Awareness of Environmental Risk
As the business of Morinaga Milk Group is founded on food, the availability of
agricultural raw materials and water resources, changes in customers' preferences, impacts on production
and distribution from typhoons and other weather disasters, tightening of regulations, climate change,
and other changes in the environment may impact our business activities.
We revised our
Environmental Policy in 2022, clarifying that we will undertake mitigation of and adaptation to
environmental issues with the aim of reducing the mutual impacts between business activities and the
environment, and clearly naming climate change as a concrete environmental issue.
Morinaga Milk
endorsed the TCFD recommendations in March 2021, and has been working toward them.
We will
continue working to address climate change and will disclose related information.
Compliance with Environmental Laws and Regulations
For facilities such as wastewater treatment plants and boilers that could cause environmental pollution, the Morinaga Milk Group has compiled all legal requirements for each facility into a checklist to confirm that regulatory requirements are met. Moreover, these laws and regulations are checked once a year for revisions. A system for smoothly obtaining the necessary information through industry organizations was also established.
Expansion of environmental activities across the Group
Environmental management system
Morinaga Milk Group has acquired ISO14001:2015 multi-site certification at its head office laboratory, plants, and Group companies. ISO14001 certified business sites account for 100%※ of sites that manufacture food products for Morinaga Milk and affiliated companies.
※Of the 11 business sites that manufacture food products for Morinaga Milk and 16 business sites that manufacture food products for domestic affiliated companies, those that have acquired ISO14001 *as of October 1, 2025.
ISO14001 certified sites
ISO14001: 2015-certified business sites (as of September 30, 2025)
Scope of certification:
Manufacture, research, development, and sales of milk, milk products, ice cream, beverages, and other
food products
- Head office
Head office
Higashishinbashi 1-5-2,Minato-ku,Tokyo 105-7122
Head office (Shibaura DF Building)
Shibaura 3-13-8, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-0023 - Research & Information Center
Higashihara 5-1-83, Zama City, Kanagawa 252-8583 - Tokyo Office
8-1 Konan 3-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-0075 - Kanto Shinetsu Branch Office
16-11 Sakae-cho, Takasaki-shi, Guma 370-0841 - Order Control Center
2-8-1 Shinyokohama, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama City, Kanagawa 222-0033 - Saroma Plant
Nishitomi 123, Saroma-cho-aza, Tokoro-gun, Hokkaido 093-0504 - Betsukai Plant
Nishishunbetsu-kiyokawa-cho 18 , Betsukai-cho, Notsuke-gun,Hokkaido 088-2572 - Morioka Plant
Aoyama 2-3-14, Morioka City, Iwate 020-0133 - Fukushima Plant
Shimizuuchi 5, Fushiogami-aza, Fukushima City, Fukushima 960-8154 - Tone Plant
Uchimoriya-machi 4013-1, Jousou City, Ibaraki 303-0043 - Tokyo Tama Plant
Tateno 4-515, Higashiyamato City, Tokyo 207-0021 - Yamato Plant
Tateno 4-601, Higashiyamato City, Tokyo 207-0021 - Chilled Products Coordination Center - East Japan
Tateno 4-540, Higashiyamato City, Tokyo 207-0021 - Matsumoto Plant
Kamada 2-1-4, Matsumoto City, Nagano 390-0837 - Fuji Plant
Nakazatohigashi-cho 639, Fujinomiya City, Shizuoka 418-0046 - Chukyo Plant
Nakanara-cho Hitotsume 1, Konan City, Aichi 483-8256 - Kobe Plant
Mayafuto No. 3, Nada-ku, Kobe City, Hyogo 657-0854 - Chilled Products Coordination Center – West Japan
Mayafuto No. 3, Nada-ku, Kobe City, Hyogo 657-0854 - Hokkaido Hosho Milk Plant Co., Ltd.
Katsuraoka-cho 3-8, Otaru City, Hokkaido 047-0264 - Tokachi Urahoro Morinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd.
Zaimoku-cho 1, Urahoro-cho-aza, Tokachi-gun, Hokkaido 089-5607 - Tohoku Morinaga Milk Co., Ltd., Akita Plant
Kamikaruishino 38-1, Iwase-aza, Odate City, Akita 018-3596 - Tohoku Morinaga Milk Co., Ltd., Sendai Plant
Minato 1-1-9, Miyagino-ku, Sendai City, Miyagi 983-0001 - Nihon Seinyu
Takanoichi 694-1, Nukanome-aza, Takahata-machi-oaza, Higashiokitama-gun,Yamagata 999-2176 - MK Cheese Co., Ltd.
Ochiaikita 1-1-1, Ayase City, Kanagawa 252-1116 - Yokohama Morinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd.
Yoshiokahigashi 3-6-1, Ayase City, Kanagawa 252-1125 - Fuji Morinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd.
Nameri 18, Nagaizumi-cho, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka 411-0933 - Morinaga-Hokuriku Milk Industry Co., Ltd., Toyama
Plant
Mukaishinjo-machi 8-3-45, Toyama City, Toyama 930-0916 - Morinaga-Hokuriku Milk Industry Co., Ltd., Fukui Plant
Takagi 2-601, Fukui City, Fukui 910-0805 - Hiroshima Morinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd.
Miiri 1-19-7, Asakita-ku, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima 731-0211 - Kumamoto Morinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd.
Kakize-machi 431-1, Higashi-ku, Kumamoto City, Kumamoto 861-8011 - Furijiport Co., Ltd., Kumamoto Plant
Morikata-nitahata 1812-24, Kikuchi City, Kumamoto 861-1312 - Furijiport Co., Ltd., Chiba Plant
Kamikoya 1355-31, Yachiyo City, Chiba 276-0022 - Furijiport Co., Ltd., Okinawa Urume Plant
339-1 Kawata, Uruma City, Okinawa 904-2232 - Okinawa Morinaga Milk Co., Ltd.
Agarizaki 4-15, Nishiharacho-aza, Nakagami-gun, Okinawa 903-0105
Framework for Implementing Environmental Management
Environmental Impact Assessment and Environmental Goals
The Morinaga Milk Group evaluates the magnitude of environmental impacts from its
business activities as well as the risks and opportunities to its business activities from environmental
changes such as global warming; KPIs are established as environmental goals.
These initiatives
are incorporated into the targets for each business site, with progress managed on a monthly basis using
an “implementation table.”
Environmental Education
The Morinaga Milk Group provides environmental education to all employees.
In accordance with the ISO 14001 standard, we implement a structured program categorized into“awareness training”and“competency training.”
Awareness training is delivered through company-wide e-learning programs that cover not only employees at ISO 14001-certified sites but also those at non-certified locations, aiming to enhance knowledge and awareness of environmental issues. At ISO 14001-certified sites, additional initiatives such as site-level seminars are also conducted.Competency training is designed for employees engaged in environment-related operations to maintain and further develop the knowledge and skills required for their duties.
In addition, we actively promote the acquisition of professional qualifications and encourage participation in external training programs.
Environmental Audits
Through internal audits, Morinaga Milk confirms whether it is implementing matters such as initiatives toward its environmental goals, compliance with environmental laws, and environmental education in an appropriate manner.There are two types of internal audits: those carried out at a business site by internal auditors employed at that site, and general internal audits by auditors from other sites.
In FY2024, seminars for Level 3 certification were conducted, with 100 participants completing the course, and training for chief internal auditors was held with 49 participants. The total number of certified individuals for Levels 1 to 4 was 2,890.
In FY2024, general internal audits were held at seven business sites by auditors at other business sites.
External Reviews
Environmental management system certification is outsourced to an external auditing organization, with an annual check done for adherence to ISO 14001 multi-site certification.