2 |
Tax governance, control, and risk management | SR：Compliance > Tax strategy > Global tax strategy | P152 |
|
207-3 |
Stakeholder engagement and management of concerns related to tax | SR：Compliance > Tax strategy > Global tax strategy | P152 |
|
207-4 |
Country-by-country reporting | SR：Tax Data > FY2023 Country-by-Country Reporting / List of taxable entities as of FY2023 | Pi-iv |
| GRI 301: Materials 2016 | Location and explanation | ||
|---|---|---|---|
|
301-1 |
Materials used by weight or volume | SR：Environmental management > Material balance > INPUTS | P57 |
|
301-2 |
Recycled input materials used | SR：Sustainable materials sourcing > Sustainable procurement of paper | P104 |
| The ratio of recycled paper used in packaging was 42% (from pie chart in SR P104). | − | ||
|
301-3 |
Reclaimed products and their packaging materials | There are no reclaimed products or packaging materials from the market for recycling. | − |
| GRI 302: Energy 2016 | Location and explanation | ||
|
302-1 |
Energy consumption within the organization | SR：Environmental management > Material balance | P56-58 |
|
302-2 |
Energy consumption outside of the organization | SR：Environmental management > Material balance | P56-58 |
|
302-3 |
Energy intensity | SR：Reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the value chain > Per-unit energy use in logistics | P67-68 |
| SR：Environmental Data > Reduction of greenhouse gas emissions > Energy input | Piv | ||
|
302-4 |
Reduction of energy consumption | SR：Environmental management > Material balance > INPUTS | P57 |
| SR：Reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the value chain | P66-73 | ||
|
302-5 |
Reductions in energy requirements of products and services | Data not collected. | − |
| GRI 303: Water and Effluents 2018 | Location and explanation | ||
|
303-1 |
Interactions with water as a shared resource | SR：Biodiversity and natural capital (disclosures based on TNFD) > Examining risks and opportunities in line with the LEAP approach | P93-98 |
| SR：Biodiversity and natural capital (disclosures based on TNFD) > Conservation of water resources in production processes | P100-102 | ||
|
303-2 |
Management of water discharge-related impacts | Each factory is located in an area considered appropriate within its country/region; none of these areas are categorized as a protected area or area of high biodiversity value. Every factory voluntarily carries out local biodiversity conservation such as by planting vegetation or installing ponds. (Representative example: Tokai Plant, Ajinomoto Co., Inc.) In addition to the above, each factory discharges water of a quality exceeding the wastewater quality standards set by their local administrative authority, and thus has no impact on the conservation of local biodiversity. |
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|
303-3 |
Water withdrawal | SR：Environmental management > Material balance > INPUTS | P57 |
| SR：Biodiversity and natural capital (disclosures based on TNFD) > Conservation of water resources in production processes | P100-102 | ||
|
303-4 |
Water discharge | SR：Biodiversity and natural capital (disclosures based on TNFD) > Conservation of water resources in production processes | P100-102 |
|
303-5 |
Water consumption | SR：Biodiversity and natural capital (disclosures based on TNFD) > Conservation of water resources in production processes | P100-102 |
| GRI 304: Biodiversity 2016 | Location and explanation | ||
|
304-1 |
Operational sites owned, leased, managed in, or adjacent to, protected areas and areas of high biodiversity value outside protected areas | SR：Biodiversity and natural capital (disclosures based on TNFD) > Examining risks and opportunities in line with the LEAP approach | P93-98 |
| CS：Sustainability > Biodiversity | - | ||
| Each factory is located in an area considered appropriate within its country/region; none of these areas are categorized as a protected area or area of high biodiversity value. Every factory voluntarily carries out local biodiversity conservation such as by planting vegetation or installing ponds. (Representative example: Tokai Plant, Ajinomoto Co., Inc.) | - | ||
|
304-2 |
Significant impacts of activities, products, and services on biodiversity | SR：Biodiversity and natural capital (disclosures based on TNFD) > Examining risks and opportunities in line with the LEAP approach | P93-98 |
| CS：Sustainability > Biodiversity | - | ||
| Each factory discharges water of a quality exceeding the wastewater quality standards set by their local administrative authority, and thus has no impact on the conservation of local biodiversity. | - | ||
|
304-3 |
Habitats protected or restored | Each factory is located in an area considered appropriate within its country/region; none of these areas are categorized as a protected area or area of high biodiversity value. Every factory voluntarily carries out local biodiversity conservation such as by planting vegetation or installing ponds. (Representative example: Tokai Plant, Ajinomoto Co., Inc.) | − |
|
304-4 |
IUCN Red List species and national conservation list species with habitats in areas affected by operations | None. | − |
| GRI 305: Emissions 2016 | Location and explanation | ||
|
305-1 |
Direct (Scope 1) GHG emissions | SR：Environmental management > Material balance > OUTPUTS | P58 |
| SR：Climate change (disclosures based on the TCFD) > Approach to climate change risks > Metrics and targets | P62-65 | ||
| 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. |
- | ||
|
305-2 |
Energy indirect (Scope 2) GHG emissions | SR：Environmental management > Material balance > OUTPUTS | P58 |
| SR：Climate change (disclosures based on the TCFD) > Approach to climate change risks > Metrics and targets | P62-65 | ||
| 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. |
- | ||
|
305-3 |
Other indirect (Scope 3) GHG emissions | SR：Environmental management > Material balance > OUTPUTS | P58 |
| SR：Climate change (disclosures based on the TCFD) > Approach to climate change risks > Metrics and targets | P62-65 | ||
| 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. |
- | ||
|
305-4 |
GHG emissions intensity | SR：Climate change (disclosures based on the TCFD) > Approach to climate change risks > Metrics and targets | P62-65 |
| The Ajinomoto Group calculates GHG emissions intensity (Scope 1 and 2) using total production volume as a denominator. | - | ||
|
305-5 |
Reduction of GHG emissions | SR：Climate change (disclosures based on the TCFD) | P59-65 |
| SR：Reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the value chain | P66-73 | ||
| The Ajinomoto Group calculates GHG emissions intensity (Scope 1 and 2) using total production volume as a denominator. | - | ||
|
305-6 |
Emissions of ozone-depleting substances (ODS) | 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. | - |
|
305-7 |
Nitrogen oxides (NOx) , sulfur oxides (SOx) , and other significant air emissions | SR：Reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the value chain > Management of fluorocarbons, NOx, etc. | P66-67 |
| GRI 306: Waste 2020 | Location and explanation | ||
|
306-1 |
Waste generation and significant waste-related impacts | SR：Reduction of waste across product lifecycles > Minimizing the environmental impact of core businesses | P74-75 |
| SR：Food loss and waste | P88-91 | ||
|
306-2 |
Management of significant waste-related impacts | SR：Reduction of waste across product lifecycles > Minimizing the environmental impact of core businesses | P74-75 |
| SR：Food loss and waste | P88-91 | ||
|
306-3 |
Waste generated | SR：Reduction of waste across product lifecycles > Minimizing the environmental impact of core businesses | P74-75 |
| SR：Food loss and waste | P88-91 | ||
| SR：Environmental Data > 3Rs of waste > Volume of waste and by-products and resource recovery ratio | Pv | ||
|
306-4 |
Waste diverted from disposal | SR：Reduction of waste across product lifecycles > Minimizing the environmental impact of core businesses | P74-75 |
| SR：Food loss and waste | P88-91 | ||
| SR：Environmental Data > 3Rs of waste > Volume of waste and by-products and resource recovery ratio | Pv | ||
|
306-5 |
Waste directed to disposal | SR：Reduction of waste across product lifecycles > Minimizing the environmental impact of core businesses | P74-75 |
| SR：Food loss and waste | P88-91 | ||
| SR：Environmental Data > 3Rs of waste > Volume of waste and by-products and resource recovery ratio | Pv | ||
| GRI 308: Supplier Environmental Assessment 2016 | Location and explanation | ||
|
308-1 |
New suppliers that were screened using environmental criteria | SR：Supply chain management > Supply chain initiatives | P133-134 |
| 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. | - | ||
|
308-2 |
Negative environmental impacts in the supply chain and actions taken | The Ajinomoto Group does not disclose the number of suppliers covered by its environmental impact assessments. The Group does not have a business agreement with any supplier that has significant negative impacts. |
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| GRI 401: Employment 2016 | Location and explanation | ||
|---|---|---|---|
|
401-1 |
New employee hires and employee turnover | SR：Personnel and Labor-Related Data > Employee statistics > Number of new hires, retention rate / Diversity of new hires / Number of retirees, turnover, reemployment | Pv-vi |
| Age data of employee turnovers uncollected. | - | ||
|
401-2 |
Benefits provided to full-time employees that are not provided to temporary or part-time employees | Not disclosed as it is confidential. | − |
|
401-3 |
Parental leave | SR：Personnel and Labor-Related Data > Work-life balance (WLB) -related programs (Ajinomoto Co., Inc. only) | Pvii-viii |
| Data on number of employees who returned to work during the reporting period are not collected. | - | ||
| GRI 402: Labor/Management Relations 2016 | Location and explanation | ||
|
402-1 |
Minimum notice periods regarding operational changes | Specified in labor agreements but not disclosed as it is confidential. | − |
| GRI 403: Occupational Health and Safety 2018 | Location and explanation | ||
|
403-1 |
Occupational health and safety management system | SR：Occupational safety and health > Occupational safety and health management system | P130-131 |
|
403-2 |
Occupational health services | SR：Occupational safety and health > Occupational safety and health activities | P131 |
|
403-3 |
Workers with high incidence or high risk of diseases related to their occupation | SR：Human resources management >Initiatives to connect well-being and employees | P128 |
| SR：Occupational safety and health > Occupational safety and health management system > Occupational safety and health assessments, audits, and inspections | P131 | ||
| SR：Occupational safety and health > Occupational safety and health activities | P131 | ||
|
403-4 |
Worker participation, consultation, and communication on occupational health and safety | SR：Human resources management > Labor-management relations | P129 |
|
403-5 |
Worker training on occupational health and safety | SR：Initiatives to solve nutritional issues > Efforts to ensure nutritionally balanced diets - Nutrition Without Compromise > Improving nutrition in the workplace | P44-45 |
| SR：Occupational safety and health > Response to safety and health laws and accidents > Employee occupational safety and health education | P131 | ||
|
403-6 |
Promotion of worker health | SR：Initiatives to solve nutritional issues > Efforts to ensure nutritionally balanced diets - Nutrition Without Compromise > Improving nutrition in the workplace | P44-45 |
| SR：Human resources management >Initiatives to connect well-being and employees | P128 | ||
|
403-7 |
Prevention and mitigation of occupational health and safety impacts directly linked by business relationships | SR：Human rights > Ⅰ. Human Rights Due Diligence | P113-120 |
| SR：Occupational safety and health > Occupational safety and health management system > Occupational safety and health assessments, audits, and inspections | P131 | ||
|
403-8 |
Workers covered by an occupational health and safety management system | Data not collected. | − |
|
403-9 |
Work-related injuries | SR：Personnel and Labor-Related Data > Frequency of serious accidents and accidents with absence > Major accident and incidents | Pviii |
|
403-10 |
Work-related ill health | SR：Personnel and Labor-Related Data > Frequency of serious accidents and accidents with absence > Major accident and incidents | Pviii |
| GRI 404: Training and Education 2016 | Location and explanation | ||
|
404-1 |
Average hours of training per year per employee | SR：Human resources management> Educational programs > Annual average hours and expenditures for education and training per employee (14 major global companies) | P123 |
| SR：Personnel and Labor-Related Data> Employee statistics > Expenditures for education & training per employee and education & training hours per employee (Ajinomoto Co., Inc.) | Piv | ||
| Data not collected by gender/employee category. | - | ||
|
404-2 |
Programs for upgrading employee skills and transition assistance programs | SR：Human resources management > Global human resources management system / Ajinomoto Co., Inc. human resources career management framework / Educational programs / Initiatives to connect company and human resources with Purpose / Initiatives to connect strategy and human resources through challenges | P123-125 |
|
404-3 |
Percentage of employees receiving regular performance and career | 100% (calculated only for Ajinomoto Co., Inc.) | − |
| GRI 405: Diversity and Equal Opportunity 2016 | Location and explanation | ||
|
405-1 |
Diversity of governance bodies and employees | SR：Initiatives to connect diverse global talent (DE&I) | P126-127 |
| SR：Personnel and Labor-Related Data > Director statistics / Employee statistics | Pii-Piv | ||
|
405-2 |
Ratio of basic salary and remuneration of women to men | SR：Human resources management > Initiatives to connect well-being and employees > Initiatives for financial well-being > Ajinomoto Co., Inc. annual salaries by category and by gender in FY2024 | P129 |
| GRI 406: Non-discrimination 2016 | Location and explanation | ||
|
406-1 |
Incidents of discrimination and corrective actions taken | SR：Human rights> Ⅱ. Remedies | P120 |
| SR：Compliance > Bolstering our internal reporting hotline (whistle-blowing) | P150-151 | ||
| GRI 407: Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining 2016 | Location and explanation | ||
|
407-1 |
Operations and suppliers in which the right to freedom of association and collective bargaining may be at risk | The Ajinomoto Group audits suppliers in accordance with Ajinomoto Group Policies and provides corrective guidance as needed. The details of these activities are confidential and therefore not disclosed. | − |
| GRI 408: Child Labor 2016 | Location and explanation | ||
|
408-1 |
Operations and suppliers at significant risk for incidents of child labor | SR：Human rights > Ⅰ. Human Rights Due Diligence | P113-120 |
| The Ajinomoto Group is not aware of any cases of child labor within its own operations or its those of its suppliers. | − | ||
| GRI 409: Forced or Compulsory Labor 2016 | Location and explanation | ||
|
409-1 |
Operations and suppliers at significant risk for incidents of forced or compulsory labor | SR：Human rights > Ⅰ. Human Rights Due Diligence | P113-120 |
| Visits and dialogues with foreign workers at their employment sites have revealed the reality that foreign workers have borne recruitment-related costs in their home countries. In response, the Ajinomoto Group formulated Ajinomoto Group's Approach to Recruitment-Related Costs for Migrant Workers (March 2025) in compliance with the IHRB Dhaka Declaration, an international human rights standard, and the norms of international organizations such as the IOM and ILO. Our approach document clearly states that recruitment-related costs, including recruitment and placement fees, should be borne by the employer, not the worker. We will correct any problems that arise in accordance with this approach. | − | ||
| GRI 410: Security Practices 2016 | Location and explanation | ||
|
410-1 |
Security personnel trained in human rights policies or procedures | N/A | − |
| GRI 411: Rights of Indigenous Peoples 2016 | Location and explanation | ||
|
411-1 |
Incidents of violations involving rights of indigenous peoples | No cases | − |
| GRI 413: Local Communities 2016 | Location and explanation | ||
|
413-1 |
Operations with local community engagement, impact assessments, and development programs | Data not collected. | − |
|
413-2 |
Operations with significant actual and potential negative impacts on local communities | No cases | − |
| GRI 414: Supplier Social Assessment 2016 | Location and explanation | ||
|
414-1 |
New suppliers that were screened using social criteria | SR：Supply chain management > Supply chain initiatives | P133-134 |
| SR：Quality management > Quality assurance across the supply chain > Raw materials procurement | P140 | ||
| We screen and select all new suppliers based on Group Shared Policy for Suppliers. | - | ||
|
414-2 |
Negative social impacts in the supply chain and actions taken | SR：Human rights > Ⅰ. Human Rights Due Diligence | P113-120 |
| SR：Quality management > Quality assurance across the supply chain > Initiatives to reduce quality-related complaints and issues | P143 | ||
| GRI 415: Public Policy 2016 | Location and explanation | ||
|
415-1 |
Political contributions | Japan: In FY2024, donated 1 mil. Yen to “Kokumin Seiji Kyokai” (The People’s Political Association, the ruling Party’s foundation). | − |
| GRI 416: Customer Health and Safety 2016 | Location and explanation | ||
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416-1 |
Assessment of the health and safety impacts of product and service categories | SR：Quality management > Quality assurance across the supply chain | P140-143 |
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416-2 |
Incidents of non-compliance concerning the health and safety impacts of products and services | SR：Quality management > Quality assurance across the supply chain > Initiatives to reduce quality-related complaints and issues | P143 |
| GRI 417: Marketing and Labeling 2016 | Location and explanation | ||
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417-1 |
Requirements for product and service information and labeling | SR：Reduction of waste across product lifecycles > Ajinomoto Group eco-labels | P83 |
| SR：Quality management > Quality assurance across the supply chain > Sales | P141 | ||
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417-2 |
Incidents of non-compliance concerning product and service information and labeling | SR：Quality management > Quality assurance across the supply chain > Initiatives to reduce quality-related complaints and issues | P143 |
|
417-3 |
Incidents of non-compliance concerning marketing communications | SR: Marketing communications > Incidents of non-compliance | P144 |
| GRI 418: Customer Privacy 2016 | Location and explanation | ||
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418-1 |
Substantiated complaints concerning breaches of customer privacy and losses of customer data | SR：Information security and personal information management > Information security management framework > Rigorous management of personal information | P154 |