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Performance Data

Suntory Group has brought together its performance for the main indicators (management, environment, and society) on our sustainabilitysite and other media.
Actual results marked with ★ have received independent assurance by KPMG AZSA Sustainability Co., Ltd. In accordance with International Standard on Assurance Engagement (ISAE) 3000 and ISAE 3410.

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Key Financial Data

Consolidated financial Results

  • Consolidated Revenue
    Consolidated Revenue
  • Consolidated Operating Income
    Consolidated Operating Income
  • Sales by Business Segment
    Sales by Business Segment
  • Sales by Area
    Sales by Area

Economic contribution*

2023 (Billions of yen）
Economic contribution Revenues 2,952.1
Operating costs 1,018.7
Employee wages and benefits 453.6
Payments to providers of capital 70.8
Payments to government 83.3
Community investment 7.3
Financial assistance from government －
Financial investment contribution Capex - depreciation 66.4
Share buybacks plus dividend payments 44.2
Total R&D expenses 29.8
Total global tax 83.3
  • *
    Disclose based on the core metrics of Measuring Stakeholder Capitalism-Toward Common Metrics and Consistent Reporting of Sustainable Value Creation, as recommended by the World Economic Forum's International Business Council.

Environmental Data

Targets and Progress＜Water＞

2030 2023
Reduction of water used in direct operation
Reduce the water intensity of production at our owned plants*1
by 35%*2 globally. In addition, explore reduction of absolute amount of water withdrawn in highly water stressed areas		 Reduced the water intensity of production by 28% compared to 2015.
Water replenishment
Replenish more than 100% of water used in at least 50% of our owned plants*1 globally, including all those in highly water stressed areas, through local water source conservation efforts.		 Water resource cultivation activities implemented in 41% of all owned plants globally.
For the plants located in highly water stressed areas, activities are implemented in 37% of those areas.
Sustainable water use in raw ingredients
Collaborate with suppliers to improve water-use efficiency in the production of water-intensive key ingredients*3 in highly water stressed areas.
  • As an initiative on barley production through regenerative agriculture, we began working with our malt suppliers to verify the improvement of water use efficiency by improving soil water retention.
  • Started building a pilot program to assess and support water use through regenerative agriculture for coffee farmers in the Cerrado region of Brazil.
Water education and access to safe water
Expand water education programs and initiatives to provide safe water access for more than 5 million people.		 Total 1,070,000 people
Water education program: 710,000 people
Provision of safe water: 360,000 people
  • *1
    Suntory Group plants that manufactures finished products
  • *2
    Reduction per unit production based on the business fields in 2015
  • *3
    Coffee, barley, grapes

Water Stewardship

Unit 2015
(base year)		 2021 2022 2023
Total water withdrawal thousand m3 － 39,419 39,576 38,775★
Water intensity m3/kl 4.53 3.58 3.30 3.26
Total water discharge thousand m3 － 24,019 24,092 24,496★
Total water consumption thousand m3 － 15,400 15,484 14,279
  • *
    2015 (base year): Data covers 25 production plants in Japan and 59 production plants overseas
    ＊2023：Data covers 27 production plants in Japan and 62 production plants overseas
  • *
    Results have received independent assurance from KPMG AZSA Sustainability Co., Ltd. The assured numerical values are indicated with ★.

Water Withdrawal from Areas

Area Water withdrawal (thousand m3)
2015
(base year)		 2021 2022 2023
Japan 21,816 20,461 21,230 21,713
Americas 8,132 6,253 4,919 4,361
Europe 6,473 5,985 6,270 5,810
Asia 4,492 6,212 6,761 6,469
Oceania 562 424 397 422
Africa 216 84 - -
Total 41,692 39,419 39,576 38,775★
  • *
    2015 (base year): Data covers 25 production plants in Japan and 59 production plants overseas
    ＊2023：Data covers 27 production plants in Japan and 62 production plants overseas
  • *
    Results have received independent assurance from KPMG AZSA Sustainability Co., Ltd. The assured numerical values are indicated with ★.

Amount of Water withdrawal by Source

Intake source Amount of water (thousand m3)
2021 2022 2023
Groundwater 17,530 17,520 17,530★
Rivers/lakes 5,565 3,986 3,382★
Rain water 0 0 2★
City water 16,725 18,070 17,861★
Water supplied from external sources (recycled water) 0 0 0★
Total 39,419 39,576 38,775★
  • *
    Data covers 27 production plants in Japan and 62 production plants overseas
  • *
    Results have received independent assurance from KPMG AZSA Sustainability Co., Ltd. The assured numerical values are indicated with ★.

Water Discharge

Destination Water Discharge (thousand m3)
2021 2022 2023
Rivers/lakes 14,204 14,283 14,874★
Sea 1,088 1,086 1,471★
Sewers 8,614 8,599 7,989★
Others (for watering plants, etc.) 113 124 162★
Total 24,019 24,092 24,496★
  • *
    Data covers 27 production plants in Japan and 62 production plants overseas
  • *
    Increases and decreases from previous year
    • In 2023, discharge destination changed from “Sewer” to “Rivers/lakes” at some sites.
    • In 2023, Wastewater discharged to “Sea” has increased due to cooling water discharged at some sites.
  • *
    Results have received independent assurance from KPMG AZSA Sustainability Co., Ltd. The assured numerical values are indicated with ★.

Number of Participants in the Suntory Mizuiku and Other Water Education Program

Area 2021 2022 2023
Japan 22,100 24,600 35,000
Vietnam 44,700 61,100 57,800
Thailand 6,600 3,700 5,900
France 400 300 700
China 4,000 18,700 26,700
Spain － 400 1,200
United Kingdom － － 600
New Zealand － － 5,500
  • *
    The number of participants includes children, parents, teachers, and expert instructors.

Targets and Progress＜GHG＞

2030 2023
Reduce GHG emissions from our direct operations by 50%*1 24% reduction compared to 2019
Reduce GHG emissions across our entire value chain by 30%*1 7.8％ reduction compared to 2019
  • *1
    Based on emissions in 2019.

Scope 1 and 2 Emissions

Area Scope GHG emissions
(Scope1 : thousand tons CO2e, Scope2 : thousand tons CO2）
2019
(base year)		 2021 2022 2023
Japan Scope 1 250 246 233 215
Scope 2 183 172 58 37
Scope 1+2 433 418 292 253
Americas Scope 1 162 179 209 194
Scope 2 63 13 10 0
Scope 1+2 225 192 220 194
Europe Scope 1 108 107 91 100
Scope 2 17 1 0 0
Scope 1+2 125 108 91 100
Asia Scope 1 51 50 55 47
Scope 2 153 155 179 170
Scope 1+2 204 206 234 217
Oceania Scope 1 11 9 6 8
Scope 2 7 4 1 1
Scope 1+2 19 13 7 9
Africa Scope 1 7 8 - -
Scope 2 1 0 - -
Scope 1+2 8 8 - -
Total Scope 1 590 599 594 564
Scope 2 424 345 248 208
Scope 1+2 1,014 944 843 772
  • *
    Data covers GHG emissions for the entire Suntory Group are calculated.
    Out of 772 thousand t-CO2e in the table above, Scopes 1 and 2 emissions of 721 thousand t-CO2e★ (Scope 1: 515 thousand t-CO2e★, Scope 2: 206 thousand t-CO2★) have been externally assured, which do not include emissions of GHG other than CO2 at overseas production plants and CO2 emissions at non-production sites outside of Japan. The reporting boundary for the figures externally assured is as follows:
    27 production plants in Japan, 62 production plants overseas, and non-production sites in Japan (offices such as main office, training sites, R&D facilities, sales sites, restaurants and development sites)
  • *
    Results have received independent assurance from KPMG AZSA Sustainability Co., Ltd. The assured numerical values are indicated with ★.
  • *
    Emission factors for GHG calculation are as follows:

    Fuel:
    For Japan: Factors specified by the Act on the Rational Use of Energy and the Act on Promotion of Global Warming Countermeasures.(using values before revision of the Ministerial Ordinance on Calculation)
    For overseas: Factors obtained from fuel suppliers or factors specified by the Act on the Rational Use of Energy and the Act on Promotion of Global Warming Countermeasures.(using values before revision of the Ministerial Ordinance on Calculation)

    GHG from Electricity consumption:
    For Japan: The adjusted emission factors for each electric power company specified by the Act on Promotion of Global Warming Countermeasures.
    For overseas: Factors obtained from individual power suppliers or IEA emission factors by country.

    GHG other than CO2:
    For 27 plants in Japan: Factors specified by the Act on Promotion of Global Warming Countermeasures

  • *
    The total may not match the sum of each figure due to rounding.

Energy Consumption

  2021 2022 2023
Energy Consumption(MWh) 4,019,785 4,173,252 4,122,342
Renewable Energy
Consumption(MWh)		 416,234 787,831 950,977
Energy Intensity(MWh/KL) 0.37 0.35 0.35
Electricity Consumption (MWh) － － 1,194,505
  • *
    Figures for renewable energy consumption and electricity consumption have been certified by a third party for results excluding non-production sites outside Japan.
    Renewable energy consumption: 949,169 MWh★, Electricity consumption: 1,188,671 MWh★
    The reporting boundary for the figures externally assured is as follows:
    27 production plants in Japan, 62 production plants overseas, and non-production sites in Japan (offices such as main office, training sites, R&D facilities, sales sites, restaurants and development sites)
  • *
    Third-party certification by KPMG AZSA Sustainability Co., Ltd. Third-party certified figures indicated with ★.
  • *
    Electricity consumption includes in-house generation.

Scope 3 Emissions

Suntory Group (Results for 2023)
Category Emissions
(thousand tons CO2e）		 Calculation Method
1. Purchased goods and services 4,490★ [Raw Materials and Packages] Calculated by multiplying the weight of raw materials and packaging materials purchased and used for products manufactured and sold by Suntory Group (in Japan and overseas) by the emission factors.
46% of Category 1 GHG emissions are calculated using emission factors calculated from the GHG emissions of suppliers of raw materials and packaging materials. For 2023, we changed the source of emission factors for packaging materials in Asia and Oceania from the prevailing Defra to IDEA Ver. 3.3.
[Contract manufacturers] Calculated by multiplying the volume of the products that Suntory Group (in Japan), Suntory Global Spirits, Suntory Beverage & Food Europe, and Suntory Beverage & Food Oceania have outsourced to contract manufacturers by the emission factors.
2. Capital Goods 376★ Calculated by multiplying the amount of capital expenditure excluding land expenditure of Suntory Group by emission factors.
3. Fuel and energy-related activities not included in Scope 1 or 2 148 Calculated by multiplying the amount of energy consumed by Suntory Group by emission factors related to the collection, production, and transportation of applicable energy resources.
4. Upstream transportation and distribution 394 Calculated by multiplying the transportation volume in tons-km of goods owned by Suntory Group by emission factors.
5. Waste generated in operations 11 Calculated by multiplying the weight of waste disposed by Suntory Group by emission factors.
6. Business travel 35 Calculated by multiplying the amount of business travel expenses of Suntory Group by emission factors.
7. Employee commuting 41 Calculated by multiplying the amount of commuting expenses of Suntory Group by emission factors.
8. Upstream leased assets 29 Calculated by multiplying the storage volume as well as the floor area of distribution centers rented by Suntory Group by emission factors.
9. Downstream transportation and distribution 289 Calculated by multiplying the transportation volume in tons-km of Suntory Group by emission factors.
10. Processing of sold products ― None
11. Use of sold products 104 Calculated by multiplying the sales volume of goods of Suntory Group by emission factors.
12. End-of-life treatment of sold products 518★ Calculated by multiplying the weight of packaging materials purchased and used by Suntory Group by emission factors related to disposal/recycling transport and processing.
13. Downstream leased assets 343★ Calculated by multiplying the electricity used by leased assets of Suntory Group (In Japan) by emission factors.
14. Franchises 16 Calculated as Scopes 1 and 2 CO2 emissions from the direct operations of companies and stores franchised by Suntory group.
15. Investments ― None
Total 6,794
  • *
    Suntory Group's beverage and food, alcoholic beverages, and health food businesses in Japan and overseas are included in the scope. For some overseas group companies, emissions were estimated by using Japan-based emission factors or production volume in Japan.
  • *
    Emission factors used to calculate emissions for Japan include the following:
    a) "Emission factor database for corporate GHG emissions accounting over the supply chain (Version 3.3)"
    b) "LCI Database IDEA Version 3.3" (Advanced LCA Research Group, The National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology and Sustainable Management Promotion Organization)
  • *
    Results have received independent assurance from KPMG AZSA Sustainability Co., Ltd. The assured value is indicated with ★.
Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd. (Results for 2023)
Category Emissions
(thousand tons CO2e）		 Calculation Method
1. Purchased goods and services 3,251★ [Raw Materials and Packages] Calculated by multiplying the weight of raw materials and packaging materials purchased and used for products manufactured and sold by the Suntory Beverage & Food Group (in Japan and overseas) by the emission factors.
41% of Category 1 GHG emissions are calculated using emission factors calculated from the GHG emissions of suppliers of raw materials and packaging materials. For 2023, we changed the source of emission factors for packaging materials in Asia and Oceania from the prevailing Defra to IDEA Ver. 3.3.
[Contract manufacturers] Calculated by multiplying the volume of the products that Suntory Beverage & Food Group (in Japan), Suntory Beverage & Food Europe, and Suntory Beverage & Food Oceania have outsourced to contract manufacturers by the emission factors.
2. Capital Goods 172★ Calculated by multiplying the amount of capital expenditure excluding land expenditure of Suntory Beverage & Food Group by emission factors.
3. Fuel and energy-related activities not included in Scope 1 or 2 85 Calculated by multiplying the amount of energy consumed by Suntory Beverage & Food Group by corresponding emission factors related to the collection, production, and transportation of applicable energy resources.
4. Upstream transportation and distribution 221 Calculated by multiplying the transportation volume in tons-km of goods owned by Suntory Beverage & Food Group by corresponding emission factors.
5. Waste generated in operations 6 Calculated by multiplying the weight of waste disposed by Suntory Beverage & Food Group by corresponding emission factors.
6. Business travel 10 Calculated by multiplying the amount of business travel expenses of Suntory Beverage & Food Group by corresponding emission factors.
7. Employee commuting 25 Calculated by multiplying the amount of commuting expenses of Suntory Beverage & Food Group by corresponding emission factors.
8. Upstream leased assets 23 Calculated by multiplying the storage volume as well as the floor area of distribution centers rented by Suntory Beverage & Food Group by emission factors.
9. Downstream transportation and distribution 233 Calculated by multiplying the transportation volume in tons-km and sales volume of goods of Suntory Beverage & Food Group by corresponding emission factors.
10. Processing of sold products ― None
11. Use of sold products 89 Calculated by multiplying the sales volume of goods of Suntory Beverage & Food Group by corresponding emission factors.
12. End-of-life treatment of sold products 405★ Calculated by multiplying the weight of packaging materials purchased and used by the Suntory Beverage & Food Group by emission factors related to disposal/recycling transport and processing.
13. Downstream leased assets 313★ Calculated by multiplying the electricity used by leased assets of Suntory Beverage & Food Group (In Japan) by emission factors.
14. Franchises 9 Calculated as Scopes 1 and 2 CO2 emissions from the direct operations of companies and stores franchised by the Suntory Beverage & Food Group.
15. Investments ― None
Total 4,843
  • *
    The Suntory Beverage & Food Group's beverage and food businesses in Japan and overseas are included in the scope. For some overseas group companies, emissions were estimated by using Japan-based emission factors or production volume in Japan.
  • *
    Emission factors used to calculate emissions for Japan include the following:
    a) "Emission factor database for corporate GHG emissions accounting over the supply chain (Version 3.3)"
    b) "LCI Database IDEA Version 3.3" (Advanced LCA Research Group, The National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology and Sustainable Management Promotion Organization)
  • *
    Results have received independent assurance from KPMG AZSA Sustainability Co., Ltd. The assured value is indicated with ★.

SOx emissions


 2021 2022 2023
Emissions (t) 3.4 2.1 2.4
Per Unit (g/kL) 0.7 0.4 0.5
  • *
    27 production plants in Japan

NOx emissions


 2021 2022 2023
Emissions (t) 141.8 108.1 114.0
Per Unit (g/kL) 29.8 21.1 21.8
  • *
    27 production plants in Japan

By-products and Waste Generation Performance

Area Amount of discharge (thousand tons)
2021 2022 2023
Japan 218 230 271
Americas 410 541 427
Europe 119 144 166
Asia 30 54 32
Oceania 7 6 3
Africa 0 - -
Total 783 975 900
  • *
    Data covers 27 production plants in Japan and 62 production plants overseas

Recycling Rate of Japanese Plants and Flow for reuse of by-products and waste generated in each production process

  2021 2022 2023
Amount of discharge (thousand ton) 218 230 271
Amount recycled (thousand ton) 217 230 271
recycling rate (%) 99.7 100.0 99.9
Recycling Rate of Japanese Plants and Flow for reuse of by-products and waste generated in each production process

By-products and Waste generation, recycling rate and the purpose of use for recycled products

Type of waste Main Purpose of Use 2021 2022 2023
Generation (t) Recycling Rate (%) Generation (t) Recycling Rate (%) Generation (t) Recycling Rate (%)
Vegetable (glycation, tea, coffee dregs, etc.) - Animal feed
- Fertilizer		 158,823 100 167,855 100 203,440 100
Sludge (excess sludge, etc.) - Fertilizer 27,337 100 28,396 100 30,444 100
Wood waste (cask, palletes) - Animal feed
- Fertilizer		 5,267 100 3,658 100 4,243 98
Glass and ceramic scrap - Glass materials
- Base course material		 1,337 100 1,172 100 1,224 100
Paper scraps (cardboards, paper labels, etc.) - Recycled paper
- Cardboard materials		 5,398 100 5,735 100 5,671 100
Plastic - Palette
- Solid fuel
- Supplementary fuel		 5,796 100 5,810 100 6,036 100
Metal scraps (aluminum, steel) - Aluminum
- Steel ingredients		 3,506 100 3,123 100 3,033 100
Other 9,731 100 13,979 100 16,863 100
Total 217,925 100 229,728 100.0 270,953 100
  • *
    Data covers 27 production plants in Japan

Environmental Training

Name Target Number of participating employees
Onboarding training (environmental management class) New employees All
ISO14001 awareness and special education Plant employees All
Sustainability management training (e-learning, etc.) Group employees in Japan 20,559
Internal ISO14001 auditor training Internal ISO14001 auditor 59
Environmental Law Training Employees from relevant departments 70
Wastes Disposal and Public Cleansing Act seminar Employees from relevant departments 356

Social Data

Employee Composition

Employee Composition 2021 2022 2023 scope
Number of Suntory Group employees（people） 40,275 40,885 41,511 All Suntory Group companies
  Suntory Group companies within Japan（people） 18,671 18,923 19,330
  Suntory Group companies outside Japan（people） 21,604 21,962 22,181
  Of which, employees of Suntory Holdings and Suntory Beverage & Food（people） 7,291 7,385 7,723 Suntory Holdings Limited and Suntory Beverage & Food Japan
  Regular employees（people） 6,997 7,078 7,411
  （Average age）（year ） 43 43 43
  Executives（people） 62 67 66
  Advisors（people） 33 34 25
  Non-regular employees（contract employees, etc.）（people） 158 166 184
  Other（athletes, etc.）（people） 41 40 36

Employee Retention

Employee Retention 2021 2022 2023 scope
Number of new hires（people） 146 209 270 Suntory Holdings Limited and Suntory Beverage & Food Japan
  Number of recent graduates hired（people） 113 114 168
  Number of mid-career hires（people） 33 95 102
Number of employees leaving the company（includes voluntary termination, retirement, death, and punitive dismissal）（people） 186 200 212
  Of which, employees leaving the company voluntarily（people） 56 56 62
Employee turnover rate（％） 0.8 0.8 0.9
Percentage of new graduate hires who are still with the company after 5 years *1(%) 90 90 88.2
Average number of years of service（years） 18.0 18.0 17.7
  • *1
    Calculated for new graduate hires (regular employees) of Suntory Holdings and Suntory Foods International from 2016 to 2018.

Career Development

Career Development 2021 2022 2023 scope
Number of employees submitting applications through the career development internal recruitment system*1（entry） 191 249 226 Suntory Holdings Limited and Suntory Beverage & Food Japan
Number of employees whose applications were approved（people） 31 36 31
Career Vision interview*2 implementation rate (%) 98.1 97.2 97.4
Career Vision: Motivation in current position (out of 5)（point） 4.1 4.1 4.13
Career Vision: Satisfaction with current position (out of 5)（point） 3.8 3.8 3.8
Number of employees holding other positions concurrently（people） 94 139 136
Number of employees submitting entries to the “Walk the Walk—Yatte Minahare Award”*3（entry） 300 483 482 All Suntory Group companies
Number of employees joining the FRONTIER DOJO internal entrepreneurship project*4（entry） 294 97 105 Suntory Group companies with in Japan
Number of employees attending the Career Workshop*5
  3rd year(2022~)/4th year(~2021)after joining the company*6（people） 129 303 127 Suntory Holdings Limited and Suntory Beverage & Food Japan
  10th year after joining the company（people） 298 121 160
  40s (including the compulsory workshop at the age of 43 [instituted in 2021] and other workshops for which participation is voluntary)（people） 230 253 288
  50s (including the compulsory workshop at the age of 58 and other workshops for which participation is voluntary)（people） 243 191 181
  Number of career support interviews held by the Career Development Center （interview） 888 1,409 1,929
  • *1
    This is an initiative that contributes to the growth of individual businesses and the personal growth of employees by cultivating new capabilities in a manner which is free from preconceived ideas.
  • *2
    Career Vision interviews are held for each employee once a year, to provide an opportunity for employees to think about their career through discussion with a manager, with the aim of “fostering the growth of individual employees through self-directed career development, and ensuring the effective utilization of human talent, including making sure that the right people are in the right positions.”
  • *3
    The “Walk the Walk—Yatte Minahare Award” is presented to teams that embody the “Yatte Minahare” spirit through the undertaking of original activities that challenge preconceptions and conventional methods.
  • *4
    In-house venture project started in 2021 to generate innovation and create the Suntory of the future
  • *5
    The Career Workshop is implemented in milestone years to provide an opportunity, in the form of a workshop, for employees to think about their careers, with the aim of “Enhancing career development over the medium to long term, and promoting more self-directed career management.”

Learning

Learning 2021 2022 2023 scope
Training expenditure per employee per year（yen） - 301,000 368,000 Suntory Holdings Limited and Suntory Beverage & Food Japan
Suntory Self-Development Program
  Number of employees participating in voluntary training（people） 848 3,810 2,757 Suntory Holdings Limited and Suntory Beverage & Food Japan
  Number of employees undertaking e-learning（people） 775 1,015 1,042
Total number of participants in the Terakoya program*1 （people） 32,196 27,465 29,524 Suntory Group companies with in Japan
Number of employees participating in global talent cultivation initiatives
  Global Leadership Forum（people） 16 15 21 All Suntory Group companies
  Suntory Harvard Program（people） - 31 20
  Beyond Borders（people） 25 26 26
  Global Leadership Development Program（people） 26 29 50
  Ambassador Program（people） 39 26 - Suntory Group companies outside Japan
  Total number of trainees successfully completing the program（people） 23 21 26 Suntory Holdings Limited and Suntory Beverage & Food Japan
  Number of users of the School of Global Studies (opening in 2022)（people） - 2,313 3,650 Suntory Group companies with in Japan
  • *1
    A learning platform based on the concepts of "learning," "connecting," and "teaching each other" to foster a culture of more proactive learning

Diversity

Gender 2021 2022 2023 scope
Percentage of new hires that are female（%） 37.0 48.0 49.6 Suntory Holdings Limited and Suntory Beverage & Food Japan
Percentage of female employees （%） 25.5 26.2 27.6
Percentage of female employees by age group
  20s（%） 42.6 42.6 44.9 Suntory Holdings Limited and Suntory Beverage & Food Japan
  30s（%） 29.2 30.7 32.1
  40s（%） 21.1 21.8 23.0
  50s（%） 20.4 20.7 20.6
  60s（%） 13.1 15.6 16.8
Number of female managers（people） 196 197 215 Suntory Holdings Limited and Suntory Beverage & Food Japan
  Percentage of female managers（%） 11.2 11.1 11.8
Number of female Executives（people） 4 4 7
  Percentage of female Executives（%） 6.5 6.0 10.6
Female employees' salary as a percentage of male employees' salary*1
  All employees（%）   72.4 72.1 Suntory Holdings Limited and Suntory Beverage & Food Japan
  Of which, regular employees（%）   72.9 72.4
  Of which, non-regular employees（%）   41.5 52.8
  • *
    Includes athletes employed by Suntory Holdings Limited.
Balancing work responsibilities with childcare and nursing care responsibilities 2021 2022 2023 scope
Number of female employees taking childcare leave（people） 102 104 104 Suntory Holdings Limited and Suntory Beverage & Food Japan
  Percentage of employees taking childcare leave（%） 105.2 108.3 96.3
Number of male employees taking childcare leave（people） 134 154 205
  Percentage of employees taking childcare leave（%） 58.3 79.8 98.1
Number of employees registering with the Job Return program in the current year（people） 14 11 6
Number of employees taking nursing care leave（people） 2 0 2
Number of employees making use of company-arranged home help services（people） 4 3 0
Senior employees 2021 2022 2023 scope
Number of employees re-employed by the company at the age of 65（people） 37 39 36 Suntory Holdings Limited and Suntory Beverage & Food Japan
  Percentage of employees re-employed by the company at the age of 65（%） 37 40 39
Disability 2021 2022 2023 scope
Number of employees who have a disability（people） 108 105 117 Suntory Holdings Limited
  Percentage of employees who have a disability（%） 3.07 3.04 2.97
Number of employees who have a disability（people） 41 41 41 Suntory Beverage & Food Japan
  Percentage of employees who have a disability（%） 2.69 2.65 2.69

Workstyles

Workstyles 2021 2022 2023 scope
Average number of days of annual paid leave taken*1（day） 17.1 17.6 17.6 Suntory Holdings Limited and Suntory Beverage & Food Japan
Average overtime hours worked per month（hour） 18.5 18.7 19.2 Suntory Group companies with in Japan*2
  • *1
    Encourage all employees to take at least 16 days of paid leave per year
  • *2
    Includes Suntory Holdings Ltd., Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd., Suntory Spirits Ltd., Suntory Products Ltd., Suntory Foods Ltd., Suntory Business Systems Ltd., Suntory Wellness Ltd., Suntory Global Innovation Center Ltd., and, Suntory System Technology Ltd.

Occupational Safety

Occupational Safety 2021 2022 2023 scope
Occupational accident severity rate (%) 0.000 0.000 0.001 Suntory Group companies with in Japan*1
Lost time incident rate (LTIR)*2 0.07 0.14 0.21★
Number of employees undergoing occupational health and safety education（people） 717 712 656
Total annual hours worked per employee（hour） 1,874 1,869 1,846
Deaths due to occupational accidents（people） 0 0 0 Suntory Holdings Limited and Suntory Beverage & Food Japan
  • *1
    Occupational accidents involving full-time employees, special contract employees and part-time employees working at the following Suntory Group companies are included: Suntory Holdings Ltd., Suntrory Beverage & Food Group, (Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd., Suntory Foods Ltd., Suntory Products Ltd.), Suntory Spirits Ltd., Suntory Wellness Ltd., Suntory Business Systems Ltd., Suntory System Technology Ltd., and Suntory Global Innovation Center Ltd.
  • *2
    Lost time incident rate (LTIR) (%)=Number of casualties due to occupational accidents (absence of 4 days or more)÷Total hours worked×1 million hours
  • *
    Results have received independent assurance from KPMG AZSA Sustainability Co., Ltd. The assured value is indicated with ★.

Labor Practices

Labor Practices 2021 2022 2023 scope
Percentage of employees with the legal right to engage in collective bargaining（%） 55.8 54.5 52.5 Suntory Holdings Limited and Suntory Beverage & Food Japan

Health

Health 2021 2022 2023 scope
Percentage of employees having a health examination（%） 99.4 100.0 100.0 Suntory Group companies with in Japan*3
Percentage of employees having a further examination or in-depth examination（%） 74.1 83 91.1
Percentage of employees eligible for specific health guidelines（%） 21.4 21.4 21.4
Percentage of smokers who are non-smokers or currently quitting smoking（%） 82.7 83.5 83.1
Percentage of employees having stress checks（%） 94.8 90.5 90.5
Percentage of employees found not to have high stress levels（%） 93.0 91.8 91.9
Presenteeism*1（%） 79.2 79.1 79.8
Absenteeism (number of days absence due to injury or illness)*2（day） 0.5 0.7 0.7
  • *1
    Work productivity (4-week average), with 100% representing no injuries or illness.
  • *2
    Number of days on which employees are unable to work due to feeling unwell (3-month average)
  • *3
    Includes Suntory Holdings Ltd., Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd., Suntory Spirits Ltd., Suntory Products Ltd., Suntory Foods Ltd., Suntory Business Systems Ltd., Suntory Wellness Ltd., Suntory Global Innovation Center Ltd., and, Suntory System Technology Ltd.

Engagement

Engagement 2021 2022 2023 scope
Engagement Survey response rate（%） 97.0 96.0 96.0 Suntory Group companies with in Japan*1
Percentage of Favorable Respondents Regarding Pride in Working for Suntory Group（%） 85 82 85
Proud to work for Suntory Group (out of 100)（point） 81 79 81
Percentage of favorable respondents regarding satisfaction with company (company they work for)（%） 76 73 69
Satisfaction with company (company you work for) (out of 100)（point） 73 72 70
  • *1
    Includes Suntory Holdings Ltd., Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd., Suntory Spirits Ltd., Suntory Products Ltd., Suntory Foods Ltd., Suntory Business Systems Ltd., Suntory Wellness Ltd., Suntory Global Innovation Center Ltd., and, Suntory System Technology Ltd.

Overseas Data

Employee Number (Y2023)

Region - Employee number 41,511
  Japan（people） 19,330
  Americas（people） 7,538
  Europe（people） 5,143
  Asia, Oceania（people） 9,500
Business - Employee number 41,511
  Beverages & Food（people） 23,532
  Liquor（people） 9,999
  Others（people） 6,713
  Corporate (common)（people） 1,267

Gender Ratio (Y2023)

  Suntory Beverage
& Food (APAC)		 Suntory Beverage
& Food(Europe)		 Suntory Global Spirits Inc. Suntory Japan*
Percentage of new hires that
are female（%）		 44 43 46 50
Percentage of female employees（%） 33 32 40 28
Average age of male employee（years） 38 45 42 44
Average age of female employee（years） 37 40 40 40
Average age of Executives（years） 54 52 52 58
Percentage of female managers（%） 44 43 42 12
Percentage of female Executives（%） 8 40 35 11
Average number of years of service
for female（years）		 8 12 8 19.3
Average number of years of service
for male（years）		 7 9 6.3 13.6
  • *
    People based in Suntory Holdings Limited and Suntory Beverage & Food Japan.

Engagement (Y2023)

 Suntory Beverage
& Food (APAC)		Suntory Beverage
& Food(Europe)		Suntory Global Spirits Inc.Suntory Japan**
Engagement Survey score（point） 78 75 81 70
  • **
    People based in Suntory Holdings Limited, Suntory Beverage & Food Japan, Suntory Spirits Ltd., Suntory Products Limited, Suntory Foods Limited, Suntory Business Systems Ltd., Suntory Wellness Ltd., Suntory Global Innovation Center Ltd. and Suntory System Technology Ltd.