Based on our corporate philosophy “Creating Happiness and Harmony in Our Communities,” we promote customeroriented business activities aiming to become the “Hot Station (Best Relief Hub) in Our Communities.” Believing that striving to realize the “Three Promises” eventually promotes the “Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs),” we aggressively address our challenges.
●SDGs Committee Organization
In March 2019, we established the “SDGs Committee” aiming to realize a sustainable society through Lawson’s business activities, and have conducted initiatives leading to solutions for social issues one by one through a step by step approach. While each division spontaneously works to realize the “Three Promises” through their business activities, we promote initiatives linked to “SDGs,” and periodically come up with solutions for challenges and report on progress through the “SDGs Committee.” While the committee takes the initiative in fulfilling our social responsibility by solving social issues step by step, we continue striving to enhance our corporate value and achieve sustainable growth.
●Identifying Material Issues
STEP1 | In order to find issues with heavy impacts on the environment, society and economy, and then identify Lawson’s own “material issues,” we categorized our business activities into value chain phases such as raw materials procurement, manufacturing, distribution, etc., and confirmed what initiative was helpful toward achieving each target or goal of the SDGs by clarifying social issues in every phase. |
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STEP2 | From the social issues spotted in the feedback or questionnaire results from stakeholders such as customers, franchise stores, shareholders, and institutional investors, we selected the issues with heavy impacts on the society. |
STEP3 | Cross-checking the social issues identified through stakeholder feedback with those impacting heavily on Lawson, we prioritized those necessary for us to become a “Hot Station (Best Relief Hub) in Our Communities.” |
STEP4 | We linked Lawson’s initiatives for the specified social issues to the “Three Promises,” and decided our material issues. |
●Matrix -Impacts of Identified Social Issues Plotted on Graph-
・Based on our business policy the “Three Promises,” we classified our value chain-related initiatives into six categories taking into account social issues and conditions.
・We decided our material issues from customers’ standpoints emphasizing our initiatives as an organization responsible for safe and secure social infrastructures, which is the most important role for a retailer.
Business Policy | Applicable SDGs |
Material Issues (Materiality) |
Major Initiatives and Services |
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Providing Safety/Security-Oriented Overwhelmingly High Value-Added Products and Services Friendly to Society and the Environment |
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Supporting Health Promotion for All People Through Products and Stores |
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Providing Comfortable Work Environment Leading to Job Satisfaction |
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Supporting Women, Senior People as well as Children’s Growth |
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Coexisting Synergistically with Communities by Serving as Part of Social Infrastructure |
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Sustainable Environment Preservation Activities Toward Carbon-Free Society |
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Setting KPIs for social environment taking into consideration social issues and conditions
●Reducing food waste
Reduce by 50% v. 2018 levels
●Reducing plastic
Plastic for containers and packaging
Reduce by 30% v. 2017 levels
(Lawson’s original products Eco-friendly materials 50% used)
Plastic shopping bags
Reduce by 100%
●Reducing CO2 emissions
CO2 emissions per store
Reduce by 30% v. 2013 levels
Take on more difficult challenges!!
Lawson Blue Challenge 2050!
Save our blue planet!
We take on difficult challenges to achieve higher goals so that we can create a carbon-free society and contribute to the ideal world that the SDGs aim to realize.
●Reducing food waste
Reduce by 100%
●Reducing plastic
(for containers and packaging)
Lawson’s original products Eco-friendly materials
100% used
●Reducing CO2 emissions
CO2 emissions per store
Reduce by 100%
We examine and discuss what we should do now by focusing on “Lawson’s Vision 2050,” and looking back on what we have done so far to steadily proceed with our material issues and KPIs for the SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals to be achieved by 2030).
At the Lawson Group, we conduct social and environmental education and training for headquarters employees, franchise owners, store managers, and store crews.
Beginning with training at headquarters for new recruits, training encompasses all Lawson employees and includes annual general environmental training via e-learning.
For franchise owners, store managers, and store crews, training is provided when new stores open as part of our Basic Management Course (BMC). Moreover, we take steps to regularly share information through in-house magazines and reports.
●Social and Environmental Education
Target | Method | Frequency | Description |
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Franchise owners, managers, store crews | Pre-store opening and other training, in-house magazines, reports. | Once a month or more | Sharing information relevant to stores about social and environmental initiatives |
Headquarters employees | Training for new hires and newly promoted managers, general environmental training (e-learning and self-directed), in-house magazines, reports. | Once a year or more | Sharing information relevant to the Lawson Group’s activities about social and environmental initiatives and promoting environmental legal compliance |
Affiliated companies | General environmental training (lectures, e-learning, and self-directed) | Once a year or more | Sharing information relevant to the Lawson Group’s activities about social and environmental initiatives and promoting environmental legal compliance |