Asahi Group
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Drinks, especially alcoholic
Japan's largest brewer, Asahi also has a large market share in many European countries. Asahi has become a major player in Australasia after several acquisitions including Schweppes Australia in 2009, NZ's Independent Liquor and Charlie's Group in 2011, and Carlton & United Breweries in 2020.
Asahi Group Holdings Ltd | JPN | website |
Company Assessment
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In 2022, the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) asked companies to provide data about their efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and mitigate climate change risk. Responding companies are scored across four key areas: disclosure; awareness; management; and leadership. This company received a CDP Climate Change Score of A.
Source: CDP (2022)
In 2022, the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) asked companies to provide data about their efforts to manage and govern freshwater resources. Responding companies are scored on six key metrics: transparency; governance & strategy; measuring & monitoring; risk assessment; targets & goals; and value chain engagement. This company received a CDP Water Security Score of A-.
Source: CDP (2022) |
This company received a score of 10.3/100 (retrieved 10-Oct-2020) in the Corporate Information Transparency Index (CITI), a system for evaluating supply chain practices in China, particularly in regards to environmental management and water pollution. Scores are calculated using government compliance data, online monitoring data, and third-party environmental audits, as well as trends in the environmental performance of factories in the company's supply chains.
Source: IPE (2020)
The 2022 Corporate Human Rights Benchmark assessed 127 companies in the food and agriculture, ICT and automotive manufacturing sectors on their human rights performance. This company received a score of 19.8%. The overall average score was a disappointing 17.3% and the highest score was 50.3%.
Source: World Benchmarking Alliance (2022)
This company received an S&P Global ESG Score of 38/100 in the Beverages category of the S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment, an annual evaluation of companies' sustainability practices (last updated 18 Nov 2022). The rankings are based on an analysis of corporate economic, environmental and social performance, assessing issues such as corporate governance, risk management, environmental reporting, climate strategy, human rights and labour practices.
Source: S&P Global (2022) |
In Nov 2011 Scientific Certification Systems (SCS) recertified Asahi's Shobara and Miyoshi forests in Japan to the Forest Stewardship Council's standard for responsible forest management. Asahi bought the forested properties during World War II. They have been FSC certified since 2001.
Source: SCS (2011)
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 (2021)
This company holds Forest Stewardship Council Chain of Custody Certification, and sells products packaged in materials certified as FSC Recycled and FSC Mix.
Source: FSC (2023)
This company is a member of the International Alliance for Responsible Drinking (IARD), a not-for-profit organization dedicated to reducing harmful drinking and promoting understanding of responsible drinking. IARD is affiliated with the United Nations.
Source: IARD (2021)
Activities include reducing CO2 emissions, FSC certified forest management, and donations to environmental protection schemes.
Source: Japan for Sustainability (2010)
The United Nations Global Compact asks companies to embrace, support and enact, within their sphere of influence, a set of 10 values in the areas of human rights, labour standards, the environment, and anti-corruption. However it's non-binding nature has been widely criticised, and many signatory corporations continue to violate the Compact's values.
Source: UN Global Compact (2020)
Asahi Breweries is developing 'high-biomass sugarcane' or 'Monster Cane', designed to produce ethanol without sacrificing sugar output. Could be seen as a positive as ethanol is carbon-neutral with CO2 released in the combustion of the fuel offset by the CO2 captured by plants through photosynthesis. Critics also say ethanol is no solution to global warming if massive inputs of fossil fuels are required to grow the crops and power the facilities used to produce ethanol and land is taken from suppling crops for food and feed.
Source: Impact Lab article (2006)
Directly involved in the manufacture, distribution or sale of alcohol as a core business.
Source: company website (2020)
The 2021 Food and Agriculture Benchmark assessed 350 keystone companies across the entirety of the food system, from farm to fork. It covers three dimensions where transformation is needed: nutrition, environment and social inclusion. This company ranked #61/350, with a total score of 34.5/100.
Source: World Benchmarking Alliance (2021) |
Company Details
Type | Public company |
Founded | 1889 |
Revenue | 2.12 trillion JPY (2018) |
Subsidiaries | Asahi Holdings (Australia) Pty Ltd ![]() Holding company Asahi Beverages formed in 2014 when the company announced plans to integrate the operations of Schweppes Australia, Asahi Premium Beverages and Independent Liquor NZ. Asahi acquired Schweppes in 2009, and Independent Liquor, Charlie's Group, and the juice and water business of Australia's P&N Beverages in 2011. Bought Carlton & United Breweries in 2020. - CUB Pty Ltd ![]() Beverage manufacturing Founded in 1903 and Australian owned for over 100 years before being acquired by SABMiller in 2011, who became part of AB InBev in 2017. Then in 2020 Japanese beer giant Asahi took over ownership. Asahi combined CUB with its own drinks portfolio to create Australia's largest beverages company. - Asahi Lifestyle Beverages ![]() Drinks manufacturer Asahi Lifestyle Beverages (formerly Schweppes Australia) is the non-alcohol division of the Asahi Beverages Group. Asahi bought Schweppes Australia in 2009. - Asahi Beverages (NZ) Ltd ![]() Alcohol beverages Acquired by Asahi Group in 2011. Formerly known as Independent Liquor (NZ) Ltd. |
Contact Details
Address | Tokyo, Japan |
Website | www.asahigroup-holdings.com/en/ |
Products / Brands
Asahi Beverages
7UP Soft Drinks Actual Seltzer AllPress Coffee ALT Soft Drinks Asahi Soukai Beer Bubly Sparkling Water Charlie's Juice & Fruit Drinks Cool Ridge Bottled Water Cottee's Cordial Cricketers Arms Beer Estrella Beer Everglades Liqueur Extra Juicy Juice & Fruit Drinks Frantelle Bottled Water Gatorade Sports Drinks Good Tides Seltzer Grolsch Beer Hard Solo Premix Spirits Highland Premix Spirits Loys Soft Drinks Mirinda Soft Drinks Mist Wood Gin Premix Spirits Mountain Dew Soft Drinks Mudshake Premix Spirits Passiona Soft Drinks Pepsi Soft Drinks Phoenix Organic ![]() Phoenix Organic ![]() |
Pilsner Urquell Beer Pop Tops Juice & Fruit Drinks Pop Tops Bottled Water Real Iced Tea Co Iced Tea Red Bear Premix Spirits Rhythm Premix Spirits Schweppes Cordial Schweppes Soft Drinks Schweppes Sparkling Water Schweppes Mixers Solo Soft Drinks Spicebox Whisky (other) Spring Valley Juice & Fruit Drinks StrangeLove Mixers Sunkist Soft Drinks Tequila Blu Tequila Two Suns Beer Untold Premix Spirits Untold Rum Vale Beer VDKA 6100 Vodka Vibe Soft Drinks Vodka O Vodka Vodka O Premix Spirits VOSS Bottled Water Wild Moose Premix Spirits |
Carlton & United Breweries
Abbotsford Beer
Asahi Super Dry Beer Balter Beer Beez Neez Beer Black Douglas Premix Spirits Black Douglas Scotch Whisky Bulmers Cider Carlton Beer Carlton Zero Non-Alcoholic Cascade Beer Castle Beer Chatelle Napoleon Brandy Continental Liqueurs Liqueur Cougar Bourbon Cougar Premix Spirits Coyote Tequila Crown Beer Dirty Granny Cider Empire Beer Fat Yak Beer Foster's Beer Great Northern Beer Great Northern Zero Non-Alcoholic Green Beacon Beer Karloff Vodka Kent Old Brown Beer |
Kirov Vodka
Lazy Yak Beer Light Ice Beer Matilda Bay Beer Melbourne Bitter Beer Mercury Cider Mountain Goat Beer Nikka Whisky (other) Peroni Beer Pirate Life Beer Power's Beer Prince Albert's Gin Pure Blonde Beer Pure Blonde Cider Redback Beer Resch's Beer Sheaf Stout Beer Somersby Cider Spring Cider Co Cider Sungazer Beer VB Beer Vodka Cruiser Premix Spirits Wild Yak Beer Woodstock Bourbon Woodstock Premix Spirits |