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This is the fundamental concept behind our mission to fulfill our Vision and our Purpose.</p> </div> <figure class="container--narrow u-dp--pc"><img src="/assets/img/aboutus/img_purpose_202310_pc.png" alt="Eat Well, Live Well." loading="lazy"></figure> <figure class="container--narrow u-dp--sp"><img src="/assets/img/aboutus/img_purpose_202310_sp.png" alt="Eat Well, Live Well." loading="lazy"></figure> <div class="aboutus-buttons"> <a class="c-linkBtn" href="/aboutus/asv_concept"><span class="c-linkBtn__text">What is ASV?</span></a> <a class="c-linkBtn" href="https://www.ajinomoto.com/sustainability/ir/"><span class="c-linkBtn__text">ASV Report (Integrated Report)</span></a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="aboutus-section"> <div class="container"> <div class="p-txtblck not-wrap"> <figure class="p-txtblck__fig p-txtblck__fig--right fig--col-8"> <img class="p-txtblck__fig__img" src="/assets/img/aboutus/img_foodsystems.png" width="1920" height="1120" alt="" loading="lazy" /> </figure> <div class="p-txtblck__body"> <h2 class="aboutus-heading-large">Our Purpose</h2> <div class="c-text"> <p>The Ajinomoto Group has advanced its purpose from “Unlocking the power of amino acids to resolve the food and health issues” to “contributing to the well-being of all human beings, our society and our planet with ‘AminoScience’.” We consider well-being to mean health and happiness. Our advanced purpose therefore represents our commitment to achieving two outcomes by 2030 which are connected by food systems: to reduce our environmental impact by 50% and to help extend the healthy life expectancy of 1 billion people.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="aboutus-buttons"> <a class="c-linkBtn" href="https://www.ajinomoto.com/aboutus/outcome"><span class="c-linkBtn__text">Approach to Realizing Our Outcomes</span></a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="aboutus-section"> <div class="container"> <h3 class="aboutus-heading-middle u-al--center u-mt-middle">“Health and happiness” for a more prosperous future</h3> <div class="c-text"> <p>Fulfilling the Ajinomoto Group’s corporate slogan of “Eat Well, Live Well.” requires that we work with others to co-create social value and economic value through our business. We believe we can provide health and happiness for all human beings, our society and our planet and create a more prosperous future by repeating a cycle of “honing our co-creation capabilities, realizing well-being from the consumer's perspective, and returning the value we create with our business activities.” To achieve that, our employees each must take a leading role with the driving forces being our employees’ passion for our Purpose and our stakeholders understanding of our mission. It’s essential that we have a corporate culture that is continually working to realize our vision of what we want to be. The Ajinomoto Group will continue its constant pursuit of the co-creation of social value and economic value as we look beyond resolving food and health issues and contribute to the well-being of all human beings, our society and our planet with “AminoScience.”</p> </div> <h3 class="aboutus-heading-middle u-al--center u-mt-middle">Our Founding Aspiration<br> Eat Well, Live Well.</h3> <div class="aboutus-cards"> <div class="aboutus-card"> <figure class="aboutus-card__thumb" role="group"><img src="/assets/img/aboutus/img_aboutus_01.jpg" width="596" height="504" alt="" loading="lazy"></figure> <div class="aboutus-card__text"> <p>Discovered that the umami component in <em>kombu</em> (kelp) broth is the amino acid glutamic acid</p> </div> </div> <div class="aboutus-card"> <figure class="aboutus-card__thumb" role="group"><img src="/assets/img/aboutus/img_aboutus_02.jpg" width="596" height="504" alt="" loading="lazy"></figure> <div class="aboutus-card__text"> <p>Discoverer of the umami taste<br> <b>Dr. Kikunae Ikeda</b><br> Tokyo Imperial University Professor</p> </div> </div> <div class="aboutus-card"> <figure class="aboutus-card__thumb" role="group"><img src="/assets/img/aboutus/img_aboutus_03.jpg" width="596" height="504" alt="" loading="lazy"></figure> <div class="aboutus-card__text"> <p>Ajinomoto Group founder<br> <b>Saburosuke Suzuki II</b></p> </div> </div> <div class="aboutus-card"> <figure class="aboutus-card__thumb" role="group"><img src="/assets/img/aboutus/img_aboutus_04.jpg" width="596" height="504" alt="" loading="lazy"></figure> <div class="aboutus-card__text"> <p>Launched AJI-NO-MOTO®, the world’s first umami seasoning based on glutamic acid</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <section class="aboutus-section"> <div class="container"> <div class="aboutus-history"> <h2 class="aboutus-heading-large u-dp--sp">History of the Ajinomoto Group</h2> <figure class="aboutus-history__column aboutus-history__thumb"><img src="/assets/img/aboutus/img_aboutus_history.png" width="" height="" alt="" loading="lazy" /></figure> <div class="aboutus-history__column aboutus-history__body"> <h2 class="aboutus-heading-large u-dp--pc">History of the Ajinomoto Group</h2> <p>The history of the Ajinomoto Group begins with two men, Dr. Kikunae Ikeda, the discoverer of umami, and Sabrosuke Suzuki II, founder of the company born in 1909 from that discovery. The passion they shared more than 110 years ago to help people "Eat Well, Live Well." is the same one that still inspires us today. </p> <div class="u-ta_center_sp"><a class="c-linkBtn c-linkBtn--variable u-mt--40" href="/aboutus/history"><span class="c-linkBtn__text">History of the Ajinomoto Group</span></a></div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <div class="aboutus-section is-aboutus-bgcolor"> <div class="container"> <h2 class="aboutus-heading-large">Four Growth Areas for Addressing Social Issues</h2> <div class="c-text"> <p>We will co-create and share value with local communities and consumers through our businesses, for the well-being of the earth, society, and people.</p> <p>The structure of industry is undergoing monumental changes in a worldwide movement to address global social issues. 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