Management Approach

Basic Approach

We have been operating its business with the abundant blessings of nature, believes that building a business model that coexists with the global environment is essential for sustainable growth as a company.

We aim to create "environmental value" by focusing on our materiality of "Combating Climate Change" through the introduction of energy-saving equipment, improving energy efficiency, and switching to non-CFC freezers, and "Building a Recycling-oriented Society" by reducing manufacturing problems, and turning waste into valuable resources, and increasing the recycling rate.

Environmental Policy

Presently on Earth, with the rapid increase in the world population, global warming, depletion of resources, and destruction of ecosystems are becoming more and more serious. It is becoming increasingly difficult for humanity to live together with a diversity of plants and animals, or to maintain the Earth's natural productivity going into the future.

Against this backdrop, We examined what kind of environmental considerations are needed to continue to sustain "food"—the foundation of all human activity. Then we created the Umios Group Environmental Policy which applies Our Vision through concrete actions. Thus, the entire group is engaged in environmental management. Our Environment Policy is comprised of the Basic Policy and Principles below. We thoroughly familiarize all our employees with the policy through our website and Intranet, employee training, and other activities as we strive to implement environmental management.

Basic Policy

We will work to reduce the environmental impact of our global business activities and strive to create a sustainable society in order to contribute to the enrichment of people's lives and their happiness.

Principles

1. We will use sustainable resources effectively and work to minimize our environmental impact and mitigate climate change.
2. We will actively engage in environmental conservation efforts, taking biodiversity into consideration.
3. We will provide environmentally friendly products and services.
4. We will implement our environmental management system effectively and work on continuous improvements to boost our environmental performance.
5. We will observe environmental laws and regulations.
6. We will disclose company information related to environmental management as appropriate and work on our communication with society.

Management Structure

In FY2018, We established a new Sustainability Committee. This committee puts together general plans for the Group's environmental management, establishes goals, and evaluates the activities of Group Companies. It also assigns responsible persons and persons in charge of environment at Group Companies who work on environmental activities tailored to the characteristics of each company's business.

In addition, we strive to share and spread information about things such as the roles of responsible persons and persons in charge of environment, regulations related to environmental management, and frameworks for compliance with environmental laws and ordinances, by holding a meeting of responsible persons and persons in charge of environment at the start of each fiscal year.

Our Sustainability Promotion Structure

Roles of Responsible Persons and Persons in Charge of Environment

• Execution of environmental management by responsible persons of environment

1. Promote Our Environmental Policy among employees
2. Comply with environmental regulatory requirements
3. Establish a structure for environmental regulatory compliance and verify the compliance status
4. Grasp environmental aspects and data
5. Plan, operate, evaluate and improve the implementation plan for environmental goals
6. Prevent, reduce, and implement correctional measures on harmful impacts on the environment
7. Promptly respond to environmental accidents and implement measures to permanently prevent recurrence
8. Ensure employee competence and raise environmental awareness
9. Communicate environmental initiatives with internal and external stakeholders

• Persons in charge of environment are assistants to the responsible persons of environment

Main Initiatives in FY2024

ISO 14001 Certification Status

We have obtained ISO 14001 certification, the international standard for environmental management systems, at our production plants in Japan and other countries. As of April 2025, eight companies among domestic and international production sites have acquired ISO 14001 certification.

Our Companies with ISO 14001 Certification (As of April 1, 2025)

Environmental Regulatory Compliance

At Our Group, we keep up with the various laws and ordinances for regulating water, air, and soil pollution, bad odors, noise, vibration, energy consumption, and waste disposal. Plants that have acquired ISO 14001 certification, in particular, manage the environmental laws applicable to their factory in a spreadsheet, and the environmental manager checks the state of compliance more than once a year.

Also, each Group Company compiles information relating to major environmental laws and regulations in a "major environmental laws and regulations manual," which the environmental manager uses to check the company's own state of compliance with laws and regulations.

Furthermore, in FY2024, there were seven incidents of environment-related accidents within the us Group, and measures were taken, including improvement of facilities and revisions to the monitoring management system.

Environmental Audits

Each Our Group plant that has obtained ISO14001 appoints an internal auditor for each plant and conducts internal audits on a regular basis.

In addition, We have which has multiple factories, Umios North Japan Co., Ltd., and Yayoisan Foods Co., Ltd. conduct mutual internal audits between their factories. These audits enable audits from a more objective perspective, improve audit skills, and promote the exchange of information between factories related to the environment.

In FY2024, in addition to internal audits, the Audit Department conducted audits by the Audit Department of us including compliance with environmental laws and regulations.

Mutual Internal Audit at Utsunomiya Plant

Mutual Internal Audit at Shimonoseki Plant

Our Group List of Environmental Audits

Overview of Business Activities and Environmental Impact over Our Entire Supply Chain

At the Umios Group, we believe that our integrated value chain built around seafood products, which includes "procurement and distribution," "production and processing" and "storage and logistics," has various impacts on the environment. To mitigate these impacts, we are implementing activities centered around our Medium-term Sustainability Management Plan.

Environmental Education

The Umios Group focuses on training and awareness-raising activities within the Group to raise awareness of the environment and encourage active action among each employee, and regularly holds briefings on environmental laws and regulations for employees. In FY2024, we invited Yokogyo Co., Ltd., a waste disposal company, to give lectures to hold online legal briefings for those in charge of waste disposal within the Group, as well as briefings on environmental laws and regulations that our employees should be aware of, such as the Food Recycling Act and the Water Pollution Prevention Act. In FY2025, we will continue to plan legal briefings for those in charge of waste disposal within the Group to ensure compliance with laws and regulations.

Environmental Briefings Organized in FY2024

In addition, we share information related to the environment both inside and outside the Group through our intranet, which is a tool for sharing information among group officers and employees. We are working to increase environmental awareness among our employees by compiling information related to sustainability into our "Sustainable News," which we publish periodically.

Sustainability-Related Information Shared Within the Company (FY2024)

1. In-house cleanup activities and eelgrass field revitalization activities
2. International Conference on Pacific Bluefin Tuna Stocks News, MSC Fisheries Certification Initiatives
3. Cleanup activities in collaboration with external stakeholders
4. COP29 News, Seabos Initiatives
5. Issuance of Our Group Integrated Report, Modularization of Cartons in the Group, and Efforts to Reduce Food Loss
6. "Global Commission on Water Economics" News, Oe Plant's Biogas Power Generation Initiatives
7. Industry initiatives related to the circular economy, introduction of solar power generation at the Utsunomiya Plant
8. Disposal of used solar panels, introduction of solar power generation in Umios Kyushu