Overseas initiatives to reduce the environmental impact

The PPIH Group is expanding its overseas operations, opening 30 stores in Asia (excluding Japan) and 65 stores in North America as of June 30, 2022. In order to accelerate Group-wide efforts to reduce the environmental impact generated by our business activities, we have established a subcommittee under the Sustainability Committee with the theme of "Initiatives to Address Environmental Issues Overseas," and stores in each country and region are working together to promote a variety of initiatives.

The store concept for our entire overseas business is "Taste, Health and Environment." This logo mark represents the cycle of "production - distribution - consumer" and "origami," which means "value can be guaranteed."

DON DON DONKI Singapore stores have installed oil filtration machines for cooking oil used for in-store cooking. By using cooking oil repeatedly instead of throwing it away after one use, we are working to reduce waste oil.

Using an oil filtration machine under the fryer

Cooking with filtrated oil

DON DON DONKI Thailand stores provide surplus food such as tasting samples received from our suppliers to needy households and children through support groups. In addition to making a small contribution to solving the problem of hunger, we are also contributing to the reduction of food loss.

DON DON DONKI Zhongxiao Xinsheng store sells original shopping bags made from waste plastic. 3,823 bags were sold during the period from January to June 2022, and the bags are highly supported by customers.

DON DON DONKI Taiwan stores use highly biodegradable natural cotton fiber for store uniforms. Natural cotton fiber is more environmentally friendly than chemical fiber fabrics, contributing to the reduction of environmental impact.

The trays for fresh foods and prepared foods used in DON DON DONKI Hong Kong stores are made with recycled PET bottles that could also be recycled after used. The use of recycled trays could reduce CO₂ emissions.

In Malaysia, the use of plastic shopping bags is prohibited by law and biodegradable plastic shopping bags are the norm. However, DON DON DONKI Malaysia stores sell reusable nonwoven bags instead of single-use shopping bags to better protect the environment. More and more customers are now using our reusable nonwoven bags as shopping bags.

Macau began charging for plastic shopping bags in 2019. However, DON DON DONKI Macau stores discontinue to provide it, and instead sell reusable nonwoven bags for environmental protection purposes. We sold about 30,000 large-size bags and 43,000 small-size bags from January to July 2022.
In addition, we do not distribute disposable food storage bags in the produce section for the same reason. We inform our customers of this in promotional materials and promote their understanding.