Resilience of Companies & Society ~Support a Society That Combats Environmental Changes~

In May 2024, the Yamato Group established a new company, Sustainable Shared Transport Inc. (hereinafter "SST"), which provides an open platform for joint transportation and delivery. It is available for participation by diverse stakeholders, including shippers and logistics companies, with the aim of streamlining logistics through joint transportation activities between companies. SST's open platform for joint transportation enables logistics matching to suit supply and demand by linking information from shipping companies (e.g. shipment planning, packing style, cargo volume) with information from logistics companies (e.g. route planning), among others. SST's platform enables joint transportation, consolidating multiple logistics networks in a single region, as well as provision of stable transportation and delivery services with high loading ratios.

As a logistics business, Yamato Transport Co., Ltd. cooperates with suppliers and partners in the use of low-carbon technology in transportation, low-carbon technology demonstration experiments, and other measures (for details, please refer to Introduction of low-carbon technologies and enhancement of operational efficiency). We are making improvements in our identification of the GHG emissions from subcontracted parts of transportation in cooperation with our partners. In fiscal 2021, we added a function for entering data necessary for calculating GHG emissions to the app to enable the sharing of information, and we are beginning to track emissions. To form a shared understanding of what the Yamato Group’s ideal supply chain is, we have formulated the Yamato Group Business Partner Guidelines. We plan to promote communication with major suppliers (for details, please refer to Supply Chain Management).

Yamato Transport Co., Ltd. has prepared Guidance on Natural Disasters as the severity of natural disasters (typhoons, heavy rains, heavy snowfall, etc.) has been increasing. We are strengthening countermeasures to enhance resilience. We have a code of conduct to guide behavior in different weather conditions and periods of time leading up to the occurrence of a natural disaster. Under the code of conduct, we inform customers of any impact on services and provide safety and detour information to employees and partners. If there are concerns that a natural disaster will seriously impact an area, we will set up disaster response headquarters headed by the president. Relevant departments will cooperate with each other to share the information necessary for the restoration of services and the provision of support and promptly take action to ensure business continuity. Following the restoration of services, we cooperate with local governments and others to transport relief supplies and support disaster-stricken areas. We continually assess flood risk and regularly conduct disaster drills at business sites nationwide. We are improving our skills every year to flexibly and promptly acting to prevent packages, vehicles, and equipment from being affected by disasters and ensuring business continuity using transportable routes  to deliver goods according to the situation.
To tackle rising temperatures, we are taking adaptation measures, for instance with initiatives that include the introduction of coolers suitable for work at hub base and sales offices and the adoption of employee uniforms made of sweat-absorbent, quick-drying fabric. Going forward, with these initiatives, we will further aim to be a resilient logistics  company which is part of the social infrastructure .

The Yamato Group disseminates information about its environmental initiatives through channels such as news releases, company commercials, videos, handbooks, and social media. In addition, to increase employee awareness of environment issues and achieve adequate environmental management, we continually provide environmental education and raise recognition using company newsletters. With regard to training on environmental management systems, we provide education to Yamato Transport officers, department managers at the headquarters, operational managers nationwide, and employees responsible for management of environmental issues. They use what they have learned in their day-to-day management of operations. We also provide internal auditor training, environmental compliance training, and sustainability basic training to deepen employees’ understanding of environmental initiatives. In fiscal 2023, approximately 730 officers and employees received environmental education. For more information on communication with stakeholders, please refer to the Stakeholder Engagement section.

Yamato Transport Co., Ltd.has been holding Kuroneko Yamato Environmental Classes since October 2005 to support the environmental education of children, the leaders of the next generation. We renewed the Kuroneko Yamato Environmental Classes from 2023 to spur children into thinking about what they can do for the environment. We aim to achieve this by teaching them how their small, individual activities lead to further environmentally-friendly actions and protecting the global environment.

* From fiscal 2020, classes have not been held given the state of the COVID-19 pandemic

The Haneda Chronogate logistics terminal has a facility named Wa no Sato (loosely translatable as "Village of Harmony") that aims to achieve harmonious coexistence with the natural environment. The area features trees planted to match the local ecosystem and biotopes utilizing natural stone materials.

Death of coral due to rising sea temperatures has become a problem in recent years. Okinawa Yamato Transport Co., Ltd. participates in Team Tyura Sango, a coral conservation activity conducted by local governments, local residents, and companies. As a member of the team, Okinawa Yamato Transport Co., Ltd. supports coral seedling cultivation, planting, and awareness-raising activities.
Furthermore, we engage in increasing employee environmental awareness and conducting marine conservation activities in beautiful Okinawa by carrying out community cleaning activities, such as beach cleaning, in various locations within the prefecture.