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Performance Data

Suntory Beverage & Food Group has brought together its performance for the main indicators (management, environment, and society) on our sustainability site 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.

Independent assurance report

Key Financial Data

Revenue
Operating Income
Graph of Breakdown by segment
Breakdown by segment

Environmental Data

Water

Targets Toward & Progress at Suntory Beverage & Food

Targets
Toward
2030

  1. Reduction of water used in direct operation
    Reduce the water intensity of production at our owned plants*1 by 20%*2 globally. In addition, explore reduction of absolute amount of water withdrawn in highly water stressed areas.
  2. Water replenishment
    Replenish more than 100% of water used in at least 50% of our owned plants*1 globally, including those in highly water stressed areas, through local water source conservation efforts.
  3. 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.
  4. Water education and access to safe water
    Expand water education programs and initiatives to provide safe water access for more than 1 million people. *4

2023
Progress

  1. Reduced per consumption of water by 21% compared to 2015
  2. Implemented water resource cultivation activities in 32% plants worldwide.
    Plants located in highly water stressed areas, activities are implemented in 33% of these areas.
  3. Gain and understand information on water management of tier 1 suppliers through Sedex.
  4. Water enlightenment program: 710,000 people
    Provision of safe water: 360,000 people,
    Total 1,070,000 people*5
  • *1
    Owned plants that manufacture finished products and excludes plants for packaging and ingredients
  • *2
    Reduction of water intensity of production based on 2015 baseline year
  • *3
    Coffee etc.
  • *4
    1 million people is Suntory group's target
  • *5
    Total 1,070,000 people is Suntory group's progress

Water Stewardship at Suntory Beverage & Food

  2015
(base year)		 2021 2022 2023
Total water withdrawal (thousand m3) - 21,776 22,916 22,450★
Water intensity (m3/kl) 2.9 2.4 2.3 2.3
Total water discharge (thousand m3) - 12,443 11,948 11,682★
Total water consumption (thousand m3) - - 10,968 10,768
  • *
    2023: Data covers 10 production plants in Japan and 38 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 at Suntory Beverage & Food

Area Water withdrawal (thousand m3)
2015
(base
year)		 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Japan 10,708 10,628 10,332 10,240 10,786 10,786
Americas 1,286 1,273 1,442 1,505 1,541 1,413
Europe 3,861 3,518 3,119 3,315 3,434 3,363
Asia 4,490 7,152 6,362 6,208 6,757 6,466
Oceania 562 438 444 424 397 422
Africa 216 129 89 84 0 0
Total 21,122 23,138 21,789 21,776 22,916 22,450★
  • *
    2023: Data covers 10 production plants in Japan and 38 production plants overseas.
  • *
    Results have received independent assurance from KPMG AZSA Sustainability Co., Ltd. The assured numerical values are indicated with ★.

Water Discharge to each destination at Suntory Beverage & Food

Destination Water Discharge (thousand m3)
2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Rivers/lakes 7,222 6,767 6,703 6,689 6,757★
Sea - - - - -
Sewers 5,785 5,370 5,740 5,259 4,866★
Others
(for watering plants, etc.)		 0 0 0 0 59★
Total 13,007 12,136 12,443 11,948 11,682★
  • *
    2023: Data covers 10 production plants in Japan and 38 production plants overseas.
  • *
    Results have received independent assurance from KPMG AZSA Sustainability Co., Ltd. The assured numerical values are indicated with ★.

Greenhouse Gas (GHG)

Targets Toward & Progress at Suntory Beverage & Food

Targets
Toward
2030

  1. Reduce GHG emissions from our direct operations
    by 50%*1
  2. Reduce GHG emissions across our entire value chain
    by 30%*1

2023
Progress

  1. 22% reduction from our direct operations
    compared to 2019
  2. 14% reduction across our entire value chain
    compared to 2019
  • *1
    Based on emissions in 2019

Scope 1 and 2 Emissions by Area at Suntory Beverage & Food

Area Scope GHG emissions
(Scope1 : thousand tons CO2e,
Scope2 : thousand tons CO2)
2019
(base year)		 2021 2022 2023
Japan Scope 1 - 118 116 109
Scope 2 - 91 24 5
Scope 1+2 218 209 140 114
Americas Scope 1 - 7 32 32
Scope 2 - 13 10 0
Scope 1+2 24 21 43 32
Europe Scope 1 - 59 50 56
Scope 2 - 1 0 0
Scope 1+2 77 60 50 56
Asia Scope 1 - 49 55 47
Scope 2 - 155 179 170
Scope 1+2 204 205 234 217
Oceania Scope 1 - 9 6 8
Scope 2 - 4 1 1
Scope 1+2 19 13 7 9
Africa Scope 1 - 8 0 0
Scope 2 - 0 0 0
Scope 1+2 8 8 0 0
Total Scope 1 - 251 259 252
Scope 2 - 264 214 176
Scope 1+2 549 515 473 427
  • *
    Suntory Beverage and Foods Group's Scopes 1 and 2 emissions of 427 thousand t-CO2e★ (Scope 1: 203 thousand t-CO2e★, Scope 2: 174 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: 10 production plants in Japan, 38 production plants overseas, and non-production sites in Japan (offices such as training sites, training sites, R&D facilities and sales 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 10 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.

Trends in Scope 1 and 2 Emissions at Suntory Beverage & Food

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Energy Consumption at Suntory Beverage & Food

  2021 2022 2023
Energy Consumption (MWh) 1,841,699 1,979,441 1,953,954
Renewable Energy Consumption (MWh) 179,126 364,358 477,104
Energy Intensity (MWh/KL) 0.21 0.20 0.20
Electricity Consumption (MWh) - - 726,752
  • *
    Figures for renewable energy and energy consumption have been certified by a third party for results excluding non-production sites outside Japan.
    Renewable energy consumption: 475,311MWh★, Electricity consumption: 720,933MWh★
  • *
    Third-party certification by KPMG AZSA Sustainability Co., Ltd. Third-party certified figures indicated with ★.

Scope 3 Emissions at Suntory Beverage & Food

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 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 numerical values are indicated with ★.

Plastic

Targets Toward & Progress at Suntory Beverage & Food

Targets
Toward
2030

  • Switch all the PET bottles used globally to be made of recycled or plant-based material by 2030, achieving zero use of virgin petroleum-based materials.

2023
Progress

  • Percentage of PET bottles made of recycled or plant-based material: 33%
    Japan
    53%*
    Overseas
    18%
  • *
    Ratio of the number of 100% sustainable bottle

By-Products and Waste Generation

As part of our efforts toward establishing a recycling-oriented society, Suntory Group is working to reduce emissions of by-products and waste and to achieve 100% recycling.

By-Products and Waste Generation Performance at Suntory Beverage & Food

Area Amount of discharge (thousand tons)
2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Japan 92 84 85 88 86
Americas 2 2 2 2 2
Europe 37 28 24 34 31
Asia 32 31 29 53 32
Oceania 5 7 7 6 3
Africa 0 0 0 0 0
Total 167 151 148 184 153
  • *
    2023: Data covers 10 production plants in Japan and 38 production plants overseas.

Recycling Rate of Japanese Plants at Suntory Beverage & Food

  2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Amount of discharge (thousand ton) 92 84 85 88 86
Amount recycled (thousand ton) 92 83 85 88 86
Recycling rate (%) 100.0 99.1 99.3 100.0 100.0
  • *
    2023: Data covers 10 production plants in Japan.

By-Products and Waste Generation, Recycling Rate and the Purpose of Use for Recycled Products of Japanese Plants at Suntory Beverage & Food

Type of waste Main Purpose
of Use		 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Generation (t) Recycling Rate (%) Generation (t) Recycling Rate (%) Generation (t) Recycling Rate (%) Generation (t) Recycling Rate (%) Generation (t) Recycling Rate (%)
Vegetable (glycation, tea, coffee dregs, etc.)
  • Animal feed
  • Fertilizer
 67,517 100 59,840 100 62,769 100 64,060 100 61,225 100
Sludge (excess sludge, etc.)
  • Fertilizer
 10,911 100 9,953 100 9,820 100 9,066 100 9,788 100
Wood waste (cask, pallets)
  • Furniture lumber
  • Plywood materials
 7 100 19 100 17 94 14 100 12 100
Glass and ceramic scrap
  • Glass materials
  • Base course material
 855 100 527 100 235 100 229 100 216 100
Paper scraps (cardboards, paper labels, etc.)
  • Recycled paper
  • Cardboard materials
 3,104 100 3,003 100 3,114 100 3,393 100 3,360 100
Plastic
  • Palette
  • Solid fuel
  • Supplementary fuel
 3,959 100 4,035 100 3,962 100 4,169 100 4,012 100
Metal scraps (aluminum, steel)
  • Aluminum
  • Steel ingredients
 1,389 100 1,430 100 1,351 100 1,276 100 1,266 100
Other 4,113 100 4,710 84 4,173 86 5,629 100 5,687 100
Total 91,856 100 83,517 99.1 85,440 99.3 87,835 100 85,566 100
  • *
    2023:Data covers 10 production plants in Japan.

Social Data

Employment Status of Suntory Beverage & Food

Status at Suntory Beverage & Food (Japan) as of December 31, 2022 is as below.

Number of Employees(as of December 31, 2022)

(employees)

  2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
  Men 14 14 14 14 18
  Women 3 3 3 3 3
Executives 17 17 17 17 21
  Men 654 668 686 676 682
  Women 40 42 47 66 68
  Managers 694 710 733 742 750
    Men 729 708 669 897 843
    Women 239 252 262 323 330
  Members 968 960 931 1220 1173
Employees 1662 1670 1664 1962 1923
  Men 28 30 38 45 27
  Women 113 115 128 131 134
Contract employees, etc* 141 145 166 176 161
Temporary staff 66 58 57 52 61
  • *
    Contract and temporary employees: Special contract employees, part-time employees, added SBF partner employees from 2018.
  • *
    SBF Partner Employees: Temporary staff that have become permanent employees.

Number of Employees(as of December 31, 2022)

(employees)

  2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Men 1383 1376 1355 1573 1525
Women 279 294 309 389 398
Total 1662 1670 1664 1962 1923
Graph of Number of Employees

Average Age and Average Length of Employment(as of December 31, 2022)

  2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Average age 42.6 42.8 42.9 42.0 42.2
Average tenure 18.1 18.3 18.4 17.4 17.6

Number of Newly Hired Employees

(employees)

  2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
  New graduates Men 16 24 20 19 13
Women 16 18 18 13 12
Experienced workers Men 5 1 3 2 0
Women 5 0 1 0 9
Total 42 43 42 34 34
Experienced workers ratio     10% 6% 26%

Number of Resignees and Reasons/Turnover Rate

(employees)

  2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
  Retirement*1 18 25 35 43 33
Personal circumstances*2 7 11 19 19 7
Corporate circumstances*3 0 0 0 0 0
Others 0 0 0 3 2
Total*3 25 36 54 65 42
Turnover rate*4 0.42% 0.66% 1.14% 0.97% 0.30%
  • *1
    Retirement includes flexible-age retirement
  • *2
    Company circumstances include factory closings and selling of business. Individual circumstances include employment transfers.
  • *3
    Covers full-time employees
  • *4
    The turnover rate is calculated excluding mandatory age retirement

Retention Rate of New Graduate Hires

Length of employment years 1 2 3 4 5
Percentage of employees 100.0% 96.6% 91.8% 87.80% 87.50%
Graph of Retention Rate of New Graduate Hires
  • *
    Calculated for new graduates hired by Suntory Group that entered the company from 2015 to 2017.

Women Employed in Japan
(as of December 31, 2022)

(employees)

  2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Number Executives - - - 3 3
General Manager 28 32 35 35 36
Team Leader - - - - -
Ratio Executives - - - 17.6% 14.30%
General Manager 5.2% 5.7% 6.3% 6.8% 7.0%
Team Leader - - - - -
Graph of Women Employed in Japan

Number of Men and Women Employees by Management or Non-management Position
(as of December 31, 2022)

(employees)

  2021 2022
Manager Men 479 476
Women 35 36
Non-manager Men 1094 1049
Women 354 362
Graph of Number of Men and Women Employees by Management or Non-management Position

Number of Employees with Disabilities and Employment Rate(as of June 1, 2022)

(employees)

  2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Employees with disabilities 32 38 35 41 41
Employees with disabilities employment rate 2.27% 2.79% 2.66% 2.69% 2.65%
Graph of Number of Employees with Disabilities and Employment Rate

Total Actual Annual Working Hours

(hour)

  2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Overtime work hours 244 246 222 223 226
Official working hours
− vacation hours taken		 1694 1685 1693 1686 1682
Total 1938 1931 1915 1909 1908
Graph of Total Actual Annual Working Hours

Annual Paid Vacations Taken

(hour)

  2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Annual paid vacations taken in hours 126 131.3 128.3 128 131
Percentage of annual paid vacations taken 78.1% 81.4% 79.5% 73.1% 78.60%
Graph of Annual Paid Vacations Taken

Results of Employees Taking Child Care Leave

(employees)

  2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Persons taking childcare leave 53 34 70 104 115
Graph of Results of Employees Taking Child Care Leave

Change in the Number of Employees that Took Advantage of Child or Nursing Care Policies

(employees)

  2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Child and nursing care Childcare leave 53 34 70 104 115
Shortened and staggered working hour for childcare Men 27 10 37 47 42
Women 27 24 40 68 73
Newly taking childcare leave 12 8 20 39 41
Number of employees returning after childcare leave Men 24 22 32 32 48
Women 13 17 11 24 34
Number of employees that resigned during childcare leave Men 0 0 0 0 0
Women 0 0 0 1 0
Ratio of employees returning after childcare leave Men 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Women 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 96.0% 100.0%
Number of employees remaining at end of the year after taking childcare leave previous year Men 34 27 23 44 35
Women 25 26 27 46 63
Ratio of employees returning from childcare leave Men 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 97.20%
Women 83.3% 96.3% 100.0% 100.0% 97.00%
Shortened and staggered working hour for childcare 37 54 33 28 37
Nursing leave 0 0 0 1 0
Shortened and staggered working hour for nursing care 0 0 0 0 2
Telecommuting program 5,176 5,674 6,696 6,921 6,952
Child support leave 75 102 160 153 159
Home helper 0 0 0 1 0
At home childcare service 5 8 5 12 20
Vacation Refresh leave 194 253 164 219 293

Other Development Programs in Japan

(employees)

Name Description Number of participants 2021 2011-2021
Career Challenge Program Individual tailored program for junior employees to enhance skills needed for global business (language, cultural awareness, cross-cultural communication, leadership, logical thinking, management through figures, etc.) 2 26
Company sponsored MBA Sending talented high potential employees to overseas top business schools to study in global environment. 0 3
Trainee program Trainees brush up their professional skills, gain language and communication skills, global business skills, and leadership skills through the one year on-site training at overseas companies. 5 32

Main Self-development Programs and the Number of Participants in FY2022

(employees)

Type of training Description People
Elective training Elective training provides approximately 40 different types of courses (twice/year) with training designed to teach the necessary business skills to succeed in the career plans envisioned by our employees 746
Enhancing English ability* This program provides various courses such as in-office English lessons and online lessons aimed to enhance business communications skills in English. A wide range of support content is available so that students can effectively take the course best suited for their skill level. 207
e-Learning We offer programs from 5 external partners that you can take freely online. The programs cover a wide range of contents from business skill acquisition to private life-related matters. We support self learning anywhere during hiatus.
This training program aims to heighten the ability to execute operations and gain the knowledge required for operational innovation.
The courses include business skills, language acquisition, and computer skills.		 283
Financial Support System for Attending School and Distance Learning Suntory provides support for up to half the costs of schools and distance learning programs aimed at improving students skills (up to maximum limit).
The courses that can be taken range from the skills necessary to execute operations (accounting, legal knowledge, etc.) to improving language skills and acquiring certifications		 17
  • *
    These are elective programs that employees can participate on their own accord which the company will take on some of the training costs

Income Taxes Paid

Income Taxes Paid of Suntory Beverage & Food

(billion yen)

  Japan Overseas Total
2021 86 194 280
2022 53 233 286
  • *
    The above amounts are based on "Country-by-Country Report" submitted to Japanese Tax Authorities, and not directly related to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Tax Policy of Suntory Group

Global Tax Policy and supplementary note

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