Suntory Beverage & Food

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Created in 2009 when Suntory was restructured. Suntory bought Frucor Beverages from French food and drinks giant, Danone, in Oct 2008 for NZ$1.3 billion. Listed in the Tokyo Stock Exchange in 2013.

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Beverage manufacturer Suntory is Japan's leading producer and distributor of alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages. They are also involved in pharmaceuticals, restaurant operation, sports, music and film, resort development, publishing, and information services. Bought Europe's Orangina Schweppes Group in 2009 and USA's Beam Inc in 2014. Suntory's founding family owns about 90% of the privately held company. Part of the Mitsui keiretsu.

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Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd
	11/100 in KnowTheChain Benchmark In 2018 KnowTheChain benchmarked 120 large global companies in the ICT, Food & Beverage, and Apparel & Footwear sectors on their efforts to address forced labour and human trafficking in their supply chains. This company received a score of 11/100. [Source 2018][More on Workers Rights]	Use of recycled plastic bottles Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd, a group company under Suntory Holdings Ltd, is to introduce recycled plastic bottles for part of its soft drinks portfolio in May 2011. In a statement, the company said that it would be the first Japanese soft drink manufacturer to use recycled plastic bottles as material for new bottles. The reuse will enable the company to cut the consumption of petrochemicals for its plastic bottles by 90% while leading it to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 60%. [Source 2011][More on Packaging] FSC certification This company holds Forest Stewardship Council Chain of Custody Certification, and sells products certified as FSC Mix and FSC Recycled. [Source 2017][More on Forests] Responsibility claims This company has responsibility claims on its website, including an environmental policy, and initiatives for reducing environmental impact such as reduction and recycling of waste. [Source 2016][More on Sustainability Reporting]
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	Access to Nutrition rating The Access to Nutrition Index (ATNI) is a global initiative that evaluates the world's largest food and beverage manufacturers on their policies, practices and performance related to undernutrition and obesity. Of the 22 companies ranked this company came 19th. [Source 2018][More on Product Safety] Unsustainable palm oil use This company scores Ethical Consumer's worst rating for their use of palm oil, signifying they are using no or minimal certified palm products, and with no or minimal positive commitments. [Source 2019][More on Palm Oil]	Climate action commitments As listed on the We Mean Business website, this company has committed to the following climate action initiatives: adopt a science-based emissions reduction target. [Source 2017][More on Climate Change] Eco Brand Index Suntory has been the top ranked company five years in a row in Nikkei Business Publications' Eco Brand Index. The survey is conducted annually through an Internet-based questionnaire, which looks into how environmental efforts of leading 560 companies in Japan are received by consumers. The survey received valid responses from 19,639 consumers. The four indices of 'contact with environmental information', 'environmental communication', 'environmental image' and 'environmental evaluation' constitute the Eco Brand Index. [Source 2015][More on Sustainability Reporting] CSR claims This company has extensive corporate social responsibility claims on its website. [Source 2016][More on Sustainability Reporting] Genetic Engineering Suntory subsidiary, Florigene Pty Ltd, develop genetically engineered flowers. [Source 2015][More on Genetic Engineering] Alcohol - direct involvement Directly involved in the manufacture, distribution or sale of alcohol as a core business. (Does not include sale of alcoholic beverages as a non-core business). [Source x][More on Product Safety]

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Suntory set to acquire Beam Inc
15th Jan 2014 — Japanese beverage company Suntory Holdings is set to acquire all outstanding shares of premium alcoholic spirits company Beam Inc for US$83.50 per share in cash or total consideration of approximately US$16 billion. The deal is unlikely to have a significant impact on Beam's products in Australia because of long-term distribution contracts in Australia between Beam and Coca Cola Amatil (CCA).  [source]