Through our fermentation technology and biotechnology, we will contribute to healthy lifestyles and the creation of active society in harmony with nature.

Basic Philosophy of Environmental Activities (established September 1999)

Production activities essentially place a burden on the Earth. We take this reality seriously. We make efforts to contribute to environmental protection by lowering the impacts from our production activities, and make efforts to contribute to society by diverting business profits to conservation activities. We perceive these two efforts as obligations stemming from business activities, and promote environmental activities accordingly.

Environmental Action Goals (established September 1999)

• Target the coexistence of the economic responsibility of corporate activities (responsibility toward investments) and social responsibility (responsibility toward the environment).
• Offer a new value system in which customer satisfaction and social satisfaction coexist.
• Starting from the position that "the global environment is an asset of all of society," report to society the impact of production activities on the global environment and open up dialogue with society on environmental problems. (Disclosure of Environmental Information)
• To work toward development of new products and marketing methods that offer consumers new values while suppressing environmental impact. (Development of Environmental Marketing)
• Design applications for resolving environmental problems with newly developed technologies.
• Connect our future corporate competitiveness to prompt implementation of environmental policies, anticipating future change and expansion of environmental problems.

Corporate Profile (as of March 31, 2001)

Established 1925.
Capital: 13.2 billion yen.
Employees: 1,926.
Sales: 174.983 billion yen (non-consolidated), 184.886 billion (consolidated).
Operating profit: 9.921 billion yen (non-consolidated), 11.297 billion yen (consolidated).
Percentage of sales by business division: alcoholic beverages, 73.8%; foods, 18.5%; spirits, 1.4%; bio, 6.1%; other, 0.2%.
Domestic operations: Headquarters; branches: 15; research centers: 3; factories: 8; storage, distribution centers: 3.

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