We hold environmental seminars and provide experienced-based environmental education that teaches the value of nature to all of our employees so that they can understand the importance of the environment and engage in environmental activities both at work and home.

We carry out environmental seminars on various themes to deepen understanding of our materiality issues. In the fiscal year ended March 2024, we held an environmental seminar for officers and senior managers on the theme of the sustainable use of biological resources, a newly added materiality issue.

We provide new employees with environmental training to communicate the importance of protecting the environment. Since 2012, this has involved forest conservation training in Doshi Village, Yamanashi Prefecture, which is the source of water for Yokohama City, where our Head Office is located. Groups of trainees continuously plant and thin trees in Doshi Forest.
We also actively engage in initiatives such as tree planting, beach cleaning, and community cleaning activities to provide employees with volunteer experiences. In September 2023, we took part in activities to clean beaches on the Shiomidai coast in Chigasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, together with the Kanagawa Coastline Beautification Foundation and volunteers from within the Kirin Group. This not only taught employees about the value of nature by taking part in an experience, it also created connections to the community.

In addition to reducing CO₂ emissions generated by our business activities we are also helping employees to reduce emissions generated at home. Since 2008, we have been implementing the Eco at Home Program which encourages employees to reduce household CO₂ emissions. Since 2008, we have been working on the "Eco at Home Program" to encourage employees to reduce CO₂ emissions.
Under this program, employees who achieve a sum of their electricity, gas, and water bills that is at least 5% lower than the national average receive a digital gift. We are also working to encourage wider action by sharing examples of fun environmental activities carried out by employees both internally and externally. As of the fiscal year ended March 2025, a total of about 7,400 people have participated in the program.

*Awards
FY Mar/2020: The 7th Good Life Award Executive Committee Special Award for Environmental and Social Innovation, sponsored by the Ministry of the Environment
FY Mar/2021: Environmental Human Resource Development Company Award sponsored by the Ministry of the Environment *Awarded for three consecutive years since FY Mar/2019