Social Welfare Organization Hojukai

Hojukai began with the establishment of the “Imamiya Dispensary” free clinic in the Airin district of Osaka City in 1921 by Suntory founder Shinjiro Torii to assist people living in financial hardship based on his strong belief in social contribution. Hojukai was named by combining one Japanese kanji character of Torii’s wife’s name and one Japanese kanji character from our Kotobukiya company name from that time. During the turmoil after the Second World War, accommodation was provided for victims of war, returnees, and those without family. Afterwards, the facility carried on as a special elderly nursing home and nursery school. Since then, Hojukai has continued activities as a social welfare organization and today it operates Takadonoen (special care facility for seniors established in 1974), Domyoji-Takadonoen (a general-purpose welfare facility established in 2008), Tsubomi Nursery School (established in 1975), and West Asahi-ku Community General Support Center (commissioned by Osaka City in April 2011).
To respond to current needs, Hojukai has focused on at-home nursing care services, such as home-visit nursing care, outpatient nursing care, and in-home long-term nursing care services. In the spring of 2017, Tsubomi Nursery School was relocated with the aim to become an even more unique and comfortable facility as well as a nursery school that nurtures a wealth of sensibility.
Hojukai, the first corporation to conduct social welfare activities in Osaka, celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2021.
In recent years, Hojukai has also been holding activities such as calisthenics classes and health talks for local residents, dementia prevention seminars, and parenting circles. In addition to providing meals, Takadono 5-chome Shokudo and Domyoji-Takadonoen Hiroppa provide a place for children to belong through play, events, and experiences. They also offer learning and child-rearing supports closely in tune with the local community. These facilities practice the Hojukai philosophy of “living together with smiles and compassion, sharing comfort and joy” and implement activities that contribute to the local community.

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  Takadonoen, a special care facility
  for the elderly, and Tsubomi Nursery School

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  Domyoji-Takadonoen,
  a general-purpose welfare facility

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  West Asahi-ku Community
  General Support Center

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  Takadonoen,
  Takadono 5-chome Shokudo

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  Domyoji-Takadonoen Hiroppa Autumn Festival

For more information, see Social Welfare Organization Hojukai (in Japanese).

Employee Volunteer Activities

Suntory Group conducts a wide range of social contribution activities based on its value of “Giving Back to Society.” At the same time, we believe that it is important for each employee to have rich connections with society as a good person.
We encourage employees to utilize the time created through work style reform promoted throughout the entire Group to participate in employee volunteer activities to discover new value and have access to opportunities for individual growth. We have also introduced a volunteer leave program to support employees who volunteer. In fiscal 2025, 9 employees took a total of 18 days off to volunteer.
We will continue to raise awareness of the program and encourage its use in an effort to deepen our ties with local communities.

• Volunteer Web and Donation Website

To facilitate employee participation in volunteer work, we set up Volunteer Web, a website that lists volunteer opportunities Suntory employees can apply for according to community and day. We also offer volunteer opportunities at work or at home and donate food to single-parents experiencing economic hardship. We launched a website to collect donations for organizations working on social issues during “Mutual Aid Month” at the end of the year.

• Volunteering at Related Organizations and Events

Each year Suntory Group employees garden, clean windows, help run sporting events, and perform other work together with facility staff at elderly care facilities and child daycare centers operated by the social welfare organization Hojukai.
New employees of Suntory Group also participate in volunteer activities such as roadside cleanups and weed removal after undergoing training at each facility on the history of Hojukai and our founder’s ideas about social contribution.
In addition, we jointly carry out various volunteer activities with other companies and local private organizations.

• Volunteering in Areas Affected by Natural Disasters

After Western Japan was hit by torrential rains in 2018 and Typhoon Hagibis in 2019, Suntory as a company donated money and products to the areas affected, and employee volunteers were also sent to help those on the ground. Over the past two years, more than 200 employees have helped in Okayama, Tochigi, Nagano and other prefectures by shoveling mud from under floorboards of damaged homes, removing furniture and cleaning up apple orchards.
In support of the areas affected by the Noto Peninsula Earthquake of 2024, Suntory employees from across Japan donated approximately 7.3 million yen in response to a call from our donation website at the beginning of the year. Around 240 employees volunteered to support the affected areas, including cleaning up damaged homes.
In 2025, Suntory employees volunteered at local festivals to help rebuild the local communities.

• Volunteer Clean-up Activities at Offices Nationwide

Suntory Group’s business locations across Japan take part in environment beautification efforts through clean ups organized by local governments and other actions.

• Assigning Employees to NPOs

In 2024, we began assigning employees to NPOs engaged in next-generation empowerment activities that share our awareness of issues. In 2024, one employee was assigned to each of three organizations. We intend to continue providing personnel support to NPOs that collaborate with us in these activities. This marks one step further in social participation for both employees and Suntory as a whole.

• Suntory Group’s Initiatives around the World

Around 1,200 employees of Suntory Global Spirits representing 11 countries participated in local community contribution activities under the slogan “Together for Good.”
Additionally, Suntory Beverage & Food Europe has established its own volunteer platform, with around 800 employees participating in volunteer activities under the slogan “Do Good.”

Suntory Dream Match

We use a portion of the proceeds from “Suntory Dream Match,” an event held since 1995, to conduct charity activities centered on baseball workshops and playing catch classes for children, taught by former professional baseball players.

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  A baseball workshop held in Kumamoto
  Prefecture in November 2020

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  A catching class in a disaster affected area held using charity

Promoting Greening of Plants

Suntory Group’s plants consider biodiversity and promote greening that is in harmony with the local environment, receiving awards in various locations as model greening plants.

Model Greening Plant Commendations (organized by Japan Greenery Research and Development Center)

Dialogue with Customers through Plant Tours

We offer tours at our breweries, whisky distilleries, wineries, and natural mineral water plants so that more people can become familiar with our dedication to good taste and safety, our concern for the environment, and the approaches we take through our products. While viewing our production processes, visitors are provided with simple explanations about the details that go into our work and enjoy tastings and other activities. In addition, these facilities hold special seminars to inform our commitment toward brewing beer and ways to enjoy whisky, attracting many visitors every year.

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  Natural mineral water plant tour

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  Special seminar held at a brewery