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 (Executive Director and Executive 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 and has set the following targets in order to contribute to a “Recycling-oriented society,” our ESG Materiality. 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.

KPIs KGIs Actual results
2024 Medium-term Plan FY 2026 2030 FY2022 FY2023
Waste reduction [weight] (vs. FY2016 levels) - - 10%
reduction
4.8%
reduction
1%
increase
Food loss reduction (vs. FY2019 levels) 22.5%
reduction
45%
reduction
50%
reduction
24.5%
reduction
15.9%
reduction
Single-use plastics reduction (vs. FY2018 levels) 10.5%
reduction
21%
reduction
25%
reduction
20.1%
reduction
6.4%
reduction
Resource-saving on products and services (vs. FY2018 levels) 4.4%
reduction
8.8%
reduction
7.8%
reduction
11.8%
reduction
12.5%
reduction
Percentage recycled - - 80% 73% 72%

Waste Reduction Results-The OLC Group

FY2022 FY2023
Waste emissions
(Total including valuable resources)
24,400t 26,338 t
Hazardous waste 39t 12t
Percentage recycled 71% 71%

Recycling Rates-Tokyo Disney Resort

Tokyo Disney Resort

In FY2002, when Tokyo DisneySea was first open for the entire year, the recycling rate fell short of 50%; by contrast, the rate across the entire Tokyo Disney Resort has reached the 70% level in these past several years as a result of the initiatives above. 

FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023
74% 73% 73% 73% 72%

*Rate of waste recycled of all waste generated according to the business operations of Tokyo Disney Resort(total recycled waste/total waste×100)

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.

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 (46 tons of produce is put to good use each year).

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 Loop

 

Tokyo Disney Resort

Selected restrooms across our businesses use toilet paper made from recycled paper. Some of these restrooms located at TDL and TDS use 30% recycled content from paper cups that have been recycled in the parks.

Measures to reduce paper waste 

 

Tokyo Disney Resort

Stopped providing paper bags as a standard amenity in hotel rooms on February 28, 2023 

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

Use of recyclable plates

 

Tokyo Disney Resort

Adopted recyclable film-coated plates. The film can be peeled off and discarded after use. By collecting and recycling the plates, waste was reduced by five tons in approximately six months compared to the amount produced when paper plates were used during the 2023 testing period

Beer brewed from non-standard bread

Beer* is brewed using bread manufactured at Ikspiari that failed to meet brand standards. The system upcycles around 0.6 tons of bread a year within the OLC Group, achieving higher quality recycling.
*Categorized as “happoshu” (low-malt, beer-like beverage) under the Liquor Tax Act

Paper cups are recycled into toilet paper
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Paper cups are recycled into toilet paper
We sold bags made with recycled parts of Tokyo Disney Resort 40th “Dream-Go-Round” garlands.
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We sold bags made with recycled parts of Tokyo Disney Resort 40th “Dream-Go-Round” garlands.
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
Using plates that can be recycled after the film coating is peeled off
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Using plates that can be recycled after the film coating is peeled off

Packaging Giving Consideration to the Environment

Initiative example

Outline

Initiatives to reduce the amount of plastic packaging used

We introduced strawless lids at some Theme Park
restaurants, reducing the use of approximately 2.7 tons of straws on an annual basis.

We also started charging for plastic shopping bags at stores selling merchandise to reduce plastic use. (Use of plastic was reduced by about 73% per guest on weight basis compared with before we started charging for the bags.)

Switch to recyclable material

We helped increase the value of recycling by switching from paper to aluminum beer cups at some restaurants on a trial basis.