SUSTAINABILITY Initiatives for Global Environmental Conservation
Reducing Plastic Shopping Bag
Reducing Unnecessary Plastic Shopping Bag Use
Plastic is a convenient material for our daily lives, but it also causes environmental problems due to plastic waste. Lawson is working to reduce the use of plastic bags, bottles, and containers to address this problem.
With regard to plastic shopping bags, we are promoting various initiatives, such as charging for plastic shopping bags, promoting the use of reusable shopping bags, and using plant-derived materials, with the aim of achieving our 2030 target of completely phasing out plastic shopping bags.
Effective July 1, 2020, it is mandatory for stores to charge for plastic shopping bags as part of preserving the global environment. Lawson strives to reduce plastic use by charging for plastic shopping bags and using plastic containing plant-derived materials by 30% in response to this movement.
Also, we have promoted the use of portable and reusable shopping bags since 2007. As a result of these efforts, the shopping bag refusal rate at the end of February 2023 reached 74.4%. We donated rice to the Japan Food Bank Promotion Group using a portion of the proceeds from the plastic shopping bags sold at our company-operated stores. The donated rice will be provided to families in need of food aid as part of our efforts to support children’s diets.
Weight of plastic shopping bags consumed per store
(Excluding the data on LAWSON STORE 100)
▲ A plastic shopping bag reduction campaign
poster posted in the stores
(Japan Franchise Association
poster for member convenience stores)
Convenience Store Eco Bags are the perfect size for a boxed meals and bottled drink
Reusable Shopping Bags Distributed
| Bags distributed at Lawson Stores and by Group companies | 7,894,000 |
|---|---|
| Bags created by cooperating companies and organizations | 711,000 |
| Total | 8,605,000 |
(As of the end of February 2023)
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