Sustainability has grown as a hot topic, which means that many companies are looking for ways to catch up to the trend. But for some companies, including Hana Group North America, an eco-friendly approach has been driving their operations for years. With sushi bar locations in over 300 supermarkets, Hana Group demonstrates its commitment to the planet and customers through their continued development of the environmental systems that earned them recognition as the first North American sushi company to achieve ISO 14001:2015 certification.
For Josh Onishi, CEO of Hana Group North America, “my mission has always been to make Hana Group into the number one Japanese-inspired cuisine provider in the world with sustainable food and responsible service. Our team works tirelessly to foster these goals by addressing economic, environmental and social values in our society, which we see as critical to encouraging a more sustainable outlook in businesses across the board.”
Hana Group prioritizes its core values to identify, measure, and understand the direct and indirect environmental impacts of its operations and mitigate those impacts. Some examples of their Environmental Management System include:
* Achieving the target of sourcing 100% sustainable seafood, which was accomplished at the end of 2016.
* Purchasing only seafood that is ranked either green or yellow by Seafood Watch or certified with third party ecolabel.
* Reducing fleet emissions, waste diversion and water reduction targets.
* Completing a systematic greenhouse gas inventory to set science-based reduction targets.
* Selecting suppliers who improve Hana Group’s sustainable supply chain through traceability, safety and quality.
