Commitment

Provide our nutritious products to 400 million people a year

Private sector food business / Japan

April 2020 — March 2031

Description

Among the nutritious products, we will provide products that promote ‘delicious salt reduction’ and ‘protein intake optimisation’ to 400 million people a year by fiscal 2030.

Overarching commitment (for commitments submitted pre-2025)

Title

Healthy life expectancy of 1 billion people

Description

Ajinomoto Group Commitment to Nutrition

By 2030, we will help extend the healthy life expectancy of 1 billion people by increasing the current reach to 700 million consumers and providing products and information that support consumers in enjoying nutritious and delicious foods with Nutrition Without Compromise as our basic policy on our approach to nutrition.

1. Support the practice of ‘delicious salt reduction’ using umami.

• We will leverage our current reach to 700 million consumers to raise general awareness of salt reduction using umami and support more people to achieve salt reduction without compromising taste.

2. Provide nutritious products to contribute to people's wellness.

• By fiscal 2030, 60% of our products will have high nutritional value whilst maintaining good taste. We will use the Ajinomoto Group Nutrient Profiling System to guide product development and reformulation.

• Among the nutritious products, we will provide products that promote ‘delicious salt reduction’ and ‘protein intake optimisation’ to 400 million people a year by fiscal 2030.

• By utilising the physiological and nutritional functions of amino acids, by fiscal 2030, we will double the availability of such products that contribute to health, compared to fiscal 2020.

3. Support the awareness/behaviour change of consumers by providing information that supports health and nutrition improvement.

• We will provide consumers with information to help them improve their health and nutrition, as well as easy recipes and menus, both on product packaging and our website, that support delicious and well-balanced meals and healthy lifestyles.

4. Improve the nutrition literacy of Ajinomoto Group employees.

• We will help our employees improve and maintain their health by providing healthy meals in the workplace, nutrition education, health checkups and maternity leave.

• By fiscal 2025, we will provide nutrition education to a total of 100,000 employees.

GNR assessment

Verification status
Withdrawn
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Details

Global nutrition target(s)
Adult obesity
Adult diabetes
Raised blood pressure
Salt/sodium intake
Nutrition Action Classification(s)
Policy > Food environment
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Linked event(s)
  • 2021 Tokyo N4G Summit
N4G Summit theme(s)
  • Food systems
  • Health

Measurement

Key indicator Number of people who use our products that promote salt reduction or protein intake
Measurement plan Collect own data
Value Measurement date
Baseline 280,000,000 People 2020
Target 400,000,000 People March 2031

Progress

Value Measurement date Status
Progress report 340,000,000 people March 2023 On Course
Given the current trajectory of progress, the target is on course to be met by the end date.

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