Nikko Sustainability
NIKKO'S SUSTAINABILITY
Making the future wonderful
- To be "wonderful" means to be exceptional for every person. By every person, we mean our customers, partners, the local society, the world environment, and ourselves.
- We also aim to be the company of choice for our customers. To continue to be chosen proves that we are essential. To maintain this stature, we will create a future that is wonderful for everyone.
The challenges by the ceramics/lifestyle brand
At NIKKO, we're taking many steps in line with the principles of a circular economy. NIKKO must lead the way in tackling biodiversity loss and climate change in order to continue manufacturing porcelain for the next century and preserve a rich culinary culture along with the delightful times it provides. Sustainability of the Earth is also Nikko's sustainability.
The challenges by the ceramics/lifestyle brand
Environmentally conscious cushioning and packaging
Manufacturing durable high-quality tableware
Reusing materials in other areas
Developing cadmium-free pigments
NIKKO Circular Lab - CASE 1
A campaign invoking the need to care for the world "#Single use Planet"
This light, strong, long-lasting mug made from Nikko fine bone china pays homage to the disposable plastic coffee cup that has been a familiar sight in the Japanese business scene for a long time, with the aim of reducing plastic and based on the desire to create opportunities to think about the global environment. This mug represents a call for a reduction of single use plastics and highlights the importance of our "single use planet".
NIKKO has been transferring to a circular business model in order to create a world where plateware is not thrown out, but is a part of a circular economy. NIKKO has developed a technology to recycle bone china into fertilizer and has been certified by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan on February 10, 2022. NIKKO aims to create a circular economy around food together with restaurants, farm producers, citizens, and more. "BONEARTH," born from discarded plates NIKKO's FINE BONE CHINA is comprised of stones, clay, and about 50% calcium phosphate tribasic made from recomposed cow bones left over from processing beef. It's loved by many chefs for its whiteness, translucency, and safeness from being lead free and cadmium free. This NIKKO FINE BONE CHINA is recycled to create "BONEARTH." It is calcinated in high temperatures, making it a scent free, storable, safe, and clean phosphoric acid fertilizer. The phosphoric acid is melted by the citric acid emitted naturally by plants which is then absorbed as a nutrient. As such, even if too much fertilizer is added, it will not hinder the plant's growth. BONEARTH does not melt in water, making the fertilizer effective for a long time, prevents it from running into rivers, and is eco-friendly. With the beautiful pure white characteristics of NIKKO FINE BONE CHINA, it is also perfect as a decorative topsoil.
