Basic Approach
At the Alps Logistics Group, our businesses are built upon social infrastructure and closely linked to local communities. As such, our Corporate Philosophy declares our ambition to “contribute to the enrichment of society.” As a good corporate citizen, we will work with external organizations to address social challenges and play our part in creating an even better world.
Promoting Employee-led Regional Contribution Activities
In December 2022, we established a system for gathering ideas from employees on topics such as community contribution and environmental initiatives. In FY2023, approximately 150 activity proposals were received from 24 bases and departments. By holding employee-led cleanup activities near our bases and encouraging employees to use their own reusable chopsticks and cups, we have been able to raise awareness of the importance of sustainability.
Ideas received via the above system are assessed by the administrative office of the Sustainability Promotion Committee. Proposals are evaluated based their level of contribution, sustainability, creativity and feasibility. Employees whose proposals are rated highly are given monetary bonuses. In FY2023, bonuses were awarded to 5 gold-rated proposal, 18 silver-rated proposals and 30 bronze-rated proposals.
Beautification and Cleaning Activities around Bases
We conduct beautification and cleaning activities around each base in Japan. As a member of the community, each employees are doing what we can do to keep the community beautiful and clean.
Holding Irregular Vegetables Sales Events
Since November 2022, we have held sales events once a month at the Narita Branch. The event features irregular vegetables from a pesticide-free organic farm, which is operated by an NPO that employees people with disabilities.
As part of company that promotes health and productivity management, one of the employees visited nearby farms to see if she could help in any way. she discovered that many pesticide-free vegetables are thrown away due to their irregular shape. We decided hold sales events as a way to address food loss.
Through the events, we have the opportunity to interact with people with disabilities who work at the NPO, and it is incredibly satisfying to be able to play a part in contributing to society.
Implementation of Gardening Club Activities
Since the summer of 2022, we have had a gardening club at the Osaka Base. To address the lack of internal communication due to COVID-19, the eight members started a gardening club with the aim of creating activities that would enable interaction across generations and departments.
The club currently has 10 members, who plant seeds, water and harvest once every one to two weeks on the premises, which not only stimulates communication within the company but also fosters environmental conservation and awareness through the Osaka base’s greening activities.
Donations to the Scholarship Foundation for Traffic Accident Orphans
We regularly hold fund-raising activities at each base in Japan and makes donations to the scholarship foundation for traffic accident orphans.
As a company that uses public roads for its business activities, we have been conducting these activities since 2023, with the aim of supporting the principles of the Society for the Education of Traffic Orphans and raising safety awareness among our employees.
For this activity, we received a letter of appreciation from the scholarship foundation for traffic accident orphans.
Yokohama City SDGs Certification System “Y-SDGs” Certification
In March 2024, we acquired “ Superior” certification under the Yokohama SDGs Certification System “Y-SDGs” established by the City of Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture. Under this system, companies that intend to contribute to the achievement of the SDGs are evaluated on 30 items in 4 fields, and certified in 3 categories according to the status of their efforts. Our efforts to achieve the SDGs in general, and its health management and other efforts in the “social aspect” in particular, were evaluated as contributing to Goal 3 “Health and Welfare for All” and Goal 8 “Job Satisfaction and Economic Growth” of the SDGs. The Alps Logistics Group will continue to strengthen its sustainability initiatives and contribute to the realization of a sustainable society.
Protecting Biodiversity
Growing Hemerocallis fulva on the Premises
Since 2019, we have been growing hemerocallis fulva on the premises of our head office and Yokohama branch in cooperation with Tsurumi river network, NPO.
Hemerocallis fulva can be replaced pollinosis-causing Lolium×hybridum Hausskn etc and easily managed.
Therefore, it is considered to create a safe and rich biodiversity environment. In February 2024, we received an award from the Tsurumi River Basin Water Council for our efforts to contribute to the health of the water circulation system in the Tsurumi River Basin.
Aristolochia Debilis Protecting Activities
Since 2020, we have been growing a perennial known as Aristolochia debilis—a species categorized as vulnerable in some regions—on the premises of our head office and Yokohama Branch.
Aristolochia debilis is the food for the larvae of a butterfly called Atrophaneura alcinous—which is an endangered species in some regions—and our aim is to protect this perennial. In 2022, more than 50 Atrophaneura alcinous emerged from their larvae, so we decided to plant more Aristolochia debilis. We have also set up rainwater tanks that we use for cultivation.