Suntory Beverage & Food

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: news article (2011)

This company holds Forest Stewardship Council Chain of Custody Certification, and sells products certified as FSC Mix and FSC Recycled.
Source: FSC (2017)

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: company website (2016)

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: We Mean Business (2017)

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: Nikkei BP (2015)

This company has extensive corporate social responsibility claims on its website.
Source: company website (2020)

Suntory subsidiary, Florigene Pty Ltd, develop genetically engineered flowers.
Source: company website (2020)

Directly involved in the manufacture, distribution or sale of alcohol as a core business.
Source: company website (2020)