Boosting Local Production and Consumption
At each of our facilities across Japan, we contribute to regional revitalization by endorsing locally-grown ingredients and embracing region-specific food cultures. This strategy enables us to celebrate, safeguard, and spread awareness about local ingredients and culinary traditions.
Prince Hotel Restaurants
Children's Support Initiative
We offer a range of plans and product options crafted to promote children's growth and to help families create treasured memories. Through initiatives like the Seibu Group Children's Support Project, Prince Kids Club, and Ski Support Project, we endeavor to foster a brighter future for children.
Children's Support Initiative
Volunteer Efforts
Driven by a unified vision to progress alongside our communities, our employees personally engage in a spectrum of volunteer activities, contributing to both environmental conservation and community revitalization.
(Details of Actions)
・Actively participating in cleanup activities coordinated by local governments
・Engaging in local children's cafeteria initiatives, supplying food and daily essentials
Reduction of Greenhouse Gas Emissions
In addition to minimizing our environmental impact through enhanced energy efficiency, we are devoted to preserving the environment through our business activities. This includes employing natural energy, thereby respecting the natural environment, the atmosphere, and water resources.
(Details of Actions)
・Implementing LED lighting in hotels, golf courses, ski resorts, and other facilities.
・Encouraging the use of high-efficiency heat source equipment
・Harnessing natural energy (solar power generation, Binary power generation, geothermal energy)
・Promoting energy-saving vehicles such as electric cars and electric carts
・Reducing the number of transportation vehicles through the coordinated delivery
Binary power generation initiative
Food Waste Reduction
In addition to procuring food ingredients and providing food without waste, we are promoting initiatives to reduce the weight of discarded food waste and turn it into resources.
(Details of Actions)
・Innovation in food serving methods
・Use of ingredients that are difficult to distribute
・Displaying posters and POP to raise awareness of food waste reduction
・Donations to food banks
・Effective use of food stockpiled for disasters
・Drying food waste to reduce weight and reuse it as fertilizer
Plastic Usage Reduction
As part of our endeavors to safeguard living organisms, we are initiating actions to decrease plastic waste, which is believed to affect marine life and ecosystems. We also aim to use environmentally and socially responsible food ingredients and products.
(Details of Actions)
・Encouraging customers to refrain from using amenities, with donations made to environmental conservation activities if they comply
・Ceasing the use of disposable plastic bags at golf courses and disposable toiletries in changing rooms
・Phasing out plastic straws and replacing disposable plastic products (forks, spoons, knives, muddlers) with wooden or other sustainable materials
・Donating a percentage of the proceeds from the sale of plastic shopping bags to the local government where each facility is located
Initiatives for Our Private Brand,
"NIGATA MINAMI UONUMA HAKKAISAN SPRING WATER"
We are pioneering a "circular recycling" model by transitioning some of the plastic bottles of "Minamiuonuma's Delicious Spring Water" to label-less bottles. Additionally, we donate a portion of sales proceeds to Minamiuonuma City, Niigata Prefecture, the origin of the water, to aid in enhancing the natural environment.
Water Quality Conservation Activities
Wastewater Reuse
To safeguard precious water resources, we are cutting down and repurposing the amount of water we utilize.
(Details of Actions)
・To diminish water pollution caused by detergents, we propose guests staying for consecutive nights the option to forgo room cleaning, with donations made to environmental conservation activities if they consent.
・Efficient use of well water, reuse of wastewater and rainwater
Efforts to Preserve and Expand Greenery
We are involved in efforts to safeguard and enhance greenery in partnership with neighboring municipalities.
(Details of Actions)
・Thinning and tree planting in collaboration with local governments
・Recycling of waste wood and thinned wood
Food Safety and Security
To ensure our customers can dine with assurance, we are dedicated to food safety and prevention of food-related incidents. This dedication is reflected in our stringent control over ingredient quality, sanitation in our kitchens, and thorough training of our employees.
Universal Design
We are endorsing barrier-free measures in both physical infrastructure and digital accessibility, aiming to provide facilities and environments that are secure and user-friendly for all our customers.
We are refining our response to the increasing number of foreign visitors to Japan. Our efforts encompass offering information in multiple languages and enhancing our facilities to better cater to foreign visitors.
Business Continuity Plan (BCP)
Aligned with the Seibu Group Vision, we acknowledge that safeguarding the safety and security of our customers, employees, and partner companies in case of a disaster or emergency is both the foundation of our business activities and societal responsibility. To ensure our customers' safety, we have set a basic policy concerning business continuity during emergencies. We will develop an internal system, execute and maintain measures, and continuously enhance these strategies.
(Details of Actions)
・Ensuring safety and security
・Prevention of secondary disasters
・Business continuity and swift recovery
・Collaboration with related entities
Measures against Crime Syndicates
Under the Seibu Group Code of Conduct, we vow not to engage with antisocial forces. We maintain a firm stance against such entities and avoid any activities that could potentially foster their actions. Moreover, we prohibit individuals with tattoos from entering all our swimming pools and bathing facilities to guarantee a safe and enjoyable ambiance for all visitors.
Declaration of Health Management
In alignment with the Seibu Group's management philosophy, "SMILE AHEAD" we believe it is crucial to also foster "Smiles for Employees" As such, we actively advocate for health management.
・We support the physical and mental well-being of our employees and their families.
・We aim to create a comfortable and fulfilling work environment where each employee can reach their full potential, accommodating diverse human resources and non-traditional work styles.
・With a global perspective, we are committed to delivering smiles and excitement to our many customers and society at large.
SEIBU PRINCE HOTELS WORLDWIDE INC.
KANEDA Yoshiki, President & Representative Director
Workplace Reform
We champion the creation of work-life balance and implement support systems tailored for diverse work styles of our employees.
(Details of Actions)
・Introduction of a flexible work hour system that allows employees to select their working hours, thereby encouraging diverse work styles like teleworking
・Promotion of workations using our resort hotel facilities
・Boosting operational efficiency through digital transformation (DX) promotion
Leveraging Diverse Human Resources
To enhance corporate competitiveness, we are building an organization that cherishes individuality and capitalizes on diversity. We will strive to realize 'job satisfaction' and 'ease of work' by fostering a corporate culture in which employees can create their own career paths, and by creating a safe working environment.
(Details of Actions)
・Challenge system: A system that encourages employees to proactively shape their own career paths, regardless of age, experience, gender, or tenure
・Internal recruitment system
・Career development training for female leaders
・Promotion of paternity leave for male employees
Employee Education
We're committed to ensuring sustainable growth by developing our 'human resources,' the primary source of corporate value. We've established a comprehensive training system, blending hierarchical, selective, and self-development support. Our focus lies in 'improving expertise,' and we've implemented a 'raise your hand' training program that fosters the willingness to accept challenges, learn, and enhance independence.
(Details of Actions)
・Diverse training: GM training, new employee training, rank-based training, selective training, diversity training, distance learning courses, support for certification acquisition, etc.
・Promotion of online learning resources
Establishment of a Compliance System and
Human Rights Initiatives
In line with the "Seibu Group Code of Corporate Ethics" and "Code of Conduct," we have appointed compliance officers and managers to lead compliance efforts in each workplace. We are endeavoring to reinforce and solidify compliance. Moreover, following the "Seibu Group Human Rights Policy" (established on April 1, 2022), the company is actively pushing for human rights initiatives.
Proposal for Sustainable MICE
At Prince Hotel, we offer options that contribute to the SDGs, such as the environment and diversity, to make MICE more sustainable for the many companies that use our facilities.
Prince Hotel Sustainable MICE
