Suntory Group supports international standards such as the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, and is a signatory to the UN Global Compact, which contains universal principles for human rights, labor, and the environment advocated by the United Nations.

Suntory Group is a signatory to The CEO Water Mandate, a United Nations Global Compact initiative and global platform to address water resource issues and support the prevalence, practice, and informational disclosure of water sustainability at companies.

In February 2021, Suntory Group signed a partnership agreement with the Alliance for Water Stewardship*, an international organization leading the global movement for water sustainability.
The AWS Certification is an international certificate for sustainable water use targeting plants globally and aims to promote water stewardship.

• *Current name. At the time the agreement was signed, the name was the Alliance for Water Stewardship Asia Pacific.

SBTi^*1 encourages companies to set greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction targets based on scientific evidence, and conducts audits and certification of company targets in this regard. Suntory Group’s Environmental Targets toward 2030 have been verified by the initiative as consistent with the reductions required to keep global warming to 1.5℃. Suntory Group is also a signatory to the “Business Ambition for 1.5℃” campaign led by the SBTi in partnership with the UN Global Compact and the We Mean Business^*2 coalition to hold global temperature increases to 1.5℃ above pre-industrial levels.

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  The SBTi is a partnership between CDP, the United Nations Global Compact, World Resources Institute (WRI) and the World Wildlife Fund for Nature(WWF). It drives ambitious climate action in the private sector by enabling companies to set science-based emissions reduction targets.
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  We Mean Business is a global nonprofit coalition working with the world’s most influential businesses to take action on climate change. Together they catalyze business leadership to drive policy ambition and accelerate the transition to a zero-carbon economy.

Suntory Group has declared its endorsement of the TCFD* recommendations established by the Financial Stability Board (FSB).

• *Abbreviation for the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures

For more information, see Disclosures Based on TNFD & TCFD Recommendations

Suntory Group joined the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD)^*1 Forum in April 2022 to accelerate initiatives that contribute to nature-positive outcomes. We also registered as a TNFD Adopter^*2 in December 2023.

• *1
  Abbreviation for Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures
• *2
  TNFD Adopters are companies that have registered on the TNFD website their intention to make disclosures based on TNFD recommendations. Registered companies are required to make disclosures based on fiscal year information for 2024 or 2025.

For more information, see Disclosures Based on TNFD & TCFD Recommendations

In April 2022, Suntory Group joined the 30by30 Alliance for Biodiversity, which aims to halt and reverse biodiversity loss to realize a sustainable society.

Suntory Group has entered into an Official Partnership for National Parks with the Ministry of the Environment. This program aims to promote the wonders of Japan’s national parks to the world and attract more visitors both from Japan and overseas. It is designed to deepen people’s understanding of conserving the natural environment and revitalize the areas where the national parks are located.

In July 2022, Suntory Group joined the Sustainable Agriculture Initiative Platform (SAI Platform), a global not-for-profit organization advancing sustainable agricultural practices which was founded in 2002. Suntory Group was the first Japanese corporation to join the SAI Platform.

It is a public-private alliance established in response to a call from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI). The alliance aims to build an efficient recycling system that meets the needs of each country by developing and promoting the use of plastic substitute materials and by offering information and technical consulting to other countries. Suntory Group has been a member of CLOMA since its foundation.

In November 2019, Suntory Group joined the Global Plastic Action Partnership, a global alliance working to solve environmental issues caused by plastics.

Suntory Group has joined the Valuable 500, a global initiative promoting disability inclusion. The initiative was launched in January 2019 at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos. Its aim is to encourage business leaders to carry out reforms to realize the potential value that disabled people can bring to business, society, and the economy.