SUSTAINABILITY Carbon-free Initiatives

More Efficient Distribution

Lawson seeks to reduce the environmental burden by implementing an efficient nationwide distribution network and introducing eco-friendly vehicles and facilities.
We will promote various initiatives with the aim of reducing CO2 emissions from delivery vehicles per store by 50% by 2030 compared to the 2013 level.

Optimizing Delivery Frequency

We use trucks equipped with two temperature zones partitioned to separate chilled products* from unchilled products, making it possible to more efficiently transport both in one vehicle. We have also adjusted the delivery frequency for daily necessities, processed foods, and frozen foods. These initiatives have facilitated a reduction in daily average deliveries per store (excluding newspapers, books, magazines and cigarettes) to 7.0, from 16 in 1989.
*Chilled products: Rice dishes, dairy products, desserts and other items that must be kept refrigerated.

Average Daily Deliveries Per Store
Average Daily Deliveries Per Store

Promoting Optimization of Store Delivery Diagrams Using AI

Lawson has been promoting efforts to reduce CO2 emissions by optimizing store delivery diagrams created using AI. Since October 2021, we have been using AI-created store delivery diagrams to make deliveries from our distribution center for regular-temperature and frozen products in Gunma Prefecture to approximately 400 stores. The AI analyzes routes that minimize CO2 emissions and delivery costs from a combination of stores in multiple directions.

Eco-Tires and Traffic Control System

Eco-Tires
Thanks to innovations in tire shape and rubber composition, eco-tires help reduce energy loss (rolling resistance) during use and thus reduce fuel consumption. The use of eco-tires is estimated to improve per-vehicle fuel efficiency by about 4%.
Traffic Control System
This system provides real-time information about the temperature of goods during transportation as well as about arrivals and deliveries, enabling more robust quality control. It also provides data on the ways trucks are being driven, including rapid acceleration and braking as well as speeding. We use this information to promote more efficient driving and to help prevent unnecessary idling.
Delivery truck

Delivery truck

Eco-tire

Eco-tire

Eco-Friendly Driving

Awarding ceremony of recognition for eco-friendly drivers

We train drivers to always avoid unnecessary idling and noise. Seeking to raise driver awareness, we also have a awarding system of recognition to logistics contractors that promote eco-friendly driving.

A Trial of a Hydrogen-powered Fuel Cell FC Light-duty Trucks

In July 2021, we started a trial of a hydrogen-fueled fuel cell light-duty truck at our distribution center in Ota Ward, Tokyo, with the aim of contributing to creating a sustainable society that responds to the need to curb global warming and diversify energy sources. A pilot test using this truck was conducted to deliver boxed meals and rice balls to approximately 20 Lawson stores in Tokyo.

Furthermore, we started to use hydrogen-fueled fuel cell light-duty trucks jointly developed by Toyota Motor Corporation and Isuzu Motors Limited. In May 2023, we introduced one truck each at our distribution centers in Fukushima, Tokyo. We will be making efforts to reduce our CO2 emissions from delivery by gradually expanding the areas where fuel cell light-duty trucks are used to deliver products.




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