Contents

Introduction

Management

Social (S)Environment (E)Governance (G)Recognition / Assurance

Environmental Policy | Environmental Management | Contributing to Decarbonization | Climate Change Disclosure According to TCFD Recommendations | Biodiversity | Building of a Recycling-oriented Society | Control of Chemical Substances | Pollution Control | Environmental Data

Biodiversity
Basic Approach
Approach

The TOPPAN Group positions the conservation of biodiversity
as a critical challenge for management. As a guide to drive
conservation initiatives, we established a Basic Policy on
Biodiversity in April 2010. A set of Paper Procurement
Guidelines for the Sustainable Use of Forest Resources was alsoestablished in September 2011 to avoid or minimize the impacts
on biodiversity during raw material procurement operations. For
intensified biodiversity efforts, we undertake community
activities to conserve local environments through preventativeand adaptive approaches that take long-term perspectives.

raw material for paper production, as a means of promoting

Required Actions

the sustainable use of forest resources (see page 71).

1. Sustainable raw material procurement
1) Sustainable paper procurement
2) Thorough paper recycling3) Green purchasing

2) Thorough paper recycling
We believe that maximum paper resource circulation
discourages the new use of forest resources. Paper materials
that have not been processed into products are thoroughly

2. Consideration of land-use
1) Use of site green space2) Conservation and restoration of site neighborhoods
3. Pro-biodiversity products and services

recycled.
Cartocans (our paper-based beverage containers) usedwithin Group sites are collected and processed into toilet
paper for use in our offices and plants.
3) Green purchasing

These activities focus on cooperation with community members

We have been engaging in green purchasing for paperand various other stakeholders with links to biodiversity. Weproducts based on our in-house standards for stationery andbelieve that biodiversity conservation and the sustainable use ofbiodiverse resources help to enhance environmental security
and decarbonize society.

Activities

office goods. Various measures are applied to avoid theActivity results, performance data

Sustainable Raw Material Procurement

Required Actions
Policy1) Sustainable paper procurement
The TOPPAN Group Sustainable Procurement Guidelines

purchase of virgin wood-pulp products, such as thepreferential purchasing of paper products composed of higher
ratios of recycled pulp.

ECO-GREEN (Cartocan-recycled toilet paper)
Purchasing(version 3) set out requirements and recommendations for

Actions required for biodiversity conservation throughout theforest conservation. The guidelines state the following: “WhenGroup are as shown above right.

using resources derived from forests, oceans, or livingorganisms, etc., Business Partners should avoid the use ofNo. of Cases
Fiscal 2022

2,400

Note: E CO-GREEN is a toilet paper composed of about 50% used Cartocan(paper-based beverage container) paper.

resources that have been illegally extracted, cultivated, ortraded. Business Partners are also expected to take resource
conservation into consideration when using raw materials,
including from the perspective of controlling deforestationand forest degradation.” We survey the legality of lumber as a116

Green Purchasing of Stationery and Office Goods
Level of Fulfillment
Fiscal 2022

74.5%

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Introduction

Management

Social (S)Environment (E)Governance (G)Recognition / Assurance

Environmental Policy | Environmental Management | Contributing to Decarbonization | Climate Change Disclosure According to TCFD Recommendations | Biodiversity | Building of a Recycling-oriented Society | Control of Chemical Substances | Pollution Control | Environmental Data

Consideration of Land-use1) U se of site green spaceconservation activities organized by environmental NPOs andlocal governments. Many of the activities focus on thecleanup of rivers and natural surroundings in site

Our land-use practices support biodiversity in green spaces

neighborhoods. With the cancellation of conventional group-across the Group sites. To bolster biodiversity efforts, we havestyle activities during the COVID-19 lockdowns in fiscal

received third-party certification from the Association for2022, Group sites across Japan invited nature experts to leadBusiness Innovation in harmony with Nature and Community

online “creature consultation” events where kids could(ABINC)* for two sites (as of March 31, 2023) and appliedexperience and learn about nature and diversity.

Collecting plants in theEdo River terrace

Ginseng plantland-use self-assessments using the ABINC’s Land Use Score

We have also been cooperating with a project to plantCard. The TOPPAN Technical Research Institute (an ABINC-flowers along the Arakawa River flowing through the Kanto

certified site in Saitama Prefecture) has reproduced a living

Plain, with support from the Kanto Regional Development

space for plants native to the Edo River waterfronts andBureau of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transportbanks in the Kanto Plain. This nature space has been createdof Japan. In July 2022 Sakado Plant members in Saitama

in the water-cycle biotope within the site premises, with help

Prefecture began setting planters to preserve agrimony andfrom the Ecosystem Conservation Society-Saitama.

motherwort, native species grown in the Arakawa basin.

We promote the sound nurturing of forests and strive to develop

In April 2022 Toppan Inc. became a qualified member ofReceiving seedlings at theKashiwa Plant

Curing ginseng plants

Pro-biodiversity Products and Services

Motherwort seeds were collected in July 2023. Seedlings ofproducts and services that alleviate the overuse of forest

the 30by30 Alliance for Biodiversity, a multi-stakeholder

the two species will be planted in their original habitat, theresources.

platform formed by several Japanese organizations backed by

Mitsumata-numa Biotope extending from Kawajima town tothe Ministry of the Environment (MOE). In fiscal 2022 theAgeo and Kawagoe cities.

MOE designated the biotope as an “appropriate” OECM**1) Nurturing sound forests—Forest-thinning paper product

The Satte and Kashiwa Plants (Toppan Decor Products

The paper-based Cartocan beverage container exemplifies

area where biodiversity is conserved. In September 2023 theInc.) in Saitama and Chiba Prefectures began protecting

our ongoing product development efforts to make preferential

MOE upgraded the designation from “appropriate” toginseng, a native plant grown around the Edo River. Personnel

use of paper made partially“certified” under its trial OECM-certification scheme.

from the two plants collected ginseng plants from thefrom lumber harvested fromriverbanks at the request of the Ecosystem Conservation

forest-thinning operations

and rare plants within their premises. They conserve green

Society-Saitama, to salvage their lineage in advance of an

performed to encourage aspaces for habitats for assorted creatures through green

embankment project along the river terrace. The plants willsounder forest cycle.

initiatives, such as nest boxes for birds and greenbelts to growbe replanted from fiscal 2027, once the construction ishost plants for butterfly larvae.

complete and the lawns are cured.

Group personnel also take steps to preserve native species2) Conservation and restoration of site neighborhoods
TOPPAN employees and families take part in biodiversity2) Alleviating overuse—Recycled composite décor materials
Toppan Material Wood is a composite*A certification program for evaluating and accrediting biodiversityfriendly initiatives to be planned and managed in line with theprinciples stated in the Guidelines for Sustainable Business Site
Management® using the Land Use Score Card. The guidelines and scorecard were established by the Japan Business Initiative for Biodiversity(JBIB).
**OECMs: Other effective area-based conservation measureswood substitute that can be molded for use
in various types of décor. It is produced bymixing waste plastics of no value with
Motherwort growing at theSakado Plant

Agrimony seedlings

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powderized waste wood from factories andconstruction sites.

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Introduction

Management

Social (S)Environment (E)Governance (G)Recognition / Assurance

Environmental Policy | Environmental Management | Contributing to Decarbonization | Climate Change Disclosure According to TCFD Recommendations | Biodiversity | Building of a Recycling-oriented Society | Control of Chemical Substances | Pollution Control | Environmental Data

Associated Data
Activity results, performance data

Forest Management Certification

FSC® and PEFC Certification (as of May 19, 2023)

FSC: Forest Stewardship Council
PEFC: Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification Schemes
Operational Site (Division or Group Company)

Country

Information & Communication Division (Toppan Inc.)

Japan

Environmental Design Subdivision (Living & Industry Division, Toppan Inc.)

JapanToppan Cosmo, Inc.

Japan

Satte Plant (Toppan Decor Products Inc.)Japan

Chubu Site (Environmental Design Subdivision, Living & Industry Division, ToppanInc.)Japan

Nishinihon Site (Environmental Design Subdivision, Living & Industry Division,Toppan Inc.)

FSC

PEFC

Operational Site (Group Company)

Country or Region

Pennsylvania Plant (Toppan Interamerica Inc.)

USA

Toppan Interamerica Inc.

USA

INTERPRINT, Inc.

USA

INTERPRINT do Brasil Indústria de Papéis Decorativos Ltda.

BrazilToppan Europe GmbHGermany

INTERPRINT GmbHGermanyJapan

INTERPRINT Polska Sp. z o.o.

PolandTakamatsu Office (Environmental Design Subdivision, Living & Industry Division,Toppan Inc.)IP Decor Spain, S.A.U.

Spain

Japan

Barcelona Office (Toppan Europe GmbH)

Spain

TOPPAN Edge Inc.

Japan

Takiyama Plant (Toppan Forms Central Products Co., Ltd.)Japan

Fussa Plant (Toppan Forms Central Products Co., Ltd.)Japan

Niigata Plant (Toppan Forms Central Products Co., Ltd.)Japan

Takino Plant (Toppan Communication Products Co., Ltd.)Japan

Nagoya Center (Toppan Forms Tokai Co., Ltd.)Japan

Fukuroi Plant (Toppan Forms Tokai Co., Ltd.)Japan

Osaka Sakurai Plant (Toppan Forms Kansai Co., Ltd.)Japan

Hiroshima Plant (Toppan Forms Kansai Co., Ltd.)Japan

Kyushu Plant (Toppan Forms Nishinihon Co., Ltd.)Japan

Toppan Infomedia Co., Ltd.

Japan

Living & Industry Division (Toppan Inc.)Japan

Kansai Living & Industry Subdivision (Nishinihon Division, Toppan Inc.)Japan

Chubu Division (Toppan Inc.)

Japan

Mito Plant (Toppan Prosprint Co., Ltd.)Japan

Higashinihon Subdivision (Higashinihon Division, Toppan Inc.)Japan

Hokkaido Subdivision (Higashinihon Division, Toppan Inc.)Japan

Kyushu Subdivision (Nishinihon Division, Toppan Inc.)Japan

Chugoku & Shikoku Subdivision (Nishinihon Division, Toppan Inc.)Japan

Tosho Printing Co., Ltd.

Japan

Livretech Co., Ltd.

Japan

London Office (Toppan Europe GmbH)UK

Toppan Leefung Packaging & Printing (Dongguan) Co., Ltd.

PRC

Toppan Leefung Advertising (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.

PRC

Toppan Leefung Printing Limited

PRC

Toppan Leefung Changcheng Printing (Beijing) Co., Ltd.

PRC

Toppan Win Label Printing (Dongguan) Co., Ltd.
Toppan Win Label Company Limited
Toppan Excel (Dongguan) Packaging & Printing Company Limited

PRC

Toppan Excel (Hong Kong) Company Limited

Hong Kong

Toppan Yau Yue Paper Products Limited

Hong Kong

Toppan Forms (Hong Kong) Ltd.
Toppan Merrill Limited
TOPPAN Merrill LLC (New Jersey)

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PRC
Hong Kong

PRC
Hong Kong
USA

INTERPRINT Decor (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.

Malaysia

Toppan Security Printing Pte. Ltd.

Singapore

Siam Toppan Packaging Co., Ltd.

ThailandInterFlex GroupUK

Toppan (Shanghai) Management Co., Ltd.

PRC

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FSCPEFC