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Environmental Management

FY2017 Targets, Results and Evaluation

To achieve the Environmental Vision toward 2050, we have set targets toward 2030 and are evaluating the results of each fiscal year for planning activities for the next fiscal year.

About Environmental Activities in FY2017

We have continued to actively operate the ISO14001 Environmental Management System in major Group companies in Japan and further strengthened the environmental management system in 2017. We will continue to promote further reduction of environmental impact and effective use of resources, while binding business management and environmental activities closely together.

FY2017 Targets, Results and Evaluation

Target achieved:  Achieved 70% or more:  Achieved less than 70%:

Prioritized items FY2017 target FY2017 results Evaluation
1. Environmental Management
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    Upgraded to and sustained the ISO14001:2015 certification standards
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    Operated and sustained the 2015 certification standards in the environmental management system
2. Water resource cultivation and water use reduction
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    Zone forests in detail and create a 5-year and 10-year mid-term maintenance plan based on various survey results of Natural Water Sanctuaries. Establish a cooperative system with academics with experience, government and foresters to further promote water resource cultivation activities from multiple angles
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    Further enhance information dissemination related to water resource cultivation activities
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    Clarified the forest we aim for in the future as a mid-term vision and established a maintenance plan, etc. for major Natural Water Sanctuaries
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    Increased reporting on activities and renewed the website to make content search easier
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    Further promote the reduction of water use in production activities
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    Water consumption per unit of production*1 in Suntory Group*2 plants increased by 5.8% compared to 2015
3. CO2 reduction
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    Further promote the reduction of CO2 emission in the entire value chain
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    Operated at maximum capacity with renewable energy usage facilities in Japan (114.560Mwh/year)
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    Suntory Group*1 Scope 1/Scope 2 emissions*1 decreased 0.4% compared to 2015 and Scope3 emissions decreased 0.7% compared to 2015
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    Used renewable energy in a scope compatible with our business activities
4. 3R in containers and packaging

•Reduce

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    Further reduce the weight of PET bottles
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    Reduce the weight of glass bottles, paper containers, etc.
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    Reduce the weight of resin and paper labels and cardboards

•Reuse

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    Maintain the system of returnable bottles

•Recycling

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    Utilization of RePET Bottles
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    Promote the establishment of an efficient and effective container recycling system through participation in activities of recycling organization for each container and packaging materials
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    Collected and reused a total of 9.4 million returnable bottles
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    Continue utilization of RePET Bottles which use 100% reused PET resin through mechanical recycling
5. Reduction and Recycling of Waste
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    Promoted a high-quality resource recycling that sustains a recycling rate of 100% at plants
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    Maintained 100% resource recycling rate at plants
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    Achieved target of Food Recycling Law for each business
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    Achieved target of Food Recycling Law for each business
6. Suntory Mizuiku- Education Program for Nature and Water
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    Implement a one-day course in Outdoor School of Forest and Water as part of the Suntory Mizuiku - Education Program for Nature and Water which children and parents can participate. Total of approximately 2,000 participants are planned from Hakushu, Okudaisen and Aso Schools
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    Outdoor School of Forest and Water held a total of 50 times and 1,972 people participated
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    Implement a program linked to the subject with subject teachers with the theme of passing down water to the future in Teaching about Water at Schools Approximately 15,800 participants are planned
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    Teaching about Water at Schools held at total of 202 schools and 16,019 people participated
  • *1
    The group of companies of the Suntory Group in 2015 (including overseas companies)
  • *2
    "Per unit of production" refers to the amount purchased, used, or emitted per the amount of one unit. The amount of one unit in production: products 1kL
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