Engage in environmental conservation, includingpreventing environmental pollution.Continuously improve the environmental managementsystem used to improve our environmentalperformance.

Maintain an awareness of our responsibilities andgood corporate citizens, strive for mutual prosperityand harmony with human society, and pursue ourbest effort towards the conservation of a healthyglobal environment.

Our Group strives to contribute to a sustainable societyby engaging in business operations with a focus onconserving the environment, energy, and resources.Our Group, including AS ONE headquarters, ourTokyo office, and our logistics centers have all obtainedthird-party certification for ISO14001, the internationalstandard for environmental management systems. Wealso have established an environmental managementstructure that ensures compliance with environmentallaws and regulations, and enables continuous improvements to our environmental performance.We designate a director to oversee the managementof our environmental management system. Each worklocation manages site-specific goals and the entirecompany has incorporated document managementand workflow management systems. We also areengaged in a shift to paperless offices. Promoting theshift to paperless offices was one of the factors behindour being able to make a smooth transition totelecommuting during the COVID-19 pandemic.To maintain and improve our environmentalmanagement system, our Internal Audit Departmentconducts regular audits and those results are appliedtowards management reviews

Our main business is wholesaling and we also developprivate brand products. However, we have adopted afabless business model that relies on outsourcedmanufacturing. We also outsource shipping operations.As such, CO2 emissions defined under Scope 1, Scope2 mainly involve the fuel used by company vehicles andelectricity consumed at each office.

We promote waste reduction in Osaka, where ourheadquarters building is located. By adoptingworkflows, RPA, and other paperless systems, wewere able to reduce overall waste and increase ourrate of resource recycling.

Recycling activities unique to AS ONE. Looking aheadto future generations from the perspective of the broadtopic of global environment, we started catalogrecycling as a way to get involved right away.When issuing new catalogs, we collect old versionsfrom our customers. The collected catalogs are thendisassembled at a paper factory and recycled for usessuch as recycled paper, wrapping materials, and fuel.These efforts are supported by our customers asbeing a part of AS ONE’s unique environmentalprotection measures. Last year, we recycled 170tworth of catalogs.

Delivering merchandise without creating waste

AS ONE uses simple packaging with no cushioning materials in order to eliminate the use of excessive packaging. This protects the environment by using resources effectively and lowers the volume of materials that need to be discarded after merchandise is delivered to a customer.

Establishing and maintaining an environmental management system that meets global standards

AS ONE has received ISO 14001 certification for its Osaka Headquarters, Tokyo Branch, and logistics centers in Osaka and Tokyo. We continuously work to build systems that minimize our environmental footprint in line with our environmental policy and objectives as we implement global-standard environmental initiatives.