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Suntory Group’s Sustainability Initiatives

Performance Data

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

Boundary

270 Group companies in Japan and overseas, including Suntory Holdings Ltd.

  • The boundary of environmental data is as follows.
    2022 and 2023: data covers 27 production plants in Japan and 62 production plants overseas.
    2024: data covers 27 production plants in Japan and 52 production plants overseas.
  • The boundary of personnel data, describe the scope of data individually.

Independent Assurance

Actual results marked with ★ have been independently assured by KPMG AZSA Sustainability Co., Ltd. in accordance with International Standard on Assurance Engagement (ISAE) 3000 and ISAE 3410.

Independent Practitioner’s Limited Assurance Report

Key Financial Data

Consolidated financial Results

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

Economic contribution*

2024 (Billions of yen)
Economic contribution* Revenues 3,079.7
Operating costs 1,080.8
Employee wages and benefits 486.3
Payments to providers of capital 67.3
Payments to government 81.3
Community investment 7.5
Financial assistance from government -
Financial investment contribution
Capex - depreciation 80.4
Share buybacks plus dividend payments 40.7
Total R&D expenses 32.7
Total global tax 81.3
  • *
    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 2024 Results
Reduction of water used in direct operation
Reduce the water intensity of production at our owned plants by 35%*1 globally.
In addition, explore reduction of absolute amount of water withdrawn in highly water stressed areas
Reduced the water intensity of production by 30% compared to 2015.
Water replenishment
Replenish more than 100% of water used in at least 50% of our owned plants*2 globally, including all those in highly water stressed areas, through local water source conservation efforts. Especially in regions with high water stress, the above initiatives are implemented at all factories.
  • Water resource cultivation activities implemented in 36% of all owned plants globally.
  • For the plants located in highly water stressed areas, activities are implemented in 31% 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 part of our efforts in barley production through regenerative agriculture, we are continuously working with our suppliers to verify the improvement of water use efficiency by enhancing soil water retention.
  • Implemented 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 1,750,000 people
Water education program: 1,330,000 people
Provision of safe water: 420,000 people
  • *1
    Reduction of water intensity of production based on 2015 baseline year
  • *2
    Suntory Group plants that manufacture finished products: 24 plants in Japan, 45 plants overseas
  • *3
    Coffee, barley, grapes

Water Stewardship

Community Engagement Unit 2015 (base year) 2022 2023 2024
Total water withdrawal thousand m3 - 39,576 38,775 37,173★
Water intensity m3/kL 4.53 3.3 3.26 3.17
Total water discharge thousand m3 - 24,092 24,496 22,898★
Total water consumption thousand m3 - 15,484 14,279 14,275

Water Withdrawal from Areas

Area Water withdrawal (thousand m3)
2022 2023 2024
Japan 21,230 21,713 21,707
Americas 4,919 4,361 4,092
Europe 6,270 5,810 5,154
Asia 6,761 6,469 5,790
Oceania 397 422 429
Africa - - -
Total 39,576 38,775 37,173★

Amount of Water withdrawal by Source

Intake source Amount of water (thousand m3)
2022 2023 2024
Groundwater 17,520 17,530 16,606★
Rivers/lakes 3,986 3,382 2,539★
Rain water 0 2 5★
City water 18,070 17,861 18,023★
Total 39,576 38,775 37,173★

Water Discharge to each destination

Destination Water Discharge (thousand m3)
2022 2023 2024
Rivers/lakes 14,283 14,874 13,565★
Sea 1,086 1,471 1,354★
Sewers 8,599 7,989 7,884★
Others (for watering plants, etc.) 124 162 95★
Total 24,092 24,496 22,898★

Water Pollution Emissions

2022 2023 2024
BOD(t) 22 27 24★
COD(t) 6 7 7★
  • Data covers 21 production plants in Japan that meet folowing calculation criteria (when discharged into sewage systems, neither BOD nor COD is recorded);
  • -
    BOD is recorded when discharged into rivers, COD is recorded when discharged into marine areas or lakes.

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

Area 2022 2023 2024
Japan 27,175 76,213 45,779
Vietnam 61,070 57,850 534,228
Thailand 3,773 5,905 5,220
France 300 780 751
China 18,677 26,743 30,206
Spain 411 1,276 2,614
United Kingdom - 665 803
New Zealand - 5,574 0
Americas 1,120 4,667 10,645
Indonesia (figures only available until 2023) 19,837 21,500 -
  • *
    The number of participants includes children, parents, teachers, and expert instructors.

Targets and Progress <GHG>

2030 2024 Results
Reduce GHG emissions from our direct operations (Scope 1 and 2) by 50%*1 32% reduction compared to 2019
Reduce GHG emissions across our entire value chain by 30%*1 13% 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)
2022 2023 2024
Japan Scope 1 250 233 215 218
Scope 2 183 58 37 24
Scope 1+2 433 292 253 242
Americas Scope 1 162 209 194 165
Scope 2 63 10 0 0
Scope 1+2 225 220 194 165
Europe Scope 1 108 91 100 94
Scope 2 17 0 0 0
Scope 1+2 125 91 100 95
Asia Scope 1 51 55 47 38
Scope 2 153 179 170 138
Scope 1+2 204 234 217 176
Oceania Scope 1 11 6 8 7
Scope 2 7 1 1 2
Scope 1+2 19 7 9 9
Africa Scope 1 7 - - -
Scope 2 1 - - -
Scope 1+2 8 - - -
Total Scope 1 590 594 564 522
Scope 2 424 248 208 164
Scope 1+2 1,014 843 772 687
  • *
    The bondary of GHG emissions is the entire Suntory Group.
    Out of 687 thousand tons CO2e in the table above, Scopes 1 and 2 emissions of 643 thousand tons CO2e★ (Scope 1: 481 thousand tons CO2e★, Scope 2: 162 thousand tons CO2★) have been independently assured, which do not include emissions of GHG other than GHG emissions at non-production sites outside of Japan. The reporting boundary for the figures independently assured is as follows:
    27 production plants in Japan, 52 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)
  • *
    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 submission in 2024).
    For overseas: Factors obtained from individual power suppliers or IEA emission factors by country.
    GHG other than CO2:
    For Japan: Factors specified by the Act on Promotion of Global Warming Countermeasures
    For overseas: Estimated from basic unit calculated from production volume and emissions at plants in Japan (partially based on actual measurements/derived values in accordance with the laws and regulations of each country).
  • *
    The total may not match the sum of each figure due to rounding.
  • *
    GHG emissions quantification is subject to uncertainty when measuring activity data, determining emission factors, and considering scientific uncertainty inherent in the Global Warming Potentials.

Scope 3 Emissions
Suntory Group (Results for 2024)

Category Emissions
(thousand tons CO2e)
Calculation Method
  1. 1.
    Purchased goods and services
4,880★ [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. A portion of Category 1 GHG emissions are calculated using emission factors calculated from the GHG emissions of suppliers of raw materials and packaging materials. In FY2024, the source of emission factors for raw and packaging materials in Asia and Oceania was updated from IDEA Ver 3.3 to 3.4 last year, and the Thailand Greenhouse Gas Management Organization (TGO) database was also adopted in some cases. In Europe, emission factors from the Ecoinvent database are mainly adopted.
[Contract manufacturers] Calculated by multiplying the volume of the products that Suntory Group (in Japan and overseas) have outsourced to contract manufacturers by the emission factors.
  1. 2.
    Capital Goods
615★ Calculated by multiplying the amount of capital expenditure excluding land expenditure of Suntory Group by emission factors. The capital investment for barrels is calculated by multiplying the number of barrels by the emission factor.
  1. 3.
    Fuel and energy-related activities not included in Scope 1 or 2
136 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.
  1. 4.
    Upstream transportation and distribution
458 Calculated by multiplying the transportation volume in tons-km of goods owned by Suntory Group by emission factors.
  1. 5.
    Waste generated in operations
14 Calculated by multiplying the weight of waste disposed by Suntory Group by emission factors.
  1. 6.
    Business travel
30 Calculated by multiplying the amount of business travel expenses of Suntory Group by emission factors.
  1. 7.
    Employee commuting
24 Calculated by multiplying the amount of commuting expenses of Suntory Group by emission factors.
  1. 8.
    Upstream leased assets
23 Calculated by multiplying the storage volume as well as the floor area of distribution centers rented by Suntory Group by emission factors.
  1. 9.
    Downstream transportation and distribution
253 Calculated by multiplying the transportation volume in tons-km of Suntory Group by emission factors.
  1. 10.
    Processing of sold products
- None
  1. 11.
    Use of sold products
476 The emissions of Suntory Group products at the point of sale and atmospheric emissions when products are opened are calculated by multiplying the sales volume and purchase volume, respectively, by an emission factor.
  1. 12.
    End-of-life treatment of sold products
311★ Calculated by multiplying the weight of packaging materials purchased and used by Suntory Group by emission factors related to disposal/recycling processing.
  1. 13.
    Downstream leased assets
461★ Calculated by multiplying the electricity consumption of Suntory Group's leased equipment by the emission factors.
  1. 14.
    Franchises
36 Calculated as Scopes 1 and 2 CO2 emissions from the direct operations of companies and stores franchised by Suntory group.
  1. 15.
    Investments
- None
Total 7,718
  • *
    The boundary of the scope3 emissions is Suntory Group's bevarage and food, alcoholic beverages and health food business in Japan and overseas. For some overseas group companies, emissions were estimated by using Japan-based emission factors or production volume in Japan.
  • *
    The emissions at retail stores and other sales outlets, which had been difficult to calculate in the past, is now included in C11.
  • *
    Emissions of overseas subsidiaries in C13 is now included in FY2024.
  • *
    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 3.5)"
    b) "LCI Database AiST-IDEA version 3.4" (IDEA Laboratory, Safety Science Research Division, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology)
  • *
    GHG emissions quantification is subject to uncertainty when measuring activity data, determining emission factors, and considering scientific uncertainty inherent in the Global Warming Potentials.

Energy Consumption

  2022 2023 2024
Energy Consumption (MWh) 4,173,252 4,122,342 3,975,287
Renewable Energy Consumption(MWh) 787,831 950,977 990,786
Energy Intensity (MWh/kL) 0.35 0.35 0.34
Electricity Consumption (MWh) - 1,194,505 1,130,365
  • *
    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: 988,515MWh★, Electricity consumption: 1,124,060MWh★
    The reporting boundary for the figures independently assured is as follows:
    27 production plants in Japan, 52 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)
  • *
    Electricity consumption includes in-house generation.

SOx emissions


2022 2023 2024
Emissions (t) 2.1 2.4 2.3
Per Unit (g/kL) 0.4 0.5 0.4
  • *
    Data covers 27 production plants in Japan

NOx emissions


2022 2023 2024
Emissions (t) 108.1 114.0 90.9
Per Unit (g/kL) 21.1 21.8 17.5
  • *
    Data covers 27 production plants in Japan

By-products and Waste Generation Performance

Area Amount of discharge (thousand ton)
2022 2023 2024
Japan 230 271 251
Americas 541 427 301
Europe 144 166 139
Asia 54 32 32
Oceania 6 3 2
Africa - - -
Total 975 900 724

Recycling Rate of Japanese Plants and Flow for Reuse of By-products and Waste Generated in Each Production Process

  2022 2023 2024
Amount of discharge (thousand ton) 230 271 251
Amount recycled (thousand ton) 230 271 245
Recycling rate (%) 100 99.9 97.8
  • *
    Data covers 27 production plants in Japan

By-products and Waste Generation, Recycling Rate and the Purpose of Use for Recycled Products

Type of waste Main Purpose of Use 2022 2023 2024
Generation
(t)
Recycling Rate (%) Generation
(t)
Recycling Rate (%) Generation
(t)
Recycling Rate (%)
Vegetable (glycation, tea, coffee dregs, etc.) - Animal feed
- Fertilizer
167,855 100 203,440 100 158,404 100
Sludge (excess sludge, etc.) - Fertilizer 28,396 100 30,444 100 28,472 100
Wood waste (cask, palletes) - Furniture materials
- Plywood raw materials
3,658 100 4,243 98 3,993 98
Glass and ceramic scrap - Glass materials
- Base course material
1,172 100 1,224 100 1,281 100
Paper scraps (cardboards, paper labels, etc.) - Recycled paper
- Cardboard materials
5,735 100 5,671 100 5,660 100
Plastic - Palette
- Solid fuel
- Supplementary fuel
5,810 100 6,036 100 5,838 100
Metal scraps (aluminum, steel) - Aluminum
- Steel ingredients
3,123 100 3,033 100 2,693 100
Other 13,979 100 16,863 100 44,196 87
Total 229,728 100 270,953 100 250,537 98
  • *Data covers 27 production plants in Japan

Environmental Training

Target Number of participating employees
Onboarding training (environmental management class) New employees
ISO14001 awareness and special education Plant employees
Sustainability management training (e-learning, etc.) Group employees in Japan 21,237
Internal ISO14001 auditor training Internal ISO14001 auditor 40
Environmental Law Training Employees from relevant departments 79
Wastes Disposal and Public Cleansing Act seminar Employees from relevant departments 381

Social Data

Employee Composition

Employee Composition 2022 2023 2024 Scope
Number of Suntory Group employees (people) 40,885 41,511 41,357 All Suntory Group companies
  Suntory Group companies within Japan (people) 18,923 19,330 19,820
  Suntory Group companies outside Japan (people) 21,962 22,181 21,537
  Of which, employees of Suntory Holdings and Suntory Beverage & Food (people)
(Below, shown as SHD/SBF)
7,385 7,723 7,827 Suntory Holdings Limited and Suntory Beverage & Food Japan
  Regular employees (people) 7,078 7,411 7,526
  (Average age) (year ) 43 43 43
  Executives (people) 67 66 70
  Advisors (people) 34 25 25
  Non-regular employees (contract employees, etc.) (people) 166 184 170
  Other (athletes, etc.) (people) 40 36 36

Employee Retention

Employee Retention 2022 2023 2024 Scope
Number of new hires (people) 174 273 322 Suntory Holdings Limited and Suntory Beverage & Food Japan
  Number of recent graduates hired (people) 114 170 232
  Number of mid-career hires (people) 60 103 90
Number of employees leaving the company (people) 208 224 240
  Mandatory retirement (people) 136 143 141
    Of which, early retirement (people) 35 51 68
  Voluntary retirement (people) 60 68 88
  Others (people) 12 13 11
Employee turnover rate (voluntary + early retirement) (%) 1.4 1.7 2.1
Percentage of new graduate hires who are still with the company after 5 years *1(%) 92.0 88.2 91.8
Average number of years of service (years) 18.0 17.7 17.6
  • *1
    Calculated for new graduate hires (regular employees) of Suntory Holdings and Suntory Beverage & Food from 2017 to 2019.

Career Development

Career Development 2022 2023 2024 Scope
Number of employees submitting applications through the career development internal recruitment system*1 (entry) 249 226 193 Suntory Holdings Limited and Suntory Beverage & Food Japan
Number of employees whose applications were approved (people) 36 31 27
Career Vision interview*2 implementation rate (%) 97.2 97.4 97.7
Career Vision: Motivation in current position (out of 5) (point) 4.1 4.13 4.32
Career Vision: Satisfaction with current position (out of 5) (point) 3.84 3.82 4.04
Number of employees holding other positions concurrently (people) 139 136 118
Number of employees submitting entries to the “Walk the Walk—Yatte Minahare Award”*3 (entry) 483 482 452 Suntory Group (Results for 2024)
Number of employees joining the FRONTIER DOJO internal entrepreneurship project*4 (entry) 97 105 113 Suntory Group companies with in Japan
Number of employees attending the Career Workshop*5
  Third year since hiring (people) 303 127 138 Suntory Holdings Limited and Suntory Beverage & Food Japan
  Tenth year since hiring (people) 121 160 187
  Mandatory for employees who are 43 years old (people) 196 288 208
  For employees between the ages of 46 and 53 (people) Not offered 424 911
  For employees in their 50s (people) 191 181 117
Number of career support interviews held by the Career Development Center (interview) 1,409 1,929 2,448
  • *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 2022 2023 2024 Scope
Training expenditure per employee per year (yen) 301,000 368,000 392,000 Suntory Holdings Limited and Suntory Beverage & Food Japan
Suntory Self-Development Program
  Number of employees participating in voluntary training (people) 3,810 2,757 1,942 Suntory Holdings Limited and Suntory Beverage & Food Japan
  Number of employees undertaking e-learning (people) 1,015 1,042 2,054
Total number of participants in the Terakoya program*1 (people) 27,465 29,524 25,504 Suntory Group companies with in Japan
Number of employees participating in global talent cultivation initiatives
  Global Leadership Forum (people) 15 21 18 Suntory Group (Results for 2024)
  Suntory Harvard Program (people) 31 20 0
  Beyond Borders (people) 26 26 26
  Global Leadership Development Program (people) 29 50 24
  Ambassador Program (people) 26 - 27 Suntory Group companies with in Japan
  Total number of trainees successfully completing the program (people) 21 26 19 Suntory Holdings Limited and Suntory Beverage & Food 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 2022 2023 2024 Scope
Percentage of new hires that are female (%) 47.7 49.5 46 Suntory Holdings Limited and Suntory Beverage & Food Japan
Percentage of female employees (%) 26.2 27.5 28.4 Suntory Holdings Limited and Suntory Beverage & Food Japan
Percentage of female employees by age group
  20s (%) 42.6 44.9 46.1 Suntory Holdings Limited and Suntory Beverage & Food Japan
  30s (%) 30.7 32.1 33.2
  40s (%) 21.8 23 24.5
  50s (%) 20.7 20.6 20.2
  60s (%) 15.6 16.8 17.1
Number of female managers(people) 197 215 238 Suntory Holdings Limited and Suntory Beverage & Food Japan
  Number of female managers (people) 11.1 11.8 12.5
Number of female Executives(people) 4 7 9 Suntory Holdings Limited and Suntory Beverage & Food Japan
  Percentage of female managers (%) 6 10.6 12.9
Female employees' salary as a percentage of male employees' salary*1
  All employees (%) 72.4 72.1 71.8 Suntory Holdings Limited and Suntory Beverage & Food Japan
  Of which, regular employees (%) 72.9 72.4 71.9 Suntory Holdings Limited and Suntory Beverage & Food Japan
  Of which, non-regular employees (%) 41.5 52.8 73.3 Suntory Holdings Limited and Suntory Beverage & Food Japan non-regular employees and others
  • *1
    Includes athletes employed by Suntory Holdings Limited.
    At Suntory, there are no differences in wage structure or personnel system between men and women performing the same work. However, there are disparities as shown at left due to differences in average age, years of service, and the ratio of employees in managerial positions, as well as employment of professional athletes, etc. We will continue to increase the ratio of female new hires and female managers in order to eliminate disparities such as those shown at left and to create an organization where each employee can play an active role regardless of gender.
Balancing work responsibilities with childcare and nursing care responsibilities 2022 2023 2024 Scope
Number of female employees taking childcare leave (people) 104 104 96 Suntory Holdings Limited and Suntory Beverage & Food Japan
  Percentage of employees taking childcare leave, etc. (%) 108.3 96.3 105.5
  Percentage of employees returning to work after childcare leave (%) 96.7 97.1 92.3
Number of male employees taking childcare leave (people) 154 205 200
  Percentage of employees taking childcare leave, etc. (%)*1 79.8 98.1 111.7
  Percentage of employees returning to work after childcare leave (%) 100 99.4 98.7
Number of male employees taking childcare leave (people) 11 6 8
Number of employees taking nursing care leave (people) 0 2 2
Number of employees making use of company-arranged home help services (people) 3 2 2
  • *1
    The rate of men taking childcare leave, etc. is calculated using the method stipulated in Article 71-4, Paragraph 1 of the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Act on Childcare Leave, Caregiver Leave, and Other Measures for the Welfare of Workers Caring for Children or Other Family Members, which came into effect on April 1, 2023.
Senior employees 2022 2023 2024 Scope
Number of employees re-employed by the company at the age of 65 (people) 39 36 24 Suntory Holdings Limited and Suntory Beverage & Food Japan
  Percentage of employees re-employed by the company at the age of 65 (%) 40 39 34
Disability 2022 2023 2024 Scope
Number of employees who have a disability (people) 105 120 119 Suntory Holdings Limited
  Percentage of employees who have a disability (%) 3.04 3.08 2.91
Number of employees who have a disability (people) 41 42 42 Suntory Beverage & Food Japan
  Percentage of employees who have a disability (%) 2.65 2.76 2.88

Workstyles

Workstyles 2022 2023 2024 Scope
Average number of days of annual paid leave taken*1 (day) 17.6 17.6 16.7 Suntory Holdings Limited and Suntory Beverage & Food Japan
Average overtime hours worked per month (hour) 18.7 19.4 19.9 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 2022 2023 2024 Scope
Occupational accident severity rate (%) 0 0.001 0.001 Suntory Group companies with in Japan*1
Lost time incident rate (LTIR)*2 0.14 0.21 0.14★
Number of employees undergoing occupational health and safety education (people) 712 656 768
Total annual hours worked per employee (hour) 1,869 1,846 1,857
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

Labor Practices

Labor Practices 2022 2023 2024 Scope
Percentage of employees with the legal right to engage in collective bargaining (%) 54.5 52.5 52 Suntory Holdings Limited and Suntory Beverage & Food Japan
Number of reports made to hotline (cases) 215 232 386 Suntory Group

Health

Health 2022 2023 2024 Scope
Percentage of employees having a health examination (%) 100 100 100 Suntory Group companies with in Japan*3
Percentage of employees having a further examination or in-depth examination (%) 83 91.1 89.5
Percentage of employees eligible for specific health guidelines (%) 21.4 21.4 21.7
Percentage of smokers who are non-smokers or currently quitting smoking (%) 83.5 83.1 83.2
Percentage of employees having stress checks (%) 90.5 90.5 94.5
Percentage of employees found not to have high stress levels (%) 91.8 91.9 92.8
Presenteeism*1 (%) 79.1 79.8 80.3
Absenteeism (number of days absence due to injury or illness)*2 (day) 0.7 0.7 0.6
  • *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

Community Engagement 2022 2023 2024 Scope
Engagement Survey response rate (%) 96 96 93 Suntory Group companies with in Japan*1
Percentage of Favorable Respondents Regarding Pride in Working for Suntory Group (%) 82 85 86
Proud to work for Suntory Group (out of 100) (point) 79 81 81
Percentage of favorable respondents regarding satisfaction with company (company they work for) (%) 73 69 71
Satisfaction with company (company you work for) (out of 100) (point) 72 70 71
  • *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.
    2024: 93% response rate and 7,199 respondents

Overseas Data

Employee Number (Y2024)

Region - Employee number 41,357
  Japan (people) 19,820
  Americas (people) 7,501
  Europe (people) 4,897
  Asia, Oceania (people) 9,139
Business - Employee number 41,357
  Beverages & Food (people) 22,446
  Liquor (people) 9,868
  Others (people) 7,804
  Corporate (common) (people) 1,239

Diversity (Y2024)

  Suntory Beverage & Food (APAC) Suntory Beverage & Food (Europe) Suntory Global Spirits Inc. Suntory Japan*1
Percentage of new hires that are female (%) 46 43 42 46
Percentage of female employees (%) 38 35 40 28
Average age of male employee (years) 39 46 42 44
Average age of female employee (years) 39 42 40 39
Average age of Executives (years) 55 54 53 60
Percentage of female managers (%) 47 44 23 13
Percentage of female Executives (%) 33 40 29 13
Average number of years of service for male (years) 8.1 13 10 19.3
Average number of years of service for female (years) 7.5 9.8 9.1 13.2
  • *1
    People based in Suntory Holdings Limited and Suntory Beverage & Food Japan.

Engagement (Y2024)

  Suntory Beverage & Food (APAC) Suntory Beverage & Food (Europe) Suntory Global Spirits Inc. Suntory Japan*1
Engagement Survey score (out of 100 points) (points) 78 73 77 71
  • *1
    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.