Aeon Forest Circulation Program
In
November 2013, Aeon’s tree planting activity achieved a milestone of planting
more than 10 million trees, and leveraging on this, we launched the Aeon Forest Circulation Program
as our activities to plant, nurture, and let forests thrive.
For the 25th Anniversary of Aeon’s tree planting, we will undertake
various initiatives to utilize the blessings of nature brought about by the
circulation of forests for the benefit of our lives.
Plant
We will continue to plant the next 10 million trees for local communities and for the future.
Nurture
We will aim to nurture the forests and enrich people’s lives with the natural blessings brought about by the circulation of forests.
Thrive
We will utilize lumber from properly managed forests as store materials and raw materials for products.
Plant
Aeon Hometown Forests Program
We want our new stores to be hub of local communities and to spread the spirit of nurturing nature among local people. With such passion, Aeon plants trees on new store sites upon opening together with customers.
Click here for initiatives under Aeon’s tree planting activities
Tree planting by the AEON Environmental Foundation
In an aim to regenerate forests devastated by natural disasters, the AEON Environmental Foundation cooperates with national and local governments of each country to conduct tree planting activities in various areas around the world, particularly in Asia as well as in Japan.
The AEON Environmental Foundation (tree planting in Japan) (new window.)
The AEON Environmental Foundation (tree planting abroad) (new window.)
Aeon Tohoku Reconstruction Hometown Forests Program
To regenerate forests in affected regions stricken by tsunami, Aeon undertakes the Aeon Tohoku Reconstruction Hometown Forests Program with the cooperation of local governments and NPOs to plant 300,000 trees over a 10-year period.
Click here for detailed activities of Project Aeon Joining Hands (new window.)
Nurture
Cleaning, weeding, and fertilizing of landscaped zones
Aeon
is actively engaged in community landscaping projects around its stores. The Clean & Green Activities is an initiative launched in 1991
where employee volunteer to clean up parks, rivers, and public facilities
around the stores. Cleaning activities are conducted
on Aeon Day on the 11th day of each month since 2001.
Also,
as part of these activities, Aeon also cleans and weeds the landscaped zones
where trees were planted under the Aeon Home Town Forests Program. Aeon will aim
to create forests that will be loved by generations to come.
Thrive
In-house nursery schools and FSC®-certified convenience stores using wood materials
Ministop Co., Ltd. opened its first store using domestically produced FSC®-certified timber in 2009, becoming the first commercial facility in Japan to receive FSC® certification.
Since then, it has been expanding as the standard for wooden construction because it is more economically rational and environmentally friendly than steel materials. As of February 2024, a total of 288 stores use this certified timber.
Aeon establishes the Aeon Yumemirai Nursery School, an in-house facility to enable employees of Aeon and those working at speciality stores in the Aeon Mall, as well as local people to work and raise their children with security. Here, the chairs and desks that children use every day are made of FSC®-certified wood that was procured in an environmentally friendly manner, and by doing so Aeon promotes the use of FSC®-certified lumber.
(Photo: Image of wooden texture material furniture)
Product Development using FSC®-certified materials
In
an aim to preserve biodiversity and to promote the sustainable use of forest
resources, Aeon has been selling notebooks and other products made of FSC®-certified
paper from 2008.
Since 2011,
we also have been using
FSC®-certified materials for frequently used secondary materials such as price
tags and other tags.
In 2015, for the first
time,we began using FSC®-certified
paper for wrapping materials for its Topvalu brand products. We will continue
to work aggressively to develop FSC®-certified products.
