Policies and Regulations

The OLC Group Environmental Policy (Revised May 2022)

The OLC Group undertakes environmental activities in line with the OLC Group Environmental Policy.

Governance

The OLC Group’s Structures to Promote Waste Management

Recognizing environmental issues as an important managerial challenge to be addressed, our Board of Directors resolved to set “Measures to address climate change and natural disasters” and “Recycling-oriented society” as areas of our ESG Materiality, and monitor the progress made in our related plans. The OLC Group has established an Environment Committee chaired by the Director of the Corporate Strategy Planning Division (Corporate Officer). The committee is responsible for planning and setting targets for the Company’s environmental activities including climate change. Established under the Environment Committee, the Subcommittee on Resource Recycling shares our waste management policy across the OLC Group and strengthens collaboration. We strive to implement initiatives to reduce environmental impact by conducting fact-finding surveys, and devise strategies for reducing waste generated by The OLC Group including single-use plastics. Through the Environment Committee, targets and plans regarding environment actions are reported to the Board of Directors annually.

Strategy

Reducing Waste and Increasing Recycling Rates

With many guests visiting our Theme Parks every day, Tokyo Disney Resort is much like a big city. 
The OLC Group promotes waste reduction and recycling programs and is making aggressive efforts to reduce our impact on the environment.

Metrics and Targets

Targets and Actual Results in Waste Management-Tokyo Disney Resort

Tokyo Disney Resort

The OLC Group has been taking actions to reduce waste. In the updated ESG Materiality, we set targets for “Input (inflow of resources),” “Output (discharge of resources),” and “Recycling (recycling of resources),” which were established as target indicators for contributing to a “Recycling-oriented society” based on the government’s recycling promotion plan. We will also continue to work on reducing the amount of waste and saving resources by rigorously enforcing the proper separation of different types of waste and promoting recycling.

KPI Results
2024 Medium-term Plan 2022 2023 2024
Waste reduction target
[weight] (vs. FY 2016 levels) [Output]*1
- 4.8% reduction 1%
increase
2.6% increase
Food loss reduction target
(vs. FY 2019 levels)
22.5%
reduction
24.5% reduction 15.9% reduction 32.4% reduction
Single use plastics reduction target
(vs. FY 2018 levels)
[Input]*2
10.5%
reduction
20.1% reduction 6.4% reduction 4.7% increase
Resource saving target on products and services
(vs. FY 2018 levels)
4.4%
reduction
11.8% reduction 12.5% reduction 14.3% reduction
Percentage recycled [Recycling]*3 - 73% 72% 69%

*1 Output: Discharge of resources
*2 Input: Inflow of resources
*3 Recycling: Recycling of resource

Waste Reduction Results-The OLC Group

FY2023 FY2024
Waste emissions
(Total including valuable resources)
26,338 t 26,444t
Hazardous waste 12t 22t
Percentage recycled 71% 67%

Environment-related Data

Data on environmental performance.

Actions

Recycling Programs

Tokyo Disney Resort

Rigorous Waste Sorting

The waste generated at the Tokyo Disney Resort is carefully sorted by cast members in accordance with detailed sorting criteria to recycle as much of our waste as possible.

We recycle a wide range of resources including cardboard boxes, kitchen waste, plants, edible oils, plastic bottles, plastic wrapping materials, other plastic waste, copy paper, newspapers and magazines, paper cups, paper packages, empty cans, empty bottles, metal, and wooden chips. These are sent to specialized facilities for recycling.
Also, all of the cardboard used for delivering the products and plastic bottles is recycled.

In FY2025, we installed eco stations in some parts of the parks on a limited-time trial basis in an effort to improve sorting at the time of waste collection, with guests’ cooperation.

An eco station installed at our park
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An eco station installed at our park

Resource-saving and Recycling Initiatives

Initiative example

Outline

Making Use of Emergency Rice Stocks

  • Emergency rice stocks nearing their expiry date are served at employee cafeterias, with a portion of the revenues donated.
  • Furthermore, the remaining near-expiry rice stocks are donated to food banks.

Reducing Food Loss

  • Dishes made using non-standard tomatoes, bell peppers, and strawberries produced at the Hokuto and Teshikaga farms operated by the OLC Group are served at restaurants in our Theme Parks as well as at employee cafeterias (38 tons of produce is put to good use each year).
  • Beer* is brewed using bread manufactured at Ikspiari that failed to meet brand standards. The system upcycles around 0.4 tons of bread a year within the OLC Group.

    *Categorized as “happoshu” (low-malt, beer-like beverage) under the Liquor Tax Act 

Developing Environmentally Friendly Products

Tokyo Disney Resort

Upcycled products have been created and sold by making use of obsolete cast member costumes, among others.

Recycling

 

Tokyo Disney Resort

  • Some restrooms across our businesses use recycled content from paper cups that have been recycled in the parks, thereby establishing a recycling loop.
  • Meanwhile, paper cups for serving beer at some outlets were replaced with aluminum cups to promote “horizontal recycling*.

    *Horizontal recycling: Reusing resources for the same application.

Measures to reduce paper waste 

 

Tokyo Disney Resort

Adopted lighter paper meal trays and strengthened sorting of paper plate waste on a trial basis.
Lighter trays: Reduced paper waste by around 0.5 tons in one month
Strengthened waste sorting: Recycled around 1.3 tons of paper in one month

Adoption of food waste disposal machines 

 

Tokyo Disney Resort

Adopted machines that use microorganisms to decompose and micronize food waste and emit residues as water

Paper cups are recycled into toilet paper
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Paper cups are recycled into toilet paper
We sold patches made with recycled parts of “Space Mountain” costumes.
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We sold patches made with recycled parts of “Space Mountain” costumes.
Introduced food waste disposal machines that harness the power of microorganisms
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Introduced food waste disposal machines that harness the power of microorganisms