Nichirei Group stakeholder engagement

Expanded IR Activities

The president regularly provides a number of opportunities for direct communication with investors about management strategy and to answer questions. In addition, since FY2012, we have been conducting Company information briefings to allow for direct communication with individual investors.

Our IR activities targeting overseas investors include the timely publishing of English-language financial statements and briefing materials on our corporate website, and direct communication with overseas institutional investors through investor visits.

Investor Relations Information

Stakeholder Engagement

As it engages in global business activities, the Nichirei Group recognizes the importance of communicating and maintaining dialogue with its diverse stakeholders. To foster deeper mutual understanding, the Group is fostering a number of initiatives, and encouraging the disclosure of relevant information, in order to reflect the expectations and concerns of its stakeholders, while building corporate value by establishing friendly, long-term relationships.

Stakeholder	Target	Primary issue	Mean/method of communication	Frequency
Customer	Better customer satisfaction and corporate branding: to be achieved through prompt, appropriate, and sincere responses to consumer requests and feedback.	Quality assurance for products and services Proper delivery of information Supply of delicious food, as well as greater availability of, and better accessibility to, a rich array of meal options	Customer Service Center	Routine
			Customer satisfaction survey	Once a year
			Website	As necessary
			Social media	As necessary
Shareholder /Investor	Deeper understanding of the Company and higher corporate value: to be achieved by timely and appropriate disclosures.	Maintaining and improving corporate value Appropriate distribution of profits Disclosure of accurate information	General Meetings of Shareholders	Once a year
			Financial results briefings	Four times a year
			Business information sessions, facility tours	Once a year
			Detailed interviews with individual investors from Japan and overseas	As necessary
			IR website	As necessary
			Integrated Report	Once a year
Business partner	Strong, effective, and stable long-term relationships with business partners throughout the supply chain	CSR procurement Mutual development achieved through customer intimacy	CSR procurement survey for suppliers	Survey ongoing since 2018
Business partner			Meetings and seminars with invited participation from business partners	Once a year
Employee	Favorable labor–management relations; greater employee motivation; a dynamic organizational climate	Occupational safety, health Job satisfaction Workstyle reform Health management	Establishment of an internal reporting center	24 hours per day
			Creation of an employee assistance and mental health consultation center	24 hours per day
			Labor–management council	Twice a year
			Health and safety committee	Once per month
			Symposiums involving management and employees	Annual (all worksites)
			Intranet	Routine
			Employee award system	Once a year
			Employee satisfaction survey	Once a year
			Employee stress checks	Once a year
Local community	Smooth, enduring business operations as a trusted and respected company: to be achieved by building favorable relations with surrounding communities.	Harmonious coexistence with local communities Preservation of local environment Educational activities in the local community	Social contribution activities	As necessary
			Participation in local events	As necessary
			Volunteer activities	As necessary
			Dietary education activities	As necessary
			Food factory and distribution warehouse tours	As necessary
			Acceptance of internships	As necessary
			Hosting of sporting events	As necessary
Trade organization /NGO/NPO	Collaboration with other companies, by taking part in conferences and other events involving government ministries and trade organizations; resolving of social issues by collaborating and cooperating with NGOs and NPOs in Japan and abroad.	Climate change Food loss Sustainable public procurement of food	TCFD Consortium	As necessary
			Japan Frozen Food Association	As necessary
			Japan Association of Refrigerated Warehouses	As necessary
			Japan Fisheries Association	As necessary
			Authorized NPO Second Harvest Japan	Twice per month
			World Wide Fund for Nature	As necessary
			Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil	Once a year

Non-renewal of Takeover Defense Measures

In the wake of the revision of the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act, the need to continue takeover defense measures has diminished to the extent that the measures have not been renewed.
They were originally introduced to protect us against any attempts to buy the Company, when information would need to be provided and time secured for our shareholders to determine whether the takeover is appropriate.