Eco Mark Product Category No. 511“Takeout and food delivery shops Version1.2”
Certification Criteria- Applicable Scope Shops and establishments primarily engaged in "Major group 77 - FoodTake Out and Delivery Services (Division M – ACCOMMODATIONS,EATING AND DRINKING SERVICES)" of "Japan Standard IndustrialClassification"

Established:

March 1, 2022

Last revised:

August 1, 2024

Expiration date:February 28, 2029

Japan Environment Association
Eco Mark Office

NOTE: This document is a translation of the criteria written in Japanese. In the eventof dispute, the original document should be taken as authoritative.

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Eco Mark Product Category No.511 “Takeout and food delivery shops Version1.2”
Certification Criteria
Japan Environment Association
Eco Mark Office
1. Purpose of Establishing Criteria
Omitted.
2. Applicable Scope
Shops and establishments primarily engaged in "Major group 77 - Food Take Out andDelivery Services (Division M – ACCOMMODATIONS, EATING AND DRINKINGSERVICES)" of "Japan Standard Industrial Classification"
3. Terminology
How to think the terms in this criteria is stated in footnotes and the Interpretation.
4. Certification Criteria and Certification procedure
Conformance to the criteria and the measures taken shall be indicated in theattached certificate, and required documents specified in its “certification procedure”
column shall be submitted. If the delivery is made by its own delivery service, “4-5.
Criteria for Delivery” shall also be complied. In the examination process, on-site
inspections (including online inspections) shall be conducted in addition to document
reviews in order to verify conformity to the certification criteria. Also, whether
conforming or nonconforming to the criteria items shall be judged by evaluating if therequired measures are taken or not (regardless of the extent of the measures taken),unless otherwise specified in these criteria.
4-1. Criteria for Foodstuffs(1) Environmentally-friendly food stuffs are used.
[Certification Procedure]
The usage of the foodstuffs listed below shall be indicated in the attached certificate,
and a document explaining the said food stuffs shall be submitted. Environmentallyfriendly food stuffs shall be used on the daily basis during the certification period. Theuse of food stuffs which meet the sourcing code for Agricultural products, Livestockproducts, Fishery products and Palm oil defined in the “Sustainable Sourcing Code” ofTokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games shall be regarded to meet this criteria item.
☐Local food products for local consumption

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No.511 V1 Criteria☐Organic agricultural products (Organic JAS) or specially cultivated agriculturalproducts☐Certified food stuffs (such as JGAP, MSC, Fairtrade, Rainforest Alliance, etc.)☐Non-standard vegetables and fishery products for shipping☐Other ()4-2. Criteria for the food loss reduction(2) The amount of food waste and the way to dispose of it shall be grasped.
[Certification Procedure]
Conformance to the criteria shall be indicated in the attached certificate and aperformance result of the past one year or so and a document describing the way how
it is disposed shall be submitted. If there is no performance result, a document
describing a management method to grasp the amount of food waste shall be submitted.
(3) Effort on food loss reduction and food recycling shall be conducted.
[Certification Procedure]
The performance of the measures listed below shall be indicated in the attachedcertificate and a document explaining the said measures shall be submitted.
☐A smaller portion menu, optimization of cooking volume☐An effective usage of unused foodstuffs (food bank activities)☐Recycling food resources for feedstuff or compost, etc.
☐Recycling of waste food oil☐Other similar measures（）4-3. Criteria on energy and water saving(4) Energy consumption (electricity and gas) and the amount of water used shall begrasped.
[Certification Procedure]
Conformance to the criteria shall be indicated in the attached certificate and aperformance result of the past one year or so shall be submitted. If there is no
performance result, a document describing a management method to grasp the amountof energy used shall be submitted.
(5) Energy consumption by a comparison with the previous year or the energy factor
shall be evaluated and specific goals / plans to reduce consumption shall be set.
[Certification Procedure]

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Conformance to the criteria shall be indicated in the attached certificate and a copy of
the regular reports in accordance with the Act on the Rational Use of Energy (or adocument explaining the evaluation results equivalent to such reports as well as theconcrete target and plan) shall be submitted.
4-4. Criteria on containers and packages(6) Efforts to reduce the volume used for containers and packages shall be made.
Otherwise, environmentally-friendly containers and packages shall be used.
[Certification Procedure]
The performance of the measures listed below shall be indicated in the attachedcertificate and a document explaining the environmental load reduction effect made by
the said measures shall be submitted.
☐Providing food using reusable containers, etc.
☐Voluntary collection and recycling of used containers and packages☐Adoption of Eco Mark certified containers and packages☐Replacement to materials having the environmental load reduction effect (use ofbiomass plastic, paper with forest certificate, thinned wood, non-wood plant)☐Other measures（）(7) Either effort of “Ingenious ways to provide” or “Product ingenuity” of “Rational Useof Products using specified plastics” shall be conducted when providing a plastic
product that falls under products using specified plastics (12 items)"stipulated inthe Act on Promotion of Resource Recycling Related to Plastics.
[Certification Procedure]
The item names of the relevant products using specified plastics and the details of theingenious ways to provide or product ingenuity as listed below shall be indicated in theattached certificates and a documentation showing the said efforts shall be submitted.
☐Confirm with consumers if they would need the cutlery☐Start charging for the cutlery or reward points for non-usage☐Replacement to materials having the environmental load reduction effect (use ofbiomass plastic, paper with forest certificate, thinned wood, non-wood plant)☐Other similar measures（）4-5. Criteria for Delivery (applicable when delivering in-house)(8) Vehicles used for the delivery shall be made a regular maintenance enabling to use
for a long period.

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No.511 V1 Criteria[Certification Procedure]
Conformance to the criteria shall be indicated in the attached certificate and adocument such as a maintenance record shall be submitted.
(9) Give regular training on eco-driving and safe driving to drivers.
[Certification Procedure]
Conformance to the criteria shall be indicated in the attached certificate and adocument on a planning and performance of training shall be submitted.
4-6. Criteria for business operation(10) Information that details the company’s environmental activities (food stuffs, foodloss, energy and water saving, containers and packaging, delivery, etc.) is available
on a shop notice board and the website.
[Certification Procedure]
Conformance to the criteria shall be indicated in the attached certificate and adocument on a store notice and the relevant website shall be submitted.
(11) The applying stores (office) shall comply with all applicable environmental lawsand regulations[Certification Procedure]
Conformance to the criteria and the ministerial ordinance to charge for plastic bags
shall be indicated in the attached certificate and a certificate (entry form 1) issued by
the person responsible for the business or the person responsible for the store (office)declaring that such a store (office) offering eating and drinking services has compliedwith the environmental laws, etc. applicable in the area it is located shall be submitted.
Operators subject to the following laws shall submit a copy of the periodic report(including a mid-term/long-term plan) submitted under the said laws.
☐ the Act on Promotion of Recycling and Related Activities for Treatment of Cyclical
Food Resources☐ the Act on the Rational Use of Energy☐ the Law for Promotion of Sorted Collection and Recycling of Containers andPackaging(12) The applicant has obtained a business license or has registered its business inaccordance with the Food Sanitation Act.
[Certification Procedure]

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Conformance to the criteria shall be indicated in the attached certificate and a copy ofa business license or a business registration shall be submitted.
(13) CO2 emissions relating to procurement, preparation and disposed items, etc. amongits business activities shall be calculated.
[Certification Procedure]
Conformance to the criteria shall be indicated in the attached certificate and theamount of activities such as goods and prices

in a year shall be reported..

5. Considerations
It is desirable to consider the following items in providing the service, although they
are not requirements for certification. Compliance with each item shall be indicated in
the Attached Certificate(1) Grasp the amount of the gasoline (light oil) used for the delivery if the delivery ismade by its own delivery service. Otherwise, grasp the mileage for the delivery andthe gas mileage of the vehicles used for the delivery.
[Certification Procedure]
Conformance to the criteria shall be indicated in the attached certificate and adocument on the amount of the gasoline (light oil) used in one year, the mileage for thedelivery and the gas mileage of the vehicles used for the delivery shall be submitted.
(2) For achievement of the United Nations’ “Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)”,
disclose concrete measures taken or define the numerical target[Certification Procedure]
Conformance to the criteria shall be indicated in the attached certificate and an
explanatory document, etc. explaining relevant activities shall be submitted.
(3) Grasp the supply-chain emissions by calculating the Scope 3 emissions in addition
to Scope 1 and 2, in accordance with the Guideline on Emissions Accounting.
[Certification Procedure]
Conformance to the criteria shall be indicated in the attached certificate and an
explanatory document on the calculation result shall be submitted.

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6. Application classification, Indication and Others(1) The application classification (application unit) shall be a single store (office) or achain brand (multiple stores working on common initiatives under the policy andmanual established by the headquarters). When applying for certification ofmultiple stores collectively, the applicant shall determine the target of theapplication in advance.
(2) The Eco Mark shall be displayed in the store. For the indication specifications, “EcoMark indication method in the Certification Criteria for ‘Restaurants’” defined
separately shall be followed. Examples are as follows.
[Example indications]

エコマーク認定店舗

Note1）The Eco Mark shall be clearly indicated to show that the subject of certification is the “store(office)”.
If there is any exception stores, it shall be presented to clarify the scope of certification.
Note2）When the business operator who runs two or more stores posts the Eco Mark on a website, etc., itshall clarify the scope of certification. (Ex. Certification for all directly -managed stores, separate listingof certified stores, etc.)

March 1, 2022

Establishment (Version1.0)

July 1,2022

Revised (4-4.(7), Version1.1)

August 1, 2024

Revised, 6. Application classification, Indication and Others(Version2.3)

February 28, 2029

Expiration dateCertification Criteria of this Product Category shall be revised as needed.

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