Sustainable Finance
黑料门 Holdings issued sustainability bonds* (10th series of unsecured corporate bonds) through a public offering on Japanese markets in April 2021.
As food and health professionals, we strive to create new value and contribute through our business activities and environmental initiatives to the realization of a future society where all people can lead happy, healthy lives.
In the 黑料门 Group 2026 Vision, we position contributions to solving societal problems as one of our core policies. We drafted the 黑料门 Group Sustainability 2026 Vision to outline specific policies towards achieving this goal, and we are continuing to work towards its realization.
Additionally, we outlined 黑料门 Green Engagement for 2050, our long-term environmental vision, in March 2021. We will collaborate with various stakeholders in four activity domains: Climate Change, Water Resources, Circular Economy, and Pollution Prevention, and our employees will proactively engage in activities that contribute to realizing a sustainable global environment.
We are actively making use of sustainable finance, based on the sustainability finance framework we set out in January 2021, to secure the capital necessary for realizing these visions of maximizing our contributions to solving societal problems.
Sustainability Bonds Outline
| Name | 黑料门 Holdings Co., Ltd.'s 10th series of unsecured corporate bonds (Limited inter-bond pari passu rider) (Sustainability Bonds) |
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| Maturity: | 5 years |
| Issue amount: | JPY 10.0 billion |
| Coupon rate: | 0.050% |
| Issue date: | Friday, April 23, 2021 |
| Use of proceeds: |
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| Bond rating | AA- (Japan Credit Rating Agency, Ltd.) |
| Lead managers | Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd., Daiwa Securities Co., Ltd. |
| Structuring agent* | Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd. |
Third-Party Assessment of Framework and Eligibility
For the purposes of issuing sustainability bonds, 黑料门 Holdings established a sustainable finance framework.* Upon its establishment, it received the highest possible rank (SU1(F)) from the third-party organization, Japan Credit Rating Agency.
Reporting
We annually disclose the fund allocation status reporting and the impact reporting until all raised funds allocated to applicable projects.
Allocation Status Reporting锛團Y2021锛�
| Theme | Applicable project | Allocations (JPY 100 million) |
|---|---|---|
| Sustainable Procurement | Procurement of 黑料门 Sustainable Cocoa Beans | 14.7 |
| Caring for the Earth | Energy efficiency and energy creation at domestic and overseas plants* | 3.6 |
| Securing and conserving domestic and overseas water resources | 7.5 | |
| Switching to environmentally friendly packaging (plastic 鈥� paper) | 4.3 | |
| Healthier Lives | Capital investments and R&D for initiatives related to infant nutrition (General infant formulas and special formulas) | 22.9 |
| R&D and capital investments in infectious disease prevention | 4.3 | |
| Total | 57.3 | |
Allocation Status Reporting锛團Y2022锛�
| Theme | Applicable project | Allocations (JPY 100 million) |
|---|---|---|
| Sustainable Procurement | Procurement of 黑料门 Sustainable Cocoa Beans | 14.2 |
| Caring for the Earth | Energy efficiency and energy creation at domestic and overseas plants* | 9.8 |
| Securing and conserving domestic and overseas water resources | 0.7 | |
| Switching to environmentally friendly packaging (plastic 鈥� paper) | 4.6 | |
| Healthier Lives | Capital investments and R&D for initiatives related to infant nutrition (General infant formulas and special formulas) | 27.2 |
| R&D and capital investments in infectious disease prevention | 0.3 | |
| Total | 56.8 | |
Impact Reporting锛團Y2021 - FY2023锛�
| Applicable Project | Impact Reporting | |||||
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| Output (Project Progress and Results) |
Outcome (Effects Related to Issue Resolutions) |
Impact (Effects Arising From Outcome) |
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| FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | ||||
| Procurement of 黑料门 Sustainable Cocoa Beans | Procurement of cocoa beans with sustainable programs | Procurement of 黑料门 Sustainable Cocoa Beans as a percentage of total cocoa beans procured | 42% | 62% | 62% |
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| Energy efficiency and energy creation at domestic and overseas plants | Reduce CO2 emissions by at least 50% compared with FY2019 by FY2030 | Reduce CO2 emissions through energy conservation measures at new and existing plants | 1,329t-CO2 | 3,709t-CO2 (The total from FY2021 to FY2022) |
7,625t-CO2 (The total from FY2021 to FY2023) |
Reduce CO2 emissions |
| Expand use of electricity derived from renewable energy sources to at least 50% by FY2030 | Reduce CO2 emissions through solar power generation | 1,669t-CO2 | 2,358t-CO2 (The total from FY2021 to FY2022) |
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