Sustainability Topics (Environment)

Nippon Sanso Holdings is also developing gas application technologies for reducing food loss. In Thailand, many local specialty goods such as durians and mangos are exported to other countries. By rapid freezing these specialty goods, using liquid nitrogen, they can now be preserved for long periods without changing their taste, texture, color, or other properties. Fresh produce such as fruit must be harvested within a limited period, and large amounts must be harvested at the same time. Rapid freezing technology using liquid nitrogen enables large quantities of produce to be processed without waste, helping to reduce food loss. Furthermore, gases such as nitrogen, oxygen, and carbon dioxide can be injected into packaging of small snacks and cut vegetables to extend their shelf lives, with various ripple effects such as reducing food loss, improving production planning, and expanding transportation range. Nippon Sanso Holdings will contribute to the resolution of various issues confronting the food industry through gas application technologies such as modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) and liquid nitrogen freezing systems.

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In October 2021, Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corporation participated in an open innovation platform called the CulNet Consortium, hosted by IntegriCulture Inc. The consortium is a platform aiming to achieve mass production of cellderived products such as cultured meat. Companies with strengths in various areas, such as culture medium and culture tanks, participate in the platform to promote joint research. Taiyo Nippon Sanso participated with the goal of developing relevant gas application technologies, such as control of dissolved gas and atmospheric gas in the cell cultivation process.

In September 2021, Thermos K.K. concluded an “SDGs Partner” agreement with B.LEAGUE professional basketball team ALVARK TOKYO Co., Ltd. At the team’s home games during the 2021–2022 season, the two companies will collaborate on the “Personal Bottle Promotion Project,” calling on spectators to bring their own personal bottles to the games in an effort to reduce plastic waste from PET bottles at the venue.

In March 2022, Thermos K.K. entered a Cooperation Agreement for Realizing a Sustainable Society through Water with Kumamoto City. Kumamoto City is working to preserve its groundwater and to promote use of personal bottles and reduction of PET bottle waste as initiatives toward achieving the SDGs. Thermos K.K. entered the cooperation alliance with Kumamoto City in order to support these efforts. The company is promoting the use of personal bottles by city residents and producing and selling limited edition original design bottles to promote participation in groundwater preservation activities, as well as conducting a campaign to promote the use of personal bottles at Kumamoto City-organized events.