2024/10/24
Since FY2023, the ANA Group has been holding the ANA Future Promise Forum by inviting lecturers who are active in various fields and companies that have a vision of environmental consideration, so that each and every employee can view ESG as their own matter and take action.
The third forum was held in August 2024, with more than 300 ANA Group employees participating, both on site and online.
The guest was Ms. Shima Tassin
This time we invited Ms. Shima Tassin, a housekeeper specializing in culinary arts, as our speaker. After graduating from culinary school, Ms.Tassin went to France to train at a famous restaurant, and after returning to Japan, she worked as a chef at a long-established French restaurant in Japan for a total of 15 years. After getting married, she became a housekeeper and is currently expanding her activities by appearing in the media and publishing books in addition to her main job. Recently, she and her family moved into a 120-year-old traditional Japanese house, and the way they live in harmony with nature has also been well received.
She spoke about one of the three pillars of the ANA Group's medium-to-long-term environmental goals, "Reduction of food waste rate," focusing on food loss prevention measures to encourage employees to change their behavior in their daily lives and work.
The theme was "Small Things We Can Do"
The lecture was divided into the following four parts.
- (1) Eco-activities in France
- (2) Stories from her training in France and restaurant days in Japan
- (3) What you can do at home
- (4) Life in nature
In France, which is considered an environmentally advanced country, measures are considerably more advanced than in Japan, such as the Marche culture of selling food by weight, mandatory composting, and the introduction of an app to prevent food loss on an individual basis. In addition, during her training at a restaurant, she was thoroughly taught to "not waste" both food and water.
So, does she do exactly the same at home?
Each measure has a scale that needs to be addressed, and what the country or government should do, what stores or businesses should do, and what individuals at home should do are different. For example, using vegetable peels, restaurants have a large amount of waste that can be used to make broth from vegetable peels, but at home, it is more realistic to cook with the peels on since the amount is not so large.
She taught us that small things like this, which can be done on an individual scale, can lead to big changes if each one of us continues to do them every day. She also told us that by growing their own vegetables and livestock in the urban lifestyle and receiving (i.e., eating) their life, families develop a mindset of not wasting food.
The audience was drawn into this story because of Ms.Tassin's multifaceted experience as a chef, housekeeper, and mother.
Socializing
After the lecture, a social gathering was held with Ms.Tassin.
In addition to the content of the lecture, participants exchanged opinions in a friendly atmosphere about problems they face at home and food-related issues they recognize as challenges in the workplace.
We have received comments from participants, such as...
"I had been reluctant to take action because I thought I had to do something big when it came to environmental considerations, but I learned that everything, even small things, add up. I also felt that we can change the culture by continuing to do so."
"What Ms.Tassin shared with us was a treasure trove of know-how that we can immediately put into practice!"
"I learned a lot of things that can be applied to our in-flight business."
Thoughts of the person in charge
We have about five years left until 2030, which is one of the milestones of the ANA Group's medium-to-long-term environmental targets.
It is not possible to just turn on the ESG switch by yourself when you come to work, so I think it is important to gradually build up awareness and actions for environmental considerations on a daily basis.
The lectures provided many concrete hints for ANA Group employees who are unsure of what they should do to promote ESG.
I would like to continue to plan forums where we can learn a lot and involve both those in charge of ESG and those not.
(Ms. Okano, CX Strategy Dept.)
The ANA Group will continue to promote the ANA Future Promise initiative through the concerted efforts of all employees.
