Our corporate slogan expresses our belief that “In order for people to be healthy, everything around them must also be healthy.” “Everything around them” refers to water, soil, air, plants, animals and all else on our planet, whose health is essential for people to lead healthy, happy lives and for our company to sustainably conduct our business.
Environmental and social initiatives by private businesses have been closely monitored in recent years, given the deterioration of the global environment and revelations of human rights issues. For any company to operate sustainably, the environment and society—the foundation of its operations—must also be sustainable. The mission of Yakult’s business, our raison d’être, is to apply its expertise in life science to contribute to the health and happiness of people around the world and thereby address social issues. We believe that in order to sustain our business and continue contributing to people’s wellbeing, it is necessary to address various ESG (environmental, social and governance) issues. Accordingly, we have identi¬fied six material environmental and social themes for proactive engagement to enhance sustainability. Our three environmental themes are climate change, plastic containers and packaging, and water, while our social themes are innovation, value co-creation with communities, and supply chain management.
In fiscal 2021 we established our Yakult Group Global Vision 2030, under which we aim to “evolve into a healthcare company that continues contributing to people’s health around the world” by 2030. The three qualitative goals of this long-term vision are “delivering good health to as many people as possible around the world,” “offering customers new value that matches their needs,” and “realizing a society in which people and the planet co-exist.”
People’s health was already a major social issue when Yakult was founded, and our aspiration to contribute to better health has been at the heart of our operations from the very beginning. But just as social conditions are in constant flux, people’s attitudes toward health have also changed with the times. The new Vision therefore expresses our determination to further pursue and develop our founding aspirations in keeping with such changes. The goals of the Yakult Group have always been, and will continue to be, to support the health of people around the world and to contribute to the health of the planet itself.