SUSTAINABILITY Initiatives for Global Environmental Conservation

For a More Sustainable Society:
Development and Sale of Products Using Certified Raw Materials

The Lawson Group carries out its daily business activities by harnessing the blessings provided by the abundant natural environment. However, in recent years, the global environment has been facing major problems such as the depletion of natural resources and a crisis in biodiversity, which has an increasing chance of impacting the business activities of the Lawson Group.
In order to pass on the blessings of our abundant planet to future generations, the Lawson Group is promoting the development and sale of products using certified raw materials that take biodiversity and other factors into consideration as well as the use of such materials in accordance with the Lawson Group Procurement Policy.

List of certifications

Rainforest Alliance Certification

For our MACHI café in-store freshly brewed coffee, we use only coffee beans* from Rainforest Alliance Certified farms, which farmers follow more sustainable farming practices and promote human rights of farmers and workers, and protect natural resources and the environment.

* Mocha Blend, Single Origin Series, and Decaffeinated Series are not of the scope.

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FSC® Certification

FSC® certification is a scheme to provide products that come from responsibly managed forests that provide environmental, social, and economic benefits to consumers in a visible form and return economic profit to the producers.
For our original paper cups and paper rolls used at cash registers, we use FSC®-certified products, which are made from timber from properly managed forests, recycled resources, and other raw materials from controlled sources.

PEFC Certification

PEFC certification is the world’s largest forest certification system that validates and ensures that forests are maintained to be sustainable. For our beverage cartons, we use PEFC-certified products, which are made from timber from properly managed forests, recycled resources, and other raw materials from controlled sources.

GAP Certification

Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) refers to production process management initiatives aimed at ensuring the sustainability of the safety of food, environmental preservation, and occupational safety in agriculture. We make efforts to obtain GAP (JGAP, ASIAGAP) certifications in order to establish appropriate farm management systems at LAWSON Farm companies.

* The registration number under the ASIAGAP-certified farm logo is the number for LAWSON Farm Chiba

Growing delicious and healthy vegetables using sustainable farming methods

■LAWSON Farm, a corporation eligible for farmland ownership

In order to ensure a stable supply of farm produce to Lawson Group stores, we have established LAWSON Farm, a corporation eligible for farmland ownership with member farms, at 16 locations nationwide (as of August 2023). In order to produce delicious and healthy vegetables, it is important to cultivate healthy soil and promote environmentally sustainable farming methods. To this end, LAWSON Farm members employ the Nakashima method of farming, which involves conducting soil diagnoses to develop ideal soil for growing crops before planting and supplies appropriate nutrition according to the growing conditions of the crops. We are also working to obtain GAP (JGAP, ASIAGAP) certification, a program that sets out guidelines for sustainable agricultural production. This will enable us to ensure sustainability in terms of quality improvement, food safety, and environmental conservation, including biodiversity.




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